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White race-specialists
leaving field
D r . Benjamin Spock, em i
nent pediatrician, social acti
vist and i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
renowned author of several
books on childcare, spoke at
Portland
State University
last Friday on "The necessity
for creating a radical A m eri
can Peoples Party that would
truly represent minority and
poor people in the nation."
D r . Spock charged that
neither the Democratic or
Republican parties represent
the powerless in Am erica,
aid that both part les we re con
trolled by big business ard
wealthy contributors.
D r . Spock also charged die
United States government with
tfie "slaughtering of over I
m illion Vletnamese people ard
diousands
of
A m e r ic a n
youth."
Spock's
vlce-presdential
running-mate is Black com
munity organizer, Julius Hob
son from Washington, D .C .;
an outstanding social activist
during the civil-rig h ts move
ment.
Both card dates are
seeking to be placed on the
Oregon general election bal
lot; ard thus according to
Oregon law must hold a public
meeting of at least 1.000 per-
D r . Wilson Record, white sociologist at Portlard State Unl-
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an article about his current research on the black studies’ arid
white sociologists' conflict.
Since delivering a pre lim i
tary paper on his research
at tie Pacific-Sociological As
sociation in Portland in April,
D r . Record has leen mvuad io
speak at tie American So
ciological Association In New
Orleans the eid of August.
At tliat convention, le w HI be
die only w in « Invited to sit In
on a session of the BlackCau-
cus, a separate organization
within tie national group.
Additionally, I» has teen
asked to interpret from his
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Wright sad the Black politi
cians "played a very prom i-
neni role" at the convention
as compared to the one in 1968
In Chicago. He sad this role
was not only one of "p artic i
pation", tut "vis ib ility.*'
Wright, who served on (lie
credentials committee In M i
am i. sad Patricia H a rris , co-
chairman presided over 10
days of acrimonious bearings
"and handled herself very
findings "Some Implications
of tie Black Studies Movement
for H ig le r Education In the
1970's" at die annual meeting
of tie American Educational
Research Association in New
Orleans in February-M arch.
1973.
To conduct his research,
the sociologist has teen sup
ported by tie Metropolitan
Applied Research Center in
New York City, the American
Philosophical
Society ard
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w ell." in fact, all the Blacks
bandied themselves well aid
"w ere very evdent in just
about every state with a size
able Black population." They
participated In die deletes on
the floor and had a lot to say
about policy decisions, he
sa d .
He spoke about convention
co-chairman Evonne Braith-
waite from C alifornia. "See
how she managed it (the con
vention)? And d d you see
Black representation Increase
in all of the delegations? The
input was just g re a t," lie
added.
Black representatlonwas so
great that "every card date
was vying for the support of
the Black delegates, including
Gov. George W allace."
It was "no accdent" that
Basil Paterson, form er state
Senator from New York was
named vice chairman of the
convention on tie last day. It
was, instead, "a result of tie
growing influence and tie soli
darity of Blacks at the conven
tion because the cand dates
knew that with the Black vote
they could be elected. That's
what they were playing fo r,"
sad W right.
A ll this Is great but Wright
feels that "tie elected Black
leaders must recognize their
rising popularity ard Influence
to help alleviate tie depriva
tion aid suffering going on in
Black communities through
out tie nation." These con
ditions Include housing, lack
of educational achievement,
the proliferation of narcotics
on the streets, health care
and tie entire ramifications
(Please turn to p. 8 col. 4)
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sons. At his Portland State
lecture in Smith Mem orial
Center last F rd a y , approxi
mately 150 persons were In
attendance; and only 5 of these
were Blacks.
I lie platform planks of D r .
Benjamin Spock and Black
activist, Julius Hobson in
cludes:
(1) total withdrawal
of the United States from all
m ilita ry
bases in foreign
countries;
(2) guaranteed
minimum income of $6,500
for a fam ily t four; (3) end
to all discrimination against
m.norities. including Black.
Chicano, Indian, Asian, women
and homosexuals; (4) com
pletely
free medical and
health
benefits; (5) neigh
borhood control of police p re
cincts ; (6) an end to all tax
loop-holes that benefit the
wealthy exclusively;
(7) an
end to property aid sales tax
that d i s c r i m i n a t e against
Black and poor people.
D r . Spock concluded that
the creation of the Peoples
Party would benefit all the
poor and oppressed people in
America and assure "the pos-
s .biJity of a higher quality of
life for a ll."
PSU awards
first PhD
A fa: fare of trumpets w ill
accompany the awarding of
Portlard State's firstdoctoral
degree when summer term
Commencement ceremonies
are held m the Park Blocks at
4:30 pzn.Thursday, August 10.
The first doctorate is being
awarded toCham berlatnLam -
bros Foes, a 30-year-o ldn a
tive of Gieece who came to
Oregon to study II years ago.
He earned his degree In Sys
tems Science.
Joseph L . McCarthy, dean
of the University of Washing
ton Graduate School, will
speak on "Opportunity" at the
hour-long ceremony in front
of Smith M em orial Center in
the Park Blocks.
It is anticipated that about
500 degree candidates w ill be
eligible to participate in the
informal ceremony. 7 he pro
gram will be moved to the
Smith Center Ballroom if
tbie weather is inclement.
Fire trainies approach exam
Firem an trainees Robert Caston and Tom Carman, above, are checking the dates of t h .
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coming Portland F irefigh ter Entrance Examination with Lieutenant Joe satchel I.
1 hey were pleased to find out that applications w ill be received by the Portland Civil Service
Board on August 21 through Septem berl, 1972. The Firefighter Entrance Examination will consist
of three parts: a physical agility test; a written examination and an oral interview
The Fireman traineeshave spent the last e.ght months at the fo rm er fire station situated at 5340
N . Interstate taking Portland Community College courses and performing salvage and overhaul
work for the Portland F ire Departm ent. T heir hours and working conditions are hased on those
of the regular F ire Department.
