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doo rather th n � nfic the quality
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For mor ill/ormation conta t:
R I'll R it!, L.A. Offic: 62 3
Hollywood Blvd. Suit 910, Lo An­
tle: CA 9002 . T�/: (213) 962-
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II I'm getting really tired of this ... they just won't let that Rodney King thing go."
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By JAMES E. ALSBROOK
With tears <trcan IlL .. down his
rue', 92-y at-old "Dadd) to unn.
om a sla ' In Mi so un. ran [rom
on . id ' of hl� .nc) , j porch to I h
other .... houun ," lory. limy Halle­
lujah! His, ul ocs mar 'him� on."
It· wa .... d 'IIV 'nnn 10 u!'! kld� hi!'!
'tlnllu(� Ie lure on hraham LII1 ·hln.
John Brown and th Civil War.
He W;l .... ingl nil "111 ' Battlc II� mn
01 lh' RepublJ( .. " (\.') bc ... l ,t ... IH: could.
"A" hc (jic<llo mak -men hol�. 'I U ...
dl' 10 Tn(lkc m 'n Ir 'c," h' "CII:anH.'U
thmu 111 hiS IC(lI , I �lcln"cJ ,11m
mothcr \\ ho htlu LOm' Ie) I,t)..' 1I"
h mc lor IUllch. anu ,11 . wa\ ·ryillg.
lOt ).
By Ih 'n "r add." DUlln \\.t "l)
'ngnw'. 'u III hi .... III ·\",It!· ,In 1 ()
or' m' hy Ih mollon 01 Ill .... ()\ n
I lalory tlldl he: Idl to Ill .... I-.n", ,l" II
In pra 'r. Wl' kid .... \ al I '1 Tt"P' ,'1-
!llil It I him to ri '. (tnd Il� Iln.lll\
la' or·(I lo hi!'! I ·ct.
. , nADD)," Ill) j' \\,1" 11111 I.i c.
luI h' "�id Cllll'\l' 'tknt meJllOI \ l'\' 'n
,I: 1)2 car., oIL! Ik \Va" a \mall man.
; ,m:ly live rc�·t lall anti \\clghln!!
proh:lhl 'ah ul IIOp lJIlU\, Ih h .t 1
., .1\ .' mpl 'lcl} halu, hul hi 1\)Il!!,
WI'h 01 C of triumph III Ili�
OIl:C, "Duddy " would tic .larc that
thc '1\ tl War \,4l ... Iouzht l( Ire the
1.1\'1. .. " ;tIlU thctclot c B1�1l"J... P .oplc
\\ II ' 110\\ equal {O \ hi tc people.
lklc)11.: Wntlu W,u 11. III Kanx.e..
'\ cry "choo! 'hlld had In learn and
il' 'lie I II 'oln'" I tty�hur' I\uurc,,\
an rHI/l'� \\ 're !!ol\, '11 for I h' bc"t
"Ul·ll.lIl1,ttlo 11."
A l10lher nnc 01 "Daud) '" . hen c ....
\\.1 Ihc l!.rl\11 mMl r. John rm 'n,
\\ !1O ..... \1.lllI . hH.!a ,II ahout! 0 or
I It 'I hl..!.h III (JUinuam, K,m ;� ..... a
BI,t' 'om1l1ulllly roundcu mon: til
I ()() \ C,l � .I�O J u .... l n rth\\l' � K.tn cl\
'11), Kan: ,b,
:"1>\11>,"" \ 0 LD dramall/'
IllC 'un I dill' at J (a'1l'r'� Fcrry,
\ " .... 1 Vtr).,unltl. dnu lell how lill. n ....
1)1 nmll\\l.lc!..III'dl lull'l�lHll­
ln� Ifilln Ihe .!UI� of m'n Inl b\
R:, 'rl I' 1 'l·:tll' Conlctl '1.1 '.' '1"­
ll.11 \\lto lu.! 11' Little 10 l'l)nt�Hl'
1,1\ l'1'\
I \\1 h I !):'Iu htllll! "D.ldd , .
