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Fair w eather friends?
HENDERSON
To Be
by
Civil Service
brings job security
Vernon
by Lenwoud c . Davis
E Jordan, J r .
t.itn m eetings, they s t a t e ,
“ Man, | fo r g o t," o r “ I don't
liave tim e lo r those typos
of th in g s ."
Yet tliey make
tune to v is it the «bove-m en-
t luned places. I'hoy also must
rea lize that N t) Black man
is " r e a ll y " free u n till A l I
Black men are fre e .
For
thorn to le lie v e otherw ise is
fo r them to he in need of
In this w r ite r ’ s opinion, if
P o rtla n d 's young Black M id
dle C lass aspirants are any
exam ple o f what the future
holds to r Black people In this
City. I hen it is in a Jespon-
‘lent state of a ffa irs . A ll over
A m e rica the hope fo r the fu
lobotomies.
ture of th is country rests in
It goes without saying that
the hamfs of the youths. 1
these young men ami women
am a fra id that past experience
have Hie i ight to do what they
w ith the youths in P ortland
so d e s ire .
However, they
negates that theory.
should not c r itic iz e those m -
A s I stated p re vio usly. Hie
d lvid u a ls that are w orking ami
purpose of this a rtic le , incase
w orking hard to bring about
it escapes some people, is
changes in. as w e ll as out,
tfiat P o rtla n d 's young Black
of
Hie Black com m unity.
M id d le C lass aspirants should
I hexe young B lacks must he
not c r itic iz e the old e r Black
cognizant of the fact that Hey
M id dle class unless.they are
got where they are not be
doing th e ir pa rt to help bring
cause they have a degree o l
alxiut changes. W hich, in my
work experience, twit («cause
opinion, they are N o l l one
the way was paved fo r Hiein
only has to obseive Hie con
17 oth er B lacks. And some
spicuous absence ol these
ol the oth er Black men ami
young men and women at He
women gave th e ir lives ui
NAACP, Urban I eague, Black
o rd e r that things would le
( lu ciis, artl I’Hiei com m unity
be tte r lo r Black people of
c ivic organizations. And there
today.
is a detinue reason to r th is .
Some ol these young Black
1
, le v n e [,,, I mm
men ami women w ill soon 1«
f»tsy
frequenting the Dog
in positions to influence p o li
I rack. Horse Track, Three
cies jm l they must l c p re -
Pools. I p s ia irs , ebony Club,
p a iifil psychologic illy ((hat is
I i o') a I q i,-e J,,,-, issi, m.d lv )t
thinking BLA C K) to deal with
ja d o w M t (occas ih M lly ) ,
them.
F u rth e rm o re , th e y
fb u m le rb ird
Jnn y -B ,
M l SI be Black oriented ami
Beach), Ramada Inn, Top ol
twlp other Black bro th e rs ami
the Cosm os, The lu iq u o is e
s is te rs that are ti ymg to make
Room, ami a few oth er out
U.
of the way places. When asked
A s a iw is o n a l note, I w e l
why Hiev dal not attend c e r-
come any d iffe re n t opinions
is often even m o te insidious.
could w e ll envy. They're a
My
im pression of these
In the past several weeks
sophisticate»)
group
that
young people is that they are
1 have spoken at commence
knows •: has a charge to keep
fu
lly
aware
of
the
challanges
ment e xe rcise s at six blacks
anil a duty to p e rfo rm that goes
and that they've developed a
colleges and u n iv e rs itie s in
w ell beyond the m ere ly p e r
toughness in dealing w ith is
the south, and it has been an
sonal s triv in g s so Common to
e xh ila ra tin g exepenence.
sues of race that th e ir elde rs
ou r society.
Ju st standing on the plat
Bu2 ! P
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CD
b s e n e r supports the establishm ent of a City-
form and looking out at the
bureau of Human Resources o f the C ity of P ortland
With_Ron_Hsndrsn
sea of b rig h t faces of gradu
PloCv S £ P ^ r r ^ x " . conce™ 18 the s e c u rity of persons e m -
ates,
th
e
ir
proud
parents,
and
A Y O U N G V IE W OF W A S H IN G T O N
C iS
° P°
SteCrmg C om m ittee and Model
th e ir frie n d s is a m oving ex
by tte
nt circu n ,sta n ce s. persons employed
perience. So too, isth e re a l
i c u r ic v
u 2 n r ^ gram s
SpeC‘ aJ P ^ « 15 have U nie jo t
ization of what that gre at mo
T 3 re w n
rh.t
pr<y ams are “ n n in a ted o r when funding
ment means to those youngs
i y
y~ S are * ith ° Ut jo b s '
Even w hile
te rs, who have struggled to
nTt havT X
y an! n° ‘ earnm g re tirm e n t and many Jo
com plete th e ir education in
not nave reg ular m e r it increases.
