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Portland Observer Thursday. February 1, 1979 Page 3 Ff. — Behind the wall ««»rtf Peggy Graves Larry Baker »35021, O.S.P. Correspondent A n open le tte r to G eneral Jim Redden UHURU. A tto rn ey — fro m We are cognizant o f the fact that North America needs Afrika more than ever for A frika is huge and un derdeveloped, a market the United States recognizes. And in recognizing this, the U.S. should set up trade marches flying the banner o f good will, and that must assured by re garding the Black Folk here, as well as in the Mother Land. We realize the world's industrial future is closely tied to Afrika, espe cially that o f America’s. Afrika today is the world’s great est storehouse o f many commodities necessary to the West. Products such as gold, diamonds, bauxite, and ura nium. There are also abundances of tin, chrome, copper, titanium, moly- bendum, coal, and large quantities of oil. Afrika, the natural home o f cof fee, which grows wild in some re gions; cotton, tobacco, vanilla, peanuts, bananas, palm nuts, corn, cocoa, tea, copra, cloves, hard woods, and many other products. Afrika, our Mother Land, has en riched the New World and particu larly the United States, and to be more precise, what her people and descendents have so far done for America, is small in comparison to what we here and abroad are cap able of doing in the future, provided the true spirit o f humanity and cor diality leads in future relations. The future peace o f the world is going to depend largely on whether decent, democratic Americans are able to curb the racists who are, and have given A m erica such a bad name. Not only in A frika, Asia, and ---------------------------------- Julius D. Snowden »38013 Poetry Editor South America, but in the southern tips of Europe. I f America wishes to retain her present world position, she must eradicate her strategist for APAR T H E ID . The children o f A frika are not asleep. They are aware o f this mis leading in fo rm atio n about the P R U D E N T M A N ’S R U L E . This doesn’t give the people of America the right to further exploit the people o f Afrika, as she (America) has done in the past. How can the chief law enforcer ot the State of Oregon, justify his ac tions by shielding behind some Pru dent M an ’s theory when in fact the United Nations has steadfastly im plemented embargo solutions against this ill practice? Further, how can he carry out his obligation, serving the cross-section of people of this state with this tvpe o f attitude? The Prudent M an’s Rule states as follows: ORS 722.306. P R U D E N T M A N IN V E S T M E N T RULE A savings association may invest its assets in a manner not expressly prohibited by law; if such investment are made in the exercise o f the judge ment and care under the circum stances, then prevailing, which men o f prudence, discretion, and intelli gence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the probable income as well as the pro bable safety o f their capital. An as sociation shall not invest in the stock of a corporation unless the associa tion acquires a majority o f the shares o f the voting stock o f the cor porations. Personal & Business Insurance ÎÊ The New York Life agent in your community is a good person to know. PO E TR Y O F A N D B Y L O O K IN G H A WK M y Brother. . . is it wrong to want peace, to want people living together in Harmony and in tune. the way the Creator, intended it to be? A dream . . you say? Yes my Brother, maybe so. But all o f us dream my Brother. . . A n d that one. is mine. D o not take it upon yourself to shatter anyone’s dream my Brother. because one o f these times it just may be your ow n . . . reality, that you shatter. . , fValk in peace my Brother. by Looking Haw k STEW ARTS CLEANERS Y Drapery Cleaning Specialists Mon-Fri 8-5:30 Sat. 8-5 FAST-QUALITY DRY CLEANING] AND LAUNDRY SERVICE WE DO ALTERATIONS ¡2701 N.E. 7th Portland, Or. 97212^ "The PRODUCE CENTER of PORTLAND" U.S. N O . 