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U n iv e r s ity o f Oregon L ib ra ry
t-ugene, Oregon 97-103 '
PORTLAND
Portland, Oregon
Thursday, January 22, 1976
M artin Luther King Day
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Entertainment Guide
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National Priorities
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Observer awards
\ ERNON
Jordan was raised in Atlanta. Georgia,
where he was born in 1935. He graduated
from De l’auw University in 1957 and
earned a law degree at Howard Univer
sity Law School in 1960.
Prior to his present position Jordan
was Executive Director of the United
Negro College Fund (1970 19721; Director
of the Voter Education Project. Southern
Kegional Council (1965 1970); Attorney
Consultant. Office of Economic Oppor
Kissinger
ouster
demanded
by Rov llarvey
Republican Congressm an Edward
Derwinski (Illinois! called Secretary of
Slate Henry Kissinger “a political
liability" and demanded his resignation.
Ih-rwinski is the ranking Republican on
(he House International Relations Com
mitlee. "Dr Kissinger has reached a
l>oint where his resignation would be
beneficial to the country," Derwinski
said
The Chicago Sun Times and
International Press Service (IPS) speeu
lated that Derwinski's move was a trail
balloon floated for President Ford. This
view has been born out, in that last week
Kissinger was fired from his membership
on the select '40 Committee’. To date the
only major press this has lieen reported
in has been the Baltimore Sun (January
17th). The Sun notes also that Kissinger
was removed from the Defense Policy
Planning Committee, and is likely to be
removed as head of the Washington
Special Action Group (SAG) as well as
the SALT verification panel.
Insiders say that this move on
Kissinger comes from the Kennedy
Chicago industrialist grouping, headed by
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
The mid west industrialists see in Kissin
ger (as well as the Rockefeller interests
he is widely reputed to represent) a
threat to detente, as well ns a Kissinger
connection Io terrorism. What is under
fire is the ‘invisible government’ hold on
intelligence, banking, and foreign policy.
Additionally the Judiciary Committee in
the House is considering evidence on the
‘Rockefeller perjury charges' which is a
move toward impeachment of the vice
pri'sident.
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Another move in this dismantling
operation is the ex National Secprity
Council employee Morton Hnlperin land
five other NSC staffers) suit of Kissinger
over Kissinger's alleged wire tapping of
the NSC staff between 1969 and 1971
Kissinger has blamed Nixon for the wire
taps, while Hnlperin in deposition say»
this is a lie: "Kissinger and the FBI ran
the show." The Washington Post calls for
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UMW
The United Minority Workers will receive the First Annual Observer Community
Service Award.
UMW, which is directed by Nathan Proby, welcomes members of all ethnic groups -
Blacks, Indians. Chicanos. The purpose of the organization, which has chapters across
the state, is to bring minority people into the economic life of the community through
employment.
The organization uses all avenues available to encourage the enforcement of federal
and local laws and regulations requiring equal employment opportunities and
affirmative action. Among those processes are concilliation, picketing and legal action.
One of the UMW’s major accomplishments during the past yesr was the elemination
of Portland's Home Town Plan following a suit filed in federal court by the UMW.
“This is a major breakthrough," Proby explained. "Without the Home Town Plan to
hide behind, each construction company must hire minorities in the sixteen crafts in
numbers comparable to the minority population.” Proby expects an upturn in
minority employment in the construction trades when the building season begins in
’ the spring.
Additional suits filed by UMW include: Against Todd Construction Company of
Roseburg for non compliance on the Eugene federal building project. Todd was the
first Oregon company to receive a non compliance order from the General Services
Administration, and according to Proby remains in non compliance. Todd also holds
contracts with Pacific Northwest Bell for its office building, with HUD for the Dekum
Court fifty unit expansion, and with the University of Oregon and Oregon State
University, and with Emanuel Hospital.
Against the Operating Engineers Local 701 for discrimination against qualified
minority equipment operators. The federal court has accepted the suit, has found a
deficient number of minority members, and the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission has entered the investigation.
Against Coos Bay School District 89, which was ordered by the U.S. Department of
Health. Education and Welfare to comply in employment by January 30th, 1976. This
complaint was filed in behalf of Indian people in Coos Bay who cnarged the school
district with discrimination.
UMW picketed the Port of Portland construction site at the International Airport
this spring and filed complaints with the federal regulatory agen-ies. The Port has
hired fifteen minorities on non-construction jobs.
The Environment Protection Agency stopped funds to the Delta Park sewer
because minorities were not employed on the project.
JORDAN
The UMW has been successful in placing minorities on jobs. Thirty-five persons
have been placed on permanent state jobs, including seven with the State Highway
Commission. UMW has been designated as a source for minority employees for
highway construction jobs in the five southern Washington counties, by the
Washington State Highway Department.
tunity (1965); Georgia Field Director.
