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��"We must do more to bring the spark ofprivate enterprise to every corner of America -- to build a bridge from
Wall Street to Appalachia to the Mississippi Delta, to our Native American communities ... Our greatest
untapped markets are not overseas -- they are right here at home. "
-- President Clinton, State of the Union Address, 1999
JOINING WITH CORPORATE AMERICA TO MOBILIZE INVESTMENT IN UNTAPPED MARKETS. Today,
President Clinton and Vice President Gore held a roundtable with 17 Chief Executive Officers from major
American corporations and investment firms to discuss ways to best mobilize new private investment in
America's most economically underserved communities--- America's new markets.
ANNOUNCING A PRESIDENTIAL TRIP THE WEEK OF JULY 5 TO UNDERSERVED URBAN ABD RURAL AREAS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. President Clinton announced today that in July he will take a bipartisan delegation of
CEOs and Members of Congress to untapped markets throughout America, touring economically distressed
communities and highlighting new opportunities being created in these communities across the nation.
• The trip will be modeled after the type of trade missions that Cabinet Secretaries and CEOs often take
overseas to identify markets, which- through trade and commercial agreements -can help to create jobs
and expand economic development.
• As part of the trip, President Clinton will announce new commitments and innovative programs
developed by companies, community leaders, non-profit organizations and investment firms around the
country.
PROMOTING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT CAPITAL TO UNDERSERVED AREAS. As part of a bipartisan focus on
underserved urban and rural areas, President Clinton is seeking ways to expand current efforts. President
Clinton's New Markets Initiative will build upon these existing programs and help create the conditions for
economically successful investment in underserved inner city and rural areas. Included among the elements of
the plan are:
• The New Markets Tax Credit. To help spur $6 billion in equity capital for investment in America's
new markets, President Clinton and Vice President Gore have proposed tax credit worth 25 percent for
investments in a wide range of vehicles. Eligible investment companies include community
development banks, venture funds and corporations, and the new investment company programs created
by this initiative.
• America's Private Investment Companies (APICs). Just as America's support for the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation helps promote growth in emerging markets abroad, APIC will
encourage private investment in this country's untapped markets. HUD and SBA will guarantee loans
up to $200 million, creating investment funds as large as $300 million to invest in new development
projects and larger businesses that are expanding or relocating in inner city and rural areas. Under the
financing structure, the private investors' funds are at risk ahead of the government
• New Markets Venture Capital (NMVC) Firms. NMVC firms will make both capital and expert
guidance available to small business entrepreneurs in inner-city and rural areas. Ten to twenty NMVC
firms are planned. SBA will match the equity and technical assistance of private investors.
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BUILDING ON SIX YEARS OF WORK TO EXPAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The Clinton-Gore
Administration has made community development a priority since taking office. The efforts announced today
build on a number of critical initiatives that have helped to expand economic development to communities
across the country that need it most. These efforts include the Community Reinvestment Act, Community
Development Financial Institutions, Micro-Enterprise Programs, the Economic Development Initiative and
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, and the
Brownfields Tax Incentive.
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Harlem's experience
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SIEGEL
RESIDENT CLINTON'S WELL-SCRIPTED "New
Markets" tour didn't include a· stop iri. Harlem,
but it should have. Barnstorming· across the
country last month, posing in shirtsleeves on an
Appalachian farm, in the Mississippi Delta, and
in the Watts section of Los Angeles, Clinton hoped to sell the
nation on a new, "third way" poverty program: a package of
federal tax credits and loan guarantees intended to stimulate
private investment in neglected neighborhoods. His proposals, which will soon go to Congress, reflect a new consensus,
even on the left, that the answer to poverty is capitalism-not
government handouts but private business. Corporations
would tap into a forgotten pool of workers, while mainStarbucks comes to l25th Street.
stream investors . and indigenous entrepreneurs together
would create a local economy that edged out ghetto culture.
In theory, it's a grea~ idea. But, befor.e Congress rushes to·l business and to us~ private financing to build publk housing
approve the money, It should take a closer look at Harlem,
The good news IS that, thanks to these programs, Harlen
.where a· 15-year experiment with a similar public-private
is now awash in cash. The New York empowerment zone ha.
model has produced mixed results.
three times as much money as its counterparts in other cities
· The notion of harnessing market forces to eliminate
a total of $300 million in public funds that it hopes to lever
poverty has hardly beeri limited to Harlem. Championed by
age over ten years with $1.25 billion in private money. And
Jack Kemp during the 1980s, the idea was reengineered by
together with some spillover prosperity from midtown Man
Democrats a decade later in the form of empowerment
hattan, these efforts are beginning to change the landscap'
zones: legislation offering not just tax credits (Kemp's idea)
above noth Street. Encouraged by government subsidieo
but also sizable government grants and loans for businesses
private developers have rebuilt or restored tens of thousand,
in poor areas. In New York, the concept dovetailed nicely
of apartments, providing homes for a stabilizing populatim
with longtime local efforts pushed by Democrats and Repubof working-class families. For the first time in memory, <
licans ·alike to get local government out of the antipoverty
.handful of national retail outlets have opened in the area·
Starbucks, Duane Reade, RiteAid, Pathmark, BlockbusteJ
Video, and Stei:ling Optical. Two major shopping complexe:
ThMAR JACOBY, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is
with multiplex movie houses are in the works, and ever
the author of Someone Else's House: America's Unfinished
Harlem leaders, traditionally mistrustful of capitalism, an
Struggle for Integration. FRED SIEGEL, a senior fellow & the
Progressive Policx In_stitute:-rstii"e author
of
The
Futun;_ Once
acknowledging
what the market can do to lift the neighbor.
hood out of poverty. ~I recognize that, in order for this com·
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says popular city council member Phil Reed. "I don't have a
,problem with that."
Administrators trying to engineer a market ~eoff hope
the government will eventually be able to bow out of the
process. As publicly subsidized investment turns a profit, it
will spawn a second generation of spontaneous busines~
growth. Banks will be more willing to make loans. Super
mar~ets, pharmacies, and family restaurants will not only
create jobs but will also draw working-class families-an
then the middle class-back to the neighborhood. And this,
in turn, will attract still more commercial investment-eventually without the help of public-sector incentives.
But none·ofthis has actually happened yet in Harlem. A
virtual city within a city, the neighborhood has as many residents as Atlanta. Much of the area is still vacant or crumbling.
And while the officials midwifing change talk disparagingly
of programs that create a "welfare mentality," they stop short
of promoting a genuinely market-based approach. For all of
upper Manhattan's competitive advantages,· they believe,
mainstream business will not find its way to Harlem without
government intervention.
They may be right: some
government stimulus and
incentives still seem necessary to spur market activity
in the area. But, as long
as government is involved,
it will bring inefficiency,
bureaucracy, and politics.
~vernment
procedures
will guide-and skewinvestment decisions. Government agencies are
unlikely to close themselves
down when they're no
longer needed. And, meanwhile, opportunities for
patronage, corruption, and
mistaken
judgments
abound-innumerable different ways to squander the
investment intended to create wealth in poor neighborhoods. Though the new
hybrid approach to poverty
is a clear improvement over
Great Society liberalism, it
may also reenact many of
the failings of that earlier
era. That, certainly, has
been Harlem's · experience
over the past few decades.
A mere three or four
subway stops from midtown Manhattan, Harlem
has long been an economic
world apart. Racism and
fear of crime prevented .
outsiders from investing;
lack of access to capital weakened black entrepreneurshipj
and, even in the best of times, the neighborhood was a business backwater-short on retail and 'largely without industry.
Then, during the '50s arid '60s, politicians with a big new
idea began to make things worse. A generation of black
elected officials,.-Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
and local Democratic leader J. Raymond Jones ("the Harlem
Fox"), among others-pinned Harlem's economic hopes not
on investment but on federal antipoverty programs, which,
instead of spurring growth, ended up mostly stifling it.
Urban renewal projects took over large swatches ofland and
razed them, but; bogged down by political wrangling, they
often failed to construct anything new. And, without other
market activity to point the· way, downtown investors
ignored the neighborhood, even as racism ebbed. "Over
time," explains veteran nonprofit investor Kathryn.Wylde,
"the government displaced the private sector and destroyed
any semblance of a free-market economy."
The political stranglehold on the neighborhood was institutionalized in the early '70s with the creation of the now
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23, 1999 : 23
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infamous Harlem Urban Development Corporation (Hunc).
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functioned instead as an all-but-prohibitive gatekeeper,
spending more than $100 million over 20 years with almost
~ nothing to show for it. Much of the money was squandered
~ on patronage-consultants, payroll, administrative over., head, campaign phone banks, and four-times-a-week car
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washes for top personnel. But even more destructive, in the
~ long run, was the 'YAY the group managed to block both
n public and private development above noth Street.
Using their influence at Hunc and a range of other uptown
institutions, a coterie of politicians known as the Gang of
Five-Representative Charles Rangel, businessman and former Bor9ugh President Percy Sutton, and former Mayor
David Dinkins were the best known-controlled not only al
antipoverty funds coming into the neighborhood but also th
government-owned land, which, at the time, accounted for
roughly tWo-thirds of Harlem. "Anyone who wanted to do
business in Harlem had to go through them," recalls Randy
Daniels, New York Governor George Pataki's chief lieutenant in the area.
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it. Old-style, militant nationalism is now a minority voice i
the neighborhood. Though the ever shrill Reverend P>
Sharpton criticizes his fellow minister, Reverend Calvi·
Butts, for allying with "downtown money" to build subsi
dized housing, and Harlem's leading newspaper, The A11U
terdamNews, complains that the new retail on 125th Stree
is a plot to gentrify the area, by and large the economi·
nationalism in Harlem takes a different, subtler form toda~
Still, it remains a major obstacle to development.
_..-,..-.._HE NEIGHBORHOOD'S NEW developmen
model, so much like the one Clinton hopes t<
foster nationwide, is at once a radical breal
from the Hunc era and a continuation of it
Harlem's bumper crop of new subsidize(
housing is a case in point. None of these units could hav<
been built without private-sector involvement: privat<
money and private .contractors. But the process alsf
required a newcohort of middlemen-gatekeepers, in thei1
way not unlike the Gang of Five, mediating between uptowr·
and downtown and deciding how private investment would
ART OF THE problem was old-fashioned cronybe spent in the ghetto. Desperate to dispose of thousand~
ism. Part was political self-interest: by definition,
of dilapidated ghetto buildings acquired through tax foreHunc's influence was greater on governclosures, over the past 15 years the city transferred thoument projects, which strongly prejudiced it
sands of plots to large nonprofit organizations-the New
against private investment; But both were secYork City Housing Partnership; the Local Initiatives Supondary to the coterie's economic nationalism: members
port Corporation (usc), and the Community Preservation
wanted 1:() attract development only if they could control itCorporation-that pooled investments from downtown
banks and businesses and then collaborated with a new genonly if it lllduded black partners and did not displace poor,
black residents. Over time this meant that virtually no busieration of indigenous· community development corporaness, private or public, was done in upper Manhattan. "If the
tions, or CDCs, to build or restore 30,000 units in Harlem.
[Hunc] gatekeepers weren't playing a meaningful role in the
The result-a transformation that has left its mark on virtuproject, if it wasn't their people, if they weren't getting a piece
ally every block of the neighborhood-speaks for itself, and
of the action, then it was better that nothing happened at all,"
Harlem insiders unimimously say it couldn't have happened
without the local development groups that mediate between
one New York businessperson recalls, "no matter how beneficial it might have been for the people of Harlem." Even
the community and outside investors.
. These CDCs are a strange species unnecessary in most
when other. public agencies tried to build i:n: the neighborhood, Hunc called all the shots-who was hired, how the deal
other parts of the city. Many are church based. Some are led
was financed, which developers were involved-and often
by prominent, semipolitical figures such as Reverend Butts,
derailed projects. "If you didn't want to use their people, you { whose Abyssinian Development Corporation midwifed the
took your·money elsewhere," a local official remembers.
$15 million Pathmark grocery store that opened in East
Harlem this spring. In contrast to HUDC, most of these newer
It seems that everyone who knows the history of Harlem
groups work to assuage neighborhood fears about the impact
recalls at least one deal that was blocked or fatally delayed.
of new development. They also navigate local political obstaOne prime site at the corner of Lenox Avenue and,ll6th
cles and attract public subsidies as no private entrepreneur
Street sat empty for 25 years. A proposed international trade
center to be built on 125th Street ate up millions of dollars
could. Perhaps most important, they ease investor concern
about wading into the uncharted waters of upper Manhatbefore the idea was abandoned. Meanwhile; Blockbuster
tan-and, so far, every sizable project in the neighborhood
Video waited more than two years to open a store, stymied by
has involved a community group acting as codeveloper. The
HUDC officials who insisted that the chain find a minority
danger is that the nonprofits' social agendas may ultimately
partner. Throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s, successive mayskew the development process. They help decide, for examors and governors looked the other way-even as members of
ple, just how expensive any new housing should be and, by
the Gang of Five allowed Harlem's assets, such as the legextension, who should live in it. Perhaps most damaging, the
endary Apollo Theater, to deteriorate almost beyond repair.
(Percy Sutton is· now contesting a suit, brought by the state,
CDCs only reinforce the. idea that, alone and unaided, downtown entrepreneurs cannot make money in Harlem-not
claiming that his company shorted the theater $1 million in
revenue even as Rangel and other Apollo board members ( exactly a message that will encourage investors.
Over the past two or three years, the focus of Harlem
failed to pay for minimal upkeep.)
development has shifted from residential to commercial. OI?:
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�paper, the long · underserved neighborhood looks like a
retailer's dream. New housing has brought in a wave of new
residents with more disposable income. In many retail categories there.is no competition, ~60 to 70 pet=eeHt afresidents routinely travel out of the neighborhood to shoR. But,
as with the housing revolution, commercial development
hasn't happened spontaneously: apart from a few drugstore
and video rental chains willing to hazard small outlets in the
area, national retailers ar.'T still wary of the ghetto.
ODAY, YET. ANOTHER middleman, the congressionally mandated Upper Manhattan
Empowerment Zone (uMEZ), is working to
change that. Not unlike the local CDCs, the
zone organization is at once the answer to
Harlem's economic problems (it has declared the neighborhood open for business and lured several high-profile retailers) and a continuation of them (it adds still another layer of
bureaucracy to mediate-and inevitably skew-investment).
Unlike many other empowerment zones, which vary
widely from city to city, the one in upper Manhattan is genuinely committed to a market-oriented approach. Rather
than create a web of social services that would perpetuate
Harlem's dependence on the public sector, UMEZ seeks to
spur a business boom fueled by both outside investment
and indigenous entrepreneurship. Aiming to create 23,0'00
new jobs, the organization's first president, former investment banker and city ·official Deborah Wright, consulted
McKinsey & Company to determine what kinds of businesses would do best in the neighborhood; she then set out
to encourage them with seed loans ,and tax. credits. (The·
zone's charter also permits it to fund some social services,
but primarily those that enhance business skills and job
readiness in the neighborhood.)
The problem is that the zone is a quasi-public organization, and it functions like a classic government bureaucracy.
The former investment bankers on the staff don't just go out
and look for deals; as in a city agency, they issue requests for
proposals and then wade through a flood of paperwork. ·
Unlike a bank, which can issue a loan in days or even hours,
the zone sends its likely deals through a convoluted, twotiered approval process, and most of the major community
groups in Harlem, the governor, the mayor, and Rangel himself have absolute veto power. Approval can take from six
months to a year~ a wait that can easily kill a small business
start-up. And even more damaging than the delay is the
overtly political nature of the screening process.
. One consequence of this politicization is that social services have fared much better than business start-ups.
Another is what insiders bluntly describe as patronage,
much of it directed toward the same groups that benefited
during the HUDC era. "Everybody [on the UMEZ board]
wants their boy or girl massaged financially," says one local
entrepreneur. "Board members and friends of board members are always telling [Wright] to take care qf Willie and
Suzy, and nobody asks who can do the job the most cheaply
or the best."
What's remarkable, given these handicaps, is just how
successful the zone has been in transforming the economic
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for doing business in Harlem," says downtown development
lawyer Jesse Masyr. In marked contrast to HUDC, Wright
has successfully signaled to major investors that Harlem is
a safe and profitable place to do business, even as she has
allayed the community's perennial suspicion of outsiders.
Still, even the zone's greatest successes have come with
costs-the inevitable costs of government involvement in
the marketplace.
