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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 ,