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Portland Observer
luursday, June 24. 1976
Food Stamps
We see the world
through Black eyes
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A journey to history?
A fa ir for all
The Job Fair b e in g p resented F riday a n d Saturday
by PMSC a nd th e U rban League o f P ortland is u n iq u e
in m a n y w ays.
M a n y o f the th irty or so e m p lo y e rs w h o w ill
p a rtic ip a te w e re in on the p la n n in g fro m the b e g in
ning. O thers, h e a rin g a b o u t th e Job Fair, asked to
p a rticip a te .
This Job Fair w as p la n n e d to o H e 1, an o p p o rtu n ity
fo r e m p lo ye rs a n d p o te n tia l e m p lo ye e s to m eet.
Em ployers w ill e x p la in the c o m p a n y's business, the
type o f jobs, th e h irin g process. Em ployees w ill be
a b le to see the e n tire ra n g e o f jo b p o ssib ilitie s w ith
each co m p a n y — fro m the u n s k ille d to the p ro fe s
sional. M a n y tim es w e fo rg e t th a t even in a h ig h ly
s k ille d industry, b e h in d th e p ro fe ssio n a l a nd the
te ch n icia n th e re a re c le ric a l w o rkers, truck drivers,
w a re h o u se m en , m a in te n a n c e p e o p le , and m any
o the r w e ll p a id positions.
P otential e m p lo y e e s w ill also have th e o p p o r
tu n ity to see w h ic h co m p a n ie s o ffe r a dv a n c e m e n t
o p p o rtu n itie s, tra in in g or sch oo lin g.
O f e ven m ore im p o rta n ce is th e o p p o rtu n ity this
Job Fair o ffe rs the e m p lo y e r to m ee t u n e m p lo y e d
a nd u n d e re m p lo y e d p e o p le o f a ll skills a nd p o te n
tials. There exists in P ortland a vast poo l o f p o te n tia l
e m p lo ye e s — m a n y o f th em m in o ritie s or lo w -in -
com e p e o p le — som e w ith skills a n d others e a g e r to
lea rn — w h ich the a ve ra g e p e rson ne l o ffic e r never
m eets. In this Job Fair the tw o g roups w ill m ee t and
perhaps som e o f the m yths w ill be d is p e lle d
N ot a ll o f the p e o p le w h o a tte n d the Job Fair w ill
be m in o ritie s or p oo r. A ll persons — w h e th e r u n e m
p lo ye d or lo o k in g fo r a ch an ge — a re w e lc o m e .
W e b e lie v e this Job Fair w ill be a huge success fo r
those lo o k in g fo r an o p p o rtu n ity , b ut e ven m ore fo r
the e m p lo ye rs.
W e co n g ra tu la te PMSC a nd the
U rban League; A rt D ilw o rth , the Job Fair c o o rd in a to r;
a nd a ll the co m p a n ie s th a t chose to p a rtic ip a te . N ot
a ll co rp oratio ns w ill co m e to “ the g h e tto " a n d m eet
the p oo r — b ut these are th e ones w h o care.
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A welcome visitor
It is not o fte n th a t O reg on hosts th e President o f
a n o th e r n atio n . As w e go to press. President G a a fo r
M. N im e iri o f th e D em ocratic R epublic o f Sudan,
beg in s his visit.
Sudan is a n a tio n th a t is d iv id e d b e tw e e n A r a b /
M uslim s in the N orth a nd Black A frica n s in the South.
The Blacks have lon g been n e g le cte d , b ut th e g o v
e rn m e n t is w o rk in g on its p ro b le m .
It w as g oo d to see the la rg e n u m b e r o f Blacks
in clu d e d in President N im e iri's e n to u ra g e — the
o ffic ia l-d e le g a tio n , security a nd the n a tio n 's press.
W e lo o k fo rw a rd to the d a y w h e n o u r President
surrounds h im s e lf this closely w ith Blacks a nd the
o the r m in o ritie s o f this n atio n .
