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Hot-line open to "rap
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Black federal employees organize
ft
during the evening
Want to rap? Need in fo r
provision ot new opportunities
mation — H ot-line. NJS. and
as well as encouragement
Albina F am ily and Community
from
Interested and ade
Service. 73 N.E. M o rris is
quately trained outsiders. I
open in the evenings from 5
want my experience to give
to 9:00 p jn . fo r people to
me insight into how I may
d rop-in.
help my own com m unity."
C a rl P arker, student at
C arl P arker is a native of
Portland State U niversity, arxl
the Albina Community and is
P atricia W ilson, University
a graduate student doing his
of Oregon have been added to
practicum work as a require
the staff of Albina Fam ily
ment fo r completion of his
M aster's degree.
and Community Service to
operate an evening drop-in
center during the summer.
C arl graduated from Je ff
Pat Wilson is a senior. In
erson High School in 1966. He
ternational D e v e lo p m e n t
went to Oakwood College in
M ajor, in the L ila Acheson
Huntsvdle,
Alabama,
and
Wallace School of Community-
majored in psychology. Since
Service and Public A ffairs,
his graduation in 1971, C arl
U niversity
of Oregon at
has been back in Portland in
Eugene, Oregon. Pat was a
volved in the community and
corpswoman at Tongue Point
continuing his education in
Job Corps Center, A storia,
counseling. He chose to work
Oregon p rio r to entering
at the Albina Fam ily and Com
university study. In P a tricia 's
munity Service P roject be
own words her expectations
cause of the service it ren
from working here this sum
ders.
1 believe if people
mer are, "Com ing form a
are able to release some of
background characterized by
th e ir tension by talking about
poverty and ethnic division,
what it is that is causing the
I am very much concerned
tension, it w ill enable them to
with an exposure to those
cope with other hassels. Also,
helping organizations which
a lot of the services that are
are attempting to find solu
offered in Portland may not
tions fo r the living problems
be known by some of the
of the poor. As my own ex
people in the community and
periences and those of my
this agency can serve as a
fam ily have proven, alleviat
dire ctive to other available
ing poverty is not only pos
resources, as well as pro
sible through individual ini
viding an outlet fo r people
tiative, but also through the
to express them seves.”
< 5.1 I l e s
E . .
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m ith -
J
X . ' f t v n l v a—d k
Charles
E
Smith,
J J r l —
4. A ctively seek, and en
Deputy D ire cto r, Purchase
sure, that "E E O Counselors”
Division, Naval Supply Cen
are elected by their (veers
ter, Oakland, C alifornia has
rather than selected by man
issued a Call foi Action fo r
agement (e.g. "co u n se lo rs"
ALL
Black Federal Em
should tie required to run
ployees to UNITS under the
on a "p la tfo rm " ami be voted
banner of a COALITION OF
fo r by those whom they seek
BLACK
FEDERAL
EM
to counsel).
PLOYEES to combat the wide
5. Ensure that EEO coun
spread racism throughout the
selors are well trained ami
entire C iv il Service System
up to date on all of the Rules
(p a rticu la rly at M ilita ry In
and Regulations relative to
stallations).
The time has
their functions).
now come fo r Black Federal
0. Vigorously seek legal
Employees
throughout the
ami legislative assistance to
nation to individually and col
induce the C ivil Service Com
lectively protest and challenge
mission to stop procrastina
the flagrant racial d is c rim i
ting and d ire ct all Federal
natory policies and practices
agencies to immediately com
prevalent at Federal depart
ply with prevail mg EEO Rules
ments, agencies, and instal
ami Regulations tnd to take
lations; including the ab
instant disciplinary action
solute lack of "Equal Em
against those agencies ami
ployment O pportunities" at
officials that fa il to do so.
such places.
7.
Take whatever mea
Such a Coalition, organized
sures necessary to ensure
on Local, Regional, and Na
that ALL persons found guilty
tional levels, would be struc
of racial discrim ination suiter
tured to:
immediate disciplinary action
and that the facts ami ad
1. Advise A LL Black Fe
verse consequences of such
deral employees (and other
actions) tv w idely publicized
"M in o ritie s ” ) of th e ir rights,
to discourage discrim ination
arxl the responsibilities ot the
el sew here.
Federal agencies where they
8. Make specific recom
are employed, under existing
mendations to the Executive
"Equal Employment Oppor
and Legislative Brandies on
tunity” Laws, Rules, Regula
innovative methods to enhance
tions, Procedures, etc.
EEO programs throughout the
2. Indoctrinate Black Fe
entire c iv il service system.
deral employees in the proper
9. A ssist ALL Black Fe
ways, and under w hatcircum -
deral employees in obtaining
stances, to file D iscrim ina
parity in Training ami P ro
tion Complaints.
motional opportunities.
