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Regarding an article writt n
by Scott Ai n, 3-21-91 Herald
Palladium, entitled, "Rec Chief
See Kid On Street ,In Co rt".
In reference to icle
which foucu e 0 "Mr. Glenn
Yarbrough' crim plagued, Ben­
ton Harbor neighborhood": when
in fact our r sidents are plagued
-by high un mployment, low elf­
esteem and victimized by incom­
petent leg 1 repre entation.
In the case of Lewis Sugg .
hi trial lawyer failed to call wi t­
ne es who could have proved he
wa n t in town at the time of the
alleged crime.
Demetrius Spann and Lewis
Suggs were not convicted for
their roles in the alleged hoot­
ing that "took place on or about".
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'. irade tudent Mr. Spann and Mr. Suggs were
:: Elementary chool, received convicted and sent to prison be­
': t 0 certificate of A rd cause of organized people with
'. during the fir t eme te r of the power to act without regard
:: choot for "Perfect to the defendants intere t.
• Attendance" nd" Principal' As long as the Benton Harbor
. : List." hlkya' teacher i community is judged on this dual
'. Murltha J ck nd tbe tandard, we will continue to
• principal Is Gregory have negative reporting from
• Mauch r. We love you and person out ide our community.
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'. re fOud of you, Sbikya J challenge the purpose of this
:: Buchana. Keep up the ood reporter s comment regarding
:: work. hikya I the the drive-by shooting that al-
'. lrand-daughter of Lou legedly took place in 1989. The
': Buchana. words "alleged gang connec-
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tion " c nnot diffu e the re pon-
ibility our leader in law
enforcement and the judicial y­
tem have to act according to the
law a they are written.
The Span nd Sugg familie
refu e to reflect on '89, but re
concentrating on '99. We a a
communi ty will no longer allow
corruptible force to agitate and
intimidate the young people in
the Benton Harbor community.
uers, orne' city
living Ii e pig,
MUSKEGON
We will be identifying the for­
ce of evil, leveling the power
tructure which fe on pover-
ty by not motiv ting ome ethic
group to elevate above ocial
ervice program . Since we can­
not-trust them to wor in our be t
intere t, we are le rning to act in
o r own elf-intere t.
Mr. Dole p DD
Benton H rbor
Covert Senior
Center schedule
The Senior Li feline of Van
Buren United Civic Organiza­
tion announces their activity
chedule for the month of April.
- Exercise for fun and goo
health each monday at 11:30
a.m.
- Bingo before lunch, each
Wednesday. Michigan Emergen-
y Pharmaceutical program for
seniors (MEPPS) all day if you
purchase prescription drugs. You
may qualify for this program,
call 764-8378 for mor informa­
tion.
Organization Executive Board
meeting, at 6 p.m. Monday, April
15. Membership meeting begin
at 7 p.m.
- Fi re and Wea ther presena­
tion Tuesday, April 16, by Gregg
Peterson, Fire Chief.
- Lunch-Covert School at
1:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18. No
lunch served at Center .
- Wednesday, April 24,
Legal assistance. You must have
appointment. Call lawyer in of­
fice from 9 a.m.- 12 noon.
- Movie Matinee, Thur day
and Friday, April 25 and 26 .
Award winning movie showing,
"Pretty Woman".
- Birthday party for tho e in
April. Friday, April 26.
- Blood Pressure Clinic,
Tue day, April 15, from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m and Bowling at
Lakeside Lanes in South Haven
at 2 p.m.
THOUGHT: "LIFE IS 10%
HOW WE MAKE IT, 90% HOW
WE TAKE IT."
() Birr r . \ I{ I E S
'LENWARD HAMPTON
Ler:'ward Hampton, 78, of Oak
Park, Michigan, formerly of Benton
Harbor, died Saturday, M rch 30, at
Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital,
Oetroit, after a long iIIn ....
Fun ral was held Friday, April 5,
at the Union Memorial A.M.�.
Ch rch, B nton Harbor. Burial was In
North Shore Memorial Garden.
Mr. H mpton was born January
11, 1913, in West Bend, Ky.
Survivors include: a son, Lenw rd
M urlce Hampton of Oak P rk; two .
brothers, Leon of Anderson, Ind. and
Lincoln of Portland, Ore,; thr e
sl.t.r., Mildred Phillipe and
. Ellzab.th Cunningham, both of Cin­
cinnati, Ohio, nd Martha Turley of
Kentucky; and four grandehlldr n.
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Church. He thought wa attend­
ing a meeting, but he wa 0
urpri ed when he came out of
the meeting and they yelled
tI urpri e". He just tood there in
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lu Fred on your new job.
Queen Esther Baptist Church
Dea One Annual Day program
will be held Sunday, April 14, at
3:30 p.m.
Guests will be Rev. Willie N.
Paul and Beulah Baptist Church,
and Rev. David McIntosh and
Mt. Herman Zion Baptist
Church. Rev. Paul will bring the
me age. Rev. Samuel Greer is
the host pastor.
On Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m.,
there will be a Mass Rally to sup­
port Mayor Robert A. Warren at
the Beulah Baptist Church, 2601
Manz Street, Muskegon Ht.
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Gorilla Prcductlon launched by Muskegon's Richard Neely.
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Tax/renters credit, home heat­
In g/p rescri pti on drug cred i t
forms filled out, each Wednes­
day, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Last
day, April 11th.
- Daylight savings time
begins Sunday, April 7th. Set
clock ahead one (1) hour before
retiring. Don't forget to change
batteries in SMOKE DETEC­
TORS!!
- Driving Miss Daisy-On
Stage, Thursday, April 11. Bus
leaves at 9:30 a.m. Lunch at 12
noon/show. buffet style lunch. SAM LO THOMPSON
All you can eat. Served on White· Sam Lo Rogers Thompson, 42, of
China. Show, lunch and Kalamazoo, died Sunday, March 24,
transporta tion for onl y $27. at the Ba11le Creek Veterane Hoepital
after a short iIInes •.
Tickets limited. The funeral wa held 'Tuesday,
Van Buren United Civic April 2, at the Robbin. Brother.
Chapel. Benton Harbor. Burial wealn
Cry tal Springs C metery .
Mr. Thompson was born July 25,
1948, in Braggadocio, Mo., and lived
in Benton Harbor mo t of his life. H
wae an Army veteran of the Vletn m
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Survivors Include: hi. wtfe, Jee·
.Ie; two sons, Michael Thompson of
Kalamazoo and Eric Burton of Benton
Harbor.; his father, Camilliue
Thompson of Vandalia; four brother ,
Henry of Vandalia, Robert nton
Harbor, Camilllus Jr. of East hleago,
Ind., and L.C. of Baton Rouge, La.;
and thr e sisters, Maggie qorman of
St. Louis, Mo., nd Id Holton and
Port I Jon .. , both of B nton Harbor.
Congratulation to Richard
Necl y on the formation of the
Gorilla Production Company, a
de ign tudio which specializes
in illu trations and de igns for
,bu inesses and personal use.
The tudio will be based in the
Grand Rapids area with a grand
openi ng cheduled for the la t
w ek-cnd in August.
Richard is the on of Rev.
Leonard and Mr . Bonnie Nee} y.
Frederick Norris was given a
urpri e going away party
re ce n II y by his friends and
church family of Beulah Baptist
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