Portland Observar Thursday, August 10,1878 Page 3
NAACP pushes notional, local affirmative action pressure
P E D IA T R IC IA N Leonard Weiner, Upttate Medical Center, Syracuse, New
York, administers pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine to Cherise Knighton,
three. The vaccine, which is currently available for use in people at increased
risk from pneumococcal pneumonia, is being evaluated for its protection
potential in “ high risk” children at a number o f U.S. medical centers.
New vaccine fights pneumonia
SYRACUSE, N .Y ., July 31. 1978
— A pneumococcal pneumonia vac
cine currently being administered to
people who are at increased risk
from the disease, the chronically ill
and those over f ift y , is being
evaluated for its protection potential
for “ high risk children” at the Up
state Medical Center, Syracuse, New
York.
“ Among these children,” said the
Center’s D r. H .A . Feldman, “ are
those with sickle cell disease, those
who have lost their spleens fo r
various reasons, those with crippling
disabilities such as cystic fibrosis and
leukemia, and those undergoing im
munosuppressive
therapy
or
chemotherapy.
“ Children with sickle cell disease
are particularly vulnerable to infec
tions with organisms such as the
pneumococcus,” D r. Feldman point
ed out.
“ The same is true,” he said, “ of
those who have had their spleens
removed because o f accidents or for
medical reasons. The reason for this
vulnerability is unknown, but it is a
well-established clinical observation.
Thus, the protection offered by a
vaccine at least against one group of
organisms to which they are
vulnerable would appear to be a very
positive step in their medical
management.”
Early
data
suggest
the
pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine is
effective in preventing pneumococcal
pneumonia in children with these
conditions, and the Syracuse
program is one o f a number o f con
tinuing clinical studies being con
ducted under the auspices o f the
National Institute o f Allergy and In
fectious Diseases.
Found highly effective against the
bacteria that cause more than eighty
percent o f all pneumococcal
pneumonia in the U .S., the vaccine
has been in use since February in
people known to be at increased risk
from pneumococcal pneum onia.
These groups include people over fifty
(and especially- over 65). and those
over the age of two who suffer from
chronic heart, lung, and kidney
problems, and diabetes. Protection
probably lasts fo r at least three
years. As with any vaccine, side ef
fects may occur, and only a doctor
can determine whether vaccination is
right for the particular individual. -
STRAAM
Engineering firms combtae
T w o m ajo r engineering firm s,
Stevens, Thompson A Runyan, Inc.,
and A .A . M athew s, In c ., have
joined to form S T R A A M Engineers,
Inc., with offices in ten United States
cities. S T R A A M becomes the
engineering company o f CRS Design
Associates, Inc., one o f the 25 largest
design firms in the U.S.
Marvin W . Runyan, P .E ., form
erly president o f Stevens, Thomp
son A R unyan, In c ., has been
named president o f the newly formed
firm with headquarters in Portland,
O regon. O ther offices are in
H ouston,
R o ckville,
Seattle,
Milwaukee, New York, Los Angeles,
Phoenix, Atlanta, and Boise.
Represepting a combined total of
more than eighty years o f experience,
STRAAM
provides a unique
capability in the planning, design,
and construction services for water
resource and transportation projects.
The firm ’s experience has included
projects in 36 states and 25 foreign
countries for a diverse clientele from
both private and public sectors.
“ By uniting the varied capabilities
and experience of these two firms,
we are now able to provide expanded
services to our clients through our
national system o f S T R A A M o f
fices,” Runyan said.
Block Eagle
by Mark Hyman
The N A A C P Symposium on the
Bakke decision was held in Detroit,
Michigan July 21 thru 22,1978.
The Symposium was convened by
the N A A C P in response to the
urgent need to assess and evaluate
the meaning and scope of the Bakke
decision o f the U nited States
Supreme Court and its possible im
plications on law and public policy,
and consequences for affirmative ac
tio n , according to B enjam in L .
Hooks, N A A C P Executive Director.
The Symposium participants in
cluded some of the most active minds
in civil rights.
Immediately following the Sym
posium in D e tro it, the N A A C P
National Executive Committee met
in special session. The following is
the plan o f action — T H E
D E T R O IT M A N IF E S T O — to meet
the Bakke Crisis for the N A AC P:
1. M o n ito r A ffirm a tiv e A ction
Programs in A L L communities to
include A L L educational institutions
and A L L agencies in every area.
2. Call upon corporate, business,
labor and government leaders to
P U B L IC A L L Y R E A F F IR M their
commitment to Affirmative Action.
3. Mobilize and organize N A A C P
youth councils and college chapters
to participate in “ O P E R A T IO N
M O N IT O R .”
4. Organize a National Task Force
to aid and evaluate trends reflect
ed in “ Operation M onitor” , and to
fashion appropriate means to deal
with those found diluting meaningful
affirmative action programs.
5. Commit N A A C P legal appar
atus (in cooperation w ith the
N a tio n a l Bar Association, the
N a tio n a l Conference o f Black
Lawyers and other com m itted
groups of lawyers) to catalogue cases
in which affirmative action programs
are under attack, and to take steps to
intervene and/or file “ friends of the
court” briefs to assure that eviden
tiary records exist.
cloud of angels and to meet every
Congressman and Senator, in their
office and to tell them about Truth,
Justice, Righteousness and M o r
tality. To make sure that they can’t
hide behind they ’don’t know* and
'they don’ t understand.’ We are
6. D EC LA R E W A R ON EVERY
A T T E M P T to weaken or destroy af
firmative action and civil rights en
forcement through the attachment of
amendments, overtly or covertly.
