"BUT WOE. Oop There I go with the wrong n me. Sorry ... big boy," Wichit aid. "You Iway h ve uch good ide and ometimes I just n ed to talk o I can ort out the facts." "So what facts do you need to ort out thi morning?" 1 asked. "Now that we have men­ tioned facts," Wichita aid. "I would like to know all the par­ ticulars surrounding the 17- year-old youth who wa killed by one,--or was it two?­ Highland Park Safety Officers and also why the youth who was lain after the high school's first basketball game �f the year has been so hush hush." "Well," I said. "Call whoever is in charge and ask that person, not me." "But I did, Wrote. Oop ! Big boy. I did." Wichita aid. "When Director Emerson left, I was told Inspector Yapp was in charge but he never returned my cans." "THAT'S STRANGE," 1 said. "Especially when Direc­ tor Emerson was always will­ ing to talk." "Yeah! I thought it was strange too," Wichita said. "But maybe he has heard one of the rumors that's floating around." "What rumor is that?" I asked. "Oh, Just that Mr. Porter is looking outside of the depart­ ment for a replacement for Director Emerson." "Come on, Wichita," I said. "You don't believe that, do you?" "Big boy! It ain't what I believe, it's what the safety of­ ficers believe. And from what I've heard they are beginning to sulk." "Well. Well." I said. "What other little backyard talk have you heard?" "Oh. You know. The usual," Wichita aid. "Like everyone was not satisfied with Jesse Jackson's media bli tz and Deborah McGriff has her priorities in the wrong place." Th Detroit Ur n Lea thi ye r celebre 75 ye of er­ vic to the community, continu­ ing to do on of th thin it doe t: help people find jo . In 1916, when the Detroit Urban Leagu w e tabl' hed, i director John D ncy met in­ comin trai d ily to greet new­ comers from the South and ure that they d a pi ce to tay, food, nd then job. Over th e uin de d ,the Detroit Urban League been at the forefront in pi cing minoritie in po itio previo Iy clo ed to them bees of d criminatory employment practiee. ' TOD Y THE Detroit Urban Le gue Employment Services DETROIT "YEAHt I'VE HEARD : some of those complaints , • myself," I aid. "And McGriff needs to' unde rs tand that quality education is what this city needs, not tea-party wran­ gling. And brother Jesse seems to be power-building for the Democratic Conven­ tion, ,which is all right, but the poor and the homele need more than crumbs. And whether or not Mayor Porter keep his promise to the voters is one thing but open govern­ ment is another and that i the bottom llne." Miss Ever's Boys nIP Dctrort Rcpr<1ory nw