Buffalo Criterion, 1984-10-03

              niagara region wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion rochester vol 59 - no 41 wednesday october 3 9 1984 out-of-town 25c criag mitchell to be honored the 4ih district masons and o e s will honor mrs lessie m craig g.d.d and arthur l mitchell sat oct 13th at 6:30 p.m at the kon.nngton place 377 konrington aye a native of aiken south carolina and a long time resident of buffalo mrs craig is the mother of a daughter shirley and two grandsons a granddaugh ter three great grandsons and one great-grand daughter a brother phil lip roundtree and three sisters mrs solomie kelley mrs art^elir-e carter and mrs sadie williams mrs craig is a graduate of mrs laney high school in augusta geor gia and the vivian mariece cosmopolitan beauty school in buffalo she has been a member of the greater friendship baptist church since 1926 and is the co-chairman of the board of trustees she is a member of the foreign mission chair man of the betty moss missionary circle vice president of the mother's board a member of the benevolent aid society a member of the general missionary society a member of the friendship credit union and is chairman of ihe friend ship social workers mrs craig is now and has been president of the mas choir since it was organized in 1964 shi is president of the women's auxiliary of the western baptist assoc second vice president of the empire state convention inc and is a chartered member of the var-son community choir the honoree is well known for her faithful services not only in her church but throughout the state and national she is an active member of district no 7 planning board a member of the community action organ ization of erie county inc is on the board of directors and chairman of school 47 human rela tions center 400 pratt st is a board member of the hickory st block club no 2 and is a member of the c.a.o senior citizens club mrs craig is a commit tee woman of ward 24 district 32 is a member of the friendship bowling league fraternally mrs craig is past matron of golden gate chapter no 13 0.e.5 deputy grand matron of oriental grand chapter 0.e.5 state of n v past chairman of the loyal burial fund of the o.e.s is a member of the queen of the south a member of the herions of jericho and colleague of daughter of minervia a member of elite temple no 143 1.8.p.0.e of western n v a member mrs le-ssit craig arthur l mitchell american association for affirmative action sets 8th annual conference the american associa tion of affirmative action aaaa region 11 is holding its bth annual conference oct 3-5 at the sheraton inn buffalo east in buffalo founded in 1974 the aaaa is a national and professional associaiton for equal opportunity affirmative action adminis trators and specialists individuals and organiza tions from both the private and public sectors em ployees and employers of business industry gov ernment social services and education the conference this year a designed to enhance our ability to build a stronger foundation and direction for affirmative action the theme will be affirmative action building a stronger foun dation new directions and strategies part ii tut workshop topics are deigned to attract all coi.ference participants md will cover such varied asp-els of affirmative ac tion as basic tools for affirmative action offi cers using your personal power politically the integration of affirmative action in the public policy are'ana and affirmative action as a tool for economic development there will be an array of speakers who will provide up-to-date information and innovative ideas on topics that are of paramount concern to affirmative action administrators this year's keynote speaker will be tony brown of tony brown's journal mr brown is one of america's leading experts in the broadcast ing industry and a pioneer in black affairs another main feature will be rev wintley phipps who sang at the democratic national con vention after^the dynamic speech of the rev jesse jackson other speakers will be legislators and govern ment officials from the states of new york and new jersey such as hon angleo detoro chairman of the nys black/puerto rican legislative caucus hon arthur o eve deputy speaker of the nys assembly and the hon karen s burst fin president of the nys civil service commission the 4 a's will be calling on other national and civic organizations to lobby in support of various civil rights legislation that has recently been under attack by members of congress tony brown park patrol officers wanted if you want to become a new park patrol officer in new york state parks earn 18,000 a year and perform a wide variety of police duties in the out doors plan to learn about the positions for both english and spanish speaking officers on tues oct 9th state representatives will be in buffalo at the buffalo urban league 234 jefferson aye from 1 p.m to 3 p.m to personally answer your questions or you can call 856-0645 for more infor mation you must pass a three part examination written oral and physical the written part is on decem ber ist applications must be postmarked by novem ber sth if you cannot attend on oct 9th visit your local state employment service office to obtain an applica tion before nov sth rev william sawyer to be revival guest a fall revival will be conducted at the peace missionary baptist church 145 stanton st in buffalo beginning mon day oct bth thru friday oct 12th at 7 p.m each