Portland ( Ibsenn
Casson endorses Ombudsman
Sharp c r itic is m
of C ity
ConunlH slonere who failed to
support a proposal fo, a c lty -
county
"o m b u d sm a n "
or
people s advocate** came
Ihu rsd ay fro m E llis Casson,
Candidate lo r C ity C o m m is
sio ne r P osition No. I, now held
by Connie M cC ready.
Casson said newspaper and
tele visio n coverage of the in
fo rm a l c ity council session
I *
'y.
h
whit i. the i iira c -
to r of the M e tro p o lita n Human
Relations C om m ission, Rus
sel Peyton, presented a 33
page re p o rt recom m ending
establishm ent of the Ombuds
man
position,
was
"In
c re d ib le ."
How can C om m issio ne rs
M cCready .mil Ivancie pos
sib ly think that the present
handling ol citiz e n com plaints
by th e ir offices Is adequate?”
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CiS'.on said.
' l i d s is m ore evidence that
us undent C ity Council n u m
bers — w ith die notable ex-
eption
of
C o m m issio ne r
Colds, lirnvlt — believe
that
citizens of Portland have no
•'«isiness irite lering w ith the
*a y diey, in th e ir om ni-
I'otence,
are
running the
C ity ."
Casson sard lie is also " d ls -
tppom ted" in fa ilu re of Com
m issioner Loloyd Anderson to
•upport the ombudsman con
cept "because I thought be tte r
'jf M m ." He said Anderson's
•uggestion of m aking c ity em
ployees m ore responsive to
•
.p a rt
f the p ro b le m . But It m isses
tae point that die o rd in a ry per
son feels cut off from his c ity
governm ent.
Including
the
ele, ted o ffic ia ls ."
Goldschmidt
¡H a a s t e a m challenges opponents
fo rm e d
C ity
A tto rne ys B ui I L . Green and
Raymond M . K e ll have an
nounced that they w ill s e ive a s
l.aw yei C o -C h a irm e n of the
Haas foi D is tr ic t A ttorney
C om m ittee.
M r . K e l l state,! that. " M y
p rim a l y i eason lo r suppo, ting
H a il Haas fo i D is tr ic t A tto r
ney Is Ins outstanding adm ini
s tra tiv e a b ility and proven ca
pa city to wot k with a ll levels
John lo t an (center) discusses the Issues w ith Candidates io i
fo i
2 d c "*n m l®»lo*’e re 1 11,5 Casson, le ft, and one o f his opponents
in the House race. W ally P rie s tly . Cas .ona.vl P rie s tly uttende,
die opening of lo r an s campaign headquai te rs .
and lo c a l."
M r . Green commented that.
H a il Haas w i l l bu ng to the
D is tr ic t A tto rn e y 's office a
genuine concern for people.
I hrs is because of his superb
record in the State L e g is
la tu re ; as a pi oven e x p e ri
enced tr ia l law yer; an d as a
supportei of consumer and en
vironmental le g i s l a t i o n . "
Senatoi Haas said that Pels
' ‘ g ra tifie d that these two d is
tinguished law yers a re a s s is t
ing my cam paign."
Talk of the town
C om m issioner N eil
hm id t, i
ind Ida ta fo i
m a yo i, hallengod other can
didates " to announce w 11 li me
that they are making a long-
te rn personal com m itm ent to
local government and die fu
ture of this c it y . "
I uesday noon in a speech at
the Northeast Rotary C lu b ,
Goldschm idt p le d g e d " t o
serve at least one full te rm as
■
rtland, if J am
elected. I lie next fo u rto e ig h t
years are c r itic a l fo i tlie fu
ture of this c ity , and I plan to
1« right here doing everything
I
cla ro d . "N o man should be
lunning fo r m ayor without
m aking that p ro m is e .”
