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July 04, 1979 - Image 3

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Publication:
Michigan Citizen, 1979-07-04

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EADY
tunitie
for
ur
tudent
Bri-
to Ie m.'
t;
and
effe ted
of
re:
r
ilce 00 e,
for B nton arbor
mayor Friday un eiled an
e ction platform th t in­
clude hiring a public rela­
tio pe n to h ndle day­
to-day complaints" nd
oid 'the onday night
fi ts.'
ke and hi 'Ren­
ai sance late f r
nton H rbor outlined
th platform at n w
nference Frid y at th
nton Harb r Public
Library. The a te running
in u. primary election
includ Coo e for m yor
nald Finley for commi - h
. net- t-large and mold he
mith for 1 t ard
ment to the on itution.
Th ui id maj rity
te i required for nomina­
ti n in the party primari ,
nd n BI p r n h
min ted r
City C un-
tern.
Under the comrrussion
f rm of gOY rnment which
divide authority ov r city
departm nt among th
thr coun il member the
council i unre ponsive to
th needs and de ires of
the Black ommunity, th
uit ide .
The suit al id the
t-larg ystem and the
ommi ion f rm di our­
age Blac from e ing
public ffi e and provide
Ie opportunity for Bla s
to parti ip te in th P liti­
pro e and elect per­
th ir ch i .
ity mern-
hopes
e
ber were elected from sin­
gle member di-stricts, the
uite said, 81ac s would be
majority in orne di trict
and ould h ve n oppor­
tunity to ele t legis! t I
Th uit ed for a
ourt order de 1aring th
t-lar e system un onsti­
tutional and enjoinin the
holdin of city c uneil
ele ti n under the sys-
tern.
The suit also a ed the
court to order form of
ov rnment with single-
m mber distri th
city governing body.
Hom
th
he will" he said. 'In
fa t I hope he ill. I think
it will be a g od contest
and gi the community
me choices.'
Finley is running for.
one of two commi ioner­
at-large ats currently held
by omnu loner orval
ei and Charles Yar-
brough and Smith i running
for the 1st ard at cur­
rently held by Edmund - ---------------------------___,.-----------..,
man. Of the three meum­
bent commi ioners, only
m n h announced plans
to seek re-election.
n tionwide demon­
str ti n to demand full em­
ployment wa tentatively
t for ugu t by Opera-
ti P H nd the South­
ern Chri ti n Lea rship
onfer n . the R v. Je
J c n nnoun d.
r. Jac s n national
president of P SH (people
nited to S v Hum nity
and the Rev. J ph Lowery
1£ pr ident, made the'
announcement at a pre
conference in hicago.
The day of pr test
nd demon trati n will
ha the them • Put m r­
ica Back to or" the
leader of the civil rights
org nizations said.
STAft IT
"Insurance For All Your eeds"
AlITO - E· • UFE � HEALm
. REPRESE Tl
cs
471·1117

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