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Portland Observer
Thursday. August 26th 1976
Black Stadias announces classes
Minority contractor* suo stato, federal highway
T he Northw est M inority Contractors
Association. represented by its executive
director. Eugene Jackson, has filed suit in
U.S. District Court against W illiam T .
Coleman. Secretary ot Transportation;
N o rb ert T . Tiermann. Federal Highway
Administration; L. E. Lybecker, Main
lenance director; G. L Green. Oregon
Division Administration; Ellis C. Caason.
Region X Civil Right Director; Rubert A.
Burro. Oregon S U U Departm ent of
TranspcrU tion Director; F . B. Klaboe,
Chief of Operations. S U U Departm ent of
TransporUtion; and H. S. Coulter, S U U
Highway Engineer.
Coulter. S U U Highway Engineer.
The suit alledges that $92.000 was allo­
cated by the Federal Highway Adminis­
tration to the S U U of Oregon to develop
m inority participation in highway con
struction. Of that amount. $70,000 was
paid jointly U the Associated General
Contractors and the Urban Indian Pro
E U G E N E JAC K S O N
gram to train asphalt rakers.
The suit charges that no effort was
made to solicit the imput of the North­
west M inority Contractors Association or
any other minority contractor or group.
The position of asphalt raker is one fo
the poorest positions in highway building
and. according io Jackson, will be phased
out by mechanisation.
The remainder of the money, $22.000.
was returned to the Federal Highway
Commission.
Jackson has learned that funds are
available (or minority participation d ur­
ing the coming fiscal year, but has not
been contacted regarding iU use.
The suit asks that the court enjoin the
defendenU from dispursing any of the
funds allocated for minority training until
after the suit is tried and sakes for inter­
vention of the court in the use of the
funds.
Jackson said the suit was filed as a last
resort, that he has been u lk in g with
s U U and federal highway personnel for
over tw o yars attem pting U insure that
the minority training money was used to
benefit minorities. **1 spent $2.000 U go U
Washington and talk to Coleman and I've
tried to U lk to Ellis Casson. but we don't
seem to be getting anywhere." He said
his only concern is insuring that federal
money set aside for minority training or
participation is used for thst purpose.
Members of the Northwest M inority
Contractors Association, Inc., participât
ing in the suit are; W endell Brown, dba
Mustang Building Company; Carl Brews­
ter. dba Accent Carpet Service; Baldwin
Sanitary Service. Inc.; Pacific landscape
Contractors. Ltd., Edw in L Wilson. D.
Harrison, B. McKenney. W illard Harris,
M artines General Construction Company.
Inc., and Ernest Rivas. Cascade Roofing
and Asphalt Company.
The Grand Jury investigating condi
tions and management of Rocky Butte
Jail has commended the staff of the Cor­
rections Division for iU efforts to provide
adequate care for inmates, but made re-
commendations for improvements.
The
investigation
stemmed
from
charges of abuse of inmates on July 3rd
and allegations that similar abuses were
not uncommon.
The G-and Jury, after interviewing 27
persons including inmates and touring
the facilities, found that the inmates re­
ceive adequate care in most instances.
They did. however, question w hether the
pyrt-tim e medical staff is adequate since
about one-third of the individuals re­
questing medical treatm ent are seen by a
doctor.
A serious concern of the Grand Jury is
the mental health of persons without
known psychological problems. Although
some recreation is offered - television,
library, telephones - tensions result from
a lack of regular activities.
Care of persons w ith psyciotric pro­
blems was found to be inadequate. The
Grand J ury recommended providing a
tem porary isolation area for persons w ith
The Grand Jury found that provision
ary employers are used extensively and
that they often are hired after a brief
interview and assigned immediately. A
recommendation was made to use more
refined methods of hiring - preliminary
testing and a background check - and to
provide basic training before assignment.
One contributing factor to the break­
down in communication was found to be
the lack of a procedure manual for correc­
tion officers.
Although in-service training has been
neglected in all areas, the Grand Jury
was most concerned about lack of train
ing in psychology and human inter-rela­
tionships. Training of new officers is pri­
marily done bp a “coach“ who is respon­
sible for supervising him. Extension
training of these "coaches" was recom
mended.
Investigating charges of abuse, the
Grand Jury found several specific cases
that were verified. O ther charges were
not corroborated due to lack of specific
information.
