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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1971)
School seeks PORTLAND/OBSERVER Thursday A p ril 8, 1971 , applicants The Northwest’s Best Weekly A Block Owned'Publication. Published every Thursday by Exie Publishing Company, 2726 N.E. Union Ave., Portland. Oregon, 97212. Subscription rates: 60 cents per month by carrier, $5.00 per year; $6.00 per year by mail in Tri-Oounty area: $6.25 per year by mail outside Tri-County area. Phone 2 0 2 - 0 9 2 » Why no Blacks Nixon plan for PNW produced at the dams. Thermal power w ill cost five to seven Our residential and com m ercial e lectric rates w ill go sky high. However, the "e le c tro - process industry” w ill find the rates inviting. The main reason aluminum companies can afford to ship their ore from Jamaica to Oregon and then back East by ra il is our incredibly cheap industrial e lectric power rates. In 1970 the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Spokane bought more power from the Bonneville Power Adm inistration than PGE bought to service their entire d is tric t. In the past several years Harvey Aluminum in the Dalles has lost $1.3 m illio n in lawsuits awarding " w illfu l damages" to Hood R iver orchardists. They conceded that the plant flouride gas emissions killed or damaged their crops. In the lead and s ilv e r mining areas in Idaho near Kellogg and Sm elterville, there are no birds and no leaves on the trees. The finish on the new car lasts about six months and then starts to b lis te r. When FDR began his industri alization program Oregon was a prim ary production a gri cultural area. Forest products and canneries supplied the backbone of the W illamette Valley economy. Many of these resources have been irreplace- ably lost due to industrialization If Oregonians allow it the Nixon Adm inistration w ill make this a prim ary production in dustrial area. The one shot, e ith e r-o r economy we see in Oregon too. Today we have a choice, tomorrow we w ill not. Lower the age fo r m ajority Senate B ill 583 would pei m it persons 18 or more years of age to act as ju ro rs , provided they meet the other existing qualifi cations of citizenship, mental condition and crim inal record. SB 584 would allow 18 year old males to m arry without the con sent of a parent or guardian. Females presently can m arry at 18 without consent. Members of the JudiciaryCom m ittee, in addition to Sen. Y tu rri, are Don Elizabeth Browne and Gordon McKay. A° Z THE BARoN...has foosball THE Why was there not a single Black applicant fo r admission to the University of Oregon Medical School last year7 A committee to study the question is presently at work seeking answers and w ill soon report their findings and re commendations. "F indin g applicants to fUl the lim ited vacancies each year is usually no problem ,” Richard Speight, D ire ctor of Student Admissions, said. However, of the 96 applicants who quali fied fo r admission last year not one applicant was a Black Oregonian. Speight believes that there is a lack of counsel ing of students as fa r back as the 7th and 8th grades. He ex pressed a willingness to speak to interested students from 12 to 20 p a rticularly, as well as those who are considering medical school. "Y ou must often meet and talk with young people in th e ir early education to helpdevelop their interests. Speight said. The U niversity has recogniz ALFRED LEE HENDERSON, Publisher and Editor The Trojan atomic power plant is m erely one more step in President Nixon*s plan to industrialize the Columbia Basin. In a November 1969 speech entitled "B rin g in g More In dustrialization to the Pacific Northwest,” Nixon announced his plans to make the PNW the " L ig h t Metal Capital of the W orld,” Trojan One w ill be foil owed by 19 other one m illio n kilowatt power plants ontheColumbia and its tributaries by 1985. In dustrial customers fo r these m illio ns of kilowatts of power are already streaming in. American Metal Clim axCo. is planning an aluminum plant near W arrenton on Young's Bay south of Astoria.Don Chemical Co. is planning two p lants- one near the Grand CouleeDam and the other on the Washington side of the Columbia across from The Dalles. Harvey Aluminum is also planning a plant on the Washington side of the riv e r. Franklin Delano Roosevelt began industrialization erf the PNW with the Bonneville Dam in 1938. Since then all but half a dozen of the 230 dam sites planned by the Arm y Corps of Engineers have been fille d with concerte. Although $250 m illio n has been spent on fish ladders and salmon conservation programs, the dams have nearly wiped out the fish. Nixon intends to replace the dam experiments with huge atomic reactors using theCo- umbia and its tributaries fo r cooling water and fo r industrial garbage dumps. This "H ydro-Therm al Plan " w ill add new therm ally produced e lectric power to that presently I'HE BARoN...has 3 pool tables • . THE HARON...has Bowling ed that m inorities have been conspicuous by their scarcity on the medical school campus; and about eight weeks ago D r. Charles Holman, U ofO M edi- cal School Dean, appointed the committee to study the prob lem . It is headed by D r. D el- ben Kole, psychiatrist. He explained that the committee has been meeting with groups in Albina as well as elsewhere, which has already resulted with two inquiries made by Blacks whom he termed as ex cellent candidates.'* He ex plained that it would be at lea st a year before d ire ct results are evident. Spokesmen at the school stat ed that the findings of the com m ittee should be completed In about a month. They express ed optimism about the possibi lity of enrolling more Blacks and other m inorities at the school ."o n the h ill.” M r. Speight pointed out that Junior High School teachers and those teaching at higher level could arrange to have him speak to classes when the subject being taught included pertinent data to health, nurs ing o r medicine., BARoN...has I *• “ I N ow all it needs is your ¡food soul music ** , ... 11:00 a.a^bJ ¡company - s o stop in today I f 2211 N X ALIÍRTA 284-999J PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS NORTH & N.E. PORTLAND ONE DAY SERVICE KNIT BLOCKING OUR SPECIALTY We Give M IN O R REPAIRS—N O CHARGE PICK-UP & DELIVERY O R ---------- STTAM Ra 282-8361 3968 N. Williams “ You’ve Tried The Rest, Now Try The Best”* N. Alexander, Proprietor -O S w e 0 ’ ' S B il l r ' * c D u ’ t . p “ t * . k 230 N. KILLINGSWORTH, PORTLAND PHONE 285-2662 in the Senate Jud iciary Com mittee which is chaired by Anthony Y tu rri. Senate BUI (SB) 581 would perm it anyone 18 or more years old to purchase and consume al coholic beverages. SB 582 would make legally valid and binding any contract signed by any person 18 o r more years of age. If the parent or guardian did not consent to guarantee the contract, he or she would not be liable. Four b ills which would lower the age of m ajority to 18 are now "N o amount of legislation, no I degree of commitment on the part ■ of the national government, can Itse lf bring opportunity and achievement to Negro A m eri cans. It must be joined by a mass ive e ffo rt on the part of the U.S. AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF INDUSTRY AND A L L CITIZENS WHITE AND NEGRoTThe P resi dent of the United States Address I to Congress. A p ril 28, 1966. Jessie Henson A new member of Colonial's staff — to serve you. WZ , tin. A T T E N T IO N S 2. N °o C R ED IT NO M U'S BARGAINS ANNOUNCES A NEW LOW CREDIT Plan • •♦ •••• • » P • » ♦ CHECKED. A L L YOU N EED TO QUALIFY IS THE A BILITY TO PAY. 3. WE CARRY OUR OWN CONTRACTS • »»»•»a»» • ••e se s» « • • • » • • » » 4904 N.E. 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