Norplant
i "torced
sterilization II
Black farmers
get less U.S. aid
Al1ANTA, A-Ananalysi of
government records conducted by
the Associated Press rowed that
the Fanners Home Admin' nation
is lending.ignificantly I money
to the Black tarmc 'than t white
000;. ThC FHA, 'ClV� as a pls
where farmers can tum wl'v.!n they
can't get loans from conventional
soW'CCS,
The AP anal)'S' found that
from 1 ) to 1W2, a dispropor
tiorlate number of BI k fanners
were turned down for loans aOO for
thooe woo did receive loans, they
got less $21, I than white
farmcn;, Thc FHA d ni 'any di -
crimination saytng "It's not our
policy,"
Activists probe
Mississippi
hangings
!\1ERJIlt\ ,M "�. '(prj t h<f;
hccn almost thirty ycaJ$ sin . the
munlc� or th .. civil rights ( ,tiv-
1 ts by hcntr, dcputi� in Mcn
dan. Yet; tivists�till 'ythattimc
ha, oot I�L'(j c�1 wounds. iocc
I (fr7. 24 BI, 'k m'n havc died.
han ,ing hy th'lr n 'Ie. while 111
pollee e tody.
� U. . Ju-.tl '. Dcpartm nt
h'L' ruled thelt the JC<lt� wCn! �w
'ldL."t hut ' 'tiV1� . �Iy that ctt Ie< t
thn!C of th . I, 'k pn�>n J"\ wcre
I y 'h<.x.),
.. life wa' 'hc<.lp." �IYS Ben
('haney, hmthcrofon orthcdlal
'lV11 nghtr work 'f'. o( th' p<�l'''lt
'till I! tor a ICI' m'Ul In Mi!. i -
IPPl."
n' 'omnll �I()n ( n HurT\(Ul
RII.!ht' t\hu � III �I \1 \ippi L\
hol( In� pUhht hl .. mn�" cit tl • \tClte
l...lp",lI,lI1dmdyle< Ito,1I1m ::o.tJa
L:dtlill h\ t on .� (j'l f(� Jal ·t
Rlil
if it i don (11 tty aJXl that
hind th r. tat in uti lizing
"I don't understand the rgum nt why it i
gOY nun nt int re t to di tribut liquor,"
Roberts aid in an interview, "Do that Iol
ow after national defens nd justi -liqu r
di tribution, as we writ in ur onstitution
what our functions are in government?"
Lawrenc Reed.pre id ntoftheMa kina'
Center for Publie Poli y in Midland, aid h
thinks privatization i a promi. in .opuon f r
HP Pack 692
Members of Highland Park's newest troop, Cub Scout Troop 692 are lookmg for young people
ages 8-10 to join, Meetings are held Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 p. m. at the McGregor Li�rary. Pictured
are (front row): Dwayne Black, Brian Smith, Kaszmere Reynolds and Donald White. Back row:
Ms. Mary L. Sims, den mother, Marvin Doyle. Kenneth Crawford, Donais' Jack. Raymond Johnson
and Ms. Bessie Johnson, den-mother For more information on Cu Scout Troop 692 call Mr Alan
Thomas at 897-1965, ext. 287.
,
i could
lack in chool
ales
pick up
By JENNIFER MOU
CliP'''' News Service
IAN .... JNG - I ncrcasin 1 the al
tax from 4 pcr nt to 6 per .cnt would
e thc be .t way to make up I ·t funds
for. chon}. if property tax ' re cut
,ays State Treasurer D u Ie
Robert "
However, Rot> rts i un sure v tcrs
wo \d� PPl' " N si c .;
vio' pro sals for an incr c In
al tax ncv r received more than a
30 percent approval.
In a �UlVC condu .tcd h Public
Sector Consultants lu ,t June, 17 per-
ent of those surveyed smd they felt
Mi .higan 's S(llc� tax is to high and
60 p .rccnt felt It was Just riuht. Only
I� percent ';tal th'� thought it was
tC)O low.
I (O\\' .vcr. that ",ulVey also rc
ported that more than halt of tho c
urv ied were In favor Clr raisiug
taxes to prov id . motley for schools.
Th . qucsno n (11ll not ... , 'l'1r, the type
or ta: mer "I"'C.
orne current propo al. for S .hool
finance reform. In .ludi n , the ipar
ti. an Legislative Team proposal anu
plan prurnotcd b Rep Suxan Gnrnc-,
MUJ1.\clI. R-Ho\\'cli. ·.tli I(): III 'Y '(L'l'
in I ncomc ta: .c to 1<1 C P 11C dit cr-
nee.
ROBERTS I)IS) .IKE"." th utea
01 met ',�ing income taxes.
''The pr blcm with incr ing th
in 'orne tax i. th re are an en rmous
num 'r of 10, crs." Ro erts aid.
A cording to Robert th ones
who would 10 e in an income tax
increase would e tho e alre dy get
ti n r ta: breaks, uch � fanne .scn
ior citizens, and small ho ehold.
RICHMOND, VA-The Nor ...
plant birth control device' park
ing racial controv y in Virginia
where tbe general bly ex-
parded the 13' orplant pro-
gram. Olurch groups w I the
local NAACP brand eharged the
Norplant amounted to "racial s0-
cial engineering" d igned t> ron
trol tre Black population.
Norplant, a birth control hor
mone which i implanted under the
kin, prcven pregnancy for five
years. Several 13 ing it
a way to control the growth of
131' k tamili ui lew-income •
':'M pro" I .... "�untary,'"
���re��������-+����
land which are considering plars
to force women to be implanted
with tre honnone if they havcsev
eral children w bile 0 welfare.
