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P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r
T h u rs d a y , J u n e 26. 1975
WE SEE THE WORLD
THROUGH BLACK EYES
Appoint Black man
G o ve rn o r Straub has in d ica te d th a t he w o u ld
like to a p p o in t a w o m a n as his a ffirm a tiv e a c tio n
o ffic e r bacause “ in m any cases w o m e n have
m ore severe d is c rim in a tio n p ro b le m s th a n Blacks
in som e circu m sta n ce s."
W o m e n have b ee n d is c rim in a te d a g a in s t in the
areas o f job a nd salaries in this co un try a nd by
m a n y o f the state agencies — b ut to say they
have it h arde r th an m in o ritie s is an e rror. ,
The g o v e rn o r has lon g been in te re ste d in e q u a l
rig hts fo r w o m e n a nd has d e m o n s tra te d that
concern in the past.
W e h o p e th a t he w ill
d e v e lo p the sam e concern fo r the rig h ts o f
m in o ritie s
Blacks across the county have fe a re d th a t the
d riv e fo r w o m e n 's rig hts w o u ld d im in is h the
concern fo r a nd em phasis on e m p lo y m e n t
o p p o rtu n itie s fo r m in o ritie s, th a t w h ite w o m e n
w o u ld be a w a rd e d positions th a t c o u ld have
g on e to Black m en. W e have seen this h a p pe n
as contractors p la ce w h ite w o m e n in co nstructio n
re la te d jobs and a re a b le to co u n t th em in EEO,
statistics on " m in o ritie s " , th e re fo re bypassing the
m e a n in g o f co ntract co m p lia n ce w h ic h ca lls fo r
e m p lo y m e n t o f m in o ritie s
W e w o u ld lik e to see this g o v e rn o r a p p o in t a
Black m an to this p o sitio n — a Black m an w h o
has p ro ve n his a b ility and his c o m m itm e n t in the
state p e rson ne l d e p a rtm e n t's a ffirm a tiv e a ction
officje — one w h o has w o rke d as hard a n d has
been as successful in p la cin g w o m e n in to p state
jobs as he has e th n ic m in orities.
H a ro ld W illia m s has been o ffe re d by the
g o v e rn o r's sta ff as the best c a n d id a te fo r this
p osition .
W e b e liv e his w o rk in the past tw o
years has d em on strate d th a t he is th e best
in d iv id u a l fo r the job.
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: Another Point of View i
.%>ng and Vietnam
Affirmative Action ’ must be affirmative
by C oam inuoarr Charlea Jordan
A ffir m a tiv e
a itiv e a c tio n .
ac tio n is po
I t is specific
a ll persons on th e basis o f
A ffir m a tiv e ac tio n m eans
a b ility , m e rit, and p o te n tia l.
goal o rie n te d
ac tio n
O n e C ity a ffir m a tiv e a c ­
tio n p ro g ra m w h ich w ill go
th a t
we
assist
m in o rity
businesses
im p ro v e
th e ir
w h ich
goes be yo n d p assive
d i s c r im i n a t io n .
A ll
p lo y e rs
m u st
id e n tify
non
eni
and
e lim in a te a r tific ia l h a rr ie r s
w h ich de n y som e persons
an
eq u a l
chance
em p lo y e d
to
be
E m p lo y e rs m ust
It has been e ig h t years since Dr. M a rtin Luther
K ing's p le as fo r A m e ric a to g et out o f V ie tn a m
w e re h e a rd b ut not h ee de d. N o w that re a liz a tio n
has co m e to the A m e ric a n g o v e rn m e n t as U S
S ecretary o f State H enry Kissinger said in a rece nt
in te rv ie w
th a t A m e ric a
"p ro b a b ly
m ade
a
m is ta k e " in g e ttin g in v o lv e d in th e V ie tn a m w ar.
Dr.