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developer, Grid Properties, to attract investment. But, even
then, Grid President Drew Greenwald recalls, "some of the
things we met with were beyond belief. Unlike Scarsdale or
midtown Manhattan, Harlem takes a lot of explaining in
corporate America." The big break came in 1995, just as the
empowerment zone was getting going, when the Disney
Company deCided to open a shop. Though the store is considerably smaller than most Disney outlets, the company's
decision to sign a deal made the complex. Half a dozen
other national retailers, including Old Navy and HMY, followed Disney, and before long the project was 75 percent
leased-enough to convince Chase Manhattan to come
through with an impressive loan. Still, even with Chase and
Disney and a Magic Johnson movie theater in on the deal,
it took an additional $11.2 million from the empowerment
. zone to complete the $65 million financing package.
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or so will make or break investor confidence
in Harlem. "It is going to prove the uptown
market and prove it decisively," says Anne
Habiby, director of research for the Bostonbased Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. "It took some
extra time and extra effort to put all the pieces of the deal
together," concedes Chase Manhattan's ·Mark Willis. "But,
if it works, the next one will be easier to put togethermuch easier." Others, even those who have a stake in the
project, worry that expectations may have spun out of
control. "The whole thing is a big maybe at this point," warns
one uptown entrepreneur, "a lot of ifs." For one thing,
though the neighborhood is a low-income enclave, much of
the retail in Harlem USA doesn't fit a low-income profile.
Misjudging the customer base is a mistake any retailer
could make, but the involvement of the empowerment zone,·
with its non-market investment criteria, has made this kind
of error much more likely. "There's too much social engi- \
neering," says another businessman from the neighborhood.
"Harlem USA, the Starbucks down the street-these people
have conceptualized a middle-class Harlem that doesn't
exist yet."
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having an effect on the nearby real estate market, increasing
demand and raising rents along 125th Street-and this jump
may have raised the cost of doing business in the area above
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what any retailer can recoup in profit. "It's one thing for Dis-
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a loss on a small store, They're up here as much for political
~ ney and Chase," says a Harlem businessman. "They can take
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sumers. But regular retailers look at it differently, and many
of them are already priced out of the market."
It's a pattern of distortion that local players say they see
~ elsewhere in the neighborhood. Though most uptown
r- investors agree that some kind of incentives are still neces1-1
(') sary to spur development, they also warn that the wrong
sort of inducement can prove disastrous. "All too often;' says
one insider, "the city provides a subsidy of $3 million, and
the cost of the project goes up by $3 million:' According to
knowledgeable Harlem residents, this is exactly what happened with the Pathmark that opened recently on East
125th Street. One person close to that deal claims that the
supermarket could have been built at a fraction of its costbut the developers, flush with low-interest loans and government money, chose to pay extra for the builder who
got the contract. Meanwhile, these insiders say, the publicsector incentives that sparked the housing explosion have
jacked up construction costs higher than an unsubsidized
market can bear, and, now that the subsidies are shrinking,
both contractors and builders accustomed to inflated prof. its are reluctant to take on leaner work.
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they don't like to see clients fail-for both emotional and
financial reasons. Taken together, what all this means is that,
in aiding local businesses, even more than elsewhere, thirdway economic engineers don't receive the signals the market sends them. If the entrepreneur is black or the loan
fund has gone out on a limb to help him, it doesn't really
matter if his business is taking root and creating wealth in
the community. The loan fund will stick with the business
regardless.
The new Sterling Optical store at the corner of I 25th Street
and Malcolm X Boulevard is evidence of how this impulse to
nurture start-ups can both help and hurt. A franchise owned
by a team ofblack investors, Sterling Optical is the first shop
in Harlem to sell expensive, brand-name eyeglasses, and,
despite its seemingly middle-class orientation, it has reportedly done well since it opened last September. The people
who run the store and its customers seem particularly proud
that it is black-owned and operated. Elegantly designed and
well managed, located on a choice corner of central Harlem,
it is another hopeful sign that the neighborhood may really
be open for business.
UT THE REALITY is more complicated. The
original idea for the store came not from its
owners but from Gary Hattem, an executive at
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Bankers Trust. Building on the model of the
stimulate the growth of local business-has
decade before-the housing success storyproved even more elusive than attracting outHattem asked friends at several CDCs to suggest types of
side investment. It is an article of faith among
new retail that the neighborhood needed. Then, together,
those promoting the new-markets approach
the banker and the CDCs scoured the community for
that the large-scale projects in the 125th Street comdor will
local people who could run shops. The most original part
have extensive ripple effects, generating increased business
of the idea was the franchise concept: "It's a unique opporfor the small stores around them, and UMEZ has spared no
tunity," says Hattem, "to help peopie without the business
background overcome their lack of experience." The new
effort in assisting neighborhood retailers who might benefit
from these opportunities. One ofits first actions was to set up
eyeglasses store is the first fruit of this initiative. Clifford
a sister program called BRISC (Business Resource and Invest- )' Simmons at the Abyssinian Development Corporation
ment Service Center), which provides capital and technical
(ADC) found the six local investors: a group of old college
assistance to local entrepreneurs. Also during its first year, · ·ends, now professionals. ADC made the match with SterUMEZ created half a dozen loan funds and business-tutoring
ling Optical. Bankers Trust· and LISC, the nonprofit loan
initiatives to help still smaller fledgling operations: homefund, financed the deal at well below market rate. Each of
based enterprises, mom-and.:.pop storefronts, and the like.
the six entrepreneurs put down a small amount of money;
Several of the local CDCs provide similar counseling and
ADG kicked in the rest and then walked the investors
technical assistance.
through every step of setting up the business: hiring, pur.·' The problem for all these initiatives is finding neighborchasing, marketing, day-to-day management, and more.
hood businesses worthy of help. "The zone would have liked
"Everybody held each other's hand," recalls a proud Simnothing better than to give its first $10 million to local black
mons.
entrepreneurs," says one downtown investor who has worked
In the short run, the outcome is exciting. But, in the long
,extensively in Harlem. "P.S.: There aren't any." The massive
run, it's far from clear just what Bankers Trust and ADC have
_,,.middle-class exodus from the area has caused a fateful erobought with their investment and their labor-intensive personal involvement. As long as ADC stands in the background,
sion of entrepreneurial energy. And over two years, despite a
strenuous search for clients, ·Bruse has helped no more than
essentially running the store and gua_ranteeing its prospects,
three dozen enterprises, all of them in business categoriesthe franchise owners won't learn very much about the real
small start-ups and neighborhood stores-that notoriously
risk and responsibility at the heart of launching a. start-up.
fail in record numbers. Concerned about creating depenEncouraging as it seems for other Harlemites, in truth, the
dency, officers at Bruse and other loan funds say they do all
Sterling outlet is a Potemkin enterprise. The bank and the
they can to maintain "a private-sector mentality," rigorously
CDC behind it have succeeded in putting a black face on
screening applicants and placing conditions ori the aid they
Harlem retail, and a few well-connected-residents may make
give. Still, like any bank with a risky exposure, the new breed
a little money as a result. But the progni.ill has done little to
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experience in Harlem. Instead, he complains, they're creating \)
another generation of people who make a living off local /
authorities.
The past six months have been a difficult period for the
Harlem empowerment zone. Bad blood between Pataki and
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made it all but impossible for the able and well-liked Wright to do her job. The
mayor's on-again, off-again relationship with Butts didn't
make things any easier, nor has continued legal wrangling
between New York state and Rangel in the Apollo Theater
lawsuit. In early spring, local papers got wind of a feud
between Wright and the mayor's office, and she resigned
in April, ostensibly for personal reasons. But then, last
month, the cloud hanging over the agency seemed to dissipate, thanks to an unlikely truce between Giuliani and
Rangel. The zone's board of directors met quietly and
released $54 million for languishing projects approved in the
past fiscal year, and, according to insiders, Wright's successor
will soon be announced. Given the zone's symbolic importance in Harlem, this turnaround is probably a welcome
development, but it will solve none of the fundamental problems slowing commercial takeoff in the are·a.
s FAR AS anyone can see into the future,
political circumstances in New York-both
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uptown and downtown-virtually guarantee the continued politicization of Harlem's
. economy. Part of the problem traces back to
the city's stranglehold on much of the land. The Giuliani
administration has made a determined effort to divest itself
of these holdings, cutting its portfolio from 65 percent to
roughly a third. But the process by which the Department
of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) returns
the land to private ownership remains a nightmare for private developers: painfully slow, maddeningly bureaucratic,
and-like everything in New York-politicized. "It can take
two or three times as long to get to the construction stage,"
complains builder Drew Greenwald, "and that's if everything goes smoothly. It takes the city a couple of years just to
pick a developer, and then, if the guy doesn't work out, the
site goes back to the city. If they make more than one mistake_:_ and they often do-it can take up to 10 years to tum
over a ·site."
The city's arcane, multilayered system for public review of
most construction doesn't help. Every development that
requires a zoning change must be submitted to the local
community board. That's a difficult gauntlet to run in any
neighborhood, but it's especially arduous in Harlem, with
its age-old suspicion of outside-i.e., white-investors.
Politically sensitive city agencies often defer to the enclave's
local leadership. "We go back to the community boards for
approval even when we don't have to," explains an HPD
official. And, for many projects, the community board· is
only the first step in the process. A big-box shopping
complex planned for 119th Street by the East River is currently undergoing a seven-month-long public l'eview that
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began with Community Board 11 and will go through the
borough president's office, the city planning commission,
the city council, and the mayor's office before any construetion can begin.
Local officials in Harlem know full well the power they
wield in this process, and even those who say they welcome
outside investment seem to feel an obligation to put up some
resistance. "The elected officials of this community are going
to make sure that the people who have been here a long time
are not going to be sold out," declares Councilman Phil Reed.
"We negotiate with the developers. We try to be reasonable.
But, if you come through here and think you're going to make
a profit by ripping someone off, yo~'ll have a gorilla up
against you." Often, the local demands are no different than
they would be in any neighborhood: for example, that the
developer of a large shopping complex pay for new Astroturf
in a nearby playground. But even Harlem's planners admit
that, in some cases, the area's unwelcoming politics can be
prohibitive for investors. "I've talked to entrepreneurs trying
to do things [in Harlem], and I tell them to contact the
empowerment zone," says Richard Parsons, president of
Time Warner and chairman of the UMEZ board. "They say,
'God save rrie from the empowerment zone-you get bogged
down in all that political foolishrie~s:"
Though agencies like the zone and the CDCs that embrace
a third~way agenda are slowly opening the door to outside
investors, they have done little to challenge the public's unrealistic assumption that the neighborhood can be revitalized
and yet remain otherwise unchanged. If anything, because
of their political roots, the new planners have a stake in
encouraging that illusion. But as long as they do-and as
long aS they let it guide their investment deCisions-the economic change they seek is sure to be sharply circumscribed.
wouLD BE easy for members of Congress pondering Clinton's proposals to misread the les.so..ns. of
Harlem. The . costs associated with government
efforts to jump-start market activity in poor fi'clgh.
borhoods are all too obvious in black New York and,
in a perfect world, it would be better to do without government intervention. But we don't live in a perfect world, and
there are reasons why markets don't spring spontaneously
from the soil in places like Harlem and the Mississippi Delta.
As Kathryn Wylde says of upper Manhattan, "the economy of
the local community just isn't strong enough or attractive
enough yet to support market-:rate investment Without some
incentives." In circumstances like these, public-private solutions are needed to grease the way for capitalism, luring
developers with tax credits and low-interest loans even as
they prepare a commercia.! infrastructure and incubate a
local business culture. But, in the end, devotees of the publicprivate model have to recognize that their methods may
undermine their aims. The challenge forboth Clinton and
Congress is to design programs that minimize bureaucracy
and political interference, leaving the market as free as possible-not so much for ideological reasons but because in the
long run, only genuinely market-based investment will take
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
RADIO ADDRESS ON CHARTER SCHOOLS
MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS
August 28, 1999
Good morning. This week, students all over the country are getting ready for the first
day of school. Like every year, parents will send their children off to school with new
backpacks and fresh hopes that they will get the world class education they need and deserve.
Today, I want to talk about our continuing efforts to strengthen and renew our nation's public
schools - by encouraging more choice, more competition, and more creativity.
For more than six-and-a~half years, my administration has taken action to raise
standards, raise expectations, and raise accountability in every public school in America. I
have proposeda comprehensive plan to strengthen and renew our nation's public schools from reducing class size to improving teacher quality ... from modernizing and rebuilding
thousands of schools to finishing the job of connecting every library and classroom to the
Internet ... from putting an end to social promotion to expanding afterschool programs.
This is an education agenda for the 21st Century. But with school enrollments'reaching
record levels around the country, we know we must draw on every resource we possess to
ensure that all of our children have the chance to reach.their highest potential. We must do
more to promote the creat~vity, competition, and accountability that can turn around failing
schools, and make good schools even better.
That is why I have been encouraging more states to pass charter school laws - and
promoting the idea of charter schools across the country. Charter schools are innovative
public schools ·started by educators, parents, and communities, open to students of every
background or ability. In return for greater flexibility, charter schools must set and meet the
highest standards - and they stay open only as long as they do. Just as important, charter
�schools don't divert tax payer dollars from our public school system -- they use those dollars to
improve all our public schools ..
I am proud of the progress we have made so far. When I was first elected President,
there was only one charter school in the entire country. This year, there will be more than
1, 700 -- well on our way to meeting my goal of establishing 3, 000 charter schools nationwide.
For an increasing number of families, charter schools are the right choice. In fact,
there are waiting lists at 7 out of 10 existing charter schools, as more parents realize that more
innovation and creativity produce results. Let me give you just one example. When Bowling
Green Elementary School in Sacramento ranked third from the bottom in its district, parents
and teachers decided to take control. Since becoming a charter school, Bowling Green has
seen student performance soar - with greater gains in test scores than any school in the district.
The charter school movement is a real grass-roots revolution in education -- and we
must do everything we can to support it. Today, I am pleased to announce nearly $100
million in funding for charter schools around the country. These funds will help teachers and
parents open new charter schools in 32 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. They
will help existing charter schools hire more well-trained teachers, buy more books, computers,
and educational software, and ensure that classrooms are safe and accessible for all students.
Finally, these funds will help charter schools develop accountability systems to measure
whether they are meeting - or exceeding- state standards.
Charter schools are living proof of what parents and teachers can do to reinvigorate
public education. Investing in them means investing in accountability and excellence. But just
as our children are returning to class, the Republican leadership's risky tax plan would
undermine these investments and force deep and irresponsible cuts in education and other
national priorities. As Congress comes back to Washington, let's remind them what the
creators and students of America's charter schools already know: That we are all accountable
for our children's future.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
REMARKS AT EARLE HIGH SCHOOL
EARLE, ARKANSAS
December 10, 1999
Acknowledgments: Sec. Riley; Sec. Slater; Slater CoS (and Earle grad) Jerry
Malone; Sen. Blanch Lincoln and Rep. Marion~; MCI VP and Foundation Executive
Caleb Schutz; National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Bill Ferris; Earle
School District Superintendent J.B. Crumbly; Principal Rickey Nicks; Junior Class Pres.
Jimmi Lampley;
There are certain places in America where, no matter how many times I visit, I
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always come away feeling inspired and grateful. Earle is definitely one of those places. I
will never forget the boost you gave me when I ran for governor in 1982. I will never
forget coming here for many years after that, every fall, to the Church of God in Christ
and listening to the ethereal music of Sister Carrie Paige. Now, looking at this beautiful
new school, which I know you all struggled mightily to build, I can see that the inspired
spirit of Earle is more alive than ever. It is a joy and a privilege for me to be back here
today.
When I left Arkansas seven years ago, it was a difficult time for America, with
high unemployment, high interest rates, and falling real wages. Too many Americans
lacked the skills they needed to succeed in the new economy.
But from my years in Arkansas and my travels around the country, I knew that the
American people had the spirit to tum this nation around-- if we created the conditions
and give them the tools they needed. And for seven years that's what we have tried to do.
We worked hard to eliminate the federal deficit, because we knew that would mean lower
interest rates, lower car payments, lower mortgage payments, more business investment,
and more jobs.· But while cutting the deficit we also nearly doubled investment in
education and training-because we knew that the key to providing opportunity fc:r all
Americans in this new economy is to provide a world-class education for all our children.
That's what the people of Earle aim to do with this beautiful new school, and today, I
want to talk about new steps we are taking to help.
