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Page 4 Portland Observer, October 8, 1981 National Planned Parenthood leader visits tation are provided a physical exam Planned Parenthood’s first ination prior to counselling and de Black, first woman, and youngest cision as to the type o f birth control president, Faye W a ttle to n , visited Portland last week. .. method to be used. The physical in “ The recent shift in our nation’ s cludes cancer detection, breast ex p o litic a l clim ate may have a p ro a m in a tio n , blood tests and other found effect on in d iv id u a l rights tests essential to the selection. and on the future o f family planning Although many clients come for in Am erica,** Ms. W attleton says. pregnancy testing or preliminary in “ The m a jo rity o f Am ericans sup form ation, many use the clinic for port in d iv id u al and reproductive years, receiving annual e xa m in a freedom. These citizens must recog tions and on-going counselling. nize the threats posed by anti-choice Planned Parenthood is prim arily a minorities and speak up in defense b irth c o n tro l p ro g ram , C la u d ia o f their personal lib e rtie s .’ ’ She W ebster, E d u catio n D ire c to r, pledged Planned Parenthood’s re explained, but to many low-income sources to mobilize support and to women it has become the prim ary lead the Fight to preserve freedom. source o f medical care. In addition The major goals o f Planned Par to examination and pregnancy test- enthood this year are: to insure . ing th£ clinic provides diaganosis o f funding for family planning and re venereal disease, bladder infection, search; to defeat an an ti-ab o rtio n and related problems. amendment to the U .S . C o nstitu- Medical problems are referred to ' tion. private doctors and hospitals and Ms. Wattleton assumed the presi public agencies fo r m edical care. dency o f Planned P arenth o o d in “ One o f our problems is to find in 1978 at the age o f 34. F or seven expensive medical care for our low- years she had been executive direc income clients who do not have wel tor o f Planned Parenthood o f Day- fare or insurance— and that is be ton, Ohio and chairman o f the N a coming more d iffic u lt,” Ms. Moss tional Executive Directors Council. explained. She graduated from O h io State The m a jo rity o f the clients are University with a degree in nursing, young w o rkin g w om en, ages 19 and earned a master’s degree in ma through 24, who move into the pri ternal land infant health care, with vate medical arena once their em c ertifica tio n as a n u rse-m id w ife ployment and income status has im from Columbia University. proved. The clinic charges on a scale Planned Parenthood, established designed “ to match the pocket 63 years ago, provides m edically book.” supervised family planning services One o f the program’s main areas and in fo rm atio n to 2 m illio n per is that o f education. M s. W ebster sons each year, through 186 com spends much o f her time speaking to munity-based a ffilia te s . It has an groups, including high school operating budget o f S 140 m illio n , classes, on sexuality and birth con receives contributions from 200,000 trol. “ W e target high school fresh donors and uses 20,000 volunteers. men and sophom ores, p ro vidin g The Portland program provided inform ation on sexuality and talk clinic services to 23,867 persons in ing about responsibility. M an y o f 1980-81. them are happy to hear that it’s real FAYE WATTLETON Ms. Wattleton told the City Club ly O K tos^y, ‘ N o .’ ” that the current conservative mood Ms. Webster also meets with par from the federal government. Fam for their children, but would deny threatens not only reproductive and ent groups, teaching them how to ily planning funds were authorized them access to an entire spectrum of sexual rights but the basic rights o f discuss sexuality with their children, by Congress with a 25 per cent de health care. ; citizenship. em phasizing beginning when they crease, but the administration is re As M s. W a ttle to n told the C ity " T h e price o f freedom is vig il- are very young. “ Much o f the oppo questing another 47 per cent cut. C lu b , “ The price o f freedom IS ence,” she said. And if Americans sition to sex education in the schools Planned Parenth o o d does not vigilance.” are not vigilent now in protecting is because o f the belief by many that provide abortion but refers those their rights, the United States as it is this should be the role o f the p ar clients who desire abortions to med now may cease to exist. She warned ents. Parents often need help to be ical services. Although there is a na that the next few months and years comfortable in this role.” tionwide move against the right ip : are crucial. The students are always eager to a b o rtio n being waged by such Among the services offered by the receive in fo rm atio n . The response groups as the m oral m a jo rity, Ms. local Planned Parenthood