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Page 12-THE VOICE-May 30-June 5, 1987 'Business Half Of Corporate Goal For UN CF Reached BUSINESS BRIEFS Approximately half of the paign for the metropolitan Atlanta according to Thomas R. Williams, $600,000 corporate goal in the United Negreo College Fund chairman of the 1987 UNCF Cam-Si. 17 million fund raising cam- (UNCF) Campaign has been raised paign in Atlanta. if 1 0 The Georgia Suit University Counseling Center will offer a class on techniques for creitive thinking and decision makinig July 14 and 16, p.m. The course will examine the process of creativity and decision making and teach techniques for generation new, diverse solutions to problems.

The course fee is $45. For more information call 658-3456. The Georgia State University Counseling Center will offer a class of increasing communication skills to understand and influence others, July 28, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. The course fee is $75.

For more information call 658-3573. How to open Your Own Restaurant: The Georgia State University Small Business Development Center is sponsoring a three-night seminar June 2, 3, and 4 7-10 p.m. at the GSU Urban Life Center, corner of Piedmont Avenue and Decatur Street. Participants will learn to price menus, select a theme and target market, and construct successful business. $95 in advance, $105 at the door.

Call the GSU SBDC at 658-3350 for more information. How to write a business plan. GSU Small Business Development Center is offering at two-evening workshop led by Lloyd Atkins, head of business counseling at the GSU Small Business Development Center. The seminar will be held June 9 and 11 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.

at the GSU Urban Life Center, corner of Piedmont Avenue and Decatur Street. Call the GSU Small Business Development Center at 658-3350 for more information. The fee is $30. Williams also announced that under the leadership of Joe Mauriello, regional vice president of Technologies, the Division II UNCF team has begun working with small and medium-size businesses of contributions. Vice chairmen of the Division II team are Carl Ware with Coca Cola and Don Del Guercio with Technologies.

Also on the Division II team are Jim George, Matt Partain, Rick Reynolds, Joe Stone, Paula Weaver, Tom Aiken, Don Greene, Oscar Harris, Donald Jackson, John Lawrence, Phil Linquist and Ronald Sugarman. UNCF funds are used to provide student scholarships and financial aid, faculty endowments, and campus capital improvements. More than 9000 students attending six Atlanta colleges benefit from UNCF. Williams said for every dollar raised locally, the national United Negro College Fund will contribute $5. Companies and individuals interested in supporting the 1987 United Negreo College Fund Campaign should contact the UNCF, Atlanta Area Office, Suite 130, 75 Piedmont Atlanta, Ga.

30303. i. ft 9 I Bookkeeping systems for business owners. The GSU Small Business Development Center will sponsor a workshp over two evenings, which will cover the essentials of record keeping, and the various systems available. Tuesday and Thursday, June 16 and 18 6:30 p.m.

Call 658-3350 for more information. The fee is $30. top staff persons of the Georgia Freight Bureau: Nat Welch, Fxpo chairman and John Youngbeck, Bureau Services vice president. In four short years, the Atlanta Expo has become the premier intermodal event in the world. The Atlanta show was attended by representatives from 15 foreign countries.

Fulton County, GA Commissioner Chuck Williams (left) recently spoke at the International Intermodal Expo held In Atlanta last month. Seated center is Stanley Crane, chairman of Consolidated Rail Williams, and Sam Flint (right), Conrail director and honorary chairman of the Expo. Standing are the two Business Money Management Seminar- Would you like your business dollar to go further? This is not a "theory" course, but a practical one which ends in a business financial plan. The presenters will include: a financial planner, lawyer and an accountant. This three part Business Money Management Seminar will be held at Ida Williams Public library, 3400 Wooddale N.E.

(across from Nieman-Marcus, Lenox) 12-1 p.m. Seating is limited, for information or reservations call 233-7782 or 996-2241. No Charge. Ebony Syndicated Column By Warren Lanier, Sr. How Gooffs IkeefiDS Aunt hoiniy Efl Moire "NOTES, NEWS, AND VIEWS Seems like one of America's premier soul recording groups from California waited until they made their recent European tour behind the success of al of their hit records, which goes back over a number of years, to end up having each member of the group getting jailed in one European country or another during their entire tour on drug related charges.

