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There is an inner-self and
an outer-self in each of us.
That is the ay the lyrics
of one of the songs of the
music group Earth Wind &
Fire differentiate be een
the business and personnal
life of an individual.
The ne ly appointed
Highland Park City Coun­
cilman, Frank J. Ross, Sr.,
described his outer-
If- hat he does with his
own time-as being athletic
and needing to get involved
in everything.
"I'm very physically
oriented," Ro said bile
itting in his stylish living
room on Eason in Highland
Park.
"I think good health
benefit a good mind."
hen the 42-year-old
Detroi t na ti ve is not
deliberating city busine s or
or ing at Faygo
Beverage ,Inc., here he i
a di trict . manager, he
said his time is spent: jogg­
ing, s imming, lifting
eights, riding motercycle
(Ie ofter no than in the
st), practicing karate, and
hang gliding.
Outlined against a living
room all i a large harp.
Th instrument belongs to
hi wife, Patricia Terry­
Ro , a principal harpist
with the Michigan Opera
Theater.
"I enjoy classical music,
and I'm a jazz fan too,"
ro es ers
eal
Ro said adding that he at­
tends, by choice, most of his
wife's performance .
At home, he doe not often
read boo s for pleasure or
atch television. When he
doe tum on the tube, it is
usually a good cable TV
movie.
Ross tries, he said to at
least scan the two Detroit
daily newspapers and sup­
plement that with The Wall
aunch
IS Prote over
alleged malpractices in a
government run health clinic
in amibi have re lted in
the creation of an 'altern­
tive peoples clinic" aimed at
removing doctor who patients
charge with r cia! discrimina­
tion.
Villa e resident . in Otjim­
binh e, poor northern com­
munity on the fringe of the
arnib de rt, recently present­
ed petitions calling for the
dismi of the doctor in
que ion and announced plans
for temporary church-
pported clinic. It was
heduled to run until April
23 ith volunteer medical per-
nnel and a Bl c physician
from indhoe, amibia'
c pital.
Calling ealth care ' right
and not privilege" Rev.
Z de ia ujoro one of the
le der of the prote t, in' ed
th t health rvice ere in-
dequate t the te-o ned
clinic.
J ne community lack
ambulance service and the state
physician only visits the clinic
once every other week for
about a half hour' ujoro
said. He cited veral incidence
of in dequate medical attention
and charged that the clinic
lacked medicine and qualified
nur s.
During a ceremony launching
the people clinic, church and
community leaders urged resi­
dents to join in the 'clinic
strike" and to tay aw y from
the tate clinic until demands
are met.
Street Journal, Black Enter­
prise, ewswee, and For­
tune.
He has been married to
Patricia for five years and
has two children: Frank, Jr.,
25, and Kimberly, 19.
Frank, Jr. is a second year
student at Wayne State
University's School of
Medicine, bile Kimberly is
a third year undergraduate
student at Wayne State.
Ros earned a ster of
Arts degree in Business
arketing from Central
Michigan University and a
Bachelor or Science in
Business Administration
and Management from
Wayne State.
He said council members
approached him to fill the
vacancy created following
the. resignation of Fred
Daboul, ho removed
himself because of non-
leans for Kids' drive
Gleaners Community Food
Bank announces the beginn­
ing of a two wee long
"Cans For Kids" canned
food drive to alleviate
hunger among children.
The canned food drive will
be conducted in the tri­
county schools the eeks of
May 4-15. It is a part of
Gleaners' year long cam­
paign "Kids Helping Kids,"
designed to create
a areness on the part of
school-age children on
hunger and nutrition con­
cerns in the community. The
Henry Ford Hospital is a co­
sponsor of "Kids Helping
Kids", with a special em­
phasis on nutrition.
Adults can participate
through their local grocery.
A&P, Chathams, Great
Scotti and Krogers will
feature specific products
designated by participating
food suppliers. When thes
items are purchased, a cer­
tain amount will go for
Gleaners' work in feeding
the poor, especially for
feeding hungry children.
West blocks sanctions vo e
(NIS) - The United States
led the way in bloc ing com-
prehensive sanctions gain
South frica earlier thi
month during United
ations n on amibia.
Joined by the United Kingdom
and the Federal Republic of
Germany, the U.S. ca t the
neg tive curity council vote
for the second time thi year.
Critic charge the U.S. veto
undermines the Comprehensive
Antiapartheid Act, pa d la
fall over Pre 'dent Re an's
veto.
The Security Council deb te
al focu d on sanctions and
the long anding demand for
implementation of U. _ Resolu-
tion 435 which wa widely
pported by western countries
when the measure w adopted
in 1978. Con idered the blue­
print for amibian indepen­
dence, Resolution 435 would
facilitate a ceasefire between
South Africa and SW APO, and
U. . supervi d elections.
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reside y in Highland Par .
"I felt the timing as
good," Ross said. "We're at
a crucial point in Highland
Park."
According to Ross, the
council's April 14 approval
of a Chrysler Corp. conpen­
sation plan to the city was
its salvation from a poten­
tially destroyed tax base.
Prior to Ro s' vote for the
compensa tion plan, the
council was deadlocked 2-2.
Ross was sworn into office
April 8.
Besides agreeing to pay
Highland Park 9 million
throughout nine years, the
agreement also calls for
Chrysler to invest 5 million
in a development corpora­
tion to aid the ci ty.
Ro aid h e timate
that Chry Ier ' s head­
quarters in Highland Park
generated 40-50 percent 0
the city's yearly tax reven
or 2.1- 3.9 million dollar .
He said the city mi
have gone bankrupt i
Chry ler had not made the
settlement, bu he did not
know the amount of revenu
the city might 10 e after th
agreement expire in nin
years.
Ross says h plan to k
election to the council seat in
September, and he has no
other political aspirations.
"I am just happy to be in
the governmental
structure, " he said, "and to
have influence on issues af­
fecting Highland Park.'
u.s. and
Angola
to meet
IS) - US nd Angolan
officials have agreed to further
meetings possibily later this
month, according to State
partment officials who id the
next meeting could be held in
Luanda Angola.
Secretary of State for
African Affairs Che ter Crocker
and Angolan Interior inister
.Kito Rodrigues met in the
Congo earlier thi month to
discu ways of bre ing the
imp over the pre nee of
Cuban troops in ngola. It
was Croc er's first meeting with
a nior An olan official in
almost one and half year
coming as a result of an invita­
tion by OAU Chairman Pre­
sident Denis Sa u- gue of
the Con o.
State Depart­
ment spo esman id la t wee
that the US will not offer any
guar ntee to An ola that the
South Africa incursion ill
op after a tro p ithdra al
reement i reached.