Portland Observer
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G E N U A L SERVICE#
MANAGER
To direct and coordinate
general support services (or
large state agency in Salem,
Oregon, including industrial
engineering programs, ad
ministralive systems and
procedures, p rocurem ent,
office and administrative
services.
MS Degree in
Industrial Engineering. Hu
siness, or related with six
years experience in in
dustrial engineering, busi
ness management and ad
ministralive systems
Sa
lary rage. $1.749 to $2.232
Apply for Executive De
partment. Personnel Divi
Sion, Public Service Huild
ing, Salem, Ore 97310.
An Equal Upper tunity
Employer
Em ployer
DIAL-A-JOB
M
M H H tC
868-1561 E xt. 348
Portland CC
244-6111
Ext 301
An Equal Opportunity
Employer
For information, contact the nearest V A office
(check your phone book) or write: Veterans
Administration, 271A, 810 Vermont Ave., NW,
Washington, D.C. 20420
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G IT T E R C L E A N IN G
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$10 to $15 most jobs.
Satisfaction guaranteed
Also free fall leaves
clean up estimates.
288 5813; 281 8267
BU RG LA R PROOF YO UR
HO M E OR BU SIN ESS
Corner of Mh and Skidmore
CARLOS BODY
A P A IN T SHOP
311 N .E. Shaver
287 8529
The most reasonable shop
in town.
Work
done
satisfactorily.
R e v e re n d T h o m as I,. S tra y hand. M in is te r
ST. A N D R EW CATHOLIC CHURCH
806 N .E. Alberta Street
Reverend Bertram Griffin, Pastor
Masses:
5:00 p.m. Vigil - Saturday
10:00 a m Choir - Sunday
12:00 p.m. Folk - Sunday
281 4429
ST. A N DR EW C O M M U N IT Y SCHOOL
4919 N .E 9th Ave.
Noelta Kelly. Principal
Phone: 284 1620
Grades 1 through 8
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Nursery Cara Pravidad
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FAM ILY*
LAWYER ,
U nable to reduce her weight by
the usual methixls, K ay decided
to try abdom inal surgery The
surgery did help her weight prob
lem Hut it also led to a financial
problem : was the cost o f the oper
ation covered by her group health
insurance?
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IHOO ssn
UtOO noon
7’ S0 Pm
W r «ea mwAAsf eer AfafpAharhaad 4 SratAarAaad'
Th e insurance company refused
to pay off. arguing that the policy
covered only “diseases"- and that
obesity was not a disease. H o w
ever, in a court hearing. Kay dc
scribed half a dozen ways in which
the excess weight had disrupted
her bodily functions
Impressed, ihc court granted her
claim The judge said that chronic
obesity can he considered a disease
because it "im pairs health and
shortens life."
I f you have health insurance,
the policy may use Ihc word “dis
Women 21 to 35 would
like to meet men with
comparable age and in
terest.
Call Andrea 223
9404
The O regon M in o rity
E d u r a t io n O r g a n iz a tio n
d esp e rate ly needs your
surplus office furnishings
for newly established center
for teachers, aides and
parents.
Desks, chairs,
typewriters, davenos. filing
cabinet’ , etc.
Call after
5:00 p.m.
285 5833.
Is Obesity a
“Disease"?
ease” in defining your rights. As a
rule the law takes a broad view
o f what that means, giving the
policyholder the benefit o f the
doubt
Still, not every abnorm al con
diiion w ill be included In another
case a wom an sought insurance
fo r the rem oval o f four impacted
wisdom teeth. But in a court hear
ing. it appeared that the teeth had
been causing her no pain o r dis
com fort whatsoever.
Rejecting her claim , the court
ruled that she hud not been suf
fering from a “disease ” Th e court
said there had been "no distur
bance in any o f the functions of
the body."
O f course, the policy itself mav
avoid doubt by spelling out the
specific conditions to which it ap
plies.
A man suffering from a severe
abscess tried to collect health in
surance on the ground that his pot-
icy listed "boils" as one o f the
covered ailments
Rut the court said that boils,
which are an external skin condi
tion. are different fro m abscesses
— which are internal. Turning
down the m an’s claim , the court
said: "The language o f the policy
is explicit.”
I*»7* \ in e iic.in Har Association
|F Y 76
Cumulative!
Planned
[4th Qtr. FY 75
Cumulative!
Planned
Placements
Terminations
226
342
25
73
Black
Indian
Spanish American
Other Minorities
Non-Minority
Mi&ceilûJt&QuA,
“Hoping to tap into local
talent and gain a nation
wide literary audience for
Oregon artists, the Portland
Poetry Festival plans an
anthology to come out later
this winter.
Editors wel
come poems, prose pieces,
photos and graphics.
