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Indiana Black I xpo Summer Celebration Special Section Inside

104th YEAR ■ NUMBER 28 ■ FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 ■ PHONE 317/924-5143 ■ www.indianapoll8fecorder.com ■ 7St|

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Paul H. Jones

Staff reports and wire services

City councilman dies . Mr. Paul H. Jones Jr., a 55 yearold city councilman for the 10th district, died July 10 from natural causes at Methodist Hospital. Jones attended Ball State University and Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), jater holding the position he served at Jhe time of his death for a period of 12 years. He was in the midst of running for city council at large on the democratic party ticket, and previously was employed by UPS as a customer service representative for 30 years, retiring in 1997. He is survived by his wife Tommie (Perry) Jones, daughter Kimberly L. Jones, sons Paul H. Jones III and Jason Jones, one granddaughter, mother Mary (Wilford) Jones, and a brother Charles Jones. ' Jones’ calling was held July 14, from at Stuart Mortuary Chapel, and his funeral was held July 15, at fiastside Baptist Church with interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Concert cancelled The Indiana Black Expo Summer Fest concert featuring Trick Daddy, 112, Nicole Wray, Liberty City, Silk, and Big Mike, has been cancelled. Iren Colder of Keep’N It Real Entertainment and Productions LLG, said individuals who purchased tickets may take them to the TicketMaster outlet where they bought them for a full refund.

Wanted: A few good officers for IPD

Applications are still available for individuals interested in becoming an IPD officer. Applications can be picked up at any of the five district headquarters, the Training Academy or the Human Resources Office until

July 16. The completed form must be returned to the Human Resources Office in Police Headquarters no later than 4:00 p.m., July 16. > Currently, over 500 applications have been received for this process. A candidate who successfully completes aH phases of the selection process and is accepted into the next recruit class will begin training March 2000,The Indianapolis Police Department offers excellent salary, benefits, vacation time and many opportunities for advancement.

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Eastside residents, library at odds over relocation

By BARATO BRITT Staff Writer

All parties involved in the proposal to relocate the Emerson Branch of the Marion

County Public Library agree that it is in need of expansion. At this point, that is all they agree on. In an issue that may not be resolved until September, only one thing is certain; the branch will relocate to fit space and technological needs. Preliminary reports indicate the library will move to the Devington Shopping Center area, a move several believe will provide better service for surrounding schools and residents. The move will also mean more computers, meeting space and

parking services; however, no decision has been set in stone. Several residents of the north eastside area believe a move from their already depleted neighborhood equates into a lack of accessible resources and a future of continued economic downturn. On Wednesday, Eastside residents, various community leaders and IMCPL officials met to discuss the change of venue, which according to early reports will be a $3.5 million endeavor. The meeting also provided the community an opportunity to deliver a petition to library officials of people opposing any move outside the area. The protest is being spearheaded by the See LIBRARY, Page A2

Emerson Branch of the Marion County Public Library

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Rev. Jesse Jackson points someone out to President Clinton upon arriving at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix last week. Later Clinton toured the facilities of La Canasta, a successful food producer, to highlight the needs of the Latino community in South Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ken Levine)

It was supposed to be President Clinton’s moment. After all, he was the first U.S. president to visit an American Indian reservation in more than 60 years. But some in the audience began chanting for Jesse Jackson who hadn't uttered a word and was struggling to stay in Clinton’s ‘hadow. “Speak, Jesse, Speak!” a few people called. “Run, Jesse, Run!” others said. This is how it’s been since Clinton began his national poverty tour in Appalachia three days ago with Jackson at his side. Even Clinton gave a nod to Jackson for helping to shape his message of economic empowerment. “I want to thank my good friend Jesse Jackson for never letting us forget our common obligations,” Clinton recently said. Jackson did not address the crowd. At times, their pairing made for interesting political theater. Clinton and

Jackson may not have literally been competing with each other, but their reputations as men of the people certainly were. “I’m not more popular than he is,” Jackson said as he awaited Clinton on the tarmac at South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base. “Both of us are well known, but he is the president.” Last Wednesday evening in Arizona, Clinton settled at the head of a U-shaped table inside of a tortilla factory in Phoenix. There was no place at the table for Jackson. He sat with four others on a row of chairs perpendicular to the president. It was Jackson who invited Clinton to address his Wall Street Project, which proposed among other things the notion of treating inner cities like foreign markets when it comes to trade and

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Men gather to talk spirituality, responsibility

(AP) - The Promise Keepers made their fifth visit to “My wife loves it,” Kelley said. “She says I come back much time for the guys. So this weekend is nice. They Indianapolis, and they didn’t seem much different from on fire for the Lord. I share with her what I’ve learned.” talk, they confide - they’re friends, a typical Colts crowd that occupies the RCA Dome Besides the lessons learned in the RCA Dome, Kelley “We bear each other’s burdens,” says Kelley. “We during the fall and winter. and his pals, Mark Klemm and Kevin Elam, say they can’t fix each other; only the Lord can do that. Butwecan The goals, and the tone, are what’s different. enjoyed hanging out together. They are all in their 30s, stand beside each other.” “I want to be the best husband, the best father, the best married with children. At that stage in life, there is not Christian I can be,” said Damon Brown of Carmel. He

and about 40,000 others filled the dome on Friday and Saturday for the revival. Many were repeat customers. Brown, a 34-year-old father of two, attended his first Promise Keepers event three years ago. His wife urged him to go, and she told him the experience enhanced their marriage and made him a better husband. “It made me become more responsible, more under-

standing,” Brown said.

Some women are suspicious of Promise Keepers’ the-man-leads approach to domestic life. Phillip H. Porter Jr„ the group’s chairman, mapped out the chain of command clearly Saturday: Jesus reports to God, man reports to Jesus, woman reports to man. A family is better offwhen a wife is “under the guidance and protection” of

her husband, he said.

“I was suspicious of it at first,” Brown said. “I figured it would be a bunch of guys hugging and raising their hands In the air and praying and then going home and bossihg their wives around.” To be sure, there is some embracing, some group prayer and sonje singing. But Brown was not moved to become authoritarian on the home front, he said. “Our

roles are to he equal.”

Kevin Kelley was here from Rockford, 111., with two

pals. It was Kelley's sixth Promise Keepers affair. He About 40/100 filled the RCA Dome Friday and Saturday for the Promlee Keepers revival. (Recorder photo

comes back from each of them charged up, be said. by Curbs Guynn)

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