Wednesday, March 19, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three MEETING OF TENANTS UNION REPRESENTATIVES 8:00 P.M., Union Assembly Hal WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 763-3102 1532 S.A.B. OEO p WASHINGTON (P)-- The Of- fice of Economic Opportunity said this week it is investigat- ing the takeover of a Louisiana antipoverty program by white politicians in view of a report alleging three of the men in- volved have Ku Klux Klan con- nections. An OEO spokesman said that the black director of the pro- gram, whom the new governing board stripped of authority, has had his powers-and his job- reinstated. The situation is "un- der intense investigation," he said. The spokesman said the in- quiry began some weeks ago when local antipoverty officials in Monroe, La., complained to the OEO regional office in Aus- tin, Tex. Contents of documents re- porting on the situation were revealed last Sunday by the New York Times. Antipoverty headquarters in Washington refused to release them, however, but confirmed the takeover by a white group headed by freshman Louisiana state Sen. William D. (Billy) Brown, 37. The agency spokesman said the three men who seized con- trol of the Monroe program with Brown are being investigated by the OEO for alleged connections with the Klan. The official said at present there are no plans to cut off the Monroe program. "That's not always the smart- est thing to do," he told a news- man. "If we can make the pro- Sgram go toward its objective ...,if we can. make it miore AGENCY TAKEN OVER robes antipoverty group effective . . . we want to keep the program," he said. Monroe, a city of 60,000 popu- lation in northeast Louisiana, received $250,000 in antipoverty funds for 1969. The program's director, P. Rayfield Brown, tendered his resignation after reciving a death threat during the past two weeks. But the OEO office in Washington said he is continu- ing in his $9,600 a year job. P. Rayfield Brown also was shot at last Christmas. A man arrested in the case was identi- fied as a member of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Charges against him were withdrawn because of a legal technicality, officials said. The report on the Monroe af- fair, compiled by investigators of OEO's Office of Research, Programs, Plans and Evaluation, revealed that when Sen. Brown joined the Monroe antipoverty program governing board last fall along with 13 others picked by Brown, these actions fol- lowed: -B. J. Van, an outspoken critic of the Monroe program, was appointed chairman of the board. -Van's son-in-law was named manager of the program's cred- it union. -P. Rayfield Brown had most of his executive power strip- ped away. -Mrs. Marjorie Guillot, the white associate director of the program, was fired from her $8,400 a year job and replaced by Sen. Brown's administrative assistant. -Those Negroes who had run the program since 1966 were ac- cused publicly of inefficiency, indolence, corruption and theft. The OEO in Washington said federal audits had shown no evidence of any discrepancies. Loan difficulties plague plan to create small businesses W1 Touring Europe in '69? Remember CZECHOSLOVAKIA1, It's easy to go there! Meet the young people of Prague. See the historic landmarks Hradcany Castle, Wenceslaua Square. the little Golden Street Where Kafka lived, the oldest university In Central Europe. And gorge yourself on a feast of all the arts.. Mediaeval to multi-media, Baroque and Rennaissance, Dvorak and rock, frescoes and films. Not more than ninety minutes from the farthest point In Europe ... Prague is one of the most exciting capitals In the world today and Bratislava, the romantic capital of Slovakia on the \~ Danube Is just an hour's drive from Vienna. Group tours from $57 per person for?7 days, all incl. 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Sandoval Jr., said the need for technical as- sistance is crucial. "Giving cap- ital without technical assistance is a disaster." But he said he is unconcern- ned about the loan rate, which reached a plateau of 428 a month last October, three times the 132 minority loans issued through SBA during October of 1967. "We are where I expected to be," said Samuels. "It's v e r y difficult to keep a new pro- gram going when you're chang- ing leadership." The SBA estimates that at the current rate 4,384 Project Own loans will be made by the end The total, while almost 6,000 below the goal, would still more than double the 1,700 loans ex- tended or guaranteed by SBA during the previous fiscal year. Samuels, an industrialist from upstate New York, launched Project Own last August short- ly after President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him admin- istrator of the SBA. The agency had a minority loan program aimed at financ- ing manufacturing facilities; Samuels extended it to include retail enterprises. "You place your emphasis where you have the best chance of initial success," said Samuels. "The greatest gain is going to be made in the retail and serv- ice and construction businesses." AIRPORT LIMOUSINES for information call 971-3700 Tickets are available at Travel Bureaus or the Michigan Union 32 Trips/Day 1 of the fiscal year. COUPON-OMEGA PIZZA FREE HEATED DELIVERY - ma m m am a m ma a m ma 40UF I I I I I c uy I on any large or medium pizza with this coupon - -~ Three months after Project Own started, the SBA had more than tripled its monthly rate of minority loans, and held out hope that the rate would reach 20.000 a year by 1970. By the end of November, Pro- Iject Own had accounted for 1,- 382 loans, 40 per cent of which were bank loans carrying 90 per cent SBA guarantees. Samuels barnstormed t h e * country to enlist the support of smai' bankers