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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER T h u rsd o y Morch
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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
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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
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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.