By JACQUELYN R. ARTl THE LIBERI delegate, Cain p icipated in numero Inter-' national Conferen including Labor, Non- ucl r Weapo Sta ,Inter­ national Bureau of Education, Trad nd De lopment, all held in Geneva, and the Major Probl ms on UN Tech­ nical Assistance conferen held in Geneva, Paris, Rome, Wa hington D.C. and e York. Caine' a u ful Oak Park busi- n man. His wife of 36 years, Estelle, accompanied him to the Operation PUSH meeting. They have van chil­ dren. After a recent trip home and wit­ nessing th devastation of his country, From 1960-1970, Caine served as Director of the Division of Interna­ tional Organizations Affairs in the Augustu Caine decided it was time for him to provide leadership to guide Li­ beria into a proce of Nation building and unity. He said he knew as a youth W ASIDNGTO (AP) - Poverty and raci m are no excuse for ur­ b n crime, Supreme Court Jus­ tic Clar nce Thomas aid Monday, "A system that d s not hold indi viduals accountable for th ir harmful a t ts them as less than full citizens," Thomas said. "In such a world, people are re­ due to th status ofchildren or even wors , treated as though they were nimals without a sou}." Tho poke to a m y • two cons rv tive groups, the Federalist Society and the Man­ hattan Ins itut . "An effective criminal justice system, one t hat holds people ac­ countable for harmful conduct, simply cannot b su tained un­ der conditions where there are boundless excuses for violent be­ havior and no moral authority for the state to punish," he said. Inner-city problems such as poverty, sub tandard education, pli ing families and unem- 1J.IfJ.f'� are ofte raised as ,. You're Invited To A Free Home Buying f Seminar- t tandard Fed ral Bank' pI a d to announce a new pro ram de i ned to make home owner hip mor affordable. W have de ign d a fre minar for p ople who want to pur ha a h me, but are not ure if th y an qualify era 1 an. Th pr ram ffer mall r down paymen , 1 r trictive term , and helpful tips on how t go about 1 ctin and finan ing a h me. At th con lu ion of the minar, ea h parti ipant will re eive a rtificat ntitlin th m t apply for a home loan under tandard Federal' ommunity Home Buyer Pr gram. PI a call 1- /643- 00, xten ion 6977, for r rvations.' u sda .jun 7, I '1 6 pm lOR pm (Johghtl\ \ ocanonal J c hru I hool DI rson ( uth 'II corner or J n rson) Dtroll II lpmg You h ng h Wa I • R Jrf\hm nl\ \\-111 B mea Standard Federal Ban SavmgslFtnalilclal S rvices ,." IflUU, I 4 'I I'll' rkl,h" .'1 f ) 11111111 It. 1\1111.1. ", .. ,II 111"0\>1,1 I h. (' r ,It I It I""t. f' ,,�I ."IIf'II'" '1'111\ I. f" III ti' ".," I ... "" "modern excuses for criminal be­ havior," said Thomas, who in three years on the high court has built a reputation as one of its most conservative members. "Many began questioning whether th poor and minorities wrongdoing as victims of up­ could be blamed for the crimes bringing and circumsta , " he they committed," said Thomas, said. who is Black. "Our legal institu- Expansions of the rights· of tions and popular culture began . th poor and minorities in recent identifying those accused of d des had a noble purpo ,h aid. "But th revolution mi the larger point by merely changing h ir sta us from invis­ ible 0 victimized," Thorn added. EAMS If Y u'v Iw ys h d the dr am of owning.your own hom . your dr m m y h v ju c me true. For s littl p ying in : L ,; ", J. If I'"'{ • MI� m nthly r n Y HU h. Th U.S. 0 P rtrn nt f H uSln m n HEliE M R _ F R Will If If Y ,'J II � r r rr n ! Infc r r r - tAor t. tJ 1 _ 11 ,t H � I y) ·v. < Iwny • tTl d f. .)' It'