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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1973)
Paca a Portlsnd/Obaervur Thursday M arch 22. 1973 Women’s credit explored McCoy heads summer youth program Gladys McCoy, a Pacific University instructor a n d member of the P o r t l a n d School Board, has been nam ed by Mayor Neil Gold schmidt as Chairman of the City of Portland's Summer 7 3 Youth Committee. Mrs. McCoy was named to fill the vacancy created by the resignation f r o m the Committee of R. W. de- Weeee. The Summer 73 Youth Committee is a continuation of the Svmmer 7 0 program, initiated by former Portland Mayor Terry D. Schrunk in 1909. Goal of the Program is to reach as many of the City's young people as pos sible during the summer w i t h constructive employ ment, recreational and edu cational programs through existing youth-serving agen cies. Mrs. McCoy, a Sociology instructor at Pacific Univer sity in Forest Grove and a member of the P o r t l a n d GLADYS McCOY Public School’s Board of Ed ucation since June of 1970, is the wife of State Represen She is active in the Urban and other civic groups and tative Bill McCoy and the League, the Northwest Re organizations. mother of seven children. gional Personnel Committee. Looking to the summer programing, M r s . McCoy said she hoped the Citizens Youth Committee would be able to exceed the level of service provided last year, even with the possible with drawal of federal funding to local programs. “Our primary purpose is two-fold", said Mrs. McCoy, “to find gainful, meaningful employment and to provide enrichment programs for as many young people as we can. If the administration's budget does not allow for continued Federal funding to this end at the local level, then our committee simply must work that much harder to obtain support for these m o s t necessary programs through the resources which remain available to us." Last summer, over 18,000 Portland a r e a youngsters were involved daily in sum mer programs coordinated by t h e youth committee throughout the City. "The worth of these pro grams has been proven and our goal has to be one of assuring that they are main tained at least at the same level this summer," Mrs. help in placing advertise ments directed toward the Black community." Mr. La- Brie adds, “For too long the Black press h a s been un known in the larger com munity. Yet when united it has had great impact on national policy - for exam ple, in the desegregation of the Armed Forces in 1948 - and in supporting national Black organizations." Only 22 Black papers are members of the Audit Bur eau of Circulation (ABC). Their verified circulation was 517,392. Two states have more than a fifth of all the newspapers: California. 25 (reported cir culation more than 800,000); and Texas, 20 (reported cir culation more than 250,000). Other states w i t h many Black newspapers i n c l u d e Florida (14), Illinois (13), New York (11), and Alabama and North Carolina (9 each). Seven states have never had a Black newspaper. The largest paper is Chi cago's Muhammad Speaks (600.455), circulated nation wide. The larger papers audited by ABC include the Amsterdam N e w s (New York. 82,000); the Los An geles Sentinel «49,000); the Philadelphia Tribune (38,000); the Chicago Daily Defender (35,000) and the Baltimore Afro-American (34,000). The papers a r e fairly young, with 132 starting since 1950, 96 since 1960, and 31 since 1970, including eight last year. Ony fine commer cial papers were started be fore 1900 (the Philadelphia Middle Americans believe 'Dream’ By a wide margin, middle income Oregonians still be l i e v e in the “American Dream". Middle income Oregonians indicate a strong preference for a public health insurance program. A majority of middle in come Oregonians feel a col lege education is what is necessary for their children to succeed. A substantial number of middle income Oregonians feel the public schools could do a better job. These are a few of the conclusions reached in the third and final preliminary report on a precedent-setting survey of middle i n c o m e Fof* Real Oregonians Knowing and understanding Oregonians and their needs is perhaps the most important service we provide. Call today and discover our Real Oregon services. wage earners in the state conducted by the Oregon Bureau of Labor. The sur vey was made last year of 500 heads of family, touching on their hopes, aspirations and concerns about issues of the day. A majority was from the Portland area. The first report indicated, among other things, the big gest problems middle income Oregonians think they face are taxes and inflation. The s e c o n d report indicated, among other things, they feel the tax load is unfairly distributed. “This is an extremely im portant survey,” said Nor man 0 . Nilsen, the State Labor Commissioner, “in that it gives what