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Black convicts find understanding ‘ ■'I’ T v ve * had enough of prison life . I want to go h o m e ." "M y w ife and ch ild re n need 'tie at home. | don'f (»long her'«.** " I 'v e learned my lesson. | want to get out of h o re ." I l»ae i n typ ica l of the re m arks C u rtis C . C re w io ru hears e ve rytim e lie v is its a Federal prison as one of the eight m em bers of the U . S. D epartm ent of J u s tic e 's Hoard of P a ro le . On a recent t r ip to t ie Fed e ra l p e n ite n tia ry |n Atlanta, lie le a rd 116 pleas fo r pa ro le . " I can only hear onecase at a tim e and | judge each case on Its individual m e r l t s / 'M r . C ra w fo rd e xp la ins. " T h is Is one business In which two plus two d ie s n 't n e cessa rily make fo u r. There are no set stan dards try which you can judge whether an Individual Is ready to re tu rn to society because 1« o r slie fa lls In a c e rta in c r i te r ia .’ ’ Kegardless of th e ir pleas fo r freedom , the Inmates have learned In dealing w ith C ra w fo rd that they ca n 't " c o n " ttw man w ith tie thin mustache and affable s m ile . M r . C ra w ford la not boasting w le n le says 1» has heard m ost of tie s to rie s p riso n e rs te ll In t r y ing to w in th e ir freedom . Chances are good that If C ra w fo rd did not te a r tie plea as a defense attorney w hile In priva te law p ra ctice In St. I.o u ls , 1« probably heard it as a p ro se cu to r. He was a t r ia l- attorney In the St. L o u is C ir c u it A tto rn e y's office fro m I9S6 to 1964, serving as chief t r ia l assistant fo r two yea rs. If lie m issed t ie story as a p ro se cu to r o r defense at torney, lie got a th ird chance w h ile serving as a provisional judge in St. L o u is ' C o u rt of C rim in a l C o rre c tio n s . " I feel | have a le tt e r than average background to review parole a p p lic a tio n s ," C raw fo rd says, " la m f a m llls r w lt h po lice . F B I re p o rts, and all phases of legal proceedings. So when I see a man’ s record I have a p re tty good klea of DR. JEFFREY BRADY MODERN U M IIK E DENTAL PLATES partial plates and extractions Immediate Restorations Plate« ItM artad Im m adletely a tta r taath ara estreated • Partial Plates • Dental Plates SLEEP IHININC P o r t iin : o b s e rv e r _________ Book praises Guyana The In He eigh t years le has leeri P rim e M in is te r of Guy- ■ tn, F orbes Burnham has ■een Guyana becomes tre n d setter and an im pressive force, riot only w ith in tie G arib le an, lu t w ith in t ie Commonwealth and the H im ) W o rld , •'Is book, \ Destiny to M l u lJ. I hue Items Daily! LIQUIDATORS OF FRUCHT 0 A M A C IGOODS AMO MANUFACTURfS CLOSIOUTS Finally A rriv e d ! , v a ila ld e lo N o r th A m erica a fte r its o rig in a l publication in England ( A f r i can P ublishing Company, 275 »“ « •» . »9^0. sets fo rth tie years from Burnham ’ s I reak with D r. ( le d d i lagan and the People’ s P ro g re ssive •'a rty to Guyana's present C u rtis C , f.rs w fo rd , only hlack m em ber of tlar I s P a ro le n , . r .i n . . stability and c h a ra c te r. black p ris o n e r applying fo r pa ro le . " ’ ’ stens t0 sto ry of a '•u>aria did not achieve in dependence u n til 1966; fo u r years la te r than Jam aica and his background. | don't have ! rinidad. ye t in F ebruary and to a certain point tle y are M ore than h a lf of t ie inmates to leave too much to assump 1970 she set a lead by becom rig h t. It's true that Blacks were black, yet tfe re were lew tion o r m isconception.” ing t ie f ir s t re jx ib lic In the speak E nglish, but out in tie black guards o r counselors. ■ . gheiio, you know, we speak i ( if lie eight m e n d e rs on It's only fa ir that we should C o o je ra tive R ejxiblic in