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 Group in cooperation with Cia Ie Tour. lntemetionsl presents 15 days in Ghana, West Africa vel \,f) June 26-July 11, 1993 �'�(0CO \4fJt!) ( V O"""t#' for only ,. 1,810 6� Hotel, Air R/T from, JFK and most meals included Featuring: Tour of Ellma Cape Coast Castles Visit Bonwlne Home of the Celebrated Kente Cloth Business Investment Seminar Auburl Botanical Gardens and much more .. , A deposit of 200 will confirm a reservatJon For more fdrmat10n and brochure call: 1-800-828-8222 Classics Tours nation 'I ,. 520 N, Mfchlg #900 Chicago, illinois 60611 " 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 ? Os p.o. bolt 2419S d.croil michl, 41224-019S , TAKE THE I ITIATIVE A DYOUCA o YOU o OME 00 u ur reach? o • hat' th u rom rat or P nua . h n purch in p ym nt n Ilttl o. iv th point 0 Loan {ub;ta I cr du opp' '01 mba FOre Equal Hounn L�n