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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1971)
Bike paths P O R T L A u n / (IR C I'D V r n The prospect of bicycle paths across the ___ , Willamette Valley brings a wonderful pic ture to mind, of pleasant travel on protec- PORTLAND . ed byways, far from the dangers of au The W ise O ld CLEANING WORKS ^01 . tomobiles and huge trucks that crowd the NORTH & N E. PORTLAND Sulw 4Ü n)On(h ‘ O w l S«z: Ä " }W ^ T Ì 3^ ‘> streets and highways. Nobody knows e v e ry th in g , tu t ONE DAY SERVICE rea d in g the o b a e r v e r H ainan Bicycling is one of the most efficient, in A L F R E D I F F H E N D E R S O N . Publ»her ,n d Fxiitor There a re m any w ays of ad expensive and unpolluting means of getting v e r t i s i n g , t u t the cheapest way KNIT BLOCKING Wa U lva ^eto get the best re s u lts Is in the from here to there. Its one disadvantage OUR SPECIALTY • o b s e r v e r C la s s ifie d S ectlonl is a lack of shelter in Oregon’s justly MINO» WPAIHS N O CHARGE ncx up * o fiiv m v famed rainy weather. "began to think alike " He The passage of the amendment to permit 18 In flat cities in Europe, especially advocated political power as vear-olri to vote in national elections and the Copenhagen, Brussels and Austerdam, the kind needed by blacks 282-8361 "Ballots, not bullets, are (he 3 9 6 8 N W illiams acceptance of sim ilar laws in many of the the bicycle is the ONLY way to go. With answer to political oppression states, including Oregon, allowing young gasoline roughly twice its cost in this •Y o u 've Tried T1& Re*», N o w Try The Be*»" tng white is also not enough, Soul power, not gun power, 'W M y ra Owens is the answer to cultural op voters to participate in state and local con country, even the economical European the youthful official said N . A le x a n d e r, Proprislor “ If the power brokers of pression " O ther measures Am erica is suffering from tests, can and should have a great effect on recommended by the speaker cars are expensive for getting to work. problems which "threaten to our country have not allowed the political climate. » e re a holiday for national The bicycle is the answer. People in those consume us," the 500 guests tens of m illio ns of w hite elections, u n ive rs al voter For the first tim e, young men and women Americans to have economic of the Urban leagu e of Kan cities look happy as they surge down the sas City were told Monday p o w e r.” he said, “ blacks registration, and the amend have a better way of expressing their dis should not expect that it will men! of la» s to make racism a streets and across the squares, hundreds night. content with the existing situations than by c r im e punishable b \ im - given to them ." Diagnosing America's ills at abreast, pumping away, getting fresh air the League s 51st annual meet be "As long as we have a lead prisonment or fine, or both battling the police. If enough citizens be and exercise along with heading towards ing and d-nner at the Muehle er who has made an art of Jackson was a friend of Whit tween the ages of 18 and 21 go to the polls, bach hotel was Maynard Jack- giving w ith one hand and ney Young, the late executive informed and dedicated to putting right their desination. The girls have a cheer son. vice mayor of Atlanta taking away with the other. dlrt^ tOr of the Urban League ful manner, extremely becoming, and their Jackson said that the A m eri our task re m a in s undone those m atters they consider inequitable, in whose honor a m e m o ria l can malady is not terminal, said Jackson, who recommend tribute was read by Judge the results will show when the votes are excellent figures, maintained from bike rid and prescribed a number of ed a coalition of blacks and Lewis Clymer at bike has increased on the s ta rt counted. Politicians deemed unworthy will ing. Use of the remedies Key phrases asso whites of the dinner It hasn' ciated with the Nixon adm in "Racism is not the major Plans for the Whitney M go out of office and laws will be changed to Portland’s downtown