…Page 3 Legislator proposes tax wri� otttor lottery losses By K tberi e Weaver Capital �w Service LANSING - MiChigan Lot tery players - if they - could write off flo es on their state income taxes if proposed legis I tion by Rep. John Strand, R pp r, "comes to the top of the pit ." Since legislation pa se a fe y� rs ago that allowed lot tery winnings to be taxed, Strand said no provision has been made for losses when winnin...…
…, , $ -tWtf��' 1't1.We- �s, :Jw� to .�. �� al h Cali In om re of pove rty. Ser- ould promote preven- nd ell ne . Heal thy m n ed care ould ible econd ne . ppro ch, Progr m, i provide monthly public he lth • in! nt of 10 eight birth cri • , • infant 0 e parents are teenagers • infants ho e parent may have bused drugs re alcohol during preg nancy • inf nts ho e mother may not have received appropriate prenatal ...…
…Crisis i Violence By Ron D ni A few weeks ago Michael McGhee, a Black Councilman in Milwaukee, Wiscon in sent shock waves through the city when vowed to use violence unless there was a more erious commitment to im prove the plight of the inner city residents in his ward. Predictably Council Mc Ghee, who is a former member of th Black Panther Party, was roundly condemmed by the whit establishment and some of the more moderat...…
…in oppo ition �o d fuel on the fire. e 18 e note t t t Wis- consi n Conference of Churches h i ued n urgent pie for pe cc concerning the con trover y over live American treaty nd fi hing righ . We upport lhi pie for peace. o produce again the student ac tivi ts of the 1960's who declared: Families as usual on't do; education usual n't do; politics u do; economics as usual do, and business usual do". T re olutionaries ( tu- ...…
…Vacant omes�- Topic heats up council session . . 1 I By Derrle C. Le and t ey expre sed thei r COn'eS10 elll frustration ith the city's HIOHLAND PK. - During a' v cant housing. heated city council meeting Downca t in the face of Monday, May 7, Highland ' what they see as mounting in Park citizens expre ed their efficency by the city, block frustration over the city- in- club members expressed fear ability to handle the vacant of be...…
…in Detroit or . -D troit 0 t�opath;c Haith ar Center. This cen ter I. de 1 'nell to n fer employer he: Ith arc progn rru u h a. cornprch n i e pre employm nt em. drug in- nt y reenin • independent medi c I opinio • pre entative con ultations a rehabilitation and Ire tment center for all work rei ted inj urie . - Horizon Gold Program. An exclusiv program for p r- o 55 nd older. Th pro- gram provide per on I er- vice uch ...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGA CITIZE P � • • Jeep Wrangler 59393 MSRP - $500 CASH BACK* $8893** Named the "Best Buy" in the small sport utility category by 4- Whet:! & Off- Road magazine. Plus, Wrangler has a higher resale value than anything in its dasst So go ahead. Discover how, at $8893, Wrangler is a TrereS�l,l,OreJeep ... lot of Jeep for '-' 1�] a little money. Advantage: Chrysler …
…• • 5PECIDLIZl u 1 BLRCK DR T R V COLLECTDBLES 8300 G A 10 571-66 0 20050 L VER 0 SAVE 862 .. 5030 1 ne id rnanuf tur r re ving to retool and retrain. hut th t j bs ar till P el Ro Enlow contributed to thi: r port. 865-2320 CA P TS HAVE had to retool to ma e truck be c e of the "harsh" competi tion in the ubcompact car market. Drake id. He said Jeep • four- heel-drive and mini-vans are al 0 alternatives to the ubcompac...…
…May 13·19, 1 MICHIGAN CITIZE P 11 Church asks EPA to study pollution impact on poor, Black CLEVELAND - The church office that conducted landmark research on toxic waste in ra .. cial/ethnic communities ha called on the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out its own study on the subject. Meeting in Cleveland last weekend, the commissioners of the Unit d Church of Christ's Commi ion for Racial Justice oted "full upport" for a ...…
…o D Y rlbu n a colm Ii ed by the Shnnes of the B donna of the P African Orthodox Chris- Church, The GRAND MALCOLM X ESSA Y CONTEST is open to high 001 students and peop 18-25 years old T e ess y title is, "The Relevance of the Philosophy of aIcolm X to Today's Black Reality." the contest deadline is June 10, 1990. The content of the ymust include the following ections: 1) St tement of the Phil ophy of Malcolm X, 2) D crip...…
