…LANSING--Minority-owned businesse are receiving less than their fair share under the state's certification program for minority- and women-owned businessesd, State Representa tive Alma G. Stallworth (D Detroit), Chair of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus tes tified Nov. 2. "Certification is supposed to . direct a fair proportion of state purchasing to fum that are woned by women and minorities, but the process is not adeq...…
…....:hlll� 10 to political n w· comer. though Benton Harbor' incumbent yor undly defeat d in the Augus prim ry, n incumbent hite ity commissioner barely turned b c ch llenge from BI c church-b c ed Afric n erican, J es 0 A Turner. withdr from the pr 0 dential r ce and charged him with being i-Jewish, The udience responded to Hikind's remar ith boo and Jackson refused to respond. Jo em phis, TN -- emphis' Lorraine Motel, where ...…
…e or juvenile deli e By Sis I Bjaanlaes Capital News Service LANSING-- The Committee on Juvenile Delinquency asks for $45 million to keep young potential criminals out of prisons. Currently, bout one-third of . chigan's adult criminals were one Juvenile criminals. Also, 90 percent of them have been vic tims of child abuse or neglect, aid Rep. Teola P. Hunter (D Detroit), chait of the AdHoc Committee. The ervices will includ...…
…came from England d d an op . on on city property all in a e of hour --- the home fo e t tone 11 with eir proje . T 0 Ioc I men, both minorities, have plan to con ct mode t crew manu! e turing company. Louis Joseph, ith 20-odd year of screw m uf cturing experience t Whirlpool nd two m chine with which to do the job, can't get anywhere with city statIin his e orts to cquire a small lot in orth of ain Industrial Par dp oceed. ...…
…o m 15-21, 1 7, Th Ich n C 5 ( ) pill i fill. ( . It nmu 11 L I rv , I. rt t l' r-. \ i l' \ \ .... A powerful al.IY for poor children By WrlgbtEd America's poor children desperately need some good news. Their numbers have grown in the past decade. They face a much higher ri than other children of teen pregnan cy, dropping out of school, job leuness, and raising their own children in poverty. Their plight has been significantl...…
…• Highland Par-k Focus , , He aid that property owner h ve been notified of the 50 co of demoli . on will be dded to their tax bilL Council pproved a final re ding of the ordinance regarding the increase in the pension plan for city retirees. Council member also approved contr ct to furnish uniforms for city employees and city hall rep' resolution submitted by Linsey Porter, I 0 p proved involving parlimentary procedure tr ...…
…SU�GEO GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking . Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health. • 7 Local u lands ro e in SU production EAST LANSING Theodo Y. Brooks of Detroit will perform in the Michgian State University Performing Arts Company production of Sh espeare's "The Taming of the Sherew.· The cia sic comedy takes pi ce in 16th century Italy, t the home of Baptista Minola and his two beautiful daughter . Minol is tr...…
…8 off ith amb osi folIo d by ter-dinner mints. Entertain men folIo ed dinner. A group of youths pantomimed curren hits with p rfect ynchro . za tion. The invocation and benedic- tion led by Reverend Gary imp on, P tor of Temple I . An air of this nature is certain a inspire positive im- es in you well adults in . community. Ion I Office / …
…o m 1�21, 1 7! Th Ichig_n Citizen 9 ....- -- Benton Harbor area news t Agard reet closed to hrough traffic at ercy BENTO HARBOR Agard Street east of Mercy Center is being closed to through traffic as part of a plan to enhance the facility's entrance and appearance. Construction began last week for redesigning the one block section of Agard be tween Pipestone Avenue and Weld Street, said Die Muir, senior vice president for ...…
