previously aesig
^ .fru tth en u h lir. Tbs task is ant an assy
day. Tbs Oregon
L s g b b tiv s In fo rm a ta « S y*tem * (O L IS I
Yowg
It appears that the Democrats in the Senate are
working hard to insure that a Republican governor is
elected in 1978
This Senate President Jason Boe and some of his
committee chairmen have effectively locked up
Governor Straub's legislation in committee- then
accused him of doing nothing to meet the state s
needs.
This would be expected for Senator Victor At'Y®h
and other Republicans who are eagerly waiting for a
chance to unseat Stroub. But it is not behavior that
should be expected from the Democratic leadership,
even if ’hey too ore seeking the governship.
Senator Boe has nearly complete control in the
Senate He could demonstrate his great talents and
concern for the people of Oregon by expediting the
legislation he controls—if he has those talents and
concerns.
h ,s unfortunate that one person holds so much
power Perhaps the terms of a Senator con serve as
Senate President should be limited, just as the terms
served by the Governor and other state officials are
limited.
When we Jason Boe's name on the ballot two
years hence, we must stop and wonder about his
accomplishments in the 1977 legislature.
to a b ill to clarify proce
dure» fo the candidates fifing system for
has the task cf gathering i
providing it to tbs public.
Representative Barbara Jordon this weekend
charged the U.S. news media with conspiring against
U.S. Ambassodor to the United Nations Andrew
Young
h's true that the media has continuously tumped
on Young's statements and hove already labeled
him as a loose-talker, constantly putting his foot in
his mouth.
Some of Young's statements regarding racism and
racists might not have been very diplomatic, but
racism's not a very diplomatic sub|ect.
Young's
reference to Britain's role in the slave trade and its
current discrimination ogainst its Black citizens is
certainly not new. The subject is not to be discussed
publically among polite company
It is refreshing to have an ambassador who is
honest and outspoken, who is not afraid to speak out
ogainst injustice whether it is perpetuated by our
friends or our so-called enemies.
We have to wonder where this critical press was
when Moynihan was shooting off his mouth,
insulting the Third World nations.
Andy Young seems to only hove mode one
mistoke-he's Black.
O U S performs a »umber of
Probably the most familiar is tbs
bill rotrisval system.
T ea
terminals troughout t h e Capi
< *tu s
tot have instant
and the complete ORS
K w h evening the information is
______plans are underway to have the
Oregon Constitution added to the term i
nal system by the end of this week.
O ther services include publication of
the Doily Calendar and the W eekly
Indexes and Digests, the Advance T ext
M a n a g e m e n t System (A T M S ), for use by
Lngiafouve Counsel in the drafting and
editing n itid is and the preparation of the
conflict reports, also used by Legislative
As a result of the services provided by
O L IS . the Legislature b a b b to save the
Three young lodies -Brenda Knapper, L ucretia
Fuller and Karen Mathis must be commended for
their onnual endeavor to bring a worthwhile project
to the community's little girls.
The Junior Miss Black Oregon Project offers young
ladies—ages 8 to 13 years-the opportunity to meet
new friends, learn to speak before and audience,
gam confidence and poise. Besides all of that—they
have fun.
The Observer is proud to have participated in the
pageant ogoin this year by sponsoring one of the
candidates—Junior Miss Block Oregon of 1977, Kim
Anderson. We congratulate Kim, her parents, and all
the participants in the pageant.
(Continued from
1 cot 4)
Hayhurst Elem entary School.
K im is a lover of sports.
h r week in a va riety of activities.
P rim ary among them are gymnastics,
swimming and soft ball. Kim is taking
piano lessons and loves art.
Finalists in the contest w ere Kim
M atthew s. T r a d Crewe, Susan Anderson.
Randi Fuller and Starts Glass.
O ther contestants included Kim berly
Dishman. ArdeUa Richardson. Judith
McCall. K im Love. Patrice Lfora. Deens
Ford. Stacy Thompson. A m ber W illiam s
and Ann M arie Riggins.
Coordinator for event was Ms. Brenda
Knapper. Assistant coordinators were
Ms. Laverne D a v b . Ms. Lucretia Fuller
ROLE OF THUMB
io tko
An open letter to Gilcrease
P L E A D N O T G U IL T Y
remembered
' 'b e t
correctly,
i th a t it was your agency
which brought many off the street cor
ners and welfare to classrooms to obtain a
some of our
G .E.D . and a college degree so that they
may hold a respectable office position,
carry a registered nurse's license, or
teach in our public schools. Fwndfog cut
Let some of our grandparents be your
court reporters for whom you repaired or
developed a decent housing program, as
you fought government to increase their
Social Security checks to t r y and meet
the standards of living conditions in
Oregon, even provided funds far some to
receive a decent funeral and bunai.
