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…Larry Simmon is orman Winch ster banquet speaker Pa 6 , rea DyS Capital News Service lANSING - Black leader- hip in action is what the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus wants to see at the state Capitol. During the next few weeks the Caucus will develop an urban strategy. The report is expected to be ready in mid- ovember. "Urban communities need special attention," said Ursula Littl s, staff person at the Michigan Legisla...…

…2 Reinve t in m rica; Retrain our worker ; R indu trialize our na­ nd • R -conver ion of our . du trial plan for civilian u . Co InUN on P 1 7 …

…October 25-31, 1.987, oc onor DETROIT, MI - At its an­ nual a ards banquet held recently, Robert T. O'Connell, vice president and group ex­ ecutive/finance for the General Motors Corporation, received the Gold Key award from the Greater Oppor- tunities Industrialization Center of Metropolitan Detroit (GOIC). The GOIC is -an affiliate of the 23-year-old Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America -- a nationwide net­ wo...…

…- r 9 ra say �or educatio� not aggrevation, for dinner and food, not quaaludes . "So everytime you see a p her of the world selling dlugs to little boys and girls, Tell them to quit, thro diu in a pit. 'It's suicide, 'it's the bad joy ridelll 'so people th t diu are great. • Le1 me tell yo hould really hate. 'It' something sing up your minds. 'It's th turning turning 10 to crime. To this mi t no make II p hers need kids,...…

…October 25-31,1987, The Michig n Citizen 5 • I d • • oomow , u. ar By Iter J. Crider The Saturday, September 26, 1987, Home Real Estate Section of the Detroit Free Press had a rather interesting feature article entitled "The ext Boomtowns". The article concerned itself with the prediction by real es­ tate experts of where they for­ see the best housing values in the metropolitan area are. Housing prices in the cities na...…

…Ie obiliza- proved that ayne Oak! d Bank handle ccounts for Community Improvement Program Grants. Heath ac­ knowledged the committment m de by the b to remain in the city and its desire to locate in the proposed opping cen­ ter t Woodward and anchester. Council members voted u­ nanimously to name the ichig Citizen the offi- cial ne paper erving the city. Council lcomed publish r Chari elly and e - pre ed their concerns for th...…

…October 25·31,1987, Th Michigan CUtten 7 Community Affairs. She also does free lance videos for weddings, fashion sho and commercials. Her goal is to produce video . Dawn is the daughter of Charles and Mamie Yarbrough, Benton Harbor. Da n Yarbrough pursues video career Dawn Delynne Yarbrough, a 1979 gradu t'! of Benton Harbor, no living in Califor­ nia is making her dream come true. Dawn is now working at the Cedars-Sinai Medic...…

…1, Co format will: -Provide an opportunity for citize to hear the can- didat ' vie OD· and eir proposed ons; r -Provide an opportunity for didat to citize ' concerns and ho for their city. The candidat are invited to peak, e ch for 15 minut . e moder tor, Ted Vern - co, will th open the floor and invite citizen respo in the form of questio con- cerns, opes, ddressed to the didat . or more inform . on, call 926-4084. oduCIO...…

…ur er charge ow 0 of L· Wolf ha Ie i iri 9 a Carl BENTON HARBOR Commissioner Bill Walf has solidified" Alex Little's posi­ tion as city manager or else it will now cost the city "a mil­ lion dollars" to get rid of the manager, mayoral candidate James F. A. Turner charged during the Oct. 19 Chamber of Commerce sponsored debate between himeself and Wolf. By putting the firing of Lit­ tie up for a vote when Wolf knew he only h...…

…t o pi fl i 41 11. ( ' .. III II H: II t.uv. I .ct t l' r-. \ i t' \ \ ..., CIVIL RIGHTS less, by helping to stop' Reagan's evil polici ... that the totalled B y t at If you lie to your If, wh t­ e er problems you m y have becom un Ivable. In order to corr t problem, you mu fir identify it preci ly." omen can Ider range and odor than …

…ATLANTA - The most recent poll of Southern voters sho the Rev. Jesse J ackson leading his five Democratic party rivals in the race to take firs place in the so-called Super Tuesday Southern Primary. The March 8, 1988 primary is called Super Tuesday" be­ cause t least 16 Southern and border states will be conduct­ ing primaries on the same day. ·The poll conducted by the Atlanta Journal and Constitu­ tion found 27% of potential ...…

…. chigan' firs African J\nlerican le�ator vvas HA'1*ri4o:nn' elected in 1892. William Ferguson erved one term. ince then there hav been 50 Bl c legislator in Lansing. "Our members are usually very invol ed in different com­ mitt 0 only an ver ge of fi 0 • caucus memb rs o up t the monthly meet­ ,. Littles . d. p 0 frica IT ... .ctJ'll ... �on County ro P chairper­ Judi . fl r: CI r (D. Flint) rv d pr i- City Council CPo t...…

