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■*$## %?Q& A*6' ,?r$m ¥&0$~i %m Angles ^>mtimi LARGEST NEGRO-OWNED NEWSPAPER IN THE WEST -Office: 1112 E. 43rd St. - 232-3261 52 PAG ES - 4 SECTIONS Los Angeles, Calif. 90011 "Education Will Lead to the Truth" '2 Thursday, September 25, 1975 SHOCKED — The community was shocked to hear the tragic news that the Rev. Arthur Atlas Peters, pastor and founder of Victory Baptist Church, 4802 S. McKinley Ave., was found last Sunday, badly beaten, at a house which he owned. The Rev. Peters is listed in extremely critical condition at USC Medical Center. Rev. Peters Still Critical Tom Cochee Wins Battle But Faces Nevf Hurdles Gets Job Back By JIM CLEAVER The Los Angeles Community remains in a state of shock as they await word about developments in the case of Rev. Arthur Atlas Peters, pastor of Victory Baptist church. 4802 $. McKinley Avenue. Rev. Peters was discovered at his home at 1190 £. 54th Street after he had not appeared at the church. He was reportedly found in a pool of blood after having been beaten about the head and face with a blunt object. The blunt object was later discovered to have been a small metal statue. Police said the beating was alleged to have taken place either late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Rumors were rampant during the early part of the week that the prominent minister had died as a result of the beating, but while hospital officials were guarded in their revealing of information about the preacher, he remained alive, but in critical condition. INDEX Community Calendar A-4 Entertainment B-6-8 Travel ..B-10-11 Religion ... C-8-10' Social C-l-7 Classified.... .C-14-D-7 Real Estate... D-7-D-12 • For delivery of The Sentinel in your neighborhood. call the Circulation Depart- ment: 232-3261 Ext.30. [THE WISE OLD OWL SEZ There are many ways of advertis- m'iiHi t» in the SENTINEL CLASSIFIED SECTION! .0 Are Looking for fion — Call Sen+iru ificd — 732-2491 As his congregation awaited word about condition, their was talk throughout the community, comparing the incident that took the life of musician Thurston Frazier and Rev. Alphonso Smith, with this incident. Directly after the death of a Frazier in March of 1974. there were allegedly threats to other ministers in the community. Rev. Peters was believed to have been among those threatened. Frazier who ironically enough had once been the rninister of music at Victory Baptist church was reportedly killed by a burglar he surprised in his home, or by someone whom he knew and admitted to his home. The killer or killers of Frazier have not yet been apprehended. „ There was also some question about the death of Rev. Smith, who was known locally as the "Minister of Love." His killers have not been apprehended either. Directly after the death of (Continued on Page A-ll) Suspect Tells All, Is Freed All that glitters is not. If you don't believe it, ask Larry Johnson. 8616 11th Ave.. Inglewood, who had robbery charges dismissed against him after he signed a confession to the crime. Represented by Atty. Phillip Jefferson. Johnson was set free after he was placed in the audience in the courtroom and the victim of the robbery was unable to identify him. According to Jefferson. Johnson was arrested after officers spotted him and a passenger in his car following a robbery in Beverly Hills. Jefferson explained that whjen the officers saw Johnson, and noted that he fit the description of a suspect that had just been broadcast over the radio, they also noticed the passenger in Johnson's car slouch down in the seat. The officers subsequently arrested the pair and a search revealed the property taken in the robbery. A signed confession by Johnson followed. At the preliminary hearing (Continuedon Page A-ll) By JIM CLEAVER Confusion still appears to he the order of the day in Compton as Police Chief Thomas Cochee has not been able to take possession of his office, despite the ruling of the city personnel committee last week. Cochee. a veteran police officer was reinstated to his npst after a lengthy rtreeiing #ith the city personnel board last weekend. Cochee had been fired by the assistant city manager. Daniel Lim. on Aug. 20 According to City News Service, Cochee was scheduled to return to his post last Monday with the restoration of his title and full pay. Informed sources, however, said that acting Police Chief Manuel Correa bad refused to surrender the keys to the office and the keys to the police chiefs car, stating he had no authorization from the city manager. The source