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D e cem b er 7, 1972 10< ,
' Periscope
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Child care
under fire
The Metropolitan Area 4 C
The allegation was made by
Council las received much ad
one of tie P o rtla n d d a llie s that
verse publicity In tie past few
4-C is wnienlng tie poverty
weeks as the result of cut
gap by providing free child
backs of federal money coming
care fo r the rich . T ie ex
into Oregon. Although 4-C
ample of six fam ilies with in
does not use state money, the
comes of $1200 to $1800 a
state chose to cut tl« amount
month who use the Albina Min •
of federal money the program
isterial Alliance F am ily Day
uses. The 4-C programs are
and Night Care Program was
financed by local contributions given.
matched 3:1 by federal funds.
Jeanne Davis, D ire cto r of
P art of the controversy that
the program, pointed out that
has arisen Is tl« result of a
of tie 265 children served by
nusunderstanding of the pur
tie program. 50 per cent of
pose and philosophy of 4-C.
the fam ilies have incomes of
According to state and feder
$350 to $500 a month; 25 per
al regulations, those fam ilies
using 4-C programs are to 1« cent have income sunder $350;
20 per cent have incomes be
fo rm e r o r potential recipients
tween $500 and $700; and
of welfare o r are to 1« res
idents of designated areas.
per cent have Incomes over
M rs. Guy Neal. 711 N. Columbia Boulevard, left. .nd M rs . Joseph V rlleak 6940 N Olin hoth
Model C ities Is such a des $7o0 a month. Most of those
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ignated area and every child earning over $700 are fam
u, ’ • “
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A o v llU rv 'o A ,.« „ I ChrlsO n.s « III
and Soul Bowl to'beÏ l d " n ™ c X ' “ o ï c t a ^ C o ' l C o X X ^ * ' ' ' 3
B' aCk Expo
living In the Model Neighbor ilies with two working par
Iables. The tables w ill open . t |0 sun. in the lobby of the main hospital. Sale ,ten», ranee
hood is eligible to receive ents.
from fondue seta and wlne-tnsklng kits to Christmas decoration, and gift nines. Hours are
froin 9 9 411. to 8:30 pun. Monday through Saturday, and from I pun. to 8:30 pun. on Sun.lay
child care, regardless of In
come.
that although an income of
I he tables w ill , lose at J pun. on Saturday, Ile c e m lv r 23
does CSD receive and approve
$1,000 a month seems like a
Fam ilies pay fo r care ac
need bring problems as well development program, offer
the 4-C txidgets and financial
lot of money, it is not if it
cording to income and depend
as challenges. It brings c r it
ing care fo r children from In
statements,
and
audit
the
ex
icism ans well as envy.
ents. T l« tax deductions, an is the combined income of
fancy
through
elementary
penditures,
but
CSD
also
re
two
working
parents
and
sup
allowance fo r housing, food
school in programs specializ
Reverend
A.
L
.
Henderson,
ceives
the
financial
statement
ports two o r three children.
and clothing are subtracted
ed according to th e ir need. Be
Chairman of the Metropolitan
of each fam ily using a 4-c
from the gross Income, ¡t
M s. Davis also explained that
sides fam ily day care and
Area 4-C Council Board of
program .
the remainder Is sufficient to
there is a shortage of child
Citizens lo r Cable Tele
latch key, the programs in
its size, in having such an
D
ire
cto
rs,
said
the
4-C
pro
Charges
of
misues
have
al
require It, ft« fam ily pays ac
The meeting w ill 1« held at
vision today endorsed tl« ap-
care in Portland, especially
clude fu ll - day centers fo r
undevelojied cable system.
gram is an excellent child
so been leveled at the latch
cording to a sliding scale.
