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P o r tla n d /O b s e r v e r , T h u rs d a y , J a n . 2 1 , 1972
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P e rs o n n e l
IN P A
and P ro d u c tio n M a n a g e r
A n y e rro n e o u s r e fle c tio n upon the c h a r a c te r , sta n d u p o r rap..
u ta t ion o / p e rs o n , f ir m o r c o rp o ra tio n , w h ich m ay ap pear in the
P o rtla n d
O b e e r v e r w i l l be c h e e r fu lly c o rre c te d upon hem e
brought to the a tte n tio n of the E d it o r .
The Editor’s Desk
Hame calling should be abolished
With angry voices, raised fists and name
I know in some Ghetto areas the word
calling, and, indeed,throughout the nation - "PIG " has taken on the meaning "Police
calling’ and, indeed,throughout the nation-
in Ghetto," however 1 flinch every time
-th e need for creative and contructive
I hear one of the human family being
problems has never been more acute. called a "P IG ." Yes, I know that parents
America, as a country, has many "ethnic
say to their young children don't make a
groups", all are Americans and the pro
"PIG " our of yourself. I still Just don't
motion of Brotherhood, is needed now believe it is proper. People do not act
like "PIGS."
more than ever before.
Name calling does more harm than
I am simply amazed at the person of
anything I know. It is really unamerican, liberal social conscience who cringes at
it is not respect for others. F irst a Man the term "NIGGER" but w*ho can call a
is a member of the HUMAN RACE no policeman a "P IG " without even flinching.
m atter whether he be a HOTEN’TOT from
This type of political rhetoric should not
Africa, or an Eskimo in Alaska, or a be tolerated.
Black in America, or a Mexican from
While "NIGGER" is a racial slu r, the
Mexico, or Nordic in Scandinavia, he word "PIG " is a social comment, and a
should not be called a name.
contradiction of those who profess to love
k
w h y is
YOU CALL HIM NAMES
The P o r tla n d O b s e rv e r
the virtues so highly acclaimed by those
who find the current establishment in
tolerable. The word "PIG " expresses an
utter disregard for the establishment
members who provide the law and order
which is necessarv if our society is to
remain stable enough to avoid a choatic
condition in which all those who want
to improve social conditions would be no
longer tolerated.
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Y o u r S m ile • Y o u r H e a lth
Y o u r C o n fid e n c e
L E T T E R S T O T H E E D IT O R
Demo’s need money
T o the E d ito r :
The
a r e in
tr o u b le . It seem s; $ 9 m illio n
w o rth of tr o u b le . Y e t, I can
not see th a t It should be such
a c a ta s tro p h e . C e r ta in ly the
m illio n s of v o te rs who c a s t a
D e m o c r a tic vote in the la s t na
tio n a l e le c tio n f e lt th a t t h e i r
vo te was w o rth a d o lla r e a c h .
T h e s o lu tio n is s im p le : D e m o
c r a t ic v o te rs sa y in g , " I p r iz e
the D e m o c r a tic p a rty In t h e
v a lu e of at le a s t one d o l l a r . ”
I f a l l O reg o n D e m o c ra ts
who re a d th is le t t e r w o u l d
9end a d o lla r and If they would
te ll o th e rs of the plan and en
c o u ra g e them to se n : t h e i r
d o l l a r s to the l> e m o c ra tlc
p a r t y , 4242 S . E . M ilw a u k ie
A v e ., P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n ,
9 7 2 0 2 , th is could lead to a lo t
of p ro b le m s o lv in g .
Sudden D am a g e caused to
p a in t on a house by sm og con
ta m in g
c h e m ic a l
fu m es Is
d e d u c tib le as a c a s u a lty on
F e d e r a l in c o m e -ta x re tu rn s ,
the In te r n a l R evenu e S e rv ic e
has ru le d .
Money can’t buy all
T O T H E E D IT O R :
W hen the day of the r a c e
I t fu r th e r seem s that w h ile
I
o v e rh e a rd
two w om en
ta lk in g about money in a s m a ll
d e p a rtm e n t s to re the o t h e r
d a y . 7 h e one c la im e d m oney
we d e c ry the p re s e n t R epub
lic a n a d m in s tr a tiv e p o lic ie s ,
w as e v e ry th in g b e c a u s e of
w h at It would buy. th e other
w e, as D e m o c r a ts , should be
happy to do so m ethin g a b it
lady a n s w e re d , ” You had bet
t e r b e lie v e i t . ”
T h e s e two r e m a r k s took m e
b a c k t o t h e rnem ot le s of a
C oo s C ou nty tr a c k m e e t In
N o r th Bend in 1966.
m o re c o n s tru c tiv e by sending
a d o lla r each to w ard helping to
boost the sagging m o r a le and
the d e pleted c o lte r s of the N a
tio n a l D e m o c r a tic P a r t y .
L e t ’ s tr y o n e d o lla r a s a vote
of co n fid e n c e . D o n ’ t w a it for
the o th e r fe llo w . V o te w i t h
your d o lla r now and continue
to u rg e your D e m o c r a t i c
f r i e n d s to c a s t th e ir D e m o
c r a t ic V o te of C o n fid e n c e .
B L A IN E W H IP P L E
D e m o c r a tic N a tlo n a lC o m m it -
teernan
A L IC E C O R B E T T
D e m o c r a tic N a tio n a lC o m m u -
teew om an
Our young son, then a f ir s t
g r a d e r , had been w e a rin g c o r
c a m e , need less to say, being a
ty p ic a l m o th e r , m y h e a rt w ent
out to h im , W hat ch ance would
a li t t l e boy w ith so m an y hand
ica p s lik e h is have?
I he gun f ir e d , ami when the
r a c e ended, the lady ne nt to m e
looked at m e a n d s a id ," L o o k
at that lit t le b o y w h o w o n fir s t.
H e a c ts lik e he c a n ’ t b e I l e v e
it.”
T e a r s w e r e running d o w n
m y ch eeks as I thought, " L a d y ,
if you only knew the w h ole s to -
re c tiv e shoes sin ce he w as 2
y e a rs old because he was born
kn o ck -kn eed and fla t-fo o te d .
H e had been e n te re d to run
In the f ir s t - g r a d e 3 0 - y a i d
d a s h . I knew his knees and fe et
would be a hand icap , plus his
c o r r e c t iv e shoes w h ich w e re
b u ilt up on one side and v e ry
heavy to run In .
M y w hole fa m ily th anksG o d
fo r g iv in g o u r son the c o n fi
dence he so badly needed at
th a t tim e and t h r o u g h t h e
y e a rs .
W 1th G o d ’ s help and th a t of
an o rth o p ed ic d o c to r, his legs
a r e s tr a ig h t, he p lays fo o tb a ll,
b a s k e tb a ll, tr a c k and g o l f . T r y
D e te rm in e d to g iv e it a tr y ,
he p ra c tic e d runn ing fo r w eeks
In h is s t o c k i n g fe e t in ou r
beck y a rd .
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