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Urban coalition opposes busing halt "O dum a” dance on M ay Day i * ; V A "(N fu ilia '' (N lg e i ian word fo r " th e greatest o r the u lti m ate da nce ") is being p re sented by the Hoard and die W omen's Au»IIla 17 of the A l bina A r t C enter to raise lurxls fo r m usic scholar ships and o th e r Summer P rog ram s at die C enter. I 1» big event is s e tfo i May Itt H lb" I own H a ll, N o rth Montana Street. I here w ill In 'lancing and continuous entertainm ent fro m 4:10 p.m . to 1:00 a an. G eneral adm is sion is $2.50 p e r i« r son, and Patron ticke ts are $10.00 |« t l » i son. Ih e ie w ill be m usic fo r every taste - fro m the Big Hand sounds of tl» C c n ie i* s own Stage Band, to sm aller combos 1 Iks " 1 ha h "io 1 B ro w n ,” ami the I-lute Q uartet from P ortla nd State. A special highlight w ill le a perform ance by "Ib a n d a w o ," a p ro g ia m of m usic ambiance com bining an A fric a n dierne w ith con tetn|«irary A m e rica n . so, sleep Sunday I Monday is f o r May Day at "o d u m a !” T ic k e ts are available at the A lbina A rtC e n te r,8 N .I..K i l l - u ig sw u rtli, 288-676»), lj * r 1 - -í IhVMJ N o io v is its t i» ( Il egon A li National G uani ba' th e Albina A ctio n C e nter located at 707 N . E . Knott S treet has l«en holding a sei res of m eetings ovei the past mondi to involve neigh borhood residents in issues com e r 11 uig th e ir com m unity. 1 m 1 hui sd • >. March »», 1972 these c itiz e n s met amt adopted the name of Con- c e u w l C itize n s F o i P o sitive A ction. I his com m ittee elected as t ’ h.i irm a n, R kdiard Norwood, V ic e - C h a ir m a n , C h a rle s Buck md S ecretary, M rs . M ild ted E v e rs . 11» Issue of th is meeting was C om m issioner N e llC u ld - schm idt’ s pioposal to the C Ity C ouncil to esta blish a Human Resource Bureau, which could encompass the P ortland M e tro p o lita n s te e lin g C om m itte e , — E d C — (In c .) as w ell as Muriel C itie s , both of which extern) se rvice s to the A lbina C om m unity. I he com m ittee alao con sidered the C o m m isslo n e r’ a m em oiandum oi M a rch If), 1972 to M a yo r T e r r y D . Schrunk and C ouncil M em hera in which he postponed pre sentation of his proposal fo r NJ days to insure e ffective Citizen p a rtic ip a tio n by a llow ing tim e fo r review , c r itic is m anil where needed, re w ritin g of the p io p o sa l. I his com m ittee reviewed ami discussed the f ir s t six pages ol the proposed p ro posal, ami w ill meet again on A p ril »>, 1972 fo r fu rth e r action. I Ic I lepai tment ol Housing and Urban Developm ent, In .1 move to im plem ent Federal le gislatio n foi In oadenlng em ploym ent opportunities fo r m in o rity gm ups in the housing in d u stry, recently awarded two separate conn acts under which surveys w ill 1« con ducted sim ultaneously 111 60 U iban le ag ue m etropolitan areas and 29 SER c itie s to locate arxl klenttly m in o rity p iotesslona ls and businesses engaged in huusing and urban developm ent. i <ne contract,' for >39 ¿»"i. . . t< ths \ „ Ilona I I than l eague I tevelop- u c n t I- uundatlon (M 1.1 If-) and the set olid, loi >151,000; is to Jobs fo r P ro g re ss, inc., ( '[« ra tio n se rvice . Em ploy m ent, and Redevelopment (51. Rl. H e surveys, scheduled to commence in m v l-M 11 c ti,w ill lis t by profession, trade, lo c a lity , a n l ca p a b ilitie s not only black housing p ro - . • ND| I craftsm en , Ixd also the sub stan tial segment of t ic nation's Spanish s|« a kiiig , A m erican Indian and o rie n ta l population in categories of service as a rch ite cts, ac countants, la w yers, engi neers, housing developers, real