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preference.
am not bitter or angry con- '
cerning the rumor spread by
e of my opponents tha I
going to withdraw from this
race; but I am incensed and in­
sulted a their basic dishonesty
in persisting with the rumor, I
fiad i C\'en more baffling that
edia cannot separate fact
from fiction, and under and
that these rumors are generated
. and pread for several reaso "
the city council president said.
Citing ber record of public
s rvice in regard to the
problems of homeles ness,
dilapidated housing, affirm­
ative actiOn and crime, Header-
on stated t at the Young
administration fearful of
er caedidacv,
During the press co erenee
Henderson placed con­
siderable emphasis on the need
for commercial rcvitalization in
the downtown area of the city.
"Downtown development has
been short- ited and without
any meaningful purpose in
terms of jobs and revitalization
of our tax base." . he said.
Continuing th same theme
she charged that,'" the Detroit
Riverfront 100 good, but the
Detroit Riverfront is a place
wherc the overwhelming
m jority of Detroit citizens can­
not affort to live, eat, or sleep
because th y arc unemployed
o low the poverty line."
Despite the Young
administration's claim that
Riverfront development Ila
created jo for people in the
city, the City Council Pr ident
declared that "in all of that
development les than 1,000
jobs have been created for
Detroit citizens,"
Co
Caml __ .'
Congressman John Conyers
held a press conference at
Westin Hotel on Tuesday
August 1, to kick-offhis election
campaign. Introduced by S
Represent rive Nelson R.
Saunders, Conyers in his
dres to the medi initial
sought to explain . rcaso for
entering the mayoral race at this
time.
-. have been member of
I Congress for the past 2S years,
and many Detroiters are .
by I would want to run for
mayor. Why would I step d
from the Congress and my posi-
. on chairman of the House
Government Operations Co -
mittee, which oversees the Sl.1
trillion federal operation?"
"I don't see this as a step
down," Conyers continued," but
as an opportunity to provide d­
fectiv leadership in overcom­
ing the challenges that confront
Detroit and it's ci izens. -lf
something isn't done now about
the steady deterioration of this
cit y th re won't be a Congr -
sional district left to represent,"
the Congressman said.
According to Conyers the
city is in n ed of a liberatory
force for those ho have been
"intimidated, censored or fired"
because they disagreed with the
administration.
Conyer . d that "our cam-
paign will be conducted just
the Co yers' administration will
operate, it will be- open' and
vo
ls millions
. designed to revitalize the all im­
portant h� spirit of Detroit.
It will be a people's campaign
with inpu &om all segments of #
our community, especially
those who have found the door
of city hall closed d whose
complaints ve faUen on the
deaf ears. of th 0 do not
toler e dissent of y kind."
In this campaign platform
Conyers called for. the enact­
meat of a meaningful handgun
control ordinance; a rectifica­
tion of the Chrysler land deal
where the city ·wrongfully paid
$42 million in the deal , a reduc- _
tion in mayoral appointee ;
funding of neighborhood
development program ; to
reduce the Yersarial relation­
ship between the mayor' office
and city co cil; a moratorium
on all bonding; and the end to
union bu ing t ctics; among
other issues.
Despite the initial excite­
ment over the entry of Conyers
into the race and the result of
the Free Press poU, Coleman
Young still remains th front­
runner with a S5.5 million cam­
paignfund.
Young's image as being ir­
replacable is being projected
more forcefully than ever
fore in his election campaign
propaganda.
Unless both Conyers and
Henderson can put.together the
necessary organization at the
neighborhood level, they will
not be able to effectiv Iy com­
plete with Young's political
machine.
What happens' in the next
few weeks is this regard will be
far more jmportant tban what
happened so far. .
By Se I
, DETROIT - Th coa mon
rganization that dr fte the
feople's Platform se �ral
ee voted in s ial
eetiag Tuesday A ust 5t to
ntinue as a po itical a ion
ommittee.
The organization is
nown as P.E.O.P.L.E. (P
r Empowe�ment, Ope
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t e Open Meetings Act," Os­
borne said."! would wan to
e en give the perception."
Though the nature of the
meetings are restrti ed by law
the location of the meet" are
not. The location does not ve
t be confined within a ce ain
g ographical area, Zim er
·d.
Though long dist ce
retreats are not rare they are
di couraged by the state at or­
n y general' ffiee, Zim er
s d.
"That i not ncommon f r a
board to do in the umm as
th y are gettin or nized or
th� upcoming hool year," he
said.
A Lansing ea chool is­
tri previously eld meetin in
. C dillac and mplaint w re .
made about th inaccessibil 'y,
he said. So th school bo rd
dCfided to mov the meetings to
a oloser locatio . ..
Con istentl having meet­
ings in a remot location m st
be ccount d fo by bo rdmem­
be s, Zimmer s d.
They ought to have ome
reason," he said .
. ....
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Principled Leader . and Ex­
cellence in govern ent) For
Detroit.
The organization
questionnaires to aU didates
running for offi in t e coming
Detroit city e ctio s, invite
them for spec al ea didate's
nights and eval te th m on the
basis of how th y stand on the
People's Platfo ttl.
Hyp
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Freem� said at that time,
Thomas said the move-in date
had been pushed b to Sep-
• tcmber. Freeman said
numerous repairs such as a sink;
floors, windo and a furnace
ad delayed the date.
The Freem who reside at
the Alpine Hotel for the home­
less since there are no shelters
in Romulus, are under pr ore
from the Department of Social
Services to get out, DSS said the
family' time at the Hotel has
elapsed.
In addition, Freem n was
told at the press conference to
apply the next day for job a
cook, his area of experience.
When Freeman owed up for
the interview at the time' and
place told hi by F&A's
Thom noone ew anything
about it. Upon phoning'
Thom Freeman was told to
go again the ne day. He did,
same results.
Upon calling Thomas again,
Freeman was told Thomas
busy with details of the benefit
performance.
Botb Pippin and Freeman, as
w II as this reporter have been
unable to contact Thomas .
Freeman says he hope the
news conference wasn't jus
publicity tunt to promo e tic -
et sales for the "Laughter" per­
formance .. Freeman say he h
prayed this would be the bre
hi family needed, but thin
- 100 dismal at this point. Hype
or help? From Freeman's view
at this point, hype.