oodro St nley, 40,
who erved for eight ye
on th Flint city coun il, w
elected m yor of t t city
with n rly 60 percen f t
vo . Hi 8,OOO-vote victory
over incumbent M tthew
Collier w attributed to up­
port from bor nd political
group .
There w I 0 general
di ti f ction with Collier,
po yed in the Stanley cam-
pai puppet of big
b ine ." Public di ti fac­
tion, nd "clear nti-incum­
bent trend," rather than race,
put vote in Stanley' favor,
ccording to orne official .
Ron Jansson, a U W
Local 659 official, aid,"The
i ue here wasn't race. It'
hunger. And hunger i color­
blind. Blac ,white, it
doesn't m tter. The i ue
are the me.
Parade for
pay'
Reagan-Bush philosophy
of privatizing has seized
Thanksgiving Parade offi­
cials in Detroit.
For the first time in the
Michigan Thanksgiving
Parade's 65-year history,
parade-watchers will be able
to reserve bleacher seats at
SlOeach.
Since Hudson's stopped
sponsoring it a decade ago,
the parade has been hard­
pressed for funds. The
bleacher sales will help pay
some costs, butthe parade
marches more with the help
of corporate sponsorship .
To order bleacher tickets
or for more information,
write: Parade Co., 9600 Mt.
Elliott, Detroit 48211. Or
call (313)923-7400, 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Citizens can
sue state
officials 0 •
State officials who
deprive citizens of their con­
stitutional rights may be
forced to pay compesation,
the Supreme Court ruled last
week.
The 8-0 decision ass ures
that injured citizens may
seek such compensation
from state officials although
the citizens legally are
barred from suing the govern­
ments that employ the offi­
cials.
The ruling was a defeat
for states, which had sought
to exempt their officials from
personal liability for their
governmental actions.
State probes
racism in
Buchanan
BUCHANAN-School
officials in this small south­
wes tern Michigan town
reported the State Depart­
ment of Education is study­
ing whether or not racial
problems exist in the dis­
trict.
Mary Washington, direc­
tor of the Advocates for
Equal Rights Coalition, ac­
cused the district at a recent
board meeting of dis­
crimination.
School officials have
denied the charges and have
been conducting discussions
with Washington and her
committee.
Racial incidents have oc­
cured over the years at the
school, surrounding Black
History Month observances
and sporting events.
Buchanan is predominantly
white but has a significant
Black population.
The state report is ex­
pected by Dec. 1.
legJlSla1tJOn' sound,"
aid. "It' legal in three dozen
oth t t . Th Michigan Audubon
Society is gainst it, and th y wentto
court hile b ck to top it. But owe
h ve good orking relationship
. with each oth r otherwise."
Moore aid the MUCC i con-
rvationist group bee use it de
ith i sues like fishing and wildlife.
"Wemayhaveth conserv tion­
ist label," he said, "But we estill
A CALL FOR DlRECf ACTION! - A crowd of nearly 300 persons from throughout the Detroit
African Community marched In.the rain Saturday, October 26 down Grand River to the North estern
Center, calling for unity amoung aU African American ma es, (photo by M. HarTis)
Women's backgrounds
. .
'_diffe s. goals· the arne
Judge Jo Celeste, ay came
'from Alabama, school superinten­
dent Nellie King was there from New
York, and physician Pamela Redden
traveled from Ohio. City Council
member Leila narfield came from
Oklahoma, corporate executive Claire
�arey was there from Delaware, and
Attorney Debra Hill
traveled from.Cali­
fornia.
They were
joined by college
professors, health
professionals, writ­
ers, artists, college
tudents, ministers,
o and musicians not
only from the con-
tinental U.S., but also-from Hawaii,
Germany, the Virgin Islands, and the
Bahamas.
o With different training and from
different corners of the globe they
had conie to Atlanta, but the 185
c.-eer women had a common pur­
pose. As representatives to Alph
Kappa Alpha (AKA)' international
committees, they were here to
the impact of the group's p activi­
ties and to finalize fufUre projects.
To what extent had the programs
benefited the 850 coomuni' where
AKA chapt are located was the
question. And the members were
pleased with the response.
