Buffalo Criterion, 1985-12-05

              . price only 20 c i t per copy i lbaßmmmmmßt '"" f the buffalo criterion niagara region wny's necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation thursday december 5 11 1985 serving working leading in wny inner cities }] since 1923 l tn '■ !'■ n rochester vol 60 — no 49 philip morris chairman hosts u.l luncheon new york — haanish maxwell right chairman and chief executive officer of philip morris companies inc welcomed john e jacob left president of the national urban league and mrs margaret young to a recent luncheon for senior business leaders held at philip morris headquarters hosted by maxwell the luncheon provided a forum for jacob to tell other chief executive officers about the vmfm'a efforts to establish a - permanent 50-million development fund to give the urban league greater fiscal stability in voicing support for the concept maxwell mentioned that the league's success in addressing teenage pregnancy crime and lack of education and other problems would help make people employable mrs young the widow of whitney m young jr as a member of the board of directors of philip morris companies inc completes course private alex j e.tz patrick son of henry and faye fitzpatrick of 94 olympic has completed the lance missle crewman course under the one station unit training dsut program at fort sill oklahoma during the course students were taught to perform maintenance on the lance missile and to prepare it for firing they also were given driving instructions for trans porting the missile dsut is a program that combines basic training with advanced individual training he is a 1985 graduate of kensington high school meals on wheels your help can bring meals to shut-ins they'll love for it volunteer please call meals on wheels of buffalo and erie county at 852-2626 and ask for mrs kathie o'bien teams of retired couples find this a source of job new heating system to save taxpayers the installation of inno vative heating and ventila tion equipment and a computerized energy con trol system in the county office building will save local taxpayers at least 100,000 annually ac cording to erie county executive edward j rut kowski the use of our new econimizer cycle in the rath building allows us to take in fresh air from the outside and mix it with building air this completely eliminates the need for operating cooling machinery when outdoor temperatures are below 60 f saving the county over 1,000 daily in electricity mr said in his announcement he explained that addi tional energy conservation also will be realized with the installation of a digital control system a compu ter which ' continually scans building machinery and automatically makes adjustments to increase energy efficiency in addition to monitor ing the building's ventila tion heating cooling and electrical systems the unit will alert staff to over heating problems and other equipment malfunc tions mr rutkowski said that similar systems will be put in place in other county facilities such as the home and infirmary the correctional facility and county hall installation of the entire rath building system was done by county personnel at a cost of 40,000 it is estimated that the pro ject's expense would have tripled i the county had used an outside contrac tor the rath building in downtown buffalo was designed as a controlled environment facility with sealed energy efficient windows arthur eyeing computer fingerprint system common council presi dent george k arthur has filed legislation requesting the commissioner of police to examine the feasibility of implementing a computerized fingerprint identification system in the city of buffalo's police dept mr arthur said that a growing number of muni cipalities throughout the united states and canada have purchased the crime stopping computer and have found it to be extremely effective in cracking unsolved crimes this system was re sponsible for cracking the night stalker murder case in los angeles and also solved 34 unsolved cases in its first 4 days of operation in san fran cisco mr arthur noted the council president also stated a claim by los angeles police that it would have taken a single expert searching manually through the city's 1.7 million print cards 67 years to match the print that led to the arrest of richard ramirez the man who had terrorized the streets of l a for seven months upon receiving its first assignment it took the computer just 3 minutes to match the print mr arthur said his action was prompted by the reality that there are many unsolved crimes in buffalo due in part to the fact that the police department's equipment is outdated and ineffec tive i feel it is imperative that we provide our law enforcement officers with the most updated and innovative equipment available as it stands right now the criminal has the advantage in the city of buffalo mr arthur stated veterans job training program extended deadline extended to july 1,1986 miguel a martinez jr acting director of the buffalo varo announced that the veterans admin istration is notifying more than 200,000 eligible vet erans that they have until july 1 1986 to begin an approved job training program under the emer gency veterans job training act evjtas congress extended the deadline by which an eligible veteran must enter a training program from sept 1 1985 to july 1 1986 in an attempt to assist those veterans who were issued evjta certi ficates of eligibility but could not be placed in an approved program of job training prior to the jv-jptin spiralinr jmxp the program which pays employers directly to hire and train certain long-term unemployed vietnam era and korean conflict veterans has been operational since nov 1983 it funds 50 percent of the veteran's starting htirly wages up to 10,000 to provide a maximum of 15 months of training for certain vet erans with service con nected disabilities and up to 9 months for other participants martinez added that the va will be mailing letters to these veterans inform ing them of the extended deadline and aalring them to contact the nearest va regional office or job sftttrisp offutp appointments made to medical center's board of managers following voter approv al last month to create an independent board of managers for the county's hospital erie county executive edward j rut kowski tuesday named his appointments to the 11-member panel those designated to serve on the erie county medical cente managing board include kevin i sullivan chairman of the erie county industrial development agency mary anne romano wski member of ecmc advisory board eugene n adams business man ager of the international brotherhood of electrical workers-local 41 hon paul * figueroa buffalo city court judge and dr john p naughton dean of the suny at buffalo medical school all five individuals seved on the ecmc future directions task force other members appoint ed were e pc t c r ruddy executive vice president of goldome bank james m wads worth a local attorney natalie