3. Take whatever measures
10. Encourage a complete
necessary
to ensure that
REVAMPING of the entire
Black employees who file d is -
METHOD / PROCEIX RE of
cnm ination complaints are
handling discrim ination com
not subjected to intimidating
plaints w ithin the c ivil ser
and/or reprisal actions by the
vice system; ami
d i s c r i m i n a t i n g persons,
11. Take whatever mea
supervisors,
o fficia ls,
or
sures necessary to ensure
agencies.
that Black Federal employees
attain parity with all other
Federal emplovees.
Busing
(Continued from p, I)
ters o r community school
centers) o r close them.” D r.
Blanchard la te r stated that he
has no plans to close the
Albina schools.
In summary, the black com
munity is not divided. A ll
blacks want the best educa
tion possible for their c h il
dren — the issue is how this
w ill be achieved.
Breakfast all hours
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6 am t i l M id n i g h t M o n d a y
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F r id a y and S a tu rd a y 24 h o u rs
T h u rs d a y
What it is
Are you a high school graduate or
have you attained a GED?
Do you have skilled hobbies like wood
craft, painting, graphic a rts? Would you
like to develop those skills into full-time
meaningful employment.
If aou do not have a high school deploma
or GED, Urban League Project Outreach
will help you to attain a GED and pre
pare you to qualify for entry into the
apprenticeship program.
With additional training we can help
skilled craftsmen who are unable to se
cure journeyman status in sem i-skilled
crafts, or those who are unable to meet
apprenticeship requirements,
at -5 329 N.E. Union Ave., room 204. This
is the place for you.
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Such a Coalmen is neces
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You can
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sib ility, amt accountability, of
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ployment o p p o rtu n ity" in Fe-
deial employment Is in (act
a reality, rather than a myth,
have not done th e ir jobs. This
tact was obvious to most
Black Federal Employees be
fore but it was made more
obvious In the "1970 Report
ol the (JA. Commission tin
C ivil R ig h ts". rh ls " R e p o rt"
ijutte vividly illustrated the
numerous fallacies, inade
quacies, and inequities in
many Federal departments
ami agencies, including the
C ivil Serv ice Commission it
self.
ALL subsequent " r e -
p o n s " released by the "C o m
m issio n ",
"Seven Months
L a te r ", "One Year L a te r",
"T h e 1971 Report by theCom-
n ils s lo n ", ami the "1971 Sum
m a ry ", and now a Report
recently released by the Ralph
Nader Public Interest Re
search C ro u p --"T h e Spoiled
System--A Cal! fo r C iv il ser
vice R eform " reflect that
little o r nothing has beendone
to co rre ct the problems, the
C ivil s e n ice Con.mission ami
those agencies responsible
for the enforcement of "Equal
Employment opp o rtu n ity" in
Federal employment have
been told, REPEATEDLY,
what the problems are ami
have Iven offered suggest Ivins
ami recommendations on pos
sible ways to co rre ct the pro
blems. But,
(or reasons
known only to themselves,
have done absolutely nothing;
clearly indicative ol the (act
that thev have no p .iitic u lii
interest in solving the pro
blems.
All Black Federal Em
ployees throughout the entire
nation, who recognize thedire
need for ami aru interested
in forming ami participating
m such an o r g a n i z a t i o n
(especially those with o r
ganising abilities ami ex
pel iences), should contact or
semi th e ir names ami ad
dresses to:
Charles E. .smith, J r.
241 i Sacramento St., g.’
Berkeley, Ca. 9»7n?
(Ilh ) 843-7628 - Home
(415) lbb-tx>07 - ( (fire
AH persons doing so w ill
le advised of representatives
ui then respective areas ami
ol Hie progress amt p iogi.uiis
ol I lie oi g.inization.
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N o rth Mi Dings w o rth o t A lb in a
(Continued I rom p. I)
"a tremendous w o rk ." It is,
perhaps, the most compre
hensive ami exhaustive of its
kind.
Besides teaching, travel ing,
sixs.iking, w riting a rticles ami
book reviews. P r o f e s s o r
Davis is doing additional re-
' "M a ck W .,m en"
ami "B la cks in the Pacific
Northwest 1788-1972", and
hopes to complete both w ith
in the next three weeks. The
I ’Sl African ami A fro -A m e ri
can H istory is the author of
two other bibiliographies,
"B lacks in the State of (.ire-
gun." and "P a n -A frica n ism ” .
He is also the author of a
book, " I Have A Dream: Ihe
Life and lim e s of M artin
l uther King, J r . " , that was
published in 1969.
Speech development
(Continued (rom p. 1 col 0)
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a speech
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Davis
identify about eight out of
pathologist, local health de
the 24 shapes.
partment o r school nurse can
But a child with speech
all offer guidance. Waiting
difficu ltie s may identify only
fo r the child to outgrow his
four o r five co rre ctly. A low
problem may only make It
score indicates that the child
more d iffic u lt to co rre ct later
is not fu lly aware of touch
on. Weiss warned.
(Continued from p. 1 col 4)
sensations on his tongue.