King
a d v o c a te d
n o n -in v o lv e m e n t
in
V ie tn a m d e sp ite his critics a nd foes, a n d w as
e ven b ra n d e d as a C om m unist
His statem ents
th a t " o u r n a tio n w as on the w ro n g side o f a
w o rld re v o lu tio n ," a nd " a p o s itiv e re v o lu tio n o f
va lu es is our best d e fe n se a g a in st C o m m u n is m ,"
raised the ire o f FBI c h ie f J. Edgar H oover, a nd
re su lte d in his b e in g h o u n d e d by the a ge ncy.
The N o b e l Peace Prize w in n e r c o n tin u e d to
address h im s e lf to the issue o f A m e ric a a nd
C om m un ism in his b oo k, "T h e T rum pet o f
C o n s c ie n c e ," a nd p rcp he sized .
"T h ese are re v o lu tio n a ry tim es.
A ll o ve r the
g lo b e m en are re v o ltin g a g a in st the o ld systems
o f e x p lo ita tio n a n d oppression. The shirtless a n d
b a re fo o t p e o p le a re risin g up as never b e fo re .
W e in the West m ust support these re v o lu tio n s ..."
N ow ,
w ith
the
p u llo u t o f a ll
A m e ric a n
in flu e n c e
in V ie tn a m , a nd
w ith
in c re a s in g
pressure fro m n e ig h b o rin g T h a ila n d to d im in is h
re la tio n s , it is a p p a re n t that Dr. K ing's p re d ic tio n
th a t "W a r is n ot the a n s w e r" is true
C o n tra c t
C o m p lian c e
P ro g ra m
T h e M e tro p o lita n
H u m a n R ela tio n s C om m is
sion
p re p a re d
a
C o n tra c t
m ove a g re s s iv e ly to co rre c t
a ll
d e ficien c ies
in
th e ir
C o m p lia n c e
O r d in a n c e
w h ich
th e
P o rtla n d
C ity
C o u n c il
a p p ro v e d
in
e m p lo y m e n t
O c to b e r.
process,
in te r n a l pers o n n el a n d
p ro c e d u re ,
th e ir
th e ir
pay
tr e a tm e n t
of em p lo yee s.
P o rtla n d 's a f fir m a t iv e ac
lio n e ffo rts m u st e x te n d
fro m the M ic h ig a n C h ro n icle
be yo n d C ity g o v e rn m e n t is
th e
be yo n d
C ity
g o v e rn m e n t
and its in te r n a l o p e ra tio n .
W e m u s t assure th a t th e
1974.
P ersons
d o ing
business
w ith
th e
C ity a r e re q u ire d to be
e q u a l o p p o r tu n ity
p lo y e rs o r show th a t
em
th e y
a re w o rk in g to ac h ie v e th e
goals
of
an
a ffir m a tiv e
action plan.
N o w th e C ity
th a t
leased
housing
be
located in m ed ia n o r above
m edian
incom e
n e ig h b o r­
borhood
co n stru ctio n , m o rtg a g e and
a v a ila b le housing.
5) T h a t
n e ig h b o r h o o d
associations,
and
o f­
m o n ito r th e p ro g ra m .
4) T h a t a housing se rv ic e
fice o f H U D re q u ire com ­
p letio n o f th e A ffir m a tiv e
H o u s in g
A g re e m e n t
in
c e n te r be c re a te d in m e tr o ­
po lita n P o r tla n d , to g iv e
in fo rm a tio n in c lu d in g th a t
hoods.
3) T h a t th e P o rtla n d
g ro u p s ,
th e
H o u s in g
A u t h o r ity of P o r tl vnd, and
o th e r g ro u p s o r in d iv id u a ls
e n tru s te d
in
equal
ed u ca tio n o p p o rtu n ity
un
d e rta k e e ffo rts to u n d e r
W M M M M M M M M M V V A M N W W iM M X V W i
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Where to turn?
system ;
n in e ty -tw o
days
in
ja il
say
but
th e y
w h e th e r
am now back in m y com ­
m u n ity
w h e re I'v e
been
seekin g help. T h e H ig h la n d
C o m m u n it y
C e n te r
has
sign m e up.
