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…S ory on 3 BULK R TE u.s, POSTAGE PAID B n on Harbor, I 49022 P mit 0.50 O. 18 APRIL -12, 1983 to 3 25 e nts E TY THEAT EFIT t effort th d pril 17 . ipate Ti et , By Terry Kelly city fathers grapple ith methods of cutting e penses and generating reve­ nues for cash- trapped Benton Harbor one topic that h s received attention i the pension fund contribution m de by the ci y on behalf of it employee. C.A. "Toby" Tobia , 0 ...…

…oc In prepared st tement re d at the onday night city cornmis . n meeting by County Commi loner Fred Bird, the errien County Democratic Party char d Enterpri Zon ChairmanRo- ert J c n of expre . rprisingly p rti ttitude" in his lobby' .efforts. he atement a jointly issued by County Commi sioner Baird, illie e County Democrat' Chair Verlin Zimmerman Fourth Co re ional Di­ triet Chair Larry . I n Benton H rbor mocratic Club Chair Da...…

…I . BULK RATE us, POSTAGE AID B nton Harbor, I 49022 P mi 0.50 int Tri-County Southw By Terry eDy The heralded Enterpri Zone bill' chances of passi into 1 have dimmed the ichigan Hou nd Senate grapple this wee with legislation called the Economic Gro th Area bill. Sponsored by Detroit Sen tor J ac Kelley, the bill - S.B.46 and comp ion bills S.B. 47 and 48 - expre the same goals the proposed Enterprise Zone bill, but spring fro...…

…r 0 o See Story 011 10 VOL. V 0.15 ARCH 1 - 22,_' ha e forced the Health C e hich oper e edicaid pati nt no 10 er in me encie ch cutb simply . t co and could e entually result in health care crisis for the poor the unemployed and the uninsured.' Verlin Harder, ° e pre 'dent of fin c for the hospit ration . th t ercy and emorial Hospitals h ve 10 more than 60,000 in edi­ caid reimbu ment e ch month since S� ember 1982 for out...…

…VOL. V NO. '4 PL SO TE SCHOO TALE T E EFIT TOP AND BOTTO SIDES- Acting on a propo bmitted by Second ard Cornmi loner Randall Juergensen, the city commission onday night oted to e blish Citizens Advi- ry Cornmitt on th Prevention of Crime. Commi . ner will m e appoint­ ment to the lO-member panel in 0 eek. "It doe not ppear that Benton Harbor, in the short run, will be able to provide funding for tr ditional police erthele , ...…

…F BULK RATE U .5. POSTAGE PAID B ton rbor, I 49022 .50 VOL. V 0.13 ARCH 2 -8,19 3 probably city taff per n to i ted ith econ mi development, Kelley id. He noted that the publicans on th committ inst th electi n of The State of ichigan Court of ppeal has re er d th Berri n County con iction of Robert orwood for ulting a jail guard. orwood feel the decisi n i a gi nt ep fo ard in his 32.5 million it ain t the County the Sheri...…

…I SID o. 12 FEBRUARY 23 - ARCH 1. 1 3 tially affect city 'on t t none of OYALTY e. Commissioners unanimou y proved an arrange- Co· on 2 …

…VOL. V O. 11 FEBRUARY 16 - 22. 1913 o day or op, had to po • pone the ion until ed- nesd y, Feb. 16 noon bee u the city official ere in Lansing. Though t city voted three eek 0 to offer tax anticip tion note for 5450,000, the to do so h bmitted to me er y y . Go emor Jame chard and St te Tre rer Robert Bowman reed to the early relea of 575, 000 of re enue aring fund ' city of Ben­ ton Harbor could meet it February 15 P yr...…

…VOL. V NO. 10 commi ner ith • • TO PAGE 1 ould be taken until th full commi ion a appri d of th ltu tion t the on­ day J oh reporter after the onday night city commission meeting that hen he riv on the job three mont 0 t ere a no printed budget, no report of reve e or expenditure for either th current or p fiscal years. Johnson said the city' reque to sell 450,000 in t anticipation ould be bmitted to the st te for pproval by O...…

