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t STOP PORNOGRAPHY! ANGRY CITIZENS CRY, CLEAN UP COMMUNITY A g ro u p o l A lb in a te enagers m e t w ith e the R everend John I I . Ja c k s o n , P r e s id e n t o f AM A (A lb in a M in is t e r ia l A llia n c e ) to d is c u s s co-ope r a t ion In fig h tin g p o rn o g ra p h y In t ie A lb in a d is t r i c t . I he m ee tin g g e n era te d .1 le u te d d ebate, lu t f in a lly the g ro u p d e i bled tle y w ill p ic k e t and seek ways of c lo s in g down u n d e s ira b le m o v ie s and sec shows in t ie c o m m u n ity . M o n th s ago AM A had sought help fro m c ity o lin n ils to no a v a il. M a y o r S clu u n k m - S we red tlie in in a le tte r sta tin g that tlie re w is -othing t i e c ity 1 ould d o . R e sid e n ts r ltlr l/e d c ity o ffic ia ls lo i not lo sin g down the W a ln u t P a rk I h e a te i on D illo n A venue. I he th e ate i is used l y w h ite m id d le -c la s s ■ it l/ e n s who liv e ou tsid e the A lb in a a ie a . I hese men also t i y to s o lic it young g ir l . on the s tr e e ts . "A M A ' a n iio t u ii'le is ta n d it." Rev. J n k ,on shouted it the m e e tin g . ‘ I* .- h u rc le s a re re s p o n s ib le lo r r e ttin g m o r a l s ta n d a id s . W h ir 1« t ie IK iin t o l t l« c h u rc h 's e f f o it when you can’ t get help fro m c ity g o v e rn m e n t? ” AM A and t i e te e na g e rs w ill not las p a c ifie d by the an sw e rs g ive n by c ity o f f ic ia ls , " W e a ie going to cle a n up o u r c o m m u n ity and we a re s t i l t i n g by lo s in g lown tlie W a ln u t b a rk I ( e a te r .** J a c k - son to ld 1 g ro u p of c itiz e n s POH TLA ND V o lu m e 2, No. SJ P o rtla n d , O re g o n THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE Vickers quits and protests Ih o m .is R. V ic k e r s , '3 rd d e g re e , has re sig n e d fro m h is p o s itio n as C h a irm a n ol ttie J o in t E d u ca tio n C o m m itte e ol the P rin c e H a ll G ra n d L o d ge ami ties P rin c e H a ll G i a n i C h a p ter o l O re gon, io p ro te s t the re fu s a l o l G la n d M a s tc i W illia m | l , ( k lo tli and 11« lilia li- e co m m itte e o l (1« G rand I odge. C h a ired by A lto n Johnson, to keep c o m m itm e n ts made to stu d e n ts . THAT T h is y e a r tlie I du- C o m m itte e chose to u r dents lo i $I5U s c h o la rs h ip s - b u la W ashington ol P o rtla n d sta te I d iv e r s ity , Donna s m ith and M a rg o I a y lo r o l the l n i v e l sity ol O reg o n , and M i c h e lle l u i ton ol tl*-1 d iv e r s it y ol P o rtla n d . I he se le c tio n was voted on an ip p ro v a l l y the I II and | odge, lu t tlie G t and M o rs e Morse, Harris come to Albina ( iklahoiua D e m o c ra tic sen a to r I red H a r r is and his w ile I .iD o iin a , P ré s id e n t of the a m e n , ms (o r In d ia n s ( ipport u n itie s , w ill 1« on hand sun day it 8 p .iii. to open the M e i .- ve bn A1- a se - head ju a r te r s at -Hi». N W il lia m s . s e n a to r Wav ne M o rs e w ill • b- M i- ó it ttw opening of t l « o ffic e w hich w ill se rv e is ca n va ssin g and in to rn ia ile i .e n te r- lo r both the M c G o ve rn and M o rs e d r iv e s in the a iv a . " I he le s t de ten se ir a in s t the S | « , t o r ol w h ite ra c is m is a u n ite d ami in fo rm e d b la ck e tc 't o r . ite .’ ’ M o i st- ..ntl M asti-1 i ml tl» t milice m itte e h a v e re tu se d t- out tl» d ir e c tiv e ol I odge. V ic k e r s stateti d ia l t l » I le s t a t e ! m oney is a v a ila b le un d ei ■ ut trie long, h m l s tru g gle f o r lu ll e iiia l ity . ” G la d ys M c C o y , c o -c h a ir p e rso n ol tu e g o n \A om en's C o m m itte e t o r M c G o v e rn ,a d - dtsl tie r s u p jio rt to ti e Me G o ve rn ca m p a ig n in the black c o m iiin n irv . ’ ’ I h rougl h r- r e lo n n p ro ra m ." M s . M cC oy said, "M c G o v e rn lia s s' ow •> c le a rly th a t he s u p jx irts an in te g ra te ! p a r ty . In his acceptance speech, M c G tiv e i was not only in v itin g A m e n i to come h i" u t w is a ls o in v itin g h| i. k i« o p le to com e home to the D e m o c ra tic P a r ty . We now have the o p p o rtu n ity u accept h is in v ita tio n .” Ret re s h m e iits ami e iu e i t ■ iiiu ie n t w i l l ' c p ro v id e d as be \c ¡oven Morse |W lgns w e lco m e i l l i n t e i v te.l it i ens to attend the - i: ice o pening. (P le a s e tu re to pg Hydrant inspection 3 begins City C o m m issio n ers Lloyd A n d e rs o n and C onnie Met ready tixlav announced that beginnmi t: e week ol D ctohei 1st the P ortland I ire I u ie a u , in co -o p eratio n w ith the B ureau ol W ater W orks, will begin its sem i-annual hydiant inspe. H o n . I lie p u rp o se o l die in s |« c - lio n is to e n s u re that t ie 8500 h y d ra n ts P o rtla n d a re u - a l o p e ra tin g eve n t ol a I ire . D u rin g die te s tin g fie rie r - avvinai* .„tv en tic e a s lig h t d isc o lo ratio n o l tap w a te r w in .: .nouli. soon T e a r . P lu s is due to in c re a s e d d is tu r Paine i.i th e n a in s. H o w e ve r, die C ity B u re a u * w ill m ake e v e ry e l l o i t to keep such, d is - au bailee to a m in im u m . 1 e t ity ol bordane. eipoys the m ost hivoiuble insurance I a s s 11 i . a 11 o a presently given o citie* ol its si e in tlie I nite., s u ite s p r im a r ily u .-.iu - . '.he e tie tiveness ol its I n t- l e a r d e n t a., w a te r * y * le :n . Race relations workshop held I lie t lu r l and final Ra e Rel.lllollS W ol kslio p .o l l u73 ha! teen sche.iulevl lo i D c to le i ihru the 29th, i, 1« h e ll at B ow m an’ s Res i t i . i W eiiiine, u reg o n m bout 4 - m iles e a st ol P ortland ac- coi mg to Roy Hai i is. Race R elations W orkshop to ol d n a io i. I he w orkshop will 1« able to accom odate a ii-aximmii oi N üpeople, I arly re g istra tio n is s tio igly a,ly ised since e past two w orkshops have Did uvei ilovv c a p acities, with many late re g istra tio n s . avIng u I» tut ue.l sw ay . ^ h y not invest locally? C lIA i tit /, r to a iiA k f Savings on deposit with us go to work here in Oregon. iTiinklin s a v in s « « Robert H Harsn. Preti • 19 O ffice* • f Home Office* Franklin Bldg Porllend I l.e w i ksliop will I« con- -lucte.: I y approxim ately Is p a ra p ro ie ss io al and les -io.-al re sid e n ts ol V aiuouvei P ortland o u i- m ulin'., at no charge to r thé i r I ’ i ev i - ms w . rks: 1.„ -»I.i in June a; sal..,ha , I odge and in Augu.-.'. ..t sw eet I 11er Inn w ere c o iis id e ie . " t v .e il c ia i , e x citing, h e ljiu l, shockii-.’ an: fa n ta stic ” according to s.nue el itie .< i .tie evaluations given ; y . revious ,-ai tie r p a ñ is . R eg istratio n s a re leing a c cepted now at a total . ost 01 > '7.1«) p er iv rs o n which in d u ,.e s li .'.gtiic a . c o i . n . a - lune ¡e i.ii c O".. -e-ecied i teei i c e: .. iuyees. , i us o tiern : t inane .u I vi .ships should contact l a i ii s through the Ka.s? h s W , rk s lio p |n:oi ,a- and R eg istratio t'e n te i ii.-o .iV e r, da.ciiiH 'i at 'M ’ .’ 