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9 Pag«* 2 Portland Observer Thursday. January 1, 1976 W hich way? We see the world through Black eyes No more shotguns! The in c id e n t o f th e fo u r Black m en b e in g accosted w it h guns, in c lu d in g a shotgun, s h o u ld p o in t out o n ct ig a m w h y th e Black c o m m u n ity fe a rs the use o f shotguns in the hands o f P o rtla n d 's finest. W h e the r or n o t these y o u n g m en b ro u g h t p o lic e suspicion upon th e m se lve s by sto p p in g a t the scene o f a suspected c rim e — as w e a re co n tin u o u s ly a dm on ishe d by TV c o m m e rc ia l a n d b illb o a rd - th e re w as no excuse fo r g u n p la y . W hat p o ssib le reason c o u ld th e re h ave been fo r Surrounding th ese m en w ith w e a p o n s d ra w n , w h e n th e re had b e e n n o h in t o f resistance — w h e n th e y h ad , in fa ct, p u lle d o v e r to see w h y the p o lic e cor w a s fo llo w in g ? We q u e stio n , a lso , w h e th e r it w as necessary to have a n u m b e r o f guns, in c lu d in g a shotgun, tra in e d on the o rig in a l suspect, w h o also sh ow ed no resistance. This u n n e ce ssa ry sh o w o f arm s, m ost fre q u e n tly against Blacks, is w h y w e d o not w a n t shotguns in police cars. A lre a d y o ne m an, this tim e a C aucasion, has b e e n h o rrib ly in ju re d by a sh o ig u n in the hands of a p o lic e o ffic e r - p erha ps by chance the v e ry officer w h o has bee n sent to th e P ortland n e ig h b o rh o o d s d u rin g th e past fe w m onths to lo b b y for the sh o tg u n . Was th is p a ra ly z in g in ju ry necessary - or w as the o fficer trig g e r h a p p y? Even the p o lic e d e p a rtm e n t seems to d iffe r in o p in io n on w h e th e r the suspect a c tu a lly d re w a g u n on the o ffic e r - or w h e th e r he e ve n h a d tim e to d ra w a gun. These q u e stio n s w ill re m a in u n a n sw e re d , as w ill th e rise o f p o lic e shootings if w e see th e ir a rm a m e n ts increase. For this rea son w e im p lo re upon o u r M a y o r to use his ju d g e m e n t a n d b e tte r instincts a n d say " N O " to C ity B a ke r's re q u e st fo r a shotgun in e v e ry car. An open letter to a thief without dreams O n Saturday, D ecem ber 27, th e BECAP (B e the l E ffective C o m m u n ity A d ju s tm e n t P ro g ra m ), p ro g ra p i w as ro b b e d fo r th e second tim e . BECAP is a p ro g ra m to h e lp te e n a g e rs b re ak th e cycle o f d e lin q u e n c y a n d a v o id a life o f crim e. You w h o b ro k e in to steal p ro p e rty le ft b e h in d a treasure m o re v a lu a b le th a n th a t w h ic h you stole. But a d re a m , a purpose, a d e d ic a tio n is b e y o n d d e s tru c tio n a n d c a n n o t be stolen. The te le v is io n a n d stereo co m p o n e n ts you to ok w e re d o n a te d by k in d citizen s w h o h a v e a d re a m — the d re a m th a t these y o u n g p e o p le w h o so o fte n h ave bee n re je c te d or n e g le c te d by fa m ily a nd c o m m u n ity w ill see th e ir o w n d re a m s a n d strive to a c h ie v e th em . You took the TV a n d stereo, b ut you d id n 't ta ke the " d r e a m s ." I in v ite yo u b ack to fin d " d r e a m s ." The ty p e w rite rs you stole w e re p a rt o f a p ro g ra m — a p la n to in s till p rid e a nd se lf-e s te e m in th e m inds a n d h earts o f y o u n g p e o p le . Y ou to ok the ty p e w rite rs , b ut yo u le ft " p u r p o s e " b e h in d . I in v ite you back to fin d "p u r p o s e ." Y o ur to ok the fu rn itu re b u t yo u d id n o t fin d th e d e d ic a tio n in th e hearts o f th e s ta ff — y o u n g p e o p le w h o d o n a te th e ir tim e a n d e n e rg y to g iv e a g u id in g lig h t to those y o u n g e r th a n th ey w h o a re s till try in g to fin d th e ir w a y o u t o f th e darkness. Y ou d id not fin d the d e d ic a tio n th a t m akes s ta ff m e m b e rs spend lo n g hours tu to rin g , c o u n s e llin g , a n d just b e in g w ith the y o u n g p e o p le in th e ir care. I in v ite you back to fin d " d e d ic a tio n ." Perhaps if you w e re to fin d these th re e , n ot o n ly w o u ld you n ot be led to steal fro m y o u r y o u n g e r b ro th