Buffalo Criterion, 1985-02-06

              rochester niagara region the buffalo criterion pi tv.l r li vvt:i).\i;si»av ii:b j.t viii >; i i^r out-of town 25c quest for mayoral candidate continues coalition for a better buffalo met sought input by abdullah luqman the coalition for a better buffalo met at the downtown campus of the erie community college to get input from citizens politicians special interest groups and the general public about what the next mayor can should and must do to better serve the needs of all of the constituents of our beloved city moderator roger blackwell major ity leader of the county legislature keynoted the session with this state ment people make the city function people seem to band together when they have a common cause the present ad ministration provides that common cause we extend an open invitati . to all to become members of the coalition said the deputy speaker of the state legislature artnui o eve at present there are 39 co-chairs heads of organizations active politicians etc and any head of any organization will become a co-chair seventy-five percent of the co-chairs must agree on a candidate then the candidate will be brought back to the total coalition for ratification this is the most democratic process that i have ever been involved in i'm available to go anytime and any place in the african-american com munity to explain the coalition i'm tired of the status quo i'm for downtown redevelopment but not at the expense of the neighborhoods said joel giambra niagara district council man money comes from washington for the low to moderate income people not justl goldome and paul snyder buffalo is the number one city in losing population in the nation this is something that my grandfather told me son we all came here in different boats but we're in the same ship now " the first priority is to unseat the present regime said mitizi williams chairperson of the northern region black caucus jesse jackson awakened america to the soul of black people mayoral races lead to racial votes in buffalo more than conservatives and republicans pulled the lever for griffin in 1977 it the coalition is not to try to get a black man in it's to get griffin out it is to unseat griffin and to save buffalo why the coalition councilman alfred coppola remarked in 1981 nobody ran for mayor against jimmy griffin this is not poland we have a say in our government this is america this is why me formed the coalition raul russi of the spanish com munity said the almost right-wing administration of mayor griffin seems to turn one people against the other we must work together to save the city we the blacks of buffalo want to be assured that if we select a black candidate that the whole coalition supports them said janet barnes of the metropolitan democratic club we must have the best leader regardless of race a native american ronald smith said united people must elect a people's person the nominating and election process must be without racism in any form the present mayor lacks the sensitivity for women and minorities said paulette handen 1 propose a commission for women and minority issues other cities and states have such commissions funds to benefit center for non-violent social change elynor williams center director of corporate affairs for the hanes group presents a 2,500 check to mrs coretta scott king widow of the late dr martin luther king jr the funds are for the martin luther king jr center for non-violent social change looking on is mrs christine king farris sister of the late dr king and senior vice president and treasurer of the martin luther king jr center for non-violent social change the hanes group a winston-salem north carolina based company has made several gifts to the king center services held tor jell walker 94 funeral services for jeff walker 94 were held tuesday jan 22 at 2:30 p.m from the l e black funeral home 1951 mc guffey rd in youngstown ohio the rev kellam officiated mr walker passed away friday jan 18 19851 in the st elizabeth hospital medical center he was born nov 27 1890 in pittsview ala bama the son of john and rachel abron walker the family moved to youngstown ohio in 1916 he worked for the a p o'haro construction company and retired in 1956 he was also a member of laborers local 935 in warren because of the bliz zard of 85 eddie walker his brother of mulberry st in buffalo was unable to attend the funeral mr ware is a deacon at mt olove baptist church in lackawanna surviving mr walker are a son and daughter in-law mr and mrs percy walker of cincin atti ohio frou brothers and their wives archie walker of youngstown ohio lee and annie ruth and george and christine all of cleveland ohio eddie and catherine of buffalo six sisters and their husbands bertha and john smith of chi cago 111 elvie shephard of eufaula alabama martha northcut of knoxville term leona and abraham foster of birmingham alabama pauline ayers and minnie and frank taylor of gary indiana three grandchil dren and three great grandchildren three brothers and two sisters are deceased interment was at the tod homestead cemetery in youngstown ohio pallbearers and flower bearers were friends of the family nowak praises nfta bethlehem negotiations on bulk rate relocation washington d c — rep henry j nowak d buffal last week ex pressed his praise and suppoort of the rectr ne gotiations by officials from the niagara frontier transportation authority bethlehem steel corp and the newly created western new york urban development corporation on plans to relocate the nfta bulk port facilities to the bethlehem steel plant site in lackawanna rep nowak has been a long time advocate of the bulk removal from the nfta port site as it would free up prime waterfn i l land which in the future along with other improve ments would