Let some of our brothers be your
jailers, to whom you've up-graded and
have made them respectable w ith owner
ship of fine automobiles, nice clothes and
good credit by your assistance in obtain
ing a small business loan and common
sense instead of following some of us
through doper's land, burglar s row and
murder's streets into this physical and
psychological state of down fall, eon
trolled by rusty bars and cold solid grey
walls for years and years to come. I t was
our brothers and sisters who went
the^ following
fathers
be your
attorneys to swear to your doors never
being closed to a man searching for the
opportunity for a decent job in employ
ment for a decent wage.
W h ib you
fought labor and management tooth and
nail for that privilege, day after day.
moot after month, year after year and
Let some of our sisters be your bailiffs
unnoticed too the night you invited them
to your A w ard dinnet and the Sheraton
Hotel for a m ere S12.00~and no doubt the
profits would most likely be recycled
beck into the community for a w orthy
cause-like continuing funding. So w hat if
Cleveland Gilcrease wears a diamond
ring on his finger, at least it isn't on his
So. Cleveland Gilcrease, Portland
Metropolitan Steering Comm ittee and
Staff:
Plead “N ot G uflty" and aak for a ju ry
trial.
(Signed by 57 0 . 8 J*, prisoners»
Let some of our children and babies be
your witnesses to the avenues you have
opened for adequate health and n u tri
tional programs a t w hat ever else it has
Support Andy
Let the silent voices defend your
actions. There are no rich people here at
the Oregon State Penitentiary.
L et some of us be yon ju ry , a ju ry or
your peers. Knowledgeable of many of
the services you've provided to the
Albina community and others.
The Oregonian newspapers may never
print this- Kent Ford may never read
this, but we know this W E T H E U N
D E R S IG N E D . regret the day upon our
release from prison to return to Albina or
our respective Portland communities to
walk up to your fron doors, only to m e a
sign -C LO SED
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Any other m aterial throughout the paper is the opinion of the
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the opinion of the P o rtia»
N N A 1973
M y hat b off to Andrew Young.
I t b interesting to listen and read the
c ritic is m d ire c te d a t A m bassad or
Andrew Young for speaking the tru th . I
have noticed prominent news media
personalities and journalists taking shots
at him for not following the traditional
lise as he relates to the racism and
oppression in Africa and elsewhere. I t b a
refreshing thing to hear someone in high
levels of government speak out and speak
boldly about what is happening on the
world scene.
It is tru e that South Africa is an illegal
government as it is constituted today.
Haw can one call it legal when less than
.tw enty percent of the inhabitants keep
tiore than eighty percent in slavery?
Certainly this is nor considered to be a
legal government in the Democratic
sense of the word.
Certainly M r. Young has the right to be
angry. A fte r all some of those people
may be his roots. W e know what slavery
is all about and it doesn't m atter how
much the politicians try to white wash
things, it still remains slavery. Hopefully
one of these days, the peopb of this
country will recognise this fact and
protest against this evil,
I personally like M r. Young's s ty b .
A fte r all. what has the traditional s ty b
done for Black and other m inority peopb
in this country?
Right-on Ambassador' Hang in there
and tell it like it b!
York
The House Social Services committee
is considering this week a bill to give the
Uniform V eh icb Code i
I f a person under arrest refuses to submit
te a chemical test, evidence of refusal
shall be *d™»—«hl» in any civil or i
action which resulted w h ib the
was driving a motor vehicb w h ib
the indluence of alcohol or drug*. As it
now. 23 states do not have
on the subject. 15 states have
sdfically allowing ths refusal of
ad 7 states (including Oregon)
have law * prohibiting the urn of refusal
as evidence. The problem which arises
from the b w in Oregon is th at if aa
individual w h ib D U I injured another
civilian th at person would not be a b b te
provide evidence that the d rive r
Child killed
On Monday evening. A pril 25th, b ttb
Andrea H a rris was struck by an a n te
mobile near N o rth Chautauqua and Co
lumbia Boulevard.
A ttem p ts by the
medical staff a t the Emanuel Hospital te
save her life proved fu tib .
