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Portlanders comment on scandal
Watergate revelations reaching flood crest
Twofold floods are dis
rupting the heart of America
this week.
On one hand, never in
recorded history have the
waters of the Mississippi
River or the G reat Imkea
soared so high or caused so
much destruction.
On the other hand, the
nation has never seen the
flood of p o litic al scandal
plunge so deeply or swiftly
than from thia thing called
"W atergate".
“W atergate", a p olitical
scandal that began with a
small break in at the Demo
cratic Party's Headquarters
in the W a te rg a te Apart
ment» in Washington five
months before the 1972 elec
lions, is exploding with an
involvement of a high ap
pointed o ffic ia l d a ily , it
seems.
The blame for the illegal
campaign activities confus
ingly remain divided among
the W hite House aides. On
any hand. President Nixon's
involvement or lack of know
ledge of the ordeal raises
doubts in many minds.
The P o rtla n d O b s erver
sought local reactions to the
W atergate scandal this week.
" It’s the way it always has
been, the corrupt always
come out on top in America,
said Gregg Benton. BSU
president at PSD.
When
asked what effect the W ater
gate scandal could have on
the community’s confidence
in the Nixon Administration
and Nixon himself, Mr. Ben
ton told the Observer:
”1
could say it. but you couldn’t
print it. The community can
now see the reality of the
foolishness they've believed
in. ‘The American Dream’."
Mrs. Peoples. Director of
Community Care Association,
replied “You have people
who break their barks trying
to open the doors for people
who say They want to get
involved and p a rtic ip a te .
This state fair, for example,
is a golden opportunity for
the whole community to gel
involved.
I t ’s in whistling
distance from where we live,
but we reach out and get
W atergate that’s a zillion
miles from here, and ask
what is it doing to our
country when we should be
trying to find what we can
do for our community!"
Don Fuller, high school
teacher, commented "It's just
white folks seeing their own
face put before the world
that's upsetting them so. It's
always been there."
" It put the advocates and
perpetuators of A m erican
Politics in the position of
W alt Disney characters like
Donald Duck. Goofey and
Mickey Mouse." said Charles
Tatum, art sculpturer. "The
W atergate scandal just shows
w hat kind of p oliticians
America really has."
Charles Jordan. Director of
Career Education at North
West Training Laboratories,
told the Observer “Right
now I ’m not willing to say
that the President is guilty.
Both p a rtie s are m aking
more out it than it is. But I
do feel that no one should be
exempt from prosecution."
Black people have always
known that those who con
trol those highest channels of
social, political and econo
ACLU charges discrimination
The American Civil Liber
ties Union of Oregon will file
suit Tuesday, May 8 in the
U .8. District Court of Oregon
on behalf of Larry R. Slopak.
an inmate of Oregon State
Penitentiary who was denied
parole.
The A C LU claims that the
action of the Parole Board
deprived Slopak of several
constitutional rights.
It al
leges Slopak was denied due
process of law at his Sep
tember 7 parole hearing be
cause the Parole Board: ( I)
failed to afford Slopak an
opportunity to examine and
rebut or explain the informs
tion on which the decision
would tie based ami to pro
vide him with notice as to
the issues that would be
raised or considered;
(2)
failed to provide him with
counsel or other advocate;
(3) failed to gather and con
aider fairly all relevant in
formation that was available;
and (41 failed to slate in
w riting the facta, reasons
and rules upon which the
decision was based.
The suit also alleges that
the parole Board’s decision
was based in part on a reli­
gious test in that W illiam F.
N e w e ll. C h airm an of the
Parole Board, questioned Mr.
Slopak regarding biblical ref
erences to hom osexuality.
The A C LU claims this to be
a violation of the freedom of
religion clause of the F irst
Amendment to the U.S. Con
stitution.
United A ir Lines Portland
offices are seeking to go a
little farther than simply
filling minority hiring quotas.
It is seeking to build an
image of a company that
cares.
A "something special" pro
gram geared towards more
personalized service has been
initiated by the Black agents
in United A ir Lines Reser
vations office.
