This Week In
Black History
Which famous choral
'Oup in tM 19 0. headed
by t� Rev. Glenn T. Settla?
AUGUST 27, 1909 -
r You, ophoni t,
born. 1963 -
; After laves were
. convqted to ChristiMity, how
were their religious ds first
anentkd?
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AUGUST 28, 1963 -
Martin Luther Kin Jr., led
The March on W hington,
the largest civil right
demo tration In the nation'
hi tory, 1930 - Mo R.
Lee, ociation executive,
w born.
What was the nature of the
business of "Black Anthony"
: Johnson - po sibly the
• earliest Black American
: capitalist?
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AUGUST 29, 195 -
f Congre passed ClvllRigh
, Act. 1920 - CharUe Parker,
: axophoni t, compo er, w
.born. •
, Which is the highest
• non-elective and most
: prestigious offICe ever held by
: a Black?
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: AUGUST 30, 1937 - Joe
'Lou won his first
: heavyweight title defense in a
: unanimous 15-round decision
: over Tommy Farr at Yankee
: Stadium. 1983 - Lt. Col.
I Guion S. Bluford Jr., became
I the first Black astronaut in
: space. 1901 - Roy Wilkins,
: reformer, was born.
In which year was the first
, all-Black law firm
t established? What was the
I 1IIlIM?
I AUGUST 31, 1836 -
t
Henry Blair patents cotton
: planter. 1965 - WUUe May
• of the San Francisco Giants set
I a National League record with
I 17 home-rs in a month. -
: Harry (the Motorcycle)
I McDonald '1st Black
: professional football player,
was born.
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I Which Black football
t plo.yer at NYU was dDlied the
t right to plo.y in a game against
: Missouri in 1940?
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: ANSWERS TO BLACK
I HISTORY QUESTIONS
15th - Very few by
: comparison with those traded
I for. Most slaves had been
: people in debt, captives of
other tribes, or previously
slaves. Africans held slaves
I themselves.
I 26th - Wings Over
I Jordan. Broadcasted each
Sunday moming for several
I years.'
I 17th - Practices tended to
� differ from one plantation to
. the next. Some held their own
,. services while others
Co worshipped from the gallery
:: of their master's churches.
18th - "Black Anthony"
_ Johnson was an early
capitalist just like the Whites.
, He owned a plantation and
• i slaves. He had come to VA as
an indentured servant in 1621
and w eventually awarded
(; 250 ere of land.
- The Secretary of
Defen e during the Carter
� Administration was Clifford
I L. Alexander, Jr.
30th - In 1873. Whipper,
Elliott and Allen, probably in
SC. ,
31st'- Leonard Bates.
NYU won without him with
former ponscaster. Paul
Christman, throwing passes,
33-0.
HIGHLAND PARK
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Mayor is 'appall · d'
Candida 'I
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By
SIllgWrll.,
lDGHLAND PARK -After attend­
ing my first Highland Par Caucus
Club "Candidates Night," I w left
with two distinct impressions.
One: Thi primary does not lac
colorful candidates and two: that
mo t of the candidates, if they were
aware of the issues and have some
inkling about how to solve the
problems the ci ty faces, were stage
struck, dumbfounded or spent too
much time talking about ccolades
and did not address what I, for one,
wanted to hear: solutions for High­
land Par's problems
Everyone knows that Highland
Park, like many citie throughout
thi nation, large and mall, are on
the verge of a catastrophe.
Alo of the cities, imilartoHigh­
land Park, suffer from a malady that
COTT
HP students
to return
Aug. 27
Highland Park public school stu­
dents in grades 1-12 report to school
on Thesday, Aug. 27, at 12:30 p.m.
for the start of classes in the 1991-92
school year. .
Students then have a full day of
classes Wednesday and Thursday,
Aug. 28 and 29. Schools are closed
for Labor Day recess Friday .and
Monday, Aug. 30 and Sept. 2. Clas­
ses resume Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Kindergarten classes begin
Thursday, Sept. 5, at Barber,
Cortland, Ford, and Liberty schools.
Registration for new tudents
began Aug. 19 for elementary
schools and Aug. for Highland Park
Community High School.
Highland Park Adult Education
registration continues at Bright Cen­
ter, on Hamilton at Davison. Adult
classes begin there Wednesday, Sept.
4.
RESTORE.
CONFfoENCE
IN CJTY
GOVERNMENT
VOTE SEPT 10
CHARLrE P.
DAVIS
Former Councilman ·1980.�4·
Pd for by Commltt •• to "
EI.ot Cha,". P. Davl.
DAVID N.
ZIMMERMAN
PD. FACA.
Pr •• ld.nt
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a Disease?
Within the t few years. a condition referred to as "chronic fatigue
syndrome" has been described in the nledica1 literature. According 10
recent aticies, there is debaIe to whether or not 1h' is a -disease. The
debate revolves around ill cause, how 10 diqnoIe it. and how it should be
� On one • de are experts wboclaim &hal the condition may not exist
at all An equal numbtz of experts IeeI1lIO point 10 a heallh problem with
sudden onIet in previously odaetwiIe beal1h1y individuals. Aa:ordinglO
these experts, people of all est oee . , .wi income are affected,
with women experiencin the condition more often than men or children.
