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July 15, 1990 - Image 19

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Michigan Citizen, 1990-07-15

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Y 1141.1
Onoth
on y
C tl ed fro . • e 18
situation as a great deal
different just do n the
street wbere tbey're
raking tbem in at tbe
A erica' B r, w icb is
owned by Walter Payton.
Tbere for ju t $ 1, you can
ta e part in an
Il-you-c n-eat buffet
during tbe bours of 4PM
° and 7 :30PM. Of course,
you'll b ve to beat tbe
. crowd s tbe buffet is tbe
only food avail ble.
P yton's lively pub is
b ically nigbtclub, and
from all indication's, one
of Chicago's bu iest
nightspots.
ID short: Nelson
Mandela's recent U.S. tour
raised upwards of $6.70
miJlion for the Mandela
Freedom Fund.
Q I cy Jo e wa
among the biggest
contributors with bi
$100,000 donation ...
Across .. town, Dionne
Warwick's annual
fundr iser raised over
$250,000 for the Warwick
Foundation to fight AIDS
tbrough education ...
Meanwbile, Rev. Al
Sharpton was acquitted,
after being accused of
stealing 250,000 from the
tiona I Youth
ovemenl.
However, there are three
counts of tax fraud
. pending .... Lastly, tbe
ational Association of
Women Business Owners,
in the midst of their 9th
I Annual Conference of
Busine 0 nership in Lo
Angeles, D med actress/
entre r Marl Gibbs
as" Celebrity
Wom D JJ SI ess OWDer
of the Year for 1990".
Child Wa ch
Co tI 0 P e 4
begin in Au tralia and
sweep aroud the globe on
the evening of September
23.
Former presidents
Jimmy Caner • d Gerald
. Ford are the oaorary
co- chairs of the coalition
or priv te organizations
planning tbe event. By
mid-June, 159 vigils in 13
countries has been
scheduled, 110 of w icb
will be in U.S. ci ties or
U.S. college campuses.
TO FI D OUT were a
vigil is planned in your area
and to help with
contact Children's
236 Massacbuet
.E., Suite
Washi gton, D.
(202) 546-1900.
Michigan Citizen
P.O. Box 03560
Highland Part, MI 48203
Co tin eel from P g 1
1995 be would consider
resorting to violence.
At the Thursday news
conference, McGee said he
wanted to "stress no one
paid me a bribe and no one
bought me off. "
"It seem as if the kind of
condi tions I was trying to
create are coming about,"
he said.
According to Associated
Press reports, several alder­
men criticized the threats
and the efforts to e the
reats.
·One alderman said Mil­
kee will now be known
tbe "city on the la e
ut a backbone. "The
e aid' rman said the ty
had a chance to stand up to
McGee once and for all and
SY OPSIS OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BE TON CHARTER
TOWNSH1P BOARD OF
TRUSTEES HELD ON
TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1990,
AT 7:30 P.M.
Member Pre ent:
Supervi or Niel en, Clerk
Scott, Trea urer McC usland,
Tru tees Jefferson,
Mammina, Hud on . Martin.
Members A ent: on.
Tb meeting wa called to
order at 7:30 p.m. and a silent
invocation was given. The
minutes. of the previou
regular meeting were
accepted a pre ented. The
Agenda was amended under
New Bu ines by withdrawing
ltem D. Acting Fire Chief's
conference attendance
req ues 1. There were no
Committee Reports.
HeJd Hearing and adopted
re olution granting Modern
Printing ajJing, Inc. n
Indu trial Facilitie
Exemption Certificate for 12
years.
Voted not 10 collect 1 � tax
admini trative fee.
Adopted Truth In Taxation
resolution.
Awarded contract for
Stewart Street Watermain
Exten ion Project to
Yerington Construction Co. in
tbe amount of $20,142.
Deemed nece sary tbe
Emer on Avenue e er line.
Approved Geaerat Fund
tr nsfer to Police Fund in the
amount of $165,000.
Approved General Fund
transfer to Fire Fund in the
amount of $41,106.
Approved payment of
General Fund bill in the
amount of $74,770.45 and
Sewer Fund bill in the
----------------------------------------------�------._------�----�
·ble it."
The city attorney had
won a temporary restrain­
ing order to keep McGee
and the Panther Militia
a ay from th parade.
McGee had responded
ayin the militia would at­
tend tbe parade undercover,
not in army fatigues.
"I have made plans to
mbush the p rade from at
lea t 10 to 15 posiuons," he
i reported to have s id in a
letter. "The action ta en by
the City Attorney will now
have no effect unles every
BI ck person at the Circus
Parade is arrested. "
· . La t mon th McGee
ured by the Com
C:o neil. The Mayor lla :
cal d McGee "demented"
and "wic ed."
amoun of $2,11 .48.
Adopted resolution
re cindlng resolution
approved 6/19/9 and adopted
re olution approving levy of 1
mill for police protection and
-1/2 mill for fire protection for
the years 1 ,1 91 & 1'992
ced befor the elect
of Benton Charter Town hip .
a peci I Election to be
on th 28th day of Augu t,
1990.
Voted to go into clo ed
es ion at 7: p.m. and
returned at 8:30 p.m. wi th no
action ta en.
Adjourned the meeting at
8:37 p.m.
The next regular Board
meeting ill be held July 17,
1990, at 7:30 p.m.
Willie Jake Scott, Cler
Benton Charter Township
Nic .• a Cili&ea Adv. 7/15/90
DID YOU the
New Yor metropolis (city and
surrounding lub rb ) is the
nation' largest . a pop
lion ted at 18.1 millioo.
The Los metropo .
are pi ce ecoed with 13,8
million.
DrDYOU OW ... th t .
week' favorite quote come
from busi Ted er:
. "Lead, follow- or get out of the
way.·

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