…Citizen OGE HE e can build Ben on Harbor lec ames F. A. MAYO rner VOT TUESDA OV.3 Elder A ury Rev. c. . Jones Rev. Perry urray Shaheid Shabazz • Rev. Emery Vanie Rev. Fletch cAfee Paid for by Ben10n Dem. Comm. …

…roit Rd., it , -683-5913 .4clude Kalamazoo and sur­ roundiDg communi· • Tmo�o m . ory ilie presidents ve fought the same four foes: unfair employ­ ment practices, discrimiilation in ed .on, biased ne COYer d police com- munity rela·ODS/h . ities, The presen leader, Dr. Yd­ man C. Cothran, completed the term of Rev. Asa 0 Ii and u uently elected to erve two year term in 1987. Since tha time, Dr. Cothran h continued monitoring ...…

…25-31, 1987 Mi D Otizeo Piccola Shelton She's 88 and going trong Piccola Shelton will celebrate her 89th birthday next January, the Three Rivers woman has wor ed for the past 70 years, and is still ork­ ing every day. She is employed at the Three Rivers branch of the Michigan Employment Security Commission, where she helps senior citizens find jobs. A native of Guthrie, Okla. Shelton maintains the first so­ cial security card ...…

…• • 7 01 lp redpl t r- parental input. Te chers will be surveyed regularly about students' attitudes and chievements. ulder said the number of students involved in the project i small enough to bbe manageable, yet large enough to provid uch st tistical analysis. We believ there is no b t­ t r way to break the cycle of pov 'J than providing quality tten- education too all children." r t and / oc I d ily p p r ry ond y for...…

…October lS-31, 1987. The Michigan Citizen 17 o of continued from p. 2 righ . That's ·�n ,"Ie upport indigenou lep,� �r hip in Cen­ tral America like the Con­ tadora proce and the Ari Plan. That' why we upport th frontlin ta in South­ ern Africa. And e mu 't mea- ure human rights by one yardatic . verywhere in the orld. The third Jac on Doctrine principle i upport for inter­ national economic justice. t' hy erejec o more carr...…

…Sporh Pagt.· II I ment, ho ever, came with dis­ c . on of sports sociologist Dr. Harry Ed ards. Ed ards, ho hired by b eball Commissioner Peter Ueberoth his special assis­ tan in charge of developing minoriti e candidates for po enti e ecutive positions in baseball's front offices I' m agement po itions on the field, come under inere ing criticism by Blac ctivis ey point to 1 c progr in hiring Black manager or front office ex...…

…The ch gan Citizen NJv. 10/18. 25. & 11/1 EET CHRISTIAN SI GLES - The Sen ib y! Local/Wortdwide by Pho or '1. And Love. Dating. an ngful Companion hip TODAY! F • Brochure/Samples. Fa Moe. write: OUTREACH. Box 9Q20-H34. Van uys CA. 91409 HELP WANTED EISY Work! Exc II nt Pay! Assembl products at hom •• For info. Call 504-641·8003 Ext. A·9534. i�. .:: : ";:� r" '.::;: "'::: ':1 Insp�ati� fO�' $i'.' �. 5 tn pir­ ing tatements from ...…

…2.5 million bu ine purs Highland Park , Job development partD hlp, Chrysler Motor Corp. nd launched Devco, a develop ent corpora- VoUX No. 47 Serving the StIlII!'s African American Community z October 18-24, 1987 ee • • po Ice o o • I P ge 3 / ByTedJo T J. Chronicles Congressman George W. Crockett, Jr., (D-Mich.), a prominent critic of, the Reagan Administration's policy on South Africa and Central America, has been ...…

…robe of MEMPHIS (NNPA) - u.s. Attorney General Edwin eese d the Dept. of Jus­ tice have been asked to inves­ tigate· . • reports of the "brutal police slaying· of a emphis, Tenn. housing project resident fo11Qwing a pUblic meJcc between officers and the victim. emphis NAACP President Maxine Smith and Black leaders sent telegrams to Washington officia1s after mayoral candidate Teddy Withers called for an im­ mediate probe into ...…

…Opinion. Cununvnt a rv. lvttvr-. \ il'\\� r o poin to of Afri d oth s e liter ture by d ethnic to all of our disple ure. We ould also encourage our children to tch I TV and to read hen children do tch, ould le en- ure the viewing of positi programs uch e Bill by Sho . en r ciaI and ethnic communiti are not portr yed in co is ently neg ti manner, e're often ignored alt ether. Consider ogu from ent tore - 28 pag of f hio ...…

