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You know line «use you read u hi the o h .se ive if Professor discusses participation analyzed Had him ks Ixron Ix-lle i po litic a lly organized and th u election Iwen conducted m ure I m ily , loui M is s is s ip p i coun ties c o u ld have come umlei black conti ul l i s t ye n , .1 c - v o id in g to an analysis ol th e Noveinbei electio n by tlie D e l- tn M u iis ti y (l iM ), ol the Na tional Council ol Chui d ie s . As It tuihud o u t , 5| blacks won elective o ffice , in u re than doubling the tutal in the I9o7 stale e lectio n. Of these, live w eie it the , ounty wide level (one tax is c s s o i, one , iic m t ' l e i k, tin ee 1 01 onei sj, o he was to th e le g isla tu re fro m a 1st 1, w e ie at t h e " b e a t " 01 county d is t ih t le ve l (seven su|»?rvi- s o is ami 3 0 c o n s t a b l e s and ju s tic e s of the* iHMce), I* tfty~two othoi M i k icouid have b e e n elected,D M con cluded, Hit then - Inin, cs wei e Spollwl by " p o litic a l m i s takes,** " H reg ulai p.ittei ns of bl.u k v o tin g ," ‘ •s to le n " e le c tion in "e ig h t install e s ,"a n d lo o g ie n t a 1 el 1.nice on th e ' ■ . ' - ivil 1 Ights m ovement. It tliey a ie to achieve m o ie success th e next time, DM laid, "b la ks must le s o it to tough p o litic a l a c tiv ity with less reliance on pe rson ality p o litic s and g e n - 01 aliz.txi a c tiv ity .** |n othei w o ld s, t I . I in a 1 i,..,1 ,, t(, p l a y tlie p o litic a l g a m e ma tic way, w ith m in e em phasis on 1 ilc u - l itio n ami s| 1 ategy. I lie (001 counties DM says could have ome unde* black conti ol t ie M ad iso n , Holm es, J e lle is o n ami W ilk in s o n , a llo l winch h a v e substantial black population nml vo tin g m a jo r itie s . J e lle is o n is the h o m e ami tw o ol its liv e county su- p e iv is o is .u e b la ck. A th ird black s u ,*e rv is o i c o u l d have been e l« ted, m ik ing Jeffei 1 except lo i ” 1 »pin tw oblacks vs. one w h ite ," I iM ’ s 25-p.ige study concludes. 1 1 ' . ,’* ly in g sevei al co u n tie s but ladin g to sweep local black v.im lkl.itos into office behind 1 • nties, as many .is ll p e i c e n t o t black v o l e i s who , 1st tlien ballots lot 1 v e is laded to vote fo i lo cal black o ffice seekers. In addition to those blacks who laded to Vote at all foi lo - ' 1 I tmlhl ill- ., signdic 1 it numlxo s (ranging Horn live l>ei cent In llo lm e sC o u n ty to 20 pe ice nt in J e tfe i son) crossed ovei to vote lo i w hites. I his may have Iwen because"* some w hite s u |ie iv is o is In heavily black lieats recognized then v u ln e ia b ility ami fiegun s e ii- ous campaigning foui years ■ ' s u fie iv ls o i in heavily black twat five In H o lm e . County, ef fe c tiv e ly used then powe* an d pati onage to win the .uppnr t ul tlie b la c k e le c to ia te . In p u t , t ills was done by setting loads as tlie pi ime funi tlo n o f the su|>ei v is o i, an then doing a goml jobon m il l .,’*DM ai l. DM a ttrib u te s b la k e le c toi al fa ilu ie s to sevei al la c to 1 a: BAD CAM PAIG N ll- C H - ■1 . k of (hoi ough pre cin ct organiza tion . . .too much op tim ism and ta k in g the electoi ale lo i g 1 a n t e I . . . people w ailing nound lo i someone to do things lo i them. . .in a b ility to involve d l groups 01 (actions in the e n tile election m achin- • I >.” is MM 1 \ m 11 \ j I .EC 11( iN, In m o s t coun tie s ,'* 1 )M WI ole, "th e f t , t black who stands up ami says that lie wants to urn autom ati c a lly I»-, ome the m dklale, 1eg.1t dless ol his a b ility to win die allegiance and respect of the whole black c o m m u n ity ... L ittle stra te g izu ig went in to build tlie most powerful tic k e t." HOOK S I R A I I G Y. **h re luem ly, die best