The death sentence handed CharlesManson and his three girl friends in

the Los Angeles murder case and thedeath sentence imposed on Lt. Wil-liam Calley, Jr., in the Ft. Benning

Georgia murder case is all "whitefolks business" since no black citizen

had anything to do with either, fromthe beginning to the end.

Both of the verdicts in the outset

appear to us to have been a trial ofthe United States Court of Justicerather than a trial of five white indi-

viduals on charges of murder in casestliat have littleor no similarity.

Traditional concepts of interna-

tioaal trade, tariffs and the word"foreign" itself appear to be headedfor the scrap heap in spite of fears ofa new rise of nationalism. Americansare used to seeing certain foreign pro-

ducts. The most obvious, of course,are the imported autos. But whatmost Americans have yet to realize isthat foreign capital is finding its way

wuo the United States in a risingflood - capital that will be utilized,to produce more and more foreigngoods for the American market.

For years, "multinational" U. S..companies have expanded in Europe

and elsewhere throughout the world.U. S. investment abroad in factoriesand plants of all kinds has been highlypublicized. Not so highly publicized isthe flow of foreign capital into theUnited States. Business Week maga-zine describes what is happening, innoting that, "The rich U. S. markethas lured more and more foreignersto set up shop here." It reports that,"In terms of money, the foreignthrust lias been very recent. From1950 to 1966. foreign investment inthe U. S. rose by only about 5350-

?illion annually. In 1967 and 1968,increased almpst S9OO-million each

year. In 1969, foreign companies rais-ed the value of their direct investmentin the U. S. by SI -billion, for a totalof SI 1.8-biilion and a 20 percent in-crease in three years. The grand totalrose by at least another 51.2-billion in1970."

The range of products now pouringout of foreign factories in the UnitedStates is broad and varied. West Ger-man factories produce chemicals andmachinery: Japan is in the lumber andseafood business; Italy has establishedplants for such divergent products asspaghetti and typewriters; the Swisshave specialized in food and drugs;France, metals and petroleum pro-

ducts: Great Britain, tires and paper.Qearly, the multinational company isno longer solely an American affair.

The arrival of foreign capital in the

U. S. has one basic aim according toBusiness Week. That is to get a biggershare of a rich and growing marketthan would be possible by export

Toward theThe history books refer to the Dark

Ages - a period in European historywhen, tor centuries, the light of learn-ing was extinguished and ancient civi-lizations died. Unbelievable as it mayseein in this supposedly sophisticatedage. we see on every hand hostility toscience and technology an unrea-soning fear thai they are a threat tothe environ l::, t.

This Tv.v iiciii Century version ofDark .V_v superstition is having agreat impact than isgcncraliy realized.A'lliiard F. Rockwell, Jr., chairmanand chief executive officer of NorthAmerican Rockwell Corporation, aleading aerospace and commercialmanufacturing firm, warned that, farfrom protecting the environment, the

turn against technological progress in

such areas as space, nuclear power

and the supersonic transport is com-ing at the worst possible time. "Ourecological world is coming a part at

the seams, and we're losing the very

men who could most efficiently weldit together.'* He warns that the aero-space industry alone has lost morethan 50,000 engineers and scientists,

>?THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, APRIL 3, U7l

White Folks Business

Inseparable Problems

Dark Ages

While the circumstances in the caseof those surrounding the U. S. Ser-geant may or may not involve evi-

dence or circumstances so flagrant asthose of the one man and three wo-men defendants, we think it is man-datory tliat it be given careful consi-deration before it is tucked away in

ones mind as having been disposed ofin the right manner.

While the case of Sgt. Calley may

liavc a militant source to lean onthere is little or no such excuse exist-

ing in the case of Manson and hisgirl friends.

sales alone. Far from discouraging thetrend of foreign companies to investin the U. S., our government actively

promotes foreign investment in thiscountry both as a means of easing ba-lance of payment deficits and offsett-ing foreign criticism of U. S. businessexpansion overseas.

