Portland observer., April 27, 1972, Page 3, Image 3

P o r tla n d /o b s e r v e r
W illner review s
Coast Guard and PDC
hold clinic
hum an rights role
SENA I OR H A K I
HAAS
Haas promises
humanization of office
” 1 would neve i i em ove a
m in o itt y m e m lie r of a ju iy
because (lie de fem le n t is a
m ln o i I t y , " S enutui M arl Haas
to ld the P o rtla n d O b s e rv e i .
" W e have to d e tn o n s ti ate f a ir ­
ness In the c o u rt ro o m .“
Haas, c u t re n tly a tn e rn b e i of
the State Senate, is i uniting
fo t the o ffic e o f D is t r ic t A t­
to rn e y fo t M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty .
" I lie D is tt le t A tto r n e y 's
o ffic e needs to t e h u m anized.
You have to get liijx n (to m
m in o r itie s , o ih e tw ls e you get
c o n v ic tio n s H u no p iu g te s s .“
tfa a s slated that he w ill
b rin g b la c k s in to Ute I t ls t i let
A tto r n e y 's o ffic e
if he is
e le c te d .
I lie d e p a rtm e n t has
m o re than US e m p lo ye e s be­
sid e s the A s s is ta n t D is t r ic t
A tto rn e y s and none a te b la ck.
W h ile m tlie p ie g o n l.e g is -
lu tm e Ila IS su p p orte d the b ill
to c re a te a s u b d ls trlc t fo r
A lb in a la th e r than d iv id in g
I lie a re a in to se v e ra l sub-
d is t r ic t s . lie fe lt It m anda­
to r y to get a b la ck in to I be
le g is la tu re sin ce you “ cannot
.iile>piately express a m in o r ­
ity p ro b le m u n le s s you have
been ilie r e .
You can have
u n d e rs l.tia lin g and em p a th y.
H it not t ie exjvei w n c e ."
Haas c o n s id e rs the o ffic e
of the D is t r ic t A tto rn e y in u re
than a p ro s e c u tin g agency. He
fe e ls It should d e ve lo p p ro -
g ia m s to p re v e n t e ttm e . (8
t ie p re s e n t D is t r ic t A tto rn e y ,
lie s
C o n n a ll, lie sa id , “ He
is a M u i d e t *1 p ro s e c u to r.
Anyone can p ro s e c u te .
It’ s
not h a rd to get c o n v ic tio n s .
H it
the D is t r ic t A tto rn e y
should be a c tiv e in co m m u n ity
d e v e lo p m e n t."
He c o n s id e rs tlie em p h a sis
In p ro s e c u tio n to tie a waste
o f the o ffic e , o f those sent
to p> iso n s, about tw o -th ir d s
w ill re tu rn a g a in .
Am ong
ju v e n ile s c o m m itte d fo r v io ­
le n t c r im e s , the ra te of r e c i­
d iv is m is even tu g tiei .
So
e m p h a sis should lie pla ce d
on p ie v e n tlo n of c o m e and
Its causes.
o n e p ro g ra m that H a a s
w ould in itia te Im m e d ia te ly Is
to p re ve n t d iu g abuse. I lie re
is no d ra g abuse p ro g i.im at
I I * county le ve l except to
a rr e s t u s e is .
Haas w ould
d e ve lo p
p r o g ia m s
In the
sch o o ls to ed u cate te a c h e r*
in (he s ym p to m s, causes and
p ie v e n tlo n ol d ru g abuse. He
w ia ild b o n g young a d d ic ts into
I lie schools and le i them te ll
students w hat a d d ic tio n Is
re a lly lik e . He s ta te s that at
le a st SO p e i c e n t of Ids d in g
atxise p ro g ra m w ould le on
e ducation
ami
p ie v e n tlo n ,
ra th e , than a r r e s t .
