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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1973)
Manpower conference to assess policies a negionai Manpower Conference, focusing on “Labor Markets & Social Science Research: Implications for Policy & Practice,” will be held in Eugene Friday, under the sponsorship of the University Institute of Industrial and Labor Relations. Objectives of the conference, according to James Koch, acting director of the Institute, include opportunity to assess directions of manpower policy, evaluation, and research; exchange of ideas on manpower research issues; and to assist in development of formal and informal communications networks for the purpose of identifying resources and creating collaborative opportunities. The meeting is designed for public and private sector personnel and academic faculty with service and research interest in questions of efficiency and equity in the operation of labor markets. Kenneth McLennan, deputy assistant secretary for policy development, Man power Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, will give the keynote address at the luncheon meeting of the conference. His talk will be on “Equity and Efficiency in Labor Markets: Where do we go from here?” Three main areas identified as critical in the labor market will be discussed by speakers in panels during the day-long session. The areas are “Youth in the Labor Market,” “Women and the Labor Market,” and “The Older Worker.” Speakers on the panel on “Youth in the Labor Market” will be Frederick Fosmire, University psychologist; Walter Slocum, sociologist, Washington State University; Duane Leigh and V. Lane Rawlins, both of the department of economics, Washington State University; Freddye Petett, director, Operation Step-Up, Nero In dustries, Inc., Portland; and Donald Floren, NAB Metropolitan Director, Portland, on leave from Tektronix. “Women and the Labor Market” will be discussed by Lizel Johnson, Regional director, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Depart ment of Labor, Region 10; Gary Sorenson, economics, Oregon State University; Joyce Mitchell, associate dean of the University graduate school and director of the Office Scientific and Scholarly Research; and Lois Martin of the U of O Women’s Research and Studies Center. Problems that confront the older person and the research on the older worker will be explored by H. Charles Pyron, associate professor of management; U. Vincent Manion of the Institute for In dustrial and Labor Relations and the Center for Gerontology at the University of Oregon; Jerald Niven, corporate director of personnel research of The Boeing Company; and Geraldine Johnson, Older Worker Representative, Portland Metropolitan Area, Oregon State Em ployment Division. For additional information contact James Koch, at the Institute of Industrial and Labor Relations. The telephone is 686 5141. To hold benefit Organizations voice support for march By PETER GRANT Of the Emerald Representatives from six Eugene organizations voiced support for the planned nationwide march on the blockade surrounding Wounded Knee, S.D. and discussed local plans of aid to the march in a Tuesday press conference in the Eugene Hotel. John Finch, a Native American and spokesman for the six groups, predicted up to 10,000 will march on the blockade. Federal officers set up the blockade to keep provisions from reaching the Indians holed up in the South Dakotan town. The march will take place Sunday, April 22. “So far 200 people have at tempted to run the blockade and have been arrested,” Finch said, “but I don’t think they can stop 10,000 of us.” The Eugene caravan, which Finch hopes will reach 100 in number, will leave Thursday evening with a truckload of food, medicine and other needed supplies. According to Finch tran portation, probably in buses, can be arranged for people in terested in joining the march. “Our first priority will be Native Americans," Finch pointed out, “but if people need rides we’ll help them out.” Finch emphasized that an element of risk is involved in the march “The risk is pretty big that people might get killed or in Directory funding requested The Incidental Fee Committee heard a request Tuesday to free $450 from the reserve fund of the now defunct Student Community Projects (SCP) program to help fund the production of a directory guide listing community and campus organizations. The Special Libraries jured,” Finch said, adding that from the standpoint of an Indian that is not such a big thing. Interrupting the press con ference was a report from the Wounded Knee Communications Center in Rapid City about a recent food drop which was followed by strafing by police and resulted in seven injuries. The report further stated that a firelight had been waging since then between the Indians and the federal marshals and called for the people planning to march on Wounded Knee to leave im mediately. Finch said, however, the Eugene plans would probably remain the same. Further information can be obtained by calling the Native American Student Union at 686 3723, the Council of the Poor at 688-7789, or the Eugene Coalition Liberation Support Movement at 343-8387. Supplies can be taken to the Native American Student Union in the EMU. The Wounded Knee Support Group and the Eugene Coalition Liberation Support will also be sponsoring a benefit starting at 3:30 today, at 2465 Roosevelt Blvd. The performance will feature a folk show comprised of Joshua Bowes, Erick Parks, and Tom Duncan among others who will be playing until 6 p.m. The dinner will start at 4 with barbeque chicken, venison, salad, and fruit punch costing a $1.50 donation per plate. Association, which is making the directory, was receiving funds through SCP until that organization was terminated this year. Vince Penta of the SLA requested that the committee free the $450 in order to complete the directory, which will cost $1,250 total. Penta said the directory will list every major ASUO program and many departmental and administrative offices which provide special information services. The directory will be com pleted by the end of next week and will be distributed to all the listed groups, all library desks and interested students, Penta said. “Presently there is no one central location to find out what exists in the way of information resources,” he added. The Student Administrative Board will be responsible for up dating the directory next year, Penta said. BREAK THE BLOCKADE AT WOUNDED KNEE ON EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 22 A caravan will leave Eugene on Thursday, April 19 to join the nationwide march on the blockade. A meeting will be held Wednesday, April 18, at 8 p.m. at 2465 Roosevelt Blvd. for those going on the carkvan. Donations of money, food, medical supplies, clothes, and blankets can be brought to the Wounded Knee Supply Depots at 37 W. 7th St. and the Native American Student Union at the University of Oregon in Eugene. WOUNDED KNEE SUPPORT GROUP NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT UNION - 686-3723 - U. of O EUGENE COALITION LIBERATlbN SUPPORT MOVEMENT - 688-7789 - 37 W. 7th