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It is further claimed that
the Parole Board discrimi
nated against Slopak because
he is a homosexual. This is
in violation of the equal pro
lection and due process clause
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To date. United has Black
employees in varied posi
lions:
K a re n C h an d le r,
United ticket agent; Joh
netta Reddit. lobby recep
tionist; Jackie Duehart. main
tenance clerk. In the Reser
vations Department, there s:
Connie Brunner. W ally Davis.
Blake Johnson. Tina Lewis.
Joyce T uttle. Rose Carol
Bryant and Gail Jones. The
W orking temporarily as a
hostess at the Port o, Port
land. Gail Hands is the first
Black woman in Oregon ever
to hold such a position.
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Bruce Broussard has be­
come the first Black Officer
in the O regon N a tio n a l
Guard.
Jesse Owens
T h e P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r.
Portland's only Black weekly
Owens honors scouting
newspaper, is the first Black
business or organization ever
to receive a 2nd class mailing
perm it in the State of Ore
gon. The Second Class per
mit enables the Observer to
become the first and only
Black member of the Oregon
Newpaper and P u blish ers
Association and also a mem
ber of the National News
paper Association.
Jesse Owens, world re
nowned Olympic Gold Medal
W inner w ith 4 gold medals in
the 1936 Olympics in Berlin,
will be speaking at an assem
bly at Jefferson High School
in North Portland at 10 a.m..
May 16.
Any and all high
schools are invited to bring
their track teams to the
G ertrude Crow, Director
of Life Center, has just
returned from a tour of the
Holy Land.
James Barnett, compliance
officer for the U.S. Depart
ment o, laibor, is the only
Black resident compliance of
ficer.
M r. Barnett is re
sponsible for covering all of
Oregon and Southern Wash
ington.
Debra Norman has taken
on a new position as director
of 4C's Point of Information
Referral Center in Northeast
Portland.
YSOL, Oregon's only Black
radio station, will be holding
an over 21 benefit dance at
the Police Athletic Club on
June 1st.
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The new offices of Bowens-Duncan, Accountants, located at
525 NJ£. Killingsworth.
Salute to Black Business:
Bowens - Duncan Company
by Rosemary Allen
For years Black business
men have been ''allowed' by
the “establishment" to en­
deavor .nto such businesses
as Funeral Parlors. Beauty
Parlors, Restaurants and the
like. only. "They", were not
particularly anxious to per
form the last necessary
duties on our dead bodies,
didn't know what to do with
nappy hair, and agreed that
no one could cook Bar B Qued
Ribs like a Brother or Sister.
However, time has quickly
passed by and change has
slowly but surely taken its
toll.
Black faces are be
ginning to pop up in areas
that have absolutely nothing
to do with singing or danc­
ing.
Example?
Read the
following!
Allan Bowens has been a
resident of Portland for ap­
proximately 21 years. Major
ing in Business Administra
tion during college. Bowens
worked in an accounting posi
tion with the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission for 12' T
years. 2 years ago. in March
of 1971. Allan Bowens, along
with a friend, Mrs. Doris
Duncan, decided to venture
out on his own.
Consequently. Allan Bow­
ens and D o ris
D uncan
founded the co rp o ratio n
Bowens Duncan C om pany,
Accountants. But, they soon
found that two people could
not effectively handle the
job.
That's where junior
partners Robin Duncan and
Ronley Duncan came into the
picture.
The four partners then set
forth to establish a compre
hensive accounting package.
“Our idea was to, on a con
tract basis, provide a full
accounting office for small
businesses who were not
large enough to staff an ac
counting office for them­
selves," explained Allan Bow
ens.
Their efforts were not in
vain.
"I hadn't anticipated
this type of growth." Mr.
Bowens said. In January of
1972 they started staffing.
The need for a secretary
soon arose.
By 1973 there
was a need for additional
office space.
They thought
along the lines of building a
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Studies at PSU. told the
Observer Everybody involv
ed ought to be slapped with
a piece of time. Nixon not
having knowledge of the
scandal defies logic.
If he
didn't know what was hap­
pening he is incompetent.
He should resign for the
pure fact that he didn't know
what was going on."
"Everybody but his daddy
was involved and he didn't
know what was happening?
And his only excuse is 'It
wasn't me, it was my lieuten
ants. We all make mistakes,
but now I'm cleaning house'
isn't enough."
On the national level, some
of the response raised even
larger doubts.
