Buffalo Criterion, 1982-03-17

              vol m bksit the buffalo criterion wednesday march 17-83 ml u.s postages paid -. a ■_„ i.nii — , „._.. itrmn no uu uuraio.newvorh wny's largest & only accredrted minority newspaper — featuring paid legtimate circulation _■_■___■_**__■» —___*___— llt_______tiitn-nini_iatlniln-tura nstfttti ri jlaa rnna -^^-- ■ — - -*■ - rochester niagara region tax program designed to increase home sales nowak announced housing program in response to the deteriorating housing mar ket rep henry nowak id-ny has announced * two-point tax 1 still program designed to re duce high mortgage rale and to increase home sales the four term congress man stated i am extremely concerned that new housing starts declin ed in i*l to 1.1 million the lower level since 1946 moreover on a seasonal basis housing start dropped below one million in january for the sixth consecutive month the drop in housing starts has been a contributing factor to the appalling unemployment rate in the construction industry which is currently in excess of 18 novak's new tax incen tive , program is - alto designed to stem th drop in gross national product resulting from the severe recession in the real estate industry some commen tators have estimated that the decline in real estate activity has caused the gnp to drop by 2-t8.2 billion further it has been supgested that this has contributed to a tans of nearly 2.8 million jobs nationally rep nowak continued with mortgage rates in many areas of th tt-vntry currently in tares * i 7 "*, it ran m l_ng»r be taken for granted that young peopl and new f*mjri*x tampy^w r>o n families will b able to t«f r.i their man brans in particular only lis per rent of no horn owners can currently qualify tar an fo mortgage rat a median priced ham on the other hand older amerkan over th pa year have seen equity in their family homes wad do to lb depression in the how-stag market far example a recent bust-teas journal reports that after taking into account inflation people have lost 25 of the value in then home if it i put up for sale under current market conditions ' these trends cannot be permitted to continue my package of tax incen tives is designed to protect what most americans con sider then most cherished investment the family home th nowak package wid provide first time bom buyers with a tax credit of up to 5,400 on the purchase of a new or used home made after march 1 . 1982 secondly the package will reduce mort gage rales by providing leaden _ wuh a five-year exclusion from income of interest earned on mort gage this latter incen tive which is aimed at encouraging lower mort gage rates will be avail able to lender making housing mortgage loans during 1982 and 1983 mr nowak intend to introduce legislation short ly to implement this two-point program nowak further stated my two-point package ha been careful devel oped m a result * rt_nsub*t*oa with s**«ral business groups invuned in kwiimlhtag and rest ***** in .«_«„„ my tmp » partiruiart'y designed in reverse th rippling effort that the decline in real eatat acuiitt has had on the economy i consider my program to be an impor tant step towards bringing lhe america economy out of th current recession " will you be at the christopher trial at at the court proceeding of alleged 22 caliber killer joseph christopher prior to th judge finding him . incompetent to stand trial th african aaaanran general public was conspici ns-sly absent from most of th pre trial hearings th 23 rail killer struck terror into the hearts of western new yorkers nona but th haart*d and well armed meandered the street slone at night yet few of our people seemed interested enough to attend court in parana to find out to their own satisfaction if th accused committed any/or all of the killings how or why he did it did he art alone or does th 22 caliber killer still lurk in the ****** swatting to catch you unaware th unofficial explanation for joseph christopher b*ing sent to a mental institution and not ms trait mid th man m-w*d of killing a sitrcss x r_mtlmirilimil-l-i-tiiii-iliiiiiiiitilil-a-i-imiiiiii w mi«___ran*i '■—■—■* 1 by abdullah luqman backus there was no intense puhlk pressure from the african-american community pre-irail rulings on romper ar discretionary options of th judge it is a documented fart that most of the judges rulings are meant to appease the public thus this account for lhat in many cases the crime's punishment ranges from suspended sentences or probation to long stretch in prison or even death ism and infamy has its immita tors look how many jack-the-ripper society has endured klvican-ainencaj-s wake up here is what often happens with crime and punishment if no one is present at the trial they do nothing if la attend they do little but before a multitude the make crime very vert costly will we *** you in court women to be honored ■ th women's