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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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Wednesday, November 28, 1973
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Nov. 26 to Dec. 1
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Thursday -Friday -Saturday
NOVEMBER 29-30, DECEMBER 1
POLITICKING CHARGED
GOP, to fight tribal fund contract
(Continued from Page 1) mark a large-scale effort to slash
TRIBAL FUNDING spokesper- many social service programs the
son and RPP member Frank Bach GOP opposes.
claimed yesterday the group has VOIDING THE agreement may
put most of its energy into finding not, however, be completely legal.
a community ballroom rather than The city attorney's office reported
holding the concerts. Nearly ready "arguments could be made" for
to close a deal on a ballroom loca- cancellation of the contract, accord-
tion, Tribal Funding has requested ing to Colburn. Nonetheless De-
$10,000 from council as a down Grieck and Jones question the
payment. soundness of such a case.
Bach charged that the Republi- Earlier this month, city adminis-
cans are trying to void the con- trative Assistant Michael Rogers,
tract to prevent the ballroom's who oversees the revenue sharing
establishment, and declared Tribal allocations, said "there has been
Funding will file a lawsuit chal- a good faith effort on their (Trib-
lenging the maneuver. "This is just al Funding) part to perform on,
another ruse to stop community the agreement."
organization," he said. Mayor James Stephenson claim-
Council members Jerry DeGrieck ed political differences between
(HRP-First Ward) and Carol Jones RPP and his party have not
(D-Second Ward), who are both on prompted the council move, and
the revenue sharing committee, that "non-performance" on the con-
contended the Republican action is tract is the only issue involved.
the result of political antagonism. Stephenson has vocally opposed
"The Republicans have been look- the prior council's dispersal of fed-
ing hard for a way to cancel the eral monies since his election last
contract," Jones commented. April.
Neither believe Tribal Funding THE BALANCE of funds due
has violated the contract. De- Tribal Funding - some $15,000 -
Grieck said the coming action may will probably be funneled into the
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Concentrated Code Enforcement tions concerning the concert ser-
program, which provides low cost ies.
loans for building renovation, Col- "With a ballroom secured, I'm
burn said. confident we could put on the re-
Undoubtedly influencing the Re- quired number of dances," Bach
publican's decision was the re- said. In addition he charged that
cent revelation that for the past conservative elements in the city
three months Tribal Funding has -particularly business interests-
been renting office space from have pressured the present owners
RPP. Because of the group's over- of the potential ballroom location
lapping membership, various city not to sell to Tribal Funding.
officials charged RPP was in es- However, Colburn stressed that
sence renting from itself. the remaining revenue sharing con-
The council committee criticiz- tracts will not be cut or killed, de-
ed Tribal Funding for entering into spite the GOP's original opposition.
the arrangement but determined
the situation did not technically
violate any contractual guidelines.
Bach claimed Tribal Funding rent-
ed the office space only because
other failtiesee not avaiuabl
fully cancel the contract, the pos-
sibility of a community ballroom (Continued fromPage 1)
"will be considerably dimmed," refused to admit the boy because
Bach said. his parents did not have insurance
"We have no immediate alter-I or the $3,000 to cover the cost of
native," he added. Furthermore the operation, Allie said.
Bach indicated the ballroom is the! THE LETTER that accompanied
key to meeting contract stipula- the contribution said: "What the
hell is happening in this country
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