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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
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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?
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dren from three to eight years
w ill be displayed in the Port
land State University
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G allery A p ril 1 through 7.
A variety of a rt works and
techniques done by children
from Portland area nursery
schools, day cars centers and
public kindergartens, includ
ing collages,
brush works,
sponge and finger paintings,
prints and drawings, w ill be
on display.
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Full
Reg. S27. Coordinating quilted bedspreads
help complete the 'Supreme' decorating
venture. Throw style in solid colors to blend
perfectly with the antique satin draperies.
Rayon/acetate over polyester fill and cotton
back.
Queen size. Reg. $ 3 7 ....................... Sale 31.45
King size, Reg. $ 3 9 ........................... Sale 33.15
Sale prices effective through Sunday.
68 Buick Wildcat 2 dr
V-8, automatic transmission, power steering, power |
brakes, vinyl top........................................................ $1495
70 Ford LTD 2 DR
V-8, radio, automatic transmission, power steering,
power brakes, air conditioning, vinyl to p ........ $2395
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Examples of savings:
70 Dodge Monaco 4 DR
Sale 3.40
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Art shown
The Consumer Protection
Program will present a four
week consumer workshop on
credit. 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.
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