Buffalo Criterion, 1978-01-11

              upstate n v.'s largest and only accredited minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation rochester the buffalo criterion vol v - no 3 wednesday january 11-17 1978 vocal ix — f*4tio*4a.i _*> annual snowball dinner-dance enjoyed by many one of use greatest eavrisl event of th bolides oeamrtx waa the aaeat sac—bell dinner ftaarr oemsored hv the buffalo club of negro ' mu.incrcm and professional waa**-a tbe affair woo held ia the golden ballroom of the sutler hilton where aver ami guest brought in the new year some of bete guests were from out of town rochester and the wny areal highlights of the ball included the crowning of the snowball jurcn mr will o'dsir attendant were mrs rear*a jeanlnjrs and mrs l atrtna wright mistreoeea of ceremonies were mr helen walt pert president and mrs morten nash presi deal mr will o'ua was chairman of ihe event '■■: the menu was superb sad enjoyed by all slung with ihe organ music of mr jimntv uavia frcm 11:30 p.m to 4 a.m list mte bond sound of c q price climaxed the event long with nostalalc rendi tions by prince moss among the ills tlaquished guests were kooeatblymon sad mrs arthur eve sad mr james dell mr sad mr william i.oiler judge barbara sim and hit hand william alao mr florence hatigh pre of the school board the business and pro fessions women club hss rendered service throughout the commu nity such rh annual scholsrships chrintma parties with troubled • with at the unwind girl and hot home and spttncmiring ymca ramp ing trip on tit their major fitnrtinn in rn**)*t**-tina with their national cwgani rolhin i to aid the randolph school in ath bert oa for jnderpri lined children the orgsnitatioti felt the weed tct provide the service becaaas tbe stake of georgia had mm bswwecgor lew program to prepare children ist first grade slid b*er»u saw the soeiei erthconxic level la thi raral rommunitr tbe bpn a a growing organisation with 24 me member dinner dance committee member rfm kile mors mary polite sherrtll the ma lanier freer jennings placid parker evelyn johnnon iti pressle i strum wright helen 4 aitr sad rub butt advisor the chili extend thank and appreciation to all guest who attended from left in right are mesderrii butts jen ning queen o'dsy nd a*h pre — criterion photo kwanza celebration held th inwrxh celebration of kwan/a on africmi solid in tbe mmmunity which come together for seven night f tivitie we held monetae dec 2fi lhiiisiind*t jan 1 at thr african amerirsn cultural center 150 maaten aye many were on hand to make the program n surces including speak ers dsneers arti*t mv tarn ami exhhits shown are staff mem ber who were in charge 11.11 gwendolen .. i gene ctmtlanti tetri william annals i niltrin and ' 1 1 mi humor prof ele ti*d.le i director of tbe centrr —- criterion photo uniform guidelines proposed for employee selection procedures tba carter adaninistrs ion has prapt^aad uniform guidaliaas for employee tasting and other selection prra edtirm the gold lines or simed st protect ing the right of workers to ba hired and promoted on the basis of job-related standards and with regard to race sea ot baa background tha proposed guide bass developed jointly by tha dept of justice the u s equal employment opportunity commission tlttx i th kept of labor ami the civil service com mission would re-place the two different sets of employee selection guidelines that have been in effect since november 1978 "■"•"* one set - the federal executive agency guide lines was adopted by justice labor and th civil service commission at that time eeoc adopted separate guttle line in 1970 and re published them in nov 1978 the uniform guideline re being proposed to implement the require ment of the u s supreme court that em player justify the us of tssta or other select procedures which dispro portionately exclude minorities or woman under tba proposed guidelines sny aeta-tion gsaaaaaxra that adveraeiy sffect members of a particular race bbs or ethnic group must be validated or howl to be job-related if s v..-..i..n procedure is not shown to ire valid or if the adverse effect is not eliminated the employer ronl'l be subject to enforcement action by the government adverse effect refer to * substantial different in selection rates for two ot more group in choosing a selection procedure employer must make a reasonable effort to identify alternatives which might hove a lesser adverse effect the new guidelines in sure that for the first time all employer group — private employers gov ernment contractors and infractors employ ment agencies state and local governments and the federal government itself — sre sublet to the same requirement tin proponed guide unas sre consistent with existing law one employe election nd reflect the test validity standards currently accepted by professional psvcholo gists dept of justice intervenes in private suit th dept of justice ought recently lo join in s private suit charging that inmate of the st landry's parish prison in louisiana are kept under uncnnstitutionsl condi tioos atty ci*-nersl tiffin b bell said * motion to intervene in st.ileiaii xrs phelps and a proposed complaint were filed in h s district court in jb_a**x^«n*t la ->*• u *. 