,.
ric n Am
c n
,--
,
t and ill t the lead."
Acoording to Cobb, part of the
problem 'th Conyer's 'lure t
• VAJO, • P A.e
D orr�umm
be bot political �tuu.
Detroit'. con commu
nity, it'. a mId winter of d1IIppoo
intmenL
Foot-draggiDg politi e
failed to tote the 8rc r
co tuenb on ODe of choJcest ,
�cnt bui� ptojcc re-
ce memory, tbc con say.
Rising in the middlc of the Medi
cal Center is S240 mlUion 11<
am Admi ba on (VA) hoi
Desptte thc orllJ African
AlDedCmpo of dty, the
VA t a tofODly � SmIll
D B (SOB) par-
t.icipalon on the cooatruc;.
tion.
na1 . 0 the 5,633
dul mated de
during tbe Rodney King
rebelllon by an in rna DIl
ly known
that 18-24 yqr
predomi
But District mey Ira
Reiner's 0 co may by
to change all that be secretly
videotaping youn B cb
bo attend court bcarlnp In
support of the five B men
accused of bcattn, truck
driver Reginald Denny.
Reiner's office confirmed
publicly that they I DC! to
use tbe tapes to try to Impll.
cate more young Blae they
think may have committed
ul during the rebellion.
And, the tudy cooduded
by the RAND Corp., lDOearI
to follow tbe,l&JDO pa�
olber studies of 20th Century
"race riots." Far more em
p is placed on tboec wbo
rioted .. oppolCd
miltln fyl
"It's b • usual," Cobb
aid July 15.,
"There' a1 anew compmy, ..
!bout tbe experience to 8CCUl8tely
price out ajob, bo illbidon e
contrac ," Cobb said. "&peri
eDCed contractom wiD walk ay
from a job that carries no uwgin of
profi t They kDo they c::amot make
mo y. Tbe bmpcriCDCCd win try,
bopina to mab ODe-- ODe
cent. " .
"NlDety-eiP. pel\'.Cllt of m.ct
conbaCtolS go out of bus' , and
hat hIppeniD& on Ole VA project
win 0DIy contribute to tmae statis
tiel," Cobbillid.
A moetiDa ilb VA �ullDl
Secaetllry D LewJa is ICbI�DCI
4.-.",_, __ r. __ J�,II"1..a"""'kW.rJl'll ar.'W'_,"-- IJlJlllatruil!tlftn of the t240 mlUlon "' ... ....-1 ..
ractora think r. Ie too much
of R publican VA ecr ry Ed
king to u. . R nd Democrat John Conpra.lttook
.,. .... N1theVAandtheBI ckcontr ctoratrylngto nt
THE SANTA Monica
b eel tbfnt tank reviewed ar-
•• 'BLACK,'A10
ho
Cfun
•
� ...... la'mUm
ngl r recall
on
RON SEIGEL
COITNpondMt
to apply pre sure 0 that board
mcm.bell can get tbc report.
DBTROIT - YlIIlUI Collins, Tent ety Organizer and Cooldinator
for the Up and Out ofPovcrty No organization, charged The Detroit
N aDd WDIV of fal1iD& to provide information to the p'ublic about
a petition to recall Michigan Governor John Engler. The teQU is a
respcnse to mauive service cuts including the removal of
apprcxdmately 93,000 OeDcral AssiItance recipients from all social
service aid.
"TbeIe are DO inteIViews and they don't bow up t our press
conferences," Collins said. "They want to ilence the victims. They
oon't �t to show the vfctims fighting back."
The rccal1 petition bas been going on since May. Those who wish
more information mould call (313) 868-3660 or (313) 831-1040.
Mark Haas, Detroit News Assi tant Managing Editor in charge of
news could not be reached by deadline.
Paul Manzella, the Ne Assignment Manager ofWDIV, stated
that his station probably did not cover the recall petition this year and
aid be � not aware that one w currently going on.
He said no one contacted him personally about it.
HIGHLAND PARlC - Newly
elected Highland PirkSdlooI Board
Vice President Mamie Cooper
charged that a state advisory board is
uggesting to Michigan Governor
John Engler that state aid slated for
Higllland Parle Community College
(HPCC) be given to the Henry Ford
Community Colle in Dearborn.
Copper, who I African
American, said, "I'm not a racist, but
this i a Black - Whi issue.. "
She said the HPCC audit firm
Deloitte & Touche did not give an
audit report to the board, but gave
one to the governor' taff.
She said the reason the board is
holding back on the ftnn '5 money is
"UNTIL THEY COME to tbe
board, e n't pay," Cooper d.
The Hi&hland Pade School Board
Members will be gOin, to the
Governor to express tbcir vie July'
28 - Augutt 3.
Sbe said that it will be cIifIlc:ult for
HPCC to remain open If tile fuDda go •
so�here else, but added, "We'lO
fighting'to survive. We're bopiDa
to."
A state source said that it w not
true that the state w taking moDeY
away from HPCC, mucb Ie ••
transferring it anywhere else.
The source aid the state was
•• ENGLER, A 10
HPCC.A10
Q.
Why are
re
many ingle.
nt
famlli ?