Portland Observer Thursday, January 5, 1978 Page 3
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New Year’s Resolution for Smokers
b» l^arry Baker #35021
O.S.P. Carre*,tondent
A» this Correspondent walked through
the cell hlorks of O.S.I*. on New Years
Eve. he rould not help but notiee the
silence instilled on every tier. Although
it was only 9:00 p.m. many cells were
already dark with prisoners asleep
while other prisoners were on their steel
bunks, trying to write a letter home to
family and loved ones. Those who were
not struggling with pen and paper in
hand were found reading books, which
would hopefully distract their minds from
this night. But there were those who
merely just sat and stared off into space
with a look of sadness upon their faces.
On New Years Eve when everyone else
was rejoicing many of these men found
this night just like any other night.
Il was not easy to ask these prisoners
to write for this week's "Behind the
W alls" column, prisoners who are serving
twenty, thirty and fifty years; hi relate
w hat they might be looking forward to in
1978. How do you ask a man doing “Life"
such a question? Each prisoner knows
the importance and value in individual
contributions, to keep this communica
lion open for the people of Oregon and
the outside world.
It is to these men, we, the staff of the
"Behind the Walls" column say “Thank
You."
Our New Years Resolutions will be to
do everything within our power to
expand the "Behind the Walls" column
into as many new spapers in the state - so
that all people may hear the messages,
each week, from these same cells.
With the help received last year from
many of the inmates, O.S.P. Officials, and
the staff of the Portland Observer. WE
WILL NOT FAIL.
For ike year of 1978 I look forward to:
Getting out - getting a job and being
able to walk tall and proud. Robert B.
lo o te r »39745
Relief! Spending high times with my
children, enjoying a woman's companion
ship, swimming, snow, and fresh vege­
tables from my own garden. And to the
growth of greater interest in the health of
our people - cuz the sickness of minds
and bodies has gone far beyond far.
(Karlen Annabury »39861
Many things, but one in particular.
Attending the Junior National Power
Lifting Championship of America, which I
feel I can at present place in the top three
nationally. Permission and custody are
the word or words I look to. William
Re eder »57715
1 would like to see many great things.
But in particular I would like to see a
union of mankind to come together in
peace and love and all be one with God
and infinity. Don J. Penrod Singh. Jr.
1 am really looking forward to marry
ing a young lady that has been very near
and dear to me for the last five years. We
are getting married the 28th of January,
here at O.S.P. It'll be nice after so long of
waiting and hardships to have this
beautiful young lady, Karen J. Schim
mele. become Mrs. William F. Mesplay,
Jr.
(I love you Karen.) William F.
Me*,day »39699
For the year of 1978 I don't look
forward to doing more time in this pit of
hell. Robert Mosqueda »38645
Strengthening my faith in Jesus
Christ, that I may be a better witness to
His Love and Grace. Jaases McHoae
»39399
I look forward to seeing (progressive
people) understanding places like, pri­
sons. etc. And then doing something
about it, like following up the tacit
understanding they freely acknowledge
they possess within themselves. Vince
Carr »36781
My resolution will be a simple one. of a
limited amount, so it will be realistic. 1. I
will work a little harder in the vocational
training that I'm taking, as often as
possible. This will help me to get a job
one day. and be prepared for it. 2. Since
I've got nothing but time to do I’ll work
on my art and guitar talents with a little
more concern. 3. Try to deal with my
problem* more honestly, keeping an open
mind on new ideas. Clark Duggan #39305
SPRING OF.
, am a poet of the morrow
Yet my words speak of the now
I am a poet who's theme changes
As night and day, as the four
winds blow, the four hours of
Time in a seasonal repast -
cal
th
Winter to spring, spring to
fall
fall
to
summer,
And it was in the summer that
the fall really began - or - was
it an awakening to the blindness
existing through time pouring
from a surrealistic knowledge,
instilled and submerged within
the old folks,
beget
decomposition
of a genetic
intelligence
God bless the child that got his
own -
A
physical
death --
Got
his
own
Steed (white horse of hell)
sweet, bitter wine.
Got
his
own
Gun (mind blown power death)
Got
his
own
Rolls Royce, double duce, he's harlem
Chicago (lower east side) Watts
Seeking a comprehension of
All reality without, but instead
found a path leading through
tip
A big voice was silenced -
but ideologies and deeds can
not be shut out -
A
truth is a truth!