One question that may puzzle

Americans is why the foreign inves-

tors come so quietly in contrast to

the fanfare that accompanies the ex-pansion of an American company inanother nation. Many foreign com-panies locating in the U. S. almost

lose their identity through Americanincorporation and employment of anAmerican managerial staff. The rea-son for this, as spokesman for a U. S.subsidiary of a major West Germanchemical company explains, "...Ameri-cans are still leery of foreigners." Thiswill change with time for, in the

words of Business Week, "...asforeign companies become more fa-miliar here, Americans will presum-ably become less and less apprehen-

sive about the foreign business intheir midst." If international rela-tionships can, in fact, be improvedby the intermingling of people and

economic interests, the growth ofmultinational companies should prove

to be favorable augury for the fu-ture. Businessmen have always, in asense, been citizens of the world.But, today it is easier to manage in-ternational enterprises. No place onthe globe is more than a few hoursfrom "a home office" by jet aircraftnor farther than the next room inthis age of voice-carrying electronicwizardry.

One provocative question that may

remain unanswered for a long time

to come, as international economic,

interests expand and nations becomemore interdependent economically,

is that of the future of individual po-

litical liberty as we have known it in

the United States. Hopefully, it willcontinue to florish in the world oftomorrow.

most of them in the last 12 months.'That kind of a loss", he declares,"

...

is a direct threat to our national econ-omy, our national defense posture,

and the international leadership ofour country."

Rockwell stresses the need for what

he calls the creation of a "FederalReady Reserve" of engineers andscientists to help preserve our nation'snucleus of technical talent. He be-lieves that President Nixon's proposalto reorganize the Cabinet presents a

strategic moment to create a depart-ing of the technological skills andleadership of this country. Immedi-ately at stake are jobs for 78 millionAmericans and income for more than30 million shareowners in Americanindustry.not to mention the cause ofenvironmental preservation.

The heart of Rockwell's concern iswell expressed in the words of TheWall Street Journal, "To fear ascientific inquiry is to fear new ideas.And that, along with a susceptibilityto hysterical thinking, could be aroute to a new Dark Age."

SUBVERSIVE... TO PETITION GOVERNMENT

PRESIDENT JOHNSON

"Merger -Stormtroopers brother die. We are tired ofoppression by the Pigs. We willget Justice or we will die. We'vebeen watching for 400 years.

Our children will not watch it.We will not sit still and letthem watch it. It is now ornever."

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referendum of May 15 was a

"dead duck" but he question-

ed the authority of the com-

mission for acting on the mer-

ger before it was brought up.

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James Henry Campbell 23,

of Chapel Hill, identifiedBroad weU but had difficulty

in the identification of John-son and Nelson. Campbell

testified that he pushed Broad-well into a brick wall, cuttinghis head, before the alleged

fight between Broad well andCates. He later said he saw

Broad we 11 standing over Cateswith a silver object in his hand.

In his address to the jury,Maxwell, outlined the discre-pancies in the witnesses' testi-monies. He said the witnessesdid not agree on the position

of Cates' body or the defen-dants on the diagram, the mur-

der weapon, who stabbedor the method of mur-

derv"How can you arrive atthe truth when no one agrees,"asked Maxwell.

Stauber stated "I wouldlike to see the county com-

missioners merge the two

school systems, and do it to-

morrow. They could do it."

James Campbell, organizerof the meeting said they wouldsolicit funds to hire a lawyerto investigate the trial, lawyers,judge, and jurors.

Mayor Howard Lee stated,In a meeting in his office, "Myposition is to carry on as

Mayor. I certainly think ques-

tions are raised by an all whitejury. This shows a blatantflaw in our system, but thiswill not be corrected by vio-lence and destruction. It will

be corrected only by legalmeans.

North Carolina statutes per-mit city-county school conso-

lidation by joint resolution ofthe school boards with the ap-

proval of county commis-sioners and the State Board ofEducation. Although a publicvote may be called for in a pro-posal, the statute does not de-mand it.

"The county commissionerscould do it tomorrow," saidStauber. "IH make the motion,all I need is a proposal fromthe boards. I don't know if it

would get a second, but I'dvote for it."

