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Th Michigan Depart-
ment of Civil Rights as initiated
com pi in of discrimination
becau of race nd national
origin against five Saginaw real­
tor: John O. Schmidt R Ity;
uladore Realty; CM Re Itors;
Davis J. Hill Realty, and
Century 21, (ary iron),
ccording to Edward J.
Ir., Director of the Departmen's
Enforcem nt Bureau.
Separate complaints filed
. nst companies lie
company has "discrimi­
nat d on ccount of rae and
n tion I origin in its sales
p ctices by encouraging or
di our ing prospective pure -
sers from e ing d llin in
certain portions of Sagina and
its environs because of th
racial and ethnic composition of
the said Mea, nd m in state-
ers
The Benton Harbor Area
Schoo h Id leadership r -
ops from FebruMY 27th
throu arch 9th. I attended
of the r shops and I
ha Ie d much from the
v lu bl information that
provid d the citizen of the
community ho e faced ith
of pro . din q�ality
ucation in 0 001 svst
This m ns that plans fo a
rem dy to egation in the
Benton Harbor School District
must m de and implemented.
Benton Harbor is moving
rnents with re pect to the racial
ethnic compo ition of neighbor­
hoods'and ctions of S gina ."
Th Alleged acts of racial
and national ongin steering
Cf indicate a r cial and/or ethnic
preference, limitation and
discrimination" and result in
making certain areas unavailable
to minority consumers. Further,
"the alleged acts and statements
re in violation of Michigan's
Elliott-L rsen Civil Rights Act
(P.A. 453,· 1976)," Chastang
said.
Und r the Department's
Rules, n in estigation will be
conducted which could lead to
dismissal of the complaints or
issuance of charges against the
realtors. If charges are issued
and the Uegations are substan­
tiated through public hearing,
the Civil Rights Commis ion
•
o
or
could direct an appropri t
remedy.
liThe D partment of.
Civil Rights may condu t
dditionaf audits of realtors in
the Saginaw area to determine
their compli nee i civil rights
law," Chastang said.
Census Breau
ani s B I a c s
counted in
The U.S. Census Bureau
undercounted Blacks in the
1970 census and has set about
to correct the mistakes in the
upcoming 1980 census.
"It's vital to minorities
cross the country that they be
accurately counted in 1980"
o
forward in laying ground ork
for pe ceful integration of
public schools in our area. It
ould be sentimentality to
th n th t our society can
. ch nged easily ithout pain. It
uld be worse sentimentality
to thin that it can be changed
ithout so pain to our
p rticular selves - bl ck and
ite. It uld be realism to
thin that pain ould be a
reason r 0 pay for hat
al , selfishly, mi t get out of
fr dome
it
Planning Center, has displayed
deep insight and creative leader­
ship to bring about better
human understanding. Other
members of the Planning Staff
are Ms. Geneva lsom,
Community Liaison Facilitator,
r. John Konopa, edia
Specialist, s. Dora Robinson,
Secretary, and s. yrtJe
Wil es, Secretary.
The Wor shop Directors
are Dr. Robert L Green and s.
Cassandra Simmons.
Or. Gr is a professor of
Educational Psychology and is
Dean of the Colleg of Urban
De lopment at ichigan State
University. H is II published
choo Is set
The Benf Harbor Are
School' Office of State and
Feder I Programs will hold its
annual rathon eeting on
Thursday, arch 15, from
Dr. Gr ry M. Da n-
port, Director and Advisory
Specialist of the Title IV
arathon
the Progressive B ptist Church.
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. At
Resource persons will
be available to explain the
many State and Federally
e.eti n g
•
funded programs in the Benton
Harbor area schools.
If more information. is
needed, please contact Anne
Robinson at 926-7149.
High water endangers, area well·waters
If your ter comes
from a II, atch out! The
recent thaw nd resulting high
ater conditions could result in
contamination of wells
ccording to Gary Wit ow ki,
Supervising Sanitarian for the
Berrien County He Ith Depart­
ment.
Persons ho rely upon
lis I for their dring ate
supply should b alert to the
possibility of b cteriologic
contamination during flooding
periods.
II lis in a flooded
ea' should be su pee ed,
ccording to itko ki.
Anyone in doubt as to
the safety of their ater supply
hould ta e the folio lng pre­
cautions with II water u ed for
drin ing 0 food preparation:
1) Boil the water for (2)
minu es to make it. safe. To
remove the "flat" taste from
boiled ater, cool; and then
pour it bac and forth between
two de n glasses several times to
permit the water to aerate, or 2)
Add 3 dropps of any of the
common liquid laundry
such s Clorox etc., to e ch
gallon of' clear wen water, mix
and let stand for 30 minutes
before using
3) Continue these .pre­
c utionary measures until the
well' water is proven fe by
laboratory test.
For Berrien County
residents, water testing is
routinely conducted by the
Health Department without
charge. If you suspect conta-
mination and wish.' to have a
ell tested, pic up a sterile
water sample bottle from the
ealth Department at 769
Pipestone, Benton Harbor.
For additional informa­
tion, contact the Environmental
Health Division of the Berrien
County Health Department,
telephon 926-7121.
Jump: Jump, Jump - seem to be th only in
players Carl Jones, number 30 (left) and ic ey
number 44 (right), during fourth quarter action i th
Kalamazoo Giants at Kalamuoo laSt ed�y night. The
partially v cant bluchers in th b c ound indicate th
Giant fans had already retreated as the Ti t on to
victOry imi 84 to 69.
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Every Wednesday
Early Birds - 1 p.m,
B n ath Goldblatt's
Ber. Co. Young Democrats
and highly re rded as a
lecturer and E tional Con-
sultant. His publications
include mor than 100 articles
and monographs, mostly related
to the education of urban youth,·
and two college level textboo s:
"Racial Crisis in American
Education and The Urb n
Challenge-Po rty and Race."
H has served as expert itness
in fifteen court cases' dealing
ith educational desegregation
and' has conducted n merous
min shops, and
inservice tr ining programs
related to the sch � .desegra­
tion process.
s. Simmons is a
Research' Associate in the
Office of the Dean of the
College of Urban Development
at Michigan State University.
Her background is in the area of
urban counseling and student
personnel service. She has
served as a research associate in
several major court ca s
focusing on such matters as
faculty d pupil desegration
and th development of gu id -
lines or establishment of
training programs for
dministrators, and
She has co-authored
everal articles, including
"School Desegration in America:
Experiences and Explorations,
Lansing, Michigan." Her article
have appeared in ch journals s
Phi Delta Kappan, and In
grated Education.
According to Dr. Da en­
port, the purpo . of the.
Plann'ing Center are to: (1)
reduce uncertainty and f
expectations about the desegre­
gation effort, (2) de lop ills
in interpersonal relations/pro­
blems resolution (3) impro
self-image and h n relations
sills • of individuals in th
.
school system and e
community.
As part of th office
r p ibilitv, a series of
r shops are being. pi ned in
ich all f cets of the Benton
Harbor Area" Schoo s ill
continually be invol
Dr. Da nport set fourth
the folio . ng goals of the
current or shop:
To promo te raci I
cultural, and ethnic und r­
standing nd to f cilitate
communication among partici­
pants.
To pro 'de desegregation
information th tills ist
teachers, administrators, parents
and studen ts to enhance the
de gregation process.
To d velop a positiv
school c1imat that will f ilitat
both educational des regation
nd cad mic achie em nt.
To disseminate informa­
tion to district personn I related
to chievement of academic nd
desegregation goals.
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