A ndrea had gone on a swimming outing
w ith other youth in her church. Marana
that. H e r father. J e rry H arris, was the
supervisor at the group.
A ndrea was nine years old.
She
attended Smith Elem entary School. She
was an active member in her Sunday
school class and her Church Youth Group
and choir. She was the daughter of M r.
and M rs. Je rry H arris. H e r remains can
be viewed at Vann's Funeral Home.
T h e fam ily requests th at instead of
giving flow er*, a donation be given to the
Andrea H a rris Memorial Fund. Dona
tions can be sent to the M aranatha
Church. 1222 N .E . Skidmore S treet.
Portland.
I
Publishers
Association
tive Inform ation. The toll free num ber b
1 £ 0 0 4 5 2 0 2 9 0
under the influanew* bBCSUBB © vh J cocg
of a breath test b not
F or exam pb . if a person
accepted.
to take a polygraph test one
would be th at the individual
is not telling the tru th . N o t allowing
evidence such as thia would be unfair to
the victim because th ere would be no
proff that the d n v e r wai
Relating to SB262
I f you have any spe<
ro u tin g to th e subject above pfai
w rite:
Senator W illiam McCoy
S209 State Capitol Bldg
Salem. Oregon 97310
O r call Toll F ree - 1-800-482-0290.
Arthur Ashe
(Continued from page 1 eoL 8)
Don't
Giovannis and E a rl Graveses,
w orry: w e w ill still be a b b te
dance and run and jum j
anyone else.
H l never forget how proud my grand
mother was when I graduated fossa«
U .C .L .A . in 1966. N ever mind the Davis
Cup in 1968, 1980 and 1970. N e ve r mind
the Wimbledon t it b . Forest H ills, etc. To
this day. she still doesn't know w hat
W hat m attered to her was th a t of h r
more than 80 children and grandchildren.
1 was the first to be graduated
college, and a famous college at
Somehow. th at made up for all
floors she scrubbed all those years.
Arthur Aabe b 38 years aid. H e i
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ALFRED L HENDERSON
the
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of a
who
Fam ily Services Division, it 1
the title of administrators to
director», and it establishes aa seco
from the General Fund to bo used by
Departm ent of Human Resources.
Kimbley
ffiwn I
Cleveland Gilcrease. Portland Metropoi
rt.n Steering Committee and Staff:
Plead not guilty and aak for a guilty
trial. L et many of our mothers be your
judges to the leadership and services you
have provided in human needs through
out the Albina area as well as « h e r
communities in Portland. There are still
a great number of people around here
who remember your accomplishments
during the heavy snows in 1966 and "70 s,
when you came into the Albina poverty
target area to ease out starving pains and
hungry stomachs.
W onder just bow
many of us would be alive today if your
employees had not delivered right to our
front door steps free oil, wood, blankets
and food during those hard times.
If
intention to run for office.
The bill is intended to alleviate
binds of problems caused in the
Presidential election by the addition
public official's name to the ballot
for office.
which ru b s are
Senate Bill 8 places the
w ith the D irector to f
to govern all divisfons.
The hill w ill accomplish a number
other thing*. I t changes the name of I
Public W elfare Division to the A d u lt
Senator McCoy report*
year, people driving under the
______
of alcohol represented about
I/lO th of 1 percent of the licensed d r i ve rs
fo Oregon. “Y et. they w ere responsible
for a substantial portion of the traffic
deaths.' Peopb are endbsaly instructed
not to drive w h ib under the influence of
Nouethebas. in 1976 th ere w ere
17,048 arrests far driving under the
influence D U I in Oregon.
Interesting
enough, of the 17.048 arrested, 4.360 had
been arrested at b ast once w ithin the le ft
five years for D U I and 4J 0 3 of these
refused to take the breath test.
The
Congratulations!
public office.
Tbs bill. H B 2770. sponsored by tfio
_____probably w ill bo amended to
a candidate to petition the Secre
ta ry of State for the removal of the
candidate's name from the ballot.
The current law allows the Secretary
of State to add the name of an individual
recognised only by the
as a possible candidate,
rather than actual notification o f the
to the ifivisioos-
Tbe bill. Senate B01 8, expands
powers of the D irector to shift
and staff, as w ell aa draft
r~iiif]w At ttie Dreee
b responsible for th e ir own set of
When tw o or more divisions must
they are faced w ith th e I
other areas 0 8 .0 0