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County eliminates affirmative action, ÜAAC sues The United ^fflrmaUve Action Committee I* filing su it «gainst Multnomah County, charging that the county has failed to abide by federal affirmative action guidelines. The suit asks an injunction against further | use of fedcrtJ, funds and re quests a federal investigation of the use of such funds. The suit will name the members of the Hoard of County Commissioners Commissioners Gleason, Gor don. (Hark, Padrow and Mosee. Hud Kramer. Ad ministrative Assistant to the Hoard; John Raynor, Per sonneI Officer; and each de partment head. Parties to the suit are the United A ffirm ative Action Com mitlee; the United Minority Workers; Hetty Overton, a citizen; and Elaine Piper, a discharged county employee The UAAC met with Jewell Goddard, Director of the Department of Human Services, Wednesday to dis cuss his ideas and opinions on minority hiring. Spokes men for UAAC were dis satisfied with his responses and reported that he avoided answering their questions. Goddard told the group th it he had never seen t ie 1HI O N IY N iW S F A F It IN kN IO U A I O F F O B tU N ItY I M F l O Y I t IM I W H O ll W IO I W O » ID THAI « IA H T „ -X w waaa'J*1* Prince Hall Maao.Va Explorer Post #994 girl»* basketball team won second place in Explorer Council track meet. dominated the meet in recent years, with 171 points for boys and girls events; the Prince Hall group earned 43 |K>ints for girls only; and the Civic Affairs H. U.S. Army Reserves earned 40 points for boys and girls events. Coaches for the team are Ms. Hetty Overton and Johnny Warren. The Nation«! Explorer Olympics is open to the top three winning posts from each local Explorer Council. The Prince Hall Mason's Post *944 was organized this fall, all of the members being new to Exploring. The girls' basketball team was formed a month ago. Exploring is open to all teenage boys and girls. A pancake breakfast will be held at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center on Satur day. May 25th, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to raise money to send three Ex ploeer Posts, incoiding the Prince Hall Masons Post *944, to the Explorer Olym pics in Colorado. The Jant zen Iteach Merchants As sociation and the National Guard will assist. Bill Berry addresses Urban League Edwin C. "Hill" Berry will be the gues» speaker at the Urban League. Portland's 29th Annual M«-cling. Berry served for 33 years as a top executive with National Urban League af filiates in Pittsburgh, Port land and Chicago. In these assignments he developed such an outstanding record of program achievements that the Urban league's highest officials and his col leagues across the nation acclaimed Berry as one of the "most brilliant and dis tinguished executives in the entire history of the National Urban League Movement." Berry was the first Execu live Director of the Urban la-ague of Portland. Under his leadership the Urban la-ague was instrumental in the passage of Oregon's fair employment, public accom modations and fair housing r»»»‘ laws. Under his influence the first Black teachers were hired by the Portland Public Schools, the first elevator operators, the first clerk in downtown Portland, the first secretaries placed, and addi tional areas of employment opened to Blacks, who had been relegated to working with the railroad and in the shipyards. Because of his ability to deal with massive race and com m u n ity d e v e lo p m e n t problems. Berry is recog nized as one of the leading authorities on America's urban and racial problems. He has taught Sociology and Social Studies in nine major universities, including Port land State University. Berry is a widely sought speaker, commentator and consultant on urban issues and problems. He is host moderator o f the popular Longer-term Financing for Home improvements Now Is the time to plan remodeling projects for more convenience and recreation at home Even major appliances can be Included with up to 46 years to repay at the Ben) Franklin Make your plans, get estimates, then visit any of our offices Block A Decks« Power foci when you obtain a Home Improvement Loan o( $1000 or mote F ra n k lin Home Ottica: Franklin Bldg .Portland, Orsjon »7204 Robert H Hazen. Praa. • 28 Office« • Phono 240-t2S4 Chapman interviews them in a paternalistic manner and "talks down” to them rather than respecting them as pro fessional people The County Commission's budget hearings reveal that the proposed “Affirmative Action Officer and Trouble Shooter” for the personnel office has been deleted from the budget. The position was to pay $16,800. The Thursday. May 9, 1974 C A » IJ A»O Ut weekly program, "People to People", for WGN TV in Chicago, which is aired in prime time 8 p.m., Sunday evenings. Current leadership assign menls include: The Chicago Community Fund, Leader ship Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, the Black Commission on Crime, Black Legislative Clearing House. Carson Pirie Scott Founda tion, Woodlawn Development Corporation, several com mittees and commissions of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Editorial Board of The Chicago Re porter, the National Com mittee against Discrimination in Housing, the Fund Raising Committee of the Chicago Urban League, and the Ralph Bunch«- Awards Panel of the United Nations As sociation of the United States of America, of which he is Chairman. He has received honors and awards from groups across the country. Among these awards are: Chicagoan of the Year in the field of social welfare by the Chicago Junior Association of Com merce and Industry. 