Vol. 6, No. 5

MINISTRY OF (NFORMATION wenn TEE BLACK PANTHERPARTY saygareunnst Syncs THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 2 NEW YORK’S LINCOLN HOSPITAL ~ CHILDREN S WARD A WARD OF Not only are the genocidalplans for people of color escalating, the attacks by the U.S, Empire are being launched against the very ones who will Implement a revolutionary intercommunal Society which willwerk In the dnrerest of all men -our children. In dilapidared Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, the children’s wards hold many levels of terror. One of these is that a majority of the children confined there are suf- fering from lead poisoning, due to the substandard conditions in which they are forced to live. The hospital ward had supposedly been renovated by the city re- cently to try and "improve" its appearance. Although only a few children have been tested for lead poisoning, competent doctors from the People’s Free Health Center have taken their blood Samples and found that the lead content level washigher than when the children were first admitted into Lincoln Hospital, Through close observation by the medical personnel, it was dis- covered that the children were eating the freshly painted walls of the wards and that the paint con- tained lead, This outright murder plan by these corrupt city beasts is just another way to try and stop the progress of the ideas and new con- cepts of the survival which willbe fully implemented by our children. The pigs of this fascist city working under the pretense of im- proving the conditions of the hospital wards have gone sofaras to place death in a place suppose- dly instituted to heal and cure. The Slack Panther Party, knowing this offers a solution. We WE DECENT The cry of the oppressed masses for decent housing inthe communities of the world fall upon the deaf ears of pigs--deaf only because the pigs have no concern for the lives of the people. On Friday afternoon, Feb- rary 12th, Preston Chims came home to find his living room and bathroom ceiling had fallen In. Preston lives with his 59-year old mother at 982 East178th Street in the Bronx, N.Y. Mrs. Chims is confined to bed with an incurable disease, and Preston works in « laboraty atHarlem Hospital during the day, This means that during the day Mrs. Chims is home alone, existing ia a veritable rat trap, Friday dhernoon Preston called the ay- aricious plg slumlord Paul Walton Ave, in the Bronx, and told him the ceiling had fallen, Pig Maslin told Preston he would have to wait until after the “holiday for repairs to be made, Since Pig Maslinfollowed the usual line of the pigislumlords, allowing already substandard housing to become completely dilapidated, Preston called Pig Mayor Lindsay's Housing De- partment, in hope of getting the necessary repairs made, Two have instituted a People’s Free Health Center at 436 Claremont Parkway in the Bronx, run by people who work in the complete interest of all the people. Not only do we realize the importance of ex- céllent health care, we also recog- nize that the oppressive conditions WANT HOUSING men from the Pig Lindsay's Housing Department came to the brother's house, only to tell him there was nothing they could do, This isthe usual procedure in the case of poor people. They “‘suggested"’ that Preston not attempt to sue the slumlord Maslin for damages. Aside from the dilapidation of the physical structure of the building in general and the apartments in particular, there is no heat or hot water. Brother Preston is what is categorized by the pigs as an worker’’, forced to ‘earn’ a means to survive for himself and his mother. Because of this oppressive state, be must pay a pig slumlord $84.00 a month for @ two-room apart- ment that is nor fit for the shelter of animals. Oppressed people of com- munities all over the world are forced to live in indecent hous- ing, ‘The people are fed up to the gills with the oppression forced upon them andthe people are moving in arevolutionary fashion toridtheir communities of the oppressive forces by seizing control of the sources of power now held by the pigs. All Power To ‘The People UNSANITARY WAITING ROOM AT LINCOLN imposed upon the people, such as decadent housing, economic ex- ploitation and the other denials of basic human rights, play heavily upon the people's physical well- being. The people must no longer tolerate acts of attempted murder DEATH FOR OUR CHILDREN OVER CROWDED CONDITIONS IN CHILDREN’S WARD as that committed by Lincoln Hos- pital against our children, for itis one of the many strategies used by this decadent government to halt the surge of the people's struggle for total freedom and human dignity, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND TO OUR YOUTH, ON WHOM OUR HOPE IS PLACED. PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGR The Black Panther Party rea- lizing the lack of proper medical care of poor and oppressed com- munities of Babylon, and out of love for our people, having open- ed the (Gpurgeon ‘*Jake” Win- ters) Free Medical Care Center, 3850 W. 16th St. (Chicago), in January, 1971, has moved a step further, by implementing 4 pre- ventive medicine program. Teams of medical students and trained community workers are sent out into the community to the homes of the people in Lawn- dale (which happens to have one of the highest Infant mortality ratesin the city), The teams go into homes and give simple tests, such as throat cultures, blood pressure and’ urinalysis. The tests are simple and take only about 15 min, per family; however, they are very im- portant, For instance, when a home has peeling paint, the test would be very Instrumental in detecting lead poisoning insmall children, In homes where there is little, or no heat, we urge the children to take throat cul- tures to check for strep throat, a disease which is fagal In in- CARE M IMPLEMENTED fants if untreated. In the older children and adults the urin- alysis could tell if there were Sugar in the blood or other elements that would need medical attention, such as an abnormal protein count, or in older people, high blood pressure, The people that need to see a doctor are referred to the Free Medical Center, We take the names and addresses of those persons for the purpose of contacting them, if they do not come in to see a doctor after a certain period. We realize that poor and op- pressed people are not taught anything about methods of pre- venting illness or proper health precautions. In 4 couple of the homes we saw cases where peo- Ple who had seen doctors were Still ill, For instance a small boy that continued tohaverashes on his throat and cars was sent home with no diagnosis or med- icine, A, sister saw a doctor about a drastic welght loss and also a hole in her naval. The doctor said the weight loss was probably due to the hole in the naval, He saidnothing more about the hole than that; and he told the sister to let him operate. After the sister refused and didn’t return, the doctor showed the usual lack of concern and didn't try to contact the sister to see whether she had gotten well These are just a few cases which poor and oppressed people which demonstrate how poor and oppressed people are given In- adequate medical care, This sys- tem that we are forced to live under js only concerned with private property and profit. Medical Care should be free to everyone, and people should get the proper attention when they seek medical care, But the pigs don’t want this to happen, because it 1s not going to make a profit. And this is another example of why we will have to seize the means of production’ so than we will be able to determine our own destinies, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Support the Spurgeon .''jake"* Winters Free Medical Care Comer 4 CONSPIRACY AGAINST a= s Rev, Charles Koen--Pictured Second fromLeft Cairo, Illinois, February 2, 1971 ---- Mayor Pete Thomas, Police Commissioner Carl Meisenheimer, William Morgan, Presi- dent of Security Bank, States Attorney Peyton Berbling, Car dealer Calvin Watson, Mr. James Avery (all from Cairo) and two un- identified white men were implicated in a conspiracy to assas- Sinate the Rey. Charles Koen, executive director of the United Front of Cairo. The allegations were made in a press conference held at St. Columba’s Church in Cairo today. The charges were made by Mr. Leveland "Baby"’ Rush, 32, born and raised in Cairo but now Living outside of this southern linois city. Rush, who is Black sald that he was offered $75,000, to be the ‘‘triggerman"’ in the atcemprt to murder the Black leader. Mr. Rush said he was taken to a meeting with these men by Mr. Avery and the offer was made at this gathering, by Mayor Thomas. He also said that Mr. Watson offered him a cer to use in committing the act which he could keep afterwards. He said too that Mr. Berbling offered, ‘'Since your mind might be de- pressed after Mr. Koen’s murder, we will guarantee you a month or so vacation with pay,”’ At the time Rush was employed by the Lilinois Highway Department. Rush asked for time to consider the “‘deal’’ and then left the city and state. He remained there until he made a decision to disclose the plans to the Rev. Koen and the community, Also disclosed at the conference was that at the same meeting held ar the Knights of Columbus Hall in Cairo on Friday, evening, january 1, 1971, was the fact that these men had agreed that Mr. Morgan would make a ‘‘loan'’ of $25,000.00 to Mr. Avery who is Black, if he could break the 22 month old economic Boycott by Blacks against Cairo’s white merchants. Rush stated that Morgan agreed with Avery that the money would be given as a loan, but would not have to be paid back, Commenting on the plot against his life, the Rev. Koen stated: "They don’t realize yet that you might kill a man, but you cannot kill his ideas or the spirit that spurred him on. We have tried to say, if | am murdered, people all across the country will respond and react to such a deed, If I die, we have made preparations for the work to continue and moves tobe made on the person or persons who would be responsible for my death. “Mr. Rush was 4 brave person today. He put his life on the line to disclose the planned assassination, He could notgo to the police since they are so deeply Involved, Obviously since the state's attorney participated in the meeting he could not go to him, All the while the whites are charging us as criminals, this immoral, sinful, and illegal conspiracy was being carried out by these ‘leaders’ of our community, This speaks something about our future as a city and as a people under such leadership as this. It shows something of how absurd the actions of a man so pos- Sessed with racism and hatred. We have now turned all of this over to our attorneys for whatever they might want to do with dt, No matter what happens, with God's help our work will con- tinue and the struggle for freedom will intensify and we will go on to freedom and liberation, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! For Further Information Contact: Rev, Manker R. Harris UNITED FRONT OF CAIRO P.O,Box 544 CAIRO, ILL, 62914 THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 3 National Survival Day February 27th, 1971 1:00 P.M. Holy Angel Catholic Church 607 E. Oakwood, Chicago, Illinois THE EMPHASIS ON THIS SURVIVAL DAY WILL BE ON.... SURVIVAL! We are inviting to this Survival Day revolutionary brothers in the struggle from around the country, as well as Christians and other highly religiously motivated persons. LEADERSHIP FROM BLACK COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATING. NATIONAL CORE LEADERS WILL BE SPEAKING. The Rev. Charles Koen, Executive Director, United Front, Will Give The Main Address. The time is NOW to Unite. With the oppressor moving all around the country there is no other choice. COME .... HEAR, SEE and Participate in This National Survival Conference, Sponsored by the Base of the United Front in Cairo, illinois. The Conference is being held in Chicago as the scene of the city where, outside of Cairo, oppression against Black people is the greatest in the county. This will be a SURVIVAL CONFERENCE and in this conference there will be announced a National and International Program for SURVIVAL. Numbers To Contact For Further Information:- IN CHICAGO: IN CAIRO: Father George Clements 312- A4-5375 United Front Office 618-734-0376 Day United Front Office... 312-493-1281 618-734-1058 Nite National Survival Day February 27th, 1971 1.00 p.m. THE BLACK PANIHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 4 - ‘OPERATION NEVADA’ FOR WELFARE RIGHTS © The National Welfare Rights Organization's ‘Operation Ne- vada"’ came into being as a direct result of the repressive measures taken by the Nevada State Welfare Department a- gainst 515 of Nevedi"s welfare reciplens, Springing from aran- dom sampling audit conducted in February, 1970, the state of Ne- vada alleged that over 51% of those welfare recipients sampled were guilty of having given false information on factors of need and those variables which affect continued eligibility for welfare, In Septe.nber of the same year the Nevada Welfare Department, headed by George E. Miller, began massive terminations and reductions of welfare recipients from its rolls as a result of the February audit. The flagrant disregard of poor people can be further dramatized by the fact that the 3000 people terminated along with the 4500 people having their checks re- duced were all acted against without a prior fair hearing. Out of an October 1, 1970 court ruling, 4 temporary re- Straining order required Direc- tor Miller to give all people pro- posed to be cut off assistance the right to a hearing prior to such a termination, The ruling set down three requirements: 1, Recepients must be give 7 days written notice. 