Ma
terial should be sent by
October 1st with a stamped
self addressed envelope to:
R A IN , Route 2 Box 316.
Portland, Oregon 97231.”
Enrollments
Terminations
* significant Segments
Applications are now being taken for the
Portland Fire Bureau's employment training
program Starting pay rate is $653 per month.
Non-veteran applicants must be between the
ages of twenty-one and twenty-four. Veterans
between twenty-one and twenty-nine.
For further information, please contact AAr.
Dwight Ford, CETA Title II Office, 510 SW.
Montgomery Street, Portland, Oregon 97201,
(Tel 248-4010) before Friday, September 5th,
1975.
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
iS e ro n d and F o u rth S u n d ay s!
:U 3 M S N V
For world wide rompu
terized
hotel reservation
office. Extensive on the job
training. Must type min. 45
wpm. exe. salary and fringe
benefits.
Equal Opportu
nity Employer.
Call Mrs.
Paul at 226 7049.
Window guards, fabrics
tion and installed.
Free
estimates after 5 p.m. call
665 5702
S u n d ay Srhiwff
9 :3 0 a m.
S u n d ay W o rs h ip
1 1:00 a.m
C h ris tia n Y o u th F e llo w s h ip 8 :0 0 p.m
3 A 0 8 V 3 H 1 3 0 11V
R E S E R V A T IO N SALES
AGENT
Part-Time
«economic situatioa m moat ' 4 C.
of the past fiscal year often
created a detrimental as
pert to successful conclusion
of some counseling rases.
For example, a serious
decrease in job training
opportunities, compounded
by a large number of
highly q u a lified w orkers
seeking jobs, increased the
d iffic u lty of successful
counseling and placement
for applicants with marginal
skills.
However, in many
instances, the barriers were
surmounted by intensifies
tion of counseling services
prior to job referral.
C. To repair, a lter, or improve a homo.
0 . To buy a mobile borne and/or
a suitable lot.
E. To refin an ce an existing home loan.
L.
FIGHTER TRAINEE
vires to other applicants
with emphasis on minority
and economically disadvan
taged applicants.
The generally disastrous
The Plan covers a period of time beginning July 1st, 1975
and ending June 30th, 1976 The number of participants to
be accommodated are computed on a cumulative basis
throughout the entirety of this summary.
The planned total numbers of individuals to be served
during the program year will be 358. which includes 320
persons carried over from F.Y. 1975 and 38 persons who
are expected to enroll in the program this year The
number of planned terminations is placed at 342 and the
planned number of participants placed on unsubsidized jobs
is 226
The 38 new enrollees will be comprised of persons from
significant segments of Portland's SMSA
and will
approximate the following percentages: Black 132%I, Indian
121%), Spanish American 121%). Other M inority (13%), and
White (13%).
Referrals of Title I I participants to the Supportive
Service's subunit of the Title I system will be provided to
increase the likelihood of participants remaining in the
program
and
moving
into
full time
non subsidized
employment.
The total dollar amount of the grant application is
$919,928. Estimated in dollar amounts by cost category:
Administration, $91,993; Salaries, $710.136; and Fringe
Benefits, $117,799.
Comparison of program performance against prior year's
plan through the most recent quarter ia as follows: Quarter
ending 6/30/75.
A. To buy or build a homo.
B To buy a condom inium homo.
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M e d ic a l C are Program
Question What kind of
employment counseling ser
vices are available through
Employment Division of
Tices?
Answer« During the pest
fiscal year,
Employment
CxNinseling services avail
able at local offices of the
Employment Division, were
restructured from a prior
broad coverage to more of a
triad based structure
Re
cently enacted Federal legi
station, coupled with prior
laws and policy, placed
continued emphasis on ser
vices to veterans. A second
leg of the service consists of
counseling services for
Work Incentive (W IN ) Pro
gram enrollees.
As staff
resources permit, the third
!•« of service consists of
providing counseling ser
Notice is hereby given that the City of Portland has
applied with the Department of Labor for Federal
Manpower funds available under the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act (C ETA ) of 1973, Title II, for
a total planned amount of $919,928.
FO R W HAT PURPO SES
CAN A VETERA N USE NIS OR H E R
61 LOAN?
Veterans to earn money for
attending school If you are
out of a job or need
retraining, remember your
GI Bill Benefits. You earned
I
it.
Part time up to $200 I
monthly. Full time up to I
I
$400 monthly.
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Veterans Affairs (M ires
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K a itfr -P a r m a n c n t«
TO® STÂÏ6
Portland. Oregon 97204
a d m m is tr a ti
WANTED!«
Salary: $19,843 annually.
Position is responsible for
fa c ilita tin g
com m un
ication and cooperation be
tween business community
and various branches of
City government.
