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hi te police offic ere
pi eed on administrative leave
ith pay for llegedly beating
fello Blac undercover of­
fleer from
the me
precinct
during
tr ffic
top.
Officer
Reggie
Miller w
relea ed
from the
ho pital
fler being treated for cu and
brui es that resulted from
being pulled out of his truck,
gouged in the ey , and kicked
in the groin.
Miller was pulled over after
leaving a main sting area be­
cau e the plates from his
police-issued undercover truck
had expired. Officer Jeb
Johnson contend that he
thought Miller was reaching
for a weapon when he put on
the parking break.
Twojuro say
Ty
G-Michigan could move to
a multi-day election p if id
from the secretary of ta ' office re
dopted by the Legisl ture.
Secretary 0 Sta Richard Austin
id the bureau of el ctio will' be
makin recommendatio to the tate
Legisl ture in the new year on how to
improve the voting proce in
Michig n after examining the
problems many precincts had during
the ov. 3 election, including the com­
plain of some voters that they were
turned away from the polls.
"We are tudying now what oc­
curred and where there. were
problems," Austin said. "We are going
to make recommendations to the
Legislature. "
With a record turnout at the polls for
thi pre idential election, many
precincts were not equipped to handle
the dditional voters, Austin said.
More than 4.3 million people voted in
the Nov. 3 presidential election, ac­
cording to Department of State figures.
"MANY OF US have come to the
conclusion that we shouldn't try to
handle the election on one day," he
said. "I'm inclined to suggest we look
at, some early voting process. Maybe
we can do it by converting the absentee
voting process."
Curren ',Michi n 110 vote
to t 110 if they meet one
of ever I quirements including
being out of town on the y of the
election or being prohibited from
polling place be u of religious
beliefs.
A tin aid two ta allow anyone
to vote early and 11 ballots are tallied
on election day.
George Herstek, dministrative
istant in the Bureau of Elections, said
in Te , voters can vo at the election
office any time during the two weeks
before the official election day.
But Theresa Spencer, Lapeer Coun­
ty aerie, said she doesn't see the need
to change the polling proce . Many of
the problems in Lapeer' 18 townships
and two citi were caused by record
turnout at the polls, she said. .
"I WOULD STILL LEAN
toward a more conservative vote: an
on- ite, one-d y thing with trong
regulation," Spencer 'd. "It trikes
me that by relaxing the you handle
voting, you are tampering with the in­
tegrity of the ballot system."
� far Michigan's most recent
election, preliminary reports show
much of the confusion on election day
was caused by voters going to the
wrong polling place, Herstek said.
"They may have changed the poll­
ing place three years ago and they sent
that voter a new ID card telling them
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He te 1 id the machinery or
votin in many precinc ncludin
equipm nt d -m y not v
been well-equipped to handle the b r­
rage of voters.
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PHILADELPHIA, 'A.-At
least two of the jurors who
found former heavyweight
boxin champion Mike Tyson
guilty of raping 18-year-old
Desiree W hington now say
Tyson hould get a new trial.
Jurors Dave Vahle and
Rose Pride last week told a
Philadelphia radio talk-show
host that they no longer believe
Washington's testimony. And
both said they were writing let­
ters to the Indiana Court of Ap­
peals urging that Tyson be
given a new tnal. .Vahle and
Pride indicated their minds
were changed by revelations
that Washington had discussed
big money book and film deals
with lawyers before the trial if
Tyson was convicted.
Tyson lawyer Alan Der­
showitz recently filed an ap­
peal arguing that
'Washington's undi closed
plans gave her reason to tie on
the witness stand.
Mandela
condemns
attack on whites
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH
AFRICA-African National
Congress President Nelson
Mandela has -torcefully con­
demned a new wave if attacks
on whites in South Africa. Ac­
cording to the Black leader, "It
is unacceptable that innocent
civilians hould be killed for
any reason."
Within the last three weeks
at least 10 whites have been
killed and at least 25 injured as
a result of a raid on a wine-tast­
ing party and a bomb planted
at a white restaurant. The
violence bas prompted fears
among whites that if the Black
majority takes power in SOuth
Africa, many Blacks may seek
revenge for decades of
mistreatment by the white
minority. South Africa has ap­
proximately 5 million w_hites
and 35 million Blacks
The recent attacks were car­
ried out by the militant
Azanian People' Liberation
Army which ays it has
declared war on whites.
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their second annual Cultural Couture
"Regal Richness" at the Westi:1 Hotel
in Detroit.
The evening of fashion included
Blade fashion designers from across
the U.S., Trinidad, and Ghana.
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The Company motto is in line with
the company's philosophy: African
American must provide the avenues
for ourselves and our children.
For more information. on Black
Pearl Productions and Co., call 831-
0042.
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Gibbs-Brown a designer specializing in African apparel, was one of
many vendors attendlnq ·Cultural Couture: Regal Richness·:
Jackie Long, Catvin Sibert and Ernest RObinson, vendors during the recent Cultural Couture: Regal
Richness,· take a moment to chat with one another.
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''Those kinds of activities go on
regularly and, in many cases, with local
development groups," Barrett sai�.
Robert Kleine, vice president and
senior economist for Public Sector
Consultants, said the state needs to
open foreign markets to products
JAMES BARRET, president of manufactured by Michigan busi­
the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, - nesses, too,
said the Legi lature should focus on But all this growth and expansion
keeping existing busine in Michigan cannot take place without funding.
and helping th m expand. While Kleine acknowledged that taxes
"Ibe best way to promote busine are not the most popular way to raise
in Michigan is to improve the regula- money, he said some increase might be
lion and tax climate in thi state,' Bar- necessary to make vital improvements
reu said. "If we're going to be more that will lure new business to the state.
competitive in the future, it's a matter
of trying to make government more
efficient and hold the line on taxes and
government pending."
Barrett said the Chamber has orne
programs to encourage foreign com­
panies to lnv t in Michigan.
bridges, airports and seaports--will be
one of his priorities in the next Legis­
lativesession, which begins in January.
He has formed a committee to study
Michigan' infrastructure and the im­
provements needed.
Kleine said the key to a succes fu1
future for Michigan hinges on control­
Ii ng cos ts now.
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lANSING-Michigan's economic
base used to ride the wave of the
automobile industry. But in light of
General Motors' recent announcement
to close more plants in this state,
Michigan's financial future appears to
have tailed.
And orne financial forecasters say
the only way to get the ball rolling again
in Michigan is to increase revenue,
Some state financial analysts say
Michigan lawmakers need to get
moving on plans to lure new business
to the state and encourage existing
companies to expand within th Great
Lakes state.
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thing we need to do i reduce the cost : •
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of worker' compensation and health '"
care insurance. It (the high cost of '.
health care)' a national problem, but ::
we probably could do something at the ::
state level." : •
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even if that means rasing the gas tax,"
Kleine said.
State Rep. Lynn Jondahl, D­
Okemos, has said improving the state'
infra tructure-things like roads,
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