Most of the work of the UMW is done by volunteers, many of whom spend >ong
NAACP (1961 1963); and practical law in hours monitoring building sites to verify EEO statistics submitted by the contractors.
Georgia and Arkansas.
The organization was recently awarded a $30,000 grant by the Campaign for Human
He serves on the boards of several
Development, a Catholic organization based in Washington, D.C., to assist with its
corporations including: Bankers Trust
work.
Company, Rockefeller Foundation, J.C.
In announcing the Observer award, publisher A.L. Henderson said. “The VMW,
Penney Company. Incorporated, Xerox
under the leadership of Nate Proby, has with very little resources tackled problems of
Corporation, (’lark College, Hampshire employment in Oregon that have been avoided by the traditional Civil Rights
College. John Hay Whitney Foundation, organizations. They have learned to use the enforcement powers of the federal
M. l.T. Corporation, and the National government to bring opportunity to the uJemployed. They have sought enforcement
Council on Crime and Delinquency.
of the law even when this meant tackling the state’s largest corporations and even
The annual meeting will be held at the
the federal government itself. They have followed the tennants of the non-violent
Sheraton Motor Inn (Lloyd Center), with
movement and have used them to gain success - not for themselves as individuals -
a no host cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. and
but for their people. They have not limited their sights to the advancement of Blacks
dinner at 7:30 p.m. The annual report
alone, but have included all of those who feel the oppression of unemployment.”
will be presented and board members
elected.
Tickets may be purchased at the Urban
Ix*ague Office. 718 W. Burnside and 5329
N. E. Union Avenue, telephone 224 0161
and 288 6517.
UL leader visits P ortland
Vernon E. Jordan will be the featured
speaker at the I'ban League of Portland's
annual meeting, January 29th.
Jordan has been executive director of
the National Urban la-ague since January
1973. He directs an organization of 103
affiliates, for Regional Office, a Washing
ton Bureau and the New York head
quarters.
Congress and Executive ask
by Roy Harvey
Stop the depression
The profound question which faces
working |«-ople is how to stop the de
pression: what kind of economic program
must be implemented, .Ijist week the
Portland Observer put that question to
Congressman Robert B. Duncan (Dem
3rd Congressional District). Duncan re
ferred to his hill (H.R. 76921 and Wash
ington State Congressman Lloyd Meed's
bill. H.R. 10138. Duncan said that “While
the legislation does not stop the depres
sion. it goes in the right direction." The
Congressman referred to the Humphrey
Hawkins bill as more far reaching.
Duncun was aware that Black Caucus
member Augustus Hawkins had repu
dinted his support for the austerity bill,
and had subsequently drafted a new one
similar to the Emergency Employment
Act (EEA).
Duncan's Labor-Intensive Solution
Testifying on behalf of Representative
Meed’s bill. Congressman Duncan said
"Recreation of the Civilian Con
servation Corps represents an attack on
three major problems faring the country
((«lay: unemployment; a rising crime
rate: and deterioration of our natural
resoures." The jobs Duran proposed are
"labor intensive." In support of the
contention that CCC legislation would
reduce crime, Duncan cited commentary
from “sir of the nation's top police
administrators" Duncan a.ided that the
jobs would channel young lives into . . .
constructive citizenship . . . will improve
self esteem" but should start at age 16
and have no "upper age limit, so older
unemployed millworkers and loggers
could join CCC rather than go on
unemployment." Duncan recommended a
two year 'service' period for the
labor intensive jobs.
Congressman Duncan's Washington
based aide, Pat Amedeo, who worked on
the drafting of the bill, was asked if she
were nware of the parallel drawn by
Robert A. Brady in Brady's book The
Spirit and Structure of German Fascism
between the Works Progress Admini
stration, the CCC and the Nazi Labor
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f
Hill receives Peyton A w ard
E. Shelton Hill, former Executive Director of the Urban League of Portland and
long a force for racial justice, was awarded the Third Annual Russell Peyton Award
by the Metropolitan Human Relations Commission.
M ayor sets HCD hearings
Mayor Neil Goldschmidt announced
two hearings that will be held on the
City's FY 1977 Housing and Community
Development Program.
“The City of Portland has over eight
million dollars in federal money next year
to be spent on improvements in the City’s
residential, commercial and industrial
areas.
“This is a program that in the past has
been used for rehabilitating older hous
ing; for street repairs, parks and street
lighting; for physical improvements to
assist the community's handicapped; for
sewers and water lines; for assistance to
two or three of the older business
districts in town; and for many other
projects.
“It is proposed that this year the funds
be concentrated on housing assistance
and neighborhood revitalization projects.