One incident which was verified in­
volved an inmate who was handcuffed,
taped across the mouth and head, and left
for three hours without suprvision.
Another inmate was chained and taped
and placed in an isolation area., while in
that condition, he was maced.
In June, an inmate was stripped and
placed in a bare cell all day. Another
inmate was placed in the cell and when
they both continued to yell, they were
sprayed w ith a water-filled fire extin­
guisher.
On July 3rd, was the much publicised
case of four inmates being chained, nude
in the cell and sprayed with water.
The Grand Jury found that each super­
visor has the authority to use physical
control when he sees fit and that there is
a lack of guidelines on the use of physical
control.
The Grand Jury recommended against
the use of some of the measures now
commonly used at Rocky Butte: 1) that
night sticks not be routinely carried in
the ja il but be reserved for a riot situa­
tion; 2) that chains be used only to pre­
vent an inmate from doing harm and
w ritten guidelines for their use be issued;
3) that adhesive tape be used as a last
resort and only w ith medical personnel
present; 4) that mace not be used: S) that
stripping be used only for purposes of
search or in ease of serious suicide threat;
6) that w ater hoees be used only in poten­
tially dangerous group situations.
The Grand Jury felt that offers of fi­
nancial settlement to the four inmates
involved in the July 3rd incident were
made without proper reflection. The
Grand Jury questioned the thoroughness
of the investigation by the corrections
administration which resulted in the te r­
mination of the officers involved. They
felt i! these officers were guilty of infrac­
tions. others were also. The Grand Jury
did not find evidence to indict any indi­
vidual.
Andrew Young heads Demo voter registration drive
The Democratic National Committee
has announced th a t Georgia Representa­
tive Andrew Young w ill head its 1976
National V oter Registration D riv e to add
more than a million new voters to their
ranks for the up-coming national elec­
tions. Repeesentative Young was joined
by the forty-four member National Cam­
paign Steering Comm ittee and the
Party's Presidential candidate, Jimmy
C arter, in a w alk through downtown Loa
Angeles to speak to potential new voters
and conduct on-the-street registration.
The articulate and immensely popular
Georgia Legislator w ill be supported by
the celebrity studded C a rte r Mondale
Steering Committee and a Voter Regis­
tration Task Force which w ill have as one
of its co-chairpersons California Repre­
sentative Yvonne Burke. A b o named to
the Task Force b D e tro it M ayor Cobman
Young and Latino representatives M ir­
iam Crux of the Office of the M ayor of
Chicago and Hank Lacayo of Detroit's
Solidarity House.
The Democratic V o ter Registration
D riv e is concentrating on door-to-door
contact and an extensive media blitz in
reaching unregistered voters. A you th/
collegiate division w ill direct a hard-hit­
ting campaign to a ttrac t the 18-25 voting
age population. The D N C V o ter Registra
tion Project w ill also join w ith on going
voter registration efforts and encourage
the participation of Black and Latino or­
ganizations as an integral aspect of the
campaign strategy.
Blacks, women, and other minorities
have been Upped for other key roles
including the National D irector of the
V o ter registration Project S ta ff who is
the form er Chief adm inistrator of the
D N C s Spanbh-Speaking A ffairs D iv i­
sion, Joseph W . Aragon. In announcing
other staff appointees already a t w ork in
the Washington. D.C . headquarters, A r ­
agon noted Black D etro it attorney Louis
Lee and former Federal Elections Com­
mission special assisunt, Fran Voorde
who have both been named to Deputy
D irector positions for the project. The
D N C has also draw n on the Black com­
m unity in identifying tw o of iU four re­
gional coordinators who will direct field
operations, in selecting Cecelia Jacovich
and Harold Sye; and the Latino commun­
ity w ith L u u Lauredo detailed from the
Mayor's Office of Miami.
Funds for the program come from the
Democratic National Committee's con­
tinuing solicitation of small contributions
from the American public, with additional
monies e-'- marked for campaign work
shops and a pbnned get-out-the-vote
drive for the Novem ber election.