I u:m b;I ... · Itl Ill'l loll,I)' 111'. Illl .
,I�� \.111 I Id 'I"� .11 \. \\ Ill) dill 11.') •
Ill: I UlII I.' III 1ll,11l) \ ,I�'''' :1 .! \.11 I
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READERS WRITE
Casino gambling piece
'of economic puizle
I for one am a proponent of the easino ind try and do not. c it as
a "quick fix" to olv the problems of the city of Detroit. I see it as a
piece that fit into the puzzle for the economic r every of the i ty of
Detroit.
On weekends ther arc thou, and, 0 people that leave the city on
plan :s and bu haded for I .. Vegas and cw J rsey orne sponsored
by churches as Iundrai C� to spend mon y on hotels, f d, cnt rtain­
ment, and gambling-m ney that the city n ed to provide city services, '
tax dollars that would . spent just : well h 'in D troit rath .r than
Las Vegas and New JCI·cy.
The ea. InO industry would do \ ond 1"') for the downtox n hotel a.. ....
ju: t tlus past holiday season l'hc Riv 'r Pia c Inn clo .d due to lack 01
occupan ":j. The Pont .hatrain '" In r CCI .rs lup, and Omru Hotel ,l\ \ ell
as the Athcnuem arc rcp irtcdly in trouhl "
The cas: no industry would h . a dct'mrtc plu-, I n terms ot drm 109
touri 1. to downtown,
The would be pi n ot f� of 0 her ob-, neat 'd. he "lU! c ot other
hU\1n . �cs op nin�, beCatl\C of an l'"llIllclled _0 ,O,(l( ) mOiC P 'opk
downto 'In,
WI I)SOR I.' 1.l�E, HY tl donc llt,1I ,lIld II [) ·trllil do '�I '1 g t
the C,l\InO\ "we'll ha c 10 Ml�lld an< the; lnugt: or tunnel to a' '()mmo­
date thc trallie P,L\. In 7 throll ,j, Detlolt to '-,0 (v'r 1<; WlIld, or (p'r
'oun '1Im'm Gilbcrt Hill on Channel :) ),,,. trat 'ht Ttllk),
J lon't huy 11 ,,,tat 'm 'n h, Mlchl�an. tatc,S ·n.t or ohn K'II th;It
the C<I Ino" \\' uld "makc In.: "on.... (HIPI'� dnu ()ur <.llIll 'ht 'I
pro tltllt 's," clcllmlO ' thut 'pru ... tltutlon, ·tlcohol, '111 I org'lnl� 'ti rlmc"
Xl t ever pia . thcrc I'" gamhll ng" Mr. Kell , w . al r 'ad ' hcl e
'prO\tltut ''' •• !iLoho!. <lnu or�"01� 'd Ilml:."
I .tgr·c that 'mpha\l,\ \houlu h' put Oil "m.dl hU\llI ..... , '\, hul \\ h� .Ill\!
put (I.: thc l·mpha.\IS Ih 'rc'! I dhn don't \t,:·.tn lU"lnl'''''�� 11IIlnlng
(len> .... th ' Mi 'hl 'dn- hio bord 'rim' to �ct lip ... h >p,
Whl n ()U ·l ... kcu Rc . ZlIlllch or (Jra' Bo 'g .... wh,11 do the ha CCLI.,
.In .tltl..riWIIVc to til' <':d ... 1110 Illlu" r .. lIld vlmt 1\ 1-!OIIl.,! to do. til '. '1)111'
lip \\ Itb nothll1 " uh\tanll\' '.
I·r.: IlO d� Illg th (.'41 Ino Indu\lr 1\ '1<.: p,IIl.ln:::. Ih' (,lIrc,III 10
:hl d I. 1'1 111 IlK 'heml' olthi nj..,'" \\ Ily nol let I hl.::1 pdrl oj Ihe Illl//,1 '
In ('l'P IIH: 'I� 01 () ·tlOlt on the U.OIlIH111 It ;Id to r' '()\'l'r, II1Ink
J
Thomas Wilson, Jr.