…F B ton rbor, 49022 .5 VOL. V O. 9 FEBRUARY 2 -I, 19 3 AIIO L B PTIST CO VE TOTO EGISTER 3 MllLIO EW VOTE 5 Over 5 000 nun ers and laymen 0 the ational Rapt' Convention USA, Inc. (NBC) meeting in t­ on Rouge, Louisiana, too actions that. ill dram tical­ Iy affect th B commu­ nity nationwide, ccording to Rev. Donald Adkins, p tor of Second Rapt' Church, Benton Harbor. R . Adkin, who at­ tended the mid inI of the Ellis U, .....…

…VOL. V O. a J .2 - FEB. 1 r 19 3 the lit ould have follo ed racial line . F" ce Die or Ricardo John n told Commissioners th of tax required to cover fund that h been a.t, but not budgeted. After the m ting he detailed 437, 505 orth of expenditur not included in the 82..83 budget including: Com­ munity Development -department pay­ roU forced on the city by the freezing of HUD fund , judgement , retr ctive p yroll, emergency repairs...…

…ELEASES 'STATE OF BLAe A E Ie , STO YO P GE12 BULK RATE U.s. POSTAGE P 10 8 ton Harbor. I 49022 Perm' .50 VOL. V O. 7 JANUARY 19 - 2S, 1983 hri tm food-ba et giv -a ay in its 137-year history - a ci y council re- lution supporting the boycott was introduced by 17th ard Alderman Allan Streeter d is now before com­ mitte headed by 20th rd Aldennan Clifford E. Kelley, T 0 other cit" . Altanta Ga., and Gary, Ind. are expected t...…

…rtin Luther ill ulmin te in j urneyed e th d te of Locally the only nnounced eel br tion ill be held Sunday, t 4 p.m. at Hope United ethodi t hur h. The publi i invited. VOL. V 0.6 JA UARV 12 - 18, 1983 BULK RAT u.s, POSTAGE PAID ton Hlrbor, 49022 mit .50 25 'BUD IS A DUD' SE The support behind the boycott of Anheu r-Bu h . growing, Rev. Je Jack n, director of Operation PUSH announced at a pre conference, on­ d y, January 1...…

…POLICE AND CRIME! e pe�nt that cot cnrnne in yor th citize bject: AUXILIARIES, a California community on P 1. SWER TO POLlCE - report on J tic Departm nt fmdin , p - CRA G HEADS, e amin local police ctions on Page 1. ATO S, THE ADVANCER IS SAC! BULK RATE US. POSTAGE PAID B ton Hlrbor, 49022 mi No.SO VOL. V 0.5 JANUARY 5 - 11, 1983 Sen Trl-COunty South ith th recent call by Benton Har­ bor ayor ilce Cooke for the police ...…

…, FRO THE CITIZEN STAFF VOL. V NO.4 DEC. 29 - JAN_. �r.1983 er; ton, Harbor Lodg . located o There are program offering help for poor pe pie in Berrien County ranging from he ting aid to legal aid. Berri n County cti n, Inc. (B ) ill be oper ting t 0 office in Berrien County to provide the rvice to the n edy. The S uth County B offi is loc ted at 323 orth 7th Street, iles and th orth ounty B office be at 170 Ea t all Street, Be...…

…FRO BUL RATE U .5. POSTAGE PAID B to H Ibor. 4 22 .50 STAFF VOL." 0.3 DECE BER 22 - 21, 19 2 y Harbor city comrni loners ith regret' the re ign tion o ond rd commi loner Ruthi "by t the Decemb r 20 city commi - meting" r. "by, the m ting fulfill her dutie ho a not pr ot for s rep rtedly un ble to commi "on r ith a load d a full time fill out the irby' term. hen rrently " tant a ington D.C. offi onomic D elopment. He...…

…UL RATE u.s. POSTAGE PAID B to Hlrbor, 49022 m .50 VOL.V DECE SER 15 - 21, 1 82 , Benton Harbor city commi n id ye to an English manuf cturer and To ip m propo an during th ond y nigh city commi . n m tinge By a UllUlimooS d to pr r urban rene al propertie . ond y night I, in f ct, the first the mmi ion he rd of the propo d onocon deal. the first year d, if pl s materialize, Schre , up to 30 people in fou ye ODZO Calhou...…

