Portland observer., September 24, 1981, Page 3, Image 3

Portland Observer, September 24, 1981 Page 3
Dick Bogle
Forrest Jenkins
by R on ald Sykes. Sports E d ito r
S outh A fr ic a is big in th e n c w i
both because o f ita h a rd lin e racial
p o licy o f a p a rth e id an d th e recent
trip to the U nited States o f ita Rug­
by team.
M illio n s o f Black South A fricans
are being fo rc e d to leave th e ir
homes and transported to trib a l re­
serves.
T w e lv e th o u s a n d Z u lu s m ust
move to m ake way for whites. W hen
th is p ro g ra m is c o m p le te d , th e 17
per cent w h ite p op u la tio n w ill hold
80 per cent o f the nation's land.
D u rin g the past 20 years, tw o to
th re e m illio n B lacks have a lre a d y
been “ r e -lo c a te d ." T h is despite
w hat the governm ent calls a period
o f “ racial reconciliation."
Most o f the camps have no indus­
tries nor m a jo r businesses w ith only
a few tra d in g stores an d gas sta­
tio n s . H o u s in g is fo u n d in e ith e r
row upon row o f shanties o r in some
cases green canvas tents.
W h e n B lacks m ove in these
camps, it's instant poverty. Michael
Whisson, professor o f anthropology
at Rhodes U n iversity estimates the
real incom e o f th e p eo p le was
halved as a result o f the move.
T h a t means that m o nthly income
is now about $36, fa r below the o ffi­
cial poverty line.
T h e re are o th e r d ire effects to o .
In eight re lo c a tio n camps studied,
63 per cent o f the males are migrant
w o rk e rs , w h ich means th ey must
w o rk aw ay fro m hom e, leaving the
homes to be run by women.
T h a t brings us to the other South
A frican story m aking headlines.
S p rin g b o k s .. .th a t's the name o f
the South A fric a n Rugby team m ak­
ing a tour o f the U nited States.
Is it a true e ffo rt by the South A f ­
ricans to establish sporting relations
w ith this c o u n try o r is it a n o th e r
elaborate ploy by the South A frican
M in is try o f In fo rm a tio n to ease the
way for better diplom atic relations?
Rem em ber, it was this same M in ­
istry o f In fo rm a tio n , said by some,
to have spent in the neighborhood
o f $72 m illio n to ease th e w ay fo r
the South A frican Davis cup team to
compete in this country in 1978.
One o f the men who led the fight
against the South A frican Davis cup
team competing is the same man en­
gaged in try in g to halt Springboks
from playing rugby in the U .S .
R ich L a p c h ic k , whose fa th e r Joe
Lapchick was the firs t coach in the
N a tio n a l B asketball A ssociation to
have a B lack p la y e r, heads a g ro up
called A C C E S S .
A C C E S S is an a c ro n y m fo r th e
A m e ric a n C o m m itte e fo r E q u a lity
in Sports and Society.
L a p c h ic k has p a id his dues. In
1978, w h ile a c tive in th e fig h t o ver
the p articip ation o f the South A f r i­
can tennis p la y e rs , L a p c h ic k h ad
tw o m asked m en b re a k in to his
a p a rtm e n t, ta k e a p a ir o f scissors
and carve “ N ig e r’ * on his stomach.
Besides misspelling what they w a n t­
ed to c a rv e , th ey in flic te d kidney,
and liv e r dam age, caused a h e rn ia
and a concussion.
D espite that h o rrify in g in ciden t,
Lapchich kept his principles— thus,
his in v o lv e m e n t in th is e f f o r t to
block the South A frican rugby team
from participating in matches here.
Los Angeles M a y o r T o m Bradley
roiled up, not out, the welcome mat
when the team arrived in his to w n .
B radley fears the Soviet U n io n and
m any B lack A fric a n countries w ill
m ove to have th e 1984 O ly m p ic s
m oved fro m th e L os A n g eles and
the U n ite d States sh ou ld th e team
play here.
T h e team fin a lly d id p la y one
game (a t the tim e o f this w ritin g ) in
Racine, W isconsin b efore o n ly 400
spectators. T h e game’s location was
a w e ll-k e p t secret an d o n ly a few
pro testo rs show ed u p. A la rg e r
number o f protestors fro m C hicago
was a h alf-hour late. N ew Y o rk gov­
ernor H ugh C arey fo rb id the use o f
a p u b lic fa c ility fo r a gam e
scheduled in his state a lth o u g h
S pringboks m ay p la y in A lb a n y in
another arena.
