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…, I . \ • tate on artheia hot. eat I LA SI G Anti-apart- heid forces have their eyes on Michigan as the January 1, 1989 enforcement date of the state's new divestment law ap­ proaches. ARC America, a leading u.s. construction and building materials manufacturer and the object of a take over effort by South African interests, has urged State Treasurer Robert Bowman to enforce the law ban­ ning investment in South African-...…

…I I LA SING __, First there t e Michigan Civilian Conser­ �tiYe Corps, then tbe Michigan Y. uth Corps. Now, beginnng in January, the state will initiate the Michigan eighborhood rps(MNC), The experimental program w II hire 1,100 young people ei er eligible for or no OD p blic �tance to ork on the improvement and rehabilitation o certain Michigan neighbor­ h Participants will receive minimum wage plu medical benefits. At presen...…

…I I ·1 . I i e: 9 the deficit on " he LGrt Serviu "It b r-iaeo LA ING - H.iking the (families) more than any other' tu:besaid. federal g tax ould .hurt . coaten that the 10 r-income car 0WDeI'S d II . h· tax, user fee, hould 'be ma er st tes, IC Igan spent fde the purpose it· 001- ttansportaboa ofIiciaJs agree. lected. The psolioe tax bel The federal government' tates fund aDd mainta· their proposal would raise· gas tax &om 9 ...…

…She . d tha these two groups CIIpiIIIl News Setviu tend to lack preaatal care which LANSING - The same � . themajorca ofiDfantmor- proposal . te d to tality.. . I � the IWes of unborn babe Among Michigan' min rity could . a number of population, the infant morality babies die duriQg their fIrSt r te i higher than in many third I year of life, some officials co - orld oountr· Wiener id tend '. With the e of Proposal Proposal A, which p...…

…The ev. Je L Jackson that Democrats mu t now fmd some common nd . th President Elect George Bu b. Jackson made bis tements the momiDa after h too a solid lead in the ov. election. to become. the bon 9 41 president Throupout the presiden­ tial campaign, Jackson had attacked the record of Bush and that of hi vice presiden- tial runnin mate. Indian Sen. Dan Qu yle. But Wed­ n�y mOnUn& �ring on ABC "IVs Good Momin America program...…

…( Di rict •• • .p o r sbtIdlOIms aad bureauaacies. A DETROIT - ID the �'. sroup of Detroit area res�ts, and '50s, it a taken for ' UDder the s of ·Citizen .. ted t ordiDary people, participatio· and "People . partial Iy • , .. , � these . • tioas .. e trapped by imper- to be aa:oua Ie. I, aDd over power. in- It started .. the 'Hobart Street Incident·,. ere co &edged - urban re I . ity residen�joiDed by min- contrary to the orig...…

…The truly Capiuu News �rvice L using - People are screaming·to be heard by their government in countries ere nobody is listen ing. In the United S tes, citizens do have say in government, yet many ch not to peak. Only 53 percent of eligible u.s. voters actually voted in the 1984 general election. Even fewer are expected to vote Nov. 8. . chigan figures are slightly higher th n the national . average. Tho e st ti tics dramatize...…

…L Gri ban Medicaid-funded bortio Capitlll News Service I .' Michigan, e.nding lO-year !.ANSI G - The batt is battle in tbe state Legislature, on to co al vo er confusion tiag WnO" vote would allow about a proposal to end appropriations to Medicaid edicaid-fuoded abor . recipients for abortions to COD- Organizers of the Committee tiDue. To combat the ooafusioo, to Ead Tax-Funded Abortio both Committee (0 End Tax- d the People' Campaign ...…

…\By A. CapitM News Setviu Lansing - Starting this month, ichp's 196 cireui judges and recorder' court judges will useae gu deliDes e sentellciog peop coo- victed of 50 seri felonies. Those felonie include as- ul burglary, aiminaI sexual conduct, drugs, fraud,' homicide, larceny, property TOUGH 0 JUDGE destruction, robbery and Committee member weapon POII�ISIOD. The De guidelines, which replace those in use . ee 1984, are the re...…

