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As I See It Lee P. Brown: Man on the move P art I MUpT IrtW i TOGETHER FPf? FULL ANU EQUAL EMPLOYMENT. P o rtl» n d /O b « e rv e i By I enwoud G . D a v is T h u rs d a y , June 15, 1972 The N o r t h w « » '» B e st W e e k ly A B la c k O w n e d P u b lic a tio n u b lis h in g C o m pa n y, ’ -01 N . K iliin g s w m th, ! . ; : > , i egon 9721? S u b s c rip tio n $5.25 r e i y e i in T ri-C o u n ty <iea by m a il, t i n sid e the I l l-C o u nty u e ■ - »( ce net ye a i by m a il. M a ilin g address - i . U F R iJ i t : A Phone 283-2480. . Box 3137, P o rtla n d , CHegon 97208. Hi N D t.R x N. 1 u b lis h e i/ L d it o i V erna L . H e n d e iso n \s>t Pubiistiei business n mage H elen H e n d rix IN P .\ P e rso n n e l and P ro d u c tio n M an ag er Uny e loneous r e fle c t on up >n the c h a ra c te r, sta n d in g o i rep u ta tio n ol ie rs o n , f ir m c cm p c ra tiu n , w h ic h m a y ap p ea r in Hie P o r tla m i i . -‘'s e rv e r w ill he c n e e rfu lly c o rre c te d upon being b rought tv the a tte n tii n ot tne e d it o r . The Editor’s Desk ALFRED LEE WASHINGTON Conversation with OMBE HENDERScN BRIEFS The issue is race The U n ited States House of R e p re s e n ta tiv e s passed an educa tio n t i l l c o n taining a s tro n g a n ti-b u s in g m e a s u re . T he b ill w ill st- p, f o r 18 m on th s, anv school c e s e g re g a tio n o rd e re d by the fe d e ra l c o u rts u n til a ll appeals have been e xh a uste d . T h u s the fu ll p o w e r o f the I m ted States g o v e rn m e n t w i l l be a im ed at de nying black c h ild re n t h e ir n g h t s , gu aranteed by t h e lm t e d States C o n s titu tio n . B ut even th is b ill is not s tro n g enough f o r som e s e g re g a tio n fo rc e s . P re s id e n t N ixo n asked f o r a s tro n g e r b ill. And Con gressw om an E d ith G reen o f O re g o n , C h a irm a n o f the House E d u ca tio n C o m m itte e , iead the fig h t to d e fea t the sch o o l a id b ill because its a n ti-b u s in g p ro v is io n s a re not s tro n g enough to s u it h e r. M rs . G reen has long been one of the c o u n trie s le a d in g ops- ponents o f busing. M r s . G reen and o th e rs who oppose busing to le sse n r a c ia l is o la tio n say it is not a qu e stion of ra c e . B ut i t is not the bus ing . f c h ild re n th a t ra is e s th is h o s tility : it is tr a n s p o rtin g b la ck c ild re n to w h ite n e ig h b o rh o o d s, o r even m o re , tra n s p o rtin g w h ite c h ild re n to b la ck ne ig h bo rh o od s th a t b rin g s the a n g er. Race is the issu e . T h e re is no m o ve m e n t to h a lt a il bus ing. ose p e rso n s, lik e M r s . G re e n , who have not advocated an end to a ll busing o f school c h ild re n and who re m a in e d s ile n t when both b la ck and w h ite c h ild r e n we re bused to m a in ta in seg re g a tio n , cannot t r u th fu lly say th a t t h e ir o p p o sitio n to busing is not rooted in r a c is m . Model schools fail I he N A A C P and the A lb in a .M in is te ria l A llia n c e opposed the in itia tio n of the M odel S c h o o l syste m in ¡ 9 h 4 ,m a in ta in in g th a t it would f u r th e r is o la te b la ck students in the e le m e n ta ry sch o o ls. The Mode! School p ro g ra m placed the e le m e n ta ry scho Is of M bina and unew bite sch o o l, B u ckm a n , m a se p a ra te a d m in is tra tiv e d is t r i c t . The idea was to use fe d e ra l funds to p ro v id e com p e n sa to ry e d u c a tio n " to up g ra d e the q u a lity o f e ducation p ro v id e d for- black and p o o r w h ite c h ild r e n . T h e p re m is was ’ "a ChlWren * ould not be rea d y to go to school w ith w h ite c h ild re n fo r a t le a st ten y e a rs . The " u p g r a d in g " co n siste d o f txu Id m g r e p a ir