77, between s: - sjOO p.111.. Mod av I i i. ay . I veilings oi • a ll(2 o - 694-4133. vadi Blacks head Nixon’s re-election D r . I lo o k e r 1. L e w is, J i and M r s . B erna D . I ’ lu im iie r , both of P o rtla n d , la v e Iv e n named O regon c h a irm a n an.l c o - c lia ir m s ii, ie i v c t iv e ly , ,-i I I» B la c k C iti e n s i o iiim m ee l o i I I » R e - L le c tlo n ( i f I he P re s id e n t, a c c o rd in g to M r s . Anna P ayne, s w te c o - c h a ir man o f 1 1 e t 'reg o li C u m in itte c F o r I he Re-I le c tio n i if I he P r e s id e n t. Nam ed state youth c h a irm a n was C u r t M a r tin , a i a lte rn a te delegate to GoV. I oin M c C a ll. D r . 1.« a P o rtla n d d e n tis t. P lu m m e r , a g ra mate U n iv e r s ity ol I ’ regon f i r s t yea i law stud N o rth w e s te rn s c h o rl c ot L e w is N C la r k C when the itlz e n s o f A lb in a go to t i e d y o f f ic ia ls , the D is tr ic t A tto rn e y , and the p o lic e d e p a iu le n t to aks fo r t h e ir h e lp , we get no help. In the past the c it iz e n * de m anded that . e n p ro s titu tio n on W illia i. s Avenue re stopped — ye t t ie p e ll « d e p a rtm e n t sa id .« th in g c o u ld be done. As w ith the v ie w e rs of p o rn o g ra p h y , m o s t of the cus to m e rs seemed to be in id d le - aged, m id d le -c la s s w h ite man fro m o t t e r ..a rts of the 1 r t - land a re a . AM A’s c ru s a d e a g i. ,*t the W a ln u t P i r k I e a te r, the New F o llie s 7 ‘e a te r , a «1 the L o m b a rd Avenue T h e a te r, a ll in A lb in a , is a c rusa d e of (P le a s e tu rn to pg 3 c o l 2) T h u rs d a y O c to b e r 5, 1 9 7 2 IOC p e r copy REALLY CARES R everend John ja c k s o n . P re s id e n t of tlie A lb in a M in is t e r ia l A llia n c e , re quested th a t p a re n ts o f c h il d re n atte nd in g ju b lic sch o o ls ii the Albina a re a c o -o p e n tt- w itb ti e school syste m in e lt - m in a tin g tlie e x c e s s iv e lo ite r ing in tlie school h a lls . P a re n ts in d students who a re e n ro lle d in o th e r s ch o o ls a re schools a re in the h a lls d u n n g t ie d a y, w h ic h causes noise and c o n tu s io n . R everend J a ckso n asked a ll m e m b e r m in is te r s of AM A to U ige t h e ir c o n g re g a tio n s to co o p era te and a s s is t the School p e rso n n e l in s o lv in g Hus p ro b le m . S e n a to r W a y n e I lie G rand I odge and G rand C h a p le t have g ive n s c h o la r s h ip s to co lle g e s tu d e n t* lo r the p a st m i» y e a rs , co n tin u in g the s c h o la rs h ip s as long as die students had jia s s ln g g ra d e s . A n u m le r ol students have been l« l| « d to co m p le te WORLD b a c k g ro u n d s ." R ev. John Jackson is u ig in g a ll c itiz e n s to w rite le tte rs to c ity o ffic ia ls and to c a ll them about th is m a tte r . He a ls o u rg e d o th e rs U j jo in the p ic k e t lin e . M a n y P o rtla n d c itiz e n s ac cuse A lb in a ol iv in g 1 igh ra te of c r im e arid of le in g a c e n te r f o r p ro s titu tio n . Y e t, OBSERVER AMA assists schools tlien education through tlie 11 schola rsliip s. I Hl »MAS V IC K I R.s 1 the Vara o u v e r Avenue b.aj»- tis t C h u rc h la s t lu e s d a y . B ish o p J .C , p o s te r is in arge ol AMA p ic k e ts . B is - 1 op P o s te r to ld re p o r te rs tt it , " T h is is not u s t c le rg y m e n who a re o n c e m e d , lu t r e s i dents of the a re a .” In t ie p ic k e t lin e you w ill fin d teen agers, 1 le r g y m e r . lu s m e s s - men and |» o p le ol all d iffe re n t ABOUT P E O P11 Portland 0IC joins national celebration October 11th N a tio n a l DID D ay, O c to b e r llt h , w ill be c e le b ra te d in P o rtla n d , as In o v e r 40 o th e r c itie s i the I niter) S tates, by the show ing ol a c lo se d c ir c u it IA p ro g ra m — “ Be S o m e b