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The b ic y c lin g g ro u p su pp o rte d by th e P ortland
Public Schools a n d a c c o m p a n ie d by th e ir h a rd -rid in g
s u p e rin te n d e n t, R obert B la n ch a rd , is n e a rin g the
h om estretch o f th e ir trip a ro u n d th e State o f O reg on .
This has b e e n an e d u c a tio n a l trip fo r city kids —
rid in g across m ile s a n d m ile s o f desert, v is itin g to w ns
w ith a p o p u la tio n o f tw o , se eing acres o f w h e a t, and
herds o f c a ttle a nd sheep. It sh o u ld g iv e th e m som e
id e a o f th e h ardsh ips e n d u re d by th e ir ancestors w h o
crossed these sam e m o u n ta in s a n d deserts th e hard
w ay.
N o w th e y w ill cycle up th e b e a u tifu l O re g o n coast
a n d see a c u ltu re th a t is e n tire ly d iffe re n t fro m the
o ne th ey le ft.
The rid e w as a b rillia n t id e a , w e h ave o n ly one
re g re t. If the new s stories a re true, the yo u n g p e o p le
a re a c c o m p a n ie d by lo u d speakers b la rin g th e ir
fa v o rite records. It is too bad th e y c o u ld n 't have
e x p e rie n c e d o n ly the d e e p q u ie t o f the desert, the
sound o f the w in d in the trees, th e th u n d e r o f the
surf. They h a v e m issed o ne o f th e g reatest b e n e fits
o f the w ild e rn e s s a n d o f the h isto ry th e y a re a t
te m p tin g to touch.
Another Point of View
Billions riding on it rid in g
ta ke n fro m the D a ily A sto ria n
A lth o u g h th e Senate v o te d to p ostp on e fu n d in g o f
the B -l b o m b e r, th e d ecision m ay n ot su rvive House-
Senate c o n fe re n c e c o m m itte e d e lib e ra tio n s .
The
c o m b in e d pressure o f the m ilita ry a nd d efe nse -sup -
p o rte d in d u s try w ill be a p p lie d to m em bers o f the
c o n fe re n c e c o m m itte e a nd it w ill be h ea vy.
It is n ot so su rp rising th a t the Senate d e c id e d to
p ostp on e u n til n e x t ye ar m a k in g a d e cisio n on
fu n d in g th e ve ry e xp e n s iv e B -l b o m b e r p ro g ra m as
is the u n re le n tin g d e m a n d o f th e P entagon fo r m ore
b om be rs a n d m ore so ph istica te d b om be rs th a t cost
m ore.
A lth o u g h th e re w as a m p le e v id e n c e th a t m assive
b o m b in g d id not b rin g G e rm a n y to her knees in
W o rld W a r II, th e b o m b e r enthusiasts d is re g a rd e d
th a t reco rd a n d d e m a n d e d m ore.
There w as a n o th e r ro u n d o f it in V ie tn a m . M assive
b o m b in g d id not d e te r th e N orth V ie tn a m e se . They
k e p t on c o m in g . Yet, in the fa ce o f th a t u n m is ta k
a b le e v id e n c e , President N ixo n w as p e rsua de d by
th e b o m b e r nuts to step up the b o m b in g o f N orth
V ie tn a m a n d to subject C a m b o d ia to a m assive dose
o f it. The w a r w as n ot sh orten e d nor w e re the term s
fo r d is c o n tin u in g it a ffe c te d in a n y w a y b y the
b o m b in g .
Senators w h o v o te d to ta ke m ore tim e to m a k e the
d ecision w e re p e rsua de d by th e u n d e n ia b le fa c t that
m assive b o m b in g w ill not fo rc e an a n ta g o n is t to
su rre n d e r a n d by th e im m e nse cost o f th e B-l
b o m b e r p ro g ra m .
They w ill nee d p u b lic su pp ort to h o ld th e ir g ro u n d .
The m ilita ry in d u s tria l e s ta b lis h m e n t w ill p ut th e ir
fe e t to the fire . There's b illio n s o f d o lla rs rid in g on
w h a t the Congress fin a lly does a b o u t th e B -l.