…, VOL. V O. 1 DECE SER 1- 14. 19 _2. given r y of hope "ob rved ryl J cob developer of pi Jenny' d- tel on Rivervie Dr' e in Benton Harbor, C' Venture Corp. VC) project director Fred Fr ' t ted to th city in hi to off the high rate .n J ob ill dd the re- maining one-fourth to m e the project sail. Fr lin not d th t the gal entanglement r- roundin th 4 ere ite on th St. Jo ph river mu t be de d up, One of tho i a suit fil...…

…VOL. IV 0.52 DECE BER 1 -7,1982 Sen Tri-County South o c I ain the BI prove ain. John n Town; an re of tlanta covering ven ere of land ith 41 P reel of pr perty and 39 famili w heduled to b leveled for a par ing lot. Re id nt t property a d t an aver e of 6,000 e ch and the pe pi ere doomed to remo al in the n m of on el t progre . n ent rpri ing youn BI man turned that around. Today, thank to T J x nder, the former re 'den...…

…The taff at The Citizen wi hes all our re der a Happy Thank iving. e hope tho re den ho ha e ill realize th t gi in thanks i not enough in city of h rd time . BULK RATE us. POSTAGE' PAID B VOL. IV. 0.51 OVE BER24-30,1982 o Comrni "on action onday night launched the orth of ain Indu rial Par project, a plan on the dr wing board for years. With a unanimou vote, the Commis­ ion pproved the purcha and clearance of the area bounded by...…

…, • Offi· a prne!1"tI1n aniIlnaisat 3:30, Friday ntin& a puppet turday, o. 20. o VOL. IV O. 50 NOVE BER 17 - 23, 1982 Sen Tri-County South\V _n ichigan io er 4 ic ey Y r- h e put in pI ce e potential for 0 j b " nded ity Venture' proje t dire tor red Fr nk­ lin during th nday night ity o point by point que rionin 30 listed at last 8 items of Franklin on City en- that ere repeated in the ture' performan e the current funding ...…

…VOL. IV T TO PAGE 3 Sen Tri-County So w BER 10-16,19 2 erry y "City Venture came to ve us no they're ing u to ve them," commen­ ted one citizen at the onday night city commission meting of a City Venture Corp. (CVC) reque t for aid. "It· the city that is the ey element in refunding p ckage CVC needs to y another year in it five ye revitalization effort. The inne otis b d, pm te, for- profit company h been paid $575,000 to d te ...…

…Y F SHIO FAI 1982 BULK RATE u.s. POST AG E PAID Benton Harbor, I 49022 P .. mit 0.50 11JRNTOPAGE 12 VOL. IV 0.41 OVE BER 3 - ., 2 25 cents HUD FU DS SUS I th St. Jo h city ou Commi on pro- b idized housing for th ealthy? Such a ch City illi Sin- cl . "d h u- tho ho y it, of jumping to conclusi n :' Department of Housi and Urban Devel­ opment (HUD) h pen­ ized the St. Jo ph Com- mi . on by ithdrawi 60 000 in bsidi ce ...…

…VOL. IV 0.47 OCT. 27 - OV. 2, 19 2 Sen Tri-County South n ven ballot questions to decide. u of omen Vot rs pr sent an n lysis of th qu stions on P s 8 and 9. County Commission r Chari s not king r -el ction, but giv r nt on P 3. rson is his endorse- Ona Alston looks t th inn' 9 st t m v r in B nton Harbor High School Girls' b sket· ball on P 9 13. u.s. Congre an John Conyer ying Headlee is deadly", ccu d the Republi an gubnator...…

…BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID 8 ton Harbor, 4 022 rmit 0.50 per n nnoun ed. onyer i n out p en ch mpion for pe e, the poor justi e nd i him If un ppo d for r el tion. rv Tri-County Sou VOL. IV o. 46 OCTOBER 20 -.2 ,1 2 an 25 nts Benton H rb r ill Zon of th nt it nt t t th money on the do Lilly report d th t th clo t city ith a uth Bend. city h five dog and u them for civil d· rde nd build in d uld …

…• BULK RATE us. PO l' GE PAID to Hlrbor, 49022 m .50 R 13 -11,1 2 imp ct on current civil rights to meet and di u and re ment be een th company and Bl ck community. J n had previously en ed 'co enants" ith compani I ch Coc -Cola, Se en-Up d Heu- blein's. Anheu r-Bu h, be known the m er of Bud ei r Beer - th re n for "Bud is Dud' ogan in th PUSH campaign - h h d a long- tanding rei tionship ith the B ck community. It ha been...…