estate broket s, anti a p p ra is e rs , construction con tra c to rs and subcontractors, m ortgage bunkers anti brok e rs , p ro p e rty insuiance bro kers and agents, housing m anagers, housing onsul- tants, and urban planners. ll l'D S ecretary George Romney announced in J.mu.u v Casson opens office E llis II. Casson, candidate foi C ity C ouncil, P o sitio n » I, w ill open his beadquartei s, followed by a pre ss c o n le i- ence, on Saturday, A p r il 8, 1972 at noon. I he o ffice is located at 119 N .E . M ason, ju s t o lf Union Avenue. M r . Casson Is P reside nt of the P ortla nd N AAC P, m etnhei of the C ity Planning C o m m is sion arid C iv il Rights o ffic e r . F ederal llig liw a y A d m in istra tio n . M r . Casson w ill also have 111 office In southeast P ortland. I he public is invited to Sat u rd a y's open house. 11« suprem e C o u rt ruled that states cannot autom ati c a lly t a k e away t l« rig h ts of unm an led t.itlx iis . I l« . - " u il said a natural p a r e n t-m a le o r fem ale - should have a chance to prove his fitne ss. Best Bi. Que In Town O rders to O pen Fly 6 go Call 5:30pm Boy Wings A I he signers Include leaders from business, m i n o r i t y groups, local governm ent, la - b o i, re lig io u s groups and pub lic interest organizations. In making tl« statem ent publii , C o a lltio n C h a ln n a n S o l M . Ltn o w itz said it “ 'lem o n- strates the concern of thought ful [«ople fro m a ll w alks of life about tliese e ffo rts to re verse the p ro gre ss we have made and halt the p ro gre ss we have made toward quality edu cation fo r our ch ld re n .” » Inowitz said that success ful enactment of e ith e r le g is - Urban League conducts surveys for HUD Albina committee meets Cafe A group of m o te than 60 leaders representing 1 broad c ross - section of A m erican life has expressed str ong op position to e lfo r ts to outlaw II« b u s 1 rig of students e ith e r through le g isla tio n o r con sti tutional amendment. I he group, m em bers of the sle e tin g com m ittee of tl« N a tional Urban C o a litio n , Issued t l« follow ing statement: We, the under signed m em bers ol the Steer Ing Com m ittee of the N ational Urban C o a litio n , do hereby ex press our strong op|H>sition to the e ffo rts to outlaw stu dent larsirrg, w h e t h e r th ro u g h con stitution al amendment o r through le g isla tio n , as one ol the means to achieve e>|ual educational oppo rtu nity. At th is tim e in our national h is to ry , every tool to help move us toward 1 belter educated ami better integrated society m ust le preser ved. What we need is not fu rth e r p o la riz a tio n but leadership to m a k e the I rnted States tru ly united in fact as w ell as name. 2 8 2 -6 3 6 3 Except M onday Special Fries $1.40 Food A Drinks GENEVA’S < 228 N . W illia m * d ia l targets would 1« de veloped by each III D A rea ami Insu ring O ffice fo r involving m in o rity group entre pre ne urs an l pro fe ssio nals in three of III D’ s m a jo r huusing subsidy pro gra m s - t l« in te re st sub sidy homeownei ship atvl ren tal p ro g ra m s and the rent supplement p ro g ra m . A t t l« con tra ct signing - e ie in .a i« -., im uel J . S im mon:., HUI.) Assistant Se :re- ts ry fo r 1 qua I o p p o rtu n ity, pointed out that a m a jo r pro blem in tl« past has lieen to vle nttfy m in o rity group b u si nesses atvl p ro fe ssio nals |n - Vulved in con stru ction . "M a n y of these m in o rity e n tre p r e n e u r ami p ro fe ssio nals are not m em bers of local o r national pro fe ssio nal o ig .in t- zations o r trade associations •fld n e , th e re !'