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H ate4 Portland Observa lhursda>. June 22, 19?» ¿g» — Behind the wall L a m Baker »XM» O S F C .r r r ^ e a é . A young. «tractive, Black woman. M ichelle H a rp e r, suddenly became alarmed and tense as she sat listening to the young Black man across from her in the large cirde o f inmates in a crowded class on the Education Floor inside O .S .P . ‘ 'I 'd just as w d l be dead, as to try and do these forty years the judge sen tenced m e ,” he expressed, “ and especially »ben I am not guilty.” As Michelle’s eyes slowly moved about the room, looking into the faces o f other prisoners, it was plain to see many o f their eyes related the same message Among the 28 prisoners, also su three distinguished guests who like Michelle, had been invited to this dialogue on 'legislative procedures and c h il rights’ — C harles J o rd a n , C ity C o m missioner, Portland: W illiam Ruther ford, S u te Representative. M c M in n ville; and Melinda Austin. Attorney « law, Newberg. This two hour session on the evening o f June 14, 1978 was supervised by Ron M artin, a prison counselor, who had volunteered his evening so that such a session could take place. Jordan, who was appointed by the Por.land City Council in 1973, had become the city’ s First Black com- nussooa. and also had successfully campaigned fo r re-election again in 1974 and 19 M . Having once been the Director o f the Portland M odel Cities Program, prior to the commissioner's position. Jordan has fought fo r equal justice for minorities and fair represen ta tio n in M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty . Therefore he is very much aware o f the problems the prisoners spoke about regarding the Oregon criminal justice system. Just recently the Mayor had appoint ed Jordan to be the 'p o lic e com- missioner' He admitted to the group o f inmates and guests, that all is not perfect within the department, but be will be working very hard to bring •3M 1L about changes. Jordan is ab o the head on to say that many o f the candidates o f many o f the city's residential care running for an elective office are find facilities (half-way houses) th « assist ing it fashionable to throw such topics those »h o « e without lodging and as the 'd e a th p e n a lty * in to th e ir food. speeches as a 'v o te g e tte r’ One o f the prisoners asked Jordan if Melinda Austin, a young attorney, he had ever entertained the thought o f who has been in private practice for sitting down with a group o f inmates to nine months in Newberg, and formerly listen to suggest ions about ho» to solve worked for the Public Defender s O f m an y o f th e p ro blem s th e C o m fic e , was in agreem ent w ith missioner might face with these agen Representative Rutherford However, cies. Jordan stated such an idea would she went on to say that ever though she prove very positive and valid, as long favors “ private visit" rights for wives as the discussion was legitimate and and husbands in prison, she felt th « honest, w ith no game playing. H e the death penalty was a much more welcomed the suggestion. important issue and should be defeated Rutherford, an attorney and a mem « a n y cost. ber o f the ’ L egislature’ s Judiciary As this O .S .P . Correspondent sat Com mittee,* explained how the new silently taking notes, he could not help M a tr ix System (sentencing proce but to recall »hat he had jus: read in dures) b ill was enacted and bow it the newspapers poor to coming to this was used as a bargaining tool against d ia lo g u e session. A Spokane, the death penalty bill in the last session W ashington Superior C o u rt Judge, o f the Legislature. Richard P Guy had stated upon his Rutherford, who says be does not visit to prison, t h « he had found it a favor capital punishment, fears it will •gnm ’ and 'frightening place’ where be a “ hot issue” in the up-coming ‘the strong prey upon the weak.' Guy L egislative session. H e said th at st«ed. “ A lot o f people have the same another trade-off might be necessary look. I t ’s a very hard look to describe. This time with the “ conjugal visit” Perhaps it is a son o f old bey ond years, bdl. a cynicism , a feeling o f fear that One o f the inmates in the group someone’s going to g a you. I t ’s a gray quickly