Buffalo Criterion, 1985-12-19

              wnys necessary minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation niagara region __ price | only i 20 i per copy 1 the buffalo criterion thursday december 19-25 1985 rochester serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 vol 60 — no 51 nowak calls for corps of engineers study rep henry j nowak d buffalo said that he has asked the house committee on public works and transportation to approve a resolution authorizing the u s army corps of engineers to conduct a broad study of the beach erosion control and shoreline protection needs of erie county along lake erie and the niagara river the congressman who has served on the commit tee during his entire 11-year service in the house said the proposed study would cover the area ' stretching from sturgeon point on lake erie east to {*•? niagara river y noting that while lan guage was being drafted for a resolution calling for a study of the erosion control needs at straw berry island the buffalo area was hard hit by the december 2nd storm nowak explained the final proposal will address the .. strawberry island situation - but has been broadened to determine what possible federally assisted steps can be taken to also alleviate the reoccurrence of damage at the hoover beach and woodlawn shorelines it will also encompass the buffalo harbor area mr nowak's request for the study authority came in a letter to rep james j howard d n j chairman of the public works committee the congressman said he expected the committee to consider his resolution early next week commit tee to consider his resolution early next year committee approval alone is required for authoriza tion of such survey resolutions neither the total cost nor the time needed for the study have been determined the congress man said mr nowak said what is contemplated is a broad based exhaustive review and an analysis of the recent damage along erie county to determine all possible steps that might be economically and en vironmentally feasible with corps participation to result in the highest level of shoreline protection possible for our commu nity winners & losers people who end up in prison may seem like society's real losers yet the salvation army's correctional services program oilers hope and op portunity for these people and their familiesthe hope of a new and better life after re lease the salvation army volun teer bring the joy and se curity of christianity to all as pects life in prison inmates and former inmates benefit from spiritual guidance and counseling free brochures if you'd like free leaflets about this program or any other salvation army com munity service write to the salvation army national headquarters 799 bloom field aye verona nj 07044 piedmont airlines the up-and-coming airline by stanley worthy sunday december 15th was the inaugural day for the opening of piedmont airlines in buffalo buffalo now joins albany and rochester as piedmont destinations in upper new york state it is the seventh largest airline in the united states in terms of passengers boarded and was named the 1984 airline of the year by air transportation magazine one of the most prestigious awards of the industry piedmont started its daily non-stop service to baltimore from buffalo with direct and connecting flights to ft lauderdale and 19 other desttons in the south in attendance for the reception and the traditional ribbon cutting were state senator walter floss dorsey h glover regional director of the new york state department of commerce gene mann chairman of the board of nor star bank bob ii oil felder vice president of sales ramada renais sance/executive hotel chuck steiner frank bettino and fred caso representing the niagara falls chamber of commerce and members of the press and media and also other first-time passengers after boarding the plane each member of the inaugural party was given a stylish piedmont ball point pen by donald f mcguire piedmont staff vice president of public affairs the stewardesses were very hospitable and the service was first class upon arriving at the baltimore washington international airport we were escorted to the piedmont presidential suite an elegant retreat for the business person who may miss all the comforts of home when away from home we were given a chance to discard our rubbers and other materials then we were taken on a tour of piedmont's hub facilities later we boarded a bus which took us to harbor place at baltimore's inner harbor where we were served a scrumptious seafood brunch at the city lights restaurant and told more about piedmont's operations besides offering flights to tourist destinations piedmont is providing a vital link between butanes communi ties mr mcguire said our new daily service reaches into the heart of the sunbelt to some of its fastest growing and most economically prosperous cities buffalo travelers can reach many of these destinations in the morning on piedmont spend a good portion of the day working then return to buffalo the same evening on a piedmont return flight he also spoke of piedmont's merging with empire airlines inc of utica-rome new york the company has options to buy over 50 of the stock for 41 million dollars in an all cash transaction a move that would increase piedmont's employment by about 1,000 the deal is expected to consolidate may 1 1986 after the brunch we were given a chance to explore the famous harbor place a place which attracts an average of 21 million people a year more than disney world the return flight back into buffalo's winter wonderland was a pleasant and safe one the new flights leave the greater buffalo international airport at 7:20 a.m and 2:25 p.m and arrive in baltimore at 8:15 a m and 3:20 p.m respectively after a brief stop the flights continue to fort lauderdale and arrive at 11:17 a.m and 6:22 p.m respectively piedmont is a full service full pricing airline piedmont airlines boeing 737 pacemaker