Buffalo Criterion, 1985-07-24

              wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation . ■■■ _________ - the buffalo criterion rochester out-of-town 25c vol 60 — no 30 niagara region wi_i l i_,_>-*iiiiimiii t lpmili t lul ■■■»_*■■■■■ i hum in ml iia-aiill wednesday july 24-30,1985 black media confab to be held here outstanding media personalities to serve as panalists by mrs eva m doyle communication in transition preparing for the future is the theme . of the first buffalo black media coalition ! communication conference to be held on friday august 23 and saturday august 24th at the buffalo hilton the , two-day conference will feature busi ness olle_te and jln.vlsr.si_v exhibits and recruiters from across the state national and local media profes sions will serve as panelists addressing issues concerning minorities in commu nication this conference will provide students with an opportunity to meet media professionals they will be exposed to issues currently affecting the industry and gain a practical framework to assess their academic training pi una marshall president of the national black media coalition will deliver the welcome address abc news correspondent carole simpson will address those attending the conference at a noontime luncheon ms simpson will announce the winners of the first bbmc communication scholar ship awards ms simpson joined abc news in january 1982 as a general assignment correspondent in the washington bureau she received her ba degree in journalism from the university of michigan and completed graduate studies in journalism at the university of lowa ms simpson who came to abc news after seven years with nbc news covers a variety of issues which utilize her experience in reportin on capital hill in presenting such outstanding media personalities the local black media coalition will be making history by presenting its first regional conference seminar topics will include black ownership and capital forma tion journalism minority concerns marketing and advertising issues from a to z minorities in management the challenges of community affairs and the film industry a workshop on film and video john smith is the president of the buffalo black media coalition for conference information call 8-3-2727 or write the buffalo black media coalition 1687 main st buffalo n.y 14209 general registration for the conference is 45.00 student registration is 24.00 carole simpson abc news correspondent to speak at buffalo black media coalition conference bbnc aug 2_-24th john smith president of the buffalo black media coaliiton kemp blasts cuomo on tax reform washington d c — congressman jack kemp r-n v said that new york gov mario cuomo has put forward a proposal to tax the industrial northeast — especially new york state — in order to benefit high income taxpayers responding to cuomo's testimoney before the house ways and means committee kemp said gov cuomo clarified his position today he says he favors the concept of tax reform — what he opposes is the reality of tax reform gov cuomo put himself on record as opposing any tax reform plan that touches state and local tax deductibility even if most people in new york and the united states receive a tax cut kemp said in his testimony gov cuomo conceded some have said that i am willing to kill tax reform to save a single deduction that benefits primarily the well to do his response was that of those who utilize the state and local deduction more than half have incomes below 30,000 eighty-seven percent have incomes below 50,000 " kemp said what gov cuomo deliberately concealed is the fact that 82 of the _______ go to -_&*_._.» aar-ia mora . than , 30.000 — the top 19 while about half the benefits go to those with incomes over 50,000 — fewer than 5 percent of the taxpayers kemp said ' in other words gov cuomo says we must sacrifice net tax cuts for nearly two-thirds of all families — including a 20 c cut in tax rates doubling the family exemption to 2,000 and tax relief for the working poor — in order to preserve a tax break which primarily benefits less than a fifth of the taxpayers kemp said what's even more astonishing gov cuomo's own proposal amounts to a frontal attack on our nation's basic industries kemp charged gov cuomo is calling for a 53 billion tax increase on industries like autos and steel which invest in plant and equipment 6 billion on banks and other financial institutions and 30 billion on firms which compete in international markets governor cuomo's plan would decimate new york state's economic base from new york city to buffalo and lost hundreds of thousands of jobs kemp said luckily there is zero probability of gov cuomo's outlandish proposal being enacted the shame of it is that his all-or-nothing approach may have weakened the chances for a compromise which will increase the benefits of tax reform to new york kemp said kemp supports president reagan's tax reform proposal and has proposed ways to strengthen it such as retaining and property tax deduction instead of a new deduction for corporate dividends this would ensure that typical taxpayers in new york state — both one — and two-earner families — would receive net tax cuts at all not just most income levels j he real problem of course in ***__» *»_*_*_ gt income ___ rat that problem won't go away until th__e rates come down gov cuomo should follow the advice of his own blue-ribbon commission on tax reform which told him to adopt a modified flat tax that cuts the top state tax rate from 14 to 7.5 kemp said with the right kind of federal and state tax reform all taxpayers would face lower tax rates but the rich would pay then fair share of the state tax burden kemp said '' i sincerely regret that gov cuomo has made himself part of the problem instead of part of the solution kemp said this photo shows the gamma phi omega delegation to aka's leadership seminar which was led by johnnie m mayo center president joining her were from left yvonne evans vernida bonds flora harris mary mcclaney lillie p w stephens josephine robbins katherine robinson and nellie b king aka leadership seminar a message by c payne lucas executive director of africare got alpha kappa alpha aka sor ority's leadership semi nar underway july 19th in chicago among the more than 1,000 attendees were nine aka's from gamma phi omega the local aka chapter the seminar held bien nially in odd years brings together chapter leaders from across the