h
Briefs
The military attract
BI a . proportionate
number. While BI c con-
tit ute 12% of t popul tion
t y e up 20.8% of the
armed force and a full
28.6% of the y.
, y come
from the fact th t the
military y provide better
job opportuaiti for th
with no hope. It i also
theorized lure may be the
enticement' the milit ry
u e : gu ranteed employ­
ment, on-the-job tr ining,
and a colle edu tion.
Barb ra Groves, a service
woman from Rockville, NC
ys she determined not
to be "unemployed and on
the streets."
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pur cr lei In
The American Civil
Liberties Union sided with
others to oust Police Chief
Daryl Gates by placiag'a full­
page ad in a newspaper ur­
ging him to resign in the wake
of the videotaped police
be ting against Black man,
Rodney King.
Gates, who under the City
Charter has lifetime tenure,
has said he will not resign.
Mayor Tom Bradely
asked LA City' Council to
draw \lP a June ballot
referendum requiring con­
tract renewals.
The ad included a
photograph of a police of­
ficer with a baton and head­
line saying "Who do you call
when the gang wears blue
uniforms?"
Tax tim
The IRS reported to Con­
gress this week that an es­
timated 40,000 persons with
incomes in exess of $100,000
do not me their taxes. On the
other hand, the poorer per­
sons in the country often do
not claim deductions to
which they are entitled out of
fear of the IRS, the agency
testified.
Viol nt d th Up
More Black teens were
killed by guns than ever
before. The homicide rate
jumped 38 percent in 1988
for Black teens who were 11
times more likely to be killed
by a gun than white teens, ac­
cording to a report by the
Department of Health and
Human Services.
The report also showed
that one in five deaths of all
teens and ad,ults under 25
was related to firearms.
- Compiled by
Catherine Kelly
urban are .
"Doctor re leaving the urban
rea here you've got poor
people on Medic id, they're
le ving nd going to the . uburb
where they've got rich people
with priv te insur nee," Bailey
aid. "They're leaving the poor,
pregn nt people behind"
DR. TOM JOHNSON, as-
ociate dean for the College of
Human Medicine at Michigan
State Univer ity, h started a
progr m that would encourage
more doctor to practice in rural
reas. But he said that rich
clients nd high insurance con­
cern re not the only reasons
more doctors re moving prac­
tice to the suburb .
"The tradi tional curricul urn of
medica} education discourages
tudent from becoming a family
phy ician in rur 1 area,"
Johnson aid. "Rural areas are
poorer, the people have le
health insurance, we're trying to
educate student in rur 1 areas."
Mary Ohlendorf, director of
:s1uc tiori for PI nned Paren­
"'J�OOd in Detroit, said that doctors
can get stuck in the middle when
they d 4eci 0 -treat patients
. ,
a
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the next court hearing Monday
March 18 on the ninth floor of the
City County Building to show
their concern.
Represen ta ti ves in the
Democratic controlled Michigan
House of Representatives stated
their opposition to the proposals
for new cuts during the next fis­
cal year.
1':1 addition to this, Taylor
stated that WRO wa prepared to
launch a recall campaign to get
the governor out of office.
The recall campaign would
begin in� June. because of state
laws preventing such efforts until
the governor was in office for six
months.
She stated that WRO efforts
had support from some
Republican legislators in
Engler's ow� party.
LAST WEEK ENGLER
came to De troi t to defend his
policies before a closed meeting
of New Detroit, at Wayne State
University.
Outs ide, opponents �f the
governor picketed and chanted
Slogans calling for his removal. .
Neither the public nor the
press were allowed in the meet­
ing to hear what Engler aid to
ew Detroit. Officials of the or­
ganization aid this wa common
in all board meetings, in order to
ensure that discussions could
take place frankly.
Engler did hold a press con­
ference afterw rds, but univer­
sity police refu ed to allow
anyone without a press pass to
enter, keeping the public at bay.
In re pon e to ques tio ns,
Engler denied that homeles ne s
would go up because of the cut, .
ENGLER'S DEPUTY
secretary John Touscott aid that
there were a "sufficient number
of minimum wage jobs", which
p 'd twice the amount of General
. Assislance for tho e who were
willing to work.
Truscott said he based his i n­
formation on the fact there were
many want ad and help wanted
v
without priv te in ur nee.
"The ri in co t of medicine
m ke doctor 100 for tho e
covered with private in urance
bec u e if they t ke Medic id
p tient they have to worry bout
getting reimbur ed," Ohlendorf
id
Ohlendorf added that women
in urban areas re more likely to
have complication with their
pregn ncie ,which could further
cause doctor to fear uits.
signs.
Taylor, who in addition to her
WRO activities is a New Detroit
board member. challenged the
accuracy of his statement.
Taylor aid that according to
statistics from the state Michigan
-Emp lo yrne nt Security Com­
miston. there were only 114.000
jobs in Michigan in' December.
She added there were 124,000
'clients in the areas Engler in­
tended to cut-l10.000 General
Assistance recipients and 14,000
in Job Start.
She added that the 17% outs
going into effect in March would
add to homclcssness in themsel­
ves.
JACQUELINE, A senior
ci tizen who suffered this 17% cut
on March 1, said that money
taken out of her check made it
impossible to pay for transporta­
tion for her to go to school.
Others would not have bus
fare to look for work or to a job
if they found one, she said. It
was also impossible to buy tooth
paste, soap or clothing to look
presentable in a job search, he
said.
