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…TOPAG S TOPAGES. CITY VE TU E OFFICIAL Y HE JESSE J C SO PUSHES 'D 0 'T C HOE 0 CO E' C CO PRES HillA TO JAPA ESE I TE POL CY E T POLICY …

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…JULY 1-7,!9 1 SERVI G TRI..cOU TY SOUT ESTERN ICHIGA 25 CENTS 1'0 GE3 ce th t time to correct tio" n, in memo to hat he calls "e ctioa Secretary of S te Ric d irregu tenti tor office public o d (The Citizen arti­ cle of ugu 20, 1980) there' no re for future invo ement by this Dep - ei t tried to vote county co 00' time." Democrats d Percy ho 10 by fi bee • 0 ing the pr cu- cutor the inform tion . ce filed a com- p . t 0 ...…

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…E 17 - 23, 1 1 re will be no reer - contest, pet 0, . D programs for . this kit flying, b e ft- nun . th Benton ball, and filed h bOT par or nis le d ccording to Recr - tio Directo Carl ells there . no m y to run but only to main- Char Gr y Cen- ce er of 5:00 p.m. v. June 18, 1981. ter. e no ed that IRJD funds had been p coming from t that IRJD nd "0 bri d mo - tar," not for programming. MUD funds to the city have froze fo...…

…T I.cOU - Y UT ESTER 25 CE TS n ber 0 Co merce, . Street, t Harbor. …

…25 CE TS ACTIO The Berrien County p d of COInm:l1SSIODe:ts $150000 of a $1 turn deno d grwp get organized helped the group attend other ch Header onday, June his actions �, "Th CAPs' at the rally stand to the· funding. It' a . tion of f …

…SERVI TRI�OU ICH GA 25 CE TS TUR TO PAGE 3 community," community will be . • str po °tion regard- ° g City Vento - h t they t; to do it; t NEXT EEK …

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…financially. " Conti CA p ercy e ced recently. group of ministe e organized to cificaI1y ad- the· of health erey. Bl and Benton H bor a ey, reached by city resid nt. Currently, this paper Tue y, id on the 27 mem r board that consolid tion ch there' only 0 the ob tric department dent and 0 e ill be an "on going pro- The ministers - ce to keep (rom dupli- ed to he . vo d in any eating rvices, " dee' . on or planning for art of the...…

…or be matter of o.b.," remWk • Jon man of the Concerned . . en, the group fighting the tling 0 f &em- , . …

…u so OJECT TO PAGE 3 AY 5, 1 1 I VI TRI�OUNTY SOUT ESTER ICH I ISTE S FO D SE TS S IOn Re. atlianiel Gath­ �t and city commiIIion­ er orval ei both read prepared but rece ° ed no (X action from The Concerned Benton Harbor community, ri&ht read.. tenon, Arnold over 80 percent no , 'e are cemed that School Board member Fred- ouId be best .ned by there be no further d D- dje oore, County Co� an of 0 gr 0 g of Benton Harb(X °on...…

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…EC CO EXPL JUDG '5 ULI G VOL.III NO.19 APRIL lS - 21,1981 SERVI G TRI-COUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Th tate Emergency Loan 8 ard unanimou y approved a 480 ()()() loan Tue day for the city of Benton Harbor giving it 90 day breathing ell in their on going ca crisis. Greg Vaughn acting city manag r id the loan can only be u d for the d y-to-day operati n of the ci ty 0 er the ne t 90 d ys and fe emergency item greed on i...…

…VOL. 111 O. 11 APRIL':'" 14, 1 1 25 CE TS job' 0 updati prop- erty tao Since the resignation John Lottridge t fall, the city has been out Ka'tvJiDIOIl'S 1981 the t SI,I88,OOO .. Sled valuation _ ... ,,_..t NODUltv computed on) 430. b 2,100,000 . with equalized value of ccording _ to Harriet B ylock, cle in the city 'on for 6 Stree he - from S313,5 10 to SI ,00. -Referred D CE TI CA s …

…TO AG 6 AP R ILl - 7. 1 11 RVI TRI..cOU ESTER ICH or cord. Benton Townsbip bled writtetl Friday. to death fr Lo had been barred ot and three from the tavern by own ounds - all in the b apo n Lark fo a oot- ing . cident f t theP der a examiner. Victor Boo er, 951 Eyewitn accoun of orth Shore Drive, recoun the shooting differ from the that the Ponder had police report record spin Thunday. …

