T
c
coo
-and
propo th reation
of community pride
our eJe ted representativ s.
Tho in office must lead.
Th must lead the fight
equality. s a r
uld:
- Dern nd a counta- °
bility from D partm nt
head . They are p id enough
n t to pa the buc . The
charter gives them authority
in certain matter. They
l believ th t if
up t the great h p
pre d in the De larati n
f Independ n e and in th
Bill of Righ t then w ha
little to f ar in the future.
H w er it is ne e ry
for m people in ever
g neration to fight to keep
the hopes alive.
e have great tra-
diti n of freedom and of
the ri ht of the people
to control their govern­
ment rather than the other
wayar undo
( believe that I can
make a contribution by
helping to return the con
trol of our city govern­
ment to th peopl .
R is a
andidate for First' ard
E
ommissioner. He is run­
ning on the andidate for
hange late.
ichael B er is mar­
ried, t 0 hildren. He erv­
e-d for four year in th
United State Air For .
He received his B.A. from
the Univer ity of ichigan
and i employed with the
ial Security dministra­
tion.
A city re ident since
1975, B er is a member
of the Ad Ho ommittee
to form St. J hn's Housing
Aid Coun ling Center. He
is Treasurer of onte ri
Ho e of hildren and a
member of the Blo m­
land United ay Alloca­
tions Committee for three
years. He is past president
AFGE local 3351. His
JULY 25 - 20,1979
b n
the it's m ney a t in
re ponsible manner toward
city re ident. The b n
mu t provide ommer ial,
h m and repair I an and
n t ju t r I an .
- Prom te it ta ff.
m r imp rtin pe pi
fr m out f town. it
employees n ed in en tive .
dvan em nt will b po
ble.
- Pr vide females an
E
not
m in
pa n
game. however,
e ape ituati n.
e ape ituation by
working tether.
s a city of p ople
who care about one an ther
and our future we can de­
cide what to build togeth r.
If it i ur common enter­
pri no on can ta e it
from u and e will be
a part of it.
But ver-exten ion
into program finan ed by
other go rnm ntal bodie
has led to a history of
local andal, mis-use and
ab ill ions of dollars
were glv n to benefit the
people of Benton Harbor.
Just here ha this
money gon ?
When watchdogs are
left to guard the meal we
come home to empty plate
" e li in difficult and a me y bl.
times. Economic power If the city ere to
make deals and a e war n longer e u h fund
with one another. Benton it ould then us
Harbor is tr ted like a should enabl the peopl to
The governm nt should m e their own de i i
I ha been citizen
of nton H rbor and a
te cher in the Benton Har­
bor rea chools Di trict
for . teen year. It has
not b n an easy ta to
te ch tudents about mer­
i n hi tory and go mm nt
F
In n
xl w
,
i su - of
statement:
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THE CITIZEN
PAGE 9
is to v teo
ur ) tyou t
n a ti ele t rate
e problem bein
worked on.
The
should n
th y po
but if they do ha
wisdom they ould m e
it available to the people.
Then the go emment
b atchd that
me-
c
You, the Voter, ha to decide ho ill run this city. Primary elections
re comin up in Benton Harbor on ugust 7. To help you, th Voter, be
prep red, e have asked e ch and every candidate to submit 'a statement to
u for publication. We ill c�rry tho statements in the next eek's issu
of the Citizen. Watch for Th Citizen nd be an infOrMed vot r!