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Pag« 4 Pontend Obaarvar Thursday N o w m b w 16 Ambassador Young visits Oregon Addressing the DemocratK Party o f Vegon's Annual Wayne Morse Banquet. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young said working w ith in the government to bring about change is more ditficult than protesting the actions of an uncaring government " It was extremely easy and issues were very clear when 1 was a part of a demonstration We knew exactly w hat we wanted and we knew who was good and we knew who was bad And we knew very clearly what was right and what was wrong All we had to do was stand up for what we knew to be right. “ Even as a member of Congress with the administration of the other party , it was very easy to cast a vote. Whether you won a particular am endment or not, simply in the fact of casting the vote and standing up for a principle, worked to bang about things that Wayne Morse started as a lonely voice crying in the wilder ness.” Having worked with others to limit the secret decision making in the White House and to limit in telligence activities at home and abroad. Young Finds himself in an administration still bound by those limits. “ So having had wisdom and integrity to lim it U nited States power, we found ourselves having limited that power while we were outa nd coming in and having to learn to live w ith the lim its o f power.” Another limiting factor is that the “ system says that all of us . . . are endowed by our Creator with certain inallienable rights. And among those rights is the ability to determine through a vote of the majority what the direction and policy o f this nation will be. “ That is why it is hard to move for ward when we know what needs to be done . . . yet when it actually comes down to making the decision, that the United States o f America must rise and fall on that decision, I must confess that I ’m not so clear on KITCHEI AT ANYTIME T u aaThura 6:30 am-6 pm — Frl- Sat 6:30 am-3:30 am — Sun 6:30 J am-3:30 pm (CHITTLINGS DAILY] SPECIAL 5 2 4 6 N.E. U N IO N 2 8 7 -9 3 6 3 PORTLAND,ORE. CLOSED - , MONDAY! F Professionally Supervised The visit of U .S Ambassador Andrew Young to Oregon — as the featured speaker at the Democratic Party's annual W ayne Morse Banquet — was a special evening. (Photos: REPAIRS D C .) the answers to the problems.” Young explained that there is a constant struggle of competing ideas and interests and “ in the struggle it self is the essence of Democracy, in the nature o f the decision making process, because all the competing energies o f all the various factions - all the diversities - come together in a framework where we can struggle together ro Find a formula through which we can continue to live together and to move forw ard." The d iffic u lty is that in com promise, an answer is devised that is not completely satisfactory to any one. This is what President Carter has accomplished in the last two years, trying to pull together a con sensus in a nation that has been divided and trying to chart a con- cilliatory course. “ He has kept us together and has given us enough an swers to almost any problem that all o f us can continue to live together and work together with that problem, but none of us is satisfied with the answers that we get.” Regarding South A frica, Young predicted that a show down is coming over Namibia " I f we are to have any kind of relationship with South Africa and if we are to break o f f relations w ith South A fric a through economic divestiture, then the case must be so clear that the American people will understand it and support i t . ” Using the te r m ination o f the adm inistrations boycott of Rhodesian chrome as an example. Young explained that if the people do not clearly understand and agree, the administration's actions would be unsuccessful. “ So it is not enough for me to vote or not vote on something in the United Nations. 1 can only vote on things in the United Nations if there is an adequate un derstanding throughout the Ameri can population why we are doing that and if we are committed as a result o f that understanding to together make whatever sacrifices are necessary fo r the long range moral interest o f this nation.” Froo Eof/motoo la iB U M C Y CAMS I a • • • Wort Conpwied Whet rou Wsa in Most Cases; ---------------------- - 1 1 1 . 7 * 1 L“ t ' - » i iCe.sel Community honors Casson Commissioner Charles Jordan, the Portland Branch N A A C P and Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church invite the com m unity to an ap preciation program and reception honoring Reverend Ellis Casson. Casson has been appointed Pastor o f First A M E Church in Santa Monica. Casson was Civil Rights Director ■F, o f the Federal H ighw ay A d ministration, Region X . He was the first Black member o f the Portland Planning Commission and the State Board of Education. He served as President o f the Portland Branch, N A A C P , for three two-year terms. Casson, formerly associate Pastor of Bethel A M E Church, has pastored Bailey A M E Church in Everett for the past two years. The program and reception will be held at Bethel A M E Church, 5828 N .E . 8th Avenue on M o n day, November 20th at 7:30 p.m. • w ia a a tw w iu r w r i WELFARE PATIENTS -IX T 8 A C T IM S ------- — r-to n tMue u u tr ji Behind the wall Lorry Baker »35021, O.S.P. Correspondent Julius D. Snowden »3SO 13 Poetry Editor The first toll bridge in the U.S. was erected in Rowley. Mass in 1654. B m ae-rs.T 6 1 6 1 w 4 th Ava. sm « e i until tit i THE MEETING OF THE M IN DS ECLIPSE The meeting o f the minds is held Once daily on the lawn: The minutes are recorded by The moon upon the dawn. Nocturnal shades move cross the grass .And fade into the trees. As birds begin their morning song. The sun winks it agrees The worms slide down into their holes To escape its scathing rays. As robins try to prove the rule That being early pays. The frogs slip back into the pond To lurk for careless flies. While squirrels forage ‘neath the firs To add to their supplies. Bees begin their visitations To clover at my feet. The placid pond is lightly roiled As bass begin to eat; And me, 1 sit impassively; I ’ m waiting for the gong. 1 smell the bacon cooking now; I ’m sure it won’t be long. by Gary Chipman »39187 M IM e OFFICES ALSO IN SALIM A IU C IM I1 "No one can give you better advice then yourself." Cicero 1 Closer forces crumble life becomes reality. Death, like yesterday . . . a pástense. E X O D U S 2 Closer inch by precious inch, anticipating, longing fcr the magical touch. 1518 NE 2 8 4 7997 3 Closer stretching forth Fingers barely touching, energy never before known to mankind . . . a need. 4 Closer 1 brush your lips with the essence o f you . . . gentleness, searching for the essence o f self — life. 5 Closer yet so far away — soon, again, like the caress o f a new life our lips will meet. by Julius Snowden »38013 KILLINGSWORTH PORTLAND OREGON 9 7 2 1 1 FACTS OF IMPORTANCE VOLUME VI • a NOVEMBER 1978 SERIES I In keeping with Exodus Community Service Policy, Exodus will host a Symposium on Alcohol and Substance Abuse Problems. Exodus will do this in coordination with other agencies providing similar services. The General Public is invited. The Symposium will be held at: PERCEPTION Cold Bars of steel Kissed by the caress of Hard setting cement the wall stands confining within Apprehension by the challenge — Seperating Today’s Realities from Yesterday Probabilities by Julius Snowden »38013 EXODUS DAY TREATMENT 1223 N.E. Alberta Portland, Oregon 284-1247 The meeting will he from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 1978 while there is no charge for the general meeting, a small donation for lunch will be appreciated.
