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’»rtland Observer Republican’s appoint Art Fletcher cr h e r e fs q o p la c e lik e th e R eal O te g o n Republican National Chair man George Hush has an nounced the appointment of A rth u r A. Fletcher as eon s u ltu n t to the RNC fo r m inority affairs. Fletcher w ill advise the Chairman and other party officials on poll ticul matters with special emphasis in the m inority area. In announcing the appoint ment, Hush said: "With (he appointment of A rt Fletcher, the Republican National Com mittee is putting the nation on notice that the Republican Party means business and is going to actively and ag gressively seek to not only build a broad base of support for the Party and its pro grams, but also to signifi cantly involve Black leaders in the affairs of the P arty.” Fletcher, a longtime advo cate of the involvement of Blacks in the policy making areas of the R epublican Party, sees as one of his goals the encouragement of qualified Blacks to run lor public office as Republicans. A top p rio rity ," Fletcher 1 e . a n i qp bank I i lee lije R ea! O rato ri B a n k , Oregon xsv »n. O bank <5 i ) PEPI’S BOTTLE S H O P Let PfvPI s I ld F IL L SHOP fie your headquarters fo r champagne, wines, m ixers . . . at the lowest prices In town, Lloyd Center — Next to t f * L iq u o r Store. PEPI’ a one and only store. Open 9:30 a jn . to 9:00 p jn . D ally. Sundays: Noon to 4:00 p jn . 2 8 1 -2 7 3 1 ROY BURNETT S V A L IA N T S IN VOLUME said of his new position, "w ill be to see I hut electable Black candidates run for Congress in 1974 and that they are supported fully by the official Party structure. It is hoped that one or more Black Republicans w ill bi- elected to ('o n g re ss d u rin g the coming mid term elections." Fletcher began his work w ith the Republican Party in I91H when, as a student at W ashburn U n iv e rs ity in Inpcka, Kansas, he was state Vice Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party. fro m 1955 to 1957. Fletcher served as legislative liaison officer lor former Kansas Governor Fred Hall Fletcher was chairman ol the California Republican A s sembly 1959 through I'Mil. and in 1962 ran for a seat in the California Slate Assem bly. creased. About 33 percent of the Black population, 7.7 million people, was said to have been below the 1972 poverty level, compared w ith 9 per cent, 16.2 million people, of the white population. In addition, the jobless rate for Blacks and other non w hiles was |0 percent, the same as in 1971, com pared with a drop from 5.4 to 5 percent of whites, the report said. The report indicated that during the 1970's, the rale of improvement in Blacks' posi l i o n io the United States has slowed down from the "sub stantial social and economic gains" of the 1960 s. Bond indicated. In addition, the projiortion of Black high school grad ualcs between 10 and 29 juni|H'd sharply from 52 percent to 65 percent during the same period, the report said. It was said there were about 727,000 Blacks enrolled in college in 1972, which was double the number in 1967. The report said there is evidence that the number of Mark poor has increased in the last year while the num her of white poor had de SALE! 'E c o n o m y C a r S p e c ia ls “ 170-1973 Valiant Dwsttr Sport Coupas, Valiant Scamp Hardtop* and Valiant by J r tir It TNI L A K IS T SELECTION IN TNE ENTIRE NORTHWEST ★ 3 speeds - 4 speeds - Aetometics ★ Space (testers wrftk fold dewn bock soot. BUY N O W !! w m ¿MjnrAere/ / ROY BURNETT CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH P o r t la n d I f m e i t A u to m o tiv e D e a l e r " 2 10 NW B ro o d w a y 2 2 2 -1 8 0 1 Wilds, Jr. r J o h n s ' F lC K -l*-M U V I»y 'CLERY R E A M -L M MOWERS ilC YaES S t a r t s p in n in g y o u r w h e e l s - T ry C h u c k ’s d e a ls Special! Special rued as a result of the struggles of others. The school system for example w ill respond to a few Blacks in the system because of the efforts of those iqieniy dis satisfied with the system. When the progress of a few in the system is identified, you w ill find that its directly related to the specifically identified gri|>e of the vocal community people. When the appointments of Blacks to government are made, they ran be traced back to the need to balance com munitv opinion and federal dollars. Seldom