Buffalo Criterion, 1987-01-08

              niagara region the buffalo criterion rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 62 - no 2 thursday january 8-14 1987 birthday celebrations for a king set 19th martin l king day jan 19th the local 19th annual martin luther king obser vance sponsored by the buffalo committee to perpetuate dr king's ideals will held at the faith baptist church 626 humboldt parkway mon jan 19th at 12 noon rev james banks 11 is the pastor the program will again feature youth and young adults choirs and special readings are welcome however we must hear from you at the rehearal jan 13th or call 884-5945 this year the second observance of the mlx national holiday the committee has selected a theme with two parts 1 lei freedom ring tor youth and young adults and 2 precious *********** — how they linger -> [ ■',". if the pageantry will help us to recall those poignant memories of dr king's work the buffalo committee has sponsored this . pro r.in a.it filiations tor 19 consecutive years preachers teachers youth workers are invited to join in the perpetuation of dr king's ideals for future generations yet unborn the committee consists of carolyn b thomas president lottie moore treasurer regina mul lens secretary claudia sims financial secretary and daniel acker awards evangelist to be 94 years young rev henry hall dean of evangelism in buffalo and vicinity will observe his 941h birthday on friday jan 9ih make him feel happy by sending him a birthday car to 40 ada place in buffalo the criterion wishes you many more birthdays fulani inagural ball slated progressive and contro versial black leader dr lenora fulani announces a gala inaugural ball to acknowledge and thank the 25,000 voters who supported her candidacy for governor of new york state on the new alliance party line and have made her the independent people's governor of new york state that inauguration will take place on sat jan 31st from 10 p.m to 4 a.m at the savory manor grand ballroom 120 east 149 th st and the grand concourse in the bronx the results of novem ber's election showed that the new alliance party with dr lenora fulani at the head of the ticket is the fastest growing politi cal party in new york dr fulani and her running-male rafael men de polled a total of 25,247 votes a growth rate of more than 475 over the party's 1982 totals further ticket informa tion is available through polytix at 212-864-3000 dr lenora fulani killing blacks not buffalo news by abdullah luqman joseph christopher's a white buffalonian who is serving a 33-years to-life sentence from his conviction of a killing and a knife attack in manhattan last year and also known as the 22 caliber killer ' who is credited with sesren murders and numerous stabblings that terrorized dark skinned residents of buffalo niagara falls ana new york city in the fall of 19801 retrial and conviction did not make the lop 10 list of news events in buffalo's only daily newspaper which is white owned these are some of the crimes and movements in the fall of 1980 that were on the video tape by psychiatrist russell barton in which christopher confessed to sept 8 he tried to have himself committed to the buffalo psychiatric center sept 19 he enlisted into the army sept 22 he killed glenn dunn with a sawed-off 22 caliber rifle sept 23 he slew harold green and emmanuel thomas with the same 22 rifle all of buffalo sept 24 joseph mccoy of niagara falls died after being shot by that 22 parlor edwards was found in the trunk of his taxi with his heart cut out on a thru way service road on oct 8 ernest jones was found oct 9 on a boat launching ramp also with his heart cut out neither heart ever to be found dec 29 roger adams was slabbed to death in rochester for which he takes credit and he attacked albert menefee with a knife at a bus stop dec 31 1980 these were the local stories not national or international events that eight buffalo news editors rated best because of their significance to life in western new york ahead of the random killings and trial and conviction of the 22 caliber killer the barge - the wreck of barge 45 from aug 7 to dec 19th jim kelly - the signing of buffalo bills quarterback the sub way and the mall - formal opening of the transit line and downtown pedes trian mall buffalo's baseball stadium - minor league stadium mega-mall prospects - a 1.2 bi'lion idea with no firm commitments peggy say - sister of hostage terry anderson the earthquake grant - university of buffalo's earth quake grant trico - plans to shift work to mexico bowman and the sabres - worst record in hockey and kemp keane - race for the house of representatives seat the tragedy of this is not the major news sources but the lack of public outcry or news blackout of our leaders everywhere that i traveled during the holiday season people were screaming like this joseph christopher is a serial murder and on a black man the fbi should have had a psychological profile of him that would convict him as sure as fingerprints witness statements and/or composite photographs glen dunn lost his life because he moved the car out of the light in front into the dark by the fence christopher was not cra/y me was a bushwacker who would sneak up on a person with a gun and blow him away and then take an escape route that he had mapped out before they gave him 60 years-to-life before and he got out of that i'll bet thai within ten years he'll beat the case on appeal every should not buy the news on thursday and buy the criterion and the challenger to let those editors know that some of our money pays their salaries prosecution psychiatrist dr rus sell barton said that even if joseph christopher had been mentally ill the severe symptoms of schizophrenia would have passed by his mid-twenties barton said that he found that christopher had personality problems which began in his early childhood ami does not think thai he ever had paranoid schizophrenia the video tapes of dr barton's interviews with christopher were shown to the jury during the trial in the retrial of christopher for the shooting deaths of glenn dunn harold green and kmmanual thomas with a sawed-off 22 caliber rifle defense attorneys scan hill and david jay did not deny that christopher committed those crimes rather thai he was insane at the time hat they were committed christopher said that he killed cab drivers parlor edwards and ernest jones cut out their hearts and drove wooden slakes through them according to pshchiatrist brian joseph when asked how did he know to cut out the hearts joseph said that christopher told him that he fell his own heart this information has been doubted by retired homicide chief detective leo donovan in a published report donovan said that it would have been physically impossible for christopher acting alone to remove the hearts the way that these were removed christopher was convicted of a lesser charge of manslaughter for three murders in a 26-hour-period between 10 p.m sept 22 and midnight sept 23 1980 he was convicted of second degree murder of these same crimes in 1982 christopher