Vole- gettei s chose to run lo r the county wide positions which ■lie lo g is tlc a lly tn u ie d iffic u lt to win, without cons idei ing the equally (01 iii o i e)pow ei lul po s i t i o n s ol s u p e i v l s o t s. E L E C T I O N IK R l.G U .A h - 111 .1 hese, i . i i i im g to l M ami o ilie r o b se ive rs o l th e e le c tio n , w e r e widespread. I hey *anged Irom harassm ent of vote rs and candidates by election offic ials to out-am l- out c lie d ing by white election o ffic ia ls . ** I h e s e occur red p a itlc u la ily where the white com m unity was facing what they Iw lieved to Is? .1 severe challenge to then r u le , " | i\| 1crnai ks. sum m ing up die election, DM concludes that blacks dal b e l l e 1 than the doomsday visions by die national pie ss would indicate. A n d th e y d ld lt w ith la r lewei black cred ited to t h e m by the audio* native In stitu te ol P o litic s ln ja c k - 1 ' ' ■. (d ia l les I v e rs’ s c ampaign off die book. Although It bad teen l.ve * s’ s 1 ace "b a d little to do (eithe* favoi able 01 un favor- ible) w itb the outcome ol lot al M sa Ira l*a W illia m s , HI 1 k Com m un lty A nalyst fo i die New Y o rk c it y Human Resouices C om m ission and a professoi d Sommei set College in New oke at .T h urs day, I eb. 17. I lls tupi, , "M a x im u n i I-e .i i - dealt w ith the effectiveness of D id I le gislatio n fro m 196b to 1971, die philosophy behind d, ue the , thp fu tu i e. ‘ M axim um feasible p.n t i- C ip e tio n " is a key clause dat ing fio rn e a rly OEO le gisla tio n . I-. s e n tia lly it means an educational p i o c e s s to teach the tm poi lance of p a r tic ip a tio n in govei nmeiu 11 p i ogi am s. I his process is based on three p iin c ip le s w in d a ie : , ly released H im giving the story ul Se 1 G rant in Oregon w ill le one ol tlie features at die 30th annual (u egon Aca demy of Science meeting scheduled (01 P ortla nd state I n iv e is ity , l e h iu a ry 25 ami 2b. I lie film is part of a F rid a y afternoon - evening sympu-u in. ur. ** I lie sea, 5c 1- et e, in .■•! . ’ * whi h w ill diaw speakers Horn through out ( iregon. lh e F rid a y afternoon ses sion ol die sym posium w ill sum m arize cui re n t tesearch Inklings tnd lu tu ie 1 esearch needs in tlie tra d itio n a l ocean ography areas - physical and me biology and geology, and such newcom er« As m arine anthropology, m a rin e geo,;- . ■ ' 1 C I- , . F rid a y evening the lo in ' ' S haie die s e a ," w ith n a rra tion ami song by ll.n r e 1 o l- ken w ill introduce a panel discussion considering the problem s man faces as tie contem plates gre ater use of die sea. P an elist D r . Joel W. lie lg p e th of the M anne s, iciice Centei in Newport; ■i . John M was open to a ll registered Demo, ns, m keeping with senatoi M cG overn’ s le fo im recom niendations to me National I ’.n ty. I he highlight ol tlie con vention w is the keynote address by senatoi Wayne M o is e . senatoi M oi se clia i g- «1 tlie I leniov-i atic p.n ty at a ll levels to w i ite a platfo, m that w ill b iin g bioad volei sup|>oit on the basis ol tlie assurances the pa rty was given to them, lie said there is across tlie I and a *' le a i some d ls tiu s t in governm ent on the p a rt of m illio n s ol A m e ri c a n s ." I lie reasons foi th is d ls tiu s t ,n e "g o ve rn m e n t executive supiem acy and s e c re c y ". Exam ples ol gov ernm ent se cie cy lie gave in cluded the u n lit.n y opei atlous in l.oas and Cambodia that w e ie c a rrie d on by tlie CIA tlnougb tlie Am erican E m bassy and w e ie tint revealed to the Am ei lean people u n til they were stumbled upon by le p o ite is . Exam ples ol gov ei nm eiil secrecy on ilie dom estic scene a ie the attem pts to s tifle fiee do m ol the pre ss. Senator M o is