1965 and 1970; honored as a 1966 laureate by the Lincoln Academy; he received the 1967 John F. Kennedy Award, presented by the Catholic Interracial Council; in 1969, he received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Western Michi gan University; and Doctor of Humane le tter s from Chicago State University in 1973. The awards he covets most are the S tatew ay Mothers' S ociety (public housing residents) Citation of Honor in 1968. the Ada S. McKinley House (a neighbor hood centerl Man o( the Year award for 1968, The Wood lawn Organization (TWO! Citation for Outstanding Ser vice and Leadership in the Black Community in 1968. Also, the Citizens Schools Committee's special citation (Please turn to pg. 2, col. 5) David M. Nero II won two first place awards for his investment in the remodeling of two boarded up stores and incorporating both into a well designed, plush office building in the heart of the Model Cities area. The first First Place Award was Esco's annual community awards com(>etition, adding to the beautification of Port land in a style that is a significant contribution to thia area". The second First Place Award was presented by the Visitors Service Committee of Portland Chamber of Commerce. This award cited the firm of NERO and ASSOCIATES. Inc. for Special Recognition for Out standing Contribution to the Improvement of the Com munity and Business Pro perty Improvement". Due to the phase out of certain programs and con tract completions Nero slat ed that the plush 5,000 square foot office space could not be fully utilized by his firm. He elected to lease the entire building and adjacent parking lot to the State of (lev ewe io bring anothuv much needed program closer to the citizenry served - Maternity and Infant Care Serv ices. Nero stated that he will again win similar awards perhaps in 1975. He in- dicated that 1973 was a very hectic year for him personally and consequently for his business brought on by very debilitating personal matters a consequent serious illness and minimum generation of new contracts due to his inability to perform the requisite level of marketing. At the National level NERO and ASSOCIATES is considered the top firm of its kind in the delivery of services in their areas of expertise. Some of the areas the firm has performed in are: 1. Survey Research to Assess the Impact of Re located Households for OEO; 2. Management and Tech meal Assistance to Small B usiness for SBA. 3. National Educational Re search Program to Review Follow Through Program Materials for U.S. Office of Education; 4. Conducted workshops for thirty cities throughout the United States in the use of census data by using Computer Mappings with social data indices and employing the Shevky Bell technique of Social Area Analysis far HUD; and 5. ,Sc4oek«ee ' -tat.on Control for Bonneville Power Ad ministration. The firm has a highly competent and talen ted staff as well as associated specialists in a broad range of highly technical fields. The firm is multi-racial with both List” alive? Hill Vandever questioned the integrity of the Internal Revenue Service's plan to audit his 1972 tax state ments, asking if the "Enemies List is still alive and well at the White House." On February 8, 1974, the Oregon Democratic Fund sponsored a fund raising dinner, "The 1974 Wallowing in Watergate Dinner", with former California Congress man Jerry Voorhis as guest speaker, the “First and Oldest Living Nixon Victim". Ap proximately 5.000 promo tional mailings were dis tributed. some to New York and Washington, D.C. At the time of the dinner there was some joking about those contributing to the event -finding themselves on future White House "Ene mies Lists" and having their income taxes audited. State Senator Keith Rurbidge made the observation to the regional job description for the position was: "Although affirmative ac tion to attain equal employ ment opportunity for minori ties and women will be applied in each of the func tional areas of Personnel and integrated into the total personnel system, it is neces sary during the next several years for the county to have one individual designated with the responsibility for assisting in the development and implementation of a County wide A ffir m a tiv e Action Plan and to investi gate and attempt to solve discrimination complaints and Human Services Division is social service. The Division already has a director, assis tant director, and will have four Quadrant Managers, each responsible for activity in his geographical area. What then, they say, is the need for a Social Service Director? The current Social Ser vices Director is Duane Lemley, a Salem resident. Lemley commutes from Salem each day, hurriedly leaving the office at 5.00 p m. to catch the Greyhound home. He has no plans to move to Portland since his wife (Please turn to pg. 2, col. 5) 10c per copy dinner guests that William Vandever could expect to be the first to draw attention from the Internal Revenue Service since as the Oregon Democratic Fund's Treasurer, his name was on all of the material. In a letter dated April 18. 