BOBTRAVEDI
Cornel1tone Alliance Industrial Park
on Crystal Avenue, just northeast of
leld Airport.
According to Du ne 0' eill,
President of Cornerstone Alliance,
the comp ny d I ith rubber
moldin .
He al 0 id on of the re 0
D w on came to thi re wa
becau e Benton H rbor i n
En rprise Zon City. D w on h
m de commitment to hire
minori ti nd city id n .
Bob T vedi, Chief Executive for
Da on i former employee 0
Y Ie-South Haven ubber
Company, South Haven.
At recent ground bre ing
ceremony, Travedi, id the
company will tart out by hiring 62
employee for their opening day
April 1 1993. Within the first 18
months the company expects to
employ up to 150 people.
Travedi al 0 aid within two
year period Daw on is planning to
relocate its corporate headquarters to
BentQn Harbor. O'Neill, aid Terry
Friedman, President of Yale-South
Haven Rubber Company is to be
given some credit for Dawson
locating in this area.
Dignitaries from area business
and organizations were present at the
ground breaking to welcome
Dawson.
Commissioner George Wysinger
abstained on the site plans for
Dawon.
Comml ion et
Halloween hour
The Benton Harbor City Commission approved hours from 6:00 to
7:30 for trick-a-treating for youngster on Halloween night, October 31.
City Manager John Elliott said city staff will dress up on October 29,
in costumes and give out goodies to children for
Halloween.Commissioner George Wysinger voted against the
resolution for trick-a-treating time.
"I can't sit here and vote and have a clear conscious if some kid ends
up hurt by razor blades," Wysingers said. .
He said with all the danger out there facing the youth of the ci ty, there
. is enough churches in the community, plus the Charles Gray
Recreational Center to have somewhere safe for them to go. acturing;
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have such a substation. Officialsbave THE REPORT ADDED that
stated that it would provide jobs in the measures will have to be taken "to
current unemployment and help solve modify the exposure of our citizens" to
the city's budget problems. electromagnetic. fields, "if it is proven
with subsequent research that there is a
definite effect on the health of the
population, especially children."
Some argue the dangers have not been
proven. Edison representatives gave
The Michigan Citizen a copy of a letter
by an Edison staff member, Bruse
Whitney, claiming that there bas been
"extensive research" over the past 20
years to "assess whether 60 Hertz
electric and/or magnetic fields cause
adverse human health survey studies.
This body of research, he said, "has
been examined by a number of inde­
pendent scientific panels, government
bodies and other organization. "
His letter, dated August 6th states that
"none of the independent scientific
panels, governmental bodies and other
organizations which have reviewed
tbe .. .research have determined there is
a scientific basis to conclude that en-:
vironmental exposure to 60 Hertz
electric and/or magnetic fields (from
transmission or distribution lines or
other sources) cause adverse human
health effects."
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THEMICmGANRElATIVERisk
Analysis Projected administered by the
Michigan Department of Natural
Resources and funded by the US. En­
vironmental Protection Agency calls
"marginal relationships" of
electromagnetic fields to. certain kinds
of cancer are "in most causes statisti­
cally weak, tentative, or the subject of
controversy among scientists.",
" A major difficulty", the report said, is
the "absence of simple obpve, and
reliable measures of exposure" to such
fields.
It added that because scientific re­
search has not provided "an explana­
tion" of bow electromagnetic fields
"can affect biological systems."
"Some scientists also contend that con­
vention physics is unable to explain
any mechanism for EMF (electromag­
netic fields) effect on the body," the
report .said, the data is "subject to
change."
Whitney, as a part of Detroit Edison,
said tpat "Research, funded by the
electric utility industry and govern­
ment, is continuing," and concedes that
should such research "determine a
basis for any further action, the Com­
pany will do whatever is reasonable to
safeguard its customers and
employees."
Some Highland Parkers believe that
the burden of proof should be on the
company to prove that electromagnetic
fields are safe and feel that allowing a
substation there would be subjecting
them and their children to unknown
risk.
Charlie Mahoney, a representative of
the Detroit Edison Government Affairs
Office said the risks involving the sub­
station are necessary to get people
electricity.
"Do you want to tell people to do
without electricity?" she asked.
Wilkins . said such a.substation should
be built in deserted area, and certainly
not in an area of poverty, where resi-
, dents would have less physical resis­
tance.
"People ought to be worried," she said.
"The community should rally around
and try to prevent it (the substation)."
By Philomena Corrade no
Walk against
dom'estic violence
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Dlgnltarle gathered for the recent ground breaking ceremony for Dawson Manufacturing Company In the Cornerstone
Alliance Industrial Park. Pictured O-r) are: George Caplea, South Haven Rubber; Sherri Touglas, architect with STA
Architectural Firm In Boston; Chet Maslowski of Chrysler Corp.; Nora Jefferson, Benton Charter Township Supervisor; Merlin
Hanson, of Whirlpool Corp.; Benton Harbor Mayor Emma Hull; David Whitwam, Whirlpool Chief Executive; Bob Travedl,
r 0 hold annual banqu t
Donation $15.00. Call 739-3251 or
726-«1J2 for tickets or information.
Their guests will be Spring Street
Cornerstone, New Hope and
Friendship Baptist Churchs and other
church of the City. Rev. Clarence Guy
is the Pastor.
West Shore Symphony and the Per­
cussion Group/Cincinnati will present
an exciting evening of music on Satur­
day, October 2A, at 8 p.rn. and Sunday,
October 25, at 3 p.m,
The Musical will take place at the
Frauenthal Theater, in Muskegon.
TIckets for the pair of ooncerts are $18,
$15, $13, and $12 with a student and
senior discount' and are available at
TIckets Muskegon, 726-2400 or at the
door.
Every Woman' PI ce, invites you
to walk with them at th annual Walk
Against Domestic Violence on October
28th at 5:00 p.m.
Marchers will as emble at 1433
Qinton and walk to the Muskegon
Mall, for a candle Light Ceremony.
Please join Every Woman' Place in
the march against dome tic violence. '...;:=======�==--------��----"''''-�---------------------��-'
By MARY GOLLIDAY
If/chlen Cltiz."
Crystal Chapter No. 34 Order of the
Eastern Star Prince Hall will have their
Annual 5 Color Banquet at Northway
Lane, Saturday, November 14, at �p.m.
Their speaker will be Grand World­
ly Marton Jud. of Michigan Prince Hall
Chapter, Mrs. Mattie Liddle.
Corinthians Baptist Church will
have their Pastor and Wife Rev. and
Mrs. Clarence Guy Anniversary begin­
ning, November 4-7, at 7 p.m. nightly
and 3 p.m. on November 8.
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JOHN). JOHNSO
Executive "i tant to the' Executive if "tor AACP
will be th gue t p k r
Honoring Our Past-s-Fuifilling OUf nt
Preparing for Our Futur
October 31, 1992. 6:30 p.m,
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1531 W. Shennan Blvd., usk n,
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