DB'J'Rorr-Aa the days of
lummer rapidly give way
. tbe autumn old, ACORN
(Alloclation of Community
Or.anizaUoDl for Reform
) tumI the beat.
Saturday, August 17,
ACORN held a protest rally;
proteslln ,HUD', (Housing
Urbin Development' ) policy
of U' IDOIt of i propertie
to " peculators" DOt "owner-
occUpan ."
The rally, which w at
tended by approximately 200
Northwelt rcaidcn , w held
at Perfectin Church, 13220
Greenfield.
According to ACORN
IpOkeipellOn Amy Schur, in
JUDe • ., 0 106 properti sold
by HUD were old to
lpecula II ( hile) only 26
were old to owner-oc-
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NBW YORK- Helmct-cl
police p trolled t stree
Thursday in a Brooklyn DC gh
borhood where long- immer-
ing. te io be Blae
and Haidic Je erupted in
three nigh of deadly violence
touched off by an a 1Cci
dent.
1be rebellion lit broke out .
Mond y after a car in the
motoraade 0 a Hasidic sed'.
grand rabbi jumped tbe curb
and pinned two 8lac 7-year
olds against a all. HOWllaler .
a rabinicalltudent tabbed'
to death in what authorid id
w retaliation.
A Brooklyn grandjury is in
vestigating �bether criminal
charges should be brought .
a inst Yoeeph U h, 22, the
driver of the car that Itruc and
killed Gavin Ca , 7, and in-
jured 7-y r-old co In, I
.Cato.
TIMOTHY HOOD,
H ,"Too much dope.
Too many break-iDs. People DCCcl
mODeY for dope IDd pollee are too
510 • Should more poUce."
join Je
e Jack
on at end of March
and
hou
than half a mile, state police
·said. Near the front were about
60 people who walked the entire
route from Bridgeport to
The marcher chanted
Jackson's credo, "Rebuild
America -Keep Hope Alive,"
throughout the day.
necticut Legislature and Presi
dent Bush to convene special
summits to find solutions to the
nation's problems.
BY JESSE WASHINGTON
Capi tol on Saturday to cap the
64-mile march from Bridgeport.
Many of the marchers said their
participation was more than just
a show of support for
the popular mini ter.
"This is the only
way I can make
myself heard," said
marcher Carl ton
Robinson of Hartford
as he marched Satur
day.
"I'm unemployed;
and no one i ever lis
tenlng to people like .
me. This lets everyone know
that we're out here," Robinson
said ..
Hartford with Jackson: .'
Dozen of special interest
groups were among the mar
chen in the fin.lleg. Many car
ried igns reading "Tax The
Rich," "Thank Mr. Bush For
Neglecting Me," and "Heal th
Care For All."
"Now we have a long-term
plan for the Soviet 'Union, a
bailout budget for the avings
and loan thieves, and soon for
the banks. Where is our plan to
rebuild America?" Jackson
aid.
Jackson urged both the Con-
HARTFORD, Coo. (AP) _
Rev. Je se Jackson wa almo t
• up taged by pop Inger Stevie
Wonder at the end of a seven
day march through Connecticut
to focus attention on the social
problems of struggltng cities
across America.
Supporters chanted
Wo�der's name and screamed in
delight when he led a crowd of
about 7,000 people in a ing
song chant of "Rebuild
America -keep hope alive"
over a bullhorn.
Wonder wa one of several
prominent gue ts -local and
'national ponnciens -who
. joined Jackson as he led sup
porters in a rally at .tae State
CONNECTICUT has
yet to pass a full-year
budget, with independent
Gov. Lowell Weicker Jr.
locked in a debate over an
income tax with state
legislators.
In his speech Jackson
did not say whether he
favored a state income
tax for Connecticut, but
spoke about tax reform in a
general way.
"We can pay for the new
priorities with tax reform, busi
nes incentives, effective us of
capital sources ion
funds, and baking up the lock
AT ITS PEAK Saturday, the
march grew. to 5,000 people in a
proce sion that stretched more
THERESA WILLIAMS,
Detroit: "Because of the la of
public awareness and a lack of
communication with young
people. People are afraid 10 atand
up-for their righ ."
ROBEKrAL JONES, Detroit:
"There ia not enough money
fuDded to ards youth programs.
DDcd Ood iD our lives."
...
on military saving. But e
need a plan," Jackson laid.
Jackson allo said he il
preparing a la auit that will
charge Connecticut with provid
ing unequAl educatio'n to itlltu
dents.
"If one goes to chool in •
rural town, or in an inner city,
those schools Ipend $4,600 a
year per student. Scbooll in the
suburbs spend $9,600 a year per
tudent ... e road lead to
Yale, and 0 road leads to
jail," Jackson said.
The march began Aug. 11 in
Bridgeport, which became a
symbol of urban decline when it
unsucces fully sought
bankruptcy protection this
summer.
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