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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1976)
Pag» 2 P artlaad O b a e o « r iy. M i r «. 1*7« Retain Charles Jordan Lansing our choice We see the world C h a rle s J o rd o n has s e rv e d on th e C ’ y Counc for two years I through Black eyes No Bonks extradition ana has shown h«S n- oepenoence m vo» ng. [ Elect Jimmy Carter Dennis Banks «s >n O e g o n aw aiting trial on fed eral firearms charges ’ ’'eve charges w ill probably be dropped unce the federal attorney's are no» prepared »o go *o trial, »he alleg ed evidence having bee^ destroyed by tow enforce ment officers Not for mony yeors has a presidential cond>do»e raised the interest in the Black community that Jimmy Carter has Largely unknown, ond a white southerner a» that. Carter has won the respect ond support of a vast num ber of Block people ocross the country bockgrouna for mese :harges was ’he mu’ dec of an ina-an youth in Custer, South Dafco’a. by a white who was ’hen chorged with o mis dem eanor When American Ina .an M ovem ent leoders ncludmg Dennis Bonks went to on ogreed m eeting at the courthouse, they found it surround ed by ’’ oopers When ’he victim's mother arrived, she was knocked down by troopers During the struggle that follow ed, the courthouse burned • Bonks was charged with "no» where arson ts com m itted," ond was convicted by on all white |u ry . B e lie v in g th a t ne fo<ed cecam oea’*- in a South Dakota pr son. Bo"iks fled the stale and become a federal fugitive. Since 1973 Wounded Knee has occured, 200 participants were indicted, (though few were con victed) ond a reign of terror follow ed A IM leaders claim ’not o«e’ 20C militant Indion people ha»e been murdered since 1973 One of the latest to be murdered was Anna Moe Aquash, who was or rest ed in Oregon, ond was to have been □ defendent m the up-commg trial. Ms Aquasn returned to South Dakota ond was shot in the bock of the head. Dennis Banks fears he, also, will be m urdered if he returns to South Dakota Judging on the past, the odds are tha’ he is right. This w eek, the Governor of South Dakota will request his return. The Governor of Oregon has the option to refuse If the Governor refuses, there may be political repercussions. W e think our Governor and the people of Oregon hove the strength to face the political pressure If he sends Bonks bock to South Dakota and a murder aoes occur, how oc we foce the guilt? There is fear in some ploces that a refusal to extrodict Bonks would m ake Oregon a haven for rodicols. This is not true. There have been coses w here states have refused to return Blocks to persons in the deep south because they foced torture ond oeath — yet w e see no evidence that ’nese states hove become havens for radicals or criminals Also, there is no evidence that Banks is a radical or a criminal. W e all rem em ber the trumped up charges mode ogamst Blocks who were brave enough to vote or to protest unfair lows, and ogamst whites w ho opposed the war in Vietnam . There is no danger Oregon would become a "haven for rodicals," but it would not hurt us at all to gam a reputation for humanitononism and justice W E B DuBois. o mon from Arlonta. so id in 1905 "The problem of the twentieth century is of the color I me - the relation of the dorker of ’he lighter roces of men m As.a ond Africa. A m erica anq the islands of the sea." Th.s remains true today" This nation has many problems — foreign policy, the economy, poverty — but most of these problems stem directly from roc ism The roosm inherent in our culture affects our att.’ txie ’oword the peoples of ’he world Roosm nos kept ’he Blocks ana working class whites m economic bondoge throughout the history of Our nation If we as a nation could rid ourselves of the basic motivation of oppressing ’hose who are not white, our nation could m ove on to m ake life be” e ’ here and obrood Jimmy Carter brought rocial harmony to G eo r gia, a southern state, where today we see Blocks in leading roles in governm ent, business and education In his inaugural oddress Carter said, "th e tim e for rocial discrimination is over....N o poor, w eak or Block person should ever ogam have to bear the additional burden of being deprived of on oppor tunity for education, a job or simple |us»ice." Carter then set obout to m ake this pledge a ’eolity. He ncreased the n u m b e of Biacks on oppom ted boards from three »o 53. The state im plem ented on affirm ative action plan hiring neorly 2,000 Blocks. Carter appointed the first Block fudge to the civil court. Carter established a Deportment of Judicial Process, one of the motor goals bem g to provide equal justice regardless of noce or economic status He supported the first fair housing law and appointed a Block to the Real Estate Commission, and gave it the pow er tc revoke the license of a realtor w ho discriminates Jimmy Carter brought changes to G eorgia and he can bring changes to the nation. In these days of violence In Boston, "th e crodfe o f lib erty," we need a man who can bring