I ’ve e x p la in e d
people
th a t
g iv e n m in o r help in th e past
w ith such as th e y have, bu t
w o rk ,
th a t
w ith a h e a rt a tta c k an d is
not
a b le
to
c a rr y
th e
b u rd e n a n y longer.
I'v e been to M u lti-S e rv ic e
C e n te r
on
A lb e r ta
and
V a n c o u v e r,
th e
E m p lo y
m e n t section w h e re I saw a
w h o le
gro u p
of
people
w hich
w e re
supposed
help m e g e t a jo b .
I
to
got
n o th in g bu t a ru n -aro u n d .
I w e n t to th e H o u sin g
A u th o r ity fo r a house and
th ey to ld m e th a t it w ould
be a t least one y e a r.
I w e n t to th e E m e rg e n c y
H e lp
D e p a r tm e n t
of
th e
M u lti-S e rv ic e C e n te r w h e re
I w as to ld by th e w o rk e r
th a t
he
co u ld n 't
e v en
as
m uch as w r it e m e a le t te r
of
r e c o m m e n d a tio n
housing.
I'v e been to C E T A
fo r
not
B lack
q u o ta w as fille d .
I w e n t to D V R to fin d ou t
th a t
has been sick
d id
th e
because o f m ino r hassles, I
th e d ire c to r
I
d id n 't
ad dress
so
have
th e y
c o u ld n 't
to
I'm
an
m an y
w illin g
I ’m
b est
w ith
y o u th
d e v e lo p th e ir
t ia l.”
O ffic e rs
ele c te d
fo r
m any
of
W o r th y M a tro n
th ese
am a t m y
d o n 't kn o w
w its end and
w h e re to tu rn
h e re .
M aybe
some
body can te ll m e w h a t th e
b u re a u c ra c y is a ll ab ou t.
I have been r e fe r r e d --
r e fe r r e d
R E F E R R E D so
seem s
th a t
th e
w h o le
system is a r e fe r r a l system .
I am s u re th a t th e r e a re a
la rg e n u m b e r o f o th e r poor
a re
g o ing
th r u
th e
sam e sy stem .
W h e r e does a m an
tu rn
Joe W ils o n , J r .
co n tra c ts .
T h e P u rch a sin g
D iv is io n
is up d a tin g
its
se rvices fro m th e C ity m ust
tic e q u a lly a v a ila b le to all
lists o f m in o rity businesses.
T h e in fo rm a l bid and con
c itizen s
trad es.
in
citize n s re g a rd le s s o f race,
sex. re lig io n , age, n a tio n al
t r a d in g
process is being
e x a m in e d to assure th a t it
We
h ave
o rig in , o r ph ysical
A ll
o p p o rtu n itie s
is
areas
of
life
in
P o rtla n d
m ust be a v a ila b le e q u a lly to
eq ual
o p p o rtu n ity to all persons
w is h in g
to bid
on C ity
co n tra c ts .
m in o rity c o n tra c to rs to help
th e m re c e iv e a la r g e r share
o f th ese co n trac ts, and (41
id e n tify and tr a in
th e
m in o rity
c ra fts
and
and tr a in in g councils, r r a f ts
an d
unions,
m in o rity
ritiz e n s
and
in
m em b ersh ip s.
tr y in g
th e ir
We
to id e n tify
a re
m in o rity
a p p re n tic e s an d jo u rn e y m e n
in P o rtla n d . T h ia w ill h elp
us
assist
im p le m e n t
c o n tra c to rs
a ffir m a tiv e
A ffir m a tiv e
action
helps
assure eq u al o p p o rtu n ity .
