Buffalo Criterion, 1987-06-25

              vol 62 — no 26 the buffalo criterion wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation established in 1925 thursday june 25-july 1 1987 niagara region rochester charlie the tuna to make swim this photo shows clarence torrey left manager and charles chapman charlie the tuna chapman right will do a pre-swim workout sunday august 9th from fort erie ontario to erie basin marina in buffalo he will be using only the butterfly stroke also in the month of august he will be swimming from south seaport in manhattan to steeple chase pier in charlie the tuna brooklyn n y charlie the tuna is the first black american to swim the english channel august 24 1981 america forgot to record the history of this young black brother according to mr torrey mr torrey is calling upon all positive thinking blacks and whites to support this young man by sending in donations to p o box 180 buffalo n y 14215 c/o charlie the tuna fund raiser charlie needs 15,000 to complete his history-breaking swim _ criterion photo adults with jaw disorders sought for ub study adults over 18 who have relatively constant pain associated with diagnosed temporomandi bular joint jaw disorders - are being sought to parti cipate in a state university at buffalo study to evalu ate and improve current therapy elliot gale ph.d a pioneer in the study of temporomandibular joint problems is conducting the study with colleagues norman mohl dos and richard hall d.d.s all are on the faculty of üb's school of dental medicine those selected to parti cipate in the study will undergo painless psycho physiological treatments once a week for 45 minutes at squire hall on the south campus until their pain is resolved the often severe pain associated with temporomandibular dis orders may manifest itself as a headache on the side of the face pain in chewing or neck discom fort patients accepted whose health insurance does not cover the treatments will be charged on a fee scale based on their income those interested in par ticipating should contact gale at 831-2164 the first public high school in the united states was opened in boston in 1821 pastor poses with daughter elder willie davis pastor of mt zion church of god in christ 360 genesee st is shown as he posed with his daughter mrs thomas recently elder and mrs davis will celebrate 25 years of church and community services this summer they invite the public to worship with them sundays at 11:30 a.m cdbg award approved for cheektowaga u s senator alfonse d amato r-c-ny a mem ber of the powerful senate appropriations commit tee was joined by con gressman john lafalce d-ny in announcing that the federal govern ment has given final approval to a 689,000 comnunity development block grant cdbg to the town of cheektowaaa the grant will provide the town of cheektowaga with funds to encourage new housing construction and other private capital investment in the local housing market establish counseling and informa tion services for lower income households who lack awareness of housing opportunities and for the rehabilitation of neighbor hoods with concentrations of low and low-moderate income residents by up grading the public infra structure and developing recreational facilities and programs medicare supplement guide released shopping wisely for medigap insurance information included assemblyman william b hoyt d-buffalo has announced that the new york insurance depart ment's revised 1987 con sumer guide medicare supplement insurance in new york state is now available in his buffalo office the brochure is designed to give consum ers all the information necessary to shop wisely for medicare supplement medigap insurance the guide describes how medicare works what it pays for the difference between part a hospital and part b medical benefits how federal gov ernment tries to control costs and new york's minimum standards for supplement policies in addition the guide points out what to look for when choosing a policy and presents the maps providing service area in formation and prices need ed to comparison shop assemblyman hoyt ex plained the insurance department has put to gether this brochure to help new york's consum ers determine the right coverage at the lowest possible cost the federal government has raised the deductible and co-insurance amounts on medicare insurance by 5.7 percent as of january 1 1987 the effect is to raise the 1987 part a deductible from 492 to 520 all medicare co-insurance amounts will also reflect the 5.7 hike the section on limited benefits health insurance policies now includes in formation on long-term care plans a new law provides incentives for marketing such programs long-term care insurance will assist seniors and the chronically ill to avoid ex hausting their life savings in order to pay for needed services and to avert the spend down associated with qualifications for medicaid the guide is available free of charge by contact ing assemblyman wil liam b hoyt 125 main st buffalo n y 14203 847-3100 or writing the insurance department's publication unit at agency building one empire state plaza albany n y 12257 ware's to observed anniversary during month of july the nineth anniversary of rev and mrs a charles ware will be celebrated during the month of july • guests will be sun july 5 rev w l jones and congregation of the mt ararat baptist church sun july 12 dr matthew l jones and congregation of concord baptist church balti more maryland and at 7 p.m the dr s w williams and the new zion baptist church sun july 19 rev l t boyce and congregation of the calvary baptist church sun july 26 the rev a e campbell jr and the great big family of temple baptist church cleveland ohio the anniversary ban quet will be held sat july 25 at the hyatt regency hotel 2 fountain plaza the reception will be held at 6 p.m and dinner at 7 p.m deacon levi clayton and deacon frank d hawkins are co-chairmen of the anniversary mrs dorothy f harris is chairperson of the anni versary banquet county head wants hearing on bmec assisting minority businessmen erie county executive edward j rutkowski to day called on senator walter j floss jr chairman of the senate committee on commerce economic development and small business as semblyman roger robach chairman of the assembly committee on commerce industry and economic development and as semblyman