Buffalo Criterion, 1981-04-01

              u.s postage paid hlkmif no j1 fta_o new york rochester niagara region wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vol 56 - no 14 wednesday april i*7 1981 don mullins honored with testimonial dinner tw friend at don mullins commit " reread m**mmw****m than t hhh of mnmr station w'ltti wnh a testimonial ****** at carpenter's h _* ft a magna aye . re nth the gaem speaker teas he ft w smith president of ****** pl 1 and paosm of si john ******* rharrh tkr ma a ceremonies tea he itro day f*rt-*enu_a were made by ma or jaaae griffin ad caanty ciecatlve id rath -"■ i.__tttia.inr_mftlrih'a mm—waiti _ ' the ph show the head table aad the dies pee bested front left ar leroy cole naactp president daniel acker judge frank raaftaa hr.norres mr and mrs doaam mutllns aad _ rosemary walter standing are re b w smith sherrill i ******* elder _ a sptghi rev day assemblyman a eve john johnson s*ho represented county eaecutiv ratkoteakll mayor tirtffla bkthap i anderson snd f harle ills — crlteriaa ph mrs essie doyle feted by church & community hun.lsy mar mb bethel 1 shernmle chun h •**-* cllntttn rl and the surrounding f nmmumly paid tribute la a great lady mrs f.**te deyle when we pauae it reflect on history sad lo aea_*t the dreams of our ancestors sre cannot forget the generation thai worked hard straggled 1 raise a family and bo kepi alive a tree arnee of r-mtimuniii aad fi its a ship mrs lltty le haa been one of thorn pioneers she ha been a history make in ituffalo for 1 year «. * a thame warn ae ekeae a her baas see at a per a dedication loyally mms great fimmmi »* _ rasa a be a part af tat day d appreciation ttafcap hauaaaa paster ef bethel tabernacle rrr pha.ued her great de ****** aad eervira te th hur.h the photo oho the ******** mr itanta tested «*__ . b_bi rtah i .*_. at state w v htmstam seated irani tall the da;le fauns aa.rr.mm_a the trio v *", tentrto ram group chides bmha termination of housing custodians is major concern tha following release was submit ted by the buffalo deration of pamir maasaeg tenant the buffalo federation of public housing tenants wishes to take issue with tha nt er.t action of the buffalo municipal housing authority in which 111 housing custodians were terminated severely curtailing i lie buffalo municipal housing authority's maintenance rapa bill es we condemn this action a a capricious eiample •>( the housing authority inability to manage effec lively in 1974 the buffalo municipal housing authority initiated a major innovation to facilitate the appointment of minorities and tenants to its staff consistent with equal opportunity objectives it created thn entry level position of housing custodian on a non-limpet ilive basis the firing of individuals in permanent poaltions without a mr hearing <__*• lav tabor practices and casta serious v on tha buffalo municipal housing authority's commitment to affirmative action that thomaa hea/n kir-rutive director of the buffalo municipal housing author ity could slat that m is irrelevant that most of the employees fired are minorities is further evidence of the housing authority's callous diaregard for equal opportunity we sre requesting that the common nut establish n invest ig lion to ermine the legality of this act in the light of the initial agreement mad lo establish the position of housing custodian the members of th buffalo federation of public housing tenants would also like to esprea their solidarity with the families of the employees ah have been fired from their positions with due process juneteenth essay contest deadline set what la the meaning of junalaanth and why should ii or why shouldn't it b dedicated to the memory of dr martin luther king jr __■ festival commute l_n v pres ently conducting an essay contest for all area high .♦___ students to re ajaati to this question in wo ward or leas first r * will h a 1100 00 u 8 savings bond 2nd prize a 850.00 savings mil and 3rd prize a f25.00 savings bond f.saays will lie judged on ***** * of content anil grammar usuaga all buffalo area students within rid 9 - 12 are it.-.l to participate in the contest all entries must he submitted no later than midnight apr l i for mere information all richard mcdonald st m>ft-2t62 or send essays directly to build consor tium of hums services at 606 genesee st buf falo n y mill the essay question is what is th meaning of juneteenth and whs should it or why shouldn't it be tester to tha memory of dr martin luther kin norman lewis is june teenth planner marshal to address amherst shrine club tk robert 8 marshall prealdent at dsem col lege in amherst s v will address the amherst shrine club thurs apr <*. at _ p.m st the lord amherst hotel main st . in vvilliamsvitle william down in jr is chairman of the event the topic of dr marshall's speech will be the struggle our private col lege face - how can tbey succeed over 60 shriners are ached to attend president marshall has bet*n president of daemen college since 1974 previous to this he was the associate director for academic affairs at cor nell university in the division of biological sciences he received a ph.d in toxicology from cornell university » m.s in microbiology from michi gan state university and a ba in biology from hope college ih marshall is also a director of the amherst chamber of commerce executive board to convene at bethlehem rochester — tb spring ae_*a _»- of tbe true apostolic churches of jesus chris associa tion inc «-.,! convene at the b thlehem churrh of jesus christ inc 702 w clinton st ithaca n v thurs . apr 2_iat apr 2mb minister j.rome austin will be the minis charge bishop allmon e bailey is president henator al li aas ata un y and flat mayor james irimn ar eea <*♦_ their res-eat meeting la w sailing _» to dim-u way to fight a crtially *■*■****■" *•• the . avitiinrnt-nt pro teetioe agency the i p a ante buffalo to ******* 110 million to build a treatment plant toe alum * mm pollutant considered aafe a a food additive senatoi amain left and mayor u tiffin al th tight have vuwed to fight the mandate whtrli they • insider * waat of laipater money ' d'amsto griffin meet pres reagan 3 others shot recovering fast monday atlernucm after mddresmag an aft meeting tn waatuaaton d c.'s statler __, presided ronald sesgsr and party *•,*,-. laarusg wafted right m a hail et '.