Buffalo Criterion, 1981-03-04

              wednesday march i 10 1981 vol vis — no in wny si _ only accredited minority newspaper — featuring paid legitimate circulation the buffalo criterion vjs postage paid permit no lim run_o,rcwyc*k rochester niagara region open house at christian book store the jane christian honk store mm hail . aye . will hold its grand opening on bat mar 1 til bad sun , mar is at 10 a.m the simp will faatura hem of ethnic intareat and rrmaretly relevant christian literature the store will rbi aa a local point in five ways hy supplying a need lar christian literature selling holy bibles hooks mali gifta providing chrlatlan entertainment ■ - - ■ - ■ anyone who rnatilbatsa ob as more be«*a_*a a member of the jsneae mm lab far mam year aad at entitled to a 10 discount em store items jan a a a . proprietor of j awe a christian ***** ata proudly displays some et her - a_i she invitee tbe public to earn and brsnae around par further information rail w km or 2 4100 i illtihtn l_nsn * a asa tmt^m a m^mr^mm series of community affairs very successful a sense of community a scries of community affairs apoaaored by the national i'ndnw--itut for llßßßaalhi g along with the ilibrary service feb ***** preaeated the growing islamic community tw affair raa held at the marti jefferson library *_» f i _ st the theme wan growing lalamic tawwene la baffalo'e afro ame an community tw opening and talaaaw remark were made by ma s hoiltry prafret barrator waa dr monroe fordham a fssbssst 1 slltl p . ho • uj**awwa*7wa mm mww the photo shows the panel partieipanta from left f.atan mubarrok huaaon anrfa nabar sharon holley abdul a hassan abdul joha aa ami l»r ford ham b_gqrßariaa fwta black leaders access proposed budget cuts tw following statement baa wea issued by vernon e jerdaa jr president of the national i rwn l**aga in respons to preside al reagan • budget message on wed february l*ih the dmini ■ t „,.,,, . budget pro posals will have their greatest impact among the tootest people in america we were told that everyone wmld share in whatever sacrifices had to be made to restore the economy to health but what is a minor sacrifice lo one p*--*_i is a mutter of life and death to anotwr you cannot et-uate a slowdosm inftw ay n fuels program with cuts in d stamps or schisil nutrition programs that feed the hungty the budget reflects jordan says cuts will have greatest impact on poor • hat usually h-tppons w_n we face a e*r*__k crisis tw usual suspects are ruijftded up — tw poor pennies are taken avay f_n needy famiuea whik freab new c_l are shot-elled into arms programa if congress makes l tw ct asked for the numbers of poor p*x*ple wuj grow in tw coming montha and mans famiws tbat are us above tw peverty will sink baa—r it ." ■* w tw administration promised to gat fin i ran off _, harks but the ******* proposals just kirk government's floor out iran under tw poor the ground rules for budget cutting should include pns_-t_i for sun-hal proa-rame poor people depend on geneva criterion minister 0f the week . the rev clarence wil tms is th pajfcjf f mi ilvary cliurt'fi of (_| in nrist nf o«nava n y is also tin ■... r.-ur of • elders cou il and ! the ordinal if in commit *• of jurisdiction 1 ( iocese of churches of 9d in christ of western tw york rev williams explained *. his x.iit mi i.,i ihni arks ranntrt affunl to ciinie iiiiii-i1 _| hi tilts . atinuing i.,i,.^i for ii rights hi said if '• •*-- up wa will fintl rtt.lv li|.|.in back into what we suffered in hiv c wil i vms a clarence williams be a concerned citizen kg of the publication * number is twenty , _ children murdered aril today to the u i an.l s that genocide of hlark americans w placed on the u n agenda write to ; the rap of the u.s to the r in plaza n.y columnist observes mourning period umnist mark o'rilcy i tared a period of taming fur the murder children of atlanta and i not accept any in vita lions to social affair tickets and invitations already received will i returned with regrets founder's day planned at trinity the trinity raptist bar 41 spruce si will • celebrating its annual ';. e.w.i isaac found s day program on ad march t at 4 a celewating of this ms occasion in .-•-..-* iw late l>r ls«u gives *• ui the aignifwrant itributions he made to i baptist demnninatitr becatiae it was he ww founded the baptist train ing union which is the training arm of the churrh — exclusively founded in black baptist churches tbe principal speaker will w rev james banks of the pleasant drove baptist church all are invited mr roy james rich is director rev joseph e davis pastor spring banquet slated th way of ut spiritu church 166 ward st cheater n v is msoring a spring bsn at fri april 17th at ana's party house 1335 iga road east from m p.m until tw mar will km aarved buffet style i_>r prizes will also w given tickets are s 12.50 in advance snd may w obtained st 44 kelly st or at lis church if ward fit from any memwr of the church naacp's benjamin hooks reacts to reagan economic message while th naacp has not had an opportunity to examine mr reagan's economic message in detail naacp executive director benjamin l hooks said we have heard enough to arouse serious concern over the direction and intent of the new administration's program a stated in hi recent economic message broadcast to the nation twt program appears to come down heavily on called social programs that pro foundly affect the needy the poor and the working poor where blacks are disproportionately positioned in our society it centers on threats to eliminate food stamps ... mas twir acquisition more difficult for those who are already experiencing unnecessary difficulties in securing them its stated aim is to severely curtail financial support to student we do not accept the notion that president reagan's election was a clear and certain mandate from the american people to eliminate tw bedrock social programs which were so carefully put in place over the past four decades we want to maw clear also that cc do not oppose a balanced budget so long as it is effected in such a way as not to hamstring legitimate responsibilities and obligations that a government has to its pervpjp we do not accept the notion that defense spending is a sacred cow which shall be immune from budget cuts and close scrutiny cost overruns in