San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1991 Page: 11 of 14
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April 11.1991
San Antonio Register
Page 11
Breast, prostrate cancer major cause of cancer death among Blacks
The Ella Austin Health Center and
the Texas Cancer Council will pro-
vide full cancer screening exams
including mammograms at reduced
rates for low income San Antonio
residents.
Coincidentally, the announcement
of the screenings coincide with the
National Cancer Institute's National
Minority Cancer Awareness Week,
April 14-20.
According to the National Cancer
Institute, breast cancer is the leading
cause of death among Black women,
however with early detection, 90%
of breast cancer cases can be suc-
cessfully treated. Unfortunately, only
30% of Black women over the age of
40 have ever been screened for breast
cancer.
The National Cancer Institute says,
hat through the technology of the
mammogram, the national death rate
of breast cancer can be reduced by
30%.
Women over the age of 40 are ad-
vised to get a mammogram at least
once a year, and all women are urged
to check for changes in their breasts
on a regular basis.
Elroy Seward of the Ella Austin
Health Center cautioned that women
with a history of cancer in their fam-
ily should be checked more often.
While breast cancer is killing Black
women, Black men are being killed
at 'epidemic' rates by prostrate can-
cer. The average Black male over
age 40 has a one in 9 chance of
having prostrate cancer compared to
a one in 11 chance in the general
male population.
Prostrate cancer deaths claim
30,000 men a year, and Black men
do have a higher rate of death, due to
the fact that they are slower to report
symptoms.
PVAMU a leader
Prairie View, Texas—The April
1991 issue of Emerge magazine has
published results of a survey of the
91 top black college and university
administrators, with 42 responding,
who ranked black colleges in the
country. Prairie View A&M
University ranked at or near the top
in three categories: percentage of
students graduating within S years,
most competitive admissions, and
percentage of graduates who enroll
in professional school.
PVAMU was sdected as the top
university in the country in the
percentage of students graduating
within 5 years, with 86%. Following
PVAMU in this category are Dillard
University (83%), Tougaloo College
(80%), Fisk University (73%), and
Grambling State University (67%).
PVAMU ranked 6th in the country
in the percentage of graduates (20%)
who enroll in professional school
(medical, law or business). Fisk
University ranked number one with
30%.
In the category of most competitive
admissions (percentageof applicants
accepted), PVAMU ranked 9th in
the country (with 51% accepted).
Tougaloo College was first, with 27%
of applicants accepted.
U.S. Marshals move in and shut
down East Side grocery store
A 76 year -old East Side grocery
store owner was charged with
conspiracy to distribute heroin and
his property seized by U.S. Deputy
Marshalls Tuesday. Under cover
vice cops said the area had been a
drug haven for about 20 years.
Jesus V. Martinez, 76, owner of
Jessie's Superama located at
Hackberry near 1-35, was released
on a $25,000 personal recognizance
bond.
A Marshall said drug users would
go to the store and exchange food
Minority students
receive accounting
scholarships
Over $45,000 in scholarships to
minority students in accounting has
been awarded for the second half of
the 1990-91 academic year by the
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA).
Since the program's inception in
1970, the AICPA Minority
Scholarship Recruitment and Equal
Opportunity Committee has awarded
over $4.5 million in scholarship aid
to more than 5,000 students.
The awards for this year represent
the highest amount ever given to
minority students by the AICPA.
The $45,625 in scholarship aid was
granted to 113 undergraduate and
graduate accounting students,
including Blacks, Hispanics,
American Indians, and Asians.
Individuals interested in applying
for the scholarships should write to
Sharon Donahue, Manager, Minority
Recruitment and Equal Opportunity
Department, AICPA, 1211 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, New
York, 10036-8775. The deadlines
for receipt of applications are July 1
and December 1.
Boy Scouts and dry
cleaners collecting
used Cub Scout and
Boy Scout uniforms
The Alamo Area Council of Boy
Scouts and the San Antonio Dry
Cleaner's Association will embark
upon a program to provide uniforms
to over 1,000 scouts.
The Alamo Area Council of Boy
Scouts of America estimates that
there are presently over 1,000 scouts
who cannot afford a uniform.
Scout leaders feel that the scouts in
this position may feel out of place
due to a lack of identity or belonging
to the organization and that the lack
of uniforms may diminish the ef-
fectiveness of program goals.
The uniform also helps scouts
bridge socio-economic situations,
according to the Boy Scouts of
America press release.
