Portland observer., April 27, 1983, Page 3, Image 3

Portland Observer, April 27, 1983 Section I Page 3
METROPOLITAN
Urban 4-H holds fair
T h e f if t h 4 - H
w ill be h eld on
M a t t D is h m a n
K n o tt. T h e tim e
u ntil 9 :0 0 p .m .
In te r n a tio n a l F a ir
A p r i l 3 0 th at the
C e n t e r , 77 N . E .
is fro m 5 :0 0 p .m .
T h e p u rp o s e o f th e U r b a n 4 - H
In t e r n a t io n a l F a ir is to expo se
you ng p eo p le e a rly in life w ith the
m u ltitu d e o f c u ltu ra l and racial d if ­
fere n c e s in th e w o r ld . A m e r ic a n s
ten d to d iv id e the w o r ld in t o s im ­
plistic term s, East and W e s t, Black
a n d W h ite . I f a p ic tu re is w o rth a
th o u s a n d
w o rd s ,
th e n
the
In t e r n a tio n a l F a ir w ill be w o rth a
th o u s a n d speeches a n d le c tu re s
about the b rotherhood o f m an kin d .
My husband and I
did everything
together. We even
decided on our
funeral plans
together. When John died it
was much easier (or me There were
so many things that had Io be done
I know I carried out his wishes because
we disc ussed them ahead of lime. We
even had money put aside in a special
plan available through our funeral
home It Wdt a great relief. I wish
more people knew about It.
Please send for our free booklets on
funeral planning.
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Ben S eaw ay, first d ra ft reg istration resistor to be prosecuted, speaks to Portland rally.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
One small pebble. . .
By C a th e rin e Sie finer
Ben Saswav, the first d ra ft regis­
tra tio n resister prosecuted under the
rein stated fed e ra l la w , spoke to an
e n th u s ia s tic c ro w d in d o w n to w n
P o r t la n d W e d n e s d a y a ft e r n o o n ,
A p r il 2 0 . H e d e s c rib e d his e x p e r i­
ences and explained his reasons fo r
o p p o s in g th e d r a f t a n d d r a f t
registration.
S p eaking across fro m the A rm e d
F o rc e s R e c ru itin g S ta tio n w h e re
e a r lie r , p ic k e ts o p p o s e d to U .S
m i lit a r y in t e r v e n tio n in C e n t r a l
A m eric a had m arched , Sasw ay, 22,
said he had “ refused the all-cxpenses-
paid trip to the jungles o f El Salvador
and N ic a ra g u a .”
H e c o u n te re d c la im s th a t d r a f t
registration is not an actual d ra ft.
“ T h is list ( o f elig ib le young m en)
is not to help d is trib u te the fed e ra l
cheese s urplu s— it's to fig h t a w a r.
T h e mechanism is in place, the cards
are p rin te d .”
S a s w a y said th e U .S . g o v e r n ­
m e n t's ac tio n s in C e n tr a l A m e ric a
o f la te a re ‘ ‘ s tr ik in g ly s im ilia r to
th in g s th a t h av e h a p p e n e d in th e
recent past.
" F i r s t , the b u lle ts , the p arts, the
advisers, then troops (are sent),” he
said. " I t reminds me o f V ie tn a m ."
Sasw ay stressed he is " n o t just a
d r a ft resister. I w a n t p eo p le to see
the in te rc o n n e c tio n s h ere , n ot ju s t
the events, but the a ttitu d in a i p ro b ­
lems that create th e m .”
‘ ‘ C r is is s itu a tio n s a re m et w ith
to u g h
t a lk .
We
don’t
h ea r
c o m passion and c o m p ro m is e ,” he
said. “ W e ll, I th in k we have to let
th e E l S a lv a d o re a n s a n d N i c a r a ­
g uans
d e c id e
w hat
k in d
of
governm ent they w a n t."
S a s w a y to ld th e c ro w d th a t a
question “ I'm asked a lot is— w hat
can o n e p ers o n do? L ik e G a n d h i
s a id , o n e s m a ll p e b b le in th e la k e
disturbs the surface.”
H e said he b elie v e s e v e ry o n e
should “ take a m o ral stand and take
responsibility fo r o ur own lives.
“ T h a t d o e s n 't m ean e v e ry b o d y
has to resist the way 1 d id, but every­
one needs to take responsibility and
take co n tro l o f our collective future.
“ W e m ust c h a n g e th e c ra z y
policies o f the Reagan A d m in is tra ­
tio n .”
In an in te rv ie w , S asw ay, o f San
Diego, said he has been touring “ on
a n d o f f ” a ro u n d th e c o u n tr y
addressing d ra ft registration and the
in terco n n ected issues. H e is o ut o f
ja il a fte r serving 40 days between his
conviction and sentencing last O c to ­
ber to 2 H years in prison. H is case
is n o w b ein g a p p e a le d to th e 9 th
U .S . C irc u it C o u rt.
" T h e d e c is io n fr o m th e 9 th
C irc u it is expected in June ( 1 9 8 3 ) ,"
Sasway explained. “ I f it is denied, I
w ill appeal to the S uprem e C o u rt. I
fe e l m o re s tr o n g ly to d a y th a n
b e fo re .”
Sasway said his legal fees are p a r­
tially being paid by a d ra ft resister’ s
d efense fu n d in San D ie g o a n d his
attornies are w o rkin g on a p ro hono
basis (do nating their services).