photo at right flossie blowe lauded mrs flossie blowe was recently honored by the members of the flora henderson chapter 159 order of the eastern stars for over ten years of service as worthy matron of the chapter other honorees were sis daisy nolle of lady atkins chapter 241 and sis bernice mack of good samaritan chapter 131 the eastern star is an international organization under the buffalo leader ship of grand matron sis e conway flossie blowe senate proposes helping dislocated farmers report released albany — farmers are losing their farms and will need special help in finding jobs senator steve riford said in releasing a report on farmer unemployment and dislocation senator riford along with senator walter floss r-amherst and deputy majority lead er william t smith r-big flats commis sioned a special report on farmer dislocation finan cial stress and the state's role in easing the job transition for farmers near failure senator riford chairs the senate committee on agriculture senator floss chairs the senate commit tee on commerce eco nomic development and small business and sen ator smith is chairman of the senate majority task force on the grape/wine industry the report is entitled when hard work was not enough farmers in transition the joint chairmen's report notes several dis turbing facets of new york farming an accelerated rate of farm failures failure by those whose operations are not the most inefficient a potential of more than 7,000 farm failures by 1990 one-third of new york's active full-time farms loss of farmers age 45 years or younger lack of financial safety net for bankrupt farmers no type of unemployment insurance farms with debt-to asset ratios above 40 percent are considered to be in financial stress the report notes that 19 psrcent of respondents to a state crop reporting service survey have debt ratios over 40 percent by virtue of their rural locations are not plugged in to traditional employ ment networks the report recommends specific ways to help unemployed farmers and farmers in financial stress integration of current state programs — a well publicized hot line to provide information and referrals for financial legal and employment counseling traveling workshops to provide private financial consulta tions to farmers coordina tion of efforts with cooperative extension which has offices in each county requiring the state labor dept to promote and publicize the eligibili ty ** of former full-time farmers for title 111 benefits in jtpa job farmers training partnership act funded programs and greater outreach efforts by annual pilgrimage appeal rev henry hall is appealing to the commun ity to come and go with the upper prayer band as they make their annual visit to the erie county home on january ist he is asking that you go with them and help to make the old folks happy one more time he said wou.jht.nl as i.ving mere before you go to haven and you would be glad to have someone come out and see you rev hall is asking that you send a check to rev glenn h dußois at 106 humboldt parkway and god will bless you if you want your donation picked up call rev dußois at 886-5757 and he will be glad to come out and pick it up rev hall is still working with rev and mrs dußois he asks that you come and go with us and god will bless you let us know if we can count on you how to fight aids dr wayne greaves chief of infectious dis eases at howard univer sity discusses the effects that aids is having on the black community on the next edition of tony brown's journal he is joined by dr jeffrey fisher of the center for preventive medicine who gives tips on how to safeguard the body's imune system america's longest running and top-ranked black-affairs television series has been sponsored by pepsi-cola co for ten tt*e**cutive years pub lic television the program win be seen in this area on wned-tv channel 17 at 10:30 p.m on wed dec 25th the living king ebony honors the drum major for justice in honor of the first national holiday commemorating the birthday of the slain civil rights leader dr martin luther king jr ebony presents a special section the living king in the january issue this moving special section - in photos reprints and essays brings to life both the joy and the tears of dr king's leadership of the non-violence movement included are a reprint of dr king's most famous speech i have a dream the king holiday legislation with remarks by president reagan and mrs king important dates in the life of martin luther king jr a year-by-year chronicle from birth to assassination martin's legacy by coretta scott king the young martin — childhood remembrances by his sister christine king farris and memorable photos from the king years in addition ten well-known people including the rev jesse jackson senator edward kennedy and atlanta mayor andrew young tell how dr king influences their lives today king artwork and commemorative stamps from around the world are featured books authored by dr king are spotlighted and historian lerone bennett jr explains the real meaning of the king holiday gaines assigned to lowery afb airman elbert l games son of mr and mrs elbert l games of 981 fillmore aye has been assigned to lowry air force base colo after completing air force basic training during the six weeks at lackland air force base texas the airman studies the air force mission organization and customs and received special train ing in human relations in addition airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree of the air force the airman will now receive specialized in he is a 1985 graudate of hutch-technical high school parker promoted vanita d arket daugh ter of marion r mott of 340 e utica has been promoted in the u s air force reserve to the rank of staff sergeant parker is an air passenger specialist at travis air force base california with the 82nd aerial port squadron she is a 1973 graudate of state university of new york at cortland — see page 7