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Portland/Observer
ThurtKay, A p ril 13, 1972
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brought to the attention ot the E ditor.
Keep the faith, Baby” Y O U lo s e
Adam < layton Powell is dead. His achievements in Congress
weie gieat, ami he should le remembeied lo r them. As c h a lt-
man of tlx, poweilul House Education ami I abor Committee he
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pushed
m ajor b ills tin ough Congress, including much ol the
IN WASHINGTON
legislation on education, tlx, war on poverty, vocational rehabil
itation, the school lunchprograniandothei ptecesof social leg
islation passed during the Kennedy ami Johnson administrations.
Washington - John Calvin
more Important to he hunu'n
E very education b ill carried the Puwell Am endm ent-forbidding
than
It Is to he Im portant."
Coolidge,
governoi
ol
Massa
the use of lederai funds in segregated fa cilitie s.
Thus the new maxims are
chusetts aixl th irtie th Pree-
PresXlent Johnson wrote, “ Only with progressive leadership
that Important |>eople worthy
hlent of tie United States, was
could so much have been accomplished by one committee in so
one of a rare breed of A m e ri
of th e Presklency mustn't
short a tim e .“
can politicians not known fo r
make mistakes atxl If they do,
Bui Powell's activities were not appreciated byC o n g re s s,
talkativeness.
mustn't above all admit them.
where he rose to the chairmanship of a m a jo r committee at the
Rumor has it that he was ap
And that on Issues It is better
peak of the c iv il rights revolution. Because he was elected again
proached at a White House
to project what you think th e
ami again by the people of Harlem. Powell's seniority placed hun
party
by
a
w
ilting
socialite
who
people
want la th e r than what
in contention to r the position of Speaker ol the House, the posi
bubbled enthuslastlcally,“ M r.
you believe the nation needs.
tion that was next in the line ot succession to the White House,
President, I've Just wagered I
The latter maxim Is not al
a dangerous position fo r a black man.
can make you say three words
together laid: Responsiveness
Congress’ unseating Powell amt stripping him of h is c h a ir
tonight.“ President Coolklge's
to th e |W«ple Is at least one-
manship under the pretense that he was breaking some kind of
response was simple ami d i
h a lf of what traditionally we
ethical cole ot m orality was ridiculous when o fficial Washing
rect: “ You lose."
have exjwcted of o u r elected
ton was racked with all types of political scandals including the
But those days a re gone arxl,
o fficia ls - the other half being
unsolve.1 assassination of a President, all kinds ot lies about
leadei ship.
no m atter the negative aspects
\ letnam. Congressmen ami their wives on w orld-wkle junkets
of die Cooixlge aitm In 1st ra
Anil so, in this ei a when po-
at the taxpayers' expense, misuse of campaign donations, and
tion, Americans are Justified
llt X: Uns are competing on the
Congressmen refusing to release b ills fo r a vote. Powell was
in longing (or loaders who
basis of who Is most respon
unseated by his tellow Congressmen because lie oj<enlylived in
possess his verbal restraint.
sive, It Isdoubly Ironic that the
accordance with the patterns set by his white counterparts. This
consensus of voters. accent
Among the brayings of a score
flaunting of the excesses in which many Congressmen are In
of national contenders of both
ing to every reliable p o ll,
voked by a black man was more than they could endure. So
should 1» that th e A met lean
parties in the 1972 23—prim ary
blatant was their action that it was finally reversed by the I ' S
government is at an a ll-tim e
circus, not one sentence t h is
Supreme Court.
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w rite r has read io date stands
low In reacting to the wishes of
Of the 364 members of the House of Representatives who voted
0 » people, i be neeuM ie that
out as mémorable o r h isto ri
ey w o ild he .”
bun h
cally significant.
we gel neither responsiveness
elected h
hypociites in tlie history of h the
nor leadership fto in the rtu -
The overall result so fa r Is
Measured against the records of the rest of Congress. Powell
lather a picture ot candidates
Joi ity of our elected o fficia ls.
did a commendable job. Measured against the needs of his dis
uncertain both about them
“ Whet you are,“ Emerson
tr ic t and of b|ack Americans across the d is tric t, he did less than
observed, "th u txle ts so that I
selves and the electorate they
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7 “ " #xpecw d' Hut
'•<•*•-" - host of le gislatio n
cannot hear what you say to the
are fra n tica lly scrambling to
that w ill help his people foi years to come.
please. As they struggle to
c o n tra ry ." And the verbal din
stake out Xlentltles, their po
of the cut tent political temp
est. loud though It is, does not
sitions have become almost as
elusive ss the issues them
cover the sad tixith. I he fact
selves, rolling and bumjilng
Is that no one, from die present
from day to day and s t a t e to
administration down to the
state like so many marbles on
lowliest contender, has dem
wate rled.
onstrated the qualities of re
Perhaps there u re ju s tto o
sponsiveness ami leadership
many candidates. Perhaps tie
which c o u ld s tir the best that
television age of instant wis
lies within the Anierlcanpeo-
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dom in which we live simply
ple arxl claim then enthusias
has teduced American politics
tic support.