Their promoter was literally going crazy getting each arrested member out of jail, and keeping the'whole thing as quiet as'he could, and has sworn he will never ever in life again bring this group to Europe for a concert tour. To add insult to injury and really let the cat out of the bag, U.S.A. Today Newspaper just published a news item about one of the principal memoes of the group being arrested in Los Angeles follow ing his return home from Europe on drug tch, tch, A 14-member citizens panel headed up by Mayor Tom Bradley and Police Chief Daryl Gates heard testimony last week for three hours on the need for community awareness and involvement combined with law enforcement to solve the durg epidemic in the state building in Van Nuys, California. This same panel was made aware that the number of people who use cocaine monthly in America has soared from an estimated 4.2 million in 1982 to 12.2 million this year by a federal drug enforcement official testifying before the panel, Actor Edward James Olmos, who plays the role of Lt. Martin Castillo on the television series "Miami Vice," an-and who has been a spokesman for the Florida group called Informed Families, urged the paned to promote grassroots movement against drugs.

The panel will produce a report and suggestions on curbing the drug problem, and a similar panel meeting was scheduled to take place in South-Central Los Angeles. Meanwhile word from Nu Yawk has it that veteran recording artist and record producer Hannibal is about to release a potent anti-drug message record entitled "Is The Whole World Crackin' Up." In Florida the state wide General Baptist Convention, under the leadership of Dr. Henry J. Lyons has set up an anti-drug arm that will campaign and work with youngsters in an all out effort to abolish drug usage among the youth in the state of Florida. Hollywood Hotline Actor Stack Pierce who tells me his golf game is better than ever, will be making two back to back television appearances in two different shows.

He'll be seen in "You Be The Jury" with a follow up role in Universal's "I Saw What You Did." Actor Ernie Hudson who I'm sure you remember from "Ghost Busters" is currently in Wrightsville, North Carolina, filming a new movie, and will take the time off to be with Roger E. Mosley and a number of other Hollywood Celebrities when they jet into Tampa, Florida to participate in the First Annual Roger E. Mosley Celebrity Sports Weekend for the benefit of the Hillsborough County Center of Excellence, June 4th through June 7th. Our sympathies to actress Ann Marie Johnson of the "What's Happening Now" television series. We've been informed by her publicist that she just lost her father.

Hollywood is still talking about the opening night bash Paramount Pictures put on for Eddie Murphy's "Beverly Hills Cop which is projected to rack up better than $200-millino at the box offices. It's already made motion picture history by opening at more than 2,300 theatres across the country in the first weekend of showing. Byron Stripling who for the last three years has been the lead trumpet player for the Count Basie Orchestra has been selected to play the lead in the upcoming international touring musical about the life and music of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. Stripling a 25-year old Atlanta native auditioned in Angeltown in one of the open calls staged across the country by play writer-director Jerry Bilik in search of an authentic jazzman to capture the spirit of Armstrong in "Satchmo. Musical Legend." If you rcalls news about Byron Stripling having the edge for the parts was etched in "Ebony" a number of weeks now its a Celebrity tennis mathces will play a big role in the 100 year celebration of Hollywood June 6th at the Los Angeles Racquet Club.

Celebrity Tennis promoter Tommy Cook is handling the chores for this one that'll have the stars of yesterday and today swinging. that's Hollywood. Anthony Elmore is really getting a kick out of full-contact karate. He's champion, king of the Super-Heavyweights, in a sport he's ruled for the last three years. Coors knows that's no mean achievement, and that's why the 'Electrifying Amp' Elmore is in our corner.

Coors is his sponsor. We're thrilled to be helping the 'Amp' take his exciting sport across America. So if you ever have the opportunity-don't miss the charge of contact karate-and the man causing it-Anthony Elmore. rz 1 "I Think of the Great Things of God, Not the Little Things" Sojourner Truth Outstanding talent must be free to stand out. 1985 Adolph Coors Company Golden.

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