Page 2-Wednesday, January 18 1978-The Michigan Daily Jordan: 'State of black U :b'R>$i9?:' ;;:dF ''.§'a .2:XXS:CtR:A::RZ:R, k;..,...:...:.,..._..:.,.:.,,.,..,,......v.,..,v ............... ....., .._. _._... _. .S. is grim WASHINGTON (AP - The Nation- al Urban League, describing the state of black America as grim, said yesterday that the broad tax cut proposal being readied by President Carter is unwise, and would not bene- fit blacks or the nation's troubled cities. Any reduction in federal revenues would "become an excuse for not implementing vitally needed urban . and social programs," said Vernon Jordan, director of the moderate civil rights group. . THOUGH HIS statement was not so harsh as the criticism he leveled at Carter last July, when he said many blacks feld "betrayed" by the Presi- dent, Jordan made it clear that he is dissatisfied with early reports on the President's tax reform and urban policy plans. His remarks indicated Carter can expect vocal opposition from black leaders if they think the adminis- tration's upcoming tax and urban proposals do not benefit blacks and the cities sufficiently. There was no immediate reaction from the White House. In the league's third annual "State of Black America" report, Jordan said: "1977 was a year of contin- ued depression, with unacceptably high unemployment and a widening income gap. Most Americans consid- er that 1977 was a year of economic recovery. We cannot share that view." HE TOLD reporters, "Unemploy- ment is an urgent and serious prob-. lem in the black community." Asked about President Carter's job policies, Jordan replied, "We are disappoint- ed. '"The state of black America is grim, and we expect the President to be responsive to those needs," said Jordan. The Urban League director said, "The administration must face up to two basic realities. First - more, much more, is needed by way of federal actions to assist poor people and the cities. "SECOND, it must recognize that the priority of balancing the budget by 1981 cannot be reconciled with more pressing priorities." Jordan listed four main priorities for the civil rights community: The tax cut proposal, the administra- tion's upcoming national urban pol- icy, full employment legislation now before Congress, and passage of a A bicycle built for who? Daily Photo by BRAD BENJAMIN Jordan welfare reform package. He said a tax cut should include in- dividual reductions "limited to re- placement of the increase in the Social Security tax," as well as tax breaks for businesses that invest in high unemployment areas or to firms that train and hire youth and the long-term unemployed. PRESIDENT Carter is said to be considering a $25 billion tax cut, much more than is needed to offset Social Security tax increase. Jordan said "it is unlikely that blacks and the cities would materially benefit" from such a tax cut. He said published reports concern- ing the Carter urban policy, now being prepared by the White House, "offer little encouragement for a broad, urban Marshall Plan-type program." He added, "Anything less than that is unlikely to -reverse the deterioration of our cities." Black leaders seek quick congress- ional action on the compromise Humphrey-Hawkins full employment bill. Jordan called the measure. "an indispensable first step toward a full employment economy." Jordan opened yesterday's news conference by describing the black community's "sense of loss' in the death of Sen. Hubert Humphrey. He said passage of the full employment bill "would be a fitting tribute," to Humphrey. The compromise version of the Humphrey-Hawkins bill, endorsed by Carter, would set a goal of reducing unemployment to four per cent by 1983. The current jobless rate is 6.4 per cent.- , x-a. HEALTH PLAN POSTPONED: Carter to unvei ax reo WASHINT ON AM(AP) - PrAP .fi lfln t uVilpt t1 +ha tta f th T4L i Carter, preparing for the approach- ing congressional -session, said yes- terday that his State of the Union ad- dress will focus on the economy and that his immediate goal is final ac- tion on an energy program. His spokesman, meanwhile, pre- dicted that Carter's tax plan, to be unve e n s ta t e oine e Union speech tomorrow night and in a tax message to Congress two days later, will be "the most comprehensive and perhaps the most controversial tax reform package presented in recent administrations." IN A DAY spent meeting with con- "A Borders Book Shop and Thomson-Shore Publishers, Inc. in Association with Bill Haney Enterprises Cordially Invite You to Attend a Party in Celebration of the Publication of Jeff Moimer's P1geons BloodyNoses and Little Skinny Kxds N gressional leaders and a group of the more junior members, Carter and his aides outlined his agenda for the' second session of the 95th Congress, which begins tomorrow. Carter's domestic policy adviser, Stuart Eizenstat, was reported to have told a group of Democratic Congress members first elected in 1974 and 1976 that the administration would not present its promised national health insurance program until the end of the session. Rep. James Florio, (D-N.J.), who reported Eizenstat's Comroents, said such a delay would effectively rule out any congressional consideration of the program before 1979. Carter originally promised to send the program to Congress early this year. WHITE HOUSE press secretary 1 I i I U *a UM Stylists at the UNION OPEN ti)5:15 pm * Mon.-Sat. * Dave, Chet, and Harold i U I I -- - - -- - - - -- - - I rm plain Jody Powell said the tax revision "is not as much as we would have liked to do and not all that we will pro- pose in this administration.'" It is widely expected that Carter will propose tax cuts totaling $25 billion and tax revisions that will fur- ther reduce taxes by $10 billion. Carter will deliver his State of the Union speech in the House of-Repre- sentatives chamber at 9 p.m. EST tomorrow, and sign his economic, tax, and budget messages at 10 a.n-, EST the next morning THE TAX MESSAGE will be deliV~ ered to Congress on Saturday morn- ing and the budget on Monday morn- ing. The economic message will be made available Friday morning when it is signed. Carter will be out of Washington during the weekend, giving a speech in Atlanta Friday night and then spending the weekend in Georgia. Powell said the economic message would be an attempt "to provide our basic view of the economic situation and our approach to it." DURING THE morning, Carter told the first- and second-term mem- See STATE, Page 10 Storm, socks snow and slush By The Associated Press Hundreds of midwest schools, fac- tories and offices were forced to close yesterday as a storm dumped- and drifted one and a half feet of snow before heading east. Another storm brewing in the Rockies was expected to sock the Great Plains by nightfall. In California, flooding rains gave way briefly to sunshine. The South- east had sleet and freezing rain. IN CAIRO, ILL., where 15 inches of A Story of Wolverine Basketball Meet the author and some of the players and coaches Who Became UM Sports Legends and National Sports Figures Thursday, January 19 at Borders Book Shop 4:30 to 6 p.m. 303 South State Street * Yt Ft kt Pt Mt Yt Yt t m CAREER Worried About Your Future? 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For the second day, hundreds of schools in eastern Missouri remained closed. The Missouri Highway Patrol said ramps on Interstate 55 in the southeast were nearly impassable because of snow drifts and high- ways throughout the state were snow-packed and icy. Deputy Bob Scrivener of the Chris- tian County sheriff's office in south- western Missouri said roads there were "slick as skinned beef, and it doesn't lookany better." "IT'S REAL QUIET. Nobody's out, and people can't get out, but nobody's' isolated. This is CB country," said Deputy Clyde Crook of the Dade County sheriff's office. He said people with four-wheel vehicles and citizen band radios were helping out in emergencies. Cape Girardeau had the heaviest snowfall -14 inches - anti was shut down. A temperature of 12-below was re- ported at Kansas City International Airport, tying the record for the date set in 1930. It was the coldest reading in Kansas City since the temperature plunged to 13-below on Jan. 16, 1977. 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