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WASHINGTO , D.C. - Only
one day before federal govern­
ment figures ere released re­
porting that the number of poor
people in the U.S. ro to 15.2
percent in 1983, the Il.S, Hou
overwhelmingly voted approved
of the Hunger Relief Act of
1984 which would provide small
incre for food stamp recip­
ients beginning in 1985.
The Senate, ho ever, not
yet taken any action to incre
food stamp funding.
"Recent government figure
clearly mirror hat many sen-
. tive and concerned national
leaders already recognize, that
millions of Americans have been
denied admission to the mo
recent 'economic recovery,' ."
Bread for the World Executive
Director Arthur Simon said.
Drawing bipartisan support,
the bill (H.R. 5151) w approved
August 2 by a 364 to 30 vote
and would provide an increase
of $1 billion 0 er the next three
yean for the Food Stamp Pro-
AUGUST 22 - 21, 19 4 THE CITIZEN PAGE THREE
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ASHINGTO , D.C. - Con- on po ible civil right violations." strained by guardsmen who held I part of thre guards that Haynes
gre Louis Stokes (D-Ohio) In Stok letter to Attorney d�W!t his should en and legs. as in need 0 immediate medical
sent a hand-delivered letter to General Smith, he describes the "In accordance with all c- attention, no ction wa taken.
United States Attorney General . events surrounding Hayn death: counts, a two hundred pound Hayne w left lying on the floor
i11iam French Smith asking for a "Upon removal from his h - guard 000 on Haynes' nee here he w later found without
Ju ice Department inve tigation pital cell in preparation for trans- while he was prone. At hti point, a pulse. Haynes was pronounced
into the death of 25-year old in- fer to a "strip" cell, Hayne and sin- Hayne became motionle dead onarrival at Scioto emorial
mate Jimmy Jame Hayn at th gle guard became entangled in an blood ran from his mouth and Hospital."
Southern Ohio Correctional acil- altercation. Shortly thereafter, ears. Despite leno ledge on th
ity at Lucasville. . several guardsmen, many armed I.
. Haynes, ho Black, with billy clubs, joined in the U S H t t ·
died t the facility on February 9, fight. Haynes was wre tled to the • • 0 use vo e SOl ncr e a S e
1984. floor here he placed in hand
In calling for the investigation, and leg ckles. Kic to the
Congressman Sto e . d, "Seri- head d blo from billy club
us and graft questions regarding continued to be dministered
r.III!�"'Ir. Hayn , untimely death have Hayn was dragged to the strip
been . d by not only the media cell.
but also by prominent individu "Once in the "strip" cell, de-
d den in the community. ite remaining in hand and leg
Such an inve tigation i predicated shackle, Hayne-was further re-
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gram. Approximately $300 mil­
lion would be u d in FY 1985.
While the bill ould re tore orne
of the budget cuts pushed through
Congre in the la three yean
by the Reagan drninistration,
it provides 1 funding than
mo congre . onal u pporters and
food program advocate had
anted.
Senate leaders, however, have
said previously that they want to
consider only e ntial programs
in this year's budget and there­
fore may not consider any food
amp funding incre this year .
Pre . dent Re gan I expected to
oppo the food stamp incre
even if the Senate decide to
support more fund .
Since 1982, the Food Stamp
Program has been cut by more
than $7 billion from what it
would have co t to keep operating
at it 1981 levels. The cut
eliminated more than one mil­
lion participants and reduced
benefits for nearly all others.
The late U.s. Censu Bure u
Dod stamps
report showed th t in 1983
an additional 900,000 perso
had fallen belo th rty
le el, bringing the total number
of government-de' goated poor
people to 35.3 million. The
proportion of poor Arne .
no higher than any
since 1965 hen 17.3 percent
of the n tion's citizens .
poverty.
In 1978, 11.4 pe
population
and by 1982
risen to 15 percent.
report noted t
percent of th
children
ficiarie
in
6 and not required to
Bre for the
u.s. citize to
'I Have A- Dr earn'
Celeb ra tio n
ATLANTA - Le ders of civil
land human right and social
change organizations will join
with concerned citizens and acti­
vist from aero the nation for
the 1984 "I Hase A Dream" Cele­
bration from August 24-26. The
three day program, which is being
sponsored by The artin Luther
King, Jf�Center for onviolent
Social Change, Inc. in commemo­
ration of the 1963 Great arch
on Washington, will focus on
building support for a common
legislative enda among candi­
dates for office in the ovember
lwctioDJ.
Theme for the ob . rvance is
64 A Call to Action: obilizing fo
Events for the eekend pro­
gram include: A trategy minar
with national leaders on current
. ues; Saturday and Sunday "I
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Coat
ins this legislation hurts the
public. What the Republicans
are doing is not only irrespon-
ib , it'. political blackmail,"
said cNeely.
cNeely said the question of
allowing commercial insurance
carriers to form PAC's, which
contribute to the campaigns of
persons running for elective
office, should be dealth with on
it own merits in parate legis­
lation.
"I am willing to discu the
i ue and hold hearings on such a
bill," . d c eely, "b I op
having that hitchhike on
health care legislation."
Have A Dream" religious lenices;
a public tally; and wrhe Dream
Concert" featuring Nancy
Flip ilson, Jerry Butler, Liz
Spraggin and others.
. "This year e meet in Atlanta
to reaffirm our commitme t to
the nonviolent ru fo jo
pe ce and freedom, and to
our legislative gend into
forefront of debate fo
ovember election," ex
fl. Co tta Scott King .
nouncing the 1984 ob�"""'''''
. King . that a
the King Center is to '
violent coalitio for IYJItemauc
social change in the
dition of artin Luther .
Some of the I . ti
tives supported by
include: anti-apartheid pro
the Ha ennedy You
oentive Empoyment BiD;
clear freeze, Equal
Amendment; the Beo
Equity Act; fair 0 .
tion; and limitation OIl military
in olvement in Central America.
U .s Congress eSiab Ii
ho °day c�m 0 s t�mllvon to . t in the fir t
AThANTA - Mr. Coretta observance of the Fed tal legal
Scott King, Pre' dent of the holiday honoring artin Luther
Martin Luther King, Jr. Centerfor King, Jr. on the third onday in
onviolent Social Change, Inc. to- 1986. The legislation p d both
day congratulated the United hou of the Congre last ee
States Congre for the passage of by a unanimou vote and now
legislation to e tablish a ational a ait th President' ignature.
es King