Muskogee The Oklahoma Eagle (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1978 Page: 6 of 10
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PAGE SIX THE OKLAHOMA EAGLE Ml SKOGF.F EDITION THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1178
A Black Congressman Speaks Out
Martin Luther King Jr. Stamp
to be Issued in Atlanta
RUSSEL STOVER CANDIES
PERFUME
COLOGNE
His Favorite
AFTER SHAVE LOTION
Contract Awarded
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Being Careless Can Be Costly;
And Leave You Without A Car
community.
THE LOCK-YOUR-CAR campaign
involves a canvass of all parked
cars in a town or area on a pre-set
date and a count of all unlocked
cars. Warning messages, flyers
and decals are left for the drivers
and the results of the canvass are
publicized in the local media
stamp is 0.84 x 1 44 inches or 21.3 x
36.5 in millimeters. The overall size,
from perforated side to perforated
side, is 0.99 x 1.56 inches or 25.1 x
39.6 millimeters. Producers for
ordering first day cancellations are
as follows: - Customers affixing
stamps. Customers are encouraged
to purchase their own stamps at
their local post offices and affix
them to their own envelopes. Coven,
bearing customer affixed stamps
will be given preferential service.
All envelopes must be addressed
and peelable return address labels
are recommended for this purpose.
Stamps must be affixed in the
upper right comer of the envelope,
approximately one quarter inch
from the top and one quarter inche
from the right side. Return ad-
dresses tliould be placed on the
right side of the envelopes at least
H of an inch up from the bottom.
A filler of postal card thickness
207 NORTH 3rd 733 N YORK 3506 W OKMULGEE
662 3426 682-6673 662-2468
MUSKOGEE. OKLA. 74401
should be inserted in each cover.
Not later than January 29 - orders
must be postmarked by that date -
the envelopes may be forwarded to
First Day Cancellations, Post-
master, Atlanta, GA 30304” for
cancellation and return through the
mail-stream. No remittance is
required.
- Postal Service affixing stamps.
Except for affixing stamps and
addressing orders, follow the
procedures listed above. Orders
should be addressed to “Martin
Luther King Stamp, Postmaster,
Atlanta, Ga. 30304." The cost is 15
cents per stamp to be affixed to
covers. Do not send cash. Personal
checks in the exact amount will be
accepted as remittance for orders
up to the limit of 50 covers.
Postage stamps are unacceptable as
payment. Orders must be post-
marked no later than January 29.
The Veterans Administration has
awarded an $888,000 contract to the
O’Connell Electric Co., of Victor,
N.Y., for modernizing and
upgrading the electrical system at
its medical center at Batavia, N.Y.
VA Administrator Max Cleland
said the contract calls for changing
the existing 2,400 volt electrical
service to 13,000 volts, installation
of new 15 KV switching stations.
A quick trip to the grocery store
can be costly if you are careless.
Using a hypothetical situation, let’s
suppose you park in front of the
corner grocery store and as you
hurry inside you forget to lock your
car.
You assume it will take only a
couple of minutes to purchase a
quart of milk and a loaf of bread if
you use the express lane. If this
were a real situation it might be
the last time you would see your
car.
the insurance information Institute
estimates that nearly one-half of the
cars stolen each year are left
unlocked. Many of the 948,024
vehicles stolen in 1977 were never
recovered because they were
dismantled and sold for parts.
You can play a major role in
reducing auto thefts in your com-
munity’ first by being careful and
remembering to lock your car, and
second by becoming involved in a
Lock-Your-Car campaign in your
*••»•«* The U.S. Postal Service said that
’•‘•/^the 1979 commemorative stamp to
Jwnor civil rights leader Dr. Martin
V/Xuther King, Jr. will be issped
’♦'•’♦January 13 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The first day of issue ceremony
.for the 15-cent stamp honoring Dr.
[ *****-Xing will take place at the
SENATOR BROOKE WAS also
the victim of some Blacks who in
their “Objectivity” attempted to
impose a higher standard of con-
duct on him than they imposed on
non-Black Members of the Senate
and the House of Representatives,
during the time of their campaigns
for office and have been re-elected.
