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Volume 2 No.15
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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THAT REALLY CARES
ABOUT
P E O ^ l E
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Coalition
formed
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I he form atio n of a nation
al Coalition
of m a jo r c iv il
rig hts groups
to launch a
national com prehensive eco
n o m ic p r o g r a m f o r non-
w h i t e s is being urged by Roy
W ilkins and Rev. Jesse Ja c k -
son.
The im m ediate goal, ac
cording to Rev. Jackson, w ill
tie a sum m it meeting of tne
heads of m a jo r c iv il rig h ts
g'oups including the I rban
I-eague, vCLC, I he I nned
Negro College Lund, C d R i.,
I tie National Council ofN e g ro
women. In
the m eantim e
Jackson and W ilkin s w i l l oe
developing an "01 ganizational
re la tio n s h ip " between
th e
NAACP and Pl 5H.
" B y building a c iv il rig h ts
ca u cu s," Rev. Jackson said,
" » e w ill have a substanceoi a
po sitive a p p r o a c h toward
Jauching nationwide pro gra m s
as w ell as providing an op
portunity to gain insight aixl
inform ation about each o th er’ s
p ro gra m s.
".M r W ilkins agreed that it
is im p e ra tive to pull together
these groups It we are to have
□ profound effect on the issue
of economic s e cu rity, which
involves jobs and money, a n d
T Two
wo p
o lic e m e n tu rn the C
rn e r into a li dim
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I V lit
l i t alley
V I I a* ■ where
IX ka r~A
policemen
c o o rn
to have any effect on the p o li
the only sound is the cry in g ol a young g ir l huddled by two
tic a l outcome of 1972."
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Modal C Itles-E m anual Hospital L ia iso n Com m ute« men.be.rs include fro m le d Paul R w .,„
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d? t ’ c lu r
Mod« ‘ C itie s , shown w ith a rc h ite c tu ra l plan o! new hos-
X e s e n t I e d it
p ,o >e‘ le' 1 $2° m llU on hospital development w ill see substantial expansion of
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What happened to this young girl?
Model Cities * Emanuel Hospital
liaison committee formed
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Rev. W illiam P. Adlx, D£>., left, chaplain of Emanuel Hos-
pltal, discusses long-range plans for health campus develop
ment with Robert Rogers, newly-elected chairmen of liaison
committee between Emanuel and the Modal Cities Citizens’
I fanning Board. D r. Adlx Is among hospital representatives
to the liaison committee, which w ill concern Itself with employ
ment, minority recruiting of students and employees, and com
munity services of the hospital.
Robert Rogers of the Model
C i t i e s C itiz e n s ' Planning
Hoard has been elected c h a ir
man of ttie liaiso n com m ittee
w orking w ith Emanuel Hospi
tal on its long-range develop
ment pi ogram .
Rogers, assistant d ire c to i
of manpower and tra in in g lot
Hie Colum bia - Oregon chaptei
o f th e Associated G enetal
Conti a c to is , w ill t« assisted
h> Rogei I.,ii son, i.m anuel
executive v i c e
president,
named vice cha irm an , and I ee
K e ll, P o itla n d attorney a n d
also a m em ber of the Model
C itie s CPU, s e c re ta ry .
An interview with a legislator
by
Douglas P a rk e r
Staff R eporter
Guided by the aspn aliens of
P o rtla n d 's c i t i z e n s , state
a
Representative K eith Burns is
one of those valuable leaders
in our com m unity who is in
tently concerned about t h e d e
velopment of local human re
sources.
D em ocrat Burns has helped
d ra ft o r lobby fo r every piece
of C iv il Rights le g isla tio n in
Educational p ro g ra m s, em
existence in Oregon. He has
ploym ent op po rtu nitie s apt
served on the Executive Board
com m unity services a tE m a n -
of the NAACP fo r fifteen years
uel w il l be among key concern*
and as its v o l u n t e e r legal
of the l i a i s o n Committee,
counsel fo r six yea rs. He has
spokesmen sax!, p a rtic u la rly
also served as an adviser to
as tliey relate to m in o rity• res
the A dult L ite ra c y P ro je c t and
idents of the area. C om m ittee
the P ortland L rban Indian
sessions are planned m onthly.
F ede ratio n.
The G re a te rP o rtla n d C o u n -
O thers pai tic ip a tin g in th e
c ll of Churches awarded Keith
re-organized com m ittee have
Burns a C e rtific a te of Appre
b a n F red F lo w e rs J r , c h a ir
c ia tio n fo r his "s e r v ic e to
man ol the Model C itie s C it i
mankind and his concern fo r
zens’ Planning Board; C harles
the sufferin g of the poor and
Jordan, d t r a c t o r ; HarryC.
equal rig h ts fo r a ll m e n ."
W ard, Jackie O eyam pert, a ll
The 44 year-old attorney is
of tlie CPB: and C a rl H a lvo r
a graduate ol Lewis andClark
son, Donald M arkm an and the
C o l l e g e and Northwestern
ReV. Jam as Oslund o f th e
School ol Law. W hlle in school
Emanuel Board of D ire c to rs ;
he supported h i m s e l f is a
I ’ i u I R . H m i o n , president;
waiter and sailed as a m er
Oscsr Gustafson J r . , W alter
chant seaman. He served in
Behn, the Rev. W 111 la m p,
the U.S. Arm y during the Kor
A d ix, Constance F is h e r, B a r
ean conflict. For 3 - 1 /2 years
REPRESENTATIVE KEITH BURNS
bara C . Peaples and Jam esC .
he was Chief Administrative
F o rk n e r J r . , a ll of the Em an
O fficer of the U.S. Courts In
on th e Important Judiciary
years bean involved in pro
uel Hospital staff.