stated, "Why is it t h « in every look, with unnatural lines in the faces. Legislative session the death penalty So many o f them had it .” has always been used as a bargaining W as this the same hard look that tool »hen it comes to the human needs G ary G ilm o re w ore a fte r spending o f incarcerated individuals.” The in many years in this same Oregon Suue mate continued by saying. " H e c k , I'm P eniten tiary? H e . to o . no longer doing a life sentence and I'm not feared the "death penalty". H e was married and have no intention o f doing released back into society, angry with so. But 1 am so sick and tired o f bang the world for bang ’warehoused.’ threatened by the death penalty and D o longer sentences and the con having it always used as a threat or tinual denial o f conjugal visits really bargaining tool, that 1 am going to say protect the public? right no» to everyone: bring on the O r arc we creating more Gilmores’ death penalty , but don’t use it as a tool for the future? t h « will deny a prisoner his human Yes . . . Michelle had every right to needs' and th re a te n his fa m ily ’ s become alarm ed and tense by the stability by trading o ff a 'conjugal' young Black man's statement, because b ill.” someday he would be returning to h a .Another inmate in the session went community. Avoid theft while traveling by William N. Wray A woman’s bag. dangling by a strap from b a shoulder, is an invitation to both ptckpockas and purse snatchers. A bag should be held by a short strap, close to the body. Meek says, but to avoid possible injury, be sure you can l a go o f it quickly if someone grabs it. Y our iuggage. o f course, is a popular target fo r thieves. Travelers too often make the mistake o f leaving it unwant ed “ fo r a just a few seconds” while they buy a newspaper, for example, in a busy term inal. That's ail the tune an alert thief needs .And don’t leave bags or anything else o f value where they can be spotted in your car, even though you are alw ays c a re fu l to keep it locked Store everything in the trunk, where it won't « tra c t unfriendly atten tion Your baggage is very vulnerable in the bustle o f the baggage claim area at the end o f a plane flight. That's why your most im portant valuables should be kept with you in the cabin, in your pockets or carry-on bag. U n fo rtu n ately, you can't consider your hotel or motel room a secure for tress either; there’ s no way to tell whether someone else has a key. When The FBI repons that well over six- miliion cases o f theft take place an nually - one every five seconds - and travelers are a prune target They carry more than the usual amount o f money. th a r valuables are already packed for easy carrying, and their attention is distracted by the sights o f a new city or the problems o f catching a plane. T o safeguard your valuables when you're away from home, police o f ficers suggest these precautions: The first is to take only the cash you will need, and use traveta's checks and credit cards for major expenditures. Even then, don’t keep all your eggs in one basket - distribute your money in different pockets. Keep a couple o f bills loose in your pocket or bag. so you don’t have to display a bulging wallet to buy a postcard. Detective Jack Meeks o f the New Y ork Police D e p a rtm e n t also suggests an o ld - fashioned defense against ptckpockas: a thick rubber band around your wallet that tends to catch in the pocket lining and alert you. . . . UNION OR COMPANY DENTAL INSURANCE is a valuable asset . . . you are inside you can im prove its security considerably if you use a special lock th a t wedges the doo r closed, and there are inexpensive bat tery-powered devices that go under the d o o r an d sound an a la rm i f it is opened When you go out, put your cash and jewelry in the hotel safe, if there is one, or carry them with you. Leaving them in your room is asking for trouble. Every d ty has its safe and unsafe areas, so before you start sightseeing, particularly a f t a dark, ask the hotel desk clerk, chief p o r ta , tourist infor mation or police officer what areas you should av o id . O n ly take o ffic ia lly authorized trips - the "gypsy" cabs t h « cruise many cities might take you for a longer ride than you want. And sad to say, you have to be very