G oldschrni.lt added that “ the
kind of e ffo rt we need now in
local government is to demon
strate to |>eople that the sm all
problem s of the c ity can be
handled. I n til we can deal w ith
these sm aller problem s suc-
essfully, we w ill never
_
o_
gain
D ie confidence of t ie publn
which we need to deal w ith tie
la r g e r ie g io n a lp r o b ie m s .il-
tlmataly, th a t w i l l determine
tie quality of life fo r o u r c it i
z e n s. I see th is as the so rt of
e ffo rt that re q u ire s tim e. C ity
government, which is closest
t ! ' * people, ought to fe *
this citizen-governm ent re la
tionship happens. If we can’ t
have it rig h t fe re in P ortland,
T h e a te r
3 0 0 ? . Ä E44A. ,b e r t a
Casson
note,)
that
me
M e tro p o lita n Human Relations
C om m ission was asked to
make an extensive study of
the ombudsman function last
fa ll by tlie M ultnom ah County
Board of C om m issio ne rs with
the concurrence of the c ity
cou ncil.
"N o w , when the re p o rt is
brought to die Council fo r d is -
cussion, botfi M r s . M cCready
anil Ivancie have the u n m iti
gated gall to adm it they haven’ t
even read it, but d is m is s tlie
concept out-of-hand anyw ay,"
Casson said.
One newspaper account said
Anderson had not read the
ra p o n
e it h e r ,
Thursday M arch .30, 1972 Page 3
II
VJ The mob wanted
/ Harlcmbadc
/
They got Shaft... i-
up to here.
P o rtla n d
showing
bu t d ie C o m
m issio n e r denied th is was so.
Casson said a local govern
ment om budsm an-- who would
answer citize n com plaints and
be the c itiz e n ’ s advocate in
finding his way through the
governm ental
m a z e — is
"needed desperately in P o r t
la n d ."
Casson
also
c ritic iz e d
C o m m issio ne r M cC ready fo r
asking recently that election
re fo rm m easures be instituted
by e m e r g e n c y ordinance,
'fla u n tin g the advice ol the
c ity attorney who says to do
so would te u n c o n s titu tio n a l."
M rs .
M cC ready's sugges
tio n ," Casson charged, " i s
an election yea r grandstand
P la y.”
; SHAFT’S his name.
(SHAFT'S his game.
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Red F q x x
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|S t a r r in g
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then it may not be possible
anywhere.’ ’
Goldschm idt went on to say
tfiat the so rt of campaign lie is
Hying to tun. one which in
volves thousands of people, is
the kind of e ffo rt needed to
txiild lesponsive governm ent
after the election is ove r.
' Television and radio cam
paigns can’ t replace personal
contact aftei election day - so
it would be p o litic a lly false to
be elected p rin c ip a lly by using
th e m ," he sax).
t
of
R a y m o n d St Jacques a n d
C a lv in L o c k h a rt
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SHAFT
o. .
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je n
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a c a d e m y a w a rd s
O r ig in a l score
6 t 6:45 ■ I
x e e k m g h ts -it_7:4> - S und ays a t 12:45. evenings at
I’m running with Bang Bang „
B u r g w in ru n s
f o r sch o o l b o a r d
S ta te R e p re s e n ta tiv e D is tric t 14
J im m y B a n g B a n g W a l k e r
B u r g w in , a IV70 graduate fro m Madison High
school, is a cam ixlate fo r Portland School Board P osition
paring to run again foi die
so did a telegram lie sent die
I residency, and who had in d i
P resident demanding support
» ). He is p re se n tly w orking fo r the Portland Recycling
V o ik a a m a g a z in e — u n s ig n e d
cated tluit lie intended to maka
fo r his campaign to stop bus
le a n t, a n o n -p io fit co rp o ra tio n ,
fu sin g his p rin c ip a l campaign
M u c h I I , 1972 is s u e .
ing altogether. S hortly a fte r
lie believes tax re lo rm is needed to s h ift the burden off
issue if he ran. D u i mg die
th e
telegram reached th e
sum m e i. G overnor W allace
*•
1
•
irto id
began hlttu ig that issue hard
repo r t e r s t he re tha t M r . M xon
t h e p ro p e rty ta x fo r school
ami
unstantly, and chaiged
( m A p t il .’d, 1971, tlie Su-
.Prices Good W ednesday, M arch 2 9 thru S atu rd ay April 1.
