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Former Councilman Comer
Heath cam in ixth and Bostic
Sp!cMI to the Michigan Citizen came i nth in the 1991 High-
mOHLAND PARK - Nathan L. land Par City Council election.
Harvey, a Highland Park arehi- Bostic that the ap-
teet was appointed to the High- pointment p did not m to
land Park School Board to replace be involved with "WMt citize
Titus McClruy, who igned in anted", but by "influence, p
September when he himself w u, and other mechanisms."
appointed to the Highland Park "I'm grateful that the election
CitY Council. p is available, because ap-
Questions have been raised pointment is not open to me," he
over how the appointment was . d.
made. She suggested that there
The school board ignored a . might be an el�ent of �
drive - supported by Highland involved by havmg the appoint
Park Mayor Linsey Porter to ment made at a special meeting
chose long time board secretary Monday, October II.
Eleanore Blackwell as a board The board's regularly sched
member. Blackwell received only uled meeting, which would have
one vote from Board Vice Presi- been on the seoond 'fueeday of the
dent Winona Humphries, stated month, would have been Tues
Gregg Byndrian, Public Informa- day, October 12, was not held at
tion Officer for the School Board. all.
When asked information
about Harvey's experience in the
Highland Park Educational Sys
tem, Byndrian . d h not
personally aware of any experi
ence Harvey had
IT WAS IMPOSSmLE to
reach either Harvey or Blackwell
by the time of this deadline.
Wanda Linsey Bostic, a school
board candidate who lost a close
school board election race, said
she believed the school board
should have appointed defeated
school board candidates like her
self who gained the most votes.
She added that in appointing a
city council member after the
death of Charlie P. Davis, the
council also should have ap
pointed the top vote getters
among the defeated council candi
dates.
By RON SEIGEL
ROM LAST JANUARY to
June, we had 455 tudents en
rolled," said Deborah Royal, pro
gram coordinator. "But we are
growing and being honored by
Michigan's Office of Drug Control
Policy as one of the state's exem
platy programs."
Federal funds for DYFID are
dispersed by the Michigan Office
of Drug Control Policy. Last year,
more than 3.2 million was allo
cated to the 170,000- tudent De
troit district. DFYID was one of
many projects funded out of this
allocation.
Students, who elect to join in
the program, accumulate points
for, among other things, attend
iqg w kly m tin to 1 rn
problem solving techniques and
reinforce their commitment to
stay drug-free, by attending fun
filled retreats featuring outdoor
activities and motivational coun
selors and by recruiting new
members. Ultimately, they are
awarded a gold card that can be
used to win discounts for mer
chandise at participating stores
and theaters.
Coordinator Royal said coop
eration, team and leadership pro
vided by the Foundation's board
and its administrator State Rep
resentative Alma Stallworth CD
Detroit) "make the program
work. "
Robert Peterson, director of
BYNDRIAN ADMrrTED
that the cancellation of the regu
lar . the holding of Ii.
special meeting was not an
nounced at the last school board
meeting, but he said it was "prop
erly posted" and the board "had
authority to do that,"
orority; InC.
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1993
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USA. Kenya oore of 0 troit, I d more th n 3, corporate wiker doh r In
• cond annu I American He rtW Ik, Saturd y, October 2 t the 0 troit Zoo.
DETROIT - Expectant rno h
ers in one of Detroit's poo t ar
eas have begun receiving
prenatal rvi in what may
prove to be a breakthrough ap
proach to reducing infant mortal
ity.
C ted and staffed by Th
Wellness Plan, the William G.
Bentley Prenatal Center near
Mack and Alter on Detroit's lower
east side, opened its doors re
cently to low income mothers who
have historically been unable to
obtain centralized, coordinat d
prenatal services.
"As a consequence of inad -
quate medical and nutritional
support during pregnancy, many
low income women give birth
lower birth weight babies, a I d
ing cause of infant mortality," Dr.
'N. S. Rangarajan, Group Vice
President and Medical Director
for The Welln Plan said
"The Bentley Center brings
consolidated prenatal servi to
the neighborhood, ensuring mor
o
frequ nt and rnor thorough con
tact during pregnancy, which will
in turn ult in h hi r n w
borns."
Detroit's infant mortality ra
is one of the high t in th nati n:
almost 20 d ths r 1,000 births.
In an effort to low T this ratio, The
W lln Plan, Michigan' old t
licensed HM ,in affiliation with
Hutzel Hospital, W yne tat
U niv rsity School of Medicine,
th Michigan Department of 0-
cial Servi and th Michigan
D rtmen of Public Health, has
the William G. Bentley
PIn '1", dedica to th
memory of promin nt Droit
obst trician and gyn logis who
rv he indi nt.
d
IDGHLANDPARK- Highland
Park choo ived $267,500
from th tate in order to provid
p hool ucation for 107 four
year old children.
Under the ta e "formula,
schools receive per capita funds of
$2,500 for ch child.
It could be for hom improv ments. 8
college tuition. Just borr a ain t y ur h m .
and receive a Comerica Home Equi Lin with VI � 0 to
access at only % APR. ( k ab ut ur p ci 1 r t n
on lin of O. and over.l And what littl inter r
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