Buffalo Criterion, 1981-05-06

              rochester niagara region us postage paid mm .—.■■■■■*..„, „.., msmmmm plftmit no 1314 burrauo.nfwychk wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol m - no 19 wednesday may 12 1981 buffalo naacp membership rally awardees the membership rally to finalize the local branch membership drive a held wed apr 22 at ml ararat baptist lurch persons pictured above along with others and thoo who were absent received award for their solicitation of the naacp membership in the drive which ran through march lletbel ami i hurrh won two categories lor soliciting the most memberships and collet the moat money in the drive for * i harrh or organltatlon individual lop prig winner were president daniel r arter for soli king the moat memberships and roy lore tut raising the moat • mount of moary i lb photo km m mm w a lemma pastor of ml ararat baptist i'h.rrh first raw from left ahir i madeline o paster membership imaatgetmma garaetl waaare rati roller ***** e***a mar aaaa sweatee l*mel r arter *—■- william and i'd it h brown plrtared la the hart raw ttmm left are tuyaammt t mamma mlrhelle cm-mm tmtm trmmer re 9**9 rr n fm chairman raphael dullard roy liar lahqe pern and j cart bland part of brewery to be used for church a portion of th old iroquois brewery at 230 pratt ** .* being iron formed into * . hurt beginning sun may 24 service will lit con ducted there by th rmirg.n)**<i church of jeoue christ of latter i lav saints elmo businessman hard 1 greene a lay minister who recently acquired th building oaid church fahey announces candidacy owonihwaa at-urg filial m fah*y ha announced bis candidacy km xmßat uaeaptnd two mmtv tern of omwcwmuk at-lorg lie was mp pointed lost dic*«wr to replace newly elected stat s'tistor anlh.wv moai.ua who hod previ ously filled tb seat la announcing bis candi da * fahey apok about lb distinct rate tbat a councilman-et-larg muss play in the bnoalolii of municipal policy as a bstrun council man my etew was tie only lonooad on th demand cf constituent that rame to my attention as a doily basts tb.ro of a councilman 1 large aaasasstm a different par opaetur a councilman at large must undersund th needs i buffalo as a whole he must under stand that hi buffalo to be * vibrant community our neighborhood must be aafa and clean our down town must lie attractive and pleasant and our industrial base must 1 strong sine buffalo m * city that mor aad mor depends upon otate asm national oowecw at revenue a councilman t larg must b • leader rs understanding iba poll caw and how tbey mart sit rite the unities that will rtriiapm and how tb»y affect our city tba communities thai *{$ '...'••*.» teas w^g praapar under lb reagan administration or bag that hay a tough competi tive edge in gawking a source of revenue wo must have representatives who ran articulate lb need to v our north eastern cium at th soma tlm out representative ohould hay * grasp of ms cwnplei local economic taaua an a te tnt«lllg*nt pahky rtkicnem fahky data shows prices slightly less here area chamber reports on buffalo cost of living living coato ill the buffalo are ar alightly less than the average for the entire united sates according fa dr cheryl a rolaa dim-tor of resest li and marketing for tha buffalo ale chamber of commerce significant itiflerrncrs ac cording to the igaalag tion the all-items md.l » based upon el compon ents gr.sery hern housing utilities iran put tali in hoatth car mm miarellanauu good ami oarviraa in buffalo the am component ladotno were 1008 for grt.ariq rr for housing llt i far ut it no for transpor tation 94 ft for aaokh the eauniste is based upon data fur th fust quarter hw*i ro st of living ourvev conducted by the amaru a chamber of commerce reoearrhero as accra the asst imtioii placed th national root of living indei at 100 and buffalo l rated at rr 9 for all mats th accra coot of living indei which maasute intercity differ mmm in the mia of oonaumar gtssi and »* r vi-t-s eiduding uses and non-consumer aipendi ture i based upon 44 umbo for which price are collect quarterly by th chamber of commerc or similar organizations in each participating cky intercity differences of three or fewer indei point do not indicate statistically i are and 99 ft far mlar.l loneouo goods and oar vlco ( — with mat than 600,000 population which refits ted cost of living indeieo higher than buf falo intludad new york city 139 san diego hub ' imago and san jom 116,1 detroit 109.7 houston lor 9 haltimor 106 ft cotum ims 103.6 jacksonville 101.3 phoenig 100 9 new orleans 110 10 in dianapolio 100.4 snd memphis 99 9 only feg antonio 97 was below buffalo •* rem of living md.-i mayor griffin vetoed january 15th as dr king's birthday h/riu sprawer mayor griffin mon apr 27th vetoed a com mon counril'g resolution urging him to take appropriate step lii allow e.tly worker to celebrate january isth as fir martin luther king birthday tho resolution was sponsored by masten district councilman llavi.l collins a pair housing law has been on the books in buffalo fur 12 or 1.1 years last year the common council passed a fair housing law it was vetianl by mayor griffin let's itmik at the record when mayor griffin was elertiil in 11177 over assemblyman arthur g eve the black lost representation in city mall representation that at won under the vitus and mak..