H e said h e’ s " n o t real o p tim is tic
a b o u t th e J u n e d e c is io n . I d o n 't
th in k the ju d ic ia l system w ill perm it
a b asic c o r n e r s to n e o f A m e r ic a n
policy to be d efe a te d .”
A c k n o w le d g in g
th e
tr ic k y
question o f w hether he's advocating
o th e rs to resist the d r a ft a n d d ra ft
re g is tr a tio n , S asw ay insisted he's
not doing so.
" M y attem p t is not to talk people
in t o re s is tin g . I t 's to e n c o u ra g e
debate on these issues.”
Oregon wins HUD-SBA grant
T h e S ta te o f O re g o n is o n e o f
tw e n ty -o n e stales selected fo r the
new H U D - S B A S m a ll Business
R evitalizatio n P rog ram .
T h e p ro g ram was announced last
October by President Ronald Reagan,
w h o in d ic a te d th e g o a l fo r in v e s t­
ment is S3 b illio n , w ith 300,000 new
Office Furniture
Supplies
private sector jobs anticipated.
T h e tw e n ty -o n e s la te s th a t w ill
p artic ip a te in Phase I were selected
on the basis o f their com m itm ent to
assign specific E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p ­
Used — Frt Dm g — Closeout
Used Desks ’2 5 * to ‘499~
Under Chair Mats *2** to ‘ 15**
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Over 200 Used Office
Chairs in Stock
Kardex Files ‘ I"/D ra w e r
• W/Pockets * 8 « /Drawer
Sleekline Office Tables •49°° ea
Jumbo Marking Pens *5**/Dozen
Commercial
Products Co.
4729 N. Albine Ave.
288 0231
(S how M e This Ad A fter A
Purchese Cr G e t 5% Extra O ff I
m e n t p ro fe s s io n a ls to fo c u s f u l l
tim e on the jo b creation potential o f
small business, com m itm ents by the
g o v e rn o rs to o b ta in p riv a te sector
investm ent o f long term c a p ita l fo r
s m a ll business p la n ts a n d e q u ip ­
m e n t, a n d the sta te 's c o m m itm e n t
to d e v e lo p a lo c a l s e lf-s u s ta in in g
e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t d e liv e ry
system.
T h e g o a l is to use fe d e ra l fu n d s
such as th e C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p ­
m e n t B lo c k G r a n t p ro g r a m ; th e
U rb a n D e v e lo p m e n t A c tio n G ra n t
( U D A G ) program , which is designed
to foster efforts to rebuild com m u ni­
ties; the Sm all Business A d m in is tra ­
tion's Section 503 CertiEed Develop­
m e n t C o m p a n y p r o g r a m , w h ic h
p ro v id e s
f e d e r a lly g u a ra n te e d
d e b e n tu r e fu n d in g to s ta te , lo c a l
and private funding fo r loans at the
local com m u nity level to small busi­
ness; a n d state e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p ­
ment resources.
T h e H U D - S B A p ro gram requires
m in o rity p a rtic ip a tio n . W ith in fo u r
weeks o f acceptance o f the program ,
the g overn or must establish a Sm all
Business E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t
C o rp o ra tio n whose fu n c tio n w ill be
to advise the G o v e rn o r on m a rk e t­
ing and a dm inistering the p ro gram
M em bers o f this board are to com e
fro m : m in o r ity business o rg a n iz a ­
tio n s, fin a n c ia l in s titu tio n s , s m all
business a s s o c ia tio n s , in d u s t r ia l/
c o m m e r c ia l r e a lto r s , a c c o u n ta n t
an d a tto rn e y o r g a n iz a tio n s , tra d e
associations and unions, other trade
d e v e lo p m e n t o r g a n iz a tio n s . T h e
N a t io n a l D e v e lo p m e n t C o u n c il, a
n o n -p ro fit c o rp o ra tio n established
by the fed e ra l g o v e rn m e n t to assist
th e s ta te s , w ill p a r tic ip a te in the
selection o f members.
H U D regulations fo r U D A G state
specifically that one o f the selection
c riteria fo r U D A G , which has fu n d ­
ed over $ 2 .4 9 in projects d u rin g the
past five years, is m in o rity business
p a rtic ip a tio n . E m p lo y m e n t im p act
f o r m in o r itie s a n d fo r lo w a n d
m o d e r a te in c o m e p e o p le is a ls o a
selection factor.
H U D Secretary Sam uel R. Pierce,
J r. has set a 7 p e rc e n t n a tio n a l
m in o r ity p a r tic ip a tio n g o a l fo r its
Section 202 H o u s in g p ro g ra m . R e­
gional goals will be based on minority
p o p u la tio n s . S e c tio n 2 0 2 m akes
d ir e c t lo a n s to fin a n c e r e n ta l o r
c o o p e ra tiv e housing fo r the elderly
and handicapped. Loans are used to
construct or substantially rehabilitate
pro jects sponsored by p riv a te /to n -
p ro fit organizations.
H is to ric a lly , m in o ritie s have not
participated substantially in Section
2 0 2 p ro je c ts . A d r iv e to assist
m in o r ity o rg a n iz a tio n s to p a r tic i­
pate is underw ay.
Attention
Kathy Lorenz
I’ve been looking all over town
for you. I can’t seem to find you
anywhere I w ant you to know
we care about you.
Call M r. Bill
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