I’ age 8
P o rti and /O bserver
Thursday January a.
1973
Alcohol counselors organize
Hy E llis Casson, P resident
Portland Branch, NAACP
This w rite r was informed
last weekend that the Public
p roadcasting System is trying
to b ill public affairs programs
fo r 1973. Among the shows
on the cutting block is the
controversial black program
“ Black J o u rn a l". Therefore,
1 am sharing with you the
following statement and isk
that you let your voice be
heard - L l W AND CLEAR.
Unless there is an outcry
from the leadership and the
Black
community.
Black
Journal, our only nationally
televised Black affairs pro
gram, faces extinction next
year. The Corporation fo r
Public Broad casting's contri
bution to this country' educa
tional television programming
is a strategic plot to k ill
Black points of view, a “ march
to the rear of the C ivil W ar.“
CPB President, Henry L .
Loomis, has called fo r Public
Television to develop special
ized audiences, but he sees
Black Journal's appeal to a
special audience. Black peo
ple, as an audience not to be
considered.
In order to lessen his ar
rogant racism, CPB P resi
dent Henry L . Loomis, in the
name of Thomas B. C urtis,
Chairman of the Board fo r
P ublic Broadcasting, has at
tempted to lay the blame fo r
C PB 's attitude toward Black
Journal on the discontent of
selected “ Negro (sic) lea
ders,” whom he refuses to
name. If elected Black o ffic i
als are not a m ajor portion
of this Black leadership, then
who lsL o o m isa n d C u trista lk-
ing about?
Ironically, CPB’ s own polls
show a wide acceptance of
Black Journal by Black lea
ders and by the Black com
munity and a la reer one in
general than other public TV
programs.
The reason fo r the lies and
coverups is the same reason
that lim its all Black programs
funded by the Corporation fo r
Public Broadcasting to less
th . ■ $1 m illio n out of a $50
r ill ion ludget. CPB's new
w ire iffa irs program fo r the
nt r season w ill he “ C rim e
Gazette"
concentrating on
"la w and o rd e r" techniques,
and we know what that means.
One easily recognizes the
hidden agenda of Loomis and
C u rtis when it is a m atter of
record that the representa
tives of the 230 public sta
tions recommended to CPB
that B la c k jo u m a l be refund
ed and remain a part of next
years programming.
Because of rumors and re
cent reports in the December
14 issue of the Washington
Post (“ PUBLIC T .V . MAY-
DROP ‘ BLACK JOURNAL"*),
Friends of Black Journal
chapters, past participants on
the program, other Black lea
ders and just plain interest
ed viewers, may from your
area of representation, have
flooded CPB’s
switchboard
and Black Journal's with calls
to ve rify o r dispel the rum or.
But more importantly, all have
asked what can we do? We
have made the following sug
gestions;
1. W rite and/or telephone
Henry L . Loomis, President
of CPB and Thomas B. C u r
tis , Chairman of the Board
at CPB headquarters in Wash
ington, D.C. Corporation fo r
Public Broadcasting 888 Six-
cee-tu Street, N.W. Washing
ton, D.C. 20006 - (202) 293-
6160
2. W rite your elected of
fic ia ls urging them to protect
your rights to the airways and
the proper use of your tax
do lla rs.
3. W rite and/or call your
local PTV Station and let them
know how you fee! about the
ELLIS CASSON
issues and Black Journal.
Note:
Public T.V . stations
through
its representative
PBS, recommended to CPB
that Black Journal be refund
ed and maintained in next
years programming.
Whether Black Journal is
cancelled o r not depends on
whether the protest is loud
enough this tune. But the real
question to he answered is
when w ill white people stop
dictating our needs to us and
when w ill our voices raised
in unison he enough to bury
the Loomises and Curtises
and replace them with w ell-
meaning, committed spokes
men in positions of authority,
and when w ill white people in
Public T .V . give us something
back fo r our tax dollars te -
sides Insults.
• The local NAACP Board
of D irectors w ill meet on
Monday January 8th at 7:30
pun. (NAACP-OFFICE).
This w ill be the firs t meet
ing since election.
• The General Membership
Meeting w ill be fille d Sunday,
Jan. 14th 4:00 pun. - Bethel
A.ME. The installation of of
fice rs w ill take place-Mildred
A . Schwab, newly appointed
Councilwoman w ill be our
special guest. THE PUBLIC
IS INVITED.
At the regular scheduled
workshop, conducted by the
U .C . Santa Cruz extension,
held In Aberdeen,Washington,
the Oregon-Washington group
voted to become m enders of
the National Association of
Alcoholism Counselors and
T m iners.
