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J k n, le r
"irrelevant,'
ee y S turday
SH raDy here.
they ha refu to meet,
they ha in effect rejected this body
of'distingu· ed Americans," he .
USH and Bu h mu meet in the
m etplace."
On Friday, Bu h officials announced
$5 million fund to help finance minor-
ity-o ned beer distributorships. The
pr am not in respo to the
threatened boycott, a Busch spo esman
- id,
Ja son . B c m e up 15 per­
cent of Anheu r-Bu h' customers and,
in the top 50 market the figure is 22
percent. J son said Blacks spend 800
million a year on the bre er's product ,
yet only one of it 950 whole d·
tributors i Bl d.
Bu h 0 esman the firm
h three minority-owned distributor­
ship , not one, and that the company
soon will announce a fourth.
Of the: company' $254 million
vertising budget, only 2 percent i
pl ced through Bl dvertising agencies,
J n said. Although 18 percent
of the company' employee are non­
white, they are mainly in 10 -level jobs
h added.
The boycott called also becau
Anheu r-Busch h refused to share
information about its busine ith
PUSH, Jac son said. PUSH will be able
to get the inform tion, however, bee use
a group of St. Loui busi en pre-
nted PUSH ith 100 are of Busch
ock 1 Suiiday, Jackson said, thu
giving PUSH acce to information
av ble to areholders.
"AnIleu r-Bu regreta thi boycott
announcement," a Busch spa esman said
nirday. M()ur record of commitment
(i�·"I"1U
Benton Harbor yor ike Cooke
the Blac Republicans meeting
iogton D.C. The m eting is dr
critic claim Reagan is try'
annual Black Caucu eekend
ee in
contro ersy
to up e the
heduJed for the
free picnic, hog ro st and celebr -
tion is planned for Saturday, September
11 at Hull Par in Benton Harbor from
noon until 4 p.m., ccording to Dan
Lee, one of the picnic organizer.
Calling the event Freedom Fe ,
Lee said that every one ho wi es
to eat must have a voter's registration
card.
"There ill be people at the p
to register person to vote," Lee prorni­
d, " so noone need to be turned
ay."
C County, Illinoi , Circuit Court
J udge R. . be the
keynote eaker. u . c and entertain-
ment are planned also, Lee id.
Busine ,individuals, churches and
the Berrien County Democratic Party
have all contributed, Lee noted.
ich el Bernard) of A Very Special
Time, will be master of ceremonie for
the event.
Though planner deny that the event
is planned a counter celebration for
the David Stockman activiti in St.
Jo ph on the same day they do dmit
there will be a contrast.
"Thi event . part of the n tional
effort to register Blac s to vote," Lee
explained. "Benjamin Hoo , AACP
pre ident, and John Jobs ational
Urban League president, ha e ld th t
the Reagan administration . not li ten­
ing to BI k peopl ."
, e hope that involving Bl in
the political proce ill et their yo' e
be heard. Bl are on the bottom of
the totem pole in this country: and feel
the hurt fir ," Lee noted.
"In Chic 0, Father Clement on't
let parent register their children in his
hool until the parent are re . ered to
vote. In Chi ,on churc . giving
a ay free grocerie to r . ered oters,
There are political education bei
conducted by a wide . ty of group in
Chicago - all to get the Bl communi­
ty invol ed in the politi al proce ," Lee
e plained, "This. our flf effort and i
geared t all voter in C , V Buren
and Berrien counties."
Lee id that the elderly, handi-
capped or tho ho live great di e
.. from Hull Par can call 927-2023 on Fri-
day to arrange free tr rtation on
Saturday to the Fest.
, e encourage all pe ns to come
ou t and have good time Lee
"Honorable Judge Pincham i a dynam-
e er, there ill be lot to learn
from him. The menu . r hog, chic .
en and hot dog for the . . There will
be all th traditional picni trimmin
and i ould b fun community ent
ell voter r . ration rally. '
Lee emphasized th t children must
be ccompanied by an ult.