Anyone wishing to recycle an
unwated boy scout or cub scout
uiform may take it to any member
store of the San Antonio Drycleaner's
Association.
NCI 5 Year Cancer Survival Rate
1982-1987
Breast Cancer
76.3%
63.5%
Prostrate Cancer
73.4%
62.8%
Black
Women
White
Women
Black
Men
White
Men
"Men should see their doctors if
they notice difficulty in urinating or
bloating in the bladder or lower ab-
dominal region," Ella Austin s
Seward advises. "Men under the age
of 30 should be tested for prostrate
cancer once every two years, and
once you reach the age of 35, you
should be tested at least once a year."
Seward says the prostrate test is 'a
little uncomfortable', but it lasts a
little under 3 minutes.
stamps forcash, then would purchase
heroin with the money.
The civil complaint supporting the
seizure stated:" Heroin purchases and
heroin users would conduct unlawful
transactions on foot and in motor
vehicle in the parking lot area around
and adjacent to Jessie's Food
Superama."
The store had been under
surveillance since November. The
property will be fenced off and spot
lights installed, said U.S. Marshall
Bill Jonas.
Protecting your children
from deadly injuries
Injuries kill more than six times as
many children as cancerand account
for more for more deaths among
people ages 1-34 than all diseases
combined.
With warmer weather just ahead,
many parents will be returning with
their chi ldren to the local playground
and need to be aware of potential
hazards there.
According to Thorn Thompson,
consultant in playground safety and
supervision in Beaverton, Oregon,
most serious injuries to children are
caused by falls to hard surfaces. He
encourages parents to look at and
walk on play surfaces to look for
broken glass, nails, and other harmful
materials.
He also recommends that parents
consider the age appropriateness of
the play equipment
"If you take a 3 or 5 year old to a
playground and find only tall,
climbing equipment made of steel,
or huge wooden structures with decks
eight feet in the air, you are probably
at a play site for older children which
could lead to a dangerous situation,"
he admonished.
He also says that supervising
children's play in a major factor in
reducing injury. "The best
alternative is to attend to, but not
interfere with, what the child is
doing," Thompson advises.
My Tribute
to
Audie Macon
1972-1991
Today I pause to pay homage to a
generous, outgoing, and vibrant
young man who touched my life in u
very special way. I can't praise God
enough for letting our paths cross in
this life.
I have always wanted a little
brother, and Audie came along an3
filled that space of want in my life.
Audie and I joked, laughed, and
played together. Then, there were
times we talked seriously, in those
talks, I found out what a loving and
caring person he really was; it was in
those talks he expressed his love and
appreciation fof football, his coaches,
the team he played for, me and our
friendship. He also expressed his
deep love for his grandmother, who
was a great inspiration to him,
I will miss him. I'll miss our talks,
his smile and his laugh. Words can't
express the pain and grief I feel now,
but I know this had to be according
to God's will, and I also know that
through death Audie has been bom
to eternal life.
Audie, you will live forever in my
heart and mind as I'll finish my
education in Nursing. In your
memory and as I attend my singing
engagement this month, I'll sing in
your memory. Thank you for being
mu friend. Until we meetagain, may
you rest in peace in the arms of God.
I Love You Forever
Your Homebody
Daniel Salone
Dorsett racing in Toyoto Pro/Celebrity race
When Tony Dorsett battled in Super touchdown, well on his way to
Bowl XII, he approached the
challenge with the knowledge and
experience that made him a
champion. In April, he will be the
"new kid of the track", racing against
other rookie and professional drivers
in this year's Toyota Pro\Celebrity
race.
Dorsett will join the field of 17
racers, including stars from television
and the big screen, as they speed
around the 1.67-mile course in
downtown Long Beach, Saturday,
April 13, 1991. Participants will
earn approximately $2,000 per
minute in the 10-lap event to benefit
"Racing for Kids", a national
program designed to raise funds for
the Children's Hospitals in Los
Angeles and Orange County,
California.
"I've always had a special place in
my heart for kids, and this race gives
me a chance to give something back
to them and the community'" Dorsett
explains. "And besides, I like being
in the fast lane".
Dorsett grew up in Aliquippa, PA,
where he attended the University of
Pittsburgh and started his successful
football career playing .for the
Panthers. He was named Ail-
American four times and, in 1976,
was namedHeismanTrophy winner.