T his organization la die out
growth of the concentrated
e ffo rts to do battle with alco
holism , that has developed ui
the last two o r three years,
using a new concept; instead
of professional counselors
leading the way, paraprofes
sionals .ire used, people who
are either recovering alco
holics o r have had real close
association with the problem.
These programs have been in
existance through out tlie U.S.
since 1970, and one of the
outstanding programs (gening
p a rticu la r notice fo r its suc
cess, not only in the north
west d is tric t hut on a nation
wide evaluation) is the Alco
holism Counseling and Re
covery Program In Portland,
Oregon, an agency operating
under the Portland Metropol
itan Steering Committee.
There are s im ila r pro
grams of this kind funded
through O.E.O. located in the
W ashington-Oregon area and
many other Alcohol programs
that w ill be eligible fo r mem
bership In NAACT. NAACT's
objective and goals are to
furnish better service to the
Alcoholic and their fam ilies,
through exchange of ideas.
E. C. SOUL SURVEY
1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
2. Work To Do - Isley Bros.
3. Ms & M rs. Jones - H illy Paul
4. 992 Arguments - o'Jays
3. Theme From The Men - Isaac
6. |f You l et Me - Eddie kendrti
7. I've Never F und a Man - Met
8. The World Is A Ghetto - War
9. You ( >ught To Be W 1th Me - AI
10. one Life To Live - Manhattei
EmUe Summers was elected chairman
D ire cto rs fo r NAACT.
methods, and resources, mak
ing it possible to have high
quality standards fo r all par
ticipants; also to serve as an
advocate fo r attaining recog
nition from others in the Al
coholism Programs, and to
represent its membership in
regional and national affairs
assuring an equal status fo r
those working in alcoholism
professional and paraprofes
sional alike.
A t the firs t meeting of
NAACT, by-laws were ac
cepted and D is tric t officers
chosen. Those elected to serve
on the firs t Board of D irec
tors were; M rs . Sybil Bul
lock, D ire cto r of the Alcohol
Counsel located in Salem,
Oregon; Ms. Trudie Gideon,
South Bend, Washington; M r.
E rnie Beaton, Medford, o re -
oi »I« Boa nt of
gon's Alcohol Counseling P ro
gram ; M r. David Wright. Di
rector. Everett. Washington
Alcohol Program; M r. Boh
McCarthy of the Baker. Ore
gon Program; and M r. Emile
Summers, from the Alcohol
ism Counseling and Recovery
Program . Portland, Oregon.
Elected Chalrm anof the Board
was M r. EmUe Summers, of
Portland, Oregon. Secretsly
was Bob Higgena of Hoquiam,
and 1 reasurer, Ma. Trudie
Gideon, South Bend. Washing
ton.
Information on NAACT may
he had by addressing a le tte r
to any of tie above officers.
F o r Portland letters, w rite to
M r . Em ile Summers, P.O.
Box 14628, Portland, Oregon
97214, o r call 233-6541 Ext.
49.
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Freedom of
Senator Mark Hatfield said
that enacting legislation to
insure freedom of the press
“ must be a top p rio rity item
when Congress reconvenes
next month.”
“ F o r nearly 200 years, a
free press has served this
country
as a balance to
government,” Hatfield said.
“ Its unbridled voice is as
v ita l today as i t was in 1776,"
he said.
Hatfield said that basic
Air Force eliminates
waiting period
Now there is no waiting to
get into the United States A ir
Force. That Announcement
was made today by A ir Force
R ecruiter
Master-Seigeant
Lavern J. Nelnstadt.
According to Sergeant Nein-
stadt, expansion of existing
programs has provided the
needed space in A ir Force
Technical School classrooms
to enable young men who are
high school graduates toenhst
fo r their choice of careers.
The start mg salary is now
over $3002X1 each month with
Federal
program
(Continued from page 1)
students at Whitaker Elemen
tary School.
- PPS - (F o rfu rth e r informa
tion, contact: Fran Baumann,
public information specialist,
234-3392, Ext. 336)
(Continued from page 1)
the CWE Program, the em
ployer is providing a le tte r-
trained product fo r the fu
ture labor market.
It Is the ultimate goal of
the college to have work ex
perience as a requirement
fo r all areas of vocational
instruction.
There is a tremendous need
fo r employers to use CWE
students in th e ir organiza
tions. We, at Portland Com
munity College, s o lic it your
assistance in this program.
For
fu rth e r
information,
please contact* our office at
244-6111
extension
346:
James B o o ze ro rC a ri Parker.
generous housing and rations
money fo r men with fam ilies.
Mechanics and Electronics
head the lis t of A ir Force
needs, with many openings
currently available in admin
istra tive jobs.