P o rtla n d sports a c tiv is t Jack
Scott jo ined Lapchick in N ew Y o rk
last week a fte r he learned Lapchick
once again had been the target o f vi­
olence.
Scott told me someone broke into
L a p c h ic k ’ s file s an d sto le some
papers. In tw o o th e r recent in c i­
dents, one o f L a p c h ic k 's cars
exploded while his w ife and children
were in it; h o w e v e r, they were not
in ju re d and a second car m y s te ri­
ously caught fire while unoccupied.
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N O T E : F o llo w in g is the text o f a
speech C ongressm an W yden sub­
m itte d to the Congressional Record
S eptem b er IS as p a r t o f a sp ecial
com m em oration o f fo rm e r N A A C P
director Roy Wilkens.
M r . S p e a k e r, the d e a th o f R oy
W ilk in s , fo rm e r executive director
o f the N a tio n a l A ssociation fo r the
A d v a n c e m e n t o f C o lo re d P eop le
(N A A C P ), witnessed the passing o f
one o f the m ost im p o rta n t m en in
the history o f the civil rights m ove­
ment in the U nited States.
M r . W ilk in s guided the N A A C P ,
the n atio n 's oldest and largest civil
rights o rganization, through a peri­
od o f its greatest g ro w th and pres-
tige. In so doing, M r . W ilk in s ’ ten­
ure with the organization continued
fo r some 46 years. H is tenure bears
witness to his perseverance in the
struggle to ensure equality o f oppor­
tunity for all Americans.
In c a rry in g o u t this m ission,
m any have characterized M r . W ilk ­
ins’ style as that o f a quiet crusader,
not one to p la y upon the em otions
o f the moment or seek m edia atten­
tion for his sake. H e was a quiet cru­
sader whose dedication to solid facts
and research addressed the problem
at issue. T h is d e d ic a tio n to facts,
combined with eloquent and power­
fu l p ersu asio n , w on m a n y c iv il
rights victories.
I f a c ivil rights H a ll o f Fam e ex-
isted, I am sure M r . W ilk in s w ould
have been inducted m any years ago.
H is accom plishm ents in the area o f
civil rights span tw o generations.
M r. W ilkins led the N A A C P d ur­
ing its d rive to establish a n ti-ly n c h -
ing laws. M r . W ilk in s was adm inis­
tra to r fo r the N A A C P when it won
the historic B row n v. B oard o f E d u ­
c a tio n d ecision w h ich o v e rtu rn e d
the “ separate but e q u a l*’ d o c trin e
w h ich p ro v id e d th e leg al basis fo r
ra c ia l seg reg atio n in th e U n ite d
States.
M r . W ilk in s was a key supporter
and o rg a n iz e r o f th e M a rc h on
W a s h in g to n on A u g u s t 2 8 , 1963.
The march was a dynam ic lobbying
e ffo rt which brought 250,000 people
to the n atio n ’ s capitol in support o f
the C ivil Rights A ct. This e ffo rt was
key in the passage o f the A c t— the
piece o f le g is la tio n w h ich estab ­
lished voting rights, equal em ploy­
ment and access to p ub lic accom o­
dations as a m atter o f federal law.
The 97th Congress can com m em ­
o rate the accom plishm ents o f M r .
W ilk in s by e x te n d in g th e V o tin g
R ights A c t d u rin g th is session o f
Congress. I a m sure M r . W ilk in s
w ill lo o k u p o n C ongress and be
pleased by C ongressional action to
extend this A c t and to assist those
who now find themselves outside o f
our nation’ s economic mainstream.
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Employers give termination reasons
T h e fiv e m ost co m m o n reasons
why people are fired from their jobs
in Oregon, an Oregon State U niver­
sity study show s, are: p o o r w o rk
perform ance, absenteeism, insubor­
dination, dishonesty and inability to
w ork with others.
T u r n these reasons fo r fa ilu r e
over and you have the keys to suc­
cessful em ploym ent, the O S U voca­
tio n a l-te c h n ic a l e d u c a tio n study
found.
T h e study was conducted by A da
Jean Fancher o f Albany for her doc­
torate degree dissertation last fall. A
form er high school and com m unity
college in stru cto r, she received her
J ’ h .D . degree in v o c a tio n a l educa­
tion at June graduation. D r. E arl E.
S m ith , professor o f in d u strial edu­
cation, was her m ajor professor.
