Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 06, 1972, Image 1

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T h u rs d a y A p r il 6 ,1 9 7 2 10< p e r copy
ABOUT
PEOPLE
Neil Goldschmidt proposes Bureau of Human Resources for Portland
PAR I I
Citizen
advisory
committee
formed
f
White Priest pickets prayer breakfast
M ure than SO Lake Oswego citizens, wearing black armbands, picketed the M ayor's
Prayer Breakfast to protest its being lield at cite E lks Lodge. P rotesters informed
tbeit friends ami neighlxns of the LIks racist policies. I be protest was ed by Lather
p i i,pit, p letei of (.'in let I p i«
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(Please see pictures on page 7.)
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G erry Caldwell
makes office change
PSU Prexy sends Black Aide
on special assignment tour
C larence A. P o rte r, execu­
t i v e assistant to President
Gregory Wolfe foi the past two
yeais. Is spending s p i l n g
quarter on tpecla! assignment
to implement the I nive ra lty’ s
A ffirm a tive Action Program .
In announcing the assign-
ment, President Wolfe said
P o rte r's
p rim a ry mission
during tlie quartet w ill lie to
study the affirm ative action
policies of othet uruveisilies
and governmental agencies
and to:
1. Identify vacancies on th e
Portland State staff and devel­
op appropi late rosters of qua­
lifie d m inority and lernale ap­
plicants.
2. Identify untap|ieil sources
of personnel.
3. Identify new methods of
recruiting.
4. Study graduate student
rec tu i ling.
5. Explore funding to assist
in developing opputtunnies lo r
faculty ami students as well as
foi Internships in adm inistra­
tion for women ami m inorities.
(>. Study tire fe a sib ility of es­
tablishing exchange programs
with one or more predomi­
nantly Black institutions.
P o rte r hopes to start his
n e w , special assignment this
week In N ashville, le n n ^w ith
stops at Plsk, I ennessee Slate
ami Vanderbilt, to attend a
conference of Black social
w orkers. Next on the schedule
land and that apparently she
must have communicated 1er
wish to Goldschmidt. The
irony of the whole situation
Recently
Commissioner
is that Goldschmidt surmised
Neil Goldschmidt submitted
that he was submitting this
a proposal fo r a new Bureau
proposal to the present mayor
of Human Resources toM ayor
and
C o u n c il
members
Schrunk and the Portland C ity
BEFORE
tlie
forthcoming
Council. The proposal stated
election. On the face of things
that over $12 m illio n is cu r­
this appears very adm irably—
rently being spent each year
fo r a p o litician. Goldschmidt
in the C ity of Portland fo r
stated that he was ju lm iittin g
social programming aimed at
this proposal now so that la te r
solving the problems of low-
( if elected mayor) he would
income persons. This pro­
not be accused of playing
posal would create a City
p o litics. A close examination
of Portland Bureau of Human
shows that that isexactly what
Resources that would enable
he is doing because if it is
the city to integrate, plan
passed now it w ill be imple­
and coordinate these pro­
mented during the incoming
grams to gain a maximum
M ayor's
term of o f f i c e
effect.
Hence, he receives credit fo r
According to the plan the
it both ways.
Bureau should start out with
According to the proposal
Model C itie s as its m ajor
a Human Resources Bureau
arm .
Another initial step
has many advantages:
the
is to invoke Section 210 of
development of a compre­
the
Economic Hpportunity
hensive city-w ide capability
A ct (the
(Edith)
"Green
fo r centralized planning; cen­
Amendment’ ’) and draw the
tralized planning w ill allow
Portland Metropolitan Steer­
fle x ib ility in using resources;
ing Committee (P.MSC) into
at the same time that planning
this structure under city gov­
is centralized, delivery of
ernment. The bureau should
services
can he de-cen-
eventually include all of tlie
tralized and citizen p a rtic i­
city employment programs,
pation can continue to occur
including Summer ‘ 72, E m er­
at the most basic neighbor­
gency E m p lo y m e n t Act,
hood level; and it w ill cut out
CAMPS and the Neighborhood
duplication of programs.