had » n u n ! governm ent o lii-
funding and that m oi e state and
die
Nixon
A
d
m
in
is
tra
tio
n
w
itti
prem e Coui t announced its de
fo le r a l aid Is needed. A ll
c ia ls that if they suggested
having done m ore than any
cisio n in tlie case of Swann vs.
m ore than the m in im um fusin g
of these things need to be
preceding ad m in istra tio n to
C h a rlo lte -M e ckle n b u tg Board
re q u ire ) by law they would
sought very a ctive ly ami loud
desegregate
public
schools.
of l.ducation - tlie I n st " B u s
" fin d them selves involved in
ly . H e need to quicken our
I lien, on August 3rd , P re s i-
in g " case to !<• ruled on by the
other assignments o r quite
move towards in fo rm al izing
dent Nixon pu blicly repudiate,!
C o u rt, I lie decision was un-
possibly in assignm ents odiei
. w ith
die
Austin
plan,
which
had
been
t:1 n r ' .ii
ii ,|
|||g opinil.nf
than (w ith) the federal govern
an a lte ra tio n in teaching m eth
approve.) by both his A ttorney
which was d e live re d by C hief
m e n t."
ods ami an opening of o u r
General and his S ecietary of
Justice W a iie n ¡.. B u ig e i,
MY-TE-FRESH G rade AA
In die late n ine te en -sixties,
schools to tlie com m u nitie s.
Health,
Education,
and
Wel
stated that although the ju d ic i
lo w er federal co u rts began
I he school needs to move
fa re . I he P resident also an
a ry had neithei tlie mandate
ru lin g that, since de -fa cto se
c lo s e r to tlie com m unity am)
nounced that lie liad ordered
nor the d e sire to set a "fix e d
gregation (re s u ltin g la ig e lv
C arefully selected white
Reg 93
th is Is not accom plished by-
them to h o ld busing " t o die
m athem atical ra c ia l balance"
fro m housing patterns) was
eggs ideal for Easter
setting up advisory c o m m it
’ lb con
K
^each
m
inim
um
ie
,p
iiie»
l
by
law”
ol white and black students in
fostered ami accepted by local
coloring
__
tees that are obscure am) lack
Highland grow n coffees fo r belter
ami
had
asked
the
se
cre
ta
ry
to
public school, govern m ent-
o ffic ia ls , it a is effectively the
any decisive power whatso
Avci ¡able G rocery Section
flavo r.
subm it to C o n g re ss that same
ordered busing was a propel
same as d e -ju re segregation
A vailable Grocery Section
e v e r. I tie answer is to make
day
an
amendment
to
die
pro
C onstitutional remedy in d is
(■ met i. .ne. I b) • a ,, |l
...
MY TE F IN Ì
Sugar Cured Tender Smoked
(
ty),
mised
Em
ergency
School
As
tr ic ts w heie segregation was
equally un -C o nstltution al. Be
Mayonnaise or
tonomous, because th is is the
m y - te - fine
sistance Act - providing a b il
o ffic ia lly
sanctioned a n l
cause ol such ru lin g s, a ■.,,!-
least bureaucratic way to at
Salad
Dressing
lion
and
a
half
d
o
lla
rs
to
aid
school a u th o ritie s offered no
stantial number of schools in
tack problem s ol a com m u
Reg 59
schools 111 the process of dese-
otliei acceptable plan fo r de-
tlie N o rth were ordered to tie-
n
ity .
| he power of decision
g ie g.it lug - to "e x p re s s ly pro
32 oz.
Holf
regaling.
gin desegregating last fa ll, of
should lie where theproblem s
h ib it expenditure of any of
Reg to 59 ‘
*oCh
Gallon
In N o rth C a ro lin .i, w h e ie th e
ten by way o! (u sin g . N a tu ra l
are.
Tender smoked hams with th a t sweet
those funds fo r b u sin g ." A id e
En,oy the fla v o r perfec
o id e i applied im m ediately,
___
V a n illa , c h o c o -
ly, that made the Issue a
At this point there is no stu-
smoky horn fla v o r m every tender
tim e lie made die aimounce-
'Hoyonno'»'
tion
and
satiny
smooth
Jonathan Y a rkle y, an e d it o r of
-* la te
s tra w b e rry
national
ra
th
e
r
than
i
section
.
