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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Thu rsd ay
in te re s t
J u n e io
in su ran ce
SALEM-- (Speclal)---Ross
Morgan, Administrator of the
Employment Division, an
nounced today that the unem
ployment Insurance claims
level at mid - May Indicates a
preliminary May total unem
ployment rate of 6.5 percent,
seasonally adjusted. T h is
compares with the announced
rate of 6,2% tor the nation.
These rates compare with a
revised 6.5 percent of Oregon
In April and 6.1 percent for the
U. S. Oregon’s April rate was
revised using new seasonal
factors Incorporating m o re
recent data.
M ay, 1970 comparisons are
6.3 percent for Oregon and 5.0
percent for the U.S.
Morgan noted significant
April to May seasonal declines
In unemployment Insurance
claims for construction and
lumber workers, as well as in
all other Industries.
What A Life
5% per annum,
compounded daily
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San Francisco
p la n
fo r B la c k
em p lo y m e n t
Sec r o t « r y o f Labor J.
I). Hixlgson today announced
Implementation o f a San
Francisco Plan that sets equal
e m p lo y m e n t opportunity
standards In the construction
Industry,
Signing tlie order establishing
the m in o rity-h irin g planwere
Secretary Hodgson, Assistant
Secretary Author A .F Ietcher
and D irector John I..W ilk s of
the o ffice of Federal Contract
Compliance (t iFCC).
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G e o rg e Jo rd a n
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Change is
possible in
the systeml
Lest we be guilty of p r e-
mature rejoicing, 1 et me
qualify my title. House Bill
1533 Is In the hands o f
the
Governor awaiting his slgna-
ture after passing b o th
houses of the Legislature.
HB 1593 Is a maiden en
deavor and we are encourag
ed to believe that this first
attempt at modifying
a
system (In this case, reduc
ing what we think Is a need
less friction point In the cri
minal Justice system) has
met with apparent success.
What HB 1533 does Is limit
the time one spends Incarce
rated while awaiting trial to
60 days; this bill would re
quire the privilege of ball be
ing granted or release
on
one’s own recognizance, ex
cept for specified crim es of a
serious nature.
T he Ad Hoc Police Com
munity Relations Committee
of Portland Is the sponsor of
this legislation.
T he Intent Is to speed up
the criminal justice system.
W hat we hope Is de-
monstrated lsthat change is
small ways can come about
where there Is persistence,
where there Is skill lnforma-
where there Is skill
In
draftsmanship; whre there
1 s Information accumulated
that Is persuasive In d e-
monstratlng need.
A bout b4d high school counse
lors w ill help man local State
E. S. offices
during
the
summit* youth rush, accord
ing to Assistant Secretary of
Labor Malcolm R. Lovell, J r .
Temporary use ol the school
counselors h a s m a d e it
possible to meet the needs of
thousands of additional job-
s e e k e r s resulting from the
Neighborhood Youth Corps
s u m m e r jobs program fo r
disadvantaged youth, as well
as others seeking jobs or
career guidance.
Although funds were furnish
ed last summer for 644, slots,
Lovell said that 710 school
counselors were employed be
cause some States furnished
additional funds from other
sou rces.
press
five percent of your income
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Regardless of how few employees an employei has. If his busi
ness affects interstate conunirce, he mustcomply with the vital
new requirements of the now-in-effect occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970, notes Commerce Clearing House.
This sweeping new law isexpected to affect working conditions
foi more thanfoui m illionem ployers and moi e than fifty - seven
m illio n employees. Purpose of the law is to assure workers
healthful ami safe working coialltions and to preserve human re
sources.
To this end, machinery is created under the I .S. Labor Depart
ment to set up certain standards of compliance and related pro
grams of research, education and training in occupational safety
and health. The LaborDepartment sets mandatory safety
and
health standards fo r U2S. businesses effective A p ril 28, 1971.
T o meet the need foi tim ely,on-target information by em
ployei s, unions, their counsels, and others concerned with the
act, CCH’ s AUDILEXDivision announces the availability
of
"sight-and-sound” guidance on the safety-health law.
In this new tape program, George T aylor, Executive Secretary
of the AFL-ClOStandingCommtttee on Safety and Occupational
Health, explains and c la rifie s the provisions of this encompassing
law to provide listeners: with a clear picture of exactly what the
new rules mean to employei s, employees and unions.
C arefully guiding listeners step-by-step through important
provisions governing recordkeeping, labeling
inspections,
various types of standards to beestablished and ether added
re
sponsibilities affecting em ployers,M r.Tayloi spells out rules
regulating temporary re lie f measuresand possible penalties fo r
employers if working conditions «redeemed substandard. Com
plete coverage is also given toemployees’ and unions’ new en-
foreable options.
Also explored. CCH noted, are the economic implications of the
Act relating to the installation of new safety equipment, bring
ing out-of-date industrial equipment into compliance with the new
standards and other developments sure to con e from this em
bryonic law.
