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Du to the high r te of girls entering
the Juvenile Court tern, re 'dent I
treatment center fOT female ha been
open d t the Berrien County Juvenile
Center in Berrien Center according to
Chuc ehoe dire tor of Court Service.
In 19 2 there ere 774 petiti ns
filed in th J uvenil Court ith 131 or
of the female.
nd percent of irl
delinquent committing riou crime
h s more than doubled over the last 10
y rs ehoe id.
La t ye r out of the 131 peteti ns
filed amon girls 27 ere t tus offen
ehoe noted. St tu offense include
min r rime such s runnin a ay
truen y and in orri ibility.
pproxirnately 10 criminal acts
ere committed by girls last ye r -
lar ery from a build in , burgerly and
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B TO HARBOR - City Com-
mi ioners cepted th retirement on-
y ni t by ire Chief John Billups.
Th retirement ill be eff tive July
th t 5 p.m.
BilIup . ...6-ye T ¥ teran of the
department told Commi ioner It ha
b n ple sur or in for the ity.'
He told omrm Sl ner he hopes
in the future the dep rtment ill h e
more m np er than th y have had in
the p t. Lt. D vid incoln s ppoint-
ed by Ci anager Elli itchell to
rep} ce Billup .
In other rea nine Benton H rb r
Hi h h
better
be p rti-
ip ted in city vernment day to pend
time ith the ity to I TO m re b ut
per tion 00 e n te
p rti ip ling in the ity
day herri Rittman
y erri Scott
The Benton Harbor S h 01 Board
ppro ed ) st Tue d y nigpt e p nding
the di tri t' minimal ills program to
fifth gr der . ne t ye r.
The pr r m thi year ffects kin­
der rden thru 4th rade.
Under the progr m tudents must
rna ter minimum requirement in re ding
nd mathemati s by the end of ea h
h 01 ye r in order to be pr m ted to
th ne t r de, Supt. J me H kin
e plain d.
In ther arec s a ummer drivers
edu ration pr ram ill all w 108 stu­
d nt t participate.
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hoplifting.
ost of the crime being committed
by females are non-violent property
offen es Kehoe said.
The majority f the girls are om­
ming from three ge graphical area.
the directed noted: Benton Harbor/
Benton Town hip, St. Joseph and iles.
The reates number came from the
Benton Harbor/Benton To nship rea
ehoe noted, explaining that the major­
ity of children are in the Benton Harbor
area.
In 1982, 38 youths ere pl ed
outside of their homes 14 were females.
The majority of youths under the
court supervision are referred to the
Link Crisis Riverwood ental Health
Clinic the B rrien County Youth Service
Bureau or the ichigan Child and Family
Service ehoe said.
a
f
as mayor Rochelle Reed mayor pro­
tem; Roxann Cosn ve Simone Fryer
Deane Grry Sharon Jones, Vanessa
Robin n Sylvia Shannon and Carol
illiams as Commissioners. The student
day repla ed the annual ayor E -
change D y.
In other matter the Commission
voted to h Id a noon ork p to di -
cu the 19 3- 4 budget. t that time
they ill hear the re ornmendati n f
Ellis it hell on the tr nsfer of 0 ner-
hip of the Ro s Field irport to Ber-
rien C unty.
itchell I id the city prin
le nin ill be held July II.
The ommissi n voted to appoint
B rrien ounty Comrnis ioner Fred Bird
nd City omrm st ner ike Govat
the Benton Harbor Enterprize Zone
Citizen mmittee.
Commis ioner Jydella Davi and
tt rney Grey P. leveland ere
pp in ted to the eneral empl yees
p nsi n bo rd.
The meri an L ion Post 105
a ranted perrni si n to II p ppie
in th city ay 19, 0 and 21.
Commi ioner hoi ab nt.
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3 240 of the estimated 5 320 cost
of the program. _
Board voted to have Corporate
S rvice Inc. dminister the district's
Self-Insured or er Comp nsation for
the next two hool ye rs t a ost f
27223. The comp ny ha administer­
ed the pr ram ince 1979, officials
id.
The board." dopted . a resolution
honoring the top 10 seni rs in thi
years high hool graduatin class.
Honored were: Cynthi Pugh. clas
Valedi torian: Christ pher Le is, Salu-
tat ri n: roJyn R bins n, Dale
in . Stephen Lind nfeld. G ry
ry Pend n. ari 'i htin al
1 nand J nnifer Per lie .
Voc Ed affects minority edu ation plans
From On Line, a BHAS publication
inority males who p rti ipate in
o tiona} edu ation programs in c n­
dary school re mu h le li ely to
further their edu arion th n other stu­
dents. This i one . n lu i n f n
nalysi of three tudies by the ati n I
Center for Rese rch in Vo tional du -
ti n.
The finding do n t upp rt th
conc1u ion that v ed enr llmen dis-
oura e student in eneral from lin
on to me type of p st .ond ry edu­
car n the rep rt said. Student ho -
ere m re li el to enr II in t
r ther than
in rities
ed our nd then entere
1 s ell, le din th
lude th t the la r m r
ov rridin influ n
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