I l i C I l I , Ik-
I i.!, " I I,I,
ness
( bite center slices not removed from I Other Special Flavors or n®opol»tan
die G reensboro DAILY NEWS,
al one - a lact that M r . Nixon
ledge on the school board. \ t
A v a ila b le G r o c e r y S e c tio n
full halves
fusin g as th.il term is com
w rote that sum m e i, "S ince
could sca rce ly have been un
a place in tim e when 18 year
A v ailab le M e o t Section
A vgiiooie G rocery Section
monly
used
in
school
-
dese
M ay, the o rd e r <>f tlie day gen
aware ol when lie delive red his
old-- h a w the i |ght to v o te , am i
gregation
cases.
|
have
con
e r a lly has been: we are going
■ n i l - busing statement in th e
"a w a re n e ss” of a ll types is
siste n tly oppose,! die (using of
to obey die law, we a re going to
sum m er. I ast ( a ll’ s protests
increasing at younger a n d
out
nation’
s
schoolchildren
to
obey it fu lly , ami we are going
ami rio ts against busing in die
• r ages, il
achieve
a
ra
c
ia
l
balance,
and
I
to ohey it in g o o d s p ir it . "
N orth delighted some South
lo r a school boa id to de
am opposed to the fu sin g of
Reg 69 12 Oz Pkg
Y ardley supported his conten
e rn e rs in Congress as tliey
te n u me policy without having
ch ild re n sim p ly fo r tlie sake of
tion by c itin g what had hap-
watched th e ir N o itlie rn co l
a sound knowledge of what
b u sin g ."
lbs.
fre e kids hockey
pened in G reensboro, where a
X . 9 > 1 .3 9
I
leagues squ irm under a n ti-
those persons that are most
M inneola variety. A cross between a
Of
course,
t
h
e
Supreme
ticket
on
every
pkg
case like tlie one In C h arlo tte
busing pre ssure from th e ir
d
ire
c
tly
jffe
c
te
d
by
tlie
po
Beautifully decorated with flu ffy pastel
g ra p e fru it and a tan gerine Sweet
C o u rt hail stated in die Swann
Details on pkgs
hud (wen le lo r e a luwei fed er
constituents.
Then, in m id -
pkg
lic ie s think.
and juicy, easy to peel and section.
'costing, candy eggs and coconut 2
case that It was not appioving
al c o u rt at tlie tim e of die Su
January, the suprem e C o u rt
A vailable Delicatessen Section
layer white
Avo.ioble Produce Section
busing f o r the purpose of
prem e C o u rt ru lin g , (nicethe
agreed to con sid er, in e tfe ci,
A vailable Bakery Section
achieving
ra
cia
l
balance
in
ru lin g had teen announce,!, lie
w hether d e -fa cto segregation
schools, ami no one, except
w ro te , die G reensboro suit
Is the same as d e -ju re s e g re
[leihaps lu s m anufacturers
was qu ickly and am icably s e t-
gation. By that tim e, m em bers
ami lu s d riv e rs , hadevei pro
D , C l , w ith o u t t h e expected
of Congress b o t h fro m the
po sal (using fo r the s a k e ol
’ ’com m unity-w ide resistance
South and from the N orth had
busing. In fa ct, just a lxiute v-
and sch o o l-b o a rd re c a lc i
responded to ttie anti-busing
eryone d is lik e d o r regretted
tra n ce .”
fe rv o r, which M r. Nixon had
Hie use of busing, but In most
Less Ilian a month a lte r the
done so much to create, by
=11619
cases so fa i no one has devised
Supreme C o u rt decision, die
d ra ftin g scores of a n ti-fu s in g
Reg. 69 fo 79‘
15 oz.
