Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 2000 — Page 3

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2000

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Scared Stiff R«v. William Preston, 1999 graduate of Broad Ripple High School talks with students; Tech High School senior Dexter Hawkins inside the coffin portrays the deceased. The Scared Stiff, the anti youth violence program presented its message to students at Broad Ripple High School this week. “Our mission is to reach out to yOung adults to change their destructive behavior In order to stop the senseless violence. Being a funeral director, I see the consequences of mixing guns with young people,** Rev. Michael J. Bluitt F.D., president.

MclNTOSH Continued from A1 The GOP gubernatorial candi- ist Society members as those who undercount of minorities, date said he would pay for his Kids believe in a strict intent of the Con- McIntosh openly describes himFirst plan through state revenue, stitution. Askedbyacallerwhether self as a conservative, but during making cuts “in other areas of the that meant the Constitution’s now the hour-long interview, McIntosh budget.” repealed references to slavery, gave some surprising answers to McIntosh also addressed a num- McIntosh said no, that strict intent viewers and callers, ber of issues of concern to African- of the Constitution included “the In response to a caller wanting Americans. Acknowledging that he Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amend- McIntosh’s views on the contro-co-founded the Federalist Society, ments and their protection of the versy over flying the Confederate McIntosh disagreed with the char- rights of minorities.” battle flag over the South Carolina acterizationofthe group by Emerge If elected Governor, McIntosh statehouse, McIntosh didn’t Magazine last October as “a right- would “stand for racial justice.” equivocate. He strongly called for wing network of lawyers, judges Opposed to quotas, McIntosh told the removal of the flag saying it andsupporters,undoingcivilrights me he does “stand for affirmative “wasasymbolofdivision.ltshould and other gains made through the action.” “I would reach out to mi- be removed out of respect to those courts.” nority contractors,” said McIntosh, offended by it.” McIntosh described the Feder-. Answering another caller. Mein- McIntosh believes that Indiana’s alist Society as a “non-partisan stu- tosh said he employs one African- property and income taxes are ‘loo dent organization.” He said that American in his Congressional of- high,” and answering Democratic the Society welcomes the views of fice and Hispanics and women in critics he promises to release his persons across the political spec- his Indiana and Washington of- detailed tax proposals in April, trum “conservative, liberal, liber- frees. McIntosh faces Carmel attortarian.” McIntosh told me the So- If elected Governor, McIntosh ney John Price in the May 2nd ciety provides continuing educa- would use the unadjusted numbers Primary. The winner faces Govertion for its members who are attor- from the 2000 Census, not Census nor Frank O’Bannon who is unopneys. McIntosh described Federal- data that took into account the posed in the Democratic primary.

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TAYLOR Continued from A1 “This family has waited for a and the 1997 beating of Abner resolution. It’s been a long, a very Louima were cited as cases that long time,” said Michael Gradison, support the organization’s focus a CCI member. on Taylor’s death. The restitution was originally “We need not go to delays in granted in 19% after civil pro- Indianapolis on the actions of our ceedings concluded that Michael' police offifeetsradded RCv. Melvin Taylor did not fatally shoot him- Girton Sr, President of the BMA self with a .32-caliber gun. and OCI member.

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