Buffalo Criterion, 1984-07-25

              vvtcdnesita olil taf l atu 11 25 itl.l tl i-hi the buffalo criterion • nawiainiiaan l _**„_!_, rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation „-__ niagara region national leaders to addresss nul's annual confab jackson campaign impacts on democratic party there can be no denying th.it the jesse jackson candidacy has had a profound effect on the democratic party cer tainly he has forced the party to deal with issues which it would have preferred to ignore no more striking example of this can be found than the keynote speech by new york governor mario cuomo can you imagine a keynoter at any other democratic national con vention actually feeling called upon to raise the issue of apartheid in south africa and the governor did t just mention that oppressive regime in pass ing just listing it as an afterthought behind po land or iran he in fart emphasized that in humane government and called for the party's support of south african freedom fighters like bishop tutu and others who have fought so long and hard against the white-ruled regime this would never have happened had it not been for the pressure continu ally exerted by the jackson campaign the party has been forced to publicly discuss black and third world issues because the rev jackson raised them first - loudly and sub stantively . it is for this reason and this reason only that the other two candidates even began to consider a woman as a running mate it was jesse who first suggested that it was about time that the party put forth a female vice president only after he forced the issue into the public and the other by charier e cobb candidates consciousness did mondale and hart declare themselves m favor of this id*a jesse has lieen in the vanguard of the party constantly pulling forth creative ideas which would rescue the party from its stodgy rut at dead center and always at the core of the rev jacks s idea is a firm and undeniable morality for this the democratic party owes jesse jackson .-. deep debt of gratitude note dr cobb is executive director of the united church of christ commission 1,,r racial justice this 1.7 million member denomination is a 1957 union of the congre gational christian church and the evangelical re formed church d'amato announces over 2 million for bflo airport improvements j _>. senator auona d'amato ir-c-nyi has announced that 2,019,975 kin federal aviation ad ministation funds for the 1 greater buffalo interna tional airport these funds earmarked for the niagara frontier transportation authority are in addition to the 9.4 million the senator an nounced earlier in the day hr the nftas light-rail system after taking the controls of a new light-rail car which will run on the 6.4 mile system d'amato a member of the senate transportation appropriations subcom mittee said these important f a a airport improvement program funds will assist the greater buffalo interna tional airport in imple menting a comprehensive plan to improve the safety and operations of the airport which is used by over 3.5 million people each year 1.5 million dollars of these funds will be used to acquire the old b.a.c and united airlines hangars d'amato said after relocating these facilities the hangars will be de molished so as to improve access to terminals within the airport 519 975 is for the purchase of a new fire crash truck and the ex pansion of the fire rescue house it is critical that the buffalo airport have the latest most sophisti cated and reliable fire equipment necessary to insure the safety of the millions of passengers who pass through the airport each year sclc calls for justice dept investigation into selma election sclc president joseph lowery has called upon the justice dept to launch an immediate in vestigation of tuesday july 10th municipal elec tion in selma alabama lowery who was in selma sun . night july 15th speaking lowery who was in selma sunday night july blh speaking at a pre election rally was contact ed after tuesday's election by black elected officials candidates and sclc chapter officers in selma with charges of intimida tion harassment misin formation and absentee ballot fraud in the election which drew national atten tion because of the role selma played in the passage of the 1965 voting rights selma was the scene of numerous sclc led marches in 1965 and bloody police assaults on demonstrators rev f d reese who led many of those marches with the late dr martin luther king jr and other sclc leaders was defeated by incumbent white mayor joe smith erman who received 20 percent of the black vote according to some analysts raymond majors a member of city council and local sclc president led the balloting for city council president and faces a white opponent in a july 31 runoff lowery was informed that police officers were stationed at polling places in black neighborhoods while none were placed in white communities quali fied voters names could not be located on voting lists and polling officials refused to allow challen ges to be filed selma sclc and other local leaders are gathering affidavits documenting white interference with black pollwatchers and that blacks were directed away from the polls with false information lowery wire to attor ney general william smith and bradford reynolds of the justice department called for speedy action to avoid a return in the hopelessness of the 60s which led blacks to the streets to gain redress lowery concluded sclc leaders and other black leaders in selma will take whatever legal action necessary to protect their rights city-wide youth revival the bishop billy robin son minister of musk for the churches of god in christ inc of the eastern new york jurisdiction and pastor of the prayer church of god in christ in the bronx n v area will conduct a two-week city hide youth revival at the prayer town church of god in christ on the corner of grider st and northland aye bishop robinson is a preacher teacher a goa pel singer and is an outstanding bishop on the board of the bishops of the churches of god in christ the revival will begin on monday july 23rd thru august 6th services will begin at 8 p.m nightly all ministers youth the general public are invited to attend bring the sick the broken-hearted the lost and the blind the lord will heal all manner of sickness the host pastor is rev supt earl nelson bishop billy robinson chairman named for the dept of surgery atlanta ga - arthui fa n laa jb m ..'