2. The reasons why benefits are to be cut off must be clearly stated, 3. The way averson goes about requesting a falr hearing must be explained. None of the three requirements have been met by the Stare Wel- fare Department. In some cases recipients received their notice of termination five days after their regular check day, None of the termination notices men- tioned how recepients could re- Ruby Duncan, Chairman of Clark County Welfare Rights Organization, Addressing Las Vegas Welfare Mothers quest a fair hearing. In ackdi- tion, reciplents were visited by caseworkers who coerced some into signing a form walving a right to a fair hearing. Again, a willful and outright disregard for poor people's basic rights, On January 20, 1971, Mra, Ruby Duncan, chairman of the Clark County Welfare Rights Or- ganization, contacted Mrs. John- nie Tillmon, chairman of the National Welfare Rights Organ- {zation who In turn declared Nevada a state of emergency. The National Coordinating Com- mittee, the policy-making body of NWRO, moved their quarter- ly meeting, originally scheduled for East Grunswick, New jersey to Las Vegas, in order to help Stop the repression against their sisters in Nevada, Welfare re- cipients from 40 states poured into Las Vegas, answering the call for help. Working hand in hand to build a strong organi- zational vehicle to combat the welfare department machine, re- cipients contacted as many peo- ple as possible to inform them of their basic right ro a fair hearing and to set aside any fear that the caseworkers had implanted to dilute any intentior the recipient might have to a fair hearing. In conjunction with the organ- izing campaign In Las Vegas and Reno, teams of lawyers and law students from across the country came to Nevada to help with the legal aspects of the terminations. As recipients who were cut off or cut back were found, through organized door- knocking, a lawyer was immed- iately dispatched to interview the recipiert to determine whether she ahd been illegally acted a- gainst and whether or nex she was entitled to 4 fair hearing, With the majority of cases the law- yers found serious irregularities on the part of the welfare depart- ment concerning the recipient's termination, Most clients were then helped to file a fair hear- ing. Other lawyers are at the pres- ent time waging a two-pronged legal battle against Director Miller and the welfare depart- ment, Completely disregarding the October 1, 1970 court order, Miller’s department continued to terminate and reduce welfare checks without explaining the clients’s right to a fair hear- ing. The guarantee to a fair hearing is covered under the due process clause of the l4th Amendment of the U.S, Consti- tution, A suit has benn filed to stop the Nevada Welfare Depart- ment from disregarding the October Ist. order, A second, related sult has been filed to show cause why George E, Miller should not be held in contempt for allowing this utter and con- tinuous disregard of poor peo- ple's rights. After two weeks of organized door-knocking, more than 400 recipients turned out for a mass meeting and demonstration to present six demands tothe Clark Co. welfare director, Vincent Fallon. NRWO director, George Wiley, along with several Exec- utive Committee members and local Welfare Rights leaders spoke at the meeting. Busses carrying the recipients went to the welfare office to meet with Fallon. As expected, Mr. Fallon refused to meet any of the de- mands and flatly denied that any recipients had been forced tosign forms waiving the rights to a fair hearing. Fallon did agree, finally, to give NWRO the Ne- vada Welfare Manuel. The re- cipients stated to Fallon thar they would return in one week to see if the demands had been met, During the week following the first demonstration the welfare office put signs in their wair- ing rooms reading *'No tres- passing’’ and ‘A Maximum of 19 people in the Waiting Room at One Time”’ to further chal- lenge poor people's rights. On February 6, 1971 as pro- mised, 300 welfare recipients, led by George Wiley and Mrs, Ruby Duncan reappeared at the Clark County welfare office wanting an answer to their de- mands, Fallon stood in the wait- ing room door flanked by two burly pig-guards and tried to jole with the welfare recipients, — who had packed In the waiting — room for his answer. After much — undue rhetoric Fallon promised service to all those local people ‘going through the proper chan- nels’’, but refused *'to bow down to persons from out of state," Once again the demands had not been met. : Expecting this to be his an- swer, Mrs, Duncan, once out- _ side the welfare office issued Statement calling for a march on the Las Vegas Strip, March Sth and 6th and again on March 13th and Mth, if the demands have not been met. The nation- wide call will focus attemtion on the fact that Las Vegas and Reno - America’s Playground - are a welfare recipient's night- mare, More than $600 million passed through Las Vegas last year, with not even a small per- centage of thar amount directed to welfare recipients. The nationwide call for help can olny be successful if it does not fall on deaf ears, Mobiliza- tion of the masses in the streets at this point seems to be the only answer. The legal groundwork cannot win the victory alone. For further information, con- tact: ~~ 4 — Clark County Welfare Rights Or- ganization 900 W. Bonanza Road Las Vegas, Nevada (702) 648-0012 (202) 347-7727 ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE PIG NIXON 'S COUSINS ARE ON WELFARE Recently, it grams that pig became known that Richard Milhous Nixon’s cousins were sure enough on welfare, The infor- mation came to light when Mrs, Anna Milhous lambasted (to denounce with scold) Ronald Reagan when he vetoed $1.8 million in funds Assistance Program, Phillip Mil- hous * (pig Nixon’s first cousin on his mama’s side) and his wife Anna have been on welfare for some time, Both are disabled. Mr, Milhous, who is semi-employed, has a heart condition and can only work on a limited basis as a handy man, while his wife suffers from crippling arthritis, The Medi- Cal Program(welfare medical program) was one, among the many welfare pro- ‘ams th Reagan squashed, Is to the Rural there any wonder that Mrs, Milhous Phillip and Anna Milhéus was ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE would say that ‘‘wnat he (Reagan) did ‘‘atrocious’”’ and called him “a menance to society’”’? When Mr, Mil- hous was asked why he thought his cousin in the White House would up- hold Reagan’s ripping-off money from the people, he said: ‘‘l feelthe Presi- dent went along with Reagan and tried to appease him’’, This is a glaring example of the contradictions that ex- ist between the fascist ruling circle and the oppressed people, As Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party and Supreme Ser- vant of the People has said: “It is — as they (those on welfare) were en- emies of the state’’. , THE SUN REPORTER, Saturday, February 20, 1971 “Huey Newton’s Plush Pad’’ A Gross Distortion In last week's Examiner, columnist Ed Montgomery expos- ed what he called ‘‘Huey P, New- ton's plush pad,"’ ‘The article sald the Panther chieftain was living In a $650 a month lav- ishly furnished apartment over- looking Lake Merritt in Oakland ami that he was registered un- der the name of Don Penn, The response from many Black Pant- hers and supporters was ‘'So what?’ A few months ago the same newspaper carried a front page headline story saying that some hundred thousand of dollars which had been donated to the Black Panther’s breakfast fund for school children had been used as part of the ball to get Huey out of jall, The newspaper went as far as to track down the donor (a white man who was then in Africa), When the ques- tion was put to him: ‘Did you know that the thousands of dol- lars you donated to the Black Panther's Breakfast fund for school children was used as part of Huey’s bail?’ his answer was ‘No!’ ‘What are you going to do about it?’, the interviewer asked. The donor replied, ‘‘No- thing. I trust the Black Panthers and their judgment. If they saw fit to use the money elsewhere, then it's perfectly all right with me,’* For an establishment news- paper to put news about a re- volutionary Black on its front page is reason for suspicion, Revolutionaries are only spot- Ughted for one of two reasons; To show their apprehension, us- ually on trumped up charges supported by the newspaper, or an attempt to degrade their sin- cerity to the movement in the eyes of the public. Since these stories about Huey were given front page coverage (when his release from prison a few months ago wasn't), it's very easy to see what these establishment newspapers are up to. It's an attempt to use the old plantation trick @ressed up in modern trappings with the same perpetrators) where you play one nigger against another in the hope of bringing about dissention and separation -- loss of unity, The establishmentnews media figured that distrust and uptightness would erupt among Panther supporters and members over the plush Uving of their leaders and as a result might lead to disbandment of the Pant- her Party. Such practice worked during slaver y because many Blacks didn't have their heads together; but today, Mr. Montgomery and the establish- ment newspapers underestimate the awareness of the people, Most Black Panther members and supporters know that thelr tax money as well as the poor’s also support the plush Living of government officials such as Re- agan, Agnew -- not to mention Nixon, who is chauffeur-driven everywhere he goes, bas three plush white houses (Florida, Ca- lifornia and Washington D,C.), filles in a private jet, throws lavish parties and has done noth- ing to help the cause of this nation’s poor except cut a per- cent of the federal ald to wel- fare they were recetving, tried to stop the school desegregation in the South (reventing the poor from getting the quality educa- thon they need), and expanded the war in an effort to fill the pockets of the rich. On the other hand, Huey P, Newton along with Bobby Seale organized th e Black Panther Party from scratch, stood up and faced the pigs (from which he was wounded and spent two years in prison) in an effort to stop them from slaughtering Black people in the streets of Oakland, He, like other Panther lead- ers, has put his Ufe on the line in the fight to end this racist, explotative system. However, I was surprised to find that the Panthers were only paying $650 a month, and the locale was Lake Merritt. Huey and his generals of staff should have the best, as they plan their party's stragegy. They should move at once to one of the Falirmont’s top floor V.LP. sultes and buy a heli- copter so they can go to and from the hotel without being harassed by nosy, newspaper columnists and racist pigs. To try and use the old plan- tation trick on people today is an insult to their Intelligence, for they know far too well who thelr enemy Is and who Is ex- Ploting them, PR. Let Us Hold High the Banner of Revolutionary In- tercommunalism and The Invincible Thoughts of Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party,and Supreme Servant of the People! THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 5) A LE TEER@ FROM ATIORNEY LEFCOURT BLACK PANTHER PARTY CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS 1048 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND, CALIF. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY li, 1971, 1 WAS RUSHING TO THE COURTROOM OF JUSTICE JOHN M. MURTAGH, WHERE I HAVE DSSENDED THE NEW YORK 21. WHILE PASSING A TELEPHONE IN THE LOBBY OF THE COURT BUILDING, A RE- PORTER BY THE NAME OF MIKE PEARL YELLED TO ME. HE SAID, ‘'THE POLICE THINK THE TWO MISSING PANTHERS MAY BE DEAD," TO WHICH I RESPONDED, “NOTHING WOULD SURPRISE ME AT THIS POINT,"”” HE DID NOT INDICATE OR EVEN THEORIZE WHO MAY HAVE KILLED THEM. AS WE ALL KNOW, IF ANYBODY ASSO- CIATED WITH THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY SS KILLED, THE FIRST SUSPECT MUST BE THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT AND/OR ANY OF ITS’ POLICE FORCES, THE ABOVE IS THE TOTAL CONVERSA- TION THAT TRANSPIRED BETWEEN THE NEW YORK POST REPORTER , MIKE PEARL, AND ME, YET LATER THAT DAY, DURING A RECESS OF THE TRIAL, ISAW BANNER HEADLINES IN THE NEW YORK POST INDICATING THAT THE POLICE BELIEVE THAT THE TWO MISSING PAN- THERS WERE DEAD AND THAT THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY WAS RESPONSIBLE, IN THE ARTICLE, THE REPORTER, MIKE PERL, BUTTRESSED THE POLICE THEORY BY QUOTING ME TO THE EF- FECT THAT “Il WOULDN’T BE SUR- PRISED.” OBVIOUSLY, ASCHEMING RACST PRESS TOOK A TOTALLY INNOCENT REMARK, TOTALLY OUT OF CONTEXT, AND PUT If INTO THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION, THE EFFECT WAS CALCULATED TOHURT THE IMAGE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, AFTER SEEING THE STORY, 1 IM- MEDIATELY GRABBED HOLD OF THE NEW YORK POST REPORTER, PUT HIM UP AGAINST THE WALL , IF YOU WILL, AND DEMANDED THAT THE STORY BE CHANGED, HE APOLOGIZED FOR THE DIS- TORTION, AND QUICKLY, UNDER PRES- SURE FROM ME, CALLEDHIS NEWSPAPER AND ASKED THAT THE REMARK BE RE- MOVED FROM THE STORY. HOWEVER, AS YOU MAY EXPECT, IT WAS ‘‘TOO FEBRUARY 16, 1971 Ae ert LATE,’ BECAUSE THE PAPER WAS AL- READY ON THE STREETS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE HARM, | IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, THE BLACK-AUDIO NETWORK (BLACK RADIO STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY), THE WASHINGTON POST AND VARIOUS OTHER LOCAL RADIO AND TEL- EVISION STATIONS AND TOLD THEM ALL THAT THE NEW YORK POST STORY WAS A COMPLETE DSTORTION, 1 HAVE CONTEMPLATED SUING AND OTHER ACTIONS TO TRY TO REMOVE THE EFFECT OF A COMPLETE MEDIA COR- RUPT DISTORTION, HOWEVER, I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS FOR ME TO WRITE HERE IN THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY NEWSPAPER THE TRUTHSO THAT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE CAN SEE WHAT CAPITALIST MEDIA WILL DO AND HAVE DONE TO DESTROY THE CHALLENGE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW THE NEW YORK POST STORY BUT IT SIGKENED ME TO THE CORE ANDONLY CONFIRMED THE DISTRUST THAT MANY OF US HAVE FOR THE OVERGROUND PRESS, 1 HOPE ALL WILL LEARN A LESSON BY THIS STORY, AND WHEN ONE TALKS TO THE MEDIA, THEY MUST ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW THESTATEMENTS OR THE INTERVIEW WILL BE USED AS MUCH AS ONE GIVES ANSWERS, EXCEPT FOR INDIVIDUAL REPORTERS HERE AND THERE, THE PRESS GENERALLY SEEKS TO CONDEMN THE LEFT IN GENERAL, AND THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IN PARTICULAR, THEREFORE, ONE RISKS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW YORK POST EVERY TIME AN INTERVIEW [IS GRANTED TO THE PRESS, I PERSONALLY AM DISTRAUGHT AND DISGUSTED OVER THE NEW YORK POST STORY, BUT I HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON THAT WILL HELP GUIDE ME IN THE FUTURE, GERALD B, LEFCOURT ATTORNEY WILLIAM RASPBERRY : All across Babylon, the slave- ) A TOOL IN THE HANDS Si OF THE OPPRESSORS masters have escalated their pre-arranged plan for Black peo- ple to such a degree that even the uninformed recognizes America has clearly moved to- ward fascism, These fowl tra- ducers have used all methods and with the unknowing assistance of people like William Raspberry, have employed ideological flunk- jes --journalists, the press, the news media ~~ in their attempt to further pacify and fool the people. However, these self same flunkies ere enemies of the people because they would rather distort the news and tell the masses lies under the guise of being objective, It is the duty of all journalists to give the people the truth so they can make correct decisions. This, Mr, Raspberry has not done, Rasp- berry has constantly tried to justify the action of the local gestapo, as was the case when he called the fascist plunder of Mrs. Frances Alexander's home (122 6th St. NW) a “‘low-key sequel’’ to a previous raid held elsewhere inthe fascist Babylon- fan Capitol, He has attacked the Black Panther Party staring that the people's party was not revo- lutionary enough, while changing his political position consistent- ly, depending upon the con- troversy surrounding the topic to be discussed, This was ob- viously the case when he ex- pressed that the people's very effective Constitutional Conven- on was not necessary or suc- cessful, So, the Black Panther Party chooses to tell the truth and educate ‘the masses to lackies who would not work tn their best interest, Let it be known that William Raspberry is a knee- grow journalist for the reaction- ary, racist Washington Post Newspaper, This lackey {s an enemy of the people and should be dealt with accordingly, LET IT BE DONE, } +f ALL POWER TO THE PEO! Black Panther Party > Washington, D.C, Chapter" THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 6 DEFENSE ARGUES: FAIR TRIAL NOT POSSIBLE Now after more than three months vy ustempted jury selection, the so-called rial of chairman Bobby Seale and Gricka Huggins continues with more han 1300 persons having been inter- viewed as prospective jurors, On sev- 2val occassions so far, however, the »roceedings have taken a step back- wards, Inaddition to the denial of al- nost all motions made by the defense m Bobby and Ericka’s behalf, on two oc- sassions persons already selectedas ‘urors have reneged from their posi- tions, The circumstances surrounding the decision of two women jurors (one white, the other black,both in their 20’s ind both seemingly ‘‘fair andimpar- tial’’) to later request that they be with- drawn from the jury, clearly indicates the extent towhich persons are influ- enced by outside sources, even after they’re selected as jurors. Defense at- torneys Charles R, Garry and Katherine Roraback called this to the attention of the court and moved for a mis-trial on the grounds that the hundreds of pros- pective jurors already examined (with- out yet having selected ajuryofl2 fair and impartial persons) make it obvious that it’s impossible to get a fair trial. They again requested that the jury be sequestered (placed in isolation) be- cause of the effect of outside influence on them, Judge Mulvey denied both mo- tions, To this date, there have been Ul persons seated on thejury, of whom six are Black and five, White. The possi- bility of seating three more fair and im- partial persons (including two alter- natés) may be even less likely nowthat the defense has NO *PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES REMAINING, while the prosecution has 25 more chances to prevent just such persons from being on the jury. (*Chances to excuse prospec- tive jurors, evenifacceptable to the op- posing attorney and/or judge, without showing_cause and without being chal- lenged by either. It has been used by the defense to prevent as much as pos- sible racist and otherwise biased persons from being seated on the jury. FEDERAL SUIT STILL PENDING Final actions on the Federal Suit filed by attorneys for Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins in October, 1970, against the Connecticut State Commis- sioner of Corrections and other State prison administrators is still pending. Hearings on the suit first taken up in Federal District Court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on December 14, 1970, were i? WILE. BE. THE 92 = PEOPLE AND ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO WILL WREST CONTROL OF THE LIVES OF CHAIRMAN BOBBY SLALE AND SISTER ERICKA HUGGINS VUT OF THE HANDS OF THE FASCIST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS CHAIRMAN BOBBY SEALE AND ERICKA HUGGINS. recessed in January, 1971 and resumed Monday, February 8th in the District Court of New Haven, The suit names the Chief Administrator of Connectt- cut Prisons for Men and Women a- long with State F.B.I. agents and State Attorney, Arnold Markle, with being directly responsible for the unconsti- tutional conditions and inhumane and discriminatory restrictions under which Chairman Bobby and Ericka have been incarcerated, Just prior to the January recess, ex-Commissioner MacDougall, in a- greement with Judge Zampano and attorneys for both sides, made a num- ber of concession agreements, dealing with all but four of the major charges made in this suit, MacDougall had pro- mised to make recommendations to the State Commission, which if adopted would have been favorable not only for the plaintiffs (Chairman Bobby and Ericka), but for all Connecticut pri- soners, eventually. Those com)laints, not settled at that time, were to be dealt with when the hearings resumed, Since that time, however, MacDougall has resigned (?) his post and has gone South. He has been replaced by Manson, the former Assistant <tate Commissioner. Now, rather than deal with only those issues pending from January, discussion on all the major issues have had to resume, Commis- sioner Manson admitted, during cross- examination, that in fact all of Mac- Dougall’s recommendations have been nullified, either by decision of the Commission or by his (Manson’s) own inclination, Charges made to him which he could not justify, he excused by say- ing that he did not know, because he was new on the job. From all indications, it looks as if what started out as small concession agreements in January (It was recom- mended, for example, that beards, such as the one worn by Chairman Bobby, the wearing of which resulted in his | being placed in solitary confinement, could be worn by inmates.) have proven to be nothing more than lies, and such lies are merely additions to the al- ready long train of abuses and usurpa- tions suffered by the poor and oppressed and compounded upon those imprisoned behind the walls of fascist America’s maximun security camps (prisons, jails — and so-called ‘‘mental’’ institutions). But this is nothing new, nor does it come to us as a surprise. is ’ (More Information on the Suit will be : carried in the next issue of THE BLACK _ PANTHER - INTERCOMMUNAL NEWS” SERVICE.) 4 ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! > } —_ . POLITICA Randy Williams is a 28 year old Panther, who joined the Black Pan- ther Party in late 1967. He is the father of six revolutionary youth, He joined the Party because he saw it as the only means to lift the oppres- sion that all of us have felt for so many years, and as the vehicle through which to build the world that his children, your children, all of our children deserve. Randy and his brother (Landon Williams who is also a member of the Party and who is a Political Prisoner, in Denver, Colo.) were raised inthe Bay Area by their mother. They lived as most:black people do, just struggling to survive, They lived in various places throughout the Bay Area, Richmond, Berkeley and Oakland. Randy joined the Service right after high school, He was stationed in the South, eventually ending up where most black servicemen do: VietNam, He was a paratrooper inthe l0lst airborne, He was constantly in trouble with the brass, because he was uncompromising with the racism he encountered there. After three years he was discharged and he returned to the Bay Area. He went to school for awhile, then held jobs to support his family. He worked in the Naval shipyard, a can- nery and the Post Office. Soon, he saw that he had no vested interests in this society (nor it in him), that he had no means of providing safeguards for the security of his family or his com- munity. And then he heard about the Black Panther Party, He found away of dealing with the hunger, the indecent housing, inadequate medical care, and the constant brutality and murder of the people by the pigs. Since he has been inthe Party, Randy has given the highest of love and service to the People, But the fascist pigs have attempted to villify him in the eyes of the people, trying to create an image of a vicious killer, because of his revoutionary love and service to the people. Last year, (on Aprill7th, 1970) when the pigs kidnapped Randy, THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 7 RANDY WILLIAMS — ed = Little Randv Pig Captain John Lothrop called Randy **a gunsmith and arms procurer’’ for ihe Party, A woman (Mrs, Glaze) and ner daughter, Antoinette, were wounded vy bullets which the Oakland pigs fired into their car that same night. The pigs have actually attempted to inti- midate the Glaze family into saying that the incident is linked to the alleged “shootout”? for which Randy was kid- napped and that they were fired upon by Randy and not the pigs. This is in order to put forth that image of ‘‘am- busher’’, as they say he is, to the Peo- le. ‘ g But the pigs have failed, The Glaze family has refused to cooperate with them, And the people see through the pigs’ lies. For example, on April 20th, the Monday after Randy was falsely arrested and illegally kidnapped, a young sister, who attends our break- fast program in West Oakland, brought in one of the newspaper clippings con- taining the pig media interpretation of the alleged incident. She held it out asking, ‘‘what are they trying to do to Randy now?” For all the people know of Randy’s service to them, through his membership in the Party, and all are aware of the constant harassment of Randy because of his former mili- tary experience, They know that a for- mer member of the army who is now a freedom fighter for his people repre- sents a great threat to the pigs of the L_PRISONER Randy Williams power structure, Now that he is in jail and has been Jor the last ten