1974, Vandever was notified by IRS that his 1972 tax returns would be audited. "Is this a coincidence or is the 'Enemies List' still alive and well at the White House?" he asked. According to news reports, the Senate Watergate Com mittee found evidence that the IRS was involved in a "massive tax auditing scheme designed to harass political opponents of the Nixon ad ministration." Vandever has asked the Senate Watergate Committee to determine whether there is anything unusual in his being chosen for an audit. men and women represented from top to bottom in the organizational structure. Nero also won Small Busi nessman of the Year Award, the first Black to win such an award in Oregon, if not in the United States. He made the Dean's List at Oregon State University, where he is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Tech nology. Nero summed up his achievements as being first in many of his endeavors and winning many awards, but somehow happening to lose the real prize. To use a coined cliche he said, furnishing a cow with a -ap and gown does not mprove the quality of milk. We are initiating a strong marketing effort in our own region, state, county, and city so as not to be dependent on the govern ment for more than 50% of our work. The graduation ceremonies are over and we have earned our scholastic honors on a national level. We are going to change the diet of the cows to improve the quality of the milk and let the dogs out of the kennel so they might exercise and increase their speed, or perhaps their bite. PROFILES in POLITICS Speaking to Senior Citizens at the Senior Aduil Service Center. Senator Vern Cook promised support to ex tension of medicare benefits of social security so that "an elderly or disabled person will be entitled to medical care and custodial rare from the date of their disability until such rare is no longer needed." Senator Cook added, "It is a scandal that thw benefits of medicare are so limited, as they relate to care for the totally disabled and elderly who frequently require extended medical and custodial care. Now the benefits of medicare end so soon that lengthy illnesses wipe out every visible asset of the sick person. He or she is then forced to either lean upon reluctant relatives or f-o on welfare. Frequently the care is inadequate. Social security benefits should be extend««d to provide com plete medical and custodial care to all the disabled and elderly, regardless of the duration." State Treasurer Jim Red den received the endorse ment of former Orego- Governor Bob Holmes in his bid for the Democratic nomi nation for the office of Governor. in matters of institutional operations brought before it and make recommendations to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education through the president of the institu tion. Representative McCoy’s appointment is to a four-year term ending in 1977. Oregon Ti-ch State Ad visory Council members will m«-et at the Klamath Falls campus May 13th and 14th. McCoy was elected to the Oregon House of Repre sentatives in 1972, repre senting District 15 in North Portland. In his first term he was a member of the Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of the House sub-committee on Aging. He is a candidate for re-election to the Legislature. Greg Wolfe, Democratic candidate for Congress in the Third District, told students at St. Mary's Academy, the most important single ele ment needed is fresh and trustworthy leadership, "lea dership that comes straight from the people, not by way of the tired hypocrisy of politicsasusual or selfish political opportunism." State Senator Betty Rob erts, campaigning for the Democratic nomination for governor, advocated free col lege tuition for Oregon's Vietnam-era veterans if Con gress fails to increase vet erans benefits. Senator Roberts said Oregon has an estimated 85,000 Vietnam- era veterans who are re ceiving "peanuts" for educa tional benefits. Chuck Thomas, candidate for State Labor Commission, proposed an Oregon Ecology Service to be formed by the Bureau of Labor. The pro gram would supplem ent existing manpower programs to gather and place indivi duals looking for apprentice ship in skilled trades. “The controls are off the Cost of Health Care." Robert Duncan, candidate for the Third Congressional District ACLU protests ouster of press The ACLU of Oregon has vigorously protested the ex clusion of representatives of the news media from a meeting of the Firearms Investigation Committee ap pointed by Police Chief Baker to investigate the shooting of Frank Brauner. A letter to Chief Baker reads: "The ACLU is alarmed by the report in the Oregon Journ 1 of last night that its reporter was excluded from the meeting Tuesday of the Firearms Investigation Com mittee. "Failure to admit repre sentatives of the news media is a clear violation of ORS 192.660 ( 4), a portion of the Open Meetings Act of 1973. which reads, in part, as follows; "192.660 Executive ses sions permitted on certain matters; procedures; news nedia representatives' at- endance; limits. (1) **• Executive sessions may be held: lb) To consider the dis- missal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public of ficer. employe, staff member or individual agent, unless such public officer, employe, staff member or indivi dual agent requests an open hearing. 14) Representatives of the news media shall be allowed to attend exe cutive sessions under such conditions gov erning the disclosure of information as may be agreed to by the gov erning body and the representatives of the news media prior to such executive session. (5) No executive session mav be held for the McCoy ¡oins OIT board Fire welfare, gerontology, and The appointment of Rep stations church affairs. resentative William McCoy OIT Advisory Council (D Portland), to the Oregon open members advise the college Institute of Technology Ad visory Council was an nounced by Dr. W.D. Pur- vine, OIT President. McCoy is program director of the Providence Child Center in Portland. Born in Indianola, Missis sippi, McCoy majored in political science at Lincoln University for three years. He joined the Navy in 1942 and spent over three years in combat service. Settling in Portland after the war, Representative McCoy took his bachelor of arts degree at the University of Portland in business administration and political science. He has also done graduate work in public administration through the University of Oregon. He has been active in many phases of education, youth, veteran, minority