«to
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DESIGNERS and ESTIMATORS in the
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• Offices
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• Kitchens
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COMPANY
735 N. Alberta, Portland, Dragon
97117
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against women and the three minority
groups in violation of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the LEAA financing act of 1968,
and the revenue sharing act of 1972.
The department has 1,638 police offi
cers, of whom 94 (5.8 percent) are Blacks,
67 (4.1 percent) are Latino, 20 (1.2
percent) are Asian, and 68 (4.3 percent)
are women, the suit said.
white males, although the standards and
tests have not been shown to be needed
or predictive of successful job perfor
mance.
The suit asked the court to issue
preliminary and permanent injunctions
prohibiting the defendants from con
tinuing to engage in the alleged discrimi­
natory employment practices.
The suit said the defendants have
refused to recruit, hire, assign, and
promote Blacks, Latinos, and Asians on
an equal basis with whites and have
refused to recruit, hire, assign, and
promote women on an equal basis with
men.
It also asked the court to order
affirmative, corrective steps, including a
program to recruit women and members
of the three minority groups, the adop
tion of hiring and promotion goals, and
providing back pay to alleged victims of
discrimination.
In addition, the suit said the defen
dants have used selection standards and
tests in their hiring and promotion
practices that have had a dispropor
tionately adverse impact on women and
the three minority groups, compared to
The suit further asked the court to
order the repayment of revenue sharing
and LEAA funds for any period in which
the defendants are found to have been in
violation of the anti-discrimination provi
sions of those laws.
Dependents of deceased victims are
entitled to the same medical and loss of
income benefits, plus $1,000 for burial
expenses.
The program does not provide compen­
sation for “pain and suffering" or for
property damage.
The 1977 Legislature authorized the
Oregon program and appropriated
$600.000 for compensation payments for
the biennium.
Oregon is the 23rd state to adopt a
compensation program for crime victims.
Fred Meyer
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RESOLVED that I realize I can reach
out for all the help and encouragement I
need. I don't have to go it alone, although
I can if I want. I can also join a group
with others who want to stop smoking. I
can ask for all the help I want from my
family, my friends, my co-workers, and
from the Oregon Lung Association.
Super Shopping Centers
lis
by Julius Snowden #38013
■*
The Department of Justice filed a civil
suit December 22nd, charging that the
San Francisco police department discri­
minate« against Blacks, Latinos, Asians,
and women in employment opportunities.
Attorney General Griffin B. Bell said
the suit was filed in U.S. District Court in
San Francisco, California, against the city
and county and ten officials, including
Police Chief Charles R. Gain.
Filing of the suit automatically sus­
pends Law Enforcement Assistance Ad
ministration (LEAA) funds to the police
department within 45 days unless the
court orders LEAA to continue the
financial assistance.
San Francisco receives about $20 mil
lion a year in revenue sharing funds and
another $1 million a year in LEAA funds,
part of which go to the police department,
the suit noted.
The suit said the defendants pursue
policies and practices that discriminate
Victims of violent crime in Oregon can
now receive help under a new program
Catering to the whims and
which became effective January 2nd.
wishes of an infant systems nutured.
Under the Crime Victims' Compensa
matured on the sweat and blood of others.
tion Program, administered by the State
And it was in the spring of 45 a
Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF), a per
lake grandpa father's father father
hope was born
son can be compensated if the crime-re­
strong in youth, brave, free and proud
and
lated injury results in financial loss of
a psychological
in the motherland, and still after the
more than $250. Dependents of deceased
death
whips
victims are also covered by the program.
chains
began
Victims must nofity law enforcement
slave makers
to develop into
officials of the crime within 72 hours after
a physical
&
its occurrence, according to Jack Parks,
breaker
new
program director for SAIF.
John Hopkin -
birth
Parks said there are not income limits
A dream running through
io determining who is eligible for com
fields of yesterday - now
pensation, but other fmancial resources
graveyards of today
such as insurances for medical or disabi­
the
and
lity benefits will be deducted from
good ship hope
the dead
amounts paid out of crime victims’ com­
was and is still
crying
pensation. Victims can be compensated
a reality
up to $23,000.
to
of
be
Parks said police officers will play a
time........
set
key role in relaying information about the
free
program to victims.