the face of life tim e of po-
o n , T le r 3 Bureau of Humail Resources, em ployees w ill have
v e rt>, hardship and d is c r im i
SUWS WhlCh trin g S secu™V ”
» benefits*
nation.
it J n ^ r h r k .<? m n‘un‘9 m ust be a le rt to insure a pro pe r trans
“ Ladies and gentlemen, we
M ost are p o o r 70 p e r cent
action has teen llm iw d . .As
itio n that w tll insure the PMSC and Model C itie s X
ov^Z
w ill be m aking ananscheilale)
I be lack of adequate, en
Congressman Robert L . F.
come fro m fa m ilie s whose to
«
i hU T
“ ’ • “ Pro" r
landing in ja c k s o r.v ille ...th e re
forceable international p ro
Sikes (J i-F la .) pm n, ••Botli
tal
income
is
less
than
$5000
snould be rated by c iv il se rvice at positions com parable to
cedures is exem plified by the
is n o c a u s e fo ra la rm ."N e a rly
a irlin e s and government point
pe r ye a r, and the overw helm
ru
P °slnons * ith C ivU Service exams required only
recent skyjacking of a plane
every week, words like these
a lin g e r at each oth er fo r
ing m a jo rity are the f ir s t in
f L h O* * h° m Îght * ant t0 move t0 hl« her Positions9 Persons
* and $500,000 to A l g e r i a .
do a la rm Am ericans who find
who dem onstrated th e ir a b ility and qua ^ c a t io n s b v s a tis fa c to ry
th e ir
fa m ilie s to graduate
fa ilin g to take adequate steps
Although o ffic ia ls from the
them selves hapless passen
fro m college.
to stop hijacking amle P o rtio n .
to Ï X
i r n r c l n , 01 * re ',U,red t0 t l t e CtVU Ser>ice exams
Algerian A irlin e s returned
gers
on
skyjacked
planes.
Even w ithout s ta tis tic s , you
V ery probably both are rig h t.
t ie ransom on June 28, He
In the past fou r years there
rions
pre sent ion positions o r to move to s im ila r p o si-
know th is fro m the faces
But negligence is not Iim it-
skyja cke r has yet to face t r ia l.
have been 118 attem pts to hi
of th e ir parents. T h e ir look
ed to our governm ent alone.
Here at home, several c o r
jack a ir c r a ft in fllg h to v e r the
of jo y and the tea rs of pride
Although many nations have
Ln ited States. So fa r, few
rective proposals are (ending
w e lling in th e ir eyes te ll the
recognized the need fo r in
effective measures have been
before Congress. The senate
story of the s a c rific e s made
ternational cooperation
in
Com m erce C om m ittee has
found to prevent w ould-be a ir
and dream s fu lfille d .
You
dealing w ith skyja c k e rs ,o v e r
sent to the floo r a b ill that
p ira te s fro m plying th e ir trade
th re e -fo u rth s of tlie 7 i nations
can see the faces etched with
would provide fo r U.
S.
successfully,
and
the
c
rim
e
the lines of tim e and stru g
pa rtlcip a tm g
m H,e Hague
imposed w orldw ide sanctions
rate in the a ir soars higher
Convention on A ir P ira cy In
gle
breaking
into joyous
every month.
a g a in s t
nations offe rin g
sm iles
as th e ir
beloved
D ctober, 1971 have yet to ra
sanctuary to skyjackers by
P u b lic o u tcry has caused
childre n clu tch that degree
tify the agreem ent th e ir re
refusing to prosecute o r ex
concern in Washington, but
that m a rks the pass-key to
presentatives signed.
tra d ite them . The b ill, S.
a b e tte r life .
2280, authorizes the P ie s r
F o r m any fa m ilie s of col
‘lent to suspend a ir services
rh e D b s e rv e r ’ ° if,c ia l P°s lt »on s expressed only in its Pub
lege graduates, the m a jo rity
to any nation u n w illin g to c o -
lis h e r s Colum n (The O bservation Post) and the E d ito r’ s Desk
probably, a college degree is
operate w ith a n ti-skyja cke r«
d X u ^ r m a“ r ia l ,hrouShout the paper is the opinion of the in -
a continuation o f a fa m d y tr a -
procedures.
W r7 rJ r * ii3 n ,ltte r and dc* s not necessari) , re fle c t
d itiö n o r a Jong ta k e n -fo r-
Congressm an John E. M oss
theopunon of the O bse rve r.
granted event. But f o r the
(D -C a l.) plans soon to In
parents of these black youngs
troduce a b ill that
would
te rs gradua ting fro m the black
authorize
the C iv il A e ro
colleges o f the south,
that
nautics Board (0 hold hear
degree means th e ir ch ild re n
ings on skyjackings of fo
w ill be freed fro m the burdens
reign a ir c r a ft. Under Hie
of fie ld la b o r, of hard, bru ta l
pro visio ns of th is m easure,
physical la b o r, of pow erless
the foreign
c a ir le r would
D ear E d ito n
ness.
