no true.
I think tho e accusatio are
unfounded," Saunders id.
The Republican h ve not
d mons rated willingness to
develop any new programs to
help African Americans in
cities . e Detroit and Benton
Harbor.
er id he d not
ee I rge influx of BI c
jumping to the Republic n
Party in the upcoming guber
torial election because there
are 10 of und . ded vo ers
that both p rtie need to
chie victory.
u
·th."
Sunder
id that Bl c
African
American voters
1
prove "B" by narrow.18 votes -
-- 392 to 374. They vo ed to
reject "A" by a narro margin of
380 to 354.
Pontiac and uskegon
Heights resident rejected both
propo , but in Pontiac, more
favored "A" and in Muskegon
Height , more f vored "B".
There ere 3,403.Pontiac
residents ho v ed for "A" in
contrast to the 6,313 opposed.
And 1,982 voted for "B" hile
6,m were oPPO ed.
In Muskegon Heights, 415
voted for "A", with 648 posed,
while 344 voted for "B" with 660
opposed, differing from state
trends here "A"lo t less he vi
Iy than "B" did.
Exit poll indicated voters
have trong distrust of the
tate legislators. The· state lot
tery old to the public with
the promise that the funds
ould go to education.
A lottery revenues in
ere ed over the year , general
fund support of education has
lipped. In 1973, the year the
lottery began. 28% percent of
general fund dollar ent to
education; today, the figure is
7%.
from both parties need to come
together to find their own com
monground.
"I think th t the African
Americans from both parties
ould it down d di the
direction of our community and
put party affiliation on the ba
burner," aunder id,