LO Y prey on
the hi torical game of choice for Af­
rican America : t Daily Three
am the Daily our.
T gam were invented in the
BI community which 'pi yed the
illegal treet numbers, or policy
gam long b ore Michigan i tl­
tuted it own Lottery in 1973. The
treet 'gam are still widely pl yed
in the Blac community.
According to figures released by
th Lottery Commi ion, African
Americans pi the D 'Iy Three M
Four ga ar more etten than any
other game 0 ered by th State Lot­
tery.
Lotto payoff , for example, can
be in the millions. Yet Detroite
pend only nine percent 0 their Lot-
tery doll on the higher paying
Lono game .
In Wayne County in 1992, while
Daily Three winners averaged $123,
tbe average Lotto winner w paid
i times that amount $711.70.
Statewide, all games and all win­
ners taken into account, the average
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By TERRY KELLY
Michi« Citi.w.
DETROIT-"My mind' playing
tricks on me," ay the rappers. It' a
theme every Michigan Lott ry
player might dopt.
While Detroit players plunked
down $285 million I t year to play
anyone of even Lottery games, they
walked off with an average take in
Wayne County of S139.76 -if they
were a winner.
Dreams of triking pay dirt do not
often come true.
Some of the confusion unound­
ing benefits of playing the Lottery
money.
The average Dai Iy Three winner
in Wayne County pocketed S123.
BODY LANGUAGE� If body lanuage tells a story, then Gov. John
Engler is in trouble with Proposal A in Detro' The Governor (at
microphone in rear) pitched his propery tax proposal before the Detroit
branch NAACP general membership meeting, Saturday May 15. At
Paul Hubbard responded to the ques­
tion first,
"For the long term, I want to cre­
ate an export base in Detroi t," Hub­
bard said. "I want to make Detroit a
place people in the Midwest will
come to. I want to export wi th the
continent of Africa, because Detroit
bas African Americans and people
from the Middle East, (which is
also) located on the coast of Africa.
"In the short term," Hubbard
added, "I want to retrain our young
people."
Archer, a former tate Supreme
Court judge, responded by aying
that his administration would be
"business-friendly. "
"I want to work with available
land and available buildings and
work with people in oth r countries
to create export opportuni ties for
businesses in Detroit. We also have
to' reduce the perception and reality
W OA F. ROOUEMOR idHgIrl
the speakers table are (l-r): Sharon McPhail, NAACP treasurer and
Detroit' mayoral candidate; Ernest Lofton, NAACP vice president; Rev.
Wendell Anthony, NAACP president; JoAnn Watson, NAACP execu­
tive director and John Elliott, president, Detroit Federation Of Teachers.
D troit mayoral candida e
address
"We n ed s trikes to demand that
these businesses remain in Detroit"
Jodi Masley, 18, a City Council
of crime in Detroit to encourage busi-
"
n
"Businesses are movin out of
Detroit," the audience member said.
Candidate on the Fighting Workers
Slate, aid, "The chool are like
prisons for young people. Then we
have this phony empowerment pro-
, gram that only empowers th d-
mini tration. What do you plan to d
to ensure quality education?" '
"The mayor does not conrrol the
cbool ystem," aid McPhail, divi­
sion chief at the Wayne County
Pro ecutor' office. "But the mayor
has a moral 'obligation to interf e
withth chool y tern. I am working
with big busin s like Xerox t put
resources in the community to help
tudents. We al 0 n ed to protect tu­
dents going to and from chool."
"Do y u plan to take the cop out
of the ch 01. ?" Masley ked.
"No," McPhail replied.
"We hav to use city departm nts
to-make a afer, more ben ficial edu­
cational nvironment," said Hub­
bard. "I al 0 want to help tudents
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Wayn County In 1992
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Jury tampering
charges explored
in Maurice Carter
hearing.
By TERRY KELLY
'Mk:hlp!n Citizen
During his investigation, Mafrice
discovered that a Black juror called
for jury duty at Carter's triaJ was not
allowed to erve.
Carter w convicted by an all­
white jury. The eyewitness to the
1973 shooting who pent the most
time with the assailant prior �o the
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ST. JOSEPH-A defense attorney
for Maurice Carter said he was sur­
prised by information that surfaced
Monday, May 17 during an eviden­
tiary hearing on cha�ges of jury tam­
pering in a 1976 Berrien County
case.
It was revealed in testimony from By LEAH SA UEL
retired court employee that requests . Corre. d nt
for jurors to be excused from jury Mayoral candidates Dennis
duty must be in writing and must be Archer, Sharon McPhail and Paul
kept in county records. This require- . fro
ment of the State is to facilitate inves- Hubbard answered questions m
young voters at last week' forum
tigations into charge of jury sponsored by Save OUf Sons and
tampering such as have been made in Daughters (SOSAD). The forum was
the Carter c e.
Carter is in Jackson Prison erving held at the downtown campus of
a life sentence for a crime he --and Wayne County Community College.
Police- and crime-related issues
other witnesses- say he never com-
mitted. Sentenced for assault with in- were a recurring theme for the high
tent to commit murder, Carter denies school and college students and other
that he is the Black as ailant who shot 18-30-year-Olds who had gathered to
and wounded white Benton Harbor challenge and question the candi-
police officer Thomas Schadler just dates.
days before Christmas in 1973. An unidentified youth asked how
Frank Mafrice, an attorney in the the candidates would create jobs and
Southfield law firm of Sommers put money back into the community.
Schwartz and Sommers, has taken up Former New Detroit President
Carter' cause for free .
What can
we do to
begin to
build our
community?
STELLA SHARPE- We have
to begin by helping one
another. We also have to take
a lot of pride in our community.
If we don't, who will?
MARIE THOMAS- We have
to do what needs to be done in
our neighborhoods. We have
to work together and take
charge of our own.
MONICA JONES- We need
not look for other people to
always give us something. We
need to be about cre.atlng our
own,
DENIA HARRIS- First we
have to have togetherness.
Then we need to form block
clubs with e ch r ,Sl nt
having an active part.
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