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…11 S ars and S ripe - M rine Cpl. LEO A A. JO ES, daughter of Linwood L. Jones of 7107 Old Yor Ro d, Detroit was recently awuded the U.S. M rine Corp Good Conduct edal, He joined the avy in pril 19 6. avy Seaman Recruit VIC TOR B. BRO son of Gloria Brown of 18616 Beland, De troit, h s completed recruit tr ining at Recruit Training ommand, Orlando, FL. Marine prc. GREGORY A. OORE resident of 3755 Wager Detroit ha completed ...…
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…DETROIT Andre Barbdale, ot While trying to rescue a toddler, was buried fol lowing services held Nov. 7 at sr, Phillip Missionary Baptist Church. The o-year veteran of .the Detroit Police Force was killed during the line of duty as he at tempted to ve the life of a tod dler threatened by her father with a knife. Barksdale was born January 20, 1965. He was the youngest of six children. . He was a graduate 'of Central High Sch...…
…A ord of caution: Only about 10" of the DO- ey· d tedmiq really offer a ell ce of uccess, Be careful. ere are I of ripoff: out there. Check ·th the Treasurer of your county. See t proper- . will be put up for sale in the pringfor no .p yment of t s. It may take time, but usually you can pick up property for I than the conventional down payment and bank costs. lso do the following 0 things: • . Find a good stock bro er. If you ...…
…I John Elda John H. McCoy Sr., 75, pastor of McCoy's Temple Church of God In Christ, Ben ton Harbor, died Sunday, IYCIIllbCr 8 Mercy Hospoital 'MI ... Bc:utclll Harbor, after a UIDIWM. He resided at 1301 . SL, Harbor. tIUI�lIlnil'-A I�ld Pri., ov.13 t CommUDity Clurch of God In Chri t, here the Rev. thanie1 ells Jr., is the pas tor. RObbins Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrange ments. Elder McCoy was born Aug. 11, 191...…
…r ed ip any Local churche jo n o I� ho pic The Bethel B prist Church- an all Bl c church--and the Church of the azarine--an all ite church--both of Three Ri ers, h ve joined force to elp Ho pice. Ho pice is organization t elp per ons ith terminal illn regard! of race or 616/3 5·1527 r Fra White, Sr., formally of Three Ri er , has opened his o business in Battle Cree The business i car &. e opened the busin in July 1986, a...…
…Dear Erik, Y brother-in-law may be in volved ith a good friend of mine. This man is married to my usband' younger . er. 0 , I am not dole to her and neither . my husband. We only hear from her' during the holidays or hen she' in need of some thing. which has been happening lot lately. My friend has been talking bout man, hom she has been spending a lot of time 'th lately. By chance, I hap pened to see my brother-in-law and my...…
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…Leg.fNolice PERSONAL WANTED Need 100 overweight peopl to try new revoluntionary weight 10 s product th t make you absorb Ie fat from your food. "inter t d, call 313-528-3346. the Twin Cities Airport. Adopted resolution desig nating November 17, 1987, "Discover the Po r of Giving the United Way Day" throughout Benton Charter Township. Held Hearing and authorized submission of Notice of intend to apply for Michigan CDBG Funds o...…
…them . th the problems they might f ce in chool. The group d hurt h formed comi ion on minority involvement in high r education to addr those i - ues, By e year 2000, DiB· 0 id, one-third of the U.S. popul tion will be meet need tho e tu dents. Part of th t prepart tion -includ the 1 c their communities, Rep. tall orth aid, "Tell me, where do you think the prio .. are hen there are three tate en cies that deal directly...…
…"SER VING THE VOL. IX NO.16 ·z STATE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" • B T PHE GREGORY In an extraordinary display of support to rid the University of racism, 61 members of the Univer ity community, including Pre ident Harold Shapiro, told a commit of state legislator about their experi e ith ra i m and offered suggestion on ho to com tit About 800 peopl crammed in the Michigan Union' s Grand Ballroom to listen tudent , former ...…
