H ate4 Portland Observa lhursda>. June 22, 19?»
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 .
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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-
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tor in the Seattle office poor to bang
named Regional Director. He was ap-
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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.
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From 1968 to 1970, Finley was
Deputy Director o f the Washington
Stale Economic Opportunity Office.
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The previous three years he was in the
same agency as Director o f Technical
Assistance, Program D evelopm ent
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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
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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
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