…BULK ATE U5. POSTAGE PAID B ton Harbor. I 9022 mit 0.50 25ce e from a alarm at ',400 er e Laura Lee Hamilton, 76, fourth floor had difficulty . aet1w' »& out of bu'. Terrace. In a tter dated September 23, to SHDA, Billup note th t the pro- th men er 10 3 Detroit …

…V�L IV O. -OCT. 5,1 2 Director h d out city ilce Coo e ton An informed UICe at city haD . d th re . a commi . on tra el policy d ting b c to 1979 which prohibit tr vel ithout prior commi 'on ppro- 1 Ip memo to Commissioner Arnold olin, Finance Director Jame arlin rote " . . . my under tanding of the proce . that travel dvan for a Comrni . n r need 0 y be pproved by th reque in Cornmi loner. Commissioner orval e told The Citiz...…

…BULK RAT U.S. POST AG E PAID B ton Harbor. I 49022 Permit 0.50· VOL. IV BER 22 - 28, 1982 25 cents e th t H dy th r port ece Civil omm on ill return to the city to hold • publi meetin . on their report. T team found that refu yor il e Coo e 800 from th cornmi ion h do it? er th ptember revi of all chec pproved by th commi over the prior four ch ch ed to their EGISTER TO VOT …

…endment defeatea, but other S - flY p - to reduce .. elfue benefit 5 percent to the e of surround- p the on ayor county did e Stacey to ao<:aJot!:tle before the city assi:stance; the r p ent is 30.5 not "tee contend ; er- e of the ADC family been deere' for 15 y 10M!, d ite n- ary pre res, has not grown . ce October, 1979; and the that , paper . comment re not meant to be rae' • To ve money, the te re- ed n medicaid ...…

…0.40 SEPTE BER *1- 14. 1 2 CHI J k n, le r "irrelevant,' ee y S turday SH raDy here. they ha refu to meet, they ha in effect rejected this body of'distingu· ed Americans," he . USH and Bu h mu meet in the m etplace." On Friday, Bu h officials announced $5 million fund to help finance minor- ity-o ned beer distributorships. The pr am not in respo to the threatened boycott, a Busch spo esman - id, Ja son . B c m e up 15 per­ ce...…

…c BULK RATE U.S. POST AG E PAID Benton Harbor, M I 49022 P rmit 0.50 00 5 for Servi Tri-County Southwest rn M ich· n VOL. IV NO.3 SEPTE BER 1 -7. 1982 ction and frus­ ere th two main me given to th Civil Right Commi ion f t- findin committ on its trip to nton Harb r Thur ay, ugu 26. m 40 people gath r­ ed at GI d Tidin B ptist Church d voi ed th t me e to the CR team he ed by Commi i ner B erly Clar . Jar told the udi n...…

…B DEY AILS 0 AGE 3 VOL. IV O. 3 AUGUST 25 - 31,1982 Development, Lilly told The Citizen. There· 50 000 de ignated for code enforcement on th city's main reet ; $30,000 for park mainten e· S 160 000 for cquisition and demolition o b tand rd properti city- ide: 118 000 for 'stabilization" of city o n d property. Lilly explained that " abilization" meant reh illtation and sale of homes no 0 ned by the city. Lilly r fu d to di 10 any...…

…"BULK RATE u.s, POSTAGE PAID B on Harbor, I 49022 Pwm .50 VOL. IV O. 37 AUGUST 1 - 24, 1912 E oritles from the city: Larry Purnell, 950 Broad aye La ence Henry, 1395 Ogden; Sammy Lee Copper; 857 auceda; Sam illiam, 1040 Agard; John Gaines, 971 Colum­ bus; Sammie Copper, 857 cedlh; ate Green, 435 d moderate income peno , n. Whitfield '. The Director provid- - ed the Commission ith a list of pe employed by the general contr...…

…AUGUST 11 -17, 19 2 Serv Tri-County South ote City oter al approved the mil- e requ to fund the etro arcot- ic -.U d by 343 to 230 count. Only the orton School are turn­ ed do n the narcotics proposal T 1 ,010 voters in the city were ro � 15 percent of tho registered the city cler ' office reports. There ere 641 votes ca in the r ceo Jame B anc i:ie DemCCT t' con e 'chard Headlee in the ovem­ b r conte . In Benton Harbor, voter ...…

