Buffalo Criterion, 1984-10-31

              wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation ** ■ aw the buffalo criterion rochester niagara region out-of-town v wednesday october 31 november li 19x1 vol no 59 — no 15 mortgage agency to implement new application distribution policy agency has concern over first come first served 9 policy new york — herman badillo chairman of the board of the state of new york mortgage agency and wallace l ford d president/chief executive officer announced tues day oct 30th the implementation of a new application distribution policy for the sonyma affordable housing pro gram in announcing the new policy mr badillo said the state of new york mortgage agency sonyma is concerned about the administration of the first-come first served policy and the lines of people waiting for many hours which are a result of that policy this concern is based on the effects of such policy on the public perception of the fairmess and efficiency of the program said mr ford air ford outlined the new procedures that will attempt to alleviate some of the pressure of the lines 1 on wed nov 7th a notice will appear in all morning newspapers throughout the state stat ing that lenders partici pating in the sonyma affordable housing pro gram will be announced in that particular newspaper the next day thurs nov bth and that applications will be available from the lenders beginning 12:00 noon nov bth on a first-come first-served basis 2 on thurs nov bth all morning newspapers throughout the state will carry sonyma an nouncements of the parti cipating lenders by re gions the advertisement will include the branches at which applications are being distributed the in formation telephone num ber provided by each lender and the allocation of existing housing funds available 3 at 12 noon on thurs nov bth lenders may begin distributing applications on a first come first-served basis sonyma will provide each lender with posters describing the parameters and qualifications require ments of the affordable housing program applicants must appear in person and have an original executed contract of sale dated on or after oct 4th to be eligible to receive an application physically disabled per sons may send a surrogate with a complete disability certification form to apply for a sonyma mortgage loan according to mr badillo and mr ford sonyma is requesting each lender to display the posters provided by sonyma in a prominent place sonyma is also requesting each lender to post the approximate num ber of mortgage loans which will be financed with that particular alloca tion mr ford said according to mr ba dillo and mr ford it is sonyma's hope that by reducing the period be tween the announcement of participating lenders and the beginning of the program the length of time people will wait will be substantially reduced we encourage lenders to take every reasonable step to reduce the lines while adhering to sonyma's procedures and we will be sending sonyma staff together with the staff members of the new york state bank ing department around the state to assist lenders and monitor the alloca tion/application process said mr badillo fraternity to host dinner dance to honor bowman theta sigma chapter phi beta sigma fraternity inc will hold their annual fall frolic dinner dance at 7:30 p.m friday evening nov 2 at the kensington place 377 kensington place in buf falo albert r bowman will be named sigma man of the year at the affair mr bowman is employ ed by harrison radiator division general motors where he serves as senior buyer in purchasing he is responsible for di visional procurements of screw machine parts packaging subcontract ing allied purchases and quality coordinator mr bowman joined harrison radiator in 1973 shortly after his gradua tion from tougaloo col lege in tougaloo mis sissippi the clarksdale mis sissippi native received a bachelor's degree in eco nomics cum laude he concentrated in business administration and subse quently has worked in the mba program at the state university of new york at buffalo and has complet red several gm manage ment training courses he served as the harri son radiator representa tive to the national alli ance of business youth motivation task force in 1977 and 1983 he has chaired or served as liaison on various depart mental committees and is a member of g-9 manage ment club among his citations are outstanding young men of america 1980 nafeo distinguished alumni of the year 1984 and the 1490 black achievers award 1984 a member of phi beta sigma fraternity since his undergraduate days mr bowman has served as undergraduate chapter president tougaloo col lege president theta sigma graduate chapter buffalo and currently is western new york area director mr bowman is a member of st john baptist church he and his wife connie and their three children andre chan da and kimberly reside in amherst when not purchasing or receiv ing awards mr bowman enjoys a fast fame of basketball intense gar dening or double time running black women in justice to be lauded the northern region black political caucus is holding their third annual dinner on sat nov 3rd at the kensington place restaurant in the past years this organization has honored the black political pioneers of buffalo and last year gov cuomo's black appointees to state gov ernment this year the northern region is honoring five outstanding black women in justice they are captain marion bass lt kathryn robinson former hon judge barbara sims atty rose sconiers and tommie c jones north east director of the community relations ser vices of the u s justice dept black political caucus makes endorsements the following are dem ocratic candidate endorse ments made by the northern region black political caucus buffalo sub region president walter mon dale vice president ger aldine ferraro assembly man arthur o eve congress henry no wak state senator an thony masiello supreme court judge edgar ne moyer chief city court judge h buswell ro berts and city court judge raul figuero paulette keitt is corres ponding secretary vp bush supports world conference of mayors vice president george bush center alter a meeting at the white house with mayor johnny ford tuskegee al right president of the world conference of mayors wcm and sam tucker left international director endorsed the world conference of mayor and commended mayor ford lor his effort to build an organization that gather mayor from around the world to address mutual concerns problems and solutions you and your colleagues are to be congratulated tor your commitment to the advancement ot world peace and economic stability