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Cit·zen group sa es homes from demoli ion
DETROIT - The Brush Park
Citize District Council, rep­
reaentjng residents on the near
east side of Detroit between
Wood ar4 and' Beaubien,
around Mac d tb FISher
Free y on a few rounds with
the city.
The -Cemmunity and
Economic Development
Department (C D) agreed to
citizen efforts to allow five
o er occupied buildings "of
e tablished architectural
and\or historical significance,"
Grant to ave
p oplefrom
viet on
HIGHLA D PRo - Last
spring the Wayne
Metropolitian Community Ser­
vice Agency recieved S19,OOO
from the Federal Energy
Management Assistance
(FEMA) program to help
people who had problems
payin their rent and mortgage.
If people are behind two
month or more in rent and
mortgag payments, the agency
.will pay one month. They will
also pay a late fee, but not a
and agreed to put this in the
developmement plaia.
A plan proposed by the
Community and Economic
Developm nt Department last
year was opposed by the district
council because it did not ha
provisions for saving such
homes.'
One district council
spokesperson charged at the
time that the original plan
would "change the .flavor of the
neighborhood" by tearing down
such historic homes.
They also felt it would
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reduce 10 income housing in a
time of homelessness. Although
the original development plan
stated on paper that 30% of new
housing being built ould be for
poor people, a source indicated
that residents were s eptical
that this would actually cpme to
pass.
. Anne Po ll, Director of the
Brush Par Citizens District
Council stated that the new
development plan was a com­
promise and the city was not
saving as many houses as the
citizens had wanted.
security deposit. However,
under the rules, residents mus
pay everything above the one
month's rent to be eligible. Th y
must present proof that they
paid it, such as a forclosure
note, .
Ho ever, they must show
they exhausted all re sources in
trying to raise money for the
payment. Renter must show a
summons from the court for
eviction. A court notice is re­
quired. A n tice to quit or letter
from the landlord is not suffi­
cient.
For those behind in
mortgage payments, documen­
tation is also required.
Individuals or families can
get help only once- during the
grant period, which is a year.
For futher information, call
Ms. Hooks or Mr. LeGrand at
(313) 865-5555.
DID YOU KNOW .'. . that
President Bush had better get
himself some better help at the
CIA. During the recent crisis in
China, the CIA gave Bush an in-'
telligence report saying that
ChineF leader Deng Xi oping
had la�d into a coma and wa
near death. The day after Bush
received the report, the 84-
year-old Deng was shown on
Chine e television in apparent­
ly perfect health.
The development plan,
ho ver, did voi ce concerns of
the residents, noting that "The
rehabilatation program is
. designed to conserve and im­
prove the quality of neighbor­
hood housing." Attention shall
be devoted to the older and
more structurally sound homes,
which will be retained, repaired
and rehabilitated when
feasible .. "
The development plan will
soon go before the Detroit City
Council, Powell said.
Yonker,
d egregatlon 10 S
. Yonkers, N.Y. - The state
comp roller last wee refused
to certify the 1989-90 budget for
Yonkers, ew York becau
the city council refused to clear­
ly allocate money to implement
a court-ordered housing
desegregation plan.
Council members made n -
tional headline last year when
they tried to defy a judge's ord
requiring that low income hou
ing designed to benefit Blac
be built in a predominantl
white area of the city.
Ordinarily, you have
to match all three digits
to win in the Daily 3
Game. But now, two out
of three ain't bad, either.
Because now every
night fi r three weeks,
August 7-26, just
matc1t last two of
three gits of the
. winnin number in
exact order on a Daily
3 Gamd ore-dollar
straight bet, and get a
payout f ten dollars.
Con t your ten
dollars rom any Lotto
retailer.
So. , when you
play the Daily 3 Game,
two out o three no only
ain't bad. It' good. Ten
dollars ood.
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Augus 7-26, 1989
. chigan Lottery
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Economic
g���iDgt��%�� . eA
recently released report by a
panel of scholars concluded
that economic and social gains
for American Blacks have
grounded to a virtual stop and
have been that way for the last
20 years. According to the
report the nation's African­
American population began to
make rapid social and
economic advances in the
1940's. But those gains appear
to have ended in th late 1960's.
The report by a committee of
the. National Academy of cien­
ces says the majority of Blacks
will continue to make major
controbutions to American
society but that nearly a third of
the Black population ppears
locked in poverty and may ac­
tually be getting worse off over­
time.
The report warns that unles
something is done to aid this
Black "underc1ass" the status of
all Blacks will deteriorate.
DID YOU OW ... that
this week's favorite quote is "It
is a mistake to focus too much
on either the past or the future.
Ultimately, you get the most out
of life by striving to get the most
out of each day.'"
Thi eek in
African
American.
HistolY,:
Augu t 13 - W t Virgini
n t outhem t to provide
for Black education in 1863.
Central African Republic
gained independence from
France, 1960. I
Au u t 14 - American
Colonization iety organized
in' 1816. Ernest E. Just,
biologist, born 1883. Earvin
"Magic" Johnson, basketball
player, born 1959. -
Au u t 15 - J m Weldon
'John on publish s Fifty
nd Other Poems in
Samuel Taylor, compo e
�1875.
A t 16 - Edd e 01 n
in 100 meter dash at 1932
Olympics. Peter alem, eroic
B'unker Hill oldier and
Minuteman, died 1 16.
Au u t 17 - John �'''''''''J'U
received the U.. aval
of Honor for heroism in th Bat­
tle of Mobil Bay in 1864 Ar­
chibald Henry Grimke, I wyer
and journalist, born 1849.
uutl -. tTr r
nd other Blac lav gin
upri ing in Virgini in 831.
Harold Jackman, educato and
co-founder of the Harle Ex­
perimental Theater, born 901.
Au t 19 - Jpb 8 ncb
wins. bel Pe ce Prize in 950 .
Ralph J. Bunch named u d r­
cretry of the United a ion ,
1954.
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