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Portland Observer, September 1,1982 Page 7 r Bits and Pieces by Ruth Spencer A grand jury found the Compton School District in California guilty o f falsifying test scores by allowing only bright students to take the tests and altering upward some scores. C liffo rd Freeman, Portland A t torney, has been elected chairman o f the State Board o f Education. ••••• Oene Harris, West Coast Director for the United Negro College Fund, was in Portland recently to begin lo cal planning efforts for Portland’s annual hosting o f the Lou Rawls Parade o f stars — T V special to be aired this winter. Word has it in De cember on Channel 12, KPTV. The Portland Oregon Branch o f the N A A C P was one of a hundred and fifty branches selected by the National N A A C P to participate in a project to implement four special programs: A C TS O , the Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scien tific Olympics; Outreach/Commun- ity Help Center; Neighborhood Youth Center; and Prison Branch Support. The Special Project will be coordinated by the Branch and Field Services Department, under the di rect supervision of Dr. Emmett C. Burns, National Program Imple mentor and the Regional Directors. • •••• A belated thanks to Herb Caw- thorne for helping keep alive the memory o f D r. M artin Luther King with his TV program “ Not in V ain,” aired over Channel 6. The community appreciates you, thanks you and Omaha’s school district is under intensive investigation by the De partment o f Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The probe focused on the disproportionate numbers of Blacks in special education pro grams, gifted and talented pro grams, and stereotyping in counsel ing. (sponsored by A merican State Bank, V.F. Booker, President) /Karon Mitcheiland Son Plumbing * Experienced P lum ber ★ Licensed end Bonded Established in business for 25 years Have lived in the Portland Area for 40 years WE STAND BEHIND ALL JOBS 1703 N.E. A lb erta 288-4040 Advertise in the Observer Mrs. Rosemary Daniels, head teacher at Brooklyn Primary School, has been promoted to ele mentary school principal. ••••• Bryant Gumbcl is the first Black in the history o f NBC to anchor a national news program — “ The To day Show.” Ten million viewers watch the show five mornings a week. It is estimated that his salary Hair styles for women and men BRYANT QUMBEL is $750,000 a year with a five-year contract at nearly $4 million. ■ D .C . Rep. Walter Fauntroy charged in Washington that the Reagan Administration's economic program will deprive students at 102 Black colleges a chance to gain a college education by enforcing a clause that required institutions to maintain a below 25 percent default rate in repayment o f the loans. Fall and Back to School SALE Get your styling by the experts REP. WALTER FAUNTROY The only Black colleges now elig ible to receive the loan offered by the government are: Miles College, Tuskegee Institute, Clark College, Morehouse College, Dillard Univer sity, Southern University, Bennett College, Fayetteville State Univer sity, Morris Brown College, Tennes see State University, Jarvis Chris tian College. Hampton Institute, and Virginia University. STELLA JOHNSON 12 years of experience Portland's newest beauty salon. Elegantly and tastefully decorated for you who appreciate the finer things in life. The Reverend Jesse Jackson and Hicks Waldron, president of Heublein Inc., a worldwide food and beverage company, signed an agreement for a $180 million pro gram to develop Black business projects that could generate more than $.160 million in economic activ ity and create 9, (XX) jobs in Black communities. The project includes 112 Black-owned Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in the U .S. The Reverend Jesse Jackson is president o f PU S H , a Chicago- based international human rights organization. Because your response has been so g rea t... Get the best Pay less. Long hair slightly more UL seeks foster homes IPhotoe by Shirley A. Twlgg) The Urban League N .E . Youth Service Center is currently seeking adults willing to open up their homes to youth. There are numer ous youth on waiting lists that arc eligible for placement in foster homes, many o f whom could bene fit from a foster home placement as opposed to being detained at the Juvenile Detention Home or other temporary Care Facilities, used by Children’s Services Division. For more information, contact Renee Watson, 288 6708. -9 :0 0 am to 9:00 pm Monday thru Saturday _____ 4711 N. Interstate (One block North of Going) Plenty o f o ff the street parking. »