. r a.c.s has been ap pointed chairman and professor of the dept of surgery at the morehouse school of medicine dr lee a native of new york city has resided in buffalo since 1973 where he has served on the faculty in the dept of surgery at the state university of new york at buffalo and as an attend ing surgeon at buffalo general hospital and the erie county medical cen ter he has also served as a clinical preceptor at suny at buffalo in its preparatory and support program for medical stu dents louis w sullivan m d morehouse school of medicine president and dean said we are fortunate to have dr lee join us his caliber and background bring addi tional leadership to the school to the medical community of the school and to this major clinical department dr lee received his medical degree at boston university school of medi cine completed his surgi cal residency at presby terian hospital in the columbia-presbyterian medical center and his cardiothoracic surgical residency at new york university medical cen er he has also served on the medical faculties of columbia university and new york university he is a diplomat of the national board of medical examiners and a fellow of the american college of surgeons other specialty board memberships are on the american board of surgery and the american board of thoracic surgery as a consultant dr lee has served in that capacity in thoracic surgery to the buffalo veterans adminis tration hospital since 1973 and in the cardiovascular surgery to the new york state dept of health since 1976 dr lee holds profes sional memberships in many local state and national groups he has been active in the ameri can heart association serving as president vice president and state dele gate of the western new york chapter a racing enthusiast dr lee has been an active competitor in one-design class ocean racing and won class d in the 1977 southern ocean racing circuit he now engages in observed trials motor cycle competition with his 19-year-old son nicholas arthur b lee jr m.d f.a.c.s only black college receives aviation program florida memorial college ist black college to receive approved aviation program miami florida — in its process of growth florida memorial college has come to fill a vital role in the world of aviation concerned with meetir the educational and train ing challenges of the ever expanding world of avia tion officials at the col lege announced the re cent development of an airway science program that will begin this fall 1984 we have the unique distinciton of being the only black collet irv th country authorized by the federal aviation . admin istration faa and one of only four institutions to offer all five academic programs in the airway science program design ed to address the specific needs of the faa said college provost tive vice president dr richard e williams pl ;..-•_ and air traffic control according to a recent faa report aviation pro grams in colleges and universities are in the forefront of technological change and progres it is anticipated that by the end of this century the num ber of flights will more than double the number of pilots will increase by 60 percent and this country will have 800 new airports the airway science program has been design ed to be traditional in ui im a » . iiwiml aca demic program for the future industry employe as well aa a non-traditional option that would allow current faa employees to , upgrade their education and develop new skills to remain competitive in the new national airspace system career specialization opportunities include air the aviation program certified and approved by the faa will offer the bachelor of science degree in aviation science the college's newest program will provide students with a strong conceptual foun dation in mathematics science computer science traffic control specialist airport manager air carrier manager computer specialist navigation pro fessional pilot flight oper ations manager elec tronics technician and many more uniquely located in northwest miami on the and management in addi tion to a background in the areas of concentration that prepares them tor entry level jobs in specific career fields in the aviation industry the areas of concentra tion within airway science include airway science management airway com puter science aircraft systems management air way electronics manage ment airway maintenance northern boundary of the opa locks airport the largest private airport in the country florida me morial college is in a prime position to support caribbean initiatives strengthen south ameri can linkages and aid the faa in ha multi-ethnic multi cultural posture through an active dis semination and technology a.i.d.s awarness week the buffalo a i d s task force inc is spon soring a.i.d.s aware ness week july 23-29 th lt is a