Buffalo Criterion, 1978-10-04

              wny's largest & only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation rochester niagara region the buffalo criterion vol 62 - no 41 wasxpesdav october 4-11 1978 loc at ite — watiowal ib ub to right john ark i'harle nigra shanm rlvaldo congrcssmsn trank horton tom bisao and ronald starkweather chairman b*|bl.laisa party rochester assembly candidate praised by congressman rochester - sharon hi lb publican can didate lor the 131 st as semlily district was hon need by congressman rank horton at her fund raising cocktail party held last week cong horton said he personally thinks sharon would make an eicellent assemblywoman because the cares about the peo _________ mr ronald starkwea ther rr publk-an party chairman told the 100 guests support her — we have a winner ated 90 m right moody pugh jr deloris dixon judge berbers sim lee crouch standing danny james and ida htnes — criterion photo supporters to work in community some of judge sims campaign workers and auwp-rtars trill be storking in the community in an effort to asset judge sims to a ten-year term on the city court bench on nov 7th judge sunt won on two lines in the primary and will be on the democratic and liberal linns in the , genera election councilman questions safety of center's entrance 1 he mitmamtmitpga _ me blade by ct/uncuman herbert i „ bellamy coo arcing the safety of . tbe rnir once ' to the new buffalo convention can tettf i am calling upon tbe dei of public wort and the dept of inspections and licenses to inspect the otasaa st entrance of the buffalo ( invention canter to determine who ther ib steps of the entrance axe safe and meeting with city and state code requirements 0 1 am further calling ' upon the llejn of public ' works to meet with the architects for the buffalo . convention center to rle termine the feasibility of modification to this en trance to alleviate what i consider to be a potential safety hazard ,-;'! have visited a great msny convention centers sad new construction rites across the nation and i have never seen any ob sum steps built at h"at s'lil 11l nn . i fm „, i i__r ■■ mx ; jiuch * sttoep iodine 1 um bi eatt wwy aft wimp and ottdm emergency condi tions would poee a serious safety hazard under normal conditions senior cßkens would find tha steps unfmricftb-0 and should they be • covered srmh snow or ice i believe the entrance would have to be closed to ensure the ssfety of convention center pstrons i realise that a great dual nt money has been spent in designing and planning the conventior center and that tho prob lem with this entrance la a lack of room between the center and the genesee hotel i believe the ultimate solution lies in the acquisition of both the see hotel and the downtown ymca to pro vide the room necessary for a primer and aafe entrance this acquisition would also provide a most suitable site for new hotel construction which is so vital for the future success of the convention center battle brewing for county court position one of the highlights of wto year's local elections w november 7 will be a hsule-myal for two county cnurt judge positions ctlbe race for the two pttteot shapes up as a t^ui between timothy - winner of the fic*n nomination 19 highlights of boil elections ar 7 wtll be s i inr two county i for the two hepee up aa a aan tim km taar of tba uen winnet.it dwjioctat nomination j^-ny wolfgang who 2*ta nth republican jjownocrat linea w**i dwnrakowtki fjw-wted democratic _^____*' shared the is nomination i hut fade «<> h he democratic line endorsed candidate salvatore msrtnche and robert dtvita are out of the running aa reported in the buffalo courier express sept 1.11 trot was the biggest bright spot for the endorsement process easily winning in the top gop nomination mr troat was the only candidate to boat out mrs wolfgang in the six-way race for nomination trotit is a former county legisla tor now olden town attorney and oop chair man his father is judge j douglas trost of family ckntrt christian life course to begin oct 15th a^hjh falls i tm>mofmi*m life and jj2xoow uurm to js (* thousand of ssl bilt * h %$« around the ra "■ hag - i this area on sunday oct is at the first presbyterian church rainbow blvd the lay-training pro gram still extend over a four week period at vari ous times and places it will be taught by a leighton ford reachout team member the rev howard robbins of bristol n h robbins attended moody bible institute trinity college barring ton college and gordon conwell seminars where he received a master of divinity decree these classes are stra tegic in reviisjization of the lives of those in the church and for those interested in deepening their personal relationship with jesus christ * robbins said the course also srill prepare counselors for the leighton ford crusade which will be held in the niagara falls international convention center nov downtown restaurant opens for business b____r__»i«__*_a y*mmm*rmr-v-^*m-^m naa m k ; - mar-vela downstairs cafeterts 2.7 pearl ,« now open for business the new ranter john harriston invito the community to come down and enjoy the finest breehfaat lunch and dinner from 630 am tti •» p m shown ia the photo is the mar-val staff iron left to right yvetle pigueritn jeeee washington diane taylor vernon green paul krakek manager john harriaton owner prances anderson t robb h kiplev and r pshiuei o — criterion photo rochester criterion first lady of the week tho members of ben jamin temple c0.g.1.c . 