"No. No." S m aid. "I
want to talk wi th you."
"0 You have disturbed me
so what do )'Ou "I
"WHAT I :ANT., kyou
.. : why do you think � president
of Highland P (bmmunity
College won't return the media's
calls?"
"Is he doing that?" I ked.
"Yes." Sam "Am the
only IQ90n I can come up with .
he' afraid � media is going to
him some q tio about
that African trip be is s�y
1aIdng this rmnth. "
"What? you mean Dr.
Mitchell· going to Africa?" I
thinking, if 1 am oot mis-
1aIdng he . recently voted a
pay raiIc. "Who's pByiJw fo the
trip?" I continued.
"Don't be naive, Wrote, "s.m
said. "How quic you forget
aboulpe "
. "What e ba\e you heaId?"
I
"OBI" SAM SAID. "That
Dr. Mi�ll talked � board into
appro� the 'Internationaliz­
ingofffighlaOO Parlc(bmmWlity
(bUege', which boils down to
eRosion col1eges in 1.00000,
England and Senegl, West
Africa."
"How interesting," I said.
"Dollars aoo cents for ave
when the coUcge w unable, or
refilled to, clean all of Us parking
area during the recent DOW
nxm."
"Yeah!" Sam said. "But wait
until you Iar the ra1ionale for the
extension colleges."
"Well." I said. "What is it?"
"'To respoed to the educa­
tional needs ... (by offering) a
means (where ser­
vicemen/women and their
families can obtain) an associa1e'
of arts degree," Sam answeJCd
with a chuckle. . .
"Well! I am oot that familar
with scmols in Senepl but I
belieYc there are some good 0Ia
tbac," I said. "And everyone
� Lotxloo, BngIarKl dotE't
nqcd an American scmoL AI¥!
what about jobs? Ifl am oot mis­
taken. we are either in a recession
o� depre ion. Which ever
�on)'O\Wio:ome." .
t
. "lDON'TKNOWauv .. lI.I-
scboOl thing, Wrote. I don't
koow.ft Sam said. "If Or. Mitd1ell
decides to return � media's calls
we might get SO" answers.
After all. Every dime the college
speIX2s to be aa:ounIed for."
"AJ¥l 10 it's off k> Africa,
huh?" I said.
'"(cia." Sam "d." And
imtructors, �JS, profeaioIs
orwhateYer they call themteLves,
are going too."
• "Ab hI." I "Mo� maaey
... UWeIID •• die .a.r dB
t lid IbWI=-'
"Ob, yea. wroee," s.m ·
also bc8rd the ely Chn:8'm!
the Mayor are going on a.
OuysIer's spomored re1rell the
� 21 and 22 of " 1OODIh."'
"Really!" I said. "That IOUI8
UkIe bedaoom poll. . I wooder
CJryIIer. after. I
they were history when they
bought oUt ofHigblaOO Park. But
wait. There were some elcaion
I8lk bout renegotiatingorsomc­
tmn& other with CJrysIer. But if
they ao a body; " body
t will by be to
� pubUc? ty tbe
public's right and "the bot·
k)mUnc."
HIGHLAND PARK
she
Johnson greed, wamiD& "If
let him (Ferris) do this to the council
and to the mayor, e're going to
t tim they "eel
'd," e all d
' .
•
HIOHl..ANDPARK- tthereq t
of Hight nd Par M yor U ey
Porter, the City Council un nl­
mo Iy greed to the formulation 0
a committee to tudy nd acce the
city' fi 1 condition nd recom­
mend a course of ction for de ling
with city deb .
The committee, which would be
temporary, ould consl t of the
Mayo, the ely Cou eil, the ely
Cler nd T urer, and other per­
so "we may mutually agree hould
be ppointeel," Porter aid.
MAYO PORTER noted that
such a "strategic pi n of action" for
"achieving nancial tability" w
necessary for "ensuring the Public
Health, S fely, elfare, nd con­
tinued d livery of erv to on
behalf of the citizens."
Th expe of the commi
wou d be ndled not by the city
i elf, but by th Higbl nd P r
Development Corpor tion
(DEVCO), an org nization formed
throu an greem nt itb Olrysler
Corporation, to promo b In in
the city.
The fi t meet n will be held
Thu y, Febru ry 20 t time
which will be announced in dvance.
The public I invi d to t 00.
Council approv d nc
The Highland Par City Co�il
unanimo Iy approved the holding
of one dance by the Brotbc of Dis­
tinction, Saturd y February 15 and
one by Detroit Travelers Bowlin on
ment.
The commit ould co I tot
Council P ident Dwight Downes:
Councilwoman Gretta Johnson, the
City Attorney nd Finance Director.
The policy ould be brought
b to council for ppro 1.
Saturday February 22. Both dances
will be held at 15840 Second.
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