e said tb e e x - cutive branch of governm ent has usurped tlie powei o lC o n - g ie s s and Is ru lin g by P re s i dential d u e ,'liv e s , which Is c le a rly unconstitutional. I lie president Is Impounding le ,l- e ia l fUnds that w e ie allocated by C ongiess fin p a rtlc u la i agencies o r p ro je c ts , and li.HNlliig these luuds uixlei tlx* table to o llie i agencies such as the C IA . Regarding the busing of ■ . ' ■1 it* M o , ■ that since tlie i , S, suprem e C o u rt deckle,! that the D ili Am endm ent guarantees an equal rig h t to education, even il in p .u tic u la i place,, it re - qu ne s txistng to in s u ie that ’, ' ■ (a re entitlevl to fu s in g . " I t is shocking to deny tlie Con stitu tio n a l tig h ts ol litt le lx>vs ami gu Is to a n ed u c a 11 o n l*y denying them access to fu s s e s ." lie advise,! tlie m c m lv is of m in o ritie s to stop talking about getting "o n e m e m b e i," lo i exam ple on the supreme Com t, lot it tt eu |ieople ue lx* t ,v i l l able, they should lx? asking lo r a ll ol the posit ions, i ,i pistice, lie s i id, tl ei c .n e m illio n s of |<eople in this country who do not have a chance at ju s tic e because ot the cost ol ju s tic e and " t h e ir should lx? no pi ice on ju stice in the I tilted s ta te s ." State senator le d Halleck spoke at the banquet m eeting. F oi going the usual banquet speech, lie th i ew the s e s s i o n ofien to questions ami d is cussion of state p o litic s , the uftcom ing ipg iei m n e, i id other questions not generally discussed outside of party caucuses. Jesse G uy, National D ire c to r ol Nation il Ienn.ints A ssociatio n, spoke on tennant's rig h ts stating that O regon, like m ost otliei states, dues not ha v e le g is la tion to pi otect tenn.mts. Issues com m ittee repoi ts were made In the areas o l; C onsum er A ffa irs , Ecology, Econom ic Developm ent, Edu catio n, f oreign Pol Icy, Health and W elfare , L a b o r, Human R ights, le g a l R ights, State ami Local Govei nitient, I’ a ity O rgan iza tion. | he m em bers of the com m ittee s had met the sociologist; D r. Paul Rudy of the (negon In stitu te ol M a r ine 1 lology at C harleston; D r . I i i i y s lo tt.i, ( isl oveanengi- n ce i; ind panel m od era to r, W illia m W ick, Head ol tie ( iregon M a rin e A d viso ry P ro - g u m w ill Identify die m a jo r problem s tliey see fa c in g O re - gon and o t te r P a c ific Coast states. I bey w ill also point to the ways science in O re gon can help solve these p ro b lem s. 1 le sym posium is u|ien to the pul lie , Hee ol chai ge. I he F rid a y afternoon session l>e- gins it 2 p u n . in the Sm ith M em oi lal C enter B a llro o m al P ortland state U n iv e rs ity . I be exemng p ro g ra m , which begin* at ft p u iM U also in die sm ith Centei b a llro o m . Saturday m orning t ie ( ir e gon Academy o l Science w ill have section m eetings fe a r ing c o n trib u te ; p a je rs in tlie fields of anthropology, hio- . . ' ■ / lor Acs |m ing research re p o rts by high school students, w ill also te p a rt of the S a tu rd a y p ro g ra m which begins at 9 a jn . , Democrats write platform the Multnom ah County D em ocratic I ’.n iy met in its | n c - pi iin ii \ convention on i el ia iy IS, |9, and 2 0 t \ am n lo p tcl one ol (liem ost lih e ia l and f u tu iis lic p la tfo u n s in p.n ly h ls io iy . I he convention ith, sophistic u io n .” Science conference set at PSU ’ • 1 1 in many sessions p rio i to the convention, but m ost re com m endations were am - mended f i oin the f lo o i. I lie convention went on RDC fre d Flowers hie.1 F lo w e rs, c u rre n t c o chairm an of A M P and C h a lr- ri- 'it die Model C itie s p la n - n,nl Board, M tovea anil d i I 11 job w ithin the guidelines 3rd Ira m e w o ik set