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K r« fra n c -s U n iv e r s ity ' POR TLA ND Volum« 3, No. 34 Portland, Oregon AN THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD S c h o 5n -N e » ,p 8p 9P Poo_ o f O re g o n L ib r a r y f.. - -r,n 9 7 4 0 3 OBSERVER Thursday M a y 31, 1973 l(X per copy THAT REALLY CARES ABOUT PEOPLE Los Angeles elects 1st Black Mayor OSU students ask commitment Pam Puseus. agr 3, ia prrpared for X Ray at thè M ulti Servire Center » pediatrie dentai clinic. Muhi-Service Center serves people The Albina M ulti Service Center waa established to provide a central place where person» in need of services could go for help. The center houses numerous »late and public agencies in the fields of social and health service« Each of the ageneier boused in the M ulti Service center has it's own director as well as it's own policies and procedure«. The center, with Leon Harris as it's director, is responsible for coordination among the agen rise and has a staff of "co ordinatora" and volunteers. A program unique to the Multi-Service Center is the "co-ordinator". To these persons are sent the clients who have needs but are not eligible for assistance from any of the other agencies. Examples: People needing emergency food or housing who cannot be assisted by welfare; families who need utility payments to avoid termination of services; per sons needing transportation. Typical persona served by this unit last week were two teenage gi: la who ran away from Tongue Point Job Corps, with some young men and were held against their will. When thev got away, they went to the M ulti Service renter seeking help with food and housing. As the result of counseling, the girls re turned to Tongue Point to finish their education. A young man. unemployed and from out of stale, was living in his car. Through the M ulti Service Center, he waa able to find employment and housing. T h e "co ordinator" helped his wife to receive assistance in the state where she and the children were residing, and as a result the family was re united in Oregon. A young woman who was an alcholic lout her two chil dren through Juvenile Court action. When she came to the center for help, she was appointed as a volunteer to answer the phone. Through this work, as well as through encouragement from the staff, she has gained confidence in herself. She is studying for the high school equivalency and will soon begin training through the Division of Voca lional Rehabilitation. She has stopped drinking and has learned that her children will soon be returned to her care. These are typical examples of the people served by the M ulti Service Center. Public assistance and welfare ser vices, Juvenile Court coun seling, emergency child care, health and dental care, psy c h ia tric counseling. Voca tional Rehabilitation these and many more services are available under one roof. The center is also a hub ' ! activity in the evening with group therapy, child care, co m m un ity m eetings and ether activities taking place. Dexter Henderson, assis tant director who has been with the center since Eel» ruary, says he has never before seen an agency which holds such an atmosphere of the desire to help. The center's motto and goal is that everyone coming to the center will receive help. No one is turned away with the typical "Sorry, you are not eligible.” I t is the responsi bility of the renter staff to find the resources and make them available to the client. The volunteer program is also unique. Unlike the typical "middle class house wife" volunteer, the volun teer program at the Multi Service Center is staffed mainly by recipients of the agencies housed there. Many are placed in the volunteer program as "therapy" - to help them develop skills, meet people, gain self con fidence. The Albina M ulti Service Center has gained the re spect of the community it is the place to go for help. As the state investigates the center, it is possible they will find the excesses and liberal (Please turn to pg. 8, col. 5) For the first time in their history, the students of Ore gon State University have elected two Black students to be vice presidents of student organizations. Ixirenzo Poe was elected vice president of the Asso ciated Students of Oregon S ta te U n iv e r s ity . Poe's duties include coordinating the 54 faculty and student committees, selecting mem bers for the committees, serving in ten committees, being a voting member of the Student Senate (which is made up of elected repre sentatives of each school in the University), serving as a member of the Executive Cabinet (which is the officers of the Senate), and repre senting the cabinet to the committees and to the school administration. James Noble was elected vice president of the Memor ial Union, which plans ara demic and social activities. The fifteen committees of the Memorial Union plan and co ordinate such activities as dances, hom ecom ing, con certs, lectures, etc. Poe is a graduate of Jeffer son High School. A fter graduating from OSU next year. Poe plans to attend law school hop efu lly Willa mette. He has a strong commitment to the Albina community and plans to work in Albina after he completes his education. Noble is a graduate of Benson High School and is majoring in engineering at OSU. He plans to continue his education in business or in law and probably will attend graduate school out of state. He does plan to return to Portland after fin tshing school and hopes to use his education for the benefit of the Black tom munity. Both students are con cerned about conditions at Oregon State for Black stu dents, and blame both the University and the Albina community. They feel the University has made no real commitment to the education of Black students. Black students are allowed to at tend since it is a state school. They are somewhat reluc tantly recruited as a require ment of the U.S. Health. Education and W elfare De partment requirements. But when they arrive on campus they fnd that money prom Ixirenzo Poe (left) and James Noble were recently elected to student body offices at Oregon State University. ised is not available; that there is no intellectual en v iro n m e n t pro vided; th at there is no Black Studies program. Although they are allowed to plan activities through the Memorial Union, they do not receive the sup port that would make them successful. For example, y ien they brought Repre sentative Ronald Dellums to the campus last year, less than 100 persons attended; with the support of the U ni versity