7:30 pun., Thursday, Decem-
for Infants, and that children
'• •• t of
i C ltl
(Please see p. 8 col. 4)
This means that we not only
key
(before
and
after
school)
There
are
two
fee
sched
ber 7th, at the Matt Dishman
Committee on Cable TV fo r
need secure, consistant child
can profit from the successes
programs
operated by the
ules. one fo r Model C ities and
Community Center, 77 N J i.
Portland
and
Multnomah
care regardless of the econ
atkl mistakes of otliers, tut
public schools.
The public
Knott
St.
one
fo
r
the
remainder
oi
the
County. Ed Lyle, chairman
omic status of th e ir parents.
that, with a little luck and
schools cannot legally charge
state. T ie fee schedule fo r
F
e
rris
Top,
previously
a
Night
Care
provides
care
in
of CCTV and also appointed
far-sighted leadership, we
any child fo r its services and
Model C ities is lower, based
local TV personality and c u r
licensed fam ily homes fo r 265
to the advisory committee,
have tl« potential fo r creat
cannot
refuse its services to
on
the
fact
that
Model
C
ities
rently
teaching
TV
produc
children of the Model C ities
praised C o m m is s io n e r s
ing a model system of cable
children living in tt« d is tric t.
contributes one-fourth of the
tion at M t. Hood Community
McCready and Padrow for
area.
The
day
care
mothers
communications
- or« de
Staff memhers of latch key
cost of care. The Model C it
College, w ill 1« tl« featured
t i« ir appointments to tl« IS
are sicensed by the state and
signed to serve tl« com
programs state that they are
ies
Agency
and
4-C
have
ser.
Also
scheduled
to
person
committee.
Lyle
are supervised by the A.M A
munications needs of all the
located in low income areas
agreed to charge ModelCItles
«taff.
speak w ill i« representatives
termed
tlw
committee's
c ity 's population, not just
with high delinquency rates
residents
on
the
same
fee
from
Portland
and
Multnomah
make-up as "representative
Reverend
John Jackson.
those which w ill reap a finan
and and that children with
scliedule as the remainder of
County.
They w ill answer
of a cross-section of civic,
President of the Albina M in
cial rew ard."
incomes above the poverty
the
state,
but
the
State
C
h
il
questions and present their
legal, educational, and laisl-
isterial Alliance, operating
level are not Immune to the
dren's Service Department
plans fo r tl« up-coming cable
nesa concerns."
agency fo r the F am ily Dav and
tempatlons that come from be
study.
has not. over the past two
Night
Care
Program,
said
60
Lyle also I n v it e d
tl«
ing left alone while th e ir par
In addition, tl« ie w ill be a
years arrived at an eqult-
per cent of the programs fam
general public and Individuals
ents work. I'p p e r income c h il
F u rtl« rm o re , l.ylo com
demonstration of the portable,
s
9Chei,u,e- so the -«w
ilie s are one parent fam ilies.
and groups concerned with
dren are often the most needy
menced that, "T h e greater
» X
hM no‘ * * n put -
light-weight videotape equip
Many
of
the
fam
il
les
are
re
" T h e Community Uses of
when it comes to the special
Portland area is almost uni
ment which w ill allow fo r
cently removed from the wel
(.able I V " to attend a public
que in tl« nation, fo r a city
services offered by the latch
low-cost community
pro
fare ro lls and without free
meeting sponsored by CCTV
key programs.
gramming on cable TV.
child care whould have to give
up tt e ir employment. A num-
l« r of the mothers with ch il
Members of the Board of
dren in the program are high
D ire cto rs of the Metropolitan
school g irls who are given the
Area 4-C Council who repre
opportunity to complete high
sent the M o d e lC it« s area w ill
school. Others are attending
meet with all interested per
college o r vocational tra in
sons on December llth . The
ing.
If allowed to contine
meeting w ill be held at the
Oregon senator Veni Cook
condly, from what M r. M ille r
in th e ir present program s.
Bethel
Child Development
P e n n s y lv a n a approving
wrote to Loy Barbour, Exe
tional
evidence
submitted."
tells me. It would appear that
they w ill become tax payers
agency.
