Buffalo Criterion, 1982-12-15

              ah»nes|ia dkckmbch 15-21 iiwa the buffalo criterion vol 57 - no 51 rochester niagara region ostpostage paid likmit no utl iditaio.niwvohk wnvs largest & only accredted minority newv-spapcr — fct3t*_ttngpdid ultimate circulation congressman opposes gas tax increase possible breakthrough in sickle cell treatment the death penalty computers help fight fraud in food stamp program wiahingum d c — after january 1 katte mutt match reported in come of food lamp applicant i against other wage data lo verify infor mation on the food t.m application . u s dept of agriculture official aid today on that tat all hales *** hive a wage matching system to screen person tar-ir reporting their income to receive food it amp incorrect reporting of wage asset and re source i . ignifirartt area of abuse in the food stamp program according to mar c jarau usda assistant secretary for food and consumer services se-me people inaccurately report their ___. to e-por heir income ***** for foey stamp benefits she at-l to counter this usda recently issued nib-a re quiring all atates to match the wage ot applicant *** participants with **■ rial wuntv adnrtmistra tion rocords and or unem ployment compemtiatimi rmrts man tale already are involved in some inn of wage matching some late match income infor mation provided on food tamp applications against their own state and federal employee records as well as welfare and revenue records xher states match with workman compensation bank ac counts hospital or tale unii-ersity information lei verify information „*, met tamp and other public assistance applications wage matching ha been used successfully in several states in one north carolina county a computerized match of ***** reported on food tamp applications against employer wage records showed that 574 food stamp recipients received more benefits than they ****. entitled to vale official estimate that the recipterst - 10 percent of the ci-twity caseload got about 000 in overpev merit during a twrt-vear tv documentary looks at why newspapers fail praia the *******$* bulletin mm ****** star — ill newspapers which shared long yean of success and power — yet all of them are memories bow recent victims nf a changing anciety why did they fail what responsibilities fall to a community '• lurviv tag paper wnf.d-tv'i documentary unit records time thought-pruvrtkink reiponaea from industry inner and loeer on ■ final edition fri dec 17 at 9 p m . on channel 17 producer reporter fran lucca interview tor leaden end reporter in the half-hour public affairs special aa well a roger x parkinson former pub lisher of the nation moat recent major newspaper fatality the buffalo court er-erpresi which publish ed ha final edition on september lsth 11 also questions murray b light editor and vice preaident of the washing ton post thomas via publisher/editor of the cleveland plain dm and samuel mr keel pres idem of the philadelphia inquirer and the daily saw what was the predomin ant factor thai killed off the courier-f.-preas lay political writer ray herman the news simply out-gutted it in the heme in this fierce war their parent company blue chip stamp ... yar rally prepared to wee metre money over the ag run that the folks bo purchase us a few years back *•"■ tv critic jim baker w stopped wing the new to the ***** that we had maybe if old-fashioned timdmm*mmpsmmm just that - it nt-tvs paper i thought we were doing less of the news and a lot more of ihe feature i didn't think the lot it impact wis here mr light of the lluffilo news points to tlet ittiiiii census figures and the loss of major re tittle r we were fortunate 11 : a city it have till maintained two competitive newspapers through ill these years he says competition from tv and radio the growth of suburban newspapers enormous operating costs economic issues ultimately bring newspaper down h.it other factors precede he red ink id same factors that separate great papers warn the medio you have to aggressively participate in the things of the community and try to make them happen says the cleveland plain mini era vail the post's hraellff agrees most good newspapers with rtsxl active local manage ment don't fail what happens when a two-paper town suddenly heroine a one-paper town this poses a tremendous burden on the survivor observes vail today you've got to make sure that slants ha in opportunity to have their say so that nobody feeis that you're smug complacent ornery — you don't want to have people feel that you're thrusting a point of view clown their throat the post bridle i concerned that the owners and editors of a monopoly paper will get so scared of being accused of being dictator th they will bland out — that they state has home mortgages for new yorkers at 12.5 percent sonyma urges new yorkers a m a to apply new yorkers are being urged to apply for home mortgages at 2.h percent interest through a pro gram of the state of new yeirk m-artgage agency sonymat the state agency has movided wtme glib-mil lion for mortgage through 21 bank thr<*u«:hout the state for loans to urcheae me to tour faintly oe-net ekfupii-j dweulngi '*■ th irrooperatrve and re-endo minium tbe offer wis made n . aerlee of adir-rti.'emetit that started to appear in publication around new york slit last week the fned rate e»--u*l monthly payment mort gages which can run for • 25-year term tar be obtained with a ebiwi payment -„ low .. ten ppte t*nt for peramt meet ing eligibility requii-e menti of participating . . „ i«iiwieiapappvj bank mr-rrow-er in the sonyma program mis be fir time borne buyeri ever for properties in federally x .'