Touscott stated that under
Engler's proposed budget for
next year, more money would be
spent for social service than the
legtslature recommended, with
the money eliminated for Single
non-handicapped persons offset
by additional aid to those the
governor considered truly needy.
However, Truscott said in the
arne conver arlen that the
governor' proposal would cut
taxe and encourage business to
come into the area and provide
jobs.
Paul Hubbard, Pre ident of
New Detroit aid that the
Governor' propo cd cuts would
indeed add to homelessness and
thi would hurt ·the image of
Detroit.
He did express gratitude to
Engler for coming to the board
mee ting and, de pi te his dis­
agre�ment , prai cd Engler for
coming to Detroit more often
than hi predece or former
Governor James Blanchard.
thi country."
Smith' t I
by
tion ." n
document ry n
Rolle,
The film traced the hi tory of
the neg tive depiction of
Bl ck , fir t u ed p rt of the
a e in f vor of 1 very, and Iter
a a tool to e cl ude African­
American from main tre m
ociety.
Itw
.. OCIO - ECONOMICAL-
LY, what happens in mo t in- MITH MPH IZED that
tances is that the women don't the stereotype, in recent times,
have extra re ource and delay have been more ubtle but re
prenatal care, then they might just as prevalent.
have to be on a waiting list to get • I "Television i a 50-year-Old
care," Ohlendorf said, "We get a' aby that has, in a deep context,
lot of women who are high-risk i nfl uenced nd exacerbated the
because they are teenagers or . perceptions of Bl c America by
haven't had pre nat I care." White America, reflecting a huf-
The surveys, which are done fling, dimwitted, hiftles lazy,
every two years, indicate that the
number of hospitals providing
obstetric servive ha decreased Caddying pays off
every year since the surveys
began in 1984. Continued from Paae I,
Preliminary results for the
1991 survey indicate that addi- HIS BROTHER Shawn has a student ha to be in the top 25
tional six hospitals have clo ed 3.73 G.P.A., and he plans to percent oftheir class, and must
their units, either temporarily or �ajortinUMMechaHnical �dnghineer- have economic need.
109 a .. e sal e was T�e scholarship covers four
perma enlly. ( ,I. gr eftU or th 'hol.rsMp ye81'S of tuition, and provides
�. and 'said his U c:lt'gof him int� , chapke Dousesfto� rooliliiag'it '
I' . ' .. 'l' ,., �,.J. " .,I,d Ad I go . i�bJ, #IIJ} ... V I). II J_,I. all the Big Ten universities
, e W a 9 e « Wilson w nts to major in plu four other colleges
Mechanic" Engineering at
U .M. also; he ranks in the top THE WESTERN GOLF As-
five percent of his cia s as sociation sponsors the scholar-
Cass, and he participates on ship, and it provides the hous-
lhe track and football teams. ing. The association al 0 helps
Siefker maintains a 3.38 the student with obtaining a
G.P .A., and he plans to major job for spending money and
in Math Ed, cation at Michigan food.
State Uni- .:rsity. He recently In Michigan, 29' scholar­
won tt-.; Superintendents ships have been awarded this
Award (or Excellence in Latin, year, with over 850 scholarship
and he plays on the school golf recipients attending school in
team. the Midwe t at present. Len
The students had to meet a Winzer, director of the
number of criteria to qualify Western Golf Association,
for the scholarship, including says over 5000 students have
caddying for up to two years received awards since the
and carrying someone elses foundation'S beginning in
golf bag at least 50 times, the 1930.
through
nd car-
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mit t pre conference 1 t:
ee , e pi ined that t e the e :
of the meetin t ken from :
the Per i n Gulf War. "We re :
in omethin of ar, ar :
in t u e ploymc t, racism, :
econoic deprivation, n unjust : '
criminal ju rice sy tem, and:
m ny other problem. Tho e :
problem re n 0 ou to:
Scud mi les, nd e need to :
devi e ome Patriot missle to'
fight them." :
The ummir ] b ed on a .
imilar meeting hosted by :
Jone in 1989. in which Black'
Ie der from 17 pari he in:
Northern Louisiana met to dis- '
cu the problem of that·
region of the tate. .
Pri on
Coatia ed from Pale 1 �
David B, reduced to perhaps
comitting another crime for not
being able to fulfil b lc need .
AFTER ALL, taxpaye pay
to keep convicted felons locked
up. Since the tate ha hifted·
the burden of caring for the needy
back to communities with almost .
no money, the respon ibility for .
helping ex-offenders find a job •
placement will also be laced :
. (\'
�on SOC1�ty. . IIl'ri", d
Most ex-offenders, if given an
opportunity to niak a reasonable
living, would contribute greatly ,
to ea ing the strain on taxpayer's
pocket books, paying for over- '
crowding, But to keep inmate .
like sardines in expensive cans
for long periods of time, doing
nothing to help "clean" them up,
produce an unbearable stench
once they are opened.
With an entire generation of .
Black men locked up, and .
another generation of Black'
youth fast pouring into America's
penal system, we must join'
resources as a nation of African- -
American 'people to do orne­
thing about the problem, not just
talk about it.
"
to be 1
FORM
B to ou e-vSouthe-
U niver ity will be the ite of
ummit meeting of tate nd
national Blac leaders. The
meetin • c Ile d "A De ert
Storm in Bl c Loui ian ," ill
focu on ettin a politic I
gend for the 1990'. The
. Rev. Je e Jac son and
California A embly Speaker
Willie Bro D ill be among the
spe ker at the two-d y sum­
mit, which i planned for
March 22-23.
Louisiana State Rep. Charles
D. Jone , announcing the sum-
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