which the Hoard, only C ra w ford and d iffe re n t kind of language. If hav m ore m in o ritie s rep re her governm ent's so cia list you are black an t you were M rs . Paula A. lennant sented in the c o rre ctio n s sys philosophy is g i v e n f o r m law degrees. Hut C ra w ford brought up H e re , It helps to te m ." thr ough the cooperative move feels he has another advan- understand th e ir cases.” Before le in g appointed to m ent. le is the only B lack on the Board of P arole. C ra w ford C ra w ford was ajipointed by This new status co n firm s the Hoard. was d is tr ic t d ie c to r fo r the I resident Nixon to t ie post many indications that Guyana Small Business A d m in istra “ I fir m ly le lie v e that a on Novem ber 9. 1970. | j e is ■■■■' ■ >,•1 arn I . .vidu- tion o ffic e in St. L o u is . He black is In a position to un tie th ird Black to serve on aJity and d iscove ring tier own re ca lls that fo u r months be the Hoard of P a ro le , The oth derstand tie problem s of t ie way forw a rd, fo re his appointment, tie of- b la c k s ," le says, e r black m e n d e rs were sco- •l w a s P rim e M in is te r fice had processed only nine vell Richardson and Hom er U . S. Bureau of P risons Burnham who led Guyana to loans. In t ie ensuing six Henson, who served fro m 195 ihdejendence and into becom s ta tis tic s show that tfe r e are months, tie office processed to 1958 and 196? to 1969, re some S,25o Blacks among tie ing a re jxib lic and, who is 161 loans. spe ctively. m ore than 21,500 inmates in la rg e ly resjior.si.'le io rG u y - He also served as d ire c to r Federal Institutio ns. ana’ s present s ta b ility . C ra w fo rd does not mince of the l.eg al Aid Society of w ords w le n le says th a tm o re \ Destiny to M ould, .1 se t ie c ity an J county of st. "Y o u ought to see th e ir Blacks and o tle r m in o rity lection of B urnham 's si>eech- L o u is . faces light up when they see m e n d e rs are needed in all es and jxib llc statement over A graduate of West V ir g in m e ," C ra w ford says. "T h e y areas of co rre c tio n s . Point a five year je r io d , provides ia State C o lle g e .C ra w fo m ub- probably feel that a Black man ing to t ie A ttic s . New Y o rk a contem porary comment on tamed his law degree from can understand them le tte r p rison r io t In 1971 1« sayS^ a ll the sig nifica nt points in L in c o ln U n ive rsity in |95|. the recent h is to ry of Guy ana. 3 Corner Stores • 283*3171 Worth Killinysworth ot Albino A SPECIAL SHIPMENT WE'VE WAITED FOR WEENS TO ARRIVE! Famous la b e l Juniors & M isses , Continental Casuals from France, Italy, Portugal, Haiti RKULAR VALUES TO *44.05 PALAZZO PRINTS Po*y OSS* colors SHRINKS wr,d« »o.,»ry of co lo n Ond lfy CUFFED PANTS Sold in P « , ond o lo .d i — d r c u H , BOOT SUITS Am c o lo n owd i»yl«i » w , „ah „ <t |ooi $044 J ,, ’ 12” ‘2” ,.’7” ’8” „’9” S/144 SMOCKS Brushed donim KMITS w.m w„ o nd p a n , w , „ n o n ,. c o p » ,. M ,n, and M O, , D-.iw . -rth ,, ly C T T Groceries, Furniture, Clathleg. Mise. Black increase numbers The rtim h e r of blacks hold ing seats In state le gislature s rose by 21 w ith t ie election of 178 black candidates In tfe Novem ber 7 election, a iw rvey by the J o in t C e nter fo r P o litic a l Studies has shown. There are now 227 black state le g is la to rs In 38 states, com pared to 206 in 37 states le fo re the e le ctio n . E le ction s involving black candidates were held Novem ber 7 in 31 states: black le g is la to rs also field seats In an additional seven seats In which n o le g is - | la tive e le ctio n was hel l Nov e m b e r 7th. O f the 227 le g is la to rs , 103 are Incumbents re-elected in th is month’ s ba llo ting ; 49 are incumbents who hold seats which were not up fo r con test in Oils