I am pleased with the progress we have already made in this country. I am
grateful that we are enjoying what will be, in February, the longest economic expansion
in our history. I'm grateful that we have created over 20 million new jobs, with rising
wages, and that we have achieved the lowest African-American and Hispanic
unemployment rates ever recorded.
But I am bothered that there are still places in America that have not felt the full
effects of our prosperity-from the Mississippi Delta to our inner cities and India~t
reservations. Yes, it's good that the unemployment rate here in Crittenden County has
dropped from over7 percent in 1993 to 5 percent. But unet'nployment is still much
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higher here in eastern Arkansas than in the nation as a whole. Yes, I'm pleased that real
wages are up throughout the Arkansas Delta region. But wages here are still much lower
here than the national average.
Earlier today, in West Memphis, I announced new steps I'm taking to bring more
economic development resources to east Arkansas and the entire Mississippi Delta
region. But to truly enhance this region's long-term economic prospects, we must
strengthen the skills of its children.
The people of Earle clearly understand the value of education. The sacrifices you
have made to build this fine new school are a testament to that. I am grateful that your
struggle was made a bit easier by educational investments that Vice President Gore and I
have fought for over the years. You purchased new computers for this school with the
help of grants from our Technology Literacy Challenge Fund. And you connected those
computers to the Internet with the help of $100,000 in discounts from our E-rate program.
And in the budget I signed last month, the Earle district, and districts like it across the
Arkansas Delta region, will receive over $60 million in federal education investmentsincluding $7 million to hire up to 200 more teachers to bring down class sizes in the early
grades.
Today, I am here to talk about new actions and new investments that build on
those we have ~!ready made.
First, I am pleased to announce a generous new initiative by the MCI World Com
Foundation to give teachers at Earle High School, and across the Delta region,
unprecedented access to the kind of world-class educational materials that in the past
only wealthy school districts could afford. The Foundation, in conjunction with National
Geographic and the National Endowment for the Humanities, has developed a wonderful
Website called Marco Polo. This site contains lesson plans and resource materials in
everything from history to math to art. These lesson plans have been developed by some
of America's finest teachers and academics, and are available free of charge over the
Internet.
But to take advantage ofthis wonderful Website, classroom teachers need to be
trained how to utilize it. So, the Marco Polo Foundation will train, free of charge, as
many as 4500 district curriculum specialists throughout the seven state Delta region.
These specialists will in tum train over 100~000 teachers on how best to use the Website.
A teacher in Earle, for instance, will learn to go to the Web site, click on "humanities,"
and be guided to a series of lesson plans on, say, the life of Socrates, developed by Bill
Ferris' experts at the National Endowment for the Humanities. The lesson plan then links
to sites containing Plato's writings on Socrates, and commentary by leading c::·,-;sic:tl
scholars. And it provides probing questions teachers can ask students, such as ili';<t~:~:J:;::g
·whether Socrates would have chosen to die for his ideas if he had had Martin Luther King
as a cellmate. The site then links to King's Letter from a Binningham Jail-where King
praises Socrates for creating "a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise f:-Gt;; >.iic
bondage of myths and half-truths." Imagine helping high school students explore the
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idea of civil disobedience over 2500 years of history. And imagine how much richer our
schools would be if every high school in America offered lessons like these.
Second, I am pleased to announce two conferences we will be holding here in
Arkansas, to help rural communities gain access to the myriad of federal programs that
already exist. I know that is very hard for many small rural towns, with part-time mayors .
and tiny staffs, to keep up with available federal programs-much less fill out the
paperwork required to benefit from them. That's why the Department of Education will
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host an important conference on March 9 of next year in Jonesboro. The conference
will help educators and law enforcement officials from rural communities across the
seven-state Delta region learn how to apply for school safety and drug-prevention grants
and develop safer schools. And later in March the Department will host another
conference in Helena to help rural colleges attain grants and assistance they need from
federal agencies.
With these actions, we can help bring world class skills and knowledge to the
young people of east Arkansas and elsewhere in the Delta. When I came through
Arkansas on my new markets tour this summer, I said that there is an enom1ous desire in
America right now to bring to the table of our current prosperity parts of the country that
have not fully felt its benefits. I think that spirit grows stronger in the nation with each
passing day. It is the same spirit of hope and optimism that I always get when I come to
Earle. It is the spirit of America at its best, and I believe it will lead to an even better
America in the 21st Century.
Thank you and God bless you.
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Consultant outlines study to promote city, true!\
· T1te
relationship between·
·west Memphis and the
trockiog industry is undeni. able in terms of the city'.o;
location. and city leaders are
looking for a way to promote
increase that relationShip in the coming years.
and
On
Monday;
tbe
Adven1sing cand Promotion
Commission JDet with City
leaders at City Hall fu discus.." a broad range of plans
for i mproviiig the city's
attractive~ to. the trucking indusby,··~ :l
Consultant. Dick Star of
Economic
) ; ; Research
.o\ssociates addnssed the
group and ~lh.e saw great
Fenter projected that hiJg
program would initially cost
between $10 and Sl.S million and have an annual
Operating budget of $1 mil-
lion. He added that he
hoped the state wouJd pick
up the operating cost of the
project after two e1r three
years_
Mayor Bill Johnson said he
liked Fenters plan because
it addressed the need of disp1a.ced fann wm-kers in the
area who may not have
found a new lfflCation.
"'We have something that
no one can take away from
US. and t.baes the geography.• Fenter said.
Christian said the original
.intent of the meeting was to
decide whether or not to
combine Sf.ar>s and Fenter's
proposals when taking them
to Washington in search of
fedent) funding. She said
she thoUg-ht there would
have to be another meeting
since nothing was decided
at Monday's meeting.
potential in the city .for ·and museum. The truc-king
·· trucking interests · whi~h . attraction "Would ·be a pri:would briDg additional eco- vately owned ami operated
nomic development as weil · enterprise, and would not,
as more taxes and joba to Star said, be in any way
the city.
affiliated with the economic
Star also told the group development aspect& (If the
abe~ut a proposed toUrist city's .plan to enoourage
attraction called '1\-uckJ;;md more .inve$tment by the
USA that would induile a trucking industty .in West
themed restau.'"allt, gifl;,Blwp Memphis.
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high schools- ·in
Crittenden
County
to
increase the pool of labor for
transportation-related johs.
Fenter stressed the skills
taught wuuld focus not only
on traditional vocational
training but also on computer and technical training.
Fenter explained that the
transportation industry U;
facing a severe shortage of
workenl.. and a fransport.a- ·
tion technology center
would address the industry's need and encou.rage
their investment in the prognun..
Fenter said lie had already
sent one draft of his proposal
to
Secretary
af
'1\-a.naportation
Rodney
S1ater,
who is
frum
.;e.., J.J.l
Marianna.
State Represent.afive Steve
Jones noted that an economic boom fur the city and
county would carry over
into surrounding areas and
has already gotten the
attention of 1awmakers
!Tom nei£hhorine ATkan.'IS!s
BUSINESS
ConUnued from Page 1
Star expressed
in working With
,ingindustry as a
ing, "they are ver:their sa~pe of im
noting that there
national organJ
take a proposal u:
"We can't sen
industry right 1.
Star. "We need t.:
how we can get m
the federa] (gover:
asking what it
fund. Then we ca
to the industry t(l ,
want to buy in..·
According to COl
questioned Star about bCIW
th city will overcome the
e . ·
·
ofthe
negative tmpresswns
.
•trucking industry some m
znemher
Sara
Christian, Star wa~
the city may ha~e.
the A and P COlll.Ir
.fe~?ponded by ~oting
t.tucking IS such an
~<>nt
economic
factor
lmyu• ~
.
of it
In the area, tbe rmage
~~.1 business well- ·
as a""'""""~~
. ·
suited to West Memphls .
should be easy to promote to
city residents.
In a second proposal before
the gTOUp, Glen Fenter,
pre.sidenl; of Mid Sou.:
Community College, spo
about his propcn;ed planecior
tra.nspOrtation-related
ncation in area schools.. .
Calling West .Memphis' Sltuation something~
to wbat Sil.iam V~ey 15 fe~r
the computer mdustry, .
Fenter explained h,is_ ~~ ~. ·
instituting
coHege-level
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action year-round at
purses and some of southland
the premier racing
greyhounds in the world. Racing at Southland is
year-round. Southland patrons also enjoy a pair
of full-service restaurants and simulcast horse ,
racing action.
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The Great Out-Of-Doors
Old river lakes and
bayous around West
Memphis offer good
. fishing. Duck hunting
is excellent here
during fall and winter
seasons. Horseshoe
You'll find great places to hunt and
Lake has a fullService marina and
fish around West Memphis.
recreational boating. Another popular lake is
situated within the Wappanocca National
Wildlife Refuge.
In town, Gammon Lake is regularly stocked with
a variety of gamefish. Fourteen city parks
covering 75 acres are filled with baseball and
softball fields, open play fields, tennis courts,
basketball courts, picnic tables and pavilions.
RV visitors can enjoy camping on the banks of
the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer RV Park has
concrete RV pads and other facilities.
Hit the Links
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Memphis
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Higb~·ays
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\\'nterways
River
MissiJ>Sippi River
FacUlties
AL!hc.~l~rt of West Memphi:<ahcrc·is a.
tcimimllfacility which has a 100 ton
rntrouilc!;:
293 miles N
417miksW
Population
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Southern Pacific
Union Pllcifii:.:
Short' Line
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in lbe city for all railroads:
Direction·to.M~jor Cities
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switching available tve!)·dily
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Utilities.
Rlectrieity,
\~1(;St ~fcrriphis Utilii}~. Corrimi&sion
TranS!nission·Voltage~>
161,000
City Primacy Voltages
-service voltages available
Nalurai.Gils
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.Surplu.~ capaCity
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Sewer System
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t:ritteOOeJJ., cicss..Mississlpp~ a.ad St fmcis cou."llie;
io ArkansBS; Deooto, Tate, Rnd Tu11ica co !~~!tics in Missr5sippl; Slrelby~d Tipton e<iulliJ~sill1ilnnrusce, There ill.:
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rv~ayor· CitY Cotinci l
City Planning und Zoning
892,?<J6 ll~.r.!llM residin8. wi~in lh~ rrt:ru.itin~ Jll'e:L ·
official plan~ CQmplctc; ordinances cntorccd
TotaJ Active Job Applicants'
15;385
Experienced Marnlfachinng
Experienced Non- Manufacturing
lncxP:cricrice<l
10,013
City Police Protection
Sc:mcc isavailal:Jlc to indll.'itrial nlimts outside
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1,041
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City Fire. Protection
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the dty.liniilS.
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The cit); mainlains 11 public parks; 18 tennis
courts, lind lJbasehalll softball ileld.o;.with
one practice _fidd.
Hunth'l~ Fishing, Boating
Horsc:Siioc Lake ·
Medical
Hospital
Ded.s
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.Mid~~o~:mth .Ccmnnuriity Co_!!ege Enrollmen.t 800
Hou'slng,
Building Permits: 1990-1994
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Share the magic of Christmas past. Enjoy the .
fun of Christmas present. Antlclpate the Joy
of Christmas future. It all comes together In
West Memphis Dickens of a Christmas.
Mark your calendar for a full schedule
of festivities throughout the holidays.
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December 3, 1999, through Jahuary 21 2000.
Skates available for rent .
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the festive glow of glittering lights adomlng our
Civic Complex.
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• WEST ME.MPHIS CHRIST~ PAJW)E- Dec. 7 .s~ 7 p.m.
• CHRISTMAS MOVIE CLASSICS - See them st the
Tiny Tim Theatre courtesy of the West Memphis
Junior Auxiliary.
• PHOl'OS WITH SANTA ClAUS
.Sunday, 1215, 12/12, 12/19 -1~4 p;m.
Thursday, 1219, 12/16 - 5-8 p.m.
Friday, 12/10, 12/17 ... 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, 12111, 12/18 - Noon to S p.m.
• HORSE-DRAWN CAAAIAGE RIDES· ..
• SIJIGH RIDES
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL," Dec. 6 at 6 p.m •
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"Then .all the Cratchit fa miff~_.~~~~ 40x6q feet and is ~n:·~-
drew roiJnd the hearth in what Bob for mdwlduru. or group skating.·
Crafchit called a circle, meaning throughout the month; Outgrown haff a one, and at Bob Cratchifs yoorsl<at~? NQUo_wony, ren~:
elbow stood the family display of .$kates are available at the rink.-:- · ·
glass-twotumblersandaCIJSI.ardThe full slate of Dickens ·of a
cup without a handle.
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Christmas activities began Oe'7hese held the hot sluff from cember 3. The event continues
the jug, howewif. as well as golden thrQljgh January 2 aoo is spongobletswouldhavedoneandBob ~by the West ~emphis ~
seNed it out with beaming looks, v~rtismg and Promotion Commlswhi/e the chestnuts on the tire ston, Southland Greyhound Park,
sputtered and crackled noisily_ . KSUD AM Radio and WREG TV
Then Bob proposed:
C?hannel_ 3. C~rolers, car~age
.. 1\ merry Christmas to us all. ndes, hohday Qlft demonstrations,
my dears. God bless usr
' church choirs, theatrical presenta'Which all the family re-echoed. tions and more are part of this holi.. 'God bless us, every one!' said day ev~nt..
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Tiny Tim, the last of all."
Some _Dickens of a Chn_stmas
-Charles Dickens ""A Christ- events. kicked off Dec. 2 with the
mas Carol~
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Community Christmas Tree Ught·
jng. Mayor Bill Johnson ·was
9y11leManoas~andlheiJiicl<ensola
scheduled to flip 1he switch that
Ovamscorrm~~~se
officially opened. Dickens of a
Have you ever longed for the Christmas. Other entertainment
kind of Christmas that Dickens was planned.
described in this picturesque and
The committee for this event
worked furiously on the many detouching classic?
Wen. this is the end of the 20th tails involved in lhis monthlong ~
century in America and not the celebration.
middle of the 19th -century in EnSarah Beth Christian. director of
gland. But the West Memphis Con- the convention and visitors buII
vention and Vfsttcm; Bureau ana a reau. said her husband, Don
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host of othertolks have pltched in. Christian. director of the civic com-·
to put on Dickens of a Christmas, . plex. came up with_ the_ iqea. A
a monthlong event that wiiJ take couple of years ago. they had dis-:
you back to those colorful days of cuss~d setting up a pJace in
Char1es Dickens.
Worthington Park for kids to have
When you see members of 1he !heir picture made with Santa. like
Little!he~treofCrittendenCounty Baby Boomers did at Court
strolhng m front of the Eugene Square in Memphis during their
Woods Civic Center dressed in childhood. •a is a fond memory,"
costumes typical of old England, Sarah Beth Christian says.
when you see the ofd E ng!ish
As they ·bounced the idea off
shops outside 1he civic center and other people, they received posi""'•llr
when you go ice skating nearby, live feedback. "It seemed to catch ·Modeling a Santa costume at the site ol Dickens ol a Cbristmas is Sidney Runnels. Modeling Dickens-era attire <
left,
Deb"rah
Abernathy,
Debbie
Todd,
H01ma
Harvey,
Jane
Benoa.ge
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Kevin
Wells.
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lightThe idea of ackjingaskatlng rink during the hotiday season." Sarah
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Jonned mto a W1nter Wonderland that the event was to include it Memphis stores, helping the employees will bethe_re, along with great opportunity forpeopl·
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of family fun
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aid-winning choral group o1
lSI Memphis Senio£ High
OOol wil p<esent !heir Cbrislmas
ICBII. Doug Conwil! is the dtb of Southern Exposure. On
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day_ Oecem.ber 10 tile Wesl
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liar Higll and Wonder' Juniol'
Jh Choir~ wi!l be held al
H) p.m. Faulk ElementafY
1001will present lheir choir cool 00 ll'usday. Oeoember 16 at
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l'be West Memphis Senior High
ilOOI Band under the direction
'(a!hy Wiliams will present their
Gil ~oonrefi.OO t.{ono ,
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Satumays lhis~.lhei'e '
lj
rwo
.bamore cemiOtiersofthe man
wmom this even1 is named.
n 1867 Cbades Diclcens toured, Unilecl Slates reading a spe- ·
,lly abridged verOOn olllls das.A CMsimas Carol." 1Ns Oenber yoo mil haVB the opportuf to re-lille the Dil:;kens ellperice in a s~cial ·charles
:kens': A CMstma.s Carol" pmllation by Don Christian, Jr.
