1975 September 27 The Congressional Black Caucus, now 17 members strong, holds its fifth annual dinner, an event that has frown into a two-day, 2,800-person civil rights convention. The major theme of the affair is "From Changing Structures to Using Structure - 1879-1976." Panelists recommend federal takeover of the welfare system and poverty assistance, that the states assume more fiscal responsibility for education, and that Caucus-directed programs develop a national black position on matters of policy.