Youth Corps o u t-o f-s c h o o l
An analysis of the proposal
program . Consideration must
reveals a number of contra­
also be given to the relation­
dictions and many of its short­
ships between the proposed
comings. F irs t, if there are
Bureau of Human Resources
duplications of programs, ob­
and theCiry-Council'sCouncd
viously some people w ill lose
on Aging, tie Metropolitan
th e ir jobs. The plan stated,
Human Relations Commission
however, that persons now
and the Metropolitan Youth
holding these duplicating posi­
Commission. This proposal
tions either m Model C ities
stated that it does not recom­
o r P.MSC need not be laid
mend any immediate changes
off.
Instead, th e ir valuable
in the independent Citizen
skills and energies can be
Commissions
now running
spent in the delivery of ser­
these three operations.
vices. Obviously, many people
A few people knew several
W ILL lose th e ir jobs because
months ago that the mecha­
simple mathematics shows
nism fo r this consolidation
that if two people are doing
was underway. A number of
the same job and those two
other people knew that Con­
jobs are combined, only ONE
gresswoman Edith Green sup­
person w ill be needed. To
ported the concept of a Human
(P la n e turn to p. 3 col. 5)
Resources Bureau fo r P o rt-
By Lenwood G. Havis
1 tie C ity of Portland, i epi e-
sented
by Commissioners
F i ancis Ivancie and Nell Gold­
schmidt,
ami
Multnomah
County represented by fieri
Padrow and Lar ry Aylsworth
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Red a Citizen ’
Advisory Committee to con­
duct a comprehensive review
of the C ity and County C ivil
Service and Per sonnet Sys­
tems.
H r. Lee P, firown, D ire cto r
of Law Enforcement, Portland
State I Diversity was appointed
Chairman of [tie City-County
Comp ehensive
Personnel
Rev ;w Committee.
Other
members of the Committee
are Gladys E verett, attorney
and form er member of the
C iv il Service Commission;
GERRY C A L D W E L L
Ken I ewis, Vice-President of
Lasco Shipping, Inc.; Thomas
Mackenzie, President ofM ac-
kenzie Engineering, Inc.; and
RJM. Sweeney, P ort Agent of
the Marine Firem en’ s I mon.
I he Committee tse xp licttly
charged with the authority to
(je rry Caldwell, general
ing. member of the United
examine tire e n tile range ot
loan officer at F irs t National
Good Neighbor loaned execu­
C ity and County functions, o r­
Bank oi Oregon's Sixth and
tive association, and on the
ganizations and obligations as
M orrison branch, has ti ans-
Board
of H ire cto rs of St.
It relates to personnel in ac­
ferred to the bank's 122nd
M artin Hay N ursery.
cordance with existing C ity
and Halsey branch in a s im i­
and County charters, per­
lar capacity, according toLeo
Sutherland, a graduate of
sonnel
laws,
ordinances,
Painter, manager.
He re­
Stanford U niversity, came to
rules, regulations and labor
places H a rre ll Sutherland who
F irs t National in 1968 after
agreements. The Committee
l nsferred to the receivable
being employed by the Wells
Is vested with the power to
financing department at ad­
Faigo 3 Jik in Sa: Francisco
propose specific changes in
m inistration headquarters.
and the United C alifornia Bank
tlie present system of per­
Caldwell joined F irs t Na-
in Los Angeles. He worked
sonnel administration in rh
. ' J' 1% i r. a manage­
p rim a rily In the lean field,
C ity and County in order to
ment training capacity. He
and after completion of the
enhance the efficiency, the
worked at several Portland
bank’ s management training
effectiveness and responsive­
area branches p rio r to the
program, transferred to the
ness of local government as
assignment to the Sixth and
Burlingame branch where he
it is now constituted. Speci­
M orrison branch as general
was
promoted to general loan
fic a lly , this means a careful
loan officer in September,
o ffice r in June, 1970. He
and complete examination of
1971.
moved to the 122nd and Halsey
career ladders and lattices
He is a member of the
branch as general loan officer
and
analysis
of relevant
American Institute of Bank-
in June, 1971.