…Camp: 'Who Michigan' all' • I Michigan campaign, said he belie\a the vice presideDt wiD wiDMM:h"DiDN�mber, d that will send Iaim to the 0Yal of- fice. . . . "If Bush . MicbipD, he'D . (OYerall)," said EoaIer, R­ Mount Pleasaar. "There's � ay (Democratice Michael) Dukakis can in ithout Micb· . I ven't seea �y math that works for that" . Beca of the Dumber of blue-collar \4OtCd for President �. 19a> d 1984, . an· a vital tat...…

…. I FU D HUD says City Commission responsible I warranted, I ·n recommend that," City Man er Steve Man­ ning is said to h ve responded. Yarbrough tter get ready for court As sh uld Mayor Wil­ liam Wolf, C mmissioners George Wysi ger , Arnold Smith, alp Crenshaw, Michael Gova s and former 1. commissioner Do hy Die ey and Norval Weiss and former Mayor Wilce Coo . According to t1le HUD offi­ cial who sent the Ie er to the cit...…

…impo t d c%1iciaI to Black America. The delMied by Jesse Jacboo in a keynote addre ; by members of the CoDp' io 1 Black Caucus (CBC) at vario wor ops d other speakers cited .destructi\Ie eight wee:IeDd theme, struBle lDllbllues - A 1.00 lDto The Future,· 1U0UII� • tapestry ofl , Rights Commission rned their listeners that "r cial bat­ tleground still existed· in the so­ cial d eeoeomic environment ofAmeri They urged their lis...…

…d of tho D �,; , . ," ._, /. '. " .' .�,..� .�; -; '�; I . � " •. 'i'��: r • ; ;!.�':'� • • '. ' <, �. � _. .... < -" ....; ��'�\�� : ·f· • ,_ ; .,.t.�,;" , I CIIIIltn'.. ud American racter Ita not W' t surprisingly, affected African- to e' , te r ' Americans to the detriment of . the pr� community cohesion. Anti- tioaal opportuni ' Bl ck r cist entiments and AaIericaDs will . lie to pr dices are still prevalent and . d European-A...…

…by CHARL01TE SMARTE­ FAAL franchi its former slaves. From the famous m reh on WashinglOn to the Rev. Jes Jackson· second bid for the U.S. presidency in 1988. there has been indeed s revolution takin place. Tod y that revolution i formulatin in the mind of Afric n- American and other minority vo er . Thi political warene i perbap mo t evident in the event that took place and led up to the 19 Democrat" Nation I Convention Atlan...…

…A homeless dvocacy group under the � tional Housing Law Project iD W shiagto o.c, alo. ·th 1)e UBi d Community H . Coa ·lion (UCHC) nd COTS Tem­ porary shelter of Detro· ob- o taioed a temporary restrai . order to pro . the sale of all propertCs . de d bY the u.s. Departme of Ho - ing and Urban DeYelopment (RUD). e groups h ve accused HUD of be" . direct . tioD of the Stewart B c:KiDDey Ho ele s A istaece Act: , primary cam- ...…

…Detroit ... ;­ . Bison to close .lnn er city office ... . .. . - ...I Opposed care tha haYe raised ce for pIoyed by S900 millioo. I \ is t UDCIe of __ =--u HaD of Fame . • …

…. , I -I RI Co tu H..,· WlUID Changing milit ry hi lory . not an y k. But throu the dedicated eff rt: fa num r of Blac veter 0 ably David " Carr I of A�g lc th im- r possible m y become reality. I At the' start of the Korean : War the mili ary ill oper ted I with r cially grcgated uni _ 'One of th units, th all-Blae 24th Infantry Regi ... _ ..... " .... str ental in turning b c orth Korean communists at YC1ehon - a village ab...…

…" .. . .- Do kno you thi . . n? Aumo·�,P� Pkxw(A) 41 South. W hiagtoD Square, iog. ichipD 48CJ33 or call (517) 373-7111. Pre-applicati d be rec:eft1ed DO er thaD Septe ber30,I988. S te ••• to …

…·1 • -..or .... - po ac:tMIy. Dia e Ragsdale, Dallas (Teus) city co cil membe Jor pro-term, joined America di Mo e ent leader Ver OD Belleacourt (WaBu -Ini i) aDd Portland (Ore) PJ leader Harold Moore in . . F . the· de- pendeDt "People Claoic.e·. 1 n …

