Reminder to
agent orange vets
ASH GTO - Veteran
di abl d by e p me tent
Oran e whil rving in Vi t­
nam h ve until J nu ry 2 1 5
to fil claims for ben fits
Congre man ar iljander an-
nounced.
'Veterans mu t file no to
protect their rights under the
tjlement." Siljander empha­
ized. . "The claim is n t the
fin 1 pre ntation of ace. It
merely begins the proce .
The gent Orange litigation
ha been tentatively settled
p nding final court approv 1.
Under this ttlement a 1 °
milli n tru t fund will be estab­
li h d.
Claim form in tru tions and
a booklet explaining the ca
are available by writin to:
Vietnam Veterans of Ameri a
P.O. B 3499 A a hington,
D .. 20010.
nder the ettlement
Veterans must file by January
f r pa t and pre nt di bil­
itie. F r disabiliti that fir t
app ar after January 2, Veteran
can me later, but they must
file within four month f th
development f the disabilities.
Benefits can b awarded for
di abilitie uffered by a Veteran
and for birth defects believed
to be realted to expo ure.
ext to kin can me for death
benefits.
Additional information is
available by calling Congre sman
Siljander' District offices in
St. 10 ph at 982-0722.
By Clar nee Hod
A
Child
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IS
Born
Of all th many thin that we encounter from day to day
Of a11 the opportuniti that may come our way,
There i nothing my terious under the un
th cau for concern; when child i born.
In time like th throughout the Christian World
e p use hile to hare and to celebrate-
mo t onderful event that happened in the E tern Lands
That e en until thi day many do not understand.
But, for many of who have ccepted with faith
e know ith certainty that something must have been done;
For whole new relationship of mankind wa begun.
o longer hate for hate, and evil for e . ,
The mode of the day;
But kindn and mercy soon found a place-
o longer only th rich d mighty the cho n fe -
But the poor, the weak, the ick, th lame, were ccepted too.
any of us h ve ar d the pleasure-with others to receiv
From urce, or manner, for which we cared a naught -
But ince the birth of thi p cial child; the Christian
orld h sought-
To te ch to all - th t to receive i to give,
nd to hare i to belie e-
To b lowly in heart,· to b high in pirit-
To carry our heartache ith smile
I to b like th Chri tchild.
It m y pp r ran to me, or it may be of no concern at all
But to e ch life since the beginning of time-
To some p cia] e peering mother - irr pective of all things,
n angel hisper d a me e; that only the mother
Will e er kno -
That unto you child i to' be bom
d to you alon it life ill depend.
Will it b . a life of joy, nd mirth, and merriment?
life of hop ,of _gratitude, nd thankfulne ?
ill it m e the orld lob I pi c of fellowship?
hom and community b . tie ith wonderfulne ?
'Of h t e h of u to the orld will be-
Only 0 ho i Divine nd AliI no ing could ever see-
But, of 0 O1ild who w born - we Chri tian y -
UT a the Cltri t Child ho ch nged the World
nd He born on Christm Day ..
DEC. 26 - JAN. 1,1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE THREE
ST. RK CH ST S CLUB - Front row, I ft to right. are Dorothy Kin Ro er Whitaker. . tant
Ch plin; Jorell Tum r, D dra Burton, a i tant program chairp n: and Ib rt Lamont atthe III.
program chairman. Second ro - . Willi Duckett, dvi 'or; Tammi Ro pre ident; Tonya Wat n,
vice; Cathryn Bro n chaplin Darren Whit er nd Ib rt atthe Jr., piritual advi r. emb r
not pictured include: Emily Whitaker a . t nt dvi r; C hit er, i h II Ro ,tr rer;
Alonzo Par er Jr., Qu nita ashin ton ecr tary; and Liz
rican-America
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o al ernative holi""'''y
Continu d from Page 1
ual • to refle t n the meaning
of the given day. wanzaa
culimnate in a traditional fri­
can f at-the karamu n ew
Year's Eve. wanzaa i celebra­
ted in the home welJ a in
public b rvance.
In 19 0, some 10 000 P -
pIe gathered f r an utd r
public Kwanzaa c lebrati n in
iami. And about _,000 to
3,000 p ople each year in hi­
c go a emble for the Afri an
fea t karamu in a publi cele­
bration says Karenga.
For some families, wanzaa
'replaces Chri tmas, while ot hers
observe both, tresses Dr. Russel
Adam, chairman of H ward
Afro-American studies depart­
ment.
Dr. Sidney "Kwaku" Walker
and his family in Washingt n, D.
C., have celebrated Kwanzaa
rather than hristmas f r the
past 10 year . Hi mbr c of
the Afr -Ameri an h liday grew
ut of hi yearn in to I arn m re
b ut traditi nal Afri an ulture
a ell a his di ta te or the
mmercial a p ct f hri tma .
, Our hildren I f rward
it K anzaa every year'
ays the 35-year-old H ward
English instruct r who has
three children.
The family exchanges person­
ally made ifts, or b oks and
reflects n the year ending and
th prospects f the c ming
year especially in cordance
with wanzaa' ven princi-
ples.
hile many Americans a sem­
ble around the traditional Christ­
rna tree the Walker family
and other who celebrate wan­
zaa come together on the mkeka
traw mat), which ymbolizes
the foundation on which all
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