50 March to Protest Race Guard Pilgrims
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2 4 - THE HERALD, Fri., April 17, 1981 Beach says |obs for senior citizens would aid economy HARTFORD — Morrison ture jobs to create new employment program and Beach. and young, and thereby Beach also called for the the "senior” market. In older people become a H. Beach, chairman of the choices for older workers, job bank for company board, The Travelers In "Our economic studies reduce the need for In- corporate sector to provide addition, he said new larger segment of the pop- including such options as retirees and retirement for The White House surance Companies, calls creased tax rates.” new and better services for products are required as ulation. phased retirement, planning for employees 55 Conference on Aging for corporate America to training for second and older. Also, the com re-think past assumptions suggested that expanded 50 march careers, part-time or tem pany’s pension plan was about work and retirement employment of older porary work, and job changed to expand the workers would improve every last minute and expand job options for sharing." number of hours retirees HONEYSUCKLE SHOP older people who want to our real gross national Other job barriers, such could work within the com- product by almost four per easter needs continue working. as age discrimination, pany without losing cent over the next 25 years. * *90 dy* * decorations egress Spring has Sprung. Further, he said, in restrictive corporate Travelers retirement in creased job opportunities In turn, this expanded e napkins e baskets e j e lly beans policies and economic come benefits. growth could add about |40 to protest for America's growing penalties for work effort, Besides benefiting older • cellophane *ii Come see our colorful numbers of older citizens billion in 1980 dollars to should be lifted, continued workers and business, ' • chocolate .. new fashions and could boost the economy as federal, state and local tax Beach. expanded employment revenues. This amount bunnies accessories. a whole while supplemen Beach reported that The could influence the Manchester, Conn. ting individual retirement could then be used to in "every little thing" Travelers had recently in economic health of the crease the help we give to Braemar, Sero, J.G. Hook, Saturday April 18, 1981 25 C e n ts income for retirees. stituted a temporary country as a whole, said Geist, Donald Brooks. “The national trend is the needy in America, old race towards an aging popula Open 1-5 643-0527y tion. Eleven percent of today's population is 65 and HARTFORD (UPI) - Blacks^ _man calling my baby ‘Nigger,’” said older. In 50 years that ebarging authorities with whiter a tearful I^ s. Harris. number will double to 22 washing spreading acts of racist , Mrs., Harris’ husband, Bruce percent," said Beach, who violence, Friday urged the com Meggett, said he was “ashamed” of guard pilgrims was chairm an of The munity to organize to demand blacks for failing to tiim out for the Technical Committee on justice. rally in larger numbers. the Economy of the 1981 About 50 people, a dozen whites "We all say we stick together, but JERUSALEM (UPI) — Thousands prayers of thousands of Christian And everyw here am id this Many carried heavy wooden White House Conference among them, held a march and rally we don’t,” he said. of Christians and Jews flocked to pilgrims who crowded into the old mingling of faiths — Christian, On Aging. to protest recent attacks against Charles Metheney, one of three Jerusalem Friday for Easter and crosses and others walked along the walled city to commemorate the Jewish and Moslem — were heavily cold stone streets of the old city Past assumptions about blacks, including the wounding of a suspects in the firebombing, was Passover celebrations as an army of Good Friday crucifixion of Jesus. armed troops and border police. l u f Bidder black man last year by a Hartford barefoot. early retirement, said Fresh, Full-Flowering acquitted of federal charges earlier Israeli troops and police kept a wary In the Jewish western part of the Beach, need reassessment. police officer, the killing of a black this month, but faces a state arson watch on rooftops and street cor In the old city, thousands of city, Jews rushed to complete last Christians crowded the Via Pre-Passover holiday rituals were This is because people are youth in February by a Meriden charge that carries a life prison ners, fearing a terrorist attack. minute shopping and preparations policeman and the firebombing of a term. At no other time of the year does Dolorosa to follow the footsteps of moved up by a day because of the living longer, healthier EASTER for the Passover festival, which Jewish sabbath. According to lives. Studies show that as black