for what he called "00 "compensatory capitalism," ur- ging them to pay more heed to "character than collateral," and offering the 90 per cent guar- ~Iantee as a sweetener. the news today by The Associated Press and College Press Service PRESIDENT NIXON said yesterday he hoped the U.S. and the Soviet Union could hold talks soon on limit- ing antiballistic missile systems. In the message sent to the 17-nation disarmament con- ference at Geneva Nixon also urged top priority be given to a treaty to bar nuclear and other weapons of mass destruc- tion from the ocean floor. The Soviets had presented a draft treaty banning the use of the sea beds for military purposes. Soviet Premiere Alexi Kosygin also sent a message to the conference. Kosygin declared a solution must be found to problems such as "stopping the manufacture of nuclear weapons, the reduction and destruction of their stockpiles" and a limitation and reduction of means of their delivery. PRESIDENT NIXON named Joseph Blatchford to head the Peace Corps yesterday. Blatchford, who has' been active in Latin American slum improvement projects, will replace Jack Vaughn. Blatchford is currently executive director of ACCION Inter- national, a private nonprofit organization whose purpose is to improve urban slum communities in Latin America. * . " SEN. STEPHEN YOUNG (D-Ohio) said yesterday that secret peace talks are underway which could re- sult in a cease-fire in Vietnam. The cease-fire would begin, Young indicated, if the United States immediately recalls 100,000 troops. Young said these negotiations had been proceeding for some months. ! . . THE ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM should be overhauled, the General Accounting Office (GAO) urged yesterday. In a 228 page report on the Office of Economic Opportu- ity (OEO) GAO called for a new "Office of Human Resources" to take charge of the war on poverty. Presently OEO directs the antipoverty campaign. The report also recommended that OEO function as an independent operating agency with its prime responsibility the administration of community action programs. ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN MITCHELL promised a new attack on organized crime, Speaking before the Senate judiciary subcommittee on criminal laws and procedure yesterday, Mitchell urged a co- ordinated federal and state effort to combat crime. Mitchell also indicated that the authority Congress grant- ed the Justice Department to use wiretaps in fighting crime has been used in fewer than a dozen cases. Mitchell later said these were cases of "major and or- ganized crime-primarily organized crime." BRITISH PARATROOPERS have formed a potential invading force against a former British possession in the Caribbean. About150 paratroopers boarded warships'yesterdayfor a possible war with Anguilla, which declared its independence from Britain in 1967. However, British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart insisted the military build-up was precau- tionary. The Anguilla problem arose when the Anguillans expelled a British envoy, who later charged he was run out virtually at gunpoint. * 0 JOHN LINDSAY formally announced he would run for re-election as Mayor of New York City yesterday. Lindsay set his first goal as winning the June Republican primary against opposition he claimed was organized by "re- actionary elements." The state's leading Republicans, Gov. Nelson Rocke- feller and Sens. Jacob Javits and Charles Goodell were on hand when Lindsay made his announcement. PRESIDENT NIXON reportedly favors cutting off federal aid to college students convicted of participation in campus disorders. Nixon's views were relayed yesterday by Dr. S. I. Haya- kawa, acting president of San Francisco State College. The two presidents conferred Monday. Nixon, who earlier promised a detailed statement on campus disorders, has now given the assignment to HEW Secretary Robert Finch. Finch will issue the statement later this week. Rep. Raymond Smit Jof Ann Arbor) "HOW THE LEGISLATURE AFFECTS THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION" Wednesday, March 19 7:30 P.M. Aud. E, P.A. Bldg. 9 I GOOD TO MARCH 15 Call 769-34 Electrical Engineers power mad. Satisfy your ambitions at Southern California Edison. "PERSPECTIVES ON WORLD RELIGIONS" (Wednesday Noon Book Review Luncheons at Union) Varied views on world religions will be presented in a series of four book review luncheons at the Union beginning March 19. The programs will start at noon and last not later than 1 :30 P.M. All sessions will be held in Cafeteria Room No. 1 at the South end of the Union basement. Go through the cafeteria line or bring your lunch. All interested persons invited. THIS NOON MARCH 19-"Christianity in World Perspective" (Kenneth Cragg) Reviewer:'REV. PAUL DOTSON, Ecumenical Association for International Understanding COMING MARCH 26-"Conversation: Christian and Buddhist" (Don Graham) Reviewer: SISTER CONSTANCE, St. Mary's Chapel APRIL 2-"The Meaning and End of Religion" (Wilfred Cantwell Smith) Reviewer: PROF. JOHN BAILEY, Near Eastern Lang. and Lit. APRIL 9-"Christianity Among the Religions of the World" (Toynbee) "Christianity and the Encounter of the World Religions" (Tillich) Reviewer: LLOYD W. PUTNAM, Office of Religious Affairs Sponsored by: THE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS 2282 SAB 764-7442 We specialize in power.. What we need are people to help us generate, transmit and distribute it. Come live and work with us in Southern California. Aside from the fact that Southern California is the advanced technology capital of the world, you'll enjoy great weather and unlimited outlets for sports and entertainment. 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