. . ...
one fi c 1 ye r mo t 11 ely
lso bc pr c nt the following
ye r nd often 1 d to I rger
llocation., tbe report ide This
f ct that exp nditure keep grow­
i g even tbough revenue ina .
decline due to the conomy or
their temporary t t� lead to a
greater and gre ter difference be-
NATIV e _ tween the two. For ex mple, in
pcricncc high t tes of inj ury, 1988 total t te expendi ture
suicide. and homicide. ·Uninten- were S 16,519 870,834 while
tional injurie or ccid nts kill total tate revenue were
more Native Americans th n any Si5,720,634,090 -a dif crence
other cau e except' he rt di ease.· of S899,236,744.
Their death rate .. due to accidents The report con luded by w rn-
is more than two and half times in. "Unle ' the Michigan tax
th t of the general U.S. popula- ba e grows to clo c the gap be-
tion. tween revenue and expenditures.
'Suicide is al 0 high among Michigan budget decision
Native Americans, 20 percent makers must make a decision to
higher than the national rate. In permanently raise state tax rates
some tribe, the rate is 10 -times or reduce expenditure or orne
combi nation of the e two lu-
higher.
Homicide rates exceed the na- tions. Ignoring this fundamen�___ �,_lIlistrative position at the col-
tional rate by 70 percent. AI- budget imbalance will only make lege to the K-12 school district,
cohol is blamed as factor in the problem more difficult to ad- has raised some questions of the'
bbth the high suicide and dress in the future." board "meddling" in the
homiciU 'ra �t' ' '/ 1,· Tom Scott, formes Bl ncnard college's adminislJattve affairs. ,
110 t ;f1tI' ic! ,.pres ecret l"Y, w,ould only c01O,- A o\i i
'high, it is �n i� er .vptent, "T�e budget ,balanced . t ,,' member Arneta Waterhouse at
than for -othcr minorities. The consecutive years In a row. Some the Jan. y� m it ng'�6'ifY�h fer
study said individuals tend to' years there was even a slight Stone because of "loss (of) con-
turn their aggression inward and surplus." fidence" in his ability tOJd-
be more self-destructive. SOME OF THE temporary minister the college' personnel
Disparities in health care was measure� used to balance the office passed by a vote of - .
also identified in contributing to budg�� sl�ce 1979 were budget Board member Leona d.
excess deaths. 'Dr. John Ruffin, stabi liz ation transfers, recrea- Robinson expressed his concern
associate director National In- tional trust fund borrowing. rail- that the, board was trying to do
titutcs pf Health, �aid minorities road �elinquent tax transfers,
experience d isptoportionate exec�tlve ?rder reve�ue. IDco,me
mental and drug/alcohot tax increases, working capital
rese ve transfers, tax amnesty
revenue and capital outlay reser­
ves. There were al 0 increases.of
the Single Business tax. the in­
surance company premiums tax,
the oil and gas severance taxes
and 'changes in Medicaid ac­
counting.
"You can afford these tem­
porary measures to raise tevenue
in boon years," Olson said, "but
when the economy slow or goes
into a recession. It becomes more
apparent. It (the tructural im-
balance) may change if we .
enact these cuts."
the cau e .
Homicide amo g Hi panic
w llributed to low
o ioeconomic t tu , the m cho
tradiuon nd art li tic ttitudc
I
otel room
cro treer from thei r
burned-out buildin , one-time
re ident pondered their ne t
gencie .
According to Phillip Heath,
director of Public Inform tion
for Hi hi nd P r ,there h been
flood of c II to the .m yor'
office offerin help in the form of
food, clothin , nd. h Iter,
He th id the city h ked
city employee to direct don -
tion to the W yne Metro Service
Agency.
H
AID 0 E worn n of-
CI IZ
fered to rent newly renovated
one-bedroom p rtments at mini-
one
ran
e
do but to "st rt 11 over
You or nd ome ------- burns
everyone out."
"Mo t people put out do 't
h ve nywhere to go, they're
. up et. You would b m d to if
.": '''�re put in th cold with no
him elf a
10 ner, nd w very v gue on
where he would be taying.
D 80 H C P LL, an _
independent caregiver, aid he ,
wa planning on moving from her
.apertment in two weeks, but the
consequence of the fire h ve her
taying with relative until her
new home i ready.
She aid he was t king a n p,
when he he rd a window break
in the apartment next door.
ru
t 0: d Camp 11.
In-
. "
by D
RICK . L WIS
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feor draw
'meddling' ocharg
the job of the college administra-
ion, and cited Nov. 29 New
York Times article which said the
University or' the Distrtct of
Columbia was threatened with a
10 e of its accreditation because
of its board of trustees interfering
in the schools administrative af­
fairs.
