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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1974)
May 23. 1974 p»g* 10 Portland/Obacrver Section I I Citizens need voice Bob Denton, a Democrat, bases his campaign for County Commission. Position S3, on community involve m ent "1 have had ex perience putting community involvement into practice in programs I have dealt with and 1 think 1 have good ideas that could be effected by the county “ Denton describes “com munity involvement" as a method of allowing people to use their own talents and interests to become a part of the planning process As county commissioner, he would be available, would reach out to inform and involve the public, and would use the natural channels of communication and organize tion that already exists in the community. He believes people can and will become involved in their local gov ernment if they are allowed to participate in a legitimate and realistic way. To this end. Denton pro poses the development of community goals, both short range and long range This development of goals would give citizens the opportunity to study the problems of all the neighborhoods and find goals that would include all. These long range goals would provide a method of measuring the effects of pro grams now in operation and designing more effective pro grams. One shortcoming with many of the social programs. Denton explained, is that each is funded to meet a particular need, with no thought to fitting into an over all design. The result is fragmented services, few ol which are very effective. Denton sees fa n n in g as one of the critical issues of the next few years, but most pla.'ning is done for small areas and many plans conflict with others so are never implemented. An o verall county-wide plan would re veal how neighborhoods ef feet each other and would find workable solutions. Denton also proposes a county outreach program which would establish offices in the communities where residents could go for in formation or to register com plaints. As it now operates, county government does not hekr citizens until the prob lems are so great that there is a public outcry. Outreach offices would learn what the people want and need and would bring government to the people. Denton currently works for the county, training em ployees in the health depart ment. He formerly spent over a year doing social work and community organization with the county's childrens' programs. 4 ‘A years with the State counseling drug-depen dent persons, and VA years as a Welfare caseworker He initiated the first Division of Vocational Rehabilitation pro gram in the Model Cities area, assisted the develop ment of the Corbett Ter williger Council, and is active in many community affairs. Denton was the Chairman of the Task Force that wrote a Community Involvement program for M ultnom ah County which was never im plemented As a County Comm issioner, he would work to implement that pro gram. Since January, 1967, Commissioner Ivancie’s record has been one of action and accomplishment. RE-ELECT FRANK IVANCIE City Commissioner Pos. No. 3 Proven Solid Leadership for Portland Re-Elect Frank Ivancie Committee. George Mack, Treasurer P O Box 1228. Portland. Oregon 97205 5 /1 5 /7 4 Cook pushes youth affirm ative action Speaking to high school students at Reynolds High School, Senator Vern Cook, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, Third Dis trict. said “We need affirma tive action to guarantee to the young that they will have a fair opportunity to rise to their greatest potential, ir respective of the race, color or creed and without regard to the fact that they may have been born as the children of parents who did not have the benefits of the prosperity of this country even though Americans or the advantage of being children of well-educated and prosperous parents. "We should question the present practice of relying so heavily upon test scores and high school and college grades in determining which young people are permitted to learn how to become lawyers, doc tors and other advanced types of professionals. Perhaps we should consider the Douglas proposal that say 40 percent of the admittees to professional schools be chosen by lot from qualified applicants ra th e r than by grade alone. "We should take affirmative action towards giving the children of the poor, the dis criminated against and the otherwise disadvantaged an equal chance to achieve their life's ambitions. Race or color might be considered as one factor but it should not be the basis for either admission or rejection by any professional or higher education school in America." Re-elect "I 99 Democrat State Representative District 15 Elect McCoy Committee, Dennis McCormack, Treasurer. 7433 N. Lombard, Portland, Oregon 97203 (5/74)