evening rev william sawyer pastor of antioch baptist church masontown pennsylvania will be the guest evangelist rev augustus smith host pastor invites the public to come out ar.d enjoy these services rev william sawyer lawsuit filed to overturn ruling removing judge barbara sims from bench a class action lawsuit against all of the judges of the new york state court of appeals and the board of elections of erie coun ty n v has just been filed with the united states district court for the eastern district of new york in brooklyn n y the suit is seeking to overturn the ruling of the court of appeals on march 29 1984 removing former buffalo city court judge barbara m sims from her elected position after the new york state commis sion on judicial conduct had recommended that she be censured because she had signed ten bail release orders in criminal cases in which her lawyer husband later represented the defendants in ques tion the class plaintiffs are all erie county voters who cast their ballots for judge sims the only black woman judge in the state of new york outside of new york city at the gmnmrat t'-w-fie a uven vember 1978 they include black white and hispanic persons and they are seeking along with judge sims to enjoin the upcoming general elec tion in erie county insofar as the seat formerly occupied by her is con cerned until the determin ation of this lawsuit plaintiffs believe that this is the first lawsuit of its type in the country and that it involves fundamen tal and bedrock issues of constitutional law the litigation is con-sponsored by the national associa tion for the advancement of colored people naacp the national conference of black law yers ncbl and the center for constitutional rights ccr the attorneys involved are william m kunstler and betty lawrence bailey ccr herbert h henderson and george e hairston naacp hay wood burns esq and margaret burnham ncbl and scott rod man following the filing of the lawsuit it is expected that a motion will be brought to enjoin the general election in erie county as indicated above commencing next week the complete text of the complaint filed in the district court will be serialized coors & black community sign trade agreement denver colo — after five months of continuous negotiations between representatives of a na tional black economic development coalition and adolph coors com pany a national incentive covenant aimed at provid ing optimal economic op portunity between the nation's fifth largest brew er and the black commu nity was signed in den ver colo chairing th historic commission on economi development within the black community were heads of economic devel opment for the nation's largest civil rights organi zations the national assoc for the advance ment of colored people naacp and people united to save humanity push this agreement calls for coor to increase its level of black employment in terms of upward mobility for current employees and the stepped-up recruit ment of more blacks for employment bring about black involvement in the formation of policy from upper management to the board of directors sub stantially increase black ownership of coors distri butorships throughout the country including thr capi tal assistance needed to insure success in owner ship initiation of the most aggressive utilization of black suppliers and ven ders as part of a new attitude on purchasing from within the black com munity in all areas of purchasing retain the services of black profes sionals in all aspects where outside professional services are needed in vest in black-owned banks and savings and loan associations in all areas of banking and investments purchase major insurance coverage from black-own ed insurance companies and brokers expand spending with black-own ed advertising marketing public relations and com munications agencies in cluding major expendi tures with black-owned media entities and to re-commit significant cor porate resources as contri butions and support for the black community and its organizations peter coors division president of adolph coors co in highlighting the importance of his historic agreement stated we at coors believe in working together to achieve suc cess and then in the sharing of that success by returning a fair share of our income to the black community we will endeavor to obtain a 10 percent level of our annual volumn and potential from the black community as the benefits of this covenant are realized and coor's business with the black community increases the percent will go beyond 10 percent fred rasheed director of economic development for the naacp and co chairman of the coalition called this covenant a significant step by the adolph coors company to provide a fair share of its economic opportunities to black americans and moore appointed interim director of eoc muriel a moore has been appointed to a one-year term as interim director of the state uni versity at buffalo's educa tional opportunity center the appointment was made by ub president steven b sample upon the recommendation of william r greiner pro vost the center located at 465 washington st con ducts programs which assist economically and educationally disadvan taged students over 18 years of age a graduate of richmond college and üb moore previously served as direc tor f 1 i learning center and be fore that as a family counselor and child care worker and instructor in staten island she was recipient of an outstanding service