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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.
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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Portland State University's Institute on Aging (IO A ) has received a
grant for over $47,000 designed to find out how Area Agencies on Aging can
do a better job of providing services to their members.
Notification of the award was made by letter from D r. A rth u r Flemming,
commissioner of the Administration on Aging of H E W .
According to IO A Director John O'Brien, there are 500 Area Agencies on
Aging in the United States with budgets totaling $120 million.
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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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