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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1971)
% Li 'rar, , K ,n Slat VIS' . POR TLA ND V o lu m « 2 No. 62 AN PORTLAND , OREGON Unthank honored SUn Mackenzie, Portland representative to r the Black Athlete's Foundation, and Tom ” 3 , Ad™ ' ’ " * h seh“ ' - d “ ~ " s t “ ' c ' " Adams holds Sickle Cell Clinic An assembly at John Adams High .tan MacKenzie of the Pori land TrailblazerH, and Rotiert l»yne, Intern In Admtnlstra- t ii .n fro n t I - i n a i i 'i 'd H o s p ita l, was one of a series of events planned In conjunction with the Sickle Cell Anemia C linic which Adams eponaored this week. Sickle Cell Anemia, a d is ease found only among blacks and people who have Interm ar ried with blacka, < auses elon gation of the cells. While there la s till no cure fur It at this tim e, people are becoming In creasingly morn aware of the disease and are lieglnnlng to dedb ate time and money to Its research. An example of this type o f dedication Is the Black Ath letes Foumlatlon (BFA), whose headquarters are located In Pittsburgh, pennsylvannla. They have undertaken as a project the raising of money for rosearch of the Anemia. Mohamad A ll and W illie Star- gell head up the foundation as chairman and vice-chairman respectively. Portland's reoreseritatlve to the Black Athletes Found ation, Stan McKenzie, took time to talk with the Adams High Scliool students at the morning assembly about the Involvement and work with Sickle Cell Anemia tielngdone by the BFA. The clinic at Adams was set up to test a ll black students from Adams High as well as approximately 50 black stu dents from Jackson and W il son High Schools who were bused to Adams for the te st ing. The clinic was totally funded through volunteer In dividuals and groups who are donating their time and fa c il ities to the project. (Corn. p. 3 col. 3) C iv il Rights groups chai god the Nixon Administration with subsidizing isce ami sex dis ci Iminatlun with m illions ol fedeial dollars through Its anti-crim e e ffo rt. Ilie g io u p has filed petitions seeking Stricter c iv il rights regulation foi agencies teceivuig funds dlspeu so I by the Justice De partment's Law Enforcement Assistance A ¡m inistration. (U iA A ). I he petition seeks a re quirement that state agencies that receive the funds be bar red from discrim ination «- gainst racial m ln o iltie s ami women in tlie selection of membeis of boards a n ti em ployees. I he group noted that) 2 m il lion has teen allocalol in giants to the stale of M issis sippi although the agency that distributes the funds foi that state has leen sued and has no blacks on Its board, LEAA gave (Tie D is tric t of Columbia Police Depaittnent $1 m illion in spite of a suit charging It with discrim ination in the promotion ol blacks. Roy W il kins, chairman of thel eader- sblp Conference on C ivil 9 more days before Christmas per annum compounded daily and paid quarterly Tniiiklin ___ e av iee e A is ä n « i i n llo b o il H M x/n n Pie» • IR O l i l e » • Phon» »?« 3333 Horn« O ll ii n I r x n h lm B lilq P o n ia n i! O ia a o n 9120a le c d e rs « PER.vHT OBSERVER BPOE fig h t o v e r le a d e rs h ip Bunche is dead Rev. Jackson quits SCLC denied Vows fight on Prosecutoi the Organization effective Dec. 17." Jackson told Observer re porters that he wdl turn his attention to "a n a vo vedmobil ization to defeat Hanrahan." Edward V. Hanrahan isChlca- go Cook County State’ s attor ney was recently slated by the Democratic party to run for re-election next year. Hanrahan at present is un der a grand Jury indictment fo r alleged obstruction of jus tice In s 1969 police raid on an apartment In which two Black Panther leaders were slain. A dispute over the sponsor ship of Black Expo by Opera tion Breadbasket led to Jack son's supervision. The Nat ional SCLC b o a if claimed It .« it ■ was done without their appro val. Designed to stimulate eco nomic growth In black Com munity, Black Expo in 1968 raised more than $60,000 fo r SCLC. Last year the proceeds dropped to $11.000 financial records showed, tabulations fo r this yeat have not been completed. D r. M artin Luther K lngJ r., started Operation Bread bas ket In Chicago In 1966. Jesse Jackson was Its fir s t head. Breadbasket was designed to cultivate the economic re sources of blacks. It also fxished to place more blacks In business. Jesse Jackson's activities ranged from c iv il rights dem onstrations to economic boy cotts to political involvement. Last June, theU.