The
Center. 5828 N .E . 8th A venue
cutive Secretary of tl« Ap
investigative
No reply here from the V jA ,
actions close to fraud have
at 7:00 pun.
instead of welfare recipients.
refxrrt was defective and
proving agency fo r tl«< iregon
ce n te r nor from a subse
,*e n committed by |.u_s In
The statment was made
H o a id of | ,|U ittg fi,
" |,
glowing with suggestive fam i
quent
appeal.
tins sta te ."
in the other Portland daily that
lia rity .
The
investigative
apparent that International
Finally
M r. Melidosian,
Ihree years ago I signed a
tt« state is unaware of the
C o r r e s p o n d e n c e Schools
procedure to represent people
d
ire
c
to
r
of
tl«
Central
V
,A
.
The Metropolitan Area 4-C
contract fo r a course of
finances of the 4-CprogranB .
of fifty states goes as fol-
should not 1« doing txisiness
replies cu rtly. "W e have’
Council is approximately two
study, "B u lld in g C o n tra cto r,'
The
administration
of
the
Met-
lows,
"m
y
agent
sat
In this state unless it is
nght
requested that tl« Pennsyl
years old. It now funds more
by International Correspon
copolitan Area 4-C Council
Jown w ltli I.C J i.i"
licensed with you.
I would
No one
vania state Approving Agency
than 50 programs in the t r i-
dence
Schools
of
Scranton.
reported that the 4-C pro
bothered to look at the old
«ipprwcidte it if you would
conduct a further investiga
county area. Many of these
Pennsylvania, which tuned
grams
are
regulated
by
state
M im e d la te ly advise me of tl*»
copyright dates of the study
tion of tl« course based upon
programs were existing and in
out unlelievably out of date.
and federal regulations and
booklets o r did not act on
name and address of I.C.S.*»
your allegations. When this
need
of funds fo r upgrading
I
here
was
an
investigation
that all federal funds con« to
them.
licensed
representative In
investigation has heen com
child care, but ire ny we re dev
of
my
original
complaint
and
4-C
through
the
C
hildren’
s
(J" June 14, 1972. tl« (lre -
pleted, you Wjjj (ie advlsed
Che state of Oregon. Se-
eloped by 4-C .
Such rapid
protest was made by tl«
Service Division. Not only
gun approving agency sent a
Of the results.” The reader
growth in an area of great
le tte r to an I.C j,. school
no doubt, has heard and read
representative which said,
the expression, " V „4 . ap
" T l« m aterial is outdated’
proved” o r "G J . Approved."
grading is obviously super
Let s clear that up.
fic ia l and tl« program as a
The Veteran's A dm inistra
»h™,«n,e Cole-km e m b e r° f Jefferson's varsity basketball team
whole seems of poor quality.
shoots a jump shot during practice in Jefferson’ s gym.
tion
does not Investigate
We are suggesting that you
courses o r schools Ixjt ac
contact M r. M ille r in an at
Information and opinions
cepts the accredation of the
p e r s o n s to w rite to the
tempt to mend fences fo r
about any Oregon law which
state where the school is
C iv il Rights Division of the
your company. We have
located. The Oregon accredi
has a discrim inatory effect
Oregon
Bureau of Labor, 466
chosen this course of action
ting agency, tl« state Board
upon
o te's sex is tving
State Office Building, P o rt
p rio r to contacting your firm
of Education, likewise by law
sought by the State Advisory-
land 97201.
The telephone
and tl« National Home Study
Council on SexDiscrlinlnation
must accept the accredation of
number is 229-5741.
Council I "
by Rosemary Allen
die state where tl« school is
in employment.
V «wpolnts and documenta
located.