Normal children, too, de
The problem often can be
pend on th e ir parents for
bors, and the entire city.
treated by a kind of sensi
much of th e ir speech tra in
Robert Ketron is an In
tiv ity training, according to
ing, said Weiss.
"B u t the
structor and Assistant P ro
Weiss. The child is simply
iverage
parent
probably
fessor of Sociology at Morgan
given plastic shapes to put
doesn’ t do a ver> good Job
State College. He was born
in his mouth. As he moves
uf teaching his child to talk
in San Francisco in 1938 and
them about with his tonuge,
he added. Parents should
educated at the College of
he becomes better able both
provide th e ir children with
M a rin , U niversity of Red
to
Identify shapes and to a r
both the nee! and opportunity
lands, U niversity of C a lifo r
ticulate speech sounds.
to talk, he said. (Id e rs is te rs
nia at Berkley, U niversity of
Inability to form speech
and brothers should not speak
Arizona and the U niversity
sounds accurately Is only one
fo r th ^ child. And parents
of Maryland. His wide range
of five possible speech pro
should listen when the child
of publications include urban
blem areas, according to
talks.
planning and housing, man
Weiss. A child may also have
It is possible, Weiss cau-
power development, educa
d iffic u lty developing an ade
tlonel, to create problems
tional finance, voting pro
quate vocabulary, speaking at
by forcing the child too hard
blems and elections, and the
a normal pace, o r at a nor
as he learns to talk.
But
black vote. His research, in
mal pitch. O r hearing pro
parents can avoid this, lie
part, made the election of
blems may lead to speecn
added, if they "p la y, rather
P arrent M itch e ll, Black Con
problems because the child
than work, with th e ir c h il
gressman
from Maryland,
cannot monitor his own voice
d re n ." Parents can provide
possible.
as he speaks.
games and opportunities fo r
His previous positions in
Hundreds of tests and treat
children to practice th e ir new
clude teaching at Howard
ments have been devised to
speech habits. And they can
County Community College in
help Children with ail these
provide stimulation when the
Maryland,
U niversity
of
speech d ifficu ltie s. But to be
child attempts to talk. O r,
Maryland, the U niversity of
most effective, Weiss said,
as one speech pathologist
Toledo, Ohio, and in the
treatment should begin while
says, "when baby babbles,
public schools of Tucson,
the child is s till very young—
babble back."
Arizona.
He was a project
sometimes as early at 18
d ire c to r
fo r the Teacher
(E d ito r's note: Jim Folts,
months.
C ro p s , a socio-economic
a senior Journalism student
The
most
c
ritic
a
l
period
planner fo r the Baltim ore Re
at Oregon State U niversity,
in speech development Is be
gional Planning Council, a Re
has been doing some assign
tween
two
and
four
years.
location O ffice r and Com
ments at the Medical School
"T h e re ’ s more speech and
munity
Organization Spe
as part of his Journalism pro
language learning occurring
c ia lis t in Toledo, and did re
gram.
The above
is one
during that time in a person's
search and planningforSCLC.
of his stories.)
life
than
at
any
o
th
e
r,"
Weiss
The resident of an in te r
noted.
racial neighborhood in B alti
Parents should 1« aware
more, Ketron believes in af
Too late to classify
of the basic development of
firm a tive action. He main
speech In th e ir young ch il
tains that real estage com
We are looking fo r a
dren, said Weiss. A t age
panies, financial institutions,
responsible Individual to
two,
children
should
be
talk
and
government agencies
handle our accounts re
ing In tw o-w ort phrases, using
should no longer be allowed
ceivable desk.
about
150
w
o
rts,
and
the
to claim th e ir Innocence, but
The duties of the Job are
mother
should
be
able
to
un
should be required to take
varied and involve such
action to correct the wrongs derstand about half of what
things as:
working with
the child says.
that have been done In the
customers In collection of
A
t
age
three
the
child
past and that continue toexist.
accounts, keeping records
should be forming three-word
Ketron Is on a 15,000 m ile,
of shipments, preparing
sentences,
using
about
a
thou
85 day tour of the country,
month end figures fo r data
sand w o rts , and about three-
visitin g the member organi
processing and prepailng
fourths
of
what
he
says
should
zations and th e ir citie s. Some
invoices fo r customers.
be
understandable.
of the purposes of the trip
Minimum of 2 years ex
By age four the child should
are to reinfoi ce contacts and
perience and/or educa
be
using
more
complicated
relations internally; to stimu
tio n a l
background re
sentences and three-and four-
late input and participation in
quited.
syllable w o rts . Everything
the Task F o rc is ; to support
Apply In person or call
the child says should be un
local member oiganization's
Wilma Conway at 77-3881
derstandable,
even
though
the
activities; to develop local
fo r more information.
sounds may not be entirely
and regional lines of com
correct.
munication and establish a
Precision Castpart Corp.
If parents suspect that their
r e g io n a l organization; to
4600S.E. Harney D r.
reach out to non-member child might have speech pro
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blems,
they
should
look
fo
r
community organizations and
publicize the progiarn of in
volvement.
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