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DETROIT - Protestors mar- .
ched in front of Detroit's Omni
Ho el, Jefferson Avenue and
Brush, T�ursday April 21, to
denounce the public relatio
visit of the Midwest Consul
General of South Africa, Daniel
Deny
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e York, .Y. - Arab­
American upporters of the
pre idential campaign of the
Rev, Je jackson ere shaken
last week when pres report
. sugge ted th t he had backed
way from support of Pales­
timan rights in a bid gain Jewish
vote during the recent ew
York primary.
Jackson campaign staff
denied that there d ben y
shift· in ilion. And later in the
week Jackson renewed hi call
fOT a Palestinian state.
The controversy arose when
in response to heavy J ewish
criticism Jackson indicated that
if elected pre ident he would
not negotiate with PLO leader
Yasser Ar fat unle he recog­
nized I rael's.right to exist.
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· can public rela ions our of
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Smith. ,
"Since South Africa has
crac ed down on virtually all
democratic and non-violent
formS of dissent and protest, and
since they have closed down
newspapers and censored any
hift
on 'mid a t
Despite the con­
troversy Arab-American
spokesman Edward Said' ued
a statement saying, "] feel that
Rev. Jackson remains the only
presidential candiate respon­
sive to Arab a d Palestinian
concerns."
information leaving the country,
we are particu1arl� offended at
the presence of these two South
African representatives in our
city," said Tom Fentin, executive
director of the Michigan Coali­
tion for Human Rights and or­
ganizer of the demonstration.
Fentin called for the passage
of comprehensi e s nctions
(Senate bill 556 and House
Resolution 1580); and for the
Michigan Sen te Judiciary
Committee to mo e the Divest­
ment bills to the Senate floor for
a vote.
The coalition of religious,
civic, legal,business, labo�' and
civil right groups marching
llisted these demands of the
South African government:
'- Unban the church and civil
leaders and organizations;
_ - Unlock the jails detaining
children;
- Free labor union leaders;
- Free the Sharpeville six;
- Free Nelson Mandela.
Fentin reminded hi listeners
of recent acts of outh African
oppression. Dulcie September,
a member of the banned African
ational Congress, was kilJed
two wee ago in Paris in a
bombing. Attorney Albie Sachs
was critically injured and
maimed for life in Mozambique
by South African terrorists.
"Hundreds of thousands of
Angolan and Mozambican
peasants have died or have been
maimed for life by South African
trained and funded terrorists,
Fentin said.
Persons interested in lobby­
ing the Michigan Senate for ac­
tion on the Divestment bill
should call Judiciary Committee
chair, Rudy Nichols at 517-373-
· 2417 and urge passage.
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Jo ·eph UnderwoOd, Michigan'S first rurallBI�c
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ByV�Wblte
Joseph H. Underwood Jr., is .
the new sheriff of Cass County.
He was recenlty sworn in by Cir­
cuit Court Judge Michael
Dodge. Underwood is rep clog
former Sheriff James Northrup,
who was been sheriff for 20 years
and recently retired.
Underwood, 40, is the first
Black sheriff in C County.
------aker nega es
campaign.
By u y
Capital News Service
LA ING Jes
Jac on' presidential campaign
is based aim t entirely on Black
prid , Hou e peaker Gary
o en aid.
And app aJing to Black iden­
tity i not enough for a winning
national candidate, contends
th man who holds th position
pften con. idcred th . econd
mo. t po rful in tale govern­
mcnt.
Owen', hom
il nti Twp, a i perc nt Black
di trier whi h ac 0 too in
th recent Democratic caucus I
with a 7 to 320 vote tally over
assachusetts Gov. Michael
Dukaki.
10 an exclusive interview,
o n aid despite Jackson get­
ting omewhere around 95 per­
cent of tbe Black vote, not all
Bl ck upport his economic,
social, or politi I platforms.
here are Blac conserva­
tive , Black moderates and
Blae Ii rals," he said adding
Blacks do n like to be charac­
terized as a one-political party
people.
o n aid if he ere a ite
I pre identi I ca�didte using
J ac n's campaign messages
he ould n t get the me sup­
port a J ac on.
en called orne of
Jac s n' stance "left- ing".
His income redistribution plan
j too r die to sell nationally,
o en said.
. It ould no ork," he said.
"It is too subjective."
i-
"Owen said he as not
surpri ed when -Jack on won
Michigan' caucus last month.
'1 was one of the few people
in Michigan to predict Jack on's
victory he aid.
