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DE11l0rr - A list compiled by
concerned citizens bearin the
name of stores su peered of
operatin under un anitary
conditions was bmded 0 er to the
Michigan Dep rtment of
Agricu1twe for iDspediOD.
Guided by the Ii t, tate
iDIlt)eC1lOll have UDCO red an may
of pro lema and uecl a of
citla on to Detroit grocery to .
ollowing up on a complaint of
taln meat led to the diIcovery of
a rodent infeata on at e port
Foods located at 19150 Wyoming.
During the pection, rodent
droppings ere found on bread
bags, shelves and other 0 the
store. & a result, bread and other
IDS ere izecl and discarded.
orders to clean up and eliminate the
rodents.
Farida made it clear that he w
not responsible for the rats getting
into hi tore. "That can happen to
anybody. You open th door and
they come in, " he said.
Also from the li t of complaints,
tate inspection follow-up found
A ID 0 rodent,
inspectors al 0 di covered and
discarded di colored chicken
offered for the sale price of eight
poUDds for a dollar. Contrary to
tate w, the chicken w wrapped
in baggies and minus an expiration
da •• Citations ere also ued
to store owner, Sam 'Farida with
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Clin on and
th .citi
EAST lANSING-With the end of
the deba , an is ue in the eyes of
many inDer-city residents is whether
Billam�Dis�y��ingthe
urban iss
Yes. tbe Democratic presidential
candidate has "Rebuilding
America's Cities" a written plan
outlinina his strategy on issues such
as homelessness, welfare and health
care.
Yes, Sen. AI Gore, Clinton'.
running mate" has cosponsored
By LEAH SAMUEL
C""..pondent
PIID..AJ)ELPBIA-Judge John'
Braxton wants to encourage other
African-American judges to explore
alternatives to iDcarceration. He also
wants to make the public aware of
wbat he calls "the insidious impact
(that) in� racial bias ,has on the
criminal justice system."
Braxton, a Common Pleas Court
Judge, was recently elected to a
one-year term as chair of the National
Bar Association's Judicial Council.
Braxton explained that eeking
alternative means of punishing
criminal will alleviate prison
rovid QlOre
rdable bo r Americas.
Clinton has stated in q1any
prepared wri lings uch as
"Rebuilding America'. Cities", a
variety of social programs he has
initiated governor of Arkansas.
Why then have these social
concems been placecl, for the most
part, on the back burner during the
nationally televised debate season
and the final week of campaigning,
many ask.
Congr man John Conye,. (third from right) Joined the
Mldweat BI ck Publl.her. In criticizing DemocrMlc candl·
ct.te Bill Clinton during apr .. conference held SMurday In
�etrolt. Repr ... ntlng the 39-memb r group wer (I.rt) Char·
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VATICAN CITY,-Pope John Paul aid on Wednesday thatwhi
must never top king the India and Bl of the Ameri for
forgivenc:s for past injustices.
"We cannot cease k for forgive ," the Pope . d t
first general audience since returning from a visit to the Dominican
Republic.
"This demand for forgive to be made above all to the first
inhabitants of the New World, the lndi , and 0 to wbo
were deported as laves from Africa for heavy labour."
Last week, during the ix-day trip to the Dominican Republic,
the Pope asked American Indians to forgive whites for 500 years of
injustices following tbe ITival of Christopher Columb .
The Pope did not i truet his followell to pay 0 for over
, 400 years of unpaid labor supplied by Afri in the buildi. 0 the
'New' world.
Ie. Kelly. Michigan Citizen; Dorothy Lavell. Chicago
Cruud r; Carole Geary (plrtly hidden from view). Mllwau­
kH nme.; AI McF Ian •• Mlnneapoll. lnalght; nd Kar n
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curb app al righ
Called Senate Joint Resolution L,
the proposal would have to be
approved by voters on a statewide
ballot if passed by both Houses of the
Legislature.
"I think this reflects a common
sense approach," Van Regenmorter
said of the resolution. "It allows the
courts to progre more smoothly."
Under the resolution, those
pleading guilty still may appeal, but
the judges will determine, by leave,
which appeals are beard,
leave" judges select to bear only
those cases con idered most
important based on the facts of the
case and the arguments of the
appellants.
Van Re nmorter said very few
of the gull t lea appeals are
overturned, 0 a manner in which the
courts can do a quick, less formal
review would benefit all.
According to Mi�higan Court of
Appeals information, nine out of
1,124 guilty pleas were reversed
Judgepu hes
pri on al ernative
overaowding and high inca1uration
costs. He cites community service,
house arrest and restitution as
examples.
.A "house arre t," or intensive
prob tion program, would require
that those convicted remain in their
homes, but with close supervision of '
all their activities. "Day treatment"
involves educating and rehabilitating
offenders. Individuals report to a
given facility on a daily basis.
Restitution programs would require
cri.IJiina1s to reimburse victims for
damages resulting from a crime.
LANSING-The consututtonal
guarantee granting an automatic
right to appeal for those who plead
guilty will be curbed if the majority
of senators and Michigan Appeals
Court judges get their ways. '
On October 6, the Senate voted to
end automatically granting appeals
in support of a proposed
constitutional amendment
sponsored by Sen. William Van
Regenmorter, R-Jenilon.
IN DECIDING CASES "by
See RIGHTS, A10
By NICHOLAS M. COQUILLARD
Cap'''' New. S.rvlc.
JUDGE JOHN BRAXTON
criminal justice system, and to the
community.
"Communi ty service, in
particular, benefits all of society,
because it gives a person the
BRAXTON SAID tha t the
alterqatives offer benefits to the
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Q.
Does Clinton
offer the
African
•
American
communiW
a in?
I
BELEN BARRY: "No. He
ttmiDds me of Gov. Enaler. The
only to 0 r j •
change."
DENNIS WHEATLEY:
"Yes. I think e will be boosted
up in the political arena I think
be will appoint Rev. J ckson to
orne high office."·
MICHAEL OWEN : "Yes.
1 beleive he offers more incen­
ti for government participa­
tion to help us ."
DAISY CRUTCHER: "I
would like to think that be doe .
But when he ge tbere it will be
a different tory."