months, Randy’s service has not ended, He is organizing and educating the brothers in Alameda County Jail; and because of his ex- beriences with pig harassment, helping them to get their cases before the peo- ple, “ven though the pigs have vehded to accept the bonds for his ridiculously high ransom of *$75,000.00 (which was raised and presented to them), they have been unable to weaken Randy’ s ef- fectiveness as an organizer, educator and servant of the people. ($75,000.00 in bonds was paid to the Alameda County Court clerk and a receipt given, They accepted the bonds but refused to release Randy, Later in a hearing on this, the Judge, Staats, declared that although these bonds were acceptable under the law, he challenged the law unconstitutional and would still not release Randy.) + Who is Randy Williams? A 28 year old man, a Panther, the father of six, who is one of the most beautiful and productive contributors to our com- munity, We want him returned to us, However, we know that the pigs don’t give up anything on demand; only on political consequence. So all that re- mains to be said is; LIBERATE RANDY OR SUFFER THE WRATH OF THE PEOPLE! NON-PEER JURY BRINGS IN COMPROMISE VERDICT ON APRIL 6TH SHOOT-OUT The jury of non-peers that D,A, Vakota gleefully selected attempted murder, Hung jury both counts of assauit, failed to deliver Saturday morning, February 20th, 1971, Ra- ther than convict the brothers ( Wendell Wade, John L, Scott, Terry Cotten, and Donnell Langford) of 2 counts each attempt- ed murder, and 2 counts each of assault on a pig performing his duty, sentences which carry a maximum total of 60 years each, the jury compromised and rendered the following decis- ion: Wendell Wade------------Hung jury, all 4 counts John L, Scott-------------Hung jury, all 4 counts = Terry Cotten-------------Acquitted both counts of Donnell Langford---------- Acquitted both counts of attempted murder, Hung jury both counts of assault, Monday, March Ist, 1971 they returntocourtfor a resetting of trial date, We know that the decision was not and is not for the pigs to make in the first place, for the people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history, And we will make it, when we bring the walls down, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS! "THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 8 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO THE SUPREME SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE aaa! The Fearless Leader of 75.5,000,000 Black People, the Genius, Polit Master, Supreme Commander and Minister of Defense Comrade Brother Huey P, Newton With the spirit of Intercommunal Solidarity, and Revolutionary Love, Dedication to the People and undying faith in your leadership - we hope that you like these gifts of appreciation and gratitude to you, In honor of your Revolutionary Birthday we thank you for your Invincible Thoughts and Courageous Leadership, Marsha, Leslie, Karen B FHB 043 (BW13 11 020477) 103 INTL FH STOCKHOLM VIA WOT 16 1835 LT CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS 1048 PERALTA STREET OAKLAND (CALIF) ON THE BIRTHDAY OF HUEY P NEWTON SUPREME COMMANDER AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE BLACK PANTHERPARTY WE EXTEND OUR COMRADLY GREETINGS STOP SURELY THE COURAGEOUS AND RIGHTEOUS STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE OF ALL OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD FOR THE LIB- ERATION WILL LEAD TO VICTORY STOP THE MASSES LED BY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY WILL SET CHAIRMAN BOBBY SEALE AND COMRADE ERICKA HUGGINS FREE STOP THE 5TH MARCH SHALL DISPLAY THE INTERCOMMUNAL SOLIDARITY WITH CHAIRMAN BOBBY SEALE AND ALL OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR STOP POWER TO THE PEOPLE BLACK PANTHER PARTY SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE SWEDEN PX AS PDC VY BOSTON MASS 17 145P EST HUEY P, NEWTON 75 DLY PD DLR DONT FONE 1048 PERALTA ST WEST OAKLAND CALIF MINISTER OF DEFENSE, SUPREME COMMANDER IN THE SPIRIT OF REVOLUTIONARY LOVE, BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO OUR COM- RADE COMMANDER, IN THE HOPE THAT MANY BIRTHDAYS AND MANY VICTORIES WILL FOLLOW AND THAT THIS DAY WILL BLOSSOM AND BECOME A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR THE FUTURE, LONG LIVE THE VICTORY OF PEOPLE’S WAR, Boston Chapter Black Panther Party (1125) PR. THE SOLEDAD BROTHERS DEFENSE COMMITTEE In And Sisters In With The Anti-Imperialist S of Our Brothers The West Indies And All The World ALSO THREE BENEFIT PERFORMANCES OF JEAN GENET’S PRESENTS THE MOVIE, "BURN" -by the director of “THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS”, Gilo Ponticorvo. ON MARCH 3RD AND 4TH, 1971 DONATION: $1.00 ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE SOLEDAD — BROTHERS DEFENSE COMMITTEE AT THE HARDING THEATRE DIVISADERO AND HAYES SAN FRANCISCO TWO SHOWINGS EACH NIGHT: 7:30 p.m. AND 9:30 p.m. FREE ALL “THE BLACKS" - BY VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS ON FEBRUARY 25th, 26TH, 27TH, 1971 DONATION: $2.00 ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE SOLEDAD DEFENSE COMMITTEE AT JHE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH FRANKLIN & GEARY SAN FRANCISCO EACH PERFORMANCE BEGINS AT 8:30 P.M. EACH EVENING POLITICAL PRISONERS! The final week of February has open- ed with a number of successful blows to the U.S, fascists and their mercen- ary lackies, both inside the Community of the U.S.A, and abroad, There were N.Y. Ceremony for Executed Pig, Joseph Piccian. — = successful executions of fascist police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Greens- ville, South Carolina; St, John, Indiana; New York, New York and Eufaula, Oklahoma, In Washington, D.C, one pig killed another, According toour reports, David H, Rose, a District of Columbia pig, was shot and killed by Robert Freeman, a pig on the Montgomery County, Maryland pig force, They were both allegedly try- ing to arrest a kidnap suspect. BRONX, N.Y. : Monday night, Febru- ary 15th, Detective Joseph Picciano, 33 years old and a 10-year veteran of the N.Y.P.D., was shot and killed with his own gun, Pig Picciano was in a squad room in the 4lst Precinct attempting the fingerprint Antonio C, Alemany, an alleged child molester, when he was shot by his captive, The 34-year old Antonio C, Alemany was gunned down by other detectives in an ensuing gun battle, BUFAULA, OKLAHOMA: Wednesday night, February 17th, a State Highway Trooper, Bill Walker and a Stave Park Official, Leo Newton, were killed, Both were shot to death, A third park official was critically wounded, He had been attempting to capture the revolutionary executioners, HARLEM, NEW YORK: Friday, February 19th, shortly after 8:00p.m., pig Horace Lord was killed and his fascist partner, Lonel Davis, was seriously wounded in an alleged *‘drug THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 9 NEWS BRIEFS : GUERRILLA ATTACKS IN U.S.A. FEBRUARY, 1971 bust’’, The pigs were supposed to have followed three brothers into atenement at 200 W, lll Street, Taking an elevator to the third floor, the two mercenaries faccording to pig accounts) werecon- fronted by two men = one with a gun- who emerged from an apartment, It is alleged that the gunman opened fire, hitting pig Lord in the chest and wounding pig Davis inthe left shoulder. Pig Davis is alleged to have returned the fire and killed John D, Adams, The N.Y.P.D, released a statement saying that a ‘“‘large quantity of nar- cotics’’ was seized, ST, JOHN, INDIANA : Saturday, February 20th, a town Marshal and a State Trooper were killed when they **We’re Involved in a War - A People’s War against those who oppress the People, This is War in the Clearest Sense of the Word,’’ instigated a shoot-out with two men who were asleep ina patked car, The State pig, John Streau, was shot in the back with a small calibre hand gun; and then the Marshal, James Larimer, was shot with the State pig’s revolver, Charged with murder were Lonnie D, Seen. Williams, 23 years of age and John R, Lee, 20 years of age. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: Saturday night, February 20th, two of this city’s finest fascist pigs were » Horace Lord, > Fascist mercenary of the N.Y.P.D, Paid the Price for his crimes against the People of Harlem, found dead in their patrol cars, Pig John McEntee was found in his car, He had been shot in the head through an open window of the car, Approximately five hours later, pig Joseph Kelly was found dead in his patrol car, in another part of the city, He had heen shot twice in the chest, Two youths, Anthony Hogan, 15 years of age, and Marvin Bullock, 18 years of age, were charged with the slaying of McEntee, However, hundreds of young black people were arrested in a massive round-up. The Philadelphia pigs used every available vehicle to load people up and take them off to prisons and jails, Pig Commissioner - Joseph F, O’Neill - (former Pig Commissioner Frank Bozo Rizzo has stepped down to run for mayor of this city. See the February 20, 1971 issue of THE BLACK PANTHER, INTERCOMMUNAL NEWS SERVICE) blames the executions on “citizens promoting anarchy and a complete disregara for the rule of law.’’ O’Neill also stated that a group of citizens, . who wero angexedbbecause two fascist pigs had shot a retarded North Philadelphia man, ‘‘issued state- ments and passed out pamphlets calling on citizens to take up arms and kill policemen,”’ GREENVILLE, SOUTHCAROLINA;: Sunday, February 2lst, W.F, Chasteen, a pig for seventeen years, was killed in a shoot-out with a man, while inter- fering in a family argument, Chasteen was shot twice in the chest, Oaeee to Jia > WE HAVE TO WAGE A STRUGGLE INSIDE THE JAILS AND PRISONS, SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE STRUGGLE IN THE STREETS Malye | ee We eS oak LY hy 2 VEY, » iS Ww ( f f THE BIRTH OF A REVOLUTIONARY We speak to you today as warriors of San Quentin's Cadre To acknowledge the birth of Huey, a brave and strong Seana For those of you who lied and said your leader Malcolm X is dead i We say, silence your tongue before your necks get Our People's Revolution is no game, and Malcolm, One dies, one is born, there is no change, we'll stru When Huey P. Newton was born our cause march We'll fight, die, but not utter a cry; No force can wrung. Huey, the B. P. P. are the same. ggle until we break our chains, ed on, and things brightened somehow. stop us now. All Power To The People RPP- Sik QUENTIN CARE THE SAN QUENTIN BRANCH OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY OPENS! A new era has arisen in the United States, tnsurrection, revolution and liberation has knocked at the dour of America, the world's now most potent bastion ofim>erialism, Historical con- ditions have forced the conflicting as- pects of American sociely to the point of division, Now only the stragglers are picking which side they wish to fight on, the side of the forces of oppression, racism and fascism or with the forces of liberation - the people's just cause of freedom, Because this confrontation ts already raised to the level of sporadic military encounters revolutionaries shooting if out with the pigs, revolutionaries being harassed for selling papers, revolutionaries lib- erating the goods that have been ex- torted from the community - many brothers are being locked up in the numerous prisons and jails of Babylon, The increase in revolutionary pris- oners has proportionately increased the lavel of political. awareness throughout the penal system, San Quentin, because of its large popula- tion, is getting its share of political prisoners, Reagan's government and his puppet prison administrators are well aware of this and also its effect, That awareness creates a repressive atmosphere throughoul the pens, Here in San Quentin we are feeling that repression full force, Although it has been prevalent from the time our comrades Jonathan Jackson, William Christmas and James Mclain made their supreme sacrifice for freedom, it has intensified, culminating with a week of story-book reign of terror. The new excuse and pretext for lock- ing brothers in the hole is ‘‘posses- sion of inflammatory literature’’. This literature is, of course, revolutionary, and is in our possession because we are trying to bring our incarcerated brothers up to a higher level ofaware- hess, They can then change their out- moded ideas of individual material gain through exploitation of the Black commuatity, The pigs see us and anyone who associates closely with the cadre here taking on a new complexion, a new outlook on social conditions, We are becoming more disciplined and are Starting to unify around the ideology of establishing revolutionary political bower for Black people. The pigs know that once we establish the necessary political power they can no longer exploit and oppress us. They will not be able ta lockup our warriors in prisons and jails ony longer, They ilso realize that once themassesof angry Blacks become politically aware, we are going to bring the machinery of oppression to a screeching halt, through violent, bloody, but