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' ' C M I r ry Conspiracy trial begins, drug ring alleged The jury trial o f fourteen persons charged with conspiracy to acquire and sell heroin and related crimes began Monday in U.S. District Court before Judge John Burns. Defendents are: Irving Brown, 29; L a rry C ra w fo rd , 24; Ronald Crawford, 21; Freddie Harris, 28; Paul Jones, 26; Norman J. Moore, 21; Barry A. Wallace, 26, and his wife Diana, 28; Roy Ray Washing ton, 33; Kerry Woods, 30; Bobby Joe M oore, 29; Sherman Jackson,30; all o f Portland. Conway D. Waddy, 30; Jerome H. Woods, 26; and Allen Crutchfield, 33; all o f Los Angeles. Assistant U.S. A ttorney Jack W ong presented the opening remarks for the government. Wong told the jury that thfere are 16 counts against the defendents. A ll are charged with conspiricay to obtain heroin fo r d is trib u tio n . Fifteen a dd itio n a l counts, against one or more, include interstate travel and telephone com m unication to further the alleged conspiracy, and d is trib u tio n o f heroin. indictments against C rutchfield are conspiracy, communication, and aiding and abetting travel. Sherman Jackson is charged with conspiracy and distribution. Bobby Joe Moore was indicted for conspiracy, travel and com m unication. Indictm ents against Waddy are conspiracy, aiding and abetting travel and com munication. The government charges that Conway Waddy, a resident o f Los Angeles, provided heroin to Jerome Woods and Crutchfield. These men allegedly distributed the heroin to Sherman Jackson, Bobby J. Moore, Johnny Williams and Harvey Rosen They in turn distributed it to Norman Moore, Phillip Stephens, and Paul Jones. From them it passed to the other defendents. Wong alleged that by the spring o f 1975 Bobby Joe M oore had established himself as a heroin dealer and had established California sour ces He, Aaron Mosely and Jackson pooled money to make the p u r chases. Arrangements for purchases were made by telephone and Moore travelled to California to obtain the drugs. A t other times P h ilip Stephens, Norman Moore or Johnny Williams made pick-ups, or delivery was made by Jerome Woods. On one occassion, Wong charged. Daniel Harvey met Jerome Woods in Los Angeles, purchased heroin, then left it and money in a hotel room. He was arrested, convicted and jailed. Wong explained that the govern ment w ill attem pt to prove the charges through testimony o f inside sources, overt acts o f the defendents, records o f telephone calls, recorded telephone calls and conversation, expenditures not explained by o r dinary income, and drug seizures. Wong told the ju ry that tapes of telephone conversations between Jackson and Johnny W illiams and between Paul Jones and A aron Mosely, w ill be heard, he identified MoSdy as an informant. Those defense attorneys who made opening remarks, and most reserved the right to make their presentations later, cautioned the ju ry to attempt to keep from confusing the issues attorney for Larry Crawford, said his client was charged with transporting heroin “ ...sometime in 1977” , which in itself does not establish that he was involved in a conspiracy. "we will have to wait with you to find out about this act - what and who and where. They haven't told PORTLAND OBSERVER us. He anticipated that one person had been caught and had “ worked out a deal to testify in exchange for im munity. He charged the government with "forge ttin g quality o f eviden ce” against that witness in exchange fo r “ q u a n tity o f evidence he can give.” Frank Noonan, attorney for Ron ald Craw lord, identified the witness as Johnny Williams. Stating “ John ny W illia m s is not on tr ia l” , he cautioned the ju ry to assess what Williams has to gain by cooperating with the prosecution and what he loses i f he docs n o t." He added that (Please turn to page 8 col. i ) Volume 9 Number 41 October 18, 1979 Two Sections 10Cper copy USPS 969 680 CETA reorganization explained The City o f Portland’ s Employ ment and Training Division held a public forum Tuesday evening to ex plain recent changes in the CETA program. Repeatedly emphasized was the policy that the purpose o f CETA is to train the unemployed for employment in the private sector. Janice W ilson, d ire c to r o f the Bureau o f Human Resources, which oversees C E T A , explained that although in past years most o f the CETA funds were used to hire per sons in public service employment with the City or with private non profit agencies, the new emphasis is on training. “ The goal is fo r the trainee to acquire skills to provide the ability to gain employment. Eighty-five per cent o f the jobs in the Portland area are in the private sector.” * tie * k £ ‘"1 ‘ * ’ J * .