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…• TU TOPG3 VOL. lit O. 15 ARCH 18 - 24. 19 SERva ESTERN ICH A 25 CE TS Benton Harbor city co n called County plan "di rimin t­ ory and unfair." County Co�·o r illie termed it "schockmg.' All citizens are be . ur d to turn out t the 9:30 a.m. Thursday Coun­ ty Do rd of Commissioners meeting at the Co rthou to prote the plan. Wh t caused the it? Berrien County ill vote Thursd ¥ on a plan hich Will sell bonds to mo y. The m...…

…If it ARCH 11 - 17 t 19 1 , 25 CE TS SERVI G TRI.cOUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA tt 'U t but no hat e do? e beat the poor man over th head in a way we didn't be t th other man clue s hi tongue and y gav th m a ehane and 1 hat they did - th y can t do it. Benton H rbor annu College til b - en Gi t poo ch hbn ing of th cuts which ur the end of vera} vi 1 to cit" s in itu ti n don t kno ho ri ht'o" …

…VOL. III NO.13 ARCH4-10,181 SERVI DVISES: "BH COULD BE SPLIT • this comm nt por- his 5000 year job. tion of meetin by The fir t eruption of . Tobi Tob' Oil 0.' the ening came when op All Time voted to est Control' and Carl d on to Br city com- of th mi r. Th group pi ded ith 01 Producer Daniel co n rs to dmit Brest of Danco Inc., you do not have the c p- iles. ility . fo help.' mnusa...…

…id that ial federal H al propo d federal con trol on price, ren intere t r te and irnpor . inc� r�boon 0 domestic and foreign in st­ ment . and 30- ur or ee ith 4O-hour p y. " In a during a prayer rally in the h dquarter of Operation SH, 939 E. 50th St., Sava . d, "Re an gives littl con- . dera tion to th spec plight of b Am rican - but th little he doe give is 0 than th t of any pre ident in .the t 50 years." P S TO SHIFf...…

…o. 11 FEBRUARY 18 - 24, 1981 ins in,'I m t City an ger h computed th am unto aul y h d not returned any of th lls pu t in to him by pre tune edne ccordin to Gr u P rs nnel Dir tor f r th city th I y off: in ommunity De elopm nt d In ction D partmen ts ere tempor ry, and the r t of th affected or er received "indefinite layoff V ughn id he s no- till d by City ana r P ul aul y en he ani ed or edne ay mom­ to prepare th pink ...…

…VOL. III O. 10 F.EBRUARY 11 - 17. 1 ESTER ICHIGA 25 CE TS Geor ddell 46 Bri in, e pre d his and me of his neighbor con­ cern 0 er the po . ility of Palmer's Grocery lling pd' or at his Fair and Britain store. dd II ted,' yen though ther are busine alr dy in th neighbor­ hod, thi type of establish­ men u Ily h a cro d n the premise similar to P lmers on Broad ay and Ro . '8 Party Store on Terri­ torial. This can and pro­ b b...…

…VOL. III 0.9 FEBRUARY 4 - 10, 1981 CIty. To v, Tue ay ill be t payroll th city can m t c:£ ley unced. There is only enough mon y to continue city operation for anoth r o to three ee , he noted. To the listener, an udi nee p ked with the citf;' police officer, the p recei d with you kno { the county and state police? I e ed 20 year plus a policeman and now what - to be cCau ey prom' d city ould h lp its employ- . s form the...…

…UARY 28 - FE�RUARY 3, 198-' ,. SERVI G TRI�OU TV SOUTHWESTER event will be ob rv d this year February 9 through 15 and on ar 7. e've had bi pro- blem getting money from the Student Sena every ye for the last yen years. e (Delta PIll) have brought many important C - the Rev. Je d [ij Gregory to name a f , id therin Bady, Delta Phi P' Sorority dvi or and dministra tiv . s- meeting to tudy the pro­ blem and m e recornmen­ datio...…