Haas h e lie v e s it is t ie duty
of the D is t r ic t A tto rn e y to
p io s e c u te o lle r x le rs , lu t that
it is his jo b to supply t ie
evid e n ce, a rg u e fo r c e fu lly lo r
c o n v ic tio n il he th in k s it is
p m p e i, but le a ve t h e d e c is io n
to the ju r y . He sta te s lie
w ould not su p p re s s evidence
In o rd e i to b u ild up a re c o rd
of c o n v ic tio n s .
He r a t le r
sees t i e o il Ice as H ith a
p ro s e c u tin g agency ami a p ro ­
te c to r of the r ig h ts ot the
people.
In an In te rv ie w w ith t h e
P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r, Slate Sen­
a to r I ion W illn e i, who Is a can­
d id a te f o r t h e D e m o c ra tic
n o m in a tio n to tlie o ffic e of I (,S,
S enator I to m O reg o n , r e it e r ­
ated h is w o rk and h is jih llo s o -
pliy In human r ig h ts .
A s a State R e p ie s e n ta liv e in
1953, M r . W llln e r was one of
die a u th o r* of the O regon C iv II
R ig h ts A c t on jiu b lic a cco m ­
m o d a tio n s . In 1954, as an a t­
to rn e y lie handled die f ir s t te st
case f o r the P o rtla n d B ra n ch
of die N A A C P , a case in v o lv ­
ing a N ig e ria n fo re ig n student
who was denied s e rv ic e In E u ­
gene .
A s a p riv a te a tto rn e y lie
p re se n te d die f ir s t te st a s e
undei die fe d e ra l C iv il R ights
A c t w lien t h e f lr s t black fa m ily
m ove il Into an a re a n e a r p a r k
rose ami the w a te r d is t r ic t
condem ned th e ir land to r a
w e ll, p ro v in g ra c ia l b ia s.
D u i mg the 1950‘ s and e a rly
1960’ s he se rve d on the H ia rd s
of the N A A C P and the I rban
League of P o rtla n d , as w e ll as
s e rv in g as L e g a l Counsel lo r
t h e N A A C P fo r afiout t e n
y e a rs . He was a tto rn e y lo r the
H ill W ebb L o d ge , IH P D E and a
m e m la ti o f tlie C iv il R ig h ts
A d v is o ry C o m m itte e f o r the
B u re a u ot I a lx ir .
In 1957 W llln e r in tro d u ce d
die f u s t f a ll housing law in d ie
State L e g is la tu re .
P ro m 1957 to 1959 he was the
c h a irm a n ol a le g is la tiv e coin
m ilte e stu d yin g m ig ra n t w u ik -
e i p ro b le m s in O regon, w h ich
re s u lte d in a set le s ol fiv e
law s p ro te c tin g m ig ra n t la n n
wo i k e rs .
In 1963 W llln e r o ffe re d the
law re p e a lin g the death p e n a lty
in O regon w hich was then
passed by a vote ol the people
In 1964.
P ro m 1963 on he sp o n soied
m uch o f d ie c o n su m e r le g is la -
ilo n , p a r t ic u la r ly le g is la tio n
a g a in st co n su m e ! fra u d . In
196 I he sponsored the r e w rite
o f the C iv il R ig h ts A c t.
In 1969 Je was die a tto rn e y
lo r a g ro u p ol In d ia n s who e s ­
t a b l i s h ! Indian T re a ty fis h ln g
i Ights on the C o lu m b ia . He has
handled c iv il l l l e r t i e s cases
lo r the I n il« I (-’ a rm W o rk e rs
l'n lo n . i l l s te s t case e s ta b ­
lish e d
die rig h ts o l V IS TA
w o rk e rs to have access t o m i-
g ra n t w o r k e r c a m p * on p riv a te
p ro p e r ty .
As a s ta te se n a to r in 1969,
he o rg a n ize d a c o m m itte e
h e a rin g on w c lla r e sta n da rd s
t h a t re s u lte d in sta n d a rd s o l
p iv m e n is le in g ra is e d lo r tlie
f ir s t tim e In 14 y e a rs . He also
s ip p o ite d le g is la tio n on te n -
nant r ig h ts that w e re not su c­
c e s s fu l.