aaxiliar tn the great lake mis sionary baptist assoc tar will hold as annus banquet fri mar 26 at 1 p.m at the golden nugget inn m fillmore ac the them is the appearance of a christum woman * walk from 1920 to 1980 ) mn louie b hnia 1 hem york preradaat of th empire baptist conven tion of new york stat inc will tar th honored guest and narrator ; the aaaociation will be portraying the drmm of christian women tram the 1920s through 1980 pl women will be mmmt special honor tor uisiiiliiiß christ inn her vica m their churches and in the km citataa tb rt aa fallow mrs mary lee aabfcrd of th good ww baptist church ro j chaster n v mrs ethel lam of new york baptist church buffalo br lillian dennis of wawtai baptist church buffalo mra aline aid wil aenon baptlal churrh rochester and mrs eugenia swygert of fira baptist church lackawanna mrs pearl lewis is fawman mrs virginia jtato co-chairman and mary e thomas is youth explosion m * m - johnson s l fftd elder ts !^' *** mat s^fgod in christ z tau neat york will '»****■ a spring youth explosion friday april 2 * 10 p m at saintsville cathedral 1242 jefferson ar featured will be a soul winning seminar dy namic witnesses saptnt - filled staging * rededira tarn hour and a holy ghost rally at th midnight service on friday a gospel extravaganza will be held top group from buffalo rochester syracuse ihica and amany will partici pate all seats are free the public i invited chisholm to leave political arena 1 ongresswoman shir lay chisholm ten term democrat from brooklyn n.y issued the following statement about her plana for the future i have decided not to •*•*«* re election to the united state house of representatives from the time i first hecam active in politics twenty-three tears ago i vowed that the remainder of my productive and creative life would not be romsumed by politics i promised myself that i would pursue em careers that i would eventually return to a more private existence and thst my energy and spirit would not stay chained to the political millstone beyond the time that i still had the strength and wisdom to break those chain today in good health at age 57 my energy remains high and my spirit need new outlets it would be unfair to myself and it would be wrong to lhe people i represent if i were to remain at a job that for me has become tedious and frustrating h has become increas ingly difficult to carry the tragic messages back from washington to th job less homeless and hope less brooklynites how can i as a member of a political and racial minority in today shirley chisholm to keynote government seminar dinner dr robert s marshall president of daemen col lege in amherst will be the keynote srtcaker for the dinner program for the ird annual local govern ment seminar sponsored by assemblymen john b sieffer 11 and richard l kennedy the program will be held mon ma 29 at 7:30 p.m at the turf inn tn wolf road in albany over 100 elected and appointed officials from western new york will be attending dr marshall will he addressing the topic hot an we best meet the challenges of mutation in the 1980s dr marshall haa been president of daemen r.i lege alnee 1974 prior to this he was associate director lot academic affairs in the division of biological sciencea at cornell university and assistant professor lor tin stale university of new york college at brockport mr received a phd in toiicolngy front cornell university a m.s degree in microbiology from michigan state university and a b.a in biology from hope college dr marshall was also an instructor at lbs state university of new york college at geneseo and a resent assistant at intuit slate university and in the michigan dept of health dr robert 8 marshall aa*e_ami ■ saaa coral siwek ren ter tanaaaas tb alcbowssn bill with seaatar dale m voter left and robert i undary ecu live director of lii . new york stat aaaorlalfoa of council on alcoholism at tb right founder's day program a huge success rev and mrs joseph davia leaden af ibe trinity baptist chareh 41 spree st report thai tbe dr e w d liter day celebrated at ibe hrart-h san mar uth was a huge success tbey thank at who participated archie hauler waa tbe great speaker roy j rich was director mrs flora h parker general program chairperson mrs kittle m bowler fellowship hour chairperson aad mrs ruby hanker-so publicity chairperson dr isaac was founder of the b.t.u siwek co-sponsors alcoholism bill in state legislature assemblywoman carol siwek has joined with state senator dale m vofker in co-sponsoring legislation to improve the delivery of alcoholism services in new york state the alcoholism bill as it is called by sponsors incorporates provisions to increase state activities in alcoholism prevention treatment and rehabilita tion and eliminates exclusions of coverage of alcoholism treatment by health insurers mrs siwek who ha an interest in scholastic alcohol