and particularly of the Political Science Depart ment there should have been a capacity crowd. Most of the Black students come from Portland, so there is little opportunity for them to broaden their perspective through contact with other students. Both Poe and Noble think the University should recruit in the South and the East to bring in a diverse group of Black stu dents. There are only two Black professors on campus, neither with tenure. D r. W ilt Gam ble is an associate professor in biochem istry and Harr: son Branch teaches photo graphy. N either is in much contact with the Black stu dents since none of them are in b io c h e m is try and the photography course requires extra fees. The Black stu dents want more Black pro fessors in a variety of fields. They also want Black Studies courses. The only class Thomas Bradley, the son of a Texas share cropper and prominent layman o f the African Methodist Episcopal Church, defeated incumbent Sam Yorty Tuesday night to win the Los Angeles Mayoral race. Bradley becomes the first Black mayor of Los Angeles. I t was the second rematch between Bradley, 55, and Maverick Mayor' Sam Yorty, 63, who won the first contest in 1969 as the result of a white backlash after cam paign charges by Yorty that "militant extremists" would take over the city if a Black person became mayor. Bradley is a member of the First A M E Church (Los An geles), is a lawyer, city councilman, and is a retired police lieutenant. A fter 2,427 of the city’s 3.169 precincts re p o rte d , Bradley had 324.101 votes or 55.5 per cent to Yorty's 260,332 votes, or 44.5 per cent. During the long Memorial Day holiday, Bradley's cam paign workers did a better job of getting voters out to the polls. The pro-Bradley Black areas and the city's west side voted heavily for Bradley. Blacks make up about 16 per cent of the city’s three million residents. The polls reflect that the race was not a black-white decision. I t was not a racial issue. It was people casting their vote for the best candi date. I f you stop to figure it out, with all 16 per cent of the Blacks voting for Brad ley, there would be 39.5 percent of the white voters choosing Bradley. Current M ayor Sam Yorty, THOMAS BRADLEY who tried to inject racism throughout the campaign as he did in 1969, charged Brad ley as being a “sort of Black nationalist”. However, it did not change the voter's deci sion. Bradley, a tall, softspoken man. campaigned an anti- corruption platform, pointing out that Yorty-appointed city commissioners had conflict of interests and instances of b rib e ry charged ag ain st them. "End graft and corruption in city hall," said Bradley. "Fight lawlessness and vio lence wherever and when ever it occurs. Bradley, president-elect of the National League of Cities, when asked about Yorty's charges of linking him with Black radicals, said Los A n geles needs a mayor who is "Willing to get off his butt and do the job for the city." (Please turn to pg. 8, col. 21 McCall appoints Toran Governor Tom McCall has appointed Portland lawyer John Toran to the Oregon Fair Plan Association Board of Directors. The Board oversees opera tion of a plan to assure the availability of essential prop erty insurance, particularly with respect to high risk areas. Toran, 41. currently serves -as administrative assistant to Senator Tom Hallock of Port land. Toran graduated from the University of Oregon and the Northwestern College of la w . He has been in the private practice of law since 1963. He served in the Navy from 1948 to 1952. His wife. Kay, is an assis tant professor of Social Work at Portland State University. They have one child. Toran has been active in Model Cities groups and or ganizations. He is first vice president of the Sabin Com munity Association, a mem ber of the Committee on Civil Rights for the Oregon State Bar Association, and is a member of the committee of the Division of National Missions of the United Pres byterian Church. Portland celebrates African Liberation Day S a v e fo r w e a lth ... r id e f o r h e a lt h The Beni Franklin has great buys on bikes for those who save now! FOLDING BICYCLES With $5.000 deposit - $25 With $2,500 deposit - $35 With $250 deposit - $45 10-8 PE ED BICYCLES With $5,000 deposit - $45 With $2,500 deposit - $60 With $250 deposit - $75 Franklin sa viM a a a lo a n absm Robert M Hazsn. Pros • 21 Offlcas • Phone 24»-1234 Home Office Franklin Bldg . Portland. Oregon »7204 by Rosemary Allen A small but determined group of approximately 125 Black people marched through the streets of Albina from Dawson Park on Saturday, May 26th. They marched North bound down Vancouver Avenue, turned east on Fre mont and headed towards Irvin g Park, where "African Liberation Day" was being held. Chanting rythmically "We are African people. Africa for Africans!", the marchers were met at Irving Park by some 300 other Blacks who cheered them on. While the sweet aroma of "Down home style bar b qued chicken" roasting on open pits filled the air, community leaders spoke to the crowd about the meaning behind African Liberation Day. “This is not a loose booty affair," O.B. Hill, one of the rally planners shouted! "The purpose of African Liberation Day is to show the support * MARSHA PEOPLES Monroe student wins scholarship of African people in America for African freedom fighters who are fighting European colonialism in Africa.” Two strikes were held during the same week of the march against corporations in America who. by doing business w ith w h ite ex ploiters in Africa, contribute to the downfall of defenseless African nations. The two corporations were the Hyster Corporation and Holiday Inn. On African Liberation Day, after the rally, music was provided by "Pleasure", a (Please turn to pg. 8, col. 6) Ms. Marsha Peoples, a graduating senior from James Monroe High School, is the recipient of a four year scholarship to the University of Portland. The scholarship is given by Miss Adam s A ccounting Firms every four years to a minority student majoring in the field of accounting. The student must be enrolled at the University of Portland and is guaranteed a job. upon applying, for 2 years after graduation. Vernon Chapman of the Urban League was very in strumental in helping Marsha prepare for the scholarship. The scholarship was pre sented to Marsha by M r. Peterson of the Miss Adams Accounting Firm. As if the four year scholar ship wasn't enough. Marsha was presented with numer ous other awards from her school, one of which was a (Please turn to og. 8, col. 1)