.re , virtually unkown o r un re co g n ize d ," 1« said. " I his i«w re g is try w ill kle n tify these m in o rity co m panies and in dividu als ami as semble in a u n ifo rm way tl« kind of in fo rm atio n con tra c tin g tgencies and groups need when they are planning huusing ami oth er urban de velopm ent p ro je c ts ." I he (e g is try w ill le made a v a il able to F e d e ia l agencies and t l« p riv a te con stru ction in dustry to provide em ploy m ent op po rtu nitie s fo r m in o r ity groups to com ply w ith F e ile i.il equal opportunity le gislatio n amt regulations. P rin c ip a ls involved in the survey oi Spanish speaking c itiz e n s are M le an t ro i . Jua rez, lip e i.it ion SER P ro je c t D ire c to r ami Joseph o ’ Cam po, Washington Area D ir e c to r fo r 1'[« ra tio n SER. George J. Roybal is III 11 Co o rd in a to r foi the rush s|«.iktng . I he c ity in Oregon that w ill 1« undei the survey is P o rtla n d . People's law yer speaks M r s . Fay Slender, D ire c to t of " P i * o n I aw P r o je c t" , w ill speak at t l« F ir s t I n it.n ia n C h u rcli, K ill S\\ 12th Street in P o rtla n d , A p ril IS, at 7:15. M is . Stendei w ill s i« a k on the need lo r P riso n R eform , and t l» Causes and Preven tion of C rim e . C a lle d, "1 1 « People’ s T h ird W orld la w y e r , " M rs . Stendei has serv ed as delense law yer foi lluey Newton, E ld rid g e C le a ve r ami George Jackson. I he ta lk is spun so i ed by tl« Women’ s In tern ation al I eague fo i Peace ami Freedom ami the A m erican F rie n d s S er vice C o m m itte e. I here Is no charge. rh e Am erican Cancer Society wants every wom an in Am erica to have a Pap test W hy? It can save lives from u te rine cancer I a t io n o r a constitutional unendment to end busing could lead to fu r tle r d e te r io r a tlo n o f ui ban schools and "in te n s ify t ic stra in s which are tea 1 ing us a p a rt." "W e must have m echanisms in all areas of a c tiv ity which w ill help bring us together, "h e s.ml, "a n d fu sin g is one such mechanism. Throughout the country, people of go a l w ill are w orking togethei to make b u s in g succeed in a positive and con stru ctive m anner. We should he supporting them , not pursuing p o licie s which un- le rtn in e th e ir e lfo r ts .’ ’ P o ít/a ;y f/(,bse fvei no KBirrwHtt... una m i t e r fie ld . But he added, "N o w I don’ t see how it ’ s going to w ork p ra c tic a lly u n til states s ta rt shifting the burden in p a rt to statewide corporate and in dividual income tax bases.” He said the Federal G overn ment should also pay f o r “ a m inim um of 20 per cent of the total cost of public p r i instructed in c o rre c t methods for fillin g out the ta x -re lie f application fo rm . L a te i the teachers w ill 1« available at th e ir schools fo r counseling e lig ib le ta x - r e lie f applicants before the A p ril 15 filin g dead line. State o ffic ia ls e stim a te that some 7u,000 to 80,000 hom e- owners w ith in the P ortland School D is tr ic t are e lig ib le fo r tax r e l« f . To date, however, less than ten per cent of those e lig ib le have applied fo r such re lie f. Under p ro visio ns of the 1971 P ro p e rty Tax R e lie f A ct, tax re lie f is based on a percentage com parison 1«tween house hold income and actual prop R esid ential-C om m ercial HOW? . . . WHY? . . . H it business h a t grow n, a t we have, with the finest t to ff o f CARPENTERS, DESIGNERS a n d ESTIMATORS in the trade Kitchens Addttiens I he idea liehiiKi the com ic book, according to Blackman • i lio n s , i i . ry,|nd ian a. Is to lu lf ill the goal of prom ot ing a "p o s itiv e -e ll-u n a g e and a ttitu d in .il evelopm ent among young black Am ericans toward th e ir so cio -e c o n o m ic suc c e s s ." Blackm an c o in ic s w ill 1« t l« fir s