Page 2 Portland Observer, August 4, 1982
Jackson coalition files suit
against School District
by Claudia Fisher
Eighty-seven members o f the
Jackson Education Coalition filed a
lawsuit July 28 against P ortland
School District #1. The lawsuit asks
the court for an injunction requiring
the district to operate Jackson High
School during the 1982-83 school
year and until there has been a vote
of the community on the formation
of a new district. The suit also seeks
to prohibi' the district from remov
ing more property from Jackson
and requires the return o f previously
removed property. Finally, the dis
tric t would be prohibited from
further expenditure o f funds to op
pose efforts o f the Jackson commu
nity to form an independent district.
I . James Bergmann, spokesper
son at the c o a litio n ’s news con fer
ence, stated that alter the M u ltn o
mah C ounty E d u catio n al Service
District hearing they felt the PPS
Board would address the Jackson is
sue and the coalition wanted to a l
low every o p p o rtu n ity. When the
hoard tailed to do so and instead
tiled suit against the coalition and
the E S D , the c o a litio n felt it had
no a lte rn ativ e but to file suit
against the District Board members
Herb Cawthorne and Steve Buel
voted in opposition to the district's
suit.
Bergmann disputed district claims
o f SI m illio n in expected savings
through closure o f Jackson.
"T h o u g h people are beginning to
believe it, there is no basis at the
school district fo r the fig u re ," he
said. Jackson was closed in the face
o f declining enrollment, along with
Adams and Washington-Monroe, to
save money and improve education
al programs in the district.
Bergmann stated that the ESD is
preparing two plans for secession to
be submitted to the ESD board.
.One coalition member later stated
that he saw reason for black com
munity support o f Jackson efforts.
Next year, he said, Wilson enroll
ment w ill be over 2,000 students
with the transfer o f 700 Jackson stu
dents. As long as Wilson is at the
2,000 figure, any spaces left for stu
dents w ill go to feeder school stu
dents rather than adm inistrative
transfer students So black parents
and students seeking voluntarily to
attend a west side school will be de
nied access, he stated
Bergmann felt the issues between
Jackson and the school district dif-
Atiyeh talks on Oregon
(Continued from page I column d)
fered from issues between Adams or
Washington-Monroe in that those
schools were closed, he said, after
set criteria were applied city-wide to
all schools. Jackson, he said, was
not on the closure list and then got
an eight-hour notice that it would
be considered fo r closure only be
cause it d id n ’ t have 1500 students
attending—the sole criterion applied
to close it. Since the school only
holds 1200, there is no way it could
ever meet that condition, he stated.
The co alition members staled
they felt it was neither "rational nor
economical to proceed with transi
tion o f Jackson students to Wilson
during the pendency o f the form a
tion process.’ ’
The coalition further charged that
the school board had directed Su
perintendent Dr Matthew Prophet
not to enter dialogue or exercise in
dependent judgement with the Jack
von community and directed him in
stead to institute legal proceedings
against the e ffo rts o f the Jackson
com m unity. The suit alleges that
Jackson area residents w ill suffer
"irre p ara b le h a rm " by closure o f
the high school and that district ex
penditures to fight secession are ille
gal.
[Continued from page I column 6)
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Children at a day-cara canter in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe
scattered fighting throughout west
ern adn north ern Z im b abw e Re
portedly, hundreds ot Nkomo parti
sans have been captured in confron
la lio n s w ith governm ent troops.
Some Z A P H leaders have been ar
rested and held without charges It
appears the recent kidnapping is
aimed at securing the release ol two
ot these leaders, jailed since early
Match.
W hatever the origins o f the
schism between N k o m o ’ s Z A P D
and M u g a b e ’ s Z A N I I and, no
d o u bt, these run deep or who is
right or wrong, is reallv not the is
sue. I he point is that dormant con
flicts arc being stirred lo life by a
South A frica anxious to disrupt in
dependent Zimbabwe
l o r South A fric a to succeed
would be tragic, for the changes I
witnessed while in Zimbabwe were
extremely encouraging Racial seg
regation laws have been totally abol
ished Both blacks and whites toid
me that their greatest accomplish
ment has been the real progress
made toward racial reconciliation.
Medical care is now virtually tree
and m inim um wage boosts have
been substantial Education ai the
primary level is finally tree leach
ers I spoke w ith were absolutely
gleelul that then classes were tilling
up with eager students whose tarn
dies were never belore able io afford
an education
Mv stay m Zimbabwe si,owed me
a country attempting to overcome a
hundred years ot colonialism
Meanwhile, South Africa desperate
ly clings to its obscenely unjust so
cial system, obviously threatened bv
the sweeping changes of its neigh
birrs to the north Regrettably, we
can be sure they will do what they
can to fan the flam es ol divisive
ness.
