WH VELBu-
u director Tom Altemus d-
mitted there quite a few
bu to be orked out in th
)'Stem - it' on tha is b
ing new ground in th touri
industry na ionwide.
-We hope to be putting Michi­
gan in a leade hip role as far as
other tates are going," Altemus
said, dding that Illinois, Okla­
homa and Ohio have also consid­
ered imilar plans. "All of us are
facing the same things, how can
e get the information to the
consumer tb st way ible.
The people who answer the
Michigan Travel Service phones
are from the DPCS Company out
of Livonia, and th number of
people answering phon at on
I
T these
ou th ystem w till,
in many ays, in th planning
tage," Morri aid. "Some pe0-
ple didn't quite ha the vision
to what ould happen; and
that would actually get this
up and running. ow that th
system is in place, people want
to get their busin in there and
w can add them anytime. "
The bureau is focusing most
intensely on fine-tuning the in­
formation and p on lodg­
ing, since that is the primary
con rn of m touri , Morris
During the ·recent Kraft General Foods Historically Black College Fair tour, high school
tudents received inform tion about admissions, financial aid and curricula as they spoke
with over 50 representatives from Historically Black College and Universities. College fairs
were recently held in St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Newark (NJ), Washington, DC and Baltimore.
(Photo by Bruc GIffin)
continued from page A1
EMS workers were unable to
revive him. Police do not suspect
any foUl play. An autopsy was
scheduled to be performed at
. Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rap­
ids on Thursday, Jan 6.
A xording to friends close to
MOOI\:!, the strain of fighting ra­
cism and injustice practiced by
Berrien County put Moore under
tremendous stress.
"The employees trusted Fred­
die to be their warrior," said one
fellow worker who asked not to
be identified for fear of 'retali­
ation, "and Freddie could never
step bac when he thought injus­
tice was involved."
THERE W 0 much ra-
cism in hiring, promotions' and
pay policies at Berrien County
where Moore worked almost 20
years as a juvenile court officer,
AL
that Moore and fellow members
of the NAACP at the time of his
death were plotting stra gy to
involve the Justice Department
in an investigation of the county.
Moore was president of Local
2757 of the American Federation
of State, County and Municipal
Employees ..
Elected in October to serve as
president of the Twin Cities
Branch NAACP, Moore's deep
commitment to justice had rein­
vigorated not only the branch,
but had pumped energy into the
state organization.
Since October the NAACP
branch under Moore's leadership
had tackled the' ue of racist
discipline by Coloma school offi­
cials against a Black youth; the
proposed closing of the Benton
Harbor office of Civil Rights; the
discrimination in hiring by the
City of Benton Harbor under
Mayor William Wolf; and th in­
itiation of a radio talk show for
the ci viI rights organiza ion,
Moore gradua from B nton
top-notch
Harbor High School in 1965. He
joined the Marine Corps in July
1968 and served in Vi tnam from
Frebruary 1969 until January
1970. He was a member of the
Seven h Marine regiment
MOOR WA awarded th
vy Cro for his ctions on
ug. 12,1969, wh n his platoon
was pinn d down by en my fire.
Moor risked d th when he e -
po hims If in order to r cue
two wounded soldi rs.
, Moor also took charge of th
platoon although he was just a
priv te when th offic r wa
wounded. Under his Ie dership
the pI toon initiated an assault
and continued th ttack until
the enemy was routed.
In addition, Moore r ived
, the Purple Heart for injuries sus­
tain in January 1970.
He is survived by his wife
Gloria Jean, and two children
and his mother. Funeral ar­
rangements were incomplete at
press time.
, '
continued from pag A 1
held the me principles as a
Chris Webber, w may s n
increas of succ ssful BI ck
agen around th Ie gue, C0o­
per reports.
But the bottom lin in negoti­
ating million dollar deals is com­
petence. According to r.
Webber, Chr» 's father, "We
didn't pick him b he i
Black. We picked him ca he
was th be t man for th job."
Strick! nd, formerly an i -
tant to whi t om y, D vid
Faulk (Mi • .hael Jordan'
channels." OURCE-l provides an easy
and reliable ay for consumers to locate
competent Black profe ional, while pro­
viding these professionals a CQ3t effective
way to reach customers.
ntrepreneurship comes naturally to
Oslene. Back in Guyana moot of her family
members worked for themselves and
p ed that drive on to her. She attributes
her fi rce d ire for independence and her
un willingne to accept limi and bounda­
ri to h r family' entrepreneurial zeal.
"I like la itude and flexibility," reflects
lene. "I don't like working within pa­
r t r ." That explains why this Stern
mark ting major wound up running her
own how.
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