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Volume XIII, Number 28
April 27, 1983
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Reagan: $270 million for Central American war
A ll o f the people o f Nicara­
gua will ' 'defend our territory
o f our ancestors, the dignity o f
the nation, and the undeniable
right to be masters o f the des­
tiny o f our fatherland. ”
— Rene Nunez, PSLN
W ednesday evening President
Ronald Reagan asked Congress for
$250 m illio n in m ilita ry aid fo r El
S alv ad o r and H o n d u ra s and $20
million to support Honduran troops
raiding into Nicaragua.
O n A p ril 8th the government o f
Nicaragua again declared its desire
to open b ila te ra l discussions w ith
the U.S. and with Honduras to find
a peaceful solution. Talks have one
irrevocable requisite: “ the uncondi­
tion al rem oval o f genocidal forces
introduced in to N icaragua by the
U n ited States and the cessation o f
border attacks from Honduran ter­
rito ry, attacks that are aided by the
Honduran arm y ,“ according to N i­
caragua's government.
Nicaragua form ally took its case
to the United Nations on A p ril 4th
with a communication warning that
large-scale m ilita ry ac tio n w ith
H o n d u ra s can result fro m the in ­
creasing incursion inside N ic a ra ­
guan territory by Honduran-based
counter-revolutionaries.
The government o f Nicaragua ex­
pressed concern that the U n ite d
States is d ire c tin g , fin a n c in g and
aiding the operations in violation of
international and U.S. law.
They reiterated their desire for bi­
lateral dialogue w ith the U .S . and
with Honduras and contacted Pana­
ma, Mexico, Venezue'a and Cotom
bia, asking their assistance to begin
such dialogue. T hey also n o tified
the U .N . that they are willing to ac­
cept a Security Council mandate to
Secretary G en eral Javier Perez de
C u ellar so he can w ork w ith those
four nations to initiate the dialogue.
Follow ing five days o f U .N . Se­
curity Council debate in early A p ril,
50 o f the 55 members re a ffirm e d
that the dispute should be settled
through d iplom acy. V ice-M in ister
o f the Exterior Victor Hugo Tinoco
had requested an emergency session
to analyze the m ilita ry escalation
and to inform the world community
ab o ut the in filtr a tio n o f U . S . - f i ­
nanced “ c o n tra s .” " T h e U .S . in ­
tended to present the aggression we
suffer as if it were a civil war, an in­
su rrectio n against a despotic re ­
g im e ," T in o co said la te r, “ but it
failed ."
Mercenary forces that have invad­
ed N ic a ra g u a , the S andanista
government said, do so with the full
support o f the H o n d u ra n arm y
which is “ under the orders o f the
C I A . ” Although the war the US is
waging against Nicaragua is unde­
clared “ it is no less b lo o d y and
destructive" and the US is “ making
b ro ad use o f m ilita r y , p o litic a l,
id e o lo g ica l and econom ic re ­
sources."
Officials explain fair housing options
by Charles Goodmacher
As one o f the hig h ly touted
achievements o f the G reat Society,
Congress passed a law 15 years ago
know n as T itle V I I I — T h e F air
Housing Act o f 1968. T itle V I I I de­
clared, " It is the policy of the United
States to provide, w ith in constitu­
tional lim itations, for fair housing
throughout the United States." Yet
the overwhelming message repeated
last Friday at the First Annual Oregon
Fair Housing C onference was that
rather than being a fact o f life, fair
housing remains a goal in the United
States.
T h e F a ir H o u sing C o n ference
bro ug h t to gether n early 200 con­
cerned people to discuss the depth
o f the problem; to learn about gov­
ernm en t agencies em pow ered to
respond to co m p lain ts ; and to
broaden the base o f discussion
among various sectors o f society.
P a rtic ip a n ts in the conference
ranged from government and indus­
try representatives, civil rights and
low-income advocates to individual
citizens. Among the list o f speakers
were: A d m in is tra tiv e Law Judge
Hamilton; Richard Brinck, Portland
area director o f Housing and Urban
Developm ent ( H U D ) ; M a x C h ap -
man, Oregon Association of Realtors;
Lou Savage, Legal A id Services;
Scott Jones, M etro p o litan Hum an
Relations Commission; and Johnnie
Bell, D ire cto r o f the Oregon C ivil
Rights Division (C R D ).
B ringing together a diversity o f
interests was itself one o f the major
goals o f the conference. Douglas
F elderm an, P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity
Housing Resource Board (C H R B )
program director, said the conference
goals were to foster greater under­
standing o f and p a rtic ip a tio n in
v o lu n ta ry a ffirm a tiv e ac tio n in
housing.
The several workshops included
one e x p la in in g fa ir housing law
enforcem ent by representatives o f
responsible governm ent agencies.
