Buffalo Criterion, 1984-08-15

              out-of-towp 25c the buffalo criterion vol 59 - no 34 wednesday august 15-21 1984 niagara region wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation ' rochester group urges phone rate regulation psc silence on lifeline telephone rates raises call for legislation the public service commission's failure last week to implement dis counted lifeline tele phone rates for the state's poor and elderly and their approval of a 10-15 increase in telephone charges and the sharp increase in coin call charges has re-doubled the need for legislative action to maintain univer sal and affordable tele phone service according to a statewide citizens group the group the new york telephone commu nity action network be lieves that the issue of what sort of discount program should be imple mented and who should be exempt from the new long distance access charge also approved last week is a public policy matter and should not be left to the discretion of the utility now without home tele phones the senate bill declares communication by telephone is a basic human need in modern society and that there is a long standing national policy in favor of universal service new york can argues that a telephone in today's society is a life line in emergency situa they have proposed legislation for lifeline t»ffvtce 4'*'whiih has been introduced by senator walter floss of amherst that would provide free borno6ds hai become a problem since emergency call boxes have been removed and the tele telephone installation and a minimum fifty percent discount on local rates to senior citizens on fixed incomes below 12,000 a year and to people receiv ing public assistance according to catherine kukoda of new york can's erie county chap ter the telephone ser vice is a right not a privilege they already have some of the highest phone company has been removing the street tele phones the new york can is pushing for passage of lifeline legislation be fore the current session adjourns the new york commu nity action network is a non-profit non-partisan organization also involved in efforts to benefit the unemployed in buffalo and clean up toxic chemical pollution they have offices at 2633 main street in buffalo and at 529 cayuga drive in niagara falls rates in the country and they don't need any more profits rosemary pool er a member of the psc has said that 1.28 million new york residents are tions a 1982 study by the national institute of jus tice of 911 calls revealed that the most critical factor in emergency situations is the time it takes for the person reporting the emer gency to place the call if lifeline service is not instituted and fewer peo ple are able to afford home telephones risks to vic tims in emergencies could increase according to jerry sullivan chief of communications of the buffalo fire dept report ing emergencies in high crime high arson neigh luncheon held for atty david e hampton on saturday aug llth the wives and widows of black pastors of the city of buffalo hosted a luncheon for associate judge of the city court candidate attorney david e hampton at gethsemane baptist church rev herbert v reid is pastor in attendance were such notable dignatanes such as mother h b shaw of gethsemane the cri terion's news reporter sister mamie garrett sister elizabeth sanders of friendship baptist church sister mamie mcneely of friendship baptist church sister barbee of community baptist church and sister jean wilkerson of first timothy baptist church rev james hemphill of the interdenominational baptist church gave the invocation and along with mother shaw and sister minnie gillette presided over the luncheon scores of ministers wives were in attendance to lend their support to the candidacy of this outstanding young black man david hampton in his quest for the judicial seat that was stripped from our beloved hon judge barbara sims mr hampton's candidacy speaks to the question of whether or not a black person should have the position in city court or whether an unknown outsider can be forced on the community for too long this foolishness has been going on jesse jackson was right * our time has come let us elect david e hampton to city court and lend our support to the ministers wives and widows we^^.att wihft^tltetp'i's'-rßrvisioir the people perish but he that keepeth the law happy is he proverbs 29:18 dance chairman a summer frolic a dinner and dance spon sored by the urban league guild will be held satur day aug 18 at 7 p.m the theme is black and white music will be furnished by willie dorsey and the last world re searchers willa o'day is chair man of the affair and lillian humes is co-chair man proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund willa o'day birthday celebration a gala birthday celebration in honor of john henry johnson of high street was given by his family the party featured a lovely dinner with all the trimmings and cake out-of-town family and friends attended the photo shows mr johnson seated along with his wife and members of his family — criterion photo us coast guard excepting and processing applications the united states coast guard academy has an nounced that is is now accepting and processing applications for appoint ment as cadet u.s coast guard class of 1989 applications are being accepted for both men and women appointments as coast guard cadets are tender ed solely on the basis of an annual nationwide compe tition with no congression al appointments or geo graphical quotas applica tions for appointment must be submitted to the director of admissions u s coast guard academy prior to december 15 1984 candidates must arrange to participate in either the college board scholastic aptitude test sat or american college testing assessment act prior to or including the december 8 1984 admin istration for the act and the december 1 1984 administration for the sat the competition for appointment as cadet is based on the candidate's high school rank perform ance on either the sat or act and leadership po tential as demonstrated by participation in high school extracurricular ac tivities community affairs and/or part-time employ ment most successful candidates rank in the top quarter of their high school class and demon strate proficiency in both the mathematical and applied science fields to qualify for the competition an applicant must be unmarried at the time of appointment have no legal obligations result ing from a prior marriage and must have reached the age of 17 but not 22 by july 1 1985 all applicants must be assured of high school graduation by june 30 1985 regulations stipu late that all applicants must have