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VOL. VII NO. 32 JULY 8 - 14, 1985
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PHILADELPIDA - Re ident
who were displ ced ter the
city m ed th headquarters
of th r di I cult OVE said
they nt more control over
th di tribution of 1.8 mil
li n th t ha b en donated to
h lp rebuild their lives.
eighhor d 1e er t
y in the distribution
money to re idents
f r h ve rec ived only
500 in emergency tipend
il delphi Inquirer report
ed re end ,
'dent aid they h not
informed or con ulted
here the money was
n..d charged th t the city
trying to influence the
pendin of the fund,
Clifford nd, community
I der ho ed th city to
evict OVE member from the
neigh orh d, no i pre ident
of group called United Sur-
vivor of the Cobb Cree
Di ter. He id resi dents,
ho n ed th mon y more th n
nyon el h been kept
out of any decision on what
to do with the funds,
ant to get out of the
po ture of dep ndency," he told
th e ju t want
to get out of other people
in ing deci ions for us. It'
our livelihood - not their ."
The I ,8 million has been
donated by m 16 groups
th t collected it, id Frank
arzolf sociate director of
the United ay of South-
ea tern Pennsylvania,
arzolf' chapter of the
United ay wa c ordinating
th di tribution of th funds.
but he id there h been no
official count of ho much
money each group rai <J or
di tributed. arzolf added that
it a up to e ch roup to
d cide ho to distribute it
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Residents we e up . t with the
city' ugge tion that the: group
channel the money to help
pay the 575 monthly rents
charged for the temporary h u -
ing provided the di placed fam
ilies.
The city previou ly had
it would pay tho c sts.
Two group already have said
they will d nate me money
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Talented.
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BN Coalition to ready youth for jobs
'l'roUble for
Democrat
if Jackson
inele aelent
P trici el, t ndin , Director of the Dept,
of Civil Right nd f ilitator for the Citizen
Coalition, announced the July 8 tart-up of
o cI for young peopl age 12 and up.
ith ell re, arted I-rt: atali Brown d
Toni Go dloe in tructors of the Pre-employ
ment and Economic ren cl to be
given by th Coalition at 246 Pipe tone Benton
Harbor . Young pe n intere ted in I amin
ho to prepare for a job nd in ho to org -
niz their financ and tim ould apply in
pe n at th Civil Right Offi e, 242 Pipe-
tone. The cl ar free. ccording to ells,
the program ill give young peopl an oppor
tunity '10 look at you If her you a t
to go, ho do you plan to get there?" Home
filing hou hold man em nt, financi I plan
ning, clothing maintenance and food ar
topi to b covered in the Economi A are-
cl The pre-employment cl will
ith a in you potential. If-im e
projection, tting als, re m pr paration.
A ARBOR - The 0 m -
crati Party would pr bably be
in tr uble if Je e Ja k n
Dr. Cook, church 14
nder.pesses
o per
n ti n-
BE TO HARBOR - Dr.
Daniel E. ook founder of
Progressive Baptist Church nd
organizer of t least three other
area churche wa laid to rest
Friday July 5, as a throng of
mourner grieved his pas ing.
A man before-hi -tim , Dr.
Cook had vision of economi
independence for Bl ck people.
That love for his people was
rooted in his tudie at the
famed Tu kegee Institute and
nourished with a life time of
cholarly pursuit chronicling
the achievement of Bla k pe -
ple.
Dr. Cook' life w rk wa an
effort to bring that same level
of chi vement to the Benton
Harbor community,
In 1976 the Progressive con
gregation purchased its present
building at 245 Pipestone, The
move from the church at Cry -
tal and Highland after 24 years
there, was m de to help in revi
talizing one of Benton Harb r's
mo t decayed nei hb rh d.
Dr. ook embodied hi dream
f r the church new neighbor
hood in a name he gave t th
area 4 Lovely A re .' III health
in the year following the m ve
left hi dream unfullfilled a ta k
church members have dedicated
them elves to in his memory,
It w s Dr. Cook who ent to
the city of Benton H rbor with
plans for investment in a former
v ter
vember' electi n indi te
the decade -old BI ck I yalty
to the Oem ati Party m y
need to be rea d re ar-
cher ide
"Thi supp rt for indepen
dent politic is occurring at the
arne time that whites re mov
ing away from the Oem crati
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