Several weeks ago. former Georgia
Governor, C arter had joined his running-
mate Senator W a lte r M ondab and the
D N C in bringing together a cross-section
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In the course of the project, develop
ed under the guidance of the late Letitia
W . Brown. Professor of American Hia
tory and Civilisation at The George
Washington U niversity and member of
the Advisory Board of the Schlesinger
Lib rary, interviews w ill be conducted
with women educators, businesswomen,
entertainers, w riters, artists, social
workers, community organizers, religious
leaders, and women in politics, govern­
ment, and health professions. In ter
viewees will be older Black women most
of whom began their involvement in civic
and professional activities prior to the
1930's, and whose contributions and
achievements have resulted in the im­
provement of the quality of life for Black
people.
The project w ill be under the direction
of an Advisory Committee whose mem
bers include: Professor M argaret W alker
Alexander, Jackson State College; the
Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke.
U.S. House of Representatives; Marcia
Greenlee, graduate student. George
Washington University: Professor Elsie
Lewis, Hunter College, City University of
New York; D r. Dorothy Porter, retired
director of the Moorland Spingarn Re
search Center, Howard University; P ro
feasor M argaret Rowley, Head of the
History Departm ent. Atlanta University;
M uriel Snowden, C o D irecto r, Freedom
House. Boston; and Professor Merze
Tate. Howard University.
The interviews will be conducted by
graduate students at different colleges
and universities under the supervision ol
members of the Advisory Committee.
The interviews will be transcribed at the
Schlesinger Library where the manu
scripts and other supporting documents
tion will be housed for research use.
Copies of the transcripts will also be
deposited at a selected number of Black
colleges and universities throughout the
country.
The final selection of the women to be
interviewed will be made by the Advi­
sory Committee, whose members wel­
come suggestions of possible inter
viewees as well as information on other
oral history projects in similar areas.
Suggestions can be sent to Patricia M.
King. Director of the O ral History Pro­
ject, or Betty 8. Leonard. Coordinator of
the Black Women Oral History Project.
The Schlesinger Library. 3 James Street.
Cambridge, Maas. 02138.
September Sickle Cell mouth
There b , thia summer, s new program
for low income people, especially low-in­
come seniors. This program is called the
M etro Area Gleaning Project and b a
joint effort of the Community Action
agencies in Multnomah, Washington.
Clackamas, and Columbia Counties.
Farm ers donate th e ir crops after the
commercial harvest is finished. Low-in­
come peopb in the project then pick the
field for their families and one senior
citizen or disabled person. AU this is free
to the seniors and the low income per­
sons.
T he program has been a whopping sue
cess in Washington County lor three
years, and sU things point to an even
better program thia year.
F o r more information, call the Portland
M e tro p o lita n S te e rin g C o m m itte e,
288-8391. or w rite to 220 N .E . Rusaell St.
Brown
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Stores In Town|
President M itin a Horner announces
that Radcliffe College has received a two-
year grant from The Rockefeller Founda­
tion in the amount of $98,700 to support a
biographical oral history project on the
lives of Black women. The grant will be
administered by The Schlesinger L i­
of national foaders to form a Campaign
Steering Committee which would assist
in developing and ezecutlng strategies
for the up-coming elections. Named to
that group were Black elected officials:
September b National Sickle Cell
Representative Yvonne Burke of Califor
Month. I f the need to have such a month
nia; Gary, Indiana M ayor, Richard
seem surprising, then that is precisely
Hatcher. Representative Barbara Jordan
why the National Association for Sickle
of Texas: D etro it M ayor Coleman Young,
Cell Disease, Inc., has designated thia
and Democratic National Committee
period to focus on aickb cell activities. To
Vice Chairman, Basil Paterson, who also
paraphrase M ark Tw ain, the reports of
serves as Chairman of the Caucus of
the conquest of sickb cell disease have
Black Democrats. Additional minority
representation b reflected by the partici­ been greatly exaggerated.
S ickb cell anem b b an inherited blood
pation of Arizona Governor Raul Castro,
disease which affects Bbck people pri­
sbo Co-Chairman of the National Aseoei
marily. One out of ten Bbck persona has
ation of Latino Democratic Officials;
been estimated to possess the aickb cell
M arifo Hernandes o f the Amigos de Car­
tra it, and approximately one out of 400
ter, and CarmeUa Lucayo, National E xe­
Blacks has sickb cell anem b. The prob-
cutive Director of the National Aaaoeia
bm s poaed by sickb cell dbease are just
tion of Spanish-speaking Elderly, who
as p re v a b n t u they have ever been, but
were also named to the Committee.
public interest and media coverage are on
Crop ready
Get in the swing
the Registration and Records window in
the lobby of Neuberger Hall on the PSU
campus. To participate in advance regia
tration. a student must fill out and return
the course request form to PSU by Sep­
tember 10th. A class assignment ache
dule. along with a bill for tuition and fees,
will be mailed shortly thereafter.