1 • OREGON RUSSETT , C la re n c e M a r tin a n d J o e Harris, past and present U H U R U presidents (above). CHERRY TOMATOES “ W e” , the members o f Organization U H U R U , w ihtin the confines o f Oregon State Penitentiary, cordially extend an invitation to “ You” , the A ttorney General o f the State o f Oregon, James A. Redden, to attend ournext general body membership meeting, February 2, 1979. This date has been tentatively set solely for your purpose, for we un derstand the importance o f such a position as yours, as well as the time factor involved. W e shall also request, at the earliest possible time, your prompt response to our invitation. Keypunch operation classes begin February 12th, at Portland Com munity College and students can en ter the field of data processing after five weeks o f training in the key punch classes. “ Jobs are plentiful in the field of data processing,” says Pauline Ellis, keypunch instructor at PCC. “ Both full-time and part-time jobs are open in the keypunch or data entry areas.” The college offers both morning and afternoon classes, each requiring four hours o f classroom time a day, five days a week, for five weeks. Evening classes w ill begin again spring term, which starts in March. These classes run for eight weeks on Monday through Thursday evenings. Students in the keypunch classes learn to operate both buffered and nonbuffered machines and also how POTATOES* Delicious Red Gems to complete your salad W illie S m ith , special c o m m it tee. and Torrence W illiam s, ad visor to the president (right). 10 lb. bog • PINT BA SKETS EACH ROME BEAUTY HEWTOWN PIPPIN The finest apples for making a delicious apple crisp Respectfully Yours, U H U R U Executive Body Coordinator - Joseph Harris III Business Manager - George Williams Secretary - Dennis Leid Parlamentarian - Alfred Jackson Ways & Means - Joe Brown Treasurer - Vincent Jones Prospector - Larry Westbrook US NO. 1 : 5?1M MIXED NUTS K.O. KLEEN no79«: PACIFIC S U N VALLEY G R E E N LAUNDRY COMP I 20 lb. . PAIL • i, APPLES DRT ONIONS e SALAD OLIVES 17OZ. JAR *1 W ater Chestnuts $129 8OZ. TIN OUR OWN CURE! 39‘ SMOKED HAM SHARKS CORNED BEEF lean & super meaty to enter data using a Datamedia ter minal, says Ellis. Anyone wishing to enroll in the keypunch classes must be able to type 40 words per minute and pass an aptitude test given prior to the start of class. After completing their key punch training, students can work with the college’s job placement ser vice in obtaining job interviews. E -------------: » M n n i i f f M ; - . > w n f i SHERIDAN FRUIT Co. S E 'U N IO N Ä OAK X O D U 2 3 5 -9 3 3 3 S 1518 N.E KILLINGSWORTH PORTLAND. OREGON 9721 1 284-7997 February 1979 rs Hoi \th ''G O ON OUT Super Shopping Centers Help Lower Your Cost of Living . . . Your nearby Fred Meyer Super Shopping Center is filled with "People-Pleasing" services to make your shopping more pleasant. Wide, spacious aisles, friendly helpful clerks and un dercover parcel loading are just some of the "People-Pleasing" services to you. Plus everyday low prices on thousands of items you use and need everyday help lower your cost of living. Because we re open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, including Sunday, you can shop when you W A N T to, not when you HAVE to. Come in anytime end "funshop" in a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. Walnut Park Interstate Peninsula f t SERVICE b QUALITY MAKE OUR REPUTATION Keypunch offers opportunities IN D IA N P O E T R Y 283-5012 . Killingeworth a t Union N. Lom bard a t Interstate A Lullt > Memory o f the Late Reverend I TV OUT, my child, go on out, fyour life will be a series o f bouts. f grieves my heart and drams my soul To see my baby strapped.with chains o f old. Your soft dark eyes looked up with fright indyou whispered, "But Mommy, there's too many to fight. ” f held your hand and wiped your J nd sweetly explained the humai d ,'JU earfh With Iv A ^ R B J s l^ e e l& r o r r ) birth. H ad H ^ & u & t t h a i man tvould be so vain, _ He would ha ve painted us a ll the same. For that was not the Master’s plan; He wduted varieties to f i l l this land: T h e fl^ g rs , the animals, bird 1 in i people likt my child, go o7 vo^id without V Mi« •M '1 ' I N. Lombard twerf] P le n ty o f F ree e n d Eesy P a rk in g Open B am to 10 pm dally, including Sunday.