* C » / * A> ■'/ X gentlem en st a r t y o u r ???? Damon Harris, Jason Norris and Desmond Faison * a s, fa Photo. Richard Brown Last spring CETA went through a c o n tr o v e r s ia l r e o rg a n iz a tio n . Programs that had been contracted to Portland Community College and PO IC were brought back to the agency. The program was relocated downtown in the Board o f Trades 'State of the Race' brings unity of purpose by Ullysses Tucker, Jr. O akland, C a lifo rn ia was the location o f the recent “ State o f the Race” conference sponsored by the Pan A frika n Secretariat o f North America. Those individuals atten ding for the first time came with great expectations. If the rejection at the front gate of a w hite couple who had pre registered did not give an indication o f how intense the vibrations would be, they may as well left behind them. For Afrikans only! T radional A frik a n dress was a common site, drumm ers, poets, elders passing on wisdom from lips to ear, and children singing songs o f Afrikan liberation. There were names like Kehinde Lowazi, Namusa Buchongo, Bomani Sivatu, and a host o f non-western names. Then there were the Jonses, Bemingtons, Owenses and Seals - those names victim s o f ac culturation. How would they be per ceive dressed like a ca pita list definition o f a person? " I t makes nodiffrence how you’re dressed,” said H akika Assad W. Abdallah o f Omaha, Nebraska. "W e all have one thing in common. We are Black and have the same struggle.” Vendors sold th eir wares; organizations passed out literature, exchanged ideology; brothers and sisters spoke about going to the mother county while waiting to listen to erudite scholars like Dr. Yosef Ben Jochanan, professon at Cornell University. Jochanan received the “ Marcus Garvey” annual lectureship award from the Pan Afrikan Secretariat o f N orth Am erica and delivered a “ spirit shaking" speech on “ The Historical Development o f the Pan Afrikan Movement.” Poet H aki M ad hu bu ti, the Patriotic Front o f Africa; LeGrand Clegg; and Sister Mae M allory, to name a few, all travelled thousands o f miles to address issues relevant to Afrikan people around the world. Speeches and workshops ad dressed such issues as: Black male- female relations; the Black family; the Black church; cooperative economics; and buidling the Pan Afrikan Movement in the U.S. “ These conferences bring people together and give us the opportunity to come and educate each other,” said the Reverend Herbert Daughtry, chairman o f the Black United Front in Brooklyn, New York. “ We need to make contacts for future efforts because its time for mass m ovem ents," he said after delivering his opening address on “ Building the Black United Front through Mass Movement” . , The Pan A frik a n Secretariat believes in the lib e ra tio n and unification o f all A frika n s in the world. They also recognize the need for Afrikans who face common op pression from western forces o f capitalism, racism, neo-colonialism, to unite. The Pan Afrikan Secretariat grew out o f the R evolutionary Pan A frik a n Movement o f the 1900s, 1920s, 1960s and 1970s. In 1975, a number o f organizations and in dividuals from around the U.S. for med the U nited Stales Chapter. There were A fricans representing twelve nations and sixteen states. “ I was telling my wife yesterday that if it continues to grow like this, we may have to change it from a con ference to a convention,” said A jili Hodari, coordinator o f the event and member o f the Pan A frik a n Secretariat. The Oakland resident continues, “ Over the past few months we’ ve planned and evaluated to make the conference better this year. Not to say that the last two were sad, but we wanted to work on making things progress smoothly. We are pleased with our collective e ffo rt.” Ms. A1 Matthews, student at San Francisco State U nive rsity said, “ I ’ ve gained an understanding o f Blackness, some o f the problems we are confronted w ith and the solutions. " A Black should realize after this that it’s time to stop walking around asking what’ s happening and realize that it’s time to create happenings,” she added. The N ational Pan A fric a n Secretariat, C hairm an o f N orth Am erica, D BA T ’ Shaka said, “ 1 hope that the people in attendance have drawn in s p ira tio n and motivation to deal with the future." “ When people leave here they should be ready and in the right frame o f mind. They should have unity on their minds, not unity for unity’s sake, but untiy with a cause,” he said. As more Africans come to accept who they are, many o f “ u s" w ill realize that being Black and being Afrikan is the same thing. Blackness is our color and should be a state o f mind. One obvious fact stands out throughout the entire