and was phase,! (xit as bad been de signed. It was o n g n ia lly a ten y e n program and money w is allocated and spent over that pei lod of tim e . D erecognizes d it some jieople feel tliey did not get any benefit fro m A M P an I that tliey w ill not get any h e .e fits from the proposed N 'e . g h b o i hood Development P rog ram s. I he phasing out of AM P came at the tim e that tne re ge nts of the B oise-H u m - boldt area are attem pting to g e t a redevelopment p la n thiough tlie Neighborhood De velopment P rog ram - Model C itie s . P e o p le are asking questions and diere a re d iffe r ences of opinion and m isun derstandings, he said. Penton M ayeretta Penton, c u rre n t co-chairm an of ANIC, said theie w eie many accom plish ments by ANIP and also there ai valid com plaints. She feels the program did much good but also had many sh o rt com ings. I lie Portland Development C om m ission was cieated in 1950 and authorized tope; fo im all functions related to slum cleaiance, uiban tenewal and uioan developm ent. in ad d itio n , PDC was given au tho,- ity to " ...p io m o te in d u stria l expansion and lo c a tio n " and real (.m e OUCll p ro p e rty , o r pei sonal...inside o outside the c ity , as the C om m ission and the Council may find ap p ro p ria te o r convenient in a c - coi dance w ith com pi ehensive zoning and development plans ...” The com m ission was granted a d m in istra tive a c : a IO m ake 01 dei s, ules and regulations, h ire and fir e and (le ifo rm other a c tiv itie s . North Branch YMCA hires director w* « angij es , I eb. » - W estern A irlin e s today ie - POI ted p re lim in a ry J anuary tr a ffic of 457 m illio n seat m ile s sold, an inci ease ol 7.1 |iei cent ovei January 1971. Seat m ile s produced lo r me month Increased !,7 percent and load (actoi Increased to ■5 i .9 percent fu m i 52.n per cent foi January 19? I . Correction C o lle c tio n fro m last week's paper . . . In an ai t id e about R icfi.ird A. Bogle, we mentioned I ha t I i.im el AA aldo settled in AA ihlo H ills n e a i Eugene. AA.ildo H ills is actually Ixitween S li ve« ton ami S alem . A ction under a Neighborhood Development P r o g r a m is about to Iksgin in po ise -H u 111- boldt. Residents app oved a neighborhood plan in Decem - b e i. S o m e residents are now showing concern about th e Boise-H um boldt p io je c t ami its budget. f heDepai tm e n to f Housing and I rban Develop ment made a sepai ate funding agreement covering the W ood- lawn, Irvin g to n , and K l n g - Vernon-Sabin p ro je c ts . T h is provided afulliS00,000fo< tne p ro je ct but required re a lig n m ent of the t i m e the p ro je ct would * un and how a d m in istra tive costs would be handled. D e ta ils beyond the broad bud get allowances which w e . e drawn up to meet the funding deadline w ill be worked out with the residents as the p io je c t progresses. I t ll ■ e r, tt it at least SZOO^OOOwill basvail- able during the f ir s t year in F ede ral grants fo r housing re h a b ilita tio n . Fhesegrantsof . Income fa m ilie s w ith no re qu irem ent fo r repaym ent, are sufficie nt to re h a b ilita te 57 homes. A lso available unde: the p ro giam w ill be 3 per cent Federal loans fo r housing re h a b ilita tio n . Since it would be im possible fo r a ll tl.e homes m th e e n tire neighborhood to be rehabilitated in the f ir s t year, only a ce rta in number of loans can be accepted durin g that pe- rio d . The p ro je c t w ork load is scheduled to handle approxi m ately 25-30 loans to be pro cessed during the f ir s t year. The average loan runs about $5,400 which would provide shop in to w n 2 8 7 -8 5 2 9 2 6 0 9 N . V a n c o u v e r Ave P o r tla n d , O r e , It ’s a b e s t s e l l e r . Build a Gold Medallion home and