I do not want the people'sfurry .dkeated at-Chapel Hill.Chapei Hill did not pass judge-ment. It is not at fault. I thinkour police force did an excel-lent job of carrying out the in-

vestigation, of arresting the ac-cused, and of getting the wit-nesses together.

Anyone who tries to makeChapel Hill pay for this willsuffer sever consequences. I donot defend the trial but I willuphold law and order in Cha-pel Hill. I will not let ChapelHill become a battleground."

The jury was instructed by

Judge Thomas B. Cooper to

consider each defendant sepa-rately in their verdict. He toldthem they could hand backverdicts of not guilty, guilty ofsecond degree murder, or guil-

ty of manslaughter.The jury of nine men and

three women deliberated an

hour and 45 minutes and re-

turned verdicts for RonnieDale Broad well, not guilty,Rufus Paul Nelson, not guilty,

and William B. Johnson, not

guilty.

"The county commissionersought to merge the schoolsand then call the referendumon bonds", he said. This was

one of the strongest state-

ments made by a public offi-

cial concerning school consoli-dation.

Upchurch questioned thepropriety of consideringschool merger before receivinga resolution from the schoolboards. "They've jumped thegun," he said. But, he said,"wether they had the au-

thority or not, it's a dead ducknow."

The school boards plannedto meet Tuesday afternoon to

consider the resolution to havebeen presented to the commis-sioners.

Members of the schoolboard, he said, were "absolute-ly shocked" at Monday's deci-sion.

Discussion of school mat-ters at Monday's meeting be-

gan with consideration ofplans for the referendum ofMay 15 on school renovationbonds. The question of schoolmerger, which was also to bevoted on May 15 was posedduring discussion of the bonds.

This WeekIn NegroHistory

-Law(Continued from front page)

gram formulation, as well as

substantive programs andpolicies."

Dean DeJarmon is serving

as a member of the NorthCarolina Criminal Code Com-miussion and serves alao as a

member of the North Caro-

lina General Statues Commiss-ion. DeJarmon is alao schedul-

ed to participate as a Staffmember of a Seminar onStudent Rights and Justiceat the University of Georgia,

Athens, during the month of

Juae.

Ninety-three years ago(1878) on Wednesday thisweek the first Negro heavy-weight champion was born.He was Jack Johnson whodied in 1946.

Other events this week ofhistorical importance are asfollows:

MARCH 29 ArchdeaconJames S. Russell (1857-1935),founder and principal of St.Paul Normal and IndustrialSchool, died. The school isnow .known as St. Paul'sCollege at. Lawrenceville,Va,

MARCH 30 FifteenthAmendment to the U.S. Con-stitution was ratified in 1870.

APRIL 1 Thomas Fo-well Buxton (1786-1845),British emancipationist,born.

APRIL 2 Tcussaint L'-Ouvcrtuic was appointedCommander - in - c h i e f ofFrench forces in St. Domin-go -in 1796.

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cant in that it seeks a circuit-wide strengthening of the rule*to remedy the black teacherdisplacement problem.

The figures represent the

first use before the court ofdata collected by HEW as re-ported by the individualschool districts.

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to get justice by any meansnecessary."

Other speakers said, 'They

will not get away with It. Theywill be dead in three months.Campus Cops watched the

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strategy for that decade. TheIsrael conference seeks to in-terpret recent changes and

trends in social development,particularly as they affect wo-men's contribution to society;assess the past, and plan thefuture activities of the MountCarmel International TrainingCenter. The conference closesApril 9, 1971.

By JOHN MYERS

Hillsborough is a typically small southern town withsmall shops lining one main street and two minor ar-teries. The traffic at 12 o'clock noon may reach six .

to eight cars per minute. There is no college or univer-sity to interrupt the town's quiet atmosphere. Atlunch hour several of the town's shops close; for itwould seem that everyone in town eats the noon mealat the same time.

The Carolina Inn, established in 1759, is a majorattraction for tourist and a prominent reservoir for hotcoffee and town gossip. Thursday March 25 the talkcirculating through the Early American dining roomsof the Inn was more than local social news. This daythere was a trial in progress in the town court house.Some one had killed James Louis Cates in neighbor-ing Chapel Hill on November 21, 1970 and today,three members of a Durham motorcycle club, thestormtroopers, were being tried for murder.

