Buffalo Criterion, 1986-07-03

              price only 20 c per copy rochester wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation niagara region thursday july 3-9 1986 the buffalo criterion serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 vol 60 - no 27 crack down on crack governor mario m cuomo is shown announcing a series of initiatives to crack down crack at a press conference in front of yankee stadium the anti-drug efforts are part of a sweeping 10 million project designed to prevent and treat abuse of crack and other drugs that are threatening the people of new york see story on page 2 shown in the photo from left are melvin bradwell president of kyrson inc and robert t dormer president of the new york job development authority in schenectady new york kyrson inc receives jda loan albany n y - robert t dormer president of the new york job develop ment authority visited kyrson inc which received a 138,000 loan from jda new york job development authority melvin bradwell president of kyrson inc proudly showed mr dormer a road widener one of the pieces of equipment purchased in part with the proceeds of the loan assisting small business entre preneurs like mcl bradwell and companies like kyrson inc in participating fully in the economy of the state is a key element in governor cuomo's economic development growth and revitalization program said mr dormer kyrson inc a paving subcontractor located in schenectady is a minority business enterprise certified by the new york state department of transporta tion and new york state thruway authority this loan enabled the company to purchase several large pieces of equipment needed to enlarge their operation including a road widener paver low-boy trailer to move equipment and a tractor kyrson inc now in its second yea of operation presently employs 11 full time workers and plans the addition of 18 more within two years ten of these will be hired this year and will comprise the company's second crew jda provides low-cost loans to aid business and industrial development and improve employment opportunities throughtout new york state loans may cover up to 48 percent of project costs for construction acquisition rehabilitation or improvement of manufacturing plants or other eligible businesses and for machinery and equipment kyrson inc also received assistance from jda in obtaining the bonding required of all firms with state construction contracts jda administers the bonding assistance program bax which was created to assist minority and small businesses in participating fully in the economic activity of the state under the bax program jda will provide bonding assistance to small and/or minority contracts and subcontractors seeking to obtain construction contracts than 500,000 awarded by a state agency or authority information about jda loans or about the bax program may be obtained by contacting the department of commerce regional director in one of the 10 department of commerce designated regions throughout new york state or new york job development authority 605 third aye n v n y 10158 212 818-1700 christening of accessible boat scheduled excalibur leisure skills center inc announces the christening and dedi cation of the p r lucci a 30 ft cabin cruiser that has been specially modi fied for people who use wheelchairs this event will take place july 12th at 11 a.m at the buffalo yact club on porter avenue a reception will follow donated by county legislator robert meier in 1982 the lucci has been substantially renovated to provide access to lake erie's recreational oppor tunities to the thousands of disabled western new yorkers who were previ ously unable to enjoy christening applications available for nys tax refund for child support the new york state department of social services has issued appli cations for new york state tax refund offset for persons not served by the new york state child support enforcement pro gram announced assem blyman william b hoyt d-buffalo this new service is available to those who wish to request the state dept of social services to pursue-past-due child and/or spousal support owed to them through the offset of state tax refunds otherwise payable to the persons who owe past due support i hope this will lend some relief to eligible individuals said assem blyman hoyt application forms may be obtained from assem man hoyt's office by calling 847-3100 or stop ping by room 257 in the general donovan state office bldg at 126 main st all applications for this service must have a certified transcript of the money judgment for the past due support owed which must be obtained from the clerk of the new york state county where the judgment was filed fed funds earmarked for wny hwy projects nowak announces committee approval of 23 million rep henry j nowak d-buffalo thursday said that the house committee on public works and transportation on which he serves has authorized more than 23 million in new federal spending on four western new york highway projects included at nowak's request in an omnibus five-year reauthorization of the nation's highway and transit aid programs were 12.5 million for up grading fuhrmann blvd on buffalo's waterfront ... from the .* coast „ guard station ' south to the vicinity of tifft st nowak said the revamped road would improve _ access to this valuable waterfront area which includes ni agara frontier transporta tion authority port facili ties and would enhance its redevelopment and reuse potential 10 million for the lockport expressway ter minus project which the committee approved after joint appeals of reps nowak john la fake and jack kemp in the 1978 legislation nowak had worked to obtain a 62 million authorization for constructing the express way from 1-290 to north french road the additional authorization would provide a two-mile extension to a new terminus at millersport highway route 263 since funding for the lockport project would be phased over a five-yar period in the bill nowak said we are working with the new york state department of transporta tion to have them establish a forward funding arrangement in an effort to accelerate this project nowak said the bill also includes authority for two federal studies of 1 1 million to study upgrading route 219 in new york and pennsyl vania during his tenure in congress nowak work ed to obtain more than 81 million in federal funds to assist in the modernization of route 219 from buffalo to springville the new study would focus on needed work on the remaining 28-mile seg ment south of salamanca 2 an unspecified amount was approved for a study to determine the feasibility and necessity of constructing a new inland road y as er ->—_«_.••«. to route 5 and the skyway - to connect buffalo's central business district ar ihe snutbtoi/j the congressman said the proposed 100 million highway would run adja cent to existing railroad tracks to provide motorists with an all weather route into downtown buffalo for residential and commercial traffic from south buffalo and south ern tier towns nowak also worked to obtain public works com mittee approval of a provision in the omnibus bill that would enable new york state to transfer 95 million from its interstate highway construction . account to its primary road system apportionment the 95 million was a credit the state had received resulting from the cancellation of the westway highway project in new york city the congressman ex plained this transfer provision is important because the state's pri mary road development and improvement needs are extensive when enacted this provision will enable us to advance a number of primary road projects in western new york whitney houston honored by national council of negro women singer whitney houston was honored by the national council of negro women at the 12th annual bethune recognition awards recently in new york city sponsored by the greater new york area ncnw the tribute to women in the bethune tradition salutes outstanding women in business industry education commu nity service and the arts dr dorothy i height president of the ncnw commented on ms houston's selection it is fitting to honor whitney houston not only for the excellence of her artistry which we have watched develop first hand over the years but also for the inspiration and positive role model she represents to all young people today ms houston and her mother cissy houston have been long-time supporters of the ncnw ms houston pictured in the center received the award from dr dorothy i height left and aubrey lewis vice president of f w woolworth right — photo by austin hansen wivb-tv president presents contribution buffalo's wivb-tv president leslie arries jr right a national association of broadcasters television board member presents a donation to broadcap president john oxendine of washington d c bro adc ap the broadcast capital fond inc is the non-profit venture capital company established by the national association of broadcasters in 1978 to assist minorities in the acquisition of broadcast properties the group is supported by industry donations volunteers needed for tutoring program urban christian minis tries is in need of volunteers for a tutoring program to begin in september volunteers are also needed for hosting or teaching good news bi ble clubs for information call urban christian min istries at 882-9472 or write urban christian ministries 1233 main st buffalo ny 14209 see page 3