…- Farr n han tell Oem ? • Banned A Juice. tends. in Liberia Liberi�t a - sure t t . prod is part of of the t the batch oriei Uy produced tbe1cnlllDtry. for the U.S. market that r ed i of the J NNPA ConupoNlent …

…. I Was in.toD, DC - Di - tres ed ;ver t e Hou e Subcommittee' 7-0· ch- mcD! vote reeo boa to the fuU body ci Coaprea, F Federal Ju e Alcee Lamar H . toId�A-the coofusing and no based OD facts before that committe", Rep. John Conyer Jr.(D., ), chair of the House Subco . Criminal Justice ich co - ducted the impeachment bear- . . precisdy unc:xwered in the Deal' fair to the Ju . I have long ex- perience and know that r . . a d...…

…... • • I ruli g: core one tor the peQple . . DETROIT - Detroit Or­ ganizatio of Tawils (DOT) tIae first round in its uIe for decent housing for t e c:itize of Detroit n Wayoe County Circuit Court Judge . d Kaufman ruled . takiDg the F.. Re ofdinaDce off the � 2 primary ..... __ IA urr followed ODe day after Gov J ame B siped ioto a PI' local �mments &0 F.. Reat . Earlier , DOT had obtained 12,(D) . to put a Fair R� or . ...…

…IT ByR E Members of the Detroit Tenants Organization (DOT) say their worse fears have come to pass, Governor James Blanchard h signed into law Public Act 226'which bans local gover ments from enacting Fair Rent fa . In a related action, Secretary of DOT Vic . Carvari said the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commer� d ui 0 July 5, . to ba the Ie· tion taken off Of the A 2, 1988 ballot. Judge Ri� Kaufman of the­ W yoe County Circuit ...…

…-I Tenant group meet aides II Blanchard . , ed queSbOlI:aS i.ag the la and apply .• S said the teDaD gro explained Fair . ReD pr- dinaDces worked ill other major . . She the Gcwerdor's cWisors Iisteacd attteativeJy to of the reviews of their doalme ted proof and DO ODe challenged �U:. temeats. Aides, ho ever, told the tenants they re able only to dvise the Governo , not make his mind up for him. Presently the bill, which b...…

…, . • I ' I L �gisla tore deny local control of rent law Tenant groups sit in Governor's office iljl .tor people's voice at push ith 0 e voice in requ t that the governor veto the bill Introduced last falJ by Senator Richard Fessler (R­ West Bloomfield), S.B. 583 prohibit local governmen from imposing rent contro 0 landlords. Segmen of the bill. claim that rent control r . the cost of rental housing and the number of tenta...…

…and Black · v-p W ASHINGTO , D.C. - The JDO\4e to put Jesse J ckson on the ballot picked up momen­ tum Wednesday, J 15 en , members of the Congressional B Ca aDDOWlced at a pr here that be . the t i number Demoa . bal- eBC: - Reagan yTedJ WasbJ�on - In what might have been it re I for oext oath's Democratic tiona I Conw:atio the Co I B Ca cus held an one-day DYMALLY, ,0 presided earing I t ee on issues _ over the beariD& ass...…

…• I I. 1 Stete's.onty Black owned hospital face's closure I. By E DETROIT - South est Detroit Ho pitaf will soon be cI ing i � permanently if immedia e ctioe i not taken to deter thi , say the Friends of outh est Detroit Ho pital, a I group organized to save the . ��. --------------��------�---------- ore than 300 professio . be job a major Black o ed d o�r ted f cility will be turned (1'ICf to . te control- lers and essence ...…

…See 14 Dukakis trails Copyright 1988 Capital News Service TraceySzai LA SINGe-Six months before the presidential elec­ tio Michigan residents are all most evenly spill betweewn VICe President George Bush and Mas achusetts Gov. Micheal Dukakis, a Capital ews Service survey Bush claimed 44 percent of the 399 tate ide residents polled between Mat 6, to May 6, slightly toppi Dukakis 43 per­ cent, while 13 percent said they were ...…