M o re abo ut
SAVE
EARN
A f te r sucessfuUy completing
ART training the recruit m u s t
continue to meet normal recruit
t r a i n i n g academic standards.
A b o u t 85% of the 250 Navy re
cruits In the ART program go on
to graduate from the Recruit
Training Command In San Diego
each year.
I i. Jesse F . I irum nw r and staff members discussing program
s a fte y -h e a lt h la w
To keep up
with inflation
copy
Referred to as ART, the Aca
demic Remedial Training Unit
has the Job of taking recruits who
have failed tests due to a reading
deficiency and teaching th e m to
re a d p h o n e tic a lly
and
comprehend what they have read.
C o v e r a g e r e a d y on n e w
A rm y h e lp e r checking lo a d p lacem en t
per
WASHINGTON, D. C .-----Navy
Lieutenant Jesse F. Drummer
holds an unusual and interesting
position. Helshead oftheNavy’s
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Academic Remedial Training
U n it In San Diego, Calif. Lt.
Drum-aer sums up his Job this
w ay, " I believe lt Is one which
proves to be of great personal
benefit to many poorly educated
Individuals and that makes lt not
only unusual but of great personal
satisfaction to me.”
to ld by M o r g a n
Elix Cook, M ic h a e l W h ite and M a n ifo r d W h ite assist
1971
Lt. heads unusual educational program
E m ploym en t
Arm y h e lp m akes m ove possible
e v e ry o n e
V
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Rev. Richardson Is chairman of
the Ad Hoc Police Com munlty Re-
latlons Committee. His effort8
and those of his committee were a
first attempt on their part tube-
come Involved In the legislative
process. Their success Is also a
success tor the concept of the
Legislative Action Center.
In addition to Mr. Drummer,
who holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree In Finance from Southern
Rules U nder
University, ART Is staffed w ith
seven Instructors, all having de-
g.ees In either the sciences or the
N e w Scrutiny
a rts. Some have done post gradu
ate w o rk within their
major;
A member of the National others have taught In Junior high
Advisory Committee on th e sc*100b high school and college.
Flammable Fabrics Act pre
dicted recently that modifies- _ Lt, Drummer who entered the
tions would be made in tbe*iavy In 1965 as an enlisted man
sleepwear flammability stand-?.nd later became an o f f i c e r
a r t proposed last November 17 ‘h. ™
N.av£ s
AvUtlon
Flam m ability
by the l > . Department ofCom - £s
,
These men have come here
n_
c n .
.
a s losers. T h e y expect to fall
I r. George S. Buck, president because they hve failed a l l of
of Ramcon and a consultant to their lives. They leave here with
the American Textile Manufact- an Improved reading ability and a
urers Institute, speaking in At- winning attitude.”
lanta, Ga., stated, "W e are re
commending a labeling type
thing.”
Other
testing recommen
dations according to Buck are:
one ignition tim e, use of larger
fabric specimens and standard
atmosphere instead of bonedry
condition be used. He said that
suggestions are also being given
fo r measuring after-flam e.
T extile flam m ability liability-
suits have increased from about
one a year in 1942 to about six
per month.
Cameron A. Baker, director
of research and development ,
Better Fabrics Testing Bureau
In c , urged that manufacturers
continue dem tnding guarantees
from suppliers and said that
"th a t maintenance of good re
cords and swatches could end a
manufacturer’ s lia b ility in the
event lie is brought to court on
a flam m ability charge.”
Urban
in some Instances the Instruc
tors find the men only need to be
motivated. Records show one re
cruit was sent to the school w ith
a reading ability of 4.95, meaning
he was below a fifth grade reader.
After four weeks at ART, the re
cruit was retested and read on a
11.2 level, Just above the average
Uth grader.
When asked to explain su c h a
marked I m p r o v e m e n t, Mr.
Drummer said, "Originally the
man was not motivated and now
that he has found that He c a n be
sucessful, he wants to learn.”
Mr. Drummer also pointed out
that the recruits usually Improve
their reading level by at least two
grades after five weeks of In
tensive reading at ART.
Lt. Drummer presently re
sides with his wife, Shirley, and
their two children at 2664 Larkin
Place, San Diego. He calls Bunkl,
La. his home. He graduated from
George Washington Carver high
School In Bunkl. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs.Robert Drummer, mov
ed from Bunkl to 802 Tulips
Garden Place, Anderson, Ind.
Following the death of a three
year old boy, Marlon McFerrlan
Nelson, on May 29, Dr. Walter A.
Goss, Multnomah County Health
Officer, ordered the closure of
the Albina Child Development
Center until June 7 as a pre
cautionary measure. The cause
o f d e a th w as Meningococcal
Meningitis. The child was last In
the day care center on May 28.
