Historical June 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
There are some things I intend to do once elected. First: I will organize an effective neighborhood Block Club Association. Its purpose will be to identify and advocate the ideas and projects necessary to strengthen our communities and assist you, the resident, in upgrading the value of your investment in the 28th Ward (organized with your assistance of course). Second: I will review the current plans for commercial and residential development in our ward, solicit your comments and opinions and use the position of committeeman in its intended fashion, as a representative of the will of the voters. Third: I plan to be a leader/follower and not a follower/leader as has been the shortcoming of many previous committeemen. I am aware of the many economic indicators that are used to identify the changes in a ward viability. I will remain ever vigil, making sure the 28th Ward proceeds in a positive and prosperous direction.
The 28th Ward is in a position to become the ideal St. Louis ward.
We have a good mix of residential and commercial properties.
It will be better when I’m in office.
Our schools must be redirected towards the purpose of educating our children in the experience of our past, the realities of the present and the potentials of their future. Reading, writing and arithmetic are merely the tools by which we understand and shape our destinies.
With a solid, organized plan for economic and social growth with major educational and recreational sites surrounding us, and with the proper script and players, we can find comfort in the knowledge that the 28th Ward is our home and quite possibly the home of our children for many generations to come. Let us not be under the gun . . . elect a knowledgeable, sensitive, objective friend for committeeman in 1984.
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Alvin “Al” Carter: candidate for Democratic Committeeman, August 7, 1984. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1984, page 6. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1984.
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