Buffalo Criterion, 1987-04-02

              established 1925 wny's necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 62 - no 14 thursday april 2-8 1987 the buffalo criterion niagara region rochester men's resurrection breakfast 87 planned for april llth a new western new york sports tradition will begin on sat april 11 at 9 a.m at the hyatt regency hotel in down town buffalo when the first annual men's resur rection breakfast 87 takes place ressurection breakfast 87 is a mens sports breakfast which features christian athletes the keymote speaker will be the all-pro tackle of the cincinnati bengals anthony munoz as the premier offensive lineman in the national football league munoz was the only consensus a-pro selection in 1986 he was also chosen to play in his 7th pro bowl games this year in honolulu also speaking will be buffalo bills wide receiv er jerry butler and bills punter john kidd wesgoforth sportscas ter with wgrz-tv2 will consensus all pro tackle from the cincinnati bengals - only unanimous selection to the afc pro bowl team be the master of cere monies the head table will feature local sports gifted wide receiver buffalo bills figures and elected offi cials such as gary bossert of niagara university county executive edward j rutkowski buffalo deputy mayor sam iracr buffalo councilman james pitts former buffalo bills wayne patrick and harry jacobs buffalo sports broadcast legend ralph hubbell former buffalo talented punter buffalo bills sportscaster with wgrz - tv2 braves general manager george d'addario form er buffalo bisons and syracuse chiefs general manager paul herman buffalo sabres public ad dress announcer milt el lis kenmore west high school football and basket ball star skip ciffa los angeles dodger scout bob miske and others wdcx radio general mgr between 800 and 1 000 men are expected to be in attendance the program will also include door prizes and special music from wdcx-fm99 gen eral manager nev larson tickets are 9.50 and can be purchased by calling 716 876-5570 or 716 832-3769 anthony munoz jerry butler john kidd wes goforth nev larson mt vernon choir to perform at white rock the mount vernon community choir will be in concert at the white rock baptist church 480 east utica st in buffalo the concert is sponsor ed by the leadership department on sat apr 4th at 7:30 p.m the donation is 5.00 sheehan memorial hospital sets opening of satellite health center a proposal by sheehan memorial hospital to open a primary health care clinic in the commodore perry housing develop ment has received approv al from the buffalo muni cipal housing authority the plan according to sheehan administrator james p glair calls for the hospital to renovate a 1575 square foot area in one of the perry develop ment's high rise apart ment buildings once renovations which glair described as minor modifications needed to meet the state's code for health facilities are com pleted the center will provide primary medical care and physician ser vices to residents of commodore perry and the surrounding neighbor hood glair said the hospital's decision to open a satellite health center was based on the area's need for more services the area that includes the commodore perry residents has been described by the health systems agency of wes tern new york as having an acute shortage of primary health care ser vices which in this case means less than fifty percent of the area's needs are being met by existing providers rutkowski blasts blue cross request for 20.6 rate hike erie county executive edward j ruhowpki mast ed a request by blue cross to hike its rates by 20.6 *. as irresponsible and devastating to the working men and women and senior citizens of our community rutkowski also said that a hike m blue cross rates will cost the county pro perty taxpayer as well if this rate hike s approved our costs or . m cross will increase over st million rutkowski add ed tne average worker wtic is just making enough money to out food on the taoie a-ri a roof over the heads o s family will be devastated by this in crease kowski said and i m particularly con cerned about tne senior c;t en on a fixed income a.-c m oe pr.ced '.'.- -.' the healtfi insurawe mar net " ■ i am catling or tne stare insurance depart er to e;ect tha ecuest so ar our otiaens jar yzr z our;rase eait,n rourarce tor etr il - : u''»;w c said that re oiars to ect y -.