obout a reconciliation of the roces and who brings to the presidency os a W e recommend to Governor Straub that he refuse extradition of Dennis Banks to South Dakota. Since he has been in Oregon, Banks has dem on strated that he wants only what we all want, the right to freedom and justice. A man's life is at stake - and our state must act to insure this life is preserved. top priority the goal of equolity ond fustice for oil Americans. Other candidates have mode promises — but this is a man who has already kept his promises in a region w here promoting the Block cause is not popular. Jimmy Carter has an extra quality — an appeal to the spiritual - that much talked obou» smile - something that can bring bock faith in the good ness of m an. Jimmy Corter is not perfect, he will not do everything w e want him to do. But w e con hope that he will look at the world through honest eyes and take the nation a step closer to its ideals of equality and justice of»en costing m e dec.ri ng vo’e b e ’w e en t h e ) tw c fa c tio n s Iv a n c ie and M cO e o d y vs. G old schmidt ond Schwab Jordon asked for and was ass g n e d o a m m i- stration of the Bureou of H u m a n R esources os w e ll as r e la te d p ro g ra m s M e t r o p o l i t a n You’h Comm.ss.on and m e Metropo 'an H jm a n | R e la tio n s C o m m is sio n . All of these ogencies were m trouble before assigned to Jordon, ond oil are the type of programs that draw undo criticism Social service programs not only serve the outcasts of society but hove o difficult iob proving their success Jordon has hod his problems with the m anpow er program bu» seems to hove gotten it m the right track AAanpower programs, it must be re m em b e r ed. do not hove o high d egree of success due ’o ’he population they are des gnea ’o serve Jordan s biggest problems have been related to his choice of personnel - w e b elieve he hos not aiw ays ’ ece »ed ’he necessary foe’s ond the best advice from his s»oH This also has been corrected to some degree Jordan is an honest ond dedicated public ser vant. His firs» two yeors have been difficult, but he has earned respect and dem onstrated his sincere concern for the people of Portland ond especially for those who are poor or without power *Ve b elieve that Jordan has done a good iob and that the next four years w ill bring the growth and d evelopm ent that w ill m oke him one of Portland's greatest Commissioners W e endorse Charles Jordon for re-election. Elect Whipple, Paulus For the office of Secretary of State we endorse N orm a Paulus for the Republican nom ination and B'am e W hipple for the Democratic nom ination. Mrs Paulus comes highly qu alified During her three terms m ’he House of Representatives, she has served on committees on land use election laws, c o n flk f of interest and lobbying, all areas of concern to the Secretary of State's office A respected Republican legislator, she nevertheless leans toward the left. A bright career is aheod of Mrs Paulus and this is only her first step toward higher office Blam e W hipple, m his first term in the State Senate, does not have the legislature experience of some of his opponents but he has experience m business and os Democratic national com m ittee man. W hipple's successful efforts m the cam paign's of G ene McCarthy and G eorge M cGovern point out his anti-w ar, pro-people background and this is the deciding foctor in our endorsement of W hipple for the Democratic nomination. Vera Cook best choice The game is politics, not tourism We ore growing tired of hearing the cliche, "H e cored enough to com e," spouted repeatedly by the doily press Once upon a time Nelson Rockefeller beat our front runner Henry Cabot Lodge in the Oregon primary because "h e cored enough to com e" ond Lodge did not. Since »hen we are lea »o believe that the outcome of the Oregon primary is to be based on the amount of time that the candidates "care enough" to spend in our fair state -- with victory going to the one that clocks in »he most hours. 1» should be obvious that a candidate like Senator Church, w ho has entered only seven primaries, can spend more tim e in Oregon than one like Jimmy Carter, who entered oil the primaries Church hos been in Oregon five times since Januory w h ile Carter has been cam paigning throughout the notion. We know all the candidates love O regon, so let's cost our votes on the .ssues, integrity, and the best possibility for a Democratic victory in N ovem ber — not on who came first or stayed longest P ortland O b server Published every Thursday by E x it Publishing Company 2201 North Kill,ngsworth. Portland. Oregon 97217 Mailing address P.0. Box 3137. Portland, Oregon 97208. Telephone: 283 2186 Subscriptions: $7.50 per year in the Tri-County area, $8.00 per year outside Portland. Nee»m d A L F R E D I. HENDERSO N Editor/PuMisher Class Postage I «id i< Portland. Oregon The Portland Observer's official position is expressed only in its 1 ublisher s column (W e See The World Through Black Eyes) Any other material throughout the paper is the