much on your guard with any short-term acquaintances you meet, no matter how congenial or attractive they ap pear tobe. Just ta k e these com m on-sense precautions and your trip will be a pleasant memory instead o f another case on the police blotter. The world't largest non-profit scientific and educational m m tutKXi n the National Geo graphic Society, founded m 1888 your health «»A M J. M HXM M J XI I I HI I r i l M lJvtlt i k < i. xixi i imcm « NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED Come in at your convenience PARK FREE-Any Park n Shop Lot HOURS: * '• ■ u S g a x«t»r4at X 3» a W La I p a Dr. Jeffrey BRADY, v M I k l l 4 X X M H II.I x j Dentist t»nk 11 X M l «»kt M » \ TAKE t.I.FX X H lk TOZMltlJNHC Ik ll x I t A l k X M t. I / qA-r - ■ - X . « i . < fo r 4 -H sponsored field trip. a * - n sponsors day camps R e g is tra tio n to r the summe A phone call this week to Urban 4 -H may be the first step to an exciting program should be completed befon summer for your youngster, with ac July 3rd, in o r d a to be eligible for th< entire summer. July 3rd to Augus tivities geared to fun and learning. Beginning July 3rd. from 8:30 to 31st. H o w e v e r, new mem bers an 12:30 p .m ., a program o f day camps, always welcome and are invited 1< tours, sports, dram a, photography and enroll any morning between 8:30 ant 12:30 p.m. creative arts and crafts will be offered Enrollment is open to any child be by Urban 4 -H through the 4 -H C e a ta , 4815 N .E . 7th Avenue. Portland. By tween the ages o f eight and fourteen calling 287-1770 parents or youngsters with the permission o f parents or guar can talk to a staff roonbet about sum dians. 4 -H s ta ff personnel who w ill b< mer enrollment and the time schedule assisting with summer activities this for special events. Transportation will be provided for year include T e rre ll Jenkins, Sally tours throughout the Portland area P u rifo y , K im berley Kim m ons, Lisa and for day camp programs. Among McConnell. Ir a ta M u m ford. W illiam special interest sites to be visited are Sham sud-Din, H anh H o . Stephanie O M S I, P itto c k W a te r S a n c tu a ry , Cole, Royce H ardy. The staff is under the direction o f Ira Police Academy. The G rotto, Tryon Creek and Portland Zoological G ar D . M u m fo rd , extension agent. 4 -H dens. T h e to u rs w ill c o n tin u e permanent staff includes Betty Hardy, Patty Baum and Norm a Thor sen. throughout July and August. Co-op workshop A free workshop fo r parents in terested in sating up mini co-op day care centers m th a r homes will be held from noon to 2:00 p.m . on June 28th. in Room S S-A 2I at Portland Com m u n ity C o lle g e ’ s S ylvan ia C e n te r, 12000 S.W . 49th Avenue. “ C o-op erative Day C a re ,” spon sored by PCC*s W om en's Outreach Project, includes sessions on how to organize a day care program and ho» to serve as an e ffe c tiv e day care worker. In fo rm a tio n w ill be provided by representatives o f Technical Assistants fo r C o m m u n ity Services, the A s s o c ia tio n o f F a m ily D a y C are Providers and the Parent Co-Operative Preschool o f Oregon. E X r T O D U S dí-rilfr ~irz r -n / 1518 ME U U IX G S A O H T h Volume I S e r ie s PORTiANO O8EGOX 97211 ¿84 7997 The b u s in e s s com m unity has r e c e n t ly acknow ledged fo u r s p e c i f i c a lc o h o lis m : is an i l l n e s s , June. She's pregnant. She's deserted. She needs help. She should call 221-0598 B irth rig h t tre e c o o » i0 e n ti» l c o u n s e lin g fp , p rs g n a n ! girls M a y e r B u ild in g at 1 13 0 S A M o rris o n I 1978 fa c ts about 1. A lc o h o lis m 2. It 3. Many a lc o h o lic s 4. Persons a f f l i c t e d w it h th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m a re o f t e n th e l a s t t o re c o g n iz e o r t o a c c e p t t h e i r p ro b le m . can be t r e a t e d n o t a m o ra l p ro b le m . s u c c e s s f u lly . a re w o rth t r e a t i n g . F iv e t o te n p e r c e n t (5% - 10%, o f th e em ployed p o p u la tio n a r e in t r o u b le w it h a lc o h o l. In a la r g e p r o p o r tio n o f th e s e c a s e s , t h e p ro b lem has e x is t e d f o r f i v e t o seven y e a rs b e fo r e becoming so o b v io u s t h a t a c t io n is r e q u ir e d . A lc o h o lis m has been i d e