streets. istration were conspicuous in issue, though it is the moet Young Jr Memorial building outnumbered the automobile yet, but more his wards the ideals expressed by the youth of immediate one now The dom were announced by Ixmneer remarks, though the Presi downtown workers are using it. America. den’t name was not used iia n t, ultim ate issue is econo Pemberton, executive director " A policy of neglect has m ics." Jackson claimed In of the Kansas Q ty Urban Lea But these fine reform s will never appear two major points can be mentioned in absolutely no place, benign or order to win their share of a gue. who promised plans for unless the young voters make sure their praise of bikes: when traffic is snarled, otherwise...” place in America, he proposed developing the Armour and power is used and felt. Although many the bike rider goes around the congestion “ ...There is no more time that blacks first become unit- Troost location of the build among themselves, then mg. and greater dialogue with adults consider the young a giddy lot, and beats everybody home, and the saving for hypocrisy There is no ed unite with "every available younger members of the Ur more time for those who go interested chiefly in having a good time on parking cost is enormous. ally, including poor whites " txan i^.aguc around and talk about law As time passes, we'd hope to see more and and order. . . ” "W e must convince whites Pemberton .Iso took a stand and smoking pot, the high school and that we are mutually afflicted M>y „ , “ B la c k C a p ita lis m is not more bicyclists on the stre e ts, overcoming college age Americans have indicated in the o u r panacea. A lthough we that ours is the business of election , saying " when m u s t have the p o w e r o f m oney both races Cooperation for somebody talks about not pas streets and on platforms their deep concern pollution, congestion and ill health from lack and o th e r fo rm s o f w e a lth , of exercise. mutual benefit and protection sing a 90-cent levy In thia e c o n o m ic p o w e r alone cannot with the way the nation is going. They have is a m ust." town, they re not harming any save th e d a y . . Best of all, the bicycle might even put the Jackson a ttrib u te d the one but our future leaders taken dangerous ways of expressing their Elaborating more on the of his showing in an We can have a good school displeasure, using violence and risking jail meter maids out of business. And that’s a last statement, Jackson said strength unsuccessful cam p aig n a- system if we fund it, and 90- goal every Portlander should wish toattain. that economic power alone caw to make their point. They have suffered gainst U. S. Senator Herman cents is not too much to talk rles no guarantee of survi physical abuse from authorities in order to val He used the example of Talmadge in 1968. and his about." Urban League officers elect the Jewish millions destroyed successful campaign last year let others know of their beliefs. W e have moved to 2201 N. during the Nazi reign in G er in Atlanta to a combination ed were J McKinley Neal, Supreme Court Chief Justice Burger many as an illustration Be- of black and white voters who president; Karl Rogers and Dr. Leroy C Lewis, vice presi complains about rudeness on the part of Killingw orth to servo you dents. Mrs Olivia Shaw, sec young lawyers, indicating that he equates r e ta r y , M rs L V M ille r , better phone 283—2486 good manners with reforming zeal. How treasurer, and Clair Schroed er and Isadore Gross S r., ever foolish such complaining may appear W o r d s cannot e x p re s s the T he 56th L e g is la tiv e A s - D iv is io n s , trustees good manners rarely have corrected thanks f o r the tim e and a d vice s e m b ly is m o v in g r a p id ly to - A l’ ° re c e n tly passed in the of M r . Hugh M c G tlv a o f the w a rd a d jo u rn m e n t, w ith a p re - Senate was a b ill to upgrade the grevious wrongs — there is one way of " F o r e s t G rove T im e s , " M r. d ic tio n that w e ’ l l be fin is h e d by sta n da rd s in m ig ra n t la b o r making changes