Rep. Jo ph Young Jr., D­
Detroit, said he was not
sur p r i e d J ac k son too k
ichigan. . I
"He worked hard in
Michigan," he aid."T ere were
a lot of memories from four
y ars ago when people thought I
he hould have done better '
th n."
Young called people who
. think Jackson's campaign plat­
form is b ed on Blac pride, or
Black identity, narrow-minded.
"Loo t the cro ection of
. upport," he id. "Black peopJe
and white people rc ent being
cI ified."
Youn aid h is optimistic
about Jackson's chances for the
pre idential Democratic
nomination.
"He is actually bring issues
before the party," he said, "Issues
such as a national health in­
surance licy."
Owen, who backs Tenne ee
Sen. Albert Gore, aid no white
Democratic pre idential can­
didate is campaigning for the
Black vo e.
, " either Duk i or Gore is
addre ing issue of concerns to
Blac " 0 n aid.
Owen said if white can­
didates do not ge support from
Blacks; they will not campaign
for their vote.
He served as undersheriff for Enforcement Association.
the past three years and has He is also a recipient of the
Olympics, S th Bend, Indiana; National Defense- Service
past director and member of the 'Medal, Vietnam ervice Medal,
Optimist Club; member of the > been involved in law enforce-
Michigan Sherifrs Association; ment since 1970. William Lucas
Board member and past vice was the last Black sheriff of
president of Dowagiac Area ayne County, and in 1� ran
Federal redit Union; Board un uccessfully as governor.
member .of Cass County Coati- Underwood was selected
"tion for Demestic Violence and from a list of three other' can-
Southwestern Michigan Law didates, former Deputy Howard
JOSEPH H. U DERWOOD,
om In by �ircult Court Judg
C unty i bein
Sheline, Paul Parrish, and Cas­
opolis Village Police Chief,
· Frank Williams.
Underwood is a 1965
graduate of Ross Beatty High
School in Cassopolis; 1977
graduate of Lake Michigan Col­
lege with an Asssociate degree
in Applied Science; 1982
graduate from Western
Michigan Unive sity with a
Bachelor ofScien degree; and
a 1987 graduat of the FBI·
Acad my.
He i a lifetime resident of
C County and, is the father of
two daughters, Shannon, 17, a
enior at Ross Beatty High
. ch I, and Sharon, 13, a 7th
grader at am Adams Middle
School. .
Underwood is an active
member and trustee of the
House of Prayer Church of Cas­
sopolis; Project Coordinator of
the J ail Committee; Civitan &
Advisor of Junior Civitan;
volunteer, International Sped I
Vietnam Campaign Medal, and
the Purple Heart. He has
numerous cer ificates of Ap­
preciation for ervice and ac­
knowledgement of excellence.
Underwood like ports at all
levels, and fishing a hobby.
As Sheriff, Underwood said,
"He has go for the depart-
ment."
el on
andela Branc
NAACP chartered
· KI CHELOE, MI - The
Nel on Man�ela Branch.
NAA P will hold its Charter.
Presc tation Ceremonies of the
last pion branch ever to be
chartered in the tate of
Michigan hy the National A -
sociation for the Adv ncement
of Colored People, (NAACP),
aturday, April 23, at the Kin­
ro Correctional F cility.
Speakers included Leroy
Mobley, ational Direc­
tor/NAACP Prison Program;
Carl L. Breeding, Presi­
dent/Michigan State Con­
ference of NAACP Branches;
and C. Bailey Anderson, Presi­
dent/Kinross Pri on Branch
NAACP.
The Kinr
Prison Branch
NAACP has as membership ap­
proximately 57 incarcerated
men, ages 20 through 63.
The purp e of el on Man­
dcla Branch is to reduce th
negative effects of imprison­
ment and to prepare prisoner
for a more productive life on the
outside by giving hope and en­
couragingthem to participate in
the educational and training
program provided by the
branch; said Willard J. Hine ,
volunteer ponsor. .
Tb Branch has fill) AACP
ffiliation.
. The branch was granted ex­
ecutive Authorization in
February, 1988. It has been wait­
ing to become a chartered unit
of the NAACP since late 1984,
H�ne ai.
The Branch conducts reguJar
tutorial cia se in remedial
English, mathem tics and read­
ing for prisoner in prepar tion
for high chool equivalency ex-
· aminations; conducts job ap­
plication workshop with an em­
ph is on resume writing and in­
terviews; teache bs iness
techniques that can be utilized
after a prisoner' release; holds
classe in parliamentary proce­
dure and leadership kill,
NAACP J)y-Iaws; and, ponsor
entert inment and athletics
events.
It meets the fourth Saturday
of the oath in the prison
auditori
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