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P o r tla n d
O b s e rv e r
T h u rs d a y ,
Ia n .
27,
1972
Figurine S h ap in g
Portland
evening
Airlines break
barrier,... gradually
Studio
It your tum m y’ s (Hiking out
And your mouth is in a pout.
It you’ re no longer s lim
and tlie outlook's getting g i uii.
school
begins
Keep our studio in mind
F o r p re tty soon you’ ll ftiul
That your figu res lo o ku p great
Washington - W hile a irlin e s
dy. “ T h e i r acceptance has
And It's tim e to celeb rate.
Portland
Evening
High
s till select stewardesses with
been extrem ely good, w ith few
a great deal of care , ra c ia l
School this weeks begins le g -
o r no ra c ia lly directed com
P rog ram s (or both women awl men
b a rrie rs a r e rapidly falling
is tra tio n
fo r
the
second
plaints from passengers. The
throughout t he a irlin e indus
sem ester of classes.
experience of the a irlin e s has
tr y . But though m a n y a r e
P rin cip a l Duane F lskum
been that thesevoungladiesdo
called, te w a re c ho se n , re -
said the evening signups w ill
as goal a job as the average
garless of c o lo r. A m a jo r a ir -
be held in the lib r a r y of Ben
white g ir l hired from the nor
line, fo r example, hires less
son Polytechnic High School,
mal so u rce s."
540 N .E . 12thAvenue. Classes
than 10 per cent of th e total
But w hile black steward
number who apply.
w ill s ta rt at b:4S p.m . on
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SHAPING STUDIO
esses have had litt le trouble
Jan. 3 i.
1 hese are among the find
w ith passengers, they have re
ings about a irlin e steward
7 he evening program
ceived some flack from m a n
esses which appear in an a r
I he
evening
p ro g ra m
agement. the Manpower a r
tic le in the December issue of
serves the needs of students
tic le states. Two years ago, an
uixler age 2 i who need to
th e I > . Departm ent of La
executive at one of the largest
bo r’ s ‘ 'M anpower” magazine.
complete course work leading
e a rn e rs trie d to compel a
T h e f ir s t b la c k steward
to a high school diplom a anil
black stewardess to t r i m her
ess employed in the industry
who no longer are attending
A fro hairdo by a single inch.
day high schools.
was brought aboard by Mohawk
When she refused, she was
A irlin e s in 1957, according to
F iskum said the program
fire d - It was a costly e r r o r on
"T h e Negro in the A ir Trans
also offers students now at
the part of the a irlin e . The
p o rt In d u s try ," a study by the
tending day high schools the
young lady settled fo r $5,000
Wharton School ofFinanceand
opportunity to m a ke u p cie d its
in lo st wages follow ing a hear
Com m erce.
She was R u th
if they have the perm ission of
ing before t h e Illin o is F a i r
C arol T aylor of New York
th e ir day schools.
Em ploym ent P ra ctice s Com
C ity . D e s p i t e t h is b r e a k -
C u rricu lu m includes a ll the
m ission and rejected the com
thruugh, progress was so slow
required subjects in E nglish,
pany's o ffe r to reinstate her.
that the study says it could find
social studies, m athem atics
" I t was the old Hollywood
and science, plus a broad
evalence of o n ly three black
synd rom e ," said a black exe
selection of elective s in a n ,
stewardesses in the s ir by
cutive of one of the m a jo r a ir
caligraphy, b o o k k e e p in g . ’
1900.
lines. " B u t there ju s t aren’ t
F a le ra l a c t io n speeded
speech.
sociology, d is t r i
that many black folks that look
butive education, international
things up. A P rasxlent a ie x
like white fo lk s ."
ecutive O rd e r of I9bl, " in t r o
relations, typing. Iiealth, psy
Now that a irlin e s are per
duced the concept of a ffirm a
chology, physical education
m ittin g biack stewardesses t o
tive action into the field of
and auto-m echanics.
look black, an d recognizing
e q u a l employment oppor
Fiskum said an independent
t h a t m in o rity groups h a v e
tu n ity,” Six of the m ajor a ir
study program also p e rm its
th e ir d is tin c tiv e cha ractei is -
lines came up w ith "P la n s to r
study of subjects not listed
tic s , he added, re c ru itin g is
P ro g re s s " w h ic h involved
in the reg ular c u rric u lu m .
picking up.
com m itm ent to hire m in o ri
The evening school has 25 in
That disadvantaged women
ties. The fina l capper was the
stru cto rs and over 450 stu
can som etim es make good
dents.
C iv il Rights A ct of 1904 which
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stewardesses has teen amply
prohibited ra c ia l d is c rim in a
F u rth e r inform ation maybe
demonstrated by B etty P a tte r
tion in h irin g .
obtained by callin g the school
son Gable. A fte r a series c"
F igures compiled by the
office, 232-1186.
low-paying jobs in M acon,Ga.
Federal A v ia tio n A g e n c y 's o f-
and Newark, N J . , M rs . Gable
iice of C iv il Rights show that
joined the Job Corps and tra in
by M arch. 1971, of the 34, 807
ed at the Los Angeles center.
stewardesses employed by the
She wanted to become a he-
34 largest a irlin e s represent
copter p i l o t , fcxit the center
in g w ell over 90 pe r cent of
could not afford to spend the
the inuustry, 2,185 o r 6 J per
money required fo r 500 hours
cent were m in o rity represen
of fly in g . M eanw hile, she
P ortla nd’ s student-opera
tatives. Among t h e s e , 98 5
trained as a se cre ta ry. But
ted public radio station,KBPS
were black.
the l u r e of the a ir was too
(1450), s ta rts its f ir s t m ajor
“ A irlin e
m anagem ent
much, she pestered the a ir
weekly ta lk show next Tues
feared that the tra ve lin g pub
lines u n til in F e b ru a ry, I9p7,
day
w ith
“'Schoohne:
lic would not a c c e p t b la c k
a fte r a year in the Job C orps’
234-5469".
stewardesses, a f e a r which a m a j o r a irlin e g a v e her a
M rs . P h y llis W iener, newly
h a s p r o v e n to ta lly unwar
chance. She has been a stew
appointed mem ber of the P o rt
ranted,” according to the stu -
ardess since.
land Board of Education, w ill
act
as
hostess
fo r the
pro gra m .
The f ir s t program w ill fea
tu re questions and answers
about homeowners' pro p e rty
tax re lie f.
W illia m Patton,
state d ire c to r. of the O re-
"S tudent of tlie W eek" is F in le y H am m oi, J i , a senior
gon Departm ent Of Kevenne’ s
at Jeftcrson High School. An atlw iete , lin le y has teen a
ta x -re lie f prog m i, w ill he
on h?nd to an su
questions
mem be; of the A 11-Clty football »n 1 .i‘>io»tbdf reams for
tlie past two ear 9 and also plays baseball. He plays the
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tru m p e t, piano not
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starts talk show
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w ill a tu iy la *
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tlie
ms in the
h the pi o-
, « r way to v ic to ry in the Silver Jug Woi Id Cup S
M is M acchi, .Iso ù .‘ ì rm ee . Is tl: itC o u n try ’ s lea
er with 17b points in 3\ cu !d Cup conqietition
ie
i * a top fa vo n te fo r the ijly m p ic Gold M etal.
managed and planned.
F in ir
piar . to a tir
. !<>r
n
itv, where he
He f ir s t became interested in t ie law through
on l \ h i . conskJei . thi!. a w u itn -
oz black man.
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M is . F in le y
Hamm on,Si
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