Work
involves coordinating the
expansion, location and re
location efforts of bus!
nesses through the neces
sary City function». Appli
cants should have thorough
know ledge of economic
needs of business and how
these affect development,
ability to asaist businesses
in id e n tify in g situations
th a t
m ig ht
be solved
through cnordiation with
City agencies; some know
ledge
of
the
Economic
Development grants pro
cesses and skills in report
preparation and presenta
tion.
Apply by September 15,
1975 to
Portland
Civil
Service Board, 510 S.W.
Montgomery. Portland, Ore
97201.
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C ity of Portland
Bureau of Human Kesources
M anpow er Services Division
Six tw en ty S .W . 5th
Questions and Answers
v e te ra n s
DEVELOPM ENT
D IR EC TO R
2 2 7 -5 8 2 8
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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ECONOMIC
CONTRACT
(O M P I.A IN C E MANAGER
Salary: $1,059 starting
rate.
Position is respon
sible for administration and
enforcement of the City's
Contract Compliance Pro
gram including certification
of contractors, builders and
vendors and the establish
ment of lists of equal
opportunity employers au
thorized to do business with
the City. Applicants should
have knowledge of affirma
tive action programs and
guidelines along with the
program
a d m in is tra tio n
ability and skill in dealing
effectively with contractors,
members of the public and
representatives
of other
governmental agencies.
Apply by September 8,
1975
to
Portland
Civil
Service Hoard. 510 S.W.
Montgomery, Portland, Ore.
97201.
An Equal Opportunity
\
Thursday, September 4, 1975
Notice to all Social Clubs
PIANO OR
ORGAN LESSONS
L ates t
and
modern
method to play either
instrument.
For more
information, please call
287 1634
A t a special meeting on
Thursday. September 4th,
1975. 7:30 p.m. in the
W ater Services Building.
510 S.W . Mongomery, the
P o rtla n d C ity Planning
Commission will continue
discussion on (he Down
town Development Regula
tions.
Bill Russell, President of
Leisure Hour Golf Club
calls on all Presidents of
Social and Fraternal orga
nizations in the area, to
come forward for a meet
ing, or send a Representa
tive from your Club. This
meeting will cover a lot of
topics that will benefit all
Clubs and the community.
Place
Elks. Time - 8:00
p.m.. Date - September
10th, 1975.
Women's Place Resource
Center offers rap groups,
drop in center, women's re
ferrai services, newsletter,
and speaker's bureau. 1915
N.E. Everett. 234 7044.
&
I am at present confined
in prison in Ohio. I'm
without any contact at all
with the outside world, and
I would like to correspond
with some of the Black
sisters fronj the outside
world. Life in prison is a
hell of a way for a man to
have to die. and it's without
any contact beyond these
walls.
I would like very
much to establish a mean
ing fu l
frien d sh ip
w ith
someone out there. I will
answer all letters. Don't
feel that someone else will
w rite, because its you I
want to hear from. W rite
to:
V erno n
S trick lan d
#139820, P.O. Box 787,
Lucasville. Ohio 45648.
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C L A S S IF IE D S
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mail
Io
P.O.
Box
3137,
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g o o d new s.
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Ads received by Wednesday noon will lx1 printed on
Thursday of the same week
Telephone (503)
or
National Black Network
Division of Unity Broadcasting Inc
1350 Avenue ol the Americas
New York New York 10019
TO RECEIVE A Ph. D IN 1 8 9 5 / he TAUGHT AT WILBERFORCE ft LMV
D IS P L A Y ADS
$2.50 per column inch
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283 2486,
The
Ossie Davis
& Ruby Dee
Story Hour
on your
B rother confined seeks
correspondence
from Sisters
Sponsored by the United
Methodist Women of Patton
-
Central U.M . Church.
5023 North Michigan Ave
nue at Alberta Street on
Friday, September 5, 10
a.m. 8 p.m.. and Saturday.
September 6, 10 a.m. 5
p.m., plus “Snack Bar both
days.
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Copies of the City of Portland’s C E T A I I grant
application will be available for review in the Division of
Manpower Planning and Administration, Third Floor. 620
S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland. Oregon 97204, from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.. Monday through Friday, from August 14th,
1975 through September 14th, 1975. W ritten comments on
the application should be addressed to: Mr. Jess C.
Ramaker, Assistant Regional Director of Manpower,
Department of Labor Manpower Administration. Region X.
909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.
* Figures shown here for F Y 76 are representative of the
38 new enrollees.
A distribution of persons occupying
positions carried over from FY 75 is not included.
Horoscope personal cal
culated send complete birth
data time, time, place $10,
Perry, P.O. Box 815. Dalv.
Calif. 94017.
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