BE TO HARBOR-
City' firemen filed suit in
Berti n County Circuit
Court Friday kin 104,
000 in bac p y and over­
tim an ccountin of
pension fund : and an in­
junction prohibiting the city
fr m contractin out fire­
fighting rvi
Thorn Fette, ttomey
for Fire-figh r � 685,
e plained, "This is not to
h city things are
m ving r pidly it was
to protect our
in
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r L. Ro nd
Control
Dear
. Ro ndal:
A ciati Ii . of Detroit, of
stated: "The great confi­
dence I had in our volun- organized 0
pport through
nation ide ppeal.
vide funds f
aid, f: cul:tv..c:;sa1ane�
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The P tor Officers and
of the easant
Gro tist Church, lo­
cated at 710 . ain Street,
Benton Harbor, ichigan
di u d and voted to pro­
te and enter their objec -
Ion to the pplication of
Theodore Palmer, for SDD
licen for his e . 10g tore
at 696 E. am St. t
Grove Church is located
directly cro the street
from the Pahner Store. The
member of the church are
directly ffected by th
e . tenc and tivities re­
lating to the opel tion of
the ore e cially in
regard to the of beer
and liquor, d the behavior
re to e.
The church voted unani-
mou y the applica-
tion to "upgr de"
Palmer s licen
E. in St. tore, from SD
to SDD. 0 'upgr e"
r � Palmer tore i to
furth r degrade the com­
munity. The 0 e to oppo
ch ti n on the p rt of
your c rom' 'on as taken
at duly constituted meet­
in of church mernb r­
ship, held at th church on
F bruary 2 19 1. The
rn mber ip
the Pa tor
the approprat per n
e pre . g their n tim en t
for the purpo of topping r
any .. exten'on of liquor
28000 du to overtime move to collect on the
p yment during the sam judgment if negotiations
period, Fette explained. br e do n.
third part of the suit Firemen are pr posing
for an cc untin of the city pay bac the p
the firemen's pen . on fund. due wage at the time of
"Becau the city's con- retirement. "This could be
tribution depend upon 15 to 20 years from now'
s, if es ere under- Fette ob rved.
p id, contribution are like- In ddition, the union
to be underpaid,' Fette will e compensation time
noted. in lieu of overtirn pay.
The t of the four- Fette explained, "one hour
p it s for an in- off for e ch hour of over-
junction gainst the city time or.'
prohibiting officials from The two proposals
contr ting or bcontract- could realize a 34 percent
ing fire-fighting rvice. reduction of the current
ccording to Fette, "It's fire department b dget
again contr t. cording to th union.
"There . no rious eanwhile all city em-
dispute bout the figures. ploye received notice
e city ppli d," Fette Thursday from City an-
. d. "I think e'll tt ager Paul cCauley that
this. If e obtain judge- next Tu sday's paycheck
m nt, think e'll be abl ill be one to two ee s
to resolve it.' He added, la e.
ho ever, union ould ayor Joel P tterson,
commi . oner and staff
have been m ting durin
the ee at informal or­
shops as they prepare a plan
for th city's financi crisis.
SE
tb
o nized a v
HUD fund .
a e
irman a
here to
pe
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The church as m de
a are of the fact that the
ichi Control ct y
of an SDD licen that it
'shall be denied in the
event th conternp ted lo-
tion' ithin 500 feet
o a ur 001
building.' PI asant Grove
B ptist Church . le than
50 feet from the id store
a 696 E. ain. In addition
to Pleasant Gro e Baptist
Church, ther is another
church right next door to
Pleasant Grove, Full Go 1
Tabemacl, 720 E. ain.
In the light of your own
t it uld ppear be-
yond the do of' Airman Anthony J Lee
doubt th t ju tice prevailing a 1975 graduate of Benton
and imp ement tion of rul- Harbor High School, has re­
ing ould preclude the turned home to assist in
granting of SDD to r. recruiting under the Air
Palmer. Force' recruite helper pro- 0 h d ed d eight
e would hope that due n un r an
con . der tion for churches gram. e ichigan Cone
Lee 23, the 00 of lmos d t h bee 1 d
and hools which ms to u en s ave n p ace
clear Lee, 1135 Lavette will b on the Dean' List for
be th spirit d th
intent of the ord orking ith Staff Sergeant excellent . demic ork
the 0 quote, Anthony J. Brackin, Air. performed during the fir
e tend d in this Force recruiter at Fairplain mester of th 1980-1981
e ould so request that Plaza. will school year ccording to
Brae ins said Lee J hn F al C
we be riously and sym- Dr. 0 . ter,
vi . t Ben ton Harbor High d f'
Pathetically heard. We are vice-pres' ent 0 mstruct-
School to an er questions
of cour requesting that a bout the Air Fore and ion.
h ld c: th Toppin the Dean's List
hearing be e lor e also will b availab at th
b f ere 40 students singl d
public by th LCC e ore Fairolain Plaz office.
b d h t --r out for peci honor as
any deci . on met a Lee entered the Air Force
Presiden '1 Scholars for
ould ignore u or any under the delayed enli ment
achi ving p rfect traight A
other pub' pr ram la April. He at-
, avera es fir t seme ter.
the grantin tended basic training at
licen in ' c and ir Firee B in
ppreciatin your being and received training
a pi1blic gency cone med as a disbur ment ceountin
ab t all citizen e appre- pe ialist t Shepp d Tech­
ciat pportunity to nical Training enter ichi-
communi ate with you and ta lls Te a .
100 f rward to h arin
The mos . successful
ichigan campaign in th
37 -year history of th
United egro College Fund
raise a record amount in
excess of 1 million in
. 1980, ccording to Charle
J espe r n chairman of th
St. J ph-Benton Harbor
campaign. The total
amount raised in St. Jo ph­
Benton Harbo as
18,410.00.
J arne . Allber, gen ral
campaign chairman' of First
Federal Savings and Loan
C
a
additional 132 stu-
ere plac d on t
e demic Honorabl
mu
point
seal
ver
hile
mp
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cce
f
a more than ju ti­
fled' th victory i theirs.
le ly "gao h a
strong commitment to
CF and to the e ntial
educational mission it
makes po le. Despite the
state s sluggi economy
ichigan re 'dents corpora­
tion and found tions ro
to the occa ion."
The United egro Col­
lege Fund is a federation
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more rnester how of
or . To be eligible for th
Dean' List dent mus
earn a 3.50 grade point ave­
rage or better on a 4.00
h.ile comp etin 1
RlO e me er hour
wor . To placed on
cademi Honorabl
bee
Brenda Yircott.
o
p GE 3
Co
ing m ger
product t
and r 'de
Road st. Jo ph 0
iami
ship.
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Salimi' Donn
C rlott S. Tipton'
artin S. ood ani.