three-day a f fair. The Seventies "were a bitch” and the eighties look worse. W ill Black people plan to be a contender on this planet or an exterminated species? Building. The reorganization, the office move, the elimination o f community based intake, brought concern that the “ hard core" unemployed would not be served. Joe Gonzales explained that the new City strategy is to use its federal Economic Development Act money to support the private sector and to stimulate jobs. Assistance to labor intensive industry is considered the best way to expand employment. J he First Source Agreement guarantees that certain companies tht receive aid from the city in land subsidy, public works, tax breaks and other incentives will also have a trained labor force - trained by the CETA program. In return the com pany agrees to hire through the City. The prime example o f a first sour ce agreement is a contract to train from 475 to 500 people for Wacker. many that were previously used for public service iobs have now been targeted to train for Wacker. According to material provided by CETA, 30 per cent o f the Wacker trainees are minorities; with 25 per cent Blacks. Thirty-four per cent are women. Freddye Petett, executive director o f the Urban League, expressed con cern about individuals who do not have enough skill to be included in the Wacker training program and was assured that those persons would receive other placements. George Rankins asked if CETA has any intention o f looking at Ctiy agencies that do not hire minorities and, using CETA funds, train people fo r these positions as was done with the Police and Fire Departments. F ollow ing his question on the number o f Blacks on the Citizen Ad visory Council, Gonzales said there are several vacancies and persons or organizations should contact him. NAACP Area meets in Salem The Salem Branch, NAACP, will host the Northwest Area Conference o f Branches from October 26th to 28th. The conference begins on Satur day, October 27th at 9:00 a.m. with Don Haley, Area President, opening the conference. Invocation w ill be given by Reverend D .L . C ollins, Pastor o f the State Street Church o f God in Salem. Speakers and workshop leaders include Judge Charles Johnson from Seattle; Nina Powell, First Vice President, Salem Branch; Lucius Hicks, President, P ortland Branch; Lacy Steele, President, Seattle Branch; Greg Parker, President, Corvallis Branch and others. Judge Charles Johnson w ill discuss “ H andling Legal, Em ploym ent and H ousing C om plaints’ ’ , at 10:15 a.m. Following, Lewis Drake o f the Region X Census Bureau will talk on “ The 1980 Cen sus and its Impact on Minorities” . Mrs. Freddye Petett, Executive D irector o f the P ortland U rban League, will be the keynote speaker at the banquet which w ill be held Saturday night at Denny Chens. En tertainment w ill be provided by the Williams Temple Church o f God in Christ Gospel Choir, o f Portland. The price for the banquet is $12 per person. Tickets are available in Port land at the Urban League offices and in Salem at Stevens and son Jewelers. POIC hosts regional meeting LUCIOUS HICKS Portland OIC will host the Oppor tunities In d u s tria liz a tio n Centers Region IX Conference, October 21st through October 24th. The OICs o f America are private non-profit cen ters that train unskilled, unemployed or underemployed persons fo r meaningful employment. OICs w ork closely w ith local business, industry and agencies to assure that the skills taught are o f immediate use and that openings will be available for job-ready trainees. Each OIC curriculum, therefore, is developed for a specific job market and is changed as emphases shifts from one type o f work to another. Joe Washington, POIC director, explained that many innovations originated by OICs are now common manpower training practices. One basic concept contributin to the out standing suceess o f OICs is that tra in in g must be comprehensive, taking into account the total needs o f each trainee. A t the Region IX Conference. OIC staffs from Washington, Idaho and Oregon will exchange knowledge and techniques they have acquired independently. Meetings will be held at the Jantzen Beach Thunderbird. Lucious Hicks. President o f the P ortland Branch, N A A C P , w ill speak at the closing luncheon, at 11:00 Wednesday. Tickets are available by calling 287-1271, Ext 224, and are priced at $10. the public is welcome. The p ub lic is also invite d to a Disco at On the Rocks, 15 N.W. 6th Avenue on Tuesday, October 23rd. A $2.00 donation from each guest w ill replace the usual cover charge, and drinks w ill be sold from 8:00 p.m to 2:30 a m . y ’ ____________I Jacob Lawrence discusse« bis art Photo: Richard Brown (Please see page 5)