::lvislian has been active ill theIf 1or years. Besides being a
ger. he is also an actor. He bas
~ and Slatred in numerous
'liinunity ·!healer produclioos
kdng Camelot South Pacific_
e Nen1 The Fofei!pler,lbeOdd
uple. and counUess olhers.
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Wane& IYn. Cnlcloil) i•lk Critta6eol Ylllltlll DealEr ~llllllll8 i!1[81111c:tiN.al "il Cllri5tMa C:anL"
George .Frederick Handel's
Messiah is a work equally~
aJ Chrissmas and Easler-. Today
al5:30 p.m. Crit!eodenArls C«ndl viill pmsenl: 1he amua.l "'Sing It
Yourself Messiah'.
This sllOitened. simpfrfied version o1 Haooers maslefpiece wm
be held at lhe Eugene Woods
Civic Cenler. Soloists for the per-
ilSSed in period attire. he Will
llQ both ChaJ1es Dickens and •A
risl.mas Carer to life. PerlorIIIOeS d be held WI !he Eugene
XJds CMc Ceriler on Saturday. 1DfTilance iodude Kevin Reese.
cember 1' al 5:00 p.m. and Mike Sllivley, Judilh Ledbener_
turday Oeoember 18 at 4:00 lJsa Alhms and Shannon Ginn.
n. Admission is free. bul the Commt.inity member.; v.nt> \\-oold
blic is encouraged to bring a toy ike 1c paJtitipalein 1be groopoom'TO)S for Toestler.; are inviloo lo rome lo the
1c:heslr.u".s r:JastW!g oo an open Cn;ic Cenler. The)" ar;; ~ to
•mean Ctl'IS!m3S. so :oo. does ar:'l!l tllN muSIC 1if lher ha>"e ilj
Mus<!: ~ will be a~~e lo
ndel s Messian
Breckenridge
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8ADefllidge says lJle sdlool
bas worl<ed 001hese goals and.
"They~ improved !1e3.11y.•
Asked how il felt 10 be hoooced reoenny by llef schoollistricl. BrecXenridge saX!, "1 can't
use d111ing lhe perfoonancs. Te>lal peffonnance lime wil be less
lhan30 nWmes. Kem Reese and
Usa Adams ~ accompany lhe
performanoe. For more inlonnation, please conlact Cllt1enden
Al1s Col.ncil al870/T32-Q60_
Crittenden Youth Theater ~
ertory Troupe will present two free
pubic performances of ·A Christmas Carol" on Monday. December
6 and Monday. Deoember 13 at
6:00p.m. aJ me Eugene Woods
Civic Center. The troupe, M'lid\
Late<. Sidney AUI'IIIeis, director
of I!ClOOOfl\ic developmeot lor the
cily. said !he wor~ of Ora
Bteckenridge has helped a grea1
numbe£ of lives ot poople she bas
rauglll ~ \he years. He said
learning Os ool od:'f academics but
also caring. "I think she exempilies the b-est ol both.' Runnels
said.
The appearaooe on Good Mom- ..
irig.America oocurred af1£N' people
from the show had read the l..ile
.s sponsored by West Memphis
It was wonderfU_"
Plior to thai. she had 001 only
been wriUen up in life magazine l!js Sep~ bul also
she had boon rntel'oliewed on magazine artide.
Br€Ckefifidge says !he iflteo'Wlow
Good Morning America. She
says lho6e were g<'eat 'But to was gmat. •j wasn't alTaid. twas
lle r~ed by your own !lis- .just glad to. go to New Yo(.( and _
~it.
aooeac on natioriallelevision. ~
Ju0101 Amiia')'. is under lha direclioo of (/"A~cy Btyan-Wilsall. a prulessionaJ acror.directorfrom MernJihis M's e')'an-Wilsan adapted
Reclf:J Use RectW BeOmlwilllbe alllicleal hill
~ pWar
cMioAcea Dec. B.
m
the stoty into a play fof the tour. GhostandGravedlgger. Cameron
In No¥embel the troupe loureC to McGowan of Marion Junior High
Osceola, Jonesboro, Hugh.es, is Scrooge's nepllew Fred, the
Marion, Wesl Memphis Christian Ghost ol Christmas Past and 1he
School, LR Jackson Elemenlary, Ghost of Cbristmas Fu1ure. Saand Richland ElemelllaJy.
rah
ol West JuniOr High is
•A magical performance' is how Scrooge's 1ianc:e. !Ms. Cratd1it
~have desclihed this pro- and the Ghost of Chrislmas
duclioo o1 "A Christmas
Present. Meg Earney. a lhird
Janet Sc:oll Willis designed the grader al Richland Elementary is
porlable.set1hatthetroopePSeS a Waif. Fan (Scrooge's sisletj and
and 1tae sa tioope membels play Martha Cra.ICM. landan Cloud. a
mulllple roles lD bring Dickens' fourth grader at RXnand Elemenbeloved class1c to lif8.
tal)' is a young beggar boy.
Michael Jackson of Hugh.es gra"edigger_ young bo)' and Tilly
porlrays lhe miserly EbetJezer lim ClaiOilil. lisa Cloud will serve
Scrooge.
as slage manager for 1he public
Mall Glasco of Marion Junior perlonnances.
High is B<lb Cra1chit. Malley's
fCon~ueaonpage ~9J
warren
caror _
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Julie_Kaminkow@ed.gov
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Subject: TLCF- Arkansas
I haven't hear from Josh so here is some more information on TLCF and Goals
accompli~hments document to you
tpmprrow ... it is being edit~d and I gm waiting on a few fact updates from
T.ICG.
20QO in Arkansas. I will have the
Sigr:Jificant advances have taken place in Arkansas since 1997.
Beginning in 1S98, all Goals 4000 Funds have been earmarked for technology.
The Goals 2900 tec;:hnology funds were combined with the Technology Literacy
Challenge Funds in Arkansas to implernE:Jnt more than 200 technology projects
at elementary and secondCl.rY schools throughout the state. To date, more
than $20 million in TechnoJogy, Literacy Challenge Funds and Goals 2000 funds
h~ve been awarded in ArKansas. Through consortia and statewide prc;>jects,
these funds have positively impacted virtt,Jally .every schqol district i.n the
Stat~.
These technology programs have pQ'~itively affected teaching and learning
throughp\.Jt the State. From supporting, ttl.@ ?tg.te's highly successful
elementary Smart Start Initiative to providing opportunities for high school
students to learn advanced computer applications in the Arkansas EAST
(Environmental and Spatial Technology) Initiative, these technology programs
have significantly influenced not only how teacher's teach but also what
students learn, where they go to college, and even their employment
opportt.,mities. Funds have also been used to bring Distance Learning
courses in foreign language ahd advanced mathematics to areas of rural
A~kansas and the Delta area that have had difficulty finding qualified
�teachers.
Julie Kaminkow
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Technology
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202
202"401-1444
FAX 202-401-3941
julie_kaminkow@ed.gov
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The Delta Regional Initiative
The Southern EZ/EC F arum and The Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center
History of the Forum
*The Forum was an informal organization of rural and urban EZs and ECs from AR, LA and
MS. They were originally funded by the Foundation for the Mid-South.
*The Chair is Thelma French. New Orleans EC (urban) and the Vice Chajr is Moses J.
Williams. Nortbeau~ Louisiana Delta EC (rural).
* Meeting quarterly since 1995 to share program ideas and discuss issues of mutual concern.
Southwe!lt Border Regio~al Initiative Connection
* At the White House Empowerment Zone conference in Detroit in April, 97, V .P. Gore
challenged EZ/EC communities to go beyond their boundaries and involve other communities
in the development of regional approaches to problem solving.
* OCD organized the initial successful meeting of the Southwest Border Regional Initiative in
June, 97. It consisted of rural EC's and community leaders in TX, NMt AZ, and CA.
"'OCD suggested to Forum leaders that they form a Delta regional initiative in August, 97.
Forum leaders agreed. OCD shared Southwest organizational docwnents with the Forum.
USDA/Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center(LMDDC) CoopeX'ative Agreement
* OCD given administrative responsibility to implement the Cooperative Agreement in Oct 97.
LMDDC formerly the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, authorized by
Public Law 100-460, 1988 and Chaired then by Gov. Bill Clinton.
* OCD suggested to Forum leaders that their Delta initiative would be significantly enhanced if
they joined in partnership with LMDDC.
* Their EZ/EC strategic plans contained many action items that were similar to the
recommendations in the Commission's 1990 study.
* The Forum members could use the remaining 7 years of EZIEC funding and, with LMDDC,
leverage additional fonndation and corporate resources to jointly implement the Commission's
recommendations,
The Commission's.1990 Report, "The Delta Initiative"
* The Comp:rission conducted a study of distressed conditions in 219 poor counties in the Delta
in the 7 states of Arkansas. Louisiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and
Tennessee.
• About 400 action recommendations for federal, state, and local govenunents in the following
areas:
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Human Capital Development
Health, Education, Housing, and Community Development.
Natural and Phy~>ical Assets
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Public Infrastructure.
Private Enterprise
Entrepreneurial Development, Technology Development, Business and Industrial
Development, and Tourism.
Environment
Informal Meeting, Little Ro~k, AR. Oct, 29,97
• Preliminary organizational discussion were held between LMDDC Executive Director, Ray ·
Bryant and Forum Chair Thelma French, urban New Orleans EC and Vice Chair Moses
Williams, Rural Northeast Louisiana Delta EC.
* General agreement was reached that the two organization would form a Delta regional
initiative.
Forum Membership Meeting, New Orleans, Dec. 4-S, 97
"'·Forum membership was expanded to include all8 rural and 6 urban EZs and ECs in the ?·Delta
states studied by the Commission.
* Discussed draft Delta initiative concept papers and a Partnership Afrreement for the Forum· and
LMDDC.
Forum and LMDDC Leadership Meeting, Dallas, TX, Jan. 13, 98
• Concept paper and a Partnership Agreement were approved for forwarding to all Forum
members.
* Decision made to sign a Partnership Agreement at a signing ceremony.
"'Later, a. Cooperative Agreement between the Forum and LMDDC would be drafted that would
outline how they would develop a long-range Delta strategic plan to implement benchmarked
projects based on the Commission's 1990 recommendations.
Signing of the Partnership Agreement, New Orleans, LA, April16, 98
*The Partnership Agreement was signed by.Eorum members .ancj Ra,y Bryant Lower Mississip~i
Delta Development Center. William Bynum. Entewrise Corporation of the Delta. and Geor~e
Penick. Foundation for the Mid South.
• Signing as witnesses to the agreement were V .P. Gore, Secretary of Agriculture Daniel
Glickman, and Secretary of Transportation Rodn~y Slater.
Delta Regional Initiative Governance Structure, Mobile, AL, June 3, 98
.. Forum leaders, LMDDC~ the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, and the
Foundation for the Mid-South decided on the composition of a joint Board of Directors.
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*Each ofthe 13 EZ/EC commu~ties in the Forum and Alabama would select one board
member. The Champion Communities in each of the 8 states would select one member to
represent all of the Champions in that state. The Forum would select one at-large member who
would serve as Co-Chair. The Executive Director ofLMDDC would serve as the other CoChair. The Enterprise Corporation and the Foundation would each have one non-voting.
member.
• Forum leaders will notify all the Fomm EZ/EC and Champion Communities of this 25 member
board structure and invite their selection of their representatives to the board.
• The new board will develop an overall delta regional strategic plan based on the LMDDC' s
report recommendations and on some of the major action items in each of the EZIEC Forum
members individual strategic plans.
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'THE SOUTHERN EMPOWERMENT ZONE I ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY FORUM
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
In traduction
The Southern Empowerment Zone I Enterprise Community (EziEC) Forum lo'la.s created in 1995. Originally knowtr as the Southern
Enterprise CommuniJy Forum. it included Enterprise Community members from the slates ofArkansas. Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Forum has since expQI'Ided to include Encerprise Communities and Empowerment Zone memhe,.sfrom Te~~nessee. Alabama and
Misso11ri. therefore, representing each of the Empowe,.ment Zones/ Enterp,.ise Communities located within o,. adjoining the Lower
Mississippi Delta Region ofthe United SlateJ.
fn the 1993 budget, Contp'e.s.s passed the Federal EZIEC P"ograPfl tU paN of the Omnibus B1.1dget and Reconciliation Act of 1993. _
President Clinton .sign the Acr into law on A11gusr 10, 1993, auchorizing $2.5 billion in tax incentives and$/ billion in ntle Xf Social
')ervices Bloc);. Grants to revitalize distressed rnhan Qlfd rural communities.
,.
fn 11rhan and rural Ql'eas, the EZIEC Program represents'rhe mosl extensiVe natio.,:,al program for addressing problems of severe
"Joveny and disrress. The prowam adopts a comprehensive approach to linking the goals of economic oppo,.iuniry, SIIStainable
:ommunity development, community-based partnership, and a .strategic vision for change.
~~the Whire House Empowerment Zone Corrference held in Detroit, Michigan on Apri/14-/6, 1997, Vice President AI Gore was very
;upporrive of the Empowerment Zone Program's ideas.'
The design ofthis Empowerment Zone Program was based on the idea that the people in each area know best what problems ore most
,·ignificant and how 10 go abo1.11 solving rhem... And if the Federal Gavernmenr comes inparmership. it should not be to dicrate o
;o/ution that was wriuen in WtUhington but to be a partner in helping a solution formed in rhe community to succeed.
The· Vice President.fio'ther challenged Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Commu'flicies to go beyond thei,. bowrda,.ies and involve
Jthe,. communities in the development ofregional approach ro problem solving.
!lA CKGROUND
"he Southern region'.s most significant initiative to dare. to develop a regional approach to problem solving. stoNed with the
!onvening of the Lower Mississippi Delia Development Commission in October. The Commissiort, establi.fhed unde-, Public Law I OOf60 and chaired by then Govemor ofArkansas, BiJI Clinton, was given the mission to study and make recommendations regarding
·conomic problems and opportunities in the Lowe,. Mississippi Delta Region and 10 develop a 10-year regional economic plan. For
he purpose of the srudy, the Delta Region was comprise of 2 J 9 coiDJties in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi.
1./issouri and Tetrrtes.see. To begin its wo1"k, the Commission blartketed the Delta.. seeking input from many thousands ofpeople who
Jllended public hearings, spolce to the Commission, provided writcen Testimony or participated thro11gh providing research and
£otistical information. In October/989, the Commission issued an interim report entitle, The Body of Nation, which outlined the
•rob/ems and opportunities of the Delta as well as rhe vase human and narural resources and many impressive effons now underway
'J move the region forward In the Commission's 1990 final report, The Delta lnitiacives. the collected information was compiled into
1 comprehensive plan for the developmencfor the region. The Initiative is a clearly wrillen "handbookjo'l' action" that any person
,,. group can pick 11p to see what can be done to help. There htU been a great demand for ihe publication. and it is currently in its
hird printing.
~OMMONALITIES
""he For11m communities are linked by geography. economics and culture. Geographically, this 'l'egional parmership begins at the
·aurhem tip of11/inf!is and extends Sourhward to the Gulf ofMexico. The Forum communities share a rich cu/rure with many of the
ountry's most ;.enowned writers, musicians and artist from communities thac are represented in the Southern EZIEC Forum. The
orum communities also shm'e the experience ofpronounced poverty which has pronounced impact on che quality of life and on their
conomic developmenT. The Foi"Um communities experience an histo,.ic srrain ofdi.fficuic ,.ace relations. which has compounded che
conomic social and cultural srresses. Together the Fontm communities posses human and economic assets that can he leveraged
J lead the region 10 achieve positive economic and social change.
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VALUES 'AND BEUEFS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Forum members believe that pa.siti"ve change can he best achieved t,.ough 5l'l'ategic collaboration and parmerships among the divenc.
and yet similar communities. With this U, mind, the individuals represent /he participating communities ofthe Southern EZ/EC Forun:
now wish to take their communities and this Fon~m to the nezt level by entering into a PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
·FORUM'S MISSION
The Southern EZIEC Forum will worlc to overcome the p,.ofound socially and economically depressed conditioi'JS in the Delta Region
ofrhe Southern United States. It will worlc to generate economic opportunity within a contezt ofconce,.n for natural environ,enc.y
and human needs. The Souchenr EZIEC Forum has establish the following:
To develop soW'ces a,d methods oftechnical assistance for our common goal; to alfoct the policies of and regulations regarding the
implementation of our plan5; to shtUe a,d leam among each orher; to dacumenl our ezperience of coming together in our
communities,trrosspreviously insurmountable harriers ofgeography, race. institutions, class and politics; and ro generare economic
opportunity within a context ofconcern for natural environments and human needs.
