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pm «« Portland Observer Thursday. January 8, 1976 Urban League releases Black unem ploym ent The unemployment rate among Blacks continued to rise during the third quarter of 1975, leading National Urban League officials to note that "although there appears to be some signs of possible upturn in the economy, there is still no recovery in sight in the Black community." In releasing the Urban League's “Q uarterly Economic Report on the Black W orker." D r. Robert B. Hill, director of the League's Research Department, said that Black unemployment rose to a record high of 3.075,000 between July and September, according to the N U L Hidden Unemployment Index. This brought the unofficial jobless rate for Black to 26 percent, while white unemployment dropped from 12.2 million to 11.8 million. (The Hidden Unemployment Index" was developed by the Urban League's Research Department based partly on a formula developed by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. It takes into account workers who have become discouraged and stopped looking for work, and part time workers who want full time jobs. Official employment rates ignore these classifications). Because of increased industrial production D r. Hill said, thousands of formerly laid off workers were rehired, while many discouraged workers sought to reenter the labor market. Consequently, he added, the number of employed workers rose during the third quarter as an additional 1.6 million persons entered the civilian labor force and the number of unemployed workers decreased, causing the official jobless rate to drop from 8.7 percent to 8.3 percent. “But. as might be expected.” the Urban League official said. "Black unemployment patterns lagged behind those of the rest of the nation." While the official unemployment decreased by 238,000 between July and September, he explained. Black joblessness Archeologists show artifacts There's more to archaeology than arrowheads. The Oregon Archaeological Society will show how much more during a two-week program at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry January 10th through 18th. Highlight of the show at O M SI will be exhibits on the Oregon Archaeology Society's two most recent excavations, at Lady Island and at the European Sale Shop on Fort Vancouver National His toric Site. Other displays will include materials from various salvage projects conducted by the Archaeology Society during the past twenty years, a collection increased by 44,000 to an all-time high of 1.527.000. Blacks aid, however, experience an increase in employment, according to Dr. Hill, as an additional 385,000 Blacks entered the labor force, bring the total number of Blacks with jobs to 9.3 million. Since this increase in employment. D r. Hill said, the official Black jobless rate remained virtually unchanged at 14.1 percent, while the white jobless rate continued a “steady descent" from 8 percent to 7.6 percent. The Urban League official said that although these official unemployment figures “are at their highest since the great Depression of the 1936 s. they still understate the actual ex tent of joblessness in the nation." He chastised the I .a bur Department's definition of unemployment because he said it fails to take into account the discouraged w orker who has dropped out of the labor m arket and part time workers who want full-time employment. of Indian figurines in authentic costumes, and an exhibit of Indian canoe replicas. In addition to the public displays, programs in anthropology and archaeo logy, co-sponsored by O M S I and A r chaeological Associates Northwest, In corporated, will be presented in OMSI's McEachern Auditorium on Saturdays during the show. On January 10th, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., a public conference titled "Current Archaeology in the Pacific Northwest" will be offered, and on January 17th, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; a conference is scheduled on "Programs in Public Archaeology." According to the Urban League's “Hidden Unemployment Index" which incorporates both groups, the total unofficial unemployment dropped from 15.3 million to 14.9 million during the third quarter, resulting in a decline in the unofficial total jobless rate from 15.6 percent to 15 percent - one of the highest since World W ar II. Dr. Hill noted that more than three million Blacks one of every four Black workers are unemployed today. Additionally, he said that although Black male heads of households appear to be "slowly reentering" the work force, joblessness among Black female heads of households continues to climb." As a result, he explained, about three million Black children are in families in which the head of the households is either unemployed or not in the labor force. The Urban League official called for “a national commitment" to end what he called “an American tragedy." The Oregon Archaeology Society's ¿ -> w e e k show will take place in OMSI's Hall of the Northwest January 10th through 18th. Seating at the public conference will be on a first come, first serve basis. There is no additional charge, after the regular O M SI admis aion. The moat reasonable shop in town. W ork done satisfactorily. You all wanna meet gals Call Alisa Ann 232 4635 Aging info A special packet of information on services available to senior citizens in the Portland metropolitan area is now being distributed by the Multnomah County Library. The Senior Adult Information Packet, compiled by staff of the Multno mah County Library, is available at the Central Library and branch libraries as well as at senior citizen centers in Portland. Included in the packet are brochures listing emergency telephone numbers, recreational and educational opportuni ties, consumer