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JUNE 22 - 21, 1
THE CITIZE
olm s
or on - Commitment ma es a difference
anor
that not all BI cks h d been as a complaint.
fortunate. And , e h orton launched what whe
devoted mo of her life to called, "the mo extensive
trying to open doors, eking overh ul since the agency was
education, better opportunitie t up in 1965. The ency
and equality for tho who needed to be restructured rather
need help. than tinkered with."
She h been a civil rights And, restructure she did.
activi since the 1960s, parti- Within two years the new
cip ting in the 't-in aimed at technique and structures e
opening up public ccommodat- put in place whacked 50,000
ions to Blacks. c from the backlog. And
From 1965 to 1970, she the ency h d begun filing
wa as' ant legal director of ' big" ca , tho which charged
the American Civil Uberties a company not simply with
Union working on major con- discriminating again tone em-
stitutional law cases being ployee but against large blocks
heard by federal s court and�of them.
the U.S. Supreme Court. Her Today, with the Carter Ad-
work drew the attention of ministration a memory, e is
ayor J OM Lindsay who named teaching at the Georgetown
her to he d ew University L w School and writ-
York City's Comrni 'on on ing a boo on the development
Human Right . and impact of anti-discrimina-
As chairperson she traveled tion and affirmative action re-
extensively, speaking about dis- medie and their legal, economic
crimination and it effects. and social rationale.
After one speech in Atlanta, As a recognized uthority
a mild-mannered man congrat- on an im pre ssive range of
ulated her wannly for "such domestic issues she al is
an dnformative and moving much sought-after for speeches
prese tation.' and public appearance .
He wa Jimmy Carter, who In the appearance, orton
a president in 1977, appointed i encouraging her fellow liberals
orton chairperson of the Equal to re-examine the old lutions
Employment Opportunity Com- that they can be more
mi 'on (EEOC). She was the effective.
ftr woman named to that '" All that we have won, even
position. the best of it, from affnmative
When she arrived, the EEOC· ction to food amp, need
had a b og of more than not only OUI protection but our
130 thousand c and typically critical scrutiny. If there need
took about two years to resolve to be reform in OUI reforms,
let it come from u " she aid in
a speech to a group of Demo­
cratic leaders a fe months ag .
"Brilliant a OUI changes have
been, they need caring and
continuing chang. What e
have won, we shall defend.
But even the be t of our reform
cannot alone meet ne pro­
blem. The equal employment
statute cannot create jobs for .
the permanently unemployed.
Civil Right la s cannot hou
the homele . Aid to education
law cannot by them lve
bring excellence to the publi
hools.
'It i no surpri that there
., are still hungry children un-
equal women, disadvanta ed
BI , poor Hispanics and un­
employed wor ers.
, e never promi d the mil­
l nnium in a generation - or
even two. t we promised
wa to fight until we got it
right."
Eleanor Holme orton is
still fighting.
Eleanor Holmes orton is
one of 13 people lected for
the ''Gallery of Greats: 20th
Century Black Political Fir t '
a collection of oil portrait
cornmi . oned by the iller
Brewing Company. The col­
lection, which honors all Bl ck
who have rved in publi
office, is one a national tour
of art gallerie in ashington,
Philadelphia, ew York, Chica­
go, Cleveland, Lo A eJe
Milw ukee and Denver, well
eral universities.)
ichigan Congressman urges Veterans claim legislation
It wa no rpri to anyone
ho ne her more than casual-
ly n Eleanor Holmes orton
a one of the fll four people
to be me ed for demonstrat-
&in artheid in front of
the South African Embassy.
orton, born into a "com- 0
fortable" Bl family in a --
on, D.C., and a adu e
of Y e U Diversity, med to
under tand almo from birth
Also,' compansion legislation has
p ssed the Senate in each of
the last four Congres s.
ppearing before the Hou
Sub-committee on Consumer
Affair and Coinage, Congre -
man Bonier, gave hi strong
support for H.R. Bill 2591,
which: would award Congres-
. onal Gold eta! to Jan
Scrugg John heller, and
Robert Doube for their dis­
tinguished work in building
the Vietnam Veterans
emorial.