are Blacks appointed to positions where their expertise lies. This puts them at a distinct dis advantage and reaks of tok enism. How w ill the struggle have touched the victors? We must assess this in terms of motion and (tsychological pro gress. I f one speaks of the determination of some Black pcopl. not to accept their situation any longer, the determination of « me white people not to accept it either, and a consciousness on the part of other white people that changes arc hound to conic, then in those terms there is forward motion. A t the end of each battle the ( IIA R I.E S (R F W S Peugeot Buy a W'e Feature: Rog. 1 2 9 . N o w 1 2 5 .9 5 a • • • a A n d g e l fr e e w a te r b o ttle (R e g . 2 .7 9 ) p C o m b in a tio n lock (R eg . 3 .9 5 ) Raleigh Jeunet Columbia Vista Peugeot fteds, E yelee - training hikes - 7 0 1 7 N . L o m b a rd victors w ill know that the other party cannot be taken for granted in performing another's w ill. Who are the characters? Who happens to be playing the game? The players are m inority folks in Oregon who must refuse to allow men and women of influence to buy allegiance by catering to their egos. What about your people and th e ir needs? The players are politicians who d rin k from the same spring of money, power and influence. Neil Goldschmidt. Don Clark, Jason Boe. Clay Myers, Betty Roberts, Fran ris Ivancie and others must jump through well defined hoops to win state-wide. In many instances we end up with mediocre prima donas who arc making extraordi nary decisions about the lives of Blacks and others. The struggle in Oregon is just beginning to get really warm. The folks that used to play the game all alone have some new partners. This is a big state and there are a lot of fingers in the pot. The future of Black folks in this state is more important than party lines or personalities. Oregon w ill be better off for having struggled. Long live Oregon! 2 8 6 -1 0 7 9 LÇ2J) (Recount on rental* to churches and o rg a n iia tlo n s M e e tin g R o o m s T w o P o o l T a b le s Judge W .S. I hompson Free P o o l Lessons can Culture and Tribal Law Values and the Law of the Seas. One of the featured pre sentations w ill be an actual tria l on skyjacking. The Center is also sponsoring an essay contest on the "Impact of Developing Nations on International Law", with a $1.000 prize for the best entry. Sunday, August 26 is dedi cated to "Religion and the Law". This commemoration w ill be highlighted by a panel composed of religious leaders directly concerned with law and world peace. It w ill discuss the relationship of religion to law in today's world and their joint efforts to advance the cause of world peace. A distinguished leader in this field w ill de live r the World Law Day address. The U.S. is expected to have about 1,000 persons in attendance, including dele gates and their wives, ob servers, law students and law professors. The Hon orable Alphonse Boni, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is Conference Chairman. The Chairman of the World As sociation of Judges is the Honorable Earl Warren, Re tired Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Charles S. 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In January, Judge Thompson and Mrs. Margaret Henneberry, D ir ector of Meetings for the Center, went to Abidjah to hold discussions on the con 4228 N . W illiams 2 8 2 -6 3 6 3 ference with Boni and Presi dent Felix Houphouet Boigny. Final arrangements are now being completed. It w ill be the largest conference of its kind ever held in Africa. Because of the growing im portance of the developing countries on that continent, world interest w ill be cen tered on Abidjan as the con ference gets under way. Judge Thompson is a native "The M achine of Tom orrow — "I of Mebane, N.C. and a past president of the Washington appliances and National Bar Associa tions. He holds membership THE WORLD FAMOUS RIRBY in the American Bar Associa tion and has served in sev HOW OFFERED AT FRICES eral official capacities of that body. His interest in inter * TERMS TOO fififl AFFORD national law goes back many years. Thompson was Secre tary General of the Center K ~ ‘ Y - F from 1961 to 1967 and has F B I! GIFT ROW You been the Secretary Treasurer FOR REQUESTING OUR NO since 1968. He was ap OfSIGNtO (0 A pointed to the bench in