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Chicago Board of Election Commis sioners acted properly In denying Jackson a place on the ballot as an independent can didate In the A p ril 1971 Chi cago mayoral election. Jackson said ne w ill not re main Inactive. Right now there are no plans fo r a new organ ization, however, by the time his resignation is effective he w ill reveal his plans. D r. H.H. Brookins, Pastor of F irs t A jv lj; . Los Angeles and West Coast Chairman for SCLC could not he reached for comment and neither could Rev. Jesse Bovd, Chairman of West Coast Breadbasket. Jesse Boyd Is fo rm e rly ol Portland, Oregon and is pastor of Emanuel A.M.E. Church In Los Angleles. The Oregon E lks lk Assoc iation was denied the use of the Pendleton arm ory fo r a con vention because of th e ir dis crim inatory practices. A tty. General Lee Johnson advised the m ilita ry department a- galnst renting the arm ory to the E lks because the C ivil Rights A ct of 1964 prohibits discrim ination in the use of federally assisted fa c ilitie s . He also said renting to the Elks would probably violate state law. Christmas comes e a rly »lph J. Bunche, highest tanking American In the United : ■ iticns S e cretarial died December 9th at the age of 67. Bunche v is the .»inner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1950 foi his suc- essful efforts to end the war in the Middle East. Bunche, who was orphaned at the age of 14, helped support ms fam ily by laying carpet while In high school an! by doing j utorial w oik while attending the University of C alifornia it Lo Angeles. While at UCLA he earned letters in basket- bail, football ,nd baseball and graduated summa cum laude w it, -I a degree in international relations. His neighbor s raised »1,000 to send him to Harvard University where he earned a doctorate in 1934. He did post doctoral work at Northwestern ntversity, the London School of Economics and the [ nivet sity of Cape Town. He spent several years travelling throughout the world and under a series of fellowships took trip s to Indonesia, Malaya and Central A fric a . Bunche joined the staff of Howard U niversity in 1938 and entered government service in 1941, serving as a specialist on A frica . He joined the State Department in 1944. Bunche was connected with the United Nations from its inception, firs t as a technical advisor on loan from the United States and later as a specialist on A frica and Colonial A ffa irs . He joined the UN staff In 1947 and was appointed an under secretary in 1955. Bunche gained world prominance when he arranged agreements t tat ended the war between Israel and the Arab nations in 1949. 'h is c ris is came at a crucial time for the UN and Bunche's -ettlement gave the organization new cre d ib ility. He took over as mediator in the dispute after the UN mediator. Count Folke Bernadette of Sweden, was assasinated in Jerusalem. Refusing armed guards, he met with all concerned parties on the Island of Rhodes and a settlement was reached that ended the fighting. Colonel Mohamed Ibrahim Self of Egypt later called him "one of the world’ s greatest men" and Isra e li diplomat Walter Eytan -ailed his efforts "superhum an". In 1955 and 1958 Bunche set up United Nations conferences on the peaceful uses of atomic energy and helped to establish the International Atomic Energy Agency. He later oversaw N operations in the Congo when the UN interceded In fighting there In 1960. He was involved in the Cyprus settlement as well as mediating other world crisises. Bunche was at the time of his retirem ent in Dctober, 1971, the highest ranking American employed by the United Nations. In his post as Undersecretary fo r Special P olitical A ffa irs he was relied upon fo r his handling of complex problems and was assigned to head crucial special missions. He served under all three Secretary Generals of the United Nations - Trygve Lie , Dag Hammarskjöld and U Thant. Bunche said, "One must believe that man can be saved - or salvaged - from his inevitable fo llie s, that all problems cf human relations are soluble . . . that conflict situations, however dee-seated, b itte r and prolonged, can be resolved: that a world at peace is, in fact, attainable." Christmas w ill cornea week early at The Salvation