said the vice president the meeting was extremely productive said mayor ford to the white house press corp we will be working closely with the white house and the rest ot the administration to accompt wcm goal to promote trust trade tourism technology and twin cities between our member municipalities wcm will hold its first annual conference in monrov a liberia december 11-is 1984 for informa tion call 202 628-1411 or 404 892-0127 travelaires to observe 20th year come one come all let's celebrate the 20th anniversary of the dy namic travelaires of buf falo featuring the silver harps of detroit mich the new kings of har mony of buffalo mt ararat's senior choir and others on sun nov 25th at 7:30 p.m at the mt ararat baptist church 971 jefferson aye for infor mation call 891-9767 894-0814 856-8240 or 834-6594 rev w l jones is the pastor pictured from left before 200 leaders at forest district civic association's 50th anniversary dinner dance at the polish cadet's hall saturday night featuring daemen college president dr robert s marshall as key not speaker are erie county conservative party chairman george a vossler erie county clerk jane starosciak dinner chairman jospeh modica keynote speaker daemen college president dr robert s marshall honoree and buffalo mayor james d griffin forest district president harold e byran buffalo north district . councilman david ruteclu and forest district v p arthur e sullivan marshall spoke at anniversary celebration dr robert s marshall the president of daemen college in amherst was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary dinner dance for the forest district civic association inc last saturday evening at the polish cadet's hall 927 grant st buffalo announced arthur e sullivan first vice president for the association the daemen college president will also address a joint meeting of the amherst north south williamsville clarence lancaster/depew and cheektowaga rotary clubs at 7 p.m on mon nov 12th at the center for tomorrow at the state university of new york at buffalo amherst campus off maple road near millersport highway dr marshall addresses the following topic in his speeches what challenges face us in the years ahead at the forest district civic association dinner dance buffalo mayor james d griffin was honored with the 1984 civic award the 1983 past president peter j reibel was also honored joseph modica chairman of the event was assisted by forest district president harold e byran dr marshall has been the keynote speaker at the new york state conversation party convention held in albany n y transit award earmarked for e.c u s senators alfonse d'amato and daniel pa trick moynihan along with congressman jack kemp have announced the award of 146,000 in federal urban mass transpor tation administration funds to aid the delivery of bus service in erie county the funds will come from the section 18 program that was created to provide transit assis tance to non-urbanized areas they represent the federal government's con tinued commitment to enhance the access of those living in non-urban areas to health care jobs schools shopping and recreation senator d'amato spon sor of the surface trans portation assistance act of 1982 which authorizes these funds said it's important to be sensitive to the transit needs of those people who live outside of the big urban centers of our state particularly the elderly handicapped and families of modest means senator moynihan congressman kemp and i are very pleased to make this announcement he continued it represents a recognition on the part of congress that there are people who live outside of the big cities who want to take advantage of local buses either by choice or of necessity the lawmakers said that the federal funds will be used to augment farebox revenues to help continue local bus service kirkland to make presentation on determinate sentencing in his capacity as a buffalo state college community fellow theo dore kirkland new york state commissioner of parole will present a colloquium on deter minate sentencing a racist and genocidal policy kirkland will speak from 10:50 a.m to 12:05 in the campbell social hall of the buffalo state college student union on tuesday nov 6th focusing on the impli cations of this policy especially as they may affect racial minorities kirkland will draw on his experiences as both a police officer and a parole board member to give a relevant perspective on guidelines now being studied by the sentencing commission his semester assign ment at buffalo state is to the criminal justice and social work dept and he is working closely with students not only in the classroom but also as a consultant to the bsc criminal justice honors program and in helping criminal justice students establish a minority stu dent organization as a policeman he himself founded the afro american police associa tion of buffalo and worked to achieve a federal court decision mandating the employment of minorities by the buffalo police and fire departments the bsc community fellows program funded by special gifts to the bsc foundation assists de partments whose proposed programs best fulfill the college's goal to provide minority students with role models and enable major ity students to work with minority professionals higher education president tours state on financial aid dr dolores e cross president of the higher education services corp will be at the williams bridge inn in the bronx to describe the new state student financial aid pro grams signed into law by gov cuomo this past spring the new state financial aid programs for post secondary education in clude the vietnam veter ans tuition awards wta program and the aid for part-time study apts program under the vvta pro gram veterans with indo china service amy be eligible for as much as 500 per semester for undergraduate study under the apts program for the first time students attending school part time may be eligible for financial assistance in addition to the new programs the state's tuition assistance pro gram tap was expanded and awards amount in creased as a result of these changes financially dependent undergraduate students can now receive as much as 2,700 a year for tuition costs and can have family net taxible incomes of up to 29,000 author dr ruth westheimer to visit here published author and noted sex therapist dr ruth westheimer wui make her buffalo state college debut with a visit to the social hall on mon nov 12th at 8 p.m tickets prices will not exceed 2.00 for students and 4.00 for the public j serving working leading in ny inner cities lsince 1923 i price only 20 c per copy