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…VOL. XVI NO. 35 An Informed People is A Free People JULY 24 - 30, 1994 -- .. - "'.�I_t .... • By RON SEIGEL Michl n Citizen D OIT - Congre sman John Cony ra, repre enting Highland Par and ome parts of Detroit, wants you to forget what Bill Clinton tells you about health care and what Bob Dole and Rush Limbaugh tell you about health care. Conyers maintains that it is time for the single-payer health plan. This plan would create a...…

…, . By 10 WILLIAMSBUR V .--375 y ar of African Am ri an h rit g will b comm mor t d t "Th rrival J m stown 1619: From fri n to Afric n Am ric n," August 20, 1994 at Jam .. own ttl m nt. Highlighting the: v nt will b ym olic : il f aturing on f th mus urn's thr early 17th-century hip' r plicas nd an rrival c r mony with form r Virgini ov rn r L. ugl Wild r s gu st host. tory telling (above) nd traditional African mu IC nd dan perf ...…

…I o O.J. • mpson s MILWA WI. (NBNS) - Controversial Nation of Islam mini ter Khalid Abdul Muhammad I t w k encouraged Blacks to support former football su rs r O.J. Simpson even though h w "Sl ping with the n my." im on i accu in th brutal murd r of hi ex-wife and a male comp nion. His ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson w white. impson has pl ded not guilty in the double murder. Muhammad made his comments during a peech before 1 ,300 p...…

…By RON SEIGEL Specl.1 to the �/c.ft' .n Citizen -B continued from A2 Depar ment of Labor to train .75 Highl nd Park iden t jobs. McC 1 ry voted DID YOU KNOW? DID DID . We Pay Up To $500 Against Personal Checks . W.,.ite us your personal check and take home cash today - we'll deposit the check when you get paid *. NO CREDIT CHECKS Greta o , on of the idents, aid, "Father Cun­ ningham (of Focus Hope) has that." "You are using ...…

…By ARDELLA lliOMAS omprehensiv Detroit First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton (far right) greet Ard lIa M. Thoma and Roxanne Hunnicutt after speaking before NEA deleg tes, gue ts, nd reporter on health care reform. ( u'h ,� h d- insur­ hcare 1 i ue. Wh n of ill nil pro - h Ii I boy who id our 10 n for h lth reform should b : M.l.K.E. = Medical Insurance for Kids Eve­ rywh reo Health care reform is one of NEA's prioriti . Th NEA ha...…

…HE H TI mili ry troika, made up of Army Com­ mander Lt. Gen. Raoul C r , Brig. Gen. Phillippe Biamby, who is army chiefof ff, nd Lt. Col. Michel Francois, h poli chief of Port-Au-Prince and that . region's military command rs, - have olidified th ir hold on th rmed for and ha v no pla to giv in or t p ide, ccording � to diploma and sour among the relief a nci till in th : country. In nt weeks, in addition to ordering out th civ...…

…c () ;\ I, I . I' I () N CONNECT WITH US \' ic : 202 7 \ -Ill J tl . 2 2 72. -II 2 ™ ... .&.L� ... '-J�ItJ, the purpo of this Constitution is to "insure d - m tic tranquillity" among oth r benefits for citizens ofth United y WHEREAS, A ri of imi­ lar incid n provoking public outr ge took place in Miami, Florida, Lo. An les, Cal., New York City and el where and re­ sulted in th 1 of doz ns of li and hundreds of millions of do...…

…AFRICAN BEADS G o NEW LOCATION " 0.1. SINCE 1985 • 10�o OFF W/COUPON No More Delay!! HIGHLA 0 PARK, MICHIGA • B une Medical Clinic Famil Health Care enter 'J),.. �. --4. ciivintplon RAL 0 NTI TRY 883- 0 0 13724 Woodw rd; Suite III Highland Park, 148203 Ch pp II' n 9 nt Group Join the. Highland Park Chamber of Comm rce Hours: M-F .epm s.t. -4pm aughn Clinic SentorC� 10% dIIccu1t rydlly Bring ad in for a free ...…

…By TUREKA TURK Mkhl@n Citizen aren't too many referenc to how to care for natural Black" hair. For so many years, perm have been pressed on us like it was a cure for cancer. And many of us buy into say­ ing, "Perms make my 'hair easier to manage. It's conven­ ience." I t's time to look for a new excuse. Journalist Lonnice Brittenum Bonner has penned a new book entitled "Good Hair: For Colored Girls Who've Considered Weaves Whe...…

….- .. -- ,- - .-.-. . , '.'. n Club 2- Duff Id L br ry. 3 Opm. (8 -2424) For furth r call (810)557- ry. Clowning round Clow 1 :30pm. (935- Tues. July 26 rankl n Libra M gic (? 7 5 1). Hubb rd Library. Make a. Butterfly Hat 2pm. (9 5-3434) w.1pm. July 2 Chlldr n's Ibrary. Pupp t Work­ sho . 2:30pm Istr tlr n Re­ qu r d. (8 3·14. ) Con Iy II r ry R din Club PIA Picnic. 1 :30pm A 7 nd up. - 1 M . Play Ante; ill Your Pants 30...…

