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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1971)
.C O P 7 5 ' Library Oregon State University Corvallis, Ore. 97331 /vest's Newest Newspaper * X ' fe ra l b / This is your paper, because you have demanded it. - V °l. IN o . 23 P o rtlo n d T Ore Something of interest to everyone. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER T h u rsd o y Morch 11 1971 10< Per Copy Black director names Chicano equal opportunity head Russell H. Dawson, Area D i r , Portland Area Office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has announced the appointment o fM r.C a rlo sR ive ra as D lre cfo r of Equal Opportunity in the Portland Area Office. M r. Rivera, who resides in Portland, attended high school in El Paso , Texas, and completed his educa tion at the U niversity of Texas at E l Paso and George Washing ton U niversity, Washington^}. C. development lines in Washing - ton, D. C , and Texas, as well as the State of Oregon. He has served on the Governor Advisory Committee on Chicano A ffa irs, as well as being a mem ber of the NAACP, the M in o rity,. Business Opportunity Committee of the Federal Board, thePioJect Equality of the Northwest, the League of United American Latin Citizens, the Am erican G. I. Fo rum, and the Urban League of Portland. M r. Rivera is m arried and has one son ana one daughter. As D ire cto r of Equal Opport unity fo r the Portland A rea Office of HUD, M r. Rivera w ill assist HUD applicants involving m in o ri ties on HUD-assisted projects. Most re ce n tly,M r.R ive ra was Executive Secretary of the Human Rights Advisory Council foi the.. Oregon Bureau of Labor. In ad dition, M r. Rivera has had e x t e n s iv e other experience in equal opportunity and economic .RU5SBLL DAWSON Welfare office moves r ld a v n IQ T I Friday, March 12, 1971, the office of Model C ities D e pa r t - ment of MultnomahCounty Public Welfare Department w ill be clos ed fo r the day. Closure w ill be due to a move from the present lo c a t i o n to its new building at 5022 North Vancouver Ave. (N. Vancouver and Alberta St. ). This change is part of a general m o v e by several human r e sources agencies from the pre sent site to a new and m o re adequate fa cility from which the public can be served. Simultaneously with the move, there w ill be some variation in the service offering of the depan ment. Because of increased de mand for service, shortage of service work staff and the c u r - Shag takes position Carlos Rivera RCC announce house rent fiscal c ris is in the Welfare A campus tour and meetings... place on the M t. Sylvania campus budget, it has become necessary with department chairmen in two Saturday, March 13, from 9 a m . to reorganize service personnel. areas of interest w ill be high - t il 4 p.m. As a result, some recipients w ill lights of an Open House planned A feature of the v is it fo r the continue to have assigned service by Portland Community College seniors w ill be a buffet lunch., caseworkers and w ill receive . . fo r high school seniors. prepared and served by students cards giving the service workers in the PCC food industries - - new telephone numbers. Other— Counselors form each of the career program . recipients w ill not have a re Jesse Leonard, PCC h ig h gularly assigned service w orker high schools in the PCC d is tric t w ill also attend. school relations coordinator , and w ill receive a notice to this r he open House w ill take is directing the Open House. e f f e c t through the mail.When those recipients who do not have a regularly assigned s e r v i c e worker need social services, they should contact th e ir E lig ib ility worker fo r a re fe rra l. • w i y, n° J ederal housin8 fo r elderly in Albina? Persons not receiving public • wu a^OUt treaUnent welfare clients? assistance and who wish infor • What about police protection in Albina? m a t io n should telephone . , • w i“ 1 C,n we do ebout employment? 280-6041. • What about quality education? • WhC* C<n elCCt * representives to c ity council? 6aSt * n,lnlrnum of c i»y council meeting in Albina concerning our problems? 8 ’ ^ r d a mrea n ^ U yrdpoTre?n ‘berS °n the Model “ ties planning When is the best time to buy or build? How visible is government in Albina? • dOn>t WC more b,ack la* JO. W AMPLE FUNDS AVAILABLE: If you have been planning to buy or build a new home, now is the time to act. This month the Benj. Franklin has allocated an additional $5.(MM),(MM) to finance new single-family homes. L O A N R A T E R E D l ( ’ E D : The Benj. Franklin has lowered its prime loan rate a full half percent. For more information visit our office nearest you or the Loan Dcpt., Franklin Bldg., S.W. 5th at Stark. Franklin Robert H Haxan. Praa • 14 Offices • Phone 224-3333 Home Office: Franklin Bldg., Portland, Oregon 97204 I v ^ J T ? three aPPrent*ce schools in India recent ly visited I ortland Community College programs as part of JiCho’l T T c C SX yn T 1 thlS C0Untry- Here » ,n d CC instructor» demonstrates a shop machine used in the Benson High fa c ilitie s fo r the PCC program s I ook ing on are Shyama Shankar Choudhury, of Da^snagar; — __ w X ™ . L “ dh‘ n " i and H elp save children H elp enforcement officers? the ne« °f ^uestions that be answered the next issues to come. Read the Observer and stay a- breast with the tim es. ay NOW! James “ Shag” Thomas isqow the D ire c to r of Albina Neighbor hood Action Center. He replaced the vacated position field b yM r. Herman Plum m er. Shag is well qualified to bring to the people of Portland everything to make A l bina and the city of Portland a true ‘ •A m erican" city. As P roject D ire c to r of the Albina Community Action Center “ Shag" is responsible fo r the planning, implementation, super vision, and evaluation of a ll pol icies and directives received at Jefferson High School , ana a referee fo r the Am erican W rest ling Association . H e also ran fo r C ity Council withthe slogan "Now is the T im e ." Shag is no stranger to citizens of Portland. He w a sa n a llA m e ri can football player at Ohio S t ate U niversity, a professional w rest le r fo r fifteen years, a teacher There were many other person who applied fo r the job and we 11 qualified, however, at the moment M r. Thomas is the d ire c to r and we believe he w ill do a good job. Coneradulations Shag. D . V i,h The time has arrived again when the state government decides a- bout welfare, and if children w ill be allowed enough money through the ADC program to live with any degree of decency. I he Governor has already de cided against the children by submitting only 80% of the low est living standard. Does you., child deserve only 80% of life? NO I Our children deserve 100% of life 1 It is only because child ren have no political power that they a re g ive n so little co n sid e ra - tion by those in government that could do better by the children if they chose to I So in order to help the plight of the children, we are sponsoring a welfare lobby to Salem to pre sent their case before all to see. We ask only that you be there to save yourCHlLDREN! L e t’ s stop the welfare cycle and give the... children a chance I Transportation w ill be free.Just be prepared (with your children if possible) TO CD. Remember if you don’ t care, no body w ill ! But if you show your concern so w ill others I If you can go, reserve a seat by calling 774-5664.