Students who don't participate in ad
vance registration, or who are not satis­
fied with their class assignments, may
register fur classes on general registra
tion — add/drop day. Friday. September
24th. Registration takes place from 8:00
a.m. to 700 p.m. in the main gymnasium
of the PSU Health and Physical Educa­
tion Building, southwest Ninth and Hall.
Fall term day and evening classes be
gin Monday, September 27th. The last
day to enroll tor classes without incurring
a late fee is October 4th. The last day to
register for classes is October 22nd.
For more information on fall term reg
istration, call 229-3412.
Oral History focuses oa womea
Grand Jury recommends jail changes
recognised and uncontrollable psychotric
and emotional conditions.
The Grand Jury found a serious lack of
adm inistrative guidelines and lack of
communication among different levels of
authority in the Corrections Division.
The evidence collected by the Grand Jury
indicates that the jail is controlled by the
sergeant on duty for each shift and these
persons act independently without ade­
quate rules and guidelines for effective
operation. The Grand Jury recommended
closer supervision and tigh ter guidelines
of daily operations and the addition of
more supervisory personnel.
The Black Studies Program at Portland
State University, now operating under
the new School of Urban Affairs at PSU.
is offering ten classes fall term which may
be of interest to the public.
Featured
classes
include;
Black
Women in America, which will be an
in depth study of the role of Black women
in American History; Black Political
Figures, which will examine the influ
ences and goals of Black political figures:
and A fro American History, which will
examine the history of Blacks in America
beginning in the colonial period.
Other classes are: A ffirm ative Action
Workshop. Blacks in Mass Communica
lions. Introduction to Black Studies.
Black Economic Experience. Urban Field
Research. Black City Politics, and Black
Literature.
Advance registration for fall term
classes is open now and continues
through September 10th. Tim e schedules
and course request forms are available at
the wane.
W h ib it b true that great strides have
been made in improving the quality of life
for persons w ith sickb cell disease, much
remains to be done. The need for visible
vocal public support of quality sickb cell
programming is greater than ever.
The failure to maintain the momentum
which marked the emergence of sickb
cell disease as a prime concern of the
Black community less than a decade ago,
has ominous implications lor all of us.
Public awareness is one of the moot
important weapons in the fight to over­
come any problem, and it is doubly impor­
tant when that concern is a major health
problem.
The consistent, sustained support of an
alert and informed public w needed to:
- Make certain that local, state and
federal agencies adequately fund pro­
grams and services for persons with
sickb cell disease.
- Enable established sickb cell pro­
grams within the Bbck community to
continue programs and services.
- Develop screening and education
programs which will enable our young
peopb to make informed decisions in
their own best interests on matters such
as marriage and child Searing.
- Encourage research in the detection
and treatm ent of sickb cell disease.
The Black community has much to gain
from the continued impetus of the sickb
cell diseise program. O f prime impor­
tance is the conquest of a disease which
has had a great impact on the lives of
Bbck peopb, but equally important to us
is the stimulus of participating in a sue
cessful program developed and conducted
within and by the Bbck community. The
expertise and techniques that brought
the sickb cell movement th b far will be
equally effective when applied to other
health, socbl or economic problems with
our communities.
The job is not yet done; the battle is
not yet won. During September each of
the N A S C D affiliate organizations will be
conducting sickb cell awareness pro­
grams within their communities to re­
mind us how far we have come and how
far we have yet to go.
Peggy Joseph
New York Life Ins. Co.
(Continued from p .l col. 3)
Since 1908
life here."
Adolph b Interested in practically all
sports. He plays tennb and golf and
swims. He b an avid fan of baseball, and
track. Like everyone else, he b waiting to
see how the Blazers do th b year. "The
character of all teams has changed with
the acqubition of new pbyera and the
m erger of tw o league*. W e will have to
w a it at least ten games to see how all the
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