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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 18, 1973)
Portland/O bM -ruT Getting Smart BY WALTER L. SMART Executive Director National Federation ol Settlement« and Neighborhood Center« FOR B R A N D S you kn o w Hix face ix drawn. Hix years now begin to show, but the voice, its ring, itx mo notonoua stability, lets one know that life is just be ginning. After what may have been one of the more crucial tests of his spirit, his oft time questioned principles, Kalph II. Metcalfe is now reborn, running at one of the highest popular ,>eaks of his public career. Not since he faced the H itler Olympics has his spirit been so tested. He eagerly talks of his recent lib e ra tio n from Chicago's Mayor Daley. A sparkle appears in his aging dulled eyes as he reveals the par ticulars of his fight with the City of Chicago for real change in police conduct and racial composition. "Amid rising outcries of police curruption and bru tality. I could not call myself a man, maintain my dignity, and allow my people to be attacked and mercilessly per secuted by our city police. I saw my mission and it wax clear how I should react." He sighs. He looks as if he has not really recovered from the long, near slave like or deal of being a Chicago Daley functionary. Although compromise is the life of a leader, he has decided that here is the place he would have to stop and be counted, and here and now he shall have to cast his lot. The years of compromise and the V A R IE T IE S yo u lik e SIZES yo u w a n t o i l S | M w . a '- * • • • H < ... % M J N I »«.Us M . . - • »'• ,.4 • A . • M ... < N »»«.. . . • !<#•• « • I * I A . t M M lM H l* OF UNITED GROCIWi SAVE TODAY! 17.0 cu. ft. Refrigerator only 30 wide many pieces gouged from him have weakened and lined that once taut and sinewy body, He still runs a mile every morning, still watches his diet. Hut at the age of sixty three, he seems old beyond his years. When asked about his de veloping re la tio n sh ip w ith younger members of the Congressional Black Caucus, he reflects and says, "It's changing." "These younger guys don't have machines to feed. It appears that they all start from scratch at every election. For me, a machine enables me to keep in touch with people. Any time Daley calls me in to talk, I tell him no deals until I talk to my people. You see, Daley no longer controls my wards." In his last election bid in 1972, Metcalfe pulled a re sounding 98% of the vote. No other member of the Black Caucus has come that close. This feat is even more amazing considering that al though he was endorsed by the Daley machine, Metcalfe refused to bark the Daley city wide slate of candidates. Metcalfe feels his future as the Representative of Chi rago's 1st Congressional Dis trict is very bright. He feels almost unbeatable. 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As a mem ber of the Oregon legislature Parkw ood probably spent more state money in mailing out newsletters to voters than any legislator before or since. Now as a U.S. Sena tor he is flooding the mails with newsletters and ques tionnaires to occupants. At our expense, he sends out 540,000 at a time at a cost to the taxpayers of be tween $27,00 and $32,000 a clip Nothing in the law pre vents the mailing of press releases or personal contacts. He ran still make these ex pensive mass mailings, but they are included in the overall limitation if they are made after he becomes a declared candidate. Like every other statewide ran didate, he can still spend $180.000 during each pri mary and general election 40 cents per voter. That's enough money for any cam paign and we ran get along without free recipes from the S en a to r d u rin g campaign time.” To p u ll o ff a no o n e w o u ld e v e r d a re , yo u n e e d a te a m n o o n e w o u ld e v e r b e lie v e . P.»u» * Three Rules for Maximum Tire Life Each year, American car owners spend m illions of dollars replacing auto tires which were not structurally defective and which should not have worn as quickly as they did, according to the Department ol Transporta tion I DDT). DOT's Three Buies for Maximum Tire Lite explains how overloading, undennfla lion or overinflalion decreases the life of a tire; how to use the data given on tires for longer