sbusa education and baa introduced legist to combat the drinking driver mmm several legislators to co-*pota*or th assembly version of the bill mrs siwek pointed to what she called the bill's * balanced approach to financing of needed services fn explaining her support for the measure this bill will altacate a portion of the existing stale tax on alcoholic bever-ie sales to alcohol prevention and education programs without an increase in taa she said it will also promote private sector development of treatment pro grams by assuring that health insurance coverage is available for the kinds of treatment most alcoholic people need mr stsrev n{-hamr*d tbat in recent years tht legislature has taken steps to mm more effectively with the problem of drivers who drink but has baaa less effective in getting help for problem taluk ■ identified through these programs we have seen a uemantkas increase in treatment •>! drinking drivers at th erie county medical enter alcoholism otacta aba said snd we *_______ to assure that services mmm available for all a ftiowi hi owmaawoom wm om umh additional people without creating •_* unfair burden tor !_»•__. taxpayer thia bin will make it possible far us to reach as many peopk a pos*4bi in th most efficient way mrs siwek ai*o expressed support for provisions of the b.'.i which would allow the state to provlda tha wv_______w__________l _*______« t_r'__r new akmboliaiii r"^p^^^tav"sw ffff^hgp f ***» sw*la bbbmmlweteßwtew rehabilitation faciliuca to ba operatod by local ag*«ci too roan paopl trmm th buffalo arc have to ge rad rd •-* ■• u get alcoholism treat she said kmpkiyer and rmieh that are trybyc to help the worker with a drink ing problem mhiimmf 1 inform bw legislature thai they tn send people ** f*nn*.y.*ar and new h*mp«hire to git trwatment thi*bill aiu make it ptmmkme for lb a«*ie t/i develop new f*rt)_ti that can botvsti s*l sapywwiwta nd*e th oprrsti»-*i of local age . tfo ***•*»„ to me th most erviewt way to get th wa rvw.a tfti in**a**ed in tb *- *"« em bfll can n*rt m*ore information ftom mra siwivs l-uflalo office 70s crosby ruilding 170 franklin st buffalo or • all 71ttl h_6-27ik the new york slate association of councils on alcoholism in albany or the buffalo area council on alcoholism ,• national crime & violence test to air on wkbw-tv the national rime and violence test a one-hour special that explores tbe skyrocketing re nf robbery theft and burglary and tests viewers on their awareness and preparedness will be seen in mar 26 at 8 pm on wkbw-tv channel 7 heated by art lrametter and jayne kennedy and taped before a live studio audience the national rime and violence teat focus on where moat robberies take place how we invite crime in public by unnecessarily de posing our money and jewelry how we fail to secure our homes and pis of business with proper security devices and most important how to protect ourselves when confronted by a thief simple decisions such as not attempting to force a thief into aubmlssi-on can save a life joining art linkletler and jayne kennedy are representatives from the office of thw california attorney general the national citizens crime prevention coalition and reformed professional thief ke ' ishana they relate to the mosl effective methods of reducing crime including the moat effective methods of reducing crime in neighborhoods - tbe neighborhood watch special canned goods drive to begin members of the niagara frontier boy scouts of america will conduct a door-to-door canned good drive throughout erie and niagara counties on sat april >, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m to be given to the salvation army to help area residents all scout will wear identification tags with a telephone number which can be called for i with the current economic i rod r more and more people are turning to the salvation army for assistance and they two united way agsadaa are working together to help other kindly have your donation ready wbasi the lay scouta knock at your door academy awards dinner scheduled the buffalo public i wis and buffalo board of education will celebrate the success of the grade %-*» academies st the first annual buffalo academy award dinner on mar 291h at the statler hotel this celebration will mar she u«ptrw«i hastening amd triumphant first year of the buffalo academies welcoming activities will be held and spiav wiu be open at & v p m dinner will be served st *> pm and th award ceremony will fooow chisholm see page 2 1923 1982 criterion press and st the no 1 wny central cites ju largest press our oflks ha has open every wrrl of every peer ant our rswimr *. stnrving our communities you'vsr rust 9011s up tot a copy t vtyw cnt*nun 20 — lot only uasiaa nsw yoik t«m ami mpm mnvwity fttrst - - lh only w.n y mv vti i v t-*rs thai a 1.--j-st i as - a tn-iiat ms nawaj-saat unit thr m h3 i*7 ay i til »**«*» — iliinn nrwspaprrs