Bill Bigelow teaches social
studies at Jefferson High
School He has developed curri
culum on South Africa for Port
land Public Schools.
A slightly edited version of this
story appeared in The Oregonian.
Thursday. July 29.
Kulongoski announces program
(Continuedfrom page I column 3)
I he Democratic candidate said
that the stale should "establish an
intensive ‘ Buy Oregon program to
match Oregon wholesale and retail
customers with in state suppliers o f
goods and services” and that prefer
ential treatment should be given to
Oregon firms in state purchasing.
Kulongoski called export "O re
gon’s greatest undeveloped econom
ic p o te n tia l” and recommended
pooling the resources o f all state
agencies, except com m odity com
missions, in to an "e ffic ie n t and
modern Oregon export marketing
program.” He said a first priority o f
the program should be developing
"m a rke ts fo r finished lumber
products so that we can stop export
ing jobs when we export uncut
logs.”
“ One o f our greatest needs," Ku
longoski said, " is fo r sources o f
capital fo r new businesses, expan
sion and home loans. Therefore I
w ill suggest to the Legislature
changes to make it possible for the
funds invested by the Oregon In
vestment Council to be invested in
Oregon, and slill receive a high rate
I
of return.”
"W e must realize," Kulongoski
Kulongoski said that he w ill also
said, “ almost every action the state
recommend to the Legislature "a n
takes affects jobs and our economic
Oregon Economic Adjustment Act
clim ate and the jobs o f our c it i
that will be a consensus approach on
zens."
the most effective ways to help busi
Kulongoski called for a “ state en
nesses, local communities and work ergy policy that stimulates jobs
ers who are threatened by industries
through the use o f conservation and
leaving an area.”
renewable resources, speeding up
“ A requirement o f prior notifica
the state’s land use process, and in
tion will not be a part o f that b ill,”
volving business and industry in
K ulongoski said. " I t w ill be de
planning for higher education.”
signed to bring the state’s resources
“ The plan I have fo r Oregon’ s
to bear on the problem in the most
economic recovery cannot be ac
efficient ways through economic re
complished by state government
covery and diversification plans and
alone,” Kulongoski said. "T o make
strategies.”
it work one o f my first goals will be
"O n e o f our most pressing
to establish communication between
needs," K ulongoski said, " is fo r
labor, business, industry, local com
Oregon’s mills to have the incentive
munities and state government.”
and assistance to retool to compete
effectively in new markets. The state
“ I b e lie ve ," K ulongoski said,
can assist by analyzing those market
"th a t we have the resources and the
demands, and helping locate retool
people to be a prosperous state
ing financial assistance."
where every citizen can have the op
Kulongoski said that Oregon’s in
portunity to earn a living and contri
dustrial recruiting efforts "m ust re
bute to the future. I know that with
place symbolism with substance” to
the right leadership Oregon can
do the effective job o f attracting the
again be a national leader in the de
sort o f new industries and jobs we
velopment o f a healthy economy
want for our future.”
and jobs for all citizens."
I
Reagan’s Daflcit
Atiyeh referred to his previous
letters to President Reagan and
former Budget D irector David
Stockman when asked how he felt
about Reagan policies. He said that
high deficit spending was holding up
rebuilding the Oregon economy and
the whole economy. He was
"shocked and offended,” he said,
at the proposed deficit. Atiyeh laid
blame also at the feet o f Congress
for enacting legislation supportive
ol a lax raise. "W hy not just elimin
ate the earlier lax cut?” he asked
Once there is control of the feder
al budget, interest rales will fall and
jobs w ill come to Oregon, slated
Atiyeh He mentioned companies
that had come to him that want to
come lo Oregon when interest rates
decline
Atiyeh said he’d also "chew ed
o u t" President C arter, when there
was 13 per cent in flation and a 20
per cent prime rale, " h u t thut
wasn’ t news."
" M ilita r y defense spending can
be cut back o n ," said the Governor.
He slated his opposition lo cuts in
Social Security and said he preferred
"a phase-in." He wants to prepare
people for reductions rather than
taking from those now on Social Se
curity who "c a n ’ t prepare." ” $40
60 b illion could be saved from the
federal budget without eliminating a
tax cut, with a good chunk of that
from defense,” said Atiyeh While
he "is for the new federalism," Alt
yeh said he wants to gel Oregon
going first so that the stale can al
ford the new federalism.