THOU ANDS OF youngst
,
were improving their literacy ills
in Ivy AKAdemies, drop-outs w
getting ond chance through
AKA's job corps cen , Blae
omen' health i ere receiv-
ing more ttention, and the poor in
Africa were receiving assistance
through development projects.
Additionally: scholarship awards
of $1.2 million were helping more
yoon� attend college, and a Black
Dollar Day campaign had pumped
an additional $650,000 into Back
businesses. Students' knowledge of
the African­
American cul­
ture and insti­
tutions had
been increased
through fairs
and; tours, and
the Have a
Heart project
h d lessened
the plight of
hundreds of homeless people.
AKA'S PROGRAMS were
working, and the members were
proud. That prid ,rather than being
a reaction, became a tirnulus. How
to tructure the programs so that even
more could' benefit as now the
question. The response w encour­
aging.
New program will touch more
gments c:A the population. Included
will be the orld hunger project,
which g underw Y with World
Food D Y Oct. 16, and an intern -
tional doption month in November.
As istance to th currently
served will also expanded. A w
long camp, voter educatioi1/reg­
. tion driv • and Black ne p­
per subscription campaign top the
r .
Th core progr
fined. Guidelin
live. and additional r
cerna
als, including manuals, guides, and
activity calendars, have been devel­
t
oped.
Things such hopping, Under-
ground Atlanta, or the Martin Luther
King Center for Social Change may
have distracted other Atlanta visi­
tors, but for the committee mem­
bers, the three-day stay ovided an
opportunity for work, which they
willingly seized. '
our impact."
Legi lature tudie
video lottery
By NANCY DO NELLY
Capital ews Service
LANSING-Video lottery i$
nothing les than casino gambling,
ys Michigan' lottery canmissioner
Jerry Crandall, and he claims the
peopl of Michigan did not intend to
include casino gambling when th y
voted for tate lottery in 1972.
A bill dding video slots to th
Michigan lottery w introduced to
the House earlier this month by Rep.
Ralph Ostling, R-Roscomrnon.
Ostling explains that video lot­
tery woUld be played in bar where
liquor is served, and players could
choose from a variety of games like
bingo and poker.
"You use quarters to bet and (the
electronic machine) will either pay
or swallow the quarter," he aid. "It's
a just a fonn of the lottery as it is
now,"
of th lottery ;"
Ostling no difference be-
tween tandard instant lottery g
and video lottery.
"It' no more c ino gambling
than buying lottery ticket in 7-11
(is casino gambling)," he said.
Ostling predicts video lottery
would generate up to 220 million
per year for K-12 chools.
everyone kno
Michigan needs," he said. "We're
propmill8 a property tax cut in Michi­
gan. When it's in effect, the chool
will need to be eimbursed for the
10 • So thi $220 million could go
for that."
Crandall thinks Ostling' figures .
are gr ly inflated. He said video
lottery advocates want the tate's cut
of the revenues to be 23 or 24 per­
cent, so in order for state to
receive $220 million, video lottery
would have to do almost $7 billion a
.year in sales.
"At a Quarter a play, ou have to
ask how many plays a year are in
machine, " he said. "I think omeone
has jumped to some quantum Ie p."
Ostling aid video lottery would
provide variety to the lottery system.
_ t
VIDEO LOTTERY would al­
Iowa player to bet up to $2 at a time,
yielding up to $l,QOO in winnings
per play.
Crandall says he'll recommend
that the Engler administration op­
po e the video lottery bill, because
he believes it will harm the image of
the lottery. .
"It's casino gambling, pure and
simple," he said. "People who play
the lottery don't perceive it as gam­
bling. It's fun, like buying a raffle
ticket. They perceive horse racing
and casino gambling as hard cdre. I
think it could damage the credibility
•
"THIS WnL PROVIDE more
income because it's placed in differ­
ent places than where the lottery is
nonnally played," he said. "We need
to do more to update the lott ry sy
tern. I don't know any alternative
other than thi . .
on '!ith ( ted 2nd
With different
trainingand from
different comers of
the globe they had
come to Atlanta, ...