No, it was not just that. He was
the victim of the right wing of his
own party, and the liberals in the
Democratic party who had relied on
his vote in the Senate, time and
time again, to get critical
legislation passed. I was shocked
to see the Carter Administration
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On The Defeat of Senator Brooke
people campaigning against Senator
Brooke. They had always sought
out his counsel, advice and vote on
legislation that the Administration
deemed to be crucial. (It’s very
interesting to note that the
Administration did not campaign
against Senator Howard Baker,
Republican, who often served as the
Administration’s spokesman in the
Senate.)
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Dr. King (1929-1968) played a
major role in the civil rights ac-
tivities of the 1960s. He received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his
leadership of the nonviolent struggle
.- for racial equality in the United
’• Stales
.•» The Postal Service said that
’• issuance of the King stamp on
•’ Saturday, January 13, will make it
'.'available at post offices nationwide
\on January 15, the 50th anniversary
Dr. King's birth.
• The stamp honoring Dr. King is
'the second in the Black Heritage
USA series that recognizes the
contributions of Black Americans to
the growth and development of the
United States. The series began
with the issuance of the Harriet
Tubman commemorative stamp on
February 1, 1978.
The stamp was designed by Jerry
Pinkney of Croton-on-Hudson, New
York, a well known illustrator of
children's books who also designed
the Harriet Tubman stamp. In
harmony with the design concept of
the Tubman stamp, Pinkney’s
strong portrait of Dr. King in
clerical attire dominates* the
vignette.
Civil rights marchers bearing
placards appear in the lower
foreground above a single line of
white type reading "Black Heritage
USA 15c.” Across the top of the
design, in one line of black type,
appears "Martin Luther King
Jr.” Ronald C. Sharpe of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
modeled the multi-color stamp,
which is a vertically-oriented
v standard size commemorative. The
V .colors are yellow, ochre, magneta,
cyan, brown and black. The stamp
V is being printed by the gravure
*•’ method and there will be 50 stamp
C s per pane and six plate numbers.
V The image area size of the King
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The only Black serving in the
United States Senate was defeated
in the General Election The
Senator-Elect, Paul Tsongas, is a
very fine legislator (I served with
him in the U.S. House of
Representatives). He is a strong
liberal; and a personal individual.
However, in many ways he cannot
really take the place of Senator
Brooke.
Ed Brooke was a tremendously
symbolic figure for millions of
Black Americans. He was the lone
Black serving in what had therefore
been an all white, almost ex-
clusively all male club. Little Black
school children could read about
him and gain inspiration for their
aspirations. Black Elected
Officials across the country could
point to him as the one Black who
made it to the highest, most
powerful legislative body in the
World. He was indeed a symbol
for us.
SUBSTANTIVELY, SENATOR
Brook was one of the most skilled
legislators in the Senate. He used
that skill on behalf of the poor;
Blacks and other minorities; and in
protection of civil liberties.
Although he belonged to the
Republican party, his commitment
to the down trodden and the
minorities never wavered. This
commitment earned him the wrath
of the right wing of his own party.
He was too liberal for them. He
was not one of their very own who
stood in the shadow of Regan and
Goldwater and Crane.
I had the pleasure of serving
with him on many joint Senate-
House Conferences. On housing
legislation he doggedly, and
thoughtfully fought for funds for low
income housing. He struggled to
increase funds to spur home
ownership for the poor and working
poor. I could always count on
Senator Brook to be an eloquent
advocate, as I sought to increase
federal funds for jobs and job
training.
What really brought about his
political defeat? Certainly it was
not just the financial problems
deriving from his marital dif-
ficulties. Many, and I do mean
many, Members of Congress have
gone through similar difficulties
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Jeffrey, Charles, Jr. Muskogee The Oklahoma Eagle (Muskogee, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 14, 1978, newspaper, December 14, 1978; Tulsa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1809860/m1/6/: accessed July 1, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.