Buffalo Criterion, 1978-01-25

              upstate n y.'s largest and only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation a™*^**bkf m bjbaw it'^llew^rjlap^v rochester — — — nimttra ■•«•«»« the buffalo criterion vol 62 no 5 wednesday january 25-31 197 local iv — national 29 john smith announces candidacy friends and rseocistes of john 11 smith former tth district county legislator have been meeting with him and ti*v urged him to seek the n y 8 mtii senatorial district rest altar discusning smith's political record accomplishment and contributions ha ha made during the peat three year while in public office they also discussed hi record as a real eat.ii end insurance broker for the past ten decade mr smith i tha fir alliens to declare hi csndidacy for this office in the up-coming primary campaign this photo was taken in smith . insurance office on jefferson aye near nttrthtu-iprior where he held a press conference in th ph from left to right are john 11 smith wile nazarine smith themes j smith luke brown ma day csrol l garrett oscar hadath gloria peterson loretto hale anti ted hh.-i -— criterion photo m.l.k memorial services held at st john the martin luther king jr memorial fund held its annual martin luther king jr memorial services on sun jan 15th at st john baptist church itl ifmxfall st pastored by the rev bennett w smith many community and civic organisations part rrt paled in the event *>* - criterion photo resolution comemorating dr m.l.k jr introduced • "•*•*! n a ht w"»f"a*»rß bhtmawaithth o eve e --, bflo.l tatafoduted * rwoio tion commemorating no bel peace prize winner the fate dr martin luther king jr noting that jaouar 15th would he been or king 40ut birthday mr m who fa deputy majority leader at taa assembly cited the mur dered civil righto leader far mr heroic aflfarta 9 upport of peace and justice for au mankind la honor of thfa great american martyt atalat mr eve this legislative body arill continue it's commitment to full em ployment far all people a section of thia resolu man reads this l*idsl ttva ' body mourns * tha dea th of tha fata reverend doctor martin luther king jr with profound arrow end proudly me morialiies and reaffirm tbe principles of justk and equality which brought about the martyr t 9m of thfa grant ameri can leader a he stood at ika mountointop a copy of this resolution 90 ha sent to mr mmm scott king dr bag's widow bills booster club to meet khtte buffalo rills hon te club win meet tu km 31 st tte executive te * * vktarfaa room by oeaeaee st across kw the buffalo intern'l fk seating win start l^jte p.m md all uoafa ewbrnm fans eve ijj*ji »*» kan dues ara ha per year "* ***• r . tßl9 **• **•* wsssej °* vf month rhlf j*ar j £*** will be bills tetes nd nominations y".ttti officers to the gj-atfaa p of h g club will be youth day program planned i^^ylwam fait otee b**n l%tt chweh i 5 ■» aye 10:30 • m sunday jan 29th the speaker will be the rev fred lucas of agape am church rev james k baldwin pan or lynette rer pr director open letter to elected officials ti-fitolr ta lag ffl_m trtllrtlr 7lh l*ff ufa mr wommmaw^ew^w oth leg ima mr vmm muni ufa mr grilles masten dfa.j mr arthur comb eltaaa t large * and mrr bellamy coat*ilr»*a t taag mmm mitchell council pre oaar riarlati bepraaanta uve newt ankles hat ap peared fat the iluffalo criterion and urn buffalo challenger along idlhrtl tatter from the buffalo municipal houaing t au * thor ibmha imf log you that thay ar disre garding the constitution by passing and imposing an ex poßt facto law aa of yet jan 81*1 no ana hat instituted corrective rtiona to prevent thi hp-off you have had rom dec 21 to feb i to fa something positive wa all know from the ocrupance tai that once iha money has bean collected illegally and unconstitutionally that tha marly and the poor cannot gat it back thfa raises the question who do you represent i don't know if enough rapport can ba mustered or a recall vote however i *> believe that enough support can be transferred to honest people to vote all of you out of office your faithful supporter abdullah luqman who who among black american sun afternoon musicals stated the love train gang charity orgsafaalton tec wtu be having their first sunday afternoon musical p»b 6 1 p.m at 169 grider st st northland prayer tower church of god fa christ featured will be revelation a company son of solomon lou ftts ferry stager church of ied • youth choir love ftata gang sogers spe efal guest god's temple lighthouse mttl others come out and en-jo the lord with them stamp ceremony to kick off black history mutt dedkatioe i tfimtmit a i ■■ _ "*■■- .. " ... a «. lor a commemor*ti*e m honoring black erussder harriet tubman will kick off black history month activities la the nation capital february lat mb tubman fa mm first black woman ever to appear am a u.s poatage tamp the brat day issuance ceremony will he held at the metropolitan m episcopal church with the postmaster general part ki patina the ceremony will km followed by a proceeafaa aad luncheon at the may flower hotel all major bfack history month activities will be announced at tha luncheon with various schools charchea government agencies aad pit hit and private institutions invited to partlctpat is the past the observance baa been held during the week which included the birth date of two great americans frederick douglass aad abraham lincoln begin ning fa 1978 the national mack history observance waa expanded te include ihe entire month ot febraarv musical extravaganza set for feb 12th the annual musical extravaganza will be held at trinity baptist church 330 p.m sunday feb 12th the bruce parker stag ers and the calvary male chorus will be special gnosis various otter choirs throughout the cry will also be guests the public fa cordially nvhed to attend security deposits increased effective pah i tarn eap%t*p^fpn^f deposit far v**i ■ ■ mm opal ik&tktg aetbonty h»tfe not receive s«_sr seftk benefit m . be increased to mooo . this aumai that every new tenant ctamiag ttste the a_uwtot.,ml 1 ** ahm mast provide • enirity deposit of 4vi of enles they are raresvtng sorts servk benefits tenants who are receiv ing between and th en county dae of 0*99 service the tenant wiu not be required la mak a cash deposit tenants who ara receiv ing social service benefit now hay 