JUNE 1 1 1
CBIGAN CITIZEN
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r - yeing pre id ntial bid
RiCH . 0 D, V A.- La t year
L Dou I Wil_der bee me the
fint Black elected governor
in botb Virgini and U.S. hi -
tory. No ,the que tion being
here mo t cuts ill take
pi ce.
Military benefit have al
lowed hundred of tbousands
of Blacks to a ttend college
and purcha e homes. Tho e
benefits will be lost.
so and there is growing
speculation ihat he has al
re dy begun po itioning him
self for a presidential run.
For example, on June 22-23.
Wilder will be in Iowa obsten
sibly campaigning for the
I Democratic c ndidate. But
observer quickly note that
Iowa hold. the nation' first
presidential caucus.
This week, he is in New
Hampshire which hold the
first pre identi I primary.
raised in informed political
circle in whetber be can be
come the nation's fitst Black
pre ident.
Wilder apparently thinks
to hit Black h rd
IIltary cut
ASH. OTON D.C. - Ex
pected cuts in U.S. military
_ spending ill ignificantly
reduce opportunitie for
Black , according to everal
an Iy 15. .
The Army, for ex mple, i
expected to reduce the num
ber of soldiers from the cur
rent 750,000 to 500,000.
Blac will be hit especially
h rd becau e they make up
28 of Army troops and oc
cupy many of the lower rank
Young lead
In late poll .
A11.ANTA, GA. - A recent
public opinion poll sho
former Adan Mayor Andrew
Young leading his democratic
party primary opponents in his
bid to become the first African
American governor of Georgia.
However, 29% of those ur
veyed ere undecided. Ob-
ervers believe most of the
• undecided' tend to vote agai .
theBI candi ein ewide
and natioaal elections.
, Nevertheless, 29% of thoose
giving an opinion favored
Young while his nearest rival's
support came to 23%.
Richmond
calls for cool
RICHMO D, VA - Oty
official in Richmond, Virginia
recently vowed to "keep
downtown safe" aftet everal
whites were apparently attacked
by gangs of BI c . However,
the most erious injury was that
of white youth who suffered a
br cnjaw.
Ironically, the incidents took
pl following a religio rally
drugs.
Pa or call
for r venge
kiling
liROOKSVILLI; fL. - A
bite mini ter in this small
florida tOwn w quoted I t
eek . calliDg for rev e in
the . death of a 19-ycar-
old . te y during. a brawl
ith a group of Bla y
The Rev. Vern Gardner
denied calling for revenge
everal of those present said
they heard him demand "eye
for-an-eye justice- in the killing.
According to police, a �n
frontation involving 16 whites
and 17 Blae led to the brawl
hich resulted in the death of
Russell Coa .
c cu
hurt poore
WASHINOTON, D.C.-
Through the tate, the
Federal Government provide
food vouchers to poor
fa ilie in a program know a
W.I.C. - Women, Infant and
Children. It is widely viewed
a one of the nation' mo t
effective anti-poverty
program.
However, without much
public notice nearly half the
tates in recent months have
moved to reduce the food al
lotments - and in orne in-
too.
st nces cut them all together
for tbo nds of poor omen
and children. The tate cite
rising food-co IS and reduced
government aid re ODS.
One of the most dev tat-
ins co t-cutting progra h
taken' place in Texa ere
cereal allo ance for mall
children h been reduced by
one-third and an e timated
27,000 - omen nd children
will oon be dropped from t e
progr m. Critic ert the
cuts will le d to the further
destruction of Black famiJie
and. prompt n i ncrea e in
crime.
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