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BENTON HARBOR � It',
time for Gov. James Blanchard
to recognize the African .
American comm� in south-
ern Micbigan
That is the message PUSH
chapter p esident Rev. Walter
Brown hopes to send the Gover- '
nor.
At stake is' a judg . Feb
10 Chief Probate-Juvenile
Judge Donald J. Dick will retire
and the Governor will name an
appointment. .
The' 0 African American
lawyers who tried unsuccessful­
ly last ear to earn the
Governor's nod for ajudicial ap­
pointment then, are in the run-
, Ding again. .
Attorney Gregory Cleveland,
'Berrien County assistant
prosecutor; and Attorney K.
Morris Gavin, 'former city attor­
ney £Or Benton Harbor who now
has his own practice in the city,
have both ubmitted their
n for consideration.
're pushing both can- .'
didates," Rev. Brown said. "If .. ,
. ' either had a chance they could
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, job ould take a
this ea and the
stud nts as well
whol to have a ro model. This
app intment w uld do just
that.
A forum was eld Jan. 2:f at
the enton Ha bor Public
Ubr.,., to hear e candidates.
The orum was ponsored by
PU H, the S uthwestern
Mic . an Minist . aI Alliance,
the i1es Bran and Twin
Citi' Branch N CP, and the
Ne' rhood Inti rmation and
Sharing Exchange.
Both Gavin a Cleveland-
are rrpm the Dem tic stron-
ghol� of Benton Harbor and
or vacancies in the government, Bent n Twp. Th other can-
at t e county and state level didat come fro Republican
especiaUy, southwestern controlled S1. J seph and
, Michigan Blacks are looked Bridgman. They re: Robert
over.". ' Yampolsky, Stuart Meek, Wtl- .
"We hope that-this governor' -liam Klein and W' Lagoni.
I who seeems to be doing a good , . .
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Commi ion clear
do a good job as probate judge
because they are both qualified."
Speaking of the eternal lack
of Black appointments at the'
COUDty. and regional level, Rev.
Brown. said,' �PUSH feels it is'
time. to appoint a B�ck judge
because there are three white
males d two female judges.
The government should give
Blacks a chance. to be hear�.
When it comes to appointments
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At a special city commission I
meeting, Tues y, Jan. '26, a
.. number of res utions were
adopted to clear the way for the
$7 million New Harbor Con­
dominium and Marina project.
The project will see the
former Travel Inn on Riverview
Drive' converted to 80 condo
units- and the CODStru'tiOQ of a
15O-slip marina across from the
motel on the S1. J oseph River.
Shoreline Development Co.
of South Haven is the developer.
They are purchasing' 1,200 feet
ofland along Riverview from the
. city at a price of' $3,4,000.
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