…y MICHIGAN CITIZEN·P 13 29th Annual Brotherhood Banquet Held mi tted 29 con ecutiv years to a shared belief of b therhood and your NAACP Chapter has. and I congratulate you. Mayor Mike Fleckenstein presented greetings. The audience ung the egro a tional Anthem, the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Gwen Jordan, a student of Three Rivers High School providing musical entertain ment, inging two songs. Member of the Nile NAACP ...…
…nt nd l more likely 10 ve 10 birth eight babie bo are ai greater ri of dying soon after birth. These effec are directly related to tbe num\)er of cigarettes mo eel daily, 0 the fe er the better (changing to 10 -tar cigarett ill not cor rect moking-related problems in pregnancy). Ho ever, i a oman qui smo' ng by the fourtb month, her ri t of delivering a 10 birth eight b by i similar to tbat of DOD smo er (7). CES (1)·F e On ...…
…The Benton Harbor City Commission approved a I resolution Monday, May 7, tbat would reduce tbe rental registration fees for landlords. Every unit dwelling, multi ple unit dwelling, boarding house and lodging house -will have to be registered annually with the' Department of Public Safety, Division of Building Inspections for the City of Benton Harbor. The revised rental registra tion ordinance requires any in dividual who acq...…
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…Lydia' i lonary oclety plan program The Lydia Mis ionary Society of Union Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 911 S. Crystal will hold their Annual Mi ionary D y on Sunday, May 20. Their erne will be, "Women of aith In A Struggle." The peaker for the 10:45 . m. Worship Service will be Mrs. Dorothy Long, a member of Plea nt Green Mis ionary Baptist Church, Chicago, 11- linoi . She now live in Benton Harbor. Particip ...…
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…u.s. to ek r trial of Congre man M IS, TENN. - Shortly after a jury reported I t eek that it hope le sly de d· lac ed, the Assistant U.S. At· torney 'indicated that the govern nt oul eek a retrial of African Americ n Tenne ee Congre man Harold Ford on charge of bank nd mail fraud. How ever, Ford id he viewed the mistrial" a victory." The state' first Black rnern . ber if Congre also renewed his charge that the indictment ga...…
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…roi movie exa strictly volunteer, Bailey said. Their compensation right now is dedication, he added. "We're tired of whites making films about us," Bailey said. CITI G �:W YORK- based filmmaker Spike Lee, Bailey id there is a need for more African American writers, producers and produc tion teams. "It's our turn," he said, ex plaining that he chose an all African American crew pur posely. "Something all Black doesn't have...…
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…PROPO La City of Hlg reGIllellttng pro Demolition of bet prtv owned All uoh propo . h I be ed nd submitted to the City Cler ,30 Ger Id Avenue, High land Park, MI 48203 by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 21, 1990. All proposal. mu t be sub mitted In accord e with the plan and/Of .peclflcatlons on file at the Office of the City Engln r. 1 M80 Woodward Ave., Highland P , I 48203. All propo I. ,mu t be accom- pan d by a 5% bid guar t of a...…
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…, . By Chri . urr y Capital New Serv�ce . I.A G-- Leg lation i- ing the exci e t x on cigarette would provide dduional revenue for Gov. James Blanchard' Healthy Start pr - ram, .ays the mea ure's chief .pon or. Rep. Perry Bullard. D-Ann Arbor, aid a 25-ccnt incrc c in the tax on a pack of cigaret te • commonly known s " in" tax. would provide an ad ditional 36 million to Healthy Start. a program that would give health care f...…