you've built a home that s going to sel Fast Because you don't just offer a home Ar*ou offer unmatched com fort and convenience, too Safe clean electric heat M odern work-saving e le ctri cal appliances Full house wiring and lighting All are Gold M edallion extras that attract buyers and sell homes W ant your home to be a best seller’ Put a M edallion on it P a c ific P o w e r s L ig h t Alameda theater 3000 N.E. Alberta 284-9448 PDC has g ie a t autonomy in its op eiation s. L n lik e other c ity departm ents, it does not need to go to the C ity Council fo i funds Hom lie c ity bud get nor does Che C ity C ouncil have c o n tro l over its em ploy ees. PDC is accountable to the city fo r money spent but w ith in broad bound: les ituse s its own d is c re tio n on money spent and pro gra m s funded. The M ayor appoints com m issio n e rs by cannot te rm in ate th e ir se rvice . 7 he c ity can veto PDC p ro je cts only by withholding funds. In p ia c tic e the council has given PDC gre at freedom in planning and c a rry in g out ns p ro je c ts . Ira K e lle i was the chan man of the P o itla n d Development C om m ission, which has five m em bers, fro m 1958 u n til Janua y, 1972, when ha re signed from the cha irm an ship. a f D a rre ll V. Petty s cal in s tru c to r at D arlington, ' is, ■ u l bail g at .t; nedat AA aco, Ie x a s fo i flig h t ohsei v - er school w heie he a lso acted as physical t i aming o ffic e r lo r a tune. AA hen B ill returned to Pot tland he could often lx* seen jo g g i n g through A in sw o ith k» ne ctl. la tIB t i G rant P arks in the e a r l y hours. I he Pettys bought a h, m e on Knott S treet m I9o7 w en B ill returned to P ortlam l Slate l m versity to com plete his d e giee req uire m en ts. B ill c in e to N o rth P o i tland A MCA from the John R. LeachA'MCA in Southeast P ortla nd , wheie he was an aquatic in s tru c to r. He has also been active w i t h He P ortla nd State f n iv e is ity Scuba P ro g ia m ami is also cm ie n tly teaching Lifesaving ii the Leach Branch A MCA on Sundays. Suppor t AlR R com m um tv' Attend the Peninsula P a r k R esident’ s m eeting. Febr uary -’ 9. 7:iH! p.m . ( Alter-., an, ■? ia aver aged 8 - 1 0 persons. . .is that the best we do?) This spi ing the Portlam f P ublic Schools w ill tx; out May 12th. This w ill crea te a trem endous buixfen on the Staff at Peninsu la Pa k and on our com m unity, to pr ovide the necessary re c reational needs fo r these stu dents (a lte r a ll, they have to be doing som ething). Peninsula P a rk, w ith the re tire m e n t of M s. AA in te rs in A p ril a n d without the le g u la r sum m er s t a f f w ill lie ill-equippevl to handle Hus em ergency period w ithout the genet ousvolunteer support f i om the com m unity. P ro te c t your in te re s ts -a tte n d the m eeting. I'w o o fth e S p i Ing ami Sum m er D ire c to rs w ill also be tlie ie to meet you..see you f e b iu a ry 29th. Peninsula P a r k Com m unity Board MM 1 EDGAR ALLAN POE'S masterpiece pf fright : Murders, Mo¡ [ cp I- COLOR by Movieiab An AMEN AN • N JASON ROBARDS CHRISTINE KAUF MANN ,e HERBERT L O M T e MICHAEL DUNN LILLI ----- PALMER at C 1971 A*r>»»or 'n ta 'o tion a i P*ctur«t ire DON’T —*7 COME ALONE! lays laiar, ha taslgnad Park meeting set North Poi Hand A MC A has ., new D ire c to r of P .o g ra m Ac- t h iiies. O fficially,l)ai rail V . " P i l l " Petty is hired as B u ild ing sei v ices I n ectoi w ith i e- sp o n sib ilin e s to. Aquatic ami related P, e . and youth p ro gra m s foi N o r t h P o itla n d A M CA. H ill is re tu rn in g to N o ith I ’ m Hand a lte r c o m p i e t m g baccalaureate ic ju irem e nts at Po Hand s ta te l n iv e is ity in Psychology. Being reared on N .E , Beech S tie e t u n til 1952 when his fa m ily moved to A