Black Caucus opposes
Human Resourse Bureau
In a letter sent to Com
missioner Ned Goldschmdt,
D r . Lee P . Brown, C hair
man of the Oregon Black
Caucus, stated that the Oregon
Black Caucus is going on
record as opposing the esta
blishment of the Human Re
source Bureau as proposed
by M ayor-elect Goldschmdt.
According to Brown:
E It appears that there is
not the time avadable for the
City Councd to effectively ad
m inistrate said bureau."
Brown sad that in a letter
to C o m m i s s i o n e r Gold-
schm dt, the Black Caucus re
commended that the Bureau
be created by consolidating
all human services that are
currently under City control
(Please turn to p. 8 col. 2)
"We want to make it ex
plicitly clear that we are not
opposing the concept of a
human r e s o u r c e
bureau;
rather we are opposed to es
tablishment of one as proposed
by
Commissioner
Gold-
scbimdt.'
"We have researched Ned's
proposal and oppose It for the
following reasons:
A . The lack of options pre
sented within the proposal.
B. The creation of a larger
bureaucracy which further
frustrates those people re
ceiving services.
C . The further removal of
citizens from the decision
making process that controls
their lives.
D . The time schedule sug
gested for implementation ap
pears unrealistic.
NY legislator predicts
Black President in 1980
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now the —
possibility
of a Black Vice Presidential
caidklate In four years and In
perhaps eight years a P re s i
dential candidate - one who
w ill tie taken seriously.
7 hat Is tie assessment of
Assemblyman Samuel Wright
(D-S4 AJJ.). Brooklyn, who at
tended both the Democratic
convention recently held In
M iam i, F la ., aid the one in
1968 in Chicago, III.
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ABOUT PEOPLE
Spock, Hodson seek
Oregon ballot spot
The black studies movement
lias placed white sociologists
In a very difficult position,
according to D r . Wilson Rec
ord, w h i t e s o c i o l o g i s t
at Portland Uu> University,
whose current . -search on tie
sul act .a featu’ ed In tie Au-
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zine.
D r . Record, who joined tie
PSU faculty In 1965, lias lean
on sablatlcal leave slncejan-
uary. He lias traveled about
12,000 miles across tie coun
try visiting his colleagues In
si ouid 60 colleges and univer
sities varying in purpose,
size, location and black stud-
e s e x je re n c e .
To date lie has Interviewed
140 of approximately 750white
sociologists, who specialize in
black-white relations in the
United States. Thia fall D r .
Record plans to cover another
6,000 miles to visit 15 schools
in the siaith. Hie only section
of He country le hasn't yet re
sea re led,
A 56-year-old white socio
logist for more than 30 years,
D r . Record said I** lias sought,
through scholarship, pedagogy
and social activism, todqepen
his understanding of hlackex-
[e re n c e s aid black-white re
lations. Hut. now, for tie firs t
tune in his career, le has a
sense of alienation from some
of the stronger currents of
change In tie university aid In
■see relations.
" I feel this alienation is
largely due to tluee develop
ments tliat leve lean resliap-
ing universities and race re
latlons: white student acti
vism. what les come to le
known as radical social sci
ence; and most Intunately sig
nificant for tie white sociolo
gist, m ilitant black separa-
tlom , which on campus typ
ically alms toward an autono
mous black studwsprogram,"
Record sad.
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Symposium
features
Pan-Africa
By J im Rogers
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REVEREND DANIEL FRAZIER
Director sees future
for Highland Center
By L iid a Thompson
The main objective of the
new D irecto r of tire Highland
Community Center is to put In
to effect the present program
that is already set forth for tire
center, Daniel E . F ra z ie r he-*
lieves that the center has alot
to offer the people of the com
munity and to the city, both
young aid old. He, tliere fore,
ho|>es to broaden the center in
to a city, and even to a state
wide, program.
(Please uirn to pg. 8, col. 4)
Professor Inno Ukaeje, N i
gerian educator and professor
of political science and Black
Studies at Portlard State de
livered die keynote lecture at
the firs t of a series of sympo-
siums on P an -A fric an ism ,
Thursday, August 3nJ, at the
University of Oregon.
Tt>e symposium was organ
ized and convened by Black
American graduate student,
Carol Cross, and Nigerian
graduate student, Mohammed
Aminu, members of the Black
Graudate Student Council.
M s , Cross, In her opening,
remarks, s a d , "M ost of us
are here today because we are
concerned
and
interested
about the problems of Black
people throughout the world,
(Please turn to p. 8 col. 5i
2 ? u S tr° ng WU1 l* one of the local 3m«ers «ppear-
Moonlight F e S v a î! SOng” “ Washin«ton Park *" the •'»«*•* by
Gail Strong appears
in park festival
The Portland Park Bureau's
Music by Moonlight Festival
presents "A Night of Song"
In the Garden Theater of
Washington Park on Saturday.
August 12, at 8:30 p jn . There’
is no charge to the public.
The program has teen or
ganized by Edward Schick and
w dl
feature young, local
singers presenting a variety of
songs. Included w ill be selec
tions from opera, light opera,
musical-comedy, and broad-
way shows. The performers
w ill include six sopranos:
Judith Blythe, M artha C e r-
mak, Cathy Crunden, Nancie
Muhle, Gall Strong, and Susan
Hawkins; two tenors: Richard
Vluhle and Timothy Tominaso;
aid two baritones:
Dennis
Hartly andWiUiamHendricks.
M r . Schick wdl also be ac
companist for the group.
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