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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1992
Page
5
J P Mead Company, wholesale distributors since 1919, launches a Cash N Carry concept enabling customers to buy where professionals buy at substantially lower prices. The move positions the firm to attract more trade buyers seeking volume discounts.
The notice compares J P Mead to a warehouse club, stating no membership fee and no 5 percent surcharge for non business customers. It asserts all customers pay the same low wholesale price, like professionals.
Amid devastated streets and rioting memory, Los Angeles sees a tense calm. National Guardsmen dance to a car radio while curfews stay in force in 25 basin cities. Officials plan commuter return as courts process about 9,612 arrests and damage nears 850 million.
President Bush summons top domestic cabinet officers for talks at the White House on rebuilding Los Angeles and other cities following last week’s deadly riots. Attorney General Barr and senior military officers will meet, then confer with Sullivan Kemp and Martin on recovery plans and federal aid.
Los Angeles courts processed hundreds of suspected looters amid a backlog. Samantha Linkletter awaited news on boyfriend Michael Limon, a Hawthorne native, as defendants filled the courtroom. Officials toiled past 10 p.m. matching police reports with suspects, extending into Thursday for resolution.
An excerpt from Studs Terkel's Race explores how whites and blacks view racial issues in modern America. A Chicago chauffeur describes his mixed attitudes, profit from the system, support for affirmative action, and the hardship of workers after Wisconsin Steel's 1980 shutdown. He recounts family history, labor struggles, and community aid efforts for displaced mill workers.
A Chicago resident reflects on a mixed South Side neighborhood, arguing racism fades in crisis but intensifies with change. He cites a Save Our Jobs Committee with integrated leadership and recalls his bid to outlaw racial covenants, noting lingering bias from both sides and a belief in common humanity across races.
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