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By BERNICE B�OWN
BENTO HARBOR - Rev. Jame
Atterberry, Director of the Benton
Harbor Street Mini try, expre ed
the need to the Benton Harbor City
Commi ion to have more police
officers patrol the intersection of
Broadw y and Empire Avenue.
Atterb rry aid he and others
have been wor ing on the comer of
Broadway and Empir for the past
eight months, trying to communicate
with individual out on the street.
Atterberry aid for the last three
weeks there have been fights, one of
the volunteer's car hit with bottles
and a young man bad I y beaten.
"I'msvery abofJt what
i happening, I think we need to
find some money to' pur police
officers on the streets to be able to
bring about safety in the
community," Atterberry said.
"I feel that human lives are more
value than anything," Rev.
Atterberry said. "If we can't protect
. the citizens of Benton Harbor, to me,
we're really not doing the job that
needs to be 'done."
Rev. Atterberry went on to say
· that, "People need to feel safe in their
· communi ty. We as leaders,
commissioners and citizens need to
do what we can to find some money
· to. have people patrol certain areas in
, this city, to bring about safety."
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� ness," Rep. Floyd Clack, D-Flint,
4 aid. "We need a plan, especially for
minority business, to speclflcally
help them get contracts."
Clack said that responsibltlty.ts
not being met as only a small number
I of minorities are able to etIectivley
, bid for state contracts because of the
expenses involved.
Clack. said the state must look at
such problems a the high' cost of
insurance bonds involved with a con­
" tract.
In addition, Clack said that to
· achieve better business opportunities
: for mi no ri tie , tate and local offi­
· cials, along with both big and small
: business must begin to cooperate.
SEN. DAVID HOLMESJR.,D­
: Detroit, agreed with Clack's asse -
: ment that something has to be done
• about the high co ts involved with
: obtaining a contract.
•
: Holmes' ideas include greater
: government financial support behind
• minorities and their performance
: bonds, which as ure that contracts are
: carried out and det rmine bond
· ,
: rating.
· He said he believes funds col­
· lected from unclaimed track tickets
: and inheritances, also known as the
: Escheats Fund, should be used to help
: minorities in their contracting efforts.
Finally, Holmes aid "set-asides"
· should again be implemented insome
: form,
Pre ently, Rep. Morri Hood Jr.,
• D-Detroit, is working to reinstate the
: ame set-asides law that was in effect
: in 1989.
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: PAT BROWN. an assitant to
: Hood. said the lawmaker is presently
Ir
Two police officers, Berrien
County Sheriff Deputy John Briney
and Benton Harbor Policeman Dan
Unruh were awarded certificates of
commendation for the September
3rd incident, where Deputy Briney'
was hot in the head after he stopped
a car on Riverview Drive for
peeding and Patrolman Unruh came
to his aid.
"We are very proud of the work
that i bein done in our City to
uphold the law and to fight crime,"
Mayor Emma Hull aid.
Other Ci ty Commissioners
praised the officers and the Benton
Harbor Police Department.
Commi sioner George Wy Inger
BENTON HARBOR
Center and the Community
Development Dep rtment ha
purchased a new copier and th old
been approved by U.S. Dep rtment
of Housing nd Urb n
Development.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
said he very often would give Benton
Harbor Police Department a "bad
rap."
At The ibrary
explore their personal trengths and build on them in
preparation for their future during National 4-H
Week, October 4-6.
Berrien' annual4-H cookie ale and Fall Kick-off
will be conducted during National 4-H Week.
For more information on Berrien County' Na­
tional4-H Week Celebration activiti , contact Mary
Lou Long at (616) 429-2425.
Pr -School StoryTime meets on Wcdne day
from 10-10:45 a.m. Storie, ong, and a short film
are planned each week for young children, age 3-5.
Pre-registration is not required.
A Columbus Day "Special Friday" will be held on
October 9th, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., for children
who are 3-6 years-old. Pre-registration i required and
may' be made anytime during library hours at the
Junior Department desk, now through October 7th.
Movies for children are held on Saturday at 12:00
noon. Showing on October 3rd is: "Brother Future"
- TJ., a slick, inner-city D troit youth, is knocked
unconscious while fleeing police and wakes up in
1822 where he is taken captive a slave. (116 min.)
He ston Horse Trial
City Manager John Elliott
informed Rev. Atterberry that his
concerns had not fallen on "deaf
ears."
The LaPorte County Historical Steam Society will
co-sponsor the 1992 Hesston Horse Trials, a tri­
athalon of horse and rider on September 26 & 27, in
Hesston, Indiana. The LaPorte County Historical
Steam Society i an outdoor museum of 155 acres of
rolling meadows, beautiful ponds and deep forests.
For the first time, the Hesston Horse Trials will be
ho t to the Area VIn Novice Championship.
There is no cost for admission, but donations will
be accepted All contributions will go to the LaPorte
County Historical Steam Society.
"In order to provide these kind of
services the citizens will have to
carry a fair share in a responsibility
regarding taxes and delinquent
bills," Elliott said.
National 4-H Week
Celebrated
Elliott also expressed that if
everyone would chip in as citizens
. awl fCport.� � i i',
would help eliminate some' of �
crime in Benton arbor. I I
Berrien County 4-H youth and volunteers will
I celebrate . nt y 4-H helps kids
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TO THE ARREST OR
CONVICTION ,IN THE
DROWNING DEATH OF
ERIC McGIN 'IS
. Call the NAACP a (616) 925-4824
with Inform tlon or to donat to reward fund.
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conducting public hearings in an at­
tempt to prove that discrimination is
a factor in government contracting.
Sally Rushton, procurement offi­
cial wi th the Michigan Department of
Commerce, said opportunities are
there for minorities and others to earn
�overnment contracts.
Rushton said the Technical Busi­
ness Services Bureau works with
those who come to the agency in
search of government business.
Howewver, she finds that many
fail to use the ervice.
"We have the program in the
country," Rushton said. "(But) you
don't have the companies taking full
advantage of our services.
·"We can only do so much. Some
things they have to do on their own,"
she said.
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and hieroglyphics ...
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