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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1972)
You m e bettei Inf U lin » I Iwcauxe you lead It In the llb s e iv e r l Portland/O bierver Thursday February 24, 1972 Page 7 Tri-Met’s new buses contrast with the old safer, and cleaner transit service. A ll of the new buses have KIP (Environmental Im prove ment packages) to reduce a ir pollution from motor e m I a - ■Iona, are carpeted lor g reat e r safety, and have more com fortable seats. Have Your Birthday party free at Geneva’s Izellvery of all the 135 or - deied lio m Flexible Company heralds the beginning of a new era In Portland. All of the old er red and blue buses, target of criticism lo r their con tribution to a ir pollution, now w ill be retired f r o m regular schedule service In T rl-M e t area, T rl-M e t General Manager Torn King announced an II a .in ,, Feb, 14, ceremony to o f ficially launch the new century of mass transit, with public of- flcials of the T ri - Met area, in dustry representatives, and the public Inviter) to attend. In te l lui s of new 11 i-M e t Ixixex o lfe i wulei seats and stales, nylon cat [>eted flo u rs and pa t led con- toui seats. I he vehicles each c a rry 42 passengeis and a ll a ie an conditioned. A centui y's span ul mass I I an s i t was c u iitia s te il in Portland, M ........... i .-r | i , when | i i Mel ro lle d out the I I I s i ul 115 new tangei inc buses designed spe cia lly to meet t ie needs of i blei s m i l e three-county area. Alongaste lie 2 19-In n se- ¡loweied 1972 42 - passengei F le x ib le s was a o n e - hoi s e - puweied IH72 stie e tc a i which o n c e > oiled along Put Hand's l l i s t watei fro n t tra cks. Hints for I lie hoi sect awn t a i, ie b u ilt by I jamun I rout, re in e d Por t - Innd businessman, was a p a n ol the " f le e t " w ith which lien Holladay and a s s o c i a t e s launched mass t i ansit hei e IdO years ago. Although franchised In 1871, It wasn’ t u n til t ie follow ing yeai (hat the hot sedt aw ncai s s ta ite il hauling passengeis in P ortla nd . I hecentui y -old i at is the sole s u iv iv o i of half dozen ¡ mu into s e iv ic e . consumers I ite ly you inay have noticed signs ul local meal counters a b o v e hamburger s a y in g tent wtien de scrip tio n s such as " le a n " ami ’ ’e x tra lean” are used w ith m e a t s called "g io u m l h e e l". I he m axim um |>eicent of (at w ill lie marked either on the package o r on a sign w lie ie I lie meat is sold. I his w i l l give the shoppei a be tte r idea of what is bought. I lie M u le l C itle sC o n su m e r P rote ction P rog ram gives ad vice to shoppers on how toget m ure lo r th e ir d o lla r. W ear« a b le to sponsor Shopping W oikshops. II you would le in - (eiested in jo ining you r neigh bors to study g ro c e ry adver tisem ents and (im l the best ta lig im s , c a 11 us at 283-2459 oi slop by our o llic e at 57SN. K tilin g sw o rth . ■'lean'* oi " e x it u lean’ ’ . W hat do these signs mean? Right n o w , nothing, pat content is now set iccoi ding Io the type ol meat otteied: H a tidxiige i - call haveuptu tat uk I additives. G iou ikl Peet - can haveuptu lOy, la t and additives. Ground Chuck and Ground Round - have a 2Qjj lat m axi mum ami not axklltives. I tie state I >cpai tment ol Ag ric u ltu re is n o w piu p o sln g to a d d to t h e s e i egul.it ions. Sourer itliu b u l'ie (lie l l i s t of Api il, do ie s w ill be le q u u e il to stale tie in .n u iiu in tat con Owned by th e M ilw au kie H is to ric a l Society, it has been an a tti action at I ro u t’ s Wash ington County re c ie a tio n park s in c e 1953. It was hauled m fo r displa y at tie I r l - M e t bains on s j . . 