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cion la'
LA SING--Michigan
military penoanel y be the
large t group affected by
recent in the e 1a
ettiag earlier election-filing
deadlines for primaries.
The change requir can
es seeking public office to
nominating petitions by
� 1S, . ch is three weeks
earlier than previou ly re
quired.
"This will slow sufficient
time fo those bsent-voter bal
lots to be mailed overseas d
returned in time for the Aug. 7
primary election," said
Secretary of Stated Richard
Austin.
Thl W kin
African Am rlcan
ory
APRIL 8, 1964 - J.
Raymond Jones elected New
York City Democratic leader.
1974 - Hank Aaron hit his
715th home run, breaking Babe
Ruth's major league baseball
record.
AP IL 9, 1963 - Blacks
owned or controlled ap
proximately 34 federally in
sured savings and loan
associations and 13 banks. 1
- Paul Robe on, ctor and
inger born. 1934 - Dr.
athan H re, publi her;
educator w born.
L 10, 19S6 - Black
singer at King Cole was at
tacked by whites in Alabama
the tree 1947 - Jacki Robin-
on joined Brooklyn Dodger .
1975 - Jo phine B er.enter
tainer and humanitarian, died.
P IL 11, 1624 - William
Tucker, the first Black born in
. the English North American
colonies, wa baptised in
Jamestown, Virginia. 1 16 -
Rich rd Allen became fir t
bishop of African Methodist
episcopal Church.
AP IL 12, 1960 - Chubby
Checker (born Ernest Evans)
introduce new d nee craze,
Twi til. 1 - Emmett
A hford became fir t Blac
major league umpire.
L 13, 1950 - Supreme
Court fir t ordered admission
of Black to an all whitescbool.
1 - AI Green, minister and
r born. 1951 - Pe bo
Bryson, singer born. .
AP IL 14, 1981 - LOUIS
Gosset, Jr. on Oscar . best
supporting actor in "An Office
and' Gentleman." 177S - First
bolition ociety in the U.S.
founded in Pennsylvania.
Write your
opinion:
change se
earlier
iling
About 90 percent of military
�DDCl in the United States
use bscntec b . d Henry
Valentino, director of the
Federal Voting Assistance
Program. There are 100,395
military per onnel claiming
Michigan legal residence,
who are eligible to vote. Of the
63,500 who voted in the last
election, about 57,150 used ab
senteeball .
in Greenville, said he belie
more military personnel will
absc ee ballots because ballots
for primaries will come earlier.
Since �ling deadlines for
candidates are earlier, absentee
ballots will be avail ble June 23
for the primary, whi is 25 days
earlier than past election years.
"Absentee ballots e some
thing we encourage people in
the military to use," said Gary
Gilmore, Navy recruiter for the
mid-Michigan area.
It is important for the
primary elections.
IN , the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice filed suit against
Michigan because state law did
not a110 enough time for
delivery of absentee ballots if
someone lived overseas. The
new state la brings Michigan
into compliance with federal
law.
The law also requires that
local ballot proposals be filed
With local clerks no later than
MaylS.
military to vote because of
budget cuts which affect th
armed services, Gilmore said.
Budget cuts may reduce
military payor benefits and cuts
in military spending can
decrease the number of jobs.
Guarantees have alw ys
been in place for voters to
receive their ballot in time for
general elections, aid
Elizabeth Boyd, director of
publications and media rela
tions for the secretary of state.
Ballots were not guaranteed for
SGT. JOHN MALLIEN,
Marine Corps recruiting officer
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