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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1981)
Portland Obaarvar, Auguat 1 3,1M1 Paga 3 Ths firs t woman doctor was E lizab ath B lackw all, who graduatad MD on January 23 1849 fro m tha Sanava M adical In s titu te . From the Capitol Congressman Ron Wyden Ready willing and very a b le ... O f the 24 million people who live countants. The same is true in fields in South A frica, only the four such as medicine, dentistry, science million whitei enjoy full political, and law. These are the specialties legal and economic right«. The rest from wheih leaders spring—leaders have been «tripped of their citizen who can forge a Black middle class ship and their dignity. They have in South A frica capable o f gover been asiigned to ethnically bated ning in the best interests o f all the homeland« which remain habitually nation. underdeveloped. They are con- This scholarship— taken from «igned to an inferior educational already allocated monies, so no new «yitern where per-pupil spending is expenditure is needed— has won the one-tenth that of white children. approval so far from two major There it little hope to escape committees in the House and soon because Black South Africans are will be voted on the House floor. I denied political participation. intend to stand up in support of this Power is not shared; it is hoarded. scholarship fund. This has been the situation since Training 150 Black South 1948 when the A frikaan er- Africans won’t by itself undo apar dominated National Party took theid. But it will reverse the record power in South Africa. But now, as o f mouthing opposition to apar the light o f exposure has shone on theid, but doing little constructive South Africa, resentment is building about it. both within that nation and This program will represent, in without. the most concrete o f terms, a real The unique brand of systematic commitment by the United States to and legally enshrined racial help Black South Africans help discrimination in South Africa has themselves. become one o f the most explosive In the end, a resolution of South issues in all of Africa. A frica’s problems will come from Many African leaders believe that within. We need to make sure South South A fric a ’s unwillingness to Africa has the best options available grant Blacks any genuine political to her. rights will breed inevitable violence Since there are 350 American and guerilla warfare. That, in turn, companies in South A frica which will feed growing instability in employ nearly 100,000 workers—70 Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, percent o f whom are Black— the Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. United States also must dedicate it Such a prospect has grave self to improving the lot o f the strategic importance to the United average worker there. States. If the government in South A frica is toppled, our access to It is in our own best interest to do precious and strategic metals will so, as American investors have potentially be hampered unless the about $2 billion invested in South United States is perceived as having A frica and U .S.-South A frican been on the side of racial justice. trade amounts to $3.5 billion an Perhaps most im portant, the nually. We are the second largest United States, itself having foreign investor in South A frica, struggled with racial discrimination and her largest trading partner. to the point of civil war, has a moral While some American firms have obligation to stand up for the rights been at the forefront of progressive of all human beings, regardless of reforms at the workplace, others race. The policies of apartheid prac just pay lip service to fair em ticed in South Africa should— and ployment principles. do— kindle harsh memories o f our The Sullivan Code, a statement of own struggle. They also should kin fair employment principles drawn dle an unbreakable resolve to par by the Reverend Leon Sullivan of ticipate constructively in the Philadelphia and signed by more dismantling o f apartheid and the than 100 companies doing business establishment o f enlightened in South Africa, has helped. But the policies— policies that will carry time has come when we must ex South A frica forward and away plore making the provisions o f this from the abyss o f civil strife and code m andatory, instead o f just revolution. voluntary. Congressman Stephen Solarz, one That code provides for: of the leading spokesmen for the Non-segregation o f races in the rights of Black South Africans, has workplace. proposed dedicating $5.7 million to Equal employment and pay op bring 150 Black South Africans to portunities. the United States for training in Initiation o f training programs specialized professional fields. preparing Blacks for supervisory, M r. Solarz notes, for example, administrative and technical that there are only 10 Black South positions. African engineers and only 10 ac Increasing the number of Blacks in management positions. resentment of South African Blacks flares into fighting in the streets. housing, transportation, education, Resolution won’t necessarily im recreation and health facilities. prove the situation for Black South I believe U .S . corporations Africans. But neither will foot- should be required to sign a dragging on apartheid. statement, in advance o f making A concerted effo rt to induce new investments in South A frica, meaningful change in South Africa indicating they w ill abide by the is part o f an enlightened foreign Sullivan Code. policy in this troubled region o f the I f mandatory enforcement o f the world— a foreign policy that in code does not prove to be an agent cludes retaining the Clark Amen of positive change, however, I agree dment prohibiting covert U.S. aid to completely with the Congressional insurgents in Angola and Mozam Black Caucus that we should move bique; continuing aid to Zimbabwe, to prevent any further investment in and pressing for an internationally South Africa by U.S. corporations. acceptable solution to the Namibian We cannot delay applying question. pressure on South A fric a in con Most important, I oppose apar structive ways to bring an end to theid and favor acting now, apartheid. Every minute, every day, positively yet forcefully, to forge every year that slips by is time that fo rw a rd -lo o k in g p o lic ie s — fo r cannot be reclaimed— and, worse, South African’s Blacks and whites, time we will live to regret if the quiet and for the United States. Investing in and improving to give highly skilled, professional insurance service in your neighborhood. She s an expert in planning all your insurance - auto, life, home and business. And she may save you money, too. Come in and meet her and take advantage of her broad experience. Sat«» Representative 3714 N. Williams Portland. Oregon 97227' (603) 249 T itle I, funds for children of e c o n o m ic a lly d is a d v a n ta g e d families, will lose $688,207, with other Title I programs losing lesser amounts -- preschool, handicapped, n e g le c te d /d e lin q u e n t, m u lt i handicapped. The total Title I loss is $710,591. Follow Through is a program operated at Eliot and Irvington to provide specialized education for students who have attended Head start programs. This program will be completely eliminated. The federal budget was cut by two- thirds, with (he most successful programs funded and the others cut completely. Emergency School Aid Act provides funds to support desegregation. These funds go to schools receiving minority students and currently are used for teacher training and parent involvement. This program will be cut by $194,419or nearly 50 percent. t he district will also lose $1.2 m illion in C E T A funds, but The disadvantaged child project— earmarked for the education of “ culturally disadvan taged” children by the Legislature— was decreased to SI million, a loss of $80,000. 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In response to questions by School Board member Herb Cawthorne, Superintendent James Fenwick assured the board that Black teachers who have had special assignments in these programs will be returned to regular assignments. “ I f the program is cut and we don’t protect them, we’ll be playing the same old ’soft money game* that is often played with ethnic em ployees," Cawthorne said. Although federal funds have been cut, there was an increase in state funds o f between $1.2 and $1.3 million. 29M Auto » Fire « Lifo e Commercial Federal regulations prohibit interest compounding Federal budget cuts will have an impact on the Portland School District according to reports received by the School Board Mon day. Portland w ill lose ap proximately $2.3 million in federal funds with most of the loss coming in four programs: Title 1, Follow Through, ESAA and C E T A -- all programs that impact the Black community. FARMERS L’JJT Rita H. 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