s , equ ip m e n t, supp res. sp e cia l p ro g ra m s , and " c o m b a t pay” , a r e x tra s TOO pe- y e a r f o r te a che rs w illin g to teach in the M od e l Schools B la c k s on the lo ca l and n a tio n a l le v e l said it w o u ld n ’ t w ork Studies have d e m o n strate d the co m p e n sa to ry e ducation - o r m a s - iv e s •penditur ; s o l m oney - is not e ffe c u v e . The c m ial lf ?dUCatton * em t0 be the b e lie f o f the te a c h e r that tne i f Z rJ e " rnr ^ d “ ’ee,<arnP,e o f o th e r c h ild re n who a re le a ro - ‘ ? c “ « b a r -oes not have re s p e c t f o r the c h ild , his fa m . U y and ,s c o m m u n ity , she cannot teach that c h ild . N w. -eve- y e a n la te r. th e P o r tla n d C ity C lu b , a fla t a c o m p re h e n sive study o f the M odel Schools has reachec the cone csior. that they have not been e ffe c tiv e . T he C ity C lu b proposed the in te g ra tio n , r a c ia lly and e c o n o m ic a lly , of t ie o rtia n d School D is t r ic t . O n ly th ro u g h p u ttin g m in o r ity and lo w -in c o m e c h ild re n w here the re s o u rc e s a re w ill thes have tru e o p p o rtu n ity fo t an equal e d u ca tio n . Now th a t the w h ite p o w e r s tr u c tu r e has found w hat black people have oeen sa ying a ll along— w h a t excuse is th e re not to m ove ahead q u ic k ly w ith tw o -w a y bu sin g to b rrn g q u a lity education io a ll the c o m m u n itie s o f P o rtla n d ? rh e .t ibset v e r 's o ffic ia l p o s itio n is e xp re sse d o n ly in its Pub lis h e r s C o lu m n (7 he O b s e rv a tio n P o st) and the E d it o r ’ s I e s k . A n y o th e r m a te ria l th ro u g h o u t the p a p er is the o pinion of the in d iv id u a l w it e r o r s u b m itte r and does not n e c e s s a rily re fle c t the .p in io n o f the O b s e rv e r. SH O P lENOW'S FOR “ B R A N D S you know - V A / R IE T IE S y o u lik e - S IZ E S v o u w a n t The F rie n d lie s t Stores In Town Since 1908 ’ «111 S ( m . i « ...,,* ' S* ’ h A t | u 1 ’ /J m t A N f ** l i n i h a - d e t G r e e le . » « '» • O * H .ily P íe t e • • M d e» S I O . V . • * »•* »• * SE * 11« «f 4 N f Met«.««. M eW cerb il * * SE O ...V .O « * z «<d 4 l,.- . * i • • • O • ► «»o I j | A M fM B fB O . U N irtO GBOCiBS C a n c e r deaths among b la cks m A m e rica have ris e n 32 p e r cent between 1949 am! W67, a cco rd in g to H ow a rd I n iv e r - s ity . T h e r a te of in cre a se among w h ite s w as 3 p e r c e n t. F o r the f i r s t tim e in the h is - f W ashington p o litic s , a black m an is vested w ith the p ow er to c o m m it the lo c a l d e le g atio n to the I -em o cra tic N a tio n a l C o n ve n tion to the P re s id e n tia l ca n d id ate o f h is ch o ice . W a lte r E . F a u n tro y , the lone n o n -v o tin g b la c k m e m b e r of the House o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s m ay m ove to th ro w W a sh in g ton ’ s 15 vo te s at the lie m o c r a tic co n ve ntio n to the ca ndidate who has won th e C a l- ifo m ia p r im a r y . T he vo te s of the W ashington d e le g a tio n a re c o m m itte d to F a u n tro y f o r two b a llo ts as a " f a v o r it e s o n ," u n til the J u ly co n ve n tio n . U ry R e c ru itin g begins in A la b a ma f o r a " f e w hu n dre d ’ p e r sons to m ake up " R e s u r r e c tio n C ity N o . 