, .
p
MO OF TIlE children
woo �emp r in-
are living in wotting
famili with income be n
a ut $10,(0) and $25,<m. Black
children have been especially bud
hit Between 1m m11�, �
_ proportion of Black children with
employer insuraIX:e fell by more
than 1:7 percent
Children are left out of
employer insurcure coverage for
vera! reasors. 1beir parems'
employers offer no coverage
(which happens rmre am more
frequently days). � oyelS
offer family coverage at \IIlffor­
dable rates (paren p id an
averagcofaboW $11 exttaamooah
in 1�, m1 pemi1llm have
'4> even �r sUre thcn.) AOO
many employers' im\l'8J'l:e plam
exc1uk a:rtain children at ther
(often l with pre-exis\ing
medical prob1erm orchilmen woo
don't live with a parent). .
Most of the clildren woo have
lost employer insurance don't
have any lalth insUl8Jla: at all.
�ir families can't begin ., pay
� cost of an iDlividual family
health policy, which can run
tlnsuD of doIlam a year, but
they aren't poor CDqh b q\IlIify
for medicaid dtbrz. Alb>ugh !be
MedicaidrefmmcXthelatc I�
are helping more very poor
children, they don't reach far
eoough �the�scalCl>tdp
children in m t low-income
worlcing famili . .
wrIH nIE COST of private
talth care so high -$50 for a
IS-minute �t l> a pediatridan,
$44 for a measles soot, $3� ., set
a broken tinger- many lower-in­
CO� working families have to
rely onOYtmOWdcd, umelS1affi:d
public hcaltb dida when tim
children get Or they have to
choose be� 1aIdng tar child
to private docm ml � the
rem and otlm biDs on time. That's
a ch>i� 00 anal, dvili2m mtion
sl¥>uld folte i families b make.
What's the answer to tlm na-
tional disgrace? Ompss mcst
• enact a mtioml talth care plan
� that docS at three tbiJ9: 1)
Provide least all <DIdIm ml
pregnant women 'Wi1h adcq\e
: ' coverage; 2) Develop more bcaUh
Services in rural area m1 imer
cities, where there are severe
sOOl1Bp of health care; at¥1 3)
Strengthen our public health ser-
. vices uch immuni:zatio out­
reach,amother�prevention
activities.
Om we af1brd s� a ystem?
Of CO\DC we can. An iIx=Me of
S10billion--1U1t 1.5pcmmtciR
nation's anmal health care spend-
. ing- would pay for all of �
above.
': EVERY AMERICAN child
�oo grows up with pevenIBbIe
medical probleJm �
· iOOividUll tIIgCdy, a dIain on !be
· medical care system, am a drain
� .
on 0\1' larF'eammy. AmIionII
lalth are plan' (R of !be roost
critical . to be debated during
� electioo year. Usten carefully
to what the carxtidaSes are propos­
ing. Taxaedi ��whichso�
: propose a way of avoiding the,
· larger . ue, won't imrmmized
: babies orp on scImI
children. Use your YO to help
make SW'C that every child in
Ametjca ge � �nt health
care that sOOuld be . or her right
HP Police
HIGHLAND PARK
/
D
Vegas Gold receive a lice
Public S fety Dep rtment bould
conduct regular routine i pectlo
of th goods P wned, the reco
being m intained or the hop
whole, to make ure that la
being observed.
However, he dded, "Caution
hould be used in doing these in­
spections 0 not to violate ny of
the hop owner' rights," enabling
him to sue the city.
Councilman Charlie P. Davi ex­
pres ed concern about eeing gun
in the pawn hop.
Daniel ruJed that "a long it i
long gun, not for sale, and out of
the public reach, there i nothing
illegal about its posse ion or di -
play in a public place."
tart Church Patrol
By RON SEIGEL
Corre!pOt?d!nt
HIGHLAND PARK - Highland
Park Mayor Linsey Porter an­
nounced th t the city's Public
Safety Department, combining
police and fire service ,would hav�
a "church patrol" to prevent crime
directed against people going to
church on Sundays.
Speaking at a peel 1 se ionfor
the mayor, held just before the
February 17 City Council meeting,
Mayor Porter said that the patrol
was started, because the cars of
.some churchgoers had been vandal-
�ed. .
The Mayor stated that the church
patrols would begin Sunday
February 23.
A large number of people in the
audience cheered. '
ayor ha plan for .
neighborhood cleanup
HIGHLAND PARK -In answer to
a block club leader's complaint
about potholes and debris in her
neighborhood, Highland Park
Mayor Linsey Porter stated that on
his desk was a plan for dealing with
such problems as well as high
weeds in vacant houses.
. The reason for delays, he said, is
the constantly changing February
weather.
. "No one knows if the winter is
over," he aid.
. Down to attend
conf rence
HIOHlAND PARK...:... The High­
land Park City Council granted per­
mission for Dwight Downe to
attend the Conference of the Na­
tional League of Ci ties in
Washington, D.C.
Councilman Charlie P. Davis,
who was originally lated to go,
said he no longer wished to do so.