" It is in­
conceivable to me that they
(the Waterbuggers) would
not have told the President
about this matter, or that
they wouldn't have asked for
his approval or disapproval."
said Senator Edward Brooke
in expressing his fears that
the blame lies at the very
top
President Nixon him­
self.
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nomical power in America
were both corrupt and mor
ally decadent.” said James
Rogers. PSU professor. “It
is possible that w ith this
exposure of Nixon and com
pany that the m ajority of
white people will begin to
understand how the govern­
ment works against the peo­
ple rather than for them."
"Nobody will really know
what's going on for 20 years.
By then there'll be no point
in doing anything about it."
said Cleve Allen, comments
tor of the KG W radio pro
gram, ‘To Do W ith Black­
ness. “They're all just lying
and they'll continue to lie.
Nixon will not be impeached
because that would imply
certain things abut a nation.
If anything, he would resign."
Vernon Chatman. Director
of Education at the Urban
League, told the Observer "I
think it indicates that some
major overhauls need to be
made in this present system
of government."
Contacted at his office
Wednesday morning. Almose
Thompson. Director of Black
assembly.
Ernie W arren of Columbia
Pacific Council E x p lo rin g
Division of the Boy Scouts is
handling all arrangements.
M r. W arren has extended
invitations for guest appear
ances to basketball player
Stan McKenzie and Dallas
Cowboy's football star Mel
Renfro.
A program featuring Jesse
Owens will be held for the
public at the Civic Audi­
torium, 222 S.W , Clay, May
16, 1973, at 7:15 p.m.
Ad
mission price will be $1.00
for ah evening of music,
inspiration and ceremonies.
The program will be the 57th
annual "Salute to Scouting".
State investigates MSC
Secretary of State Clay
Myers said last week his
Division of Audits is investi­
gating alleged fiscal irregu
larities at the Albina Multi
Service Center in Portland.
M yers said fraud investi­
gators from the Department
of Human Resources and the
State Police are cooperating
in the investigation.
The alleged irregularities
involve falsification of ex
pense accounts and travel
mileage vouchers by some
volunteer workers at the
center. Myersuaaid.
M yers said his office has
contacted Multnomah County
District Attorney Harl Haas
to advise him of the situation
and to see the assistance of
his staff in pursuing the
m atter.
Hard by New York City's
prestigious Lincoln Center,
where a new high school
bearing the name of D r.
M artin Luther King is rising,
sculptor W illiam T a rr is fas­
hioning a massive, personal
ized weathering steel sculp­
ture in memory of the late
civil rights leader.
The sculpture will be one
of the largest of its type. In
the form of a cube, it will be
approximately 27 feet high.
27 feet wide and 27 feet
deep.
I t will weigh about
125.000 pounds, and its rug
gedness will symbolize the
strength of character of Dr.
King.
Memorable dates in
his life and some of his
better known declarations
will be emblazoned on its
sides. Actual location is at
66th Street and Amsterdam
Avenue, and erection of the
memorial on the site began
April 25.
M r. T a rr, the nationally
recognized artist, says his
work is being guided by "a
profound respect for D r.
King and a desire to create a
personal m e m o rial."
He
never met D r. King but says
that he has spoken to people
who knew him and read
"everything" he could get
about him.
"I feel I know
him now." he says.
"Many memorials are im­
personal," M r. T a rr points
out. "For instance, most of
the ones for George Wash
ington could just as well
honor A b raham Lincoln.
There is nothing about them
which relates to Washing
ton's life or his character.
I've trieci to make Dr. Kings
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A model of the massive M artin Luther King memorial
which is being erected at 66th Street and Amsterdam
Avenue in New York City. The weathering steel sculpture,
measuring 27 feet in each dimension, will be next to a new
high school bearing D r. King's name and near the Lincoln
Center.
W illiam T arr, the nationally recognized sculptor,
says his work is guided "by a profound respect for Dr. King
and a desire to create a personal memorial. Quotations and
important dates in his life will be emblazoned on the piece.
The sculpture is made of weathering steel provided by
Bethlemen Steel Corporation.
memorial a relevant one.
His life and times are a
fabric of the sculpture."
Typical of D r. King's dis
played quotations w ill be:
“Let us be dissatisfied until
every man can have food and
material necessities for his
body, culture and education
for his mind, freedom and
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