SPRINGFIELD, ILL. - The AACP
board of director' wa re rained from
el cting n "at-large" candidate to the
n t ional board at a meeting held here last
eekend folio ing court action taken by
former chairman aret Bu ilson in
the York State Supreme Court.
r. il n, ho ran ninth hen
eight member ere elected to the board
. J uary, h ed the York court
• to decl re her elected an at-large mem-
b r of the Board. She ed that the elec-
tion of J me H. emp, ho died on Dec.
5, 1983, be declared illegal.
The election, held bet e n ov. 15
nd Dec. 31, found Kemp running eighth
in the field of nine ith a b antial mar-
r. ilson, St. Loui ttomey,
judgment on the ground that the
CP certi led the election of Kemp
fter his death. On this ground, rs.
Ilson contend that sh ctually finished
eighth ince emp w s not a member at
the time of his e1 ction and therefore
could not legally be elected to "e.
The ekend me ting of the board
the ccept nee of the re ignation
of General Counsel Thoma At ins.
t in ho h handled a number of
m [or AACP sui, , including the recent
police affirm tive ction uit in Detroit,
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The CTO al plans to meet with
Dr. anSOUT, director of DSS.
Rev. Gathright said the meeting ith the
DSS chief ill be an effort to jump a
hurdle put in the tenant's path by the
Berrien County DSS.
"Two of the tenant at 474 Pipe­
one have their rent vendored to Ac­
tion Rentals directly," Rev. Gathright
id. "DSS ys if the tenant cuts off
the vendor and wants to put the money
in e row th t the landlord will be
forced to make the repair , then DSS
will simply t e the elter allowance
," ay completely. '
r • Accordin to Rev. Gathright, that
DSS policy . a violation of ate law
and he plans to challenge it in the meet­
ing ith Dr. ary ansour.
Also t Tuesday's pre conference,
has tendered his resignation on April I,
announcing he ould serv the AACP
until July 1 bile in the proce of clo
ing out number '() pending case.
Executive Director njamin Hoo s
ddre d himself to the reported fin n­
eial plight of the organization, announc­
ing that the AACP in good health
despite a temporary cash.f1o problem
that bad been misinterpreted by the na­
tion's pre .
Hooks noted that despite economic
pr re and budget reduction the or­
ganization' first-quarter income' not far
off target. He also nnounced the cce
ful launching of the 4004 compaign
hich to date has brought more than
150,000 in to the treasury with an addi-
tional 200,000 in pledges received.
Former Detroiter argaret Gasby-
Greely serve a general coordinator of
the program. The Rev. Juliu Hope is
directing it religiou component and Dr.
Anthony Brown, on loan from the is­
consin Power and light Co., he ds the
corporate component.
The annual convention' of the
AACP will be held in Kansas City, 0.,
in July. Prior to the convention the
organizaton is planning a Tie of meet­
ings in a number of cities to commemo­
rate the 75th anniversary of its founding.
Rev. Gathright said that the rent money
will go into an escro account and tho
moneys will be used to make the nece -
ary repair.
Rev. Gathright read from the inspec­
tion report to de ribe the electrical
problems in the building, "All old knob.
_ nd tube wiring (is) in disrepair; all cir­
cuits are overfused; new ervice is requi­
red; and there are five meters in the
basement rved by two wire sy em."
Other condition found at 474
Pipestone included: broken windows,
bo rded up rear exit, missing wall plates,
100 ceiling light, improper bath drain,
Ie ing lavatory, rat and roach infe
tion, hole in the wall ,100 air rail,
peeling paint, 100 hanging paper, crac -
ed p ter, loose trim around window ,
and weak floor board .
APRIL 18 - 24. 1984 THE CITIZEN PAG THREE
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First, the coordinators must succeed ..
in getting many volunteer tutors
as possible. The people will be trained
to teach other to score higher on the
postal examination. Secondly, they
m st ucceed at getting many tr Ining
sites possible. The plan is to have two­
hour blocks of training se 'ons,5 days a
wee t 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 6 to 8
p.m. for a to 4 week period. The size
of the cl e will be from 15 to 20 per­
son.
The areas included in the Benton
H rbor Postal zone are Baroda, Benton
I
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job t
Harbor, Coloma, Ea e,
St. Jo ph, Sodus,
atervliet.
