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D TROIT - Michigan con­
umers are being denied the
benefit of major healthcare co t­
cntainrnent legislation becau of
political b ckmail' by Senate
Republican ccordin to State
ep. atthe c eely of De-
troit, and reported in the Aug­
t 11, ichigan Chronicle.
c eely, chair of th Hou
In urance Committee, veIed the
charge t nate ajority Leader
John Engler and his GOP 001·
le gu Gov. B nchard . ed
into I ix bills of a yen-bill
prudent purchaser reement
p c ge.
The eventh bill, hich would
all 0 commercial insurance car­
rier to enter into prudent pur­
cha r agr ement with healt -
care providers for delivery of
low-co t health services, remained
taIled in committe in di pute
o er a Republican-authored pro­
vision permitting insurance com­
panie to et up political action
committe (p C now pro­
hibited by t te la .
Since none of the bills can go
into effect until all ven be­
com law, the entire health­
care cost-containment package
is being held "hostage" by the
Senate Republican who insist
that the PAC provision be
included in the final bill, Mc-
eely is quoted as ying.
"The hole ituation is
bizarre," aid c eely, sponsor
of three of the bills, "Health­
ichigan are rising
ra infl tion.
The are de perately needed
if e are going to do anything
about cutting these costs.
"Industry supports this legis­
Iation," he pointed out. Labor
su pports it. The public needs
it. And the Republicans
are delaying it for their own
lfish political in tere t .
"The Republican proposal
doesn'tbenefit the public - it
benefits tho of u in public
office," he ch rged. U nd delay-
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BE TO HARBOR - Surplu
commodities chee ,butter, po -
deled milk, flour d ric ill
be di tributed to eligible families
Tuesday, Augu t 28, starting at
9:00 to 4:30 p.m., according to
Loui Price, senior outreach wor­
ker.
Mrs. Price said 6,915 families
throughout Berri n County has
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qualified for the USDA surplus Jo ph Lincoln Senior Center
commodities for the State De- 2945 iles A nue, St. Joseph;
partment of Education. The orth Berrien Center, Coloma:
number of people receiving com- iles-Buchanan Center, 16 South
moditie h increa d by four Third Stre t, ile; Central Coun­
percent 0 er the previou month, ty Center, Shawne, Berrien
according to rs. Price. Springs; Ri r Valley, Po t Office
People will need to pre nt Box 275, Harbert; Cala ry ight­
their white che card hen hou Church, 2651 E. ain,
picking up the commoditie. She Benton Harbor; St. Jo eph Catho­
added people without a card will lie Church, Lucinda Lane, ater­
not be issued commoditie ,but vliet/Coloma; Star of B thleham
can apply for a card if they are 'Church, 8 0 Broadway, Benton
at or belo 130% of poverty, Harbor: rrien County Action,
starting August 29 through Sep- 323 ., 7th Street iles: The
tember 14, at BCA headquarters ount of The Good Shephard,
in Benton Harbor. 2675 Bur ett, Townlin Road;
Pic up ites include: Berrien Galien Fire Station, Galien· Youth
County Action, ] 70 E. Wall, Memorial Building Fair Grounds
Benton Harbor; Benton Harbor/ Berrien Spring; and Buchanan
Benton Township Senior Center, Teen Center 112 Oa Street
53 Wall Benton Harbor; St. Buchanan.
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JACKSO - The 47th Annual
Convention of the ichigan State
Conference of AACP Branche
ill me t in Saginaw, September
28-30, according to Carl Breed­
ing, conference president.
"This year' theme i 'Beyond
the Ballot Box ' Breeding said.
"By popular demand, Georgi
State Senator Julian Bond will
deliver the .Banquet addre on
September 29.
Delegates to th convention
shall to elected at a regular or
special meting of the branch,
youth council or college chapter .
convention.
, otify the entire m mber­
ship of the date of the meeting
at which dele ates will b el ct­
ed," Breedin directed the
branche in the monthly AACP
n wetter, The ichigan obili­
zero
He dqu rter for the conven­
tion will be the R di n Inn
in Sagina .
