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Men's and boys' leather and nylon turf shoes. Prices effective thru April 5, 1987 • Taylor 10272 Telegraph Rd. (near Goddard) Madison Hts. 27771 Dequindre Rd. (4 Wks. s. of Universal Mall) Westland 141 Wayne Rd. at Cherryhill Dearborn Hts. 20555 W. Warren Ave. (near Farmer Jack) Mt. Clemens 36140 Groesbeck Hwy. (V2mile s. of-16 Mile Rd.) Warrin 4208 Nine Mile Road (near Ryan) Roseville 28735 Gratiot Ave. (south of 12 Mile Road) Southgate 14336 Eureka Rd. (across from Toys "R" Us) Detroit 14130 East Eight Mile Road Detroit 23831 Grand River Blvd. (near Telegraph) Urania 8810 Middlebeft Road at Joy Utica 50438 Van Dyke Blvd. (1 mile south of 23 Mile Rd.) Lincoln Park 2165 Fort St. (near Southfield Rd.) Woodhaven 22710 Allen Road at West Rd. Warren 13440 Thirteen Mile Rd. at Schoenherr Troy 1603 Rochester Rd. (near 15 Mile Road) Detroit 12070 Gratiot (between -Conner & McNicholas Rd.) 46 Friday, April 3, 1987 and Jewish youths on Or- chard Lake Road. According to reports, Chaldean gangs were involved. Councilmen and others dispute the idea that the fighting was moti- vated by ethnic tensions. Says Alkateeb: "The Chal- deans were mostly from Southfield and the Nevada area in Detroit. They came to the nightclub spots along Or- chard Lake Road to cause trouble out of their own neighborhoods. When I spoke to Chaldean families whose children were involved, they said that they didn't even know that their children were a part of such groups." Marks says swift police re- sponse to the problem, includ- ing ten arrests on Jan. 16, has pushed troublemakers out of Farmington Hills. However, the city was caught, off guard without an anti- loitering ordinance. One was quickly passed by council as a protective measure against possible future incidents. Both Marks and Alkateeb have strong feelings about their ethnic background. Marks exhorts "more Jews to get involved in public affairs in the Detroit suburbs. We have so much to offer as a people because of our appre- ciation for what this country gives its citizens. People join the country club but they don't even turn out for an election." In council races, when no other state offices are being filled, no more than 15 per- cent of the electorate votes. Marks wants to combat such malaise. He also wants to continue Alkateeb's list of achievements in expanding the city's parks and rec- reational facilities, especially after the outbreak of youth violences. Born in Detroit and a graduate of Central High School, Marks married young. He was in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II with anti- aircraft units, and partici- pated in the battles of Antwerp and Bastogne. He started out as a carpenter, became a contractor and fi- nally went into business for himself. Today he and his wife Shirley live in Churchill Commons. They have four daughters and six grand- children. Marks credits Central High for giving him his "leg up in the world. It taught me my priorities," he emphasizes. "I learned that what you think of yourself is more impoitant than -what anybody else thinks about you." It was in the late '60s that Marks began mobilizing Farmington Hills neighbor- hoods to push to incorporate, becoming a'key figure in the Council of Homeowners Asso- - Highland Park 11820 Woodward Ave. at Tennyson Detroit 14565 Livernois at Lynden Inkster 25825 Michigan Ave. at Beech Daly Femdale 22540 Woodward Ave. at E. Saratoga Oak Park 15400 W. Nine Mile Rd. (east of Greenfield) Dearborn 12850 Michigan Ave. at Oakman Detroit 20,000 Plymouth Rd. at Evergreen Livonia 19598 N. Middlebelt Rd. at St. Martins (Martin Place Center) E. Detroit 18700 Nine Mile Road at Kelly (across from Farmer Jack) Drayton Plains 4764 Dixie Hwy. (next to Pontiac State Bank) Pontiac 1903 North Perry Road (Pontiac Plaza) Pontiac 3360 West Huron (M-59 near K-Mart) Taylor 11006 Allen Road at Goddard (across from A&P) Port Huron 3750 Pine Grove Ave. Ann Arbor 4563 Washtenaw•Rd. (V/2 miles east of U.S. 23) Ypsilanti 328 E. Michigan Ave. at South Prospect OPEN NIGHTS AND SUNDAYS THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ciation. He made a name for himself from his work on the commission that wrote the ci- ty's charter. Marks calls that "one of my biggest achieve- ments." He has served on numerous commissions since then, but he had to wait until 1984 to get elected to city council. Marks smiles as he recalls the recount in 1984. "You see, everyone's vote really does count. I still consider it a personal triumph to get elected, being Jewish." Marks Marks credits Central High for giving him his "leg up in the world. It taught me my priorities," he emphasizes. "I learned that what you think of yourself is more important than what anybody else thinks about you." estimates that only about ten percent of the city's 70,000 residents are Jewish. Remembering the fight over his becoming mayor pro tem, Marks states, "There was a big brouhaha. It went down to the 11th hour. I fought tooth and nail for it. I won by one vote." In . this mostly Republican, upper middle-class bedroom community, some suspected Marks of being a shade too liberal. Others had not for- gotten that he ,had been a leading proponent of mid-rise development for the city, which turned out to be un- popular with voters who wanted to keep Farmington Hills' residential character. Explains Donn Wolf, coun- cilman and former mayor, "I 'was - on the other side of the fence from Ben, but now I am a full-fledged supporter. I think that he is going to be one of the finest mayors that we have ever had." William Costick agrees. "Both Joe and Ben are hard workers and .very good men. Ben is . going to be a real asset as mayor." In fact, Marks is a Republi- can, though maybe not as conservative as other Repub- Beans on the council. He sup- ports Howard Baker and ad- mires Harry Truman. He says that he had considered running against Jack Faxon for the area's state senate - seat, but decided not to "be- cause the postiire of the partY wan't 'right for me at the time, -