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JÜW 1971
No brutality
by Portland police
A tw i—yom old
lawsuit
cl«linmg Portland police ili.x-
drlnunaled
against
black
residents of the Albina area
has re su I tod In a consent de
c i» « (lied Monday In U.S.
D is tric t Court.
I rider terms ol tlie decree,
the C ity ol Portland denies
tliat officers were engaged in
the alleged discrim ination but
agrees to Continue directions
which weie Issued to police
after the suit was filed.
The suit, (lied in July, 1969,
following a disorder in lias
Albina area, claimed tlie po
lice had subjected
Albina
residents to bin assment, ille
gal sea re lass and Illegal a r
rests.
I lie city then issued oiders
directing police to refrain
front
using insulting lan
guage and from using shot-
f ill« !
gloves and
lead«l
night sticks.
T h e citie s also agieod to
provide
Identification
for
uniform «! oil ice i s. Instruct
ed police on when they could
legally enter homes withiait
a search warrant and pro-
vid«! fie e telephones In the
city Jail foi use In Indigents.
I he consent decree does
not covet one area ol conten
tion - the assignment of cer
tain o ffic e r! to the Albina
are« against the wishes of
some residents.
I he class action lawsuit
was liled by (tie Multnomah
County
I .égal A kl Service
and ilie American C iv il Llt>-
entes I Inlon.
Charles Davis, chairman
ol the ACLU ol Oregon, said
tlie issues coveted by the
consent decree "involve the
ty|ie of police practices most
irrita tin g
to any mlnoi try
commun ity .’ *
"W e nre hojieful that bet
te r police-community rela
tions w ill result from compli
ance with the o rd e r," he
added.
I lavis ««id the issue of as
signment of particular o ffi
cers to the Albina ares must
le resolved " lecau.se of H»
strong negative feelings such
officers engender."
I
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Pan American Creates DireuZ of Urban Affairs Post
Northwest's Newest Newspaper
MAURICE W ARDLAW NAMED
DIRECTOR URBAN AFFAIRS
Thi« it y o u r p a p e r , b e c a u s e yo u h a v e d e m a n d e d if. -
V o l.l N o 3 8
S o m e th in g of in te re s t to e v e r y o n e
P o rtla n d , O re . A N E Q U A L O P P O R TU N ITY EMPLOYER T h u rs d a y
Rep. Shirley Chisholm
Io investigate
Black G. I. complaints
U. S. Congresswoman Shirley
Chisholm, chairman of tlasMIl-
lla iy A ffalra Committee of tlie
Congressional Black Caucus,
announced that she is sen ling
her
r e s e a r c h assistant,
! haddeus Garrett J r , to U.S.
m ilita ry bases In foui NA I o
alliance countries - G e i m a n y,
l u r key, Italy, and Greece, to
Investigate (li st-hand tlie many
complaints cf lacismand dis
crim ination in the m ilita ry .
M "S. Chisholm s a id
that
many o f out m ilita ry liases,
both in (lie Unit«) States and
abroad, are at the tense bi Ink
o f a f u l l - s c a l e racial ex
plosion. Site cite-1 th e recent
disorders a t I rsvls A Ir Force
Base In California ss a sample
of wliat llesahead If swift and
meaningful steps are not laken
to alleviate the Justified gt tev-
nces o f black setvIcemen and
women.
G a r r e t t , leaving In three
weeks, w i l l hold a series of
meetings with b la c k service-
Jun e 2 4 1971 10< p e r copy
A Father every day
w ill have actually gone to our
overseas bases to explore tie
sources of our racial problems.
T h e N ew York represent
ative fu rtle i stated that after
discussions w it h h e r
col
leagues, (h a t on thebasisof
G a rre tt’ s findings, there Is the
distinct possibility (hat fu ll-
scale congressional hearings
w i l l be called into this entire
area o l virulent racism
and
discrim ination In the structure
o f the U n it e d States Armed
Forces.
Black
Caucus
protests
The twelve member Black
Caucus of the U. S. House of
Representatives
called fo r
elimination of the Union of
South A frica ’ s quota of the
U. S. sugar market.
“ South A frica Is a land
of diamonds and gold and, even
MAURICE WARDLAW
disregarding Its racist pol
icies, there’ s no Justification
NEW YORK — Pan American
fo r our giving South A frica ,
In New York, as an example,
W rid Airways has created a P a n Am cooperates with the
a developed country, a $5
new post, d l r ector of u rban af- Urban League and AJPIR A to
m illio n
yearly
subsidy,"
fa irs and equal employment op provide posltons to m in o rity
members of the caucus said.
portunity, spearheading a m ajor group members, Students en
The b ill under consideration
effort to keep the company
In rolled In Queens College’ s Seek
extends
legislation
under
step with changing social needs. Program are employed by th e
which the U. S. divides Its
Maurice Wardlaw, a Pan Am a irlin e during the summer, and
sugar market among foreign
Job coach and Instructor o f a special assistance program
and American producers fo r
m in o rity group employees, was helps relocate m inority group
three years.