W llln e r lie lie v e s busing is
one ol s e v e ra l p ro p e i te c h n i­
ques l o r d e se g re g a tin g tlie
p u b lic sch o o ls. He p o in ts out
that a high p e rce n ta g e o l t h e
school c h ild r e n in ( ire go n ,
p a r t ic u la r ly those o u tsid e ol
P o rtla n d , r id e school buses.
s e n a to r W llln e i c o n s id e rs
the Held ol H unan r ig h ts to lie
h is nun die i one p i lo i ity , and
il e le tto li to tlie I ,5. Senate lie
would e x jie c t to sj>end a g re a t
d e a l o f his tu n e in th is a re a as
he has done in the ( ire go n le g ­
is la tu r e . He s ta te li that if
ele< t e l to the I ES. Senate, he
w ill c o m m it h im s e lf to having
m in o r ity p e rs o n s w o rk in g in
h is o ffic e .
p io m 1963 to 1965, W llln e r
was c h a irm a n of die L e g is la ­
tiv e C o m m itte e on A u to m a ­
tio n , w h ich b ro u g h t in tlie Ap­
p re n tic e s h ip B i l l , w h ic h was
vetoed by Senator H a tfie ld ,
dien G o v e rn o r of O re g o n . I lie
b ill was passed again Ite next
session ami has m ade p o s s ib le
tlie In d uctio n of m any b la cks
in to the a p p re n tic e s h ip p r o ­
g ra m s , w h e re a s b e fo re that
tu n e few b la c k s w e re ac­
cepted.
W llln e r
c h a rg e d S en a to r
H a tfie ld , who now h o ld s l i e
seal W llln e r is se e kin g , w ith
having an uneven r e c o n i in the
area of c iv il r ig h ts , so m e ­
tim e s vo tin g lo r the tennants
of human r ig h ts , and o th e r
tim e s v o tin g a g a in st th e m .
Some of die H a d le id vo te s that
he d iffe re d w id i In clu d e: h is
a p p ro va l o l die appointm e n t of
J u s tic e R ehnquist to the I ,5,
Suprem e C o u rt; h is a p p ro v a l
u i t ie e x te n s io n ol w ir e tap­
ping; Ids vote fo r the p re v e n ­
ta tiv e
d e te n tio n a n d
“ no
kn o ck“ p ro v is io n s of the o m ­
nib u s C r im e B il l.
W llln e r Is a p a s t-p re s u le n t
a n d a fo u n d e r of the O regon
C o n s u m e r League and p a s t-
p re s id e n t o f the C o n s u m e r
F e d e ra tio n o l A m e ric a . A
p ra c tic in g a tto rn e y sin ce 1951,
lie Is a p a rtn e r in the law f ir m
of W llln e r , Bennett and L e o ­
n a rd .
Ih e P o rtla n d D e ve lo p m e n t
C o m m is s io n
arid
P o rtla n d
C oast G uard
R e se rve U n it
42891 w ill c o n d uct a home r e ­
p a ir ami m a inte n a n ce w o rk ­
shop f o r re s id e n ts o fth e .M o d -
el C itie s area on S a tu rd a y ,
May 6 .
I t w ill f e held at
Cascade C o lle g e in the p o r ­
table c la s s ro o m s a c ro s s N .
B o rth w ic k Sn eet fr o m t ie Stu­
dent U n io n B u ild in g .
I he w o rk s h o p w ill c o n s is t of
two se p a ra te c la s s p e rio d s
fro m 9 to II a jn , ami 12:30 to
2:30 p j n . M e m b e rs ol the Re­
serve U n it w i l l teach a 11
la s s e s .
P a rtic ip a n ts
in a y
hoose fro m s i x a v a ila b le
c la s s e s In c lu d in g :
1) B a s ic L x t e r io r H o m e
M ainte n a n ce .