…Good health care (81 �), job training and employment oppor­ tuniti (78%), and high-quality public chools (78�) and pre­ school programs like Head Start (75%) topped the list ofstrategi Black adults feel would improve children's liv . Black adults also tressed returning to traditional moral and religiou values (73%), more after-school activi­ ties and job for youth (70�), and tougher gun control laws (68%) as important trategie to ...…

…'I m preference nd the hot do v . ety. For in tance, b becue uce c n p ired with Big & Juic Hot ' picy Hot Dog ,whil jal pefto pepper go perfectly with the mokie Lin v . ety. Th creative u e of fre h produce nd everyd y p ntry and refrigerator t pl m it imple for you to be top do when grillin thi umm r. Try one of the e four hot do toppin id b ed on th condiment p fer- ence of American in different region of th country. Or, e perim nt ...…

…contln d from A 1 m y, "Th y (th vote ) no if , yor) Li y (Po r) cam up ith nythin hady, I'd blo i ," hid, Oth rid H involved: Wor ' gwith b in th n ly built hopping to provide t roo th . A l ck oflavatory faciliti diseour- ple from hoppingth " 'd. Clo ing back alleys 0 that cars do not run through them. Putting a 1 mill property tax on th ballot for th demoli­ tion of dang rou buildings. Homeo ners would willing to pay for...…

…"\ Benton Harbor Briefs fo By Bernice Bro Th City of B nton Harbor South m Michl n A amount of 19,651.50, hich n. gross pri from the loft dock 11 ,at Ne Harbor De lopment. Th city eommi . ion approved the authoriz tio� of city o.m­ eials to ign th UCC Financing Statement rele mg the lien on the property related to New Harbor Dockominiums and the warranty deed pursuant to th terms of t� . a�ment made bet n the city and New Harbor D...…

…LEGAL NOTICE NOTlCE OF (RESCHEDULED REGULAR) MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MEEllNGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 0 HIGHLAND PARK PI e t e notic th t m ing of the City Council of the City of Highland P rk, 30 Gerald Avenue, Telephone 252-0090 originally (scheduled for) August 1, 1994 and August 15, 1994 will be held at the following dates, time and location: DATE TIME. LOCAT...…

…contin d from A 1 on- romw known in district. Although 1 continued from A1 Arnelle imp on, the defen­ d nt' 25-year-old daughter. Jones ha aid that Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell de­ nied impson's lawye 'motion to suppre eviden because . h w s looking ov r her shoul­ der at an ultra conservative outh rn California public that has punish juri who' ued unpopular rulings in the past. HE DITis th jud to have at I om of the evide...…

…• By RON SEIGEL Sp!c'" to tl» Mlchl(l!n Citizen DETRorr - In conservative commercials criticizing Presi­ dent Bill Clinton's Health Care Plan, participants keep repeat­ ing the slogan, "There must be a better way." Some citizens believe there is a "better way" than plans offered either by Clinton, the Republi­ cans or organized medicine, a way proposed by Highland Park Congressman John Conyers, to­ gether with two colleagues Jim...…

…SBRO �nllT't'AQ to vor t ir zon ." A visit to Choco, h I tion i 95 percent Bl n un r I gacy of d d of neg! ct by Colombia' European elite. "There i not one kilometer of p ved road in Choco," E torgio Perez Rosero, th tate civil de­ fense director. Tra I from here to Pacific co t, 60 mile by plane, tak . two days by river­ boat, the only m 'of surface transport. Arriving at Quibdo irport, visito jolt down a potholed road, pas i...…

…By MICHELE RUEHS c. It., New. Service tin n i ing Michi n ith n num r of reasons The motiv tiona for ab tie nenc camp ign r n from halting n pr gn ncy to top­ ping any alcohol- I t prob­ lem . And no th camp igns falling on youn r , the Michigan A tinence Part­ nership initiative aims to ch children a 9 to 14. The partne hip, launched by th tate Dep rtm nt of Public Health in 1993, i a cooperative effort between th department ...…

…UP Briefs nv k()� SEl<iEL c City Council rity In . for ell Civic C n r total of t bid in d g cornpu rn nt program HIGHLA D RK - The Highl nd Park Board of Education approved ix month computer education program for an adult education proj lied Education igned for Gainful Em­ ployment (EDGE). At the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, the board entered into a contract with a company called Com­ puter Enrichment to pro...…