and child problems The incumbent in this position will also be responsible for assisting in the different functional areas of Personnel on an assigned basis during the implements tion phase of the total Personnel Program. Trouble shooting and problem solving in any Personnel area will also be part of this job.” In the face of drastic budget cuts, the position of Director of the Social Service Division continues, funded at $26,637, with a proposed assistant to be paid $17,818. Community people are at a loss to understand what this position entails since the F IQ F ll Renovation earns award Basketball team wins track meet The Prince Hall Mason's Explorer Post's girls' basket ball team earned second place in the Explorers Track Meet. The team, which had nevef participated in track events before, astonished spectators as they picked off first place in several events. When the young ladies ar rived at *he meet, they looked »round anil decided what events to enter. They amazed themselves as well as the audience with their performances. Individual track perfor mances were: 100 yards, lamia L. Brooks. 1st place; 200 yards, lamia L. Brooks, 2nd place; 440 yards. Terri Hall. 1st place. Marie Wooten, 2nd place, Wanda Davis, 3rd place; 880 yards, Terri Hall. 2nd place, shot put, Wolonda Johnson. 1st place; soft ball throw, Marie Wooten. 3rd place. Joanne Haver tied for third place in Gymnastics. Tennis winner was Tori Grabler. with 2nd place. In weightlifting. Marie Wooten took first and Satonya Ur rutia, second. The team woo second place in the meet, qualifying the entire post to attend the National Explorer Olympics in Colorado in August. First place was taken by David Dougl , which has in the various county agen cies. The UAAC has demanded that Goddard’s assistan t, Jack Chapman, be termi nated or that he and God dard both must be elimi nated. Goddard was de tensive of Chapman's position and stated that there was no evidence to discharge him. Hlacks have complained that OBSERVER PORTLAND Volum e 4, No. 07 fly P o rtland, Oregon made from s "head count" County's Equal Employment Opportunity Report No. 4, which was submitted to the federal government to meet the County's obligations for minority hiring as required by the government for use of federal funds. Other county officials have admitted that the report was inaccurate since '«M county does not maintain proper employment data and the report was Charles Jordan, Fire Com missioner. announced that Saturday, May 11th, is the 7th Annual National Fire Service Recognition Day. All Portland Fire Stations will be open to the public between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. "The public is invited to visit our fire stations to get acquainted with the excellent service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for almost any type of home emergency," stated Commis sioner Jordan. The open houses are planned for our citizens in cooperation with the Inter national Association of Fire Chiefs who have designated the second Saturday in May as National Fire Service Recognition Day. purpose of taking any final action or making any final decision." "Aside from the illegality of the action, it is bad policy. You have spoken often of the need for the police to have the cooperation and support of the community. It is essential not only that a thorough investigation of the shooting of Frank Brauner be conducted and the truth discovered, but that the manner of the investigation be such that the public is assured that it is fair to all parties concerned. The pro cess must be open, to the maximum extent feasible, to public scrutiny. Public trust in the police is not inspired by secrecy. “Long experience with rep resentatives of the Portland (Please turn to pg. 2, col. 51 Seat, announced. "And the price of your good health is going up again." In a speech prepared for delivery to the Columbia Lions Club, the former con gressman said Health costs are the greatest uncertainty faring American families today. “A lifetime of hard work md saving can be wiped out in the space of a heartbeat - a single catastrophic illness. “And the greatest danger is not to the very poor, for whom we have medicaid and other programs." Duncan continued. "It is not to the wealthy. It is to the wage earner and the small busi nessman. For them there is not adequate protection at a price they can afford." Duncan noted that in 1976 .the cost of health care in the U.S. will be approximately $111 billion. NAMES in t h e new s Mrs. Mattie Bennett has eturned from an extensive trip to Israel and Greece. Edna Robertson and James Loving are national board members of Health and Con sumer Action, and attended its conference in Puerto Rico. Clara Peoples also attended the meeting. Willard Fletcher. Area I Superintendent for the Port land Public Schools, has proposed that Ellen Law, current principal of Jefferson High School, become its vice- principal next year. Mayor of Atlanta. Georgia, Maynard Jackson, said the Democrats could be in real trouble if the Republicans run a ticket with Vice President Ford and Massa chusetts Senator Edward Brooke. Margot Perry says she was fired by Multnomah County after she spoke about the county's lack of affirma t: e action at a Board of Commissiogers meeting I see page 2). M The City of Portland's Bureau of Neighborhood Environment is presently working with the Mayor's Office in preparing letters to send to property owners who have permitted certain "unlawful" conditions on their lots in the past. Growth of tail grass and weeds, which is both a fire hazard and a source of dismay to sensitive noses, and accumulations of trash and debrta on these lots, are two problems which the Bureau is hoping to eliminate this summer. 4 / / '