robin schim minger chairman of the assembly committee on small business to conduct a joint state senate and assembly legislative public hearing for the purpose of investigating the western new york economic development corporation's buffalo minority enterprise cen ter bmec practices and policies in assisting minor ity businessmen in apply ing for loans and technical assistance grants through the bmec mr rutkowski said in his letters to the legisla ture leaders that it has been alleged that unne cessary delays and false promises may have been made to many small minority-owned business es that have made applica tion for assistance to the buffalo minority enter prise center according to recent reports businesses may have been strung along about receiving loans only to learn at a later date that their applications had been denied mr rutkowski con tinued the western new york economic de velopment corp is a state-supported entity and therefore their actions should be reviewed by the state legislature small businesses pro vide the majority of new jobs in our community the very thought that a program designed to assist the development of private sector business particu larly when that program is targeted to the minority community raises serious questions which i believe these committees should review in order to ensure the future integrity of this program which was de veloped with good inten tions mr rutkowski concluded america's larg est state twice the size of texas — has fewer people than any other state home coming weekend planned a home coming week end has been planned for the prince of peace church of god in christ 669 kensington aye people from all over states are expected to attend this saturday and sunday ser vice sunday june 28th ser vices will be held in honor of rev leroy anderson pastor of prince of peace who will be celebrating 50 years in the ministry the public is invited to attend these services bishop leroy anderson democratic convention or coronation for county executive the executive committee of the issues cart to i near iii-w convention or coronation according to which long time democrats that you are talking with on june 26th and june 27th for . the purpose of endorsing a democratic nominee for the office of erie county executive at the buffalo convention center the democrats have never controll ed the executive branch of county government except in 1936 when they got control of the old county board of supervisors in the president franklin roosevelt landslide but they began fighting among themselves and the republicans won it back in 1937 the ecdc will not issue any other endorsements for any other ices at this convention these terms are defined in the 1983 funk & wagnalls encyclopedia as corornation — ceremony having as its central act of the placing of a crown on the head convention — generally an assembly or meeting of delegates to achieve a particular civil political or social purpose the convention shall be open to all democratic candidates for the county executive who express in a letter of intent that they will participate in the convention proceedings and will support the open convention endorsed nominee for the county executive in good faith and they will not support the candidacy of republican edward rutkowski nor any other political party's candidate crangle said that the rules will make it unlikely that committee mem bers not supporting councilman or assemblyman robin schimminger will sing the letter of intent or attend the convention so only a little more than 60 percent of the committee members are expected to choose the candidate each member of the ecdc shall cast by secret ballot a weighted vote representing the number of democrats registered in their respective election district as published in the erie county board of elections 1987 enrollment report proxy voting shall not be allowed the nominee of the convention shall be decided by majority vote of those present and voting the chairman of the ecdc appointed the committees and empowered them to conduct an open effective convention with the executive committee having the final authority as by abdullah luqman to the rules and procedures of the convention tttm lrrttm „, 1 irii.l i , delegate must sign to participate reads to chaiman joseph f crangle in response to the office party call please be advised that i intend to participate in the open democratic convention to be held in buffalo on june 26th and 27th for the purpose of endorsing a democratic candidate for county execu tive be further advised that i intend to participate in good faith and i will not support republican rutkowski for county executive nor a candidate of another political party many democrats whom we spoke with including democratic candidate for county executive herbert favor a free-for-all open primary because of media coverage and the right of the people to personally selct the candidate they often cite an early poll that said that gorski keane schimminger and or whelan could beat rutkowski in buffalo and areas with a predominantly democratic majority like many old south states the primary is really the general election except lor blacks a letter from chairman joe crangle of the ecdc to committee members says as seasoned political leaders we cannot be guided by well meaning novices nor by others inexperienced in political realities nor distracted by cynics and critics nor those who have some axe to grind as party officials we are trustees of our party's assets and as such we have a much higher degree of responsibility to our party than others we must act prudently and in the best interest of the party and community therefore as leaders we must do all that we can to prevent a primary the best way to do that is to be open and fair in our selection process and give every candidate a fair shot at the endorsement what started out as a process to select one of five candidates seeking the democratic nomination who participat ed in the forums and were interviewed by the executive committee for the office of county executive assembly man dennis gorski samuel herbert comptroller robert whalen council man james keane and assemblyman robin schimminger has narrowed down to two schimminger and keane continued on this page below from this page tuning up for swim serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 c per copy