provide the area with opportunities for a mix of higher land use including recreation housing and commercial development nowak stated the cooperation among the nfta bethle hem steel officials and the wnyudc is a positive sign demonstrating the in creased awareness of our waterfront potential recognizing this potential and taking maximum advantage of our waterfront would trigger broader public-private in vestments create jobs and permanently expand our economic base i certainly would en courage the negotiat es to reach a positive accord expeditoualy on the port relocation plan and continue to push forward with plans to maximize the use of buffalo's greatest asset — the lake erie fresh water resource 25th anniversary set sunday february 10th peace baptist church 145 stanton st will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the 4 p.m service new asia • missionary baptist church will be the guests rev david green is pastor rev augustus smith founder and pastor of peace baptist church organized the church on february 14 1960 with 14 members on march 17 1968 the church marched into their new building » rev smith has baptized many members of the church performed many weddings and served at many funerals he has also worked with many community groups other churches partici pating in the anniver sary services are unity baptist churcn on sunday feb 17th at 4 p.m the rev guy graves jr is pastor sunday feb 24th at 4 p.m a musical program will be presented singers from the city will partici pate the ash wednesday service will be held on feb 20th at 7 p.m the public is invited to attend these services rev augustus smith south has metropolitan areas with highest proportions of blacks census bureau reports all 28 metropolitan areas with black popula tions of 25 percent or more are located in the south according to the commerce department's census bureau this is among findings in a report on metropolitan areas as redefined in 1983 by the office of manage ment and budget omb the report shows 1980 census population counts according to the new boundaries of the areas and supersedes a similar report using 1981 omb definitions metropolitan areas with 1980 black populations over 40 percent were jackson mississippi albany georgia and pine bluff arkansas others over one-third black were memphis term flor ence south carolina savannah columbus and macon , georgia and montgomery alabama the five highest black population totals were in large metropolitan areas outside the south they were new york with 2.8 million chicago with 1.6 million and los angeles philadelphia and detroit with about 1.0 each blacks were the majority in 16 central cities led by east st louis 111 with 96 percent the new figures show that 28 central cities had at least 100,000 blacks including 1.8 million in new york and 1.2 million in chicago in 1980 the metropoli tan areas as redefined had 82 percent of the nation's blacks 92 percent of asians and pacific islanders 88 percent of spanish-origin persons and 48 percent of american indians eski mos and aleuts about three-fourths of whites lived in metropolitan areas the net effect of the 1983 redefinition slightly reduces black percent ages in both cenral city and suburban areas ' central cities as defined in 1983 were 21.8 percent black by the 1981 definition the corres ponding percentages to the suburban population were 5.9 and 6.1 the report provides data for 257 free-standing areas and 23 consolidated areas with their 78 components presenting daiea on housing units households and group quarters data are provided separ ately for metropolitan areas in puerto rico it includes summary data on a few changes and metropolitan definitions made by omb in 1984 copies of metropolitan statistical areas pcbo-sl-18 gpo stock np 003-024-06137-6 are available from the super inrendent of documents u s government print ing office washington d c 20402 7th grade students make cellular briefcase phone call to paris france pictured from left before 400 seventh graders tuesday morning at the heim middle school in wil liamsville new york making a cellular telephone call to paris france courtesy of the buffalo ceuular telephone company are beth kumrow williamsville school board clerk and member dennis m rooney president of the buffalo cellu lar telephone company and keynote speaker amar turner th grader nicole parisi 7th grader french teacher mrs nancy de nisco and 7th grade science teacher richard davis mr rooney explained the workings of cellular communica tions into the year 2000 th buffalo telephone company services both erie aid niagara counties with reasonably priced mobile md portable cellular telephone service mayoral candidates — see page 3 serving " working leading in \\ iihk the white house washington national afro-american black history month february 1985 on february ist we begin the fifty-ninth annual black history month a national celebration of the role of black americans in all segments of life in this nation and of black culture around the globe ■ this year's black history month theme the afro american family historical strengths for the new century reflects my belief that if families are strengthened other social ills will be lessened it is in the home that we learn respect for authority the importance of protecting the weak a sense of honor and justice if families are the building blocks of society — then society has a great stake in sound families that is why black families throughout this great nation can be a powerful organizing theme for america's social policies it is a very special privilege for me to call on the people of the united states to join in this important time of exploring learning appreciating and —„-_-—--,. - saluting all that black americans have done to help •** build our country ■** price only 20 c per copy