But what plan is finally adopted and
whether projects are chosen that reflect
real community needs, depends on how
actively citizens participate in making the
decisions. There are two ways to be
heard: through your neighborhood as
sociation; or at one of the two city wide
hearings scheduled in the next six weeks.
“I urge all citizens to make that special
extra effort that good citizenship re
quires; attend the hearings and. if you've
got a good idea, speak up. This is your
money, to be spent improving your
neighborhood or business community.
The City cannot intelligently decide how
to allocate it without your help."
The first hearing was held on January
21st. The Portland Development Com
mission and the Portland City Planning
Commission sat jointly to take testimony.
On February 26th at 2:00 p.m., the City
Council will hold its hearing, in the
Council Chamber in City Hall, 1220 S.W.
Fifth Avenue. Final decisions on the
Housing and Community Development
program will be made by the City Council
after all testimony is in and reviewed.
Council hearings are open to the public,
and are broadcast on KBOO radio, 90.7
FM.
austerity and labor - intensive employment
Front. Brady maintains that the economic
conditions and socio psychological justifi
cations for Third Reich Financial Minister
Hjalmar Schact's labor intensive policies
and those of the CCC - WPA are identical.
Ms Amedeo liughed. saying, “I think
that is ludicrous. I don't see a parallel at
all."
"It's not as bad as all t h a t . .
At his appearance at the Multnomah
County Central Committee meeting,
Congressman Duncan was asked if he
saw debt moratoria as essehtial for
restarting production. "The banks are not
in that bad shape," Duncan responded.
Confronted with the Washington Post
revelation about the insolvent state of the
Rockefeller hanks Chase and First Na
tional City Rank, the Congressman said,
"I know what you're referring to, but it's
not as had as all that." Insiders in the
financial community say that the Post's
move against the Rockefeller hanks was
,«)litical in nature, and that at least 1300
banks are in similar if not worse shape.
The money to restart production, they
say. docs not exist: banks are illiquid. A
second question facing working people:
where is the money to come from to
restart production?
The Reesian Choice
In the past few weeks the Republican
Party's efforts to implement corporat
ivist austerity (worker sacrifice 'for the
good of the nation’ or 'corporation' etc. -
historically associated with the Mussolini
form of fascism) has been defeat.
President Ford's veto of (ex) Secretary of
Ixibor Dunlop's “Common Situs" bill
(which had the effect of outlawing
strikes) signals the end ot the Republican
Party corporativist moves
in favor ei
outright demands for austerity. The
President’s State of the Union address
calling for a de facto $70 billi«».-. cut in the
U.S. budget will soon be felt in the
slashing oi social services (education,
welfare, health, etc.) accompained by
outright demands for speed-up, cuts in
wages, pension fund reductions. In the
face of this "hard cop" austerity, the
Democrats will offer a "soft cop" new
deal.
It is an often encountered view that
CCC and WPA programs “stopped the
depression", rather than the war econ
omy of World War II (which only stalled
the depression) and the subsequent
infusion of capital ir> the reconstruction
and refinancing of Axis and Allied powers
in Europe and Japan - based o;i wage and
social service freezes: austerity. Nazi
Finance Minister Schaet held debt to be
sacred: the program to pay off that debt
was simply to use up the skills (recycling)
of employed and unemployed workers
through labor intensive work projects
and military production. The extreme
form of this was the use of Jews and
others in concentration camps adjacent to
Krup, I.G. Farben and other industries. A
Jew or a Slave would simply be "used up"
in three months work, to be replaced
(recycled) by another worker.
The less extreme form of the German
CCC WPA was the Nazi I»abor Front.
Author Shirer was an early admirer of
the youth program: “The young in the
Third Reich were growing up to have
strong and healthy bodies, faith in the
future of their country and in them
selves." In the Strength Through Joy
movement (the counterpart in the U.S. is
the so-called quaiity' of Life tendency)
human productivity (Strength) was to be
determined by the ability of the working
class to regain Joy in labor via the efforts
of the employer politican class. Robert
Ley, Minister of the Nazi I^ibor Front,
outlined this in 1935: "We could not offer
working meases any material benefits,
for Germany was poor and in a state of
confusion and misery. New rates of
wages and similar things were out of the
oaestion . ." hence it was necessary "to
surpress the materialism of the workers
and instead divert the gaze of the
workers to spiritual values of the nation "
The pro development of the Kennedy
Illinois wing of the Democratic Party sees
the only source of capital for restarting
industrial production to be in the wages
and social services of employed and
unemployed working people, while re
cognizing that it is debt which is
strangling production.
Although the
Humphrey Javitts bill is a larger auster
ity package tha t the CCC type proposals
(which are initially intended to employ
A Portland business: deterioration of industrial plant and safety conditions
some 150,000 workers at minimum
characterizes the economic breakdown in the debt ridden advanced industrial sector of
the globe.
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