Wylie Thompson, Regional Director
o f Fair Housing and Equal O p p o r­
tunity for H U D noted that " it really
doesn't make a difference” whether
a complaint is brought first to H U D
or O regon C R D . I f a com plaint is
brought to Oregon C R D , they w ill
investigate the matter. H U D is likely
to refer complaints to Oregon C R D
but m ay investigate those matters
"w h ic h have systemic p o te n tia l"
said Thom pson. Thompson noted
that there “ is an increase n o w " in
systemic discrim ination yet did not
have any figures a v a ila b le . Lou
O sb orne, o f the H U D P o rtla n d
office spoke briefly o f a case o f red­
lining by a financial leader in P o rt­
land.
Salem C H R B noted that w hile
more people are making initial con­
tacts w ith the agency many do not
make a formal complaint for fear of
re ta lia tio n by a la n d lo rd . Charles
Leech o f O regon C R D responded
that, unfortunately, “ there’s nothing
we can do until the act has occurred ”
A b o ut 40 people in a workshop
on C o m m u n ity Advocacy in F air
Housing heard Scott Jones note that
" i n c o n fro n tin g the system they
(advocates) realize that they have to
work together." The housing issue,
according to Jones, "n eed s to be
politically elevated — it needs to be
recognized (hat housing is a basic
r ig h t." There is great need fo r " a
serious change o f consciousness"
among both professionals and the
general p u b lic , noted Jones who
applauded the granting o f credits to
real estate professionals for confer­
ence participation as a very positive
step forw ard. Jones also noted that
the real estate industry itself often
gets pressured by n eighborhood
associations to practice discrimina­
tion.
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President Reagan, speaking to a
joint session o f Congress W ednes­
day evening, asked for $270 m illion
in military aid to continue the war in
El Salvador, bolster Honduras* m il­
ita ry capacity and aid H o n d u ra n
troops invading Nicaragua.
Reagan announced th at the
government o f El Salvador is " d e ­
liv erin g on its promises o f d em o ­
cratic reform s and new elections*’
and denounced the guerrillas “ por­
trayed as freedom fighters."
Nicaragua, he said, is a se lf-im ­
posed new dictatorship that is help­
ing Cuba and the Soviet U n io n to
destabilize "o ur hemisphere."
His statement, “ It is hypocrisy to
say we seek their o verthrow w hile
they seek to bring down the elected
governm ent o f El S a lv a d o r ,"
brought an extended standing ova­
tion.
Reagan announced that he w ill
support negotiations in the area and
will endorse any agreement nations
that w ill remove all foreign troops
from the area, will endorse renunci­
ation o f insurgency against neigh­
bors, and will endorse non-importa­
tion o f offensive weapons.
“ The safety of our homeland is in
jeopardy,” he said.
The tone o f the address was stri­
dent w ith the th rea t o f invasion
thinly veiled. He pledged not to send
U .S . troops to Central America be­
cause they are not needed.
I f Reagan receives the additional
funds he seeks fro m Congress, it
will bring to $1 billion the money he
has spent on the El S alv ad o r w ar
since his election.
Senator C h ris to p h e r D o d d (D -
C o n n .) responded fo r the D e m o ­
cratic Party. Where will the hostility
the President is dragging the nation
into lead, he asked, but to greater
violence, bloodshed and h ostility
and ev en tu a lly to a re g io n a l co n ­
flict.
Reagan misunderstands the rea­
sons for the conflict, he said.
Dodd called for: I ) an immediate
cessation o f hostilities— “ It is time
for the killing to sto p "; 2) a nego­
tiated political settlement (the guer­
rillas o f El Salvador have called for
talks, as have the Pope and U .S. al­
lies in the region); 3) negotiations
with Nicaragua (Nicaragua has o f­
fered to negotiate and in supporting
followers o f the former dictator in a
" n o t so secret w a r ,” the U .S . is
"backing sure losers.").
Dodd called on the U .S. to restore
its role as a source o f hope. Let us
" m a k e a peaceful re vo lu tio n and
move w ith the tide o f history, not
against it ."
PRESIDENT R. REAGAN
"W e can no longer ignore a
fire that is burning in our front
yard. "
— Ronald Reagan
Jesse Jackson speaks in Portland
The Reverend Jesse Jackson w ill
deliver the keynote address at the
closing session o f the 1983 Seven­
teenth A n n u a l N a tio n a l M ig ra n t
Education Conference in Portland,
Oregon, M ay 3-6. The theme o f this
year’ s conference, which is co-host­
ed by Oregon and Idaho to be held
at the Portland Hilton, is, "M igran t
E d u c atio n : A R ainbow o f E x c e l­
lence for Children.”
M ik e G om ez, recipient o f the
1979 Golden Eagle Award for Most
P rom ising Young A c to r, and co-
star w ith Jack N icholson in " T h e
B o rd e r" and w ith Ed O lm os in
" Z o o t S u it," will deliver the open­
ing address on the evening of M ay 3.
