Buffalo Criterion, 1984-01-25

              rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion wednesday january 25-31 1984 vol 59 — no 5 hit of town 25c niagara region — groups fight for educational aid battle waged to get additional funding for special programs the cost of special education programs for disabled students in the buffalo public schools may be as high as 27 million this year reim bursement from the state of new york for these programs is currently 9 114,605 the time to mobilize parents advocated and legislators to seek addi tional funding for special education in buffalo has arrived declared david w page director of the mayor's advocacy office for people with handi capping conditions in a letter to school superin tendent eugene reville the advocacy office has arranged a meeting of parents advocates local state and federal legisla tors and buffalo school officials to discuss this important issue on thurs day feb 2 at 10 a.m in room 209 of city hall items to be discussed include 1 the needs of disabled students in buf falo 2 state and federal mandates 3 costs for special education 4 current levels ol federal and state reimbursement and 5 strategies for the future the board of education has been asked to provide an accurate accounting of special education needs costs and current levels of reimbursement meanwhile several state assemblymen are re pudiating the board of education's pleas for addi tional funds by saying nearly 70 of buffalo's school budget comes from the state of new york buffalo receives more state aid than the vast majority of school dis tricts we need to avoid a backlash from the parents of non-handicapped stu dents says page they are being told that art music and physical educa tion for their children are being cut so that addition al state mandates for the handicapped can be met the power of parents is substantial when it comes to seeking addition al funding for special education claims mr page all interested parties are challenged to attend the february 2nd meeting for further information contact the advocacy off ice at 855-4204 voice or 855-4273 teletype for deaf toward a better life tribute to jackie wilson by mrs eva m doyle jackie wilson the popular singer of the late 1950 died recent iv at the age of 49 in mount holly new jersey a hospital spokeswoman said trial the cause of death was not known at the time jackie wilson had been a patient in the merorsj /_*-<»•. convalescent center since may 1977 jackie wilson was one of the most dynamic and talented entertainers in the history of american music he danced his way through a performance with skill and ease he was definitely a showman and a polished performer his exuberance and his energy showed at every level of his show he would slide and jump he would split and turn he would kneel and bow he would dance like no one else could and his high-pitched voice seemed to reach heaven whenever he sang he hud a tre mendous voice he had a tremendous talent when he sang ' lonely teardrops he sang it with such feeling such intensity and such rhythm until his audience reeled in frenzy excitement he was as the ads said mr wonderful mr dynamite and unmatch ed in talent jackie wilson was bom in 1934 in detroit michigan his first break came in 1953 at the fox theatre in detroit during the rehearsal of a group known as the dominoes he became the new lead singer of the dominoes after recording some songs with this group he left and recorded a song entitled reet petite which was released in 1957 this was the start of his solo career between 1958 and 1963 jackie was one of the most popular vocalists in america he had a great number of hits during this time in 1960 jackie wilson released one of his biggest hits on one side was a song called night and on the other side was the popular doggin around he performed it in the true style of the blues as a teenager jackie was a golden gloves champ and he was a performer even then using splits spins slides and one-footed dancing as ■ part of the show jackie wilson electrified an audi ence and brought them to their feet and in the tradition of sam cooke and james brown he helped to lay the groundwork for today's performers the dances that we see so many performers doing today were a natural part of the shows of these earlier performers hie rhythm that they displayed and the style that came across in their era was unique and special they were truly talented the sad part about all of this is that today they are not given any credit the new generation takes credit for the dances and the song styles of today in reality the new singers have copied the styles of those before them unfortunately jackie wilson has been overlooked and forgotten but he was a part of us and we should never forget the talent that comes before us the jackie wilson story is an especially sad one after he was shot in 1961 his career took a downward turn he made an attempt to keep active in the music world but he never regained the momentum thai he knew before he made a comeback in 1966 with higher and higher but in october 1975 jackie suffered a serious heart attack on the stage of the latin casino in cherry hill new jersey where he was appearing with dick clark's good ol rock n roll revue to all of the jackie wilson fans do you remember to be loved lonely teardrops that's why i love you so i'll be satisfied baby workout doggin around a woman a lover a friend danny boy whispers gettin louder your love keeps lifting me higher and higher she's all right you got me walking and in reflecting back on jackie wilson and on another era and another time we will always remember his great talent jackie wilson eva m doyle collins to kick-off black history month at fredonia fredonia n y - launching black history month february at fre donia state university couege is marva collins chicago school teacher who shattered commonly held beliefs and caught the attention of the nation when the successful school she started for inner-city students was publicized on 60 minutes the school westside preparatory emphasizes instruction in the classics mathematics and science to economically disadvan taged students mrs collins will speak in fredonia state's cam pus center at 7:30 p.m on wed feb ist mrs collins teaching methods focusing on love