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Page 6 Portland Observer, February 18. 1982 'Blast through the Past': Costume ball with a message i O m o to y o a rra n g e * gele fo r Serena B ro w n w h ile Yo lan d a Riggins w a tc h e s . A fric a n dress w a s d e m o n s tra te d a * p relu d e to the B lack H lstôry C ostum e Ball. (Photo: R ichard J . B ro w n ) Interstate Tax Service Are you paying too much to have your income tax return prepared? W e offer competent service at economical price*. • Personal R e tu rn * • Bualnesa R e tu rn * • O u t O f S ta te R e tu rn * Gnssroot News, N. H i—The Black Education Center (B .E .C .) is spon soring an idea whose time has come. A Blast Through the Past Black His to ry Costum e B all. This unique event will occur Saturday, February 27 from 9 pm-1 am at the Cosm o politan Airtel, 6221 N .E . 82nd. Joyce H a rris , D ire c to r o f the B .E .C ., explains the thoughts be hind the Black H is to ry Costum e Ball. “ We view the Costume Ball as an opportunity for Black people to use all the in fo rm a tio n th e y ’ ve learned during Black H is to ry M o n th . I t ’ s a tim e to parade our stuff and feel proud about our heri tage as Africans in this country.” The Ball is a fund raiser for the B .E .C . " T h e Black E d u catio n al Center is an organization that has an elementary school for Black chil dren in A lb in a . W e have been around since 1970 and fu ll tim e since 1974. Also we run the Talking Drum Bookstore which offers an ex clusive selection o f A fro-A m erican literature. Like everyone else we are having financial problems and if we ask the community for support, be lieve me, we need it.” W h a t’s the center’s response to those who feel that the need for a Black school is gone due to integra tion? " I d o n ’ t view it as sim ply a Black school. There’ s a need for a school that provides a sound aca demic p ro g ram . W e want to be viewed as a school that provides Black child ren w ith a superior education.” For the first Black H istory Cos tume Ball in the Northwest, what do you wear? " W e divided the person alities into categories. T h ere’ s A f rica before the daw n o f m an. W e have A fric a n kings and queens. I f you were to go as a King you would use a fabric that had gold in it. I f you went as a queen you might trv to get a satin fab ric. Even though people tell us that we have no heri tage or history, we know that’s not true. “ Then there are Blacks in Am eri ca. The Black cowboys were very co lo rfu l characters. In the last 40 years they m ade m any cowboy movies but none with any Blacks in it. T h at again is not t r u e .’ ’ M rs. H a rris ’ thoughts on Black H istory M onth arc. “ I would like to see the same people who are involved and excited over Black history m onth carry that over t}te rest o f the eleven months.” Omotoya showed us how to wrap a gele, a tra d itio n a l A fric a n head w rap. " T a k e tw o yards o f fab ric and fold it down (he m iddle. You start fro m one end and w rap it around your head until you run out ol material. Tuck the rest inside one o f the curves and you have a stan dard wrapge/e.” They suggest that people drop by the Talking Drum Bookstore to find out more about historical figures. I f you can’t find one out o f the million to choose from you can always go as your grandparents. Open 11 am -5pm . Call for appt, Same-Day Service 2-3 Day Service Short Form Long Form 1 040A & 40S (including earned income credit 1040 & 40 Sch. A —Deductions Sch. B —Interest etc. $10°° Since 1966 • Licensed Tax Consultant 5510 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97217 • 283-6014 was organized to deal with the in creasing amount o f repressive legis la tio n that is being introduced in Congress. " T h e threat to civil liberties is greater today than it has been in decades.” A C L U ’s National Execu tive Director Ira Glasser said when announcing formation o f the lobby. "T o d a y , we face a Congress under enorm ous pressure fro m the de mands o f those who oppose indivi dual freedom . W e must let those legislators who are testing the poli tical winds know that there is a dedi cated and com mitted force o f c iti zens who will not tolerate attempts to abridge our fundamental rights.” A C L U volunteer attorneys with detailed knowledge in specific areas will be on hand at the meetings to discuss issues and answer questions. Topics to be covered w ill include fou r main areas: F am ily Privacy, Internal Security, Crim inal Law re visions and the authority o f the fed eral courts. There will be in fo rm a tion on the current status o f pending legislation and which members o f Congress to contact about specific bills. Fact sheets and instructions on how to w rite your representatives will be available at the meetings. The Bill o f Rights Lobby is a net work o f people who receive special mailings from the A C L U national office regarding pending legislation The Oregon A C L U also hopes to set up "telephone trees” in some cities as a way o f contacting Lobby mem bers for quick action when congres sional action on a bill is imminent. O regonians interested in the na tional Bill o f Rights Lobby will also be approached to form a similar net work for the 1983 Oregon Legisla tive session. El Salvador: The first year (Continuedfrom page 1 column 