…ichi an ace n I ichigan. Arthur Johnson, president of the Detroit NAACP branch. W 0 desa d race relations in Michigan as "fair to poor t" said he was not surprised by the survey's findings. D to racial oppression and segregation, race relations have not im­ p oved to the level they should hav ,he id, . "The degree of racial isola­ tion is worse now than it was years ago," he said Johnson said unti -Blacks receive equal oppor...…

…c d straig F I ter A. H Sr. WASHINGTON ( NPA) - The U. S. Department of Labor's, rosy report for the month of April, detailing a 1.1 percent drop in the bon's UD­ employJnent rate to 5.4 percent, the lowest Yet in 14 years, . omleading as reported in the media, said Rep. Aqgustus F. Hawkins (D-CA). The report does DO repre­ sent the true. widespread un­ employment in the African American colDmunities across the nation, Rep. ...…

…I 'S DELEGAT IC P OC S A J C G By Jo· DETROIT - "Jesse', been hung out to dry." That is how one Jesse Jackson supporter analyzed the results of the May 7 Democr tic caucuses in which the Party made its choi ces for delegates to the tional C9n­ vention. From another viewpoiilt, the people come the rcallose . 'We ha\le squandered the op­ portunity for an iodepe den political oveme " 15 politi: lacalOll coordiDator Sam Riddle. ...…

…lUD.vaJ DETROIT - Opportunists, bidden agendas and party hacks threaten the political miracle Jesse Jack on worked in MichipD. On S turday, May 7, State pu h: I 'in ' in 8yJen � rW rei Capital News Service LA SI G - Bu messes Could m e ignificant invest­ ment in ichigan' economic future by "adopting" tudents under e e' g d­ tuition plan, according to State Treasurer Robert Bowman. Bowman said corporations could becom a "pow...…

…�AJI LANSING - Michigan's Blae population is dying of many dise e at dramatically IUgher rates than whites, accord­ UJg to a draft report by the tate Department of Public Health' Task For on Minority Health. The drart report . data gathered so far "stroagly s - gest that the overall health status of Blacks . deterioratiDg_ .. According to rticle puti ished by the AJsociated Press last week, the T Force '11 present its final repq...…

…dolla I reflect Prate t \' South 'African public . I lat ons rof en ion" no 'Colo on iac shoo in y Alil 0 Jo PO TIAC -The shooting April 17, of an IS-year-old man in the lobby of a theatre here t film "Color w showing not related to the movie, but rather a reflection of tension in th community, ccording to ortb 0 land County AACP branch Pre ident Rev. Thomas . Hughe . "The' ooting could have oc­ cured if they re go' to...…

…P pul Ion up by 11%, I h e up 6% t The Datio· B popula- tioo grew � 3.1 millio or 11 percen &om 1� to 1987, ac­ cordial to the COlD erce Department's Ce us Bureau. The reau's late annual popuJ lion e im te by ge, ex, and race indicate that BI totaled 29.2 million in 1987 compared ·th 26.8 milliOD in the 1980 cens Only 19 per­ cent of the growth from IID­ migration. The BI c population h been growing faster tban tbe C 16 To e...…

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…I I • I o I By J upper. pe . Jes e Jackson lead the border. Democr . te count with - A e ndi ate needs 2,082 62A wteI to Midaael1>ubkis' . edat the Na- 612, 8CCOI'diag to • Detroit Free . conventi in Preas poD of · eel I ·super" de · the mornia& after the CcaDCdicut primary. ell 29. . I J WOI1 77 �"ea the March 26 Mic_1UI ftlriMJlrv" wilh. I'eIC)UIlCJida 1tIlewa.:Ie tory. ·th t reached fro of' the decisive immediate. "'-' _...…

…� r' cone rn , . 3 --TAT o , Whereever he went in Michigan campaigning for votes in the March 26 Democratic caucuse , Jesse Jackson was met by overflow crowds roaring their enthusiasm. The response to Jackson was constant, widespread and massive. In Kalamazoo, 4,000 turned out to hear Jackson where Michael Dukakis drew only 500 and Die Gepheardt, 7 . In Benton Harbor a city of 13,000, over �OOO Came to hear Jackson; in Ann Arbor, 5...…