office, at o f the schools differs from district Crawford emphasized that this push 1200 SE Morrison, are birth control to district. “ Some want us to tell ev is not just against abortion. “ The in fo rm a tio n , pregnancy testing, erything, to outline all the methods same few people who oppose abor counselling, abortion and steriliza o f birth control; others just want us tion also oppose birth control and tion inform ation and referral, and to tell them how to say no.” sexuality education." educational services. Executive Director Jesalee Foster ici An abandonment o f the services M s. Marghree Moss, coordinat ling is concerned about continued provided by Planned Parenthood ing nurse, explained that all clients funding. Approximately half o f the would not only deprive low-income who come for birth control consul funding fo r the local program is men and women o f the right to plan FRESH FRYERS run » y • «411 1 I • l> » N A ! • • • U A i i ’d » • I 11*4 A N I OI*»«* • N «4 • • • » • * • » • M IM » A l « « « • I «tfc A > I «WertMM* • | N | • 3A»N A l l O< •»•«•* • • Ifjw4 •* t I O4vl»4«* « A W »»l U m » l6 s Q - _ i | « «O A A • city E X O D t f i u a / u n a / a n t / f f t r i/ m s * / 1639 N .E. A lb erta PORTLAND OREGON 9721 1 294 7997 Bits and Pieces From the Front Door by Ruth Spencer “ T o endure bad schools and wrong education because the schools are ’mixed’ is a costly if not fatal mistake.” — W.E.B. Dubois, 1935 M r. Tom Vickers, P o rtlan d teacher, is in intensive care at Bess Kaiser H o sp ital suffering from a brain hemorrhage and skull frac ture. We hope for him a speedy re covery. • Floretta D. McKenzie, new Black D .C . School Superintendent, is moving to prevent school failure by revolutionizing the promotion sys tem. • Mrs. Geneva Jones attended a na tional conference in N .Y . C ity con cerning the United Good Neighbors (U G N ). The Portland Chapter o f the Ore gon W ashington F o o tb a ll So cial C lu b hosted their annual meeting September 25-27. • • According to the American Dem ographic M agazine's September is sue, o n e -fifth o f all Black A m e ri cans live in the suburbs. by Tom Boothe The Swann ru lin g by the U .S . Supreme C o u rt in 1971 gives p ar ents the legal right to challenge bus ing requirements if they believe their children’ s health, safety, or educa tion would suffer. M r. D o n Vann, D ire c to r o f V an n ’s M o rtu a ry , is recovering in Emanuel Hospital. • /.e ta Sigm a Omega C h ap ter o f A lp h a Kappa A lp h a S orority held an Autumn Song Feast at Cascade College Auditorium, October 2. Do nation w ill benefit the S o ro rity Scholarship Fund. • Prisoners subjected to a high de gree o f sustained overcrowding have a higher death and suicide rate, more disciplinary problems, and a larger number o f illness complaints than inmates who are not o ver crow ded, according to a study, The Effect o f Prison Crowding on Inm ate B eh avio r,” carried out by the University o f Texas at Arlington under a grant from the U.S. Depart ment o f Justice. Herb Cawthorne has done an out standing p o rtray al o f Langston Hughes at Portland State Universi ty s Lincoln Hall Auditorium. ment o f their college are less likely to leave. According to a Penn State U n i versity expert, Black students en rolled in white colleges and universi ties drop out at a higher rate than whites. Black colleges have a 26 per cent drop-out rate as opposed to a 37 per cent drop-out rate at white colleges. Researchers believe that students who fit into the academic, social, and m o tivatio nal environ- From the Front Door, it is very important (hat American people learn to live with a better understanding o f relationships, if they are to maintain a true sense o f freedom. I believe that all American citizens can prosper, even in today’s economy if they would only understand that each body in nature is built to support its own weight. We must learn to carry our own weight. In order to prosper, and not be dependent you must have a clear-cut purpose; you must be prepared to work, you must know your direction, and not be deterred; and you must be con sistent in your drive toward your purpose, and the main objective o f your purpose must be to carry your own weight plus a part o f those who are unable such as small children and senior citizens. Miss G a il Strong, soprano, con tinues her perform ances in G e r many, Vien n a, A u stria and Ita ly . Miss Strong is the daughter o f M r. and Mrs. Luther Strong Sr. • Jerry F u lle r has been appointed acting assistant superintendent by State Superintendent o f Education Verne Duncan. Fuller, formerly di rector o f compensatory education, will head general education. Your spirit should radiate a positive attitude; your mind should think only o f good and fair treatment toward your neighbor; you should work toward an understanding o f your pre sent situation and live within your means. 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