Buffalo Criterion, 1983-02-23

              rochester niagara region wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation u.s postage paid permit no 1314 buffalo new york the buffalo criterion vol 58 — no 9 wednesday february 23 mar 1 1983 wny peace rally planned for may to focus on world peace end to arms race it is anticipated that thousands of people will participate in the may 28th western new york peace rally according to the rev dr ralph w loew convenor of the communi ty group that has accepted responsibility to plan for this event the may 28th peace rally will include a large assembly where invited speakers are expected to focus public attention on the need for world peace and the ending of the arms race and also a march along a soon to be designated route will occur the details of the event are being closely coordinated with appro priate officials in buffalo the peace rally is one of the major events plan ned for western new york peace week may 22-28 th the publicity and coordination of public events for peace week is the responsibility of the interfaith peace coalition of the buffalo area metro jaaamm ■• n_t.-in v bamm organizations and groups in western new york who wish to be included is th m_fa__r ajt events should contact the bamm office the rev william l hathaway ipc chairperson has describ ed western new york peace week as a week for the diversity of wes tern new yorkers to share in common goals of peace and justice for all events already schedul ed for western new york peace week include a peace jubilee at the downtown campus of erie community college in buffalo on sunday may 22 from 3to 8 p.m this arts-picnic-festival will feature drama liturgical dance music banners sculpture poetry - each depicting shalom - our community unity in peace the peace jubilee is sponsored by the joint christian education com mittee of the american baptist churches of the niagara frontier the united church of christ and the christian church disciples of christ in the western new york area and the presbytery of western new york of the united presbyterian church in the usa students in public pri vate and parochial schools are invited to participate in the young people's peace project the art that is submitted through their schools will be on public display at the peace jubilee at the erie com munity college city cam pus art will also be selected for publication in a booke dedicated to peace information about the young people's peace project has been sent to all schools in the area sr pauline petruzella is the chairwoman of this event ~ a world peace celebra tion will be held at st paul's cathedral on thurs may 26th at 8 p.nr i"he gala intertaith event will involve partici pation of religious leaders in the western new york area including bishop edward d head of the roman catholic diocese of buffalo bishop harold b robinson of the episcopal diocese of western new york area denominational executives of protestant churches black church leaders rabbis and imams parishes and congrega tions are urged to prepare themselves through edu cation and prayer and to be present at this event detailed information will soon be sent to each of standing from left are chet tomczak depew director of guidance from elma anthony amarante tonawanda director of guidance from snyder and ross nola bennett guidance counselor from eggerts ville missing from the photo is charles evingham maryvale high school director of guidance who is also honorary chairman for the daemen career college fair daemen college to hold 4th annual career college fair daemen college 4380 main st will hold its 4th annua career college fair on sun mar 20th from _ to 4 p-m ~ •*• .***>*** i c_»ri»<wi*pa.-men*s canrpds " •"-'-'* ' high school and college students and their parents will have the opportunity to meet with over 100 representatives from public and private two and four year colleges professional career representa tives such as doctors computer programmers and businessmen will also be present the career portion of the fair is sponsored by the amherst north rotary club financial aid information will also be provided in addition to western new york guidance counselors holding an information center complete with a computer listing hundreds of colleges with available majors admission for daemen college career college - tab is • tree reservations can be made by calling 839-3600 ex 225 some of the career fields that will be represented at the daemen career college fair are accounting computer system management marketing nursing radio/tv communication and transportation management some of the colleges and universities represented at the college fair include baldwin wallace college elmira college ithaca college paul smith college st bonaventure university university of notre dame u s air force wells college and xavier university youth party awards night enjoyed the western new york foster patent association gave their annual youth party and awards night at the st augustine center 1600 fillmore avenue fun prizes and entertainment were just part of the festivities this photo shows the committee as they posed for the criterion photographer from left are dorothy durham henrietta keenan woody durham lula gengry and lillium scott _ criterion photo united worker leader to address forum owen bieber presi dent-elect of the 1.5 million member of the united auto workers will fly to buffalo to address the national daemen forum on fri march 4 announced dr robert s marshall president of daemen college prior to this address mr bieber will hold an 11:30 a.m press confer ence in the president's office of daemen college in room 107 of the dun scotus bldg at 3380 main st in amherst mr bieber will than address the daemen forum at 12 km in the executive dining room on the 2nd floor of the charles j wick campus center at daemen he is being brought to western new york by his fellow associate and area host thomas m fricano the western