Under board policy, the col­
lege president has the task of su­
pervi Ion nd control of all
•• college personnel but accordin
1 Stone" �o \r �e th l)o' ·
"'allo�_�� J�� �.I��i�9 ,�i,� �itlh, u�',
al tering Dis salary.
COLLEGE
PRESIDENT
StaJJWritu
The deci ion of the Highland
Park Communi ty College Board
o Trustee to tran fer Dr.
C arence Stone from his ad-
Topping Gospel News:
Nominations for the Fifth Annual
Soul Train Awards are in. Among
those noninated in the category
of "Best Gospel Album" for the
upcoming special, are "State of
Mind" (Commissioned), "Live"
(Tramainc Hawkins), "Return"
(The Winans), and "So Much To
Say" (Take Six).
Meanwhile, Take Six member
Mervyn Warren has reportedly
resigned from the top hitmaking
sextet on amicable terms, to form
his own production fitm, Leap
Year Produtions.
Warren, a leap year baby, was
born on Feb. 29. In his new com­
p-any, he will 'work both with
gospe and sec�lar artists. Joe
Kibble will step in as Warren's
rep lace me n 1. i bb Ie is the
younger hrot�er to group mem­
ber Mark Kibble.
Dr. Clarence Stone
Comer Hea th said. "I was not
aware that a transfer was being
considered, this took me by
surprise. I did not recommend
his removal, because I was ali­
fied with hi work. "
He said Stone received po i­
tive evaluation during hi 'fout
years at the college.
Stone maintains no action wu
taken by the president, ying
Heath had no problem with his
duties or responsibilities.
"I did my job. I did wh t the
president directed me to do and I
did it well" omeone else had
anotber opinion, ",said Stone, ,
ttl ( t I to tIa
Stone w s vague on the specifics' .
w hic[l' ..Jwatr�kn� . n; but 11b�utl
member Leonard Robinson
called it " ..• meddling in ad­
ministrative affairs."
culture.
Female homicide mong
Hi pani i id to be low be-
cause of strong cultural nction
gains: male u e of lethal force
a ainst women.
problems. J'"
Dr. Delore Parron, associate
director, Special Populations Na­
tional Institute of Mental Health,
Alcohol, Drug Abu e, and Men­
tal Health Administration, said
many health problems facing
minori tic arc preventable, and
requires behavioral changes, but
. acknowledged a need for equal
health care.
RUFFIN AID disease rates
among minorities continue to es­
calate, and stated government
resources need to be increased to
address the problem.
'.
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,Hopkins-Indianapolis' Ida ty excited about Patti LaBelle's egl·n8
Menley and Allie Bean-St. upcoming gospel special on PBS. '
Louis, A.R. Perkins and Diane The special, due this spring, also H HJGH�D: -J T� anD�al
Lacie-Miami, Mary Wamley- features Albertina W.alker and arvey .. ae son, r�, eu:'0nal
Ft Lauderdale, Fla; and Mizella Edwin Hawkins (I'll have an Scholarship Fund d.nve WIll be
Wells of Fresno, CA. {All of our exact date 'On the special as soon conducte� b! the .Hlghland P�rt
winners will receive complimen- as it is 8vailal}le) ... Members of School Dlst�Ct, WIth the Mothen
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ter Hawkins, recently honored sponsor, Feb.-1 t�o�gh March 1.
Dr. Martin Luther King, in a star- . The sCholarsh!p IS. named for'
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special guess Leon Patillo and profeSSional empl�yee, a coun-
actress Marla Gibbs.... selor and visiting tc.acher who
served from 1941 until his death
in 1967.
The fund drive, during Black
History Month, underwrites two
$2,500 grants and three $250
finalist awards for college expen­
ses for Highland Park Com­
munity Higb School seniors.
Among Jhe qualifications are
senior status at HPCHS� at Ie st
three years in residency there,
and a c·B' or better grade average.
Screening, interviews, and selec­
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This week's scripture: "May
our Lord J es_us himself and
. God our faiher, who loved us and
. by his grace gave us eternal _en­
couragement an good hope, en-
outage your h arts and
strengthen you in every
good deed a d word, "-2
Thessaionians 2: 16- 17.
BOARD PRESIDENT Titus
McClary said the four members
who voted on the transfer did not
give any specifics on their dis·
satisfaction' with Stone' perfor­
mance, and that be still does not
know definite reason for his
was reassigned as prin­
cipal of the Alternative Higb
School, under the division of
Continuing Education.
Dr. Ernes t Harrison, Execu­
tive Administrator for Personnel
and Labor Relations for K-12, as­
sumed Stone's position at the
college until further board' ac­
tion.
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