«*ski administra tions when bis '* went to see the movor in 197 r they were told to s.t art eve and blacks lulu t vote for him anyway a delegation went to see the mayor shout retaining one his * in the civil seivice committee the delegation was insult ed by the mayor as th may * glartlwi bend wagon move along with endorsements ft'an right to ufa conservative and republican parties many black leader hay coma out and endorsed mayor griffin for re-election th democratic party is under heavy pressur to endorse mayor grlfßn the party will make an endorsement within the nest few weeks the mayor'o relation with masten district councilman collins and kllicott district council man james pitta has not been a happy one both hove been critic ired by the mayor nttmol stain hove de i tared january imb a holiday in honor of dr king at the lafayette square rally january isth i this year many were saying thai we want a holiday as we come together once a rear jan lothl t.i celebrate dr kings birthday we should rr dedicate our selves fa the strug of dr king * dream of brotherhood for all ameri cans regardless of race creed or color king bland to appear honey and corky pro ductions will present b r king and bobby bhie bland in concert pri may l!sth at klcin rons musi hall b b king is one of the world's l>est known blues performers according to robert palmer because he has learned how to package the blues for mass consumption hi is immensely talented " he has successfully conquered lo vegas ond the soxiet union for blues appreciation without mak ing drastic alteration in m music bobby hi snd is search ing for the pnpularit now vldbyß b king as well m the white audience rppeorl of artists like • muddy waters and how mwtmt tone is on his side his style ot music a rich amagam of gospel blues and ballads ha made him on of the most important names of the last decade in mack music tickets are on sale at all central ticket locations including central ticket office 210 delaware aye doris records and record theatre b b king larkin house selected for show house 81 the junior leegae of buffalo hi rooperstio an the buffalo evening news will sponsor decorators show house 81 the larkin house located m th comer of lincoln parkway aad forest venae is the gracitiw id buffalo mansion selected as shaw haa rl twenty ail are decorator and designers wig re the house to its former elegance the purpose of this undertaking x to fund • downtown community project stlmalate pride in the baffalo romcn.nity and give people affordable idea hi redecorating their own homes decorators show house 81 ill be open for tours may mi thr tlm toes - wed 10 • 4thur • fri 10 9 rat 10 -'. han 12 •*, mon , dosed admission tickets are 3,50 in advance and 14.00 al the door no children 10 and under please naacp declares nonviolence war on the klan the naacp declared a non-violence war on the ku klux klan and urged the regan administration to establish a presidential commision to investigate the alarming increase in racial violence against blacks and other minori ties the board adopted a scries of resolutions st its quarterly meeting in pitt burgh pa in support of efforts to stem the growing incidences of violence per petroled by members of the ku klui klan the nazi party and other hate groups the board said the presidential commis sion to study terrorism in the united states would provide a fuller picture of the activities these groups are engaged in and would determine how much they have contributed to the current climate of toler ance for minorities and other groups .'' according to a recent report issued by the community rela tions service of the justice dept if klan-related cases were under investi gation during fiscal 1960 which represents or in crease of 55 percent over previous rears the naacp also called on its constituency to lobby for state legislation that would outlaw para military training camps for the purpose of training people in racial violence ' j in recent months wide spread report hove indi cated the existence of a network of guerilla tighter training camps scattered from california to connec ticut purportedly operated by members of the klan the board s action fol lows the establishment of a rtian alert program earlier this year aimed at defeating members of the ku klux klen and other hate groups seeking lee use office family violence hearings postponed assemblyman william b hovt id-buffalo a member of the advisory board to the governor's tssk force on domestic violence has announced that for a variety of reasons including the delay in the passage of the state budget a decision has been made to post pone a series of five state wide hearings on family violence the hearing are ex pected to be r**ehadttm for sometime in th summer or earls fall of this year gillette opposes abolishion of state liquor authority trie county legislator minnie gillette ft dte trict this week filed s resolution questioning th wisdom of governor hugh corey's proposal which would abolish th state liquor authority and divide the state liquor authority responsibili ties between the slot taxation and finance dept and lor.l police agencies colling the governor proposal one that would create * potentially hazardous situation to the resident of the city of buffalo who h*v been subjected to constantly inept enforcement of the tote lioeor lows legislate iftlmate mam lair that th answer to liquor law gafnrcgmsat m m in dismantling the stat liquor authority gad dividing th responsibility hut rethai having * atat agency that ha rami authedty in dealing ***-* th rrbbwrrbrbi « new york slat « liquor law and th ability to <*.*»'. with complaint about abuse 4 mate liqoor law m a timely and effectis man ner referring to the ir.fsm raj u*hmemm * what episode mrs cvxhas stated a is mttsat m sasum thai th raflh police dept , which t faced with a sqgam personnel rvtharv ceatm even begin to adequate cimr-re smm i*m ft inmpagal •: l§oo ****** 7 i*2l 1981 t ; \ criterion press and still the no i wny central cities largest press cliii nlve hat hem open every wro - oi every vesr e mr r»»trnrr wt • hi vi tc>lt>munltles you've just i *«., up lot • copy "( th tkmm criterion evrry w»*li — ha arm 20 national tbf upstate nr tarh*t idem and *.**•> mw pre - rh only wny mnorgy papas thai a r*v*t*r*d ** a '«>«* kg newmpapm under rh match 3 1r79 act of conggtm — rgite'inn imaiiat in