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63 DETROIT FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1996 4 Seating victim burned months ago mm in, i.i im mm r'' -II 11 itx is i s-k isau Jai Steve Veresh videotapes one of his two murals as it is placed on the wall of the Plymouth Historical Museum on Tuesday. The 9-by-14-foot murals showing images of Plymouth during the 1800s, will be unveiled Sunday. Murals give glimpse of city's history MURAL, from Page IB outh Township, shared Dunning's enthusiasm for local history. "I was glad to have the chance to return something to the community," said Veresh, a retired Ford Motor Co. designer.

With the help of family members and friends, he completed the three-dimensional work in about a year after visiting old sawmills and scouring museums for photos and drawings of early steam engine trains. The panels were hand-carved into a dense foam, molded and cast in bronze with the assistance of Glassline a Plymouth manufacturer of industrial equipment. RICHARD LEEDetrolt Free Press She was especially interested in the sawmill carvings. More than 100 years ago, her grandfather operated a sawmill near Plymouth Road and Telegraph. "It worked out perfectly," Dunning said.

She is funding the murals, but declined to reveal how much the project cost. Strauch, had not had time to prepare. Pleasant remains jailed under a $50,000, 10-percent bond. Kenneth remains in a coma at Children's Hospital of Michigan, with little hope for a full recovery, officials said. Kevin and another brother, year-old Emmanuel, were placed in a foster home after Kenneth was beaten Oct.

30. Authorities took two other children from Swan shortly after their births, a boy now 4 and a girl, 3. The case has drawn attention because Children's Protective Services had investigated complaints of abuse of Kenneth, Kevin and Emmanuel, but could find no signs of trouble. Swan and Pleasant were allowed to keep the three boys, despite repeated complaints and warnings from juvenile court officials who believed the children were at risk. In a little-known practice, a limited number of parents have been allowed to keep some of their children despite being declared unfit to retain others.

Swan said Tuesday that Pleasant began acting strange in February after she got a job. She said Pleasant appeared to resent her working and was upset that he was expected to watch the children. FIA officials could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Previously, Margaret Warner, the FIA director of child and family services in Wayne County, said investigators had done nothing wrong. race make final cases BY JACK KRESNAK Free Press Staff Writer Kenneth Swan, a 5-year-old Detroit boy who is on life support with severe brain damage after allegedly being bludgeoned by his mother's boyfriend was purposely burned in an unreported incident of abuse in April, his mother and police said Tuesday.

Tracey Swan said she believes her boyfriend, Shawn Pleasant, held Kenneth against a hot radiator to discipline him while she was at work. The boy was burned oyer several inches of his abdomen. Shawn Pleasant But when a Children's Protective Services worker saw the marks in May, Swan said the worker believed the story Kenneth and his 6-year-old brother Kevin told: The burning was an accident. Swan, 21, was interviewed Tuesday at 36th District Court in Detroit where Pleasant, 26, faces charges of attempted murder and first-degree child abuse for allegedly beating Kenneth with a shovel handle for taking Halloween candy. Pleasant's prelirninary examination was postponed until Nov.

26 because his court-appointed attorney, Thomas nn H3 Liuu LjLu A. A bh mm jmmm ran 'I Next on the agenda? For the museum, continuation of a fund-raising effort to purchase an exhibit of Abraham Lincoln materials. For Veresh, a well-deserved rest. And for Dunning, more time for her hobby restoring old Cadillacs. Staff writer Dennis Niemiec can be reached at 1-313-432-6503 anytime.

work that they have done would prove worthless," he said. Voting takes place today from 11 a.m. to 7 pjn. Members with last names beginning with letters A-M should report to UAW Local 174 headquarters at 6494 W. Warren, and members with last names beginning with letters N-Z should report to Bethel AME Church, 5050 Richard Allen a renamed section of St.

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an advertisement in the Michigan Chronicle newspaper last week, the Walker-Shivers camp charged the Anthony administration with continuing to "hamper the process." Williams called the allegation "without foundation." "You would think that having watched the Dole and Clinton campaign, that attempts to discredit people's character in light of the good Both slates BY MELANIE EVERSLEY Free Press Staff Writer On the last campaign day before the Detroit NAACP branch elects officers, both slates pleaded Tuesday with members of the largest branch of the national civil rights group to vote. Longtime branch member Dauphi-ne Walker-Shivers is challenging the Rev. Wendell Anthony today in his bid for a third, two-year term as president. "It's our hope that a lot of people show up and take advantage of this vote," Otha Williams, Anthony's spokesman, said Tuesday. Those running with Walker-Shivers, a public speaking instructor at Wayne County Community College, stressed branch members' biggest voice is their vote.

iiiiiiir Developer revives burned Gratiot Central Market AXV'liVM 111 fill nnnn bdkl Lf y. pr pIBBIIl reus Market, from Page IB Sam Alihasan, who owned Sam's Produce in the old market, bought a gas station in New Baltimore to make ends meet after the fire. He plans to be among the tenants in the new building. "It's a good location and I think the market will be much better than the old one," Alihasan said The market's restoration will be financed by the Empowerment Zone Financial Institutions Consortium, a group of area banks that give low-interest loans to businesses in the empowerment zone. Brenda Schneider, chair of the consortium said Comerica Bank, NBD Bank and Michigan National will finance the project.

The market's rebirth also puts the entire Eastern Market a step closer to redevelopment. Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer and a task force have spent the past year looking at ways to revitalize the area. Among the other helpers were Ver-esh's son, Stephen, former project director of the Detroit Science Center; Veresh's daughter, Judy Mastick, a quilter and jewelry maker, and friend Sandy Steele, a cartoonist and greeting card designer. Dunning monitored their progress like a child awaiting a Christmas gift. in NAACP "Regardless of who you vote for, it's important that you come out and vote," said Tom Adams, who is running for first vice president on the Walker-Shivers slate.

Anthony is running on his retord of humanitarian outreach to Rwanda and attracting new members, while the Walker-Shivers slate vows to help bring jobs to Detroit and interest young people in business. Duiui a news conference at Corinthian Baptist Church on Caniff Walker-Shivers produced an Oct 14 memo from national NAACP President Kweisi Mfurne to Chairwoman Myrlie Evers-Williams indicating that, as of that date, a branch audit agreed upon by the Detroit branch and national The new market will include Cheech's Chicken, Mose Meats, Randy's Sausages, Star Fish and Seafood Sandwich by the Pound and Kal-lungi Meats. A bar and grill is also planned. Xt; Don Ross, who co-owns the mar ket with Mary and Frank said the three decided to rebuild the market to restore a 75-year-old Detroit fixture. "This has been a landmark for many years," Ross said.

"It hurt all of Eastern Market when it burned." Gloria Robinson, director of the city's Planning and Development De-, partment, said she hopes the new market will lure shoppers back. "One of the misperceptions people had when the market burned was that all of Eastern Market had burned down," she said. "This will encourage a lot of the traffic to come back and it's an opportunity for the merchants and business owners to reopen their shops." '1 would like to know what Mr. Nicholson's qualifications are," Councilman Mel Ravitz said at Tuesday's council meeting. "I hear one of his qualifications is that he speaks fluent GOP," quipped Councilman Gil Hill.

Added Councilwoman Brenda Scott, who wanted to know who else was considered for the position, "I was surprised there is such a position as czar. The irony of it is he speaks fluent Republican or whatever. He lives in Grosse Pointe. I think we should have been consulted." But mayoral executive assistant Michael Sarafa said Archer will discuss his selection of Nicholson and other plans for getting the casinos in place with the council. "We're fully prepared to engage the council as a partner," he said.

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