…October 18-24. 1987. The Michigan Citizen 5 2.5 million launches Devco and Highland Par developmen By rth E. di on HIGHLAND PK - Chrys­ ler Corp. officials met Oct. 8 ith Highland Park Mayor Robert Blac ell and other city officials to incorporate the Highland Par Devco Corp. ichael . Glusac, Chrys- ler's director, government af­ fairs, said, "The Highland Par Devco Corporation was created and funded toensure the economic well ...…

…SURGED GE ERAL'S AR I G: Quining Smoking o Greatly Reduces Serious Ris s to Your Health. …

…October 18-24, 1987, The Michigan Citizen Highland Pk youth to receive By Rose Enlo The Highland Park Men's Forum presents the first an­ niversary Banquet for the Nor­ man Winchester Awards on ovember 7, at the Temple of I AM located on Hamilton at Monterey. The Men's Forum is dedi­ cated to improving the quality of life in Highland Park, ac­ cording to Forum Chairperson Earl Wheeler. Wheeler says the Winchester Awards Banquet ...…

…ichmond, Virginia; Delt Hortens Golden Canady, of in ichigan; Sigma, ej t V. Perry, of t. Louis d Zeta, Eunice . Thomas, of hington, D.C. to en­ cour ge Bl c omen to run for st te, local and county political office. At present, according to e Joint Center for Political Studies in Washington, D.C., 23' percent of the 6,681 Black elected officials nationwide panel . SYStem. Exc u­ 't trap ater . h,chrome, CHECK OUT CRAFTSMAN YA...…

…are women. Some 2,000 women, non­ Greek, are expected to attend the conference and funds from the Field Fondation, of ew York, will provide scholarships for 50 grassroots participants. The foundation's grant will also be used for the develop­ ment and implementation of four state forums, to be held by the sororities, in the ensu­ ing months. October 18-24, 1987, The Mi igan Citizen 1 ROBERT BELL CO TRACTOR B b - n art tre t ...…

…o 3 68 ,1 iIIlam E. Iller, II Counselor Attorney At Law 2111 00 rd A ulte troll, I 01 313/867 -7245 313/963-5981 -. …

…\ll1sk�g()n Bril't'� � Of God I fish fry pOT. The B ' Politi- cal Ca will have its inth Annual Dinner on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. t the Holiday Inn. Speaker is Councilwoman Betty Thom of University City, Missouri. Tickets are $12. Mrs. Dele Co e is dinner chairperson. ' Mrs. C BUlT is BWPC chairperson. is . Beulah Bap . t Church will haYe their Fall Revival Oct. 26- 30 tarting each evening at 7 p.m. Rev. T J. Robers...…

…Benton Ilarhor area news ccee Barnes, th t will be the end of the funclin which as provid d by the Michigan Department of Education and m tched by funds from LMC d the Benton Harbor chools. Ho ever, Hyslop hope to find a w y to continue the program. er crea ivi y A e end offering in pho ography, ceramics . ting, video, dra - ing or ther peutic m ge is chedul d for 6 p.m, Friday, October 30 through 3 p.m. unday, 0 mber 1 at t...…

…Camber 0 ho Turn r-Wolf Debate BENTO HARBOR - The Twin Cities Chamber of Com .. merce will host a debate be­ tween the Benton Harbor mayoral candidates, James Turner and William Wolf, on October 20, 1987 , 7:30-9:00 a.m., t the Benton Harbor Holiday Inn, ccording to Chamber Vice President of Governmental Afffairs, John Dewane of Butzbaugh & Ryan. A media panel, consisting of one representatives each from WHFB-AM and PM, SJM/...…

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…BEAS PRESENT: Superviso n, Oerk Scott, Tr sur r Boothby, Tru Lan, ff rson, min & Collin. BERS ABSENT: n. Voted to hire Victor Rogers, 161 N. Blu Cr , Dispatch r and to promo Thoma J. Str t to Ser­ g ant bid of Pierce Rre Ap- paratus In e amount of 158,254.00 for purchase of a fire truck. Set October 20, 1987. as h aring d t to cons d r granting IndustriaJ Facilitie Exemption Certificates and/or establi Ing Industrial [)eve opm...…

…in or of e for DID YO o e Continued from P 1 Croc . ett explained. 0 ver, I hop , to the extent that I am part of e delegation, that I will be able to voice my views d perhaps influence the de lopment of policy before it goes to a committee or the plenary ession. Cro ett emph . d that he hoped to pl y construe­ ti role in carrying ou his U. ignment. He dmitted ith smil th t the tate Departm nt "might hav lit- e concern" t...…