also said that Cochee was subjected to a Continued on Page C-14) King's Day Set COUNTY AND CITY JOIN — In salute to the 50th anniversary celebration of the famous Mill's Brothers in the entertainment business, Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion of the Music Center, dignitaries participated. There was a capacity crowd who gave a standing ovation to the famous singing group. From left, Donald Mills, Herbert Mills, George Parks (deputy to Supervisor Kenneth Hahn), Mayor Tom Bradley and Harry Mills. Presentation was made during reception in the Blue Ribbon Room of Music Center. Hosting fund-raising event was the Children's Service Auxiliary of Central City Community Mental Health Facility. —guy crowoer photo NAACP Hits U.S. Officials MISSING — Marina Morse, the pretty Cal State FuHerton coed, is still Rinsing. Her mother, Dr. Hazel P. Reagan, has offered a reward for anyone who knows the whereabouts of her daughter. See story on Page A-4. Black By H. VINCENT PRICE Attorney Samuel L. Williams, the only blacK finalist seeking the county district attorney's position made vacant by Joseph Busch's death in July, reportedly has 'very good chances of attaining the post.'' Atty. Williams, 42, reportedly has the credentials. He in president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, a former deputy state attorney general, a political associate of Mayor Tom Bradley, Southern California chairman of Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.'s 1973 campaign, and a law graduate of USC. In an exclusive story by this reporter in the July 17 edition of The Sentinel. Atty By FAITH C CHRISTMAS The formation of a Civil Rights Bar Assn., a demand for the resignation ot John T. Dunlop, secretary of the U.S. Department of labor, and re- olutions urging sweeping reforms in the areas of Affirmative Action, education. housing (redlining) and health were adopted last week by the NAACP West Coast Region I encompassing nine states. The NAACP thrusts were outlined at a weekend conference at Ailomar Park in Pacific Grove, and attended by 324 delegates, including a large contingent of youth from the region's 109 branches and youth councils in the states of California, Arizona. Utah. Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Nevada. Not represented were Idaho and Hawaii. California Supt. of Public Instruction Wilson Riles also came under attack for a recent published statement re portedly assailing massive court-ordered busing, an issue supported by the national office of the civil rights organization. Mrs. Virna Canson, Western Regional NAACP director, called the three-day conference "one of the most productive." and said branches throughout the region are urged to step up actions on a variety of issues submitted before the body. Criticizing Riles, Atty. Nathaniel S. Col ley, chairman of the regional legal committee and a national NAACP board member, called his statement "extremely unfortunate." Also lambasting the black educational official was Atty. Thomas Atkins, president of Rev. Peters' First Love Is Children Rev. A. A. Peters, the founder and pastor of Victory Baptist Church, 4802 S. McKinley Ave., has a tremendous love for his fellowman, especially children, according to members of the church. "His great desire is to build a great community based SAMUEL L. WILLIAMS . . . finalist Be DA Williams explained that he is seeking the post because he "would like to make a contribution to the community without color being a factor," just his ability and qualifications making the difference. He is one of six finalists in the running for the position, reportedly holding prestigious implications such as the power to lead the largest prosecutorial office in the country with a staff of 500 trial lawyers. "My chances are very good. "If I don't win the position. I will be very disappoinied. but at the same time I hope that the supervisors will choose the best man." said Atty. Williams. (Continued on Page C-14) around youth," said the church clerk, Mrs. Louise Warren, who has been at the church, as long as the Rev. Peters, all 32 years. It was a trying time for Mrs. Warren, a polite middle-aged woman, as she pondered over the many accomplishments of the Rev. Peters, white he lay in critical condition at USC Medical Center, suffering from head injuries sustained from blows to the head from a blunt object, at a house at 1190 E. 54th St., which he owned. The Good Shepherd, as he is affectionately known to many who are close to him. started out as a teacher in Louisiana and Mississippi, before