…ar r atening· ,prof ay ie harpton lead - march to pro� t police murder viobltiD2 rights. . "I think civil liberties are . eroded by the presence of drugs," said Rei director of Office of Drug �cies. ·Particularly in the inner . ies peop Ie free to bo there' n- dous fear of leaving their h " But 7.01 on Ferency, profes- or of crimin I ju tice at Three thousand people mar ched through Teanec Jer sey on Saturday. April 21. le...…
…an a toni hi ng contamination, mon t e hi he t ever recorded," Dr. P ul John ton, n qu tic to icolo i t at 0 een ry Colle e in London, quoted a ayin in Greenpe t tement. JOn TO QUOTED by the Gu rdi n a ying the mercury con t min lion "exten ive nd erlous," and th t level ere hundred of time bove the orld Health Or nization' m ximum c cept ble level for. drinking ater. The aZulu homel nd in the ourhe tern part of South fr...…
…ripe or p In poli ic Citizen Lobby propo es reforms , • y Capillll News Service LANS G -- Is the public real ly fed up enough with some . or ' alleged misdeeds to e lawmakers clean up their own ouse? Perhaps, say the largest con umer-advoc cy group in Michigan aDd some legislators themselves. "It i time to clean up politics," said Richard Stod- . dard, president of the Michigan Cilium Lobby. The Michigan Cit izens Lobby ...…
…CIVIL RIGHTS p naly In tate like Florida which has e ecuted enty 0 e per- ons since 1976, the econd highest number of executions followin 33 per ODS executed in Te t there i al 0 a dis proportionately high percent- . ge of Hispanics on De th Row. Florida Governor Robert Mar tinez i reported to be incre - ing hi t ndin in political pol Iter running television ads ju ilantly ffirming th t he h i ed 90 death warrants. …
…ara ion : A crucial issue for frican Americans in the 90 y D The Soviet Union recently dmiued that i troop were respo ible for the laughter of �tA , �I FO TH( 11�! (om v 1 S.OOO Polish Citize dwing World War II. The Soviet Union officially apologized to the Poli h people and pledged to pay REP ARA TIONS for thi beino crime. That ame wee the newly formed East German Govern ment apoloogized to world Jewry for the participatio...…
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…,pdt 29. Mu •. 19tI TIRE AND AUTO CENTER • ORE POWER THAN ANY ORIGINAL EQUIP. BATTERIES! 7 Up to 500 coId-cran If1g amps. Up to 80 minutes reserve capacit AUTO BATTERY PRICES I UOE I TAll.AT ! 43160 …
…receive 10 i on on t e i ue from tbe icbi,lo Attorney General',Ornce. ftl4n.ncr: ALSOIOOLELBCTIO · be I o RD 0 EDUC TlO Atten . on Senior Citizens T H and Park Senor C lz ns 0 pan , I� cated at 10 Pit n, been e ected a a Ich n Emer g ncy P rmaceutlcal Program for Sen ors EPPS) te for n Emergency Drug Voucher Program .. .It is de igned to ist eligi e per ons (YtI rage 65 to pay for a 30-day supply of t eir prescrip ion drugs. Thi...…
…AprIl 29· May e, 1990 MlCmGAN CITIZEN Pap , physici n receive too much �ei!l"'C i on for memorle of orld ar II I am a professor of history at the University of Kansas, and the boo Which I am now writ � ing may be of interest to some of our readers. Funded by the ional Endowment for the gmanities and scheduled for publication next year, this book deals with American children's experiences on the homefront during the Second World...…
…SPECIRLIZl {] l BLRCK RRr R TJ COLLECTRBLES r Eugene B rneu, 46, of Detroit, died Sunday, April 8. The funeral ervices ere held S turd s.' pril 4, t t e C. . Morri Ch pel. Buri I in estl an Cemetery. r. Barnett a born in Detroir, ich. A member . 0 St. P ul A.M.E. Church , e n employee of the St te of ichig n for many yea . Survi vor i ncl ude, hi p rent, Harvey 01 dy Barnell; one on, Charles Ed rd 8 rnett: five unt; r u cle...…
…I C ildren helping Child I�n I . by n Ed n Over the 1 t dec de, e have become aware of the American crisi of children viDg children. But with the . of the Nineties, we are ety: children helping dren. We frequently read about children collecting money and food for the homeless d about young entrepreneurs doing well at creative ventures to benefit the less fortunate. A new organization, America Sings! Inc., has as its sole age...…