No
reply. T l«
school
According to Norman o,
tion of actual incidents of
happens to 1« an accredited
In case youdon’ t rem em ter,
Nilsen, the State Labor Com
(Please turn to p. 8 col. 5)
this type of discrim ination
basketball team. One is Tony
"m e m b e r" of the National
Jefferson High School isN o. 1
m issioner and A dm inistrator
are
wanted
from
all
segments
Hopson,
a sta rte rfo rM t.H o o d
Study Council, which is a
they
are
the
1972
State
Champé
of the state's C iv il Rights
of society.
Community College varsity,
"nationally recognized ac
Law's, Council memhers want
ions of high school basketball.
The m aterial received w ill
another is Charles Chanal a
crediting agency". The Port
W ill Jefferson remain on top?
have many uses, Nilsen said.
sta rte r fo r Portland State
land Veteran’ s A dm inistra
Chances are against us, tu t
I he Labor Commissioner
U niversity varsity team.
tion office then tryed Its hand
we can do i t , " says Je ff's new
said the m aterial received
to get an airing with the
varsity coach M r. Osborne.
also could 1« of interest to
Although the championship
school. No luck.
"We are about the shortest
the forthcoming session of
»am of 1972 and the team of
I" July, the P o r t la n d
team In tl« league this y e a r."
To begin the holiday season,
the l egislature, p a rticu la rly
1973 d iffe r in size and ex
Veteran's Administration and
Size, tough competition and in
the Beni Franklin is offering locally-grown
Sunday. D e c e m b e r ^ h ^ i h
i ' * UI h° ' d lts ,neet‘nR on
If legislation is proposed to
perience
there remains that
'»regon
Approving Agency
experience are pushing a-
Church, ,, r N . ,,*E F ^ lin
I X 'p .
Merry Berry Holly, free for fhe asking.
compliment
the proposed
one important ingredient that
joined forces with a letter
gainst them. They have only
has always made Jefferson
officers and beam m . m i r s TT, £
P*'? 11
e l^ ton of equal rights amendment to
This bit of Oregon is yours to
to Central Veteran's Admin
3 players from last years v a r
the United StatesConstitution.
teams competitive and ex
urged
to
attend.
he,d'
AH
memhers
are
istration
Headquarters
in
keep or send to a friend or relative.
sity team and only one was a
The Council said it w ill
citing, and that is s p irit. "The
sta
rte
r.
Philadelphia.
The
letter
Pick up a box today
seek to determine if it should
students feel just as strong
Last year It was a totally
states, " M r . M ille r has taken
act jo in tly with the State
ly about sports.” saidDouglas
different story. They had 5
violent exception to this re
Human Rights Advisory Coun
Long, student manager of the
starters who had played to
port (Investigation) as hecon-
c il in holding public bearings
(a
rs ity team. The questiono!
gether fo r four years. Some
tends that a considerable por
on conditions in various in
whether Jeftersonw ill remain
of them were friends from
tion of the material In tl«
dustries o r public spheres
the Champions can only be
Robert M Hazen Pre» . 20 Office» . Phone 248 1234
childhood and had played ball
course Is completely obso
of Influence, ft also said it
answered
through observance
Home Office Franklin Bldg , Portland. Oregon 97204
ui tl« streets day and night
lete. Please make a special
w ill seek means to Implement
of the coming season. But
fo r years. Some of the players
e ffo rt to reopen this Investi
the affirm ative action pro
you’d better watch out, be
¡« » .I « O p i .
N- E -
« S o n d o ,.
gation based upon the addi
w eresogood, that in t h e i r
gram fo r employment by the
cause
th e ir school motto is
fir s t year of c o lle g e they
state government.
School of Champions," and
are starters on the varsity
they mean to live up to it,
Cable TV group endorses
citizens’ committee
* e .l,ave " e»er been accused of fraud
y
Opinions on sex
discrimination sought
Will Jefferson take
State again?
boxed
and ready to mail
© I'rii ii k liii
NAACP to elect officers
Albina Art Center
women meet