2” at M ia m i Beach d u rin g the I e m o c r a tic N a tio n a l C o n ve n tio n , said the R ev. R alph A b e rn a th y . T he " C i t y , ” u n d e r sfionsc r - ship o f the S outhern C h ris tia n L e a d e rs h ip C o n fe re n ce (S C - L C j, w ill be designed I d ra m a tiz e the pi lg h t o f the N a tio n ’ s p o o r. T he SCLC set up a " R e s u r re c tio n C it y ” in W ashington in 1968 a t the end of the P o o r P e o p le 's M a rc h to get the a t te n tio n o f C o n g re s s . P-C opens (C o ntin u e d fr o m page I) consum e i h a b its . I he p ro g ra m a ls o o ffe rs d is c o v e ry o f co m m u n ity re s o u ic e s , d is cussion g ro u p s ami fa m ily tra n s p o rta tio n to and fro m the c e n te r. W h ile p a re n ts a re in se ssio n , c e n te r s ta ff w o rk w ith the c h ild r e n . F a m ilie s in te re s te d in p a r tic ip a tin g in the P a re n t-C h ild S e rvice s p ro g ra m should te le phone 233-6267 fo i fu r tfie i in fo rm a tio n . P a r e n t - C h i Id S e rv ic e s , In c ., is » d e le g a te agency o f the P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n S te e l ing C o m m itte e , the C om m u n ity A c tio n A g e n cy fo r u r ban M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty. Notice I le C aucus w ill hold its m o n th ly m e e tin g on Jane IHth at 6 :0 0 p .n i. at the E lk s C lu b , T illa m o o k ami W illia m s Ave. A c c o rd in g to D r . B ro w n , " A l l B la c k s in te re s te d in im p ro v ing the c o n d itio n s of B la cks in the State of O regon a re in v ite d to Join am! p a rtic ip a te in the C a u cu s. The fo llo w ing a re e x c e rp ts fro m the re m a rk s of John L . J e n k in s , D ir e c t o r ol the I ,s. C o m m e rc e I re p a rn n e n t’ s o f fic e of M in o r ity B u sin e ss E n t e r p r is e , to the P o rtla n d o b s e rv e r. " I n o rd e r f o r t ie m in o r ity e n te rp ris e e f f o r t to he suc ce ssfu l th e re has to be a t r i - p a rt base. I he p riv a te s e c to i m u st do its sh a re in te rm s ot m aking m oney a v a ila b le lo t o p e ra tin g c a p ita l and m a k in g m o re p u rch a se s ol goods and su p p lie s fro m min<-i itie s . The g o ve rn m e n t m ust do a ll it can to m ake m o re g ra n ts , loans arxi g u a ra n te e s to m in o iit ie s : m o re te c h n ic a l a ssista n e; and req u e st te c h n ic a l a s s is tance fro m the p riv a te s e c to r. " I he b la c k c o m m u n ity m ust take advantage of t ie o p p o rtu n itie s and a ls o re q u e st m o re . The c o m m u n ity has to become co g n iza nt and c re a te m o re txisin e ss f o r m in o r ity b u s i n e sse s.” J e n k in s sa id the <>MBL m ust do m o re f o r women in iM S iM l -, .m: foi It s p o n s o r» ! a n a tio n a l c o n fe re n c e to a s s is t wom en in g e tting into b u sin e ss. ’ ’( M H E is a p ro g ra m to d e - ve lo p m in o r itie s to t i e (Kiint w here we can e n te i the e cono m ic m a in s tre a m . In the p ro cess ol g e ttin g th is a s s is ta n c e fro m the p riv a te s e cto i anil the g o v e rn m e n t and in g e ttin g C o operation fro m t ie m in o rity c o m m u n ity , we w ill te able t- m ake it p o s s ib le f o r b la ck bus inesses to h ire b la ck je o p le . At the o[iening - I H e Johnson P u b lic a tio n s P u d d in g in C h i- • J wh e hope in b u ild in g Johnson P u b lic a tio n s was th a t it could be i sym bo l to - t ie r in m o t ity A m e ric a n s . I t can h a )i|e n in A m ei ica ami it can happen to m in o r it ie s . " ( M id , p i o vules m anage m ent ami te. fin ica l a ssista n ce through b u s iie s s de ve lo pm e n t - ig a n i/a tio n s which p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n f o r m in o r itie s : p ro v id e o u t-re a c h fu n c tio n s : and re p re s e n ts m in o r ity bus inesses at banks and le n d in g associations. The iron curtain lifts: End of an era I h I s c o lu m n is t seldom w r ite s about n o n -|x jlittc a l in d iv id u a ls . H o w e v e r, because some p e rs o n s have m ade m a jo r c o n trib u tio n s to s o c ie ty , I deem it a p p ro p ria te to analyze th e m . T h e re fo re , I w ill devote th is c o lu m n and the next one to one n o n -p o lltlc a l [ie rs o n . No doubt m o s t people in P o rtla n d