Buffalo Criterion, 1982-02-03

              u.s postage paid eikmit no 1314 tftttaio.nrwwkk vol 67 - ne * wnvs largest & only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion wednesday rebbuaby %* 19*3 rochester oaqara region balsa regional convention slated black survival in 80s to be theme for black law students black survival la the ro'a will be the theme of this year's mark american :*. students associate northeast regional cot vention the sunt at buffalo balsa chapter will he batting the conven tion which runs feb nth through feb uth st the marriott inn and john lord 0 brian hall on the amherst campus of suny st buffalo starts of the events scheduled include the frederick douglass moc court competition film and workshop on stgnifa cant political economic and legal issues facing the black community there wall also be an awards banquet a bbss and disco night and much mora israel members if the workshops include coun **^ tt^-t^sr a w * cilman george k arthur attorney carl cooper rev bennett w smith dr malcolm ag—tum dr vtavts hud and many others registration for the con vention will begin at 12 noon feb lit admis sion is free and everyone is invited wmmm • iwrmv director i^aoft cde-alesawder csatsr reviewed ut program honoring dr martin luther king jr with bstts|aa lumpkin president of luteal 12 aft if sad frank a yeager director of th lsboa department's , ta.rrate of personnel management labor dept observed mlk's birthday washington — labor ivpt em playsas honored tha memory of dr martin luther king jr the plain civil rights leader in s program of word and music the __**___***____ was coordinated by ike department and local 12 of the american federation of govsrnmeot k;r;;..vr».aaa-a al'.f i h trptmtrlng rmrmtk in ijmntrea ieiiim alu*atut*w detedem a urn deperu mail's woman's bureau said tits occasion asstsd not rails to remind daggßftment employees of tlte memory ta dr kb but also to remind as of our responsibility to work toward making our communities our nation o*ar world a better piac in tthitti to live j dr alt*tsri.lt-r reminded her audience that dr king an concerned with opportunities snd equality in employment hit ssid th«n were issues th lsts-r lla-fh hss worked long and hard to address " ths women's hur*-aia director bald ra^^a*tm_w_fara_nrrliifllfcli_liijiii aim iwlmii nu i ra^r'n tihhiiiiliiiiinasnuirrililiisi i f of an incident involving hnr husband t m asetander st sa ia*ura*ee ami and dr king during the itemgotoerj bos lx>ycrat of iufa insurance eotapaam caaceqsd coverage a le**a ******* by eagmnttr ers of th tn-tvcrxt from tiamggfmgt tha t/nilfi states snd there were rat black tritmpanim abl ut r ...,: .- ut amwr*m**y an aaid htm at tk r«*v * at ot lung alexander ati**ag*d prjperty am a ist r\at ra m through alt of l/mdon and the te atontiaoad george arnold of tits h*i*4u c-ommunication di we •-•*-- thoas * tha ceremony in continue to affirm tha immorality of racial segregation the annual program also mmdai musical selections lay children from the labor llept l>sy cars center and numbers by salsngo * gospel *!"*** and jonne james accompanied by i ml president makes statement on black history month following la a stetement from president ronald reagsa concerning mai history month american black history month provide a welcome opportunity for each of us to increase our awareness of the contributions black americans have made to our nation this annual observance inspires pride in the rich diversity that has been such a vital part of our country's greatness we are a people whose strength flow from the unity molded from thst diversity comprehending fully the meaning and importance of thai unity and diversity requires a thorough know ledge of the long record of courage and commitment that has so marked the • struggle for justice freedom and equality by black american the tea am-e and oerstsial sacrifice that have continually aided black americans in their drive 1 achieve ment reflect values that are tbe vary essence of the american spirit y'the association for the ****** of afro-american life snd history can be justly proud of it man efforts to stimulate general intellectual and scholarly inter in american rlack history furthering our knowledge of black history and development is an important part of the education nts only of mack americans but of all americans snd since 1915 your organization lis been a leader in that process understanding our past is the foundation for full participation in the life of our country for this reason i commend the deserved attention this month brings to americans who not only have shaped our history but will be an integral part of ram destiny 1 - ronald reagan roch./criterion church leader of the week tha rev willi i larva has made tremends*iit progress in the rochester area in spite of economic conditions mat harvey became faster of peace baptist church line year ago when the church was bog ged down an debt the lord has had a hand _ it he has preached the gos pel of jeans christ so firm thst the lord has blessed the church new members are being added every month to the roll of the church seats is a conse quent there is _,_*__...