Buffalo Criterion, 1983-08-10

              the buffalo criterion wednesday august 10-16,1983 rochester niagara region vol 58 — no 33 milwaukee youth choir to perform in concert here coors,..jfti ftt 1 congregations of the lutheran coordinated ministry of buffalo are hosting and youth chou of cross lutheran church milwaukee youth choir of cross lutheran church milwaukee wisconsin at hot trinity lutheran church 1080 main street near north n thursday august 18th at 7:30 p.m life - a celebration is the theme of the event with gospel folk and traditional music modern dance and brief spoken messages by the choristers themselves all based on the famous beatitudes of jesus recorded in matthew's gospel chapter 5 verses 1-12 the public is cordially invited to experience the exuberant joy and faith of these young people there xvill be a free-will offering glover backs pawarski i otis glover jr a prominent east side com munity political leader has endorsed the candi • dacy of timothy j pa war - i aid for the fifth legislative district seat mr pawarski said .' mr glover is the only candidate who can repre sent the interest of all the voters in the district the former candidate for the fillmore district council seat believes that mr pawarski's youth and vitality will generate a rebirth of community spirit and pride he urged all democratic voters to vote for mr pawarski in the sept 13th primary hud awards grants totaling 44,000 for housing assistance counseling washington — the de amro'ierit ol abusutg ativrf urban development hud has awarded hous ing assistance counseling grants totaling 44,000 to two buffalo organizations it was announced jointly by rep henry j nowak d of buffalo sen alfonse m d'amato r n v and rep john j ufalce d town of tonawanda > a grant for 24,000 went to the buffalo urban league and another for _•* 20.000 to the fillmore ieroy area residents inc under the program the agencies are to provide comprehensive informa tion and guidance to individuals and families — renters home owners and potential home buyers associated with residential properties under hud programs a hud spokes man said the program is aimed at helping reduce rental delinquencies and mortgage defaults hooks to lead voter registration march overground railroad to go from kentucky ohio to michigan new york — benjamin hooks executive director rft-wnaact.irii lead an overground railroad march through ohio start ing aug 13th to drama ate the naacp's cam paign to register two million voters between now and the isa elec tions scheduled to begin in louisville kentucky the 360 mile march will move across tb ohio mmmi mason dixon line and end in detroit mich during the labor day weekend marchers will follow a route taken by black slaves escaping to freedom in the north along what was called the underground railroad in the 1800's the underground rail tf«rti totth xwifc thnwen because of its history as a great freedom trail between 1818 and 1861 abolitionists helped to move approximately 40 000 slaves along his network of escape routes if ohio which provided access to free territory in canada t ourteen ot the associa tion s youth members will serve as a core group of marchers representing southern blacks between the ages of 18 and 24 who have the poorest voter participation rate in the country joe madison national director for the naacp's voter education program will coordinate the march ohio became the four teenth state in the u s last month to adopt a law which allows high school administrators to register voters the naacp is working to have this kind of bill passed in every state so that mora 18-vaar olds can register and vote the association signed up 850,000 voters last year and spent a half million dollars in recent months to step up voter registration across the country williamsons to observe 39th year rev and mrs j b williamson leaders of the tried stone baptist church woodlawn and humboldt pkwy will celebrate their 39th anni versary sunday august 14 at 4 p.m rev frank barbee pastor of the special sale slated a special eye on history tee shirt sale xvill be held on tuesday aug 16th at the langston hughes institute from 9 a.m to 5 p.m childrens shirts regularly 5.00 jvill sell for 3.50 adult shirts sizes small medium large and extra large will sell for 5.00 if you buy two shirts you will get another one free eye on history tee shirts were created by columnist eva m doyle and feature pictures of famous blacks from the past the drawings are by artist william cooper criterion writer sees grave decisions ahead for american blacks says mark tt riley the american economy as it is nun constructed cannot and will not survive unless america can create and sustain a world conflict this nation became an economic super power with the destruction of the american indian and off of the backs of countless african slaves regardless of what one may claim as to the value of american education and know how it proves of little relative value with the continued brute force third class american blacks are now called upon to help slaughter defense less south american wo men and children and poverty stricken african sisters and brothers make no mistake about it regardless of what emerg es out of washington d shown in the photo at the forecast cocktail party for county executive rutkowski are from left mr and mrs johnnie johnson mrs edward rutkowski center is shown with her husband ed rutkowski forecast cocktail party held the erie county minority political action committee empac held a forecast coctail party ' to highlight its support for the re-election campaign of county executive edward j rutkowski on june 29th at the little harlem hotel a crowd of about 300 elected officials civic leaders concerned citizens and other supporters were on hand to show their appreciation for the outstanding job which ed rutkowski has done during his current term as erie county executive at the event the incumbent county executive pledged to continue his past record of achievement in the area of equal employment opportunity affirmative action heating and home weatheriza tion assistance and adequate health care for the unemployed and the less fortunate rev h v reid pulls for rutkowski rev herbert v reid right pastor of gethsemane baptist church announ ced today that he is endorsing edward j rutkowski for re-election as erie county executive rev reid said that his decision was based on a careful review of ed rutkowski's record for the past four years he said that ed rutkowski took action to assist inner-city residents in fighting high heating bills by making home weatherization materials avail able and by maintaining steady pressure on state government to provide additional funding to erie county for the heat energy assistance program he opposed the devastating price hikes which gas electric and telephone companies have sought at the expense of low and fixed income taxpayers he improved the quality of health care for inner-city residents through the erie county medical center as well as the neighborhood health clinics under ed rutkowski minority utilization in 1982 increased from 8 to a record 11 amounting to 1.5 million dollars worth of construction work he increased minority employment in erie county from 10 to 14 erie community college city campus is a testimony of his commitment to the minority community to provide quality education to inner city residents offering nursing computer science and technical courses in keeping his pledge to increase the number of minorities working at all levels of county government he recently named james covial as director of the detention division in the department of youth services and juanita mcl ford as first deputy social services commissioner among others stated rev reid recognizing the important role of citizen participation in the effective operation of government he has appointed blacks hispanics and many other minorities to such boards as the minority business enterprise utilization advisory board equal employment opportunity advisory board and erie community college board of trustees rev reid continued mr rutkowski is a life member of the naacp honorary chairman of the united negro college fund and has been a proponent of civil rights after reviewing his record com mitment and his accountability rev reid said he deserves to be re-elected 39th year see page 2 registration march see page 3 j serving 1 working leading in wny inner cities i since 1923 1 price only *•? 20 per copy