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This year's
mayoral 'contest in Detroit is
proving to be the mo t . nterest­
ing since 1973, when Coleman
Young w elected to the po t
by narrow margin over former
Police Chief John Nichols.
W ASHI GrON - A priest
wa fired from hi job as a
school principal in Virgini by
his Roman Catholic bishop
Wednesday Aug. 2, after an­
nouncing he would join the Rev.
George Stallings in setting up
eparate African-Americ n
Catholic congregation, accord­
ing to an A iated Pre story.
"What i happening at Imani
Temple is in my opinion the
right method to take," the Rev.
Bruce Greening . d at a ne
conference. referring to the
congregation set up by Stallings,
himself su pended by
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School board retreats to Midland
GGS
prove relations among the
board.
Because the retreat not
a regular meeting. DO worma ..
tio edstati the tim
d dates, Hubbard . d. .
--riley developed a common
vision," he . d. "They never had
e opportunity to get to know
ch othcr.Thf. weekend turned
out real good for them." .
Hubbard id some follow-
I up retreats might occur in the
. future, but if board b in
discussed then the public will be
invited.
If the Midland venture w a
meeting and the public not
informed then the board h
violated the Open Meetin
Act, said Paul Zimmer,
tant state attomey. generak
Boardmember Ro e Mary
Osborne described th retreat
a se ion to develop sen­
sitivity training and definitely
n reuguJar meeting· which
would have been in violation of
th ct.
"I ould n ha t en part
in y thinR th t would violate
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With the entrance of City
Council President Erma
Henderson and u.s. Con­
gressman J ohn Conyers, the
political stage ha become sud­
denly crowded by such
prominent 'personalities chal­
lenging Mayor Young, who h
never before f ced a formidable
op ·ti
I JrSIC:oIlI'1ltC
in recenr days, bo h Council­
woman Henderson and Con­
gre man Conyer , have stated
in no uncertain terms, that they
are prepared for a protracted
fight aimed at becoming th
city's next chi f e ecuti. .
Henderson in a July 28 pre
conference sought to dispel
rumor alleging th t she s
considering withdr wing from
the race in the aftermath of
Detroit Free Press poll indi t­
ing t tr iling far be­
bind Colem Young and John
Conyers in regard to voter
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