publicity campaign to advertise the services of the task force's western new york a.i.d.s pro gram and to educate health professionals and the public about acquired immune deficiency syn drome or a.i.d.s the kick-off event for the campaign was a press conference held on mon day june 23 at 9 a.m at the regional office of the new york state dept of health 584 delaware aye in the second floor conference room dr olivia smith-black well regional health di rector for the state dept of health detailed the community services pro gram of the department's a.i.d.s institute dr timothy west infectious disease physician at the erie county medical cen ter will summarize wes tern new york's experi ence in the diagnosis and treatment of a.i.d.s pa tients dr rosa hewitt president of the buffalo a.i.d.s taak force shall detail the services of the western new york a.i.d.s program and the events of a.i.d.s aware ness week the first major purpose of a.i.d.s awareness week is to publicize the western new york a.i.d.s hotline where callers can receive the most up-to-date informa tion about a.i.d.s and speak with a trained volunteer about their con cerns the telephone number is 881-a.1.d.5 and the hotline is staffed from 7 p.m to 9 p.m weekdays at other times messages can be left on a machine to be returned by the next available volunteer the second major par pose is to publicize the availability of educational experiences by the task force for interested facili ties and organizations weinberg mondale kemp to speak secretary of defense caspar weinberger will address the national ur ban league's 74th annual conference to be held in cleveland july 29th through august ist weinberger one of the most powerful figures in the reagan administra tion will speak at the nul's federal resources luncheon in the city's convention center mon day july 30th at noon weinberger's speech will mark the first time a defense dept leader has addressed the nul another highlight of the conference will be th plenary sessions of mom day moming and after noon republican con gressman and co-pioneer of the free enterprise zone jack kemp of buffalo will address the afternoon session demo cratic party presidential nominee walter mon dale will speak to the morning session from the demov.atie perspective national urban league president john e jacob will formally open the conference with his key note address on sunday evening july 9th in addition to these speakers the nul's con ference will have several other sessions and forums that will focus on the upcoming presidential election the status of the black family and the contining crisis in public schools other featured speakers will include rev jesse jackson vernon e jor dan past president of the nul ohio rep louis stokes and a special panel the new breed of mayors featuring harold . • waahgioti ■ or v-cucaau 111 . wilson ee*a of philadelphia m ranm of denver maude bristol of battle creak mich and harvey gantt of charlotte n c , the conference will also be highlighted by an exhibition area with more than 200 exhibitors from major corporations and agencies an automated 1 job referral service will also be provided to this area admittance to the exhibit area is open to the public without charge registration to the con ference is open to the public at the convention center carrington first black chosen president of public utilities conference carmel carrington marr a member of the new york public service commission since 1971 was elected president of the great lakes confer ence of public utilities commissioners at its an nual meeting last week she is the first black to hold that office we are pleased that the conference consisting of regulators from 15 states has chosen carmel marr as its president aaid paul l gioia chair man of the public service commission . ' * commis sioner marr's active in volvement in national regulatory matters has enhanced the prestige of the new york public service commission and has provided a strong voice for new york con sumers in important areas of utility regulation which must be dealt with on the national level including the regulation of pricing of natural gas mr gioia added the great lakes confer ence is a regional organi zation of state regulatory commissioners represent ing west virginia new york pennsylvania dis trict of columbia dela ware illinois indiana maryland michigan min nesota new jersey ohio virgin islands virginia and wisconsin it is affiliated with the national association of regulatory utility commissioners naruc which is actively involved in all regulatory issues of national interest commissioner marr had been first vice president of the conference in 1983-84 she also is a ranking member of the naruc committee on gas mrs marr was appoint ed to the commission in may 1971 by governor nelson a rockefeller and reappointed in 1979 by governor hugh l carey she served on the state human rights appeal board prior to appoint ment to the commission from 1953 to 1967 she served with the united states mission to the united nations as a representative as as an advisor in march 1967 she served on loan to the united nations secretariat in an international law research project born in brooklyn where she 11 resides mrs marr was graduated cum laude from hunter college and received a law degree from columbia university law school she is a member of phi bete kappa and alpha chi alpha honorary societies her husband warren marr 11 was editor of crisis the magazine pub lished by the national naacp until his retire ment they have two sons aviation see page 2 f sen ing \\ orking leading in wny inner cities v since 1923 , price i hill 20 per cop