Pete rso n is.
eandldate for
District bench'
Twin Cities Attorney, David M. Peter­
son, ha announced that he will be a
candidate for Judge of Berrien.County's
5th District Court.
Peterson is presently completing hi
ond two year tenn as a Berrien County
Commissioner seJVing (or the pa year
a Chainnan of the Board of Commis­
on s representing St. 10 ph.
Peterson advised that under new elect­
ion law a candidate must designate
. which judgeship he or she i seeking.
ccording, Peterson has announced he
will e the seat being vacated by the
Honorable Leo K. "Pat" Cook who will
not run again. _
Robert L. Stark , St. Joseph
funderal director, will act as Treasurer
and as uch coordinate fund raising
activities as necessary .
Other committee member include:'
Lee Auble, Retired Superintendent,
Berrien Springs; Larry Bubb, Banker,
Three 0 s; Donna Fout, Retired Clerk,
iles: illiam E. Griffin, Banker, Water­
vliet; Donald ichols, Retired Chamber
Exec., 'Buchanan; Ben Rosenberg, Re­
tired Teacher, St. Jo p ; and amie
Yarbrough, Housing anager, Benton
Harbor.
Peterson is a graduate of Lawton
High School in Van Buren County,
ayne State Uni ·ersity and Detroit
College of Law where he was the re­
cipient of veral award for excellance
in the study of law .'
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Peterson nd his wife arilyn • Sue,
former director of the South e t Michi­
gan Tourist Council, have two elernen-.
tary hool children. onica and David II
and live in St. Joseph.
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Blacks h ve not won a congre . onal
seat in Louisiana or Mississippi this cen­
tury. Recently' the court has ordered
redistricting in both these state which
will ubstantially improve the chance
of a Black coming.to Wa hington, accord
. ing to the ationa! Alliance of Posted
& Federal Employee Reportes.
The chan es were in response to
separate leg challenge rued by Black
leaders in uisiana and Missi ippi.
They pr se ted a . claim that V' earlier
redistricting lans � the two states un­
necessarily diluted Black voting strength,
making it virtually impossible for a B�ack
to win a seat in the U.s. House of Re­
presenta tives.
The Federal cou . panels in both
ates agreed.
SPECIAL FRIE
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KEEP KIDS I
DS HELP
SCHOOL
From BHAS 66 e'
Special friends can make a difference,
particularly students who are considering
dropping out of school, The Kanawha
County, W.V., school system's Keep a
Child . in School is an intervention-type
program de gned to prevent under­
achievers or I potential dropout from
quitting school.'
. The program's main purpose is to pro­
vide children from kindergarten through
12th grade with experiences to improve
their self-concept anp motivate them to
remain in school. Students are matched
ith adults who live nearby, and each -
week, the duo spends time together.
The ponsoring . adult can provide trans­
portation to school or social events,
.help WIth homework, a sympathetic
. ear for problems or just companionship.
Sponsors are encouraged to keep 'in
touch with the student's teachers, dis­
cuss future plans, assist with hobbies
and acqualrtt the youngster With the •
cultural and social activitie in the com­
rnunity. The Keep a Child in School
program is a volunteer operation, gover -
ed by a board of. directors and a part­
time administrator and organizations and
private foundations.
· The program began in. Kanawha
County in 1966 and currently has 75
active sponsorships with many tudents
on a 'waiting list. ,.
For more information about Kanawha
County's Keep a Child in School, cont ct
Julia Shalhoup, program administrator,
Keep a Child in School, Kanawha County
Public Schools, 200 Elizabeth St.,
Charleston, WV 25311 or call (304)
348-7737.
Our winter weeken will leave you'
. with a nice wann feeling.
Come discover Michigan' indoor-outdoor winter weekend.
Whether your idea of fun is nowy lope and trail, or nu gles in front
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The Louisiana challenge w s upheld
by a three-judge federal panel in ew
Orleans in September.
It forced a special session f the
St te Legislature to draw new lines, with
outgoing Republican Governor David C.
Treen signing the remap into law on
December 19, 1983. If.it i not rejected
by either the federal court or the Justice
Department, it will take effect in January !
1985.
The line were redrawn to create a
Black majority district . run the pre-
Set Van Bu nen
workshop
The Van Buren County Chapter of
the . AACP in keeping ith it 'Opel-
Forward"' will be conducting a
workshop on Saturday, Feb. 25th frorn
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Van Buren
United Civic Center on East Lake St.,
in Covert.
orkshop topic Will include Employ­
ment, Political Action, Hou g, Edu-
. cation, Finance and embership. What
comes out of them will be compiled and
will form the base of our program for the
year, said Katherine Phelps, president.
Since the 'results of our program will
affect all of us, wer are urging as many
s possible, members and non member
from all part of the county to come
out and add your hopes, thought and
ideas, Mrs. Phelps said.
The meeting will be Saturday, Feb-
I
. You" feel good about your new Add-On
Electric Heat Pump because it could help save '
you energy and money, You see, it works wi
your existing furnace (no matter what kind of
fuel it uses) to share the task of heating your
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And that's not all. In summer, it's a central
air conditioner, cooling and dehumidifying your
home. ,
. So you've got an awful lot to feel good
about ... a heat pump that can actually wor)<
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THE CITIZEN
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dominantly Black city 0 e OrlJns.
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Urban Black pr ints ere added to
Democrat, Hous member Lindy Boggs'
District. Some of an adjoining heavily
white Parish wa pared away.
In the proce the Black share of the
district population rose from 45 pe cent
to 58 percen .
We hardly think it necessary to add
how important it i that our members
in the states remain aware of these
changes and use them to their advantage
in the 1984 congre io al elections.
AAC'P
ruary 25, 1984, 10 a.m. at the Civic Cen­
ter in Covert. Coffee and Roll will
I be furnished, Mr . Phelps noted.
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