• 0 Black History Month discussion with Kevin Boyle Workshop on college funding to be held Legacy of a People to be held at HealthSpace SPORTS MENU TIPS Author Kevin Boyle will talk about his book, 'The Arc A free workshop on the "9 Ways To Beat The One ofCleveland's newest non-profit organizations will of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz High Cost Of College" will be held on Thursday, February hold its first Benefit - Legacy of a People - on February 19 at Age," at a Black History Month book discussion at East View 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room HealthSpace Cleveland, 8911 Euclid Avenue at 2 p.m. Legacy Cavs May Sign Desert Makes The United Church of Christ, 15615 Chagrin Blvd, at 7 p.m. on Satur­ at the Mandel Jewish Community Center, 26001 S. Wood­ Rehabilitation, Community and Organizational Services, Inv. holds Michael Redd Heart Grow Fonder day, February 26. Boyle tells the true story of Ossian Sweet, a black land Road in Beachwood. The workshop will cover many an inaugural Benefit to introduce its programs and services to the physician who tries to integrate an all white community in the topics, including how to double or even triple your eligibil­ commumty and to celebrate Black History Month. The master of 1920s. His effort results in some deadly consequences. The book ity for financial aid, how to construct a plan to pay college ceremonies will be Harvey Zay of Radto Station 107.3 The Wave received the 2004 National Book Award for non-fiction. The event costs, and what colleges will give you the best financial aid See Page 9 See Page 10 is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For packages. Reservations are required. For more informa­ and several other celebrities will be in attendance. For more infor­ more information call {216) 921-7673. tion call (g88) 845-4282. mation call President and CEO VIcki Turner at {216) 761-2509. VOL.26 No.3 1Uesday,Februaryl,2005-Fiiday,February4,2005 Daily ASTSID ISSUED FRIDAY FREE SERVING: LARCHMERE-WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND,MT.PLEASANT, LEE &AVALON, HARVARD- LEE,MJLES-UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, READ ON- WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OFNQRTH RANDALL,IllGHLAND Hll-LSAND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON- WRITE ON I "COVERINGTHENEWSTODAYFORABETIERTOMORROW" I Leaders try to save federal jobs Top~"~~::~:~y ~!=,:~~~~h ~~~~~~~. By KATHERINEBULAVA support services, including DFAS, to speak out against the cuts. announced that they will close six 1967 and 1970, were too old to reno­ which has offices in 25 cities. These leaders want the stores in Northeast Ohio, two within vate and too expensive to maintain. The US Department of Defense Secretary Donald community to rally in support of the city of Cleveland. The store on St. Clair Av­ Defense wants to cut jobs in the Rumsfeld is expected to recommend Cleveland's DFAS office, where em­ The Tops stores to close enue was half the size of a typical Defense Finance and Accounting cuts on May 16. ployees average salaries of around in Cleveland are on 6711 Broadway grocery store at 23,250 square feet. Service (DFAS). Around 80 people met at $50,000 per year. The Cleveland De­ Avenue and 7300 St. Clair Avenue. Stephanie Zakowicz, who DFAS employs 1,200 the Sheraton Cleveland City Centre fense Industry Alliance said that los­ The other stores to be is the spokeswoman of Top LLC's people who work in the Federal Of­ recently to discuss the possible ing the office could cost Cleveland closed are in Ravenna, Kent, Madi- parent company Giant Food Stores fice Building downtown. cuts. as much as $128 million. son and Akron. LLC, said that both Cleveland The people who work for Top business officials The alliance has budgeted Jones A total of 390 jobs will be stores were in such bad condition DFAS handle pay and pensions for from the Greater Cleveland Partner­ $600,000 to an effort to save DFAS in Web site that allows military per­ lost, when the doors of all six stores that it wasn't feasible to keep them around 2.7 million active and retired ship and a dozen elected officials, Cleveland. Half of that money came sonnel to check their accounts. close during the next month. open. military personnel across the coun­ including Mayor Jane Campbell, US from the Ohio Department of Devel­ Checks for Rumsfeld and Employees were notified According to Zakowicz, try. Representatives Stephanie Tubbs­ opment. President George Bush are cut in of the closing the day before the Giant Food Stores LLC, which is The Defense Department lones and Steve LaTourette and The Cleveland office has Cleveland's office, which could be company went public with the in­ based in Carlisle, PA, is owned by hopes to save billions of