By Lenwood G. Davis
to meaningless slogan-sllng-
As President Cooixlge told
I would like to preface this
uig am) calculated evasive
the w ltheiuig dowagei, ' ’ You
a rticle by stating that I w ill
name anyone to a position
ness.
lose.” 1 lx, prospects foi the
discuss all concerned parties'
that does not exist. Theusu.il
But these answers are as
American people in 1972 don’ t
points of view in subsequent
procedure is to have the job
shallow as the cani|>algn show
look much brlghtei at this
a rticle s. Dne of the main pur
FIRST and get tire man SEC
itse lf. What is increasingly
point. Pei haps what Is needed
poses of "AS 1 SEE IT ” is to
OND. To do otherwise leaves
obvious is that there are too
on this year’ s ballot Is an ex
tnfoim the public of certain Is
one open to allegations.
few contenders who believe,
tra box marked “ none of the
sues that affect them. I have
Charles Jordan is probably
ab ove ."
as Jefferson w m ie, that “ it is
tried to present the pros and
the best person to f ill that po
cons of all sides and let the
sition and may Ire the logical
reader draw his ow n conclu
choice fo r it. No one is ques
sions. And 1 w ill continue to
tioning his a b ilitie s. W h a t
w rite in that same vein. T h e
most people are questioning is
public has a right to be in
the method in which the whole
formed of what is occurring in
proposal wasdrawnup. As ev
and out ot the community and
eryone well knows, there have
how it is or can have a major
teen numerous charges anil
impact on th e ir lives.
countercharges, allegations,
One of the m ajor political
and counter-allegations, a l
issues in the forthcoming ma
Lenwood G.Davis
leged d e a ls and promises.
yoralty and city council races
I here have teen unfounded iu -
w ill be the proposal fo r a new employment and satisfactory
mors of individuals “ selling
Bureau of Human Resources. performance fo r promotion.
o u t," and I w ill discuss that
Already politicians are lining Needless to say, the m e rit
sensitive and delicate issue in
up a llies. It Is inescapable that system has seldom worked to
a forthcoming a rticle .
the candidates running f o r perfection and the disadvan
The general public is not
public office inPortlandM l ST taged have usually been the
aware that this bureaucould le
take a stand on this vital issue. victim s of abuses in the sys
created Immediately by the
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In fact the public must demand tem. Furtherm ore, what about
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the persons that cannot pass
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Acc< rding to the proposal the C iv il Service Examina
Stores In Town
The original propose«I tim e
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the Human Resources Bureau tion? The proposal makes no
table was as shown lelow .
Since 1908
can be an important step in provisions fo r those employ
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It should le pointe«I out that
moving disadvantaged people ees!
in to , the city government.
The proposal stated that the Commissioner Goldschmxit
Model C itie s' CDA le tte r #11 new bureau can be creato I by
did ask the C ity Council toex-
has established this policy ordinance immediately, with a
tend the timetable fo r an addi
tional 60 days, which was
with regard to theModel C ities position created fo r a d ire c
employees. T h e proposal to r. Commissioner G o ld
granted. However, it was only
stated that dPMSCemployees schmidt proposed thatCharles
after le was requested by the
can benefit by becoming part of Jordan Ire designated is A ting
Portland Metropolitan Steer
c iv il se rvice, this wouId be one D ire cto r at the outset. I have
ing Committee (PMSC,, rep
way to begin that process. 1 lie examined OKO guidelines in
resentatives from the B la c k
proposal does not spell out how vain and nowhere have I been
Community, and tie outcry
PMSC employees can benelit able to find that OEO requires
f r o m tie general public that
by becoming pan of c iv il ser the names of staff metri hers Ire
Goldschmxit consente*! to ask
vice. It should he pointed out stateri. As I see it, it was ab
fo r a 60 day extension.
that c iv il service lnth e l'n ite d solutely unnecessary, inap
P art III of “ A Bureau ol Hu
States is a MERIT system propriate, tap ro p W , arxl ,
man Resources fo r P ort
based on an examination for m a j o r political blunder to
land?” w ill appear next week.
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W A S H IN G T O N
BRIEFS
No not one
Soon we w ill once again see the candidates fo r public office
coming to Albina to ask fo r our vote. They talk about citizen
participation and the “ grass roots.’ ’ Butwhereare the roots -
not in Albina. A look at th e ir staffs, their advisors, their cam
paign committees does not show many black faces.
Occasionally we areasked to support an o ffic ia ls idea, to tes
tify at his hearing, to endoi se his b ill, to s it in the audience to
show there is public interest. And this seems to be the meaning
of citizen participation to public officials. We are not asked to
participate m the planning, in the decision making - even when
the decisions affect our very lives. N o o fficia ls come to Albina
to ask us how they could best represent us.
Not one candidate is known fo r his commitment to or involve
ment in the black community. Not one candidate is a fa m ilia r
face on the streets or in the meeting haHs of Albina. Of those
elected four years o r two years ago, who have you seen in vour
neighborhood?
