Buffalo Criterion, 1981-01-05

              rochester niagara region u postage paid f.rmitno 13u buffaio.nl"wyoe*k wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol m — no i wednesday december 31 jam"amy 5 1981 sbli gives break to consumers mat moat lite insur an announrea another break km luoaanirr who in for value ami appre ciate it whan they find a ***** tor 5-year renew able term insurance and th whole lift insurance have been towered again effective jan lot la t__ng the announce ment tlieodore fuller resident of the saving bank life insurance fund pointed out that this m tha third row reduction hi tun instituted in tha paat tun year long considered th benchmark of low coat ma insurance su ha been atria to keep its rata low —' and then lower them aome more added mr fuller at « urn whan the coteta of most conaumt-r goods and a*/vices erm me to climb me are plea to bo able la make it easier km the people of new york state to meet their ufa insurance need the rata rodur tiona now bom offered ley u ant-aunt to •* much aa 113.50 annually on fe-yaar renewable term policies and at.oo pat year on whole ma plana depending on policy sir while savin bank ul insurance d>*-s if have an owtaida aalea force it doea provide nearly 1300 shu specialista in aoaao mm office of it_gbb*rtr hood savings located around the at these shu stpsse inliaaa have paaaad the stato-aponaor ad examination required of everyone who sella life inaurance la mow york are there to help custom er aelact the policy which will beet tut their ufa inaurance needs shu ha been celling low mat life inaur aaea to people who live or work in new york stat fa over 0 year mm mm the fifth l-.--.fw aesm af r-»dl*va_j me fllllrtn » the atala baa over too.f/xl til tie tea it af mm tarn to the top 80 of tha basra than i&00 an mini taaa buain ia the i'&sted y-tste it—ally ssu can me mmwemmwk at that westers new york saving beak buffalo savings bank erie savings bank permanent saving bank niagara county saving itafc l_mr__a_n sat/teg ftmdb etul tha east river savings bank metropolitan life foundation makes gift to ads fa a continuing effort to support tha cultural life mam buffalo tha metropolitan ufa foundation hat pwr aastad a woo cheek to arta davakipaießt sar mmma ads mm aria council far buffalo and erie ctiiinty thorr.m m burf-asser or district aalaa raanagar of l a viatroaamtan ufa ijtau-mnrc comosny made the presarotet-an to gracia n glnthar aaacuuva di reekm at ads mm ginthar commenting on the donation tha eecvtui which ads hat racaavad front tha foundation aald la tiffioa ouch aa thaaa it la antaouragta to fed corpnraliona mack m mt*utrpolitao life re y-*»w "> «_» need of the community aito dawlopmant sar vice off lochnlml aa distance to artists and cultural organization in the buffalo area housing dispute by oscar e iuytokd commissioner buffalo municipal haaa_t authority as sn e-lected cotnmtoatoaer of the buffalo municipal routing as-t-hortty mmi a long tana resident of the ellkw dirtrfrt i must errprea mm deepen wttcrst as to.tbe klino tak-m by e__ti..ds-4rfct crm-ritem 1 ante pitt with reepect the futur of the f.uk*ott diatrlct f__h_______k pitta •_«___ _,_,_«_, have been %-**- pw*l*-mmmmmmm rmmi rfmt wmqi m%tmw mi jub__ad done ia any way repreaattt the l«**-4i*gs of the majrority of the residents of this dtotrict ft to difficult to understand hi unwieir-^nea to e*»*-_*r a plan that would include a part of the rehabilitation pro-ram *___ < em f.uicott mas hot also the fmierkk dwuglass towers compler a we this plan which i end m-inli-r of mm buffalo municipal h"n-fag authority rapport would iavoh*e a jomt effort bf prfimte buataem gmemmmat member of tha buck clergy and the town garden b*jstn**«tdqn aaee_a to improve lama entire man mr *****- s^^^aaa^ai aw wpnev mw ■."■ mm mmm however ha refused to betes and b gelded by each groups who represent a non-political viewpoint could a bo that mr pitt to playing a political game with counties live in ww eilicott dtotrict all of whom would benefit by the plan that i support m to not surprising however that in the years that i have served on the buffalo municipal housing authority mr rate ha offered no creative thought or iilrlhitirl any positive effort toward ailing the authority maw aaa^aaim increased state financial twaatance far the development he ha for too long adopted the poamton of rule or ruin toward the authority and the citizen of the district he purports to represent in hi latest effort he i now attempting to midi mr first positive constructive offer to improve ma eilicott district fa many year at mm present time there to a vacancy rate of 71 and 71 reepectivery at eilicott mall and fretartti douglaas tower becauae of this ra__a the payers of the eilicott district and the ; city are being asked to subsidize vacant apartment at annual deficit of 81.784.801 it must be mphaaaed that thia district the poorest district in . to city also contribute to the payment of thia :' toaa a i ■ ______ , . • ejkmm__fi „#•■,, v - ivan to such facta available to him mr pitta mmsase la support the so called suegttta plan far the alimiiilliii„_licejtt mall even though such a plan faaaaa af it coat haa bean found to be financially mfamtabla by hud notwithstanding thia he haa mam to