service; and how to avoid such problems as blow outs, uneven wear, and flat spots. The nine page booklet also includes 12 general tips for longer tire life, topics of Three Buies for Maximum Tire Life may be ordered for 25c each from Consumer Product Information, Pueblo, Colorado 81009, or purchased at Federal Information Cen ters located throughout the country. Briefly, the three basic rules of tire care are: I. Don't overload, overin flate or underinflate tires. A ir pressure permits tires to stand up straight to carry their load. L'nderinflated tires wear out much faster than those with the correct "stand up" pressure. It takes very few miles with low pressure to weaken tires inside in the sidewalls, under the tread, and in the bead areas. Overinflation causes tires to wear quickly along the center line of the Ire« ,., Overloading can have the same effect as underinflation. If you put enough load on a tire to make it "squat down" on its haunches, the tire flattens out just as it would with too little pressure. 2. Know how much pres sure and how great a load your tires will carry in order to avoid overloading, over inflation or underinflation. You will find on every tire its pressure/load maximums. For example, a tire which has printed on its side M AX LOAD 1800 LBS / 32 PSI M A X PRES,” will carry no more than 1800 pounds of weight and will stand no more than 32 pounds per square inch of air pressure. Your owner's manual will tell you proper pressure for nor mal loads. 2. Drive for maximum tread life. High speed starts, skidding, and fast d rr ing over rough road surfaces take miles off your tire's tread life. For maximum tire d ie Always give new tires a "run in" period, driving no more than 60 miles per hour for the first 50 miles. Ex cessive heat build up particularly in new tires can cause separation of the rubber tread from the cord in the body of the tire. Separation may cause the tire to throw part of its tread and eventually blow out. Cook accuses Packwood Senator Vern Cook com mended A tto rn e y G en eral l,ec Johnson's legal opinion which advised Secretary of State Clay Myers that ran didates for office, whether state or federal, who send out unsolicited mailings, m utt include the reasonable value of the mailing as a campaign cost under the 1973 law limiting campaign expendi tures. Senator Cook, noting that as a member of the Senate E lections C o m m itte e, he authored this part of the law, based upon his experience as a candidate for Congress against Wendall W yatt in 1970, said that he was not surprised that Senator Pack wood took exception to that provision. Parkwood earlier questioned the application of the slate rampaign expendi tures law to federal offices, according to Cook. Senator Cook stated: Thurvi.iv. (h io in r I*. 197.1 Every 6,000 miles rotate the tire s , including the spare, to a new position on the car. Your owner's man ual should have a chart to show th e re c o m m e n d e d changes. Scraping the tires when you turn a corner or forcing them against the curb can be murder on the tires. If you feel the curb when parking, pull away and try again. When storing summer or show tires, store them flat in a cool, dry place, away from oil or grease and electrical motors. Oil tends to rot rubber and motors give off ozone, which weakens the rubber. Three Rules for Maximum Tire Life l25c) is one of more than 200 publications avail able through the Consumer Product Information ('enter of the General Services Ad ministration For a list of other publications available, send for a free ropy of the Consumer Production Infor mation Index. W rite Con sumer Product Information, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. or visit any of the Federal In form ation centers located throughout the country 7 3 C o untry S e d a n w ell e q u ip e d O n ly $ 4 3 0 0 Reg $ 5 4 0 6 7 3 T h u n d e rb ird lo a d e d Reg $ 7 8 2 7 NOW $ 6 2 0 0 7 3 R a n c h e ro 6T A ir /S te r e o , Dem o « u til $ 4 9 3 8 N ow $3938 Reg $ 4 7 8 4 O n ly $ 3 8 7 4 Reg 7 4 LTD 4 d r «io«58 ¿¿’I a q ii’Iyitln ‘Tbutx,* TWO LO C A TIO N S N ortheast B roadw ay at First • 288 5211 ■>4 30 N orth Lo m b ard - 288 5218. Sale of all muslin and percale decorator sheets, and pillow cases. Reverend Jesse Jackson, president of PUSH (People United to Save Humanity), and