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Thursday, July 19, 1973
WE SEE THE WORLD
'/W ANTTO THANK
THE PRESIDENT
FOR N O T
LETTINO BLACKS
PARTICIPAT!z IN
THE WATERGATE
affair :
THROUGH BLACK EYES
ALFRED LEE HENDERSON
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Who is to blame:
PDC or HUD?
Mrs. W h itlo w 's co m p la in ts on her hou sin g re
h a b ilita tio n has b ro u g h t to the surface the m any
c o m p la in ts a n d m u rm u rin g s th a t h ave e xisted since
the p ro g ra m b e g a n . M ost p e o p le a ccep t w h a t is
p ro v id e d , e ven th o u g h it is n ot p ro p e r — a nd
o n ly c o m p la in to th e ir frie n d s a n d n eighbors.
O thers say th e y h a ve re g iste re d th e ir co m p la in ts
w ith th e N e ig h b o rh o o d D e v e lo p m e n t Project o f
fices, but th a t n o th in g is don e.
Som e e m p lo ye e s o f the p ro g ra m a d m it th a t in a
m a jo rity o f cases th e w o rk is p o o r, but once the
co n tra cto r is p a id little can be d on e.
P ortland
D e ve lo p m e n t C om m issio n does not inspect the
w o rk itself, b ut accepts the ru lin g o f the city in
spector w h o checks to see if city codes are m et.
The re h a b ilita tio n p ro g ra m is fe d e ra lly fu n d e d .
It w o u ld o n ly seem re a so n a b le th e n th a t th ere
w o u ld be som e w a y to insure th a t the w o rk d o n e
m eets the e x is tin g standards in th e b u ild in g trade.
The g o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld not a llo w th e lo w -in c o m e
p e o p le the p ro g ra m is d e sig n e d to assist to be
ta ken a d va n ta g e o f by dish on est or in co m p e te n t
contractors.
The g o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld re q u ire the
sam e standards th a t th e a v e ra g e person w o u ld
e xpe ct.
N o o ne w o u ld e xpe ct to pay $3,000 or
m o re and still h ave le a k y roo fs, ro tte d w in d o w
sills, bad p lu m b in g , etc.
If the g o v e rn m e n t ca n n o t a ffo rd to p ro v id e an
inspector, perhaps a co m m itte e co u ld be fo rm e d
by v o lu n te e r b u ild e rs a nd contractors w h o co uld
pass ju d g e m e n t on th e a c c e p ta b ility o f th e w o rk.
A n o th e r need is a v ia b le c o m p la in t p ro ce d u re ,
since m an y o f the re sid e n t's c o m p la in ts seem to go
u n so lve d .
The n e w p ro g ra m sponsored b y PMSC th a t w ill
p ro v id e hou sin g c o u n se lin g to p ro sp e ctive h om e
buye rs m ig h t p ro v id e som e assistance or a t least a
m o d e l th a t co u ld be used.
Perhaps if residents
w e re b e tte r in fo rm e d a b o u t w h a t re p a irs th e y nee d
and w h a t to e xp e ct, a n d if th e y w e re in c lu d e d
m o re in the p la n n in g , th e co ntractors w o u ld be
m ore conscientious.
It is easy e n o u g h to th ro w
•som ething to g e th e r w h e n u n k n o w le d g e a b le a n d
unsuspecting re c ip ie n ts do n ot k n o w th e ir rig h ts
and ca n n o t o b ta in h e lp w h e n th e y a re abused,
Mrs. W h itlo w file d a c o m p la in t. If she holds o u t
she m ig h t o b ta in justice. M a n y o the rs w h o d o not
kn ow w h e re to tu rn a re less fo rtu n a te .
N ix o n ’s big chance
Mr. N ixo n n o w has his chance to p ro v e his
innocence to the p e o p le o f the U n ite d States. W e
fin d th a t th ro ug h e g o tism or p a ra n o ia he has had
o il o f his utterances ta p e d . Since John D ean III has
describ e d his co nse rva tion s w ith th e President,
stating th a t the President k n e w a b o u t th e W a te r
g ate coverup, a n d th e President d e n ie s th e co n
ve rsa tion , the tapes sh o u ld te ll th e tru e story. If Mr.
N ix o n is inn oce nt, w h y d o e s n 't he co m e fo rw a rd .
President N ix o n w as first co n ce rn e d a b o u t
"n a tio n a l s e c u rity ". N o w he is co n ce rn e d a b o u t
s e p a ra tio n o f p o w e rs ".