- the jcrermec april ':'- pub c earri r he rate bike l ave a eoccrsifcility c the a'crk.rg en awl vcrer md he verier citizens of this community o fioht.lhis grossly unfair proposal rutkowsi'i said group to sponsor prayer breakfast the queen s committee t eric chacter 77 - :-'- - p ka s xr.r krtng a prayer breakfast a . '-■ tt at i^ecpift i community united . lur :" ct christ 172 swan sl iceaker vnl ze rev inct.n mccall he breakfast mil be from 30 c 0:30 a.m tie donation s ja jo r.r icuitc mc sz£o „, silica tib mi aut howl *** nmmn vtut n.i xt vmm tti iw al xtx number xs ■*•■***• aa*ss tt-inli m named family medicine center medical director laura d jenkins m d has deen named medical director of the family medicine center at the deaconess division of the buffalo general hospital the position is -: joint appointment of the state university of '. ■':/, '." at buffalo school of medicine and the buffalo general hospital the '-.■■- -. v native has peer m dea coness fpr the past 2 and one-hall years and recent ly competed rer residency requirements at tne fami ly mad c ' a center she is a graduate of tne ub scncci of medicine and holds a bachelor s degree frpm tr,e city college division cf the city uni versity q ',-■ . york her responsibilities in clude tne administration of the center a clinical pract.ee involving the di rect care of families su per ision of residents and instruction of medical students during their ctini cal rotation in the depart -• si * of family medicine taking ' are of women and children is a special interest ■• mine she said and i ■■■„ the patient-physician relation ship that develops during a poignancy " i like performing de liveries and it is especially satisfying to take care -.' mothers and children after the delivery since its inception the family medicine center has seen located in the inner city and subse quently it serves -■ popula tion that is at high risk me added socio-economic condi tions contribute to photo laura d jenkms m d nowak announces general revenue sharing alternative ccrgressr-ar henry j toms id . buffalo ras co-sponsored ieqisut.cn her jvcuid provide general purpose ederai aid tc local governments the new program called targeted f seal assistance tfa is ecrsidered i argeted version cf the ger.er.ji revenue sharing program which expired sept '.(".♦•- ttm mould provide a safety ret or needy communities it would include xflng 1 52.3 m or per ear nd imium propose to reduza the fiscal disparities between high-income and low-income governments by 20 o 25 percent anting that state md oca r a amenta vill face a tremendous cbai anga in providing their t i with mmm ser/ices during , period .' shrinking federal resources ccngress nan nowak said we have to ensure hose communities the bcttom-iine fund ng they need to survive the gramm era revenue sharing taught us that iirec general purpose aid which can m nr rl to acfi community's needs is he most efficient and eifective form of il-ocal assistance nowak said hut revenue sharing was created luring very afferent economic condi tions today the federal government can't wan pay its own bills mucb less share its revenues with wealthy cities the formula changes in the new legislation and eliminates those v,r-r nit.es with incomes 25 percent above t!*eir state average and st funds to those areas with low jar caoita income and v rates of poverty these formula improvements a/'h substantially increase the r-,or.r r.r cf aid going to communities with few resources while rertucmg and war eliminating <>•''■ to jurisdictions that are mm above ha mala average in fiscal capacity ha successful » strings approach of revenue sharing a maintained funding formulas oased primarily on lew per capita income rr high rates 1 poverty w.i.i result •■ the following annual allocations cty of buffalo 52.919.9fi0 lancaster 39 087 3wemowafa 410.807 lackawanna 301.068 grind aland 22.099 ■: •> county 3,458,776 in my view the tfa is he best viable option for the congress to pursue in the currant budget climate mnwak said i believe we have a responsibili , to assist those needy communities whicti are hardest pressed to provide a minimal level of basic public services even in these difficult times this must be a priority it the federal government ub seminar to focus on opportunities for minorities programs are serving students in over 600 schools two nationally known educators who • -. ,-. help ad improve educational opportunities for minori ties and the disadvantaged will speak at a seminar april 10th which focusses on attracting these stu dents to graduate and professional programs at fhe state university at buffalo years most recent walton as instrumental in the more than 200 minority ■'■ '-.■■■ students from pennsylvania and new york are expected to attend the seminar which is a joint effort by the graduate and professional programs at üb ■-.-. morning session sot to begin m -■-• center pot •■..- --„., at 10 a.m will feature minority grad me students as ell as graduates of professional programs at ub who will discuss the opportunities available to college stu dents following -.