Selected by the Dallas Cowboys in
'the first round of the 1977 draft,
Dorsett assisted the team to its victory
in Super Bowl XII and capped off
the season earning rookie of the year
honors. He was named Player of the
Year in 1981 and, the following year,
established and NFL record racing
99 yards from scrimmage for a
Con't from Pg. 1
Illinois, the District of Columbia.
New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana,
Maryland, Missouri,
Ohio,Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina.
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Looking in thought at the future and the blessing of life, student Syretta,
Mahogany Brain Challenge 1st place Team Member, sponsored by AKA
Inc. ATO chapter was proud to stand next to her mentor, an answer to a
question she knew, yet was never acquainted with Percy Sutton, Chairman
of Inner City Broadcasting standing with Charles Landy and Jettie Sullivan,
Boys Club Director and a concerned citizen.
Photo by Ferrero
Glaucoma: discriminating eye
disease, likes Blacks best
Glaucoma discriminates and the
public needs to know it, actor Harry
Belafonte declared recently, poind ng
out that Blacks are four to five times
more likely to develop glaucoma and
six times more likely to go blind
from it.
"Glaucoma strikes Blacks at an
earlier age, with greater severity, and
with more damaging results,"
Belafonte, national spokesperson for
the National Society to Prevent
Blindness's Glaucoma High Risk
Alert, said in an article to be published
in the Sunday, April 7, issue of Parade
Magazine.
He urged all of those at high risk,
which also includes people of any
race over 50 years old, those with
diabetes, and those who have used a
great deal of steroid medications, to
have their eyes examined by an eye
care professional at least once every
two years.
"Sight already lost to glaucoma
can never be restored," Belafonte
said, "but, if detected early, glaucoma
almost always can be controlled and
blindness prevented."
capturing his first NFC rushing title.
Dorsett served as team captain in
1981,1982, and 1984, and continues
to be the Cowboys' all-time leading
rusher, as well as the teams's fourth
all-time receiver.
In addition to Dorsett, other
participants scheduled to make their
debut in the 15th annual event include
Craig T. Nelson (Coach), James B.
Sikking (Doogie Howser.m M.D.),
Donny Osmond (singer), Marsha
Mason (Broadway and film star),
Bart Conner (Olympic gymnast), and
more.
All entrants will pilot identically
prepared Toyota Celica GT-S
Liftbacks as they partake in the
Toyota PrcNCelebrity Race, a prelude
to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long
Beach Indy car event the following
day.
Audit Anguish
The Internal Revenue Service
auditsaboutoneof every 100 returns,
but your chance of being audited
varies widely, reports the April 1991
Reader's Digest
For returns filed in 1989, if you
earned less than $25,000, odds are
about one in 170. If you made
$50,000 or more, about one in 55. If
you filed a Schedule C with gross
receipts of $100,000 or more, one in
26. Only 7 per cent of audits result in
refunds: 73% result in more taxes,
and 20 per cent produce no change.
The average tax plus penalty is
$4,290.
Organ donors—the key to
saving countless lives.
National Organ Donor
Awareness Week
April 22-28
Single, Sexy, and Free...BIue Jeans are Thursday Night you see, smiling
pretty as can be, are sisters Yvette and Monique.
Photo by Ferrero
First Black mayor elected in Kansas City
Rev. Emanuel Cleaver, a former
native of Waxahachie, Texas, was
elected mayor of Kansas City, Mo.,
where the Blackpopulation is 29.6%.
Kansas City also has the distinction
of having a black congressman,
Democrat Alan Wheat who has more
white constituents, 75%, than any
other black member of the House.
What's the magic in this one-time
outpost of pro-slavery forces?
"To tell the truth, I am not sure that
there is a sound sociological reason,"
says Cleaver, 46, who won 53% of
the votes against Bob Lewellewn,a
white city councilman and
businessman, in the non-partisan
election.
"Kansas City has struggled for the
past two decades with its self-image,"
says Cleaver, a United Methodist
minister and for 12 years a city
councilman."We had a riot here in
1968, which left about six people
dead and millions of dollars in
property damage. Since that time, I
think Kansas City has gone through
several seasons of introspection".
Arrests made in the murder of
Sam Houston deaf student
Two youth have been arrested in
the death of an 18 year old Sam
Houston High deaf student Racheal
Tovar who was killed last week and
her nude body was found in the 200
block of Twohig.
Charged with the murder was Otis
Grier, 18, of Piedmont Street. His
bond was set at $250,000. Also
arrested and taken into custody by
juvenile authorities was a 15 year
old youth.
Police did not give any motive for
the killing.
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Lighting killsclose to 100 Americans
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