country for training in leadership development the 1985 event also included the dedication of aka's new multi-million dollar head quarters and a confer ence fashion show in his address lucas lauded aka's efforts in adopting african villages saying it's a program which will get down to the people this chapter has adopted the village of chad in africa but he challenged the assembly to become even more involved in arica we need to educate ourselves and our people about our homeland think and do something for africa every day lucas said leadership de velopment sessions on july 19th and 20th ran the gamut from organizational structure to leadership styles twenty-three seminars were offered along with round teble discussions on long range planning and an institute for graduate advisors a special feature of the conference was the dedica tion of the ivy center aka's new state of the art headquarters the 16,800 sq ft facility is located on a 22,550 sq ft lot across the street from the chicago museum of science and industry the pre-conference fashion show featured the clothing of black design ers represenutives com prising the local delega tion were yvonne evans vernida bonds flora harris mary mcclaney johnny m mayor liuie p w stephens jospehine robbins katherine robin son and nellie b king aka is america's old est greek-letter organiza tion established by black women faye b bryant of housuon texas is na tional president and john nie m mayo is president of the local chapter dr russell w holland dentist for 51 years succumbs dr russell w holland died thursday july 11 1985 in the millard fillmore hospital after a long illness he was born in monete virginia and graduated from livingston college in salisbury n c and from meharry school of dentis try in nashville term in 1930 he migrated to buffalo and started his practice here in 1933 at 364 jefferson aye he moved to 1324 jefferson aye in 1949 and remained there until he retired three years ago after 48 years of practice during his entire tenure he treated patients based on need rather than ability to pay he was also employed part time in the buffalo school system as a school dentist for many years dr holland was a member of the board of managers of the former mjcwcan.av-nueymca he w*»-tne---n-_l-**blac democratic chairman of the sth ward he was appointed to the buffalo board of safety by the late mayor frank a sedita in 1971 he received life membership in the bth district dental society in 1979 the doctor was a member of st lukes ame zion church 314 east ferry st where funeral services were held mon july 15th 1985 at 1 p.m with the rev mr reginal whatley assistant pastor officiating the rev mr horace johnson read the rev mr walter c barton offered prayer pallbearers and honor ary pallbearers were from brothers of the alpha phi alpha fraternity boule the appamatox club the medical alliance and les tres dr holland is survived by his wife the former florence saunders of williamsville a daughter anica lewis two grand children _ russell and sonja 1 *~- lewis r and a brother dr walter b holland a wards dinner to honor frank merriweather sr the masten ward republican committee will hold its annual awards dinner saturday sept 14th at 6 p.m at the golden nuggett inn 2045 fillmore avenue the frank e merri weather sr award will be presented for the first time and will be the highest award given by the committee to a person or family best exemplifying the leadership dedication and enthusiasm exempli fied by the late frank e merriweather sr in increasing voter registra tion and political involve ment and impact in the minority community elsee williams buried from faith baptist church elsee j williams was buried saturday july 13th from faith baptist church 626 humboldt parkway the rev james r banks 11 pastor officiated mr williams was born in demopolis alabama on march 26.1909 to mrs laura williams of war ren ohio and the late moses williams he was the brother of the late mamie robinson stephen williams lug rether of demopolis ala the late anderson wil liams lucre carter david allen florence and daisy sanders all of warren ohio he was united in holy matrimony to juan miller and from this marriage three sons and four daughters were born in 1959 he was baptized into faith baptist church under the pastorage of the late rev roscoe mitchell after a brief illness mr williams passed away on t july 8 1985 surviving , him are his devoted wife juaniu miller williams and seven children reva w betha and jewell williams ernestine of buffalo bob williams frances of ipsuanti michigan rev cecelia wiuiams young of ro . chester n v carmela williams gregory wil • liams and linda campfiled john all of buffalo man nieces nephews and and other relatives and friends pall bearers were sam allen a milton betha melvin kerr free mit chell deacon harold moore and steve win gard honorary pall bearers were simon lee and deacon robert renfroe flower bearers were members of the congrega tion elsee j wiuiams mcpeak is republican candidate for masten district council seat james mcpeak a mem ber of the erie county re publican committee and zone chairman in the masten ward is the endorsed candiate for city councilman in the masten ward for 1985 he is also the finance chairman of the erie county young re publicans mr mcpeak is the manager of mcpeak food mart/gallery of gifts at 1314-18 fillmore avenue he is the producer in masten plan promotions and production co 1316 fillmore and was involved in organizing and featur ing entertainment locally he has had sponsors such as mcdonald's coca cola sutler holiday hotels build organization with the juneteenth festival mr mcpeak graduated from bishop turner high school in 1972 he attended fisk university in nashville tennessee and buffalo's canisius college majoring in busi ness administration and accounting and manage ment in community activities mr mcpeak was a member of the advisory board of mental rehabili ution at st augustine's center from 1980 to 83 he has been a member of the board of directors of the masten neighborhood housing service inc and is the president of the young men's business association mr mcpeak would appreciate your vote on i-imary and election days he is a young man just starting out in running for public office and is dedicated toward improv ing the quality of life of the voters in the masten ward james mcpeak f serving 1 working leading in wny inner cities l since 1923 i price only 20 c per copy