Ih e p r o p e r
m aintenance ami r e p a ir of
lo o rs , w in d o w s, s c re e n s , roo t
md s id in g . M eth o d s of g la z in g
window g la s s , in s u la tin g , and
w e a th e rs trip p in g .
2) B a s ic in t e r io r Hom e
M a in te n a n ce . M eth o d s ot r e ­
p a ir ami m a in te n a n ce of c e il­
ings, w a lls , and llo o r c o v e r ­
ings. p w is h in g and p a in tin g
U lte rio r s u rfa c e s .
3) B a s ic P lu m b in g R e p a ir.
M aintenance ami r e p a ir o l
le a kin g fa u c e ts , to ile ts , ami
clogged d r a w s , in c lu d in g an
u n d ersta n d in g
of p lu m b in g
layout.
4) B a s ic E le c t r ic a lR e p a ir .
M in o t re p a n s o f o u tle ts , f ix ­
tu re s , and a p p lia n c e s . I n d e r-
stam ling e le c tr ic a l la yo u t ami
(using.
5) B a s ic L a n d s c a p in g . Ba­
sic p rin c ip le s of g ra d in g , r o l l ­
ing and p la n tin g la w n s . Y a rd
and law n m a in te n a n ce . P r u n -
deWeese obligated
to no one!
mg of tre e s and s h ru b s .
6) B a s ic H a n d
fo o ls .
C h o o sin g the r ig h t to o l f o r the
jo b . S p e c ific techniques in use
and m a in te ria ri e o f each to o l.
Ih e w o rk s h o p is p a r t of the
P o rtla n d Iz e v e lo jim e n t C o m ­
m is s io n 's C o m m u n ity s e r ­
v ic e s p ro g ra m . F u r th e r in ­
fo rm a tio n m ay f e obtained by
c a llin g t ie P o rtla n d D e v e lo p ­
m ent C o m m is s io n a t 2 2 4 -
4800.
B il l D e W e e se , candidate fo r
M a y o t o f P o rtla n d , told the
P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r he is in ­
debted to no o re
He states
th a t le has no p o litic a l o r­
g a n iz a tio n and th e re fo re no
obi ig a tio n s .
DeW eese attended P o rtla n d
sc h o o is - K in g E le m e n ta ry
and G ra n t High school, tle n
w o rke d h is way through Stan­
fo r d . A fte r g ra d u a tin g fro m
S ta n fo rd , in 1933, he shipped
out as an o rd in a ry seaman,
w o rk e d in the coal m ines n e a r
C oos B a y, ami was a s te ve ­
d o re .
He lived and w o rked
in San p ra n c is c o f o r 12 y e a rs ,
then re tu rn e d to P o rtla n d in
1940.
He w ent to w o rk at ESCO.
a ste e l fo u n d ry . In 1971, at
the age o f 59, he r e t ir e d .
A t tlie tim e of his re tir e m e n t
fie had ris e n to D ir e c t o r and
V ic e - P r e s id e n t of M a rk e tin g .
Busing foes play on racial prejudices
DeW eese is a m e m lie r of
the P re s id e n ts C o m m itte e on
S tate and L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t,
has been on the school board
f o r nine y e a rs , and has server!
in m any o th e r v o lu n te e r capa­
c it ie s .
He fe e ls the m ost
im p o rta n t c o n trib u tio n a man
can m ake to the c o m m u n ity
is h im s e lf.
U f h is p o s itio n in P o r tla n d ’ s
" e s ta b lis h m e n t” ,
[zeWeese
said the la b e l " e s ta b lis h ­
m e n t” has co m e to have a
vague id e n tity .
T h e s e a re
ihe people who s o lv e the p ro ­
b le m s ami g e t th in g s done,
y e t th e re is n o th in g in it fo r
th e m .
He c o n s id e rs the
“ e s ta b lis h m e n t" to tie “ the
a ch ievem ent o f e x c e lle n c e ."
He states he re tu rn e d to P o r t ­
land know ing no one ami w ith ­
out frie n d s o i r e la tiv e s among
the e lite , “ W hat I g o t 1 made
m y s e lf.
