Buffalo Criterion, 1984-07-04

              rochester wednesday july 410 1%4 the buffalo criterion i i tiai i r i vol ■>!) — no -'>■ outof-timn 25c bflo to benefit from public works bill funds to provide for water related improvements washington — rep henrj j nowak d buffalo has announced that the house of repre sentatives has approved a major public works bill that includes the authori zation for numerous pro jects providing millions of dollars in water-related improvements for the buf falo area i his bill — which is the product of oxer three years of ini^nsive work by the subcommittee on water resources is a monumen tal piece of legislation addressing vital and criti cal water resources needs of our nation as a member of that subcom mittee nowak played a key role in developing this legislation and at his request the following funds were earmarked 4.5 million for the corps of engineers to improve public access and safety conditions on the bird island pier habitat in lake erie estimated to require a federal share of 2.25 million this is an integral part of expanding sport fishing opportunities in the buffalo area 1.8 million for flood control project construc tion for cazenovia creek will prevent damaging floods along the creek which occur during later winter and early spring when major runoff events from snowmelt and rainfall on frozen ground frequent ly combine with ice jam conditions 18 million for construc tion of a new high lift span bridge in the vicinity of the coast guard station over the ship channel this bridge will provide critical ly needed access to the waterfront 6.45 million to con struct and improve facili ties operated by the niagara frontier trans portation authority at the port of buffalo including the construction of bulk heading i $(*•.. million for re i placement of the dike at the small boat harbor part of a 70 million development project that will transform the harbor into a major recreational attraction in western new yi*it*v a*a*s * wrt stores launching ramps and marina docks drifts and debris re '. moval from the buffalo harbor provides an annual authorization esti mated at 2 million requiring the corps to remove drift and debris including abandoned piers and structures which will improve the aesthetics of the waterfront area as well as providing for safer vessel navigation demonstration project authorizing the construc tion of a reef for fish the corps of engineers in consultation with the environmental protection agency is authorized to undertake a study as to the * l***"**jk •>■**' an a - -- j disposing of toxic pollu tants from the buffalo ' river following this study the corps will be authorized to take neces sary action to remove and dispose of these pollu tants provides 50/50 coat sharing for operation and maintenance of the new york state barge canal annual expenditures have ranged in the area of 15 million also authorizes a study to determine the need for reconstruction vietnam veterans week to be highlighted with many activities erie county executive edward j rutkowski will host the buffalo premier of the film death valley run to mark the begin ning of vietnam vet ins week leading up to the unveiling of a new monu ment near the buffalo naval and servicemen park the film chronicling a 100-mile run across death valley in feb 1983 to demonstrate unity among vietnam veterans will be shown at 8 p.m on fri july 6 in the hyatt regency hotel mr rutkowski will sponsor a reception after the show ing invitations ar being mailed to community lead ers elected officials and key people in •■.• rnn's activities limited citing is available to th public hia are asked to call veterans helping veter ans at 855-4130 to make reservations among those scheduled to attend is sterlin harris the film's producer-director the film is narrated by martin sheen the film shows 13 veterans from all walks of life including a carpenter a lawyer and a school teacher parachuting into death valley and running 15 miles a day for 7 days at night they slept in tents and gathered around campfires the effort was a tribute to all men and women who endured the incredibly-difficult and often-devastating vietnam experience mr rulkov - ski said the monument presen tation at noon on sat july 7 will highlight the week's observance including dedication of the vietnam veterans museum at the naval and servicemen's park a 5-kilometer me morial run a reception for families of veterans killed or listed missing in action a dinner-dance and a special observance at the buffalo bisons game on july bth in war memorial stadium robinson tapped for post with transit authority police dept nfta chairman ray mond f gallagher has announced the appoint ment of katherine m robinson as an adminis trative lieutenant in the newly established transit authority police dept with over two decades of law enforce ment experience lt rob inson recently retired from the buffalo police dept she joins norman j birner john p fahey and augustine zogaria in the overall coordination oper aiton and staffing of the police force whose re sponsibility will be la patrol the 6.4 mile metro rail line that is scheduled to open in april a police officer for the past 21 years lt robinson was assigned to the police commissioner's office as aide and secre tary to the police commis sioner she also worked special assignments in the missing persons bureau the crime prevention bureau and the bureau of vice investigation lt robinson's experi ence as well as chief birner capt fahey and lt zogaria bring a total of over 85 years to the newly formed transit authority police y active in the communi ty lt robinson's me.x ber ship include the police benevolent assoc afro american police assoc lota phi lambda sorority and alpha kappa alpha sorority katherine m robinson new hope to honor first lady emeritus on sun july 8 at 4 p.m the pastor officers and members of the new hope baptist church will honor their first lady emeritus mrs mary moore mrs moore the widow of the late pastor of new hope the rev joseph moore has been a mem ber of the new hope baptist church family since 1963 joining in the celebra tion of the annual mary moore day ill be her daughter e**thei moore of washington d c and the blessing of christ singers of the canaan baptist church oi wash ington under the direction of esther moore the public is invited to participate in this obser vance vhich will take place in the mason fellow ship hall if the churrh at 543 richmond aye mrs helen owens is chairperson ana the dr paul i . thompson is pastor good news