GOALS
Develop regional cooperation as a conduit for sustainable economic and' 5acial development in order ro rai.se the qualiry of life in
the Lower Mississippi Delta Region.
OBJECTIVES
I.
Build upon the work of the Lower Mississippi Development Commission with specific attention to: a) human capital
development, h) natural and physical assets and c) business and reclrnological development.
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Actions:
Revisit 1'ecommendarions included in the Delta Initiatives (see attached summary ofDelta SttJdy Recommendations).
ldenrify those initiatives that hold the greatest promise for work by the Soulhern Forum.
Set priorities for work.
II.
AsJ•ure communication of activities and projects to all partners in the Southern Forum.
Action:
Develop a systematic process fo.,. communication and verificacion of receipt of information.
Ill.
Develop and implement specific projects
Actions:
Determine projects ro be undef'ta/cen and create working groups for each project.
Develop an implementation strategy and process for each project. Consideration will be given to experimentation
with a model or pilot projects followed by ezpansion of successfu! models imo regional projects.
lV.
Collect information desc.,.ihing individual community projects with a proven record ofsuccess that can be replicated by other
communities.
Action:
Develop systemic P'ocesses to acquire and disseminate information on .ruccessfol community projects.
V
Conduct policy advocacy fa,. the Southern Region at the local, state andfede'f'allevels.
Action:
Develop processes for advocacy.
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Gel/DING P.RIJVCIPLES
The following principals shall guide the Partnel'ship:
Cotnmitrru:aJ.;. The members of the Southern EZIEC FoMim commit to suppol'ting anti providing key economic resources,
finmtcial as well as non-finandal 1'esouu:es,fo1' staffing and implememing the goals and objectives of the Southel'n EZIEC
Forum.
Pripritie51. Participants agree to identify short -term and long-term goals and commit resources to their achievement.
Bencbmarlg: Southern £ZIEC Forum Parmership members agree to measul'e the effects of actioi'IS undertaken by the
Partnership and apply the learnings from these actions to future cooperative actions rmdertaken by the Partnership.
Cemmurricqtlonr; Southern EZIEC Forum Partnership members agree to pool idea3:·talems and resources
commciif problems and achiev~ the goals ofthe partnership.
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address
Efflcierrcv: Southern EZIEC Forum Parmership members agree 10 seek out and utilize information and lcnowledge about
the challe11ge.s that aTe common to the pDI'ticipating communities and the strateg;es that can be effective in addressing them.
Outreac.h.;, Southern EZIEC Forum Parmership member$ agree to engage the commitment of resources. financial. technical
and informational and informational of other organizations in the public, private and nonprofit sectors in .support of the
Parmership.
·
Researcft; Southern
EZIEC Forum Partnership memhus agree to seek to understand the complex roots oftheif' economic
and commrmity development challenges and the inttrconnectedness among the economic, social and natural environments
in their communities.
Ve the undersigned do hereby commit ourselves; as representarive of our communities in support of these principals a11d state our
1il/ingness to contribute freely, within the limits of our ability. our time, our ralems and our willingness to foster growth through
1int action.
'xecuted at New Ol'leans. tlris _ _ _ day of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /998.
f71anue( B. Ford. Birmingham Enterprise Comm'llniry
Clarence Hawkins, Mayor of Bastrop, Louisiana
Macon Ridge Entel'pri~e Communiry
harlene Sylce.r, Mayor of Madi.som~iJie, Arlmnsas
2st Central Ar/cansas Enterprise Community
Bobby Washington, Mayor ofCu/Je,, Louisiana
Macon Ridge Enterprise Communiry
'herr L. Cole,
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Central Arlcansas Enterprise Community
Hines E. Rogers, Ill, Macon Ridge Enterprise Community
'artha Ellen Black, Erisc Prairie Enterprise Community
Harold D. Lathon, Mid Delta Empo"Werment Zone Alliance
~rvey Johnson,
Moses J. Williams, Norrheasz LA E.ncerpl'ise Community
Mayor ofJackson. Mississippi
tck.ron Urban Enterprise Community
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Marc H. Moria/, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
Orlean$ Enterprise Cr.~mmunfl)l
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Emmanuel Lofton, MS County Arlc41Uas Enterprise Community
lbraham Pierce, Mayor of Ouachita I Monroe, Louisiana
Juachita I Monroe Enterprise Communil)l
{.Eric
Lo~._Ouachital MorrToe
Entopri.se Community
Theirru:l H. French, New Orleans Enterpri3e Community
Theodore Lindsey, Mayo,. ofTullu/ah, Loui.siQI'Ia
Northeast Louisiana Delta Enterpt'ise Cammunity
Sis. Marilyn Pierson, Narrh Delta MS Eruerprise Community
:oUTHER EMPOWERMENT ZONE I ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Villiam J. Bynum, Enterprise Corporation ofthe Delta
;eorge Penick, Foundation for tlrs Mid Sourh
:ay Bryant, Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center
witness thereof:
/bert Gore, Jr.
-;ce-Presidem, Uniced States of Amel'ica
ndf'ew M. Cuomo
?crerary of Housing & Ul'ban Development
odney E. Slater
?cretary of Transportation
aniel R. Gliclanan
!cretary ofAgricult&~,.e:
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little Theatre of Crittenden County
strolling in front of the Eugene
·Woods Civic Center dressed in
costumes typical of oJd England,
when you see the old English
shops outside the civic center and
whenyoo go ice skating nearby,
you'Wgel the feel of those times.
In addi1ion, festive outdoor light-·
ing-lines the front of the civic center, the inside has been transformed into a Winter Wonder1and
complete with stage and Santa's
·Throne and the west meeting room
is now The Tiny TimThea~r.
The outdoor Ice sl<ating rink
*
un::m pterure maae wnn ~nra, UKe
Baby Boomers did at Court
Square
Memphis during lheir
childhood_ "It is a fond memory,"'
Sarah ,Belh Christian say8.
. As they bounced the idea off
othe_r pe<>ple, !hey received positive feedback. "It seemed to catch
Sarah Beth Christian· says.
The idea of adding a skating rink
was inttoducec:t_ Then came the
Dickens theme. Considering an
thal the event was to include. ·(l
was decided to move it to the civic
complex.
What is the goal of this event?
'We think it will attract visitors
in
~lift
:Modeling a santa costume at the site of Dickens of a Cbri$\mas is Sidney Runnels. Modeling Dick~ attire a•
·lett, Deborah Abematlty. Debbie Todd, No~ Harvey, Jaoe ·Beftwrge and ~n Wells.
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on:
au ring the holiday season,& Sarah
Beth Christian says. Hopefully,
those visitors will shop in West
Memphis stores. he Iping the
economy. Also it is intended to be
a good source of eotertainmentfor
families. "We think ifs a win-win
situation," she .says.
· DebOrah Abemathy, owner of
Different-Strokes, bought lhe:first
skating partyduringtheevent. Her
employees will be there, along with
her rellow members of leadership
Crittenden County from 1998.And
her store will have a booth at the
event
WWe (West Memphians
something to be excited at
a community," she Said. ~T~
great opportunity for peoplf
!own to have something to !
pate in that's all ours."'But sr
this same event should dr;,
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Ora Breckenridge honored for her clililb to succe$
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By Matthew Fife.
Ora Breckenridge, principal of
Wonder Elementary Schoor in
West Memphis was honored recenUy by the school board wi1h a
framed article about her from life
magazine and pictures of her as a
child in West Memphis and on
Good Moming America in New
York.
With her at the school board
meeting was her husband, the
Rev. Oddie Breckenridge.
Fifty years ago, a Ute magazine
photographer took pictures at a
ch_urch in West Memphis that also·
was serving as a school for African-Americanchildrensincethere
was no· public school for tttem
then.
He came into the classroom in
which Ora Breckenridge, then 5,
~~s a stud_ent .and _he took pic!·f .t ..B.1 ;!J • ~ijz.~:rll:~·.-. r;:T ~-.!1~
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tures. One of them included Breckenridge says.
Memphis School District in 1986
Breckenridge.
This was at the request of the as principal of Wedlock E!emenShe says the main thing she principal. Breckenridge says he tary School.
remembers about that classroom knew that if they got a school first,
In December of that year, she
was that it was "very crowded."
they might not get a gym. But i1 became principal of Wonder ElDoes she remember the pho- they got the gym. first. he knew ementary School.
·
tog rap her?
they would get a. scho9l. "I do reHow did it feel to retum to her
Not exactly,_she says. Shere- member us going to school in the old.schooJ?
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members someone c~ming into gym," Breckenridge recalls. "lfs : '"Wonderful," she replies. She· ·
1he room and the girt neXt to her the gym J have now on my cam- had wanted the job since she'~
toJd her to Jook up. She remem- pus."
eamed her master's degree in lhe
bers all the chHdren trying to up
After graduating from high mid-'70s. but says she wasn't
straight
school, Breckenridge attended ready for it then.
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But she didn't look up when he 0\.ven Junior College, then transShe says that when she got the·
took her picture.
ferred to leMoyne College. (Those job, ~I went to work."
Ufe did a follow-up story in schools eventually became
She was given three goats to
1950, and it was that year that1he LeMoynEH>wen College in Mem- · accomplish at Wonder.
localschooJboardvotedtobuilda phis.)
. ~ First was lo raise test sCores. s¢1091. tor African-Ameljcan chi I-.
She earned a master's degree Second was to improve race rei aat Arkansas~ ~ Univesity and.i tions at the school. Third was to :
dren.
. ln.the,ea.rly '50s, WondeJ School did further g radoate Studies at the · improve morale among the stuopened.
University of Memphis..
dents and faculty.
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"Th~Y:..s.t9rte_~_ ~ttl ~a~.~_.
. · Sf.!e. ~anil&iitim.
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MEMORANDUM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
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EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE and
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS
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SUBJECT:
MANDATORY ANNUAL ETHICS TRAINING
As the traditional kick-off to the holiday season, you are requested to join us for your
annual ethics training session. We have put together a program that we believe will,
once again, both educate and entertain.
Please remember that, while we try to make ethics training fun, it is MANDATORY that
you attend one of the sessions listed below in order to fulfill your yearly ethics training
requirement. You may select from any of the following dates:
1) Friday December 1Oth @ 11 :00 AM
2) Monday December 20th@ 2:00PM
3) Wednesday December 22nd @ 11 :00 AM
4) Wednesday January 5th @ 11 :00 AM
5) Wednesday January 12th @ 2:00 PM
All sessions will be held in room 450, OEOB, and will last approximately one hour. A
sign language interpreter will be available on request for each session. If you are
hearing impaired, please email William Winkler in the Counsel's Office to let him know
which one of the five sessions you plan to attend. If you have a disability that might
require additional aids or accommodation, please contact the Counsel's Office at ext. 66229.
Please arrive on time and be sure to sign in so you receive credit for attendance.
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McGee mule barn at Marion until the suit was settled for $3,000 in April. 1938.
Elizabeth Balliran. who was 86 years old when she died at her home lri Marion In April,
1934, was the widow of Augustin Balliran. who died while serving with General George A.
Custer on the Little Big Horn River In Montana.
Mrs. Larine Harbour. as Marion's vice mayor. was the first Crittenden CoUnty. woman
to slt as a municipal judge, serving In November. 1952.
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First Crittenden Countian to earn the military rank of general was Eugene L Stillions,
Jr., of Heater who attained the rank of major general in the United States Army In 1983.
Dr. John Leney. who resided at Earle as a youth with his parents, Mr. and MrS. Thomas
Laney, Is president of Emory University In Atlanta, Georgia.·
Crittenden County Judge C. H. Bond was a member of the 1914 University of
Tennessee football team.
,;;(~Margaret
Woolfolk, West Memphis newspaperwoman who e·stablisheC:f 'th~- ·Ey~ni~'g
times, West Memphis' afternoon dally newspaper, was named In 1977 as the. Natlc:irial
Federation of Press Women's Womar'! of Achievement.
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At .the time of his retirement from the Arkansas Supreme Court after 37 years of
service, Associate Justice Frank G. Smith of Marlen had served on that body ll?nge-r than
any other Justice in Arkansas' history and had written more opinions than any other justice
In the United States. Associate Justice Smith served from 1912 through 1949,
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In 1866, Miriam Rosaline West, who became a Marionite after her marriage A'lllscin
Berry Rieves In 1876, was one of the children placing flowers on the graves of scildiers In
Columbus. Mississippi, at the first Memorial Day services held.
;K'>((* Dennis <Mongoose) Roberts of West Memphis In 1986 held
the North Amertcan ·Kick
·Boxing Featherweight Division championship.
A Blue Star Memorial marker was dedicated at the Intersection of United States·
Highway 64 and Arkansas Highway 77 at Marion on April 26, 1987, as a tribute to Armed
Forces that have defended the United States.
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Arch W. Ford, a school teacher at Turrell In 1926-27. later served 25 yeanfas director
of Arkansas' State Department of Education.
Ann Thompson. who was reared in West Memphis. was the nation's high dive
champion In her age group In 1980 with an 80-foot dive and was a one time ~n:'ber of the
United States Trampoline Team.
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~ Michael Cage, a former West Memphis cage star, while playing for too: ~s ~ngele.~ .
'C)ippers. a professional basketball team. won the 1988 rebounding title of tile ·Na!lanal
Basketball Association averaging 13.28 rebounds a game.
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A Marion United States Navy seaman. Barney Lewls ~zar. was a member
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E. L Heckinger, who was a Marion service station operator In the 1950's. set a Humble
Oil Co. record for gasoline sales. pumping an average of 7.6 gallons per minute during one
year:
#-tJohn A. Fogleman. a West Memphis and Marion attorney. was the first and only
Crltte~den Countian to be named chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court He assumed
the post January 2. 1980.
Base of the first gasoline pump to be operated in Marion may be seen on the sidewalk
near the no'rtheast corner of Military Road and Cypress Lane.
Helen B. Gordon. a one-time Marlonlte and graduate of Marion High School. served as
dean of women at Louisiana State University in 1947-66.
BenJamin C. Brown, who was born In Marion In 1865. became an artist who gained
national recognition. One of his works. ··sunset, Grand Canyon, Arizona," was given
Crittenden County at its 100th anniversary celebration In 1925 and now Is displayed at the
Crittenden County Museum at Earle.
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Colonel J F. Smith, who was born In McNairy County, Tennessee, In 1834 and moved
to Marlon In 1866, served with Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest during the Civil
War. ·
Vice President Richard Nixon. accompanied by his wife, Pat, came to West M~mphis
to speak at Hospital Field September 27, 1960. In his unsuccessful campaign for the
presidency against John F. Kennedy.
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James Bowie, who in 1830 got a patent on a knife but chose one styled by James
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. Margaret Houston (Mrs. James B.> Gillespie of West Memphis set a world record for
the highest parachute jump--19.500 feet--May 18, 1933, and held a record for most jumps
with 68.
~){(Diners at the Coffee Cup In West Memphis In 1937 Included two movie stars, Janet
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Gaynor, who had been an overnight guest at 20th Century Motel, and Patsy Kelly, who had
made a personal appearance at the Crittenden Theatre in West Memphis. Aoother
entertainer celebrity on the 20th Century guest register was Gene Austin, a 1938 visitor.
Baseball notables Dizzy and Paul Dean were overnight guests at the Turner .Hotel in June.
1935.
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"Lefty" Alexander, Hulbert athlete, was signed by the New York Yankees in
September. 1933.
Prior to becoming famous as an entertainer In 1960, Charlie Rich. pianist-singer.
fanned In Crittenden County and lived In West Memphis.
The Carpenter brothers--Lewis and Preston--both began their football careers as
West Memphis Blue Devils, then played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Lewis
played professional football for the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions. and Cleveland Indians.
was line coach for the Packers. and an assistant coach for the Lions. He was Inducted Into
the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame In 1988. Preston's professional grid career included stints
with the Browns. Minnesota Vikings. Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redsklns. and Miami
·Dolphins.
George W. Merritt, an employee at the Federal Compress & Warehouse Co. In West
Memphis in the 1930's and 1940's. played baseball for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh
· Pirates In the early 1900's, He retired from baseball in 1916.
Helen Elizabeth Garrott, a 19-year-old West Memphis blond beauty. was chosen
Arkansas' Miss Universe Contest representative in 1957 and was one of the 10 finalists for
the national title.
