» ' 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 |