Insults
(Cont. from page 1, col. 3)
law from 1946 to 1955 and has held num
erous posts in the British government. In
1972, he was elected President of the
prestigious Mont Pelerin Society.
Vickers told the Observer that he is
contemplating a suit. “The man not only
insulted me, but he insulted the entire
Black community.”
The institute, "The Role of Business in
Society”, is conducted by the Intercolleg
¡ate Studies Institute, Inc., and the Ore-
gon Center for Economic Studies, Oregon
College of Education, and offers graduate
credit at the School of Business of the
University of Portland.
The Observer was not able to contact
Drs. Shenfield and Finster for comment.
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the opinion of the Portland Observer.
by Yvonne Braithwaite Burke
Congresswoman from California
The first time the woman gave the
checker food stamps she was embarrass
ed. She is a white middle class subur
ban housewife.
Her home is worth
$30,000. That is..if there were anyone to
buy it.
l-ooks are deceiving. In Michigan,
where unemployment in the automobile
industry is over ten per cent, there are no
buyers for homes. Families of auto
mobile factory workers living on unem
ployment payments of $135 per week
are grateful for food stamps.
The housewife to whom I wi> taising
had thought that fo<dl stamps were
available only to the long term disad
vantaged, the culturally deprived, the
old or disabled
or to “welfare chisel
ers". She is none of these. Her husband,
however, is unemployed and has been
for over a year. She has two small
children and has been, until now, a
traditional middle class housewife.
How quickly her situation has chang
ed! Now, keeping the utility bills low is
a major family concern. Her grand
mother's meat stretching recipes are
suddenly very useful. Never did she
think she would dread that sign of
healthy growth
outgrown shoes.
But pinching pennies on food, utilities
and clothes doesn't make up the differ
ence when you are struggling to keep a
family ailoat on unemployment checks.
Food stamps keep the family eating.
My housewife friend, however, will
lose the benefit of food stamps under
the administration’s proposed changes
in the Food Stamp Program.
Under the proposed changes only the
families with adjusted gross incomes
under the poverty level will be eligible
for fo<xl stamps. Therefore, an unem
ployed automobile industry who is re
ceiving unemployment benefits of $135
per week will be receiving more than
the established poverty level income
and will not receive food stamps. In my
opinion, this is a grave injustice to
workers who have worked and paid
taxes for many years.
In addition, I do not support the
changes that will require food stamp
recipients to contribute 30 per cent of
their adjusted gross income toward the
purchase of coupons. Currently families
pay an average of less than 25 per cent.
On the other hand, the proposed
changes do simplify the certification
process and reduce the probability of
errors and the spending of program
funds associated with such errors. This
is certainly commendable.
In my opinion, several clear principles
must be incorporated into any reform of
the Food Stamp Program.
These are:
1. Doing away with any need for cash
payments to obtain food stamps. Those
entitled should be given stamps accord
ing to income level. Also, the income
level should not be lowered and large
families should be protected.
2. Working families should be protect
ed with a standard deduction of not less
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(Continued from p. 1, col. 2)
inclusion in the Twelfth Edition of the
"Dictionary of International Biography
1976" (London, England). He holds the
Bachelor of Science degree from West
Virginia State College and the Master of
Science degree in Public Health from
Columbia University's School of Public
Health (College of Physicians and Sur
geons). He has done additional study at
the University of Redlands. He frequent
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the NCOA Board includes Governor Mil
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Downs (Author and Lecturer), General
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Inter Tribal Council of Nevada, The Rev
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incorporate«! into an administrative ef
fort that cuts program “red tape" and
provides for a “watchdog” to oversee
fixxl sum p dispensing organizations.
We must insure that the primary bene
fits of dollars spent on this program go
to those receiving the sUmps.
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than $125 per month.
This deduction should be based on
what a person actually gets rather than
gross income.
3. Receipt of stamps should be based
on one's current income status.
Each of these principles must be
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