The Indian, lik e o th e re th n lc
have the burden of pro of
1 enjoyed reading you r co l
greups In A m erica m ust not
There is no question but that
to dem onstrate that the sky
umn l a s t w e e k , entitled
be treated lik e " t h ir d class
ou r society views a c o l
ja c k e r
has
lean
subject
“ C h i e f C o m c o m ly Coes
c
itiz
e
n
s
”
but
tre
a
t»
l
w
ith
d
ig
lege degree as an e n t r y
to c rim in a l prosecution. T he
Hom e.’ I agree that it was a
n ity and respect. A fte r a llth e y
p e rm it to the m iddle cla ss,
penalty fo r fa ilu re to com ply
noble gesture to return the
were In thia p a rt of the (J.S.
an e x it gate fro m the priso n
would be revokatlon of the
skull o f C h ief C om com ly and
long
before
the
white
man.
of poverty. The young men
license of the a irlin e
to
his people w ill be happy to
M ere m inute gestures of good
and women graduating today
u tiliz e
U2>. a ir fa c ilitie s .
lay it to rest. As you stated
w ill, on the p a n of the white
have f a r m ore opportunities
A nother M oss proposal, H.
a much m ore sig nifica nt ges
than th e ir fo re b e a re rs. Jean
man Is not enough. W hites
R. 3839, provides fo r the de
ture would be to re tu rn the
m ust be sensitive and sympa
re c a ll, as rece ntly as I960 ,
ploym ent o l federal arm ed
rig ht to se lf-d eterm inatio n,
the tic to the needs, d e sire s anrl
graduating fro m Howard Law
m arshals to accompany each
the means of m aking a livin g ,
aspirations of the Indians not
and getting a Job .hat paid
flig h t, a strengthening of the
respect f o r the Indian re lig io n
$35 a week. Today, corpo
only in the P a c ific N orthw est
c u rre n t “ skyguard*’ program
and tra d itio n s , and to restore
lo
t
a
ll
over
the
United
States.
rate re c ru ite rs are common
which u tiliz e s customs of
the p ro m ises made in tie
on black college campuses
fic e rs instead of U £ . m a r
tre a tie s w ith
the
I
n
d
i
a
n
Lenwood
Davis
and opportunities have grown.
shals. However, many feel
nations.
That college degree is now
that the place to deal with po
a tic k e t to an instant liv in g
ten tial skyja ckers la on
tlie
wage.
ground, before they gain con
But while the opportunities
tro l of a plane. These c ritlc a
fo r these young people have
point to the ineffectiveness of
expanded they s t ill have to
the “ sky guard”
program
deal w ith ra c is m . They g ra d
M r Lenwood Davis
dem onstrated by three cases
an d a D e n tist. I w a s In
uate at a tim e when the country
c /o The O bserver
In which a ir guards were sky
m aking a purchase one day
seems to be turning its back
2201 N K illln g s w o rth
jacked along w ith th e lrp la n e s
about
2
years
la
te
r
and
he
on the e v ils of d is c rim in a tio n
P ortla nd , Oregon
to Cuba. (|n each event the
said, " S is te r C o llin s , I am
and racism ; at a tim e when
governm ent determ ined that
going
out
of
business.
M
ypeo-
they m ust not only swim a -
the sky guards were e lig ib le
ple won’ t trade w ith
me
gainst the title of o ve rt d is
fo r o ve rtim e pay during th e ir
ih e y go down town and else
c rim in a tio n , to t also of that
D e ar M r . D avis:
stay in Cuba, lo r the t r ip they
where. I can’ t c a r r y on here
neglect and in differe nce which
I enjoy your a rtic le s in The
were pow erless to prevent.)
any lo n g e r." He sold out his
P ortland O bse rve r.
...
O ther le g isla tive proposals
$3.50 a child per day
In wlv
the
s t o c k and got a Job In Van
latest one P a r t lll you spoke of
Include one by Senator James
couver.
m ore B lack Businesses- I
B . Pearson ( R - K a n .) .s .2299,
May the L o rd bless and help
h e a rtily agree. T h is brings
which would pro vid e s u ffe r
you as you attem pt to unite
to mind an incident of about
p e n a ltle s-in clia lin g execution
the Black C om m unity. I sin
15 years ago. A Black man,
as a d e te rre n t to skyjacking.
ce re ly tru s t we w ill have
a frie n d of several years
But, as Is often the case
m ore Black businesses.