acceptable to the fussiest G len C ushm an o f “ The A I bany the end o f M a y . W ith o n ly c«m ps in O reg o n . Senate B ill f l - - » D e m o c ra t H e r a ld - ” These up c a m p a ig n a n o th e r week of le g is la tiv e re q u ire s th a t each liv in g * believer in observing the niceties of life. men a re a lw a ys re a d y to give They used to tell you that you can't have it both ways business le f t to c o m p le te , the un ‘ l be supplied w ith e le c t r ic ity And that, ofcourse, is through the ballot box. advice along w ith the P a rk e rs They used to But the Paris mesh shirt covers that situa c a le n d a rs in both the House «nd w ith w a te r f o r bathing and r h - . hi HENDERSON *nd senate have been long and w a shing, as w e ll as s e p a ra te The E lio t N e ig h b o rh o o d P ro - of " T _____________ h e Sheridan ____ Sun’ ______ and tion in fine style And color, too But the needed changes desired by the te d lo u s - sleeping ro o m s f o r p a r e m ^ w i“ * 7 " ' ” . s i.u n c h - o u r p re s s w ill a r r iv e ^ icbard H o lly K e u s i n k , You wear it as a regular undershirt, sure But also as a young cannot appear until all young voters h e re in P >nr»l«nd. w - t take a k e a a lo The House has approved a c h ild re n o v e r s ix y e a rs of age T 'h° tank top over your shirt Or, in fact, |ust over you o rtla n d . We lo t t E d ito r and P u b lis h e rs of " T h e B ro o k in g s , O regon b ill w hich w ould give p ro p e rty m a ttre s s e s and c o v e rs f o r o 0,n » rc ,d : lv ,o are involved in exercising their rights as o f p rid e becausewe w ill not on ly Any way you look at it. it's really something to look at ta x r e lie f to h o r n Z o w n e ^ s ^ r - c h occupant. I ^ b U l d . r e S . f X ? ' V ’ With its smart mesh styling Its cool, here I come colors be the o n ly " B la c k O w n e d voters. O u r hats a re o ff to the Seattle the age of 65 w ith incom e u n d e r lo c a l lie a lth o ffic ia ls to c lo s e P r e s s ,” in the N o rth w e s t b u t that turn wherever you go into a whole new scene F a c ts and th e ir s ta ff f o r th e ir A ll re s id e n ts a re urged to We cannot urge too strongly that every a lso in the W est C o a st. »6,000 a y e a r. T h is m e a s u re cam ps and p la ce s o f e m p lo y - And the Paris mesh shirt is cool in another way, too. h e lp ful advice and m y home town place ru b b is h and d e b ris and lim it s the a m o u n t o f p ro p e rty m ent w h ic h they c o n s id e r to be T h ro u g h a re c e n t su rve y we Comfort It's made of fine feeling, lightweight 1 0 0 % nylon young man and woman here in Albina hurry paper w hich is r e a lly a g re a t In c o n ta in e rs . D ro p boxes tax to a p e rce n ta g e of in c o m e . • p u b lic health m enace. have fa c ts that o u r sta te m e n t is tricot, that's 1 0 0 % machine washable Also available: «111 be placed at the fo llo w in g to the Multnomah county courthouse as soon tr u e . W e a re the o n ly B la c k p a p e r-"T h e L o s A n g e le s Sen A s an e xa m p le , a hom eow ner matching, comfort styled briefs A tee shirts t in e l. ” In c id e n tia lly , M r s . Ruth S tre e t In te rs e c tio n s : S tn ra fe l Incom e o f $3,000 ' b ill w h ic h would re q u ire Colors black, brown, pink, gold white, shamrock green, as that 18th birthday comes around to P re s s on the W est C o a s t. T h is W ashington the w ife o f Leon b w a i s t h ic a lly an w ould pay no m o re c o m P)ete d e s tru c tio n o r e - and Rodney, Thom pson and Un has been done because of you and blue Shirt $4 Brief $3 50 Tee shirt $5 register to vote - and then to make sure to the re a d e rs , tbs a d v e rtis e rs the W ashington, the P u b lis h e r, is than $105 in p ro p e rty tax to ra s u re o f Ju ve n ile c o u rt re c o rd s io n , S acram ento and Rodney. the s is te r of M r s . B e rn a de tte Stanton and U n io n , M on ro e to a m a x im u m ta x r e lie f o f $ 3 0 0. upon afVHcaUon of th e p e rso n 1 vote in every election. Registration i s not v o lu n te e r