e rs a n d sisters, b ut w o u ld loose yo u rse lve s fro m y o u r th ie v in g w a ys a n d fin d a b e tte r w a y o f life . Performa death-defying act. . unemployment ft Kissinger's Policy BAD HOUSING ! EXPLOITATION PO LIC E BRUTALITY FRUSTRATIONS ■ENOW'S The Secretary of State's policy is simply to protect the debt structure - the dollar. Angola is already integrally tied to the 77 non aligned nations and the ‘new world economic order’. The People's Republic of Angola will change the political geometry of Africa -- the debt service (interest rates) of Black African countries to New York banks (channeled through the World Hank) for 1976 is about $8 billion. The 77 non-aligned nations have called for a suspension of debt payment for a period of f =• years, and a raw materials for industry trade agreement along the lines outlined by Lyndon LaRouche's International D e velopment Bank proposal. Kissinger simply wants bilateral trade and debt refinancing agreements and the mainte nance of the looting process. p -B R A N D S Angola, under the pro-development pro-Soviet leadership of Agostinho Neto will not be to finance 'guerrilla war' aganist South Africa or Rhodesia - or Zaire or South Africa's illegally held colony. South West Africa, or anybody else. Instead, Angola will commit itself to the rapid industrial development, and the upgrading of its labor power. It will enter into a 'detente' with South Africa, tied to South Africa's pledge to dismantle the apartheid social structure, tied to South Africa's real commitment to the rapid upgrading of the living standards of enslaved South African Rlacks and 'colored' - actually, the whole of the South African working population. South Africa’s (1976) military budget could alone double finance committed to education, health, housing and agricul lure. An enormous amount of social wealth is lost in the policing and running of the racist structure. The People's Republic of Angola has already committed itself to ridding itself of the poverty, disease, and stagnation of 500 years of colonialism •• through the 'ladder process': skilled workers are upgraded into technical jobs, semi-skilled workers replace the previous skilled, while unskilled move into semi-skilled positions -- with this upward process characterizing the program. Key to this process is decent housing, medical care, social services -- (especially education). r ^TlON-R£CÊ55>° (Continued from p. 1 col. 6) approached with a shot gun. he was told "I would rather come at you with a shotgun than a hand gun.” According to Phillips, Petery told Hollis, "If you tell anyone I pointed a shot gun at you we will both go to court and I'll make a liar out of you." The four men were then allowed to leave. 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V. 10019 Enclosed to my contribution In tbs amount ot $_ Ito financial smargsney. to aid tbs NAACP In City_____ Zip Code _ MEMBER MEMBER Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association y o u know -V A R IE T IE S , y o u lak< Police guns ’ - : J FOR The Program of the People's Republic of Angola (Continued from page 1 col. 3) 1968 assassination of King, the apparent COINTELPRO operation has a second objective, according to the Congressional source. In the case of the Black Caucus, it is first to force the Caucus to capitulate in their opposition to Henry Kissinger, and second, to isolate the U.S. Labor Party. Phone threats to Mitchell's home have been made in the name of the USLP. I.abor Party representatives have term ed this clearly an FBI COINTELPRO operation. Typical of the leadership of the Black Caucus, Congressman Charles Diggs at a press conference last week called for a new economic reality' to be established, and said the West can no longer exploit the majority. We re in a whole new ball game." Diggs indicated that aspects of the National Security Council/NAfO Hilex 75 World War II scenario was under discussion by the Black caucus, and that efforts toward the removal of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were being seriously discussed. Oregon Heart Association t-____________ ______________ V is removed. Black Caucus Have your SHOP (Continued from page 1 col. 2) Ad doF9U9td by ibu Ntwtpiptr x* & <•: Src >:•:
