ouch pollu -
rnm nt
rticul
1Il chlorid .
r t tins
done by th com
not by n ou id uthority-
1 ving th company with wide
opportuniti to police i elf.
The d ft 0 that if
th county notifi the company
of "foul or noxious odors", the
applicant has 30 days before it
mu t ubmit an abatement pro­
gram.
Paragraph 10 of the draft in­
dica the company does not
have to report conditions which
ult in pollution emission vio­
lations that take I than two
hour, which, according to
CECE would include emissions
that bypass controls in the event
of malfunctions.
According to a loophole in the
draft report, pollution controls
could be broken and pollution
violations could occur any num­
ber of times a day, as long as
they do not occur for more than
two hours at anyone time.
- 38,800 pound a y r of
carbon monoxide, which CECE
ys attacks the heart system,
lungs, and blood.
- 156,200 pounds a year of
nitrogen oxid , which CECE
says has a trong odor, attacks
the breathing system, heart sys­
tem, and lungs.
- 25,860 pounds a year of
hydrogen chloride, which CECE
ays attacks the breathing sys­
tem, skin, eyes and lungs.
- 8,200 pounds a year of sul­
fur dioxide, which CECE says
has a strong odor, and can attack
the breathing sy tern, skin, eyes
and lungs.
The draft proposal would also
LAC Y it is com-
pelled 0 monitor pollution
through devi ,
CECE official, Tanya Sharon
charges th t with other compa­
nies, monitors have broken
permit mercury, furans and di- down t time when citizens
oxins. have made complaints and the
evidence w destroyed.
CECE OFFICIALS state She add that Michigan pol-
that what makes the situation lution control agencies do not
more dangerous' that many of punish viol tors, but enter into
these subS 1 ady' agreemen 3 that give hem
polluting' vironment from y rs to come into complian .
other SOurces. In Madi on Heights, it took 33
Caslac says the draft pro- years and citizen protests, to
posal established such low shut th facility down.
standards for old style incinera- Caslac d nies that the firm
tors, but· Highland Co-Gen has entered Highland Park because
such pollution control tech- of "environmental racism." Co­
niques, it would leave only a See WASTE, A�
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While there' a legitimate
concern and outcry about crime
and violence in this country, the
Senate adopted a Crime Bill
which pos grave threats to
civil liberti while offering no
real solutions in terms of the root
ca of the crisis of crime and
violence.
ACCORDING TO AN Ac­
tion Alert' ued by the Center
for Constitutional Rights (CCR),
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solicitations. .
Annenberg said his gift was a
response to the need for reforms
in public schools to bring about
more safety from guns and vio­
lence and to improve the quality
of elementary and secondary
education.
His professional associates
and friends agree that "The best
answer to violence is not more
police" but a new, restructuring
movement that produces better
teaching methods in an environ­
ment characterized by hope, op­
timism, dedication, respect,
dignity, adequate equipment
and good feelings of If-worth.
Proof of this argument ap­
peared Sunday, December 19, on
"Sixty Minutes, - the weekly
CBS documentary. Moreley
Safer told the story of Black
families who moved· from Chi­
cago's "projects- and lived in
middle-class areas. They' suc­
ceeded educationally and eco­
nomically, becoming obvious
assets to society.
The major point was that
Black people become upwardly
mobile in various socially posi­
tive aspects when "immersed" in
an environment dominated by
middle-class values.
When Bill Gray became head
of the lJNCF in 1991, he used a
consulting firm to study its or­
ganization and performance.
Then he made recommendations
for its improvement.
GRAY FOLLOWED the
current trend ofmM, GM, Sears
and others by downsizing and
becoming "leaner and meaner."
He closed six regional offices,
laid off 25 workers and by attri­
tion reduced its payroll from 270
to 230 workers. �
These and other step re­
duced the UNCF's costs to 17.9
cents for each dollar gained. This
figure is reasonably near the av­
erage for other fund-raising
groups. Costs per dollar raised
by other groups range from 36
cents to zero. No costs arise if
volunteers or endowments sup­
ply housing, supplies, workers,
etc.