…0.7 JA UARY 21 - 27, 1981 SERva G TRa..cOU TV $OUT ESTER CHIGA bonmar e lined its 01, ethan plant in the o 0 po et ith from ci y of Benton H or. e fmancially trapped coording to Re it- Benton Harbor City. liam DO· e r 0 in On Sept. 30, 1980 boo- . gton, 'municipalitic m ch bmitted an appli- ere prohibited from app y- cati to the Department of nergy (00 ) to obtain 83,675 for itself and billed city 2,165.47 for tb on the plication...…

…Response to entertainer Stevie onder s call for a na tiona! march in a shin g­ ton D. . on Jan. 15 to pport congre .. nal legis- lation m ing Dr. artin Luther King Jr's birthday. a national holiday h been e rck For enthu . and ide- of all Ameri . spr d. onder said h i tre- om m ndw· y plea d with th respon of people of good ill to join him in ashing ton to help hieve a goal 'in the best in terests The marchers will a m- VOL. ...…

…VOL. III 0.5 JA UARY 7 -13, 1 ESTERN ICHIGA I Ben ton Harbor yo Joel Patterson reported to co�oner ond y night January 5 t his orst fears regarding City Ven ture have "b n laid to rest." Pa tter n ho an- nounced t the regular city commission meetin that he had tr eled to Toledo th t day, id his conve ODS ther ith 0 individual had convinced him that Ci tu d in community particip tio in planning revitaliz tion. 'They ere tota...…

…0.4 OECE BER 31 - JA UARY • 19 1 ERVI G T I.cOU TV SOUT ESTER ICH GA refu , "until fixed." of dem ded repairs are made. On December 22, Jud e entered judgement ainst rs, Lewi , ordering er to p y the rents to the Housing Commission and to cate the apartment, ccording to rs, . the reque ed repairs not been made by Hou . Commission de pite testimony from Hou ing Commission employee Brenda in court that the repair d been made...…

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…1 VOL. III SERVI G TRI-COUNTY SOUTH ESTER ICHIGA Circuit Court Jud Chester Byrns t 'e the 1979 el etion in hich Joel Patter n d .. ilce Co e by three otes. Co e ed Patter on claiming that four of his pporter had been illegally denied the right to vote in that e ctioo. Byrnes agr d that three of the four h d been wrongfully turned ay fran the polls after making an attempt to vote, but th t the fourth not tried hard ough to ...…

…VOL. III O. 1 DECE BER 10716, 1980 SERVI G TRI�OU red th Com-' all er Yar­ ei . Control Data n t only does busine with South Afri but finds that the 'South African branch is the mo t profitabl out ide this county." Th t ob rvation mad by a Control Data official and quo ed in the ay, 1918 . e of "Southern frica" explain part" lly th computer giant' refu to ithdra from th coun­ try of aparth id. ontrol Data i the chief o hi...…

…R TOP G 3 VOL. II O. 52 DECE BER 3 - 9, 1980 SERVING TRI-COU TV SOUTH ESTER ICHIGAN commi on r agreed to 11 th former 01 build- ing at 522, C bus to the yor' sister arcel- Andr s of California. P tter n h d de yed the m ting' start in 0 der to clo himself with Com­ o ioners Juanita Echo and ichey Y rbrough, Y rbrough told the Citi- zen that th ayor had discu d the 522 Colurn- bu with them. In other busine the commission held...…

…O. 51 OVE BER 2&- OECE BER 2, 1 0 TYSOUT ICHIGA yor ed not been in- 11 a.m. ond y night meet in told re­ did not d ofT ers. Bill Lilly, Community De lopment oordi tor for the city re rted to ppearance of c nflict. All can atte t th t I did no ppr ch anyone in . idu- ayor's al to coerce th m. OFFICIALS ADOPT ding to City anager P ul <:Cauley. Comnussion …

…VOL. II O. 50 OVE BER 19 - 25, 1980 SERVI G TRI�OUNTY'SOUT ESTERN ICH GA inneapo d City Venture h been told by th t city there will be no more lucrative contracts for dey lopment until the ghborhood group are tisfied their oppo ition to City Venture has been re ol- ed. City Venture has repre­ nted it " cce s" in inneapolis to the Benton Harbor City commisaioners rea n for this city to a 375,000 start up contr t with the urban ...…