L eaders o f 386 firm s in O re g o n
(C ontinued fr o m page 2 colum n 6)
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p a rtic ip a te d in the study th a t was
aim ed at id e n tify in g a list o f com ­
m on skills, knowledges and related
factors necessary fo r successful em ­
ploym ent in 14 occupational cluster
areas: accounting, agriculture, child
care, construction, electricity-elec­
tro n ic s , fo o d serv ic e , fo re s t p ro ­
d u c ts , g ra p h ic c o m m u n ic a tio n ,
health occupations, industrial mech­
anics, m a rk etin g , m etals, secretar­
ial-clerical and service occupations.
E m p lo yers were in strong agree­
m en t on th e fa c to rs th a t get e m ­
ployees fired and that let them real­
ize success in th e ir w o rk , F anch er
found.
P oor work perform ance was eas­
ily the N o . 1 reason why people get
fire d , ranking first on 37.6 per cent
o f the 386 returned surveys. Absen­
teeism was second, 25.5 per cent; in­
s u b o rd in a tio n , 13.1 per cen t; d is­
honesty, 11.1 per cent; and inability
to w ork with others, 9 .6 per cent.
“ T h e re is no s ig n ific a n t d if f e r ­
ence in s k ills , kn ow led g es an d re­
lated factors (such as personal integ­
rity ) needed fo r successful em p lo y­
ment among 14 occupational cluster
areas as id e n tifie d by em ployers o f
re p re s e n ta tiv e f i r m s ,” F a n c h e r
w ro te in her d is s e rta tio n . Replies
were relatively the same fo r all sizes
and types o f firm s, it was noted.
F in d in g s can be u tiliz e d to help
h ig h schools an d c o m m u n ity c o l­
leges better ta ilo r th e ir vo catio n al
and technical program s to enhance
the work success o f those who com­
p le te th e tr a in in g . S m ith p o in te d
out.
protests war trend
g re t. Id e o lo g ic a l o pp o s itio n to the
N A T O strategy takes a back seat to
th e visions o f m u s h ro o m clouds
over Western Europe.
T h e m o re g e n e ra l n o tio n o f a
" n u c le a r-fre e E u ro p e ” also is the
coming an invalid a sacrifice?”
P u b lic o p in io n polls in a ll three
S c a n d in a v ia n c o u n trie s suggest
stron g ly that the nuclear o p tio n is
o ne w h ich m ost S c a n d in a v ia n s
would happily live w ith o ut. Indeed,
throughout northern Europe there is
an alm o s t ta n g ib le sense th a t
N A T O ’ s nuclear line o f defense is
viewed less as a security tripw ire and
m ore as a threat o f holocaust. Pure
visceral fear o f nuclear an nih ilatio n
is perhaps the strongest m o tiv a tio n
b e h in d th e peace m o v e m e n ts — a
fact which some p o litic a l activists
c e n tra l d o c trin e o f B r ita in ’ s m ain
peace movement, European Nuclear
D is a rm a m e n t ( E N D ) , w h ic h is
closely a ffilia te d w ith the B ertrand
Russell Peace Foundation. Support­
ed by the British Labor P arty, which
opposes any British participation in
N A T O ’ s nuclear policies, the cam ­
paign has won a surprising degree o f
support from Britons. Some 80 local
g o v e rn m e n ts , re p re s e n tin g m o re
th a n 13 m illio n p e o p le , have f o l­
lo w e d th e e x a m p le set by th e c ity
council o f M anchester in declaring
themselves to be nuclear-free zones,
BIG TALK
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CHANGE.
m e a n in g th a t n u c le a r fa c ilitie s
should be neither m anufactured nor
positioned w ith in their boundaries.
M a n y actu ally have refused to p ar­
ticipate in central governm ent plans
fo r c iv il defense, arg u in g th a t in a
nuclear w ar there is no such thing.
T h e c a m p a ig n even has spread to
the re m o te G a e lic -s p e a k in g in the
S co ttish H e b rid e s , w h ich a re a t­
tempting to expel N A T O from m ili­
tary installations there.
Southern E urop e has been slower
to m o b iliz e a lo n g th e lines o f its
northern N A T O partners, but oppo­
sition is beginning to m ake a dent in
public o p in io n in such countries as
Spain (not yet in N A T O ) , Ita ly and
Greece.
In fa c t, old N A T O hands fin d a
delectable irony in the fact that A m ­
erica's strongest N A T O supporter
today appears to be socialist France,
a country which abandoned the alli­
ance under Charles de G au lle some
I0 years ago in o rd e r to pursue an
independent foreign policy.
C le a rly , th e W e s te rn a llia n c e is
changing, evolving in to som ething
new, under the very skin o f its lead­
ership. A n d the changes are devel­
oping fro m the core o f the alliance,
the people who support it w ith their
taxes and votes.
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