give any support to the proposal known a c*b_mbe plan put forth by mr dußard a black itntep-f which would provide far the rehabilitation ««!» of the eilicott mall but of frederick douglass »-*». well aa previously atatod the gmwoners of the buffalo municipal houeing _„ toefading myaalf have supported an the s**l.hii plan which would create during the period r«_on a minimum of 2.600 job and another bk ejw_____a ___> ce these project have baea _*^* w l^ww omavm umn prrjfw_,u hiit b—n 2 h __ •■**■ without a-tog that mm majority of '_ j rtwld be given to taaaato of the buffalo ff h llrfnj aaoray and unemployed '_*_**• e-icott district not only would v warn in the area be benefited but uch a plan ... '__**_*■ t mr dußard would ultimately t ___******* area a total of approa___y * pjj '"-*• ■*-* "**—*-*-■ ***• **-**»-* and f r rcw*i ■** 0 -° nkjderau income f tm°iii another 450 uniu srould be t , aad priced m the goto g !*-**- would have the affect of rj pwrtrt'a taxing base and pc-pulattoo wv b*l_-e b seems that mr pitts aj_l **« rt in us beat interest of ha i !** " ""^ •?•***"• ***" *-* °* poraooal 1«a »* should net ba allowed to **«- of urn above reason i am _%___* ct 9 o>-b«-l pt be w__mm r __* **** m 1 the volunteers needed for be-a-friend program imagine what it must be ilka to teal that you have no one to rail a friend thar arte thousands of children in the buffalo arm who need the up port guidance and friend ship of a mala or female ague will you help the re a friend pto gram is a volunteer eergani cation reaching out to these children if fan are between che age of 18 aad 35 and would _• to work with lids please call me-a-rtiewd for more info-mat on cat 878 4337 monday through friday trr*m 10 a.m to 8 pa wednesday niters hosted retirement party the wednesday suna giwap an affiliate of the ( aa_d l_.a *___, a___felw leaded __»_, of bsffale'e feeet aldaw with a retirement party at _. m il in a cm la broadway hants were ma-barf wright c q price wke retired from the u 8 post office and < sma cepoa who retired from the american alrllnea the pfcoto show _«-_«-. mt tha wednesday niter a they posed with he retirees far a criterion photographer standing from toft are evelyn stenhotise tits butler atria wright dorutine tydtte valdora hwygert iraegen alley aad wale gilbert , heated free left are the aeaoraai maynard wright calvin capita and c q price :.■■' — criterion photo a happy prosperous & enjoyable new year to all tribute to martin luther king jr set for jan 15th the buffalo pr_tur_n*mic or.—an tra and the martin la—her king jr cetobrattoa cora*r_lee anil prsainl the third annual tribute to martin luther king jr at ktoinhaa meet mat on thursday january 16 at 6:30 p.m the special concert will feature the great has baritone william warfield and the emmanual temple chorale fred willis director buffalo philhar monic music director julius rude will conduct the orchestra with a spa tad return appearance on the podium by michael morgan the young mack conductor who served an apprenticeship under maestro rudel _ the philhar monic 1979 ho season mr morgan won first prtoe in the swarowsky competition in vienna last may was aa recently appaofalsd exxon/arts endow ment inductor r-i the st louis symphony the program with other gin artists will be announced to the nee future clifford bell chairman of the martin luther king jr celebration committee states ' aa we approach the third year of our musical tribute to martin luther king jr it to impc-tant to eni|ihnaire the enormous commitment of u_e art energy psusrided crevnne £*•—•*. cad bachaar c cravaae vena and other member of the ceidearatiea cc—aßfae tt tapweaa a truly datsgstohad cross ametsoa of buffalo msaaßtty lie bath span aad michael btel cttocurive director of the philharmonic mmm also m of oar mbb **__ are b_______f __ _____ for providing the mtw hhbbh9vi w vmhi wow bpmtflhtf im musical excellence for thia jemt venture we are all trorkiag together united fa our cfffins to raise fuad neceeaary to ereti a sutue of martto luther king ft fa mm buffalo park named after this great man members of the committee include clifford b*n chainnaa mr r_h spero mkhaal btouki carl buckner col cravaae givens marian sherrod ban-etery mm baker ph_p beath mr quids ckpp leroy r cofaa ms mai cc-rper david echols cap fayd edward arthur ormfa rev robert e grimm mm lewi ma sarah lewis prank mesteh don mulawe kmi.se mccoullum annette people charie i price o_e soott rev bennett smith mr carolyn thomas aad james w'ffiiam county charter public hearing slated jan 12th the erie county charter revision commission will hold a public hearing on january 12 at 7 p.m in the trie county legisla tive chambers on the 7th floor 25 delaware aye far the purpose of receiv ing public input on wsjr to make county government ore efficient e*conena_caj ad respcmsive to the electorate robert w ramsey c—mr—an of the com fatooo said c*p_k and recommendations own firgar and rndividuala are eought fa the following areas structure oftbeleguto t-ra tarn of office aoasbec of legislators for effective representation - " r "•""»* w-aabmb-m-ma ■*_•_ i mrpoaal for rentali it ling finance and adminis tration the relationship between and among the executive's ailments and the independent elect ed