…Editorial on p 2 j R 12 - 18. 1980 SERve G TRe.cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA min 0 m ing cia! trip, 'Rettig ys. The I tter charge that cia! trip h e been. t payer it isn't the all orking man th t is rippin them off it' y r Board of Com­ missioner who e not do­ ing th ir job or are ju t turning their heads and letting this happen. , ait for etter number o if you think this is mething. , T ithheld TEXT OF LETIE u …

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…COLD 0 EFIT OCTOBER 22 - • 1 0 SERVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT ESTER ICHIGA In ddition, th com­ pany for . of 16 holiday to b forfeited. 'They ant u to fo e .. fo the co t of living raise for 18 months, d then pay t reduced formu­ d d. e noted …

…VOL; II 0.44 SERVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT 2 CE TS. STER ICHIGA - 14, 1 0 tenant group. e' also ed Attor- lemma .... �1iDI Thru y, y Alp n Lewi to our Id ren until. Thunday night meeting," prQjec are G �t °d, and added that the group intends to A9COf(liq retain" rvice. . G 1be Co cerned Tenants chairperson, Charlotte Cumming, 945 Bu nounced that they d obtained 105 signature on petitions . g the Health Department to m e thor tion ...…

…IS 11IE LA E TO VOTE! _" VOL.. II 0.43 OCTOBER 1 -7,1 0 5 RVI G TRI-COU TV $OUT ESTER ICHIGA lOOper month ing, not nece of in entory c tro Auditors chided Co • 12 Benton Harbor city in- spectors h no t ecked Hou ° Projects for code violation in t nine years, Bill Thomp n, acting chief of the city's Inspection Department d to Th Citizen. '70 my no led , no inspector has r n in projects since I' been here," id the nine ye ...…

…•• TOP G 7 SERVI G TRI-COUNTV SOUT ESTER VOL. II O. 42 SEPTE BER 24 - 30, 1980 ICHIGA CENTS. I, claiming to rebuild d terio­ ra d ctions of cities. Chamber official are pro- moting ity Venture fo I Benton arbor. IL-_--- City Ve ture demands th cal government d to pu up fund in fr nt condi . n of its involvement. Commissioner approved requ from Bethlehem Ternpl Bu t meetin . tly t 7:30 from Sept. 23 to ov. 4 t th comer of ...…

…Benton Harbor City m "on within 30 day on Commi " ners onday progre . night ordered City an r In other busi e , th P ul cCaul y to 'pursu comm on ted to e and d elop grant applica- a are of the 1980 club tions for an ailable pro- and dance n fee 0 gram de' ed to create th 8 chelor 14 Club. Th employment. ' move cle the y for Th resoluti - pprov- th ichigan Liquor Con- ed unanimou y - pre- trol Comrni on to ppro dented by ayor Joel tr...…

…raval before city attempted to t the job of city engineer and public or director combined into ODe. The over mon brough argued, "it' be a Q) cutting m re to eep it tha t Yarbrough's defeated. In r matte c- Ca ytdco ooen be had arranged fc. a meet­ in ith C itol d � ate developer of the Riftr- Terrace H . g clege1op- ment behind art. a lot of eon­ community d the p'cket- , _"_ .. '-- "I' eel for a mee With the City Attor...…

…SERVI G TRI..cOUNTY $OUT ESTER ICHIGA Pr 2 c PUTS QUESTIO E BALLOT ci y loaned J ck­ n 8,250 in arch of 1979. …

…VOL. II AUGUST 27 -SEPTE SER 2, 19 0 RVI could r . or arne d charter. Tb ayor out fo tro g yor form of g rnment that could be form d only after a charter change. In other bu " on- dy, th commission 'held public hearing for tax e empti fo Tech Fab r and Twin City etal Finish­ at hich th re were no public comment . city, qr e AI S SERIOU Finley, 40 h d n by . a car driven by ymond Jord , 562 Broad y, on Friday, ugu 15 in f...…

…When and if the City of Benton Harbor recei close to 100 parce of tax­ reverted prope . from th state hinges on ayor Joel Patter n. "According to T.. c- ker t Division Chief Land Division of D ,he nt a letter to the ayor on July 8 that h not yet been answe d. letter nt in to rveral qu by occupan of tax- erted proper' lo- cated in the city 0 been .appro ed by River- . e Development C rpora- lion to buy their h di pro- Turn...…