justified warfare, This harassment takes on a familiar form. They watch a group of brothers who are known revolutionaries, then ac- cumulate this knowledge into special folders, labeled ‘militants, vangurds , revolutionaries and Black Panthers,"’ a- long with photographs. This information is kept at the Forepost (a central com- mand headquarters here in Quentin, si- milar to the Pentagon or the F, BI, head- quarters) , Whenever the pigs get the itch or urge they dig oul this folder and pro- ceed to systematically shake doun our cells, ( The shake down is a procedure wheraby they go into a person's cell and search it thoroughly, digging up the beds, tearing all of the pictures off the walls and generally making a piggish mess, They si! down and read every letter, do- cument, personal writing and anything else, hoping to find something speaking agains! the present social order, Thatis then labeled''inflammatory literature", and the owner of the material is takento the ‘‘hole’’ or the Adjustment Center to wait a high tribunal of transplanted Ku Klux Klansmen and dispossessed Nazi Prison Camp tenders. Since a man’s thoughts reflect his attitude and his writings mirror both, we as politically aware individuals will have this so-called inflammatory Iit- erature in our possession one Inndred percent of the time, This week five brothers were taken off the yard: James Ellison, Kenny Favre, Charles Augustine, J.P. Trotter and Eddie Chillies. All were charged with having revolutionary material in their posses- sion, There was once a time when we would run to our cells and destroy all writings in hope that we could keep the bust from coming down onus, That time has passed, Now we realize that this pig has no laws which we as oppressed people are bound to respect, He cannot stifle our thoughts in order to slow up historical mevitable Revolution - Liberation, We say damn him and all of his reactionary, fascist naming dogs, because we will con- tinue to write and educate whenever we are among the masses and re- gardless of the repressice measures and repercussion happening behind it, It is time that we ds people stand up and fight off this pig power structure, We are right; history has proven be~ yond a shadow of a doubt that we are morally, intellectually and spiritually justified in taking our freedom by the most drastic means available. The lines have been drawn and to the pigs we say come on, for history and wiborn generations are watching our action closely. [f we do not take @ stand for liberation now, then we do not deserve to breath the oxygen we inhale, or the space we take up. This is the year of theyouth, so we must give the youth the proper. tools to Sight and destroy this system of racism, fascism and imperialism. The tools needed are bravery, loyalty to the couse of liberation and faith in the people, We cannot give them anything to fight with, if we allowourselves lo be backed into a corner with out putting up any Struggle. If we do not give the youth anything bul a fleeting glance at a revolutionary act, that is much better than four hundred years of tomism and step n° fetch it, footshuffling, spineless cowardice, Once, we as men, are recognized as what we are, political prisoners, a new situation develops, The corrupt prison official, the governor, the State Department and the world look at us as political prisoners and treat us in accord with the Geneva Convention's mandate for the treatment of the politi- cal prisoner and the prisoner of war. As of now we cre not treated any better than animals in a cage, Once our peoble, the sensible people of the country, realize the nature of a politi- cal prisoner, they will demand cur humane treatment, until they build up the necessary forces to do just what the French people did to the Bas- title in the 18th century. They will not sit arownd and wait for the courts or the parole boards or any of the other shams of judicial mockery to re- lease us, The people will and must do it themselves. You out there, moid yourselves into a poltical and mili- tary unite; and once all oppressed people unite arowid the banner of liberation, no force in the world can stop the natural course of history. The French could not stop the Viet- namese or Algerian people; the Jap- anese and the reactionary Chinese could not stop the oppressed people of China; Ian Smith and his apartheid partners will not stop the People of Rhodesia, South Africa or South West Africa from gaining their freedom, The pigs in this country, regardless of the technical equipment, cannot stop the people's struggle for Uibderation, The pigs here in San Quentenvegard— less of the intimidationand harassment cannot stop the exchange of revolution- ary knowledge. They are oly making sure of their death by continuing to indulge in the childish game of cops and robbers. : ALL POWER TO THE BOPLE : DEATH TO THE PIGS 4 Black Panther Party a San Quentin Branch " a THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 12 ATTACK ON BLACK COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTER, HIGH POINT, N.C. Pigs milling around Black Community Information Center On February 10, 1971, on or about 6:00 a.m,, the Police Department of High Point, North Carolina, attacked the Black Community Information Cen- ter located at 612 Hulda Street, The attack and invasion led by the police within the Black community is com- parable to the fashion utilized by the armed forces of the United States Gov- ernment in the invasion of communities throughout the world. (Southeast Asia, Africa etc.) They came at a time when the ma- jority of the people in the community were asleep; therefore, observation by the- community could not be made, The Pig with 12 gauge pump shot gun in front of Wiriston - Salem N.C.C,F, reason that the attack was made in this manner, simply stated, was that the power structure of High Point does not want anyone to assist in the elim- ination of the wretched conditions of theiy environment, The brothers and sisters who worked out of the Community Center had instituted a Free Breakfast Program that served 30 children each morning at the beginning of the program. Since the launching of the project, the number of children has increased to fifty (50) per day. On Saturday, Febru- ary 13, 1971, a Free Clothing Program was to be sponsored by the brothers and sisters as a result of a clothing Pigs still milling around, Note supposedly bullet proof vest. collection drive by them, This attack by no means will halt our efforts to serve the people of High Point. In fact, this barbarian attack by the Police Department only serves to strengthen us and make us more. determined to serve the people, Our Free Breakfast Program will be im- plemented again in the next few days and we will continue our programs to survive until the people put an end to this madness. ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE High Point, North Carolina Black Community Information Center SS S$s$_?$Thh LL PIGS ATTACK INMATES OF On February 17, 1971, approximately 80 prisoners held on ‘‘L’’ section, one of the maximum security lock-up sec- tions of the Baltimore City Jail, con- tinued their struggle to survive inside the steel and concrete tombs in which —~thevare enslaved, The prisoners re- fused to be dehumanized any longer without making the people of the world aware of the oppressive conditions under which they have been forced to exist, After petitioning. the courts, the press andthe state prosecutors through all supposed legal channels, the brothers moved the contradiction of the jails vs, the people toa higher level. They physically seized control of “*L”’ section, making ‘‘L’’ section somewhat of a liberated community, Because the BALTIMORE CITY JAIL brothers inside seized the section "* physically, the pigs have defined their Baltimore Jail Inmates During Rebellion | actions as violent, We recognize that the prisoners inside the jails are struggling for their survival, and had to institute revolutionary violence to counter the reactionary violence the prisons daily institute in an attempt to break men they confine within their steel and concrete, Baltimore City Jail’s racist ad- ministrators trying to mislead the masses of people,who are lockedinto Baltimore’sslums,used the mass media to promote a supposed reason for this act of rebellion, They immediately labeled this revolutionary act as a ‘riot’, They proceeded to manufacture Continued on next page, — —— a SHOTGUNS To unload Marlin Model 336 and Winchester Model 94, engage hammer at half-cock and fully de- ] press spring cover with thumb. Catch each cartridge as itis forced rearward by magazine spring. W& cartridge catches on front of spring cover work it to- ward right with tip ofleft in- dex finger until released, After unloading magazine, open action to remove cartridge from cham- ber. This unloading procedure is relatively difficult, and in cold weather it is advisable to unload by pointing rifle in a safe direc- tion and slowly opening andclos- ing action until magazine and chamber are empty. Keep fingers } away from trigger while doing this, and catch each cartridge as To unload the Hi-Standard |} Supermatic, engage safety, turn HM) gun bottom up, push release but- ton with finger, depress carrier PIGS ATTACK INMATES OF BALTIMORE CITY JAIL Continued from last page. a reason, Marshall quickly became the reason, WEAPON SAFETY inder the gun is held with both IS THE WEAPON LOADED ? with thumb, and press In shell Stop on right inner wall of receiy- er to release shellfrom maga- zine. Remove finger from re- lease button, release the carrier, and repear the above procedure until magazine is empty. Then pull operating handle rearwardto unload chamber, pressing lightly against the cylin- der. As this pressure is being exerted the thumb latch is moved forward in the case of the Smith & Wesson, rearward in the case 4 of the Colt. This permits the cyl- inder to be swung out. Once It Is swung out the ejector rod is pushed with the thumb of the left hand (Fig.3) . This brings the cartridges or empty shells out far enough to be picked out with the fingers, In closing the cylin- Unloading most Slide action shotguns is accomplished by en- gaging safety, closing action, turning gun bottom up, and re- leasing shells from magazine by depressing frontend of cartridge Stop in leftinner wallof receiver. Remove shell from chamber by pressing action slide lock and opening action. After making sure that gun is unloaded, uncock it by pulling the trigger. Occasion- 3 al dry-firing will not harm a modern slide-action shotgun, but this should not be done unneces- —e der on these revolvers the re- verse of the procedure for open- ing is used, Under no circum- . magazi clip: eerily stances should the cylinder be —— HANDGUNS slammed shut. This tends to The revolvers shown in Figs.! bend the crane and throw the cylinder out of alignment with the barrel, @mith & Wesson) and 2 (Colt) are typical of modern swing-out cylinder revolvers. To open cyl~ Fig. 4 illustrates a typical top my. break revolver with latch indi- cated by arrow. To open hold as shown (Fig. 5) with thumb andin- dex finger of the left hand lifting the frame latch. In most guns of @=— this type there {s anejector actu- — ated by a cam, Thus as the gun Patches Cleaning Rod 1 =, is opened the cartridges are au- Bore brush Bore Cleaner hands (Fig.l) with the first two tomatically extracted (Fig. 6). Toothbrush ou or three fingers of the left hand When unloading guns of this type process that has convicted black people for 400 years, Subsequently he was convicted of murder and two counts of attempted murder, During the length of the trial, Eddie refused to be a part of the legal circus designed to destroy him, He is still in the Baltimore City Eddie Conway THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 13 it is often convenient to dump the cartridges on a table by turning the gun upside down, This pre- vents the cartridges from slip- ping under the extractor rim as occasionally gun is held upright, The Swiss SIG-Neuhausen pis- tol is made in cals. 9mm. Luger, 30 Luger, and .22 After taking out magazine or clip ( if Detachable) or unloading the 1, Check the chamber to seeifthere’s a round in the chamber. 