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ip Conference in Washin ton D.C., these Bento Harbor 4-8
Silj der. They ha e been in olved in a three-year Citize hip
ood year, state go ernment. . year' focus on national
po red by th 4-8 membe . Pictured from left are: Rodn y
. gton, D.C.; Joyce Butler, 4-8 Leader; Antionette Williams; Smitty Cr
. tanto Den Sim; Pat Bati t; aren Yen . Gerri Sim 4-H Leader; An tt
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The Berrien County Commis on is
now pl nning n inrn te or program
th t will in olve Berrien County jail
inm te orldng y from jail under an
honor system.
Sheriff ic Jewell id, "the inmate
program could po lble start as early
the rust part of ay." It has been
unofficially approved by the commis-
inm te or program I de gned
to u peopl in jail (i misdemeanor
ell a other who have proven tru -
for rking in un ured
ltuation According to Undershefiff
Robert Kimmerly, the plan i for the
pervisor of the inmate on the job
to be unarmed. Kimrnerly said, ' e
will be ery lective and take only per-
n ho e feel will not wa off or
be thre t to society."
The inmate will or in ar where
help . needed, but paid help can not
be afford d. The or mu t be for the
pub c or rather than the private.
This type prosrarn is not ne . Kim-
m I)' r dom mething of th .
ture to Ip UnIt Crises Interven-
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tion Center at a point when they needed
manual I bor bu were not able to afford
it. 'The pri ner volunteered to help
Link Kimrnerly said, "and thats the way
this program will be, just on a larger
ale."
The program will wor about 12 to 15
inmates at a time. Jim Stancik, the
classification officer, will be handling
the program. One parttime co rdinator
will be hired for the summer, but no
extra fulltime orker will be hired to
impUm t the program.
Otto Grau, (R.-Stevensville) chairman
of the administration committee, said
this program will pIe both the public
and the prisoners. The prisoner who
partlcip te will get out and get some
fre air and the public will get some
rvices that otherwi ould have been
un vailable.
Commission Fred Baird (D.-Benton
Harbor approve of the program. He
d, "I believe it will wor and I will
monitor it to that it work an that
it doe not becomes a job replacement."
Kimmerly said on the same point," e
will have a ranee in writing that the
or . done by inmate d not repl
job people can be paid to do.' Both
Grau and Kimmerly agree that the
program will be on trial from 5 to 6
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By Terry Kelly
B TO H
dvisory Bo d CAB want to no
the city ha don with it H D fund .
City offici 1 haven t pr duc d th
information and that ha m de me B
members unhappy.
A Cab I ews etwor special
a ignment feature on the aurice
9 Carter case will give television view­
er aero the nation a look at one
of the more questionable cases in the
annals of the Berrien County judicial
system.
The program, entitled ' The aur­
ice Carter File" will ir Monday and
Tuesday, April 16 and 17 on C
station throughout the day. The.
ory will Iso be shown as part of
the Prime Time ews, hich is from
7 to 8 p.m. and again from 8 to 9
p.m., EST. The show will also be air­
ed Saturday, April 21 t 6:30 J11.
and 9:30 p.m. and on Sunday. April
22, at 12:30 p.m.
C rter is rving a life ntence for
a ting att c on former Benton
Harbor police officer Thorn. Schad-
George ysinger, recently ppointed to
the CAB, has gone public with a requ t for
inform tion on city pending of HUD fund .
Arnold Smith, CAB chair, said 'Don't
think it's iu t Wvsinger - the Board h
written r que t, officially sking for financial
reports."
Smith id Wy Inzer its on the B
finance committee and the chair of that
committee, Salaam uhamed is "very un­
happ ."
, Continued on p t 4
months but can and will b terminated
at any time if it doesn t wor out.
ler. The silo ting occured in the i
Shop on ain nd ater Streets i
do ntown Benton Harbor on Dec­
ember 20, 1973. Carter arrested
two years later in his hometown of
Gary, Indian .
C rter h s maintained his inno­
cence from the beginnin. He re­
fused to ple bargain, convinced
he was that jury would find him
innocent.
Th jury did not. The guilty
verdict w re ched despite the te -
timony of Gwen Gill Baird. who wa
clerk in the r cord op, nd pent
five minute lone with the gunm n
prior to Sch dJer and hi ife ent r­
ing th tore. Sh t tifi d - nd
vow to thi day - that C rter
not th man in th that d y.
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