setting sail with plans for the church, u lich is now one of the community's' most dynamic forces. He is married to Codye Peters and is the father of four adopted children, Samuel, Junko, Arthur, and Rachel. The adoptions of the four youngsters illustrated the love for youth which the Rev. Peters has, friends say. "Rev. Peters established the first nursery school in the area tor working parents. "He also started a day (Continuedon Page C-14) the Boston NAACP branch and keynote speaker at a conference banquet, who charged that Riles is "greatly misinformed," if he made the statement. Delineating the Boston schools busing fight in a challenging and fiery address to conference delegates, Atkins labled Riles' stance on busing "an insult to my intelligence." Riles reportedly criticized judges in his anti-busing comments, but called for President Ford to "speak out against mob violence*' perpetrated by busing opponents. Riles was reported to have made the statements during a recent visit la (Continued on Page C-14) By CARL COATES The celebration of Jan 15.'I <fhe birthday of Dr. Martir sUither King Jr., has become tl^iiforriia law in the form rr civil rights jnstrv^"*'" *~Up- ptWided e*«u _/ear in the public schools. The special day of instruction, written in the form of SB-637. was signed into law Sept. 18 by Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. The new law amends the state education code to require instruction about the civil rights movement in public schools each Jan. 15. The Senate bill was introduced by Sen. Nate Holden. Its concept was contributed by Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. Making his first public appearance since undergoing heart surgery. Supervisor Hahn, in a ceremony last week with Governor Brown, said, "Many sincere people believe Dr. King's birthday deserves to be a holiday such as those of Christopher Columbus, Abraham Lincoln or George Washington, but I believe Dr. King would have preferred students spending a time to learn of his works and those of the other great civil rights leaders of America." The Rev. Thomas Kilgore, minister of the Second Baptist Church, said, "Today is an historic day for this state and the nation. I think as state legislatures and governors become increasingly conscious of the work of Dr. King and by teaching such in public schools, it'll be good health for the nation.'* During the law-signing ceremony. Governor Brown personally signed and gave copies of the new law to (Continued on Page C-14) PREMIERE — Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade Campaign Chairman Brock Peters poses with Joyce Watkins, executive director of the United High Blood Pressure Foundation, and actor-director-producer Sidney Poitier as they discuss upcoming premiere of Poitier's new movie which will be hosted by the Brotherhood Crusade next month.
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■*$## %?Q& A*6'
,?r$m ¥&0$~i
%m Angles ^>mtimi
LARGEST NEGRO-OWNED NEWSPAPER IN THE WEST
-Office: 1112 E. 43rd St. - 232-3261
52 PAG ES - 4 SECTIONS
Los Angeles, Calif. 90011
"Education Will Lead to the Truth" '2
Thursday, September 25, 1975
SHOCKED — The community was shocked to hear the tragic
news that the Rev. Arthur Atlas Peters, pastor and founder
of Victory Baptist Church, 4802 S. McKinley Ave., was
found last Sunday, badly beaten, at a house which he
owned. The Rev. Peters is listed in extremely critical condition at USC Medical Center.
Rev. Peters
Still Critical
Tom Cochee Wins Battle
But Faces Nevf Hurdles
Gets
Job
Back
By JIM CLEAVER
The Los Angeles Community remains in a state of shock
as they await word about developments in the case of Rev.
Arthur Atlas Peters, pastor of
Victory Baptist church. 4802 $.
McKinley Avenue.
Rev. Peters was discovered
at his home at 1190 £. 54th
Street after he had not appeared at the church. He was
reportedly found in a pool of
blood after having been
beaten about the head and
face with a blunt object. The
blunt object was later discovered to have been a small
metal statue. Police said the
beating was alleged to have
taken place either late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning.
Rumors were rampant during the early part of the week
that the prominent minister
had died as a result of the
beating, but while hospital officials were guarded in their
revealing of information
about the preacher, he remained alive, but in critical
condition.
INDEX
Community
Calendar
A-4
Entertainment
B-6-8
Travel
..B-10-11
Religion
... C-8-10'
Social
C-l-7
Classified....
.C-14-D-7
Real Estate...