services, social security information, crime prevention proce dures, library services, and other infor mative farts valuable to senior Port landers. f i # t yow i m n n c H of D im es Conference studies SBI The Fourth Annual Northwest Association for Community Development (N W A C D ) Pre-Convention M eeting w ill be held January 8th and 9th at the Cosmopolitan Motor Hotel in Portland. The Pre-Convention meeting is held to review the activities and achievements of the past year, both on a local and national level, to elect Regional officers and plan for future objectives. A topic of special concern will be Senate Bill One, which Lillie Walker, President called. “A critical issue which could strongly impact the system of individual rights for every American Citizen...The public needs to be informed about the bill and appropriate action taken.” “I t is ironic that during the Bicentennial year, when this nation will celebrate freedom for most of its citizens, that a law is being proposed to severely lim it the freedoms for all citizens of this country," noted Cleveland Gilcrease, who is national president of N W A C D . A P A IN T SHOP 311 N .E . Shaver 287 8629 tseiA e * * C « SAVE WITH SAFEWAY BRANDS «V i m i s u i u t H i s SAFEWAY Minimum w ag e raises The minimum wage for most workers covered by the F air Ijib o r Standards Act (F L S A ) prior to 1967 will rise twenty cents an hour effective January 1st, the U.S. Department of Labor reminded employers and employees. Loren E. Gilbert, assistant regional administrator for wage-hour, said in Seattle the basic minimum wage applicable to most workers will go from $2.10 an hour to $2.30 an hour. He noted that FLS A coverage applies to an estimated 1.8 million workers in the Northwest. The increase was mandated by the Congress when it amended the Act in May 1974. Minimum wages for workers first covered by the Act under 1966 or 1974 amendments go from the present $2.00 an hour to $2.20 an hour on January 1st, G ilbert said. The minimum wage for these worker« reaches $2.30 an hour on January 1st. 1977. The minimum wage of covered agricultural workers goes to $2.00 an hour on January 1st from the present rate of $1.80 an hour. G ilbert pointed out that in those instances when an employer is covered by both federal and state minimum wage laws, the higher of the two rates prevails and must be paid. Anyone wishing further information about minimum wage rates or coverage should contact the nearest office of the Wage-Hour Division located in principal cities across the Northwest, he added. B B M lf S S TOP ROUND STEAK GROUND BEEF Juvenile crime discussed A Juvenile Criminal Justice Seminar will be held on Thursday. January 15th, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the East Precinct, 4735 E. Burnside. The session is sponsored by the East Precinct Citizens Advisory Council and will provide an overview of the Juvenile Criminal Justice system. Panelists are: Officer Haven Baxter, Portland Police Bureau, assigned to Youth Division Program; Brad Benziger, Deputy District attorney assigned to Juvenile Court; Harold Hart, director of Juvenile Detention; Harold Ogburn, director of case management services; Detective Gary Schrader, Portland Police Bureau, assigned to felony youth cases. Youth get GED tutoring I f you’re a high school dropout between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, you can still earn that much-needed diploma. A special program to help you prepare for your G .E .D . exam begins Monday. January 12th. Classes will be from 10:00 a.m. until noon, Mondays through Thursdays, at the Albina Youth Opportunity School. 3710 N. Mississippi Avenue. Class size will be small, so that each student can receive as much individual help as he or she needs, and a tutor will be on hand. Since a limited number can be admitted, interested students should register as soon as possible. Call Tom Palumbo at the Opportunity School 1288 5813); or Belva Seaberry at 224 2135. Nominations sought Nominations are now being accepted for Handicapped Citizen of the Year for Multnomah County. Eligible for consideration include any disabled American engaged in any type of work, regardless of age, sex, race, creed or formal education. Selection criteria include the nature and severity of the handicap and its effects on the nominee, the nominee’s persistence and intiative in overcoming the handicap, his or her accomplishments or activities on a local and State level and their suitability for promoting employment of other handicapped persons. W ritten nominations should be submitted no later than February 1st, 1976 to Wallace E. Brooks committee chairman, 6046 S.W . 56th Avenue. Portland, Oregon 97219. For additional information call 246 2106. ▼ A »C ULAI Far M e e t lea f, Casserole« aad DO .68 ¡KEY ROAST BEEF LIVER 39 N IN IQ U A IT IR Crade A Frasea Ideal reasl 1er S lIC IB S k lu A o J W ---- I «BiairwWj OTU P artia lly Ueveiaed V itan da R idi 78 © Boneless Roost X i z . 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The Administration, he says, wants to be sure that they're providing the necessary services. IO A has one of three grants to do the study, which must be completed by the end of March. O'Brien said the project will involve intense analysis of 200 service and governmental agencies in Oregon to determine their problems, their solutions and how the A A A can better serve these agencies. Co-principal investigators Doug Montgomery, associate director of IO A , and Errie Wetle, research associate, will be assisted by a technical advisory panel made up of government officials and service agency directors. Their findings will be sent to the 500 A A A s in the United States. For more information, call the Institute on Aging, 229 3952. 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