" ore than any other single
event" Bonior stated • the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial al­
lowed thi nation the oppor­
tunity both to honor the
individuals who rificied their
DETROIT - ichigan U.S. extended to nearly every other
congre an David E. Bonior, American."
t. Cement ) recently ap- Congre sman Bonior went on
peared before t 0 Congre ional to y, "It simply m e no
Committee to urge Congre s to n to deny tho who fought
t on t 0 piece of veteran. for our fre dom vera! of out
I . tion. nation's mo cherished right ."
Bonior ppearing before the century old statute limit
committe on Veteran Affair attorney fees to 10 to V
te tified in pport of legi a- benefit matter, effectively
tion H.R. Bill 5 5 hich denying veterans the right to
ould provide veteran the right coun I of their choice. The
to e the Veteran dmini- propo d H.R. 5 5 retains a
r tion in di ute over bene: limit on attorney fee, but
fit claim . rai the cap allowing veterans
'During the Great Depre - to retain coun 1.
on, eteran ere deni d H.R. 5 5 currently has 210
Judicial r vie of their bene- co-spon r in the Hou of
fit claim" tated Bonior. Repre ntative, including
"Th t fifty-ye r-old provisi on half the members on the
no denie veteran b lc rights Veterans ffair Committee.
Senate approves minority
investment tax credit
lives for us, and to finally
welcome home the ldiers who
returned."
The Vietnam
Congressman Bonior h s al
been respon ible for many other
veteran act, legislation and
bills including the Agent Orange
ct, Veterans Job Training Act,
Veteran Health Care and Small
Business Loan Act 19 1 and
Vietnam Veterans free re diu t­
ment Counselin legislation.
Bonior' first boo publi a­
tion, dealin with the numerou
conflict and atro itie of the
Vietnam ar "The ietnam
Veteran: A History of egle t"
wa published Oct. 6 19 4,
and points up the ne d of
America to take a long hard
look at the universal condition
of it forgotten heroe: The
Vietnam Veteran.
Veterans
ernorial i now the mo vi it­
ed memorial in Washington,
D.C. Congressman Bonior in­
troduced H.R. Bill 2591 along
with Represen tative Barbara
Vucanovich of evada. The
bill currently ha 260 co­
sponsor and i a aiting action
by the Sub-committee.
In 197 Congre sman Bonior
founded the Vietnam Veterans
in Congress WIC. The group
introduced the Vietnam
Veteran Act which became the
model for a ries of Vietnam
veterans measure enacted into
la from 197 to the pres nt.
Covert youth Jobs program Gets going
fled under the ichi an
Strate . c und Act.
I am pleased that the
en te ha iven approval to the
bill hich will create an incen­
tive for badly needed inve -
ment in inority busine ,"
id Repre ntative Kilpatrick.
"My bill will allow greater
minority busine inve tment
and the new economic ctivity
enerated by the bill will help
off t its costs."
The bill now goes to
Governor Blanchard for his
signature.
L S G - The ichigan
nate recently p d the
ingle Busine T Credit Bill
pon ored by Repre nt tive
C r lyn Chee ilp at ric (D-
Detroit.
Th b ill ill allo Single
Busine T credit for invest-
ment in minority-owned firm .
Hou Bill 4275 ould allo
busine to claim credit
ainst their single bu . e tax
equal to 50 percent of their
c rtified investment in minority
venture c pital companie and
minority enterpri small busi­
n investment companies certi-
COV RT - The Van Buren
United Civic Organization
announces the Summer Youth
Program and ichigan Youth
Corp., PIC. The mrner youth
program began June 16. " e
are hoping to .once again serve
the community with the help
of our youth," said Octavia
Hawkins and Debra Butler.
"This program allows us to
employ youn peopl during
the summer. It give them the
opportunity to become familiar
with the work field and a
n of responsibility while
earning money to help
their families and them lve.
This is a Federal and State
Funded program."
"So, it' time to get tho
summer chores done!!!! As a
rvice to the member of our
community, OUI youth will
help you ith the followings
t s: washing window , wash­
ing . alls, hou hold chores,
painting, in 'de/outside jobs,
mowing lawn, raki g lea es
trimming hedge , watering grass
planting flo ers or other.
Simply give us a call at
764- 54.
DID YOU 0 ... that a
udy conducted by a divi . n
of the .S. Agriculture Depart­
ment has determined that
Americ' problem ith coc -
roaches is much greater than
previously thought. For
e ample, re archer calculated
that for every one co roach
that you e there c uld be a
many s 800 to a 1000 that you
don't e.