will be sentenced by erie county judge joseph mccarthy on jan 20 1987 funeral services held for arthur brown funeral service for the late arthur brown were held sat jan 3rd at 11 a.m at the thomas t edwards funeral home inc the rev glenwood young officiated mr brown second of lour children of mrs lucy brown and the late rev noah brown was liorn in buffalo on march 23 1927 he attended elementary schools no 31 and 75 and was a graduate of burgard vocational high school mr brown served his country during world war 11 as a sergeant in the united stales army and received an honorable dis charge he was a dedicated employee of sylvania elec tric corp for many years at an early age he confessed his faith in christ at saints home church of god in christ 13 superior st where he was a student and helper for many years mr brown was a great sports enthsiast especial ly in football bowling and tennis he received many trophies in these areas he was an avid duplicate bridge player he receive lhe 1,000 000 plaque for sales in real estate he as a great humani tarian always reaching out to help others mr brown passed away suddenly on december 29 1986 his survivors are mother lucy brown three sisters verlie walton raymond vivian craddock the late charles of shaker heights ohio and evelyn williams willis a niece sandra.williams six nep hews richard williams of hampton virginia steven williams pain of los angeles california willis barry williams of hampton virginia ray mond williams of los angeles california charles albert craddock 11 of shaker heights ohio and john arthur craddock of shaker heights ohio three aunts one uncle cousins and a host of friends pall bearers were robert by num charles craddock richard wil liams walter freeman john craddock willis barry williams and willis williams the thomas t edwards funeral home inc were in charge of the remains interment was in forest lawn cemetery garden of the evangelists arthur brown city-wide observance to honor dr king rev timothy l car • athers pastor of first shiloh missionary baptist church has announced that a city-wide memorial observance to honor dr mart in luther king jr will be held on monday jan 19th al the church 15 pine st from 9 a.m lo 12 noon the kevnole speaker will be prof jesse e nash jr of ihe sociology department ul canisius college workshop lend ers will include ..- prol eva m doyle from lhe college of learn ing lab whose workshop is entitled dr king on education frank mesiah new york stale department labor department dr king on labor rev charles pe.vino creekside gospel temple dr king on religion rev dr u-otis belk president of the buffalo bible school of wny dr king on social ethics rev ronald 1 tryon delaward avenue baptist church dr king on war and peace and prof karimu amin from the dr martin luther king jr multi cultural institute whose workshop will be cor etta's impact on martin rev arealhers stress ed that this city-wide observance including the educational worshops is designed to help the entire buffalo community to un derstand the man whose life and work prompted the congress of the united slates to pass a bill that set aside the first holiday in honor of an african american as coretta scad king has said we must begin lo convince our young people thai they don't have lo carry a gun lo change history dr king's lit and work provide the pre-eminent example thai demon • strains this truth - this city-wide obser vance will help community citizens to understand why the civil rights move ment gained moment through dr king's leader ship an how significant lhe achievements were the event is free to the public for information call dr john ross dixon chairperson at 832-3975 home or 842-7905 off ice appreciation program planned our lady of lourdes church 1107 main st corner of best st will honor bro damon oliver sunday jan llth at j p.m with his first appre ciation program little damon who is now 11 years of age is inviting anyone who would like to play a part in this celebration to come and participate and help to make this a happy occasion our lady of lourdes church invites the public lo come out and enjoy the program and make bro damon oliver a happy young man bro damon oliver school to hold m.l.k jr tribute a special performing arts tribute to dr martin luther king jr com memorating the birth of the famous civil rights activist will be held at the buffalo traditional school on thursday jan 15th at 8 p.m admission is free the school is located at 450 masten aye nar fast ferry st sponsored by the mar tin luther king jr cele bration committee clif ford bell chairman the evening will feature per formances by the central city choir jacquelyn hemphill peoples direc tor the chopin singing society ireneusz lukas zewski director the buf falo inner-city ballet karl singlelary director and others to be announced the theme for the program will be let freedom ring the martin luther king jr celebration committee was formed eight years ago by com munity-minded citizens as a means to create public awareness of dr king's work and to celebrate the anniversary of his birth with special events many of which were presented in conjunction with the buf falo philharmonic orches tra the celebration com mittee under mr bell's direction became the fund raising agent designed to erect the memorial sculp ture now in place in the buffalo park bearing dr king's name -; in addition to proceeds gained from philharmonic concerts the organization was aided with funds from the buffalo arts commis sion the city of buffalo and the martin luther king jr memorial trust fund the figurative work in bronze by sculptor john wilson was unveiled october 1 1983 dr king was born on january 15 1929 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his inspirational leadership and efforts dedicated to non-violence methods to win integration and racial harmony january 15 1929 i have a dream april 4 1968 glover chosen bgh community relations director the appointment of otis n glover as director of the community relations for the buffalo general hospital has been an nounced by john e fried lander bgh executive vice president he succeeds john n hill jr who has entered private business but con tinues to serve the hospital as a consultant in announcing glover's appointment friedlander remarked because of his extensive experience and excellent reputation i feel confident that he will be a major asset to bgh as we continue our mission to serve the health care needs of western new yorkers a buffalo native and a graduate of the state university of new york at buffalo where he majored in business administra tion glover has earned a reputation as a community leader he is a former buffalo council candidate and was a member of the original board of directors of buffalo general's com munity mental health center he is active in numerous community organizations including the lions club of buffalo east side busi nessmen's association the local chapter of the naacp the urban league of buffalo and the otis n glover glover see page 3 serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 per copy