T h o s e children who were
classmates of the Nelson child
will be under dally surveillance
by a nurse who will check for evi
dence of fever or other signs of
illness. Prior to reopening of the
center, all children who may have
been In contact with the victim
will haveathroat culturetaken to
determine their fitness to return
to the classromm.
T h e disease, Meningococcal
Meningitis, Is very mildly con
tagious, occasionally found in
armed service bases. It Is passed
by droplets from the mouth or
nose and has an Incubation period
of from two to 10 days. Dr. Goss
said that the bacteria causing the
disease 1 s often found in the
throats of healthy Individuals and
that Is only rarely that Invasion
occurs to cause meningitis.
Personal hygiene Is the best
way to keep the disease in check.
Dr. Goss emphasized that no
eTld*mlc existsnorwlth thepre-
naiiHswa
cautions Hxtlncr
being lalron
taken, Hnac
does fjg
foresee any such possibility.
Summer
school
enrollm ent
open here
Sum m er
elementary and
secondary classes and d riv e r
training w ill be offered to
Portland students this year.
b e g in n in g June 21 in
the
Portland Public Schools.
Application materials and
specific
information
are
available in all of the Portiand
schools and should be completed
by students and parents as soon
as possible. Fees w ill not be
collected until summer school
actually begins.
Courses
in most subject
areas w ill be offered if adequau
numbers
of students
have
enrolled in music, arts and
crafts, and d riv e r training.
Tuition fees fo r residents of
the Portland School D is tric t w ill
be $15 fo r elementary students
and $30 fo r high students. The
fee fo r d rive r training
is
dependent upon action by the
Oregon Legislature to continue
s ta te
s u p p o r t to
d riv e r
education. The driver training
fee in Portland w ill be$7.50 if
state support is continued; it
w ill be $25 if the legislature
does not approve state support
fo r this program.
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Basic elementary centers
w ill be at Franklin - Atkinson,
Grant-Laurelhurst and Wilson-
Wilson Park Schools. Themain
center for the summer high
school program w ill be
at
Lincoln High School with sup
plementary program sat Benson
Monroe and Franklin.
The
summer elementary
program is four weeks long,
through July lb. The summer
high school program is six
weeks long, through July 30. Be-
hind-the-wheel d riv e r
edu
cation classes w ill be schedul
ed from June 21 to August 2b
with classes beginning every
second week. School students
w ill be fro m 9 a .m .to 12 noon.
High School studentswill attend
classes from 8:30 a.m. to
12
noon. Summer program
i n
Portland schools should be d i
rected to building principals or
D r. EdwinSchnieder.ChildSer
vice Building (22ONE Beech St.)
telephone 288-5361.
League
N on-W hite caucus
scholarship
In the Fall of 1970 at Port
The Urban League Is pleased to
announce that a scholarship grant
has been made to Jacqueline
Debnam, a 1971 Cleveland H ig h
School graduate.
The grant was madeposslble by
contributions from Interested
business firms and transmitted
through the Urban League
In
memorlam of Clarence Debnam,
a college student who was shot and
killed several months ago while
standing In a phone booth on Union
Avenue In N. E. Portland.
The
Urban League had been lnstru-
mental In securing a scholarship
8ran* I°r Clarence to attend
° " « on State University,
" e fwl Miss Debnam Is a very
student and has
con-
^ n'led 1° demonstrate academic
achleven>?nt despite the adverse
conditions attendant to
her
brother’s death. S he h a s tour
older brothers and sisters at
tending colleges or business
schools and six younger brothers
and sisters attending Portland
lementary or high schools.
land State U niversity School of
Social Work, a group of students
was formed that has since be
come known as the "non-white
caucus” . This group is com
posed of a d ive rsity of ethnic
groups - Black, Hawilan, Indian,
Chinese and Puerto Rican.
The original
idea behind
formation of this caucus was
based on the fact that over the
years, the school lias not and
was not meeting the needs of
these
students. This year
marks the fir s t year that any
meaningful numbers of
non-
whites have been accepted in
the school.
The group has been char
acterized in various terms.
Soma ca ll them’ radicals’. ’ m il-
itants’, and even ’ m is -fits ’ .
They view themselves as In
novative and responsive to the
needs of the people.
In February, 1971, the ’non-
white caucus’ presented the
School of Social Work with a
position paper in which they
accused the school by stating:
" I t is our feeling that the
School of Social Work lacks the
resources fo r the adequatedev-
elopment of the non-white stu
dent’ s unique knowledge and ex
periences. The inadequacies
apply p articularly to c u rric
ulum, admissions and re cru it
ment, field experience
and
interpersonal relations."
The result of this position
paper has forced the school to
recognize the plight of the non
white student and to implement
changes which w ill be benlflclal
to a ll students.
Non-whites
were placed on every existing
committee within the school,
providing them an opportunity
to have imput into policies that
form the school.
Although there is s till a lot
of anamoslty within the school,
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