Dear Friend,
The hour of d .. n in Congr for
honorin8 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ith a tional, legal holiday i fast
appro ching* After p ge in the Hou
u , the Senate this began
it de te and' heduled to vote on
the bill on ednesday October 19.
jor ob acles ill and in the y,
de pi e the ove helming bi-partisan
upport in both House of Congre .
the nsor of thi histori legis-
1 tion during the p 15 year I am
ritin to under ore the critical role
you can pi Y in 0 ercoming th la
rem inin ob cle to en te p e of
the in olid y Bill. ith the Colum­
bu Day re e 0 to r 7th through th
17th ill b bac in their
te ill offer an excellent
opportunity for you to in their upport
for th leai ti n. It i of critical im-
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portanee th t you immediately make
kno n to them the importance you
. attach to their teo Please your
relative in other at to con ct their
Senators immediately.
On October 3rd, the Senate began
deb te on the Holiday Bill, hich
had overwhelmingly p d the Hou
by vote of 338-90 on August 2nd.
T' bill ha been the ubject of num­
erous congre . onal hearings, the re It
of which consi ently have shown the
bro d and deep pport it ha. Senate
opponent had thre tened a filibuster.
Ho e r, on ednesday the Sen te,
under the bi-partisan le dership of
ajority Le der Ho ard B er and
Con. ene Co� n eling
EAST S1 G - leBaron Taylor,
Vice re "dent and General anager
BS Record USA ill deliver the
major ddre on Sunday October 23
* to open the inth tional Confer nce
on Coun elin . orities hi! h con-
ne t 'chi an State Uni r ity at
Ea Lansing.
Th opening . on at the llogg
enter for Countinuing Education, i
heduled for 8:00 p.m., announce Dr.
Glori S. Smith co-chairper 'n with
Dr. homa S. Gunning
Theme for thi year' conference
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AlTO
EY AT LAW
OCTO ER 11 - 25, 1 13 THE CITIZE
inority Leader Robert Byrd, reac ed
greement ith the oppo . . n to limit
debate and e fmal ac . n by th clo
of busine on October 19th.
T 0 major hurdle remain in th
Senate. Opponent will (1) attemp to
gut the bill by callin in of merely
Sunday commemor tion, h .
I gal �cance tsoe r, or
ational Civil Right Day t
ould minimize the focu on Dr. King.
either of these amendment i acc pt­
able, and the one before th Senate to
make the third ond y in January
legal holid y in his name.
ere thi bill not of uch hi oric
importance, I ould not b troubling
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Pre '-
ould si into
t this
critical
Senate
the in
ep to m e
CRIMINAL LAW • ORU K ORIVI G
OlvORCt; • P RSO AL INJURY
LA OFFICE
LOGA aROSS
Sincerely
John on e Jr.
ember of on re
inorities Session
October 23-25 is "Cultural Spe ifi
Str tegies: The 80' and B yond.'
rie of . ons panel and
wor op brin together out tanding
thought-leaders and some of the mo
provocati e mind in the country. Thi
conference unit pre nter and p j-
cipants from the field of education
busine , commerce and the politi
aren to share new ide and concern
as ell as m [or thru t toward the
betterment of .the ell-bein of minorit­
ies in thi country.
Iso making a major pre ntation
to th Sunday a mbly will be Dr.
A G. Hilliard.
Special treatment of the theme will
be rendered under two basic topic.
The flr "Response to th ational
omrni 'on on Excellence in Education:
The Role of the Hum n
fe ionals,' and cond'
Innovative An er from
ing gencies. "
Subject area under di u . on will
include Th edi dent
Drug and I ohol Tre tment
inoritie . Youth d y; Car
Toda and Future; rend
amilie . nt and
J u enil D linquent d mpl
Private and Publi Opportuniti
other.
Pre . din 0 r the thr -d on-
ference i Dr. Glori Stephen mith
Director of Gradu te Pr in Urb n
Coun ling and Profe r of ou lin
and Edu ationaJ Psychology in th
College of Education t 'chi an State.
Sh i an A demic dmini rati
Intern in the Office of the Pr
and is th first Bl c woman at th
school to be 1 ted for thi program.
Dr. Smith will m e th pre nt ti n
of the' ontemporary hallenge rd
t the closi b nquet on Tu
reception ill folIo th b nquet.
For dditional inform tion or re­
gi ration call 517 355-1751.
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The ichigan Department of Civil
Rights has charged Road ay xpre
in Taylor ith unla fuI di crimination
based on handicap.
The charge result from UR ucce fuI
effort to conciliate the complaint of
Hugh Gordon ayn County resident.
Gordon allegedly denied employ­
ment s ca uaI dock or er night
shift after revealing hi di betic con­
dition dr ring the intervie .
The charge te Re
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