I 'm o b lig a te d to no
o n e ."
Meet Bill
at Neighborhood
Headquarters
GRAND
O P E N IN G ,
THURSDAY,
APRIL 27, 7 P.M.
5333 N.E. UNIO N
ACLU asks candidates
to boycott Elks
Ih e A m e ric a n C iv il L ib e r ­
“ Such a p o lic y ol r a c ia l e x ­
tie s I nion announced th a t It
c lu s io n is in s id io u s ami in ie c -
has w i m e n a ll O reg o n c a n d i­
tio u s . I t is , a lte r a ll, in such
d a te s lo r s ta te -w id e o flic e s
s o cia l o rg a n iz a tio n s that the
ami U.S. R e p re s e n ta tiv e s u rg ­
a ttitu d e s o l tlie c o m m u n ity a re
ing that they te lu s e to sjieak in
to rm e d and r e in lo r c e d . M e m ­
I . lk s C lu b s le c a u s e ol (h e ir
b e rs , o ite n c o m m u n ity le a d ­
r a c ia lly e x c lu s iv e m e m b e r­
e r s , c a t ry the in fe c tio n into
sh ip ( x ilic ie s .
ihe d e c is io n s ol g o v e rn m e n t
I lie te x t o f ihe le tte r reads:
ami H is in e s s th a t so v it a lly a i­
“ We e n clo se a copy ol a r e ­
le d o u r d e m o c ra c y . L a w s
p o rt in the ( ire g o n la n w h ich
alone w ill not re m o v e the sub­
a s s u re s us th a t th e ie a re
tle Im pa ct o l a ttitu d e s w h ic h in
g ro u p s w ith in t h e B enevolent
the long run p e rp e tu a te the
ami P r o te c tiv e ( in t e r of P Ik s
b a r r ie r s and te n s io n s ot in ­
who seek to a lte r tlie r a c ia lly
e q u a lity ami d is c r im in a tio n .
r e s t r ic t iv e p o lic ie s ot th a t o r ­
" W e a re c o n fid e n t that o u r
g a n iz a tio n .
x ilt s item lm g b e fo re the I . s .
“ We u rg e you to help those
D is t r ic t C o u rts in tlie D is t r ic t
seeking th is change by re fu s ­
ol C o lu m b ia ami O re g o n , ami
ing to speak a tP J k s C lu b s [h e
s im ila r a c tio n s e is e w h e r e w ill
soon re m o v e g o v e rn m e n t sub­
only ju s tific a tio n lo r doing so,
in o u r v ie w , w ould 1« that an s id ie s to r a c ia lly r e s t r ic t iv e
g ro u p s . Y o u r help in deny ing
a lte rn a tiv e s ite is not a v a il­
the p re s tig e ol y o u r v is it to
a b le . In -arch in s ta n c e s , we
u rg e that you s p e c ific a lly note
such g ro u p s could stre n g th e n
y o u r o p jK is itio n to r a c ia lly r e ­
the p o te n tia l f o r c h a n g e .”
s tr ic t iv e
p o lic ie s
In such
C h a rle s D a v is
c lu b s .
C h a irm a n
T hursday A p r il 27, 1972 Page 3
deWeese
for mayor.
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BELTED
PREMIUM* 178
BELTED
By John G ardner
We set out to b u ild a nation
th a t w ould se cu re [lie un­
a lie n a b le r ig h ts ot a ll m en.
No one p ro m is e d us it w ould
le e a s y .
Ih e fir m n e s s of
our
intern has been m ost
h a rs h ly tested on t l« Issue
o f ra c ia l J u stice .
It was a
p ro b le m
when
the n a tio n
began;
it plunged us into
c iv il w a r;
It Is p la g u in g us
s till.