2. Never point a 3. Never place your finger on the trigger unless you are firing on the range, practicing trigger squeeze exercises or firing on the ene- 4. Always clean and check your weapon and equipment before and immediately after a mission. Cleaning equipment for rifles, shotguns, handguns, etc. ¢ Small paint brush Eddie Conway is a Panther who has been held in City Jail since April of 1970, He was held on charges of mur- Jail awaiting trial on the second mur- der charge, The pigs claim Eddie start- ed a fight with one of the jail guards, ¥ : eee sy: | et . ; wt ; 1 x G yn Prisoners Control Prison for Six Hours der and two counts of attempted mur- der, He is also being charged in a phony murder case similar to the one going on in New Haven, where the Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale, is on trial for his life, In January, Eddie Conway became the victim of the same racist judical and that this is what caused the other inmates to rebel, We know that rebellions, acts of lib- eration, and revolutions are not caused or instituted on behalf of one person, We understand further that the inmates of ‘‘L’’ section moved together as one unit and this clearly shows how the unity of the prisoners was founded on more than the personality of Marshall Eddie Conway, The unity of the prisoners was brought about by the struggle they were all forced to fight, the struggle against overcrowd- ed living conditions, unsanitary living conditions, indecent food, lack of med- ical attention, and the long wait before coming to trial in the racist courts, The prisoners controlled the prison for approximately 6 hours, before re- turning to their 6’ X 9’ cells, and then only after being tear-gassed and threatened with an army of Baltimore City pigs. We could say that the attempts the NO PARTY MEMBER WILL USE, POINT OR FIRE A WEAPON OF ANY KIND UNNECESSARILY OR ACCIDENTALLY AT ANYONE. RULE #5: FROM THE RULES OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY. . 6 . Operation is generally similar to that of the French Model 1935=4 However, the magazine catch Is on the bottom of the grip, and must be pushed rearward as shown to release the magazine, P-38 also. happens when the “~ long rifle. WEAPON SAFETY weapon at anyone other than the enemy. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Graphite Grease Baltimore City Jail inmates made for freedom was short-lived and only pro- vided a glimpse of freedom, But the people know that it was a* truly revolutionary act, An act that Fascists mass for Assault on Inmates will be merited by the people as long as they are forced to struggle against the prisons and the pigs, And that will be until the pigs are dead to the = last one, We shall help speed that day by any tneans necessary, ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE Black Panther Party Baltimore Chapter THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE M4 FASCIST REPRESSION BREEDING IN THE SOUTH As the revolutionary fervor of oppressed >eople throughout the communitied ofthe worldreaches higher plateaus, the pigs, armed tenacles of the state seek to smash and crush this transfor- mation, This transformation can be defined as the once down- trodden, wretched of the earth, Slowly getting to theim-feer and cee ORT off all yokes of oppres- sion and dealing a final death blow to their oppressor. The last stage of the transformation has not taken place but one can see that it is near because the reactionary forces of the North American Empire are engaging in some of the most hideous, barbarous crimes against hu- manity that have ever been known or conceived by mankind as they wage their last desperate stand, It is a known fact that “re- pression breeds resistance*’. So, as the pigs move to suppress the people, the people are in turn moving to put an end to this reactionary violence with revolu- tionary violence. What occurs then, is that you will have a collison, a contradiction, ameet- ing of two opposite forces. As a result of this collison there fs bound to be a resulting trans- formation. This transformation can be defined as moving from reactionary intercommunalism to revolutionary intercommuna- lism, the latter of which will be the creation of a society where all men can be free and productive in the most creative fashion that human knowledge, wisdom, and technology can af- ford them. Bur tn order for the transfor- mation to take place, something must occur in between; and in between we find a struggle. This struggle is waged furiously, be- cause it is a matter of life and death, of survival, If the masses win the struggle, then they will have life and the pigs death. Since we believe that the people » will be victorious in their strug- gle for freedom, we have to guarantee the people survival. We of the National Committee to Combat Fascism of Winston- Salem understand, along with the Black Panther Party, and be- Meve that the way to insure that the people survive is through the implementation of survival pro- grams. Survival programs for the people insure that the people get the things necessary to keep them living: correct (revolu- tionary) education, food, clothing, medical attention, shelter, These are the things necessary for any- one to ve and it is these things we aS people's servants give to the oppressed people of the Black Community with our Free Break- fast Program, Free Clothing Program, Free Medical Center, —. Community Political Education Classes, etc. a Alas ee, class and its pigs want to ‘oy—the people and we want to guaranteé their survival it is only natural that a contradiction would arise; it is only natural that conflicts would occur and heighten to the point where conditions would be ripe for total transformation. In Winston-Salem, North Caro- =~ lina and High Point, N.C,, these conflicts have occurred with a regularity, 45 the power struc- ture and their pigs attempt to and murder them and the people. Ever since ~ the N.C.C.F. was started in Winston-Salem, the brothers and sisters have been under constant harassment from the local pigs, who are nothing more than the KU KLUX KLAN (the Police Chief of High Point is Laurie Prichett. Prichett is the same pig who, during the height of the Civil Rights Struggle, as Pig Chief in Albany Georgia used to sic dogs and firemen with hoses upon in- nocent civil rights demonstrators, At that time he admitted to being an official member of the KU KLUX KLAN,), This harassment took many forms: arrest for sel- ling papers without a permit, blocking the sidewalk, blowing car horns, and a host of other things. The pigs having seen that this tactic would not work, in- creased their repression and moved to a higher level of fas- sa = cism, railroading brothers off to jail on trumped up charges for 15 to 20 years. On Nov. 27, 1970, the pigs along with the Winston-Salem fire Pigs, firebombed our N.C.C,F, headquarters on 4th and Jackson Ave and completely destroyed the building. They. were under the impression that without a building we could no longer serve the People through our survival programs. Along. with the attempt to destroy our headquarters, the pigs attempted to murder N.C.C,F. members and about 60 people from the community on their way to the Revolutionary People’s Constitu- tional Convention. They loosened the bolts on one of the wheels of the truck, so that it would fall off after the people had rid- den for a while. After the N.C.C,F, members and the people were on their way and had gone about 100 miles down the high- way, the wheel came off the front of the truck. Fortunatly no one was hurt. In the month of January, the pigs vamped on two of our N.C.C.F. headquarters, in con- secutive weeks, The first vamp was set up by the pigs with the ald of a pig agent. The pig agent drove a meat truck up to the front of our headquarters, at 1127 23rd Street, and gave a cou- ple of boxes of meat to abrother, Grady Fuller, who was in the office, for the Free Breakfast Program, Immediately after gi- ving the meat, the agent left the truck and ran, Within seconds the pigs (over 100) and the govern- ment-controlied news media ar- rived wanting to enter our office, under the pretense of looking for “‘stolen’’ meat, At the time of the vamp there was only one N.C.C.F, member in the office, along with a young IS year old brother from the community. When the pigs were refused en- trance to our offmee, they pegan shooting in teargas and then bul- jets from riot-pump shotguns and automatic weapons. They had at- tempted to murder the brothers,. but they failed, Therefore they charged the brother from the N.C,.C,F, with larceny of the meat truck and assault on the pigs. Exactly one week later the pigs arrived at another house that we were using as a Day Care Center, at 1616 E, 23rd Street. We had our Free Breakfast Pro- gram, Free Clothing Program, and Community Education Classes also in this house. The pigs realized thar with these programs being implemented that they were being pushed deeper and deeper into the pit of death. | So the pigs moved to persuade the racist slumlord to issue e- viction papers on us, So that we could not have a place for our programs. When the pigs came they were 150 to 200 in number, armed with every thinkable wea- pon of death and destruction, They completely sealed off the community, hid behind the peo- ple's houses, and when they felt the time right, moved on the Center, throwing all the contents out into the streets. Ar that time they arrested Julius Cornell and Larry Little on charges of ac- cessory after the fact (relating back a week to the meat truck frame-up), Julius was arrested at the Center on 23rd during the eviction, and Larry, in the den xf fascism, the courtroom, while attending the preliminary hearing of a member of the N.C.C.F. On Feb. 5, 1971, therepression continued with the arrest of Larry Little once again on trumped-up charges of carrying a concealed weapon and the issuing of another eviction notice to vacate our office at 1376-78 Wilson St. This ts the headquarters in which wenow have our Free Breakfast Pro- gram, Free Clothing Program, Liberation School, and Political Education Classes. Julius Cornell, Grady Fuller, and Larry Little have been re- leased from captivity, because the people were able to raise the ransom they were being held under. Jullus, Grady, and Larry must return to the fascist courts on March 1, 1971 to stand trial on the trumped-up charges on which they were arrested. On Dec. 25, 1970, brothers and sisters in High Point, N.C, opened a Black Community In- formation Center at 612 Hukia Street, The brothers and sisters had done a lot of work on the house to get it ready for the opening day, The house had Seen freshly painted ins{de and out, the floors painted, and broken windows re- paired. They did this with their own money, because the racist slumlord realtors. Mendenhall- Moore, refused to do anything to the house. All they were Inter- ested in was being able to collect the rent. On the opening day the brothers and sisters explained to a gathering of over 250 peo- ple from the community that they intended to work in the best in- terest o1 we poor and oppressed people of the Black Community of High Point. Because the res- ponse from the people in the community was so great, the pigs of the power structure be- gan proceedings to have the bro- thers and sisters evicted from the Information Center. The eviction notice came three days after the opening day, Dec. 28th, telling them to be out by Jan. 28, 1971. The brothers and sisters rea- lized what the pigs were doing so they went ahead with the im- plementing of a Free Breakfast for Children Program, The Pro- gram started out with the feeding of 20 children and rose to 50 children every morning before school. A Liberation School was ' started and a Free Clothing Pro- gram about to begin. After going before a mad-dog magistrate and the eviction being upheld, the brothers and sisters had an attorney to file notice of appeal. The appeal never got to court, because the racist minority ruling circle along with the KU KLUX KLAN, had inti- midated the bondsman to the point where he would not stand the appeal bond, This bondsman hap- pens to be the only bondsman In High Point. We must also make note of the fact that his skin is black, His name is Raymond Parker, and through intimidation from the pigs, this man wis cowered to the point thar he ceased to be a man. Forrest “‘Maceo"’ White, another black- skinned man, who had worked a Urtle with the brothers and sis- ters In High Point and hadrented the house, was also intimidatedto the point where he lost his man- hood and dignity. It was Forrest White who could sign the papers for the appeal bond, but did not. So he must also be indicted along with everyone else. With the eviction being upheld and the notice of appeal unable to be filed, the ten days ran out, in which time the appeal bond was supposed to have been put up. On the tenth day, ar 5:00 a.m,, the pigs began to surround the Information Center in High Point because they knew every- one would be asleep. After about 100 or more pigs, the KL KLUX KLAN in disguise, surrounded the Center, they began shooting tear gas cannisters into the house, Most of the cannisters failed to go through the windows of the office and fell back into the streets, blinding und choking the pigs. Being irritated by their own tear gas, one of the pigs gave an order for his fellow pigs to start shooting. The gun fire lasted for ten minutes, After it was over, one brother had been wounded in the stoulder, and the pigs say one pig was wounded. George Dewitt, Randy Jen- nings, Bradford Lilley and Larry Medley, who was wounded, came out of the office. They were taken down to the pig pen, forced to strip naked and beaten unmercifully by the pigs. Larry was taken to the hospital and no one was allowed to see him. The butchers at the hospital refused to give out any information as to his condition. Larry, George, Randy and Brad- ford have been charged with con- spiracy