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BE TO H RBOR - It . n't enough
to call J eanan Lang ton 'fa t'. Sh'
more than that.
t 17, the Benton Harbor High School
nior's be time i only.4 of a ond
off the orId record held by Evelyn
shford in the 100 yard d
And if it' proof you ant, con ider:
he hold all- te and AD-American
no in the 100 meter,
e ed the state record recent-
ly ith an 11.55 dash during the Invita­
tional Junior Olympics Carmel C
re ' e Cia A State Champ-
ion in e 100 meters.
J ' a orld cia
court reporter,
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e get arted? "I u d to
. run in the reet all the time,' Jeanan
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ys with a laugh. But it asn't until
she ran tr ck for the first time in 8th
grade that she realized the other runners
ere left behind.
Though the young track biz hasn't
fmalized her college choice, th hools
are already knocking at her door ith
invitations and hope of ooing one of
America's que ke t.
Off the trac , J eanan enjoys swim-
ming and roller ating. Her favorite
boo is' ative Son" by Richard right.
J live with her mother, Ern -
at 528 Colfax in Benton
Harbor, d r brothers Artie F· er
. and Joe Lang on and . er Tuwana
F' er and Tina Lang on.
S encour other . young people
to run ying "It's fun, good competition,
but hard ork."
And the cret of uccess? "You have
to practice hard. You Ita e to have your
mind to it."
For tho ho ant to for them-
lve Jeanan ill compete in 4-H ini
Olympic .
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ere ceu tomed to traveling
re t on ichigan enue and
d y in South Bend, Indiana, you
o d have noti hat w once th
Bro d y Hotel, ittin in the dark ith
no light d no life.
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Augu is trip month at e Benton
Harbor - St. Joseph AI A located
on Holl ood Ro d.
Accpyding to Bruce olineaux, Ex­
ecutive Program Director, '7he"y"
ha always done trips in Augu , but
this year e are doing more trip and
offer a ider variety than ever before".
Youths from 6-20 year can' up
for eral b ball game, Broo field
Zoo, Great America t 0 different Rock
Concerts featuring Loverboy or en t
or, a three day Ced r Po in t-Se
orld trip, or a three day ing, Island­
Reds game trip,
All fees include transportation, en­
trance ticket nd overnight stay if
indicated). Trip are re ricted to ge
group and ha e limited enrollment,
For more information, call the YMCA
t 429-9727. ..
Tod y, like ray of light that is
thrown into a darkned corner ith
ex.ager ted force and brilliance, Open
Door Re ue ., on tand with its .
doo � , r dy to receive tho who
are destitute.
On January 28, 1983, Rev. Robert
Daniel and Re ,Da Holiday J found
and director, swung the doors open,
and rang the bell of mercy to the drug
ddict "the street aiken, alcoholics,
and tho who cannot find a p ce to.
live.
This mission provide co nseling and
guidance, free hot meals three time
daily, clothing, religiou rvice and
other necessi· .
An interview with John Burgoir, who
sold the building for such purpo id,
"Bob and Dave are doing a tremendou
job, and it ' the greatest thing that
ever happened in South Bend."
Open Door Rete e ' on i under­
going many difficult problem and needs
your help.
Comfort and Cheer inistery joins
hand ith this mi . on and is asking
you to reach out to it need in order that
they may re ch out to other ,
It . beyond human comprehen . on
to understand the innovation that i
taking pi e in live that ere as it were
ting away. Surely, this is an t of
God' mercy and love to bring back to
the fold tho ho are lost .
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BE TO HARBO - The YMCA
Family Center . a Cross
Country Camp, Augu 1 to 5, from 8:30
am. to 12 noon.
In truction includes fitne evalua­
tion, running technique, equipment
arm-up and cool-down routine, nutri-
tion, altern tive nd supplementary train-
ing, r rategy time tri l.
Th Camp i geared at udents in
grade 7 through 12. Co i 30 . h.
include refreshment ,
For information call the C at
429-9727.
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SOCIAL SECU ITY
By LES STEW AT. FWd RqI.
Benton Htubor District
Recent legislation has further limited
payments of Social Security benefits
to felons while they are in prison.
There had already been re triction
on paying benefit from the di bility
thru t fund to prisoners.
The 1983 Social Security Ammend-
ment extended tho restri tions to
retirement and survivor benefit ,
Benefit are still payable to th fami­
He of prisoner , but in rno ca s no
Social Security check for either dis­
ability or retirement will be . ued for
incarcerated felon ,
Also, �urie uffered in the com-
mi ion of crime have been permanent­
ly ruled out as a basi for entitlement to
disability benefits. In other ords, if a
person is shot or otherwi injured com­
mitting a crime he wiD never be able to
dra Social Security chec s a r ult
Furthermore, any injury or illn
ich occu in connection ith con­
victed felon' confinement ' be di
regarded for benefit purpo Ion a
th t individu remains under confine-
mente
The ving bro ght about by the
measures ill be rather all jn rel tion
to over all expenditure ,
However 'paying benefits to pri r
is an i e hich ha tined up great
deal of publi controversy,
Congre h come to beli t
majority 'of la bid in citizen
. der it unfair to pay Soci
benefits to felons while th y
mcarcer ted at the expen of t teo
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