John Murphy, president of Miller Brewing Company, seal a pact with a handshake in Milwaukee. The agreement will bring 53.5 million annually in financial aid to minority employment, business opportunities, and charities. Looking on from left to right are: Berkeley Burrell, president of the National Business League; Reverend George Riddick, director of negotiations for PUSH; Thomas Fulrath, Miller vice president for personnel; and Thomas Shropshire. M iller vice president for marketing. Milwaukee Courier Photo Indian O ffice opens An Indian Office, created to deal with the problems of Ind ian e n tre p re n e u rs , has been established within the Commerce Department's Of fice of M in o rity Business Enterprise (OMBE). OMBE Director /\lex Armendaris announced recently. Joseph iLone Eagle) Vas quez, who is of Apache and Sioux lineage, will direct OMBE's Indian Office, which became operational October 1st. The Indian Office will exer cise OM BE program author ity over OMBE funded In dian projects, and will be staffed by field officers and other support staff as part of OMBE's National Programs Division. Vasquez. 56. w ill also be responsible for conducting planning and development activities related to Indian business development, and will act as a liaison with other Federal agencies on similar business development activities. Born in Colorado in 1917. M r. Vasquez. has been active in Indian affairs for most of his adult life. Prior to joining OMBE in 1971, Mr. Vasquez served as President of the Los Angeles Indian Center, where he was in s tru m en tal in in itia tin g such projects as the first urban Indian contract from the Bureau of Indian Affairs as part of President Nixon's self determination policy, and the Indian Free Clinic lo cated in Compton. California. Mr. Vasquez was a founder of the Crban Indian Develop ment Association lU ID A ) of Los Angeles, and was ap pointed by President Nixon to the National Council on Indian Opportunity. He was recognized by the National Congress of American In dians as “Urban Indian Lead er of the Year" in 1969. Vasquez is associated with the United American Indian Council, the U C LA Indian Cultural Center, the National Congress of American In dians and is a charter mem ber of the American Indian Athletic Association. N a v y needs Black officer trainees Black high school grad uates who want to further their education with a scho larsh ip leading to w a rd a career in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps still have a chance. Between now and Nov ember 1, 1973, applications for the Naval Reserve Of fic e r s T r a in in g C o rp s . NROTC, Navy Marine Scho larship Program are still being accepted. Upon graduation, students may elect to be commis sioned as Ensigns in the U.S. Navy or as Second Lieu tenants in the U.S. Marine Corps. Selected applicants are en listed in the U.S. Naval Reserve and appointed mid shipmen upon enrollment in college. During the sum mers, between college ses sions, these students parti cipate in shipboard, aviation and amphibious training per iods to gain experience in naval and marine operations. Sale 3 .4 2 Reg. 4.39. Twin size, flat or fitted. ‘Romance' print of Penn Prest polyester cotton percale. Full, flat or fitted, reg. 5.39, Sale 4.42. Pkg. of 2 standard pillow cases, reg. 3.39. Sale. 2.92. Sale 2 .4 2 Reg. 2.99. Twin size, flat or fitted. Choose from solids. duotone stripe or checkmates. All polyester cotton muslin. Full, flat or fitted, reg. 3.99, Sale. 3.42. Pkg. of 2 standard pillow cases, reg. 2.39. Sale 2.22. Sale 2.72 Reg. 3.49. Twin size, flat or fitted. Parisienne is a Penn Prest muslin print of cotton/ polyester. Full flat or fitted, reg 4.49. Sale 3.72. Pkg. of 2 standard pillow cases, reg. 2.99. Sale 2.42. Pkg. of 2 queen size pillow cases, reg. 3.29. Sale 2.72. Sale prices effective through Monday. S a le . S a v e 15% on k id s k n it p l a y w e a r . M a tc h o u r tops a n d b o tto m s Favorite knit plavwear for infants and toddlers. Assorted style, fabrics and colors to select from. Sale prices effective through Monday. For detailed information regarding all aspects of the program, applicants should contact the nearest Navy or Marine Corps Recruiting Sta tion and obtain applicant blanks and data. JCPenney We know what you’re looking for.