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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.
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Kissinger's Policy
BAD HOUSING
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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.
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-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).
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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.
According to the Mayor s Office, since
no formal complaint had yet been
received, no investigation had been
made.
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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.
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