The A ir Force offers a free
aptitude test which is admin
istered every Monday. Tues
day. Thursday, Friday, and
Satu rday. To make an appoint
ment to take the test, call
222-7433 in Portland o r drop
by the office at 321 s.W.
Salmon Street.
Black
e m p lo y m e n t
(Continued from page 1)
Among the m ajor occupa
tional groups, a marked de
cline in unemployment was
registered by w hite-collar
w orkers, whose rate dropped
from 3,6 to 3.1 percent.W ith
in the w h ite -co lla r group, the
rate forprofesslonal and tech
nical workers dropped from
2.8 to 2.1 percent after ris
ing sharply in October, and
that fo r cle rica l workers de
creased from 4.8 to 3.9 per
cent. The rales fo r blue-collar
workers (5.8 percent) and
service workers <fiA percent)
showed little over-the-month
change, but the blue-collar
rate was substantially below
Its year-ago level (7i per
cent).
Given the stability in the
level of employment and the
drop In unemployment, the
labor force declined over the
month by 240,000 (seasonelly
adjusted) to a level of 872)
m illio n , o v e r the past year,
the labor force has risen by
12? m illio n w orker* (after
eliminating the effects of the
1970 census population con
tro l adjustment introduced in
January 1972).
SUPERFLY
F ir s t Amendment treedoms
are threatened by recent court
action eroding the a bility of
newsmen to present informa
tion to the American public.
“ Congress must act to see
that undue judicial in te rfe r
ence is removed from the
news gathering and dissemi
nation process.” he said.
He said he is drafting a
proposal to insure freedom of
the press by providing legis
lated protection to newsmen
to protect th e ir news sources.
left, was an honored guest and speaker as Judge Mercedeae
Ter L . Stone, retired pastor of St. Philips Eplscapol Church
Lewis, presiding Judge of the Court of Domestic Relations.
Jacksoa
resigas
(Continued from page 1)
ager of the New Community
Development Corporation, as
well as HUD General Assis
tant Secretary.
His December 13 le tte r of
regsignatlon was accepted by
the President “ with deep re
gret” .
The President commended
M r . Jackson on “ four years
of distinguished service in
HUD's wide-ranging area of
activities. I p a rticu la rly val
ued the dynamic, exacting di
rection you gave to the Com
munity Planning and Manage
ment program s", he wrote.
Black universities welcome NR OTC
Two more predominantly
Black universities now have
Naval Reserve O fficer Train
ing Corps(NROTC)units.This
makes a total of five Black
colleges o r universities which
now offer NROTC training.
The two latest ones are
North Carolina Central Uni
ve rsity, Durham, NjC. and
F lorida A & M University,
Tallahassee,
F lorida. The
units are commanded by Navy
Commanders
Raymond A.
Lam bert, and Benjamin T.
Hacker, respectively.
P rincipal speaker at the
North
Carolina U niversity
dedication ceremony on Oc
tober 27th was Secretary of
duty, honor, and country were
things that would guide them
throughout their naval ca
re e rs. He spoke of the “ pro
fession of the sea” and said
that good judgement, leader
ship, and honor and courtesy
were as much a part of that
profession as that a rt of sea
manship, He closed by wel
coming them to the Navy, add
ing “ Gentlemen, we need you
. . . we thank you fo r joining
u s.”
On November 8, 1972,
Rear Adm iral Samuel L .
Gravely, J r., tie D ire cto r of
Naval Communications, and
the fir s t Black admiral in
naval history, spoke at the
dedication
ceremonies
at
F lorida A & M U niversity.
He told the midshipmen the
history of the NRf/TC program
and traced the Increase in tie
number of B lackofflcersfrom
the firs t 12 In 1944 to the
more than we have today. The
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pley Hu
Sugar Hf uara1
CUtTlS
Deadlier than Dracula!
His H a b its ...
UNSPEAKABLE
His L u s ts ...
INSATIABLE
His F a te ...
UNBEARABLE
REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL L .
GRAVELY, JR., the D ire cto r
of Nava) Communications,
makes the dedication speech
in ceremonies which took
place at F lorida A 4 M Uni
ve rsity, Tallahassee, Florida,
on Novernter 8, 1972,
FBI and Portland Police s ift the debree amoni
The office was dynamited early Tuesday morning
A dm iral said that he envied
the young men and that a
w orld of opportunity layahead
of them. “ I am confident,"
he said, “ that this unit w ill
grow and enrich our service,
this university and our Na
tio n ."
The
other three Black
schools
offering
NRfZTC
training are P ra irie View A
4 M in Texas; Soutlern Uni
ve rsity, Baton Rouge, La2
and Savannah state College,
Georgia,
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