…, YOL. IV 0.35 A UST �-10. 1 2 Serv Tri-County Southw BULK RATE U.5. POST AG E PAID B on tgrbor, 49022 mit .50 Ich n STORYO AGE 6 . f of GARY, Ind. - The nation's 6,000 B elected offlcial ere urged to orpnize a "B Common ar et" that ould direct go emment busine 'to fum Gary ayor Richard Hatcher, ho conceived the idea, gave this example of ho it could ork: "Tbe city of Gary's employee are ed by Supreme Life Insurance Co., ...…

…BULK RATE U.5. POSTAGE PAID B ton Harbor, 22 It .50 VOL. IV 0.34 JULY 28 - AUG. 3, 1982 I . go to benefit the . y's 10 -incom re and ill· ould be ay C ford, t Director of the ational Lo Income Housing Coali­ tion in ashington, D.C. called the plan "rip-off UDAG" and id the plan by benefiting middl in­ come peopl ho appeal to the banks ould re It in the "gentrffie ti n" of the city. Given the high unem­ ploym nt of ity re...…

…BULK RATE US. POSTAGE PAID 8 on rbor, I 4tOZ2 It .50 , EPAG 3 25 VOL. IV 0.33 JULY 21 - 27, 1 2. , mmer of 1981 ill hand some measure of seri>u of problem . reflected by the fOJl(NflDl infonnati>n: tio y although B Ameri- men "in eDJeCO Florida, four of by policemen and unanned. only an approximate 10 percent e population, they are 80 percent of tho t by police. - Of the 1a fIVe killings by police- part of a report under...…

…- BULK RATE U .:5. POSTAGE PAID _VOL. IV O. JULY 14 - 20, 1 2 ich n ill go to y Community Deeartment Director, be returned fund, area. Some 30,000 foreement in th Be . area. Build . in ctio ill be conducted. There will be 100,000 vailabl in and grant for pri te housi re b in th BeUvie area so. Plans call for n penditure of 7 000 per home. Co' 0 3 due HUD from th …

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…,. VOL. IV p. JU -JULY .1 7: cifJCa1ly at the m �or' y B popu- tion. He obtained CETA fund and put re' ents to or and initi ted nutrition program for th elderly and h ndi pped. ore than $3 millon in federal and other fund ere channeled into Tchula under Carthan' I dership. But too y, the city overnrnent i ain almo all hite nd there are no feder 1 program. For th la few ye Cart y he h been on the proverbial ramo d tr - railro ded...…

…CITY MI o $1.6 MILLIO An Indian contractor from Berri n Spring ha the 1 rge b-contra on the 1.6 million ttered site public housi project. C.C .S. Co will do the con ruction management and carpentry $285,232 ccording to record to the Benton Harbor Hou . or for b mit ted Commi • OJ C n, Benton Harbor firm ill do 105, ()()() orth of or on the 46 home to b built. Of th t $31 000 will go to city minoritie . "The problem . findi ...…

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…Tum to 3 VOL. IV 0.27 JUNE 9 - 15, 19 2 1IeIl..ux· Corp. a.allBCllD ."'.,_. ••. _, 69, retked fro exllaM�S. 1 f of t …

…BULK RATE U .5. POSTAGE PAID B ton turb , I 4 22 It .50 TV TO PAG 3 VOL. IV NO. 26 JUNE 2 - ,1982 Se In 25 Ie of C Ex cutiv ,Y ring�on's � .......... y to run Public Hou · , …

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…VOL. IV . 23 A Y 12 - 1, 2 Sen Tri-Coun ich an 25 °t Joel ho in job � ci HUD mu bO ° OP IE …

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…TO PAGE 4 DIFFERS SHARPLY FRO TaT)' eHy The 1983 propo budget given to Benton Harbor city commissioners on­ day night differ sharply from the Coop­ er Lybrand study purchased t year by th city for 60,000. Where Coope &: Lybrand projected a deficit for 1983 of some $300,000 ith a promise of "major budgeting problems will develop," the budget prepared by Finance Department Supervisor and act­ city anager Gerald Heppler pro . fOT 93...…