…'foreca it: • I for D m n-d- Black 90' tim troit certain out tate arc in neral and the Republican Party in p rticul r. R rt LaBr nt, vice pr i- dent of polictical affairs and generalcoun. 'Iofthe ichi an .. tate Chamber f mm rcc . ' said the 1990 federal cen u finding c uld cos t ichig n two cats in Congr 5S nd shift four or five t t ats in th Michi an Le . latur. I LaBr nt id a a result of reapportionment, the st te uld ...…
…out , old pace 171 Will 'rep bel I lost? ByRo Michigan may lose two u.s. congre men, Ken M c Gregor, Director of the Public Aff irs Office for the Democratic majority, in the Michigan House of Representa tives indicated. The I will be a resuft of population I and the great drop in populati ' occured in the diwictI represented by Blacks. ' , The number of con gressmen each e reee 'is based 0 its populatio det�r- 1 mi...…
…er- e removal of lottery machines from all but one of nine BI s ores in Ri\u Rouge and Ecorse has used outrage among many Bla in e area. Last nth, �ted . ed peti- ote letters of o the mayor and city prot to River Rouge council me This seems like gross injus tice to us, since i forces Black peopl to go out of their com munity to p y the lottery with 'This problem exixts throughout the state . . . They want us to buy them...…
…VOL. IX NO.3 a TL - The ringing of the hi ori nd symbolic Liberty Bell and the Inde pendence Bell in Phil delphi on January 19th will signal bell ringin aero the land andin other part of the world a unique n n tribute to Dr. art in Luther in Jr. on the c nd n ti nal holiday h nor in hi birth. in ee' 7 ill be ob- rved J nuary 14th through January 19th ith pe ial pro- nd celebrati n in t- Philadelphia a hingt n nd in th 50 ta...…
…25 VOL. VIII NO.42 SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 1986 NEWS BRIEFS ngre sm n fr m Geor ia's 5th ivil rights veteran J hn Lewi . hite uprem y acti ns a in t ashington . ssistant Attorney General illiam Br dford Reyn ld la t ee denied charge that the J usti e Department was dopting new rules whi h would allow it to ignore ele tion bi ag inst minorities. Critic were respond in to a department plan to clear election law change without fir determi...…
…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 Permit No. 50 Corr.Req'd tress not a fac or in alcoholism - Tum to Page 8 II WA HINGTO - The numb r of Blac -0 ned bu ine e in ere ed by more than 10J,OOO-- 47 percent=be een 1977 and 1982, according to the Com merce Department' Censu Bureau. The fir t report from the 19 2 Sun y of onority- o ned Bu ine Enterpri e ho a total of 339 239 Black- owned busine , up fro...…
…u kegon Minority Contractor. re nt public dis cu i n of recre tion in the city h do the Benton Harbor ec Pro r m compar with tho in the city of St. 10 ph St. 10 ph Twp., and Berri n Spring. To an wer th t qu ion, The Citizen undertoo tudy 100 ing t the number full n f r the and pa -tim employ ,the r creation program num r of individual re idents a ed that il budgeted erved nd th number of .11:. pp ximately 17,000 for it peopl re...…
….. / . 1 MICHIGAN·DEMOCRA TS TAKE THEIR PICK SA TURDA Y Story and Caucu loe tion on Page 3 25e ORTH OF MA DUSTRIAL PA.�K PLA MILLER ST. Benton Harbor officials -like the proverbial city slicker who m de his living lling the Brooklyn Bridge to touri t - will be mar keting property they don't own, have no intere t in or right to, and can't afford to buy. OVer 50· property own ers and residents of the propo d orth of ain a...…
…• • _' c SEE PAGE 3 BULK RATE U.s • POSTAGE PAID . n H r, I 4 22, .5 'ADDRESS CORRECTIO REQUESTED Jac son la reed the mo important en- ment of his S-week old run for the Democratic nomination for President. Dr. TJ. Jemison, Sr., the president' of the large church group in the Blac . community, the ational Bap' Con- 'Yention, , that he w behind J n' historic candidacy "One hundred percnet • . • not just with rhetoric, but '...…
…The problem of getting around Berrien County is about to be ddressed - . perhap. County Commissioner ro ed a contr t t 0 ... ·-���e�er:=� ago 'th ranspor- tation Management Inc, to provide tr portation to the county in pilot pro ject. According to county planner Aaron Anthony, th te will reimb the county 100 percent for the planned 4OOJ)OO per year project over the ne t 0 year . Anthony b currently by Gate y R Center and ...…
…- BULK RATE U .:5. POSTAGE PAID _VOL. IV O. JULY 14 - 20, 1 2 ich n ill go to y Community Deeartment Director, be returned fund, area. Some 30,000 foreement in th Be . area. Build . in ctio ill be conducted. There will be 100,000 vailabl in and grant for pri te housi re b in th BeUvie area so. Plans call for n penditure of 7 000 per home. Co' 0 3 due HUD from th …
…BENTO HARBO FOR DESIG Ano For up-to-date G VE L C • • • • Carter fee it . t put him behind bars for life. �L�ulced in 1976 for the t form Benton Harbor police officer Thom Schadler in December, 1973, Carter is an inmate t J At . trial there no , no I mo , no fmgerpriots or 0 r eri- deuce to tie Carter to the crime. Only ph "cal descrip· were introduced �ence. And no two ere 1 …
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…Response to entertainer Stevie onder s call for a na tiona! march in a shin g ton D. . on Jan. 15 to pport congre .. nal legis- lation m ing Dr. artin Luther King Jr's birthday. a national holiday h been e rck For enthu . and ide- of all Ameri . spr d. onder said h i tre- om m ndw· y plea d with th respon of people of good ill to join him in ashing ton to help hieve a goal 'in the best in terests The marchers will a m- VOL. ...…
…Choices m de by the Berrien County Board of Commissi to fin five ala on a tly created Co ty Economic op- ment Committee.have …