59 pit-meet aye roches tee n _„ take pleasure in honoring a first lady indeed evangelist mary m benjamin evang benjamin is an inspiring president of the women s dent at ben hamin temple and a qualified bible band teacher she is the adult sunday school teacher and is truly a woman of god she holds the title of state sunday school re presentative of w.n.y jurisdiction 1 a noted national evangelist of the churches of god in christ she is capable to work in any capacity in this state or nation god's business is our first lady business comments district mis sionary bessie seals first lady of gospel temple c0.g.1.c syracuse n y evang mary m benjamin from the office of comm donahue by abdullah luqman monday sept 26 dr myron s mcguire and this reporter spent the morning with commis sioner donahue and one of his top aides mr bradberry getting some understanding of the con flicting statements that have been coming from city hah employees to the community and the ellicott district business assoc edba contrary to reports given to the edba man oership in an organization is not a prerequisite to obtaining loans from the neighborhoods revitaliza tion resources each applicants must meet the standard qualifications assets credit ratings he no money has been set aside for the revitaliza tion of small businesses in the area defined as bound aries of the edba the only monies that could be used for these merchants is the 300,000 dinted to the towne garden plata the only reason that these monies are available is that hid is dealing directly with refurbishing the towne garden plaza councilman james pitts could use these funds to help stabilize some of the mterprises in the district the only other funds are 350,000 set aside for city-wide neighborhood development . since there is little or no money coming into the edba the question arises do we really need a business organization yes good lord yeah joining together is the only way we can avoid extinction banding together is the only way that we can get police patrols zoning law en forcements and changes prompt city services in surances and lower pre tuums and political clout black educator's assoc.'s aunnual conference slated excellence in inner 3-tv schools will bt th heme of the btack educa tor's assoc a fifth annual conference oct ft * in lw*t sheraton inn-east 2040 walden aye cbeekto wags trie conference will fea ture six exemplars pro trams choaen for their de-sign to meet the unique n to meet the unique needs of inner«city students the programs selected were the training programs from among 26 others nominated men across the country the conferenc speak ers will include st johnny l jones supt of schools in dade county ha dr eugene e kubanks as sistant dean of the school of education at the uni versity of missouri in kansas city and dr samuel d proctor profea s«ir of education at rutgers unlvereity now bruna wick n j dr prrstor will be tbe keynote : apeaker'aßt 188 - opening setsien at t p.m oct c • kegistrati ft * ' 1 begin at 4 p.m that day " dr jonea ail speak at • a.m the second das of the conference and dr eubanka will speak at 2 p.m during the closing sessions lb proctor will discuaa inner tits schools - the unfinished task dr jones will speak an the subject minimum com petency testing — lis implications he inner schools dr eubanks still speak on the push program for excellence - can it deliver push is on acronym fur people united to save humanity which is spun soring a nationwide educa tional program called excel an awards program will new law eliminates some auto insurance surcharges albert b lewis supt of the new york sate insurance dipt . has noti fied all automobile insur ance companies in the state of a new law which will mandate the elimina tion of certain surcharges made against automobile holders and pro hibits the termination of their insurance for speci fied reasons the law signed by gov carey on june 10th 1978 becomes effective on nov i with respect to policies issued or renewed on and after that date under the law companies will no longer be allowed to impose a surcharge on the ssis of one conviction for a minor moving violation lor example one speed ing conviction will not ba urr haraeable unless the invar exceeded the speed limit by more than 15 miles per hour the law also forbids termination or non-renewal of a consum er's auto insurance policy if it is baaed on an administrative rasp sinn of an operator's license •* if that suspension has been lifted supt latins said that be was notifying the insur ance companies la order that the pubhc be pro tected by implementing the reouirewiewls of the law without dclav mcdonald's re-opening introduces drive-thru window mcdonald's 1338 main st grand re-opening ceremonies last week at tracted many neighbor hood friends plus many political candidate from the area on that bright sunny saturday afternoon ronald mcdonald greeted au the hildren that came to see tim and even presented a half-hour magic show for m mmrm wa them everyone mcd the idee of the new drive thru window now when it is raining or snosnnc or even a little chilly yoo can east warm and dry in vrssw car and stiß gas served hot wiowa mcdonald's aaaaa^^pßra and french ties daytime or nightime he drive thru window people are read to serve you doesn • this msve eta ing at mcdonald a evea christian life course icontinued on page 4 black educators continued on page 2 1923 1978 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press ' our office bee been open evrry week of every year since our esistence serving oar communities ffoofl coupons can cost con-ch»wgf 808 wm»b asumsrs mors money if thry lf\/i^a i a9*z i gsrs persuaded to buy more bgw^wtl laic i ngroceries st higher prices wskb^ejsisb af—_i » i im____e>-i ■ a wa a rsaaaa____lm___b you've just gotta sign up for a copy of the buffalo criterion every week for only i5 c national hk upstate new york's oldest and tarter minority press — the only w.n.y minority paper that is registered as a bona fide newspaper under iht march 3 1879 act of agree — regulating newspspers