completed three units in english and three in mathematics to include algebra and plane or coordinate geometry on their equivalents and must fulfill basic physical requirements coast guard cadets ob tain an excellent under graduate education at no personal expense in addition they receive pay and allowances fully adequate to fulfill their ordinary living expenses the constantly updated academy curriculum leads to a bachelor of science degree with a strong academic emphasis on engineering and science the selected major stu lodges to worship lester lodge no 4 a f & a m vernon wooten w m martin luther king lodge no 7 a f & a m uly hankerson w m and golden gate chapter no 13 0.e.5 rachel waker w m under the juris diction of the m w omega grand lodge of the state of new york inc honorable ruffin green grand master and orien tal grand chapter of the state of new york arthur l mitchell grand patron hazel faulkner grand matron and member will be worshiping together at a different church each second sunday morning at the 11 a.m worship service the groups feel that since they enjoy meeting together so much it would be even more gratifying and beneficial to worship together once a month beginning sun aug 12 at promiseland baptist church 243 mulberry st rev charles jennings pastor sept 9th friendship baptist church 402 spring st rev a charles ware is pastor ••••• sun oct 14 bethel a.m.e church 1525 michigan aye rev eugene e mcashan is pastor sun nov 11 trinity baptist church 41 spruce st rev joseph davis pastor groundbreaking ceremony set aug 22 for nfta a groundbreaking cere mony will be held by the niagara frontier trans portation authority on wed aug 22 at 10 a.m to celebrate the official start of construction of the downtown pedestrian transit mall and the metro rail auditorium station on main st the ceremony will be held on the west side of main st in front of memorial auditorium and will be attended by repre sentatives of all levels of government transit mall merchants and various community and downtown civic organizations the executive director of the niagara frontier transportation authority joseph d latona will act as master of ceremonies last month the john w cowper company a locally based construction firm was the low bidder on the 3.1 million dollar contract to build the auditorium station the station which is the first of the r a_atinn<*..t"_b built will feature a snorts related theme to comple ment its location next to the auditorium which is a buffalo center of sports activity the construction is scheduled to be com pleted in the late summer of 1985 the pedestrian transit mall stretching from scott st and main to goodell and main is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 1986 the mall has an estimated total constuction cost of approximately 42 million dollars located throughout the mall will be five other surface stations besides the auditorium station they are the seneca street station the church street station lafayette square station the huron street station and the theatre station the lafayette square station and huron street station have already been put out to bid with the cow per company being the appar ent low bidder at this time the design of the mall is based on a tried and proven concept found in european cities which incorporates vehicular free-pedestrian right of way areas which are landscaped to create a parklike setting to give the environment a sense of quiet beauty and security mr latona said this groundbreaking means so much to this city because it marks the beginning of the end of buffalo's center city as it has been for the last ten years a new modern 21st century central city business district will evolve from the comple tion of this uniquely designed and landscaped project hardiman to be honored thelma hardiman the immediate past national vice-president of the links inc will be honor ed at a reception at 6:30 p.m august 19 in samuel's grande manor mrs hardiman a retir ed buffalo educator serv ed as the national vice president for four years the links inc is a service organization of over 6.000 women who are committed to educa tional cultural and civic activities prior to holding office as national . vice-president mrs hardiman served in the capacity of vice area director and area director of the eastern area of the links inc during her tenure as eastern area director director she was responsible for the com pilation of the history of the eastern area links also during her tenure marian anderson world renowned contralto was made an honorary link the reception will be hosted by the buffalo chapter wgr - radio news director to address amherst rotary don dussias the wgr radio news director will address the amherst south rotary club at 6:15 p.m on wed aug 15th on the lower level of the lord amherst motor hotel 5000 main st amherst mr dussias will ad dress the topic how is the field of politics covered don has been with wgr for the past 14 years the past 6 years as news director don was part of the buffalo sabres broadcasting team when the sabres games were on wgr mass of christian burial for david bishop the mass of christian burial was held at st philip's episcopal church saturday august 11 for david nathaniel bishop mr bishop was the son of dr and mrs david r . bishop born in george town guyana on oct 3 1903 he received his early education at st stephens parish school his later education in america was accomplished at rhodes preparatory school and new york university mr bishop came to buffalo forty-four years ago he became - a communicant of st philip's church and serv ed for sometime as a vestryman and warden mr bishop had been executive director and a housing consultant for the ellicott community re development foundation inc which owns the towne gardens since 1966 prior to that he had been with the victory mutual life insurance co serving as an agent a manager of the buffalo office and on the board of directors mr bishop was an active member of the martin luther king park task force served on the charter revision commis sion of the city of buffalo was a member of the advisory committee to the board of transportation and was also active in the republics party his interest in garden ing was reflected in his active participation in the greater buffalo rose soci ety of which he was a former president he had been chairman of the membership committee of the american rose soci ety mr bishop was very active in the political movements of the 40's and served as campaign man ager of bishop d 0 walker pastor of bethel david bishop bishop see page 2 f serving 1 working leading in wny inner cities i since 1923 _ price only 20 c per copy