No public official has hired blacks. A few have made token
appointments. Some w ill say, "B u t 1 w ill do better when I hold
this office.
These are the candidates th a tw ill come to you to
ask fo r your vote.
Then there are those whowill take the black vote fo r granted,
who w ill expect your vote without even making the effort to come
to your community and discuss the issue. They w ill spend their
time and money where numbers are larger o r votes less secure.
They w ill expect your vote on the basis of past promises not vet
fu lfille d .
Other candidates w ill w rite o ff the blackvote. They w ill cater
to the middle class white neighborhoods. They w ill use slogans
and tactics that w ill insure the votes of those who fear change.
They w ill sacrifice the needs of the m inorities, the poor, the
welfare clients, the dependent children in return fo r the vote.
We must examine carefully the statements and actions of the
candidates. We must find what, if anything, they have done fo r
the black community, either o fficia lly orp riv a te ly . Every man,
whether in office or seeking office, has a record that can be ex
amined. i t is up to us to examine that record before we vote.
The^Observer1 s official position is expressed only in its P
lish e r’ s Column (The Observation Post) and the E ditor’ s Desk.
Any other m aterial throughout the paper is the opinion of the in
dividual w rite r or subm itter and does not necessarily reflect
the opinion of the Observer.
REGISTER
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Senators Jacob Javitts of
New York and Harold Hughes
of Iowa may introduce their
version of a new Marijuana
Law as early as next week.
Though s till being w ritten,
th e ir b ill would make private
use and possession legal but
also all activities necessary to
do this, would be legal, Javitts
aide Ben Ccmboy said. T ra f
ficking and commercial sale
would not be legalized, but
any non-profit sale would be
covered.
As I See If
Dear E ditor:
I was very interested in
the a rticle that the Portland
Observer carried on March
23, by Lenwood G. Davis. I
think M r. Davis is a very
informative person and I wish
him the best on his article
I See I t " .
M r. Davis
w ill hjive many th a tw ill agree
with him and many that w ill
disagree. Nevertheless, I sin
cerely hope he w ill continue
to w rite things “ Just as be
In the diamonds
J And baby, that’s cold.
a ll b 'J llH l
B.B. King was applauded in
the House of Representatives
last week fo r his efforts to
m a k e prison l i f e a little
easier.
R e p r e s e n t a t iv e Robert
Tie man of Rhode Island told
the House that the “ K ing of the
B lues" is well on his w ay
in setting an unparalled per
sonal example fo r thousands of
other public figures who could
be instrumental in helping to
reshape our correctional in-
stitutlons, and in easing the
despair of inmates.
Along with Lawyer F. L e e
Bailey, B.B. King is trying to
get other singers, lawyers,
athletes and public figures into
the prisons to teach, talk and
entertain the prisoners.
Nixon appointee. Chief Jus
tice Burger h a s dissented in
eight m ajor cases in the last
two weeks and Justice H arry
Blackman, also appointed by
Nixon, has dissented in four.
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the Man
W for $3 million
| Right where
I it hurts.
“ Considering thatCongress
has passed the Equal Rights
Amendment.’ said Represen
tative Dick Shoup of Montana,
“ it’ s about time the House of
Representatives strikes down
a few sexual b a rrie rs of its
own.” So saying, he nominated
17-year-old Kathi Dayton of
Stevensville, M o n t, to be the
firs t g irl to serve as a page in
the House. The House is a few
steps behind the Senate in that
department. Four g iris are
Senate pages.
Representative C h a r le s
Diggs of D etroit resigned
from the chairmanship of the
Cong essional Black Caucus.
Rep. LoulsStokesof C level arxl
was elected to the position,
by April 22nd
so YOU can Votei
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sees them ."
Coming
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A rmentine Banks
Indianapolis, Ind.
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A Bureau of Human Resources
for Portland
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FOR
-B R A N D S you know
-V A R IE T IE S you luk<
- SIZES vou w a n t
TASK
RESPONSIBILITY
da if . o f co m pletio n
Pass ordinance creating Bu
reau and initial staff posi
tions
C ity Council
Assign new Bureau to Dept.
Mayor
Appoint in itia l staff
Comm, in charge
March 31
Give notice of public hearing
on Green Amendment to
PMSC, delegate agencies,
MCCAA
C ity Auditor
Match 31
| "M y whole family reads]
Receive recommendations on
structure
Model C ities 4
PMSC Boards
March 31
llh e O hsetvei goes to gieat lengths to see
including:
Form 370 “ Application for
Recognition”
Form 5 "Com m unity Infor
m ation"
P re lim in a ry T r a n s i t i o n
Plan
B ur. Hum. Res.
staff & Comm,
in charge
Form II "N otice of C ivil
Rights Compliance”
Form 372 "A tto rn e y 's C e r-
tifica tio n ”
C ity a Korney
Form 373 “ L o ca lC ivil Ser
v ic e Agency’ s C e rtific a te "
Form 375 " C e r tif. of Com
pliance w/section 211“
Obtain inform al advance
approval of State EEO
Public hearing «, act on reso
lution designating C ity as
CAA
March 29
March 29
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