D-7-D-12
• For delivery of The
Sentinel in your
neighborhood.
call the
Circulation
Depart-
ment: 232-3261
Ext.30.
[THE WISE OLD OWL SEZ
There are many ways of advertis-
m'iiHi t» in the SENTINEL
CLASSIFIED SECTION!
.0 Are Looking for
fion — Call Sen+iru
ificd — 732-2491
As his congregation awaited
word about condition, their
was talk throughout the community, comparing the incident that took the life of musician Thurston Frazier and
Rev. Alphonso Smith, with
this incident.
Directly after the death of a
Frazier in March of 1974.
there were allegedly threats
to other ministers in the community. Rev. Peters was
believed to have been among
those threatened.
Frazier who ironically
enough had once been the
rninister of music at Victory
Baptist church was reportedly
killed by a burglar he surprised in his home, or by someone whom he knew and admitted to his home. The killer
or killers of Frazier have not
yet been apprehended.
„ There was also some question about the death of Rev.
Smith, who was known locally
as the "Minister of Love." His
killers have not been apprehended either.
Directly after the death of
(Continued on Page A-ll)
Suspect
Tells All,
Is Freed
All that glitters is not. If you
don't believe it, ask Larry
Johnson. 8616 11th Ave..
Inglewood, who had robbery
charges dismissed against
him after he signed a confession to the crime.
Represented by Atty.
Phillip Jefferson. Johnson
was set free after he was
placed in the audience in the
courtroom and the victim of
the robbery was unable to
identify him.
According to Jefferson.
Johnson was arrested after officers spotted him and a
passenger in his car following
a robbery in Beverly Hills.
Jefferson explained that
whjen the officers saw
Johnson, and noted that he fit
the description of a suspect
that had just been broadcast
over the radio, they also
noticed the passenger in
Johnson's car slouch down in
the seat.
The officers subsequently
arrested the pair and a search
revealed the property taken in
the robbery. A signed confession by Johnson followed.
At the preliminary hearing
(Continuedon Page A-ll)
By JIM CLEAVER
Confusion still appears to he
the order of the day in
Compton as Police Chief
Thomas Cochee has not been
able to take possession of his
office, despite the ruling of the
city personnel committee last
week.
Cochee. a veteran police officer was reinstated to his npst
after a lengthy rtreeiing #ith
the city personnel board last
weekend.
Cochee had been fired by
the assistant city manager.
Daniel Lim. on Aug. 20
According to City News
Service, Cochee was
scheduled to return to his post
last Monday with the restoration of his title and full pay.
Informed sources, however,
said that acting Police Chief
Manuel Correa bad refused to
surrender the keys to the office and the keys to the police
chiefs car, stating he had no
authorization from the city
manager.
The source also said that
Cochee was subjected to a
Continued on Page C-14)
King's
Day
Set
COUNTY AND CITY JOIN — In salute to the 50th anniversary celebration of the famous Mill's Brothers in the entertainment business, Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Dorothy
Chandler Pavillion of the Music Center, dignitaries
participated. There was a capacity crowd who gave a
standing ovation to the famous singing group. From left,
Donald Mills, Herbert Mills, George Parks (deputy to
Supervisor Kenneth Hahn), Mayor Tom Bradley and Harry
Mills. Presentation was made during reception in the Blue
Ribbon Room of Music Center. Hosting fund-raising event
was the Children's Service Auxiliary of Central City Community Mental Health Facility. —guy crowoer photo
NAACP Hits U.S. Officials
MISSING — Marina
Morse, the pretty Cal State
FuHerton coed, is still Rinsing. Her mother, Dr.
Hazel P. Reagan, has offered a reward for anyone
who knows the
whereabouts of her
daughter. See story on
Page A-4.
Black
By H. VINCENT PRICE
Attorney Samuel L.
Williams, the only blacK
finalist seeking the county district attorney's position made
vacant by Joseph Busch's death in July, reportedly has
'very good chances of attaining the post.''
