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As expected, Congressman
William H. Gray will take over .
. in January as the new chairman
of the House- Democractic
Caucus.
. Gray becomes the first
African Amen to break into
the Demoaatic hierarchy. He
handily defeated two opponents
to capture the leaduship posi­
tion, which can be a stepping
stone to higher posts.
The cauc s serves as a
sounding board for House
Demoaats on policy issu� as
'an dvisory to the thinking of the
membership. The job allows the
chairman to help shape policy
for Democrats overall by
producing position papers. .
Gray, 45, a minister and
former history professor, was
first elected to the House in
1978. He became c.hainnan of
the important House Budget
Committees in 1984 and, in that
post, was perhaps the most
visible elected Black official in
the country. He had to relin­
quish the budget post at the end
of the year because of a two-year I
limit. The Philadephia Con­
gressman succeeds epresen­
tive Richard Gephardt of Mis­
souri as chairman of the caucus.
So-SAO:IIDon't
close inner
c· y nurches"
ByRo Se I
Save Our Sons and
Daughters (SO-SAD), an or­
ganization formed by parents.
and families of those victimized
by violence i urging
Archbishop Edm d Szoka to
reject recommendations that
certain inner city churches be
closed
Grace Boggs, a SO-SAD
board member, indicated that
.the organization voted to send
Szoka a letter indicating "the im­
portant role churches play in the
inner city."
"The loss of these churches
will leaVe a vacuum, where only
the r t things caD flow: e
said.
In the SO-SAD newsletter,
which � edits, e put in
capitol letter, ·SUPPORT
mE MOVEMENT TO STOP
CA THOLIC CHURCH
CLOSI S IN ras INNER
CITY.
The .chb· op i schedule
to make a final decisi D on
issue e go to press.
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In memory of the dream ...
Ad Coo sCam
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