VOL. XVI NO. 47 An Informed People is A Free People OCTOBER 16 - 22, 1994
By RO SEIGEt-
Air Pollution Control Divi ion
and th Michigan Dep rtm nt
of atural Re ourc s <DNR)
tentatively approved medical
waste inci rator propo by a
company called Highl nd Co­
Gen 13900 kl nd A nu.
A public hearing by th s
county and stat genci will
be held 3 p.m. Mo day, Octo r
By MAUREEN M. FERFOLIA
£. /,., !!..e�s S_erv��
LANSING - Democrats must
work to achieve a greater voter
turnout than Republicans in th
Nov. 8 el tion, id Frank Gar­
ri on, p id nt of the Michigan
AFL- 10.
WRO: Media
ignores
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By RON SEIGEL
Mi5hlg_.n C1ti�en
DETROIT - Maureen Taylor,
head of th Highland Park a
chapt r of th Welfare Righ
Or niz ion (WRO) ch r
th m i with a "blackout" of
th efforts of po rty group to
d feat Mi higan Gov rnor John
Eng} r.
T ylor ta ed that th media
fail d to r port efforts of po Vi rty
righ or niz tions to contra­
dict w h h call d "Engl r
propa nd" or ev n to cover
th group'seffortstod feat him.
In order to g t th ir id
cr ,T ylor said that the pov-
erty righ groups would b ask­
ing p tors of the M thodi t,
Ba pti t, Ca holic, and Jewish
r ligions to r ad a letter from
th pulpit . .
T ylor id the I tt r would
provide documentations prov­
ing that d pite Engler's � er­
tions, "Many many people a
Please see WRO, AS
ivic C n-
Sin th Highl nd ark zon­
ing ordinan n till n­
tested in court, if it gains final
approval from the s ate and
county, environmentali and
civil rights advocat r still
Ple.e ee ZONE. AS
Republicans could score big
gains unless D mocrats do boost
turnouts, the union leader
warned.
"We find ourself this year in
the midst, at the state level, of
one of the most critical elec­
tions," Garrison said. "We are
doing everything that is in our
power this tim to make sure
our memb rs are informed and
to get th m to the polls. "
Generally, Democrats turn
out to vote 5 percent 1 of th
tim n Republica , said Ed
S rpol , vi pr ide t of he
polling firm PI /MRA.
IN ADDITIO, more
Demoera tend to turn out to
vote during presidential elec­
tion years, said Craig Ruff,
president of Public Sector Con­
sultants Inc.
"I think th r will bad -
pressed Democratic turnout,"
Ruff said. "That will only im­
prove Republican fortun thi
fall."
Republicans attribute their
higher voter turnout to their
leadership which extends all th
way down to th county level,
said Lori Tomec, dir tor of com­
mum tio PT ih Mi i n
R publican Party.
"We have a strong roots
n twork," Tom id.
Plea VOTE, a8
•
BY GARRY MITCHELL
PRICHARD, Ala. (AP) ine
y ar ago d velope h d an
idea to build a p rk that would
become a cultural hom oming
site for Black Americans, but
Afric town U.S.A has nev r
n built.
Supporters of th park have
a simpl explana ion: In k of
money. But changin politi al
s ne also idl d th proj t.
"I thought it was a tremen­
dou opportunity," aid Lynn
Battl, Montgom ry attorn
who had form d a corporation to
don
whkh
Prich
hick
r
don't know if you could say he
w th ntire mo ivation, but
h w th lightning rod. who
want d to s it through."
Battle is now chi f of the
stat ommission on Histori­
cally BI ck Coll ges and Uni­
versir i and no Ion r involved
in t h Africa own project ..
mi h, nativ of DeSoto,
Mis ., h d used hi acad mic,
poli leal and African contacts to
build a w v of support for Afri­
catown including gOY rnment
offici Is from African nations.
Please
PARK,B2
aid Thursday. "What it really
s is someon to mov it."
'tate Parks Director G ry
ach said his departm nt w s
not. bligated to build th park.
MITH, WHO b en
on of the few Black Repu lican
m yor in th country, mov
from Prichard to Madison, Wi .,
to pu u. a graduate degr af­
ter his loss to a white challen r
in' 1988.
"Th re just didn't m to b
much enthusiasm for it fter th
mayor left offi , " Ba ttle s ic..l "I
SLAVE REPARATIONS
Fighting for R parations
Three of the Afric n Americ n Association offic rare, (l-r), Ex cutive Vice President Charle
Sah rs; Pre ident nd Founder Abdul' Ko 0 N dee�, nd \lice Pre ident Kenn th Reed The
a sociation advocates reparation for Afric n American.
r gram
by th gov-
Group Z- t four tep
to gain reparations
By NATHANIEL SCOTT
Micl]igan Cituen
African Americans w by
1 w prohibit d from rticipat­
ing in most homestead and
oth r c pit 1 form ion pro-
no work on F bruary
-Ifpos ibl .do not trans ct
ny financi 1 matters on Feb­
ruary 2
H .t urn all
'1 It rd s P li
rut ry 2 .
-- S op wh tev r ctivity
you m y b involved in at 12
noon that day and pray the
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