"
"F mily pi nnin ould brin
more bene ts to more people t 1
co t th n ny other ingle
'te 10 y' n v il ble to th
human race, " y th report," d it
i not i Iy ppre i ted t thi
ould till be tru even if there were
no h thing popul tion prob-
lem."
Approximately women
die every year from ca unrel d
to pregnan y and giving birth, and
pproxim tely 1 million children
die ea h y r before Ching th age
of five.
Many, perhap mo t, of tho e
deaths occur when births are p ced
I than two years apart or when the
mother i younger than 18 or older
than 35.
The well-informed timing and
sp cing of births, ys the report
could therefore save the lives of
handred of thousand of young
women and many millions of young
children every year.
QUAUTYO
The report
planni n v profo d e eel
on q ity 0 life
qu ntity of de tho It
omen of the phy i I m ntaJ
burd 0 ving too many hildren
too clo to ether. d it can give
th m more time for edu tion nd
trainin for child deveJopm nt,
nd for th "rest nd Ie' ure hich
are virtually unknown to millio of
om n in the developing world
too y."
Fewer nd more widely- p ced
births would 0 improve the liv
of hundred of/million of the
world' children.
The incidence nd everity of
malnutrition would drop harply and
the overall quali ty of child are
would al 0 ri parents inve t
more of their time, energy and
money in bringing up a mallernum­
ber of children.
One of the goals agreed on at the
1990 World Summit for Children
wa that, by jh year 2000, all
couples should have "information on
the importance of responsible plan­
ning of family size and the many
advantages of child spacing to avoid
pregnancies that are too early, too
late, too many or too frequent"
. Maryland considers use
ot 'African-American' in
drafting state laws
J
Carl Snowden, an' Annapolis
alderman and civil rights activist,
said he also prefers African
American because it asserts his cul­
ture and roots.
. Several while delegates asked
Rawlings if his bill might offend
Black people who identify with
Caribbean countries or specific
parts 0 Africa. He said African
American encompasses all those
groups.
Rawlings' bill wouldn't require
rewriting of current regulations and
laws so it wouldn't cost anything.
Some Blacks are happy using
the term Black or African American. .
c'We use those terms interchangeab­
ly," said Jim Williams, public rela­
tions director at the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People in Baltimore,
Oandldates pygmy
costume offensive to
African-Americans
WORLD/NATION
ANNAPOUS. Md. (AP) -The pygmy costume that· Dana Lee
Dembrow wore to a 1987 Halloween Party is coming back to haunt
him as he runs for Congress in a majority Black district. Dembrow
is a white state Delegate running for the U.S. House from the 4th
District in Washington's Maryland suburbs.
Some community leaders say his costume showed insensitivity
and could hurt his campaign. '!.It seems to me that kind of behavior
would be reprehensible, regardless of the makeup of the congres­
sional district," said Hardi Jones, president of the Prince George's
County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The costume, which was first publicized in 1988, included
full-body Black makeup, a loincloth, African mask and a bone in
his hair.
Dembrow said Tuesday he hopes it won't become a campaign
issue. "It was a joke .. .It was well received by the people who saw
it." .
Asked if the costume might seem insensi tive, Dembrow said, c, I
think that's silly .. .I really don't think it's relevant. Sen. Albert R.
Wynn, D-Prince George's, a Black candidate for the congressional \
seat, said the costume was "kind of stunning" but worn with no
"malicious or racist intent."
Dembrow, 38, is the only white Democrat in the race now
holding elective office. He was- elected in 1986 and 1990 to the
House of Delegates from a district, anchored in Silver Spring, that
is roughly one-fourth black. Some analysts theorize that a white
candidate could win the congressional seat if the black vote is
widely divided among several candidates while the white vote goes
solidly to one contender in the primary,
Dr. Debroah McGriff at Scott Church
Dr. Debroah McGriff, Detroit Superintendent of Public
Schools, will speak at Scott Memorial United Methodist
Church at its 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday,
February 9, 1992.
Following service Dr. McGriff will hold an informal
Rapp Session with youngsters and youth in the Church
Lounge.
The public is invited. Scott Memorial Church is located
at 10372 West Chicago Blvd. (between Meyers and
Wyoming Streets) here in Detroit. Call 931-6280.
CONTROVERSY
"00 Y nd con-
cealment ve long hung over the
family planning issue," y Grant,
"but the range of method now vail-
ble means that family pi nning can
now be promoted nd practi ed in
way which re en itive to tbe
religio and cultural contours of al­
mo t all ocieties. The ben fits 0
family planning need be denied to no
one."
The co ts of providing family
planning ervices, in relation to these
benefits, are almo tab urdly mall.
"When so much tand to be
achieved by the concludes the
UNICEF report, "it eem
reasonable to propo that an effort
now be made, on an entirely new
scale, to put the knowledge and the
POPULATION SLOW-DOWN
In addition to the e quality-of-life
benefits, the achievement of the
family planning gqal would also help
to re olve the gre t planetary
problems of population growth and
environmental deterioration.
A strong demand for demand for
family planning already exists.
Evidence from th World Fer­
tility Survey suggest th t ap­
proximatel y one third of all women
were able to decide how many
children to have and when, then the
rate of population growth would fall
means of famil y planning at the di -
posal of every couple of child-bear-
ing ge before the end of thi present .
century."
ANNAPOUS, Md. (AP) -A legis­
lator is pushing legislation to make
" African-American" the official
desi�nation for Black people in state
laws and regulations.
Delegate Howard Rawlings, D­
Baltimore, sponsored legislation to
use the term in future documents.
Rawlings, who' is Black, said at a
hearing last week that "African
American" best describes people of
African ancestry because it refers to
their geographical and cultural
roots ..
The word "Black," he said,
conjures up negative synonyms, in­
cluding "wicked" and "gloomy."
Other groups common! y refer to
their geographical roots, he said,
giving rise to terms such as Asian­
American, Irish-American and
Italian-American.
•
-,
OUReOU
II HE
O�:
On December 7, 1941, Dorie Miller, a Black
messman, leaped to the anti -aircraft gun of a fallen
comrade and proceeded to shoot down two to five
Japanese fighter planes while under heavy enemy fire.
It was a truly amazing feat. Especially in light of
the fact that he had never fired an anti -aircraft gun in
his life, because the Navy did not give Black servicemen
weapons training. . .
. For his courage and gallantry he should have been
awarded the Navy Cross wi thout question. But certain
powers felt America wasn't ready for a Black hero, so .they
downplayed his deed. That's when the real battle began.
. . Civil rights groups, Black newspapers and even
white liberals joined forces. They began fighting for
Miller to receive the recognition he rightfully de�rved.
Finally, the President of the United States intervened on
Miller's behalf. And in May of 1942, Seaman Third
Class Dorie Miller became the first African-American
to receive the Navy's highest medal, me Navy Cross.
In honor of Black History Month, the Chrysler
Corporation salutes' Dorie Miller. His heroism did more .
than just earn him a medal. It opened the door which led
to America's armed forces becoming truly representative
of all Its people. In the process they became the mo t
powerful force for freedom in the world today.
CHRYSLER " PLYMOUTH . �ODGE . DODGE TRUCKS' JEEP.' EAGLE