'a. � _* .. _
.. _ .. _
D C TE � 0 1-
r . Coretta Scott 0
will deliver one of two
ending speeches for
Pre ident Jimmy Carter
at the Democratic Con­
ven tion this wee , if
the Carter camp's plan
go on schedule. rs.
King wa an early Car­
ter pporter in 1976.
Florida Go ernor Bob Graham will deliver th nomi-
n tin ch, Sol' Chaikin, Pre 'dent of th
International di s Garm nt orker Union will
giv th other condin . eech.
L 0 EW HI G, COVE -
id co rag
S 11IREATE ED ITH
The Community Parents Inc. Child Care Center,
Benton Harbor, face fund 10 s of up to 25 percent
re t of propo tate budget cutba . Th
te's current I of fundin for children of elf are
f amili is almo t 8 per child and ill be ashed to
5.50. art 0 the cuts, th A iation for
Child De elopment, Lansing, h 'ad it will me suit
to bloc t cut ora Jeffer n, director of the
Community aren, told the local daily p per
that t y ill not join the it, though Jefferson h
ritten a letter to the St te Department of Social
ervice requ ting cuts not be m de. Som 17,000
ichigan familie ith more than 26,000 children
are dependent on d �-care center p ents can
or or go to 001 to get off elfare.
REVEALED
, newly formed company, announced
plan 1 t wee to buy the remaining 40S acre of
e Pipe to Indu rial District for 1,150,000.
Plan are contingent on Benton Township' pproval
of usin 132 re for dfill and , the of
tax-exempt revenue bonds to be 0 ed through the
Berri n County Economic Development Corp. TP
will pur 200.000 UDAG grant to help
construct the landfill. Principals in TP are alter
S. Clements, Clemen Realty; David Greber, owner
R. . Petrie and Associates; Gerald Heppler, execu­
ti e ith Yerington Concrete. TPK ill eace the
landfill to Yerington ate.
00
fo
a:1 IC.,I ICT ,�_ •
AUGUST' 3 -'1
•
o
y ,. .
d rgarten studen from the
Sodus hool area ouId
register t Stump School.
Parent ne to th
School District may r . er
their children at their near­
e neighborhood elemen­
tary school onday
through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 12:00 noon and
1:00 to 4:00 p.m, until the
first day of hool, T sday,
The state ha been
holding all tax. reverted
propertie pending an
inve igation of the re­
lationship bet een the city
and Rive Ode De lopment
Corporation, a non-profit
group headed up by City
Attorney K. orris G vine
River . de claims to ha e
recei ed 40 odd pieces of
property from the city to
11. Owners and occupants
were notified by Riverside
to m e arrangement for
purch and/or rent or face
e . ction. Some of the prop­
erties claimed by Rive Ode
still belo to the s teo
o city or county
record . that the "city
e er de ded any parcels
to 0 r Ode although Riv­
er Ode too mon y from
occupant in- sale transac­
tion.
The matter ° under
investigation.
Commissioner , in
other tion protested form ..
ally th census count which
silo s in preliminary figures
a drop of over 3,000 in the
According to Ci y
anager � P ul cCauI y,
'the fJgUre are too 10
relative to the number of
dwellings. '
A bearing date of ug­
ust 25 wa set for t
exemption request from
Tech Fab, 131 Graham,
° -City etal Finish­
ing, 191 Graham.
Registration for e e-
mentary tudent ne to
th Benton Harbor Are
���������=�����=����. School will begin on on­
day, August 18, at 20 el -
mentary schools, according
to Dr. Kaye Jeter, Director
of Elementary Education.
Studen ho will be
ttending Pearl School
should register at Sorter
elementary hool and Kin-
r
pro
Twin City etal has
a law suit filed against the
city for 150,000 dam es
they claim city crews did
to their property.
During the ° citizen'
conunen ts ction of the
meeting, Carl Brown, 661
Pavonne que tioned
whether Pe on Construc­
tion Company h d paid the
almost 5,000 building per­
mit required by city ordin­
ance for the remodelin
of the Vincent Hotel.
r
September' 2. Proof of
re . ency and all immuni­
zation record on the stu­
dent mu t be pplied.
Parent of . dergarten
studen not registed durin
the round-up in
the Spring ouId bri
birth certificat , inununi­
zation records and proof of
re idency for the child ith
them to the hool office.
r
o ned.
City Attorney G vin
said th t he had reque ed
a copy of th cifica­
. tions and as yet the archi­
tect re n ible for the
bid specifications had not
n fit to return my call.
illiam Lilly of the
city's economic develop­
ment department respon­
ded th t ccording to th
specifi tions under hich
Pe n had bid, a permit
fee not required
the buildin Federally
arte c
Continued fr P
ing th c er co d be
initiated either by petition
from oter or by a re u­
tion by the city commi
ion, In both , a
nin -member charter com-
mission ould be elected
to devi a ne charter,
which, after approval by
the state, ouId be voted
on by city re 'dents, he
said.
"If e do it by re
lution it must b do in
o ep - brnittin to
oter the question of he­
ther or not to change th
charter and then electing a
nin -rnan charter commis-
ion,' Gavin id. H
dded that the 0 el ct-
held simul-
OFTHE 0 H
THF crnze
PAGE 3
informa-
eader
lau s
I nc
progra
Editor
In the mid t of th
confu ° on and ch e
ing in our city there is 0
bright spot on th
"Th Pilgrim Re er
lunch pro am.'
This pr
by
strator Jame
ordinator, and