P o rtla n d /O b s e rv e r
Black Republicans submit demands
Curtis T. Perkins, National
Coordinator of the National
Council A fro A m eriran Re
publicans, stated that he has
received hundreds of letters
from members of his organi
zation urging that M r. Nixon
appoint a Black Counselor to
the President, with cabinet
status.
Perkins agrees with James
former assistant
Secretary of H E W , that M r.
Nixon is not in touch with
Blacks who can advise him in
a frank manner.
Perkins
said that even among the
scores of Blacks who have
been appointed to high poai
lions, most h a v e
never
talked to nor seen the Presi
dent except on one occassion
or at best at social gather
ings.
Farmer,
Perkins insisted that the
pro,MMie<l Black Counselor be
acceptable to Blacks and to
Mr. Nixon.
He said there
are 50 or more Black Repub
lirans who are available and
qualified to fill this job with
distinction. Perkins said the
Black Assistant to the Presi
dent is a misnomer and that
the position carries no real
weight. A Black Counselor,
he emphasized, would have
direct access to the Presi
dent and his advisers and
could formulate policy.
The N C A A K leader stated
hat Robert Brown, the ex
Presidential Black Assistant,
had compromised Blacks with
the E x e c u t i v e Branch.
Brown, he said in an inter
view with the New York
Timex, h a d
glorified the
President instead of pointing
out his achievements and fail
urea during the past four
years and suggesting priori
ties for Blacks during Nixon's
next four years in the White
House.
M r. Perkins said Black
Itepubicans and Blacks in
general see that this type of
"yessirism" had hurt them
and never again do they
want this type of liason. "It
is better for the President to
give us programs to benefit
all Blacks rather than to give
a few unreliable, selfish and
untruthful Blacks well paying
jobs.
We are sure the
President or any of his
responsible ad m in is tra to rs
would welcome knowing how
Blacks feel instead of the
hypocrisy inherent in saying
pleasing things." Perkins em
phasized.
The N C A A K also requested
a Black deputy chairman of
the Republican Party, Black
executive assistants to all
State Republican Chairmen,
G overno rs, Congressm en,
and Senators in states with
large Black population. and
six Black Republicans at
large on the Republican
National Committee.
by J s tls B . W ild s . J r „ C h a i r
man of Oregon Black Caucus
T h a r * w ill ba a peaceful
assembly field at 12:00 Noon,
A p ril 4, at the P io n e e r Post
O ffice, S.W , Sthe and M o r
rison.
T he assembly w ill
com m em orate tbs late O r .
M a rtin l.u th e r King, J r „ and
w ill also serve as a forum fo r
those affected by cutbacks.
It would bring Joy to the heart
of D r . King If he w e re I e r e
to see the Oklahoma Ambas
sador C lub making positive
and concrete contributions to
th e ir brothers and s is te rs In
need.
T h e ta arc o tte r o r
ganizations and
Individuals
making
th e ir contributions
also . How ever, not enough of
the good brothers and sisters
have moved hevoixl t ie rh e
to ric stage. It Is the responsl-
SERVICES
IN D IV ID U A L L Y A R R A N G E D
TO MEET YOUR
U h QUE NEEDS
EMOTIONALLY AND
FINANCIALLY
ZSS-SSSS
4 M H Kiumaa«e>tt< • N ( m u m , m lo s t*
b illty of each organization and
Individual to provide the of>-
portunlty fo r the r le t o r lc -
prone brothers and sis te rs to
contribute so n e sweaty and
ofttlines non-glam orous hours
to bringing about p arity fo r
a ll citizens within our society.
T h is entails working held in
t ie Black communltv to con
tinue o ur move toward finding
••s e lf.”
It concerns me to h ear a
good b r o ile r o r s is te r rapp
ing about his o r her ‘ 'to
getherness*' and In the same
breath cutting down some bro
th e r o rs ls te rw o rk ln g f o r ‘ ‘ the
m a n ." It e rk s me to no end
when I witness Black Indi
viduals working hard to oust
another hut w ill nut w ork at
all to oust “ the m an .” The
result of this behavior pro
duces a b rother o r s is te r In
a responsible position who is
unresponsive to tlie com
m unity because “ the m an"
represents his o r h e r consti-
tuancy.
T h is is not to say
that everyone shouldn’ t l e held
accountable fo r th e ir indivi
dual actions. They must le
le ld Just as accountable as
those who sought to deny M r .
