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Page 14 Portland Observer Thursday. November 2. 1978 Counselors assist career, college opportunities PO RTLAND — B e tte rin g O re g o n ’ s O p p o r tu n ity fo r S aving T alen t (B O O S T ), a program funded b y th e D e p a r tm e n t o f H e a lt h , E d u c a tio n a n d W e lf a r e a n d a d m in is te re d by th e O re g o n S ta te System o f H ig h e r E d u c a tio n , has hired three counselors to advise low- incom e P o rtlan d youth o f career and post-high school o pportunities. T h e counselors replace three w ho resigned this sum m er to take other jo b s an d re tu r n to s c h o o l. E ach counselor w ill earn an an n ual salarv o f $12,000. L e tte H a d g u , 2 8 , a n a tiv e o f E th io p ia , received a M a s te r’s degree in counseling fro m the U n iversity o f O regon in June, 1977. She com pleted her u n d e r g r a d u a te s tu d ie s at S o u th e r n O re g o n S ta te C o lle g e . Before jo in in g B O O S T , she was a co u nselor fo r the N o rth P o rtla n d Y o u th Service Center. P h ilip M o o re , 27, is a graduate o f Denison U n iversity, G ra n v ille . O h io . A ctive in m any co m m un ity projects, he was chairperson o f the security BO O ST. D e n is e M a r s h a ll, 2 2 , a 1977 g ra d u a te o f L in f i e l d C o lle g e , is w orking to w ard a M aster's degree in counseling at P o rtlan d State U n iv e r sity. She has w orked as head d o r m ito ry counselor fo r the U niversity o f O regon U p w a rd Bound program and as a tu to r at the U O and L in field. and transpo rtatio n com m ittee fo r the N A A C P convention held in P o rtlan d last July and has served as an U rb a n League volunteer. H e left the A lb e r tin a Kerr C enter fo r C h ild re n where he was a child care w o rke r to jo in Joyce M a r s h a ll, D ir e c t o r of B O O S T since Ju ly, says the coun selors w ill try to reach 1500 P o rtlan d youth durin g the next year. U nder D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth , E d u c atio n a n d W e lfa r e re g u la tio n s , B O O S T s ta ff can counsel individuals 16-27 years o ld w h o liv e w ith in n e ig h borhoods in which at least 25 jierceni o f the residents meet poverty incqme guidelines. T h e counseling includes ad vic e a b o u t ca re er o p p o rtu n itie s and program s at public and private co lle g e s a n d u n iv e rs itie s , i n f o r m atio n about student financial aid eligibility and how to apply fo r it and h e lp in s e ek in g a d m is s io n to a college. B O O S T recently m oved fro m a southeast P o rtlan d o ffic e to the King N e ig h b o rh o o d center in Northeast P o rtlan d . ■MBUR SETTING UP NEW SYSTEM — Pacific Northwest Beil technicians Dave Hams (left) and Rich Nelson consult on testing of new computerized equip ment that will serve PNB customers in North and Northeast Portland starting November 4th. New $2.5 million Electronic Switching System will serve PNB customers who have phone numbers with 285 and 289 prefixes. PNB expands available services Telephone users in the central p o r tion o f N o rth and Northeast P o rt land w ill soon notice new sounds and signals in their phone service. O n S atu rd ay , N o ve m b er 4 th , a computer-operated Electronic Switch ing System (ESS) w ill start serving some 15.000 Pacific N orthw est Bell cu sto m ers w hose p h o n e n u m b e rs stan w ith the prefixes 285 or 289. introd u ction o f ESS completes a $ 2 .5 m illio n service im p ro v e m e n t project, according to P N B D ivision M anager Roy Schnaible. C o m p u te riz e d te le p h o n in g firs t came to the north part o f P o rtlan d in 1975. Cost o f the in itial project to provide ESS service to 8,7 0 0 P N B customers w ith 283 numbers came to $4 m illio n . T h e w o rk in c lu d e d a b u ild in g a d d itio n to th e co m p an y sw itching o ffic e at 2 1 5 0 N . L o m bard. E S S p ro v id e s s e v e ra l se rv ic e ch an g es , S c h n a ib le p o in ts o u t . Customers whose phones have a tw o- bell ring on an incom ing call w ill receive only a one-bell ring. T h e c o m p u te riz e d system w ill provide dial tone fo r fifteen seconds. I f a caller hasn't started to d ial by that tim e, the dial tone w ill d ro p o ff. D ialin g a call fro m one extension to another in a home w ill be a thing o f the past. A new w ay o f placing calls be tween phones on a p arty line w ill go into effect. Persons w ith p arty-lin e service w ill receive instructions fro m PNB. Four n ew c u s to m e r c a llin g features w ill be available at an ad d it io n a l m o n th ly c h a rg e . T h e features are: Speed C a llin g — dialing frequ en t ly called numbers by use o f a one or tw o -d ig it code instead o f the fu ll phone num ber. T h re e -w a y C a llin g — a d d in g a th ird person to a conversation by depressing the receiver b u tto n and d ia lin g th e th ir d p e rs o n ’ s p h o n e num ber. C a ll F o r w a r d in g — a u t o m a t ic diverting incom ing calls to another telephone by dialing a special code and the n um ber o f the p ho n e the calls are to be fo rw ard ed to. C a ll W a itin g — a m om entary tone indicating another incom ing call is w aiting to be answered. T w o versions o f the measured ser vice a re also a v a ila b le w ith ESS equipm ent. A t a basic m o n th ly rate o f $ 3 .9 5 , t w o - p a r t y m e a s u re d re s id e n c e se rv ic e in c lu d e s te n outgoing calls. Calls over that lim it are billed at 10 cents each. O n e p a r t y o p t io n a l m e a s u re d residence service costs $6 .55 in P o rt land. T h a t’ s $ 1 .5 0 less than the one- party flat rate fo r residence service. Included in the $6.55 is $ 3 .0 0 w orth o f outgoing calls, charged at a rate o f 10 cents each f o r th e f ir s t fiv e minutes or fraction th ereof. T here is a 2 cent charge fo r each m in ute over the in itia l five. W hen the monthly $3.00 allowance is used u p , a d d it io n a l c a lls a re charged at the same rate. Discounts o f 35 percent are provided fo r calling between 5:00 p .m . and 8 :0 0 a .m . on w e e k d a y s , a n d a ll d a y S a tu rd a y , Sunday and holidays. T h e service provides fo r unlim ited Ad Prices Good thru Tues., Nov. 7 at all Portland rea Safeways. incom ing calls. D ia lin g o f long distance calls over seas to 47 countries w ill be another service m ade possible th ro u g h the com puterized phone system. W ith the sw itch to ESS service N o vem b er 4 th , the P N B o ffic e on N o rth L o m b a rd w ill be the th ird in m e tro p o lita n P o rtla n d to be com pletely com puterized. T h e other tw o serve P N B customers in d ow n tow n and Southwest P o rtlan d and O regon C ity . P N B expects all its switching o f fices in the P o rtlan d area w ill be ESS equipped by about 1983. Add Beauty to your Home & Yard with Beautiful Plants .U nsi American State Bank "The Bank that integration built’ Z737N.E. 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