After the Civil ar, the newly freed citizens attempted to
• trace family memb_ rs and loved on s lost through th
trafficing of slaves. Public gatherings became one of th
most effective means of tracing .. '. Today's Bush Meeting
is an adaptation of the old Bask t eetings.
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VOL. 1 0.35 AUGUST 9 - 15,1979 SERVI G TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTER
winn rs in th August 8 B nton Harbor
primary election are shown below. They will
fac off in the Novemb r elections.
DONALD FINLEY
ICHtGA
p
20e
ichigan unicipal Lea
must be obtained before th
funds can be borro d from
a private lending institution.
ccordin to Finance
Director Bryce ee s the
action is a short term mea­
re to get "everybody nd
his brother off my bac . '
The city curr ntly 0
Twin Cities J oint e ge
Plant 200 000' Benton
To ip 43 I in ater
billings' 265 000 to the
Benton Harbor
Schools for bac
lected but not turned 0 r
to the hools: and
14 628 to the orth
Berrien Sanitary Landfill.
ST JOE TO NSHIP:
SELL WATER PLA T
St. Jo ph To ship
Trustee uggested th
Benton Harbor City 11 it
ter 0 P t to th
ichigan Shorelin
ater and Se e Treat-
ment uthori to raise
the 110 000 it needs to
pay the To ip.
A SO ISTS A D
EX-GO VICTS IS
WH T DA F UGH CALLED
15 BE TO HARBOR
BUS ESSES
z
FEEDI G THOSE HO
REFUSE TO SIT AT THe TABLE WITH US "
PERCY CARR TOLD THE BENTON HARBOR CITY COMMISSIO
Turn to Page 3 to find out why
Who was Flaugh talking about? '
Turn to Page 3
ST. JOSEPH SEIZES
SEW�R PLANT
S1. Joseph City's 90
day warning to the city
of Benton Harbor to com
up with 200 000 past due
came and went with no
money from Benton Har­
bor. So, St. Joe Commis­
sion voted to take po es-
. on of the jointly run
plant.
The take-over as in
accordance with the con­
tract both cities igned.
When Benton Harbor
City pays the delinquent
sums, their right in run­
ning the plant will be re­
stored.
The action does not
affect the daily op rations
of the plant.
BENTON HARBOR TO
BORROW MONEY
Benton Harbor City
Commission voted onday
night to borro 750 000
to payoff everal delin-
quent bills. .
Authorization from the
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