opinion of the individual w riter o r submitter and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Portland Observer. matonal MEMSEE Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association MEMBER NÊWAL PER AMociMicn • f w n d td tM 5 1st Place Community Service O NPA 1973 1st Place Best Ad Results O NPA 1973 Sell Place Best Editorial N N PA 1973 Honorable Mention Herrick Editorial Award N N A 1973 2nd Place Best Editorial 3rd Place Community leadership O NPA 1975 Vern Cook is seeking re-election to his Senate post in District 12. Cook is one of those rare le g is la to rs w h o is no» a fr a id lo d is a g re e — w hether with »he G ov ernor or his fe llo w Se nators. He is an odvo- c a te o f le g is la tiv e r e form , of civil rights, and although w e think he is on the wrong side of the fish issue, w e en dorse his re-elecfion. Jew el Lonsmg is the O b s e r v e r ’s c h o ic e for »he Democratic nom ina tion for State Treasurer Ms Lonsing is currently the elected M ultnom ah County Auditor She is a Certified Public Accoun ta n t, h a v in g m a n a g e d - her own CPA office for three years She also has hod adm inistrative e x p e r e n c e w it h th e ■ federol governm ent ■ Bes des her high pro fe s s io n a l q u a lific a tions for the office of S t a te T r e a s u r e r , M s . Lansing is an outspoken odvocote of affirm ative a c tio n a n d o f e q u a l ' rights for minorities and women w Mrs Lansing is a capable County Auditor She wants to insure the people of Oregon that state governm ent it operated with efficiency and in te grity Mann this time Cloy Myers is seeking the Republican nom ination for State Treasurer, having served the m axim um two terms os Secretory of State and foiled in his b>d for the govem ship Myers terms os Secretary of State have been m edicore A recent report shed unfavorable light on his office's operations, nearly every voters pam phlet he has published has hod major prob- ems, and there is still much question about election procedures m some areas of the state He has no» been a strong advocate of election reform . All of these ore Myers responsibilities and none hove been handled adequately. And w hen w e think of Clay Myers, we never con forget how he took the easy way out in his redistricting plan and split our community four ways. Myers is a nice guy and we have endorsed him in some of his past compaigns But this time there is o choice Myers opponents ore John Smet and Ira M ann, both w ell q u alified men. Ira M ann has both legislature and odm m utrotive experience, having served four sessions in the legislature ond director of the Departm ent of Agriculture, the state's second largest departm ent He is our choice, ♦• ••* w A» M m A > ii, -■ Retain Betty Roberts B e t t y R o b e r t s is s e e k in g to re ta in her S e n a te Seat re p resenting District 10. Se nator Roberts is a leader in the Senate, having fought hard for edu ca tio n , c h ild c o re , w o men's rights, the envi- i ronm enl. A hardw ork ing S e n a to r, she d e- I serves re-election. Kafoury our choice Stephen Kafoury, one of the states finest young legislators, currently represents House District #13 in low er Albm o He now seeks the Democratic nom ination for Senate District 7. In the House. Kafoury chaired the Human Re sources and Land Use Committees His em ploym ent has included teochmg at Jefferson High School and A lbm a Youth Opportunity School and a stint in the Peace Corp Kafoury's work in the legislature has been to em phasize the problems ond concerns of the urban areas. Kafoury seeks the seat here by Norm c Howard for the past twenty years Howard, though a hard-w orking Senator, votes on the conservative side of the issues Kafoury, a relative newcom er, has a new perspective and is seeking im prove ments m the services the state provides its people Letters to the Editor Support libary levy To the Editor: Our class read your editorial about the library levy and we agree with you. Some of us upper grade students at We think that we should really get the Boise School think it would be a terrible public involved with the library levy mistake for the people of Multnomah and show them how much we students County to let their branch libraries be need the libraries for many things, like rioted. Our libraries arc important to to find books on career jobs and help us because we need to study and learn with homework. Older people go there about other things We need to do to communicate with other people and research, and have lots of detail about find novels and to use reference books. We the students will stretch our famous people. We the students will stretch our necks as far as we can to necks as far as wc can to try to keep try to keep the libraries open, and we the libraries open and we need your help to get publicity to gel the people to need publkity to get people to vote. vote. To the Editor, Yours sincerely, Ijenotra G arrett Yours sincerely, Jeffery Mitchell EXIE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. Publishers of OBSERVER