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FDCH Political Transcripts, August 8, 1999
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August 8, 1999, Sunday
TYPE: NEWS EVENT
LENGTH: 663 words
HEADLINE: PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE PEOPLE OF HELENA,
ARKANSAS; HELENA, ARKANSAS
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SPEAKER:
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON,
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PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE PEOPLE OF HELENA,
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AUGUST 9, 1999
SPEAKER: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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CLINTON: Thank you very much. Good morning. Thank you for coming out in the heat. Congressman
Berry asked me -- we were standing up here -- Congressman Berry said, you smell that cotton dust
that's been in here a hundred years?
(LAUGHTER)
I am glad to be back. I want to thank Senator Lambert-Lincoln who has done such a wonderful job;
my good friend, Congressman Berry. I want to thank Mayor Weaver for coming out, and Dr. Robert
Miller, the Mayor of Helena, my longtime friend. And I want to thank our Secretary of Transportation,
Rodney Slater, from Lee County.
(APPLAUSE)
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Let me say to all of you, I'm about to go down to the Cultural Center for a business meeting about
the future of the Delta in Arkansas, but I just want to say a word or two. And I'll be brief because it's
hot and I want to get out and shake hands, and then I want to go to work.
Yesterday in Washington, I was able to announce that our country had produced 19 million jobs, and
then some, since I became President. But the unemployment rate in the deep Delta is still twice the
national average. The income is less than two-thirds the national average. And a lot of the things
that we have tried to do in the last six and a half years have helped some discreet communities, but
not the whole region.
In my State of the Union Address this year, in an attempt to build on the work that we've done with
the enterprise zones and the empowerment communities, under the leadership of Vice President
Gore, I proposed that we look at the Mississippi Delta, at Appalachia, at the Indian reservations, at
the small towns and the inner-city communities that have been left behind as a big new market for
America; that if we had parts of America where we hadn't had new investment and new jobs and
new opportunity, and we were growing like crazy and we had the best economy in a generation, we
ought to find a way to get people to invest in the areas that have been left behind.
And one of the things that I asked the Congress to do is to give people in America with money to
invest the same incentives to invest in poor communities in America we give them to invest in poor
communities overseas.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, I just went on a tour-- you probably saw the press when I was Clarksdale, Mississippi, but I
was also in Appalachia; I went up to South Dakota to an Indian reservation; I went to Phoenix and
East St. Louis and Los Angeles. There is an enormous feeling out there in the country today that we
ought to really make an effort-- it's the first time I have felt this -- there's a great feeling in the
Congress, and I think in both parties, that we ought to do something for the areas that have still not
felt the economic recovery of the country. And that's what we're here to talk about. That's what I'm
going down to the Culture Center to discuss.
(APPLAUSE)
So the last thing I want you to know -- and I know Secretary Slater would echo this -- is that you
couldn't have two better people representing you than Blanche Lambert-Lincoln and Marion Berry.
They wear us out every single week to do something for you.
(APPLAUSE)
And, finally, let me just say it's good to be back here. All of you have been very good to me for more
than 20 years now. I probably wouldn't be President if it weren't for Eastern Arkansas, and I am very
grateful.
(APPLAUSE) And I want you to know that in the year and a half I have left on my term I am going to
do everything I can to bring more economic opportunity not only to the Delta, but to every place in
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America that is not a part of what our country as a whole is enjoying today.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you and God bless you. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
END
ARKANSAS, USA (94%);
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HEADLINE: PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT EVENT IN CLARKSDALE,
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SPEAKER:
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON,
BODY:
PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS IN MISSISSIPPI
ON NEW MARKET INITIATIVES
JULY 6, 1999
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SPEAKER: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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CLINTON: Thank you very much. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS)
Thank you. Thank you. Please be seated, everybody. Well, it's hot as a firecracker in here.
(LAUGHTER)
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' So I feel right at home.
(LAUGHTER)
But I don't know whether Bob Korber (ph) and the people at Waterfield are insured against heat
stroke by strangers happening in along the way. But let me say that I am delighted to be here today.
I've had a good day already, and I've got a large group with me and I can't mention them all, but I'd
like to mention a few of them.
First I want to thank Secretary Slater, who is as all of you know, also from Arkansas and worked with
me on the Delta Commission. I warit to thank our Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, our
Secretary of Labor, Alexis Herman, who's here with me; our SBA Administrator Aida Alvarez.
***Elapsed Time 00:01, Eastern Time 11:26 ***
Reverend Jackson, thank you for being here. I'd like to thank David Brozac (ph) from FedEx, Jack
Hugslin (ph) from Greyhound. We'll introduce our panelists later.
I'd also like to say a special word of thanks to Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove and his family.
They're here.
(APPLAUSE)
And we thank him for his interest in the development of the Delta.
(APPLAUSE)
To our congressman, Bennie Thompson from this district.
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS)
Thank you. And I understand Congressman Ronnie Shows from Mississippi is also here. Ronnie, you
can stand up there. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
And we have two visitors who've come from a long way away to be with us, Congressman Jim
Clyburn from South Carolina and Congressman Paul Kanjorski all the way from Pennsylvania is down
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here. Thank you very much.
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERS)
We thank Attorney General Mike Moore for being here, and all the other people from Mississippi who
are here.
***Elapsed Time 00:02, Eastern Time 11:27 ***
Let me say again to Bob Korber (ph) and all the folks here at Waterfield, we thank you for giving us a
chance to both tour this plant and to camp out in some of your space.
CLINTON: I would like to be very brief. I've learned to attenuate these remarks; Yesterday it was 100
degrees in Hazard, Kentucky, and we had 10,000 or 15,000 people outside. And I said, "I don't
believe I better give this speech I was going to give."
Hello, Governor Mavis, it's nice to see you. Welcome. Thank you very much for being here.
(APPLAUSE)
. And I think my friend, William Wenner (ph), Governor Wenner (ph), are you here somewhere? He
met me at the airport.
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So anyway, I talked for about five minutes and I'd like to do that. I just want to tell you exactly why
we're here.
First of all, the people of the Delta know better than anybody else that while this country has had an
unbelievable run -- we've had the longest peacetime expansion in our history, nearly 19 million jobs
since the day I took the oath of office.
***Elapsed Time 00:03, Eastern
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(APPLAUSE)
We have the lowest reported rates ever of unemployment among African Americans and Hispanics.
(APPLAUSE)
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We have the highest rate of home ownership ever.
We have a million kids lifted out of poverty.
Now, having said all that, in the Delta, the poverty rate is much higher than the country as a whole.
In this county, it's over twice as high. The unemployment rate is higher than the national average,
and the investment rate is lower.
Now a lot of you -- I remember when I was out on a barge in the Mississippi River outside Rosedale
with Ray Mavis back in the mid- '80s, and we signed this agreement with the then-governor of
Louisiana about all the things we wanted to do with the Delta. And then we worked on the Delta
Commission for all those years.
A lot of good things have happened here and I want to talk a little about some of them.
But I want you to know, I am making this tour of America for one simple reason.
***Elapsed Time 00:04, Eastern Time 11:29 ***
I want everybody in America to know that while our country has been blessed with this economic
recovery, not all Americans have been blessed by it, that it hasn't reached everyplace.
I want our country to know that there are great opportunities out here for investment, for jobs in
America.
CLINTON: I want them to know what we have done already to make it easier for people to make the
most of those opportunities and what we're still trying to do.
Now, let me say, ever since I became president, I have done what I could to increase investment in
underdeveloped areas through the empowerment zones, which give tax credits and put tax money
into distressed areas; through the enterprise communities; through getting banks to more vigorously
approach the Community Reinvestment Act; and setting up community development financial
institutions or supporting those that are already in business, like the Enterprise Corporation of the
Delta.
***Elapsed Time 00:05, Eastern Time 11:30 ***
It's a private, tax-exempt business group. It is a real success story. Just since 1994, it's given
financial or technical assistance to more than 600 companies, including Delta Laundry and
Computers (ph) here in Clarksdale.
Now, we've set these operations up all over the country. Overall, the ECD here has helped to
generate more than 5,000 jobs and $200 million in annual sales. Bill Bynum (ph), the CEO and
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president of ECD, is here. We thank him for being here today.
(APPLAUSE)
Today, corporations present-- represented here with me are going to invest $14 million more in the
ECD so they'll have more money to loan out to people here to create more jobs.
***Elapsed Time 00:06, Eastern Time 11:31 ***
Today, around the country, there will be about $150 million more announced to be invested in
organizations like this.
CLINTON: In addition to that, I'm trying to get Congress to pass a bill which will give tax incentives,
tax credits and loan guarantees to people to invest in the Delta and other poor areas of America just
like they get today to invest in poor areas around the world.
I -think that it's a good thing we encourage people to invest in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean,
but they ought to have the same incentive to invest in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia, in the
Native American reservations and the inner city.
(APPLAUSE)
That is what we're trying to do here. We're trying to close what Reverend Jackson called the resource
gap.
Now let me say we've got a lot of other challenges in the Delta. We have a terrible crisis in American
agriculture today. Last year we came up with billions of dollars to try to keep our farmers going.
***Elapsed Time 00:07, Eastern Time 11:32 ***
This year we're going to have to do it all over again. They got a lot other problems, but
fundamentally what I want America to know is that every place in the country, and today this place
is full of good people, capable of doing good work, that can be trained to do any kind of work. And
we are going to do everything we can in the government to give the financial incentives necessary
for people to invest here.
And I want to make the same point I made yesterday. Everybody in America has a selfish interest
now in developing the Delta. Why? Because most economists believe that if we're going to keep our
economic recovery going without inflation, the only way we can possibly do it is to find more
customers for our products and then add more workers at home.
If you come here, you get both in the same place. You get more workers and more consumers. So
it's good for the rest of America as well.
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So again I say, I am delighted to be here.
CLINTON: I had a wonderful time in Memphis last night, but I ate too much.
I'm sorry it's so hot, but I hope nobody passes out.
And I want to give Secretary Slater now a chance to talk to our panelists, and then I want all of you
,to think about when we leave here what we can do to show people the opportunity that's here now
and what you can do to help me pass on a bipartisan basis the necessary tax incentives and loan
guarantees to say to any investor anywhere in America, if you come to the Mississippi Delta, you can
get at least as good a deal as you could investing anywhere else in the world, and we're right here at
home and we need you.
Thank you very much.
(APPLAUSE)
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MISSISSIPPI, USA (94%); JACKSON, MS, USA (51%);
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TYPE: NEWS EVENT
LENGTH: 4302 words
HEADLINE: WILLIAM J. CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE WALL
STREET PROJECT; RAINBOW/PUSH COALITION; NEW YORK, NY
SPEAKER:
WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS TO RAINBOW/PUSH
COALITION EVENT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
JANUARY 15, 1999
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SPEAKER: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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CLINTON: Thank you. I'm not sure I know what to say.
(LAUGHTER)
First I was thinking, you know, here I have to go follow Jesse again.
(LAUGHTER)
You know the story about the guy that went to heaven and St. Peter said well, you know, we got a
lot of new entrants today and we want everybody to stand up and tell him what the best thing they
ever did in their life was -- how would you like to participate? The·guy said, I'd like to do that. I did a
great thing once.
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He said, well what did you do? He said, I saved a bunch of people in a flood. He said fine, you go on
right.after Noah.
(LAUGHTER)
I will say one thing, Reverend. This marriage of Jesse Jackson and Wall Street, so full of promise, has
already produced one incredibly vivid, concrete result. It has done wonders for your wardrobe.
(LAUGHTER)
Look at that, look at that. I mean look at that. Look at that.
(APPLAUSE)
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I see you sons out there thinking -- No, we did that.
(LAUGHTER)
. CLINTON: I want to say first of all, to all of you are here, I'm grateful for the wonderful reception to
the previous speakers. I had actually no idea that they were going to say what they did, and I was
very moved. And I thank you for that.
(APPLAUSE)
That's the sort of thing you'd normally hear, or you normally don't hear because it's said ...
(LAUGHTER)
That's the sort of thing people say for your funeral.
(LAUGHTER)
I don't think we're there yet.
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***Elapsed Time 00:03, Eastern Time 14:14 ***
But seriously, what you're here to do and what you said about what I tried to do, is what I'd like to
ask you to think about just for a few minutes. Just about everybody in our administration who's here
has been introduced. They do come from all over; from all walks of life and all backgrounds.
I'm proud of them. I'm proud of the work that Congressman Rangel and Congressman Bishop and
Congressman Meeks and Congressman Jackson and others have done to help us. I'm proud that you
have people like Jack Kemp and some Republicans business leaders who are here.
I'm proud of the fact that you have John Sweeney and Percy Sutton and my friend Ron Burkle and
others here.
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I'm proud of the fact that you have tried to reach across all the lines that divide. I'm very, very
proud, especially Reverend, that you have made this initiative to Appalachia.
CLINTON: You know, 20 years ago this year, I became the youngest governor in America. And when
I became governor of my home state, five of the 25 poorest counties in America were in Arkansas.
Two were in the Mississippi Delta, three were in the Arkansas Ozarks, our Appalachia.
Twenty years ago, that was a very sobering thing to me. It's all the more sobering that it hasn't
changed all that much in a lot of rural America. Fifteen years ago, this year, I worked with other
governors to establish the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission.
***Elapsed Time 00:05, Eastern Time 14:16 ***
It went from the mouth of the Mississippi up through the Mississippi Delta all the way up into
all-white areas of east Tennessee and southern Illinois, who had, by the time I ran for president in
1992, in southern Illinois, there were still counties with 20 percent unemployment. Twenty-five years
ago when I came home wet behind the ears from law school, among my first clients were old cold
miners, whose lungs were rotted out with black lung disease and whose families barely had enough
to live on.
I have never understood -- from the time I was a child in my grandfather's store, he had a
sixth-grade education and an African- American clientele -- why in the wide world people with
common needs, common dreams and common capacities would spend their time fighting over a
shrinking pie instead of building a bigger one, and this is a good thing for America.
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HEADLINE: WILLIAM J. CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT UNVEILING OF OFFICIAL PORTRAIT
FOR FORMER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MIKE ESPY; WASHINGTON, D.C.
SPEAKER:
WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
BODY:
. PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT CEREMONY UNVEILING
OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF FORMER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MIKE
ESPY
DECEMBER 10, 1998
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SPEAKERS: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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CLINTON: Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
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Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
(LAUGHTER)
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Oh, happy day.
(LAUGHTER)
I'd like to begin by thanking Deputy Secretary Rominger (ph) who has served so well, both Secretary
Espy and Secretary Glickman. I thank Dan Glickman and Rhoda for being a part of our
administration's family.
Dan Glickman pointed out when I discussed this appointment with him that he would be in the proud
tradition of my commitment to a cabinet that looks like America and to diversity because there were
even fewer Jewish farmers than black farmers.
(LAUGHTER)
I want to thank my friend, Reverend Whitley Phipps (ph), Reverend Walter Fauntroy, Reverend
Beecher Hicks (ph) and the Howard Gospel Choir here. They are wonderful.
(APPLAUSE)
***Elapsed Time 00:02, Eastern Time 12:53 ***
I thank the members of the Cabinet and former menibers of the Cabinet who are here -- Secretary
Herman, Secretary Richardson, Secretary O'Leary, EPA Administrator Browner, Ambassador
Barshefsky, John Podesta and Bob Nash, and a whole slew of people from the White House are here.
CLINTON: Senator Leahy; Senator Carol Moseley-Braun; Congressmen Clyburn, Jefferson, Evans,
Johnson, Stenholm; Congressman Thompson. We're glad to see former Congressman Montgomery,
(OFF-MIKE) and many other members -- former members of Congress here. And Reverend Jackson,
thank you for coming. And the Espy family and all the members of Mike Espy's extended family here.
Six years ago, on Christmas Eve, I announced that I would nominate (OFF-MIKE), my neighbor, my
friend and my supporter Mike Espy to be secretary of agriculture.
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He was a young congressman from Mississippi when I served as governor of Arkansas. We shared a
passion for many issues, including rural development.
As a congressman, Mike worked with my senator Dale Bumpers to set up the lower Mississippi Delta
Development Commission, a commission I had the honor to chair.
It brought jobs and growth to one of America's poorest, least- developed regions.
I came to know and respect Mike Espy in that endeavor. I knew we also shared a vision for America
-- a new approach to government rooted in our most enduring values, changed and shaped to meet
the challenges of the 21st century.
The need for change was nowhere more evident than at the Department of Agriculture, which as Dan
Glickman said, since the time of President Lincoln, nurtured the seeds of renewal for America.