Time, like the hands
“Law enforcement officials will issue
on a clock continue
Running through fields of
wallet cards to victims which explain if
to move,
yesterday, chasing tomorrow
they qualify and whom to contact," Parks
yet
realities -
said. District Attorneys and hospitals
one day it stopped! Only
have also been alerted to the program.
for a moment
steel bars and cement walls
Benefits under the Crime Victims'
but -
are still
Compensation program include up to
it stopped -
a
$10,000 for medical expenses: wage loss­
it stopped for Coltrain
man made
es up to $200 a week with a maximum of
it stopped for Jimi Hendricks
hell!
$10,000 and up to $3,000 for rehabilita­
it stopped for Lady Day
tion.
Satchmo
Malcolm
King
Johnathan
George
it stopped for Garvey
Nat Turner
Otis
Sam Cooke
it even stopped for Miss Birdsong,
man!
choose how to become a non smoker in
my own way.
RESOLVED that 1 know deep down I
can change my behavior and smoking
patterns
if I want to enough. I am
convinced quitting smoking is one of the
best things I can do for myself and those I
love.
State program aids crime victims
fields
of
unknown
words, people, places, faces of
no
names.
ath is for
real
the air they must breathe.
RESOLVED that I will take seriously
the future effects of my continued smok
ing, that 1 will ponder the impact on my
life of the possibility of developing severe
lung disease or heart distress. I will allow
myself to imagine the effects of such a
disability
or my early death
on all
those who love me.
RESOLVED that 1 will find out lor
myself just how easy or how hard it is for
me to quit smoking. Many people quit
smoking several times, and each time
they are actually practicing becoming
nonsmokers. Others can quit once and
make it stick. I can select bits and parts
of a whole variety of techniques and
Justice Department charges SF police department
passed along
the line and rhine of
life
A truth man -- an undeniable truth!!!
surpassing the understanding
surrounding a journey where
self crawled within self,
The American Lung Association offers
these suggestions for smokers to start
any day or every day of the new year.
RESOLVED that I deride here and
now to make a commitment to my own
body and health and to give myself the
respect I deserve.
RESOLVED that I know I can take
steps to adopt more positive lifestyles to
celebrate life and promote my wellbeing.
I recognize that becoming a non smoker
is one of those lifestyles.
RESOLVED that I will consider the
adverse effects of my smoking on all
those around me at home, at work, in
public places, with friends
and I will
make a greater effort to avoid polluting
PORTLAND - Joint Federal-State
taxpayer assistance is being offered in
Portland, Eugene, and Salem this year.
Originated in these three cities in 1975,
this program provided joint assistance to
over 40,000 Oregonians last year.
The service will be available from
January 3rd through April 15th, accord
ing to Ralph B. Short, Internal Revenue
Service District Director for Oregon, and
John J. Lobdell, Director of the Oregon
Department of Revenue.
The offices for this joint assistance are
located at 1220 S.W. Third Avenue.
Portland; 596 Cottage Street, N.E., Sa
lem; and 211 E. Seventh, Eugene. Tax
payer assistance will be provided in
Portland, Eugene, and Salem, Monday
through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
Your nearby Fred M eye r Super S hopping C enter is fille d w ith "P e o p le -P le a sin g ”
services to m ake yo u r s h op ping m ore p le asa nt. W id e, spacious aisles, frie n d ly
h e lp fu l clerks and u ndercover p arcel lo a d in g are just som e o f th e "P eo ple -P le a s­
in g " services to you. P lus...everyday lo w prices on thousands o f item s you use and
need e v e ry d a y h e lp lo w e r yo u r cost o f liv in g .
Because w e 're open 9 a m. to 10 p.m . d a ily , in c lu d in g Sunday, you can shop
w h e n you WANT to, not w h e n you HAVE to. C om e in a n y tim e and "fu n s h o p " in a
pleasant, re la x e d atm osphere.
.
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P a r k
. In te r s ta te
P e n in s u la
N.E. Killingsworth at Union
n . Lombard at Interstate
6 8 5 0 N. Lombard
Plenty o f Free a n d Easy P arking
Open 9 am to 10 pm daily, including Sunday.
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