Portland Observer, December 3, 1981 Page 9
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U S E D A P P L IA N C E S
Pick-up and delivery arranged on repairs
by Ruth Spencer
The Stars A Stripes D r i l l Team
w ill celebrate its 1st A nniversary,
Dec. 12th, 1981, at the King Neigh
borhood Facility. D on’t miss it! For
more information call 288-6708.
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Community Estates Project, a fu
ture housing cooperative for North
and Northeast Portland, is having a
community meeting December 7th,
12:30 p m -2:00 pm at the K ing
N eighborhood F a c ility . The p u r
pose o f the meeting is to provide in
formation on housing coops by the
N a tio n a l C onsum er C o o p B an k.
The m eeting is sponsored by The
C rib . Project Display in lobby o f
King facility.
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M a rv a C o llins, founder and d i
rector o f the Westside Preparatory
School in Chicago, received an hon
orary doctorate degree from Clark
College, A tla n ta , O eorgia, for her
outstanding contribution to the field
o f education.
Ms. Collins demonstrated forcib
ly and unequivocally that Black chil
dren can and will learn.
C O N N IE T H O M P S O N
C o n n ie Thom pson, co -a n c h o r
wom an fo r K O M O -T V (A B C ) in
Seattle, is one o f twenty Black an
chorwom en featured in an article
"M a kin g It In The Tough World O f
T V N e w s ," in E b o n y M ag azin e,
Novem ber, 1981. Connie, a native
o f Portland, is the daughter o f Ms.
Betty Thompson.
The Oregon State Department o f
E d u catio n has aw arded the P o r t
land Public Schools $4,400,000 to
be used between July 1981 and June
1982 to provide supplementary in
structional services to educationally
disadvantaged students living in /ow
income areas.
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The Black Agenda is an organiza
tion led by Black Ministers in South
Los Angeles whose aim is to control
the educational, political and eco
nomic life o f Black people in South
Los Angeles.
M t. Olivet Baptist Church is hav
ing a Bazaar, Saturday, December
5, 10 am -5 pm. The church is lo
cated at N .E . First and Schuyler.
The Reverend John Jackson is pas
tor.
According to statistics, a home
burglary occurs every ten seconds in
the U n ite d States. O ver a b illio n
dollars in stolen property was re
ported last year. Experts figure that
only half o f the actual burglaries are
reported.
P o rtla n d ’ s home b u rg lary rate
has almost doubled last year’s rates
in many areas o f the c ity . Listed
below are the statistics for the Inner
Northeast Neighborhood com par
ing October 1980 to October. 1981.
Humboldt
Woodlawn
Piedmont
Sabin
Concordia
Vernon
King
Boise
Eliot
Oct. 1980 Oct. 1981
19
20
• 16
31
13
17
13
46
18
48
6
23
17
30
12
14
5
12
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Are you a certified Black Teach
e r! Have.you applied recently for a
position w ith the P o rtlan d Public
Schools? Portland Black Educators
(O M E O ) will review your materials
and help document your case. Call
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C IC E L Y T Y S O N D A V IS
Actress Cicely Tyson was married
to ja zz tru m p eter M iles D avis
Thanksgiving evening by the Rever
end Andrew Young, mayor-elect o f
A tlanta and former U .S. Ambassa
dor to the United Nations.
The wedding ceremony was at the
Greenfield, Mass, home o f Bill Cos
by. The award-winning actress and
Davis split more than 15 years ago,
are back where Cupid wanted them.
2 8 6 -8 0 9 3 .
A tto rn e y Bob R id g ley, form er
P o rtla n d School Board m em ber,
told the Portland School Board that
he has resisted temptations to advise
them, while advising them to name
the Education Service Center after
Robert Blanchard. Perhaps he has
forgotten that he was a prominent
m ember o f the " C o m m itte e for
G ood School Board C andidates’ *
during the school board recall e f
fort.
The Reverend Jessie Jackson in a
recent address in C hicago said:
“ Many who are now basking in the
sun o f Reaganism w ill soon be
burned to a crisp in the oven o f
Reaganomics.”
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baugh o t the P o rtlan d O ray P an
thers joined over 200 other delegates
from 30 states fo r the three-day
Gray Panther Biennial Convention
in Washington D .C . this week.
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N O T E : The fo llo w in g is excerpted
fr o m A tto rn e y G en eral W illia m
S m ith ’s Task Force on Violen t
Crime, Report o f August ¡7. 1981.
In the past several years, the real
ization has grown that victim s o f
violent crime all too frequently are
twice victimized: first, by the perpe
tra to r o f the violent crim in al act,
and, second, by a crim inal justice
system unresponsive to the particu
lar needs o f violent crime victims.
Although we recognize that violent
crime is prim arily a state and local
responsibility, we believe the A tto r
ney G eneral has an extrem ely im
portant leadership role to play in ad
vocating that victim s o f violent
crime, whether at the federal, state,
or local level, be affo rd ed proper
status in the criminal justice system.
