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VOL. XV NO. 27 ;111 /nfOffll"cI People Is A Free People JUNE 20 -- - 26. 1993
CURllS URPHY
ut Inter-City Bank beca they out expl tion. r Stamard
ere doing omething," Murphy Federal inv ted in economically de-
·d. p ed areas, he ·d.
Murphy aid the FDIC' inv ti- urphy aid tat meeti with
gating his complaints g 'mt Stand- bank official onday, be &C-
ard Federal after some confusion ed of extortion, but t by T
about which federal banking geney day b official denied they used
had th letter and bad th po i- tbat word to describe his effol'1S at
bility to inv tigate th charges. getting compliance with the CRA.
Murphy aid Standard Federal ./
did not e any Blac -o ned media B TED fur com-
to advertise i IS produc and ervi pliance with the eRA, and according
to th utbwestem Michigan com- . to publi bed repo , Inter-City bank
muniti of color. . received an "outstanding" rating.
He aidStand Federal What bel the banks in outb-
turned y minoriti plying for S SA Pa A-8
checking accoun am credit with- •
By TERRY KELLY
Midi;,. Citiutt
"My let r in reference to In-
ter-city not complying with the
Community Reinve tment Act
(CRA) in so far the matketi
pect," Murphy aid in in r-
vi . "Under the CRA they have to
communicate their produ ts and
rvi to the minority communi-
t' ."
Shoreline .Financial Corp.' the
Inter-City Bank parent company.
Under terms of ix-month old
agreement with Standard Federal,
Inter-City b would et the Stand­
ard Federal office in Berrien
Springs, Edward burg and Three
Oaks. Citize Trust and Savin
ould have tbe
BENTO HARBOR -One m an-
gry over redlining by area b ,
wrote one letter that ground to a
balt the aleoffourStandard Federal
Bank branc to Inter-Ci ty Bank.
Curt' Murphy, owner of a tree­
cuttingandlandscapingb ines aOO
an outspoken critic of th e with
their foot on the neck 0 Benton Har­
bor's poor people, at down and
wro a let r after reading in a legal
notice of tbe propo ed pUIC by
Inter-City of th four StandaJd Fed­
eral branches.
MURPHY AID after writing in
�pril to th Federal Depo it Insur-
8lU Corporation (FDIC), Inter-City
Bank con ted him am agreed to
upport ee I y new how on
Nil ion WSMK that foe ed on
fi.naJ¥:ial matte .
"So I withdrew my complaint
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DETROIT-An auk> insurance re­
form m we called by the AACP
"an ault against Detroiters," is the
i ue.
Extortion i the tactic. At least the
tactic most recently employed by
Republicans in the State Sena as
they at mpted to force Detroit law­
m ers into upporting their reform'
measure.
The result? So far, failure for the
insmance bill (H.B.4156) support­
eIS. With the mat r now before the
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Unli e Detroit wh re voters were
given the opportunity to expres
their choice for or against casino
gambling in a Jure 2 referendum, the
voice of the Black community in
Chicago bas been largely ignored on
the qu tion.
Despite the oppo ition to casino
of many community group in .the
windy city, including Operation
PUSH, Black leaders eem unable to
top the pro-gambli ng forces led by
Democrat Mayor Richard Daley aoo
Republican Governor Jim Edgar.
To make the b t of the situation,
tbe Black Caucus i now try} ng to
guarantee something for their rom-
courts, not
teD,.
The tory tarted after the leg' Ia­
lure P sed Sena Bill 537, a bill
introducted by Senate Virgil Smith
which allow the city of Detroit to
take advantage of the lower interest
rates and refinance tbe bonds for
Cobo Hall improvements.
Tbe savings to taxpayers from re­
financing is estimated in the mil­
lions, according to Smith's aide,
Tyrone Sanders.
Welcome To
ational Baptist Congress
See, REFORM, Page A-8
LEADERS-These four leaders planned over 18 months for the vice presldent, National Congress; and Rev. Roy A. Allen. The
Michigan Baptist Fellowship to host the National Baptist Congress. Congress will convene June 21-25 at Detroit's Cobo Hall. (S88
They are (I-r): Rev. J.J. Perry, Rev. Odell Jones, Rev. Avery Aldridge, Photos 88.)
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SUE FORD: 'RACISM'
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Cia -action tstu oughtj
'Promotion denl d, r. cl I tur. u d'
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munity com out of the proposal.
Majority control of at least two
propo ed riverboat casinos for Chi­
cago hould be -by Black-owned
companies the Illioois Legislative
Black Caucus insisted Tuesday, June
16.
"Our caucus feels the concerns 0
the minority community of Chicago
are of paramount importance, e pe­
cially when it j obvious that it is the
minority community that will bear
the brunt of thi new development, "
said Sen. Donne Trotter, D-Chicago,
caucus chai rman.
to be used for chooJ financing, was
harshly criticized by peakers at Op­
eration PUSH in recent meetings.
Let prisons depend on gambling
money and usethe tate' general
fund mon ys for chool , uggested
PUSH spok per on, Rev .. Wi1lie
Barrow
All but 0 of th O-plus citizens
who testified Jun 13 at a Southside
hearing poke out against the gam­
bling. The hearing was convened by
StateRep.M nique Davi , acaucus
memb r.
Several memb rs of th Blac
caucus have b en reluctant to sup-
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Twelve African American mana rs for Ford otor Co. filed a
cl -action suit Wedn day, June 9 claiming that the automotive
giant do n't promote Bl employees quic y their whi
0011 , according to a report in the Minneapol' S Tribune.'
The uit, filed in U.S. D' trier Court in Mi • d tbe
company ubjective taOOards for promotio tbat eep Bl
employees in low-level job . It'd upervi 0 a 0 used mcial
lUI'S in front of eral Bl k managers and them over fur pay .
lncreas and overtime opportuniti .
The complaint 'd uch practi led to "di rimination, embar-
ment, emotional d' tress, humili ion and indignity" for the
managers. And in me cas upervisors retail t Bl k
mana ers who complained about discrimination.
John Spelich, Ford' manager 0 corpora new, id comp y
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TH CAUCU AID a pro-
p<> ed local board to oversee Chi­
cago riverboats bouJd reflect th
city' racial and ethnic population
and also called for requiring a per­
centage of the overall revenue from
riverboat casinos to be used for cap i­
tal formation and job creation pro­
jects in the irmer- city.
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TlO come in the.wake of a pro­
p al favored by Chicago Mayor
Richard Dal y to build five-boat
gambling complex and theme park
mew here in the city.
Daley' ino propo al, which
would charge a per head entry fee
Are you in
tavor ot
regional�a ion
of c·ty
overn en?·
ADRIENNE ROBINSON­
"No, Once your have a regional
board making decisions, it will
«,jim lnish the direction and
goals of the City in addressinq
urban issues.
DAN LEWIS-No. It's another
ploy to take political power from
Blacks and other minor'ties.
LARRY S ITH-"I'donlt agree
with the concept of regional
government. Detroit is the
backbone of the State of
Michigan, What we need is a
change in leadership."
OTlS COOK- "I don't like the
idea We WOUld. end up losing
control of some things and pay­
ing more for others. "
