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VOL. VII NO. 27 JUNE 3, 1985
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Ron Leuty
BE TO HARBOR - For
the third time in the p st four
meeting, ity Cl r argaret
Bowman w involv d in a
struggle with th City Com­
mi . on - the test bout taking
pl ce t the y 28 Commission
meting.
Bowman wa charged with
leaving her job, without proper
uthorization, when she attend­
ed the International Clerks
Association Conference, in Banff
Springs, Canada, from ay 18-
24.
Bowm n, however claims
that he received proper authori-
Two western Michigan Con­
gre men repre nt two varying
vie . s on the question of how
the U.S. should react to the
apartheid policie of South Afri­
ca.
For Congre man ark Siljan­
der (R-Three Rivers), the key
Republican on the Hou Afri­
can Affairs sub-comrnittee, no
economic sanctions should be
applied to American sub . diaries
doing business there.
Siljander favors the volun­
tary adoption of a non-discrim-
Sandra Crouch:
Gospel is a
way of life
Being a female produc r is a rarity,
avoiding a ride on her famous
brother's coattail is a difficu y.
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ination hiring policy, known a
the Sullivan Principles.
Siljander had propo d an
amendment to the anti- p rtheid
legislation which would have
created a commission to study
apartheid for three year .
U.S. Representative Ho ard
Wolpe (D-Kalamazoo) on the
other hand joins members of the
Congre ional Black Caucus call­
ing for legislation that would
restrict U.S. investment and
trade with South Africa.
Under the bill favored by
Wolpe, loan to South frican
government ould be banned.
So would computer sale . Con­
trol Data of inneapolis, for
example, upplies the computer
u d by the South African police
to keep track of th country's
Black population coming and
going.
The anti-apartheid bill would
also ban the ale of the uger­
and, South Africa's gold coin.
Wolpe aid that th ucce ful
p age of the anti-Apartheid
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TIle'Mus egon County· Black
Womens Political Caucus will
present their youth group' to the
community Saturday, June 8,
at 6:30 p.m.
The program will be held t
uskegon Height . ddle
School. It will con . t of dinner,
a yle how and go pel soloists;
and more. Ticket are 5.00.
The Blac omens Political
Caucus youth group is group
of 35 young Black girls between
ges 12 and 17 who are intro­
duced to different aspect of
ocial and politic life through
experience. In the past they
h ve met Governor James Blan­
chard in Lansing, toured the
C pitol, upplied several Christ­
mas baskets for needy families
zation from Public Safety
Director Sam Watson, who in
the ab nee of City Man ger
Elli itchell was Acting City
Ellis Mitchell was Acting City
Manager.
'It did go through the pro­
perty step , Bowman said after
the meeting. "Also signed by
the Finance Director, saying th t
e funds were available."
Bo man s id that the City
Commission pproved the trip:
''They approved all the transac -
ions - the hotel reservation,
the conference - everything.
They even pproved the 200
advance from last eek. So I
don't know where I eft th city
without their knowledge. I also
left them a letter explaining
that I would be gone and that
my deputy would be in ch rge."
The . ue was raised at the
May 20 City Comrni ion meet­
ing, t which Commi . oner
Ch rles Henderson st ted th t he
did not like the city's pr ctice
of pproving chec s that h d
already been released.
Earlier in My, Bowman
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toured the County Jail h d
Thanksgiving dinner for are
senior citizens, attended chool
board meeting and City Com­
mi ion meetings. We also p rti­
cipated in just fe fun thing
like hor eba k riding and a
.float in Seaway Fe tival
Parade each ye r.
Each year we h ve thi
program in June which is en-
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