A rm y Y utb Center, 711 N.E.Dekum, and The Salvation A rm y Com munity Center, 932 N. Shave - with 650 youngsters able to choose between two fe stivi ties, both (December 18. Tickets fo r 600 are avail able on a first-com e sign-qp basis to attend the Young Oregonian - Journal Junic- theatre parties at downtewn theatres. The tickets are also including bus fare to and from the theatres. An additional 50 youths may sign up fo r the Santa " d ro p " which w ill bring St. N ick to town by helicopter in H ills boro. Bus transportation w ill be furnished by The Salvation A rm y. John Newmaster, d ire cto r of the Youth Center, and Leon Smith, supervisor of the Com munity Center, advised early sign-up fo r the events. Last year tickest fo r both wear quickly. Additional Informa tion about registration may be 4 quiet activist for C ivil R ights, he frequently spoke on behalf obtained from The Salvation of the Movement. He participated in the March on Washington A rm y Community Center, 28!- and the Selma March. 7286. Learning of his death, UN Secretary General U Thant said he hzi " lo s t an incomparable friend and colleague" and praised Bunche as an example o P 'th a t 20thcentury oreed on international officials who devote all th e ir gifts and their very lives to the service of the community of mankind. He was the most effective and best known international c iv il servant and his record of achievement as an individual member of the secretariat was which is boarded downtown unsurpassed". He said Bunche had done more than anyone else along S.W. Yam hill S t, and to promote the peace-keeping role of the United Nations. " I the Council Crest area remember p a rticu la rly his qualities of mind and character - his unshakable integrity, his indefatigable and selfless sense of responsibility, his extra ordinary ability as a negotiator The " S u r of the M a g i" and adviser, his unfailing insight into the tangled affairs of show at UMSI is served by- mankind." route number 57 which makes stops throughout the downtown President Nixon issued a statement saying, "A m e rica is area on S.W. 5th Ave. The deeply proud of this distinguished son and profoundly saddened planetarium showing lsat3:30 by his death, but we are also strengthened by the inexhaustible p.m. weekdays, 7:30 p jn . measure of dedication and creative action that spanned his Fridays and 11 a.m. and 1,2,3 splendid career.” and 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sun days and the school holidays between Dec, 26 and Jan 2. Tri-Met Christmas service Continental Can's firs t scholarship to he awarded In the Northwest to a m inority group university student who w ill be w illing to seek employment with the company after graduation has gone to James W .Jackson, a Portland State University sen ior majoring in tie management division of the School of Busi ness Adm inistration. I he award was presented by Dbert J. Haavlk, manager of Industrial relations fo r Continental Can’ s Pot tJand complex (le ft). The scholarship was arranged through the office of John Jenkins, director of Alum ni Relations and the Placement Service for the University. Special Christm as season events, along with regular shopper service, are on T r i- Met schedules fo r the three- county area, according to General Manager Tom King. The public-owned buses In clude service through several areas p a rticu la rly noted fo r colorful and Imaginative Christmas home-lighting, to Dregun Museum of Science and Industry where the "S ta r of the Magi” show is a holi day feature, or to avoid park- ing and tra ffic problems fo r Christmas shopping. King said. information on T ri-M e t routes Is available in the front of the yellow pages of the new Portland telephone d ire c tory, o r by calling T ri-M e t Information, 233-3511. Although virtu a lly every section offers decorative lighting on its homes, two of the most travelled are Pea cock Lane which is on the M t. Tabor bus line, number 21, Angry Blacks halt speech A group of young blacks forced the cancellation of a speech by Nobel Prize-w inner W illiam Shockley. The Stan ford U niversity physics pro fessor had been invited to speak at Sacramento State College. When shouts of aca demic freedom were made, a black spokesman responded, "T h e re is no freedom fo r racists at Sacramento State College, Nobel Prize-w inner or n o t." Continental can awards scholarship