Buffalo Criterion, 1986-07-17

              a rice only 20 per copy the buffalo criterion rochester serving working leading in ww inner cities since 1923 wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 60 — no 29 rich newburg wins national upi award news 4 buffalo weekend anchor rich newberg is the winner of the united press international 1986 national broadcast award for reporting-individual achievement rich had earlier won the upstate new york upi award and the northeast regional award in the same category among the accomplish ments earning rich the individual achievement award was the case of augie bartholomay bas ed on his five year probe into the treatment of a mentally retarded client at a developmental center near rochester n y mr bartholomay was locked inside a shower stall for three years before an aide at the center blew the whistle on the institu tion rich's report was pre sented to senator lowell weicker's subcommittee investigating abuse of the mentally ill and retarded it also received national exposure with portions being aired on nbc's nightly news and abc's world news tonight and night line rich also reported on vietnam 10 years after a series dealing with the pain and suffering of vietnam veterans who still live the war in flashbacks and two fami lies whose loved ones are still listed as missing in action other stories included in rich's indivi dual achievement award were those of a father's 13 year search for his missing daughter a series on teenage drinking the local impact of the crash of air india flight 182 and a series and documentary hearts and minds to gether dealing with the human ties between new york and people he met while traveling through poland rich newberg is a reporter of the highest caliber states wtvb-tv director jim peppard throughout his reports one can easily detect a sensitivity and sense of compassion rare in our profession he also happens to be a consum rich newberg rich newberg researcher seeks participates in alzheimer's disease study women 18 years or older who are caring in the home for family members suffering from alzheimer's disease are being asked to participate in a study being conducted by a state university at buffalo researcher the study will examine how those caring for relatives with alzheimer's disease or related dis orders cope with the obvious stress respon dents will be asked to fill out several questionnaires that should take about 30 minutes in all to complete the study will be conduct ed by mail results will be kept strictly confidential and a summary of the findings will be made available to all who participate we hope the results of this study will better prepare people to cope with this exceptionally stressful illness said peg dundon study author and ub ph.d candidate in counseling and education al psychology we also hope to help them maintain as much life satisfaction as possible she said the study is being conducted under the direc tion of dr stanley cramer and dr robert rossberg of the department of counseling and educa tional psychology and dr carol nowak of üb's multidisciplinary center for the study of aging interested persons are asked to telephone ms dundon no later than august 15 at 716-883 8999 robert w lewis appointed v.p of transportation jack m heinen execu tive vice president of the niagara frontier transit metro system inc has announced the appoint ment of robert w lewis as vice president of transportation at the o c c building operational control center at 93 oak st effective july ist he succeeds curtis t barber who retired from this position as of this date mr lewis began his career with the former niagara frontier transit company in 1947 as an operator of streetcars and buses when streetcars discontinued in 1950 he continued on as a bus driver and received a 24-year safe driver award in 1975 in march 1976 he was promoted to street supervisor in april 1983 mr lewis was again promoted to district manager of the cold spring division a position he held until november 1985 when he was appointed assistant to mr barber vice presi dent of transportation mr lewis and his family reside in buffalo and have four sons and one daughter three of the children live in buffalo one in newport rhode island and one in san francisco mr lewis is active in st paul's ame zion's church where he is on the board of trustees he is also on the board of directors of the ellicott allied bowling center robert w lewis rutkowski announces national honors for county programs erie county has won awards from the national association of counties naco for four innovative programs that will be recognized this week at the association's annual conference it was announ ced friday by county executive edward j rut kowski county programs re ceiving 1986 achievement awards are the depart ment of environment and planning's environmen tal compliance dept the medically indigent pro gram under the health department the home and infirmary's volun teer retail stores and erie county's inmate jail management system developed by central police services the-creativity and re sourcefulness these de partments have demon strated rutkowski said rutkowski ltv aerospace & defense unit receives 5.9 million a.f contract ltv aerospace and defense has announced that its sierra research division has received a 5.9 million contract from the u s air force for the development and delivery of an anti radiation missile decoy system the work will be performed at the division's facilities located at the greater buffalo n y airport the firm fixed price contract is expected to be completed in june 1988 the contracting activity for the program is the air force system command's electronic systems divi sion at hanscom air force base mass sierra research division manufactures navigation communications elec tronics and avionics equip ment for both military and commercial use it is one of four divisions of ltv aerospace and defense company which also manufactures missiles rockets military vehicles space systems and aero structures for military and commercial aircraft thursday july 17 23 1986 nul sessions to confront vital issues of today discussions to center on theme working together to make a difference an anticipated 16,000 people from across the country are expected to attend the foremost forum on race relations in