A s s u rin g eq u al o p p o rtu n ity
m eans p ro te c tin g each per
son's
r ig h t
to
a
fa ir,
im p a rtia l chance to a jo b o f
been
m e e tin g
th e ir choice.
in
E q u a l op po r
an d w o rk in g w ith fe d e ra l
and s ta te officials, m in o rity
tu n ity
P o rtla n d
o rg a n iza tio n s , m in o rity bu
siness o w n ers. T h is p ro ject
w ill re q u ire th e e ffo rts of
and in d u s try a re a g g res
s iv e ly
im p le m e n t in g
af
th a t g o v e rn m e n t,
m eans
business,
fir m a tiv e action.
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I
N N A LPER
Association - Foundad IM S
While you’re
watching watts,
B e a tric e
G ra n d W o r th y
W illie W h itle y ;
G ra n d A sso cia te M a tr o n
-
L a y o la
B ro w n ;
A sso ciate
C h a r le s
-
G ra n d
C o n d u ctress
P e rs o n ;
T re a s u re r
G ra n d C .C .
G ra n d
R u b y C annon;
o f S .C . (C o re-
spondence for F o re ig n J u r
isdictions)
and
G ra n d
M a b e l N e a l;
L e c tu r e r
O zella C anada.
Exploring
(C o n tin u e d from p. 1 col. 3)
little kids p la y in g a ro u n d .”
* F in a lly , w ith in th e E x ­
p lo re r
p ro g ra m ,
th e r e
p e rs o n a l
g o a ls
T h e re s a w a n ts to
plish.
a re
w h ic h
accom
O n e p r im a r ily was to
fu lly u n d e rs ta n d th e in n e r
feelin gs o f a police o ffice r.
“I ju s t w a n t to
le a rn
FOR
d u rin g a shoot o u t. I kn o w
r ig h t now , if I w e r e o u t
th e re d u rin g a s h o o to u t. I ’d
w o n d e r, 'w h y I ’m o u t here?*
W h a t am I gonna do?" I'd be
kin d a scared."
She co n tin u e d , " B u t a f te r
a w h ile y o u 're
gonna
have
B R A N D S you ki
V A R IE TIE S you
to g e t used to it it's ju s t not
fun an d gam es. I w o n d e r if
th e y a r e (th e police o ffic e rs )
SIZES you w o n ,
g e t h u rt, a re th e y go nn a do
scared.
M f. , ,
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« W rU H
MEMBER O h UNITED GROCERS
I f som eones gonna
a n y th in g : W h e n I g e t o u t
th e re , I c a n 't ta k e th e tim e
to ask m y s e lf th ese th in g s
and w h a t is it gonna feel
lik e !"
PGE’s John Bush
is watching vehicle costs.
PGE has cut $544,000 from
next year's vehicle budget to
help keep purchasing/
maintenance costs down.
When you pay $48.000 today
for a new articulated boom truck
that cost $28 000 only five years
ago. you think more than twice
about vehicle purchasing/mam-
tenance costs
And. when you have to operate
several hundred vehicles in the
interest of customer service.
PGE people like John Bush think
more than a few times about
operational costs, too
PGE s budget for the purchase
of new and replacement vehicles
to
ac­
tion.
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ALFRED !.. HENDERSON
Editor/Publisher
tra d e s
c o n t r a c t o r s o r g a n iz a t io n s
m ust
a c tiv e ly
e n lis t
th e
m o re
about
w hat
police
o fficers do, how th e y m u st
feel, th e ir
in n e r
fe elin g s
IENOW S
Sine« 1 908
by
D e n to n ; G ra n d C o n d u ctress
S' •»- « » O' R
I /Jr»« A b I G'»a
N I «•»■b.'« a* G *i
• a'».«*- M 1 . Piata
a» S f Ü .
ra n p e rfo rm ; 131 o b ta in and
d e liv e r
a s s is t a n c e
to
cm
and
pro ivd e s
c o n tra c to rs
and
poten
w o rk
to be
k ills »
m in o rity
tra d e s
G ra n d C h a p te r, O r d e r of
E a s te rn S ta r , are : G ra n d
J . M ason;
P a tro n
-
sam e
o r g a n iz a t io n s
eg :
tr a n s p o rta tio n o f se n io r c i­
tize n s , w o rk in g as a S ta te
W e lfa re v o lu n te e r d r iv e r . I
SHOP
Th« F r ie n d lie s t
Stores In Town|
w h ich
a re e q u a l o p p o rtu n ity
p lo ye rs.