At 4:10 p.m. this same day an all white jury ofnine men and three women would bring back a verdictof not guilty for all three members. With the verdict,the talk in the Inn will slow to a hum and shortlydie out. But in Chapel Hill, the scene of the murder,the talk will build to shouts and screams of why?Why? Why? Why did it only take five hours to select ajury for a murder trial? Why was there an all whitejury? Why, when fifty people saw the murder, did " thestate only call five witnesses? Why were all the wit-nesses under 25 years of age? Why did all of themhave police records? Why were three witnesses, Caro-lina students, whose testimonies would have beenmore substantial, not called to testify? Why was thefact that Cates was drinking important?

I am not stating that the three men who werecharged with this crime are guilty. I am also merelyasking why was the State's case seemingly so ill pre-pared?

On Thursday, March 25, a verdict was handed downin Superior Court of Hillsborough that was to causetwo bombings in the town of Chapel Hill Within thenext 24 hours. It was to cause protest marchers,Cried of "We Want Justice" and a danger spot to 1p&£-" ;'pie of all colors. Why, if the verdict is true,°is the?question still not on people's lips; Who Killed JamesLouis Cates?

Tax Problem?Questions And Answers

This column of questionsand answers on federal taxmatters is provided by thelocal office of the U.S. In-ternal Revenue Service andis published as a publicservice to taxpayers. Thecolumn answers questions

most frequently asked bytaxpayers.

Q) 1 operated my ownbusiness last year, butdidn't make much moneyfrom it. How much In-come can I earn beforeI have to file a tax re.turn?

A) If you have net earn-ings from self-employmentof S4OO or more, you must.file a federal income taxreturn and you may haveto pay a self-employmenttax.

The Tax Reform Act of1969 liberalized the filingrequirements for singlewage earners and in somecases fur married wageearners by increasing theamount of income requiredbefore a return need befiled. However, even if areturn would not have beenrequired based on his totalincome, a taxpayer stillmust file if his self-employ-ment income was S4OO ormore.

Sec the instructions forForm ID 10 and Schedule C(Form 1040) for more de-tails.

Qi Each year I hearof cases where refundsare delayed because tax-payers make errors ontheir returns. What aresome checks I can maketo avoid an error and getrefund faster?

A) To insure the promptprocessing of your re-turn, you should check thefollowing before sendingyour return: (1) Recheckall your mathematical com-putations; (2) Be sure youused the correct tax tableor tax rate schedule andadded the surcharge to yourregular tax; (3) Be sureyou used the peel-off labelthat came on the cover of

your tax package (If youdon't have the label, writename, address, and SocialSecurity number In thespaces at the top of the frontof Form 1040); (4) Be surethat your return is signedand dated; joint returnsmust have the signaturesof husband and wife; (5)Be certain all W-2's andsupporting documents areattached.

Q) A few months agoa ring that eost little tuthad great sentimentalvalue to me was stolenfrom my home. Since thering meant so much tome. can I take into ac-count its sentimentalvalue In claiming a theftloaa?

A) No, the law does notrecognize sentimental vatue as a factor in determin-ing the amount of the loss.Your loss

tfrom the theftof the ring or other person-al property la h cost, orfair market value, which-ever is less. The loss Isreduced by any insuranceor other recovery and thatpart of the remainder thatexceeds SIOO is deductibleif you itemize.

Q) My wife and Iwere divorced this pastOctober. Can Istill file ajoint return since wewere legally marriedmost of the year?

A) No, if you are di-vorced by a final decree onOr before the last day ofyour tax year, you are con-sidered single for the en-tire year unless you re-marry.

4> 1 was laid offfrom my job severalweeks ago after workingfor the firm for severalyears, b the seversnoepay that I received tax-able?

A) Yes, severance pay laconsidered compensation forservices and is taxable. Inaddition, lump-Am pay-ment for cancellation of anemployment contract Is in-come in the tax year It ifreceived.

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