to commit murder and interfering with the duties of a "law officer’’, Their ransom has been set at $60,000 each. After me yamp on ue Center, the pigs patrolledthe Black Com- munity for the rest of the day until 6:00 a.m, the next morning. As a result, three other community workers were ar- rested on disorderly conduct as the pigs continued their madness: - Dianne Mock - whose bond is $50.; Timothy Allen, bond $500; and Larry Funderbird, bond $500, As the pigs rode through the community for the rest of the night into the early morning, they searched every black personthat walked on the street, They searched every car driven by & ylack person. They looked under car hoods, inside the cars, and in trunks. They had their guns sticking out the windows of their vehicles, and were outfitted in supposedly bullet proof vests and other gear from head to toe. It {s appropriate, at this time, to charge those responsible for this vicious atteck on the peo- ple. The guilty ones are Men~- denhall-Moore realtor, récist slumlords; the Police De- partment of High Point (KKK): and fascist pig Judge Bryon Hay- worth, to whom the house actually belonged. As the fascistrepression by the racist KU KLUX KLAN and their black bootlicking cohorts, dis- guised as police officers, in- creased in Winston-Salem and High Point, the people's resis- tance must also move to ahigher level. We will intensify the strug- gle. We will continue to imple- ment our survival programs, be- cause that is the only way that we will survive through our ser- vice to the people. “FOR THE SALVATION, LIBERATION, AND FREEDOM OF OUR PEOPLE WE WILLNOT HESITATE TO EITHER KILLOR DIE.” FREE BOBBY AND ERICKA FREE THE HIGH POINT 4 NOTE: BROTHERS RANDY JEN- NINGS, BRADFORD LILLY, GEORGE DEWITT AND LARRY MEDLEY, NOW HELD UNDER $60,000.00 RAN ‘BACH, WILL BE - COURT FRIDAY, a THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 15 APPEAL OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF OSPAAAL (ORGANIZATION OF THE SOLIDARITY OF THE PEOPLES OF AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA) ON THE OCCASTON OF THE WORKLD, DAY -OF *SOLIDARIT ¥. WITH THE STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE OF CONGO (K) Patrice Emery Lumumba, authentic figure of the African revolution was as- sassinated in 1961 for having chosen the road of those who defend the rights of the fatherland, for rejecting the small- est compromise that would imply colon- ialism’s duration, for having awakened with his simple but energetic and in- transigent. messages the longing for union and liberty which had been re- pressed during centuries ofslavery, for having cried out from all corners ofthe Congolese territory: ‘‘A united Congo in a united Africa,’’ and ‘‘national unity, economic and political independence and alliance with the whole African national- tst movement,’’ On June 30, 1960, the Congolese peo- ble, guided by Lumumba, obtained inde- pendence, and, as historical testimony to the 80 years of colonialism, appeared before the world divided into 150 ethnic groups, undernourished, ill and illiter- ate, but ready to face all the sacrifices necessary for the construction of anin- dependent and sovereign state. The “‘liberty’’ most convenient to the neo-colonialists was not that which the African leader was defending and es- tablishing from the moment he was elected by a wide majority-- as President of the Council of Ministers. Imperialism needed a Tshombe, who betrayed his Black brothers and placed himself at the service of Belgian inter- ests in the Katanga separatists action; a Kasavubu who did not hesitate to Sacrifice sovereignty and transform the Congo into a neo-colony; a Mobutu guer- illa sell-out to the CIA and Yankee mono- polies, who served as an instrument by which the new masters could seize the Patrice Lumumba, martyred leader of the revolutionary struggle in the Congo was a victim of capitalist inspired violence and terrorism in an attempt to stem the tide of the African Revolution. Lumumba is seated here in a jeep, hands bound, just prior to his assassination. wealth of the new African Nation, The peoples and revolutionary forces of the world do not forget the shameful role played by the United Nations Or- ganization when it became the Trojan Horse of imperialist intervention in the Congo and the assassination of the national leader of that country, Joseph Mobutu, the present head ofthe Congo regime, violates Lumumba’s memory when he demagogically invokes his name in calling for a ‘‘national unity’’ Only the cowards and weak in spirit keed this hypocritical and false call, The true sons of the Congo, heirs to the ideals of Lumumba, continue fighting un- der the leadership of the National Coun- cil of Liberation until they attain true and definitive liberty. On this 13th of February, anniversary of the dav on which the world received the news ofthe assassination of Lumum- ba and his closest followers, Okito and Mpolo, the Executive Secretariat of OSPAAAL pays homage to the fallen leader and exhorts the member organi- zations and all revolutionaries of the world to reinforce aid to the combatants who ceaselessly struggle. against co- lonialism, neo-colonialism and _ the universal enemy: Imperialism, fu ~—<s A Executive Secretariat of OSPAAAL, Havana, February, 1971 *‘THIS GREAT HUMANITY HAS SAID ENOUGH! AND HAS STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD,” ~The US, __ THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 16 MEMORANDUM OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE LAO PATRIOTIC FRONT ON THE ESCALATION OF THE U.S. WAR OF AGGRESSION IN LAOS AND THE SETTLEMENT OF THE LAO PROBLEM PART Il THE STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DEFENSE OF THE LAO PEOPLE AND ~THE-WtEL FOR PEACE OF THE LAO PATRIOTIC FORCES imperialists have conducted a war of aggression against the Lao people, hence the Lao people must wage a Struggle for self-defense. To fight for self-defense is an in- violable sacred right of the Lao people and any orher people in the world. The Lao people have resisted the acts of aggression and sabotage by the U,S, and henchmen to defend the funda- mental national rights recog- nized by the 1962 Geneva Agree- ment and to defend thar agree- ment itself, The struggle for self-defense of the Lao people is an integral part of the struggle against the U.S, imperialists for national Salvation of the peoples of the Indochinese countries, Facing the Same enemy - the U.S, imperia- list aggressors - the fraternal ‘Luo, Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples have always united in Struggle and supported one an- other, The struggle against U.S, imperialists for national salvation of the Lao people is also an inseparable part of the struggle for national indepen- dence, peace and democracy of the Asian, African and Latin A- merican peoples and has made worthy contributions to that glorious struggle. In their struggle shining with Justice, the Lao patriotic forces and people have recorded great victories, Over the past eight years they have successfully de- fended the liberated area, wiped our tens of thousands of enemy troops, shot down or destroyed on the ground 1500 U.S. aircraft, “*Pyfotled many plans and acts of aggression and betrayal of the U.S, imperialists and their hen- chmen, and liberated more areas including provincial towns and townships from the enemy's grip. The Lao patriotic forces have in- flicted on the Nixon doctrine Stunning blows from the outset of its application in Laos, dri- ving the U.S, imperialists and their henchmen deeper and deep- er into a position of passive re- action while unceasingly develo- ping their initiative of action and reinforcing their victorious pos- ition, The Lao Patriotic Front and Patriotic Neutralist Forces, always closely united, are playing an indisposable role in the set- tlement of any important problem of Laos and are continually de- veloping their influence™on the world arena, —.__ The just struggle full of glori- ous victories of the-Lao people has enjoyed strong en age- ment and support from the peo- ples and governments of the so- cialist countries, the peoples and governments of the nationalist countries in Asia, Africaand La- tin America, and from all the peace and justice-loving people in the world including the A- -~— merican people. The people and even politi- cal circles in the United States have strongly condemned the unjust, illégal and immoral war in Laos waged by the ruling circles in Washington, That war as pointed out by Senator M. Kennedy, has increased the suf- fering of the Lao people through intensified U.S, military actions in that country, The people and many prominent personalities a- mong the American political cir- cles have also raised their vol- ces to demand that the Nixon administration stop all its mill- tary activities in Laos. The American people and many prominent personalities in the U.S, political circles have firmly demanded that the Nixon adminis- ration stop all military activities in Laos, its personnel, military or civilian, now taking part inthe air strikes and other combat acti- vities in Laos, The American people’s firm opposition to the criminal war conducted by the = war"’ organized within the country or abroad, These talks have so far failed to reach any success due to the sabotage by the U.S, and its agents, The Lac Patriotic Front has persistently main- tained its Representation in Vientiane, despite the fact that the U.S. and its henchmen have organized frequent encircle- ments and provocations against it, The 12-Point Political Program of the Lao Patriotic Front has clearly reflected the goodwill for peace of the Lao patriotic forces and people. In face of the present strained Situation in Laos, and the ne- cessity to end the U.S, ‘'special and seek a correct solu- Laotion woman taking supplies to the Front advanced by the Lao Patriotic Front Central Committee, re- garding it as a very important initiative which clearly evidences its goodwill and constant desire for peace and national concord with a view to building a peace- Prince Souphanouvong with tribal representatives during the 2nd Congress of the Neo Lao Haksat Nixon administration In Laos in particular and in Indochina in general, is fully worthy of the American people's traditional love of freedom, democracy and justice. It meets the genuine interests and serves the honour “of the U.S. and constitutes at the same time a fine expression of the friendship of the American people with the present just struggle of the Lao people and the other peoples of Indochina. Never before has the world people’s movement in support of the Lao people, against U.S, a- gression developed so widely and in such varled forms as at pre- sent, The International Confer- ence in Support of the Lao Peo- ple’s Struggle against U.S, a- gression held in Cairo in May 1970 was one of the vivid ex- pressions of that movement: “The conference expresses its admiration for the Lao people, a nation endowed with traditions and experiences of anti-imperia- list struggle, and gives full sup- port for the just and heroic fight carried out by the people andpa- triotic forces of Laos under the leadership of the Lao Patriotic Front against the U.S, imperia- list aggressors and their lackeys in Laos."’ (Conference's resolu- tion, May 21, 1970), While resolutely fighting a- gainst the U.S. imperialists and thelr stooges, for a peaceful, independent, neutral, democra- tic, unified and prosperous Laos, the Lao patriotic forces andpeo- ple have always upheld their will for peace, persistently seeking a political solution to the Lao problem, The Lao Patriotic Front has many times put forth propos - als and taken the Initiative of sending its high-powered and competent representatives to at- tend meetings and peace talks among the Lao parties concerned, tion to the Lao question thatcon- forms to the national interests of the Lao people and the In- terests of peace in Indochina and Southeast Asia, and after the Lao parriotic forces had shattered the greatest war effort made by the Nixon administra- tion in the Plain of Jars - Xieng- Khoang area, the Lao Patriotic Front Central Committee on March 6, 1970 issued a 5-point Statement on 4 political solution to the Lao problem. The 5-point political solution enunciated in the statement is very sensible and reasonable, It is consistent with the reali- ties of the situation in Laos and the fundamentals of the 1962 Geneva Agreements, creating the correct basis for a peaceful set- tlement of the Lao question. The Lao Patriotic Front's 5-polint proposal has been warm- ly welcomed and supported by public opinion at home and a- broad ‘'The International Con- ference in Support of the Lao People’s Struggle Against U.S, Agression” expressed full sup- port for the statement of March 6, 1970 of the Lao Patriotic Front concerning a political solution to the Lao question, This 5-point solution based on the 1962 Geneva Agreements on Laos, has enjoyed and is enjoying broad approval and support from world public opinion, which shows its just, reasonable, logical and realistic character, because ir meets the legitimate aspirations of the Laotian people and the interests of peace and security in Indo- china and Southeast Asia'’ (Con- ference’s Resolution, May 21, 1970), The governments of many peace-loving countries in the world have declared full support for the 5-point political solution ful, independent, neutral, demo- cratic, unified and prosperous Laos, Gtatements of the DRVN Government on March 9, 1970 and of the RSVN Provisional Re- volutionary Govenment on March ll, 1970 and Joint State- ment between the DRVN and the Kingdom of Cambodia on June 7, 1970), The Soviet Government, a Co- Chairman of the Geneva Con- ference on Laos, has pointed out that the 5-point solution advanced by the L.P.F, Central Committee is concrete and very realistic for the settlement of the Laos problem. It is most essential that the U.S, quickly stops its war escalation and end totally and unconditionally the bombing of Laos’ territory, Only then can favourable conditions be created for the Lao Parties concerned to meet together (Letter of reply from Chairman of the USSR Coun- cll of Ministers A.N, Kosygin to U.S, President Nixon, March 6, 1970). In face of the proposal full of good will put forward by the Lao Patriotic Front, the U.S, con- unues to show its obstinacy by going ahead with the escalation of its war of aggression and in- tensifying the bombing of Laos’ territory, Up to now, the peaceful settle- ment of the Lao problem on the basis of the Lao Patriotic Front’s 5-point proposal has made no Progress, No conditions have been created for the Lao par- ues concerned to meet at the Same table, the immediatie ob- stacle being the continuation of the U.S. bombing of Laos’ ter- ritory, ' In his message to Prince Sou- yanna Phouma on June 12, 1970 Prince Souphanouvong, Chairman of the L.P.F. Central Committee pointed out: “I reaffirm that the 5-point statement on March 3, 1970 by the Lao Patriotic Front constitutes the correct basis for the settlement of the Lao pro- blem, The L.P.F, is ready to meet the other partiesconcerned immediately after the complete and unconditional cessation of the U.S, bombardments against the Lao territory"’. This was a new effort full of goodwill made by the L.P.F, In the settlement of the Lao pro- blem. To reciprocate this new effort of the L.P.F, Prince Sou- vanna Phouma must adopt a se- rious attitude and stop eluding the question of ending the U.S. bombings on Laos, If Prince Sou- vanna Phouma refuses toridhim- self of the pressure by the U.S, and the ultra reactionaries in Vientiane and keeps pleading for the escalation of the U.S, war of aggression and the intensified bombing against Laos" terri- tory, he will have to bear full responsibility for the consequen- ces of his actions, Since the U.S, has committed intervention and aggression in Laos and sabotaged the 1962 Geneva Agreements, it must stop its intervention and aggression, end its sabotage of the Geneva Agreements, and thoroughly re- Spect these agreements, It absolutely has no right to bomb the territory of Laos, an inde- pendent and sovereign country. Since the U.S, has conducted the bombings of Laos territory, it must put an end to the bombings without posing any conditions; The cessation of U.S. bombings will create fayourable conditions for the Laos parties concerned fo meet at an early date. Should the Nixon administra-_ tion stubbornly continue to es—— calate its war of aggression and increase bombing raids on Laos” territory, it would have to bear full responsibility for all con- sequences of these acts, Exer- cising their legitimate rights to self-defense, the Lao patriotic forces and people are resolved to counter all acts of war esca- lation taken by the Nixon ad- ministration, and will deal more Stinging blows at the U.S, ag- gressors and their lackeys if they obdurately commit more crimes, The Lao Patriotic Front ear- nestly calls upon the governments of the signatories to the 1962 Geneva Agreements on Laos the governments of the peace and justice-loving countries, the in- ternational democratic organisa- tions, the American people and the world's people at large to give Stronger support to the Lao peo- ple’s just struggle, to resolutely demand that the Nixon administa- tion strictly implement the 1962 Geneva Agreements, stop its In- tervention and aggression in Laos, first and foremost end its war escalation and put a complete and unconditional end to the bom- bing of Laos’ territory, In the light of the Joint De- claration of the Indochinese Peo- ple's Summit Conference, with the broad and vigorous approval and support from the peace and justice loving people in the world the entire Lao people, united millions as one man, overcoming all difficulties, enduring every Sacrifices and standing shoulder to shoulder with the fraternal Vietnamese and Khmer peoples, will certainly ‘defear the U, aggressors and realize a peaces ful, independent, neutral, de-_ | perous Laos, thus doing thelr a Share fn making Indochina genulnely independent and péeace- ful waa -* THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 17 fF ——— REVOLUTIONARY —— —- INTERCOMMUNAL DAY OF | 22%. SOLIDARITY FOR | "BOBBY SEALE | BOBBY SEALE ‘ CHAIRMAN OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY _Politicalar Prisone(aae. ERICKA HUGGINS | BLACK PANTHER PARTY Political Prisoner ANGELA DAVIS Political Prisoner RUCHELL MAGEE Political Prisoner — <a ae as FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1971 7-00 PM to 11:00 PM POST- BIRTHD AY OAKLAND AUDITORIUM ARENA 4 CELEBRATION For _ oakiand, catirornia HUEY P.NEWTON MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND SUPREME SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE SPEAKERS: Huey P. Newton _~ Kathleen Cleaver COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY hi BLACK PANTHER PARTY \7 Plus Revolutionary Singing By. Music By Of The i UE ER T G tf & H D backed by THE FREEDOM MESSENGERS |i he ra sd ead splSO” THE VANGUARD -« EE = SS +e ~ TICKETS KETS ARE AVAILABLE AT T THE FOLLOWING NG LOCATIONS: —_* x TICKETS S $2. 50 At Door $2. 50 es SBS ee Se Se me ee ES —- ES SS SE ] | { . | | pen SLACK COMMUNITY INFORMATION CENTER WEST BERKELEY BRANCH. BPP BLACK PANTHER PARTY CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION Fees WEY OAKLAND 2230 10th ST. WEST BERKELEY 1336 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO IN LOS ANGELES CALL BERKELEY N.C.CF EAST OAKLAND BRANCH B.P.P RICHMOND BRANCH BPP 3106 SHATTUCK AVE aia 8S 1921 99TH AVENUE EASTOAKLAND 425 CHESLEY ST. RICHMOND BERKELEY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL (415) 465-5047 -5048 -5049 ae <a ee — EE EE el e=Ee THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 18 4, We want decent housing. fit for shelter of human beings. October 1966 Black Panther Party We believe that if the white landlords will not give decent housing to our black community, then the housing and the land should be made into cooperatives so that our community, wilh government aid, can build and make decent housing for its people Platform and Program HUEY P. NEWTON, MINISTER OF DEFENSE, BLACK PANTHER PARTY What We Want What We Believe 1. We want freedom. We want power to determine the destiny of our Black Community We believe thal black peop!e will not be free until we are able to deter- mine our destin 2. We want full employ ment for our people We believe that the federal povernment ts responsible and obligated to give every mun employment or a puarantecd income We believe that if the white American businessmen will not pave full employment. then the means of production should be taken from the businessmen and placed in the commepity se that the people of the community can orgamze and em ploy all of its peopkaand pive a high standard of living 3. We want an end to the robbery by the CAPITALIST of our Black Community We believe that this racist government has robbed us and now we are demanding the overdue debt of forty acres and two mules. Forty acres and two mules was promised 100 years ago as restitution for slave labor and mass murder of black people. We will accep! the payment in currency Which will be distributed to our many communities. The Germans are now aiding the Jews in Israel for the genocide of the Jewish people. The Ger- mans murdered six million Jews. The American racist has taken part in the slaughter of over fifty million black people; therefore, we feel that this is a modest demand that we make 5. We want education for our people that exposes the true nature of this decadent American society. We want education that teaches us our true history and our role in the present-day society: We believe in an educational system that will give to our people a knowl- edge of self. If a man does not have knowledge of himself and his position in society and the world, then he has little chance_to relate to anything else “6, We want all black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people. should not be forced to fight in the mifi- tary service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, like black people, are being victimized by the white racist government of America. We will protect ourselves from the force and violence of the racist police and the racist military, by whatever means necessary 7. We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of black people. We believe we can end police brutality in our black community by or- ganizing black self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our black community from racist police oppression and brutality. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States gives a right to bear arms. We thetefore believe that all black people should arm themselves for self-defense ; 8. We want freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails We believe that all. black people should be released from the many jails and prisonS because th*y have not received a fair and impartial trial 9. We want all black people when brought to trial to be tried in court by a jury of their peer group or people from their black communities, as defined by the Constitution of the United States. We believe that the courts should follow the United States Constitution 30 that black people will receive fair trials. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives a man a right to be tried by his peer group. A peer is a person from a similar economic, social, religious, geographical, en- vironmental, historical and racial background, To do this the court will be forced to select a jury from the black community from which the black defendant came. We have been, and are being tried by all-white juries that have no understanding of the “average reasoning man” of the black community 10. We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice and peace. And as our major political objective, a United Nations-supervised plebis- cite to be held throughout the black colony in which only black colonial subjects will be allowed to participate, for the purpose of determining the will of black people as to their national destiny. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to’ dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature's God entitle them,a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or (o abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall scem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Pru- dence. indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not he changed for light and transient causes; and, accordingly, all experience hath shown.thal mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But, when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pur- suing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under ab- solute despotinm, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such govern- ment, and to provide new guards for their future security. BLACK PANTHER PARTY PRESENTS PRE-REVOLUTIONARY INTERCOMMUNAL DAY SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1971 AT THE SHOWCASE 32nd AND TELEGRAPH OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TWO SHOWS AT 7:00 AND 10:00 PM FIRST 200 PEOPLE AT EACH SHOW WILL RECEIVE A FREE TICKET TO THE REVOLUTIONARY INTERCOMMUNAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY FOR BOBBY SEALE, ERICKA HUGGINS, RUCHELL MAGEE AND ANGELA DAVIS ON MARCH STH, 1971 AT THE OAKLAND, AUD, DONATION 2.50 7:00 PERFORMANCE THE MASTERS NOMMO MUSIC ASSOC. THE VANGUARD THE FREEDOM MESSENGERS ELAINE BROWN DEPUTY MINISTER INFORMATION, SOUTHERN CALIF. CHAPTER BLACK PANTHER PARTY THE LUMPEN 10:00 PERFORMANCE PROJECT SOUL FEATURING JEAN LONDON & EDDIE BAILEY WITH CHARLENE LAVOUR AND THE SHUMARS THE VANGUARD THE FREEDOM MESSENGERS SOUTHERN CALIF. CHAPTER BLACK PANTHER PARTY THE LUMPEN BLACK PANTHER PARTY THE BLACK PANTHER, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1971 PAGE 19 THE LUMPEN ELAINE BROWN LISTEN TO THEM PIGS BANGING ON MY DOOR ASKING FOR SOME RENT MONEY... THEY SHOULD BE PAYING MY RENT x. ih b, \ \" ‘<p ily 1 Wh, pt Ms] ny " > ee I sy! . nas x TN qi "0 em ‘mayan! il! Ml i ~ | | | | | a i | iy 7 > i i J | y, yy ant > SSF Se . AR rede) no