***Elapsed Time 00:04, Eastern Time 12:55 ***
On Christmas Eve, I said the Department of Agriculture can't simply be a solid representative of the
interest of the past. It has to be a real force for family farmers in our country and the agricultural
issues of today and tomorrow. Mike understood that.
CLINTON: As the first African-Ameri,can to become the secretary of agriculture, he was the very
embodiment of change -- not only here, but in many other areas of administration (OFF-MIKE): one
of eight African-Americans who have now served in the president's Cabinet in the last six years. And
I am very grateful for that.
(APPLAUSE)
And I am grateful that Senator Leahy and Senator Carol Mosely- Braun for (OFF-MIKE).
(APPLAUSE)
In his two years at the helm, Mike changed the Department of Agriculture as profoundly and
beneficially as any secretary in its history. It is fitting today we raise his portrait. He made history,
and today, we honor him for it.
I'd like to talk a little bit about his record as the secretary of agriculture.
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A BRIE.F HISTORY O.F
CRITTENDEN COUNTYARKANS·AS
whia~c economy~~
agricuHur~J,Iumhcring
and industry, was formed hy
11 large part of Cross,
. SI.. FrJrtcis, ll.l:ld Lee tourlties, thus eompromi>ing more than iwlee It'~ present size. The County was
named for RobertCrifhmden, first Secretary of Arkans-as Territory, an office he held from 1819 to 1829.
lknjanLin fiooy was perhaps the ea1·Uest settler in the present county art'a. A military conun11.nder nt
the old Spanish .Port K~pcran:~,a (Camp ofUupe )1 he stayed and hcgan ln farm after the cuuuty was
sold to France. Fort.Espern.nzu later w'as known as Hopefield.
A.nothcr \'cry csrly scUicr was Augustine Grsndec, n Spsnish officer wbo came to the area in 1801;
settling about four mlle:i w'est of the Mississippi l:tiver on a lake Jb at bears bis. n11me. The e<~rliest record
ofiJI.nd e.i1tries in Crlitendet• County are Spanish Li~d Granfs, tlu~ very first being deeded to .John J.
B(}wie in 1828. Bowie Walrihe patcnh:e or lhe lktwic Knife.
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Crittenden County js bounded on the north by Poinsett and Mississippi Countfes;.on tbe east by the
Mis:shsiJtpi RiHr, whkh $[;par:IU:s it from Tcnncss.cc and f\·1ls~h>.S1J•l•l; Qn tbe MJUth·l.>y the 1\-fi:ssh•~lJl:lli
River nnd on the west by Lee, St francis and Cross Counties.
[tis landl;lll.SS extends. for 70 mile_s north and S()Ulb alo.ng the river, and ali area of 660 squ'are ruiles.
Crittenden County,
hascd on
an act ohhe Territory of A:rknnsas on October 22nd, t825. H originuUy c:mbraccd
OLD WEST ME1\·IPIDS
Eighth Slrv:-etluis cnju:ycd a raucous reputatioo since· it's inccptino :,u a ccnnmunit)' or25 frame hou~cs
built by the Bolz Slack !Barrel Coope.rag£' l'lant in 1914. G£'orge KendaU, 111 Memphis developer built the
\:\'csl MentJ•his Hotel on Eighth StrtcL.\\'Jlliatn H. Uuntlhauscn~ a.l1o!Y. Cl:ccoth·e who lattr served as
ma)·o·r for H1irlecn consecutive one-year terms., made his home. at 825 South Ninth Street.
Durh•g the 19~'0's ,40's artd SO's was often called "Bente Street Wcit" and was alh•e wlth music and
nitdife rivaling the famous Memphis land.muk. Along Broadway then known as ".Hankhead
1-Iighwn.y", clubs as. the the Wlllowdale and the Cotton Club nttrnded weekend visitors.
Whllt was 43ncc lhc lownnf Hulhi!rt Played a large (llirt in the .scUicn:rcut ()f\\lcst Memphis, llulhcrt
dates bnck to the early 1900's ll.nd wa.!i once· called Berke}"s La.nding. This small town was n railroad
tcnrcr(tWn(·d by the R(u.:k [~huu.l RuHnm1l with a general stc)tt:~ nl.OICiund IH)llrdtng hull!.c. A l\·lt::mphL~
nttorney owned the land on which the town of Hulbert was c.stablished. He also owned the surrounding
farm lands wltkh ~.rc nrc riow part West .Memphis. 111 1.916 when l.hc Rock Island Ralln)ad stops
-,:~·ere built here' Hulbert was. cstublishcd as 11 permanent community. Hulbert and Iowns
Bolz.
Cooperage 1\·IIHand Braggs Mill formed the center of wbnt is now We~l Memphi1>,Arkansns.
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CRI'ITENDEN COlJNTY ARKANSAS
Crittenden County, whose economy is based on agriculture,
lumbering and industry, was formed by an act of the Territoria]
LeB;slature of the Territory of Arkansas on October 22, 18~. It
originally embraced a large part of what is now Cross, St. Francis
and Lee Counties, thus comprising more than twice its present size.
The county was named for Robert Critt.en<;lenJ first Secretary o!
Arkansas Territory, an office he held from 1819 to '1829.
Benjamin Fooy was perhaps Uu! earliest settler in the prce-cnt
county area. A military commander at the Spanish Fort Esperaliza
(Camp of Hope), he stayed on and began to fann after this cou·ntry·
was sold to Fiance. Fort Espcranze later was known as Hopefield:· ·
Another very early settler wa.s Augustine Grandee, Spanish officer ·
who came to the area in 1801, settling about four miles west of the·
Mississippi Riv~r on a lake which b(!UYS his name. The earliest record·
of land entries in Crittenden County are Spanish claim grants; the
first entry dated 1828, is by John .J. Bowie, patentee of the Bow~e
knife.
Crittenden County is bounded on the north by Poinsett and
Mississippi Counties; on the ~a~t b.v UH! Mississippi River, which
separates 'it from Tennessee ant_i MisHissippi; on the south by the
Mississippi River; and on th<!. w1~st hy I .A.!c, St. FranCis and Cross.
Counties. It. extcndH for 70 milt:~ north and south alon'g the river, ana
has nn area of 660 square mih•s
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Americans known as Mound Builclc..~rs. Til is is ei g.~~neral term us~d to
describe trih<.'S in the Mississippian Culture. llow~vcr. th<.~ firs! Fllropcans
to com<.~ this far inland was Hemando l..ksoto. and ~ group of his followers;
Records indicate that the original site of Wt~st Memphis came from ti
Spanish land grant.
In a whole, Crittenden County was established by an act of legisl~tion
on October 22, 1825 while Arkansas was sl i11 a territory. The countl' was. .
named aft<.~r Robelt Crittenden, the firs! st~(rerary of the Arkansas
Territory. Crittenden County extends for 70 miles north and south alo'ng
the river, and has an area of 660 square miles. 1\_mong the first cit izens_in
th_is area were two brothers, W,illiam and Robert Vance. ~ey buill a log
cabin on 600 acres bought by their father. At this time the onJy structures
were their home and the railroad station, which were both buill on ,stills
because of flood waters. IQ. 1884, the sons of Roberl and Hope Vance
m_apped out the town of West Memp!lis, and upon the appointment of
Robert Vance Jr. as post master in 1885, the town had· a population of
approximately 200. By 1888, Winchester Brothers. Richard Brothers, and
C.B. Givin, were all established stores on the river front.
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lumber industry played a larg£_role in founding the town of
V{est Memphis. Zack Bragg came t.o this region around 1904. l-Ie
e~tablished the Bragg Mill believing the best opportunity for the logging
end of the lumber industry lay in the timhe.r of Eastern Arkansas. E~ragg
used the Mississippi River and the new railroads as transportation for his
logs. AJthough the mill and its surroundings were known as Bragg they
were later referred to as West Memphis b<.~caus<.' of lhe higher pric<!.l\ it
w_ouJd bring for II umber. Another man v.;j;l n•alizcd the potential of rlw
·]umber indu~try wa~ P.T. BolzofS1 Louis In 19141w sent Willr<llll
HundlnlUsen 10 survt~y til(.~ area. This r<.~sult{~d 111 tlw Holz Slack HHrrcl
Coopcni~~·
If\ location ncar the irii<'J."'V~ lltlll 1\l the Misso1111 P~tul1~· .
Railroad and Rock Island allowed for easy transportal ion by rail or by
river.
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sculcmenl <>f We.st Mernp.!1is. Hulhcn dare_, hacb to rhe early 1900's and
was once called Berkley's Landing,_, This small town was a railroad cenr.cr
owned hy Rock Island R(tilroad, with a g<.'JH>ntl srurc, moteL and boarding
house. A Memphis arrorney owned the land on which the town of Hulbert ·
was established. He also owned the surrounding farm lands which are now
a part of West Memphis. In 1910 when the Rock Island Railroad stops
were built here, Hulbe11 was established as a permanent community. All of
these boundaries, Hulben, Bolz Cooperage MilL and Bragg's Mill formed
the center of what is now West Memphis Arkansas.
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The Mississippi river posed a great probkm for these early
settlements. Because. of the yearly spring fJoods which could reach as far
as Crowley's Ridge (forty miles of water), the citizens of Crittenden .
County began to realize the need for levees. Therefore, the St. FranCis·
Levee District was established. This levee system was a series of levees and
drainage ditches designed to control spring floods. Construction beg_an ,
after legislature passed the act in 1893. The
b1..1iH with the use
. levees were
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of manual labor, mules, and slip scrapers.
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After the levees were buill and lhe danger of floods was minimized ·
the need for a town government became obvious to the local citizens.
Therefore,
on March 21, 1927 the town of West Memphis was
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i!,lcorporat~. A group of 15 qualified voters sigm~d a petition and c~ose
the fo1n1 of government in which the city would be run. The first city
inauguration was· on July 9, 1928 the city government consisted of~ mayor
and five aldcnnan. Mr.
..... Zack T. Bragg was the citis first mayor, he and
the
. five alderman were sworne in by a notary publi~~ .
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After the estahlishmt~Jlt of a rown government nolhmg could stop 'the ·
· growth ;;;· Wesl Memphis. By I 916 W(.!St M~o•.mr)lll, h;id g.row11 imo a
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second class city, and ben-tus<' of' rontinued ~1.row11J :lll<i invc.·.stmenl, hy
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Memphis is now the l<:trgcst city in Crillcndcn County and ranks tent!)
-largest in the stale of Arkansas.
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for commerce, annies and relocation of the Indians, playing one of
the main roles in the development of the area.
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The !frail ofTears aptly describes the road over whlcltj;ome30,000
Indians, mostly Cherokees, were marched and driven from Georgia
as far west as Oklahoma. Many died of broken health and broken
spirits. Some historians say as many as one fourth of them perished
on this march.
Markers dot the line of travel which could be compared with. the
Bataan death march inWorld War II. The section of Military Road
from Hopefield ro Mound City has now been designated Esperanza
Trail.
MOUND CITY
Mound City was one of the important places in
development of Crittenden County. Due to its locati.
Military Road and the Mississippi River, by the 1850's-1
were several stores, hotels and other buildings. It receivefrom the nearby mounds built by the Indians.
An area between Mound City and Hopefield was used as
camp by the Confederate army prior to the capture of
Union troops landed in 1862 and marched to Hopefield, ca
They burned Mound City on January 15 1863.
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to be opened was the Frisco's railroad bridge in 1892. It was followed
by the Harahan Bric;lge, which opened in 1916. Both had space to be
used by vehicular traffic in addition to trains. The Memphis and
Arkansas span opened in 1949 as a highway bridge and the
Hernando DeSoto Bridge, another highway bridge, opened in 1973.
Bridge Junction, where three railroads converged near the
Harahan Bridge, served as headquarters for the St. Francis Levee
_l)istrict for many years.
There are two versions as to what happened to cause ti
disappear. The most widely circulated and believed for
that the sinking of the Sultana in the channel of the ~
caused a sandbar to form re-routing the river and leavinl
cut off from the rh~.er. The other theory is that the river c}
course after the great flood in the centennial year ofl8761•
town stranded without aCces8 to the river commerce.
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It was the people w~o, after
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thousands of hours to help
find and convict the killers. It
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February 20, 1992, Thursday, FINAL EDITION
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CLINTON PUTS OFF CAMPAIGN FQR SESSION
BYLINE: Joan I. puffy; The <;omm~rcial Appeal; Littl~ Roc~ Burequ
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Aides to Gov. Bjll ClirJton· Wedn~sday Uf}Veil~d
the Arkqnsa~ G~.rera! Assemqly.
a 42-item
agen,~:t?J for next week's speciql session qf
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It will give the presidential candi,9qte's n9.~.i9n,al media contingent a chance to see him wqrking on
hot-buhon issues of health CSJJ.~, th~ envirQn.ment'anc:J. economic dev~loprpent in t.he wake qf his.
second-place finish, in the. N~w HSJrriP.~tJ.ire prirn9FY·
The agenda for the session - which will s~pJt at 10 q.m. Mohday- is leng~hy for a special session. But
Clin~on aiqes an.d. key legislator~ precli~t a smoo~h session of four·or five days that won't keep
Cli!lt~n off th~.c.(lmpc;'!ign trai.l fgr lon_g. $p~cial ~e!?sions ro.t,Jti.f1ely la.~t.longer thqn CI!"'~Qn's pre.session predi~tJons, ·bu,t: ~he over~he;lmingly qer:nocr~tic ~puse and, $~nate are expected to
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Th~ session will g)ve 'Ciir,~t()n an excuse to leave t.h~ F~b: 25 $ou~h p9kota Qemocratic primary for
Sens. Tpm Harkin of Iqwa qnd Bop K~rr~y of N~.9ra~ka tp .fig.~t i~ O\,!_t ..l?tJt if ~he sessiqn extends
beygnd th~ end of the mqnth, it will int~r.f~r~. yvi,th ,.(:!if1t.QIJ.'~ campaig11ing for t,he cruci?JI. March 3
primary in G~or9ia, a March 5 dE_:!pate if} qg]l<?? an~. t.h.~ Ma.rch 7 primqry i[l S,qyth Carolina.
The ~ession call included proposals to create tax exemptions, rebates and incentives to attr.act
high-paying aerospace jobs to Arkansas. The proposals, including sales tax refunds, income tax
crecJ.it? qnd a$ 10 million "resource pool," could rqise t.he ir~ of tax reforfll lawmakers opposed to
special tax breaks.
But a source said the administration likely'_ will quiet that opposition with an annoi.Jhcement, expe<;:ted
Friday, thC!t a California corii'parw with' 566 tb 1,5Qd. aer6spa'ce joos will relocate in a South Arkansas
town.
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on wastes being transport~cj thro!Jgh Arkansas and pay for more environmental inspE:lctors.
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Cl!nt.on, who made a brief stop in West
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session, has known since October that a special session was likely to restructure and pour more
oney into the state's bel~aguered system for helping abused, neglectE:d and troubled children. ·
A child IC)w advocacy group in San Francisco filed suit against Chilc:lren and Family Services last July
claiming an Llnconstitutional level of care. Proposals up for review next week an~ designed to bring
about an out-of-court settlement.
The proposals vy6uld increase the ageney's budget by $ 1.4 million for .~he last four months of the
current spending year anq add $ ~;3. 9 milliqn to nE:xt year's bucjget. MonE:y for child welfare and the
a~rospace resour~e pool i~ expect~d to c:om~ fro.m surplu? fund?, being. held in the Div.ision of Finance
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million in 1QQS, bringing the tqtal iocr~ase to$ 57.2 n']JIIi~m ov~r the next three years.
Late Tuesday, lawmakers conc:;erned that ,the spending program carried rio guarantees of an
out-of-court settl~ment iq the lg,wsuit ?aid they were sati?,f.i~g with q proposal to estaplish a
compl[anCE: comrnit.tE:~· Th.~ SQ[Tlmitt~e;, cqnt.ro!le,g.IJy leg.islqt.qr~, WQLJI!;t assure plaintiffs thc3t the new
money wqyld be sp~,nt in apprqwiate C)rec:~? to t>e,U.~,r SE7rvic~!? .for chilq,.r~n.
"We've got it all worked out," Rep. Jodi~ Mahony (D-El Dqrad9) sai9 WE;!dnesday.