Opposes lottery
The G o vern o r expressed con
tinued opposition to a lottery but
said he would be willing to look al it
again. He said the stale had raised
taxes on cigarettes, liquor and lees
I or services to help with monetary
shortfalls rather than lev v mg new
taxes He mentioned proposing a
lax that was rejected bv the I egisla
lure on beer and wine amounting to
lour cents on a six pac k ol beet
I h e (io v e in o t said the O iegon
I egislaiure had rejected Ins 1979
proposals on property lax and as
Obituary
The real crisis in Zimbabwe
nations in an organization aimed at
mutual economic assistance South
A fric a . tear I ul o f an independent
and united challenge to its domina
tion ol the legion perhaps even to
its own apartheid system — is sink
mg back I hey are a ttem p tin g to
sabotage, economically and militar
tlx. the aiea's tentative co-operative
efforts
I ast veai South A frica withdrew
2<M> tail cars it had on loan in Z im
babwe I his move, along with other
difficulties, severely slowed the ex-
ptui of maize, sugai and tobacco-
all kev foreign exchange earners for
the country
Strong evidence exists lin kin g
South Africa to explosions that de
slioved large sections ot an oil pipe
line between Z im b abw e and M o
/am hiqtie late last year. They have
also been implicated in attempts to
mine the Bena llm ta li ra ilw a y ,
which handles a large p o rtio n ol
Zimbabwe’s trade Slill unexplained
is the powerful bomb which upped
through Z A N D party headquarters
in downtown Harare Iasi December,
killing foui people.
I hese and other attacks, coming
as thev do in the infancy ol the re
gone, have served lo deepen anxie
lies about Z im b a b w e ’s future. In
this atmosphere, longstanding sus
picions between Z A N D and Z A P D
have resurfaced with a vengeance.
I ast F e b ru a ry , N k o m o was
thrown out ot the government when
illegal arms caches enough lo sup
ply 5,(MX) troops were discovered
on his property Prime Minister Mu
gabc accused Nkom o of contacting
ex Rhodesian (ien eral Peter Walls
in an attempt to gain support from
South A fric a to wage war against
his Z A N D government Nkomo im
mediately lashed back, calling the
charge " a straightforward lie "
Since I e b ru a ry , th ere has been
the Governor.
Former Governor Robert Straub
was appointed by Atiyeh to chair a
committeee that proposed form a
tion o f a M inority Enterprise Small
Business Investment Company
(MESBIC) to provide venture capi
tal and higher risk loans to small
businesses, said Atiyeh.
fu n e ra l for Jordan T h ed fo rd
Morris, who died July 28. was held
at Bethel A M I Church on Monday,
August 2 at 11 am.
M i Morris was born in Bessemer,
A labam a on July 7, 1912 to W ill
and Nancy M o rris He came to
Portland in 1962 He had served in
the I 1 S Navy for 33 years and was
a membei ol the Disabled American
Vetetatis and was a membei also of
the Meet Reserve
M i M o rris met and m arried
I e n o r a ( ( ilovr in P ortland His
w ile and her three sons and three
daughters whom he leared survive
him I he sons are O ddie I ee, Ar
nold and I ante, the daughters are
Kassaudia. Milhcent and I strada,
all ol Pot tland
A sister, Alma Dixon ol Detroit,
also survives M i Morns
Honoiarv pallbearers were Stan
Gaines, Steve M u rray. Archie Os
borne and Royal Paul.
Active Pallbeareis were Warren
Robinson. M an e F u lle r, I uis Ba
tista, P h illip W ebber, I G a rfield
( ash and I rank Darley.
Music was by Danny O sborne,
the Rev I ouisOsborne, Jr., and Ed
Mitchel
I he Rev O R Booker was the o f
ficiating minister. Vann and Vann
were funeral directors. Interm ent
was at W illam ette N ational Cem e
tery.
The family suggested that remcm
brances be contributions to a favor
itc charily.
sessed value lim ita tio n s and was
now laced with the possible impact
o f Ballot Measure 3, the I '4 per
cent property tax limitation.
Blasts Kulongoski
When asked about D em ocratic
opponent le d K u lo n g o ski’ s eco
nomic development program propo
sals, the Governor staled that Ku
longoski had sponsored the plant
closure bill and that his administra
tion had already had one company
" tu rn us down because led might
be elected.” He said he didn’t hear
much defin itio n o f specifics from
Kulongoski and described his oppo
nent's commitment as a "p o litica l
one" in contrast lo his own ‘ per
sonal c o m m itm e n t" and said he
would not "d o something that just
sounds good."
I he ( iovei nor also blasted Kulon
goski’s pel lot maiice ill gelling the
Racial Harassment bill out o f the
conference committee, saying that
Kulongoski " d id n 't light lor the
b ill," which has been signed into
la" "Kulongoski appears what he
isn’t ," concluded Atiyeh As tar as
the govern o r’ s race is concerned,
Atiyeh said he tell that when issues
were discussed and voters were able
lo examine boih candidates he
would be reelected
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