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Newly eI«Ietl K.tt Cormty
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Today,J 3, 1989.bythe
Once of God. I bne bemme
Co ty •• of the
17th I>istricL My ch,JIenp· to
puB together the type of BipIr-
• pport it takes to deliver
goods and servicea to my distriCt
and the county a whole. I sec
a strugIiog comm .ly at
te pting to make the right
decisions for 0 various com-
class'
•
Ize
min· trator in the per onnel
department, could not be
reached
In additional to consolidat
ing classes in some schools, the
Board has offered incentives for
early retirement to ad
ministrators. According to
Marie Furcron, 236 ad
ministrator have chosen the
early retireIDCAt plan.
Furcron said that ad
ministrators SO years of age with
30 years of service could take a
credit of fIVe additional years of
service if tl)ey opted for the early
retirement
She' could not give a dollar
figur� on the projected vings
to the board
\
N AND ABOUT MUSKEGON
There will be a community Election of officers for Fl-
observance, reme' iag Dr. Temple No. 86 of Mus-
Martin Luther KiDg. Jr., SUD- kegOD was held recently. Of
day, January 15 at 3:30 p.m. t' ficers �e as follows:
the J Wes ey A..M.E. D mustrious Potentate, Hubert
·Ch 886 Wood St at AmiD- Williams; QUef Rabban, Willie
ty, where the Rev. Harry pi - John n; A ' istant Rabban,
ner i the pastor. J ames Carey; Secretary, Joe
Dr. LeBoi Ray, profesor of Payne; Trea urer, Lester
ScicDce and Bla Studies, at Tho ; Oriental Guide, Mor
Western Michigan University ri Shanks; High Priest &
·1
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I see this position as veri
portant one in our com- about jail avercro ding. The
DUDi·tv. A • • of slreDgth questions of the effects of
I can teada others I deinstitutiooll;7Jlhon has to be
abo politics by example. disaJssed. The discussion on
The two party political SYS-' mental health professionals
tem is a co . ted system. having acees to the jail is
People need to bow this sys- paramoUDt
tem.lthelpstopiDinequalo� I have a position on
portwUty and affirmatiVe ac- economic <belopment It says.
tion. Don' think that these don't put profit above human
ds are ilegati¥e. There are value. It says that the south side
concepts that all Americans needs a bank that can under
hold dear to themselves. stand and be sensitive to the
EYeryODe should want to be in- economic needs of our diverse
eluded, have a pic(£ of the p., culture and population. We
or pursue the AIDe . dream. need affordable housing for all
The politics of inclusion is 'at residents. We don't need to be
hand. I intc;nd to reinforce this redlined by. urance companies
s� . n. .. I nor banks. We need to develop
No some! of yo �ct me entJeoren�urs 04 hu�int-Ac; that
to appro ch thi position with can sustain us. WIth JObs and
vengence and mali about hope for our children. .
so of the astoan .' events The legal and penal system
. that have ta en plaee i my life. � to have a human aspect to
I have many stori to tell and I It. Huma e to Blacks,
have many facts that J could H.ispanics,. poor people - t_he
present I grieve some of the dlslnhe�lted �nd dis
negative situations that have enfr�chised But life cannot be
confronted me but I am wiser so disagreeable that one does
now; part of valor states that we n?t enjoy himself:1 58:Y that if we
can work some of these situ - disagree, let's' do It WIth respect.
tio out in committee. I am not Let's not let our strong egos get
here to embar anyone. I am in the. �y of r�l �. let's
here to deal with you mtellec- be willmg to listen to ISsues
tually and politically, if neces- where can work together -
�. not apart
I have ition on the jail . � I close I say to the �m-
over-ceo ding. I don't feel that mISSIon and the commumty,
judges use the alternatives that let's all make an affirmative at
are avalla le to them for first tempt to get to mow what each
time offernders. The Mental of us is about We can proceed
He lth Sy tem has not together in operational unity ..
dialogued-in the discu ions Thank God for our future.
.School
COIlIUDllled P 1
Joseph Blanding. a member'
of the n Iy eated HOPE
team, who too office at the
Jan. 10 meeting. told this paper
the cuts were "routine ajust
men to . e l.lmeftt"
Blandiil& who no cads the
personnel cOmmittee; said t
nothing permanent had been
, decided b y of t er rot-
ba I
D vid Olmstead, another
HOPE Board ember, 0 will
cad the ce committee of
the Board, . d e inves
tigating the Bates parents" al-
I legatioos, but said far as he ...
, the aats re "normal"
Florence Hill, chief ad-
8J
Mrs. ttie Wesley D vis
u"W'4 of the Year
recently by her church
dcaomiDadoD. S is a membec
of Mt. ZioD Olurdl of God in
<llriIt.