Jam es Loving the opportunity
to make Input Into the N eigh-
hood Development Plan, as a
representative of the Boise
neighborhood. They must 1»
held just as accountable as
the C'-ty has to be In its
response to the persons who
have been displaced by the d is
continuation of the
Police
Com m unity Relations Bureau
In A lb in a. They must be held
just as accountable a s th e C lty
must 1» In the employment
of Model C itie s employees
who a re to he displaced. They
must le held just as accoun
table as Portland State Uni
v e rs ity has to be in Its re
sponses
to the Educational
C e n te r on Union. They must
be held just as accountable
as Em anuel Hospital which
has not kept Its prom ise of
jobs, and low and moderate
Income housing. They must
be held just as accountable as
the State P u b llc U tllitle s C o m -
mlsslon which la deliberating
about granting the firs t Black,
W illia m Jones, a dump truck
license. They must he field
just as accountable as the
schools that do not teach our
children because the teachers
and a d m inistrators a re afraid
of Black kids. T hey must he
held just as accountable as
any elected o fficial who sees
Blacks In Portland as “ no
m o re than a nuisance." They
must be field just as account
able as oui P resid en t who Is
intent upon lim itin g citizen
p articip atio n as defined by the
O ffice of Economic opportu
n ity.
On A p ril 4, 1973, the peace
ful assembly held at the P io
n e e r Post Office w ill say to
die State and local officials
that we held Ite m accountable
fo r seeing that program s fo r
the needy continue. See you
at the assem bly.
We’ve got
th e p e rfe c t place
for your
ta x records,
birth certificates,
savings bonds,
m ortgages,
diplom as,
jew elry,
contracts,
letters,
bonds,
\XK1 like to
A penny or so a day keeps your valuables sate
in a First National sale deposit box
g e tto
ou.
F IR S T N A T IO N A L B A N K O F O R EG O N
Page I
Blacks call for
two-party system
Democratic M ayor Ford of
Tuskegee. Alabama said, in a
joint press conference with
Republican Floyd B. McKia-
sick, that
not only must
Blacks and whites work to
gether, but that Blacks must
transcend party a ffilia tio n
and deal meaningfully with
the current Republican A d
ministration*.
M ayor Ford,
former political strategist for
the late Senator Robert F.
Kennedy, said that 'Black
Democrats must accept the
reality that Democrats, when
not in power, must still deal
meaningfully with The W hite
House and that the prag
matics of politics and eco
nomies are such that one
must rise above political and
racial polarization and work
for the national and local
good.’ Mayor Ford and M r.
McKissick announced jointly
the appointment of D r. Char
les Hurst. President of Mai
eolm X College as the Exe
cutive Director of the new
organization.
Dr. H u rs t
comes to the committee with
the history of academic ex
cellence that includes a Ph.D.
from Wayne State Univer
sity and a professorship at
Howard University.
D r.
Hurst, a dedicated educator,
said that he will use his skills
as an educator to provide for
the Black community the
educational tools necessary
to project itself into the
mainstream of socio/econo-
mic and political awareness
and as a consequence acti-
vity.
McKissick and Ford
opened and closed the con
ference with an announce
ment of the purposes of The
National Committee For A
Two-Party System, w h i c h
are fundamentally a dedica
tion to more effective poli
tical action by Blacks and
other minorities through edu
cation.
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by Senator K e ith Burns.
District 6, Portland
The Senate Ixx-al Govern
ment and Urban Affairs Com
mittee. of which I am Chair
man. this week will hold
hearings on SB 159. the
landlord tennant art.
This bill has gone through
ten weeks of hearings and
work sessions.
Extensive
amendments have been adop
ted in concept by the seven
members of the committee.
However, the original con
cepts of the bill are retained.
SB 159 remains the best
proposal before this legisia
live session f o r
bringing
landlord tenant relationships
into the 20th century.
A hearing was held on SB
159 on Monday, March 26th
in the Capitol Building.
A
second hearing w i l l take
place on Thursday, March
29th at 8:00 a.m. in room 309
of the Capitol Building. I t is
expected that the bill will be
sent to the floor with a "do
pass" recommendation by the
Committee.
lztst week t h e
Senate
passed HB 2004. the pro
perty tax relief bill.
This
measure, which completely
revises the method of school
financing, will be submitted
to a vote of the people on
May 1. The bill would place
a c o n s titu tio n a lly limited
itate wide property tax for
the funding of education, but
would allow the retention of
lo c a l
control by school
boards.
The property tax relief
program was supported by a
Republican Governor a n d
passed by a Democratic legis
lature. I t is truly a bi parti
san program. If adopted at
the May 1 election, the
property tax relief plan will
reduce the total taxes paid
by all citizens who earn
$16.000 or less per year. This
is over 80% of the working
people of Oregon.
As a member of the Sen
ate Revenue Committee and
during the full Senate de
bate, I supported this mea
sure and the right of the
people to vote on it. This is
a people tax relief program
designed to help the working
homeowner and renter who
for so long have been paying
far more than a fair share of
the cost of government.
Should you have questions,
or comments, regarding any
legislative acitivity, please
contact my office, 306 State
Capitol Building, Salem, Ore
gon 97310, or call 1 800 452
0290. for toll free information
on legislation.
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