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THE CITIZEN
BH HAS E FIVE YEAR PLA
City anager Ellis Mitchell presented his econd five year plan
in his three years of the tenure to the city commission, March
17. Commis ions accepted the plan, 5-2, with George
Wysinger and William Wolfbeing the oPPO ition. The plan is
b d on the city borro ing another million dollar from the
State Emergency Loan Board. Wolf noted State Tre urer
Rob rt Bo man has indicated in writing the city i no at its
limit. The state required the new plan as part of the conditions
nece ary for the release of a 340,000 loan from the state to
the city.
KLOCK PARK FOR SALE?
County Commis ioner Robert Burkholz appeared before the
Benton Harbor city commi sion March 17 to protest com
mercial development ofJ ean Klock Park. Burkholz, ho live
in Higman Park overlooking Klock Park, said city economic
development director Alex Little had admitted a hotel de
velopment is considered for the location. Burkholz warned
the city he would fight the development in court. The land
as deed d to the city in 1917 by the Klock family with the
provision it always remain a p rk. The current rumor: of ale
of the land are the econd attempt in the Wilce Cooke
administration to make money off th land. Three years ago,
the city considered selling the south end of the park to a
private property owner.
BRUTALITY TRIAL BEGINS
A suit filed by Robert orwood, Benton Harbor, against
B rrien County heriff and five other defendants went to trial
rch 17. The uit all edges Norwood was beaten while
d tained in the Berrien
County jail February 19,
1979. Southfield attorney
Stephen Leuchtman is rep
re enting orwood. In
openin statement L ucht
man id he'll prove Sheriff
Forest" ick" Jewell .. con
doned, permitted and al-
10 ed" beatings in the jail.
orwood's attorney also said
Je ell" ne pri oner ere
beaten and bar d. He
e en ne that on occasion
they er falsely charged. tt
orwood as in jail t the
time for a "dome tic alterca-
tion" for hich he
never charged.
OIC IS BACK - Rey. Donald Adkln ,{far I ft) fulfill d a longtim dr am with th reop ning
of the Opportunltle.lndu trlalizatlon Cent r (OIC) arch 18 in downtown B nton Har
bor. R . Adkins, chairman of the board, rved a executly director of OIC h n it
began In 1974 in the city. OIC clos d two y ar ago and I r opening with 200,000
grant from the ichigan 0 pt. of Labor. AI 0 pre nt for ribbon-cutting cer moni
r : Robert Pendl ton, dir ctor of ichigan 0 partm nt of Labor Bureau of Employ
ment Training; Victor Walton, c nter coordinator; and Rey. Robert COY rson, ex cutlv
director of Ichlgan State Council of the Opportunitle Indu trlalization Center of
Am ric. Students busy atcomput.rtermlnal areTammyJone andJame Wood. Th
c nter Is at 74 W. aln St. Walton noted, "anyon who walk throu__gh the door w 'II t k
them." The center will provide ducation for 10 -income high chool dropout ag 16-21
in B rrl n, Cass and Van Buren countle
'ADDITIO
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TO NSHIPPLA
Benton Twp. Board voted unanimou lyon March 18 to pro
ceed ith plans for a 2,632 square-foot addition to the
to nship hall and renovation of existing- offices at a cost of
'300,000. Final plans ill now be completed. Board Super
visor Larry iels n aid.
o TESSORI PROGRA TO EXPAND
The Benton Harbor School Bo rd voted March 18 to exp nd
the onte ori program to five additional kindergarten
clas room this fall and to expand the current Monte sori pro
gram at Boynton to the third rade. The cost of adding five
chools is exp cted to be '130,000, Supt. Harry Stephens
said, and the fourth grad addition ill be '7,000.
Southwe em Michigan
omen' Political Coalition
announces their rch meeting -
Panel Di ussion to be held on
edn sday, arch 26, 1986 from
7 to 9 p.m. at the Maude Pre ton
Palenske emorial library, 500
ar et St., at Lake Blvd, S1.
Joseph.
The ubject of the discussion
, ilitary- Tax Re i tors" -
y Thousand of American
Refu to P y Military Portion
of Taxes, What are some of the
legal ramific tions?
Gue t speaker will be Pro
fes r John Howard Yoder, a
ennonite inister currently
teaching ... the" p rtment 9
Deltas seek
scholarship
applicants
The Benton Harb r S1.
Joseph Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
In. is accepting Scholarship
application for 1986 according
to rs. athle n Joyner Chair
man of the Scholar hip Com
mittee.
Application are available at
local high schools in the
Counselors offices or from any
sorority member.
Eligible persons for the
scholarship program in ludes all
graduating nior high chool
young women and tho e enroll
ed on a Junior College level.
Applications may be picked
up on arch 24 and returned
no later than April 14, 19 6.
FCC AWARDS TV
STATIO TO BLACK
WO A
Philadelphia, Pa. - The Federal
Communication Cornmi ion
h awarded a Black oman a
Iicen to oper te a UHF televi-
ion station in Philad lphia
mar et. Althou h the licen in
uch large t I vision m rk t
could make Dorothy Brunson
multi-millionaire he ay uc
ce is far from guaranteed. In
fact, M . Brun on ho i b ed
in Baltimore y it could b
anoth r two y ar b fore he
actually be ins operatin "the
tation.
Political women meet
VAN BUREN UNITED CIVIC ORGANIZATIO will hold It
25th annlv raary tea Sunday from 4 to,8 p. m. atth COY rt
Clylc Center, L ke Str et, Covert. Them Is" Proud H I tory
- BrlghfFuture." Tea chairperson. are Cora Farl y, left,
nd elyle Smith. Oth rs on th commltt e includ Ellj h
Abdullah, Georgia Bailey, V rna Howard, dl Gordon,
In z WIlliams, Gladys Henry, Lawr nce White, Li a Cercy
Lou e White, Elizabeth EIII., Luella Cart r, Sandr Leffler
and ary Joyce Haywood. Jam. Coggin will proyld
mu Ic and program will Include Andrew University en'.
Quart t, and a fa hlon how. The public is Invited. (Kri tin
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Theology, otre Dame University;
Pastor David Knapp, serving at the
dameville United ethodist
Church, Southern C s County;
ttorney John Burgess a partner
in the South Bend office of
Barne & Thornburg in Indiana·
and Charles Curti a teacher at
Monte on Hou of Children
hile per uing his postgraduate
ork at Western ichigan Uni
ver ity.
For more information please
contact Dorothy Golze, president.
Meeting open to all interested.
men and women in the Tri
county area. Free admission.
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