— x^^m^m tfttwe st sttaißßßs room only th church has moved from 5 leopold st to the item . edifice tha they purchased the mortgage will *«. burned on sun *%«£. joe louis b brother chester criterion editor described rev harvey as a proud and religious champion of the city of ro chester he has raised the hope of the poor and un employed with his works at tee baptist church god has sent rev harvey from the rlack race to represent the human race rev harvey says that it is his hope some day to have in old folks home because he is tired of his people being used rev hsrvey has out standing professional abil ities as well i a great quality as a human being he believes the fruit nf the rev harvey a rev wilue harvey local chapter to attend black social workers confab the national asaoaa m.t of black social work ers nabsw wim boat its u amtwmw cmdwewot * tba chicago marrtoci ho tel am april 6-l£xb the . ■'-.'«.. theme a hi stating ut air arm ■ i e—ptm_am t——ts—h:v through tlfci i is of luaowrras our misataa bar the ma ' sad wi3 tuca cat s broad range of issttes including funding sources for •.*-_! srmce prr^rsms nsir.g suicide among t_____kt-w t______t____m and bmmfwmk skills in asa trasl.u at-tung during the rtaaferencs ths national steering c'acnmjttes tvmpnagid nf elected representatives srasa fcca chasten acn>*s tbs lasted sates srtfi mate to hear asternal ceo—_ttaa reports review proposals thaptng th m**e al m association slid *-.'.- i the sails*.a liatfira m ***.** .. m addition » tha s7o steering committee representatives mm mate wi human as ines pr fessnansl ill attend the plenary ses sions annual meeting workshops snd spectal events ol the confertssac tbe pswgraa includes such *********** we - slatees aa lsvtane bennett 1.-i.i m of ebony mags social wnttei carl rowan to speak at king commemoration sward by ttte wsshingtnn capital press club and ebony magazine's first annual american black achievement award " the u/b commemora tive program for dr king will begin si in am in the woldman theatre norton hall ~* u/ba a commemorative pro gram for dr martin luther king jr featuring syndicated columnist can rowan will be held st the state university at buf falo wednestuy feb 10th rowan who is schedul ed to speak at 2 p.m in the fillmore room of squire hall main * . carapua.is the author of a syndicated column for the chicago sun-times car ried by newspaper across the country he is a permanent panelist on the public affairs program agron.sky & c 0 and a frequent panelist on meet the press his commentaries on the rowan report are carried by 55 radio stations throughout the country rowan received the ijeorge foster peabody award the most pretigi ous in american broad casting for his television special on the race ware in rhodesia and re cently won an emmy for his documentary drug abuse american's 64 billion dollar curse among rowan's many honors are the 1978 journslist of the year amherst campus rowan will be introduc ed at 3 p.m in tha fillmore room it lit robert rossberg u/b vice president for academic affair dr f carter pannil vice president for health sciences will give 1.1 am remark the united v.hi of bt john baptist church will perform at i pm ill the blee chamber hall am herst campus reservations may be mails for a lunches from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m and dinner at 6 p.m in the istisulding dining room kllicott tomplei amherst campus *>■* calling rath bryant at um by feb 6th an exhibit of book and carl rowan | carl rowan this photo was taken at tbe buffalo caaaril oa world affairs dinner in the sutler hotel shown from left r .: brian d bask national director of polish african congress ross gogino adminia tr*u»e assistant to caegressmaa jack kemp hear h coords haaasrt pstrtrte u*ke ***** of dr lipke ad dr keaaeth e lipke nattewel pr.shtw ta gibraltar ronald reagan launches his new federalism — the raw deal by mary j k davis special to the buffalo criterion whan an aide mentioned to president franklin d roosevelt that in the long run . his programs