The Continental Can Com pany has awarded a $ 1,000 scholarship toJam esW .Jack- son, a senior majoring In the management division of the School of Business Adminis tration. The scholarship was pre sentai by Dbert J . Haavlk, management division of the School of Business Adminis tration. The scholarship was pre sent»! by Dbert J. Haavlk, manager of industrial rela tions for Continental Can’ s Portland complex and for whom Jackson worked for two summers as a personnel as- sltant. Jackson currently is work ing 16 hours a week as a per sonnel management specialist fo r Bonneville Power Admln- istratlon while taking a course load of 19 hours at Portland State. Haavlk said this is the firs t such scholarship to be given by Continental Can tn the North west and It Is designed speci fic a lly fo r a member of a m i nority group who Is a univer sity student who would he w ill ing to work fo r the company- after graduation. Haavlk, who arranged for the scholarship through Hie assistance of John Jenkins, d ire c to r of Alumni Relations and tlie Placement Service, noted that about half of tlie em ployees hired during the can company’ s peak summer sea son are Portland State stu dents. Jackson, his wife and son live at 35 N.W. 19th Ave. Have A Safe Holiday Instant Earnings from Day of Deposit B lack D r. beNorval (Jnthank was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award by the Metropolitan I turnsri Relations Commission foi service In hu The Rev. Jesse Jackson man relations In the Portland broke with ttw Southern area and was made a life C hristian Leadership Confer time member of the Commis ence last week and iesigned is sion. D r .(Jnthank was a chart national d ire c to r of f >pe ration e r mem 1« i of theCominisslon Breadbasket, economic arm of (then called the Mayor’ aCom- the C iv il rights Organization. mlsslon on Inter-gioup Rela Jackson, who lias leen in tions) having been appointed In volved in a dispute with SCLC 1949. said, "m y action ,s a complete D r. Unthank was born In and definite break with the Allentown, Pennsylvania in SCLC.” 1899. He earned his medical He also rep o rt.t! ti at the en degree al Howard University tire board of the SCIC's Chi In 1926. cago chapter had resigned. Previous honors Include: Jesse Jackson in a telegram Doctor of the Year, 1958 - Ore to D r. Ralph Abe nathy SCLC gon Medical Society,Citizen of president In Atlanta said: the Year, 1962 - National Con Since the time has come ference of Chi lstlsns and Jews when 1 cannot any longer give Portland Chapter, Commend my active service to the ( >r- ation foi outstanding Public ganlzatton - 2nd since It is not Service, 1964-1965 - Mental my desire to stand in tlie way Health D ivision, State of of progress, I consider 60days Oregon. loo long fo r this vital work to He is a past president of the be endangered by my 'leave of NAACP, Portland Branch, and absence' and beieby submit the Urban League ofPortland. my resignation fo r the goad of CR groups charge racism in funding Rights, chaiged, "What this amounts to Is a glaring ami blatant disregard for the laws of this land." The Leadership Conlerence conlemis that equal employ ment regulations adopted a year ago by LEAA are not working ami requested that agency to eliminate d is c rim ination In police departments ami ottier agencies receiving funds. " I EAA, whlchwasputlnthe unique position of fund ing a national e ffo it to Im prove the crim in a l Justice system, now fin is itself u- niquely equipped to Influence the employment practices of some 40,000 state and mun icipal police, co u it ami cor rection agencies," the peti tion said. Joining the Leader shlpCon- feience on C iv il Rights were the National Spanish speaking C m ! I l l ' ll, He NAACP I I'l' 11 liefense ami Education Luml, the A fro-Am erican I’ a tro l- nisn's League, the Native American Legal Defense ami Education Fund ami tlie Na tional Oiganlzation for Wo men. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER U NOTICE NAACP NAACH membership meeting foi December 19 has teen postponed until Jan. 16 at 4:00 p.m. at Bethel A.M.E, Church. Roy Wilkins is coming t o Portland May 19, 1972. Portland Community College recently purchased aBacharach fuel pump tester and accessories for diesel service mechanics training program. Donald Trujillo, district manager,Bacha- rach Instrument Company; Fred DeWitt , PCC Diesel Technol ogy insturctor; and Rupert Perry, Automotive Products, Inc. Inspect the new equipment. Transportation center opens W hat do you do with a va cant car dealeiship building? Make it into a transportation training center fo r students at Portland Community Col lege. PCC’ s Cascade Trans portation Center, fo rm e rly Frank Chevrolet at 5131 N.'S, Union Avenue in Portland, offers courses in diesel ser vice mechanics, auto body repair, ami repair of marine auxiliary gasoline engines. Courses In electronic ser vicing are also available at the north education center. Diesel mechanics trains students for careers in ser vicing diesel engines. Stu dents must disassemble, In- spect, reassemble, and run diesel engines to complete the program. PCC students work on engines donated by Hal ton T ra cto r, Northwest Roads, A llis-C halm ers, In ternational Trucks, Automo tive Equipment Company, and some which have been pur chased by PCC. As in all PCC career programs, diesel service students must suc cessfully perform in class what they w ill do on the Job. To provide relevant job ex periences in class, PCC pro vides sutdents with up-to-date equipment. The newest addi tions to the diesel service mechanics program are the Bacharach Fuel Pump Tester and accessories which w ill test and calibrate a ll types of fuel injection pumps. The Transportation Center also has machinist, wash, and tool areas. Mass production techniques are simulated, using five engines donated by Consolidated Freightways. An auto body repair shop, audio-visual aid center, ser vice lib ra ry , and four class rooms complete the transpor tation instruction area. A radio-tv re pair ship is also located In the Cascade Transportation Center pro- Cont. p. 3 col. 3) Although blows were ex changed between black and white students there were no a rre sts. Shockley left the campus immediately and can celed a speech on transisters scheduled fo r later in the day. Shockley has teen criticized by blacks and academics since his 19o8 statement that blacks possess a genetically lower intelligence potential than whites. D r. W illia m Shockley, a p ro fessor of electrical enginer ing at Stanford UniverU'-y who won theNobel Prize in 1956fo r his part in the invention of the transistor, was publicly ac cused of " ra c is m ” and pro moting " fa c ls t ideas" when he presented his idea that blacks are ra cia lly in fe rio r to the American Psychological As soc lation. A clin ica l psychologist. D r. Edward C. Scanton, described Shockley at a public meeting as "p a ro n o id " and asserted that his theory " i s a facist ideallke Nazi Germany.” L a te ra black woman psychol ogist in the audience, Alice Madison, told Shockley that his theory showed he was really a f r a i d "th a t b la c k people someday w ill rise up.” "W e are either as bright, or s u p e r i o r to you and we’ re scaring you” , she said. D r. Shockley said the fact that he tape records every thing he says, r e fu s e d to answer questions at a press conference u n t i l he w r i t e s down the reporter's name and a ffilia tio n and sends all letters by certified m ail, does not in dicate that he is paranoid. He bases his racial theory on research completed by other scientists. Because of "w ish fu l thinking" a b o u t equality, Shockley said, these other scientist refuse to draw the same conclusions he does. His main source of informa tion Is the Federal Office of Education’ s study comparing Negro and white scholastic achievement and armed forces qualification tests. Just last week. D r. G. W. Mayeske, a psychologist, reported that his analysis of the same data showed that anydlfferences on ru ra l areas and the accom panying evaders of white tax payers. In these cities public services are inadequate be cause the ton base cannot sup port the increase in poverty fam ilies. Angela Davis health in danger D r. B en Small, personal physician fo r Angela Davis, expressed concern that Miss Davis’ health is deteriorating since her arrest. D r. Small gave examples of where Miss Davis was denied immediate attention for medi cal problems. He mentioned an epidermal cyst that rup tured In her ear befoie treat ment was permitted and a fun gus Infection that spread to most of her body before being treated. He verified that she does not have glaucoma as was sus pected, but her nearsighted ness has Increased, she may loose some teeth and le rg e n eral health la in danger.