The UNCF has about $136
million now toward its immedi­
ate goal of $200 million to meet,
conditions for Annenberg's
pledge of $50 million and
achieve the pent total goal of
250 million.
The value of Black colleges as
a whole is shown by the report
that about 80 percent of all
Blacks. holding college degrees
G
ry 26. CBC
war in rt with tb lat­
ino C ucu , th Aaian-Paciftc
C UCWI nd'd of­
tiona} human rigb and crimi-
nal ju . organizatio
determined to fight for h rin
'thin th Ho on this draco-
nian Crim Bill.
As a part of this initiative,
Congressman Craig W hing­
ton of T developed an
lternative Crime Bill that
pla priority on crim preven­
tion programs and rehabilita­
tion of otrende
An ad hoc coalition ofnational
organizations which included
tb Center for Constitutional
Righ , the Am rican Civil Lib­
ertie Union, the American
Friends Service Committee, the
National Conference of Black
Lawyers, � National Inter Re­
ligious Task Force on Criminal
Justice and the National Youth
Law Center planned a nay of
Action in support of tb CBC's
effort to block the Senate Crime
Bill.
The Day of Action will include
press conference, aN ational Fo­
rum on the dangers posed by the
Crime Bill and meetings with
key members of.the House and
Senate to lobby against the Sen­
ate Bill
AFRICAN AMERICANS,
people of color and poor people
who are bearing the brunt of the
wa of crim awVI violence -
no "a«o�1B s�poit siuip� s.,
proposals that do not address
the root causes of the crisis.
Politically expedient, elf­
serving proposals from politi­
cians whose policies of "benign
negl�· created the crisis will
not solve the crisis.
The Congressional Black
Caucus, Black political leader­
ship and our progressive allies
must relentless press the case
for the enactment of a racial and
economic justice agenda.
Racial justice and economic
justice are the most effective
anti-crime rededies that I know.
Ron Daniaallel1Ja cu Preaid:en.t of tM
IMtitute for Canmunity Organ.ization.
and Develq>men.t in. Youngstoom., Ohw.
He maybeoontl:lcUd at (216) 746..5747.
Better education for Blacks
in recent years received them
from historically Black colleges.
Forty-nine private Black col­
leges are in the lJNCF. However,
every Southern state also has
established historically Black,
state-supported colleges and
most remain active and accred­
ited. All have alumni of various
sizes and loyalties.
EDUCATORS HAVE ar­
gued for and against the con­
tinuation of predominantly
Black private colleges when so
mariy excellent options are
available.
Private colleges such as More­
house, Hampton, Tuskegee and
others of similar size, reputation
and accreditation are beyond
question.
What about the small, weak,
non-accredited' Black colle ?
Should we continue to support
them? Here, many argue that (8)
true freedom and opportunity
exist only when every segment of
society is free to espouse its point
of view at all levels of education
and that (b) every student, in
every circumstance, should have
available all possible educa­
tional opportunities.
Recent news has revealed two
very good events that will have
positive and lasting effects on
the education of all Black stu­
dents from kindergarten
through college.
First is the $500 million gift
to public education from billion­
aire Walter Annenberg, the 85-
year-old friend of Presidents,
owner of "TV Guide" and other
print and electronic media.
Already he has given hun­
dreds of millions to benefit vari­
ous colleges and universities,
includingSpellman. But the size
of his December gift for public
chools brought attention to his
progressive and promising
ideas.
econd is the money-raising
success of former Congressman
Bill Gray who now is President
of the United Negro College
Fund CF).
CE RE GNED his
third-highest ranking in the
House of Representatives in the
summer of 1991, Gray has raised
one-fourth of the total mon y
ra sin the fund began ·in
almo 50 years ago. Well-organ­
ized telethons and dinners held
in v rious Cl 1 brought in mil­
lions in ddition to his corporate