t phase in a com plete program to create an international sym bol ol a black accom plishm ent u tiliz in g all youth dire cte d m edia. I he B la c k m a n Com ic sei ies, which w il l be produced by I otn F loyd, the cartoonist responsible fo r the cartoon publication "In te g ra tio n is a B itc h " , evolved tro m the psy chological need fo r the " h e r o itia g e ” which blacks have been .tenied. "B la c k m a n t ills the gap ami the needs, ( « d i ctated to the ab olition ot drug abuse, adverse ghetto con d itio n s amt ra cism , Blackm an w ill capture the im aginations ot m illio n s of young pe op le." Blackm an w ill do battle with the ev il genius Rodent, a ’ ’ huge r a t- lik e c ra tu re that stalks tlie streets of the pe op le"! N a rc o tic , a "d e a d ly fiend who preys on the youth of the w o rld; ami B ro th e rs Gone Mad — a ll sow m enem ies of the s u |« r-h e ro . Blackm an w ill possess a n ti- g ra vity boots, which w ill allow him to lif t h im se lf up by his bo o t-stra p s, amt a tune ma chine that w ill allow his pre sence in h is to ric a l situations. I lls u n ifo rm of red, black amt green is meant to p o rtra y the c o lo rs of the lib e ra tio n flag. I he com ic book w ill prov ide black youth with reading m a te ria l that w ill r e lle c tc u r- rent problem s that are readily ule n tifia b le , provide a hero im age, ami provide a medium to teach black history in a unique ami en tertain ing m an ne r. • Spec. Cahute» Werk T h is week the P ortla nd O bserver salutes M a ry Ruth H ooker. M ary came to P ortla nd , Oregon J u ly 2, 1970 a fte r having been nsed on Chicago’ s South Side. T here she at tended Banneker and P a rk e r Grade Schools. Then she went to Simeon Vocational High School where she m aintained a 4.0 grade pc int average. she was top freshm an at Simeon, and, that same year, sne w asLady ofSim eon (Hom ecom ing F ootb all C o u rt). P re se n tly M a r y is a ju n io r at Thomas J e ffe rso n H ig h School where she is P reside nt of the R ed C ross C lub, Vice P re sid e n t f : ! « N e w C irl's C lu t^ H e a d of The Neighborhood G ir l Scouts, and Vice P reside nt of Sales m ju n io r Achieve m ent. M a ry , bornN ovem ber 2, 1955, resides at: 5547 N E M a l- | |!o r y , P o rtla n d , Oregon 97211. e rty taxes paid. In many cases, ta x -re lie f offsets w ill equal o r exceed possible p r o p e r t y - t a x in creases fro m v o te r approval of the proposed increased tax base w ith in t h e P ortla nd School D is tr ic t. P a rtic ip a tin g teacher o r ganizations are the P ortland Federation of T eachers, P o rt land A ssociation of Teachers, P o rtla n d Grade Teachers A s sociation and th e Portland High School Teachers Asso c ia tio n . I HE 1 (fxSi.RVER SALU TES V( 4 M.AR) RUTH HOOKER 1 1 Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Beil DOORS OPEN 9 AM . . .come early for best selection! BUDGET SHOPPERS! got really great senfite and top value for your $ $ ! Announcing A shipment fro m a fa m o u s m a n u fa c tu re r in cludin g m an y Separates and Sports Wear lo vely Spring and Summer wear in Polyester wash 'n wear Sizes 8 to 20 BIG STORAGE HOUSE Here s a sturdy a ll metal house you con erect easily fo r BIG storage fo r a ll yoor ou td o o r things W ide opening sliding doors, pre-finished m aroon and creme sid ing, over 7’2 " high 9’ 7 " wide and 10 2” deep A perm anent b u ild in g a t trem en dous savings' « R e g u la r IZ> Th* B it Ce. «Isa sals F U R R m iti, APPUABCIS, (ROCEBttS, VABIKTV A M ■UtlBM C M A TIR IA LS. . . and avarrtMng at spacial parchase sevíaps. Tennis CO o c ■O BEE stand. Ur B a rg a in s ! 