Buffalo Criterion, 1986-04-01

              niagara region rochester the buffalo criterion price only 20 c per copy serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 wny's necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation ol 60 — no 18 thursday may 1-7 1986 honoring our nation's senior citizens by senator alfonse d'amato traditionally the month of may is designated as older americans month in recognition of the innumerable contributions made to the nation and our families by our parents and grandparents this has become an important tradition because it gives us time to reflect upon how much of a national resource our older americans really are america's senior citizens have been through it all many have experienced the economic hardship of the great depression the stress and horrors of war and the challenge of building a better nation for future generations those who now bear the responsibility for the future of our nation have much to learn from those who by their own experiences are a primary source of knowledge about our country and the great events that have shaped our history during the past half century older americans month is designed to pay tribute to those who sustain our past by passing the memory of personal experience on to our youth with the hope that future generations will maintain the american spirit that has remained strong for more than 200 years this may we honor the collective contributions or an entire generation and say what is _ often felt but not verbalized thank you in many of the world's countries the longevity and experience of the elderly has earned them a - respected position in society this must also be the case here in america older americans certainly have > my respect as well as my support for programs which serve to meet their needs the percentage of individuals age 65 and older has grown steadily in 1900 3 million older americans comprised 4 percent of our nation's population today that number is 11 percent and our older americans number 25.5 million by the year 2,000 more than 30 million people will be over age 65 as the older population of the united states grows we must meet the demand for adequate health care decent housing and other necessary services achieving long term economic health for our nation is essentia to realizing these goals older americans month means that we not only honor our nation's seniors but that we accept the challenge that lies ahead and look to draw on the help and advice our seniors can offer note senator d'amato was one of the sponsors of legislation designating may as older americans month j daemen college commencement speaker ambassador joseph verner reed united states representative to the united nations eco nomic and social council will give the address at daemen college's thirty fifth commencement on sunday may llth at kleinhan's music hall on symphony circle an nounced—br-.^--robert marshall president immediately prior to ani/imlmi.n ahm sador reed served as the united states ambassador to the kingdom of morocco from 1981 to 1986 a yale graduate he began his career in washington d c work ing with the president of the international bank for reconstruction and devel opment eventaully be coming vice president and assistant to chairman david rockefeller of chase manhattan bank with the world eco nomic situation in such precarious health i am delighted to welcome ambassador reed to dae man college his insight and expertise will provide our graduates with the inspiration and encourage ment that is necessary to meet the challenges they will undoubtedly face president marshall stated ambassador reed is a member of the council on foreign relations and former trustee and treas urer of international house he also is a member of the governing board of the yale univer sity art gallery council president to address masten nac council president george k arthur will be the guest speaker before the masten neighborhood advisory council at 735 humboldt parkway on wednesday may 14th at 7 p.m the topic will be the gramm-rudman holl ings deficit reduction act johnny jackson is chairman of the masten nac invites the public to attend refreshments will be served a dance is a measured pace as a verse is a mea sured speech francis bacon black firms/state agencies confab set gathering will allow for answers to problems faced by minority businesses dr m agostini equal opportunity/affirmative action officer and dr p a bacon assistant vice president of finance and management announce that a symposium for minority and women business entrepreneurs to interact with purchase people representing differ ent new york state agencies will be held may 21st in the alumni arena it is sponsored by the university at buffalo state university of new york they believe that this symposium presents a unique opportunity for minority and women ven dors to identify and meet face-to-face with state purchasing officials from different new york state agencies this format is particu larly effective in that it allows the vendor to meet each buyer and aggres sivels market his/or her product and capabilities to the people who write the orders among the problems facing minority and wo men-owned business en terprise personnel are how do you go about selling to the state how do you get paid and who are the state purchasing agents on wednesday may 21 from 8 a.m to 6 p.m you will have these and other similar questions answered as well as the opportunity to meet many state agencies at this symposium one will have the opportunity to make many business contacts in one visit there is no fee for the sympsium registration is at the door the morning of may 21st call 636-3529 if there are any questions hackney to be installed wanda s hackney faculty member of the national scientific assem bly of national emergency nurses association will be installed president of the interclub council of western new york at a luncheon tuesday may 6 in the park lane manor house mrs hackney is a member of the erie county board of rape and sexual assault board of directors of western new york chapter of emergen cy department nurses association of which she is a past president and council on legislation of new york state nurses association she is a black achievers award recipient also to be inducted are first vice president san dra marcia second vice president margaret brown recording secre tary dorothy anscombe corresponding secretary lucretia gill treasurer pauline glosser berta h slaby will conduct cere monies william lewis dies after long illness william harold lewis passed away monday april 28 1986 after a ng illness funeral services will be held sat may 3rd at lincoln me morial united methodist church masten and northland avenues his survivors are a son harold martin lewis nd a sister estelle martin james f he was affectionately known to his friends as blue suny cites florence baugh for distinguished service at the chancellor's forum dinner in coopers town thursday may 1 the state university of new york presented flor ence e baugh president of the buffalo board of education and three others in the state with the distinguished citizen