l- I’ niy, B ill h is seen oui N o ith area g lo w . A lter com pleting high sctiool a tC e n ti al C a th olic m 1957, B ill attended I n iv e r- sity of I ’ m (land u n til 1959 w hen lie was received at the A via- H o n C a d e t School foi F lig h t N avigation. He receive.; his I mtevl states An F o tc e com m issio n in I960 amt was a phv- r e a s o n a b le Carlos a p p r o x im a t e ly $135,000 to $160,000 in additional fu n is to c irc u la te . A dditional m o n e y f r o m other budget categories w ill also be available fo r other le - h a b ilita tio n and p ro je ct im - pi overrents. fro m the co m m ission . K e l le r, 72, is C h airm a n of the Board of AAestern K ra ft C o r poration and A le e-C h airm an of AA illa m e tte Indust les, In c. t it e Croatian ot Pl x j, he was a member of the P o r t land Planning C o m m issio n. K elle r is regarded as one of the m ost in flu e n tia l citize n s of P o rtla m l. Newly elected cha irm an is filth, , \ (co P reside nt of the I n iv e is ity of P o rtla m f. Before becoming cha irm an , G r iffith was in charge of ANIP and Modal C itie s activ itie s. m itto e s tfs s u n is , E ds M ost What is PDC? opjiosition to the philosophy ol C o n g r e s s w o m a n Edith G iven ami Senatoi Henry ’ scoop* Jackson. I liey sup porter! senatoi Kennedy's Health Plan which would pro vide fre e health c a ie . I hey supponevi a gu.iranteevi annual income, and asked lo i free Ixis se rvice lot the e lv le ily . C h airm a n H ill McCoy le lt the convention was a success .uni is pleased w ith th e p la t- fo in i that came out of it. He w as encouraged by the p a rtic i pation ot young people, who w e ie involved m all phases ol the convention ami tlie com - Western reports traffic Body and Fender Repair answers (continued Hom page Ij L 1 he eine* gence of 1 new philosphy in the black com m unity enveloping tlie non violent philosophy ol M a *tin Lutlie* King ami tlie philoso phy ol M alcolm X , which Is not nece ,n ily vio le n t, but not no n-viole nt. 2. Recognition that the function ol tlie pol it lea I system is to pi otect the economic sys tem . 3. R ealization that black, white, * ich and pool a ie in - e d i icably bound tog ethe*. U 1111 a in s le els rad ica l 1 1 inge is needed ami that demands ra d ica l m easuies. He emphasized ra d ic a lis m as meaning constant p ie s s u re on OIL i.ds and o n s ta n tly p ric k ing people’ s consciences. He said d ia l we must educate foi understanding and "o n ly thiough those pio ce s es can Ae hope to C o -e x is t." In com paring 11 ism in N e w Y o ik mil P o itla n d , W illia m s commented that th e ie is no diffe re n ce between individuals in New Y o rk and O regon. T hey hold in common the absence of concern foi the less fo r - t . ate. However, he said, " I n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d ra c ism fierm eates tlie whole uit but !■ e d iffe re nce between racism in New Y ork ami p o itla n d , 01 the N o ith W illia m s _______________ d O p e n in g Fri 7 :0 0 Sat. 5:45 Sun. M a tin e e 1:45 E vening 7:15 Com ing Skin G a m e Three programs in one to help you lose ■ a iLrrFi # wognt and keep it off! Tlx* New YXtoght Witchers' program. Mt'- f M M Mississippi election Residents angry W E IG H T® WATCHERS s ■ - juin any class ana time N orth E’ortla nd : Mondays - 7:30 p .m ., Fhur sdays - 9;30 a.m . Car [renter’ s H a ll, 2225 N. Lom ba rd st. Tuesdays - 7:30 pan. St. John Lutheran C hurch, 4227 N . Lom bard st. N ortheast P oi tland: Thursdays - 7:00 p.m . Emanuel H o spita l, 5001 Noi th Gantenbein E xtendel C are B uilding - C om m unity Room Saturdays - 9;3o a jn . M aranatha E va n g e listic C e n te i, 1222 N .E. skld riio ie F o r otliei cla ss locations, days and tim es, c a ll 288-6388.