evans a retired social worker dr john v armenia ophthalmolo gist daniel r acker naacp president and james a consentino a private developer and president of dynamic en enterprises in making the an nouncement mr rut kowski praised the exper tise and commitment of the members and stated that he made a concerted effort to ensure broad based community repre sentation on the board this board removes county government from the daily operation of the hospital amd i have every confidence that these outstaßkjygcyr individuals will be successful in running the center inde pendently the county executive added mr rutkowski explain ed that the group's first orders of business at their initial meetings next month would be to approve the ecmc man agement consulting con tract with millard fillmore hospital elect a chairman and establish the board's by-laws the members are from a wide spectrum of the private and public sectors in the fields of medicine labor business minori ties law education and social services the local law which prohibites county officials or employees or board members of other other hospitals from serving on the panel composition is based on a five to one year staggered membership members of the board of managers serve without compensation the appointments are subject to confirmation by the erie county legislature annual awards dinner gethsemane to host the rev herbert v reid pastor of geth semane baptist church and prominent community leader has announced the 1985 annual awards din ner at the church 55 grape st is scheduled for friday dec 13th at 7 p.m co-chairmen are deacon theodore banks and mrs elizabeth fritz gethsemane baptist church is located in the fruit belt area of the city where ' everybody is somebody and has a traditional history of host ing many worthwhile organizations whether they be church political labor or community-re lated and has gained a local state and national peace and justice twenty-five leaders will be recognized at the event for their leadership achievements and commu nity participation some of those to be honored are octavia hudson of channel 4 tv stan coleman channel 2 tv russell perla an attor ney geraldine sims and mary vance marine mid land bank roshel mullen m & t bank and roy rhoades a buffalo police man the public is welcome and for information and reservations call 855 3928 serving at ft knox army national guard james l foxworth son of doris j foxworth of 29 hill st and thomas j foxworth of rural route 2 columbus miss has completed basic training at fort knox kentucky during the training students received instruc tion in drill and cere monies weapons map reading tactics military courtesy military justice first aid and army history and traditions he is a 1983 graduate of bennett high school enhancement classes test skill the buffalo board of education will hold test skill enchancement class es prior to the buffalo teachers examination scheduled for saturday march 15 1986 ten sessions will be held from jan 6th thru february 3 1986 on mondays end wed nesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m at bennett and mckinley high schools there is a 10.00 registra tion fee twenty-one purchase age will save lives by governor mario m cuomo new york's future lies with our young people alcohol abuse can tragically threaten that future however by jeopardizing not only the well-being of young new yorkers but their very lives the increase in new york's minimum purchase age for alcohol from 19 to 21 on december ist is an important step in saving lives and avoiding injuries caused by 19 and 20 year old drivers motor vehicle accidents are now the leading cause of death among 19 and 20 year olds while this age group represents only 4.1 percent of the licensed drivers in new york state 14.1 percent of all the drivers involved in al cohol-related collisions are 19 to 20 years old other states which have raised their drinking age have averaged a 30 percent decrease in the number of alcohol-relat ed accidents in new york alone we experienced a 42 percent decrease in fatal crashes among 18-year-olds in 1982 when we raised the minimum purchase agre from 18 to 19 additionally we saw combined fatal and personal injury accidents drop by 25 percent among this age group after the drinking age was raised but it is not the statistics that matter it is the pain and suffering the anguish of families torn apart by grief the tragedy of wasted lives behind every number lies relatives as a father of five children i know well the fear that grips many parents when they think of the dangers caused by drinking drivers on the highways this change is new york's law affirms our commitment to the safety of our young people and all who use our highways the evidence before us of young lives that were saved and debilitating injuries that were avoided by increasing the minimum purchase age compelled action . it is not enough however to simply raise the minimum purchase age together with tough laws strict penalties and swift enforcement must come education information and creativity that is why we are also initiating special efforts to teach new yorkers under 21 about the dangers of dwi and to educate them about alternative — and safer — ways to have fun as i have travelled around the state speaking about dwi a number of young people have asked where can we go for entertainment that does not involve alcohol in order to examine methods to encourage young new yorkers to enjoy themselves without indulging in alcohol i have called together a group of students parents private businesses athletes and celebrities to discuss ways to provide such alcohol-free entertainment centers across the state tapping the creative and im aginative input of these groups we can come up with alcohol-free youth centers which young people voluntarily attend because they are exciting and stimulating gathering places through these centers we are also contributing to the development of healthier non-alcohol-focused social habits among our young people — habits which can last a lifetime and save a life the efforts of famous athletes such as gary carter and ron darling of the mets as well as many other new york sports stars who have spoken out about the dangers of alcohol abuse in our schools and through public service announcements are another example of how concerned new yorkers are working together to deal decisively with this problem our athletes against drunk driving program has reached 46,000 students in hundreds of high schools statewide the aim of this program is to provide young people svith positive role models for avoiding alcohol abuse to increase the number of young people we can reach we are now explaining the program to some junior high schools and making use of well-known rock groups such as dire straits motley crue grace slick and jefferson starship and patty announce ments these efforts are not the complete answer but they are an important first step working together we cam save even more lives than we have already