Kokomo Tribune Sunday (Newspaper) - December 10, 1995, Kokomo, Indiana Todays Bitterly coWand windy High 18 KOKOMO TRIBUNE Kokomo Indiana December 10 1996 Bryan pointer lifts Upton Page Bl By STEVE MCKSON Tribune staff writer Jim Trobaugh may look to Marion for ideas on how to spearhead efforts in Kokomo h In a proposed reorganization of his City Hall Marion Mayor Ron Mowery created a new position called clean city director to over see efforts to improve the aesthet ics of the city Trobaugh who pledged during his campaign to give increased attention to making Kokomo more attractive said idea may be worth cating That might be a good Trobaugh said Ill have to take a look into According to the Marion Chroni tion places the clean city director in die branch of city government The clean city director is hierarchical ly equivalent to the citys building inspector and nuisance abatement manager on Marions organization al chart According to Michael Spyers who is to be Marions director of public works under the tion the clean city director is to serve as a coordinator for sanita tion and efforts The position calls for the tor to apply for grants operate the program where vol clean litter from road ways administer the program coordinate hazardous waste collection and work with other city departments to ensure that city ordinances covering aes thetics are enforced Such a position may well fit in with campaign pledges regarding beautification The Republican suggested at that time that he might appoint someone in city government to monitor utility companies and others who cut into Kokomos streets to make sure they are returned to their original condition and to make sure things such as ordinances are enforced Adding other duties could make sense he said after being told of Marions plan But Trobaugh is not inclined to create an entirely new position however at least not initially He said he would rather see if the responsibilities of existing posi tions can be changed to date a Kokomo equivalent of Mari ons clean city director I want to evaluate every posi tion in the he said Before I look at adding positions I want to look at adding duties to existing positions Mfume as CEO Congressman will give up his seat to lead civil rights group WASHINGTON AP Rep Kweisi Mfume was chosen Satur day to head the NAACP after IS months during which the nations oldest civil rights organization became better known for contro than activism The Maryland Democrat who said he will leave Congress in mid February said his first order of business would be to address the organizations million debt and change the groups administrative structure Were not Mfume going to sit by and watch the world the former head of the Congressional Black Caucus said We are going to Elected by the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Col ored Peoples board in a unani mous vote Saturday Mfume said he would seek to cut the size of the board The board has been criticized for being too large and too politicized and the organization now has more board members than staff mem bers In the past executive directors have clashed with the board over the extent of their power and potential candidates for the position have blamed the board for scaring them away But Mfume said one of the condi tions he had demanded when he agreed to take the job was that he report tQ the boards executive committee rather than the entire panel It is easier to assemble 17 than 64 on any given Mfume said His title will be president and chief executive officer reflecting his desire for more autonomy Mfume said he would meet with Chairwoman Evers Williams this week to come up with a shortterm and longterm finan cial plan He said that plan would include reopening the stream of donations from corporate donors approach ing potential individual donors such as athletes and actors for sup port and trying to increase the ranks of the members Mfume said he hoped his deci sion to leave a safe seat in Con gress for the leadership of the beleaguered NAACP would encourage people to return to the organization That example might say to other people that its all right to come back he said Many of the organizations large donors withdrew then support last year after allegations of financial impropriety were leveled at for mer executive director Benjamin Chavis and former chairman William Gibson The resulting drop in donations worsened the financial situation and forced the temporary layoff of most of the national staff LET THE BIDDING BEGIN li lv 1 Sam Kirkpatrick left and Roger Sorenson unload a chest that will be sold today during We Cares cleanup auction The auction gets underway at 11 today at United Steelworkers of Ameri ca Local Millbrook Lane Items which didnt sell on the marathon We Care telethon Dec 1 3 will be sold during the cleanup auction Money raised by We Care is divided and given to the Kokomo Rescue Mission the Salvation Army and the Kokomo Goodfellows Kr by dni Clinton vows to protect health program President tells radio his budget plan keeps WASHINGTON AP Making Medicaid the focal point of his bud get President Clinton pledged Saturday to veto Republi can budgets again and again and again until the health care pro gram is protected With a government shutdown deadline six days away the dent took aim at one of the widest gaps between the White House and Republicans the GOP plans for costs of the health care system for the poor and disabled My balanced budget plan trims Medicaid and keeps costs down It cuts federal spend ing lets states be more efficient targets y the money more Clinton said in his weekly radio address which was taped Friday and aired while he was flying to Arkansas for the weekend But it doesnt end the guarantee of health care for millions of Americans who depend upon it he said Republicans want to end the federal guarantee Repeating a veto promise he first made Friday the president said he wont accept a budget without the guarantee So Ill say once more If necessary Ill veto these deep cuts in health care for children again and again and Clinton said Ill do it because they are not necessary to balance the Congressional Republicans bris tled at the veto threat and denied White House claims that GOP law makers had insisted they would not negotiate on the matter The presidents got a crummy budget so hes doing that kind of said Senate Budget Com Chairman Pete Domenici said Friday Saturday in the Republican response to the president Sen Don Nickles of Oklahoma and Rep John Boehner of Ohio said Clin tons budget plan relies on higher taxes and excessive spending Lk V V t Daddys little helpers Lauren Murga 7 right and her brother Timothy of of their home Tim says his Kids are his Rock Island help their father Tim shovel the sidewalk in front tices photo I Goodfellows city s needy Goodfellows sponsored by the Kokomo Tribune is accepting donations to help needy children at Christmas Initiated by Tribune employees in 1910 the charity pro vides new clothing at Penney a corporate sponsor for children ages infant through 13 The charity also helps children throughout the year on a variety of projects and funds scholarships for lUKs Des Education program Anyone wishing to donate may do so by mailing a contribution to the Kokomo Tribune ATTN GOODFELLOWS Post Office Box 9014 Kokomo Ind 46904 or drop it off at the Tribunes accounting office Anonymous donations are accepted and contributors are encouraged to donate in memory of a loved one In memory of Joe Meacham Total from his granddaughters April to memory of Glen and Phillips and Marjorie In memory of Betty In memory of Danny Patty Aim Hale Marjorie Joe and Letha Smith a and Vivian In memory of In memory of Aunt In memory of Bert Mike Reynolds wd