■ f target area created by the stale legislature in 1870 to alleviate tbe recurring bnrtgacw of fund for r**aaa*m mortgage ** new york cky baaed . asm ha wwed about w(j an ******** awwm • 1-blltk.n in t*(iti h-i-rwi and provadtt rrtore ttban **, 000 rorvags | n wvflrt slet franriwo ttigewina i tbe haiman of the sonyma b»>srd of eli-w or and kdward m hopp •* be agency'i kxe-a-uttve ttirortor and chief k««*-u tive officer aeidßional in few-mat ion can he t^imed from p*rt-rip»ling banks or by catting ih and hrem sonoma number l-duo group to make annual pilgrimage ■ . 11 i (.-*,. h.*.n prayer band m making alia far it annuel visit to the old i • i i ewe in amen s > . on new year day mr 0 11 le,it,.,i ikems left m like phot ber hu.band rev i.l nn ii 1i..1t d.rrrle.r and tr ■ henry hill 1 th riahl si re appeal 4 to the public for donation of rttrrk ia order thai ik * mm but fruit randy and rookie lot tbe elderly her ltd mother ronflned in tbe institution rev aad mri da raw and rev 11.11 are-.s-.stn a tbry prepared thr mm to take to the old folk home ta.t year the group ****** your help and urge you lei •.!■•• i f ■• i to i|,i annual project y are alee -. i it *,-• tht trip to wet with th group aad ma at help them di.lrihute the gift to thr w • th photo bow the elected officer to a one-year term of the citizen council on human relation at he beautiful lordham drive residence of th dullards they are from left rota mcdaniel and norman goldfard co-chairpersons james magav ern chairman of buffalo and erie county bar xs frank m.si.h co-chairperson raphael dußard treasurer and carol strief secretary doug note photo citizens council on human relations elect officers the citizens council on human relations was formed in the spring of 19tx1 and conducted its first annual meeting in october 1953 at the council's 20th annual meeting held sun nov 14th tn the beautiful home of mr and mrs rayfae hull 41 fordharo drive the council pre*-ented to james l magavem pres ident of the erie county bar association the wil item c conable award symbolizing the bar asso ciation's contribution to a variety of civil rights causes by the bar member attorneys the conable award is presented in memory of attorney william g con able a charter member and the council's first chairman of the education committee the late w g conable was also the broth of congressman b conable jr of the 37th district of dm york state other winners of the conable award were dr lydia t wright assem blyman arthur 0 eve attorney herman swaru frank smith and william 1 mrkibbin at the november meet ing charter members dr john j man and raphael ihi bart were presented plaques for their continued efforts in the field of civil rights other charter members who were unable to attend were dr glover barnes polly i taylor dr newton carver and dr roderick charles officers elected at the annual meeting were norman goldfarb rosa mi daniel and frank me siah co-chairmen carol streiff secretary and raphael dußard treaaur directort elected were donalet summer mats lyn llochfictd abel fink john heifftnan ieorge igger carl gres-n irving sanaa john m*sfige gar field hinton hetty pisco and lornnse salley m i'm mi in ne*t week edition a rally planned for eddie carthan former mayor of tchula miss rally will li held in nippon of i'emie james carthan lormer mayor of tthula mississippi on sat lie ift i the hull will ist held hi the masten center 735 humboldt pkwy at e ferry st from ft to 8 pm mr cathan was the mayor of tchul.i at the time of in arrest when he was charged with murder and assault long with seven co-defendants murder urge have been dropped hut the mi issippl supreme court i illume to deny mr i artbaa appeal ■ hail on the assault rhargei frank chapman of new york assistant eierutive director of the national alliance against hat and i'olitt al id pre-*sum will 1 the guest *-» ike-r nt the rally the public ii invited to attend for further information till kwi-ft4b f or s_b-m(j7 christmas baskets will be gift to the needy the homemaker unit of the erie county social service dept is prepar ing gift package to brighten christmas for dozens of its chronically ill and disabled clii-nt who live alone and have no relatives to share the holiday the homemaker assigned to the county in-home health care pro gram in rm 325 s franklin st are hoping for donations from tbe public of small gift including fruit hard candy cookies cosmetic knit caps arvwa mit tens glovei micks books arts anel craft supplies plant nuts jewelry toile-tries and *!'* l.r.f-s ethe atafl originated the t after they found that up to 2(10 of apprr.mmat4r.lv :'•.«•> r 11,,mt health care lie-nts live aktfie and have no families the client are enables to hay in thfir own home salt of being m by receiving daily ho-mc-mak er isl*r»cr with aorh task as preparing meals documentary con(imicd on page 7 christ m^nbkskirps iceetjeved on p.ge x see page 7 see poge 7 see poge 3 > 1923 i<)sj criterion press and still be no i wny central '<** largest press our iks hat bear pen every week irf every v«*r sum it -».-..>. » tervmg our rommunitiei 1 you've u»t initta iign up lut . opv til th 11 ts criterion every st •. i - (,« t*rtki 20 national ft 1 ':.*'••" nrvt year it teta ant 1 psi mintitttv putt - tile inly irvnv tnira.ity papri that it rri-»ttri s a bona title rwj-iap«r ln th 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