dollars by Cuyahoga County Commissioner been noted for efficiency and inno­ a useful bargaining chip, accord­ formation. An unidentified number Dutch grocer Ahold. closing or consolidating bases and Peter Lawson Jones, came together vation, including the creation of a ing to Jones. of employees will be offered early A month before Tops an­ retirement or reassignment. nounced the closings, the company Tops cited extreme compe­ said that 13 stores in Greater Cleve­ Changing the status of the .50 calibur rifle tition, market factors and the need land would stop offering 24 hour to the 49 other Tops stores in North­ services in an effort to cut costs. ously applied to the .50 calibur rifle. ordinance. .50 calibur rifle is a combat weapon. east Ohio to meet their financial Zakowicz said that hours Reed "I watched a '60 Min­ The change in status of the Furthermore, regulations goals as reasons for the closings. at remaining stores could continue utes' special on the power of the .50 .50 calibur rifle means someone con­ on the possession of an assault the to be reduced. calibur rifle and the dangers associ­ victed of use or possession of the weapon are more strict than those ated with its availability." weapon would be charged with the for handguns and hunting rifles, According to the ordi­ possession and use of an assault which means that the .50 calibur nance, a Senate report states that a weapon, a greater charge than previ- would be harder to obtain. bullet from a .50 calibur rifle, even at 1.5 miles away, destroys a target Bush speaks at Cleveland Clinic with more energy than a bullet fired President George W. Bush other businesses that use informa­ at point blank range from a .44 mag­ recently visited Cleveland to talk tion technologies to further effi­ num of Dirty Harry fame. about incorporating information tech­ ciency. The ordinance states that nology into health care. The visit to Cleveland, Reed the dangers of the .50 calibur rifle Bush feels that such a move which lasted three hours, was By KATHERINEBULAVA include use in a terrorist attack, spe­ would saves lives and money. Bush's first trip since starting his cifically to impair a commercial air­ The president held a "con­ second term in office. City Council recently line during takeoff or landing. versation" at the InterContinental The president's father passed an ordinance to classify the The council is concerned Hotel and Conference Center Cleve­ also unveiled a health care reform .50 calibur rifle as an assault about the use of the .50 calibur rifle land, which is on the Cleveland Clinic plan in Cleveland in 1992. weapon. in noncombat zones and the poten­ Campus to discuss moving away Bush led a panel during Councilman Zack Reed tial for use in a terrorist attack. from paper based medical records. the conversation that included six (D-3), who is the chairman of the According to the ordi­ According to Bush, the people who have experience with public safety committee, drafted the nance, the state of California and the medical field, though it has advanced electronic health records. technology, has not caught up with Bush wants most Ameri- \ cans to have electronic health A fire raged at£. I lOth Street and Grandview Avenue on Sunday, Shaw High School construction protest records within I 0 years. January 30 in the afternoon. The blaze completely destroyed the two story home, There were three people rating schools. Joe Wilson, who is the but occupants escaped safely, but lost two family cats. By KA1HERINEBULAVA Continued to Page 3 The Coalition to Stop Eco­ project manager for the firm oversee­ East Cleveland does not nomic Abuse in East Cleveland ing the project, R.P.. Carbone, said Convention center business declines have a law like Cleveland's Fannie started its protest on ~artin Luther that the firm is meeting if not exceed­ Lewis Law, which guarantees a cer­ King Day, when around 50 people ing the district's goal, which wants Mayor Jane Campbell dropped down to 1993 levels. that the current convention center tain number of jobs to residents on blocked the gates to the construc­ 15% of the work to go to economi­ wants the next step in the At the same time, capital is very unattractive because it out­ construction projects, and residents tion site. cally disadvantaged firms. Lakefront Plan to be a new con­ spending on convention centers has moded and antiquate_d. are not at all happy about the con­ On both January 17 and 18, According to Wilson, the vention center and she has vowed doubled in recent years to $2.4 an­ The Cleveland Conven­ sequences. contractors working on demolition pickets have physically threatened to start construction as soon as nually, according to a report by tion Center, which is 80 years old, Protesters recently dis­ and site preparation turned away.