Noting the council was going to
be involved in Board of Review
hearings on Monday March 10th,
·he said he was going to "do my
homework" for that.
S<fme citizens in the audience
aid that only one council member
hould go, stating that the city wa
in financial trouble and, "It only
takes one (council member) to h nd
in a report (about what went on
during the conference)."
Councilwoman Christine
Franklin said there was not enough
money in the budget for even one
council member to go "unle we
transfer it (from another line item)
legally required."
She voted against the resolution
allowing D.owne to go.
HIGHLAND PARK - The High­
land Park City Council agreed to a
Personal Service Contract allowing
Kimberly Bennet to erve as
Registration An ly t between
February 10 nd June 18 in order to
deal with an extra work load created
by several elections thi year.
"Due to the number of elections
required this year and the amount of
work involved, it I of utmost im­
portance that every phase of tbe
proces runs smoothingly," she
said.
"I find it necessary to hire an
additional person to help us during
thi critical period."
Ms. Bennet will be hired hi a part
time position, allocated in the
budget as a line item, with a salary
not to exceeded $4,730.
Timms new
Deputy City Clerk
HIGHLAND PARK - Sandra G.
Timms wa appointed Highland
Park's new Deputy City Clerk.
Ms. Timms was employed in the
clerk's office for almo t five years
since July 23, 1987.
City Clerk Mattie p" Carter said,
"She has demonstrated capabilities,
is a fai thful, dedicated and per­
sonable employee and will prove to
be an asset to my office as well as
the city."
On hearing her appointment an­
nounced at the February 17 City
Council meeting, Councilwoman
Christine Franklin stated, "That
creates a good feeling."
Betty Gibbons, a local block
club leader and political activist,
said, "We finally got a qualified
Highland Parker (in the post)."
Dance et for March 7
HIGHLAND. PARK - The High­
land Park City Council gave the All
New Inner City Plus permission to
hold. a dance at 15840 Second;
March 7,1992.
Th United Gen ration Council in collaboration with the Detroit District Association of th Amertcan
Legions recently ponsored t r fi Metro-O ro High School Oratorical Contest.
(Top Picture) Finalist Lavel Jackson, M . Bonn Mead, coach and chairperson, finali Crofton Who Id
and final' Kimber1i Smith.
(Bottom Picture) Ms. Janet Peny, Cleveland Middle School Teacher, Mr. George Swan, Public Relations
Director, Wayn County Community Co lege, M . DemetrlaAsh ey, Special Agent, U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency and final" Conde ridge Smith.
No bidder
for water
contract
ByRON EIGEl
Conw!pon."t
HIGHLAND PARK - The
Highland Par Water Dep rt­
ment go no bids on a contract
for liquid aluminum ulfate.
Councilman Frank Ross
asked whether thew would be
any problem with quality of
the water upply in the next
month or so. The Water
Board d there would not I
be.
In answer to another ques­
tion by Ross, the Board aid
that the city would have time
to negotiate another contract.
Councilwoman Christine .
Franklin expres ed �oncern
that one reason for the lack of
bids was the failure of the city
to pay its debts to contractors
under the past administration
of Mayor Martha G. Scott.
Several women expressed
concern about the quality of
tbe water coming out of their
faucets.
One woman said her water
turned brown.
Another woman named
. Rosie Jefferson told The
Michigan Citizen, "You can
smell the water when you turn
it on. Sometimes it's white
looking."
She added that as far as she
knew, none of her family was
sick.
The Water Department
said the delay in getting con­
tracts for liquid aluminum
sulfate did not cause this.
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Gcwnor W. Cnmpton of Histtiand Park
paeeed fJtN Y Sunday. Feb. 18. 1992 after
a brief Iltneu. .
Mr. Cnmpton WM retiree of DPW of
Highiend Par1<. H. w.. preo..ct.d In
death bytwo�. Aon*I andAmoidand
New Lde. .
Survivor. Inolud.: a d ught.r and
eon ........ Oheryt and Cornell Riotwd;
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Rloh .. d; on. ter Oul. Brown. of
Cleveland. Ohio; on. brother Walter
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rela1lv .
Funeral eervtoea wer February 21 at
MoF .. 1 Funeral Hom • Dexter Avenue.
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Shiniles: Caused by the Chicken Pox Virus
Shin les, a painful nerve condition that occurs most often after age 45, . _
is caused by zoster-varicella, the same viru that cause chicken pox. It i
thought that after a bout with chicken pox durin childhood years, the
zoster-varicella viru move along the nerve to an area in the body near
the spinal cord and become dormant. It i theorized that physical and/or
emotional injury to the body during the middle or late adult yean
reactivates the virus - only this time the virus cause the condition we refer
to shin Ie .
One of the early ymptoms of bingle i a burning or hootin pam m
the kin over the affected nerve. In a few day ,red po appear on the kin
at the area of pain. Typically, these po get larger, become filled with pus,
and cru t over. Shingle can affect nerves located in the che t, back, ann ,
legs, or face. Extreme cases may re ult in paraly is, 10 of ight and
hearing, and death due to viral or bacterial infection.
Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Admini tration approved acyclovir
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