for minority students interested in a career in medicine deputy speaker arthur eve d-buffalo has an nounced that legislation designed to promote in creased access to careers in medicine and other fields for minority and disadvantaged students overwhelmingly passed the assembly speaking from his legis lative office in albany the buffalo legislator said his bill would create a new special opportunity scholarship program for minority and disadvantag ed medical students in addition the bill calls for a science and technology entry program step to assist colleges and univer sities in preparing quali fied minority and disad vantaged high school stu dents for entry into college level programs in the science technology and health-related fields eve explained that this measure would also estab lish a council on profes sional career opportunity aimed at increasing minor ity and disadvantaged students to access to careers in medicine and other professional fields the legislation would also establish a division of professional career op portunity within the state education dept to provide research and technical assistance eve said ' the absence of minor ity professionals in medi cine and dentistry has been a serious program in new york state eve | said the establishment j of the science and techni . cal program creates a way ' for colleges to identify at . an early age qualified minority and disadvantag ed students and prepare them for entry into college level courses eve called this one of the most attractive and ! necessary aspects of the bill armed with letters of support from the new york state school baords assoc the medical soci ety of associated medical schools with letters of support from the new york state associated medicated schools of new york and the commission on independent colleges and universities eve said il'i have kibg recognized that without personal career and financial aid counseling the minority high school students may not perceive that it is possible to complete work toward a professional career i have every signifi cant contribution in rever sing a longstanding prob in reversing a long time problem heads law alumni rose 11 sconiers executive attorney of the legal aid bureau of buffalo has been elected president of the state university buffalo law alumni assoc other officers are vice president leslie m greenbaum treasurer douglas s coppola and secretary robert schaus elected to the board for three-year terms were ■ city court judge mar garet anderson paul a battaglia william r brennan kev in p mahoney justice joseph d mintz david e parker and veronica d thomas the opening of cam paign headquarters for attorney sconiers candi date for chief judge buffalo city court will be held on sunday july 8 from 2 to 4 p.m at 1672 main st across from freddie's donuts re freshments and entertain ment will be provided all are welcome church leaders to observe 6th year the 6th anniversary celebration of rev and mrs a charles ware will be held from sundat july ist to july 29th at 4 p.m special guests sunday july 22nd will be the rev l t boyce and the congregation of calvary baptist church sunday july 29th the rev a e campbell jr and the congregation of temple baptist church in cleveland ohio will be the special guests tor this service the public is invited to attend these services rev and mrs a charles ware shown last monday at the daemen college forum featuring sam donaldson abc-tv white house correspondent as guest speaker and honoree are from left joseph kirik wkbw-tv news director charles lumsden daemen college chairman of the board sam donaldson of abc national tv dr robert s marshall daemen couege president and irv weinstein 6 p.m wkbw-tv anchorman mr donaldson received the president's plaque from dr marshall white house correspondent addresses forum dr robert s marshall president of daemen college and phil beuth vice president and general manager of wkbw-tv announced that abc-tv national white house correspondent sam donaldson addressed the daemen college forum jointly in cooperation with wkbw-tv this took place last monday in the executive dining room on the second floor of the charles j wick campus center at daemen college 4380 main st in amherst key media civic and community leaders attended this daemen college forum sam donaldson also the anchorman for abc world news tonight sunday has held the white house post since 1977 he is a regular interviewer and roundtable participant on ' this week with david brinkley as the chief abc-tv white house correspon dent mr donaldson reports on president reagan his administration and its policies sam donaldson covers the daily activities of the president at the white house and travels with president reagan during his foreign and domestic trips he also covered the 1976 campaign and election of jimmy carter services held for charles a parker at mt ararat funeral services for the late charles arnold park er were held from mt ararat bapist church 971 jefferson aye friday june 22nd at 1 p.m the rev w l jones pastor officiated mr parker was born in blairsville pennsylvania on march 15 1919 he was the second son of charles and rebecca park er the family moved to buffalo when he was a young child he attended public jchool no 32 and hutchinson central high school he was employed in several occupations in cluding bethlehem steel cuhoyga wrecking and the greyhound bus ter minal his last employ ment was with the buffalo goodwill industries five year ago mr parker served his country proudly as one of the first black marines from buffalo he served in the pacific theatre during the second world war from 1942 to 1945 he was united with the liberty baptist church under the leadership of rev s.w.mills about 30 years ago mr parket passed away on june 18 1984 after a brief illness in the veter ans hospital his survivors are his wife mrs dora parker four daughters betty parker mrs joan petti grew judith parker and mrs arlene morrow a son charles a parker jr a sister mary a laverne and adopted son robert carr a daughter-in law mrs charles a parker jr a son-in-law archie pettigrew eleven granddaughters and twen ty grandsons fourteei great granddaughters and seven great grand sons two sisters-in-law mrs vera parker and mrs hattie mingo a brother-in in-law james lucas and a host of nieces nephews and friends the thomas t edwards funeral home lnc , was in charge of the remains interment was in elm lawn cemetery charles arnold parker nowak see page 7 7 serving working leading in wny inner cities l since 1923 price on 20 c per copy