…u gon Ht oman named 0 a ional board LANSING -- Housing in Michigan' in a state of crisis, ccording to report issued onday, Oct. 4 by a special legislative committee. . crisis in affordable, safe ho ing for a ubstantial number of our citizens --- in both center cities and rural are 0 th ta e -' simply intolerab e, said Rep. Charlie Harrison, Jr. (pon iac), chair of th committ . ued the 121-page study. e governor and I law­ dir...…

…2 are 23 the u.s. are ea re of o ·n natio al po Is. Increase po' ical po er and he Sta e and Local level. Raise e ope of our chi dren ... This . me Jesse Jackson '11 ln. 7m' . ill match your con ribution dollar for en an individual becomes a candidate. e o YES, JESSE, RU . I i Democra' P as' ial ITTEE. lre us 0 provo o e �Zip--- P 50 0$500 0 E. cro d e- I …

…Continued from P neighborhood gutter , in front of their ives and children. Those cruel reminder of America's system of apar­ theid engrained in Jesse Jackson the will to survive, the will to build inner trength, the likes of which no white-men had ever known. Such strength, that allows him the title of political heavyweight contender for the highest office in America - the Un­ ited States presidency. Early Leade hip Ability Al...…

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…5 () pill i (I 11. ( . () Illllll' II t arv , L (.' tt l' r "'. \' i l' ,\ '" are By • e parent re our Children' flr teac ers, nd hen our children go off to hool we ould not give up our involvement in our chil- dren's learning. There are many things we can do at home th t will add to, not duplicate, their learning in hool. Here are ju a fe tlvites that p rent can do on their own to help their children learn: -Re ding to your...…

…She earned eopatby from e UDl·nter�'- of Osteop thic in family ore informatio the men health DO con ct 252 557. , • i o II .DeclGlnlCl • n: Boo oR Spon 0 Fo n OlltlaW Commun for BuaJnna ndlatr ... Sen'lCttS …

…Octo 11-17,1987. MICHIG all of Black' Heroe 7 ByRo Enlow I arrived late on the scene __ .'0 .... " .. _ of People' Community Church, located at 8601 W ood­ ward ave., where the dedica­ tion for Michelle Gibbs, a no ed Black Artist, took place. y tardiness turned out to be to my advantage, as, I was able to assess the opinions and comments of others. I did, however, avail myself of the opportunity to view Michelle's all Of Bl...…

…Benton Ilarhor area new» ic Library receive a boo button. d yo will or library PROFESSIO AL SERVICE CALL 926-7271 926-9674 E 'S HAIRCUT ARCHED .-T U .10-7:30 F …

…9 October 11-17, 1987, MICHIG CITIZE TOGETHER e can build Ben on Harbor Ja e r er o Rev. Emery Varrie Eid Atterbury R . C. . Jones Rev.Perry urray Shaheid Shabazz .Comm. …

…ending ten de ates. Businesses with facilities in Benton Harbor have been col­ lectively allowed ten voting eats at the convention. De gates will e ect a board of directors for NISE, said Green, and pprove bi-la . In addition, conven . on d es will have voting righ but e ryone is en- couraged to ttend or ops will precede the conventio A r hop o economic development will be held t the Benton Harbor Public Library from 1 to 4 p....…

…\luskegol1 Bril't'� L' College conference 0 inform parents State Representative Deb­ bie Farhat [D-Muskegon) an­ nounced that she is co- pon­ soring an Educational Con­ ference for Parents of College­ Bound Students on October 17, 1987, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon, t Muskegon Community Col­ lege, 221 S. Quarterline, co­ sponsor of the event "The nature of the con­ ference i to inform parents of high school students [grades 9- 12] ho ...…

…12 Cont from P 1 riso noted,' that 158,00l> of ho ds spend more than half of their income on ho' caving them with I 5,000 to meet all other familyexpe for the year. The ubstandard d llings many of these I -income families are forced to ccept pose health and ety threats. t 100 ed like war zone over there," Harrison said of housing in Benton Harbor as an example of conditions ewide. "People are just SCI' tching to find little sh...…

…October 11-17, 1987, MICHIGAN CITIZEN By II ns 'l7u thou"..! Jor 'his week is: God's highe� Gift should aw� man '.I' deepest gratitllik This wee s scripture is, John 1:1-14. -o Q Uon Local 20-2, will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, October 17 at the EBENEZE M.B.CHURCH, 214 E. Britain at 7:00 p.oi. All members are asked to please be present and on time. On Sunday, October 18 the Local Quartette Union will hold their mon...…

…Sporh Pagt.' a i cen 0 the to . Pre ently er 20 million eligible Black ote alone. Thirteen million regi ter d and million unregistered. erraro HamlllOw Coalition, 2 mil- 5. In th 1986 mid-term elec- on he th Democra ained cOntrol of the U.S. nate, it th Rambo Coalition vote that made the differen in lorida, Georgia, CaroIiDa, � and California. …