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Page 2 Portland Observer, July 7, 1982 PSU sponsors swim m ing lessons Feds appeal refugee release Local youngsters ages 6 to 12 can learn to swim like Vikings during this summer’ s special “ V ikin g Swim-In” at Portland State Univer sity. The new series o f swimming classes w ill be held during July and August in PSU’ s Olympic-sized pool. Red Cross-certified instructors who are upper-division PSU physi cal education m ajors w ill teach classes in three skill levels: beginner, advanced beginner and intermedi by C. Eddie Edmondson The federal government says it will appeal an order by U.S. District Court Judge Eugene Spellman last week to release ‘ 'fo r th w ith ” the nearly 2,000 Haitian refugees held in detention camps in Florida fo r nearly a year. In a packed courtroom last week, the judge announced a seven-point plan conisdered generally favorable to the refugees. Besides ordering the release o f the Haitians “ forthw ith,” Spellman’s plans guaranteed im m i gration hearings fo r the H aitians within 30 days after their discharge from the camps. In addition, under the plan, the Haitians would be al lowed to remain free if they receive an unfavorable ruling from the INF until all appeals were exhausted. The plan also allows tor both in dividual and government-approved volunteer agency sponsorship o f refugees, w ith emphasis being placed on resettlement out o f the state of Florida. Three weeks ago, during negotia tions between the justice department and^ttorneys representing the Hai tians, the federal government an nounced its own plan for release of the Haitians. Under that plan the Haitian refugees could be released from detention i f they posted a monetary bond and obtained legal counsel. The plan was later ruled unacceptable. In Washington, the Justice De partment released this statement: “ We believe that in issuing its own plan the court has exceeded its au thority. The Second Circuit (Court o f Appeals) stressed that the discre tionary parole authority rests by law with the District Director—the A t - 1 torney General’ s designate—not by John Kane-Berman The South African economy grew by 8 per cent in real terms in 1980 and about half that figure last year. Despite this performance—which was one o f the best in the w orld— the government reported at the end o f 1981 that black unemployment stood at 12.4 per cent. Some demo graphic experts believe the position is even worse: they argue that the o f ficial yardsticks for measuring black unemployment arc unsatisfactory and that the real figure could be as high as 25 per cent. Some econo mists say that unemployment among blanks has grown so large that it is now an endemic structural problem which is affected only mar ginally by the periodic ups and downs o f the business cycle. One ex pert has indeed expressed the fear that about six m illion South A fr i cans, nearly all o f them black, w ill be out o f work in the year 2000—an unemployment rate o f some 35 per cent. ideology before jobs A part from the problem o f the high birth rate among South A fr i ca’ s 20 m illio n black people, the economy is unable to generate or import enough capital to finance the thousand new jobs that need to be created every day to keep pace with demand. And even if there were enough capital available for the in vestment levels required, there exists alongside unemployment a severe skills shortage that makes business men think twice before expanding their factories. Yet another major problem is that apartheid ideology takes precedence over the government’ s stated com mitment to reducing unemploy ment. It frequently happens that employers have to fire black work ers who do not have the necessary permission to live and work in the 86 per cent o f the country designat ed as the “ white” area. This area in cludes most o f the main industrial centers. Under the pass and influx laws, all black A fricans ate prohibited from working in the “ white” area without official permission recorded in pass or reference b o o k s which they must carry on their persons at all times on pain o f arrest Only a minority o f blacks possess the neces sary permission, which is based on place o f birth or long service or resi dence. own swimming suits and towels. Free parking is available on campus. After successfully completing the course, Swim-In participants will be awarded Red Cross certificates and special Viking Swim-In tec shirts. The V iking S w im -In is cospon sored by the PSU A lu m n i O ffice and PSU’ s School o f Health and Physical Education. For more in fo rm a tio n , call the Alumni Office at 229-4948. Fred Meyer - S h op p m q Cent«*” » Super Shopping Centers Help Lower Your Cost of Living. . . Haitian refugees in Krome Avenue detention camp in Miami. with the court.” The Justice Depart ment