P - The 4th Di riet Pe
nd Ju ice Co htion belie that Con-
gr an Siljander' recent call for
expanded U.s. pre nee in Central
America i un arranted and ould
likely dra United' S t into an
extended and ex pen "ve V" nam- tyle
in the region.
Since 1980 U.S. has giwn more
than one billion dollan in " to regime
" Hondura, Guatem , and El Sal dor.
In ddition, the dministr tion
unched an ill al 19 million dollar
co rt operation the Sandinist
go mment in icaragua.
-Our revi of material available on
Central America that hile the
fraud
indi te
id that th Coalition i
th U.s.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Prime
inister aurice B , killed by
government amid po r
truggI in Grenada, ed abou the
ibility of hi th fe days be-
fo it happened"
Ironically, y -0 d Bi P
died at the bands of former comrades
t Fort Rupert, an army base named
fter his fa r, bo killed by p0-
lice under former Prime ter Sir
Eric Gairy" B' P deposed Gairy
leader of the Caribbean and nation
on
The 4th Di riet Peace Juice
Political Coalition rejects a policy that
gl 0 er fraudulent elections and
human righ abuse, Murphy noted.
, e believe that to continue or expand
our government' upport for repre ve
regime and our own military pre nee
there, both overt and covert, will deepen
th hatred that tho ho ruggle for
peace, freedom, and j ice feel for the
United State government. . Common
n and " pl morality mu diet te
that our money could be better spent
t home," the Coalition ob rved.
urphy ted, "we call on Con-
gressman Siljander to reconsider his call
for an expanded U.s pr nee and e call
on our government to:
- 'Stop all U.s. military id to and
intervention in El Salv dor Honduras,
and Guatemala.
- "Stop U.S. covert operations and
n all other de abiliz tion ctivity ins!
g •
- ·Vi orou y pport a negotiated
politi lution bet n all parties
involved in the confli t in El vador
and pport th exi o-Venezuala peace
initiat! hich calls for talk bet een
the U.s. and aragu and between
Hondur gua.
- "Grant temporary lum to Cen-
tral American refugee until they can
ely return home. n
The th District Pe ce J
Political Coalition meets at 7:30 p m.
on the ond Tu y of h month
t the PresbYterian Church,
and alamazoo, Paw
ur-
group will pro. de
audio n tion or re
materials for group. Contact
urphy t 616/624-6169.
ina 1979 coup.
"They tilled my father and if th Y
kill me, I'm ned," Bishop told his
mo r Alimenta in 0 of their last
meetings hile he as under ho
ttbis ee.
Bishop as parated from h
ife. The couple bad two children.
His left t political conscience as
ly br by death of his fa-
th r in 1973 during a protest demon-
BE TO
OR - ildred ell
year comm loner- tel e term, and
Teresa T rry elly for th year
commissioner- t-large term.
The city election are
ber 8 nd there are 17 candjdat
ning for eight po "t�ons.
r. e' ternent in i e . ety:
, For proficien y in municipal go em­
ment: For dignity nd respect to wOInan
hood: for good publi rei tions: for pro.
found and dedicated I de ip; for a
new and better Benton Harbo I
dor
val
and
Turner and elly are c:b.alla.:ers;
ei is an incurnben t city COITllDllissiiOn
Caribbean
Sea
former city commissioner and ife of the
late Bishop thaniel ell Sr. announ­
ced her end or ment in the Benton Har­
bor city e ections,
ell endor d Jame Turner
for ayor, orval ei for the four-
The ational Conference of Blac
will hold it cond annual
in ton
ational Blac
ucu
stration against Gairy, ace by his
critics of stealing public funds and
rigging elections.
Lo do trained lawyer, Bi op
� turned to his native Grenad in 1970
to start a law practice ith Bernard
Coard, an ambitious man whom dip 0-
matic sources say as deputy prime
minister as most likely responsible
for Bishop' ter.
B· op becam an activ agains
th Gairy regim and man fo
the poor, organizing general str es in
1973 on the eve of Grenada's Feb. 7,
1974 independ e from Britain.
A charismatic leader, Bishop as
the main force behind the founding 10
year ago of the e Jewel
ovement. Je el is an acronym for
Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Educ
tion and Liberation.
Police and Gairy's U ongoo
Gang" of thugs often arrested and
beat Bishop, ho neverthel man­
aged to win an seat in the 1976 parlia-
mentary electio and emerged
leader of th opposition.
Bishop toppled Galry in a arch 13,
1979, coup that a virtually bloodl
- only one soldier died. It comprised
little mo than lakin 0 r the
land' so e r clio station and pre­
claiming a ne revolutionary
gov mment.
He began arranging
ton .an I
f'...1-�""
Castro
Union.