120 00 on deposit si tlieii stray with lb authority they will be required to deposit another 000 00 to bring their total security deposit up to 800 00 however in order to earn the bar dan en those tenant who are unabfa to make • lump sum par ment of 130.00 the authority will accept a minimum payment of 5.00 a month far six month the first pay ment must be meet effective feb lot the new movement begins they are called anti christians the new movement they adhere to islam the bible snd santero the new move ment in buffalo — and they are being directed by malcolm emi founder of the african cultural cen ter they are deadly their treat companion is aeeeyru known among men aa jesus of nazareth the variant on occasion they are said to blend the indian african condition they are raid to give large mamoth eatrsvaganzss st symphony circle they embrace all black leaders and sre said to exonerate malcolm x they plsn their second move fa st thomas viraln island charlotte unaue and d great displeasure in traditional forms hearing the voice of aeeevte jesus of ns rath speak to him malcolm end fa about tn bacorae tha most out unding leader m we world he will have a saw despot in canada among the west indian people tf you hava s contribu tion mail it c/o yoruba foundation fill gfao wood aye . or 139 e utir advises the world to pray more in 1978 clair tar tte reign las miaa bfack america advise tbe world ta make one resolution far 1978 pray more ste say and believe ia year erasers gad haa an answer to sll problems ac pray mt earthing that bother yoa this advice 6 from a year old native an memphis teaneaaee arte practice what ml preaches 1 gray every day to become a better person physkaqy mentally and spirtuelly claire says and i ewe everything tve ever accomplished to ska power of prayer and positive thinking claire's most recent accomplishment occored wbea ate won the crown of miss black america on september 9 1977 tte event was staged at the civic auditorium ia santa monica california md televised five over the nbc network claire a tall curvaceous brown haired beauty who sings nd dances ute a pro won over thirty otter young womea from the united staaas and puerto rico tea then ate tea beea irs veiling hough out tte country making persons appearances la charchea television col lege eampaae and mili tary installations for some of her sppesrsores she displays ber talents aa a siager and dancer for others she delivers fa piratfanal talks on ber favorite aspics praying and positive thinking the power of pocitivity fa the theme of the mfae bladi aaarfaa pageant claire eapfatea so i tefl my audiences bow they eaa koww weeewj cbamb sow tte reeda of positivity aad reap the hewers of success but i emphasize that nothing csn be aa ■ saasaa i bt achieved without god beside her speaking and performing engage menu claire had appeared fa an abc television movie entitled fantasy island she also haa a role fa tte forth coming sequel to roots la february ate begins a four-week tear of europe as the headliner of a uso lawn lord mia black america 1077 7 rockefeller foundation gives 500,000 to naacp special contribution fund ... new york mm tte rsntelaifar %**, tamtaiim •** tea made a gnat 1 sf 1500.000 la tte naacp special contribution fund far the support of civil lights orgsalsatfaa's le gal ospt • school dese gregation program and ufa takanuation'e general work of the labor dapt the joint announcement ef-,the major grant was kids by benjamin i haste executive director and dr john h knowlea rockefeller foundation president they as plained that tte grant fa being made in four install ments of f 126,000 each from 1977 through 1990 dr knowfas said that the foundation regards hs commitment to the achievement of racial justice ss essential to the betterment of ameri can society as a whole we are proud to con tinue our support to the naacp which is very prominent among those organization that ars working toward the attain ment of thfa goal ha said clearly ihe rockefeller grant makes that founda tion along with tte con tinuing support from ite ford foundation md carnegie corp the pri mary supporters of tte naacp special contrite tion fund programs the rockefeller foundation _ since 1909 well over 1900,090 has pone l wards > achool dasogtsga lion litigation in the north ad west the grant will have a direct impact on two of tte mo critical araaa fa the civil righto struggle,.em ployment aad school do segregation :.-*«* mr hooks noted tbat the present unempfay . mant rate fa catastrophic with twice as msny blacks aa whites being jobless at the same time ; tte black teenage unemploy ment rate is at record high levels the objective.'of the grant fa to sustain ufa naacp attack • on jlwl various levels of sdute uonsl deprivstfaos sod unemployment of . yoaag blacks x-5 he praised the raakfe falter foundation for it strong support to iba naa^p special c iillje ttoa fund noting thai um institution is among tha relatively small number that have addressed them selves to las problem of racial social sad icisßb mk injustice in the nation tha rockefeuar grant . *** particularly wt^e cant because the greot majority of the nation's medaille small business program now accepting 11-week course applications the madailfa cotfage small business program s ceta title i protect sponsored try taa fens county emptoymaat and rrateiag service fa now accepting applications far aa eleven week course that will start february fth classes will bs bate each weekday aad ate designed to prepare a person to start sad operate a small busteaas applicants mutt reside te erie county tea outride ite city of wagdte ttey must bs presently u&mft ployed sad toey bmm already possess a talent craft or soma type of marketable su which eaa te developed into a tesmosß ttritioa sad expanse w£fl te paid by ite cstaavtea apemaotm so iters ads be no ctwabx bit the students ■ fl tw m^p aahtmtm^mi^m^^^b a applying choote te fto.wm pr wu-s2jh aad ask for • tboms hay pragram otmratestor onh limited number tv itodaots earn be accepted wtaan^fsir mmprm ■ i^ttssn i^a l "' m "* " i~i q*ji *#__• n«s dag a war m a kmmmem ammro arm mmm mm mmm emmm wt a ossasfnistartil naacp receives grant-see page 2r 1923 1978 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities 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