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» ' a ' <• U S ' « rv a I l i , , Armstrong dies O Northwest's Newest Newsp $ 7 • Thu I. y o u , p o p « ,, h »co u .» you h ov, j , m onj , d V o l.l N o. 4 0 Or it. - U H e r .1 r 31 r Albina Summer Program 3 S o m .thing of in to r .it to everyo n e. P ortlan d, O ra. AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Thursday July 8 1971 10< per copy Development Board Vacancy Louis A rm itronq dmd in New York Tuesday of 71. Louie Arm strong, trumpeter ami gravel voiced singer, the wotld reknowned ‘ Ambassador of Jazz', died lueeday. lie was 71 on tlte fourth of July. Arm strong had been plagued with a kidney disorder and re late d heart complications since M arcli, but doctors were en couraged by recent Improvements tin.I wete of tlie opinion that he could resume practice one hour a day. In a recotded uuervlew Louis told the repot t o t , ‘ T in fool ing good ... I ’ m coming along Just fin e .” 'Satchiiiu* ami his wife of 29 years, I ucllle, were frequent v is ito rs to die Hose C ity, lie played here many tim es, die most tecenl In 196% fo r Lloyd Center's fifth anniversary. He drew a crowd of 33,000 fans in the West Mall for his two free per formances. An international celebrity diat received numerous honorary degiees. he was concerned widi the problems of tuday; race relations ami world a ffa irs. lie was a conn ibutot to many youth organizations, p a rticu la rly In his home town. New t ir - leans, Louisiana. Evers in Portland MAYOR CHAR Id. by spurgln Waters like to talk about my chances In the race, Pm going Io he governor sure enough, Pm going lo win. Albina Summer Tim e Pro grams are off to ambitious beginnings in eleven centers and churches. Providing opportunities tor recreation, education and culture, over 1,303 ALBINA CENTER WINS AWARD An upcoming vacancy on the Portland Development Com mission Hoard was I he sub ject of a press conference called today at Friendly House by Portland’ s neighborhood cltlren groups. M r. Lou Himes of the North west District Association and spokesman for the groups stated, “ Ned Ixmk’ s second term w ill expire on July m 1971, And It Is tim e for some fresh Ideas from the people who are directly affected by the Portland Development Commission and Its projects. There are active cltlren groups In all of the neigh borhoods where the PDC has urban renewal projects going, and yet, none of these In volved and concerned citizens has yet been asked to serve on the PDC Hoard. We be lieve the City of Portland and •he PDC should follow the example of the federal govern ment In recognizing the Im portance of citizen Involve ment In all phases of planning. And so, today, we are pre senting, for the Mayor's consideration. a list of people, anyone of whom, we feel, would be well qualified to serve on the PDC Board. We a re asking thal Mayor Schrunk make his appointment from this lis t.” The people suggested and the groups they represent are: I>r. Gerald C’ogan, Northwest District Association M r. Ocle W. T ro tter and M rs. Leo W arren, Emanuel Displace Persons Ass’n M r. Gary Michael and M rs. Mae Grable, Hill Park Association M rs. C lair (Jo) Brown various Southeast groups (East-C A P, Sunnyside Action Project, Good Neighbors Community Center, Buckman Neighborhood Improvement Project) M rs. Opal Strong, Humbolt Neighborhood Association M r. Marcus Glenn, King Neighborhood Association M r. James Loving, Boise Improvement Association M r. Chalmers Jones, Eliot Neighborhood Association are participât Ed cation electives ln - lude r .-edlng skills, numiier tea, Slack History and rhet oric, guitar lessons, photo- T'i. / , cooking and sewing, 1 he new State of Oregon Albina M ulti-ServiceC enter at 5022 N. Vancouver A v e , has earned Portland General E le ctric company's A ll- E le ctric Building Award. I'he center is unique in that it combines many agencies under one roof, directed by Leon H a rris . A bronze plaque was pre sented to W illiam A . N ick erson, owner of the building, by James L . Hunt, PGE Portland division manager, in a ceremony recently. Recognized in Hie huilding community as a hallm ark of excellence, the A ll-E le c tric Building Award was esta blished as a means of identifying outstanding new commercial buildings which are designed and engineered to embody high standards of electrical quality