award honored along with mrs baugh as persons who exemplify the high est standards of public service were astronaut gregory jarvis who died in the explosion of the space shuttle challenger martha hancock northup a syracuse civic leader and malcolm wilson governor of new york 1973-74 and lieutenant governor 1958-73 nominated for the award by buffalo state college mrs baugh is director of the neighbor - hood services department of the community action giuii/uituti i/f t,rie coun ty inc and supervises six anti-poverty program neighborhood centers the centers assist victims of domestic violence and persons needing housing and conduct programs in nutrition education and citizen participation mrs baugh has been president of the nys conference/large cities board of education a member of the advisory committee of the state education department on institutions of • higher - - education in nys and the recipient of 22 citations - - ana awards including the 1978 president's distin guished service award from buffalo state and the 1975 outstanding citizen of the year award from the buffalo evening news florence e baugh blackman is candidate for school bd seat mrs bettye blackman is a candidate for the ferry district on the buffalo board of education in the may 6th election of district board members for a term to begin july ist she is filling the vacancy on the board left by the death of her late husband dr george e blackman mrs blackman has devoted 28 years of her life in service to the educa tional needs of the children of buffalo she served as a business education teacher for 12 and one-half years at the former east high school in addition to the six blackman — youth to be featured in concert on mother's day rev herbert v reid pastor of gethsemane baptist church has an nounced that the youth will be featured in concert and at a rally for this year's mother's day cele bration and services sunday may llth at 7 p.m the public is invited to attend the church is located at 56 grape st in the fruit belt area of buffalo for information call 855-3928 mrs lubertha philips 1st black court clerk supvr due to the excitement of beginning her new posi tion in syracuse as the first black court clerk supervisor mrs lubertha l phillips failed to name some of the most impor tant people who helped and guided her during the past few years mrs phillips remarked after successfully com pleting a civil service exam it is sometimes hard for an afro-american to be appointed to the position therefore one really needs help i would like to thank my pastor rev harold b young and all the other people who continued in prayer and supplication on my behalf they are assembly man arthur o eve my attorney former city court judge the honor able barbara m sims for the direction she has given me and matilda gamer the former equal employ ment opportunity direc tor who laid the ground work that opened the door for my new beginning mrs lubertha l phillips toward a better life a nuclear disaster the recent nuclear accident in the soviet union should make us all aware of the t-ot/?naa**^i,j'«iißjg»hjprese*ic'uf lift world today we are surrounded by the ever present threat of a nuclear war and by the potential for disaster posed by nuclear plants there are 100 nuclear plants in the united states twenty-six countries in the world use nuclear reactors to supply their needs the potential danger from all of this threatens the safety of all of us the lingering radiation alone could destroy our natural resources as well as damage the health of humans this is very frightening and even more alarming because we know so little about the events which cause such a disaster the media is calling the accident in the soviet union as the worst nuclear disaster in history the word that is used a great deal is meltdown a core meltdown one of the worst possible nuclear reactor accidents occurs when core heat rises faster than it can be carried away possibly boiling off radioactive fuel into the atmosphere immediately following the news of this disaster experts and scientists were interviewed and asked about the potential dangers to the environment and humans one thing stood out quite clearly and that was the fact that such an accident could have enormous conse quences for those surrounding the area and for those in cities close by this whole incident raises another concern — if and when a major nuclear accident occurs will the country where it happens be truthful about the reality of it will we get all of the information and will that information be correct the survival of this world may depend on the answer to this question this issue also points to another area of concern — are we prepared for disaster and also are we fully aware of what is going on in the world today it is even more important by mrs eva doyle now to keep up with wortd events and to read all sources of information we cshould not depend on one newspaper or one magazine or news programs to provide all of the information we need to consider information from a variety of sources the behind the scenes news is just as important as the front page headlines are we prepared do we know what to do in the event of a disaster are we informed the world we live in today is a very frightening place many of us go to work each morning believing that everything is fine when we come home in the evening that belief is shattered by news of war in countries we know little about and in countries whose name we can spell or pronounce that belief is shattered by the impact of a nuclear plant disaster although the accident happened in the soviet union we all know that the threat surrounds us here in the united states it is frustrating for many because they feel helpless and wonder what they can do to ensure the health and safety of all humans i would suggest that we all stay aware and informed i would suggest that we make our voices known to those who control our lives and let them know that we desire peace and a safe environment and i would suggest that we pray for the future of mankind if we don't then no one will live to see the next century as nations compete and strive to achieve the highest levels in leadership the common man is often forgotten in the struggle what will be in the headlines tomorrow will reason and good sense prevail or will man in his quest for power destroy us all author's note information on nuclear reactors was gathered from various news sources funeral services held for gertrude scott funeral services for the late gertrude scott were held tuesday april 29th at 2 p.m from lincoln memorial united metho dist church 641 masten aye the rev percival reeves officiated gertrude graves chavis scott daughter of the late maurice rosaline graves was bom december 13 1905 in rockingham county north caroline she passed away on friday april 25 1986 in buffalo in greensboro n c in 1922 she married eugene scott - gertrude scott grandmothers of the year program slated the upstate sepia club of rochester n v will give a grandmothers of the year program on mother's day sunday may llth the affair will be held at the b k lounge and will begin at 6 p.m see page 2 see page 3