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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1972)
Port land/Observer Blacks hold power, Jesse says M ayor Richard C . Hatcher of C a r y , In d , received the Distinguished Service Award of the National News paper Publishers Association (NNPA) at its 32nd Annual C o n v e n t io n , June 2 1 -24 , President Garth C . Reeves, S r , of the M iam i Tim es an nounced this week. Honored along with May or Hatcher were Moas H. Kendr lx, information officer of the Pilot Police Relations Project of the D is tric t of Columbia, and founder of Black Press Week in 1938; and Prank P . Thomas, edi tor-publisher of the Mobile Beacon 4 Tuscaloosa Citizen, who has been on the civil rights firing line ever since he first escorted Autherfeie Lucy to the campus of the University of Alabama In 1953 and stared down a mob that threatened to lynch him. P r e s e n ta tio n of these honors at the Sheraton-Four Ambassadors climaxed the publishers’ awards banquet at Speaking at the 32nd An nual National Newipa|>ei Pub lishers Association Conven tion In M iam i. Jackaon stated that operation POSH hag been in contact with delegates to both the Democratic and Re publican conventions, and expects to have a united, co ordinated and powerful force on the floors of both con ventions this summer. “ The hands that picked cot ton in 1964 can pick tl>e i*ie e - klent In 1972.“ With nearly 500 Black delegates at the Democratic convention “ we intend to seize the mikes leg itim ately,*' Jackson said. The message to he broad cast ovet those inikes Is the plea (or an economic bill of rights as an alternative to the piesenl welfare system. "W e now have civil t ights, we ate gaining civil power, our gowl is civil economica,** Jackson stated. open occupancy housing in his city. The 39-year-old Hatcher advanced from deputy pro secuting attorney to city councilman to mayor within eight years after receiving his law degree from Valpa raiso University In 1959. He is now serving his second term as mayor. Kendrix, a nationally known public relations counselor, not only founded Black Press Week, tut also organized the National Association of M a r ket Developers who have helped the Black Press to gain a fa ire r share of na tional advertising. which on June 23, $12,000 In scholarships from R. J. Rey nolds Industries and Coca- C o la U.S.A. was given to eight deserving high school graduates, and $14,000 in p riz e s was awarded to member newspapers and their s ta ffs for ) ou rn a 11 s 1 1 c achievements in 1971. The scholarship funds were s u p p le m e n t e d by NNPA which devotes one-fourth of all membership dues to jour nalism scholarships. The general sessions of the th re e -d a y convention fo cus on ways of improving the economic status of black people In Am erica and abroad. Speakers included officials from A frica and the C a rib bean area. Following the convention, the delegates w ill take a cruise to the Bahamas. M ayor Hatcher’s award is for his outstanding adminis tration of the affairs of Gary in the face of enormous op position, and for other ac complishments, i n c lu d in g Thomas, despite mobs that threatened to lynch him and burn his plant down, has con tinued to publish a success ful. m ilitant paper for the past 21 years, and has been cited by the Alabama Press Association and the Mobile chapter of the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism fraternity. He received the Distinguished Publisher’ s Award. FREE D ie g ie e n FREE lin g e r p ro je c t Is in tusiness again this year, there a ie several lots avail able. Free spot seeds and plants may 1« obtained at 27 N. Killingsworth. REVEREND JESSE JACKSON PIANO ( 'R < iRGAN I.ESSi iNM La test md m odern method guarantees that you can learn to play e itlie i in s tru m e n t.F o i in f o i ( n a tio n , please ■ ill pected st the Democratic con vention w iil be (1« delegation of Chicago M ayor Richard Da ley, Jackson said. Hecharged that the delegate selection process in Illinois was closed to the public. " I he committee collected thedelegates,Mayor Daley selected them. The people elected what was left.’ ’ basic institution at the conven- tlon - the Black Press. "T he white media tends to report what serves Its own self-in terest.” he said, citing C al ifornia as an example where the black vote made a vital dif ference (hat was not predicted by the white press, one point of contention ex W o M I N L V I.R Y W III.R I. O u tre a c h w o rk e r Background in household is - sistance. F riendly anil plea sant |tei soii.il it y . o ld e r m o e neighborhood citize n s living on re tire m e n t le r.c fits . >2.00 p e r h r., 30 h rs. pe i wk. sub m it application o r ca ll it: sen io r \d u lt S ervice C enter use oui products. We have a ttra ctive openings fo r capa ble woman. C a ll 234-5763, 287-1634. IIOl SLWIVI.S It you want a good steady in - ome, but , in only w o rk part . ■' WO4 N JE.1 m>'U Ave. Phone: 288-8138 I ’ m tland, ( Begun 97213 pat, C all 23 (-S763. Garth Reeves (rig ht), publisher of the M iam iT im es , was elected to another term as President of NNPA. With Reeves is Cyrus Tollivette, convention chairman. Two days of volatile discussion and intense self-examination gieeted the black press at the 32nd annual National Newspaper Publishers Association convention. Gathering at M ia m i’ s Sher aton Four Ambassador Hotel June 21-24, newspaper publishers discussed "How the Black Press Can Help Improve the Econ omic Sum s of Black Am ericans". •ART) PLAN DEMONS! RA- I i i R. We need .inexperienced Party Plan Demonstrator im mediately . Salaried position. Please state qualifications, semi resume to P.O .Box 3137. M O D H N LIFELIKE DENTAL PLATES PARTIAL PLATES F u ll o r P a rt T im e Representatives needed-Sev eral openings available for women interested in a good, steady income. Call 234-5763. W a n te d Paper boys for the P o rtla n d O b server THE PORTLAND OBSERVER Tor in fo rm a tio n c o ll 2 8 4 -8 0 8 9 Douglas Bass 3 9 7 3 N .E .R odney K illin g sw o rth Economist. Portland based economic development oigan- ization. Expert knowledge of gov. and private sector in vestment development. Ex perience in data col ection/ analysis amt feasibility analy sis. Ability to work indepen dently and produce results, salary based on training and experience. Inquiries confi dential. Semi resume to P.D. Box 3137, Portland, Oregon 97208. StiCIAL WORKER Experience in Child W elfare preferred. Model Cities res ident. Call or send resume to: \M A Fam ily Day 'Night Care P ro g rtm . 