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 hn 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 111111. In I()')� 'n '11111 • t .. 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