…o b m teen pregnancy d a ho of other problem if we recog ith pride our Gospel hich include Gospel Gospel poetry, pro , medi, holarship and oratory or pre ching ." If one h to cite an art fOrtl) th t i truly American in Co I 12 H UI LA �I …
…THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN MARCH 15 - 21,1987 3 By Larry . Still 'P A Correspondent ASHI GTO D.C. dden ries of White Hou ion with Blac college offic- ere heduled here thi ee following a urpri meet ing of Pre sid en t Re gan with Rev. Je Jac son, a shing ton D.C. yor arion Barry and Dr. Samuel L. yer president of the ational s ciation for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education ( AFEO. The meeting with Pre ident Re an wa arranged la m...…
…A C 15-21,L7 -- �. In and About Benton Harbor a p cholar hips for g college BRIEFS Further information bout the tart-Up hol ar ship may b obt ined from Cos office of finan ial id, 27-3571, ex ten 'on 213 or by ttending on of the college' B or- p, The B or shop are de- igned to provide information on finan ial id, drnission pro- cedure career opportunitie and programs of tudy to dult ho are con idering enter in or re-ente...…
…ARCH 15 -21 s . 1917 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN 5 In and About Muskegon igh gets grant· for ren al in pector MU EGO HTS - Senator Phil rthurh Itt Repre ntative Debbie Farhat and ayor Robert arr announced that the City of u egon Heights ha been a arded a one year grant of 27 963 by the Michi gan Department of ocial Ser vices Income sistance Admin istration. ,; The grant i in respon to an October, 1986 Request for Proposal for spec...…
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…MARCH 15 - 21,1987 Dwight Haven to address. Highland Park �hamber By P t Zobel HIGHL D PARK CH BER OF COM ERCE HIGHL D PARK - The arch Luncheon eeting of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce ill be hosted by Sear ,Roebuc & Company at 12:00 noon on Thursday, arch 19, in the Sear' 3rd floor con ference room. D ight Havens, Past Presi dent of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce will be the guest speaker. Havens will addr...…
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…MARCH 15 - 21, 1987 :THE MICHIGAN CITIZE P LIQUID S 01(£ BAND m mbe are, from l-rt., front ro ': Ch e Style, drummer; I bell Doz 'ier , mana r and r; Barry Penny, Ie d guitar. Bac ro : Sonny Cannon, I der, hon ; Donald Penny d guitar; Steve Phillip ba; d Sh wn Up , lead vocal. Elik _Washington Dear ri 1 in the middle of a I don't n h t do bout it. I have b n involved with a om for ov r 6 month. I fell in love ith her and I anted ...…
…IC IG CITIZE OPINION , upporters The Exciting James Brown mo er an raphy, J arne Bro n: Godfather of acmillan 19 6 it al h a to t e the driving f r f t the forefront f ener p rf rm nee ld it to th public e itin Jam 8r …
…SYNOPSIS OF THE REGULAR EETI G OF THE BENTON CHARTER TO NSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1987, AT 7:30 P.M. Su rv'lOr N I n, Clerk Scott, Tr surer Boothby, Trust :s L.ne, Jeff non, .mmllUl Ie Collins. E SERS ABSENT: No • The mHtlng was called to order It 7:30 p.m. .nd a Ii nt invocation was ,iv n. The minutes of th previous regul.r m ing held Fib ruary 17, 1987, w e .pproved as presented. The nd. was am n...…
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…'The 19 7 'State of the State" me e given by Gover nor Blanchard den t re flect the "State of BI c 5' in ichigan. Although we an cite i lated improvement for the Blac community durin the Blanchard year for the mo £ part high unempl yment and Continu d on Page 16 STATE'S AFRiCAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY" , Harry Benjamin Brown turns love of harp into business around for a partner. He found Dougla ills, a former South Haven shop teach...…