4635 NE 9th f HfW ITfNS »PflVIUC 0»U V B t l CO. « '"fh 4 95 2 Remember— ify b i end fohridl Table n O/7S7 /.T / /)' Youth of the Week m a ry e d uca tion ." " I am in fa vo r of breaking d is tr ic t lin e s ," the M a y o rd e - c la re d . " I think a ll m ayors who feel that th e ir people are trapped by suburban p o litic a l pre ssure s ami generally hos tile state le g isla tu re s feel this way. We also know that it's going to be ve ry d iffic u lt, if not im possible, to w ork it if you don’ t tackle the p r cess of funding.” A s the black and P uerto Rican population in the New Y ork C ity schools has grown d u rin g recent years, tie degree of segregation has in creased to a " s e v e r e " level, according to the Flelschm ann C om m issio n, the state panel that has been studying public schools. The com m ission found that 88.7 p e r cent of the c ity 's schools were ra c ia lly im balanced. About 11,000 ch ild re n , re presenting 1 percent of the public school population, are en ro lle d in a volun ta ry pro gram of busing fo r in te gra tion. Highland Community Center > Cali Now 217-417» Salutes price to COMPART 715 N. Abart« Perttaed, Ori »7717 • leths "Blackman” fights racism, crime In a short tu n e , black young ste rs across the country w ill 1« able to lay down super man and Green I .intern ami pick up t l« e xcitin g , a c ti <n- packed adventures of Steve Thomas, s ta r athlete to r a sm all m id -so u th e rn college, who— a lte r su rvivin g an ex plosion in t l« la bo ratory ot a renowned black s c ie n tis t- - is transfo rm e d into the ‘ ‘ B la ck man . . . . soul wonder of the w o rld . . . . the super black champion sworn to r id the lu iive rse ol [« v e rtv , c rim e ami racial b ig o tr y ." NEIL KELLY • Offices • S ter es rülLLLJAJl Teachers to help tax relief applicants Dozens oi teacher volun- te e is from the P ortland Pub lic Schools th is week learn to help [«ople f i l l out ih e ir appli cations lo r propel ty ta x re b e l, thanks to the Schools fo r th e C ity C om m ittee. 1 he com m ittee, oig a m /e d to campaign fo r the school tax- b a se Incre IM pi " ¡" .s a l, on M arch 29 sponsors a te a ch e r- tia in tn g session at 4 p jn . in tl« school d is tr ic t's a d m in i stra tio n building at 631 N.E. Clackam as St. Conducting t l« tra in in g ses sion w ill 1« M r s . P h y llis W iener, m em ber of the P o rt land Board of Education, amt George M ille r of the Oregon Departm ent of Revenue. Ie a c l« i volunteers w ill 1« Our tM CA M SA V E YOU MOM Y OH AEM 0DÍUUC. C a llin g busing "a n over blown, em otional code word that cam ouflages t ic real is su e s ," I. inowitz said that "(h e qu ality of education fo r all c h ild re n should be t ic subject of deepest concern to all of u s ." "W e are com m itted toan in tegrated s o c ie ty ," he said, " B u t we are steadily becom ing m ore d ivvied , m ore sep arate, anil m ore unequal. An a r b itr a r y and expedient end to fu sin g would only worsen a situation that is already c r i- Lindsay backs school consolidation M ayo r Lindsay of New York said 1« favors the consolida tion of c ity and suburban school d is tr ic ts fo r the pur pose of in te g ra tio n . But he added that such a move would te " d if fic u lt , if not im p o ssib le " without sh iftin g tl« lu c le n of school financing from the local p ro p e rty tax to the state and Federal governm ents. M r . Lindsay declared his sip p o rt of the recent Federal court decision ord e rin g the consol station of the p r im a r ily black Richmond, V a , schools with the predom inantly white schools in the suburban counties of H enrico and Ches Ih a r id a y A p r ii ò> 1^72 Page 3 St. 3 O X ONE GENERAL L O C A T IO N Albina ft Htllingsworth CLOSE 0 SU N D A V 9 fo 5 « A M O U S I ABH S e
