Court
upholds racial
discrimination
claim
- D troit-ar a
u
tive dir t r in t rms 0 ivil
rights when Michigan Court 0
Appeal jud ruled recently
thi April that allegations of ra-
cial discrirni nation in th ale of
former Holly camp ite had
enough weight to rand trial
against the Girl ou Coun il
and Executive Director
Penelope Bailer al Detroit
chO,nf �oard. member ho .
\I ,�"JaS tn ,- enr ori"'·rit or t -
. t'bunciJ In '11 i crt rni nating
against th hi he t idd
purch
The usin men, he ded by
attorney am real tate devel
oper Gregory J. Reed, became
embroiled in a dispute after the
Michigan Girl Scouts Council
rejected the bid of the promi-
nent group consi ting of O'Neil
Swanson (mortician) Jack
Martin (CPA) and Dr. Leroy
Johnson (opthalmologi t) in fa
vor of a lower bid ubmitted by
a white developer.
At the center of the contro
versy are allegations by a mem
ber of the Girl Scou finance
committee who tated that the
reason wh t ouncil was re
lu tant to II th property to the
groupw b ause of tberr ra e.
TH Y HAD p' D to
develop the land Into a ports
camp featunng NBA, FL and
tennis stars for the benefit of
boys and girls of the .tate of
Michigan.
The council feared that the
camp would be used for inner
city 10$ and so!d the camp to a
white buyer for a personal re
tirement retreat or a lower bid
engineered y the executive di-
rector wruch w approved by
the council.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARl GS
C, 0 Ighland Par
CITY COV CIL CABERS
30 Gerald
Highland Park, ichigan
o DAY, MAY 3, 993 I
6.00 - 7.00 P ,
and
MONDAY, AY 10 1993
6:00 - 700 P
once Is hereby given ate City
Council of the C ty 0 Highland Par,
will hold Public Hearinqs at e "lrne
Place and Da above indica ed 0
consider he follOWing proposal
GENERAL OPERATI G BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993/94
Copies of the budge m be vrewed
at the City Cler 's Of Ice,
Monday-Thursday, 8.00 A - 5'30
p,
a Ie P. Ca er
City Cler
52&3
n with thi extra money, h
id, om dr tn t c unci I were un
abl t op rat ,
Budg t hearin on di trict coun
CIl will be h ld Thursday May 6 on
th 1 th floor 0 th City County
Building at Z Woodward at Jefferson,
j t aero the treet from the Detroit
River. One hearing will b held at
10' 0 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m.
pohcy
C lebratlnq national TRIO Day
Joann W ton, xecutlv dlr ctor 0 th AACP D trolt Ch pter, wa mong th
p ak rs t Wayn Stat Unlv r ty' r cent ob rv nc of ichlg n Trio Day.
College nd unive It I n onwid h d Imilar program in recognition of th Ir
trio progr m, hich help dl adv nt ged tudent overcom cl ,oclal nd
cultur I b rrie to higher education.
BEST CHANCE:
ch
APRIL 24,1993
Lotto Ticket "
ion
ing' d
D lIT that
thi might put the council in a "con
fh t of inter t," but aid it was the
council' function under th law to
make dec) ions on block grants, and
uch de ) ions mi ht al 0 involve
eighborhoo� Opporturnty Fund
roup that lobby a ai t theffi.
DI trict council uppo point
out, however, that tate law indicat
that di trict council must exi t and
th CIty 0 D troit h a pecial obh
gation to the areas which it destroyed
in urban renewal. They al 0 not that
di tnct councils have elections run
by the city of Detroit to assure they
repr ent pecific communrti .
EW YOR� NY --A forthcom
ing book focusing on "unanswered
questions" about the as assination
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ug
g that the FBI or some U.S. in
telligence agency was involved in
the deatb of tbe Black civit rl
leader.
The b ok, "Death in a Promi ed
Land," i by f rmer CIA fficer
Robert Andrew. Basically, n
drew rai e a ho t of que tions
about King' alleged a a in
James Earl Ray. Andrew details
how Ray was little more than a poor.
petty criminal, with a history of in
competence prior to the King hoot-
abou
ah
ing but following the, assassination
he conducted himself as a "trained
py" who was able to "outwit the
world's best law enforcement
agencie ". � a former intelligence
ent himself, Andrew conclude .
t. m . d by�
after th i nation could 'have
only been accomplished with the aid
of a py agency.
While drawing no firm conclu
sions, Andrew does repeat pecu
lation by many within the civil
rights movement that former FBI
Director, J. Edgar Hoover, who had
a history of anti-King activities
New Era Development
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A. There is tiO. guarantee of any jobs for DetrOit residents.
02. Won't eastne gambling bring In po lUye pro peets for economic d velepment and
Improvement to the city of Detrolt1
A. No. "Except for co truction carried out by or by oth d1r ctJy th casino funds, th
city [Atlantic City] h shown IltUe OV rallimprovement- ([New Je y] GOY mor' Advtsory
Comm sslon on GamblIng.)
In 1988 the Detroit Chamber of Ccmr. �rCe atated -cas no gambling would hinder wh3t we see '
as a very po Itlve momentum thar now taking place In Detroit regarding business." 53% of If
member: reed the pre ence of casino gambDng would dl courag businesses from locating
In Metro DetrOit Nothing about th belief has changed.
03. Won't e Ino gambling gener
downtow,\ Detroit?·
A. No. "Moreover, regarding the casino in particular, it Is clear that retail business and retail
employment In Atlantic City have continued to deenne despite the presence of gambling, and
that rampant land speculation has rendered the redevelopment of vast parts of Atlantic City
difficult if not impossible." ({New Jersey] Governor's Advisory Oomrntsslon On Gambling.)
ddltlonal r y nu • tax monl • and reJuvenat
A, No. People who now live In cities that have casino gambling have found that Indiv'duals as well
as the communities pay a �errible price; for example, loss of retall and manufacturing j0t?s; a
frightful Increase In crime; teenage gambling; breakup of families; compulsive ga!llblers that
gamble with rent, food, and any other money they can beg, borrow, or teal.
"The percentage hare of Budgetary aJlocatfons for Atlantic City and County have Increased
from 1976-1985 for Law Enforcement and have decreased Health/Welfare and Public Works!
Debt Service" ([New Jersey] Governor' AIJv ory Commission On Gambling.)
05. 'How c n 100 gambling cau crlm to g t any ora In 0 trolt Inca th crtme ra\
Iready high?
A. Since casino gambling came to Atlantic City where crime was aJready high, the number of
prostitutes, pant)andlers. rapists, loan sharks, con artists, mug ers, drug dealers,and racketeers,
have all increased. Crime In Atlantic City In the first njne years of legali:z:ed
casino gambling Increased 253%.
l/AY NO TO CASI OS. Vote June 2 � • • .
Jc'n CITIZENS AGAINST CASINO .GA�BLlNG by calling 875-7070
Co-Olairpersons: Rev. William Quick Rev. E. D. Cobbin Trisha J. Arndt. Esq.
Paid for by emm.. AOA CA8C) • Con ' are not tax ded ' •
CITIZENS
OTOCASI
CASINO
GAMBLING
04. Isn't casino gambling a victim Ie cr me?
01. Won't ea Ino gambling create Job for Detrolter ?
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