June. COST— NO OBLIGATION IN HOME A tl CARRI r s A 1969. FLOORS DEMONSTRATION Judge Thompson is a grad ISC IU 0IR C uate of Howard U niversity SHAG RUGS ■ E F A IK —PARTS (MUMBO toft) and the Robert T e rrell Law- School and did graduate work at C ity College of New York. He is married to the former An Equal Opportunity Employer Audrey W aller and they have 7 3 2 0 N E S A N D Y BV All used makes sold and repaired. a son, W illiam W aller Thomp- < Fred J M eyer » Caucus Time W'e must realize that we're in the tholes of a civil struggle here in Oregon. Therefore, the future of Ore gon w ill be built even, in part, by those who fought on both sides. Those who have been defeated, too, w ill at least help to make the new Oregon what it is. The question then is how wil the struggle have touched us? How w ill it have touched the victors'.’ Who are the charar ters in the picture? The struggle w ill have touched some of us by the re sid u a l re w a rd s received while we sit quietly and reap the individual benefits ac C íu b c íá , S t. Significant gains also were noted in the number of Blacks holding elective of fice 2.600 in 1972, twice the number in 1968. Also, the proportion of non whites earning more than $10.000 increased from 22 percent in 196« to 30 percent in 1971, the Bureau reported. "We are now more likely to finish high school, more than twice as many Blacks are in college, and about 8% more of the Black population earns $10,000 a year." Bond said. "B ut the Census Bur eau report makes liars of those who claim unlimited progress for Blacks over the last few years." The s ta tis tic a l indices which point to a worsening of the Black condition coin cide almost exactly with the beginning of the Nixon Presi dency, w ith its cut backs, shifts in sharing and re verses in revenue" Bond said. " I f this data shows any thing," Bond concluded, "it is that figures don't lie but liars do figure." Chairman, Oregon Black Caucus 4 Door Sedans to choosel! /• wm / A One of the busiest persons in Washington these days (aside fom the Watergate cast of characters) is Judge William S. "T u rk " Thompson of the D.C. Superior Court. As Secretary Treasurer of the World Peace Through I.aw Center, the affable ju ris t has a major responsibility in coordinating the Sixth World Peace Through Law Con ference to be held in Abid jan, Ivo ry Coast August 2(1 31. The setting for this and the concurrent World As sembly of Judges is the lux urious Hotel Ivoire. There, eminent legal representatives from more than 100 nations w ill deliberate on such im portant topics as the Inter national Control of Drugs; Human Rights and Refugees; P o p u la tio n C o n tro l; M u lti Nation Trade and Business and Monetary Systems; A fri B la c k s lo s e e c o n o m ic g a in s I here was a decline in the high school d ro p o u t ra te among Blacks aged 14 24 from 23.9 to 17.8 percent during the five year period. I he 1972 w hite dropout rate was 10.7 percent. Page 3 hosts l a w c o n fe re n c e In 19(15. F le tc h e r was elected to the City Council of Pasco, Washington, and he was a candidate for lieute riant governor in that sate in 1968. !■ le tc h e r was appointed Assistant Secretary of labor m 1969 and was appointed an alternate delegate to (he United Nations in 1971. A t the lime, RNC Chairman Bush was I S. Permanent Representative Io the UN. Following his service at the UN, Fletcher was execu live director of the United N egro College Fund and during fits tenure there raised $11.2 m illio n d o lla rs for p re d o m in e n tly N egro ,?ol leges. Fletcher currently owns and operates an employment standards c o n s u ltin g firm , A rth u r A. Fletcher and As somites Black Americans arc twice as likely as whites to he out of work, three times more likely to live below the poverty line, and just ax likely today as we were six years ago to earn half ax much money ax whites do," Julian Bond said this week. Bund, a member of the Georgia House of Kepresen tativex, heads an A tlanta based research firm called Political Associatex. His re marks, he xaid, were based on "a quick look” al a Census Bureau re |x irt on Black eco nomic and social status, is sued last week in Wash ington. Thursday, August 2, 1973 Open 9am to 10pm daily, including Sunday. Always plenty of free and easy parking. Fred M eyer Shspp.r, c —. Ctorpah
