Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 2000 — Page 2

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, JUNE 30,2000

1 *2 Sen. Evan Bayh announced. Aftej. weeks of mounting pressure froifiS Bayh and a coalition of lawmakers he helped organize, Senate appropriators reached an agreement to fully restore the $ 1.9 billion in funding they originally slashed from the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Under the agreement, SCHIP! funding will be included in the)spending bill when it emerges frofflh the House-Senate Conference^ Committee. Earlier Bayh and Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, built a bipartisan coalition that included" dozens of their Senate colleagues" and several of the nation's gover^ nors. Thirty-six senators signed a letter written by Bayh andiVoinovich to urge Senate leaders' to restore the health care funding Senate budget leaders are expected to announce the agreement in an exchange on the Senate floor when debate continues on the Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill. As a precautionary procedure. Bayhhas filed an amendment to the bilfwhich would fully restore the ’ SCHIP funding. '/■ If Senate leaders stay true to' their promise, action oh Bayh's amendment will not be necessary-. 1 ' Congress created SCHIP as part of ’ the Federal Balanced Budget Act" of 1997 as a way to encourage 1 ' states to provide health insurance 1 ' to uninsured children. LawmakerS'set aside $4 billion a year to helpstates pay for the coverage. This 1 - money is distributed among the r states, in part based on the number of uninsured children in that state/' If states successfully enroll neW-‘ children, as Indiana has, they become eligible to receive additionalfunds that were unspent by other states. i Gary native wins national journalism honor A Gary native and veteran com-" municator Charlene M. Crowell' was recently named the recipient' of the annual A. Philip Randolpji' Messenger Award by the Natkifutf Newspaper Publishers Association. r The Messenger Award is jointly presented to the newspaper pub'-** lishing the selected article as well" as the article's author. Articles sub- " milled must bring awareness to a*’ current event, trend or activity ijr either civil rights or education. Additionally, an NNPA membef" paper must also have published each entry. The winning newspa-j per receives $1,000 for the nori-“ profit organization of its choice." The winning journalist receives $1,500 cash prize. Crowell’s winning civil rights entry on the historic legal cast v known as Brown v. Board of Edd-’ /• cation brought attention to the consolidation of five separate action^ consolidated by the high court; as; well as the justices’ deliberative process that led to the rare request for re-argument. The article was. 1 published in 1999 while Crowell" served as vice president of busi-, ness affairs for the Dallas-based*' Minority Opportunity News. ’ ' In April of this year, Crowell^’ returned to Indiana to serve as presi, secretary to Indiana Attorney General Karen Freeman-Wilson. The National Newspaper Pub’-; lishers Association represents more" than 200 African-American owned* and managed newspapers.

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BRIEFS Continued from A1 The $48 million raised to date includes $30 million in private donations. The announcement was made at a private reception and dinner for supporters at which former U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, one of the Freedom Center’s four honorary fund-raising chairpersons was the featured speaker. The campaign will raise $90 million in private and public contributions needed to build the Freedom Center on a premier site in the heart of Cincinnati’s billion-dollar riverfront renewal project. Scheduled opening for the facility is targeted for late, 2003. Book signing is Saturday The public is invited to a book signing by Beverly Jean Thurman on Saturday, July 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Comfort Inn, 530 S. Capitol Ave. The book. Human Relations ami Problem Solving (To You With Love), is thought-provoking; entertaining; has a lot of different subjects; is well written and presents an optimistic view of human relations. Nuvo Newsweekly gave the book a *** rating. ' RSVP; (317) 299-8630 regarding arrival time; number attending or any questions. Carwash II for scholarships Student Fellowship for Blacks will sponsor Carwash II on Saturday, July 8 at Burger King near East 38th Street and Emerson Avenue from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. $5 per car. $8 per van or truck. Student Fellowship for Black awards free monies to those who attend Black colleges and universities. For more information call (317) 549-

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Omogp Psi Phi national convention to be in Indianapolis Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. will hold its 71st National Convention in Indianapolis July 20-27. The lineup of special guest speakers includes: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, National Urban League President Hugh Price and Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell. For more convention information log onto www.omegapsiphifraternity.org. Indy authors win book awards Indianapolis authors Catherine Livers and Delores Thornton snagged top prizes at the 9th Annual Black Book Awards in Hamption, Va. Livers’ The History of Black Mankind won for Best Non-Fic-tion work and Thornton's Mi Mae won in the Best Fiction category. Talent showcase performers wanted High Class Entertainment in conjunction with B-W3 seeks rappers. singers, poets and the like for The Mighty Midwest Talent Showcase. If interested contact Tierre

Brooks at (317) 314-6002 by July 10. O’Bannon urges needy families to apply for summer cooling help Gov. Frank O'Bannon is once again teaming up with local care providers to spend $500.000to help needy Hoosiers keep cool this summer. Twenty-four Community Action Agencies in Indiana will use the state's money to provide box fans to people who need them but can’t afford them. Air conditioners and help with electricity bills will also be available to some Hoosiers who have medical problems. the governor said. Hoosiers wanting to apply for help should contact the Community Action Agency in their county or they may call 1 -800-622-4973 to find the community program serving theircounty. Indiana’s Web site for public assistance information is http://www.state.in.us/fssa.

Mayor’s summit on race relations wins national award The Mayor’s Summit on Race Relations has received a “Best Practices" Award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Mayor Bart Peterson said, as a model for the rest of the nation to follow. HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo made the announcement this week in Washington. The “Best Practices” must be replicable inother areas of the country, region or local jurisdiction and generate a significant and demonstrable positive impact on participants. More than 2,900 nominations were received nationwide. Indianapolis now joins other finalists for one of the 100 “Best of the Best” Awards which will be announced during HUD's 2000 Best Practices and Technical Assistance Symposium in August. - O’Bannon gives Hoosiers a break at the gas pump Gov. Frank O'Bannon delivered on his pledge to suspend the state's gasoline sales tax this week by making use of the state’s energy emergency statute for the first time since it was enacted nearly two decades ago. The 1981 law is triggered if the state has an existing or projected shortfall of at least 8 percent in motor fuel or other energy sources that threatens to seriously disrupt or diminish energy supplies to the extent that life, health, or property may be jeopardized. Prices for gasoline in the Midwest are disproportionately higher than other states in the nation, and economists predict that if the prices remain at theircurrent level, 17.000 Hoosiers could lose their jobs, he said. Senate to preserve Indiana Children’s Health Insurance Program Endangered federal funds for Indiana's Hoosier Health wise may be safe as a result of an agreement reached by Senate leaders. U.S.

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