WEEK OF MARCH 31, 1985 THE CITIZ
S G - The ichigan
Civil Right Commi 'on has
ordered the Brighton Area
choo to cease the de' t
from unla ful x di rimina-
tion,
The order re olves the com­
plaint of Elaine Paterson ho
re . de in Oakland County.
Peterson required to give
up disability benefits for preg­
nancy hen echo to con­
tinue her leave of absence for
infant care.
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KALAMAZOO - The
mazoo City Commission put on
hold for one ee the reque t
to tran fer the Bach lor 14
liquor cen from Benton
rbor to thi city.
Th ction w taken t the
rch 25 meeting -to ow the
city' public fety dep rtment
time to investigate the transfer
furth r.
Venell H yne , vice-pre . dent
of the B chelor 14 Club, own
the property t 206 E. Paterson
ite of the propo d tran fer.
The ite previously the
ooden eg T vern and The
Seven C' , both Cla C est blish-
By Ron Leuty
BE TO HA BOR - Call­
ing Benton Harbor City Com­
mi ioner Arnold Bolin a
"snake in the gr ss", fellow
cornrrussron r Charles Yar­
brough criticized Bolin for
changing hi mind about
attending the ational League
of Cities conference in ash­
ington, D.C. later this month.
Yarbrough's comments at
the March 18 city commission
meeting, cam after Bolin an­
nounced during the past wee
that he would not attend the
conference becau he had
learned that the city com­
mission h already over pent
it travel budget for the year.
In memo nt to City
anager Ellis Mitchell, dated
arch 12, Bolin tated that
he felt it "unconscionable for
me to attend this conference"
b cause the commissi on's
travel budget of $7300 h
been over pent by nearly
$6000 - 178 percent over the
budgeted amount. The memo
was also sent to Mayor Wilee
Cooke, city commi sioner ,
Finance Director Ricardo
Johnson, and City Cler ar­
garet Bowman.
Yarbrough charged that Bo­
lin never intended to attend
the conference. He ccused
Bolin of using' the issue to
campaign for re-election. Yar­
brough said that Bolin's decis­
ion to rele the memo to
the media "once again demon­
strates Arnold Bolin's term as
city commission expires this
year.
"You never planned to go in
the first place," Yarbrough
confronted Bolin, "You just
taged this whole thing to
make yourself look good."
Yarbrough al 0 complained
about inconsistencies of Bo­
lin's. Yarbrough told of Bolin
voting in favor of the city pay­
ing legal expenses for former
ayor Joel Patterson and vot­
ing in favor of constructing a
city-owned parking lot near
bu iness owned at the time
by Patterson.
Yarbrough told Bolin, "I'm
tired of playing the e silly
game with you' and you
throw the brick and you hide
y ur hand. '
Yarbrough also tated that
Bolin has cost the city cIo
is also using video and slid
presentations to highlight its
tenth national conference on
Blacks in Higher Educati n
March 31-April 4, 1985 at th
ashington Hilton H tel.
pproximately 2 000 educat r
lumni and tudents re e pect­
d t tt nd a rdin t Dr.
S muel L. Myer F 0
pr ident.
801 in, Yarbr:ough
tangle - who's
wasting most money
to $5000, from fiscal year
1983-84 to present, with city
paid medical and life insurance.
Bolin is executive director of
the Berrien County A ociation
of Churches and chaplain at
the Hope Re cue ission in
South Bend, Ind.
Yarbrough also pointed out
that Commissioner icha I
Govatos, orval We· and
Randall J uergen n, have the
sam insurance coverage hich
is Yarbrough said half of the
city commission' budget.
Commis . oners had the
option of obtaining the city
in urance after a 1981 decision
by the city's Compen ation
C mmissi n, which gave com­
mi ioner that option.
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Black Colleges Use video sho
to recruit
ASHI GTO ,oc PAl
- The ational Asso iation for
Equal Opportunity in Higher
Edu ation a con ortium of 114
historically and predominantly
Blac colle e and univer ities
ha produced laser video
pre ntation to h lp re ruit
tudents f r it m mber institut­
ion.
The
rganizati n
o
stop bia
In the opimon of Com­
mi sioner Beverly Clark, "It
is apparent from the tipulated
fact that only omen have
pplied for consecutiv di bility
and infant c re leaves ...
"AU other uch leaves (edu­
cational, bb tical, general and
the like) could be taken im­
medi tely following a period
of paid di ability without for­
feiting either the disability pay
or the right to an unpaid leave.
Finally, it i obvious . . . that
ov
od
liquor li cense.
Documents furnished the
Kalamazoo public safety depart­
m nt li t the men as the cur­
rent officers of the Bachelors:
pre ident Willie illiams, vice-
president Vemell Haynes
ecretary Carl Brown, treasurer
leRoy Waters, sergeant-at-ann
Johnny William and chairman
of the board lame Bennett.
All except Hayne re from
Benton Harbor.
The Bachelor 14 li cen is
in ro because of a fire in
1983 at the club's previous
location on F ir Avenue in
Benton Harbor. Hayne told
Kalamazoo officials the club
m t tivate the liscense by
pril30.
Liquor Control Commission
po person said there were
two eriou violation on the
club record.
In 1 77 club members ere
cited for' di harging fir ann
from th club across Bu ine
Lo p 1- 4.' raid by th
male teacher, ho as disabled
during the birth of his child,
could take a paid leave for his
disability and then take an
unpaid child c re leave
. ell."
Brighton Area Schools has
been ordered to restore 2.86
days in Peterson's disability
leave bank, and compen ate
her for delayed wage increases
and lost benefits, including sick
leave, retirement and insurance
coverage.
or
police at the time disclosed
, eapon up in a false ceiling
above the bar."
The club w also cited for
bringing out-of-state alcohol into
the bar for resale.
Hayne told Kalamazoo
officials he has $61 ,000 invested
in the purchase and renovation
of the property at 206 E.
Paterson. He also reported he
has five-year rental agreem nt
with Bachelors 14 to rent the
building for 300 per month.
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