the nation when the national urban league officially opens its 76th annual conference on sun july 20th at the moscone convention center in san francisco calif the official headquar ters of the four-day conference which con . eludes on wednesday july 24 will be the san francisco hilton and tower it has been 13 years since the nul conference was last held in the city significant changes in the economic political and social fabric of the nation since that time will provide the basis for the serious examination of a variety of issues of vital interest to blacks and all americans through the numerous nuinn7 jiiu iptxiinl le sions workshops and forums conferees will explore strategies design ed to encourage greater cooperation among all sectors of their commu nities to achieve economic and social justice the goal is emphasized in the conference theme work ing together to make a difference ing july 20th lately a great deal of attention has been given to the condition of the family structure particularly the black family and the correlation between its status and some of today's social ills on monday july 21 dr james comer professor of psychiatry at the yale university child study center will deliver a speech on the ameri can family today at noon the same day conferees will hear from an official of the reagan administration when samuel r pierce secre tary of the u s department of housing and urban development addresses the - federal resources luncheon _ that afternoon educa tion will be focused on again in a speech to the crisis in public education for black americans de livered by dr clifton r wharton . jr chancellor of the state university of new york system on tuesday july 22 education will remain at center stage when gov thomas h kean of new jersey a member of the carnegie forum commis sion that recently issued a report calling for a national certification board for teachrs is the featured speaker among the highlights and special features of the conference will be a major domestic policy speech that will also announce the nul's embarkment on a movement-wide educa tional initiative delivered by nul president john e jacob in the keynote session on sunday even also scheduled for tuesday are the business and labor luncheon an afternoon plenary session on the midterm elec tions - 1986 and a special evening program of entertainment featured speakers for nul leading western new york assistant editor bruce merriweather talking to gov cuomo was serving working leading western new york's inner cities as the criterion credo claims at the statewide black media leadership forum recently hosted by gov mario m cuomo and the newly established advisory committee for black affairs black owned print and broadcast media leaders met with the governor and the black affairs committee to discuss state agency advertising in the minority media bernard charles shown at left is chairman of the black affairs committee - - bruce is the son of mr and mr frank e merriweather editor of the buffalo criterion president reagan met with judge scalia on monday july 7 president reagan met with judge antonin scalia in the oval office the president announced his intention to nominate judge scalia to be associate justice of the united states supreme court on june 17th judge scalia is currently on the u s court of appeals for the district of columbia naacp speaks national convention very successful by daniel acker the 77th national con vention of the naacp was held in baltimore maryland june 28th to july 3rd on thurs july 3 a reception was held formally opening the new naacp headquarters lo cated at 4805 mt hope drive baltimore mary land on three acres of land for the first time in its 77-year history the naacp is buying a national headquarter in stead of renting a build ing dr benjamin hooks naacp executive secre tary standing on a red carpet in front of the building greeted the naacp delegates there was music food drinks and plenty of praise and enthusiasm for this beauti ful brick structure the buffalo naacp act-so youth nine in all won a gold medal a silver medal and a bronze medal simon bailey won a gold medal in oratory 1,000 carla vernon won a silver medal in mathematics 750.00 and a bronze medal in photography 500.00 the supervisors were dr maggie wright and frank mesiah the buffalo branch naacp received the sammy da vis life membership award for selling a large number of life member ships six club 100 member ship medallions and pins were awarded to the buffalo naacp members as follows rufus frasier j carl bland madeline easiey scott daniel ac ker mary morrow and eric lewis the buffalo branch naacp delegates who attended the national naacp meeting were frank mesiah will brown chestee keaton daniel acker charles price and lucille perrin * other persons attending were councilman david collins mrs louise ac ker donald lee and mr and mrs carlos vernon and son anthony vernon speeches at the conven tion by dr benjamin hooks senator gary hart senator joe biden and the son of former senator hubert h humphry were received with great praise and enthusiasm one of the top resolu tions passed by the com vention urged president ronald reagan to keep executive order 11246 as is the executive order first issued by president london johnson over twen ty years ago required businesses industries and educational institutions who received federal funds to practice affirma tive action in hiring and promotions sought by family the family of donald and charles edgar lee jr are desperately seek ing their whereabouts these two brothers pictur ed above were youngsters when this picture was taken they are in their 40's now their father charles edgar lee taught school in humboldt tennessee in the mid 19405 and this was the last contact with their mother they may have been raised in new york by a sister the boys mother who lives in austin texas wants to contact them there are properties and monies to be considered if anyone has any leads regarding the where abouts of these brothers ■' please contact willie harris uncle 7407 car ver ace austin texas 78752 phone 512-454 0607 thelma metiers aunt 9817 s harvard blvd los angeles cali fornia 90047 phone 213-757-7273 or mrs mac hawkins aunt 464 fresno st fresno cali fornia 93706 phone 209-268-0941 donald and edgar lee jr see page 3 see page 71 see page 7