defense are candai tw awarding of no-bid contracts is unconscionable and the fraud of waste in military spending is a national disgrsce cutting tw budget by 10 or 50 billion dollars mil not necessarily slow tw pace of inflation or provide jow for tw over-increasing jobless it is out hope that as the budget cutters engage in twir business of fiscal surgery they will also apply surgical knives to the waste and bloat in defense where so much of the nation's precious resources are squandered these are some of our tentative views within the next few weeks after we wye had the opportunity to examine mr reagan economic message in detail we will issue a more definitive report setting forth our objections and recommendations he promised it is important to note that there is no proven connection from an economic viewpoint between cutting or balancing the budget and reducing inflate an unbalanced budget has not wen the sole or even the major cause of inflation in our country it is thus important twt we not get caught up in tw theory that simply cutting the budget will in and of itself reduce inflation or produce jow he said buffalo area food prices edge down in jan up 11.4 over year tttctes tea * **•*. purchased ft home tmsmssm in the buffalo metropolitan area edged skram by 0.2 percent in january it was reported by samuel m i___h reg-tonal ctstmniaaioner of the bureau of labor statistics the dip in gem < pricea contrasted with january tncrea rai-tgin frs«m 0.8 pe-rrent t-i 2.1 percent tn mack at the past four year the food at home index has naen 11 * percent over the vast year tw food at home inde _ all urban consumers aa 26(1.6 11967-1001 in january khrenhalt iiu_at that in urn *** puts_*w4l •*.•-*_ it cost 266.60 9 buy a et basket of k*-tver_i which _* hoo.tx tn the nt indei base period based _ the cm for urban a-j karners and clerical workers puce of food based _ kama a.mpti.si rose o.a percent between daren an january the ova the year time was 12.5 percent ehrenhalt said that chai_ae in it two nitleasta need net km the bam due ta differences in coverage as well a sampling varial.ilitv tony brown's journal black children's campaign launched in behalf of slain & missing children in atlanta bin children are the children of all black people i atlanta hi a children — our children - are wing systematic - • ally kidnapped and viciously murdered we in the national itln r communi ty have a collective responsibility to ensure the health safely anil general welfare of all of our children thus it is our duty and responsibility to do everything we can to eradicate all forms of injustice against them this assault on black lives reminiscent of « bygone era if kidaapmgs arid lynchings challenges america moral conscience with a gravity that is unparalleled in modern american history none of us are free until al of us are free a truism invoked by dr martin luther king is to tw point america is wing held hostage to the suspicion and fear which besieges not only atlanta and buffalo but every american city until tw killer or killers has/have wen brought to justice white america therefore indeed all america has a great if not greater stake in solving the atlanta murders of children and the buffalo murders of black men if the great american ideals embodied in tw declaration and the constitution are to w maintained and we the collective parent at black children must hold this country's feet to the fire of moral performance • black people must coalesce around tht tragedies in atlanta and impress upon the nation our collective **_*»- of outrage over these crime as a visible signal of our d«***p concern the coalition for black collages and the national bis child development institute haws joined force to launch a nationwide black children's campaign on behalf of the slain and missing children the slogan is we must do more the campaign's objective is simple and direct to focus as much public attention as possible on atlanta's child an that america sill respond to this crista with "™ deliwtßte speed that em desr.sr.ds we urge all americans blank and white to join us in wearing black or an other colored ribbon aa a gesture nf respect and universal empathy for the bereaved families and until twse senseless murders ara solved we emphasize the color bias bat suae of its association with mourning and when tied to the american flag it vividly reminds us that fair nation's morality is endangered tw at lam in cident is a tragedy for all american why ribbons yellow l i ill i successfully reminded ua of our patriot duty to the hostages in iran this domestic tragedy a comparable to if ant worse than tw taking of hostages in iran and black ribbons will remind ua at our mora ligation to black children they will its-come a profound sv ol tw tragi deaths and an h**_ti evocative statement of our national solidarity to protect tw defenseless the campaign wwves that this simple espraaaton of moral support from the country would assist the families and workers of atlanta aa twy lace tw stark terror of their situation and _ tw know that we share thaw deep -*_•*» r*f loss and anguish sadly the deaths and disappear ances r.f atlanta's mara cf_!r coincide with a period in widen nationwide conditions tar many mack children have reached d*--p ana disgraceful levels in a recent study the national f child d**-_op-**_t institute ra_f that vastly utayrtf mali numwra of black children fare qu and wnascßaaarj <**__ to their dev**lo nt in virtually avers apwet that _* sf_l.lht-.-l.ve if kith the s in atlanta and the incredible fact that 42 paeresyt of black children we in poverty are siess-ed in a large context ft b**__s inescapable that we can afford to waft an v *• th tw f rtntl and consistent n_yfli-a*_ft *** the mark community offers an hope of . . -- _ __ . m n a _-, . ■ 4mfty rwi 9 jmbw-mbl ■"*"■ c page h tkea pag 7 192 1981 criterion press hi^phmm^ihirkiciiihhmhmhh ant still ihe no 1 wny central cities largest press c otve has been f-*-**-*i every ....«*•' very year *_ # otit evwtersre se-nvri-j out c(>m__le you've just '**■»,- s*r*n up lor a copy id t>*t bufts-i criternn ever week — lot •_■/ 20 nationai zv upstate _.*.'_ york's <__ and laprtt --._•.-. press — ' ha '•_ wny tarns paper that a tester ed as a bona fade ,_**_■*-* emir h march 3 1879 at tof .<** re - teqitatln ■■»*•»; sr*rrr