This assures
appointed to the post by F rank P, employees who had been laid off
producers a price about double
Doyle, group vice president. By In cutbacks.
the free world market p rice ,
reporting d irectly to M r. Doyle,
which gives South A frica a
The a irlin e sponsored a F a n
M r, Wardlaw’ s constant access Am Street Academy In Harlem
subsidy of approximately $5
to th e a irlin e ’ s top executive and helps support the Harlem
m illio n . R appears unlikely
echelon is assured.
Polls show Blacks are in
Prep School, which Academy
that the legislation can be
favor of a Black pollution
Though M r. Wardlaw’ s p r i graduates attend to further th e ir
stopped.
running fo r president of the
mary responsibility is to main education.
The Black Caucus, com
United States.
tain a strong company com m it
Pan Am is also helping to pre
posed of a ll thirteen black
Shirley Chisholm told " J e t"
ment to the Intergration
o f pare new curricula and to up
House members, a ll Dem
tliat she Is waiting for the
m inority group employees Into grade the scholastic level of the
A father who w ill be rememembered not only on Father’ s ocrats, said any African Sugar
day when she cxxild proudly
Pan A id ’ s employment opportu new August Martin High School
Day but every day, is "D ay Care F a th e r" Charles Chinn. Here quotas should goto "econom i
« y , "T he President is black he reads story with Charles and Angie Jenkins and M ark C a rte r. cally depressed countries of
nity programs, both he and M r. in Queens, N.Y.,located In an
men and a in iy and a irfo rc e
and she Is a woman."
Doyle emphasized that the ser area whose population Is 80per
Black A frica , to many of whom
officials, as well as discussions
In a recent survey by the
vices
of the new function would cent black and Puerto Rican.
additional
sugar
markets
are
w it h community leaders
In
"Chicago Dally Defender,"
b e available to a ll employees
M r . Charles Chinn helps h is
A ls o , In Harlem Pan Am
M r. Chinn moved to Portland vita l to prospects fcrdevelop
Germany where racial tension
54.5% of the readers respond wife, Helen, with the care
who need assistance to develop sponsors the 99th Street Jets, a
of m a n y y e a r s a go. His six m ent."
between
th e German people
th e ir fu ll potentials.
ing Indicated that they would their three day care children. children, whom he raised alone
steel band whose members are
and 11«? Wack enlisted mon Is
like to see John Conyers (D - M ark, Angelique and Charles. after his firs t wife died, were all
M r . W a rd la w w i l l also y o u n g l o c a l residents. The
repotted very c i lllc s l.
Mich.) in the White Bouse. M r. 4 M rs. Cntftu«red«) x, a r e born and raised In <-ortlan<_. HL
broaden Pan Am’ s existing ties company has sponsored neigh
"H e w ill serveas our person
The poll, sponsored by C hl- parents fo r the 4C Fam ily Day children have a ll been highly
to community action groups b o r h o o d
youngsters’ sports
gago’ s radio station WBEE, and N ig h t Care Program, successful: a daughter Is
al
e a r while over th e re ,"
and w ill create avenues of com teams and other activities
In
a
munication
where
they
now
do
gave firs t preference a tie (Model Cities). Since M r. Chinn secretary for the State Board of
communities near many of Its
statal Mr s.Chisolm, "and w ill
vote between
Noble Peace Is re tire d , he lias the oppor - Health, another Is employed by
not exist. Under his supervision stations over the years.
make t full ivpor t of his find
w i l l be company area
re
Prize winner Dr. Ralph Bun- ’ tun tty to spend time with the the Bonneville Adm inistration.