Oregon. Burns, once adeputy
Committee and theCommittee
grams
to improve the effec
d istrict attorney for Multno
on Urban A ffairs.
tiveness of our local govern
mah County, w ■ a one of the
In speakingtoastudentsu-
ment and to achieve needed re
l e a d e r s of the campaign to
d lance last month Burns said,
gional planning and asrvleas.
abolish th e death penalty in
"W e have only scratched the
Ha has bean a leader in the ef
this state. F o r many years the
s u r f a c e in eliminating dis
forts to provide naw facilities
Burns fam ily has lived in south
for a modern Jail, a reorgan
crim ination against our racial
Portland in the old Fulton Park
m inorities in Oregon, and we
ized municipal court, and to
area near the Sellwood Bridge.
are Just beginning our effort
■atiafy the apace needs for our
When Keith Burns firs t went
city and county governments.
«0
c
o
m
b
a
t
discrimination
to the Legislature an editorial
•ta ln s t women.”
W the State's largest newspa
rhe legislator believes that
Because of the r e c a n t Su
per
acclaimed
his
appointment
Portland
and Multnomah
until there is ta x r e f o r m
preme Court Decision regard
« providing th e ares with a
County will Jointly sponsoi a
School D is tric t v o t e r s may
ing reapportionment, the ex»
member who has a great know
one-day confeience Saturday,
never again pass a b u d g e t
perienced Burna la able to re
ledge
of
the
city’
s
problems.
Fab. 26, on public day care
measure. "T he people," ac
turn to Salam a i a lawmaker
F o r m e r P r e s i d e n t of
programs locally.
cording to Burna, " w ill conti
only if he represents aanata
Beaches Forever, Represen
T h e conference, to he at
nue «0 vote against any ballot
d istrict six. Keeping K e it h
tative Burns was almost alone
P01 tlaixl state I d iversity, waa
meaaure that increases p ro o
Burns in the Legislature as a
in
receivings
100»
rating
from
announced luesday by C i t y
• r t y taxes because It la n o t
State Senator w ill make south
th e O r e g o n Knvironmemal
Commission«! N e i l G u l d -
baaed upon the ability to pay
Portland one of the moat af
Council during the last session
schinil and County Commie-
•nd le therefore unfair.”
fectively represented areas in
of the Legislature. Reserved
slonei Donald C lark.
Keith Burns has for many
the state!
I lie conference will pull to-
getlier community leaders to
ward s goal of improving local
Child day care pi ogrsms.
Presently, about 3,000chil-
dren are setved by public day
M r . li M rs . Robert Johnson
care programs at a total cost
of $2 million yearly,
and M ra . Shirley Turner
Howevei, only 8 per cent of
th e city's prim ary schools
have extended day care p io -
C om m unity C are Association
2022 N .E . A lb e rta
gra m s fo r the c h i l d r e n o f
288-8321
w orking parents.
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Hash cans . . .
a pa tro l team is called t
to apprehend a known felon who may ha\e a r
vn r
bee
rage 3.
Peoples appointed
by Governor MrCali
M rs . C lara Peoples, d ire c
to r of the C om m unity Care
A ssociation, was appointai! by
G overnor
I om M cC a ll to
serve on the State Boaru of
A g ric u ltu re . The nine mem
ber board serves in an advis
ing capacity to the State
D epartm ent of A g ric u ltu re
which does long-range plan
ning and development of O re
gon's a g ric u ltu ra l resources,
conducts authorized tnspec-
tio n a l, regulatory .rxl m arket
development w o rk.
T he nine m em bers serve
6 year te rm s . Seven of the
m em bers represent the a g ri
c u ltu re industry and the 1971
L e g isla tu re added two posi
tions to represent consum ers.
M rs . Peoples was appointed
to one of the consum er posi
tion s.
The oth er position
CLARA PEUPLEb
was fille d by Lorna G ilrw re
of Salem, a
the consum ers’ advising coun
c il to the D epaitm ent of
A g ric u ltu re .
O ther appointments to f i l l
vacancies are G arland M in
d e r, a c a t: e
e
C ity and R obert Hum phreys,
S ilve rto n , who is a gra s^ seed
gro w e r and raises sheep.
Day Cara
Conference
scheduled
Donation*
! notant Eornlngt from Day o f Dopooit
p tr annum compounded dolly end paid quarterly
B e n j.© Franklin
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Hobart M Haian Pre« . 1« o th e a . • Phona Z ia s jia
Homa O llie . Franklin Blrtg P o , n .„ d Oregon # 7 2 0 .
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NOTICE
NAACP Annual Meeting
Jan u ary 16, 1972 - -- 4:00 p.m.
at
B ethel A.M.I .C h u rc h
5828 N .E. 8th Avenue
E llis C a sso n , Speaker
Daphne Weeds
elected Jeff president
D a p h n e L e e W o o d a waa
elected Student B o d y P re s i
dent of Jefferso n High School.
She Is the f 1 r s t g I r 1 to hold
th is office fo r twenty yea rs.
M is s W o o d s was born on
-iel
January 20, 1954, in P ortland.
She la the daughter of M r .
and M rs . W lU tam M
has a b ro th e r, Leonard-,, age
10, and a s is te r, M lrp . ,
(continued p. 6 co l. I)