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enforcement.
Describing the Reagan mentality a
"self-rightee» ine -ishne ", Bond 'd
the government a leading the country
b ck into the 18th century.
"At home and abro d they h ve
crificed the general good to the corpor­
ate ill," Bond charged.
He ed Reagan for in rting the
White Hou into hool desegregation
c in Chic 0, Texas, ashington.
Bond claimed the Juice Department had
itch its po iticn . ce the C rter
administraf n on tho hool c s a
en a voting discrimination in
the home to n of Senator Strom Thur­
mond.
ith admin' ration relaxation of
affirm at ive ction guidelin s in the con­
ruction industry, Reagan w "affirming
Blac s' chance to be la hired and first
fired,' Bond said.
The e Federalism cam under
tt ck by Bond for "shifting burden
onto st te and localitie already over­
burde d."
Calling Re an an "amiable incompe-
nt", Bond . on -third of all Ameri­
can famille had been ad er Iy affected
by , economic policie of incre
military spending t the expen of
cial program .
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"The greedy ppetite of the mili-
tary m chine i beat' plo share into
ords: pruning shear into spear " h
Re an' emph . on military nd-
ing s.capitol inten ive, not labor inten-
. e Bond id. He noted the co t of
building one X mi e would provide
17,000 job , but if that sam amount
ere pumped into the private ctor,
48,000 job ould re It.
Bond attributed the rile of the con­
rvative element in the 1970' to the
re ction gain the political prote of
the 60' .
Saying it a fair to a hether peo-
pi ere better off no than two year
ago hen Re gan a elected, Bond not­
ed the answer would be 'yes' for tho
makin over $100,000 annually; for oil
compani s and for polluting and hazard­
ou factories.
"De ite the darkn the an r
lie in our own hand ," Bond told the
udi nee. "There I great deal e may
do for ourselve . '
The civil rights 1 ader noted the
po er of tb ballot box as an undevel-
op resource in all of Bla Amenca.
In comments after his ch he-
noted th t there ' no group in any
DE
oc
TS TO COOKE:" OT I TE ESTED-" .....
a h appro ched
Coo e. But if he cho to
join, he ould be ppr ch­
ed ith caution."
. I n
city e ections."
iel n dded, "Even
though the city election are
non-partisan e h ve en
nothi - but Repub 'can
rti ship out of the pre­
nt ayor."
ayor C e ill tand
for re-election in the Augu
primary. In the la elect­
tion, city voter ent 10
to one for Democratic can­
didate 0 er Republicans.
ayor
con 'dering
itch to the Democratic
rty, Fourth Di ri t Dem ..
rat' Chainn Latty
'I n re nded ith
the follo in atement:
'The Democrati P -
ty , intere ed in peopl
ho hold lid conviction
not in individ 0 b
their p li .
d affiliation
Ie
·'1 am not aware of any
peop in the party ho
r
of
ill reform
ion of the Friend of the Court,
ency tablished to the
rt to protect the intere of children
of ren 0 re parated or divorced.
The Friend of the Court established
by te in 1919. Th I s will
e effect in July, 1983.
The reform . tion developed
three-year period by a sped
f beommittee chaired by Re-
ntati e Debbi Stabeoo (D-
,-,,1_' 1IIiI)' The b are de' ed to m e
the � em more em ient and fairer
to people in Ived in child custody and
pport d' ut . .
The are also expected to
MichWlD taxpayers 0 er $ 10 million
uaDy, ccording to e mate by the
Department of Social Service. ore
efficient collection of court-ordered child
pport . expected to off t expendi­
tures th t ould otherwi need to b
rMde for FOC.
The bills r eei ed ro pport
ilee
the
ould
or a
for the
c
r
•
not be required for the commencement
of pport enforcement. This provi ' n
resulted from the complaint from
many custodial parents (the m [ority
of hom are omen) th t they ha e
not ay received timely a ' ance
from the Friend of the Court in initi t­
ing enforcement ction.
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form citizen organizations ch the
ational Organization for omen, Equal
Rilbt for F thers, the M' higan Wo­
men's Commission and the ichipn
Citize Lobby. The bill were oppo d
by the Friend of the Court A iation.
The major bill in the package, Public
Act 294, ill require the Friend of the
Court to distribute infonnation pam­
phlet to De client. In addition, it
ill e ablish a grievance procedure and
a re appointment and removal
proce de' to hold the Friend
of th Court to a higher standard of
countability .
Th fonowing are the m' or pro-
visions,in the p e.
SUPPO T
FO CE-
The new I . require the Friend
of the Court to t e action to enforce
visitaf n orders. This could b don
through informal conference , an opt 'on­
al makeup visitation policy or by initi t­
ing formal legal tion. Prior legisl tion
did not require the Friend of the Court
to in th enforcement of visitation
order.
EDIA
Beginning in July 1983' th Fri nd
of the Court mu offer to provide e
parties with profe . nal mediation r­
vices to resol cu ody and vi it tion
The Friend of the Court will be
. required to initiate enforcement action
in pport orders after no later than 8
eek of nonpayment. A complaint
from th per n receiving support Dl
democracy on the f ce of the earth ho
voting particip tion is or than B
youth bet een 18 and 25 ye of e.
In no community or ea Bond said,
do BI vote equally ith hite
B nd al emphasized th economi
po er of Bl ck i like i undeveloped .
, e bu our purchasi po er:
h id. "Individually e e poor in th
aggregate e are a nation of enormou
ealth."
To demon r te hi point, nd cited
tistic th t la year in th United
St tes Blac ent $ 15 million on bar­
b-que uce: $33 million on lard' 60
million on ble ch; 62 million on hair
conditioner ; and $ 170 million on pot -
to chip.
, e mu refu to rrender ye er­
d y's goal to the prince of po er'
Bond urged hi . tener .
, e are a attered and fractionaliz­
ed popul ti n who mu t mobilize in
the reets p thy and indiffer­
ence."
Bond' ch launch d the annual
BI H' ory celebration t n-
red by Delta Phi P 'Sorority.
The You chie ers of nton
Harbor, ill b on rin a ri of
event th month of F ruary to com-
rnerate BI History onth. Hi tory
Herit e Culture Drama d
Church ill be fe tured:
- On Fr'd y Feb. 11 "BI c I
Civil Right' ill be pre nted by
R. DeFoe.
ond y Feb. 14 H' to of
BI in S.. ichi an by rren
itchell.
- Friday, Feb. 18 'fri Cul-
ture and it Beauty' will be ared by
Betty Robin n.
onday Feb. 21 "Rol of th
Bla Church in BI c H' ory' ill
Continued on p e 7
dispute . any ob rver feel th t
m diatin the di ute is often m re
ti f ctory and I e pensive th
liti tion. This rvic ill be funded
by u r fee contained in the bill
ey fe ture in the bill require all
n w pport orde to include an incom
ithho d' order. T orde dire t
th t mon y b withh ld from person'
paychec (or other in orne to pay for
court-ordered pport. If the per n
ordered to pay support fails to do
the incom ithholdi order ' b
nt to the pe n empl yer. The
per n ho h been ordered to p y
ppott ill h the right to a he .
b fore th order to ithhold incom
t e eft t. e
of income orders .
em . nt method of colle ti
pport.