M r. Wardlaw has been as
ings.”
che and Rev. Jesse Jackson children.
presentatives located at various sociated fo r the last three years
His three sons are: a Sheriff at
T h is trip w ill mark the fir s t
Pan Am bases.
of Operation Bread Basket.
with Pan Am’ s m inority g ro u p
M r . Chinn’ s {«rents were the a irp o rt; a cook; and a mall
time anyone In an official ca
M r . Doyle stressed that Pan training program. For the pre
Georgia State Representative bom In China but came to t h i s clerk. His oldest son went
to
pacity from the U.S. Congress
Enrollm ent is s till open fo r
Am Is heavily committed to In vious 10 years, he w a s
Julian Bond was the next pre- country before his b irth . A n China during the war.
a
elementary and high school stu
fered candidate.
crease Its relationships with mechanic. M r. Wardlaw Joined
older brother remained In China
local communities and to aid P a n Am In 1956 as an a irc ra ft
M r . C h in n was In
where he was a ta ilo r. M r Chinn
the dents in the summer school
m inority g r o u p employees. cabin cloaner.
programs operated by the P ort
was bom In Seattle. He worked restaurant business fo r m a n y
" S o c ie t y
In general and
He Is financial secretary of
land School D is tric t, according
on ships sailing out of Seattle years and was a cook fo r Trader
business
corporations p a rti th e Negro A irm en's In te r
V ic’ s for four years.
and as a busboy.
to D r. Edwin Schneider, assist
cu la rly m u s t face the special national, an association of pilots
ant to the superintendent.
responsibility to help," he said. and mechanics, and Is an active
"M any people do not realize
E a rlie r this year, M r . Doyle m e m b e r o f the National As
that the funds fo r this year’ s
m e t with work groups at two sociation fo r the Advancement
summer school were committed
l>K. I J ili P. BRliWN
m ajor Pan Am locations, New- of Colored People.
as part of the 1970-71 school
M r , W a r d i aw lives
In
York and M iam i, to discuss pro
B la c k and white delegates deeply regret that he has not yet
Dr, Lee p. Brown, d ire c to r of veloped and directed San Jose's
fro m
N a 11 on a I Neighbors’ se e n fit to develop creative, ’xidget," commented Schneider, blems with m inority group em Uniondale, N. Y,, with his wife,
"and they made the mistaken ployees and representatives of th e fo rm e r Cora K ltt
of
th e Portland State U niversity firs t ~ Police - Community Re
member community organiza reasonable, and effective pro
conclusion
that the lack of funds community associations.
Cameron, S.C ., and th e ir four
law enforcement program, has lations Unit.
tions adopted the following re grams to require that low and
Brown received two masters
“ T h e s e were leaders who, children: J u an I t a , M u r l e i ,
been selected as a Danforth As
solution In response to P resi moderate Income housing be fo r the coming year would affect
although P a n Am employees, Maurice J r., and Rosary.
this year’ s program ."
sociate to develop a better degrees - - one from San Jose
available
throughout
entire
dent
Nixon’
s
June
1
1
statement
were not being fully utilized as
working relationship between Stale and another from the Uni
on equal housing opportunity. metropolitan regions, Including Schneider added that the Board the corporate resource that they
v e r s i t y of California
at
faculty and students.
of Education’ s decision to shor
the
white
suburbs.
The award was made by 1 he B e r k e le y . He obtained his
ten the coming school year a r e . Through M r, Wardlaw, we
N a t io n a l Neighbors, the
are going to work with them t o
Danforth Foundation o f
St. dortorate In [« lic e - community
(1971-72)
does indicate that
national
organization
of
inter
We
approve
the
President's
get things done and to communi
Louis, a philanthropy establish relations In June 1970, from the
summer
school
programs
may
decision
t
h
a
t
th
e
Attorney
racial neighborhoods, at
It s
cate wherever P an Am
has
ed In 1927 which now Is focusing University of California.
annual conference a t Oberlin General w ill bring legal action not te offered In 1972.
In addition to his duties at
stations,”
M r. Doyle said.
Its activities In two m ajor areas
Last year, summer school
P o r t l a n d state, Brown Is a
" I asked them to propose
a
College, Oberlin, Ohio, to d a y against local communities who
education and the city.
ca ll« ! on the Administration for zone out low income housing for enrollments reach«! 2,400 at system which would serve the
T h e Foundation said that Dr. Human Relations Commission,
Governor's Law
En
Brown was among th e
175 th e
prompt Implementation
o f racial reasons. Beyond this we the elementary level, 1,500 in n e e d s of m inority group em
persons In college-, and uni forcement Council and CRAG’ s
would seek sim ila r action to tlie summer high school and ployees,’ ’ he continued. "They
Enforcement Advisory
President Nixon’ s pledge toend eliminate class segregation.
1,500 in the d riv e r trainir^; c a m e back with a complete
ve rsitie s throughout (he United L a w
racial discrim ination in housing
States to be recognized for th e ir Committee,
program. Registration is below organizational set-up, a budget
B ro w n has no specific pro
excellence In leaching and their
Present at the conference from
those figures in all three pro proposed leaders, and a charter
defining the system’ s purpose.
