STATE AND NATION
food n ed can be met by
reviving f rming on the fertile
centr I pi teau, re tocking c ttle
her on th outh rn plains nd
dev loping fi hing alon t co t.
"I, T j lice, nd we
will h ve j tice, but we will not get
it through viol nee," th m yor aid,
training to b h rd.
At everal points the m yor tried
to get th crowd chant, "lncre e
the pe ce," borrowin a lin from th
hit film, "Th Boyz in th 'Hood."
Hi au mpts met with h 0 •
A motorcade th n too Dinkins
the few bloc to th home of the
Cato family. After the mayor
entered. the ngry crowd tarted
banging on th roof of the cars in the
mayor' convoy.
After about 0 minutes, Dinkins
left the house and tried again to talk
but wa houted down. Dinkin' bit­
ter exch nge with the people
credited with helping elect him
mayor ended when he left to meet
with members of the Hasidic com­
munity.
Two Black teens have been ar­
rested for the tabbing death of a
28-year-old rabbi nical tudent hours
after the Monday auto accident.
Police believe the stabbing was
retaliation for the Cato death.
On Tuesday night, teen-agers
looted two store and et one ablaze,
police aid. Three police vehicles
were damaged. one et afire.
"This is a revolution," said Clif­
ton Owens outside one gutted store
Wedn ay. "It's a truggle for our
people. We want j tiee and they
don't give u justice."
urlt nia
ccu d of
killing political
prl on
ABIDJAN, Ivory t (AP) -
Amne ty International c­
cu ed Mauritania' mili tary
government Wedne day of
killing at le t 339 politic I
detai nee, nd urged it to con­
duct an op n and impartial in­
vestigation into the deaths.
The London-based human
righ group released a ll t of
tho e killed. de cribing the
majority of them as army of­
fice or civil ervants from
Black ethnic groups who
originate in the country's
outh.
The report aid at least 140
of tho e killed had been ex­
ecuted. many by hanging.
Others died from torture, in­
cluding electric shock, burn­
ing and being buried in sand
for hours, Amnesty aid,
Detroit. woman lead· nur ing
orority to as i t Atricer
•
P rts. Many of the ping health
problems we f ce in the United
State today, uch inf nt mor­
tality, poor nutrition tatus, nd
AIDS, are in f ct "global" in dimen-
ion and will rdtuire global-b ed
olutions."
Africare ' Director of Intern -
tional Health, Alameda Harper, is
also pleased with Chi Eta Phi' com­
mitment to help Africa. Say Har­
per, "Thousands of rural Malawians
will benefit from this new and in­
novative Chi Eta Phi initiative.
Hopefully thi program can serve.
a model and as a motivator for other
African-American health organiza­
tions and institutions to get involved
in the effort to help the Motherland."
In addition to financial support,
Chi Eta Phi will also work with
Africare to educate their member-
hip about Africa and African health
needs. with an eye toward estab­
lishing technical linkages between
the sorority and health professionals
in Malawi and el ewhere on the con­
tinent.
At th ir national convention this
ummer in Denver, Colorado, Chi
Eta Phi Sorority pledged to raise
S50,OOO over the next three years for
Africare to support a water and
sanitation program in the small,
land-toe ed country of Malawi in the
outhern Africa region.
Africare, a highly regarded
Washington, D.C. based organiza­
tion, pecializes in implementing
relief and development projects
throughout Africa. These projects
foeus on increasing food production,
developing water resources, provid­
ing health ervices and environmen­
tal restoration. Africare al 0
provides emergency aid to victims of
drought. famine and other.
calami tie on the continent.
Malawi's eight million people are
largely subsistence farmers living in
mall villages. The country also i
home to nearly one million refugees
from civil conflict io1 neighboring
Mozambique. Malawi is one of
Africa' mo t impoverished
countries and has one of the world's
highest infant mortality rates. This
is due in part to diarrhea and other
water-borne diseases.
The project to be supported by
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., will
enable as many as 15,000 people in
THE POLICE conunJaaloner· ,
aid the rabbi' given the escort be- •
cause of his status a orldwlde :
religious leade . 'I
Hundreds people gltberecl
around the driver and two DFII
and began ttacking the men II I city
ambulance apd a private Huldie-run •
ambulance arrived. TIle dty am- t
bulance took way the Blick :.
children. The three H idle men •
were not eriously hurt.' I
. . Rumors spread through tile CIOWd
that the Hasidic men received modi-
cal treatment before the BlIck
children, Brown said .. Police in riot •
gear were called in to control tile I
crowds. Re idents began throwi .
rock and bottles.
For years Bl CD and Je in tile
neaghborhood,have (Qrmcd ,separate
crime patrols and accused one
another of vigilantism. .
Mar.y Helen Mom
, .
the Chiradzulu District to construct
wells and protected springs to pro­
vide adequate supplies of clean
water, and to build Improved latrines .
for better nitation.
CHlRADZULU IS ONE of
Malawi's mo t densely populated
areas and ha b en intended I to
reduce the incidence of the e and
other disease' :'
Chi Eta ]>.hi�s International Presi­
dent, Mary Helen Morris 'of Detroit,
hopes to make the ricare project a
major riorit r the sorority.