evaluation of C iv il service
employment requirements and
recruitment procedures and
a study of methods of imple­
ment improvements. Special
attention in the study w ill he
give
to City-County con­
solidation and problems of
Nineteen lexleral employ­
Award presentations w ill be
the L nited G o o d Neighbor
recruiting, hiring and pro­
ees in the Portland a rea w ill he
made by M r.J ames Young, re­
moting the disadvantaged. In
d rive . Sergeant Broussard is
honored at an annual awards
gional d ire cto r ot the Office of
sum, the function of the C ity-
expanding his two years of col­
luncheon to he held on Thurs­
Economic t»pportunity in Se­
County Comprehensive Per­
lege by taking night courses at
day, A p ril 13, at the R iver
attle. Young was recently ap­
sonnel Review Committee is
Portland Community College
• queen Restaurant.
pointed by President Nixon as
m sociology and speech.
to make a thorough and de­
T he awards program,which
chairman of the Northwest
tailed examination of current
is sponsored by the Portland
Federal Regional Council.
personnel arrangements with
P h ilip Sanchez, Bureau of
Federal Executive Board and
pitneiples of modern human
Indian A ffairs( Administrative
its memher agencies, pays
resources management and
Services Division): M r. San­
tribute to Federal employees
m e rit systems procedures.
chez, a Navajo Indian, joined
who
have
performed
th
e
ird
u
t-
M r. KennethCalvln has been
the Bureau ol Indian A ffa irs
les in an exemplary man­
appointed to head the live -
in 1970, at»l has already com­
ner
and
who
have
made
a
posi­
memhei staff and organize
piled an outstanding record as
tive contribution to th e irco m -
tlie study a ctivities.
a secretary and la te ra Reser­
m unities.
t he committee w ill behold­
vation Programs Aid. on his
(>f
tlie
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award
nominations
ing its fir s t public hearing in
submitted by II different Fed­
the Multnomah County C ourt­
eral employees who have per­
house Council Cham fers on
formed th e ir duties in an ex­
March 27, 1972 at 7:30 p.m.
emplary
manner and who have
A ll interested public em­
made a positive contribution to
ployees, concerned citizens
eral agencies, a top award for
o r anyone interested in im­
outstanding service w ill le
proving the C iv il Service and
made in each of three Federal
Personnel Systems are in­
service categories. T h e se
SCT. RRUl SSARH
vited to attend.
categories are in tlie admini­
Gunnery Sergeant Hebert
strative services, managerial
(Bruce) Broussard, I .S .M ar­
and technical, and profession­
ine C o r p s (A dm inistrative
al and scientific classifica­
service H ivision): An eleven-
tions.
year Marine Corps veteran.
Sergeant Broussard is pre­
PHILIP SANCHEZ
sently assigned to the I ,s. Ma­
nne Corps Recruiting Station
own initiative, he has devel­
ui Portland. He is wholly re­
oped a variety of information
sponsible fo r the development
documents on Indian qaopula-
of a I sAIC m inority recruiting
tion, labor and employment
program in th e Model C ities
statistics, and has completely
area of Portland. As evidence
reorganized the file s of two
ol his w ile interest in the
Pl A planning sections. Though
Model C ities th u d action
fo r the City of Portland's
problems oi m inority groups
only a high school graduate, he
year program was appioved Comprehensive C ity Demon-
anil the disadvantaged, Ser­
has documented and cro ss-re ­
March 29(h m a special meet­
stration Program is based on
geant Broussard has l>een ex­
ferenced the highly complex
ing ol tlie Model C itie s C i­
continuing planning indevalu­
trem ely ictive in tlie .Model
statistical file s relating the
tizens Planning Hoard, Fred
ation efforts throughout the
C ities M u lti-se rvice Center
BI A Planning Programming
Flow ers, J r , chairman of the past two and one-half years.
ami as a counselor fo r y o u th
am! Evaluation System to the
Boa nl called the meeting at the
1 hese efforts include: Policy
programs relating tothe.Mod-
budget system, ami has taken
Model C ities Agency, where leadership by th e Citizens
el C ities program . Heserves
over much of tlie technical
Planning B o a r d ; Proposals
submission oi th e proposal
on th e Board of H ire cto rs of
workload to rm a lly handled by
w ill now go to the CltyCoun-
ind planning from the vai ious
tlie Portland Opportunities In­
his sujvervisor.
c ll fo r th e i i ipproval and Citizens AA oi king Committees
d u stria l! ation Center anil the
M r. Sanchez is president of
submission to the department
and Neighborhood organ r a ­
1'iegoii I i ailC hapter, Ameri­
the Portland American Indian
ol Housing and I ibanHevelop-
tions; Technical assistance
can Re I Cross.