…rc hit . Y. m yor hit dmlnl tr tlon' dru r YO to th J tice tio I Crime Sent need in 'murder for hire" plot . RICH 0 D. VA . Prominent Black Richmond, Virginia home builder Jerome Jen i entenced to 15 ye in pri on I t ee a a re It 0 a murder-for-hire cheme. Jen in convicted of trying to ve b' former girl- friend' ne h nd killed. He reportedly offered a local community ctivi t 35,000 to do the jo . The cuvl 1 i e d reponed...…
…De roe Board member offer ch I Co D dfr P 1 pqlCIty taxes will be mauy. will expc2ieoce OlItJ8Ck or decrease in the IID(KIDl c:I. tax paid in the fol- . l<J\viog y The Educational Bill of Rights re tore hone ty to edacati onal f by estab lishing simple formula for e fuDding of K-12 education: fifty-fdty pus the lottery. In other words, the 5 e must match dollar for dollar all revenue raised by local school operating poperty...…
…i nj min Ch vi CIVIL RIGHTS times more likely to die of # homicide tha hite males. And African American women re more than four tim more Ii ely to die from homicides than . te . omen. Of course, som of these tatistics are due to w t the report calls wdif ferent life- tyl .. But main t in that difference in life styles are in p conditio ed by social and economic contexts. As I there' an overall r . dis 'ty in the social d P...…
…nvironment is ByRo D The T entielh Anniversary of Earth D y wa an event which received widespre d publicity in virtual y every aspect of the media. Informa tive educational features aired on radio and television nd in depth . I ran in magazines and new papers nationwide. The i u of aving planet ear_th appropriately received \ senou focus as the evidence mounts that the enviroment IS in rious and dangerous dis repair. That the...…
…frame 199L Of the 13· 0 taft', ten ed out April 8 and returned to on Sunday, Apri115, receiving two days of compe . n. The e opinion also re reflected by taff writers H.D. Bom t , C rmen Can les, Carolyn Gist, Alys H rvey, K rolyn Hobb , Candy Mc Cr ry, Kyndell Thompson, Raelynn Vorce nd Sabrina Walters. n o,d, aware that the future also holds many simil r challenges and ob t des ot our dreams and go . We beli ve have met ...…
…"EGG "-CITING HUNTIN IIIGHLA I) P R -Hundred'ofyeut e eout to p r'tlelpate in t e offici I E ter E II u t, April 13, po . red by t e City of lJighlund P rk. M yor M rt a G. Scott long it the Easter Bunny greeted children between t e age . 3-12. The child collectin the most Ea uer E s wu pre rented, sp ciul Ea ter �ift. The contrihutions of cundy und Ea ster e were de by the unders/Country Home Il kerles of lIi�hulund I' rk. May 6-11, 1 ...…
…w made a lion I hrine. 1 - Clifton R. Wh non, sr., first BI c to he d U.S. Emb y in Europe, born. Y 11, 1 1 - Moms M bley made C rnegie Hall debut. I In - NAACP wa founded. FORT K OX JEWELRY. -14 K GOLD- 20 OFF- C H CARRY REPAIR ERV CE $5.00 up TOWER CENTER ALL 15400 GRA 0 RIVER 835·15 …
…African culture festival cheduled at SU EAST LA SING- Music, art, filrn and a speech by an African ational Congre s (A C) member highlight ac tivities during Michigan State' University's African Culture Festival, May 5-12. Lindiwe Mabuza, the A C's chief repre eniauve to the United States. will speak at a dinner May 12. The dinner, featuring African cuisine, dan ces and music, will begin at 4 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation Cen...…
…z e C · dren? SPECIRllZl lJ l BLRCK RRr R V COLLECTRBLES Vcter n's emorial Building, is in recognition of LAW DAY one U. A. - Y t. . 22-2220 • D on of the 90's …
…A AT or ALL children i ichigan o OAE Unfalr,lnf rlor ducatlon for ome, 'hll 0 hr. nJoy the. . high dropout rat and 10 t t cor In certain dl tr,lcta? . State La says all citizens have the rig ht to a free . educa ion thru the ,12th grade. Only can make' . equal education a . reality. .. don't let another generation · suffer ... act TODAY! I I S gn th petition and send to: GOY. Jam Blanchard Cap 01 Building P.O. Box 30013 L...…
…c II 0 th college studen doer, may to re eDt cholars during this aucial developmen- tal e. HILTON: HIGHER EDUCATION is designed to dialogue with college and world readers. Education is ongoing and certainly not limited to school cia rooms. Lets talk. (714) 899-0650. ould-be th youn men c had met at the ne rby pri on earlier in th day a good elf- image. "Ho did you get th t1" he ked. A . fre hmen girl re ponded. "It' bee use ...…
