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informati n from many intere ted
uni er 'ti and other minority program
Editor:
e ish to publicly expre our en­
dor ment and continued support of the
onte ri gnet School in Benton Har­
bor. Our children from Benton H rbor
Co m nd E u Clair have been partici­
p nt in this pilot oluntary de greg ti n
plan. e are pI sed ith the educ tion I
and ciaI goal d advoc te the e p -
'on of the ri agn t Program.
to a sist them in furthering their educ -
tion" id Valentine.
"The minority programs help to
ist the hi h achiever to gradu teo The
percenta e of minority students gr du t­
in today is only one percent of the
total. I hope that in the future this
percent e 'ill inc rea with the help of
minority progr ms uch as this one.."
I am ure that there are other
minority student not nece sarily Blac ,
but sian exican etc. that I don't
know that m y have high GP A's. If there
are ny students that fit into this c te­
gory they ould come and e me and be
recognized for their hiev ments." he
'd.
Since 1975 the ichig n Colle e
Bo rd h publi ed the TRO CCG.
Thi unique rvice h helped more
th n 9 632 minority students to contin­
ue their tudy toward a b ccalaure te
de ree in their major field of study.
In the p t C has h dam ny
s 10 to 15 tudent entered on the ro •
ter. I hope to do folIo -up on the
tudents at the Uni rsity level to e
ho they develop. The students are our
role m dels m in an e mple for the
rest of the tudent " Valentine said.
Signed
Stephani Roc ette Dian R. BI ir
r . Ri ahrd Renfro Suzanne Roi s
TS. Rovert Cornelius Louise Dyer
rs. illi m L. Ott
Guy Churchill
Ron
David
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rs Jimmy R. Green
Linda William
Paren s urge expansion of
ontessori agnet
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RBOR - City Comrnis-
oner onday nl ht pproved ne
tel phone y tem.
c ordin to City n ger Elli
itch 11 the Centre Sy tern will ve
th city pproxim tely 3 400 ye.
ith the y tern c 11 ill be handl d
m re effi iently and can be transfered
ithin the building, itchell said.
In other area Dial-A-Ride will donate
1974 Dodge 12-pas nger van to the
B.H_ Police Athletic League (P L. The
city mu t maintain in r nee coverag
. ' and paint the n.
Permi ion a gr nted to the veter n
of Foriegn to hold their annual
poppy Ie y 20 and 21 st.
ch nnel dredgeing gr ement w s
pproved ith th City of St. Jo ph
for the disposal of non-cont minated
nd n city-owned prop rty. The
llabl lte ill be le sed to the City
of St. Jo ph for 2 for t 0 ye r
pip line c e s U dispo I
dr d in tr nsfer facility.
C mmi ioners al ppro d p ni
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a number of bank accounts with the Fir
Independence Ban of Detroit. The
move as part of an greernent with the
bank which bought the city' 250,000
t anticip tion note. The city ill
retain it bank accounts ith the F
B nk here, John n ld.
Cornrnis loner ickey Yarbrough
rey
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Hernodialysi Unit at ercy Hospital
in Benton H rbor illl conduct p per
drive Saturday, ay 14 9:00 .m. to
5:00 p.m., nd Sunday, ay 15 noon-
5:00 p.m. ccording to Tim Haskamp
edical Social orker with the South-
estern ichi an Health C re A ia tion
S HC). .
The proceeds from the paper driv
ill be u d to ist p tients in the
r y di 1 ' unit ith emer ency fin n­
i 1 problem. id Ha amp.
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op ratin the youth pr ram in the Ben-
ton Harbor area, bile Brand in-
Public S hool is operatin th pr ram
in all other re s of the county.
The Summer Youth EmpJoym nt
Program ill begin J un 13 19 3.
eli ible youth ho ar 14 to 21 ye r ,
old re 'dent of Berrien County and
economi ally di dv nt ed uld con­
tact either h 01 y tern for an ppli -
tion.
Open summer jobs for
14, 15 vear 01 ds
B rrien CET A Direct eldon L.
Burden has announced th t ith the
increa in funding for the Summer
Youth Employment Program SYEP,
14 and IS-year old youth ill no be
accepted in the program. Previously,
14 and 15 year old youth ere e eluded
from the pro ram.
pplications for the program are
now being ta en for J 4 through 21 year
olds. Benton Harbor Area Schools i
e
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resigned from the employees pension
board ayor Cooke announced Yar­
brough ha been the chairman for the 1 st
5 years.
Public or s and Re reation dire tor
Carl Brown's suit a ainst the city has
been dismissed, attorney Erne bite
re ealed.
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A trailor from South Bend ste
Paper Company will be p rked in th
front p rkin lot of ercy Hospit I to
collect the paper said H amp. P p r
should be tied to ther ith trin or
pI ced in p per bags.
"Only newspapers ill be ollected
dded Ha mp. e will not b olle t-
ing items such as m zine or d t
proc . n paper. '
Per n ith
p per drive
5 7. 9:00 .m. - nd
Bro n had cl imed he a f
arrested hen he ex eeded the fi e
minute limit for citizen s omment
under former yor Joel Patter n.
yor Coo' e de 1 red Sund y
15 s th nnual Crop D y.
A cIo d held on per nnel
through Friday.
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