National Neighbors member
Young people who are out of
concern fo r human values a nd jects in mind to perform as a
Portland, Oregon was delegate
grams so fa r this year, ac
"W e have Implemented th e ir school and out of work should
law
the cording to Schneider.
the quality ofthe collegiate edu hopes to personalize th e
J im
Brooks, from Irvington communities welcome
Idea,” M r. Doyle said. " R ’ s a apply now fo r further education
enforcement programs.
cational experience.
challenge to u s a llto implement
Community Association.
Elementary summer school
Dr. Brown came to Portland
"th e goal of tru ly open housing centers are planned at Frank function designed by the people and jobtraining at the Portland
M r s . Brown, as were the
It w ill serve.
Residential Manpower Center,
State In 1968, after serving the spouses of others named by the
In tru ly open com m unities." In
lin -A tkin so n , G ra n t-L a u re l-
The organization, founded to
"Although th e company has according to Dr. Richard Boss,
San Jose |iolIce department for Danforth Foundation, also was
PRMC d ire cto r.
foster and encourage in te r our communities, we live and hurst, and Wilson-Wilson Park had affirm ative action p ro
eight years. He planned, de- named as aii associate.
work dally with this challenge. and offer endrichment courses grams at m a n yo flts operating
Manpower Center students
racial neighborhoods and r e
in many areas as well as spec locations, th e y were manage w ill "earn a diploma, learn an
presenting 42 intégrât«! com W e look forward to the prompt
implementation o f the P resi
ialization in music instruction. ment plans and did not have the occupation and get a Job, ” Boss
munities across the country,
dent’ s forceful statement that
said. The center Is operated by
The elementary program is four necessary Involvement o f our
has justcompieted tests
of
the Portland S c h o o l D is tric t
m inority group employees,” he
"
racial
discrim
ination
In
weeks
long
and
concludes
Julv
housing practices in ten citie s.
under a contract with the U.S.
explained. "Pan Am also has
housing is illegal and w ill not be 16.
had a number of programs deal
Department of Labor and Is en
Tests shows, reported Joseph tolerated.”
Fee fo r the elementary school
ing with community affairs for
tire ly federally-funded.
B a t t le ,
National Neighbors
to Portland residents is $15. m inority groups.
Boss said young people aged
president, t h s : blatant dis
" B u t we’ve recognized the
16 -21 who reside In Multnomah,
We u rg e th a t Secretary
WASHINGTON, D .C .-— The Navy 'hard hat’ .
Fee fo r the secondary school,
crim ination a g a in s t black
C la c k a m a s o r Washington
N a v y has lieen going through
However, the Enlisted Men homeseekers is more the ex Romney immediately adopt re which runs until July 30, is need fo r some untraditional ap
counties a r e eligible fo r the
proaches, and fo ra significant
gulations
s
e
t
t
in
g
mandatory-
w
ill
retain
th
e
ir
T
r
o
p
i
c
a
l
some
sweeping
changes
lately
-
$30. Students may register at m arshalling o f our corporate
ception than the rule, but th a t
pet OUNCE
center’ s program.
the appointment of Its youngest Whites and the new Blue Work
there s till remain m%ny subtle standards on racial intergration Lincoln next week.
"P R M C ta k e s a com
resources,
although
some
ofthe
'chief’ In h i s t o r y , allowing ing uniform , announced e a rlie r
prehensive approach In p re
b u t Important differences tn f o r housing projectstoquallfy
activities In which we are a l
longer h air, sideburns I a n d this year.
fo
r
federal
assistance.
paring young people fo r a p ro
ready engaged reflect our early
The new Blues w ill also re treatment of blacks and whites
beards and the selection of the
ductive life ,” Boss commented
Franklin
com m itm ent,"
t h e Inquiring about homes or apart
firs t Blark A dm iral, to name a place some Items In
noting that the program p ro
few.
O ffice rs’ and Chief s sea hags ments.
««.« »ccousrs
vides l i v i n g fa cilitie s, food,
tOANS
Now, the SeaServIce has done as w ell. While Chiefs loose
medical -a re . clothing
and
It again....this tlmoputtlng a n their Service Dress Khakis and
’ ’ F o r tlie most p a rt," Battle
pocket money to the students, as
end to the Enlisted Man’ s mod, Whites, the Officers w ill only
well as offering a variety of ac
loose th e ir Khakis,but w ill r e report«!, “ black testers re
style - setting b e llb o t t o m
ademic and vocational courses.
ceive
uniformly
polite
tre
a
t-
w ill
trousers and replacing them tain th e ir Whites. Each
The center has been tn opera
with a new standard Summer keep th e ir Troptcal uniform s. ment from brokers and apsrt-
Representatives of five West
tion fo r more than a year. T w o
ing nations.