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…A one-year old child is ot and killed by the South African military during a peace ful rally in Windho , the capital city of Namibia: - ovember 30, 1986 A northern Namibian teen ager files charges against South Afircan soldiers ho he accuses of roas.ing' his bac over a fire durin interrogation. -July 7, 1986 A l S-year-old boy suspected of bein a member of the South We t Africa Peoples Organiza tion ffers evere facial bums a...…
…u 1 - 21 t 1 7 T C GA CITIZE .---�----�------. ---------- I In and About Benton Harbor Area students named to LMC Dean's List BE 0 three Lake tudent have an r. If you ould like to be pick- ed up for thi me tl ple call Larry or Virgini Robert t 925-6269. ----���-------- …
…THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 1987 5 In and About Muskegon Long . . distance friends By Elgie Bright n USKEGO - Tho of u who joined in "Hand -Acro s America' did a good thing. But mayb arkou Cham b rs h d a better idea. bou t the time we ere joining hand arkous along with his first grade cla , at cGlaughlin Elementary hool released a balloon into the air with a short message about him If. In a fe week he received ...…
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…FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 1,} THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN 7 • I a HIGHLAND PARK - Ap proximately 30 repre ntative of the Highland Park busines community met Thursday, Feb. 5 to map goal for the Cham ber of Commerce in 1987. Chamber pre' dent Chris Allen outlined tho goals: - Recruitment of n w mem ber -lncre the number of new busine $ through Enter pri Zones. -Create an attr ctive environ ment in the city in order to dra ne busine -U...…
…invited to to OIl" Hull Sr. i ho p or. GET YOUR CHURCH EWS PRINTED HERE. Phon your church new in no later than 10 a.m. each Wednegjay. Call 926-7105 tmd let th com- I munity k hal your church i doin .. S AWIL1r1MS SECRETARY VICE 190 W. EMPI AVE. BENTON HARBOR. MI …
…·E. FEBRUARY 15 - 21.1987 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN ichigan A. public to attend, w i ued by Re.v. J arne Holloway, Pre 'dent of the Alliance. Rev. Reb cca R. itchell i Bicentennial chairper n. The speaker, Bishop Vinton R. Anderson. Chairman of the , Connectional Bi-Centennial Committee", wa born in Sum- mer t, Bermuda. He wa reared by hi fo er parent . He i a gr duate of Wilber force University, Payne Theolog ical Seminary, Unive...…
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…FEBRUARY 15 -21,1987 THE ICHIGAN CITIZE 11 Oven meal for winter appetites • Family- tyle meal are alw y quick and ea :y to prepare. T 0 he rty recipe showc th robu t flavors of winter - Pork Chop ith Glazed Carrot and Savory Stuff ing uffins. ow, in the a n of fro ty morning and crisp e d y i the time to explore the great-tasting goodnes and convenience of winter oven Thi colorful entree e while you spend time it the family. ...…
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…THE ICHIGAN CITIZE FEBRUARY 15 - 21,1987 13 dvertise your business C LL TOLL FREE 1 OG-445- E S Library-�------ ..... --------- ... BE TO HARBOR - Th library will be closed on on d y, February 16, in observance of shington' birthday. . Pre-School StoryTime will be held on ednesday, February 18, from 10:00 to 10:45. The film, Cordoroy, will be o n, along ith other activitie and orie for young children, es 3-5. ovie for chil...…
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…SY OPSIS OF THE REGULAR EETING OF THE BENTO CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1 17, AT 7:30 P.M. EBERS PRES NT: Su p rvisor N t n, C rk Scott, Tr sur r Boothby, Trust s Imminl 1& Collins EMBERS ABSENT: Trus t s Lin 1& Jeff rson The m ing WIS Cliled to ord It 7:30 p.m. Ind I sil nt In�ocation IS iv n. Th. minut s of the pr ious r .. utar m inti h.1d Jlnulry 20, 19 7, W • Ipproved IS pr nted. Th...…
…o in In f y m nt, .. _,."",Awf du- f t o be o h all to i th time to rene our commitment to our citi . th r e can build bright future of la in economic opportunity and pro perity. "Together ... we are ichi an. ' • r , …