family’s home in Manchester Another suspect who pleaded guil Jerusalem so obviously reflect its Jesus along the 14 stations of the vlW 1 celebrates the deliverance of the an cross, from the Antonia fortress Jewish law, the last particles of many as 46 percent of last October. ty awaits sentencing. A third man special status as a city sacred to cient Israelites from bondage in PLANTS The group also carried signs implicated has not been charged. three religions and as a symbol of where he was condemned to the site leavened food were supposed to today's over-65 retired pop Egypt. of the crucifixion on the hill of have been removed from home by ulation would like to work protesting the slayings of black Also in the crowd were the the conflict separating Arab and Though the seven-day Passover Friday morning. Lovely Lilies In 6” Pots children in Atlanta and the murders parents and brothers and sisters of Israeli in the Middle East. Golgotha — now enclosed by the on some basis, either full holiday begins at sundown Saturday, Church of the Holy Sepulchre. or part-time, because of in of black men in Buffalo and other Keith Rakestrau, a shoplifting The melancholy wail of the 5 . 9 9 to 6 . 4 9 all preparations had to be complete Hawkers and tourist shops did a The big crush in the old city of flation or a personal desire cities. suspect shot to death in February by Moslem muezzin’s call to prayer by sundown Friday because of the Jerusalem will come on Sunday, to remain active. "We have a crisis of racism,” said a white Meriden policeman at a mingled with the solemn, chanted brisk business selling twigs Jewish sabbath. fashioned into crowns of thorns. when thousands of Jews from all "At The Travelers, a sur Brightly Colored M um s' Louise Simmons of the Coalition for shopping mall. over the world visit the Wailing Human Dignity, who is white. "The A police inquiry found officer Pilgrims from Europe, Asia, vey of employees age 55 ALL CALOOR STORES Latin America and the Unied States Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, and over revealed that 85 1 . 9 9 1 . 5 . 4 9 perpetrators get set free ... they get Eugene Hale acted in self-defense and mix with the thousands of Chris whitewashed while we suffer.” when he shot Rakestrau. were grouped according to percent would like some LOFTS Nor»>Bumlng nationality an-l language. tian pilgrims celebrating Easter. form of paid employment CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY But speakers at the Bushnell Park after they retire." said Lawn Food ForSlizer rally In downtown Hartford also Speakers urged blacks to take YOUR their demands for justice to City Planescollide, turned their criticism against other Beach. CHOICE EA. 23.78 "No single achievement 11.63 4.99 blacks and said their apathy only in Hall and the Legislature. For Your Holiday H U p e graea multiply and buWd a “I think the next time we get by the business community Specially formulated to give your lawn •Tulips, 5 Bulbs hwW iy root eyatam tdf diy Bmaa. creased the likelihood for racist could do more for older Momorlool e fast greetHip and good head eiart! •Cheery Osffodlls violence. together we should be in the Hall of the House,’’ said Norvell Goff, citizens and the country •Hyacinths, 3-Flower "I'm disappointed — I expected to Brezhnev asks Magnetic 6(H>g. ......6.88 see 1,000 people here,” firebomb gesturing to the gold-domed Capitol crash kills 15 than opening up oppor Photo Album •Azaleas, SVi" Pot JOBE’S Tree %>lkes building directly behind him. tunities for work. For 17.33 victim Lucinda Harris told the many older people, gathering. "It's not just my problem Another speaker urged coopera LOVELAND, Colo. (UPI) - Fif Injuries of the survivors were not 2.17& «;'j« teen people were killed Friday immediately known. employment will bring in 4.66 J ig s C y m b ld iu m or the Rakestrau’s (family of youth tion between blacks and -whites in ^M ,aa$y.<ltlyaaplkeaottattltlitftof evening in the in-flight collision of a Ms. Forsythe said the collision oc peace in space money to supplement pen Stick. IHia magic with no Orchid Coreaga ......... 2.59 haalthlar traaa and ehniba. killed in Meriden). It’s everyone’s demanding that officials act against glua, no coniws, no m eul LOFTS (Poe Trivialis) sions and savings now problem." those responsible for racist twin-engine commuter aircraft and curred at 4:04 p.m. MST, shortly Organlzss wtd protects. The plant of your choice will be wrapped after the commuter aircraft had MOSCOW (UPI) — President threatened by inflation. Sabre Shade Bluegrasa In gleaming loll al no extra charge. At one point, Mrs. Harris broke violence. a skydiving plane, the Larimer businesslike international STATioNiirr D»n taken off from the Loveland-Fort Leonid Brezhnev called on the cooperation in outer space.