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Monday, August 28,1989
Church group accused of evading rules
A
PASADENA, Calif. (AP)
fundamentalist church group im
properly spent $117,000 earmarked
for a low-income housing project
here and tried to evade government
rules to sell the building at an enor
mous profit, HUD records and court
documents show.
The sale of The Concord, a 150-
unit high-rise building, was halted
through the persistence of tenants
who feared they would be evicted or
their rents would triple, lawyers fa
miliar with the case said.
The tenants urged the inspector
general at the Department of Hous
ing and Urban Development to con
duct an audit, which found $ 117,787
in project funds were improperly
spent by The Concord’s owner,
Community Churches of America.
Among other things, HUD found
that Concord funds were used to pay
church group officers and purchase
two vans used for church events.
The housing agency eventually
reached a settlement with the group
on the misspent money.
The Glendale-based fundamen
talist group first tried to sell the
apartment building in 1982 for $5.5
million, after paying off the balance
of a $2.05 million HUD loan to the
original developer. Congress has
since prohibited pre-payment of
HUD loans unless the housing secre
tary finds that existing tenants are
protected from eviction or higher
rents.
Community Churches tried again
in 1985 to sell the building for $5.5
million, under the protection of a
bankruptcy reorganization. But the
bankruptcy sale was blocked after
objections were raised by tenants,
Board investigates track investors,
relationship with indicted partner
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The State Racing Board has
asked two investors in a Kenosha County greyhound
track to clarify their relationship with an associate in
dicted on criminal charges in Alabama.
But Terence M. Dunleavy, the board’s executive di
rector, said the board’s letter to Dairyland Greyhound
Park investors Herman and Elliot Maisel was “standard
operating procedure.”
“All we’re doing is investigating the situation to make
sure everything is on the up and up because this is a rac
ing-related matter,” Dunleavy said.
Ellis McDonald, a partner with the Maisels in the Mo
bile Greyhound Track, was indicted in Alabama on sev
eral criminal charges.
The charges include racketeering, mail fraud, intim
idating a witness, conspiracy to defraud by obstructing
the Internal Revenue Service, aiding in the preparation
of false income tax returns and tax evasion.
He is accused of receiving more than $1 million in
kickbacks and committing other crimes in connection
with the construction of a waste water treatment plant
in Mobile, Ala., and another contract with the Scott Pa
per Co.
Dunleavy said he was confident McDonald’s indict
ment would affect the Maisels’ Wisconsin track license.
church creditors and HUD lawyers,
according to court records on file in
nearby Los Angeles.
Community Churches was headed
by the Rev. William S. McBirnie, a
charismatic preacher. Community
Churches acquired The Concord in
1979 and organized a non-profit
foundation to run the building in
accordance with HUD regulations.
The building was erected in 1966 to
provide subsidized housing for the
elderly and handicapped.
But there were problems from the
outset, said Clements Gordon, 81, a
former building manager who
spearheaded the tenants’ fight.
McBirnie planned to use the Con
cord to house his own parishioners
and the loyal listeners to his anti
communist radio broadcasts, “Voice
of Americanism,”he said.
By 1982, McBirnie decided to sell
The Concord because “we were con
stantly being frustrated at making
improvements in the building and
not being able to do the good work
that we had intended,” he said in a
legal declaration. He did not return
calls seeking comment.
In August 1982, Gordon and
other tenants filed suit to block the
sale of The Concord.
There was intense pressure to set
tle because McBirnie’s groups had
obtained a short-term loan at high
interest to pay off the HUD loan,
McNutt said.
Europeans fear repea
of U.S. crack flood,
work to avoid crisis
LONDON (AP) — Crack sei
zures in Western Europe amount
to a few ounces a year, a tiny haul
alongside the U.S. flood. But
many Europeans are getting wor
ried.
“Crack is the specter I see
hanging over Europe,” Britain’s
home secretary, Douglas Hurd,
told delegates of the 23-nation
Council of Europe whom he in
vited to London in May to discuss
drug abuse.
“Our job must be to work to
gether, urgently, to ensure that
the United States experience is
not repeated here,” he said.
Britain is the only European
country already battling a crack
problem. But with crack’s parent
drug, cocaine, flowing into Eu
rope alongside horrifying images
of crack’s impact in the United
States, vigilance is increasing.
