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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.