17th by M itc h e ll U i others. W heieas, t ie f u s t hoi se d i awn cat s we I e often t ie ta r get jukes about t l e i r s lo w pace, r n - M e t ’ s inode, n i/o l bus fleet is designer) to p ro v ile f a s t e r , m ote dependable. hollowing the presentation, with the 100 year-old car ami a representative of the new 135-bus fleet sharing the spot light, 14 of 11« new buses were dispatched to c e n t r a I loca tions throughout the area for public display and inspection. am and Helen R edditi celeb iate then anmvei sary at Geneva’ s. The h or the first time since T r l - M et acquired R o s e City and Blue Lines operations, all routes will lie serviced by tan gerine buses. A rriva l of the latest equipment brings to 210 the number of air-conditioned, E IP - equipped coaches in the system. S o m e of the newer buses acquired from Rose City w ill be continued in service with a plan for replacing them over the next five years. extension explained O r e g o n personal Income taxjiayers will benefit from the Internal Revenue Service’ s new automatic two-month ex tension for filing Income tax returns beyondtlieApril 15due 'late, the State Department of Revenue announced today. D irector Charles H. M a c k said If a taxpayer requests an automatic two month exten sion from the Internal Revenue Service by filing a j.„ r „, 4868, the State of Oregon w ill a ls o grant an automatic two- month extension If t h e t a x - lav er w ill attach a copy ofthe completed “ Application f o r Automatic Extension of Tim e to F ile U.S. Individual Income Tax Return” over the face of his State Individual Income tax return when he files. In addition, the State De- partment of Revenue allows an automatic extension for filing Stale income tax for longer periods of t i m e up to six months, If the taxpayer w ill a t tach an approved copy of U^>, Form 2688, “ Application lor Extension of Tim e to F ile ,” over the faceof Ills Oregon r e turn when It Is filed. OBSERVER »'s- Your N ew spaper Where Io buy your Observer Lov-Lee-Ladee Neighborhood B ills G eoigia P a cific Bldg. County C ourt House Paige’ s Pharm acy G rant High Pharm acy F i eedom Bank Piedm ont Phaim acy G re n fe lls M arket L illia n 's Beauty M axey's G rocery A Ibertson M arket C la rk M arket 15th Avenue T h riftw a y F red .Meyers Phipps Pharm acy K illin g s w o rth Si Vancouver T illa m o o k Si W illia m s 5th Ave. (Downtown) 4th A ve. (Downtown) 7th Si Knott 33rd Si Knott Union Si Knott F a ilin g & Union Skidm ore 4 Union W illia m s Ave. W illia m s Si Going K illin g s w o rth W il lis Si Penmnsula Brazee Si 15th Union 4 K illin g s w o rth N . Shaver Si M is s is s ip p i OBSERVER POR TLA ND Hughes announces for Senate R obert Hughes announced that he is a candidate for tne Oregon State Senate from Dis t r ic t 8. Running as a (je n e j- c r a t, he said, " I ’ m trying to cre a te enough concern to gain support.” If that can’ t be done In this com m unity, he intends to seek that support fro m the white community. Hughes is on leave from The C la rio n Defender, where he is the "A tion C o lum n ist” , to o ig a n ize his campaign. He is a graduate of Jefferson High School and has accumu lated two yeais of college c re d it in jou nallsm and psy chology fro m PCC, M ultno mah J u n io r College, and PSU. He intends to complete his education at a more conven ient tim e . Hughes, in addition to his present employment, was the f ir s t B lack to w in e fo r the H ills b o ro A rgus. He is also contracted to Introm edia as a model fo r magazine ami IA co m m e rc ia ls and to KGAR fo r ra d io com m e rcials. He mentioned