THE CITIZEN SEPTEMBER 23 - 29. 1985
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A WARD TO FORD - BI k-owned Ford nd Lincoln- ercury
dealership in the United State will surp a billion doll in e
thi year. That announcement w made by Loui E. Lataif vice
pre ident in charge of Ford sale operation throughout orth
merica. Lataif wa pre nted PUSH Bu ine an Commun-
ity Contribution award at th Operation PUSH meeting in mphi
Tenn by PUSH founder, Rev. Je Jac on. Lataif al aid
that during the p t three year ,hi company ha more than doubl d
the number of it Bl k-own d deal r ip from 2 to 69. "C art
our bu ine ha become a vital t to the Bl ck community in
tenn of job and opportunitie , 'he id.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Common Sense
Cures Crime
CONFESSIONS OF A COP
By Cbarle E. Belle
ASHINGTO (NNPA)-
Commuunwealth Club of Cali­
fornia members were caught
with their jaws open by your
standard-looking Irish Police
Chief, out of San Jose, Cali­
fornia. Joseph D. camara,
Harvard educated no less to
cop in the Silicon Valley
megalopoli , explained the facts
of crime to the comfortably
employed gents and ladies in
his luncheon address, "Law
Enforcement and Crime in the
Year 2000." There is more to
co e counsin!
c amara, an author of
best-sellinb books, The First
Directive; Safe and Sane, ees
no relief in sight for a society
which wishe to stick its head
in the sand and allow its butt
to be kic ed on a regular basis.
Being tough on crime means
f cin up to the problem on a
pe onal basis bellows c-
mar . ''Children without
f mily upport," whether from
Irish b ckgrounds or Blac
rnerican de cendants, "adopt
the values of the street," says
the chief. Chiefly becau
many of them drop ouf of
chool and "barely know how to
read."
EVERAJOB
Furthermore, camara be-
lieve that present, "The
unemployment rate for the
teenage is around eighty per­
cent. And don't forget, they
are not temporarily out of a
job. They have never worked."
Wor t, he believes "they know
they will be part of the ystem
that they e depicted so lux­
uriously on television and they
are often filled with rage."
Right chief?
Reason and re pect for the
law is not high on this ' growing
permanent underclass's" list.
Unlike previous generations of
variou caucasian gangs, Black
Americans are attacked by the
illicit dI11g traffic. The chief
concedes that the gold coins
. from this crime is growing and
funding by an increasing factor
other operations of organized
crime. The profits in the drug
traffic are protected by other­
wise well-meaning anti-dope
citizens. Curtailing drugs sales
deals with the American psy­
che, claims the chief. Cutting
back on its production, sales
and profits under present con­
ditions is very improbable.
BURNING, 0 SOLUTIO
"The entire illicit supply of
drugs ent to the United States
can be grown in a few square
miles in rough terrain almost
anywhere in the world" de­
clared the chief. It is pointle
to try and burn up or seize the
ever-growing supply. Simply
trying to wish away the pro­
blem is also not a solution.
Stating it's a segregrated part
of our society doesn't do it
either. Equality under the
law for all citizens is the first
start to stop crime.
''The ingle most important
f ctor in preventing crime is the
public condemnation of it,"
the chief cried out. Citizens
working together, not jlJ.st one
against the others, but in uni­
son. Slum crimes and' white
collar crimes must be a dressed
equally. Evidently the chief
took hi PhD. at my alma
mater, Harvard, very seriously.
, e must insist that they
(students) attend chool and
that the schools provide moti­
vation and education related to
earning a living," he stated.
Since it is fruitless for these
young people to be employable
and still unemployed, perhaps
the only top cop in the country
with a Ph.D. from the top
college in the country can put
two and two together and get
someone a job. At least he is
on the right track.
GROUND BREAKING -
project in
Se Civil
Rights
Wo kshop
BE TO HARBOR - The
Twin Cities Area Chamber of
Commerce has cheduled a
workshop for area business
people titled "Civil Rights a it
Relates to Employment" on
Tuesday, September 24 1985
7:30 a.m. at the Benton Har­
bor Holiday Inn.
Patricia C. Wells recently
appointed to district executive
ichigan Department of Civil
Rights Benton Harbor office
will present the program, Mur­
phy said.
s. Wells' topic will focus
on broadening understanding
promoting awareness and pro­
viding a clear perception of the
services available to the busi­
ness community through the
Department of Civil Rights.
Reservation forms have been
mailed to Chamber members,
but anyone wishing to attend
may call the Chamber offices
at 925-0044. Cost of the
workshop is $5.00 and includes
breakfast.
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P.M. INTE
PRO OTES ED
JO ES -
vice pre 'dent, corporate
affai ,Philip orri Inter-
national announced the
appointment of Edna oore­
Jones to promotion manager.
Since joining Philip orri
in 1984, M. Moo -Jone
rved communication co-
ordinator for Philip
International. oore­
Jone will b re pon ibl for
the creation, planning and
organizing of promotion,
cultural event e hibit and
pedal project in the United
State , well a in inter­
n tiona] market throughout
th world. former .
tant to th pre ident of'
the at 'I Council of egro
omen.
ITrainees graduate I
BE TO HARBOR - Wheel·
er & A ociates Inc. announ ed
its first Graduation E erci e,
September 13 19 5 6 p.m.
at its office located at 215
E. ain Street Benton Harb r.
'This Graduation Exerci e
represents the commencement
of a succe sful effort to train
and employ individuals in hom
ealtherizati n
repair and
mea u re ' said
Wheeler Ph.D.
• The e graduate are the par
to tart a big e on mic fire
in the Benton Harb r rea
Community."
The pro ram a funded
by the Berrien Ca and Van
Buren PIC.
alvin
Pre ident.