…25¢ z / From contractor to Congressman VOL. VIII NO.39 AUGUST 24 - 30,1986 Defeat' A e p o Dtsqual! y i ori ie From Federa Dol ar The Re an and United defe ted by U.S. Di tri t b n figlltin the CF thi 19 of Th priations C mmitte by a vote 01 the entire Senate upported the Hoyer Amend ment to keep the campaign open to minority and cia! ctivi t chariti . Dan ton pre 'dent of the ti nal Black United Fund ated • Thi i...…
…perceived a dismissing the v idity of efforts to win ch cti n. In the Tue y m rning se - i n Gov. Thorn H. ean of e Jer y called on the le der of the Democratic d epublician p tie to m e th up r din of the public educ tion sy em n tional priority. ean declared, 'the f t i th t e ill never bre the b c of poverty unle e provide a decent education to every child in our citi " nd Don't let government off th h " p th t the b t ea...…
…The impact of trailblazers i ldom easy to trac. How ever 0 r Stanton DePriest, blazed a trail that still stands out, more than 50 years later. In 192 , he became the first Blac Congre sman ever elected from a orthern ate. He repre nted the 1 st Congres- ional Di tri t of Illinoi . Ever since, a Blac filled that Congressional in ludin U.S. Rep. Charle Haye ho hold it today. Politic and trailblazing were not new for DePriest when...…
…C UGUST 2 - 30, 198 CITIZE _ In and About Benton Harbor or by all r od tributions d of upport for the of mi rant ccording to be ERCHANTS HALL F irplain Plaza 4th Con . Dist. 0 m. Comm. ee BACK AND NECK CLINIC c o E CHA TS HALL Fairplain P za B r. CntY ", D m. Party …
…4 t. • - , .. -. - AUGUST 24 - 30,1986 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN 5 H'Oom y Ce • BE TO HARBOR - Es- tablishment of a downtown Ben ton Harbor community center and neighborho d networ moved closer to reality at a meeting u. 12 of ichigan State University aff and the local Community Organization and Particip tion orkshop. ta force appointed I t month by the or shop pre- nted comprehensive propo s for setting up the center and devel...…
…C CI tZ A GUST 2 - 0.1 OPINION hy do children drop ou of choo/? …
…o • - I • THE ICHIGAN CITIZEN AUGUST 24 - 30, 19 6 From this vieW 7 -- - ---� ------ --------_-_.- In and About Muskegon Senior Harvest Day MUSKEGO - Senior citi- zens of u egon County will celebrate "their" day a uske- gon Community College observes the seventh annual Senior Harvest Day on Tuesday, August 26. _ Sponsored by the Commun ity Services Office of the Col lege, a day-long program of activitie will begin at 8: 15 ...…
…CITIZ UGUST 2 - 0,1 p stor. . cCord, P.O. Box 33 ton Hlrbor, i 49022 925-0 5 R v. N thani I Gathright, Pastor 9:001.m •... SundlY School 10:301.m. orni orshlp 7:30 p.m. . Ev int Worship 7:00 p.m. eeln sdlY Pr� r In 1& B bl CllSs …
…AUGUST 24 - 30,1986 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN 'addel , Jefferson named to school pos or By. y The Senior Employment Pro gram provided by the Area ency on Aging, Inc. located t 2919 Division Street, assists per n 55 and older cure employment in the priv te ctor. The program wor with 10 -income people who live in Berrien, C or Van Buren Countie accordi to ency' spoke r n. SEP al offer a f free trainin programs and sup portive serv...…
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…AUGUST 24 - 30, 1986 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN Co r ing fina cia at fe Ameri n r ceive riou financial education they udy their ay through high hool and college. The net re It of this failure of the edu tion Sf em and the family environment i that most Ameri- s . e into adulthood finan cially . norant. This ignorance in turn pro duce a ho of fmancial mis es which haunt many of us through ut our live . This ee, we would like to ...…
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…AUGUST 24 - 30.1986 THE MICHIGAN CITIZEN Erik Washington De Erik, In le than four I am etting married and I am ery happy about it. The pro blem th t I am having i ith on of my five bride's maid • fi girl h e .been my friend since e ere in high' school and we have been very clo . That is four 0 us have been very cIo . One of the girls rno d ay ith her family and for eight ye none of u ever saw her. Once in hile we would get le...…
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…C GA CITI UGU Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Free, Diet Pepsi Free, Slice, Diet Slice & Mountain De Regular Sunday Hours 20 Broadway, uskegon Heights 1663 W Sherman Blvd. Glenside e sell Cl&1ly f!llotto at our Glenside store rig 0 II I q n co reprinting errors. Sale ends onday, Sept. 1,1986. Double Green S amp on II purchases of 20 or more e eluding obacco, aleoholic e er e ichigan bo t e deposits. …