being invited to Hollywood on several occas ions; a case in point was his appearance on The Dating Game. Although having d iv e rs ifie d ta le n ts, he claim s he is “ a na tural bom w rite r who is p o litic a lly in spire d.” ” 1 want to give our people a voice, because blacks have never had a voice in c ity a n d state governm ent.” The six m ajoi points of his p la tfo rm are: 1. E lim in a tio n of ju ven ile detention homes to be replaced by counseling and group the r apy. 2. L e ga liza tion of the pur chase and sale of m arijuana on the open m arket and low e rin g the age fo r sale and purchase of alcohol to 18. He feels 18 -yea r-old s are re sponsible enough to control th e ir own emotions. When asked whether he meant a person drunk o r sot>- e r, stoned o r stra ig h t, he re plied , “ I t doesn’ t m attei . I’ ve trie d it so I can't knock it. Robert Hughes I t d id n ’ t mess up my mind o r cause me to have any psycho lo gica l defects.” 1. Representation, by per centage w ithin the state popu la tio n , of all m in o rity groups on ju rie s from m unicipal to fed eral coui ts. 4. Extension of w e lfa re to those over 45 not already covered and increased bene fits to households w ith m ore than fiv e occupants. 5 . Conviction of absentee la nd lord s f o r fa ilu re to c o m - ply w ith federal housing codes. He doesn't feel tenants should pay rent if the landlord neg lected his m aintenanceduties. 6. A bo lition of a ll fe d e ra l ly funded program s fo r fa il u re to serve the poor o r extension of such pro gra m s to a ll areas of the c ity , thereby g ivin g up concentrated e f fo rts in Albina and elsewhere on neighborhood p ro g ra m s. He stated that as a state senator he would do his job fo r a ll parts of the state, but, he M id , " M y p i im ary concern is P o rtla n d .” About his chances of being elected, he said, " I ’ m not out to w in, but to present my p la tfo rm to the people.” Ad Space Salesman for metro newspaper Comm, w ith advance. Equal Opportunity Employer. P.o. Box 3137, City 97208. Employment PHYSICAL ENVIRO NM EN I PROGRAM COORDINATOR B i-w e e kly, $560-$668.80 To develop and execute physi cal en vli onnient p ro je cts in Model C lu e s Neighboi hood. BA o r BS in ui ban planning, a rch ,, oi related, 3 y e a i s p l a n n in g experience ( oi 2 years plus M a s te r’ s ), I year sup ervision . A p p ly before Feb. 29 at Room 217,5329N.E. Union A ve., P ortland, tireg on 97211. No phone ca lls . WMf ÀUTO PARTS I. RIlUNOkWORTM STREET ' JÄ 2(7-1254 A o n sai tim fp m “ o x t «uicietwotn» r. m i S & J Billiards 1036 N.E. A lberta POOL,CARDS AND SNACKS Hours 10:00 A.M. til 1:00 A.M. Sam F. Scott Earl Foster OWNERS AND MANAGERS PHYSICAL ENVIRt iN M ENI P hysical E nvn onment Plan n in g A ssistan t: B i- w e e k ly $284.00 - $321.60. To assist P ixjgram S pecialist In c a rry in g out work p r o gram s, provide technical as s i s t a n c e to a ll requesting agencies. Highschool diplom a ami p e rfe ra b ly some college t i alning and expei îence w i t h physical pro gra m s a n d com m unity organizations. Apply in person before F ebru ary 25 at Model C itie s Agency,Room 3D , 5329 N . E . Union Ave., P o rtla n d , tire g o n . No phone c a lls . An equal opportunity em p lo yer. I Mason & Williams - 100x100 I c o r . m-3 $13,000 6007 N.i . ' sh sod \ in s -| 4 B ill. , p r ic k , CB.P l ie p iiie , oil im n ice, f t p lc , | p a rty r m . - A beautiful house. $32,500, w /w ca rp e t, drape«,j dishw asher, disposal. ea |FO R RENT 2 HedriMiin Apt,, Range and Refrigerator, Ei rc - 5417 NJE. 15th Nice I place on 1st floor. Water and 75x100 L o t - $ 10,500 ■garbage jiald - $1)0. O wner anxloue-4 B d rm s .fp lc - I Several apartments - - $65-75. 