grams;
2.5 billion for th Mickey
Leland Childhood Hunger Relief
. Act to impro food stamp nefits
to famili with children; and
20.8 billion for th expan­
sion of the Earned Income Credit
to help poor workingfamili keep
more mon in their pocke
The p ident put his I der­
ship behind his promise to make
ure that people who work full-
time do not have to . heir
children in poverty.
Th grea vict.ori for chil-
dren are not only the tart of a
continuing movement to u
that all of our nation's young peo­
ple are given a Head Start, a
Healthy Start, a Fair Start and a
Saf Start.
ure, na
andcrim.
Currently, H d Start fune­
ions on a part y , part day ba­
i . Imagine what could be
accomplished with full day, full
y r, high quality Head Start. pro­
grams for all eligible children.
. We're going to have to fight for it,
beginning this year.
IF YOUR ATOR is on
the Senate Appropriations Sub­
eommitt or full Committee (
list of nam below), please ron­
tact him or h r. You can write to
your senator at the U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C. 20515. Or you
can call the U.S. Capitol Switch-
IN SEPTEMBER, the La­
bor/Health and Human Services
Subcommit of the Senate Ap­
propriations Committee will de­
tennine the amount of money that
the Head tart and public immu­
nization program will ive next
year.
The Hou e Appropriation
By RON SEIGEL
S".cla, to th. Michigan Citizen
HIGHLAND PARK - Highland
Park City Council President
Dwight Downes said he will
hand in a report to the council
urging the updating of city laws
concerning cab licenses.
Downes was appointed by the
city council to investigate such
laws.
Down says his report will
favor:
Increased inspections of
cabs. Currently cabs must be
inspected once a year, but
Downes says he wants inspec­
tions four times a year. (Many
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Increases in fees for licens­
ing. According to the City
Clerk's office, it currently cost
104 to get a bond plate for a cab.
Downes wants to increase this to
$200.
Stronger language in the
la w to make it clear that people
who wish to transfer their cab
license have to go through the
city. Downes said that many
people sell their cab license bond
plates to another person for
thousands of dollars, in violation
of current law. .
Clarification of which de­
partments are going to do in­
spections,
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
Sp!C 'to tIN Mlch'p.n Cltlnn
mo D PARK - -I want to
be a part of what the busin
JAMES LEE
community is ttyingtodo here (in
Highland Park)," said James Lee,
, the general manager ofFumiture
Warehou Distributors, 13831
Woodward Avenue.
y
Lee is negotiating the pur­
chase of the building and said he
will his 25 years of furniture
bu in experien to expand
the busi
The furniture warehouse is a
"n and hoteVmotel liqui­
dator, - h said "I potential for
Highland Park"
However, maintains, there
. a need for more parking pa� .
"If the City doesn't sell the
theater building next door (to the
furniture warehouse)," Lee said,
-I would like to them raz i
we will have additional parking
pace."
Lee maintains that if the n go-
tiation is su ful, he will em-
ploy six people.
MO VER, AID, ap-
proximately 80 percent of'his cur-
rent buai . d rived from ..
Highland P rk I and hat when­
ever h n someone for odd
'jobs, h employs people from the
neighborhood. .
Lee believes that Highland
Park is on the rebound and he
wants to be a part of the rebirth of
this city.
Senator Jackie Vaughn II presents community award to
Reverend Ann Johnson, executive dir ctor of the Eastside
E ncy. Cant r, wh eh provides temporary helter for
familie and individuals.
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