Says is, "If Africa is to sur-
vive into the 21st century, African­
American health professionals will
have to share knowledge, skills and
resources with their African counter-
Pone tear ga
children
JOHANNESBURG, 0 Af.
(AP)-Police fired' tear ga
Tuesday to disperse a march
by Black children who were
protesting condition in
township schools.
The incident took place
outside a high school in the
Black township of Soweto on
tfie eve of a planned takeover
of three vacant white schools.
The national Education
Coordinating Committee said
it planned the Wednesday oc­
cupations "as a last-ditch at­
tempt.. to find an interim
solution" to South Africa's
education crisis.
Despite the repeal of apart­
heid laws, schools remain
segregated. White schools
have been clo ed because of
declining enrollment while
Black schools are severely
crowded and ditapidated.
FIFTE N OFFICERS were in­
jured in the
.NAAC·P to flex
economic muscle-
The Ypsilanti- Willow Run
Branch and the Ann Arbor Branch
will sponsor NAACP Black Dollar
Week, August 26th through Septem­
ber 3rd (Labor Day). The event i
designed to bring attention to the
Economic Power of Minorities
throughout Washtenaw County.
The event this year is seeking sup­
port from all persons in the county
regardless of race, creed, or color.
People who appreciate the fact that
all persons should be respected,
hired, promoted and have economic
opportunities, are urged to exchange
their money for Susan B. Anthony
Dollars and two dollar bills and
spend them for groceries, utility
bills, department stores, and
everywhere.
Banks cooperating with effort by
sponsoring events and exchanging
the Susan B. Anthony coins and the
two dollar bills include: Society
Bank, Bank One, Come rica, and Na­
tional Bank of Detroi t.
Various merchants will be run­
ning sales featuring the Susan B. An­
thony Dollars and two dollar bills.
There will be a eries of events
during the week including a Black
Party, Gospel Jubilee. Bar-B-Que
sale. celebrating etc. ,
Mob actions
cause concerns
PORT·AU·PRINCB, Haiti (AP)
Mob intimidation of the
. courts and legislature are caus- .
. ing apprehension about Presi­
dent Jean-Bertrand Aristide's
populist brand of democracy.
"The arbitrarine s of mob
t rule can- destr?y our budding
democracy, which must be
synonymous with the rule of
law,' said Jean-Claude
. Bajeux, a prominent sociali t.
: Last Tuesday. about 1,000
. activists from I urn organiza-
tions laid siege to the Legisla- '
tive Palace, looted and burned
the offices of two dissenting
groups and roughed up a law­
maker.
They threatened other
legislators with the "flaming
necklace" death by a burning
car tire around the neck- un­
less they stopped trying to cen­
sure Rene Preval, Aristide's
prime minister. The legislators
went home.
Additional information can be
obtained by calling (313) 485-7515,
the Ypsilanti Press, AnnArbor News,
and electronic media.
. WHEN THE demonstrators ar­
rived, the door was locked and a
"will return in 15 minutes" sign
posted. However, after waiting 30
minute for Almas to return, the
group attached a one page letter onto
the realty door and left.
A portion of the letter read: "It has
come to our attention that your busi­
ness practices are not as they should
be. Not only is the upkeep of your
properties a disgrace, but it would
appear you rent to anyone per­
son ... willing to pay your rent rates."
In a May 31 article in the Detroit
Free Pre s, Alice Lennis and Marsha
Sobieck, residents of Lane Street. are
reported to have said. "They watched
as Almas Realty-a company the
city ay owes a out $280.508 in
property taxe on 131 properties
She added, "If we don't get a
response, we will demonstrate."
On the one page letter the group
left, MacDonald wrote, "We expect
a response within two or three days.
fnot! we will begin demonstrating."
The demonstrations are targeted
to begin Wedne day. August 28.
The Michigan Citizen was unsuc­
ce sful in its attempt to talk with
Alma or hi attorney, Edward
Haroutunian.
ACORN
continued from Page 1
"low income familie " don't have
the resources to purchase the proper-
. ties plus, the "properties are not up to
code," and banks will not finance
them, which means that the people,
tho e HUD is suppose to serve, are
locked out."
After the rall y, many of those who
had attended left by bus and private
vehicles to tour three HUD sites.
The first top was at 13358 Terry
and A�ORN members put up a con­
demned sign. It read: "Condemned
by ACORN:-HUD's disgrace."
The tour continued to 13381
Terry and a "claimed by ACORN"
sign was put up.
Schur aid they wanted to claim
13381 before HUD old it to
" peculators:'
ACORN' final stop on Saturday
was at 12771 Lauder. The property,
Schur said, had b en old to a real
e tate dealer two weeks earlier for
"S9,949."
On Tue day, August 20, six
ACORN members attempted to meet
with Kenneth Alma of Almas Real­
ty, 6628 W. Fon.
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Iton hog ni
Japanese family.
fights racism
WASHINGTON (AP) _
Members ofa Japanese family
on a crusade to end offensive
depictions of Blacks in their
country ay-their bigge t foe is
an influential Japanese car­
toonist.
. It's a blac thing.
Over 50� of all deaths am 109 Afri 'all-American ... arc cau ... cd hy �Ill()killg related diseases.
Quit ... moklll!!. II really i ... n't your 111I1I�.
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