respect self-discipline self-reliance and hard work are presented in the leading education text marva collins approach her work and the school have gained the attention of politicians educators citizens on the television marva collins youth employment program announced buffalo mayor james d griffin announced that applications for the city of buffalo's summer youth employment program will be distributed on sat jan 28th and feb 4 from 8 a.m to 4 p.m at 703 main st the summer youth employment program funded through the jobs training partnership act buffalo-cheektowaga tonawanda consortium requires that participants be residents of the city of buffalo and be between the ages of 14 through 21 applicants must also meet j.t.p.a economic guide lines with regard to family income applicants will be in structed to return at a later date with the completed application forms and re quired documentation to the s.y.e.p office at 703 main st according to the dates listed on the cover letter of the application the summer youth em ployment program assigns individuals to work at various city departments and non-profit agencies for 8 weeks during july and august the city of buffalo is an equal oppor tunity employer for more information call 855-4127 or 855-4196 black history month program planned the afro-american his torical association and the buffalo-f.rie county public library are co-sponsoring a black history month exhibit entitled black women achievements against the odds the exhibit will be on display at the central downtown library during the entire month of february the exhibit will be opened with a special program on mon evening feb 6th in the downtown library auditorium begin ning at 7 p.m the program speaker will be mrs cynthia ball wil liams the public is invited and the admission is free rites held for commissioner cunningham about 500 gathered tuesday morning jan 24th at st joseph's old cathedral on franklin st across the street from the new york telephone bldg with the family to 1 pay reipeft frx'-beiffnfn's police commissioner james b cunningham who died sac jan 21 1984 of a heart attack commissioner cunning ham is believed to be the only police official in the nation to die while in office in the last 100 years he had been a member of the police force for 42 years and chief for the past six years minority policewoman catherine robinson served as his secretary the chief celebrant of a mass of christian burial was bishop edward d head of the catholic diocese of buffalo ellicott district council man james pitts also attended the funeral burial was in mt olivet cemetery in tonawanda shriners donate 500 to purchase equipment members of the hadji temple no 61 aonms of haven street recently presented joann peters coordinator of the buffalo branch of the american red cross and john walton right buffalo branch chairman a check for 500 for the purchase of cardiopulmonary resuscitation cprj equipment representing the shrinera were potentate robert hunter levi young james harrison calvin cooper and leon great-tarn the winner's circle dog styles by copeland if i hadn't fallen in love about eight years ago — in love with a dog-person named rags i might never have known ernest copeland the handsome talented young business — mi sso vs mmm a ...... m dog styles by cope land dog styles is a business devoted to the care and grooming of dogs and cats and a few other small animals rags is one of those dogs - you read at.ail or see in the movies an almost white mostly poo dle rags really thinks she's a person and so when it was decided that rags needed her hair cut and shaped because the weather was getting warm and she was shed ding all over the place it seemed a natural to take her to the store which i had seen at 1379 main street near the corner of east utica to get the job done once inside i saw a pretty young lady named dorothy who i later came to learn was one of the fabulous freckled faced copelands one of the most enterprising families in buffalo she stood smilingly be hind the counter cheerful ly asking how she could be of service she was surrounded by as many beauty and health products for dogs and cats as you might find in t oeauty department 01 a fashionable store for wo men there were beautiful studded collars of almost every imaginable color and length there were vs .».!.. . wet . i fs.irrlr.e.rv vlvesee era vnavlas whose labels promised to help housebreak the pet there were pictures of the hair styles that the owner could choose for his pet to make it look like the auxi^*gic-*--eiet*t*^<l^*nniersre^fli in pictures there were also pleas ant low sounds emanating from the back room of pets who know they are wanted and loved soon after entering the store the tall thin walnut colored curly headed own er emerged from the back area we talked for a while of his combined first loves his businesses and the animals the store that i had entered was one of three which ernest copeland operates employing about fifteen persons mainly other members of his family to help with the business end or as profes sional groomers his other businesses are at 1424 hertel avenue and 285 west ferry st copeland spoke of each business with love and pride he also added that he had loved animals for as long as he could remember and certainly since he was five years eld he said 1 was always bringing home some stray animal to love and to care for when i was growing up on the farm in spartamburg south caro lina i wish i had a dime today for every animal that i used to care for when i was a kid i always was able to talk to the animals and work with them because they knew that i wasn't afraid of them when the animals are cared for and groomed at dog styles no sedatives of any kind are used the professional staff is train ed to work with the animals to accomplish their results by natural means which is of course much better for the ani mals and for the owner who receives a pet which is free from any of the potentially harmful effects of drugs the next objective of ernie is to open a school to train professional pet groomers copeland is now hard at work seeking to bring all of the necessary elements to ernest copeland collins see page 2 winner's circle l<se>a pave 21 v serving working reading in % i inner cities i since 1923 k price only 20 c per copy