The building was designed and constructed by McKee and Associates. O lsocElec- tric was the mechanical contractor. Lighting levels square -foot building equal o r exceed the standards re commended by the Ilium mat in Engineering Society. To qualify fo r the A ll- E le ctric Building Award, new comm ercial and indus tria l structures must incor porate high standards of lighting, heating and cooling, plus e le ctric cooking and water heating where appli cable. PGE maintains a staff of experts in its sales de partment to provide assis tance to contractors, archi tects, engineers and building owners. and creative drama. Recreation opportunities Include swimming. tennis, gymnastics and archery. Special basketball clinics are being conducted by the Portland T ra il Blazers. Field trips Include M ilt - nomah F alls . Portland Zoo, Alprenrose Farm and Dairy, Blue Lake Park, Damon’ s Hideaway, Port ot Portland, and the Oregon Coast, Information can be obtain - by call to? Rev. Dale Stitt or Joyce M arshall, Coordin ator for seven church pro grams, at 288-5173. Other centers of activity Include: Albina Art Center, Red and Albina Women’ s League, (see page 2) Clean-Up Joins Hands Jack and Jill Parent “ Look at your Child — Other PeopleD o", is this year's Mayor Charles Evers, first He fell victory would be theme fo r the Seventh F ar West M ark polltlrlan to run for These suggestions came sure because of the state Mother’ s Regional Conference governor of Mississippi and about niter careful discussion ratified constitutional a- of Jack and J ill of America, cousin of M rs. Manuel Scott, within each group as to nec mendmenl regarding the I a A manual on dissemination made fo r the top two or three In c , which w ill convene on arrived In Portland Satur essary qualifications tor year old vole, about the of alucational information won competitors In each category, Thursday afternoon,July 15, and day, July 3 to address the serving on the PDC Board, M ississippi youth he had this Omega Psi Phi f raternity’ s national honors for Henry C. usually with fifteen to fifty en continue through ths Saturday and the list was presented to to say,"they know that I care, 12th District at the Hilton Mayor Schrunk yesterday tor Ruark, PCC information chief, trie s in each. evening, July 17, banquet and that I know that now Is (he Hotel In a banquet affair. his consideration. in the annual National School dance. time for change. Concerning Ihe Oregon manual written ’ ’Of course they’ve changed, Himes pointed out the fed change and education, Evers Public Relations Association by Ruark won f ir s t Honorable Jack and J ill of America, th ere’ s a black man running eral government Is now recog revealed thal his attitude to competition. Inc. is a non-profit national for governor and he hasn’t Mention in its category of Public nizing the need tor community wards private education In I'he manual, submitted by Relations Handbooks. Other organization established to been shot yet,” said Evers. th irty " c ity kids” win have Involvement In federally fund Hie south was favorable as the Oregon Board of Education Honorable Mention awards went Mayor Evers also reflected create a medium of contact fo r ed programs of all types nevei leen out of Hie • itv. long as It maintained “ equal fo r its 1 itle II ESEA program, to the Arkansas State Depart children, which w ill stimulate on the change undergone to fact, many federal guide ity for a ll.” Ills hopes and left Portland last Ihuisday lo r was prepared by Ruark fo r the ment of Education and to the growth and development, and to since he became head of lines now require citizen aspirations aboutMIsslssIppl a to-day two-state tour as part Board and covers the theoiy Pennsylvania State Department provide fo r them a constructive Eayette, Mississippi, which participation in all phases of seemingly rested with the ol a federally funded summer now has three Industries, de- and working techniques of dis of Education, planning. This has not been future, the young M ississ fo r s im ila r educational, cultural, civic, re program in Hie Portland Public •■rrphaslzed welfare In seminating the results of In manuals. done by the Portland Develop i p p i , "th a t's what the creational, and social program. Schools. grams because of Increased novative educational projects. young people want- An end ment Commission