Interpol, the Paris-based inter
national police agency, now mon
itors all crack seizures, rather
than only those of over 100
25% OFF
Reg. $20-$24
SALE 15.00-18.00
MISSES SWEATERS
Rich ramie/cotton novelties. Styles include
henleys, cables, pocket detailed, and rose
embroidered trims. S,M,L.
19.99
25% OFF
Orig. $24
MISSES 2-PIECE DRESSING
Short sleeve, button-front shirt with
matching elastic waist pull-on skirts. Fall print
rayons, sizes S,M,L.
Reg. 24.99-44.00
SALE 18.74-33.00
MISSES & JUNIOR DENIM
From basic to trendy jeans and skirts for
misses, sizes 6-18. Fashion jeans for juniors
with yokes, belts, pleats. Sizes 3-13.
Reg. $14-$32
SALE 10.50-24.00
YOUNG MENS ACTIVEWEAR
Short and long sleeve knit and woven shirts,
screen T’s and pants from such names as
Ocean Pacific and P.C.H. Sizes S-XL, 28-36.
14.99
Value Price
Misses Woven Shirts
Long sleeve plaids and solids, assorted
styles, Sizes 8-18.
19.99
Orig. $26
Misses Twill Skirts
Solid and patterned, V-yoke, button front and
pleated belted styles. Sizes 8-18.
50% OFF
Orig. $24-$28
SALE 11.99
Misses Pleated Walk Shorts
Twills or acid wash denim. Some belted and
cuffed. Sizes 6-16.
19.99
Reg. $24
Large Size Woven Shirts
Women's long-sleeve textured cotton plaids
in fall jewel tones. Sizes 38-44.
1799
Reg. $22-$24
Junior Woven Tops
Detailed textured plaids. Multi patterns;
neutral and bright cottons. Sizes S,M,L.
50% OFF
Orig. 12.99-$26
SALE 5.99-12.99
Junior Twill And Denim Shorts
Pull-on, belted; long or short lengths, brights,
neutrals. Jrs. 3-13.
25% OFF
Reg. $5.50-37.50
SALE 4.12-28.12
All Playtex Bras And Pants
Includes I Can’t Believe It’s a Girdler
Super Look® and Eighteen Hour7 M
60% OFF
Reg. $50-$1000
SALE 20.00-400.00
Classic 14K-Gold Jewelry
Stunning bracelets, earrings, rings, charms
and varied chains in classic designs.
15.99-29.99
Reg. 17.99-32.99
Men’s Levi’s Jeans
All cotton denim, includes 501's in blue,
black, grey and whitewash. Sizes 28-42.
25% OFF
Reg. $12 $ 18
SALE 9.00-13.50
Girls Knit And Woven Tops
All short sleeve styles in carefree poly/cotton.
Sizes 4-6x and 7-14.
21.75
Reg. $29
Men’s Lee Jeans
ESP poly/cotton denim with the ease of
stretch-fit. Sizes 32-42.
5999 17.99
Blazer Reg. $80 Pant Reg. $24
Haggar Blazer And Slacks
In year-round carefree polyester. Neutrals
and heathers. Pants 30-42. Coat 38-46.
25% OFF
Reg. $24-$28
SALE 1800-21.00
Young Men’s Shirts
Long-sleeve woven shirts. Cotton chambray
printed sheeting. Sizes S-XL.
25% OFF
Reg. 16.99-$30
SALE 12.74-22.50
All Girls Denim Jeans
From such names as Lee and Chic, includes
basic and fashion styles. Sizes 4-14.
25% OFF
Reg. 1.50-$14
SALE 1.12-10.50
All Girls Basics & Accessories
Includes panties, hosiery, bras, handbags
and hairgoods.
25% OFF
Reg. $10-$24
SALE 7.50-$18
Boys Knit Tops
Great styles in carefree poly/cotton. Some
with screens or piecing. Boys sizes S-XL.
25% OFF
Reg. $24-$26
SALE 18.00-19.50
Boys Fashion Denim Jeans
All indigo and black acid wash cotton denim
by Maneuvers. Sizes 4-20.
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20% OFF
Reg. $22-$64.95
SALE 17.60-51.96
Athletic Shoes For The Family
Leather, suede/nylon by Reebok, Nike,
Kaepa. Canvas oxford by Keds.
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