election, and the rem aining 75 are blacks who I were not in the previous le g isla tu re s. The figu res were com plied by the Jo in t C e nter's re search d ivisio n , w ith the aid of a network of JCPS c o r respondents throughout tie cou ntry. The Joint C e nter fo r P o li tic a l Studies Is a p riva te , n o n -p a rtis a n o r g a n iz a tion which provides research, education and technical a ssis tance to black and oth er m in o rity group elected o ffi c ia ls and to Individuals and organizations representing m in o rity group In te re sts. A ccording to the C e n te r’ s survey, blacks were elected in three states — Arkansas, M ln ie s o ta and Oregon - - where none were In the p re - vlous le g isla tu re s. H e three black state representatives and ore black state senator elected In Arkansas are the f ir s t black le g is la to rs in that state's h is to ry . O th e r sizeable gains were achieved by blacks in Texas, where there are now nine black representatives com pared to only two black representatives and one black senator previously, and In Indiana, wdth five new black representatives where there were two in the past le g is la tu re . The la rge st loss of black le g is la to rs occurred m Ills — nols. where re d is tric tin g of m u lti-m e m b e r house d is tr ic ts contributed to defeat of three in cum le nts, reducing the num ber Of black representa tives fro m 14 to II. The num ber of black sena to rs rose fro m 37 to 43, an Increase of six, o r 16 p e r cent. In the lo w er houses, the number of black re p re sentatives Increased by 15, o r ten percent, from 169 to 184, A ll lu t five of the black le g is la to rs elected this month are D em ocrats. Three state representatives ami one sena to r are Republicans, and another senator ran on both Republican and L ite r a l t ic kets In New Y o rk C ity , one senator In New Y ork ran on D e m ocratic, Republican and L ib e ra l tic k e ts . There were 51 Republican le g isla tive can didates, 247 D em ocrats and 13 Independents o r m em bers of oth er p a rties on the Novem ber 7 ba llo t. coming... december 9th burr expo SOUL BOWL 72 ci ^ ' c [X t «ATRE EN TER TA IN M EN T FILM FESTIVAL ’ FASHION S H O vl / E X H IB ITIO N BOOTHS BLACK AWARENESS •AND M UC H MORE! 1 :0 0 RM. PO R T L A N D AREA S T E V E N S & SO N S L lo y d C e n t e r A L B E R T S O N S FO O D S 909 N . K i l li n g s w o r th 1st N A T IO N A L B A N K 5 7 3 0 N . E . U n io n F A S H IO N W H E E L 5 7 0 9 N . E . U n io n M R. BURGER 4011 N. E , U n io n to ARRianmn okissmt I b u t HH-ARTPAM ■ MNP 1ST HOURS« SHOP *feeO«eys SiSO te StOO SatarAay l i M «a I i OO BRADY DENTIST M ELODY BEAUTY SU PPLY 4 5 5 4 N . E . U n io n V A R IE T IE S y o u file Phone: 2 2 8 -7 5 4 5 S IZE S y o u w a n t The Friendliest! Store« In Town | Since 1908 • S i M; i , i I • . : - ' j ?• ' ’ « . ' , . , M IM H IV . oi . N. P O R T L A N D P A T R O L 1771 N . E . D e k u m PH ON E ORDERS M A IL O R D E R S 6 9 4 -3 3 7 7 VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON U N H ID GROCIKS C lark County Community C o n g ress 2314 Main S treet V ancouver, Washington 98660 PRESENTED BY: B R A N D S you kno M M I IS SIJII D IN G ' W Jrrt A M a c , t o n t r r lln n d O '.q n n D A W SO N S B A R B E R S H O P 3624 N . V a n c o u v e r ; IENOWS DR. JEFFREY B O P C IT Y R EC O R D S 5130 N . E . U n io n PO R TLA N D O BSERVER 2201 N . K i l li n g s w o r th L E O N S M AN S H O P U n io n a t A l b e r t a EXTRACTIONS m— p w rtwai w a st I •K»TW» «inarm HARDYS JE W E L E R S J a n tz e n B e a c h C e n te r (A ll a g e s p e r m i t t e d ) S t a r t s a t 1:00 P . M EXPO ... VANCOUVER Clark County Community Congress 2314 main street WASHINGTON 98660 $000 3 Must be at least 18 S ta rts at 9:30 P.M. SOUL BOWL