office of comptroller human and environ meraalservtc-w relation hip and authority of agencies concerned with the erie county medical center social services and their advise boards and ways to realise more efficient operation law and public safety the fater-ieutknahip and j-l^b^„thec_or actional facility and tbe sheriff's dept . centra police services and emer gency service v-i*iei'-g the training of police pro eammtmem gad oh_teer fire and ambulance per aonael pereons or orgr_i_tiona i*h_g to voice their view should register fa radvaace with mr henry c marks secretory to the c<an_famon at 634-0197 partkipante w be aoow ad five mania for their presentation and are re al—ad to submit a copy of tbe statement to tbe chairman those not appearing personally may end their written opinion and coa_mad to robert w ramsey chair man of the erie county charter revision commte ricn erie county legisla ture 26 delaware aye 80-fa naw york 14203 nys's 7 blue cross plans launch new system of processing 4 million medicare a claims blue cross of western new york lac ha joined six other blue cross ort-aituati.ios to mediate a new cantor far the sutewtele administration of the federal government medicare part b program in syracuse 1 unique statewide program waa inauguiaued on november 1 11*80 and ml become fully operational on may 1 19*1 i ruler this program the plana will us—anile their independent medicare a lairna processing facilities in favor of a asagfa trpsrs localed in the new syracuse center under the direction of blue rose and blue shield of ornate new york the new system signals the first blue crone consolidatioo of services in new york state and a major change in claims administration in the 16-year-old f-overnment for the elderly and m disabled some four million meditate a claim affecting over two million ibeeneficiarie are processed fa new york slate each year for approximately 700 fafltitutional providers primarily medicare a reimburaementa are made directly to these facilities rather than to individual beneficiaries the federal department of health and human set-vice contracts with the national blue cross aswktotion fa tarn aaaoamracte administrative re-f-p-otuibili ties to the individual blue cross plans through the country now in new york slate there will be one auhcsmtratter blue cross and blue shield of greater new i arid instead of seven the federal government ha under standably been seeking better way to administer the medina re program " said charles t rath president of blue croas of w.n.y we think tha cooperative effort new york slate a blur croa plana are undertaking will offer both coat saving and improved efficiency at the same time it will maintain the high quality of service to provide and kaataafarim '.* which blur cross and blue shield organization are dedicated i the other partkatlng plana are t blue croea of northeastern new york inc blue croa & blue shield of greats er now york inc hospital servica corp rochester blue com of central new york inc syracuse hospital plan inc utica and hospital service corp of jefferson county watertown the new syracuae office known aa the new york blue croea medicare part a center to located at 618 jamas st peter d miller vice president of blue cross and blue shield of greater new york will head this consolidated medicare part a operation to syracuae c frances hooks is carver speaker teacher counselor and civil flight leader fran ce d hooka will be the featured speaker at the luncheon climaxing tbe 37th annual observance of george washington car ver week at the hilton hotel fa downtown pitts burgh on fit jan 9th according to mrs artegi oua moncrieff she to preerident of tbe national a—ifcrventent cluba inc sponsor of the event mr hooka a graduate of tbe memphis city schools received her b s degree from fiak univer sity and her ms degree from tennessee stele uni versity she was both a teacher and counselor and waa program director of the memphis volunteer placement program she atoo ha worked aa a volunteer secretary fa the office of the executive fhrector of the naacp benjamin hook who to her husband mr hooka to atoo a farmer president and co county tb & chest clinic relocates to center it was announced this week by dr john t gentry commfaaioner of health that the erie county dept of health tabereuloofa and chest clinic located fa the rath building « franklin _.. will be permanently closed on dec slat the function of thto clinic will be traneferred to the erie county medical center cheat clinic at «_ oridar st current pattest wtth 1961 appointment datoa far mm rath building clinic should go to lb new location at the erie countj madkal canter at mm aaa appoteaaent time tbe aaw cheater ctfak tefapbone number w be mm4sm for appointment aad har information ; frances hooks i see page a 1925 1981 criterion press and still tha no 1 wny central cities largest press oil cefnte has here open eve-v week d every year mm our existence aervstgomt ctmnnvrat-mwa you've just gotta inn up urn a copy til the bwflalo criterion every week •— hi only 2f natjofsal v instate new york's otdaw wed is *•• enenorey press — ihe only wn y resfvis try •>»;«— hal it registered to « bona a newspaper units the march 3 1879 act fit core-yets — reg ,-%• trig newspms>erif