said it would appeal Judge Spellman’s decision. A spokesperson fo r the Dade County Bar Association, which has been providing legal assistance for the refugees, said, “ The impact (of Judge Spellman's decision] is on the standard o f justice and the kinds of principles that this country should abide by. That is a standard that ef fectuates the release o f the Haitians and allows the immigration hearings to go forw ard in an orderly man ner." The head o f the Haitian refugee center in M iam i, the group which filed the first law suit against the im prisonment o f the Haitians about a year ago, said the happiness o f the H aitian refugees in the detention centers will not be complete. Your nearby Fred Meyer Super Shopping Center is filled with "People Pleasing" services to make your shopping more pleasant. Wide, spacious aisles, friendly helpful clerks and under cover parcel loading are just some of the "People Pleasing" services to you. Plus every day low prices on thousands of items you use and need everyday help lower your cost of liv ing. Because we re open 9 a m. to 10 p.m. daily, including Sunday, you can shop when you W ANT to, not when you HAVE to. Come in anytime and "funshop" in a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. Walnut Park “ Happiness in the concrete real ity ,” he said, “ would be to get out of these camps.” Interstate n . Apartheid boosts unemployment (Editor's note: The following article is reprinted from ILO Information, the bulletin of the U.N. International Labor Organ ization 1 ate. Parents can choose from two con venient Swim -In sessions, July 12 to 23 or July 26 to Aug. 6. The two- week courses are held Mondays through Fridays. Limited to 12 stu dents to ensure individual attention the classes are each 45 minutes long and begin at 7:45, 8:30 and 11:15 in the morning. Price for ten lessons is $15 per person. Students must be at least 4 feet, 6 inches tall, and should bring their Anas imposed The rationale o f the pass system is the authorities’ strong desire to min imize the numbers o f blacks in the “ white” towns and farming areas so that the white m inority there is not outnumbered by too great a margin. But the rural “ homeland” areas— the other 14 per cent o f the country —are so overpopulated and pover ty-stricken that thousands upon thousands o f blacks move illegality to the cities in search o f work. Some are lucky enough to find it, but be cause their passes are not in order their employers risk a fine for hiring them. The maximum fine was re cently increased from R .I00 to R.500 (equivalent to $500 at present exchange rates), with the result that many employers are now firin g these "ille g a l” workers rather than risk the higher fine. Employers w ill not norm ally be given permission to im port black workers from the “ homelands” un less they can prove that no labor is available locally, from large urban townships such as Soweto, near Jo hannesburg. As these urban black townships also have a high level o f unemployment fewer and fewer people from the “ homelands” are given permission to work in the “ white” areas. Since the higher fine was introduced, some employers Peninsula w ill not even grant black job appli cants an interview unless they can prove that they have official permis sion to be in the “ white” towns. Fencing them off Lom bard a t In te rsta te 6850 N. Lom bard Plenty of Free and Easy Parking O pen 9 am to 10 pm daily, includin g Sunday. -» The Black Sash—a voluntary o r ganization that attempts to assist black people who fa ll fou l o f the pass laws, commented in a recent report: “ It is infinitely easier for a white man to come to South Africa from E urope—the state w ill even pay for him to do so— than it is for a black South A frican to come in to town from a rural area.” Since it is practically impossible fo r the high level o f black unem ployment to be eliminated or even significantly reduced, it appears as if the authorities have decided for security reasons to confine it to the remote “ homeland” areas rather than allow it in to the “ w h ite ” towns. N.E. K illin g s w o rth at U nion « — Imports At Wholesale Prices Desk *710 list $462 our price The idea o f erecting fences around the "homelands” to prevent people whose passes are not in order from leaving them is now being dis cussed in government circles. A l ready, border posts have been set up between the Ciskei “ homeland” and South A fric a ’ s Cape Province to prevent “ illeg a l” blacks from leaving the Ciskei fo r jobs in the "w hite” area. é' Flashlight $20 our price ♦43 list 1C !■ I l ■3 / > 1 Marble Table *1 0 8 8 list 7 .$695 our price *3 7 list *1 4 4 list Burglar *1 8 list 9.95 our price SOLAR COMPANY South African youths look through fence thet seperetes them from white community near Johannesburg. 2 8 3 -4 0 0 3 :• - , . ... ... ■ ; 11 •<