would have a bad effect on the federal budget f d r i reported to have ssad people don't eat in the long run people eat everyday ronald reagan unfortunte iv has no such philosophy in his state of the union message mr reagan told the american people that his proposed new federalism would be the cornerstone of a policy that with bold vision would chart the course the united states would follow in the next decade portion of the apt leaked to tha press were lauded by aides as being a daring experiment and a great leap forward a leap it wss but backward not forward what mr reagan has actually done with much far fas is to unveil the same old discredited conservative and racist policies of states rights swept sway r*ltr ***** hv i ymee*qrem**i*-**i*m est franklin roots - new deal john f kenneth's net frontier and lyndon b johnson's great society president reagan would turn over to the states approximately 40 programs now run by the federal government these would include the food stamp prasgtram afftrtraativ action a..!!-a a programs aaam transit ami tmvtran mental protection when ft has come to protecting the environment state legislatures nave proves especially susceptible to pres sures of special interest groups state taßßttssttttss watch ar predominately rural bass ova the years shown little sympathy f.'t urban areas it t ute large urban areas with their inner tars of deteriorating ghettos that s majority of tbs nation's black minorities anil mm po bt*a this i not only true of the south but of the north as well on of tha major complaints thst inmates housed at the attica correctional facility have bad over the years ,*■ lit crude isssnssuvit and racial harassment of prisoners by guards man of whom are recruited from the village of attica black leaders seme tha country have denounced ths president's naw federalism as art assault on the civil rights of '"*< and the poor they also charge that the states don have the economic resources to fund these rratrr«ir and give no cradsnca to the president's offer of a swap with the states the federal government would take over medicaid and accord to mayor coleman young of detroit tbe policies embodied in the president's program are illegal an article which appeared in in these times jan 27-peb 2 ims said thst ronald reagan's program continuea to be a war against tbe poor the article goes on to say thai their chief g".l were not positive bat negative-to get back st the poor and the underprivileged welfare mothers una versity intell*"rtual environmentalist snd occupational safety advocates social worker and legal sad practitioners the real objective as to roil hack the art aw matte between i gat 19t2 during the iso unit president jv*ha**«n blacks made advances ia civil rights the most important of these being the voting rishtt art aad affirmative action in fart the only positives in the reagan program have wen n escalating military program and a lat cut tbe taa em , boasts is aimed at those who earn over 150,000 or more and tha major corporations 1 short ftw tbs rich in i'i.iti when campaigning again 1 unt'.it carter h.hi,1,1 reagan repeated i asked americans are you better off today than * year ago is the world more peaceful is our nation mote secure well ronald reagan baa been in office for a little over a rear and a very compliant congress has passed bis economic i tamtam virtually intact in addition to the above questions we have added teres more are you t**ta**aa ad are your aspects for getting a job better now than they wars a yaw aajet and if you are fortunate enough to be employed an you plan on remaining bo until the end of ronald rssgan'a term in office gibraltar steel president salutes henry coords dr kenneth e lipke n stems president of gibraltar steel headquartered in western new york recently saluted henry h coords chairman emeritus of fisher price toys dr lipke noted henry coords his grestty contributed to improving at western new york economy snd general quality me under mr coords leadership fisher-price has rrtslibshi an sternal reputation bra producing quality soys that help chimrer to learn and develop liaapf ilea i *'*. 2 iseepg 3 1923 mb criterion press and still tha no l wny central cities * largest press iow offit ha hate rapsn easry aassk nt r-rr g i'mcs our at wrvantj tut ' ramaf you'ts mm *<«* ***• sir *>" » m *• the ihtfltfc chm—tl **«**,- a»««la m lot srsk 20 k3nml »• i-twists net york's .****! and larawt uais bm •♦*» txtsk i n v as a„ara thai a tsryafttad m • ixsts mr nsaxsfatft mutt ih man 3 s*v at t at cttngrtta - 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