…n t orry. J 0 THO ae top The dne, 3 minute document ury con ceived in 1987 by Producer J erome Thorn , foeu e on youth crime in Detroit's inner city d h be n ho n widely thro ghout the Detroit re ince it premier owi ng t the CalAr Bijou The tre in • ee VI cr eo and gun play in Detroit. The oit Free Press wrote, "Detroit uburb hope docum ntary will help halt kill in of children in Detroit." Thomas' a 1982 gr duate of AI ...…
…Saund r DWliSIODCI'. . wI uld require uniform rating territories: Saunders ide "We ould require the mium be based upon the ac tual costs in any given territory ofthc e.W Under the current system in surance companies assign low rates to areas with little popula tion and charge higher rates for heavily populated urban areas, Saunder said. "The way that rating is done is subjective. It's not based on objective data," Sunders s...…
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…Ci Y borra o Dudg t ' yet, de plte ch rter qulrment �·""'e Bro Shon of cash, without an ac counting of what been pent this past year and QO budget for the upcoming year, the city of Benton Harbor has reverted to past financial practices of bor rowing while missing financial deadlines. At the' Mond y, April 23, s from water fund to keep going Benton Harbor City Commis sion meeting the commission gave City ManaFr Steve Man ...…
…red (l-r) Ed ar Ge e, TI W II old it ker, Prl c:ip I at Calvi I O'fll R AT'f R the B rd pproved to p y th fol lowing item th t required Bo rd ction: . n mount of � .188 to Wolf Developm m, SJ. Jo eph, or comm ric I rpet or lh Benton H rbor ' Busine Oro th C nter. ayor iIIiam Wolf i a mambcr of the DDA. He tai d on th vot . - Doubleday Bro. ' Co .• Benton Harbor. an amount of 3,000 for 16 wi 1 ti It arml chairs and 4 ide ch irs...…
…LE L once SYNOPSIS OF THE R�GULAR MEET.NG OF THE BENTON CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES HELD ON TUESDAY. APRIL 17, 1990, AT 7:30 P.M. Member Present: Super visor Niel en, Treasurer Mc Cau land. 4 Trustee Jeffer on, Mammina, Hud- on & Martin. Member Ab ent: Clerk Scott. The meeting wa called to order at 7;30 p.m. and a ilent invocation wa given. The minute' of the previous regular meeting & special I meeting were accept...…
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…y ta cl .,up e or f , db' beD bllgnrascs up cqatI on their· saying dIC deanup can be dooe another ay. Their only optioas is to go to cowt," Miller said. , Hillegoossaidthatupt050'to 70 percent is OIl atk)I"QC":y fees, consulti eoginecrs, and , arguing aver who i responsible for cleaning up site. " As a result, e have oo1y six sites fully cleaned up aDd more money being speal OIl 1 sui then on the cleanup itself,· be said ...…
…OR KSHOP Learn cTechn ueto of Af�r;an movement. Adult a Mon- 1": ur from 7-9pmJChild� n a : Sat. from 2.spm. ph W ker· William Comm Cen r, 8431 Rosa P Blvd. & Euclid. Call 491-5210. VOLUNTEERS My Si r's PI ee need YO un rs to work with ba ed wom n and their childr n. The next voluntHr tr nlng beg n SATURDAY, MAY 19. call 921-3902. P for promotion pack.t •• make phon. call. to proapectiv. donor., or organize a group of voIu for ...…
…o bid may be ithdra n for t le t rurty (30) d ys. The Contractor m t in ure th t t e employees nd pplicant re not dis- criminated ain t because of their r ce, color, religion, e ,n tion I origin, or ge. The 0 ncr reserve the ht jo ccept or re] ct any propo I, nd to ac cept those propo sal that, in their judgment, erve their best intere t. r . Danethel Whitfield, Executive Director Benton H rbor Housing Commi ion 925 Bu Aven...…
…HELP WANTED EA WHILE YOU lEAR We have Jobe waiting In loc hot a" hoapl a, etc., earn $4.50/hr. In tr Inlng. u t be JTPA eligible call today, a for ar or Diane -Call 888-1224 or 188- 1010. EEO Employer 5113 FULL-TIME, SECRETARY, DISLOCATED WORKER SER VICES. R apon ble for providing I and aecr arlal aupport for ted Work r SerYlon. High diploma; one to two y rs 18M'''.l'Iai experi no. required. Word proce Ing and computer skilla...…
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…The Panama invasion. What happened? . Drav dJo Gov. Jaua Blanchard dis- agrees the pison buildup is strainiag the stale's budget, say Ron Koehler of the governor's news office. " He (}ill ) ought to do his h ework," Koehler said 35 . "We' winding down the' constnIdioo phase," he said. BlIT, VEN WHE the tate has built the prisons, they aren't all in use yetHillegonds said, Many of the operations cure traces African merican lit...…