…By Alii J DETROIT - Jesse Jackson brought his campaign for the nat ion's h· ghest office to Michigan where he found pack­ ed halls, spirited followers and a cadre of dedicated volunteers determined to make history. Driving home his message of reinvestment in America, stop the dope the borders, job ; peace and economic justice, Jackson offe ed his listeners in Detroit, Thu sday, a sharp con­ trast to the r alities of the day's he...…

…_. c o By A) J . e poorest campaign, the richest message, the broadest reach," is how Presidential can­ didate Jesse Jackson explained his sweep of the South on Super Tuesday, the 2O-state primary. �e, the people can win!" Jackson earned first place in four states, second in the rest and out polled ,every other can­ didate when all the votes from all the states were tallied, Jack­ son workers told the press Wed­ nesday. In a ...…

…unequ ByRho cia B. I Capital News Service LANSING - Equality and justice are just some of the rights people of every race, gender, color and creed are supposed to enjoy as United States citizens. But many argue that there is a disproportionate number of minorities to whites serving sen­ tences in jails nationwide. And some believe that women receive unfair and insen­ itive court decisions in cases concerning rape and abuse. Whi...…

…I R1eCo'vering La addicts help �.,. ue r each other Pictures on 3,·5 Turn to 2 ,. ,! I . II �25¢. G Z e ByGi Pocock Capital News Service LANSING - If the Pontiac Silverdome were filled up 388 times with garbage it would equal about the Same amount of solid waste Michigan generates each year. Unfortunately, no huge Sil­ verdome trash cans exist to con­ tain 12 million tons of waste - 80 percent of . ch is dispose...…

…Referee for .Iandlord - tenan dispu es ace c A. CapitlJl News Service lANSING - In the wake of a 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Michigan's plentiful job­ less residents y face another blo . A proposal that would revise unemployment insurance benefits would mean leaner budgets over the next two years fo the state's jobless. The bills being considered by . both the Senate and the House I ould rein titute a olle-week , Bu lne...…

…out , old pace 171 Will 'rep bel I lost? ByRo Michigan may lose two u.s. congre men, Ken M c­ Gregor, Director of the Public Aff irs Office for the Democratic majority, in the Michigan House of Representa­ tives indicated. The I will be a resuft of population I and the great drop in populati ' occured in the diwictI represented by Blacks. ' , The number of con­ gressmen each e reee 'is based 0 its populatio det�r- 1 mi...…

…MlCIUeI T. BmDett CIIpitIIl News Service LANSING - MOlt employ­ able adults on elfare in Michigan are UDemp � be­ cause they can't afford to work, .said Michigan League for Human Senices . A Ho of Rcpreae_._ .... _ .. bill . tryiag to make it af- fordable by targeting health care, tr portati· and cbild care costs. Because mo t JDinimum jot. do n offer . ' uraece, m lfare recipients y 00' lfare rather than be- come emp eyed and...…

…lxedr e . But m ca CUI me bers -=J .... : - ... 1L. agreed that - ore 0 an� improved commitmeot must be made from tate govemme 0 key·' . which include minority economic de, opment, urban revitaliza­ tion and educatio Rep. Ethel Terrell, D-Higb­ IaDd Park, said the goYCrnor' adeli revealed hope for a . more produ . .. "S . from the point of the Civil· Departmen� I think th his cooperation with the department been so of a chang...…

…I , • 10 ide Gloye.� or's j" comml 1 ...... 1 n . to pe .. on a u.s .. Court of Ap­ pe I decision, overturning i ig nt, set- ide la for minority and 0 en-o ned b ° . B , StaB rth, D-Deb'oit, . Goy. James J. B d d other e a<mrnment offi­ cials m mme fastcr on . ur­ ing vital Ic· lion isting . .. and womcn. " .. • 101 ,. Vera Riven ConvpotuImI Larry Laaaford'. life dream to beocme • reality ill CusopoIis, beca WLU-AN 9...…

….. I e mustioore unceasingly to, Ii t this n tion that . love to' a higher : I I' I = destiny, o a new. plateau of · • I . .� . I . ' - J 8rY 15, 1:929 - .-- I . j …