have heard of 1 ee P a tr ic k B ro w n . M any know that he is D ir e c t o r of Hie I aw E n fo rc e m e n t P r o g r a m at P o rtla n d State I n tv e rs ity . M an y know th a t he is a P rofe s s o r o f Law E n fo rc e m e n t at PS D , o th e r » know that he is the O N I V B la c k m an in the I m ted s ta te s (and perhaps the w o rld , th a t has a D o c to ra te of C r im in o lo g y I w g ie e . Some know that he is a m e n d e r of t ie fo llo w in g : P o rtla n d H ig h C r im e Im p a c t T ask F o rc e ; C h a irm a n , E d u c a tio n , I ra in in g and M a n p o w e r De ve lo p m e n t A d v is o ry T ask F o rc e ol th e N 'a iio n a l A d v is o ry C o m m is s io n on C r im u u I J u s tic e S ta n la rd s and G o j I s ; C h a irm a n , C ity -C o u n ty C i t i zen’ s A d v is o ry C o m m itte e to r C o m p re h e n s iv e P e rs o n n e l R eview ; Ad hoc C o m m itte e fo t P la n n in g N a tio n a l C o rre c tio n s A cadem y; a n d C h a iiT ii.tn .i >re- gon B la c k C a u c u s . I hese a re ju s t i few ol the many o ig a n t- za tlo n » and c o m m itte e s that tie is a s s o c ia te d w ith . H o w e v e r, I am not c o n c e tn e d w ith I ii . w ■ , ' le s s o i, chairm an, c h e i ishes th e C h a itn ia u s h ip o f the O regon B la c k Caucus Hie m o s t. It Is w ith in the fr a m e w o rk of the Caucus that lie c m [x i! his e x p e rtis e at w o rk and he can be m o s t e ffe c tiv e It is here th a t h is o rg a n iz a tio n a l genius can t v illu m in a te d . B ro w n is o b v io u s ly a le a d e r and not a fo llo w e i . He is at ease d ir e c tin g o th e is . He is [le iv e p tiv e enough to realize that the re s t o f the B la c k s in die c o u n try have placed th e ir hopes ami a s p ira tio n s in th e n re s p e c tiv e state and n a tio na l B la c k C a u cu se s, T h e ie to re , he fe e ls that B la c k s in t iregon can do no le s s . Be is fu lly aw a re of tlie s h o ite e m in g ol the B la c k s in the S tate. How e v e r, he has c o n tu lo iu e in the young B la c k s as w e ll as in the o ld e r B la c k s . M ost B la c k s th a l know B ro w n know that he Is a lw a ys m o re than w illin g to help them in w h a te ver they a re d o in g , lie is he sieged w ith req u e sts to g ive a s s is ta n c e to e n o in w u s p i og i am s ami p ro je c ts i»y w h ite as w e ll as B la c k p e o p le . I ee P a tr ic k Brown’ » g re a te s t lia b ilit y is that he is too In - vo lve d . He Is m o v in g m f if t y d iffe re n t d ir e c tio n s ami »mg one hundred ami l ifty d iffe re n t th in g s . B i own staled th a l if la? goes Im la y o r to iiio r ro w , he w a n t« ) if s lid th a t he " n e v e r refused to lend I lls e x |ie itis e t> a b ro th e r o r s ls ie r ” , thal lie was " n e v e i lo o b u s y to l is ten o r respond to the need of a b ro th e i o i s is t e r ” , im t m ost of a ll he w ants to te le n ie n i- te re d t o r tr y in g to do h is ’ ’ s m a ll” p a it fo r the B l.n k cause. N o ll. : P a r t II o f ” 1 ee P . B ro w n : M an on Hie M o v e " w ill he continued next w eek. I w ould a lso lik e to acknow ledge that | e rro n e o u s ly le d out the fo llo w mg M iddle C la s s educa to rs that have been itw m lin g the B la c k Caucus m e e tin g s ; Kay J e n itg a n , A s s is ta n t P io - . A ll, PSI ; Iv a V .I a iie ,|n s tiu i to r of R eading iml study s k i l ls , I ’St ; ami J u liu s S lo k e s, In s tiu . tin in H U « I ' ■' '. « iile e i. B io w n - the m an. W hat is tfie I r iv in g fo rc e lie h irxl the man? Is it p e rso n a l a m b itio n ? Is it c o m m itm e n t? Is it l im e ami fo rtu n e ? Is is recognition? AAhat is hi* so u rc e ot energy ? \A hat does lie think dx»ut c e r ta in th in g s? I ee I ’ . I io w n , pei h ip s , !