She recebed the honor in
LallSII· La at a ting bf the
Third P..cdesiastical J urisdic-
� South Michipn
<llu . of God In <llriIt.
r • Davis has been af
filiated with the deaomination
for more than SO years.
Also she has been weekly
host for over 40 years OD WMUS
Radio station featuring Gospel
Music.. She· known as "Mother
Davis·.
C:ongraulatioD other
ey - amed' at dr e,1:
will J, the peaka'. . Prop et, Willie H· ton; 1st
· be by the Gospel Ceremony Master, L. T 0>-
M • Woe pChoir. Buchanan Jr., 2nd Ceremony
" , Cleo Carey; Marshall,
Thie Da No. . OearaDce Pashe1; Inter Guard,
20 � receudy held elec- sameUl Macaun; Outer Guard,
boo cit ofIicers. The officers are Wallie Gamer; and Advisor to
as fb : Daughter, Geo Warrt"3t
W .pful Master, Lester
Thomas; � Warden, Mor
ris ShaDb;JUDior Warden, Cleo
Car�y; Trea urer, Willie
Spruill; SeaeWy, Joe Payne;
Seniqr Deacon, Paul Shyne;
Junior Deacoa, Mac Pendleton;
. Steward, F.O. Graham;
TyIcr Don Williams; Trustees] .
Bennie <lwDbers, 3 yrs., chair
man, Truly Jackson, 2 yes., and
Hubert Williams, 1 yrs.;
Olaplain, Rev. John A. Shyne;
and Marshall, James Carey.
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2155 ..
. PAr;; PHARMACY
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TE'SBARBER
BfAUTYSHOP
2301 nnan
TOlys R U
boycoll
FlCHARtrS MARKET
2532 'h
OOWNHOME
I REST�T
4 E. Shennan Blvd.
E:��KEN COOP
r Sanford St.
��'SMARKET
154 W, Sherman Blvd,
By C ter A. H1ggi , Sr.
NNPA
Philadelphia, Pa - The giant . comm tments by T cR' Us to
national store Toys CR' _Us has return a fair share 0 the dollars
signed a letter of intent to enter the company in the orm of en
a Fair Share 'Agreement with hanci g corporat sensitivity
the P�iladelphia Fair Share and sitive rom unity reI a
Committee (PFSC) by Feb. 10. tions, establishing aggressive
1989. affirmative actio program
The move caused PFSC to (and) placing African
call off its scheduled boycott of Amea;· in senio and execu-
Toys CR' Us stor . tive itions."
PFSC· was joined by Oth r programs according
, NAACP's Fair Share program to the agreement, . elude: the
�d Operation PUSH in a na- estab ishing of African
tional effort Ameri n vending programs
The company agreed to and a vertising s edules in
return a fair hare of dollars it Afric n Americ n owned
receiyes from the .Afri�an newsp pers, mag ines and
Amencan consumers m varIOUS electro . c media: in eased use
forms of affirmative action, of Afri Amerl financial
awarding -senior and exealtivc institu ns and ins anoe com
�i�DS·. and �r sweeP� panies d the deve pment of
ac::tiVitles IDvolving Bla� With ethnic epresentati n on the
the stores. eorpor te board of d ectors,
In a Philadelphia Tribune . I
ory headlined: 'Toys 'R' Us to -_.._-----+--
meet; Boycott j Suspended,"
staff writ�r Kendall Wdson said
PPSC and To 'R' Us officials
met and jointly hammered out a
letter of iDtent, stating:
"It would serve no purpose to
esc late the ten ion 'In the
Africaa-American rommunity
agains Toys 'R' U . We haYe
agreed to n otiate a national
Fair Share Agreement to
demonstrate Toys cR' U
values and ppriciates the � -
sumer support of the African
American Community.
"This comprehensive
program wiU identify pecific
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112937 Pede St. 1
Jvv-s BOUTIQUE
, 10iES PlACE
1 W Broadway
PEWOAlO., .
South Getty
CK'S GROCERY
2 i4 East Larch
KlENKE' CHICKEN & SEAFOOD
lln Getty
TOP & SAVE
3001 8th S ..
P.p. QlICK MART
. 2 -i6 Jarman St.
Z' PARTY STORE
201 l' Sherman Blvd.
B..ENOR S FOXY eo E
10 ,Sherman Blvd.
BEA'S MARKET
W,Br�ay
.X) , S RESTAL'Wfl
11 . Bro.dway
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A TEDmON
r Center
lD'SPlACE
6 IE. Center
BARS IS DEPOT
114 E. oadway AJ •
�TlERMART
18,3 S. Getty 51.