award from the ub foundation inc for her major role in the develop ment of the learning center and also was citied by üb's educational opportunity program for service to that unit parker graduates from school of bank administration charles c parker as sistant auditor at empire of america has graduated from the school for bank administration it was announced tuesday mr parker was among 500 bankers nationwide who completed the three year program of advanced banking study sponsored by the bank administra tion institute bad and held at the university of wisconsin at madison mr parker majored in audit a native of buffalo mr parker joined the big e in 1978 and was promoted to assistant auditor in feoru ary of 1983 mr parker earned a b s degree in accounting from s u c at fredonia in 1978 he is a chartered bank auditor cba a member of the american institute of banking aim and serves on the audit committee of the western new york chapter of the bai mr parker is single and resides in buffalo minority bankers to hold 57th convention lackson trible among officials to address meeting new york - the rev jesse jackson the black political leader and sen paul triple rep va are among the several prom inent political banking and economic develop ment officials scheduled to address the 57th annual national bankers associa tion convention sched uled for oct 16-19 in new york's grand hyatt hotel some of the others scheduled to make presen tations at the convention are martha seger governor of the federal reserve board anthony solomon president of the new york federal reserve bank vincent tese supt of banking n y state kenneth upper deputy mayor of new york city for finance and economic development and john jacob president of the national urban league a veteran civil rights activist mr jackson was unsuccessful in his quest for the democratic nomin ation for presideni of the united states earlier this year but his activities have been credited with heightening the interests of many blacks and others in political partici pation sen trible is a member of the u s senate banking committee founded in 1927 as the trade organization for america's minority-own ed commercial banks the association's 53 member institutions located in 68 cities employs more than 5,000 persons and manage the invested deposits of more than 1.5 million customers owned by blacks his panics asians and by native americans these commercial banks — which should not be confused with minority owned savings and loan associations — have more than 4-billion in combin ed assets the nba has been active during recent years in securing deposits for minority commercial banks from more than 200 of the fortune 500 companies and this activi ty currently involves more than half a billion dollars annually the association's cor porate advisory board consists of active members of the following major business corporations aetna life &. casualty anheuser-busch com .._-; -, *-.„_• . ev*ls - es ducts inc borg-warner corp control data corp general motors corp kellogg co dart & kraft inc philip morris inc r j reynolds industries inc sear roebuck *. co standard oil co indiana u s air inc and xerox corp the national bankers assoc has its headquar ters at 122 c street n w suite 240 washing ton d c 20001 falls to host foster grandparent senior companion recognition event the first upstate foster grandparent-senior com panion recognition event will be held oct 3 - 5 in niagara falls n y dr eugene callender director of the new york state office for the aging will be the principle guest speaker at the main banquet thurs oct 4th at the parkway ramada inn at i p.m dr callender will speak on the vitality of foster grandparent volunteers the foster grandparent program provides an opportunity for low income older persons to work with children with special needs seven hundred people are expected to attend this event from 10 upstate counties during the event governor mario cuomo will proclaim october 4th as new york state foster grand parent-senior companion day dr callender holds a b a from boston university a bachelor of divinity from westminster theological seminary cum laude a doctor of divinity from knoxville college a juris doctor from new york law school he is also a radio talk show host a lawyer a minister a lecturer a professor and executive director of the new york urban league from 1966 to 67 an housing and employment advocate and a street academy founder dr callender speaks out on issues affecting the elderly such as medicare crisis mandatory retire ment ; legislation affecting the elderly the right to die prescription drug bill long term care of elderly 85 plus elderly housing for elderly holis tic health and the elderly and the aging and the chinese culture dr eugene callender rev wm horner hospitalized rev william h home r emeritus of lincoln memorial united metho dist church is reported confined in sister's hospi tal he had just returned from a vacation in hawaii where he went with his former church in pitts burgh he drove to pittsburgh and there the groud flew to hawaii — an 18-hour trip upon returing he im mediately drove back to buffalo during this span of time gangrene is reported to have set in one of his feet rev homer is dean of the central-city ministry his many friends wish him a speedy recovery craig mitchell see pane 41 coors and black community see page 3 j serving 1 working leading in wny inner cities l since 1923 i price only 20 per copy