Blocks are plit 0 the issue. Vir
ginia Governor L Douglas Wild r
supports the program long es it
remains voluntary while Virginia
NAACP bead Unda Byrd H en
believ the program could leal t
"forced terilization" of Black
w men,
TIm MI 'IIIGA
'II IYI'E.,R
01 t h ' ational Federation of I ndc
pen lent Busin , " with a member-
ship of 2'l.()( , rnall-busines
0\\ n 'I: •. ent a survey to it! members,
to collect opinions about an in .rc: ·c
In th ..... Il '� t.rx.
The il"'lIl" compiled in mid-Feb
IU.IlY xhowcc' that 64 P .rccnt of thc
, ust n 'S' ()\ nc rx upp Ht a sales tax
Iller '(L' ' III return tor a major prup-:
crt ' ttl ' r xlu .tion.
Th . approval rate went up to 7�
pc rccnt wit '11 the usine: se: were
a: k d if the would support a 1 cent
in r '( , , in th sale: tax for a rcduc
non i I the xtatc equalized v lu of
plOp .rt . to }) p 'r .cnt for the rnarke
valu ' b ' I (� 6 and thc 'ales tax rcve ..
Se TAX, A1()
r detatl. .
By JEFF PARROTT
Capita' News Service
JA Sl (; - MI 'hi 'anlan� pa
s me f th hi 'hc,1 ,<..:11001 prop 'rty
ta;'c.<; in the n tion. anu \tate Tr '.\!
UI rDoul R() rt! think h' kn \ ...
on' hlg rca.\on wh .
H hlcull'� tca<.:h·1' and !\ '11( 01
admini�lral()�. Ro 'rh "'i.,IIU th'lI
alnri ... m' iner ',1.: 111 T f,l"t'r tllan
any rev'nue " ur'c 'an k' 'P up
\\ 1111. FlI1an'lall) 'tmpp d ... 'hool
dl\tnct\ gt<lpplint!.\)\ 'rtlle . 'I Ion
o('what ar ',l' to lut 110m tl 'n hud!.!
eL\ ,,!touldn't havl' tn luI ,111\. Il'
�ald,
"\Vhat ahout r 'n ·�()tl"ltl1l1 I Ill'
ft '(1'11 r) conI m ·1 ... ·' .. Ill' .l,kn.llil (111
lnt'rvi \\'. " h'n hU'lllt·, .... t!,cl
int trouhk tl . , r'n gOllcll' tl 'II
lahor ntr(\<.:L,�11 h"pp 'n� ,tlllh
11111 '. It'. cal I ·u (.:orll·l 10 n "
Teachl'l� 111 B'lllln pnn�
rh' '\ '
'h.IH.!,C'
.' 'IIJU)EDER At 'I)
0\' rpillO.
"IF U 'OMP I�E what
Icachcf'\ mak . - hoth cntl" Ie "
,Inu rlli\\imum �(uari � - wl-th roi
I ·l.!C 'raluel ., coming out II tu tll
l.!,1 "0 flcld,. It' 'ft' ! Oi .• \ 'n
llo ... l'." ·hn)l.o·r ,,·ud.
'\(' 'oruln� tn 't.11c Dql,1I 111l I1t
01 I dU allon IH.!.urt 1'U.I�l
tl.l 'her sell.mc' Ilmh'u pn-
l ·nt. In" 1()�2 .
1,thl"tO t't! h'f'\ "lItH. I t!l'
... ' 'nth high ... t ,!\ '1,1�l: ,11"lll' 1'1
th' ndtlOn III 11)<)". .II � 1(1. I (I
\('.tr ,I' ·ofdlm.! to I Ill' I .1111111,11
('uu' .lllon J\''';)l'I,tllnn � 11.1-
t;on,ll :tv 'I.I�· t ',: h" ,.1.11 \. \
L 11.
'q cr!!,n..! ,,'\ th' 'enter of d ·h.lt '.
S 'hro 'dcr ,Inu 111' il<.:i1l0:tIl
LUll�,tlIOI '\ ...... 0 lallOIl .Iru 'I1tl�
... uPI ( It the BlrMIII .tn 1.I.:gI"IIU\ '
Tl,ll11 P,( :)() ,II (HI 'I) 1'11' pl.I"
whl h It. \ ,UI 1\ cu the HOlN':
'I ,LX.!t 1011 '0111 1111 ttce hut 11(1' ··t to
h' \Ilt J I)n. \V lUlu.
Hed 1I " <.:ho): plOpl.:rl �,\\'
to 17 n1l1l ... III I (><H .IIKJ I ( ) 1. eft 't
tl\ • .Iu" I. emU to 1(> 111111. In I()')�
'n '11111 • t .. I\· fr)m 1 (I
tn () pl'� 11' til 01,11\ .Ip lor til ' 10"
I' I" (' n u ., Ie H . r1H )" .
PI.I l' ,t ' .Ik" tel h 'C I rom .�
." (. I .. ( .. , t 'l" d \,. •• t,,\:. • l' (\ �
h,tlhll. \,I,h.ll \\ouIJ rill f r ·tUI�.
na ., autholl ty.
Roh 'It,,, 'k.no,\lcul.!.cu Ill' ,lIi't
'ompl,lIn tOll louuly dh 'ul ()\ \"pa:u
Il'.ldK'r� \\'h n he Sits down at the
d mn'r lahl·. ,ft:-, wile arn�
'IU).70 ,t".111 '11 mcntm y schonl
IC;lth(.' In ,uh'lrh<lIll. .. m'ln'. \\Ilh
_ I ) (.',t� 01 e�pc cncc,
Teachers' Salaries Rising
Between 1983
and 1991, the
national average
cost of living rose
33%. During the
same period,
Michigan teachers'
average salaries
rose 53%
Soure s MI Dept""f uea Ion .
U S Bureau of a or S' tlstles
GraphIc by Todd Willoughby
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