we all consider t h e average American a chance to speak up and perhaps say what is troub ling him or her. I hope those who are in a position to assist these persons will take notice of what the findings indicate.” In stressing their belief in the "American Dream”, 81 per cent answered affirma tively to the question, "In your opinion, is America still a country where, with hard work and ability, one can 'make it'?” The fact that a large num ber thinks their children will be in good shape in future years was not reflected by the thoughts of many on the quality of present-day educa tion. Out of those with children in school from the Portland area. 42 per cent thought the public schools were doing a mediocre job and 15 per cent thought they were doing a poor job. Of a similar group from the rest of the state, 37 per cent thought they were doing a mediocre job and lour per cent thought they were doing a poor job. In talking about post-high school education, more than 75 per cent favored a college education with training in a skill or trade next, way down the line. In answer to the focal question about health care problems, “Do you think a public health service pro gram, covering costs of pri vate medical services for all wage earners and their fami lies, would be preferable to the present system of health insurance by commercial in surance companies.” Tribune, which began in 1885, is the oldest) but several religious weeklies are older. With 195 of the papers reporting, the Black press of the country employs 2,324 people, of which 234, or about 10 percent are white. One hundred and sixteen papers have no white em ployees. More than four fifths of the papers are printed by the offset process. Only 39 Black papers control their own presses. Mr. LaBrie was graduated from Bethany (West Virginia) College (1968) and received the M.S. degree from West Virginia University (1970) and the Ph.D. in Mass Com munications from the Uni versity of Iowa (1972). He is working at the Warren Cen ter on a biography of the pioneering Black journalist Robert Lee Vann (1879 1940) co-founder of the Pittsburgh Courier. In the course of interviewing 83 retired Black reporters, editors and pub lishers for that biography, he found that no complete list ing of the Black press had been compiled since Warren S. Brown of Lincoln Univer sity had made one in 1946. Mr. LaBrie decided to draw up one himself. His project was supported by Editor A Publisher maga zine and by the Institute for Communication Studies o f the University of Iowa. His work will be published as T h e Black Press in America: A Guide? 0, < IML •7 HOUR CUAMNC WlMOAVJ UNIX NOON isuNonr «ovet 1>2« H aU MMIMOT 2MMKS7 it i» « fv tC t (MV CUAMMC AVNUMtt O s» VswssM AM Im « M Y The artistic works of chil dren from three to eight years w ill be displayed in the Port land State University White G allery A p ril 1 through 7. 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It is railed "Women and Credit" and will be held at the N.E. YWCA Center, Mallory A v e n u e Christian Church. 126 N.E. Alberta. The class is free and persons may attend any or all of the sessions. The workshop will be conducted by Mrs. Joyce Thomas. The Credit Gaase - It's Nothing like monopoly: How the game is played and why you become the loser. April 3 - 10:30 a.m. When Yen .Sign On The L ine....................... Truth in lending and what it means to you. April 10th • 10:30 a m. The Contract - Is It All Just a Big Blank? Learn how to fill in the spaces and read between the lines. April 17th • 10:30 a.m. The Credit Card as a Sex Symbol: Woman as the victim. Not only can't she win she isn't even allowed to play. Starting Thursday. Research reveals Black Press A Harvard University re searcher has completed the first detailed survey of Black newspapers in the United States in more than a quar ter century. Henry La3rie’s work shows there are 208 Black newspapers now pub lishing - four dailies, five biweeklies, 109 weeklies and 10 monthlies or bi-monthlies. Their total circulation, as of January 31, was more than four million. “This list will help sociolo gists, both Black and white, and particularly scholars of the nation’s press," says Mr. LaBrie, who is Research fel low in Ethnic Studies. “It will help newsmen of both races locate other working newsmen when they need to. “And, I expect advertising agencies will find it of great McCoy said. The Summer Youth Com mittee, previously under the Mayor's Office, is now as signed to the Office of Public Affairs, headed by Com mis sioner Mildred Schwab. The Committee' is comprised of Portland citizens representing the community, P o r t l a n d Public Schools, C i t y and County and public and pri vale youth service providers. 1 mag Sale 5.10 Reg. 16. Mises shift in assorted rolors. Delicate trim. Sizes S.M.L. 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