…- Detroit Mrs. Bernice P rker (. ated)! upervl or, (standing I tt to right) Ch rd y Ware, G brielle L e, Rachal P Imor , Katrina Jone , Allaha W tklns, Barbara Ann Bradley, Venlcla Chi holm and Chrl tina Butter. (Photo by J ryt Sarg n ar) - While crocheting shawls, bak­ ing confections and sipping tea, the cluster of women huddled within their homes to dis the problems facing former laves. The idea began to take root with several ...…

…r lhe. wa� i},ShoU\o\ '" .. , . � � �� B\,o..<: t-\\� 0,,", B� �u\� aac1< \$ mo� MO bet"' NCNembeY B\'aU\ �� = f()o w e By James E. Alsbrook HI VIEW ARE advocated by thou nds of rrunisters daily. His picture in most Bibles and els whereisthatof white man.: o quently He is a condition- mg or that ociat correct- and virtu w i h white to ion to nd tribul - ru h hour y. On thiS om hing a hich v ry r hing in t...…

…Who is the singer known as the "Que n of Di co"? 1876 - Edward Bouchet was the first Black to rive a Ph.D. from an American college, Yale, in phy ics. 1918 - Ella Fitzgerald, "First Lady of Song," is born in Newport New, VA. Discov red at an amateur contest at the Apollo Th tre in 1934, Fitzger­ ald will be a leadingjazz vocalist of the swing era. Known for her r nditions of such songs as "A Tisket, A Tasket'� (her first mil­ li...…

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…By JOE WILUAMS III I T' n w boo . dynami Th Ie Opinion i raw, hon t, real. Thi book hould become mandatory r ad ing for 11 American. It hould be dis­ cu ed among school children, in pri ons, in gov rnment quar­ te , nd studied in police pre­ cincts. The lee Opinion is a guideline for America' urvival. While it cost 17.95, while there are waiting I' ts t local librari ,we must develop way and m ns to ge thi book into the hand of...…

…Pooh (Margaret Exner of Auburn Hill ), Pigi t (Rebecca 8 rdy of Birmingham) nd all their friend romp through th 100 Acre Wood in Winnie-the-Pooh, the stage adaptation of A.A. Mine' children's classic. Winnie-the-Pooh will be t the 80 tell Thea­ tre on April 30 and May 7 at 11am and 2pm. Tick tare $3 per erson, $2 for group often or mor . Call (313)Sn-2960 for more info. Sat. April 23 INFORMATIVE DISCUSSIONS Cranbrook Institute of Scie...…

…their nam placed on The Sun­ day Morning Gospel Hour prayer list. The pray r Ii t i read ch unday by th popular Joella. Likely, whom Rev. Allen dubbed: "The firecracker." The phone number for the prayer line is 729-9242. "I DI 'T EXPECT it (the large number of young people who call in), especially with Rap and Hip Hop music being 0 popular," Nathan said. "But there are a lot of young people calling in for prayer." Yet! glee and...…

…From top to bottom Blu berrv ell ewcuke, P�'(J( II �ft'lh{l PIt', Trnpu a/ Mmw oolie Bar and hocolate Banana ut Pi oday wedding have rea .h d th height f r mance and a Vi torian-jherned hower i a wond rful way to indul th bride and ther gue t, with an extraordinary tep ba k in time. amed f r Queen Victoria' reign in England fr m I 37 to 1 I, the Victorian period wa an era of r mance, high fa hion and entimentality un quailed in modem hi tr...…

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…By B RNIC BROW Around Muskegon o • anniversary � By MA RY GOLLIDAY I n: YOU: I- '. I .ricn -ing blurrv or fu/ I\' \ i ion � - \ en' \ .uvinvc to hrizhr light? - h.r, ing trouble drivinu .ir :--. night? - ivcr :;3� iIi Chan on B P ist family memb rs t th Ponder­ ak Hou . Siddie is my The Allison Durham Concert will be held May 6, t 7 p.m. at he Spripg �ake. W . hurch. Th concer is s y Mu kegon Give Abili1y a Chance. ...…

…HELP WANTED Universi Extension Food nd Nutrition EducatIon Progr m in J n s County. Bachelors degree in Home Economics. Positron related experi nce. Contact P rsonn I Offic , Michigan State Uni­ versity Extension, Michigan State Uni­ versity, East Lansing, MI 48824. (517)353-8696. 4·2 . D troit rea. Exc II nt ground oor op- portunity. Minimum i tment. Must be bondable and ha tr nsporta on. Respond to: DISTRI BUTORS: c/o Mlchiga Ci...…

…"I HI world ny he w n ,but it m y b im ibl pirin t th m id igeria n born Modu Fado ,coor- dina or for th Women of Color D I ga ion to th International Conferen on Population nd Dev lopm nt (lCPD, which is h adquartered in Washington, DC. "The tact that a woman can choos from a variety of contra­ c ptrv typifi the tendency of ome population specialists to VI w contraeeptiv as the olu­ tion 0 the problem of overpopu­ lation A ...…