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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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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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