It is peculated that some type of viurs causes Ihe victim 10 becomevery
tired. Bed rest may not help. The f&lip m y be 10 severe to c use the
penon's normal activity level 10 be than half of what it w fCX' the
previous six months. There may be mild fever, SCX'e tlvoat. muscle w
• joint pain, and Jeep disturbances. One ol the m common ymp-
toms of chronic fatigue syndrome' mental . on. Treaunent of
clvonic f ague syndrome v' ilh symptom Prelcription antidepres·
santmedicines have helped a numberol individ Other treatments may
become IppIrent e learn more Ibis in '. yet poocly de.-
scribed condition.
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her dministra­
m de progress in doing .
dded that if he had been
allo ed to change the terms of the
local 41 contract, tb city ould not
have had to p y much money for
overtime, and it might have been
a
h
door
ifnotchaIacterized "white flight,"
most certainly can be labeied: ome­
one too the money and ran.
BETWE N 19 0 and 1990,
Highland Park' population
decreased 279 percent, The city'
six major employers, employe
11,300 people. But Chry lers Cor­
poration, which employs 9,000, are
moving to Auburn Hill . Along
Woodward Avenue, which once
thrived, buildings that used to feed
the city coffers are empty,
dilapidated, and eye sore for
prospective investors. Neighbor­
hoods are infested with empty build­
ings that are owned by governmental
bodies and individuals. Many are not
properly maintained. Drugs and the
the "deviant" li fe-s tyles are
entrenched. Ci ty service struggle
because money, the fodder
machinery feeds on, derived through
taxes and other ourees, m t draw
from a tax ba e that is an in­
finitesimal $97,694,000. The list of
is long and it might be called the
issues.
However, during "Candidates
Night," I heard the phrase "the aty
Charter," numerous times. Yet! 1
only heard three proposals, albeit
one was weak, about how the finan­
cial malady Highland Park faces,
might be solved.
The Mayor, Martha Scott, charac­
terized her agenda as, "I have a mis­
sion to accomplish."
She spoke about creating busj­
nesses; small businesses, in spite of
what she said was "constant bicker­
ing." Among other things, the incum­
bent talked about new bomes and
projects that are either under con­
struction or will be shortly. The
amount of mopey she talked about is
an estimated $25 to $35 million and
would create 500 or more jobs.
Rodney Watts would like to be
mayor. He said "Highlan� Park is
ready for a change." •
Watts' "change" envisions reduc­
ing the budget by eliminating city
po itions and while he attached no
dollar amount to it, he did say High­
land Park could add to its treasure by
selling water to the suburb .
TITUS MCCLARY, while ad­
vancing no new ideas about"new
money," aid, "1 will reduce the
budget by one quarter of a million
dollars ($250,000) instantly."
McQarj favors a reduction in
city personnel; particularly that of
director of public safety and body
guards for the mayor.
Jimmie Dumas, a candidate for a
council seat said, if be could bono
"a quarter of a million dollars
($250,000)" to open his private b i­
ness, a restaurant, "I can get some
people to build the shopping center."
Accordin to Katherine
Clarkson, who is. seckiua a coUDdl
eat, "Council and ad.m1nisttadon
need to cooperate." She added, "VIe
are in an extreme si tuation financial­
ly."
Other than that, "Candidates
Night" was rhetoric. And the ques­
tioning and answering segment of
the affair bordered on the asinine.
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Scott id, 0 one (from the
coun '1) called me, 0 letter
given 0 me."
DD D t all, be
personally been told bout th fail
to hold the u t 20 meetin
that there not a quorum p
The Mayor dded that while
heard bout the re olution from other
sources, he did not feel it w neces­
to pond to it without offici I
communication.
Franklin herself said he d per-
sonal doub bout hether council
hould have topped all meetin ,
io , b
till owe it to ci tize to li - .
ten to wh t they ve to y," h
state.
CANDIDATES CROWD-Approxlm
Highland P rk' Caucu
week. (photo by N. Scott)
ttended
yoft
Metropolitan Lodge No. 962
50 E. Manchester
H�yh\dtlU Parf\� fJhc,h.giln 48203
868-7829
Grand Opening of our New Home
August 22, 23, 24, and 25, 1991
Schedule of Events
Thursday, August 22. 1991
Ice Breaker
Hospitality Night
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday. Augu t 23. 1991
Dignitaries Night
7:30 p. m. Sharp
Saturday. August 24. 1991
KIDS-FEST
1,0:00 a.m. - 2;00 p.m.
Sunday. August 25, 1991
Corner Stone Unveiling &
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Beginning 1 :00 p.m.
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MAYOR,
City of
ighland Park
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ept. 10th
1991