although a Ruark is leaving his PCC The ages range from pre I he students, both boys and employment, vocational ed great deal of Interest has to many thliqp that have been The NSPRA competition Is post to become editor and pub- school to college age. In addi g irls from grades 9 through ucation programs, a full- been expressed by these bad In th e past - racism divided into ten categories, Usher of the largest educational tion, the organization has also time« doctor and medical 17, are |<ai ticipants in Summei groups to PDC’ s current big and segregation. covering everything from media journal, EDUCATIONAL established a foundation to pro center. Fayette’ s total pop Mobile Experience 11 (SMEX), projects such as the Emanuel He admitted however, thal magazines to legislative re ulation Is around 1,600. AU SCREEN s AV GUIDE, with vide education funds fo r cul an outdoor study project funded Hospital program and propos there would always be some ports. Top honor is the Award headquarters in Chicago. He turally deprived male youth, of the above programs were by a lederal gi ant under 1 »t le ed projects to the L air Hill segregation bul that, “ there of Distinction, conferred this w ill also edit a series of paper p a rticu la rly under-achievers. Instituted by Evers. neighborhood and the Good I of th Elementary ami Sec- must be a change In the way year in only three coategones. back books and manuals In the M r. Evers said, ” 1 don’t Featured speaker is M rs. Samaritan Hospital plans for (continued page 2) ondaiy Education Act. I he Clean - Up Days in the A l the Northwest area. It was field of educational media and Evelyn Warren, Regional D ir group w ill travel Oregon and Honorable Mention awards are bina Community j o i n many also noted that none of the ector, who w ill preside over alucational communications. California studying ecology, hands, young amt old. five current PDC commis the business sessions. The geology, and archeology horn S p o n s o re d by theAlbina sioners live to an area that Portland firm remaining regional officers July I through July 10, a junket M inisterial Alliance, over w ill be undergoing urban are: M rs . Lois Meyers, * three hundred workers have of more than 1,000 nuies in a ll. gets parks jo |, renewal now or to the fore Secretary - Treasurer; M rs. The trip is the brain child seeable future. participated. Ruthe Spencer, National Cor of Washington high school tea- The National Guard provide responding Secretary; M rs. Ihe U.S. A rm y Corps of chei, Gordon Bolton, who la l th e t r u c k s . Guardsmen Engineers Portland d is tric t has Josephine Stokes, Foundation volunteer th e ird rivin g tim e , a sim ilai student study evpe- More than 2Q0prlniary-age Mem be r-a t-L a rge. dition last summer. awarded a contract for $877,690 D r. George Guy w ill lead and the community churches u ^ T ilC i ty Landscai'eCo., P o rt- “ Doing is one of the iw st pupils in the Portsmouth and Revised city maps of four p r o v id e the w illing hands. Ball School attendance areas a discussion on Group Involve lami, to construct two new wasy of learning w lie t her it is O r e g o n communities have Over sixty truck loads h a v e have a second " la m ily " this ment and Response. Highlights recreation areas at Foster In or out of school,” Bolton been prepared by the State been taken to the city dump. of the conference include a Lake, on theSantlam Rivernear says. "SMEX incorporates the summer. H ig h w a y Division In R e v. Dale Stitt character T h e youngsters are caking Sweet Home. Thursday evening social, "S ip element of fun Into learning cooperation with the Federal izes the days as "dem onstra- part in a special summer and D ip ", which w ill be The two areas, Lewis Creek given Highway Administration. and provides opportunities foi tionsof budding a better com school program at Ball (4221N Park and Sunnyside Park, w ill at the home of M r. & M rs. T h e communities are students to experience as well munity together.” " y oung have boating and picnic fa cili Ulyssess Plummer; a "C __ Fairview , Rivergrove and ity as lead about things,” he adds. W illis Blvd.). Ihe school is persons want to work; they are designed to h e lp vicinity, Gresham and Scio. of Roses" breakfast on Friday t h e ties. The work w ill be complet- Holton and five other Wash T h e maps are drawn to a youngsters—all