la b o re rs and those P lu m m e r. Based on a v e ra g e c u rre n t tax in vo lve d was approved by 0 » and U n io n , F a rg o and W illia m s . who have c o n trib u te d so g e n e r excex sortes for men John Sengstacke of the P it t s P le a se help us m ake th is area enough - it’s the vote that counts, ra te s , a p e rs o n w ith an annual Senate th is past w eek. House o u s ly . We thank you burgh C o u r ie r and the Chicago B ill 1555, w h ich was passed one o f P o rtla n d 's B e a u ty C e n - incom e o f $3.000 and a home it young people really desire change, they LEW’S M A N ’S SHOP O u r success would not have D e fe n d e r and the Race R e la tio n valued at w ould get by the House e a r lie r in the te r s . " H o m a o f S ty lo " can make those changes,but they must make been p o ssib le w ith o u t the a s s is - R e p o rte r have a ll been v e ry 4300 in p ro $15,000 M r s . A lic e B u tle r p ro v id e s th a t a fte r p e r ty tax r e lie f, se ssio n , I 13 N R u n . I I Ph 787-49QQ tance o f the A lb in a M in is te r ia l h e lp fu l to g ive a d vice and w ords C h a irm a n and the sam e hom eow ner w ith two y e a rs have elapsed since those changes, but they must all register - A llia n c e . of w isd o m . A ls o B isco e of the an annual in c o m e o f $6,000 fin a l d is c h a rg e o f an In d iv id u a l, and vote. It’s no time to hang back and let NXPA. as he — has " not co n - would get $150 r e lie f a y e a r. as long ° -------- " — been *-»»■ T h is plan is e s tim a te d to p r o - * lcted o f a fe lo n y o r m is somedoby else do the voting. 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M o re than 300 people crow de d Into a c o m m itte e roo m to h e a r a c o m m itte e roo m to h e a r te s tlm o n y and g iv e th e ir vie w s on H o useB U I 1991, the m e a su re Wl11 ije e ra se ,J- fb e pu rp o se of tb.ls bUI ls t0 Pre v e n t a ju v e n ile * b° h®'1 exe rclse fJ P oor Judg . ---------- H m ent ‘n h ,s by c o m m ittin g SOm* u n ,a w h jl a ct. ,ro m having w hich would r e tu r n the s ta te 's to s u ffe r the consequences of a b o rtio n sta tu te s to the p r e - th is y o u th fu l a c t fo r the re s t 1969 le v e l when O re g o n ’ s a - ° f hls > lie ' Ib e bl11 has now fbe House a n fl,t* b o rtio n i law was lib e r a liz e d . J’ * ” " 1 i - •____ Those te s tify in g in fa v o r o • f „ Senate and is a w a itin g the b ill contended that a b o rtio n G o v e rn o r s »‘ « n a tu re , Both the House and the Senate can now he had on dem and in O regon and th a t it is being u sed , ^ Ve In su ra n ce as j . ------ as . a c o n tra c e p tiv e In d ir e c t op ‘ Ian b ill, H B 1377, w h ich p ro p o sitio n to the in te n t of the v id e s f o r a s yste m w h e re b y ln d lv ld u a l o r business can L e g is la tu re . T h o s e who ap c u re f ir e and p ro p e rty In - peared to oppose the m e a su re surance in high r la k d ls t r lc t s . Cited the need f o r fre e d o m cf I h is b ill is an im p le m e n ta tio n ch oice by w om en, and sa id that o f a F e d e ra l p ro g ra m known as liberalization of th e a b o rtio n the U rb a n F’ r o p e r ty P ro te c tio n laws was needed " t o p ro te c t and R e in s u ra n c e A c t, and worn jn fro m u n n e c e s s a ry men designed to m ake It e a s ie r fo r ta l and p h y s ic a l h a z a rd s ." people who liv e o r have th e ir Ih e Senate has now passed tx is ln e s s e s in lo c a tio n s w h ich and sent IL x is e B il l 1 0 5 9 to th e a re deem ed to be p o o r r is k G o ve rn o r f o r h is s ig n a tu re . a re a s to re c e iv e in su ra n ce T h is ls the b ill w h ic h w ould c o v e ra g e . a ccom plish a m a jo r o v e rh a u l D u rin g these la s t few days of in O reg o n 's p u b lic a s s is ta n c e the se ssion th e re is s t ill some p ro g ra m and c re a te a D e p a rt- v e ry im p o rta n t l e g i s l a t i o n m ent of Hum an R e s o u rc e s . The w h ich m u s t be voted upon, such b ill, which passed the House as s ta te e m p lo y e 's s a la rie s , the