D u r P ledge o f A lle g ia n c e
speaks o f "O n e n a tio n , im ll-
v ls lb le . " N o t tw o n a tio n s , one
w h ite ami one n o n -w h ite , p r i­
s o n « ! In (lie sam e n a tio na l
b o u n d a rie s ami s n a rlin g at
one a n o th e r,
lin e n a tio n In d iv is ib le . W ith
llb e it y and ju s tic e fo i a ll.
V e r y , v e ry lew A m e ric a n s
r e a lly w ant to tu rn th e ir backs
on
those
e x p re s s io n s
ot
n a tio n a l hope. B ut o u r h e a rts
a re not fr e e o f fe a r and p re ­
ju d ic e . And in th is p o litic a l
y e a r th e re a re those w h o w ix ild
advance t lie lr a m b itio n s by
e x p lo itin g th a t f e a r ami p re ­
ju d ic e .
N ot a ll A m e ric a n s a re e a r
lu l ami not a ll p o litic ia n s a re
e x p lo ite rs ol o u r le ss ad­
m ira b le Im p u ls e s . I t is oild
that tltese m o re c o n s tiu c tiv e
A m e ric a n s , who seek to m ake
th is a liv e a b le c o u n try lo r
c itiz e n s o f a ll ra c e s , a re
c a lle d id e a lis ts , when they
a re . In ta c t, r e a lis ts ,
th e y
a re tr y in g , m the m o st p r a c t i­
c a l te rm s , to save tlie nation
fro m a g r im a n d b ltte t lu tu re .
th e n o n -w h ite m in o r itie s
have aw akened. | hey w ill not
be s u b o rd in a te d .
A re tu rn
to se g re g a tio n w ill in te n s ify
h o s tility ami le a i . Ami w h e re
w ill it end?
W h e re h atred
a lw a ys ends, w lie th e i in Han
g ladesh, o r L o n d o n d e rry o r
B ia fra o r A m e ric a — in blo o d ­
shed ami d e a th .
T h a i Is w hat lie s down the
o th e r path If the long, hope­
fu l p i o g re ss to w a ixl d e s e g re ­
g a tio n Is re v e rs e d . I t Is the
c le a r fo re kn o w le d g e ol that
" o th e r path” that m o tiv a te s
those s e n sib le A m e ric a n s who
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m g e us to enable men o l a ll
ra c e s to liv e to g e th e r in peace.
W e have o b se rve d a long
ami d is tre s s in g
tu g -o t w ai
betw een those who hold to tlie
► lea o l " o n e n a tio n " ami those
who, in tlie w o n ts of G o v e rn o r
Askew o f F lo r id a , w o u ld " fo o l
u s , Irig h te n us am i d iv id e us
ag a in st o u rs e lv e s .”
I h e c u r-
re n t lo cu s o l that tu g -o f- w a r
Is b u sin g .
In th is p o litic a l y e a r, jto li
tic la n s have m anaged to m ake
the w o rd “ b u sing” an em o­
tio n a l fu se th a t de ton a te s the
e x p lo s iv e fe a rs s u rro u n d in g
ra c e . An a tm o s p h e re o f hys­
te ria c lo u d s ihe s u b je c t.
Ih e t i r s t th in g we m u s t do
is to c a lm
o u rs e lv e s ami
o th e rs .
D e se g re g a tio n has
n e v e r te e n an easy ta s k , it
can o n ly le
a cco m p l ished
th ro u g h w is e ami p a tie n t e tfo r t
by m en ami wom en who love
t h e ir c o u n try m o re than they
lo ve t h e ir p re ju d ic e s .
I o a c c o m p lis h d e se gre g a ­
tio n r e q u ire s tlie use ol many
te ch n iq u e s, o l w h ich busing is
o n ly one.
L ik e e v e rv o th e r
technique in th is touchy H eld,
i t m ust be used w ith c a re ,
ami ta ilo re d to the needs o(
the c o m m u n ity . N o one would
a rg u e th a t a ll H is in g p la n s
have lieen u n ifo r m ly w is e . But
h u n dre d s o f c o m m u n itie s a re
p e a c e fu lly fu s in g c h ild re n to
s e iv e the cause of d e se g re ­
g a tio n .