o d y ". N a tio n a l ( ilC D a y was p ro c la im e d by t f « P r e s i dent to b rin g itte n tio n to the need f o r job tra in in g . < ijjp o ro m itie s I n d u s t r iliz a - tio n c e n te r s ((H C . is a m an p o w e r tr a in in g p ro g ra m th a t w as founded in P h ila d e lp h ia in l~- 4 ;y R everend L e o n H . S u lliv a n . R e v. s u lliv a n o p e r ated on t e p rin c ip a l th a t men and wom en could d e ve lo p p rid e and s e lf-e s te e m tf rough the d e v e lo p m e n t of m a rk e ta b le s k ills . T ra in e e s a re tr a in « : in a n u m b e r of s k ills in w h ich th e re Is a v a ila b le e m p lo y m e n t, and a re p ro v id e d g e n e ra l e d u catio n c la s s e s and e m p lo y m e n t and p e rs o n a l c o u n s e lin g . I tie p ro g ra m , w h ich now has a u iJ p e t of $47 m illio n and c e n te rs in 100 c it ie s a c ro s s t ie n a tio n , c o n tin ue s to tra m p e rs o n s at a c o s t of a lx u t one h a ll tl at ol o th e r tr a in in g p ro g ra m s . P r im a r ily a b la ck p ro g ra m in its le g in n in g s , CMC now re a c h e s C h ica n o s, In d ia n s and p o o r w h ite s — a c c o rd in g to tlie needs o l the area w h e re ti e c e n te rs a re lo c a te d . P o rtla n d CMC, w h ich is d ire c te d by R everend Eugene B oyd, J r . w ith B ish o p W JL. M c K in n e y as c h a irm a n of the B o a rd ol D ir e c to r s , began in |Vt>8. It was o rg a n iz e d by a g ro u p of m in is te r s who had seen S eattle CMC in o p e ra tio n and w orked to b rin g such a s u c c e s s fu l p ro g ra m to P o r t la n d . " b e s o m e b o d y " * ill le a tu re such o u tstan d in g s ta rs as Sam m y D a v is , D ic k G re g o ry , Nancy W ils o n , Aretha F ra n k lin , sonny and C lie r , and the F ifth D im e n s io n . 1 ic k e ts , w h ich range fro m $ lb to $1, a re a v a ila b le at tlie C o lis e u m , M e ie r and p ra n k , l.lo y d C e n te r, and P O IC , 401 N J . . I mon Avenue. : R . L E t >.N SI L L I V AN P o u n d e r and B o a rd C h a irm a n N a tio n a l ( >IC BisHt -i w X . mckinney POIC Boatti Chairman Black studies gets director New lir e c t o r fo r the P o r t land .state I n iv e is ity B la c k s tu d ie s P ro g ra m is Alm ose 1 . fo rtn e i :e c ol students lo r tlie Educa tio n a l O p p o rtu n ity P ro g ra m at die U n iv e r s ity of C a lif o rn ia a t santa B a rb a ra , a c c o rd in g to I ’M Dean of I id e rg ra d u a te s tu d ie s D r. R onald C ease. Thompson, 33, is the sec ond ¡« rm a n e n t d ir e c to r of die p ro g ra m re p la c in g f o r m e r head P h illip M c L a u rin who resign e d la s t v e a r to t-ike a n o th e r p o s itio n . P s i B la c k s tu d ie s h is to ry in s tru c to r | envvood D a v is s e rv e d is a c tin g d ir e c t o r d u rin g die 1971-72 a cadem ic y e a r. I hom pson w ill head t l« th re e y e a r- o ld p r o g r im t h a t e n a b le s students to w o rk to w a rd s a c e r tific a te in B la c k s t u lie s by c o m p le tin g the p ro g r a m ’ s s p e c ifie d ie q u ir e - m e n ts In a d d itio n to f u l f i l l in g I n iv e i s ity re ju ire in e n ts f o r a h .ic le lo t ol a rts or s c ie n c e s d e g re e . I he in t e r d is c ip lin a r y p ro g ra m oi le r s o v e r t h ir t y c o u rs e s r e la te d to B la c k h is to ry , c u ltu re , (P le a s e tu rn to pg, 8 c o l, s Alm ose I hom pson, lo ir n e r dean o l students f o r t f « E tio n a l o p p o rtu n ity P ro g ra m at t t « I n iv e is it y ut C a lifi bai.ta B a rb a ra , is i« w d ir e c t o i t o r t i e P o rtla n d State Un s ity B la c k stu d ie s P ro g ra m ,