…nd the envirorim n . c bags, plastic • c car parts. J . c sends sbuddcn environmentally con- '5 spine.. e any speed," DIlvid Wy of Earth Day for Greater' LansiJ" said, quoting Ralph Nadel's reference to Gmenl Motors. "Plastic is toxic DO matter what hape it' s in," But plastic, it seems, is here to stay, at least for now. And the flow of plastic products into the olid aste stream must be 10 ed, said Wayne Kosar of the Dep rtme...…
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…PIC clo es four offices Benton Harbor - The Berri n-Ca -Van Buren Priv te Industry Council will con oJidate its operations by clo ing four outreach offices and moving its staff to Benton Harbor, according to PIC 'Chairperson Ty Wallace. Offices in Dowagiac, Hartford. iles nd South Haven ill close within the next two months to increase ef ficiency, cut overh ad and ex tend it coverage into ddition 1 are '. according to Wall ce...…
…, . . .. . 1i' (fJ (I In p r tlon pi nn d To Support r of BH High School Stud nt : The Ti er Parent-Teacher Organiz tion i ponsoring it third Ann I All-night Celebration for graduating senior of Benton H rbor High School Friday, June 8. The purpo e of thi celebration i o-fold: first i to provide fe nd u- pervi ed ctivity, and econd i to instill in our young people that they can have fun wi thout the e of drug or alcoho...…
…Berri' n announce clinic The Berrien County Health Department announced it clinic chedule for the month or May. Michael Mortimore, Health Education Director for the dep nment, aid that all of the services listed are offered each month on a regular b is. He also noted that for ome of the clinics nominal fees are charged and donation ac cepted for others, but no one ill be denied services because of inability to 'pay. The heal...…
…npport uniucv for m i noru le� and omen a� cornpcumg rcaxun: tor cnsurmg more mcarunulul minority parucipa tum In pn .urcrn .m • ·ti ities. Con er. told the . udicncc 01 rrunuruy tclccommurnca tit n. and other hi rh tech busi ne .. 0 ncrs, administrauon app unrces , and federal procurement official. that hi d t .acy ill rake into on- time. We upplied a good job t re onable price." Ro in n a licen ed build t master journeyman ...…
…Guide Targets . Healthy Food I,d. \:tl( ing pray', Ju I a un portant. Ih\:� I�' m the -Iri 'l.y mearun -, behind uch label claim a, "II -hi:' "I'M' \:hnk,- 1,-"",1: ' .. h� drogcnatcd . and "p"rt,all� hydrug_en' led:' 00 Ih'� 're reuundcd In IlIllil ",Iurolh:d 1'1': l'Ul'onu, anti palm nil" lard, , II (ltd. I buucr. , n II 'n, .. I1� pre,"n� 4UC:' lion: Ho,-, del'-"' the l'UO,Ufl -r ( ' l'Idc '-' hal arl' the �'I dM' , '-'h,I'...…
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…Sarah Vaughan Still Lives 8y C e ter A. Hi Sr. Cllpilol News Service 'c; 'WilY all' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy- Put dat music book away; What's de u e to keep 011 tryin ''! EI,ou practise twell you're gray, You cein't sta': 110 notes a flyin' Lek de ones dat rants alld rings F''om de kitchen to (the) big woods When Malilld, Sing. ' -Paul Laurence Dunb r WA5HINGTOti. DC-' Sarah Vaughn i de d. To s Y it, i at once to ac kno...…
…certifying office or otber of ficer of pliant pproved by the state; or (b) that applicant' environmental revie record for the projec indicated om' - ion of req 'red deci ion find i ng or tep applicable to the projects in the environment 1 revie process. Objections mu t prepared and ub- mi ned in accordance ith the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and may be ddressed to the State. Objections to the rele e of funds on . other...…
…FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROJECT DIRECTOR - recruit, tr n lind pi oe F oet Grandparent. In .. In th county re on. tJvlty with older �., .klilin «kIng with community groupa, Md skin In fund-r no are a mu . Requ r a be or'. de; In human .., vic .. education, or ratated f d, or equlv ent experience. Send re ume to Ichlgan Citizen, c/o F oeter Grandparents Project, P. O. Box 218, Benton Harbor, MI 48022. EOE 4122, 4/28 & 5/8 APPEAR IN ...…
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