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May 31, 1991, Friday, FINAL EDITION
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HEADI,.INE: HEALTH DEPT. WILL DEDICATE BUILDING
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Arkansas Gov. ~ill Clinton and U.S. Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.) are expected to be in West Memphis
today for the dedicatjo_n of the new Crittenden County Health Department builcjing.
The center, which replaces the old health department building at Thirteenth and Polk, will hold an
open house at 11 a.m. today, said R~mona Taylor, a planning specialist for the departmE;!nt.
The 11,400-square-foot, single-floor building has been in use since March 1, but much of the
furniture and other supplies were not moved in until recently, Ms. Taylor said.
The building, at Seventh and Glen Bailey Drive, has been under construction since 1987, when a
tornado damaged the old health center. The $ 1 million cost was paid for with state and federal
economic development grants, she added.
The unit is one of two full-time public health clinjcs in Crittenden County. The other is in Earle, Ark. A
third, satellite office is located in Turrell, Ark., Ms. Taylor added.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette September 23, 1990
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HEADLINE: ARKANSAS JOURNALGINNA LEE PARSONSNEWSARKANSAS JOURNAL Arkansas County
STUTTGART Mike Guziewicz has been named Driver of the Year by the Harold Ives Trucking Co.
NASHVILLE A mid-month tax settlement will aid schools, county and city budgets. About $100,000 in
local tax collections has peen transferred from the collector's office ~o the treasurer's
office.Settlements are usually m?Jde l}lcmthly, but the mid-rnonth payment was made in response to
a need in the county general fund.
NASHVILLE The Nashville High School journalism department will sponsor a spaghetti supper Sept.
28 before the football ggl)le with Prescott. T~e mea.l will be served from 5 p.m. until 6:30p.m.
Tickets are $4 for adults ancj $3 for students. Jackson County
NEWPORT The Newport Kiwanis Club's anti-drug program kick-off rallies will be held Oct. 3-4 in two
elementary schools.
Rally times at Castleberry Elementary S~hool will be at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 3 for kindergarten and
first-grade students afld 1 p.m, for second- ar"19 third-graders. At Albright Elementary School on Get.
4, the rallies will begin at 9:15a.m. for fpurth-graders, 10:.15 a~rn· for fifth-gr9de students and
11:15 a.m. for sixth-graders. "Th,e purpq!?e pf the program, Operati9n KnoV'J to Say No!," is to teach
elementary stuqents the hazarcJ? gf,dr~9s··a11d qlcqt10l, pefore peer prEt~sure starts by fellow
students," ?ays Jimmy Moore, who is t}~adif")g, the. c9mmittee that put the program
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STUTTGART Mike Guziewicz has been named Driver of the Year by the Harold Ives Trucking Co.
Guziewicz, of Weiner, joined the company in 1984. Ashley County
HAMBURG Crossett and Hamburg residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on candidates for
mayor.
Crossett Mayor Les Black is opposed by City Alderman Nathaniel " Beeby" Reed and Carroll Haisty. In
Hamburg, Mayor Maxwell Hill is running against Boyce Harrod and Danny Mays. Baxter County
MOUNTAIN HOME Joe Bodenhamer, a Mountain Home businessman, was elected president of the
Mountain Home school board Thursday. He succeeds Peter Stovall. ·
Mic:key Pendergrass of Clarkridge was eleCted vice-president and Mae Shearer of Oaklan-d was elected
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MOUNTAIN HOME Five candidates are vying for mayor in Tuesday's municipal election. Using
absentee votes as a guide, a spokesman for the county and. circuit clerks office predicted a heavy
voter turnout for that election as well as a good turnout in Cotter where three people are running for
mayor.
GAMALIEL To raise money to buy fire equipment, the Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Department will hold a
fish fry at 5 p.m. Thursday at the firehouse. Tickets are $5 at the door and $4.50 in advance. Tickets
for children under 12 are $3.50. Gamaliel is located on state Highway 101 on Lake North Fork. Boone
County
HARRISON Deryn Collier, 13, of Harrison has been chosen National Nursing Home Volunteer of the
Year by the American Health Care Association.
She is the daughter of Gale and Rick Graves. She will be flown to Hawaii to receive her award
October 18. Clark County
ARKADELPHIA Rog~r D. Ivy, an U. S. Army instructor at Henderson State University, was promoted
to master sergeant last month. Ivy has been in the Army for 19 years and has served. in Vietnam,
Japan, Texas, Alaska, Louisiana and G~orgia.
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ARKADELPHIA Samuel Adler of Rochester, N. Y., a composer, conductor and author, will give a
speech titled," The Artist as the Antenna of His Time," at 7:30p.m. Monday in the Recital Hall of
Maoee Fine Arts Center on the Ouachita (?aptist University. The lecture is part of the school's Birkett
Williams Lecture Series.
Adler has been chairman of the composition department since 1974.
ARKADELPHIA Wildflower seeds, hot dogs and :r-shirts will be sold Oct. 20 at the Wai-Mart store to
raise money for Project Wildflower, a program to plant seeds on all major entrances to the city.
The
Ch~mber
of Commerce has already raised $2,500, half its goal. Columbia County
MAGNOLIA East Side Elementary School will hold open house Tuesday from 6 to 7:30p.m. for all
parents, grandparents and friends of students to meet teachers and tour the building. Conway
County
MORRILTON The Conway County Democratic Central Committee will hold an old-fashioned political
rally and spaghetti supper at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Heart School gymnasium. Several state
and qistrict nominees, including Gov. Bill Clinton, will speak.
MORRILTON First United Methodist C.hurch received a $25,000 check from the Elmer Smith estate to
construct or purchase a youth center.S[lli~h, once heaq football coach of Texas A&M University,
moved to Petit Jean Mountain after retir~rn~nt. Craigh~C3d, County
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JONESBORO The addition of the enhanced 911 emergency system is the only item on the ballot for
Tuesday's municipal election here, but Police Chief John Morgan said Friday that the item could be
very important to someone needing help in the future. Morgan said the enhanced 911 will cost the
city an initial $171,000 and then will cost $5,600 a month. Residents will see a 70 cent user fee on
their phone bill if it passes the election. He said the city already uses the mechanical 911 system,
which gives residents a direct line to a dispatcher, but the enhanced system will allow the dispatcher
to locate where the resident is making the call, even if the caller can't speak.
JONE~BORO Chris Nichols of Searcy was awarded $500 a semester for the Michael Johnnedes
Memorial Schqlarship at Arkansas State University. Nichols is a senior physics major in the College of
· Arts and Sciences. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Michael Johnned~s, who was an
associate prqfessor at ASL) for 11 y~ars. Nichols is president of the Society of Physics Students and a
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The Crawford County Election Commission will hold the drawing for positions in the Novem"6; LRAG.
BAK BASIS HFS LRAG.;1zy S§ber general election at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the circuit courtroom. All
Democratic, Republican and independent candidates facing opposition are invited to attend.
Crittenden County
WEST MEMPHIS The John Gammon Foundation has awarded 10 scholarships to area college
students.
Receiving the $500 scholarships were Amanda Mitchell, Angela Bell, Dawn Wilson, Alisha Wells, Linda
Thomas, Leslie Payne, Devin Donaldson, Douglas Collins, Savanah Parson and Theresa Whitfield. The
scholarships are awarded on the basis of need and income and are continued if the student maintains
a C grade average. The late John Gammon, a Crittenden County farmer, created the Foundation
mqre than 20 years ago. The scholarships are financed through proceeds from an annual wild game
dinner and from donations.
TURRELL Billy Joe Me Gill of Turrell has been elected president of the Arkansas Christmas Tree
Growers Association for 1991.
Me Gill and his wife operate 6,000-tree farm about five miles south of here. Faulkner County
CONWAY The Faulkner County Junior Livestock Auction is set for 10 a.m. Saturday Sept.
the County Fair at the YBMA Fairgrou.nds near Robbins Street.
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This year's auction features seven steers, 12 hogs, four lambs and six broilers, all winners in junior
class competition. The event is supported by the Conway Chamber of Commerce.
Exhibitors are guaranteed current market prices for the animals. Bidders will pay the difference
between their bids and the market value. For infqrmati~m, COI!tact. Ruth Spiller, of the Arkansas
Junior Cattlemen's Association at 84~-2496. Garland Co~nty
HOT SPRINGS Sweet Adelines from Hot Springs Ville~ge and Qi('lmond Lakes will perform at 1 p.m.
and 2:15p.m. Sept. 29 at Hot $prings Mall as part qfthe" $hare a Song" week and the 45th
anniversary of Harmony International.
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The Sweet Ad~lines sing barbershop style and have 800 chapters and 35,000 members nationwide.
The Crystal C.himes Chapter from the village and the Diamond Lakes Chapter will be under the
direction of Peggy Blanton. For more information call 922-2430. Hempstead County
HOPE The 46th annual Third District Livestock Show and Rodeo will be held here Tuesday through
Saturday.
The activities begin with a parade through downtown Hope at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The midway opens at
6 p.m. and will feature about 28 rides and 70 game t;>ooths. There will be live entertainment during
the week.P~ople may buy arm bands for $q in advanc~ or $7 on Wednesday at the gate and ride all
the rides for that fee. Howard County
NASHVILLE The 1990 Howard County Farm Family of the Year honor has been awarded to the Ray
Rogers family and their 220-acre swine and cattle operation. Rogers, his wife, Kathy, and daughters
Mandy and
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STUTTGART In an informal referendum, the Stuttgart Liars Club has re-elected Gov. Bill Clinton,
Congressman Bill Alexander, and made Bill Kerr the winner in the Secretary of State's race and
Wanda Northcutt the winner of the House District 84 seat. Ashley County
CROSSETT Teams for the third annual Crossett Clean Up and Beautification Day will meet at 8:30
a.m. Saturday at the First Church of God parking lot.
Armed with trash bags and plastic gloves, the teams will pick up trash all over town. Following the
cleanup volunteers, will l;>e pr~sented a T-?~irt and lun~h c:9urtesy of Georgia Pacific, which is
sponsoring the event with the Cq)ssett Are'a Chamber of Commerce development committee. Boone
County
. HARRISON David Lee Burns, 19, of Harrison was arrested Wednesday on five counts of theft from
Hudspeth Motors and Harrison Auto Salvage.
Bond was set at $7,500. Warrants have been issued for two others in the thefts. Carroll County
EUREKA SPRINGS The 43rd annual Regional Ozark Folk Festival will continue today through Saturday
in Eureka Sprin9,s.
The festival is the third oldest folk festival held in the United States, according to the Eureka Springs
Chamber of Commerce. Blue grass legend Bill Monroe and the Blue Gras.s Boys will headline the
performances today and Spturday. Monroe will al.s.o serve as grand marshal for the festival's parade
which will be held Saturday. For more irtfQrma.tion call Eureka· Springs Chamber of Commerce
253-8737. Clark County
ARKADELPHIA Anthony Louis Smith, 27, of Arkadelphia was held in Clark County Detention Center
Thursday on charges of burglary and theft at the law office of Sanders and Hill.
ARKADELPHIA A job-search workshop will continue today at the Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
The workshop will be held 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m. The program combines motivational exercises with
basic advice on applications, resumes, interviews and job search techniques. Columbia County
MAGNOLIA Fred Threadgill, 20, of Magnolia was charged with being a felon in possession of a
handgun Wednesday night after a disturbance at the Kentucky Fried Chicken on North Jackson
Street.
Witnesses told police three men got into a fight on the restaurant parking lot. Threadgill was arrested
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School. Clark County ARKADELPHIA The admissions office at Ouachita Baptist University will sponsor
Preview Day for high school juniors and seniors and their parents Saturday. About 135 students are
expected to attend the program, which is held several times annually. The program is designed to
provide prospective students with a general overview of OBU, said Randy Garner, director of
admissions COL!n~~ling.
The event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and a continental breakfast followed at 9:30 with a
welcome by OBU President Ben M. Elrqd. The event will also include campus tours and a picnic lunch.
ARKAPELPH~A Hen9erson St?~te University in Arkadelphia was selected as one of .20 model colleges to
participate in Wingspre9.c:l Institute's National Conference on " Improving Undergraduate Education"
last week at Racine, Wis~
Darrell W. Krueger, president of Winona State University, Minn., and host of the conference, said that
Henderson was recognized "as an undergraduate institution Qf distinction because of its
accomplishments.<" Crittenden County W!=ST ME;I;'IPHJS Gov. Bill Clinton will be the speaker for the
annual John Gammon Wild Game Dinn~r April 24 at ~OLith[and Greyhound Park.Tickets are $15 and
proceeds go to a .scholar~h,ip fpr me9ical stucl~nts.Gammon, who di~d in 1988, started the foundation
23 years ag9. ·The ·qinn~r begin,~. at 7 p.m. Cross County WYI\!~~ The Cross County Conservation
District will spon~or ?tuq~llt~ to.attend the Youth Conservation Wqrkshop this year. It will be July
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Students who will be in lOth througr 12th grad~s durir)g the 1~91-92 school year are eligible for the
workshop, which offer? expo,sur~
various asp~c.ts e>f Ute .envirgnm~pt and th~ best use of natural
resources. Fo,r mqre inforr)1?ttion, ca,ll ~re C,n;>~_s,, County Cor)~~rva,~ign Distr!c.:.t office at 238-2781 by
April 25. Ga,rland County HQT SPRH-:J.G? AI .M\JI")Z of th~ OL!9~hita f.'Jationa.l Forest will host a program
on recycling on ~arth Day fr9m 2 tg 3;3Q P·.rn· Monday at t,r,~ Garl?tr:~c! County Library.
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The program will com;ist of a film arid di?<;:US?ion on recycling.The first 25 people attending the
prqgrarr-i" will rec~ive a free ~r~e seedling. Fgr more inf.orma,tion, call the library at 623-4161. Grant
County SHE,R~DAN ~h~ridan Elt:m~ntarY' ?c;:hpol will be th~ .;:;ite.pf the. M_y$eum of Young Minds fr()m
8:30 to 11 a ..m. tqday. St\Jdent$ from ~Y."o fi.fth-~_rad~ classes an~~~~ ~ixth-grade classes wiJI turn
their clas_srOOr11$ into mini?!tUrE;! m!Jse_yms r~presentin.~. topi!=S c~l.ltel-ing <;>n the question of how
frontiers open doors t_p new opp<;>rtiJniqes.
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The students have been involvec:J in special study project? for the past several weeks in preparation
for the E;!Vent. Eac:h clqs_s studieq ~tuqi~9 a singl~ topic and [low it related to new frontiers. The topics
included histqry, math, scienc;:e, p'eople, politics and pypli~i.ty. Independence County BAT!=SVILLE The
Batesville $chqol ~?o.ard o.n Mond<:~Y night rejected a request to dec!are Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday a school holidCIY next year. ·
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Instead, the school will devote the day to teaching students about King and black people's history,
Superintendent B(ll <;pop saic,!. ~eon \i\lalker, pastor of Bethel AME Church, and Ben Earl Sr., a black
com!T)unity l~ader, made the request. Coop and Peggy !3Ei!ller, Cl board member, said the in-class
instruction w<;>uld have more ~ffec;t qn stl!J!.ents than dismi~~ing c;IA?ses. Six percent of the district's
students are blc;tcl<. J?tcksgn ~()unt'>:' N~V{PQ.RT The renovation pf t.he playground eq\Jipment at
Lockwooc;l Park is expec.teq to t;:>e ~o~pl~te ifl l~t.~ summer or ea.rly fi=!ll, but the pc;trk's th~me has
t:l~en changed. Whe.n ren~:w~t.i.!Jn plans y.~~re geing m,ade, it wa.s first pl!=lnn~d a? a tourist attractiqn,
sa,id Frc,!r:~k Thomp?QD, director of ~ity parks and tourism. However, when it was le~rned thC)t U. S.
Highway 67 would. bypass the park, those plans were changed, he said.
The new plans, funded in part with a g'rarit from 'the state Department of Parks and Tourism, call for
the park to be geared niore toward children and elderly residents of the area, Thompson said. The
centerpiece of the park will be a $9,500 piece of playground equipment
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Terry Edmonds
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Office of Speechwriting
James (Terry) Edmonds
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1995-2001
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Terry Edmonds worked as a speechwriter from 1995-2001. He became the Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting in 1999. His speechwriting focused on domestic topics such as race relations, veterans issues, education, paralympics, gun control, youth, and senior citizens. He also contributed to the President’s State of the Union speeches, radio addresses, commencement speeches, and special dinners and events. The records include speeches, letters, memorandum, schedules, reports, articles, and clippings.
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635 folders in 52 boxes
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