of whom wete «1 by May, 1972, according to morning; workshops on: ington faculty members w ill is celebrating a period of outstanding scale of 800 feet to the Inch I. Behavior, Appearance, recommended fertile program Col. Paul D. T rle n i, Portland accompany the group on the to growth To all ot our savers and home loan and are plotted on a 17hv 19- and the Peer Group day journey into Oregon and by th e ir classroom teachers— d is tric t engineer. lnch sheet. Reductions of the customers who have made this possible, we IL Education, Careers, and In establishingapositive self- noi thei n C alifornia. sheets to a scale o f 1,800 by Richard W llson extend our warmest thanks Youi support the Good Life I he group w ill explore the image as well as In improving f e e t to th e Inch are also Angler» extension and confidence have helped us reach a new III. Religion, M orality, and Washington, D.C.—An incon their reading skills, according lava beds outside Bend, the available. Mental Health gruous sidelight on President landmark of strength In Oregon fossil beds near John Day, the to M rs. Luctllle W lenecke, Cost of the complete large The conference concludes on Nixon's attempt to establish size map of Gresham Is 60 Now over $400,000,000 strong, we thank you Malhetu National W ildlife Re project coordinator. The Oregon Game Commis Saturday evening with a banquet more normal relations with the Ihe federally-funded pro cents, T h e s m a lls lz e sells very much fuge in llarnev Cixinty, the sion has extended the salmon for 40 rents. and dance. Business sessions Chinese Peoples Republic can Steens and Pueblo Mountain gram also Includes an lndepth angling season to the u p p e r They may he purchased by w ill be held during the day. be found in the F B I's Intensi exploration ami study of the Ranges, ami the Diamond W illam ette River and Its writing to the Program and Ihe Saturday luncheon, with fication of counter-intelligence C ia te is ami Alvord Desei t ol Oregon coast, with Held trip s trib utaries through July 11 Planning Section, Photocopy to different beaches. M rs. Evelyn Warren, Regional I he FBI is tra ining agents to southern Oregon. Befote following a public hearing. and Map Distribution Unit, D ire cto r, asguest speaker,will understand and speak v u mus I he school sessions run T h e commission approved heading up the . Uegon coast, Hoorn 17, State Highway txs highlighted by a fashion show Chinese dialects and in general they w ill dip into C alifornia to each day except Friday from the extension, which provides B u i ld i n g , S a le m 97310. Robert H H e/en Pre» • 14 Office» • Phone 224 1.133 and is open to the public. fishermen wtth II additional 8|3t) a .m .io 12:30p.m. Theday is beefing up its counte: s tu d y th e historical Indian Checks should he made pay Home O f,ti e f renhlin Rido Por,lend Oregon 97204 includes two reading periods days of fishing, because o f a M rs. George Guy is the espionage programs as well as battlegrounds aiound Captain able to the Oregon state Pood run of spring Chinook to I resident of the local chapter its surveillance of domestic Highway Division. Jack's Stronghold. (c o if. page 2) Jhe W illamette system. M aoist subversion. ol Jack and J HI; City Kids yo I? tors tog. PCC man wins honor to Explore Oregon M00M0.000 City "thank ran very much”! Oregon’s Largest Federal Savings Maps Student has second Family ■n summer anxious to work. We must do more to provide the opportuni tie s ." "T here is so much we can do to ensure .i le tte i tomort w ,” said Rev. S titt, " i f given th e opportunity ami inspiration.” Next scheduled Clean-Up is J u ly 24. T a r g e t area is Fremont to Alberta, and W illia m s toAlblna. Clippings, trash, discards should be placed on the curb by 9:00 a.m. Worker - party w ill follow th e Clean - Up at Mallory Avenue Christian Church, 120 NT. .A l berta. Anyone wishing to help in the project is welcome to assemble a t M allory Ave. C hristian Church at 8:45 a.m. Interpretive Report Franklin Un the suilace this increased activity might seem contradic tory to a Nixon administration policy which is promoting cul tural exchanges, opening up trade and softening itsattxitudc toward Chinese admission to the United Nations. Strengthening Cnmese coun- n gem is, I owevei, quite consistent with policies affecting the Soviet Union. We (conf, page 2)