D r. Lawrence Davenport, Assistant
Secretary for Elem entary and Sec­
o n d ary E d u c a tio n , U .S . D e p a rt­
ment o f E d u c atio n , w ill speak on
the morning o f M ay 4. D r. Leonard
O lguin, Associate Professor in the
Department o f Teacher Education,
C a lifo rn ia State U niversity, Long
Beach, w ill address the participants
on T h u rs d a y m o rn in g . M a y 5. A
special address w ill be delivered by
Sharon S ch o nh au t, Special Assis­
tant to Secretary o f Education T e r­
rell Bell, previous to Jackson’ s ad ­
dress on (he m o rn in g o f M a y 6.
P u b lic seating w ill begin at 9:45
a.m . on M ay 6.
The M igrant Education Program
is a nation al one, a com ponent o f
the Chapter I, E C IA Program, first
fu n d ed by Congress as T it le I in
1965. The M igran t Education P ro ­
gram was a 1967 amendment to the
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South Africa role in Mozambique bared
Charges by M ozam bique’s Presi­
dent Sam ora M ac h e l, th at South
African troops have crossed his na­
tion's borders and that South Africa
is supporting an armed rebellion by
the N atio n al Resistance M ovem ent
(M N R ) have received added credi­
bility with the death o f a top M N R
commander in South Africa.
O rlando Cristina was found dead
in Pretoria, the victim of a shootign.
H e was secretary-general o f the
M N R . W h a t his mission in South
Africa was is not known.
The M N R has been active since
M o za m b iq u e achieved ind ep en ­
dence fro m P o rtu g a l in 1975,
spreading violence to at least a third
o f the nation's territory. The M N R
is reported to receive the bulk o f its
support from South Africa.
Mozambique, which has close ties
to the socialist w orld, supports the
African N ational Congress (A N C ),
the m ain resistance m ovem ent to
white rule in South Africa.
Because it provides a seaport for
landlocked nations such as Zim bab­
we, Mozambique is a vital contribu­
tor to those nations’ economic inde­
pendence. M N R attacks have in ­
cluded the transportation system in­
cluding a successful attack on oil
storage tanks at B e ira, w hich se­
riously disrupted fuel deliveries to
Z im b a b w e _
Zimbabwe.
M achel told the recent 7th Sum ­
mit Conference o f the Movement o f
N on-A ligned Nations that most o f
the western press has remained si­
lent about Pretoria’s crimes and acts
o f aggression. South Africa is carry­
ing out an undeclared war against
M o zam b iq u e, fo r which it recruits
mercenaries w ho are presented as
" in te r n a l o p p o s itio n " in order to
conceal the killings, sabotage, and
other attacks on a sovereign state,
he said.
Daughtry: Critical tim es ahead
're fire d up and we won ’I take no
more!
Yell it u ntil Portland Bottling
Company can hear us.
We ‘re fire d up. won 'I take no more!
Let *g say it until Portland Police can
hear us.
We 're fire d up, won't lake no more!
Say it until Portland‘s political
structure can hear us.
We 're fire d up, won 7 lake no more!
L e t‘s say it until Ronald Reagan
can hear it.
We 're fire d up, won 'I lake no more!
L e t‘s say it until every KKK can hear
us.
We 're fire d up, won 'I take no more!
Grassroot News, N .W . — So start­
ed the address o f the National Black
U nited F ro n t’ s founder and ch air­
person. Rev. H e rb e rt D a u g h try .
Daughtry is laying the fo undation
fo r the n atio n al convention to be
held in P o rtla n d in J u ly. " A s we
move on into the years and as we see
an intensification o f reactionary and
racist forces the idea o f a N B U F
type o f o rg a n iza tio n that is mass
based w ill grow and become more
effective."
In his address. Daughtry reviewed
the p itifu l status o f black children.
“ A black child in America has a one
in tw o chance o f being born in
p overty. H e is tw ice as lik e ly as a
w hite baby to die durin g the first
year o f life. I f a black child survives
his first year, the odds are against
him growing up healthy, wealthy or
wise. Black children are more likely
to be sick and without regular health
care. They are three times more likely
to be unemployed. We could go on
and on, but you know the record o f
a nation with boastful affluence."
Tha Black Unltad Front s Third
Annual March Against Racist Vi­
olence will ba held on Saturday.
April 30th. Tha march begins at
Alberta Park. 10th and N .l. XII-
llngaworth at noon and pro-
caada to King Pork. N.E. 7th and
W ygant. where a rally w ill ba
held at 2:30 p.m.
D a u g h try staled there are three
facto rs w hich m ake these racist
m anifestatio ns c ritic a l. " O n e , we
have a m ovie star fo r a president.
And we should have known that a
movie star would become president
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