new york director - region 9 for the united auto workers during his visit mr bieber will be presented the president's award from daemen college president dr robert s marshall mr bieber will be introduced by mr fricano the speaker will ad dress the following topic what does the future hold for the auto industry in the united states mr bieber will become national president of the united auto workers in may of 1983 he will succeed retiring u.a.w president douglas a era ser business week recent ly wrote of mr bieber as a deliberate hard-working m man of great integrity as a company negotiator puts it who tempers his comments and actions with an eye for political consequences owen bieber mayor carthan transferred to parchman prison mayor eddie carthan who has been imprisoned in the holmes county mississippi jail since july 1982 was transferred to mississippi's parchman state penitentiary on feb ist by order of the atty general of mississippi the national alliance against racist and politi cat repression n.a.a.r.p.r a coali tion of labor church human rights and peace organizations has launch ed a petition campaign demanding that mississipi governor winter use the power of his office to grant bail immediately to mayor carthan and exonerate carthan fully by issuing a pardon of innocence angela davis co-chair man of the n.a.a.r.p.r stated mississippi has unjustly jailed mayor car than for upholding the law carthan's attorneys have established that he was duty bound by missi ssippi law to disarm and discharge jim andrews a white impostor who de dared himself chief of police and attempted to usurp by force the powers of the mayor eddie carthan was the first black mayor of arthur to make run for council presidency following is a statement from councilman-at-large geome k arthur at a press conference held tuesday feb 16th first let me say thanks to each of you for taking time away from your busy schedule to attend this press confer ence one of the most important conference's that i have held in my political career since it became known that this is delmar's last year as council president i have received many calls visits and words of encour agement from people of all walks of life and every section of our great city urging me to seek the high office of council presi dent and i and my family very humbly appreciate these kind expressions it is a tough decision to make because i feel that my chances for re-election as councilman-at-laige are very good but i also feel that the office of council president is one that cannot go to just anyone and that there are certain criteria that must be*-maima_t_ed.*"'one the ability to provide strong consilator leadership second the ability to bring people together in a collective effort to help resolve the many problems that we are confronted with and to continue to deliver to the citizens of buffalo that same tradi tion of excellence that has been established by form er council presidents like pete crotty bill lawless chet gorski and our own delmar mitchell they are tough men to follow but i believe that with god's guidance and your help i can do it friends i am today announcing my candidacy for the office of president of the buffalo common council i commit myself to you and to our city 1 ask that you join with me in this long hard battle to make it possible as former senator sam j ervin once said if men and women of ca pacity refuse to take part in politics and govern ment they condemn them selves as well as the people to the punishment of living under bad gov ernment northeast cluster coordinator to speak mrs mac jackson wil liams from utica n v will be the guest speaker at the a.x.a xi epsilon omega chapter founder's day luncheon on sun feb 27th at 1:30 p.m at the hearthstone manor 333 dick road in depew mrs jackson a gradu ate from hunter college is presently the assistant professor and field coor dinator of the undergrad uate social work program at utica college of syra cuse university mrs jackson's presen tation will be on women involved in global issues mrs marie brockenton is the chairperson for the event the following persons will serve as hostesses mrs louise mccoullum mrs deborah c maclin mrs mary alice brown mrs hazel upshur mrs rita evonne fraiser mrs phyllis dillard mrs anita white and mrs isabell travis for tickets to the foun der's day luncheon con tact mrs louise mccoul lum at 874-3123 or mrs marie brockenton at 877 5695 recreation committee observes 1st dinner rochester — faith temple full gospel church 141 arnett blvd rochester recently held an appreciation dinner for its recreation committee members in attendance were pastor mccullough and wife as well as various ministers deacons church mothers and friends this is one of the many activities that the committee is involved in to mention a few camp entertainment picnics games shopping sprees musicals bake goods sales and love tokens to various auxiliaries and church members shown in the photo seated from left are sisters florine walker louise washington charlotte white treasurer cynthia marshall secretary dolly jenkins and billie thomas in second row from left are brothers billy white elroy clark vice president minister robert mitchell nathaniel colquitt and deacon walter williams president in the third row from left are brothers george thomas deacon earl clifton robert wright and james matthews missing from the photo are pat clark lovely hopkins and gwen williams secretary carthan - see pg 3 ** world peace continued on page 3 1923 wb3 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press our office has been open every week of every year since our existence serving our communities you've just gotta sign up for a copy ol the buffalo criterion every week - for only 20 national 25 upstate new york's oldest and largest minority press — the only w.n.y minority paper that is registered as a bona fide newspaper under the march 3 1879 act of congress — regulating newspapers