7. Every branch and official of
this
Association
and
every
organization committed to this cause
will organize and meet with every
Congressman, G overnor, State
Legislator, Mayor and member of
city councils to state our position on
affirmative action and inform them
of our campaign against any and all
public officials who participate in
legislative or executive attempts to
destroy or weaken affirm ative ac
tion.
The worthiness of every candidate,
in the coming elections, shall be
tested by their position on this
question. The N A A C P notes, with
considerable consternation, the role
that has been, and is being played in
this rape of civil rights enforcement
by so-called “ liberals.”
B enjam in Hooks said, “ W e
propose to organize an old demon
stration in new ways; and we are
planning to march on Washington,
not by the thousands, and not by the
hundreds of thousands, but by the
hundred, we shall be calling on our
Branches, on our State Associations,
and on our Regional Conferences,
and on all the people who are with
us, to descend on Washington like a
It’s enough to
warm the N “
of your home
Operation Insulation could a it your
electric bfll at no cost now
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CALLUS.
Or »top by your local Pacific
Power office. As an Oregon Pacific Power
customer, it s the way you kick off your own
home weatherization program. We ll ask a
few easy questions about the way you use
electricity And that s the starting point for
Operation Insulation
HOM E ENERG Y A N A L Y SIS.
It s the next step, and it begins when one of
Pacific Power s energy consultants contacts
you. He II want to arrange a cost-free appoint
ment to check, in depth, the energy efficiency
of your home He II poke and probe in your
attic, your basement, walls and more, looking
for places where energy s lost.
C U STO M IZ IN G Y O U R O P E R A
TION IN SU L A T IO N . With informa
tion gathered during Home Energy Analysis.
Pacific Power s energy consultant returns to
his office. Findings are meticulously reviewed.
Then a custom program is developed to give
you the most cost-efficient weatherization
possible It s then presented for your review.
W E’LL G ET THE B ID S .
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221-0598
Nine year» before Adolph Hitler
was thought of, a Black man was in
ducted into the coveted Order O f
The Black Eagle by Oerman Em
peror Wilheim and raised to the rank
o f Baron. Cuban born Bridis de Saia
had swept Europe o ff its feet one
year after the Civil War in America
when, as a fourteen year-old violin
virtuoso, he drew raves in London,
M ilan, Florence, Berlin and Rome.
The Courrier of Florence told it best:
“ The esteemed gentleman, Bridis de
Saia, is a young Negro, perfectly
Black, a son of Cuba, extraordinary
talent, and a sympathetic face. He
speaks six or seven languages.” In
1880, Bridis de Saia visited Europe
again, nine years before the
“ Führer” was born. Twenty-three
years later, after Bridis died in 1911,
Hitler spewed his hatred across Ger
many.
going to insist, in Washington, if
they hold offices that they hear their
citizens and constituents talk to them
about what we are concerned about.
That is what we’re going to tell them
about where we stand and what
we’re interested in.”
When you
and the energy consultant agree on work
to be done, Pacific Power asks for bids from
local independent contractors qualified to
weatherize your home If a contractor you
recommend is on Pacific's "qualified list
he can be invited to bid, too. Pacific Power
handles all the details, while you rest easy.
I T S A B IG , BIG J O B .
Pacific Power
may be weatherizing as many as 71,000
homes in Oregon alone And that s going to
take time . probably as long as five years.
So it's important you ask for Operation Insula
tion now. because we re going to work on
qualified homes on a first-come,
first-serve basis
W HO’S ELIGIBLE?
Oregon residen
tial customers served by Pacific Power prior
to April 3,1978. This includes owners of
single-family residences, duplex owners and
owners of permanently located mobile
homes Because the greatest savings will
come from savings in electric heating, we re
going to concentrate on electrically heated
homes.
EVERYONE W IN S. Operation Insula
tion benefits everyone, whether we weatherize
your home or not. The simple fact is that if we
don t conserve energy today, we re going to
need more expensive new generating plants
that much sooner plants that have to be
paid for by higher electric bills which nobody
wants So as you can see. it pays in a lot of
ways to give us a call today. And start your own
Operation Insulation.
WEATHERIZATION B E G IN S .
With your approval, of course It could mean
adding more insulation to your ceilings
and floors. Or installing double-glass windows.
Or maybe adding more weatheistnppmg
around windows and doors.
WE MAKE S U R E IT’S D O N E
RIGHT. After the contractor completes
work on your home. Pacific Power s energy
consultant returns again Now he makes abso
lutely certain the contractor s work is up to
Pacific Powers strict conservation standards
PAY N O TH IN G NOW.
Pacific Power
pays the whole weatherization cost. In fact,
you don t pay a dime until you sell your house
or otherwise transfer title And. when you do
repay Pacific Power, you pay only the original
cost at the time the work was done Mou don t
pay any interest And you don t pay any
inflated costs.
O p e ra tio n
In s u la tio n
A n o th e r Idee you can h an k on
fro m T he P eo p le a t Pacific Power.