4tty edward l shaheen th proposed suit charged that state and parish official hsxro v sstemsticslly di*rrii*nn*ted again mac by racislly segregating inmate in vvolßtici of th civil rights act of 1964 the revenue sharing act and the imm enforcei-rrent as sistance administration funding las inmates receive made quate medical care and are housed in tells and tit tone that fail to meet public health and fire standards the oro posed suit said in addition inmates »,, denied due process of law in the administration of punishment for alleged violation of prison rule the propci-ted suit siad the proposed suit asked the court permanently to enjoin state snd parish officials from continuing to bouse prisoner under unconstitutional condi tions and to require the official n improve condi tion tri comply with the oinatiti-lamlil home scores victory against housing discrimination hf/usinz f>ppr_ru_-m_ißa mode equal homi baa scored another victor ,_. the battle against housing discrimination it was th prompt tiling erf s com plaint with home by th person involved that iad to m fas outcome tha case involved a mark woman with two children who responded fa an ad for an spartan at m inw street tn a predominantly white neighborhood she liked tha apartment and left tha required deposit with the landlord wife think ing the deal was closed the name evening us 1 ml lord tailed told her that he did not want children and that she must pick up he deposit the woman became aus picious of the new no children allowed policy ami immediately filed a complaint with home armed with the sbova information ho ml « at ti.rni'v robert kolken um_b bax mmßoßmmtmmmm gad am ax._a -** *-- to raacb ______ out of rtbmr ifipw ffabbbbtaa rti otm of court seruieznorii with tba landka-d ths woman was gisaa the apartment with th first month a rent wßivad the landlord paid th hal covin ttw piu addi tional bmm\t\*r of mm c**re*bm mm%mm*bm*tr*f ft fee r\m*\m*m\*t th landlord •«*•**_ not to discriminate against his no tenant th woman was very pieaaed xvtth th settl mens which coat a total of mm 00 far th landlord ml was ana to corn bin s tester volunteet who brass to rant and verifies if fa fact d_*crim inaliaa has tab pit and expert legal as sistance to favorably _»__*. rmm*mmmxm mr imtvmßßmtf twh jotv th situation ttrtthciut * langthy court fight home has proven once more that housing diacri minstion can he dealt with if th person involved d**cid*>s to report the case . final regulations set up to aid in identifying learning disabilities hews office of educa lion has announced final regulations to help states identify children who might have specific learn ing disabilities the final regulations published in last week federal register set up procedures which may be used by state to evaluate such children more ap propriately under the education for all handicapped act p l 94-142 states receive federal money based on the actual number of handicapped children served because con gress was concerned that children might be mis classified and that ineligi ble children might be counted »« having specific learning disabilities it directed that special pro cedures tie set up pl 94-142 set a 2 percent cap on the number of children s state could count smong its hsndicsppc-d children a having spwific learning di*a hs.ttcs the law further provided for the cap to be removed when final regulations or pec fit learning disabilities were published this was tone on the the that use of th proper criteria and evaluation techniques such as those established by th final regulations would eliminate the dan ger of mislabeling in addition there may _*» more than 2 percent of the school age population in some states handi capped by specific learn ing disabilities under this method the ridings and recom nendations of individual members of a professional team would determine whether a child's defici encies were such that he could be identified as having specific learning disabilities and could benefit from specific help beyond the regular class room these regulations be come effective in 45 daw elected itt director new york — kle tion of earl g • roves pwlt btkxher of black enter prise magnxinr la ibe board of direetnr of later set telephone amd telegraph corp was announced by harold h ieaeea chairman and chief executive in addition to publish teg mr graves at presi dent of radio atattaa knok am and km on alio tea sad also actio hi owe marketing rweearrh company m founded black enterprise magazine a nationally monthly magazine ape haling on issue affecting e**onorr.ie i*nndition and basinets development for blacks in 1970 previous y he