-..._. • jrt that left " tar fan tte ground bad had the pr *_.... * tame r m . »•• a presadew beetf m.*r ty ik 1 * rusnea to to l_ar_rc ii * ■ . a »*_, „ ■■ waßamguai university hospital wher be walked into the t -..-.•.■ . room under hi wa power there a waa discovered lhat the damage was not just a bump rm the head hut a bullet sround report edly that had n__t*d off th ___> aad rat ed ha rib <•*« alas •***%> to the aaa*ai war pitts hacre tary james i brady with a gem ska •■* kind in the head patrolman thomas a dsrlahanty with * gun ah wnuad in the tact and secret serviceman timothy j mccarthy aith a gun »_.*. v..0wl in the •••--• au war operated on and ar mtractkisuiy on th rued to "__. _. *_„ 25 year-old •■■■■. pa tient john wamovk h___nl 111 at.an age discrimination bill passes assembly the new york state assembly last wee passed and sent to the slate senate landmark legislation aimed at end ing the procure of manda tory retirement co-spon sor of this important legislation i a 1001 .* form er assembly committee on aging chairman thomas r fortune d brooklyn it's inconceiveabie that our state a led the nation in outlawir.it employment discrimina tion based on race creed color or national origin still permits employer to terminate a productive worker's employment be cause he or she is over 65 years of age it is also difficult to understand why the state senate has killed this bill in committee on three occasions during the past four years declared fortune new yorker need this mb for a number of reason thome stripped of their job and thus de prived for the respected status which employment brings simultaneously suffer a loss of dignity studies have also proven that older workers have better attendance records than younger workers in addition the loss of one's job and income results in increased dependency among the elderly on such govern supported programs as 5.5.1 medi raid and emergency as sistance assemblyman fortune who is sis assistant speaker of the sew york state assembly said he is optimistic that with great er support in the state senate the age discrimina tion bill will pass that house this session and be sent to the governor foe his signature funeral services held for mrs frances wiggins funeral services were held lor frances l bot toms wiggins at the new st rose baptist church on monday march 30th at 1 p.m mrs wiggins the daughter of the late jake and roshell bottoms was bom april *. 1918 in north carolina she passed awes thursday march 26 after a short illness in the buffalo general hospital mrs wiggins leaves to cherish her memory her husband oliver wiggins four sons charlie oliver jr dwight snd anthony - two daughters virginia and ada nine grandchil dren net great-grand daughter two voters r osnne and **„_«-.- four brothers henry dockers kinley and wil li and * he of other *• la is mtic friend h alfred lewis mortu ary inc was .- charge of arr*ng»_*t interment a _._ te __._.__* _* /^^^^^*~_ v ties i ni.vke vir»_rt ad th aervtcee veterans day april 26th by congressman frank hor ton as a veteran i have long believed that the men d women who served in vietnam were not properly accorded the recognition and national respect aat aa dad to veterans of other conflicts m numerous occasions 1 publicly raiaed my concern over the government's failure to provide badly needed assistance to vietnam veteran to ease their readjustment education and general well-being following their discharge from service i have also sought to maintain public awareness of the contributions and dedication of vietnam veterans although the week of may 18 1979 was designated vietnam veterans week i felt still more must be done by an overwhelming margin th house of representatives moved in that direction on march 25th house joint resolution 182 rails for a national day of recognition for veterans of the vietnam era on april 27 981 those of us who have sponsored this resolution have begun to lay the groundwork for conferences and symposia in washington prior to april 26 to address issues of particular concern to vietnam veterans as one who as been actively involved in trying to bring to the attention of the veterans administration the cong-re and th administration the difficulties facing veteran enpoaed i agent orange i am hopeful national attention will la directed to thia problem the war in vietnam and southeast asia represents a tragic apian in tha hearts and minds of many americana for many it waa a conflict which the united state should never have undertaken yet for others whether they war approving or not * meant one two or mora year away from bant under the constant threat of death over 65,000 servicemen were lost before th war finally came to an end thnnaafula of othara war wounded or permanent disabled and as many aa 2,500 servicemen ar still unaccounted tor veterans from world war 1 and 0 and th korean conflict ***** welcomed home a heroes to a grateful nation for too long veterans of the vietnam ma have been ignored or avoided ** reminders of a troubled time in oar history they served thaw nation army valor and dedication by designating and declaring april 26 3 as v bb veterans day the presides will right a long overdue wrong j »_,..». *.'. americans to participate in community activities and events that *_ take place thai day i mm 1 page al—wiil^flmlta—iiiianrvn'aanai ,■ 9 1981 hraah - 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