If the President tru ly
b e lie v e s th a t he sh o u ld n ot g iv e his personal
papers or the tapes to the S enate W a te rg a te
C o m m itte e because o f his in te re st in p ro te c tin g
C o n stitu tio n a l g u a ra n te e s, th e n let h im g iv e them
tp the press.
If th e President b e lie v e s in th e in te g rity o f the
press a n d in th e fa irn e ss o f the A m e ric a n p e o p le ,
k?t h im p la ce his ta pe s in the hands o f the press
g n d his fu tu re in th e hands o f the p e o p le .
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NATI0HAL URMN LCAÛUE
Welfare good for rich , bad for poor
by Benjamin E. .Mays
There are several defini
tions of welfare. We may
speak of a welfare state, or
welfare capitalism. Briefly,
a welfare state according to
Webster is a social system
based upon the assumption
of a political state of primary
responsibility for the indi
vidual and social welfare of
its citizens.
Welfare capi
talism is breifly defined as
capitalism characterized by a
concern for the welfare of
various social groupings ex
pressed usually through
social-security programs, col
lectiv e bargaining a g ree
ments. state industrial codes
and other guarantees against
insecurity.
But ordinarily when we
speak of welfare, we mean
those people who are dis
abled, cannot work, mothers
without husbands whose chil
dren must be cared for. help
for the aged who are in need,
and the able-bodied who
cannot find work. When we
hear the word welfare we
think almost immediately of
Black folks and other under
privileged people who are
being cared for by the tax
payer’s money.
Unfortunately, we do not
consider it welfare when
Congressmen get their meals
at cheap prices, over and
above good salaries and other
benefits; or when Congress
men get a reduction in their
hair cuts. We don’t call it
welfare when it is reported
that a Congressman, until
recently, received as much as
$250,000 a year for not
planting his crops.
And
when the amount was re
duced to $50,000 per farm, it
was told to me that the
Congressman split his farm
five ways and drew the same
quarter of a million dollars.
All these benefits come from
taxes paid by the people and
the beneficiaries have not
turned their little fingers to
earn the gratuities.
We don’t call it welfare
when it is common know
ledge that the President has
four places to live (the White
House, Camp David, San
Clemente, California and Key
Biscayne, Florida). Two of
these homes are the Presi
dent's own and that much
money beyond providing se
curity for the President is
spent improving the proper
ties. The General Services
Administration (GSAI. which
maintains government build
ings and purchases materials
and supplies, states that the
government spent $379.907
improving the properties at
Key Biscayne and $703.367
improving the San Clemente
home for a total of $1,283,274.
Much of this was very
necessary. Certainly security
for the President is essential
and must be provided by the
people.
But what about
items mentioned in the GSA
audit such as $76,000 lor
landscaping and sprinkler
systems, several thousand
dollars for new heaters, and
$184,174 for an electrical
system, plus many other
items unrelated to security?
No one can quarrel with ex
penditures for a security
lighting system at key Bis
cayne and $340,000 for a
helicopter landing pad, nor
$128,708 for bullet proof win
dows.
All these can be
readily justified.
James Reston states it
well in the July 29 issue of
the New York Times; “The
stories about how Mr. Nixon
acquired these houses in the
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Education Center still here
Dear Editor;
Some articles printed in
the news media last week
may be misleading to the
community concerning PSU
Education Center’s future.
The Educational Center is
not moving . . . or closing!
However, the VECO Pro
gram (Veteran’s Education
Center of Oregon), which is
housed in the Educational
Center and operates during
the morning hours, is moving
it's program out to 102nd
Street.
Last week the VECO pro
gram had consultation with
City Hall over the prospect
of keeping their program lo
cated within the urban core
areas as opposed to moving
to the Mt. Hood District on
102nd Street.
The VECO program has
been located in the Educa
tional Center since October
1972.
When the program
first started, each local col
lege and university had input
in the planning and each
school had a representative
on the VECO planning board.
Portland State University no
longer has ties with the
VECO program since the
VECO planning board felt
that the program could be
facilitated best by the com
munity colleges. Therefore,
even though the VECO pro
gram may succeed in keeping
their program within the
urban core area, such as at
the Cascade Campus, it will
no longer be housed at the
PSU Educational Center after
this summer term.
Phyllis Benton,
Acting Director
PSU Educational Center
YSOL death explained
Dear Editor:
It has come to our atten
tion that there has been a
considerable amount of mis
information published con
cerning the Portland Metro
politan Steering Committee-
EOA line.I, and the Young
Soul Radio Station |YSOL|.
We would like to take this
opportunity to set the re
cords straight.
In reviewing various pre
viously printed articles about
the Radio Station, we have
noticed some very obvious
contradictions.