«■ t sum m ed h is own lif e up when lie d e c la re d th a t " e v e r y m an is put on e i r t h I i a purpose ami he has some goal to f u l fill.’ He is le tim te ly try mg 1. fu lfill his co i l, w h never it m ay 1«. He sees one o l h is g o a ls on e a rth as lie lp in g e ra - d ic .ite ra c is m in A m e ric a . W h e th e r he is in the c la s s ro o m , n ca m p u s, w r itin g , speaking o r h o ld in g w o r k - . man is fre e u n til A l. l BLA C K ARE F R E E .” He r e lie v e s that th e re is no such thing as a " B la c k m ilit a n t , " p e r se. B u t th a t A l I B la ck people should he M il 11 AN I ' M r . Browm’ s c o m m itm e n t to tlie B la c k cause is e x e m p lifie d in h is e le c tio n as th e C h a irtn a n of the i ire go n B la c k C iu c u s . ( If i l l the Io II, s ta te , im l na tio n a l o ig u n iz a tin n s that lie is i m e m b e r o r c h a n n u n (, he MEN Ron Hendren IN WASHINGTON President Nixon, bts V iet nam p ro b le m s not w ith s ta n d The R u ssia n people have ever enjoyed tlie d e g re e of p ro s p e r ity atta ine d by A m e r icans. A f u ll s ix ty p e i cent of the re s id e n ts o f M oscow s t ill Io not enjoy the lu x u ry of p r i vate a p a rtm e n ts . W h ile the »st o f liv in g in W ashington is unquestionably h ig li, fa m ilie s fo rc e d to s h a re housing a re a im o s t un h ea rd o f in th is na tio n ’ » c a p ita l. ing, has scorer) f re ig n p o ll y ga in s in a m a tte r of m onths w h ich no A m e ric a n PresaJent in re c e n t tim e s has te e n able to a tta in . He has reco g n ize d t h e w o r ld ’ s la rg e s t sle e p in g g ia n t and achieved d etente w ith th is c o u n try ’ s p r in c ip le riv a l - a l m o st w ith in the sam e b re a th . W h ile these g u n s may not A u to m o b ile s ami t e le v i e n su re his r e - e le c tio n , th e re sio n s, by now c o n s id e re d a l can he lit t le doubt that h is f o r m ost e s s e n tia l ite m s in Hie ays in to P e kin g and M oscow m ted S ta te s, a re s t ill s c a rc e have p ro ve n to be m a s te rfu l lu x u rie s in R u s s ia . In th e ir p la n n in g and a lm o s t A lth o u g h e x p e c ta tio n s of b r illia n t in th e ir e x e c u tio n . g re a te r m a te r ia l w e ll-b e in g W ith o u t q u estion the m o re in that c o u n try a re no doubt im p o rta n t of h is t i ips was to r is in g , it is e q u a lly c le a r that R u ssia . E v e r sin ce the end of we cannot depend e n tir e ly on W o rld W a r II A m e ric a has in te rn a l R ussian p re s s u re s been locked in to a g e n e ra lly f o r g re a te r w e alth ver sus de q u ie t but p o te n tia lly deathly fense e x jie m lltu re s in p la n n in g s tru g g le fo r m ilit a r y s u p re m our own m ilit a r y o u tla y . A t the acy o v e r th a t n a tio n , a s tru g g le very le a s t, h o w e ve r, it m ay w hich has d ra in e d the re now lie p o s s ib le to d is |ie l once so u rce s o f both c o u n trie s and f o r a ll th e m y th o f a m o n o - n e a rly to the b re a k in g p o in t. -ith ic c o m m u n is t m ove m e n t A lthough the p re s id e n t’ , l« n t on r u lin g the w o rld at a g re e m e nts w ith the R ussian w h a te v e r c o s t. A m i th a t goal le a d e rs do not e n s u re tire end m its e lf ju s t if ie s P re s id e n t o f th is c o m p e titio n - indeed, N ix o n ’ s t r ip s . m any o f o u r d iffe re n c e s w ith M o re im p o rta n tly . It m ay the c o m m u n is ts w e re only ac now he p o s s ib le to devote centuated by the v is it - th e re a g re a te r p ro p o rtio n of o u r do»» at le a s t seerri to Ire some own r e s o u ic e s to som e of the hope th a t the co ld w a r w ill not needs at hom e w hich f o r so co ntinue to be fought in te rm s long have gone u n a tte n d « !. 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