…LA AZOO: A tory of triumph by K lamazoo youth 2 VOL. VIII NO. 17 ARCH 24 - 30, 1986 fac s -u. By Larry . Still WASH GTO NPA)- Unle the problems of alienated Black youth, who cannot b ab rbed into the job market re solved oon by the govern ment and private enterpri , the United State may one day face condition similar to m upri n in Haiti, the Philli pin d South Africa, Dr. D uglass Glasgo , director of the Washington bure...…
…7 Ie, ays League 2 annu 19 6 America Report lution to the rele d the Bill ep rt, but it i nored by the m [or id Gl o. Ther other problem in h Bl c that .we re no fact th t in our comrnunitie mo t of our children are in the treet d th m r etplace' ita to open up and b orb them ... " concl ed Gla …
…3 THE CITIZEN BH HAS E FIVE YEAR PLA City anager Ellis Mitchell presented his econd five year plan in his three years of the tenure to the city commission, March 17. Commis ions accepted the plan, 5-2, with George Wysinger and William Wolfbeing the oPPO ition. The plan is b d on the city borro ing another million dollar from the State Emergency Loan Board. Wolf noted State Tre urer Rob rt Bo man has indicated in writing the city i no ...…
…Be een the ges of 35 and 65 a woman's body gradually shifts from th reproductive to the non reproductive tate. The b t time o p pare for these change is fo they gin. Und anding the change and knowing what to xp c can help I via y ur fears. And m intain ing a healthy lifestyle early in life can help prevent or minimize os- te ro 1 and heart di a - the o major heal h problem of meno u . Com join u for an informative helpful heal...…
…L C Hlghligh ailing class at L BE TO TWP - course for beginning sailor titled Basic ilin will be offered by Lake ichigan College 7-9 p.m., on day, April 7 through May 19. According to Dr. Kenneth Riley, director of the LMC Center for Continuing Educa tion the eight- eek cour e will be completed in time to allo clas memb rs to begin their sailing th helm thi summer. He id that the cour e would start with discu sion cen tered ...…
…OPINION • fo ad c o °ni 'g Togetbe to Fight Teen Pregnancy nd future of all young people in our ciety. To delay too- early parenthood youn peopl need h pe, po itive option, nd the ill and job oppor tunitie to m ve toward their o 1 . help arlan pre . ent of th Fen Fund, a nat' nal voi e for children. ar Thoughts from lin Ordinary Black lin oea o u .. r ,II II …
…The overt School Board authorized Super intend nt fred Hawkin to e bids on a 450 000 ddit ion to the di trict' lO-year old building. Sup rintendent Haw ins said, the new ddition ould hou four to ix needed cia room. In other busine s Jame Babe c resigned his post thletic director, effective the beginning of the 19 6- 7 chool year. Haw n said Bab oc is go- B Paren Conferences B TO HARBOR - The Bent I of the District's eleme...…
…tor nd ince conte nt G thright fT' -Cit" tett U . n Local 20-2. To pIa e your rder or for further inform tion, you m y ph ne r. G thright t 2- 7 73 or illa Up in 26- 7105. r . r . the no. The the p tor invited. Bro n publi ill b held ed by bre - t 10: 5 .m. rning or- heduled. ard of Chri tian Edu tion ill pon r an Ea ter play t 4:00 p.m. . Georgi Po y i the director. The publi invited to ttend each rvice. The Sunda...…
…Leon alls is Sunday School Superintendent. Mrs. Georgia orro is Jr. Choir Advisor and the Rev. Perry urray i the pa tor. The public i invited accord- ing to r . Lillie R dgers church cretary. The Youth Department of the CHURCH OF OUR LORD and Savior Je u hrist, 793 Highland will pre ent an Easter Pageant Sunday, arch 30 t 3:30 p.m. Sharon org n i � charge. The public is invited ccording to the Pastor, Rev. Wrennie Bennett. as...…
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…MARC.H 24 .; 30, ., THE CITIZE - 11 fe er day and are I . ely to lea e. The number of day io t from t job for all reason down mc� . production with th of e 0 that the older orke had better attendance, health and Yes, In f t, . �ury record. In ddition, tudie ha e o n that er 4S and o er quit thei job I than half often a younger work- CALI:, OUR FRIENDLY CLASSIFIED AD" VISOR TODAYI STYUNG SALO 451 w. LOVELL Kal mazoo, M ...…
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…ro cocaine. That wa ye terday. Today the BA' im ge i seq ueaky cle n that one of its player ew York Knicks' star Patrick Ewing, was pictured on the cover of Bu ine Week maga zine, ith a caption that read: DID YOU K 0 this w k' favorite quote om from Ben Sweetland: Succes is journey. not a destina- tion." Did You Kno ... that if you ever feel like writing Cub n le der Fidel Ca ro you might be ble to re ch him by writing Radio...…
…CI ZE to Aprill�. Con ct Scott Apathy at 219/ 762-9596 orJim Connor, 219/ 762-6152. oc d ily p p r ry ond y for properti ing furth r information for ssist nc should nt con t rminos d FHA, mir rson s que n e sit n yor inform cion I Ag nt d Ventas d C …