-. presenta tions arthur sam wal ton director of the divi sion of postsecondary equity and access pro vv for the new york state department 1 edu cation will speak to the group walton has been active ly involved ,- programs aimed at improving oppor tunities for minority eco nomically disadvantaged handicapped persons and other disenfranchised groups for the ,-,«,» 16 development of an histori cal legislative initiative aimed at increasing parti cipation of minority and economically disadvan taged students m educa tion programs which lead to licensure and careers in scientific technical and health related fields arnold l mitehem executive director of fhe national council of educa tional opportunity associ ations will be the after luncheon speaker in his current position he is responsible for all aspects of managing and .... ... ting activities of the association which repre sents administrators counselors and teachers involved with low income minority and other disad vantaged students in edu cational -■-•■'■- - . pro grams these programs serve disadvantaged students from junior -"-)►- school through college md are located m more than 600 colleges universities and community agencies tours of the graduate program >* ub will be held following the luncheon speakers the seminar at p 13 sponsored *„ the schools of architecture dental medicine health related professions educational studies engineering in formation and library science law r.i juris prudence management nursing pharmacy social work mr the office of special programs minority college stu dents interested in attend ing are advised to register for hr complimentary lunch in advance with marjorie allshouse state university 1 new york at buffalo vi jacobs man agement center buffalo n y 14260 or by calling 636-3204 bellamy expands probe of housing authority council f/ernber-at largo herbert |_. bell art chairman of the civil service committee of the buffalo common council has appointed i sub ■'.■■ mittee --. conduct a comprehensive review - ■•, the operation and main tenance of the buffalo mu nicipal housing authority — m order to determine if there evists any policies fo-mal or informal which may « m violation of the new '■.■< state public housing law noting that the civil service committee has been reviewing -.- em ployment practices of the buffalo municipal hous ing authority council member bellamy mated all -.- information that has been submitted 0 the committee suggests that the housing authority may •^ employing unfair and discriminatory practices which may be m direct vio lation -,•' the new '-„, state housing aw and the .'- ted states constitu tion .'' mr bellamy filed a resolution appointing the sub-committee members and ' empowered it to continue ,-, review ■''■"• ah areas 1 operation of the '...' <!.-. municipal hous ing authority in addition mr bell amy filed * companion res olution formally expanding hp scope of review -,» hp committee so thai it can examine fully the issue of possible discrimination and unfair practices he has advised the committee thai he has been contacled -..• many interested ten ants who wish to appear iptor-j the committee and assist in its review process the committee is find ing out ha the firing and firing practices are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the unfair and discriminatory practices and policies are adminis tered by the housing authority said mr bell amy i intend to have a -'..-■ tzr-.^r it ar-jc full scale review -•' --'--- / aspect of the operations of tne authority to make sure that the law is ■*. --. adhered .-. and that the interests of the tenants in being protected to the sub-committee council member bellamy appointed -.-- honorable lames p keane honor able fincem j yah honorable james w pitts and -.- honorable alfred t soppol i in addition the sub committee will be assisted by paul shatkm attorney at-law and -"--'•-■ it first meeting on wed . apr ist 1 9 a.m in the common council cham bers herbert l beli ' kemp to make presidential run rep jack kemp will announce lis candidacy for president of the united states in washington on monday j xlii after wards he will embark on a 8 state anouncement a news conference will "*» imm ■• buffalo •' 5:10 p.m 1 prior aviation north at the buffalo international airport congressman kemp , 11 announce his candidacy to new york supporters at 5:20 p.m also at prior aviation north buffalo international airport a jack kemp for president fundraising dinner will be held mon apr 6th 1 8:30 p.m in the ballroom of the ramada renais sance hotel " buffalo jenkins-see page sheehan see page 2 serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 per copy