The article
printed April 19, 1973, titled
“YSOL strives to survive”,
states, "June 30, 1973, funds
from PMSC will be com
pletely cut off.” It further
states, “The cutting off of
the funds were in the ori
ginal plans for the radio
station ..." . However, in a
follow up article published
July 5, 1973, titled "YSOL
leaves air", it states "YSOL.
the radio station operated by
the young people of Albina,
was closed June 30th. The
closure came as a surprise to
the young people since they
were under the impression
that they had been funded
for another year. The pro
gram received an initial
grant of $15,000 from the
Metropolitan Steering Com
mittee.”
It further states
that YSOL was established
in January 1973.
The following is an ac
curate account of the issue:
In 1972, the Office of
Economic Opportunity (OEO)
funded the PMSC Youth De
velopment Program (YDP).
The staff of the YDP, made
up of five (5) Youth Program
Specialists and the Youth
Programs Coordinator, was
responsible for organizing
youth councils in the various
target areas. North, North
east, and Southeast Portland.
The youth councils then de
cided just what they felt the
needs were in their com
munities and designed a pro
gram to meet those needs.
Once the proposals were
written, they were then sub
mitted to PMSC and then to
OEO for funding.
Radio Station YSOL began
as a project of the North
Area Youth Council.
The
first funding from PMSC was
issued in July of 1972 for
$15,000.
In December of
1972, each council had the
responsibility of deciding
whether or not they would
operate their program for a
six (6) month period or a
twelve (12) month period,
depending on how long they
felt it would take to prepare
themselves to become finan
cially equipped to sustain
themselves.
It was their
decision to operate for a six
(6) month period, from Jan
jary to June, 1973. This was
also reflected in their annual
work program and the pro
ject budget.
YSOL Radio Station was a
community oriented program.
PMSCs dream, much like
that of YSOL's, was to offer
a service that was directed
specifically toward those who
had so hoped for its survival;
but it takes more than hope.
The shortcomings of Radio
Station YSOL cradles itself
in the arms of its birthplace,
your community. Like any
new born, it must be moth
ered until it is strong enough
to survive on its own.
Who really helped to make
YSOL an ORPHAN?
Meade Lee Grier
Youth Program Specialist,
North Area, Portland Metro
politan Steering Committee
EOA (Inc.)
first place is a little odd; but
however they were financed,
with the help of his friends,
that is his own business.
Fixing them up at a cost of
$1,300,000 in public funds is
another matter."
Aren’t these items wel
fare? Why veto the child
development bill passed by
both houses of Congress, and
cut bark on Model Cities and
other poverty programs while
we continue to bomb in
Southeast Asia and spend
lavishly on the President's
private homes? Welfare is
bad if spent on the poor;
good if spent on the affluent
and rich.
The o nly B lack a t W a te r g a te
was the g u a rd th a t c a u g h t the b u rg lars
A ROY BURNETT SAYS:
D e a l w ith th e
SALES LEADER!
NNPA elects Goodlett
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett,
editor and publisher of the
San Francisco Sun Reporter
since 1948, a psychologist, a
m edical doctor, and civil
rights a ctiv ist, has been
elected president of the Na
tional Newspaper Publishers
Association (NNPA).
The election took place
recently at the 33rd Annual
Convention of the association
in Houston, Texas. He had
served as NNPA vice presi
dent since 1971.
Others elected during the
convention were: Howard B.
Woods, editor publisher of
the St. Louis Sentinel, vice
president; Mrs. Lenora Car
ter, publisher of the Houston
Forward Times, reelected
secretary; and Howard H.
Murphy, comptroller of the
Afro-American Newspapers,
re-elected treasurer.
The newly elected board
members are:
Earl Davis,
Jr., editor publisher, San
Diego Voice & Viewpoint
News; Longworth M. Quinn,
editor publisher, Michigan
Chronicle; Robert J. Thomas,
editor publisher of the Mil
w aukee Star-Tim es; and
Garth C. Reeves, Sr., editor-
publisher, Miami Times, and
immediate past president of
NNPA. There are 15 mem
bers of the board, including
the officers.
Dr. Goodlett, a longtime
activist in civil rights. Afri
can development, and world
peace, is establishing with
the NNPA board an agenda
for promoting these efforts
through the Black Press, as
well as further strengthening
the Black Press itself.
The new NNPA head was
born in Chipley, Florida,
reared in Omoha, and edu
cated at Howard University,
the University of California
at which he earned a Ph.D.
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Reporter newspaper group,
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including Oakland, Berkeley,
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and Africans. He has con
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