Ih e
m ost
w o rris o m e
thought t o r the p a re n ts is
the p o s s ib ility th a t t h e ir c h ild
w ill 1« H ised o il to > lim e I
p o o le r school than tie w o uld
o r d in a r ily a tte n d . B ut s e n s i­
ble o b s e rv e rs such as s e n a to r
M o n d a le have sa id , " I do not
le lie v e that e d u c a tio n a lly ad­
vantaged c h ild r e n should le
H ised to sch o o ls w h e re thev
w ill Ite o v e rw h e lm e d by a
m a jo r it y ot stu d en ts fr o m tlie
p o o re -t ami m os: lisa d v in -
tuged
b a ckg ro u m l.-. . . . Ih e
s u p re m e C o u rt h a - m ade it
c r y s ta l c le a r that fu s in g w ill
be re q u ire d onlv w h e re it is
rea so n a b le ami does not p la ce
undue b u rd e n s on c h ild r e n .”
We now fin d b e fo re C o n ­
g re s s a n u m ber o f proposed
C o n s titu tio n a l
A m endm ents
designed to p re v e n t (u s in g .
As se n a to i S cott has s a id , a
C o n s titu tio n a l Am endm ent on
school
H is in g
ca n n ot
le
d ra fte d th a t " d o e s not te a i
p ie c e s " out ot the 14th Am end­
m ent o r , in e lle c t, re v e rs e
the 1954 s u p re m e C o u r t d e c i­
sio n on d e s e g re g a tio n .
Its
p s y c h o lo g ic a l
im p a c t upon
ra ce re la tio n s in th is co u n try
would I « u n im a g in a b le . It
w o u ld tu rn the c lo c k back on
18 y e a rs o f doggeil c itiz e n
e ffo rt.
D e s e g re g a tio n plans
that have le e n fu n c tio n in g e f­
fe c tiv e ly t o r y e a rs w ould le
su b je ct to ch a lle n g e and pos­
s ib ly d e s tro y e d .
W e m u st l i f t o u rs e lv e s cut
o f the spasm o f fe a r ami
a n xie ty that dem ogogues in ­
duce w ith the w o rd “ b u s in g ,”
ami a d d re ss o u rs e lv e s to the
p o s itiv e m e a s u re s th a t w ill
m ake th is a le t t e r A m e n ,
f o r a ll o l u s .
Ih e c o re of
the d if f ic u lt y
is the u rb a n
school s y s te m , ami it is k i l l ­
ing a ll c h ild re n ol a ll r je e s .
AAe m u s t upg ra d e it d r a m a ti­
c a lly . AA e m u s t re c o g n iz e th a t
it Is a v le tu p o i the c h a o tic
ami d is in te g ra tin g u rb a n e n -
v iro n m e n t.
I lie
s o lu tio n
has manv
p a r ts . AAe m ust s(>end money
(c h ie fly
fe d e ra l m on e y, no
•oubt) to c re a te g o u t schools
l o r a ll A m e ric a n c h ild r e n . AAe
m u s t o v e rh a u l the sc h o o ls so
th a t thev m ake good use I
the new in o n e v.
AAe m ust
c re a te new fo r m s ot m e tr o ­
p o lita n area g o v e rn m e n t. AAe
m u s t d is ite i se low and rn o d e r-
ite -in c o m e housing th ro u g h ­
o u t the m e tro p o lita n a re a . AAe
m u s t e xjxirxl e x is tin g m a n -
ixn ve i tr a in in g and p u b lic s e r ­
v ic e e m p lo y m e n t p ro g r a m s .
I f we do a ll o f th o se th in g s ,
the p ro b le m ot b u sin g w ill
d is a p p e a r.
" I h e g o a l,” as
G o v e rn o r Askew has s a k l , " i s
to jxh tlie d iv is iv e ami s e lf-
d e ie a tin g issue ot la c e behind
us once and fo t a l l . ”
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