n t i f i e d by th e D ep a rtm en t o f H e a lt h , E d u c a tio n and W e lf a r e as th e number one p u b lic h e a lt h problem in th e L’ .S .A . O n ly t h r e e p e r c e n t (3%, o f th e s e a lc o h o lic s a r e on s k id ro w , th e o th e r n in e ty -s e v e n p e r c e n t (97%) a re found in homes, o f f i c e s and f a c t o r i e s . A lc o h o lis m tu r n s o u t t o be th e b i l l i o n d o l l a r h e a d a c h e . A lc o h o lis m c o s ts in d u s t r ie s $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 ( f i f t e e n b i l l i o n d o l l a r s ) , n o t t o m e n tio n human s u f f e r i n g t o th e a lc o h o lic h i m s e l f , h is f a m ily and h is e m p lo y e r. Much o f th e i n f e r i o r w orkm anship in many o f o u r d o m e s tic p ro d u c ts and s e r v ic e s may be due d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y t o th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m . from H e /s h e is l i k e l y t o be 38 t o 56 y e a rs o ld ; an em ployee o f f a i r l y lo n g s e r v ic e in whom th e company has a c o n s id e r a b le in v e s tm e n t e s p e c i a l l y i f h e /s h e is in th e e x e c u t iv e ra n k s . < 1IM M I . 1 ) « ««»Ft k X l k l \ < om fi i i i m l > Gracicta Olivarez. Director o f the C o m m u n ity Services Ad ministration. announced that John C, Finley, o f Seattle. Washington, has been named C om m unity Programs Coordinator o f the agency *s O ffice o f Community Action. In his new post, he wtU be pnm anty responsible for m ajor luuson duties with all ten regional offices, as well as state and local grantees o f C SA . Finley has served as Region 10 direc tor o f the federal anti-poverty program since July. 1973, when the agency was called the O ffice o f Economic O ppor tunity. the predecessor to the C om munity Services Adm inistration. He has been responsible for administering programs in Alaska. Idaho, Oregon, and W ashington He had been Deputy Regional Direc- * tor in the Seattle office poor to bang named Regional Director. He was ap- * pointed to this post in November. 1971 Previously he had served as the first Dean o f Students at Evergreen State College in O lym pia, W ashington. ~ ' J «- V» From 1968 to 1970, Finley was Deputy Director o f the Washington Stale Economic Opportunity Office. '- a : The previous three years he was in the same agency as Director o f Technical Assistance, Program D evelopm ent « ■ ■ — __________________ Specialist, and as Field Representative. Many com panies a re d e a lin g w ith t h i s d i f f i c u l t and com plex p ro b le m ; t h e i r e x p e rie n c e s we g e t th e f o l lo w in g p r o f i l e : and appearance I»> M XI IA»I k X\< K ( I.AIMx Finley promoted Your company may be one in v o lv e d w it h p e rs o n s , e m p lo y e e s , f a m ily o r f r ie n d s in t e r e s t e d in a lc o h o lis m e d u c a tio n and t r e a t m e n t . The House o f Exodus w i l l be happy t o s h a re s p e c i f i c f a c t s re g a r d in g th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m . The House o f Exodus was in c o r p o r a te d on th e 9 th day o f A u g u s t, 1 9 7 7 , in th e S t a t e o f Oregon as a n o n - p r o f i t c o r p o r a t io n f o r t h e s o le p u rp o se o f e s t a b li s h in g an a lc o h o lis m e d u c a t io n a l and tr e a tm e n t c e n t e r . The g o a ls a r e t o im prove th e h e a l t h , p h y s ic a l and m e n ta l w e ll- b e in g o f i t s c lie n te le . The p rim a ry o b j e c t i v e i s t o e d u c a te and t r e a t , th ro u g h c o u n s e lin g and o th e r s u p p o r tiv e a c t i v i t i e s , p erso n s a f f l i c t e d w it h th e d is e a s e o f a lc o h o lis m . S e c o n d ly , o u r o b je c t iv e is t o f u r t h e r re s e a rc h th e s o c ia l and m e ta b o lic e f f e c t s o f a lc o h o lis m and o th e r su b s ta n ce a d d ic t iv e s in o r d e r t o f i n d c a u s e s , c u re s and p r e v e n t iv e c o n t r o ls . Exodus R esearch F o u n d a tio n is a p p r e c i a t iv e o f a l l c o n t r ib u t io n s d o n ated t o a .d f u r t h e r re s e a rc h in t h i s a r e a . Make checks p a y a b le t o : Exodus R esearch F o u n d a tio n 1518 M .E . K illin g s w o r t h P o r t la n d , Oregon 97211
