Portland/Oboerver z r _ «d1 ^vjcvpn^ Smart SBA realigns functions The U.8. Small Business Administration announced a BY WM.T1RL SMART realignrfiert of its regional Executive O ra to r functions effective Monday, Nellonei Federetkxi oi Setttemeni» October 15, 1973. end Netflttxxhood Center» According to HBA Regional Director Daniel It Ward, the functional changes are de We are victims of new signed to speed up HBA people. To this end our youth gang »layingi, more services by placing more of sold iers call V ietnam ese fratricide, more crimes of the decision making process “gooks". Our police called us utter senselesa violence. Be at the local level. "We have "savages". We think of our cause we are the focus of already undertaken a major selves as less than men. violence, does this mean we step in the decentralization Yes, racism manifests in vio­ can be a part of the solution? of authority from our Central lence and so does self hate. Office in Washington, D.C. to We have to be very careful This is the price we have the regional offices. The not to fall into the “lock- to pay, and continue to pay new realignment will help em up" trap. It is very easy for our lack of values. We make the agency even more for us to'say there should be are in need of a cultural sensitive to the needs of the stronger penalties for crimes. revolution, be it religious or people it was created to In Lybia, Colonel Gadafi has secular, that will help us re-instituted traditional pun­ embrace a human value sys­ serve,” Ward said. The regional Director said ishments for crimes of vio­ tem -• a value of life. This that based on a management lence and crimes against should be our ultimate goal. board review of current re property. If yov steal, your gional o,»erations three major hand will be chopped off. If We press for stronger ’ you kill, that will be your penalties for crimes against recommendations were sug punishment. I see a move humanity. We press for gested: 1. Realign the current ment in this country toward police review boards, more that end. courts, more jails. We must Northwest regional city of The issue of violence is not understand that all of these fice by the creation of a new SBA District Office in Se­ an issue alone. Men kill to are band aids for a cancer. end immediate problems, fail Our youth cries out for attle. The new Seattle Dis ing to take into account guidance, for higher values, trict Office will function as masaive long range conse another piper who will help an operating office with re­ sponsibility identical to other quences. us find the proper road. We have been bred in a Men do not look at the SBA district offices in Spok ane, Portland, Boise and An history of violence for prop­ high penalties for illegal ac erty rights. This history tions started by passion. A chorage (SBA also has a branch office in Fairbanks). places a higher value on ob­ man in passion stops because jects of worth than of the of his understanding and This will allow the regional human body. We have be belief in right and wrong. director and his key staff to come desensitized and con­ Quickly lifting a knife, a devote their full time and attention to policy imple temptuous of the warmth blade, a gun, he stops be and inestimable value of the (ause he knows what he is mentation and the review of regional activities. "It will human being. We have about to do is wrong, not be also place a clearly identified placed relative worth on all cause he will be punished team in charge of each area being served." Ward said. Republicans support DC Home Rule Key Black Republican sup­ porters of home rule for the District of Columbia met October 1st with Republican National Committee Chair­ man George Hush and Arthur A. Fletcher, Consultant to the Chairman for Minority Affairs to discuss ways to increase the support of House Republicans for passage of legislation which would give D.C. residents the right of self government. Meeting with Rush and Fletcher were Melvin M. Burton Jr., a Washington at­ torney who is Vice Chairman of the D.C. Republican Com­ mittee; Samuel Jackson, an attorney and former Aasis tant Secretary of the De­ partment of Housing and Urban Development and a representative of the Capital City Republican Club; and Stuart Pace II, also a repre sentative of the Capital City Republican Club and Vice President of Dialogue Sys terns Inc. of Washington and W@MEN on Wheels HELPFUL SAFETY TIPS I by E h tabtlh Stim lry Plym outh S o ftly Wriltr \ IF STEERING FAILS Power steering is like a dish washer. You can do without either but life is nicer with them If you've never driven with­ out power steering, you can’t possibly appreciate how much it contributes to easy handling But If it quits functioning, you'll learn to love It in a hurry. H ere's a feels like to drive without power steering before it happens Drive to a deserted lot. Start the car and drive a few feet, now while the car is still rolling, kill the engine, by turning the key back one notch Now try and steer. Turning will take a lot more effort but it can be done. Should you loae power steer­ ing -while driving, mave out of heavy traffic and make a couple of slight turns of the steering wheel to see bow much effort it will take. If you can still handle the car, turn on the four-way (lashers to warn other drivers you're hav­ ing trouble, and head for the nearest repair »hop Probably nothing drastic has happened. You may be out of power steering fluid or have a ba/drive belt If you can’t handle IL pull off slowly on the shoulder, keeping the wheels straight. Leave on the fot»-way flashers, and raise the hood. Lock the doors and wait for a policeman Oat it fixed immed stely. New York. In offering to help arrange meetings between D.C. Black Republican leaders and Re publican House members. Bush pledged the RNC's sup port for passage of a home rule bill consistent with the 1972 Republican Party Plat form which stated: "We support voting represents tion for the District, of Colum bia in the United States Congress and will work for a system of self government for the city which takes fair account of the needs and interests of both the federal government and the citizens of the District of Columbia." According to Fletcher, "the fact that Black Republicans have taken a key leadership role n this effort to secure passage of home rule for District residents is reflej, live of their pledge to be come more active in the Party. One of the goals of the meeting with RNC of flci-ls and proposed meetings between Black Republicans and Republicans in the House of R ep resen tatives is to "clear up some of the gray areas" and bring to the sur face for discussion some of the differences of opinion on proposed legislation, accord ing to Fletcher. He noted that the role of the RepuK lican National Committee is that of a broker. 2. Combine the Agency’s financing, loan administration and community economic de velopment activities into a single unit. This will provide a single key official the re­ sponsibility for all financing activities, improve the co­ ordination of these activities and provide a better means of utilizing agency personnel resources. 3. Place increased empha sis on the function of man ageinent assistance to small business with specific em phasis on the SBA portfolio. "It's been said that busi nesses do not fail, but that businessmen do. Rather than lack of money, often the most acute handicap to a businessman is his lack of management and technical know how," Ward said, “Too often the small businessman is not a good manager. He can be leading hia business to failure without even re­ alizing that it is happening." The new Seattle District SBA office will be located in the present SBA facilities Fifth Floor, Dexter Horton Building, 710 Second Avenue. Seattle, Washington 98104, telephone 442 5534. F age 3 TH FAMILY«» LAWYER Godless Parents At first Mush, the Wilsons seeking to adopt a baby b o y — seemed to be well suited for par­ enthood. They were a devoted, idealistic young couple, with high standards of morality. But there was a problem. They di