B e n e fits
and
co nstru ctio n
(21 id e n t if y
plann ed fe d e ra l, s ta te and
local co n stru ctio n p ro jects
w ho
fa ir
ca p ab ilitie s
th e
J o in t a p p re n tic e s h ip
th re e y e a rs , m y
n a tu ra l
in te r e s t is in h e lp in g th e
M a r g a r e t J . Isaacs; G ra n d
A sso ciate P a tro n -- A .W .
who
of
m in o rity
c o n tra c to rs ;
C ity
a b ility .
in
all
th e
persons in
c ra fts .
reco m m en
e x p e rie n c e as a te a c h e rs aid
and h a ve done v o lu n te e r
it
d e te rm in e
p ro
and
op po r
tu n ity , a ll c o n s tru c tio n con
tra c to rs m u s t h ire m in o rity
(C o n tin u e d fro m p. 1 col. 4)
yo u n g people o f th e a re a .
H a v in g ta u g h t fo r tw e n ty
to
w o rk in g w ith s e n io r citizen s
o r y o u th . T h a t I h a ve past
fro m
jec ts.
T h is fo u r p a rt
je c t w ill ( I ) id e n tify
e n tir e
b e n e fits
d a tio n .
at
from h e re to s im p ly e a rn a
liv in g and go straight?????
to ld th a t th e y had a q u ota
co nsisten t
o u t in
action
w o rk e rs on fe d e ra l, s la te
and local co n stru ctio n p ro
Our
Masons
T o th e E d ito r:
W h e r e does a person tu rn
fo r help?
A f t e r sp ending
stand and to speak
s u p p o rt
o f pu blic
con
c ra ft
th e
Housing desegregation sought
c o n ce rn in g sources o f funds
fo r
housing
m a in te n a n c e ,
r e p a ir , r e h a b ilit a tio n
in
n u m b e r o f m in o rity
tra c to rs , tra d e s an d
peop le and co m p anies
Oregon
Newspaper
Publishers
¡Association
1975. d is s e m in a te in fo rm a ­
tion
on
th e
a g re e m e n t
w id e ly , es p e c ia lly to n eigh
con
th e
do business
Mt MHt N
(C o n tin u e d fro m p. 1 col. 6)
crease th e ir business.
A p ro je c t is being
d u cte d
to
in crease
people.
w ill re a p th e
of its success.
T o ac h iev e eq u al
business o p eratio n s and in
n o tifie s local m in o rity con
tr a c to r s
w h en
bids
a re
b e in g
re c e iv e d
fo r
C ity
w ith
m an y
C ity
has been almost cut in half in
1976 from approximately
$1 300 000 to $756.000
Part of this cutback will be real­
ized by changing from heavier,
eight cylinder cars to compacts
and subcompacts Running these
lighter vehicles affects savings
in fuel and tires also, as many
American families are realizing
Another PGE rule demands six
years running out of every pass­
enger car, which keeps a fully
staffed and equipped company
garage busy maintaining the large
fleet of service vehicles
Actually, the wide range of
mechanical know-how at the
garage enables PGE maintenance
people to work on everything
from subcompact passenger cars
to complicated hydraulic ladder
or bucket rigs and cranes
In spite of savings like this
throughout the company, infla­
tion and growth are causing the
cost of electricity to go up but
it's nice to know that PGE people
like John Bush and the mainte­
nance crews try not to miss a
chance to save money for you
wherever they can Conservation
is important
everywhere
Depend
onus to keep
lectricity one
off the best buys in
your budget.