Buffalo Criterion, 1986-04-24

              the buffalo criterion niagara region serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 c per copy wny's necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation vol 60 — no 17 thursday april 24 - may 1 1986 rochester minority business symposium set over 30 nys agencies will be available at informational event sales representatives from minority and women owned businesses will be able to meet one of their largest potential custom ers at a unique symposium may 21st at the stale university at buffalo alumni arena more than 30 new york agencies who purchase goods and services from the business sector will have their purchasing agents on hand at the event according to paul bacon ed.d üb's assis tant vice president for purchasing and campus services bacon says new regula tions permit state agencies to purchase up to 5,000 in goods and services at a reasonable price without bid from businesses which have at least 51 percent ownership by women or minorities many of these firms however have not been calling on what could be one of their biggest customers for a variety of reasons bacon adds because existing lists of minority and women-own ed businesses may be out-of-date by the time they're printed it's diffi cult for state agencies to identify these firms also it may be difficult for state agencies to identify these firms which are typically smaller ones to have adequate sales staff to send to visit many state agencies during the year he points out the advantage of the symposium is the sales representative can effec tively call on more than 30 agencies in one day purchasing agents from the agencies will staff booths at the event in order to make themselves easily accessible to the salesperseins bacon admits in the past many small businesses typical of minority and women-owned businesses were reluctant to do business with the state because they often were not paid promptly . today every bill incur red by a state.ijgenr.v.mtist be paid within 45 days of billing or a late charge will be paid says bacon malcolm agostini ibs affirmative ac on officer says representatives from minority and women-own ed businesses from new york border areas of pennsylvania ohio and ontario are invited to attend the free symposi um the event opens with registration and coffee at i a.m followed by a welcome by ub president steven b sample sales representatives can meet the buyers from 10 a.m to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m some 1.000 information packets have been mailed to known businesses but those who do not receive one may call 716 636-3528 or 636-2266 pictured from left congratulating rich newberg second from left are richard b solecki national vice-president of the polish-american congress brian d rusk national director of polish-american congress and sandy dipasquale station manager of wivb-tv rich newberg wins upi awards news 4 buffalo's weekend anchor rich newberg of wivb-tv buffalo new york is honored with prestigious journalism awards united press international salutes rich's high caliber of reporting by naming him winner of the j 1985 individual achievement award and best feature award for his special series of reports hearts and minds together winners of these awards were chosen out of entries from new york state and new jersey excluding new york city among the accomplishments earning rich the individual achievement award is the case of augie bartholomay based 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 institution rich's report was presented to senator lowell weicker's subcommittee investigating abuse of the meantally ill and retarded it also received national exposure with portions being aired on nbc's nightly news and abc's world news tonight and nightline united press international praises rich's work by saying what convinced the judges in the end was newberg's compassion effectiveness sense of fair play and depth along with the high degree of competence that goes with good reporting newberg is the first recipient of the individual achievement award which was established this year united press international also names rich winner of the best feature award for his in-depth series entitled hearts and minds together his earlier coverage of two little polish girls brought by western new yorkers to the united states for heart surgery led to rich being selected for a journey through poland in august 1985 he accompanied members of the polish-american congress as they documented the human ties between western new york and polonia culminating with a private audience with pope john paul 11 hearts and minds together illustrates how lives on both sides of the world have been touched or changed by people who care about each other these honors reflect the quality of work that rich newberg brings to wivb-tv and the buffalo community erie county senior services heap program schedules outreach site the erie de partment of senior ser vices home energy assis tance program has sched uled an outreach site at the following location neigh borhood information cen ter 1081 broadway tues may 13 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m the staff will be present to interview senior citizens for the basic heap grant the additional benefit for the elderly and disabled grant and to answer questions with regard to the 1985-1986 heap pro gram for more information call 846-7870 the scheduled outreach loca tion is for senior citizens age 60 and over only vietnam veterans group to kick-off college scholarship fund drive stephen t banko 111 president of the vietnam veterans leadership pro gram of the niagara frontier inc has announ ced that a corporate fund drive for college scholar ships for children of vietnam vets will be kicked-offed at 10 a.m on tues apr 29th at the vietnam veterans me morial just west of the buffalo naval park be hind city hall on the waterfront the initial corporate donors are 1,500.00 from dennis rooney president of the buffalo cellular telephone co and 500.00 from george siembida chairman of the bowd of siembida and associates insurance agencies in western new york l these gentlemen j 1 present at the v.l.p press conference to distribute their do nations to mr banko the two 1,000.00 col lege scholarships will be awarded on friday may 30th at the noon vietnam veterans leadership program luncheon at the buffalo convention cen ter the buffalo telephone comnanv's donation of a cellular care telephone will be raffled off at the june 9th vietnam veter ans leadership program golf tournament at the glen oaks country club in amherst corporations interested in following the lead of the buffalo telephone co and siembida and associ ates agency should send tax-deductible checks to v.v.l.p of the niagara frontier inc p o box 406 buffalo n y 14223 0406 biennial convention of the interna'l assoc of fire fighters to meet on august 25th to aug 29th the international as sociation of black profes sional fire fighters will hold is 9th biennial con vention at the hyatt regency hotel two foun tain plaza in buffalo fire