had been president of bis own management consnltant firm prior to launching his vsea businesses he was administrative assistant to th late senator robert f kennedy where hi pri may efforts were hi setting op pilot urban development programs throughout new york state named one of the ten most outstanding minority businessmen in the coun try by the president in 1972 mr crave he been similarly recognized by ebony magazine a me of the 100 most influential blacks leaders in america and by time magazine as one of 200 future leaders of the country he was the recipient of fee silver beaver award lm earl c craves new parish to be dedciated i'hr s.'itt bishop ol ctaa*a»-g l***w t six right reverend harold b robinson s.t.d win bless tha new parish hail and offices at st philips cptacvtfvt church 15 fernhill aye on sunday j 15 43t p.m a service will be hold in th church u mark the occasion at which the bishop will preside and preach at that gcrvica he will also dedicate a new processional cross and sis processional candlesticks fiven by the murphy ami ly in met nor y of mis i'.tlith murphy mil a new sanctuary lamp given by mrs mable dixon in memory of her late hus band mi ira ist-api l)ison two new corner atones given by mr henry vsnlandingham and mrs margaret iliggs will also tie blessed a combined choir com prising the young men and boy's of the st philip's school of music the senior and the junior choirs will present handel's messiah at the service atir-i ihe service a caption will follow in the parish dedicated transportion service offered to elderly & disabled free transportation fen the elderly snd disabled i being sponsored by pal special project the service include lo and front destination any where in the nit limit with i hour adsonre notice nation to celebrate .. . all rroaa th nation < cimmiiiiitii * will he celebrating the i'tih hittr.ila of the late dr martin luther king jr jan 15 who wav fatally wounded in an aaaaaain'a bullet in metnphia on april 4 i king along with llev ralph aberaathy founded v|i in the eeumme-r id 19"»7 after • fiiiifhhful montgomery bua boycott the ahem portrait of the nonviolent rhri right leader waa lireecented lei hla widow mrs coretta king on ilia birthday in 1971 local physician ordained dr james j freeman m i . ph.d was ordained as a baptist deacon by the st john baptist church on sunday evening january bth st * p.m dr freemsn is former chief resident obste trics/gynecology st e j meyer hospital and is presently chief resident obstetrka/gynrtwlogy st deaconess hospital he slso serve as cbmral asst professor of bio chemistry and i ten lntnictot of obstetrics gynecology at the u/b school of medk-in he is the first to receive the m d from v4h currently raid-lug him one af 15 1,1.1 i american to have both degree his xvife auie serve on the board of christian four foundations help ghetto group to overcome poverty & blight buffalo n y had one of tbe worse snow storms in the year of 1977 several miles of houses kindling wood stand in the shadows of city hall the power structure controlled by the mayor the coaa timer and supervisors turned their back to the feeble cry to the poor sin'-e early in me sixties there have b*>en several proposal to regroup th poverty stricken indi viduals fncvrtneius amounts of money have tw*en paid lei ■ irrs-ti planner amorig them sol alin*ki of htcairo a feeble light burns with a group of rounx adults icaded iy mat colm erni iottrnicr of the afric cultural vnler now * united fund agency the cry of their plight has been given to washington d c to president carter with little satisfaction carter admonished and dim-it them to the en<lo«tne-»nl tew the art in that the voting adult who re nvolved are dntmatiralts erni says thai we w not have a rex-e-.titi«vn of blacks against „-... tr * ihe wny are k-xthc-r we will h»\e * r-cxreli.-lt-v.ev sf blstrksagsinst hl*c t|*,v n***«m the etp pressed black who usee inflinstirms toward bine nauonalism and islam will wtvon revolt g*tn*-t the archaic christan struc ture meaning their nli c^eni theit mothers and father who have been caught up tn angfr saxon rt>vi.\,»di*-«-*-«i drtioris if yoti h*ve s tetter eif interest that yew would like to mend eiirevt african ai-i"rr-rica culture m*l cc4n emi or yrtev-r fosindstton ml l»e od aye : 14'.f ■"•*'* cvintrilrirlioi to the w i see page 3 mr graves see pg 1 illlml-iailll--aiill iißam ■_____■ i ** ordained - see page 3 ■*. . ■ ■ ■" .:..■ ■■ '«• 1923 1978 criterion press and still the no 1 wny central cities largest press ttwr i*iiv has •**•* ape everj seek of ever tew alar oar rstsiewrr serving nor rwwtiwatvmles you've just gotta sign up for a ropy of the buffalo criterion every week — for only — 15 __& raw a___b a9gr national 20r upstate new york's oldest and large.it minority pre*.s —- the only w.n.y minoriis paper thai is registered at a bona fid nearn paper under the match 3 i 79 art of congress — regulating newspapers