…. r Perez een the am'CJ'DmClDl of Switzer- o i .8 Alem D for the public employee federation FE ASEP; Edilm Icaza, a indigenou' leader; Dixpn, r for the reI1IReeI & El OlorriDo; dothe . During th evenin Gemm ckno ledg d the pre mce of arg rita Delgado, first secretary the Cuban M· ion to th U ; represent tives of the South West Africa People's Org ni ation of mibia; a deleg tion of tra it workers currently on stri e gainst...…
…Porter threa ensto DetIOi - John Porter, public schools general superintendent, - said he was prepared to give up • position to do better things duriDg a regular school board meeting at Mark T ain Elementary School Tuesday April 10. . '1 certainly want to be of as . ance, Porter said. t"But I'm prepared to step aside tonight. I'm here because I was asked to ,. bebere. t's not beneficial to me to sit here and go through this," h...…
…--- _2 _� =- - __ J B J min Chavi CIVIL AGHTS tistics are due to wh I the report calls "different lilest es," But m intain th t difference in life tyles are in p t condi ti ned by social and economic cont A long as there is an overall r ci I disp rity in the social and economci aren of empo er ment, ther will I ys be. a ra cial disparity in the health tatus of citizens of this nation. We h encouraged on the ther hand by ...…
…100,000 The .lional Malcolm Commemoration Commi sion i seeking to ecure the ignatures of 100,000 Afric n American on the ectaraucn hich will be ed 10 officially proclaim M y 19, NATIO AL MAL COLM X DAY. May 19 is the birthday of Malcolm X and 19<)0 mark: his 65th birthday. ational Malcolm X Day will be celebrated anu lIy as National African American D y of Commemor tion. Plan are ell underw y for the formal N lional Procla...…
…Dav Po·n lunch c m gn I ve-poin pia fo m HIOHLA 0 PARK - Touch ing upon five point he con- ider cruel I to the Ninth District. resident David Point threw hi hat in the ring for the cal now held by. Eth I Terrell. In wh t promises to b highly conie ted race for the Democratic bid. Point cri ticized the incumbent's attendance record which h gai ned notoriety for more absence than presence, while laying out the is ues he w...…
…y SHOE REPAIR . 13546 WOODWARD 883-5948 ttention Senior Citizens The High and Par Senior Citizens Departmen, lo cated at 10 Pitkin, has been setectedas a ichigan Emer gency Pharmaceutical Program for Seniors ( EPPS) site for an Emergency Drug Voucher Prograr:n ... lt is designed to assist eligible per ons over age 65 to pay for a 30-day su yo their prescrip ion drugs. This program allows an individual or couple to apply two time...…
…CmzEN Introducing the new Dodge Monaco. It's the roomiest sedan in its class: Created to abolish . persnickety comments like "Doesn't your seat go up any further? and "If we took my car, we'd all have plenty of room. Oh to be a pas enger in this car. Flip down the rear arm rest and your elbow feels right at home. The pas enger in front of you reclines a bit in his bucket seat and you notice something strange: there's still room. Whi...…
…SPECIRlIZl [J l BLOCK RR T R 'D COLLECTRBlES oti that er - terity- dget will only all the city to s the - most essential- im provement . hich hav� to be m in the City, p-aised the b clu in the city ho ap- plied for funding for C·lIIClreDl "bea . fication p-ojeds.- ddr of Co m r D nn r Leroy C. Richie, Vice Presi dent Gener Coun el of th hr er 0 or orpor tion nd Ch irm of Highland Par h mber of Commerce' Instal l tion Dinne...…
…yn Stat· Stu.d n Prot t: One' year· later and no Africana Studies Detroit - ayne State University student demonstrato conducted a ·�-in" pring 'f DO DI'OQI"css has been made in the full implementation of their demand for a Department of Africana Studies. - University officials say sure there . Though students have met kIy since last spring to plan their course of ctions, CODYeIl iDg . university officials has been almost im ....…
