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: ee ER OP tt “, pea Nes neti Bee t , . d & ; NY 105-8999 The March ll, 1963, edition of the weekly’ news magazine "Newsweek" contained an article beginning on page 30 and captioned "Mississippi Air Lift", which reflected that DICK GREGORY had been taking food packages to Mississippi, chiefly to Leflore County where Federal surplus food allotments previously paid for by the county were cut off except to persorson public welfare roles. Consequently, food to some 22,000 persons, 90 per cent of them Negroes, was cut off This article continued that although this cut-off came in the midst of a drive to register Negro voters the United States Civil Rights Commission investigation determined that the registration drive was not the main reason for the cutoff, although GREGORY, according to the article, considered it a reprisal. This article went on that GREGORY's action was labeled a "cheap publicity stunt" by the Mississippi State Welfare Commissioner and this charge ‘prompted GREGORY to run off a 37,000 dise edition of a taped recording of a ‘question and answer session he had with San Dieco State College students in which he attacked bigotry. According to the article, the record would sell for £1.60 (60 cents for cost) and the $37,900 profits would be offered to Leflore County to pay the cost of surplus food for a@ year, The April 6, 1963, of the "New York Amsterdam _ News" contained an article by editor JAMES Lp, HICKS captioned "The Giant Killer" in whch he voiced-his @isgust with Negro "leaders" who attempt to demolish subject and the Muslim Movement on television and radio A. programs, HICKS claimed that these Negroes appear VY, "stupid and silly <crgvinge the white man's argument against subject". He went on to say that they were not stupid but that it was just downright folly" for one Negro to declare war on another in public. He expressed amazement that these Negroes would allow themselves to become involved in these debates with subject simeno sone can defend the way the white man has treated the Negro. =23=