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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