Truehart e ourages the u of
available to aid in preparation for coDege
examination. H warn, ho r, inst
groups who charge fee for the same
typ of help. 0 educati I is
required to t ke the q te .
Truehart said, "There is no need to call
the po t office to for ppll" catiio
The application d te will be tho y
advertised."
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FarTBkbBn'S � i
A torm of controversy is swirlin
around the campaign of Rev. Je Jack-
son for president.
At the eye of the orm is ation
of I lam le der ini er Loui Farrakhan.
Farrakhan h been quorted in the major
media as threatening Je nd Blac
reporter Milton Coleman who leaked
Jackson's comment about ew York
as being "Hymietown,"
Farrakan's fir t remark were made
at Savior's Day rally in Chicago in Feb­
ruary. He said:
"I say to you as intelligent peopl , sit
down and talk to Rev. Jack n,"
Farrakhan began. "Sit down, Jewish lead­
ers and talk with us. We are re dy to talk
with you. Sit down and talk like intelli­
gent people who have a future at stake.
"But if you harm thi brother,"
Farrakhan continued, referring to
Jackson, "I warn you in the name of
t r
Area ministers including rnem­
b rs nd offi er of the South-
e tern ichigan inisteri I
Hance and th Cone med in-
iter elation' voted to endor
the oncerned Tenant Organiza-'
tion CTO) in meeting held t
Benton Har or City H H, atur-
day, pril 14. .
ordin to mini ter in tten-
d nc : th a c lied by
itchell to di -
c b t rcpre nt
the tenant of th city .•
AI pre ent were ommunity
Development Director William
b
na
Lilly, yor Wilce Coo e, and
Dep rtm nt of Soci 1 Services as j -
rani dire t r Sam Webb.
T nant ho are member of
th TO were ed to I av the
itchell who id the
ion wa only for clergy."
During th meeting, Rev. Wi)- ,
Ham oore, p tor of the First
Congre at ional Church, Bellview
nd Pipe none St reet . questioned
the propriety of the mectin,
urc r veal. Rev. elvin Wit-
Iiams, pa tor of Hop United
cthodu t i ion. offered the
motion of support for the- ('TO.
groo
p
the same sources say. Rev. Dirk
Ficca, p stor of Fir Presbyterian
Church, told the ministers that
regardle of ho the vote went,
he upported the CTO's efforts
for improved housing.
The vote was unanimous in
upport of the CTO which Rev.
ath niel G thright head. Since
the Feb. 28 fire which killed four
children, the CTO ha been ctive­
ly pushing the city to enforce it
code. Rev. Gathright wa critical
of the city and DSS in a recent
pre conference.
Did.
Allah, this will be the 1 one you
We are not making any 'die threa e
have no weapons, we carry not
as a pen nife, but I do tell the dd t t
Abnighty God, Allah, the Lord of the
world, is b eking u up in hat
and what we do and we warn you to I
this rvant of Almighty God
By the following wee , on his syndica­
ted radio broadcast (Sunday fro 1
to 2 p.m. on BEE- 1570) Farrak­
han referred to the Jewish react" to
his remarks d' ued this te nt:
" any of the Jewish people got eir
fir t cquaintance with Broth r
Farrakhan Saturday night hen I defend­
ed my brother," he began. uSunday
morning , bright and early, they
ferring to Brother Farrakhan
That's not funny. Hitler was the
of the Jewish people. What is it out
Hitler that you love to call every bl ck
m n ho rises up' with trength a Hitler?
& 'What h ve 1 done? Who h ve I
killed?" Farrakhan continued. "I arn
you, be careful, be careful. You're put­
tin yourself in dangerous, dangerou
sho s. You have been the killer of all the
prophets. ow, if you seek my life, you
only sho that you are no better than
your fathers."
-.
Operation PUSH acting director
Thomas T dd aid that Jack on & ill
not cann t, and hall not" repudiate
Farrakhan. Todd reminded his Ii t ner
of th wedge driven bet ceo Mal'olm
(X and Martin Lu her in Jr. ". He
cit d th c ntrover y as n attempt to
plit the ever- roadcnin b: pf up­
port J c Hl i receivina fr III th Black
communit .