4 6 3 5 N.E. 9lh 288-5091
opener! a pharm acy in this
m odern technology may pro
area In a °«w building
vide the m ost effective de
In
S incerely,
conjunction w ith a Doctor
te
rre n t. fh e "m a gne tom eter
Evelyn M . C o llin s
a sensing device activated by
Lenwood D a v it
fio m the young Clack m iddle
class a sp ira n ts. |d u u lg ,h u w -
eve r, whether I w ill get any .
I h e ir reco rd siwaks fo i It
self.
I hey have not Iwen in
volved w ith th e ir greatest
supportetg — Black c iv ic
ami p o litic a l groups.
I his
1« a statement of fact, not
con je ctu re1
M ore ove r,
|
m aintain my basic prem ise,
which is. Hie young Black
m iddle cla ss aspirants may
not be like Hie established
Black Mfcldle class In H e ir
thoughts, concepts, value sys-
11 '• a ' ■ i n . , . . ,
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I
lim n
g o«l m utation of them I
Note; P a rt H I o f " p o n ia m l’ t
Young Black M iddle C lass
V xpn m t- ." w i l l a jif e .H ,,e i l
week.
Dp op and aw ay: Pirates in the sky
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k
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Letters
to the Editor
rights upheld
DAY CARE MOTHERS
t ie presence of weapons ami
life fo r h ija c k e rs a very
oth er n ie n lllc objects, has
dangeiuus pro p o sitio n .*'
already teen employed on a
The p ilo ts mean what they
wldescale basis by E astern
» •y. o n June 24, a skyjacker
A irlin e s , one of t ie hairiest
alm ost lost his life when he
hit by skyjacking attem pts.
baileil out of a plane ovei In
A irlin e o ffic ia ls say that In
diana.
| bp p llo l h -l, (le)|w
the f ir s t nine months tliey
le la te ly accelerated to 320
used magnetometers E astern
m ile s p e r hour, a S|>ee<l much
« iffe ie d only ono skyjacking
to dangerous lo r ,>a rachuting
Hut tlte cost of technology
F B I agents k ille d two sky
Is high ami to e<julp each of
ja cke rs in C a lifo rn ia a fte r
He nations 531 a irp o rts w ith
they demanded $8H0,(«M) ran
magnetom eters
would
run
som and a flig h t to Hie soviet
over $3 m illio n .
i nion. ( me passenger was
Congressman
Claude Id.
kllle.1 in the exchange ol gun
Pepper (D -F la .) lias accuser!
fir e and two otherswounded.
botfi the governm ent ami the
a irlin e s of dragging the ir
Hut
r e g a r d l e s s of the
feet in the Unplement.it ion
to u g le r steps which are now
of an effe ctive nationwide
being taken to thw a rt sky
m agnetom eter pro g ra m . He
ja cke rs, the real keys s t ill
has
Introduced le gislatio n,
are international co<giera(iun
H.R. 3992, authorizing
the
ami s tr ic te r enforcem ent of
governm ent
to
c o v e r the
existing
law s. Government
costs
of such a p ro g ra m .
investigators
fo r the FAA
W ary of slow action both
have concluded th u to fth e llr s t
by governm ents ami a irlin e s
20 skyjackings In 1972, at
p ilo ts are leginning to take
least on e-fou rth m ight have
m atters Into th e ir own hands
been proven te.1 If existing
Follow ing a one-day s trik e
se cu rity
regulations
had
by p ilo ts a ll over the w o rld .
leen
p ro p e rly
enforced.
Captain John J . O’Donnell,
We are long overdue fo r
president of the A ir L in e P i
an e ffective pro gra m to corn-
lots
Association, s t a le d ,
le t skyjacking. Coupler) with
"W e 've teen w a iting a long
strong enforcem ent p o licie s,
tim e fo r someone to do some
such a program could b ring an
thing effective about hijack
end to a menace which
has
ing. Now we are going to do
C learly Jeopardized one of
something ourselves. In the
our fundamental freedom s,
process, we expect to make
fhe rig h t to tra v e l.
Your ticket to
the big game:
Support black business
¡^...including
CARE FOR BABIES
IN YOUR HOME.
AMA
Fam ily O a y /N ig h t Care
transportation
| You want Io set the big g»mc
So what ,l„ y„u «1,,? j u„ , w |(t h <>n yoUf
. nh,eL And T
r <,,e of ,he ,t,,nn ,h*n "I«” «
Of the men on the field Y „ u ve got the
i
,n ,h* h,’" ,e
electricity per game
w,” ih " i
Sound like a pretty g„„d deal? Il la
H ec m c u y l r , . h„ „ in An<1 „ ln<jw (ha(