Atty. Williams, 42, reportedly has the credentials. He in
president of the Los Angeles
Police Commission, a former
deputy state attorney general,
a political associate of Mayor
Tom Bradley, Southern
California chairman of Gov.
Edmund Brown Jr.'s 1973
campaign, and a law graduate
of USC.
In an exclusive story by this
reporter in the July 17 edition
of The Sentinel. Atty
By FAITH C CHRISTMAS
The formation of a Civil
Rights Bar Assn., a demand
for the resignation ot John T.
Dunlop, secretary of the U.S.
Department of labor, and re-
olutions urging sweeping reforms in the areas of Affirmative Action, education.
housing (redlining) and
health were adopted last week
by the NAACP West Coast
Region I encompassing nine
states.
The NAACP thrusts were
outlined at a weekend conference at Ailomar Park in
Pacific Grove, and attended
by 324 delegates, including a
large contingent of youth from
the region's 109 branches and
youth councils in the states of
California, Arizona. Utah.
Alaska, Oregon, Washington
and Nevada. Not represented
were Idaho and Hawaii.
California Supt. of Public
Instruction Wilson Riles also
came under attack for a recent published statement re
portedly assailing massive
court-ordered busing, an issue
supported by the national office of the civil rights organization.
Mrs. Virna Canson, Western
Regional NAACP director,
called the three-day conference "one of the most productive." and said branches
throughout the region are
urged to step up actions on a
variety of issues submitted
before the body.
Criticizing Riles, Atty.
Nathaniel S. Col ley, chairman
of the regional legal committee and a national NAACP
board member, called his
statement "extremely unfortunate."
Also lambasting the black
educational official was Atty.
Thomas Atkins, president of
Rev. Peters' First
Love Is Children
Rev. A. A. Peters, the
founder and pastor of Victory
Baptist Church, 4802 S.
McKinley Ave., has a tremendous love for his fellowman,
especially children, according
to members of the church.
"His great desire is to build
a great community based
SAMUEL L. WILLIAMS
. . . finalist
Be DA
Williams explained that he is
seeking the post because he
"would like to make a contribution to the community
without color being a factor,"
just his ability and qualifications making the difference.
He is one of six finalists in
the running for the position,
reportedly holding prestigious
implications such as the
power to lead the largest prosecutorial office in the country with a staff of 500 trial
lawyers.
"My chances are very good.
"If I don't win the position. I
will be very disappoinied. but
at the same time I hope that
the supervisors will choose
the best man." said Atty.
Williams.
(Continued on Page C-14)
around youth," said the
church clerk, Mrs. Louise
Warren, who has been at the
church, as long as the Rev.
Peters, all 32 years.
It was a trying time for Mrs.
Warren, a polite middle-aged
woman, as she pondered over
the many accomplishments of
the Rev. Peters, white he lay
in critical condition at USC
Medical Center, suffering
from head injuries sustained
from blows to the head from a
blunt object, at a house at 1190
E. 54th St., which he owned.
The Good Shepherd, as he is
affectionately known to many
who are close to him. started
out as a teacher in Louisiana
and Mississippi, before setting
sail with plans for the church,
u lich is now one of the community's' most dynamic
forces.
He is married to Codye
Peters and is the father of four
adopted children, Samuel,
Junko, Arthur, and Rachel.
The adoptions of the four
youngsters illustrated the love
for youth which the Rev.
Peters has, friends say.
"Rev. Peters established
the first nursery school in the
area tor working parents.
"He also started a day
(Continuedon Page C-14)
the Boston NAACP branch
and keynote speaker at a conference banquet, who charged
that Riles is "greatly
misinformed," if he made the
statement.
Delineating the Boston
schools busing fight in a
challenging and fiery address
to conference delegates,
Atkins labled Riles' stance on
busing "an insult to my intelligence."
Riles reportedly criticized
judges in his anti-busing comments, but called for President Ford to "speak out
against mob violence*'
perpetrated by busing opponents. Riles was reported to
have made the statements
during a recent visit la
(Continued on Page C-14)
By CARL COATES
The celebration of Jan 15.'I
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