Center, an organization de­
ment. Final approval ot the
tio m the olfice of Commis­
His other community activi­
voted to Improving th e lot of
proposal w ill come from HUH.
s io n e r-in -c h a rg e , the City
ties include youth counseling
the urban Indian. He assists in
I his means that tlie program
Demonstration Agency, pro­
with th e M in iste ria l Alliance,
preparation of m in o rity pro­
w ill he funded fo r tlie f i s c a I
ject operating agencies and/oi
public relations fo r the Boy
grams f o r a local TV station
year beginning July I, 1972
consultants; Advice and con­
Scouts of Am erica ami the Re1
and is an active mem her of the
through June 30, 1973.
sent of tlie Portland CityCoun-
Shield Youth C e n t e r , ami
Portland Junior Chamber of
The I bird Action YearPlan (Please turn to page 8 col. 6) working as a team captain for
Commerce. He frequently ad­
Federal employees honored
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X,
ARLNCH PORT
is the A t l a n t a U niversity
complex ol live colleges ami
universities and also the Insti
tute of tlie Third Woi Id.
P o rte r then intends to check
.11 several institutions In North
C arolina le lo re moving into
Benj. Franklin^
Garden Seeds
Plant flower oi vegetable seeds
this spring to enioy next summer
Get a packet tree while they last
at any ol our offices And start
saving, too, tor a bright future with
the Beni Franklin
I k i i j . ^ ) Franklin
Robert H H«/«n Pro» • IS Ollie»» • Phon« 224 3333
Hom« Offlc« Franklin Bldg , Portland. Oregon 97204
th e Washington - Baltim ore
area. In addition to visiting
sever al schools, tie hopes to
meet with m em ters ot the
Oregon congressional delega­
tion as well as o fficia ls of
Health, Education andWelfare
to deteim ine the potential for
federal lumling of internship
pr ograms foi women amt m i­
no ritie s.
He also w ill have Interviews
at institutions In the Philadel­
phia and Chicago areas befoie
returning to Portland about the
end of A p ril.
“ I won’ t Iw signing anyone
to contracts, but I ho|x? to put
specific persons in contact
with deans and/or department
heads who are looking foi peo­
ple to f ill specific jo b s ," P or­
te r said, " t here are certain
Internal vacancies which have
to le fille d , but we w ill not le
going beyond die exigency in
which ^ve ate in at the mo­
ment.’ *
P o rte r said he hopes to ex­
plore tie possibility of a facul­
ty exchange program letween
Black Institutions ami P o rt­
land State as well as to com­
pile a roster of eligible m inor­
ity ami women who would le in­
terested in teaching a l t e :
completing g i s itu a te pro­
gram s. A t the same time, he
said, he w ill tv recruiting for
graduate students to enroll in
Portland State programs.
M ark Howard, special as­
sistant to the president, w ill
also serve as the president's
executive assistant during
P o rte r's special assignment.
CPB proposal
meets approval
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dresses local high schools on
th e subject of Indian A ffairs,
and is jo in t chairman of the
BLA Blood Honor program .
In pursuing his education,
M r. Sanchez is completing a
t w o - y e a r correspondence
course in Hotel Management,
and is pursuing studies in In­
dian culture and philosophy.
AAalter F . M o rris , Jrx, u .s.
Postal Service (Managerial
and Technical Division): Now
in his twelfth year with the
Postal Service, M r. M o rris
has advanced from temporary
m ail handler to his present
(Please turn to page S col. -))
Husband
k ille d ;
w ife
arrested
Roosevelt L e w is , 53, a
Northeast Portland service
station owner, was s h o t to
death at his home Sunday, ac­
cording to a Portland Police
report.
Accused of m urder and hel l
without b a il in P ortlandC ity
Ja il was his wife,JohnmeMae
Lewis, 51. The Lewis fam ily
lived at 4539 N.E. M allory
Avenue.
M rs . Johnnie Mae Lewis
called the Police shortly after
the shooting occurred. Police
reported that th e v ic tim ’ s
mother, M rs . Mabel Mont­
gomery, was also in the house.
O fficers recovered a .38ca li­
ber revolver with four fired
casings in the house.
Lew is owned a service sta­
tion at 3434 SJE, Division St.
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