departments from throughout the country will attend workshops will also be conducted discussing the future of blacks in the fire service george lewis ii fireman to be honored may 4th it has been reported that george r lewis 11 has been appointed to lieuten ant of the buffalo fire department he has been a dedicated fire tighter for many years he is also known for his involvement in civic and religious affairs as we'll as commit teeman to the school integration advisory com mittee to recognize the honor which the buffalo fire department has conferred upon mr lewis and in appreciation for all he has done for the community a dinner will be held sunday may 4th at the golden nugget inn 2046 fillmore aye there will be an open bar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m and dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m for further information call 833-1351 to address annual confab the 66th annual minis ters missionaries and workers conference of western new york juris diction no 1 churches of god in christ inc will be held in rochester n v from april 21st to 27th at the powerhouse church of god in christ 48 clifton st the theme of the conference is standing firm for biblical rights galatians 5:1-5 the presiding bishop is rev leroy anderson state mother mrs anna nelson and rev henry newkirk is host pastor two services will be held daily one at 12 noon and at 8 p.m bishop g o patter son presiding senior bishop of the churches of god in christ will preach sun apr 27th at the eastman theatre on main st chisholm to instruct class at buff state shirley chisholm author teacher and form er united states represen tative d-n y will teach a summer session course politics and the history of black women in the united states at buffalo state college during module b june 30th to july 19th since retiring unbeat en from the political arena chisholm with her amherst home as her base has been lecturing around the country and teaching at mount holv oke college her course at buffalo state will provide an overview of the heritage of black women and of their relative little-known contributions which nevertheless have far-reaching implications for the nation's political system and its history in confronting the dual burden of racism and sexism these women bear chisholm will be assisted in the classroom by dr sarah slavin assistant professor of po litical science and dr brenda k shelton asso ciate professor of history the course which meets monday through friday from 2 to 4:30 p.m is cross-listed by the political science and the history and social studies education departments and may be taken for either graduate or under graduate credit there being different require ments to be fulfilled in each case enrollment is limited and persons interested in the course should plan to register for it in campbell social hall in the student union between 1 and 6 p.m monday may sth and tuesday may 6th at which time tuition pay ment is due additional information is available from the registrar's off ice cleveland hall room 204 or by calling 716 878-4905 ' ' a graduate of brooklyn college with a master's degree in education and a diploma in administra tion from columbia uni versity chisholm is a specialist in early child hood education and child welfare she commenced public service in 1964 when she ran successfully for the new york state assembly and in 1969 she entered the 91st congress as a freshman and the first black u s congressman eventually becoming the senior dem ocratic woman in the u s house of representa tives shirley chisholm keynote speaker earl graves publisher of black enterprise maga zine will be the keynote speaker at 7:30 p.m wed apr 30 at the 1986 buffalo urban league evans young awards din ner in the hyatt regency buffalo graves received a bach elor's degree in econom ics from morgan state university in baltimore maryland he also has received honorary law degrees from 13 universities including his alma mater an administrative as sistant to the late sen robert f kennedy graves founded a manage ment firm and heads six corporations including the one that publishes his national black affairs magazine school library media day planned a school library media day celebration will be held mon apr 28th at 9:30 a.m which features once upon a story a storytelling jam it will media day niagara frontier transportation authority to hold public hearing the niagara frontier transportation authority will hold a public hearing on thurs may ist at the buffalo and erie county public library lafayette square at 7 p.m the public hearing will be held to get public response to the umta section 9 operating assis ance application for the state fiscal year ending mar 31 1987 and for a capital assistance appli cation for the construction of a replacement for the broadway bus garage and the purchase of mainten ance support equipment citizens or organiza tions who wish to submit a statement or desire to speak on the above men tioned items can register with the nfta by furnish ing their name address telephone number and name of the organization they represent to daryl rasuli manager of policy development at 716 855-7218 on or before tues apr 29th annual sojourner truth founder's day luncheon to be held the buffalo club of the national association of negro business and pro fessional womens clubs inc will hold its 261h annual sojourner truth founders day luncheon on sun april 27th at 2 p.m at the golden nugget banquet hall 2046 fillmore aye the 1986 award recipi ents are mrs ora lee mc-quiller-lewis execu tive director of langston hughes the sojourner truth award mrs levirn hill a teacher at school no 78 the professional award mrs barbara nevergold director of the niagara frontier associa tion for sickle cell disease inc community service award and mrs glendorw johnson busi ness manager for center of positive thought the business award in keeping with its national theme new di rections for a new era the associations luncheon pro gram will also introduce four promising local fashion designers with the showing of a casual and a formal creation treim the collection ot each mrs willa o'day is the luncheon chairperson ms joyce jones is the president of the buffalo club for ticket informa tion mrs bertha thomp son 885-8096 community card and flower shop east utica corner of roehre-r mother's day extravagant planned for may 11th unity christian produc tion will present a mother's day extrava gant featuring in concert minister keith pringle and special guest minis ter ray tellis & company and portland oregon church of god in christ minister of music also appearing on the program will be buffalo artists brother jerome l ferrell and the light house denomination al choir simone leslie and kelita and the dynamic hall sisters and the new beginning choral ensemble the extravagant will be held sunday may 11 at 3 p.m at the bible days revival church 1346 jefferson aye rev f w wilcots is the host pastor ' the public is invited to attend this affair a free will offering will be accepted come early to assure a seat see page 8