…_ZI _ c ore colorful d be said. Acquiring a well-rounded education ttempt.ed by a selected division of the African American community called . the eoralented Tenth. " The ideology this group's ills ould enhance other spect of ociety - economic l1y, ocial1y nd politicall , bu it didn't work, Chrisman ide But what a ays worked w African Ameri . "Blac s never needed job tr ining, they're al ays orkcd," Chrisman said, citing ...…
…ic in e on for ome, r State La say all citizen have the right to-a fre educa ion thru the 1·2 gra e. Only can make· e ual education a re lity. .. don't let another . generation s ffer ... act TODAY! I ow S gn thl on . and end to: GOY. Jam B nchard Cap 01 Bull� ng P.O. Box 30013 Lan lng, 1 48909 • • • • • • • • t • • • • • • • : • • • • • • • • • • • • • • � � � .•.•. �. � �!, .•.•. � �.� .•. �...…
…The new uthor of the new paper column II om n' Health" i a nationally known nd r peel d chief of obstetrics and gyne- . co ogy t the King/Drew Medical Center in Los Ang I . H i the ne president of The American College of Obstetricians and . Gynecologi t , th largest profes ional org niz tion in orth America concerned ith th major i su s of women's health. . ince 1971, Dr. Davidson has be n pro- f rand chairm n of. th ob/gyn depart- ...…
…:y The Benton Harbor City CommisSion approved at their My, Api116, meeting ap . cali 0 for $40,000 grant from the Private IndustJy Council of Berrien-C -Van Buren Coun ties. agnet 'School r gi tration School officials of the Benton Harbor Area Schools would like to inform parents that the deadline for applic - iion to the Di trier's M g net School Program for he 199 }-91 School year is May 1.1990. Magnet School' in the B...…
…St. om n ch /I n community The Women Department of st., arl( B pti t Church. 2 P vone Street, ill be in ch rge of the morning nd fternoon ervlces on Sun day, April 29. Their th me ill be, "Ch llenge of the Church in the Community." (Philippi n 2:3-4) Gu t pe er for the Morning Worship Service t 11 :00 a.m. ill be Bertha King of ew Paradise Bap ti t Church and the 3:30 p.m. pea er will be the Fir t La d y 0 f S 1. Mar • Lou...…
…L C, BHAS to school ·workers It ill now be easier for mployees of Benton Harbor comp nie 10 improve their basic kill in reading, writ ing, nd math, and obtain hiah chool diploma or G ED ,t,bank to an agree ment between Lake Michig n College and Ben ton Harbor Area Schools. The new partnership greement, which has been officially accepted by both educational in titution , will faci Ii late the process' for employee of city bu...…
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…na P ell DeDWld - AD monies have been cutback hom the' Center lor B OYer years • be made retroacti ely payable to propoaod Department' ne b #5 D nd - Budget to finance full or partial �)IU, &hi aDd grants for African ricanstude R� - e Office of SCbOlllrsIU· PI and Pinancial Aid ua1ly �e • for Afri . 0 .... :seals IISU� these SlUdeDts e d the vailability 0 scbolanhipl and grant fundi CUI'lreallY administered tbrouP t at of...…
…obeson: Voice ByR En Corrupondent Actor em ordinaire Avery Broo pulled off the one-man, two- ct portrayal of Phillip Haye Dean's Paul Robeson, . ch premiered at the elegant Pi her Theatre on Tuesday April 17. Phillip Dean's endition of the life of "Paul Robeson" w a tragi-comedy revealing the ex tremities of racism in the early 1900s, and how he, an ctivist and hero preceeding his time, . stood up and fought for his believed ...…
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…In defense of Cong. Gus Savage I :, .1 II tf ' .. I _� t t II . I I \ ... "I I. II,: '" vv r n ;: I 1 • I , \ fill ' I � "1 !), I : II' l . I' . I �. I .;, ,U ud r al or Want Editor ou ted; called � rrakhan Ides, "boy " yFiod n .R Staff Repone: DETROIT � A group of ichigan St te U oiversity state News· reporter say, campus daily ne paper' when it comes to racial d sexu I harrassment. T 0 Hi P nic, one A ian, one white and s...…
…PHOE IX ... Tbe Rev. Leon H. Sulliv n, founder of the OICS of America, b "decided to focu his atten tion on a progr m de laned to elp • Africa: The elected Continent- in i quest to ain octal and economic indepe denee. He h ere ted t e Internation I Fo nd tion Cor Education and Self-Help (IFESH) to t frican countrie in t e are oC hunger. illiteracy, unemployment, health c re n economic development. e erend Sulliv n. ho en invo...…