a
m
ore
e
ffe
ctive
method
foi
Reg. 35
governm ent Imposed a s tric t
b ills am! an ti-bu sing amend
R
e
g
.49
each
breaking up un-C onstltutional
busing plan on die school sys
Contains everything you need
ments to t h e C o nstitutio n.
pattei ns of segregation in pul>
tem of A ustin, le xa s, ami, as
for decorating eggs in b rig h t
Having set off th is inflam ed
Tender fresh ,elly centers Fruit
p a ir
lie schools, and in some cases
tlie United States C om m ission
Eoster colors
Glen liv in g stun, 16-yeat-
reaction, tlie P resident poured
and spicy sugar shell
Sports
or dress styles in
no
one
lias
devised
any
other
on C iv il Rights In te r com
old student at G rant High
A vailable Tov ond Candy Section
luel on it by announcing that
o il cotton, 100% nylon
method. (A s it happened, th e
Available
C
andy
Section
mented, die plan was "c o u ra -
School,
announced
F
rida
y
that
he had on le red a study to de
busing ordered In C h a rlo tte to
o r o rlo n
and
n y lo n
gously accepted” by l o c a l
lie w ill run fo r tlie P ortland
te rm in e wliethei le gislatio n o r
blends Sizes 10 to ,3 .
destroy
segregation
was
less
school a u th o ritie s . However,
School Board as a w r ite - in
a C o nstitutio na l amendment
Available Apparel Section
than the fu sin g that had been
the decision was not accepted
candidate.
was needed to reverse cou rt
used
there
to
pre
serve
segre
by a federal judge fo r the d is
I ivingston eat I le r had w ith
decisions that upheld oi o r
gation.) Tw o days a fte r die
t r ic t , who rejected it, late in
drawn because the co u rts had
dered b u s ily . " M y v ie w s o n
P re sid e n t’ s statem ent. Gov
J u ly . About that tim e . Repub
tule il out another Ib -y e a r-o ld
busing are w ell know n," he
e rn o r W allace announced that
lican state chairm en fro m the
John
I im ler, on tlie grounds
said at a press conference in
lie would run fo i the P residen
South met to discuss strategy
that a cam!kfate m ust ie a
e a rly F e b ru a ry. " I fa vo r local
1 3 o i.
fo r the forthcom ing election cy, and attacked M r . Nix,ai by
reg istere d vo te r.
c o n tro l of local schools, lo p -
Save 52
A
te llin g the pre ss, "H e just
p a ir
_
Reg.
69
g
each
year, ami reported a lte iw a n l
Living
ston
said
students
pose (using fo r t ie purpose of
Reg '1 .4 9 > /
. ach
keeps saying lie’ s against bus
Choose fro m
o rlo n
to P reside nt Nixon that the In
should have one of th e n own
Choose from norm al, hard to
racial
balance
.
.
.
I
he
p
ro
li-
ing, ami o u r c h ild re n Just keep
and nylon sweater sock
crease In school desegrega
num
ber
on
tlie
school
Board.
hold
o
r
tinte
d
o
r
bleached
Look
your
best
this
Eoster
lem we have now is that some
styles o r acrylic ve
0,1 getting bused.” A week la t
tion was de stroying hlsSouth-
He expressed hope that he
Choose regular, super or gentle
hoir form ulas
co u rts have liamled down d e ci
lour styles in a ll boys'
e
r
,
tlie
Covet
nor
ordered
that
e m base, o th e i re p o rts in di
could b rin g a fx M it"d ia lo g ” be
A vailable Cosmetic Section
A va ila b le Cosmetic Section
sions which seem to d iffe r
sizes
a sch o o lg irl in Alabama who
cated that his ba so was also
tween tlie Ixianl ami students.
fro m those view s, ami so t ie
Available A p p are l Section
had t „ Dde tw enty-tw o m ile s to
being weakened by G overnor
He
would
like
to
win
Seat
I
question a rise s as to whether
school
by
lu
s
be
reassigned
to
G eoige C . W allace, of A la
on the board, now hel.l by
legislation o r a C onstitutional
a school ne are r her home.
Open 9am to 10pm daily, including Sunday
bama, who was c le a rly p re -
Jonathan Newman, who is
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