Victims o f violent crime are par
ticularly vulnerable because o f the
physical, em otional, and financial
stresses they are subject to as a re
sult o f th e ir unique status in the
criminal justice system. Our concern
in this area extends to witnesses o f
criminal conduct as well, since they,
too, often endure many o f the same
hardships that victims do. Both vic
tim s and witnesses play a crucial
role in the crim inal justice system,
and neither victim s nor witnesses
should have to suffer as a result o f
their co n trib u tio n to the cause o f
justice in America.
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Chicago courts are crowded these
days as the 21 children o f the late
E lija h M u h a m m a d , who died in
1975, q u ie tly b attle over some $3
million he left in his Elijah Muham
mad Poor Fund, but which was later
transferred to the Nation o f Islam,
after his death. Court papers say he
had eight children by his wife. Sister
C la ra , and he fath ered thirteen
"outside the palace."
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NYEW USI ASKARI
The S o jo u rn e r T ru th Readers
Theater and Dance Troupe (ad u lt)
and the S o jo u rn e r T ru th Youth
Readers Theater fyouthj, under the
direction o f Nyewusi A s k a ri, have
begun practicing in preparation for
up-com ing theater presentations
throu g h o u t the state o f O regon.
Watch for their appearances at your
school, com m unity and church. It
w ill be the u ltim a te experience in
Black theater!
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JA M E S LOVING
N o n -d e n o m in a tio n a l B ro th e r
hood Association is a newly formed
group whose purpose is to strength
en the Christian fam ily, bridge the
gap between church and community
by speaking out on com munity po
litic a l, economic and civic issues;
help build leadership in the young
Black male; act as role models; pro
vide activities that are now neglected
fo r Black m ale y o u th — " S ta y in
School Programs.”
Mrs. James Loving is president o f
the group and M r. James Cason is
vice-president.
Meetings are each Saturday be
fore the 3rd Sunday. Next meeting:
December 19, at 7:30 pm, Vancou
ver Avenue Baptist Church.
T he U rb a n League N ortheast
Y o u th Service C en ter o ffe rs free
Basic C h arm classes, T h u rsd a y,
6:30 pm-7:30 pm through December
17th. Please call Bernice Ferris, 288-
6708. Girls and guys, all ages! Learn
how to be more beautiful!
Researchers say one out o f five
families in the United States abuses
its children either physically, men
tally, sexually, or through extreme
neglect. Each year, they report, one
m illio n children are in ju re d badly
enough to require m edical tre a t
ment.
H o, issue developing in Harlem as
N A A C P national office sending let
ters to local newspapers and Black
undertakers over the undertakers’
criticism that the funeral for the late
N A A C P c h ie fta n Roy W ilkins' ser
vices were conducted downtown by
a white funeral d ire cto r, w ith the
casket carried by whites.
Give Jay Lawrence A Call
287-0699
282-0108
J a y L a w re n c e , O w n e r
In the past, neglect o f victims by
the various components o f the crim
inal justice system has taken many
forms. F irst, there has been a lack
o f assistance to the victim who has
suffered emotional traum a as a re
sult o f the vio len t crim e. Victim s
and witnesses have frequently found
that police o ffic e rs , prosecutors,
and court personnel have ignored or
been insensitive to th e ir needs.
M any victims and witnesses know
little about the court system and
what will be expected o f them. M at
ters that may affect them , such as
the return o f stolen property or the
a va ila b lity o f fin an cial and social
services and victim compensation,
have not been explained. Timely no
tific a tio n o f court dates, con
tinuances, and case dispositions
have been spotty. When they have
come to c o u rt, they have found
transportation, parking facilities,
child care services, and w aiting
areas unsatisfactory. Their attend
ance at court has occasionally
caused problem s w ith employers,
and witnesses who are not fluent in
English have had problems in com
municating with court personnel.
Victim s o f vio len t crim e have
also frequently found that the de
fendant in their case has pled guilty
to a lesser offense than the original
charge, w ith o u t o p p o rtu n ity for
p artic ip a tio n by the victim or ex
planation as to why the action was
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taken. Such dispositions can increase
the victim’s frustration and sense o f
alienation. W hen the defendant is
sentenced, the c rim e ’ s fu ll impact
on the v ictim has fre q u e n tly not
been presented to the judge by either
the probation officer or the prose
cutor, resulting in an imbalance in
the sentencing process.
In recent years, m any ju ris d ic
tions have been instituting necessary
changes to alleviate these problems.
Crisis intervention services and vic
t im / witness assistance units have
been created to address many o f the
v ic tim ’ s needs. Prosecutors have
adopted policies to obtain the views
o f violent crime victims before plea
negotiations take place. Although
such info rm atio n does not control
the final decision o f what plea to of
fer, the process signifies that the vic
tim s’ rights are protected. Fin ally,
many prosecutors’ offices review in
formation that is routinely provided
to judges p rio r to sentencing and
supplement it where necessary, thus
ensuring that the full impact o f the
crime on the victim is presented.
W e view these e ffo rts as com
mendable but note that their adop
tion has not been universal through
out the country. To ensure that vic
tims o f and witnesses to violent
crime are protected everywhere, we
recommend that the Attorney Gen
eral play a leadership role in victim
advocacy.
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