1639 N . E ,9th A vn . 288-5091. W E ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO O R IG IN A TE OR DUPLICATE any printed MATERIAL A ll TYPES OF PRINTED MATTER Ticket« — dmrxfc bwiUtie« - beefc« W « M s , levHetieea — bredwre« pregrea« — pempMet« — W E CAN SATISFY YO UR PRINTING NEEDS Neat 2 hed room on 18th ami N J i. B ryant.F.C .B . Two F Iteplaces, Big Gan ten apace. Nice and Neat for only $17,500. Just right for You. Call Johnny, 665-3491. 100 X 100 haixly man special on 4134 N J i. llth. $10,000 buys three led rooms, full base ment. big living and dining room ami lots of space for a f a m i l y . Johny 665-3491 or Ward 284-7911. J.J. 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JEFFREY DENTIST SEMLEN B U IL D IN G S W 3 rd A M o r n to n P a rH o n d O r e q o n Phone: 2 2 8 -7 5 4 5 | WANTED ’ M e n a n d W o m en | M irin g A G ood 714 I im m e d ia te ly . w a g e s --c o m p a n y N.E. | for ja n ito r ia l s e r v ic e * A lb e rta b en efits. 2 8 8 -5 1 3 8 ( jZoqst j a n i t o ria l Service LADIES W E’ RE calling to ofler YDl success. Full or part time te rrito ria l opening for women interested inearning money .is a personal shopper. C all 234- 5763. D IA L -A -J O B 2 2 7 -5 8 2 8 P o rtlo n d .O re g o n 2 8 3 -2 4 8 6 AND EXTRACTIONS A M B I1 lo t S LADIES W erage 20 hours p e r week. xceilent income. No exp er ience necessary. C a ll 2 3 4 - 5763. Portland. < irogon 97208. E C o N i'M IS I NEEDED 220 1 N BRADY The parents of George L . Jackson filed a$15 million suit in San Francisco’ s U.S. Dis tric t Court for punitive dam ages In the killing of their son at San Quentin last August. George Jackson was a prominent Black radical, au thor, and one of the "Soledad Brothers" accused of killing a Soledad Prison guard. Hts pa rents named asdefen- dants San Quentin Warden Louis Nelson, AssociateW ar- den Jam esParks.M arincoun- ty D istric t Attorney Bruce Bales and California Attorney General Evelle Younger. The Jacksons said in their suit that their son had been " 9 e t up" and “ sum m arilyex ecuted" by Quentin guards. The suit asked that officials turn over to the J acksons their son’ s personal property in prison, including books, w rit ings and letters. So fa r Bales has refused to release these items. In addition the suit asked lor $4100 in funeral and tu rlal ex penses. Jackson maintained that the 12-polnl Black Hill of Nights, already endot sed by the Black Caucus, w ill tw the issue de termining black delegate su|>- port. “ No uncomlned black (200 w ill attend tlie convention) will go lor someone nut sup- pot ting the bill of rights," the committed blacks (approx imately 300) w ill drop off If their candklate dues not sup port It.“ if SenatorCeorgeMcGovern encompasses the bill into his position, which Jackaon spec ulates he w ill do before the Democratic National Conven “ Blacks have the power to give M r. Nixon a land slide or unseat him.*' President DR. JEFFREY G eorge Jackso n ’s p a re n ts sue “ lire welfare system offers neither incentives to learn or to earn.'* If you make a dol la r, they take a dollar, anti if you go to school, you lose mun- ey, Jackson explained. Nixon must gain 5 per cent , of the black vote to wtr^ and i w ill lose if he nets less than t 5 per cent, Jackson said. “ The Democratic conven tion can no longer take us for gi anted. The Republicans can i no longer w rite us off.“ The role of the black vote must le portrayed by the most 1972 Page 7 NNPA presents awards Ths R«v«rond Jesiw Jack son. D irecto r of P«opi«Ualtad to Sava Humanity (operation PUSH). ax Id June 22 that Blacks have the power to de termine the Democratic nom inee (or Preakient and to da- ride the outcome of the p ie e- klentlal election InNovember. tion. “ There w ill probably be a wholesale swing to McGov ern that w ill add to his mo mentum“ and carry him on the (lis t ballot. Alternatively, If the dele gates choose not to partici pate, they can put Nixon back in office, Jackson said. Thursday, June 28, The i o rtla n I C arpenter Joint Ap- p ren ticesh ip an 1 Training Com m ittee accep ts D eclaratio n s of In te re st from qualifiable applicants all y ear long. Contact: A pprenticeship Inform ation C en ter, 1030 N.E. Couch S tre e t; o r, T n ect OUTREACH, 5329 N.E. Union Avenue. ARMY ANNOUNCES SPECIAL ENLISTMENT BONUS. Armor, A rtillery and Infantry ask more of a man And now they pay more, too These branches are now paying a special enlistment bonus for a determined period of enlistment This bonus is over and above the Army's new starting salary of $288 a month Find out if you're the special kind of man we II pay a special bonus to get Talk it over with your local Army Representative. Call Today's Army wants to join you This otter is limited to quota It may also be changed or discontinued at any time depending on Army manpower requirements Coll 2 3 4 -7 2 0 9 . A » f