Weight Blue uniform.
Although thenewuntform w ill ment m a n a g e t s, sometimes African nations walked out of
E
fforts
by
Emperor
Halle
m ajor fa cilitie s are used, the
The states appeared to have
than
Î f » ? *. *<
Although the Fleet won’ t get present a common front, e a c h more polite treatment
Sllassle to concllate the d if
■ This handy wheel helps you
V icto ria H o te l In downtown
white testers r eceived, but the a meeting of the Council of walked out bedause they be
th
e
new
togs
until
July
1,
1973,
rank
and
rate
w
ill
retain
th
e
ir
ferences In the question ofthe
M inisters of the Organization
P o r t l a n d and the form er
gel the mosl for your money by giving
lieve the proposal would not
sleeve information g l \ e n them was of A frican Unity today when
th e change Is designed to pro- distinctive c a p and
debate were unsuccessful. The
seminary site In Springdale,
recleve
a
fa
ir
hearing.
Ivo
r-
you Ihe cost per ounce of packaged goods. Just
Insignia.
navym en
fr o m Recruit to
move to debate the question
frequently q u ite
different,
B o s s said the Portland pro
the meeting refused to delay
Coast said It would boyc. <
A dm iral.
align Ihe price with Ihe weight, and the
When Ihe new uniform comes particularly when they askei’ to a debate over whether African
was led by Tanzania.
gram has been so successful In
the
rest
of
the
meeting
but
Manufacturing time w ill delay Into vogue, Recruits w ill begin see other houses or apartments'.
The Issue reflects an In
the ounce cost appears in the window A new
the f« s t year that the enrollment
studies showed open diplo planned to attend the con
Issuing the new Blues and
at receiving It but, It w ill remain
creasing solidification of Id
authorized for PRMC has been
matic talks with South A frica.
Oregon product. . . FREE for Iho asking
ference
of
O.A.U.
heads
of
the sam etlrneallow sfor reduc
ptlonal for a ll other active duty
eological
blocks
within
the
Increased f r o m 225 students
The firs t nations, led by
governments beginning Mon-
at any of our offices.
Although we agree with the Ivory Coast which has publicly
tion of present uniform stocks. men until the mandatory wear
organization, dividing " p ro
this year to 275 next year.
day, June 19, They would
For enlisted personnel below ing dale In mld-1975.
P r e s id e n t that the teim s advocated diplomatic contact
gressive ’’ nations from the
H o w e v e r, prospective stu
be w illin g to debate the ques
Chief Petty o ffic e r the change
"p o o r” an.l "b la c k " are not
more conservative.
dents should apply fo r
ad
with south Africa In the hope tion at that meeting.
means more than Just replace
Four nations boycotted the
mission as soon as possible.
Although this latest change Is Interchangeable, we deeply re that peaceful discussion would
A
sizable
m
ajority
of
the
ment of the 'b e lls’ . They w ill not the fir s t fo r Navy unlform s- gret that the President has not
meetings because they were
Floss said, In order to be assur
alter South A frica’ s policy of
• LO A M ASOM
African states s till oppose
also be getting rid o f
the
held In Addis Ababa rather
ed a place In the program.
yet
recogniz«l
the
fundamental
and
perhaps
not
even
the
la
s
t
-
it
apartheid
(racial
separation),
diplomatic
contact
with
South
Robert M H e /en P i n • 14 Ortica» . Phone i n 1133
Jumpers and the while hat, while does represent another step In
than In Kampala, Uganda.
Yo u ti>llC,n ‘ s ?hou ld «°
‘ he
are tiagon, Dahomey, Upper
Moma O lile » H e n k iin R ida P o ttie n « O te g o n «ZJ04
A frica unless her government
gaining a white s h irt, coat and the Now Navy’ s quest for com interrelationship between eco-
They are Congo, Central A fr i
Opportunity Center, 25
Volta
and
Togo,
all
relatively
nom'c
discrim
ination
and
racial
makes somv concessions on
tie. plus a combination ca p o r mon goals.
can Republic,
Uganda and
discrim ination. We f u r t h e r conservative French - speak
the race Issue.
M iu rltiu s .
Dr. Lee Brown named
Danforth Associate
Black could
run for
Presidency
Program
vacancies
have
Navy changes uniform
Brooks
atten ds Conference
Manpower
Seeks
Students
Free!
¿P-”*
O.A.U. splits over diplomatic
relations with South Africa
Franklin