Addr" .. Ccw. q t
- On Friday,
ovember 22, the committ e
for the Concerned Citizens of
u kegon Height for Com­
munit AfC: ir mt ith two of
the chool board embers ho
oppo ed the ap ointment of
Ann Allen for �e position of
director of community educa­
tion nd ith the Mu kegon
County Election Committee to
in ure that the wording on the
recall petition s clear and
th t th per on being recalled
understood the reason for
the recall.
After making two minor
ch nge on the recall petitions,
the election committee
approved both. B' the time
this article reache the pre s ,
the Concerned Citizen group
ill have hoped to obtain 1 �OO
ignatur on each p tition;
ho ver, Secretary Emm
Modesett Hopson id if th
group h n'r gotten the projec­
ted number of ignature ,it ill
ettle for the 93� needed
ignature for ch board
m mber.
Before the petition ere
pproved, board m mbers
Ch rl s Waugh and Gorge
Rober on m de an attempt to
di credit them. However, their
effort a for naught: mern­
b r of the election committee
reminded Waugh that his
( augb's) pr ence there was
not to convince the Concerned
Citizen committe that hi
o
o
vote wa ju tified, but merely to
make . ure the ording
clear a. to hy h wa. being
recalled.
I t appeared th t Rober on
and, e peci lly, \l'augh had
trouble ccepting on of the
reo ns given for their recall.
The petition imply stated, "As
an elected official Mr. Waugh
C: iled to faithfully repre ent th
people by voting against the
Superintendent and Selection
Committee's recommendation
of a candidate for the position
of Community Education
Director .... " .
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'l'auAh and Rober. on both
que. tioned the u: age of the
term "Sel ction Committee."
\X'aulth un ucce: fully argued
that there was no such commit­
tee. A ot onlv did he refu e to
ac no ledge' that Superinten­
dent John Sydnor gave the
. election committe authority
to elect the mo t qualified per­
son for the position of director
o community educ tion, but
also he failed to recognize that a
five-membered committee
recommended Allen the
most qualified candidate for the
job.
A special" major
for college
jocks
ray cri iciz
. aid to
Angola
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WASHIl\:GTO ,DC -- U.S.
Rep. William H. Gray ill (0-
Pa.) has urged his Hous
colleague to oppo e United
States support for the rebels
fighting to topple the pre nt
government of Angola.
Te tify before the Hou e
Subcommittee on Afrie , Gr y
id it would b "ill-advi ed for
thi country to provid i
tance to the ational Union for
the Total Liberation of
Angola (UNIT A)."
UNIT A i headed by Dr.
Jonas Savimbi and for alma t a
decade ha b en attempting to
ize control of Angola from it
current leaders.
Gr y argued that uth
Africa "has armed and advi ed
UNIT A from the very begin­
ning of its truggle gainst the
government of Angola, and
continues to be U ITA's prin­
cipal sponsor and arms sup­
plier." He stated:
"Any American support for
UNIT A at this time ould be
seen globally as our entering a
military alliance ith South
Mrica. This e cannot
afford."
Gray told tho e at the hear­
ing that aid to UNITA, hether
re
,
xt
k
cov rt or overt wheth r
military aid or o-call d
humanitari n aid, ould re ult
in further expansion of th
Cuban! oviet role in
Southern Afric .
"In a word, if e want t
trengthen th Cuban nd
Sovi t pre ence e hould pr -
vide military id," Gray id.
"If we want to reduce that pr -
nee, then e mu t get rid of
the c u of th t pre nce--
outh 'can inva i n of.
Angola nd South Africa'
illegal occupation 0
amibia."
Th C ngr m n dded:
"U.S. pre ur r mibi n
independence would, in my
opinion. be v tly mor f[; c­
rive m an of r ducing regi n I
ho tilitie than our providing
id to U ITA. hould w uc­
ce fully pur ue thi ppro h
outh Afrie uld b tripped
of it r tional for invading
An ola -- n mely th pr nce
of . 'S APO Troop', and
Angola would b denied it
rationale for its relianc on
Cuban troop -- namel outh
Africa' rep ated inv ion of
Angola.
10 HOLIDAY A TI­
HU GERSTEPS
What One Person "Can Do" To
Fight Hunger!
Thank giving and Christmas
come once a year, but hunger
has no respect for time or sea­
son. Yet, the upcoming holi­
days do provide a climate for
Americans to reflect upon and
actively how their concern for
hungry people.
But hat can one person
do?
Bread for the orld, the
49,OOO-member grassroot
Christian citizen's anti-hunger
movement, offers 10
HOLIDAY A TI-HU GER
STEPS for concerned citizens to
take against hunger:
---BECOME BETTER
INFORMED. Learn about (and
from) hungry peopl in your
area. Read boo ,m gazine
article and newspaper stories
on local, national and inter­
national hunger issues.
--DISCUSS THE PROBLEM
OF HUNGER ITH FAMILY
AND FRIE DS. Parent
esp cially can do them lves,
th ir children and other a great
favor by putting thi fr nt and
center in family di cu ion.
---INTEREST OTHERS. Shar
wh t you learn without an r or
lf-righteou ne .
---GIVE TO YOUR CHUR H
HU GER PROGRAM OR A
RELIEFAGE. CY.Overheadi
low and deliverv
high for proven' ncies. Th y
do irnme urable good nd d
erve incr d upport.
--HELP FOR A LOCAL OR
CHURCHHU GERGROUP.
Group can h form d ithin
churche , aero d norni­
national lines or in other y t
rudy and provide olutio to
hunger.
--SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFES-
Continu d on Pag 3
Th Informal hiring and
formal firing of An n All n
a. director of community
education for th Mu
k on Height. school
8yst m ha. p rked a
contro ray which
p n lit culmlnat in
a rectall election. Who I
Ann All nand wh t I. the
controv r.y?Corr pon-
dent De horn Watkin.
tak a 100 In the D 9
I of Th Citlz n.