\\ nu . b '(IIU lei!l'Ilcd almo I dow 11 io
hi. \ ... .n-,t. I Ic alw d�'" ha� a p .ncrl and
pap'r In his shirt PCH.:I·CI e 'n th ugh
he .ould n .ithcr rC,1 ' n-ir \ rue. H<.:
\ ould tl"k p' )ph: to wruc 111m""
down tor hi m and he \\ ould hn ng
Ih .rn to our h >u ... ' lor m, mother or
l!.IClIl<lm()th(·1 to lcad or tnl'rprct.
\\' ' klu\ rc l,l.:mM 'I' 'd 1I1dt h . \".1"
.tl,\.1,'" ;1 'comp,tnt ·u and pmtcl'lcti
h) :\ \1.:1\ lOll' J' ·tntl prl dOl! Ihatwas
,lImo"t a" hlg a" "Daddy, TO tlnc
hollu:leu lll' tl Il}. \\ '!I-Ill dl1lll J 1 r
DUlln,
Bul \"C 1'111 'Illber u "D,luu\"
nWI ' 101 hl� dhlll t\ (\) h )Iu thl' tltI '11-
tlOI1 01 I 'opl' \ Ith \\ h)m h' Itllkeu.
'-,1 I III . �a I 11, 1.111 'oln rll.· ,tI 1I ....
I,t\' he ':IU\(' hc h.tu to." "})<I lu "
W( lI:d \.t�. al\\H," ()11 Fl.·hlll.IIY 12.
Mid all) tlml h . h ' "Imc ! It pd '\'1. \ c
. Id" had h 'al lth ',,' ",!Ill' \ Olll" Il­
) ',ltl'dlV"'10 'l' we \ ell' 10 Ill! 'f",
" ul In I X(l' Mr, I Inl lin lold lI'
h .t1l'�" Ill' '0I1IIIl11 'd, "In 1\\0. 'il­
I 'n�l'"h 'hlldlh'whol '\ orldl:\�'I\­
thing ..
Rat�lng hlm"cll up to Itl" 1111: , III
hI'll h'lght, " ,1d\" \\old I '1 '.tr
111" 111.1),11. 101)1-. dlll'''� Inlo Ollr
'l:lIdi :1 ')'l'\ .:ml h'g 'l, FII! ('"U)l,
OIl I ,,'V'n } '.11\ ,!I'O, III lalh'�
hl( U rht torth on Ihl" conuncnt ,\ :11. \\
n.u: n ()nC�I\ .d In IIh II� .md d�dl
.atcd to the pmp ixition that AU.
ME ARECR-AT'D ()l,;\I."
BY TIIAT '1'1 IE he \\'a shout
In' at th' top ot hi vorcc.}!c.rr me'
Rcm 'mh 'r thl.... that 1\1 I. �1I'
ARE CR ;/\ r :1)' I:()UAL" I'll .l'
word .... "c'm I) pul "Daudy" 11110 I
lmne '. lor I • W uld \\oalk .tltlund lilt'
room. rOl11t In ea 'h \In� )1 u.... 'hll
orcn ,tIlU "hout t') each IIlUI lUll"!.
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ARI ... FUUA A 'D 'y Ol A I'
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"n 1 III '1<': I� 1ll011.:." 'n,lud�"
W()lIlu mnllnu\: ,lltnrc 'almng Olll'
or hi comp) ur'," 1r. Lim:oln ",ud
al () ,il (jcll .... urg that' ow w ' all'
'nga!.!eu III tI grcat lIvll \\'.tr tc II n '
\\ hl'tlll'1 Ihal nallon or am oth '1 11:t
tron . 0 CO . IVFD AI () �()
DEDI< II: .10 (j I
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In olh 'I \HHU ..... Ihl" gr \11 nt:t '1 \\,:1"
• ,1\ llll.! IIl,rt lh' war le�tcu Ih' 111'<.' C,I
a 11.1110n :hdt \\ll\ 'ONCFI 'F!) I:
I.IB['R 1 Y t\ DOl, Dl ',\ i 1..1. " ()
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