…THE CITIZEN FO WANTED HELP WANTED IS IT TRUE YOU CA BUY JEEPS FOR S44 THROUGH THE U. • GOVERNMENT? GET THE FACTS TODAY I CALL 1/312-742-1142 EXT. 1375. FULL TIME ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER for non-profit service agency, for payroll, pay ables, journals, general ledg r. Community or Bushless Coli graduate with bookk ping, accountlnt emphasis. Must tYPI. Two Ylars bookk apin Ixperllncl desired. S nd rlsume to Box 216, c/o The Citiz...…
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…VOL. VIII NO. 13 FEBRUARY 24- ARCH 2, 19 Blames critical report on disgruntled members NE YO� Bo d of Director and Special Contrfbutio Fund trustees of the AACP ccepted "with enthusi m" the 167-p e an nual report ubmitted by E e- cutive Director Benjamin L. Hoo s at the annual meeting held at the arriott Marquis Hotel this put Friday and Saturday. Hoo ,ftring a &y at & criti cal article which appeared Thursday in the New Yor...…
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…BENTON BRIEFS EW HOTEL DEVELOPER SELECTED The Benton Harbor city commission voted unani mously Feb. 18, to grant an option on riverfront pro perty to aryland hotel developer, Marshall Man agement Inc. The ite is south of the boat launch and had been optioned to Kalamazoo attorney Darrel J cobs for PopcornJennys. mission also voted to sell the boat launch to th IC igan Department of Sod I Services. arshall is to pay $10,000 for the...…
…FolIo . c· 'vely t rn [or rnu urn in Lo An I , Hartford, Char lott C, S Antonio, Toledo, Baltimo e, Phil d lphia and 0 oma City. For further in/ormation con tact Dee Barbat() at the Bronx u m 0/ the Arts or Carole Sorell at 212/681-6000. • …
…FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2, 19 THE CITIZEN o e USKEGO - In celebr tion of Women' History Wee arch 2 - , the uskegon omen' Hi tory Committee in cooperation with local organi zation will pre ent three e ven , accordin to new re le e. The fir t event' ill be held on Thursday rch 6 in the Frauenthal The ter, downtown uskegon. A panel discu ion, omen in the Public Ey ," will feature u e on attorney Judith Simonson, community leader...…
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…Of. , South Detroit bor. Th it rvi will culmin te ith a rn . cal tribute to th Of fe turing choir and the ho church choir. or ob y currently ho t t 0 televi . on program , Se rch for Truth nd Lifeline Go pel Hour hich air each Sunday on Channel 4, Benton Harbor C b ation. E ryone is lcome to ttend. o y r n·ty cone ed to p- t of thei ByL daD· on The Holy Trinity Choir in a concert on Sunday, February 23 t :00 p.m. Th loa ...…
…'FEBRUARY 24�. ARCH 2. 1986 THE CITIZE ' J _. 9 Black Civic Players ready 'A Soldiers Play' Lany Carte In 1980 the egro En mble, a profe tonal theatrical troupe performed" Soldier' Play" on the campus of estern ichigan University 0 In 1982 same play won Pulitzer Prize 0 Shortly thereafter, it wa m de into hit mo ie. o "A Soldier's Play" is being readied by director J ame Carver and the Bl c Civic yers to open February 28th o...…
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…FEBRUARY 24 - ARCH 2, 1986 THE CITIZEN BUSI E S I TH BLAC I ot ergers al usiness d'o uvres o and or ByCh E. Bell , B . 1986 in pite of general gree ment that interest rate and inflation will trend downward for mo t of thi year. Conservative economists, like Dr. alter E. Hoadley, former Bank of America chief econo mist, speaking before the pre stigious Commonwealth Club of California, claimed "the U.S. economy will conti...…
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…Erik Washington Dear Erik, I ve got a problem and I .. been feeling bad about it fOI me time now. It concern man that I been eeing for the I t 6 months. In the beginning of our relationship we both agreed to t e things slow and really get to know each other well become forming a riou commitment. After the rust three eeks of knowing each other he ed me to in ry him! I said no and few weeks later he told fine that because'I asn't...…
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…FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2, 19 THE CITIZEN 15 LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID Thl Board of Education of thl Blnton Harbor Area Schools is recliving .aled proposals tor thl pureh .. of a n vehlcll to bl u In thl School Dlstrkt. . Proposals will be ace pted until 11 :00 A.., onday, areh 3, 19 Bid Forms may be picked up b n thl hours of 8:0G A.M.-S:OO P.M., on day ru Friday, at thl Purchasint 0 CI 711 East Britain AVI., B nton Harbo...…
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