713 N . Hum boldt-19,000. ■Investors - we liave |4»ckage Ideals on fixers. Lot-50x 100 cor .-M -3 -J 7,500 C all Louis Scott 285-6574 J.J. WALKER REAL ESTATE ___ 24H our phon« servie« .3491 / 'Invest In the West”" J .C . Penney’ s Lloyd Center Volunteers wanted to w ork on a hot line soon to be in operation in the A lbina area. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , call The Albina F a m ily and Com m un ity Service p ro je ct at 288-9145, o r stop in at 73 N . E . M o r r is , and ta lk to Janet Sweet o r Annie A lla n . ^ 6 6 ^ J Í4 5 I niuscian fo r church posi tion . M ust he able to play a ll type related m usic. C a ll 281-4b93 between b:00 & 7:00 p.m . Monday th ru F rid a y . Southern Hom e-m ade Hot Tamales 25< each $ 2 .0 0 dozen Young men and women. NOW THE ARMY STARTS YOU AT Open 11:00am— Close 6:00pm 3240 N. Williams Ave. $288.00 A MONTH AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN HAVE TO SPEND IT 282-8986 F o r Rent E ffic ie n c y gat age apartm ent wocried aiea near zoof fir e place unfurnished. 223-4784. That s because you still get free meals, free housing, free clothing, free medical and dental care, free job- training and education, and 30 days paid vacation a year. If you'd like to serve yourself as you serve your Country, Today's Army wants to join you Services Trainees needed Sewing Machine it e r a t o r s are needed at JA N T Z E N . We tra in if you have good eye sight and good s k ill w ith your hands, c e n tra lly located near public tra n sp o rta tio n . W ANTED IMMI.DLA I'L l Y worth. Intervie w h rs . 2 p . m . - 4 p . in . Monday through F rid a y D1AL-A-JOB 284-5363 phone 284-9597 5901 N. B orthw ick, 3-plus B d r ttis , CB, 50 x 11)0 c o r ner, $5,5uo. X E xce lle n t company benefits Includes re tire m e n t program V olunteers EUE m -f AUTOMOTIVE RAFTS A ACCESSORIES 710 N S ta tistica l C le rk E xperience d e sira ble Good frin g e benefits Equal opportunity em ployer Apply atJantzen,NJ£. 20thsnd Sandy - 9 AJM. to 3 PJM. TAN SERVICE PIANO OR < Rv.AN I ESSt »NSt La test and m odern method guarantees that you can learn to play e ith e r in s tru m e n t.F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , please ca ll 287-1034. Ray’ s Personal la x Service 1814 N. E. Dekuin Portland Phone 289-it>i8 97211 Accounting ami Bookkeeping System s, Evenings ami Weex- ends. 24 h r. message center. 221-2267 HELP! Bowen-Duncan Company Opei atoi s ol Automated Book- keeping amt Accounting sys Many adults cannot read. Please te ll them that FREE PRIVATE tu to rin g is a v a il able at Laubach T u to rs. C a ll 222-2124. tem s. 2716 N . E . Union C a ll 283-8341. A.A. Construction Co. 105 W . 5th Street Vancouver,W ash. Project Unit J Teacher Wanted C o o rd in ato r Head Teacher needed. Qualifications 2 years fo r- man education beyond high school with emphasis on child care or related field and 6 months experience in child care or related work. If Interested, send a resum e to: Berean 4-C Child Care Center 4822 N, Vancouver ( ou lure G u sto T .n I " 'u / >onne ’ . S L /\M S T R E £ - RECLAIM ED FURNITURE W - o a i: ys lA,,er 3727 N. MISSISSIPPI S u .'- 28 unit apartment constructed CASH FOR OLD FURNITURE D o n 't throw oi give away youi unwanted old e r ite m s. We buy old fu rn itu re , antiques, and olde r m iscellaneous a r tic le s . We also buy com plete estates. CALL US FIRST-LUCAS BROS FOUNDRY ANTIQUES 28 7-3 48 9 1 1 J . N .i:. U rt I i . A houses to be 287-«44 K I L I . I N i SW UR I 11 in Washougal,Wash. Sub Bid-Sub Contractors Requested Plans available at Office Call 206-694-3343