3) had arrived to regionalize the con flict and told the Salvadoran army to attack the guerrillas from the rear, from H onduran and G uate malan territory. By August the government m ili tary reports tacitly adm itted that the guerrilla forces were growing in strength. Fighting was reported in 13 o f the 14 departments. According to conservative rebel reports, the first eight months o f the campaign caused 2,174 arm y casualties. Six helicopters and six airplanes were destroyed. The most striking success o f 1981 was the destruction o f Puente de O ro (O ro bridge) over the Lam pa River on October 15th. This action totally isolated the eastern section o f the country; all war materials and other supplies must be shipped by air. The economic damage was sig nificant since 80 per cent o f the ex port products from the rich eastern region were transported over that bridge. W ith the destruction o f many bridges and control o f m ajor high ways by the gu errilla forces, the army is unable to deploy its troops where they are needed. The new year began with a bang. The capital city o f San Salvador was w ithout electricity on New Years Day following sabotage o f a dam, and destruction o f a power plant and numerous power line pylons. On January 4 th , San Salvador was rocked by the explosion o f 12 bombs that went o ff at intervals o f two to three minutes. A building near the U .S . Embassy was de stroyed and part o f the city was left without electricity. Also on January 4th, F M L N forces launched an at tack on the main m ilita ry base in Chalatenango, 60 kilometers from San Salvador. The A rm y ’ s January offensive was directed against F M L N forces in M orazon d epartm ent. C o m mander Joaquin V illalobos, mem ber o f the General Command o f the F M L N , in an interview published in the Nicaraguan d a ily , N uevo D ia rio , said the main objective o f the arm y’ s o p era tio n , known as " A n v il and H a m m e r," was to de stroy Radio Veneer emos. Explaining the tactics adopted by the guerrillas, he explained, “ The operation was a fiasco first because our forces held the enemy at bay long enough to save the station and secondly because we changed our tactics.” He explained that his forces were deployed in small units that launched a counterattack that played havoc with an operation designed to attack fixed positions. The defeat handed the army in M orazon, he said, was part o f what m ight be called a na tionwide initiative taken by F M L N forces. F M N L forces are now attacking strategic areas. " T h e battles in the cities o f Santa A n a, San Salvador, San Miguel and Usulutan took place precisely at a time when, according to the United States and the arm y’s jo in t plan, our forces should have been worn out to make way for the elections they’re sponsoring.” He added that the actions in the cities are more o f a military than an insurrectional nature, but that their purpose is to prepare for insurrec tion, to improve the tactical training o f the g u errilla forces and their handling o f equipment, and to test their military organizational ability among the people o f the urban areas. Dodging strict surveillance at the strategic Iloppango airport, 12 kilo meters from the capital, guerrillas placed explosives under airplanes and made an orderly w ithdraw al w ithout mishap. A t 1:03 am, Jan uary 27th, the charges were detonated. Eleven planes and heli copters were destroyed and 27 dam aged. A French news service report said 20 airplanes, 8 Iroquois heli copters and an anti-aircraft battery were destroyed. F M L N sources said 110 guerrillas took part in the raid, also damaging hangars and runways with bazooka and m ortar fire. The raid eliminated 70 per cent o f the El Salvadoran air force. The magnitude o f the blow to the ju n ta was made evident when Defense M in ister G arcia banned journalists from the base and re fused to report the damage. Meanwhile the m ilitary junta has announced elections on March 28th to elect a Constituent Assembly that will organize presidential elections in 1983. O nly right-wing organiza tions, including the paramilitary or ganizations, are allowed to partici pate. The Reagan adm inistration, which sees a certain Duarte victory as a way to legitimize the junta, is beginning to have second thoughts. It now appears that if elections are held the rig h t-w in g param ilitary groups will prevail and all hope o f convincing the world that the gov ernment is "cen trist” will be gone. The U .S . has based its support o f the junta on its allegations that the junta represents the center between warring left and right factions. M onseigneur A rtu ro Rivera y Dam as, archbishop o f San Salva dor, charged that these paramilitary groups, the police and the army are responsible for the murder o f 11,700 persons between January and November, 1981. This does not include those killed in combat. He added that on the average. 1066 per sons between 16 and 30 are killed ev ery month in El Salvador. I . i! PEOPLE TO PEOPLE SERVICE (ENTERPRISE) Slick 50 Car Insurance Averages betw een »200 »600 a year for m oat drivers Insure your car angina fro m w earing out for lass than »30 00 w ith only one application of allck 80 For in fo rm a tio n c o n ta c t: John Oliver (206) 892 8697 Vane. 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