Portland Observer, June 22, 1963 Page 3
METROPOLITAN
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House memorial
promotes freeze
Volunteer* Margaret Neel. David Byrne* and
Teaha Harden brave the wind, rain and cold to
dlatrlbute aurplua cheese at King Neighborhood
Facility.
IPhoto: Richard Brown!
Residents receive surplus cheese
Grassroots News. N . IF. — On
Saturday, June 18, Oregon Food
Share distributed government-surplus
cheese throughout 14 sites in M u lt
nomah County. The number o f peo
ple receiving cheese exceeded the
Febuary *83 turnout; as people
stood in line to receive a buffer in
their food budget in the form o f a
five-pound loaf o f pasteurized proc
essed American cheese.
Coordinator Larry G a ff said the
cheese was made available to the
public because o f the surplus in
dairy products generated by govern
ment subsidies. "T here is over a
billion pounds o f cheese and over
two billion pounds o f powdered
milk in storage. This is the result of
the government buying up ten
percent o f all the milk that is
produced in this country at a very
sizable cost o f well over two billion
dollars. The reason it is being given
away is the cost o f storage is eating
into President Reagan's budget
deficit. Some people look at it as a
political gesture to unload his finan
cial burden while others look at it as
just what it is. Giving food to the
p o o r."
The U.S. Department o f Agricul
ture brings in truckloads o f cheese
and powdered milk to Oregon.
“ O ur network o f agencies coordi
nates and picks up their cheese to be
U N IO N AVENUE
distributed throughout the state.
This is the largest distribution we've
done and it is going smoothly.”
A t the King Facility most o f the
people who stood in line felt the sys
tem o f distribution was fair and the
cheese would last for two to three
weeks. A few noticed the same
people going through the line two
and three times. But for the most
part, many felt the total system was
equitable. One man stated, " I think
it's a good deal. A lot o f people pay
taxes and it is nice to get something
back for it .” When asked how long
he expected the cheese to last, he re
sponded, " I t all depends on how
hungry I get eating i t ."
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GLASS
AUTO GLASS
STORE FRONTS
W INOOW GLASS
PLATE GLASS
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House Joint M em orial IS, the
measure which memorializes C on
gress to enact legislation that will
result in a nuclear freeze, was passed
unanimously by the Oregon Senate.
Presented by State Senator Ruth
McFarland. District 11. the measure
passed 20-0 with Senator Frank
Roberts excused for reasons of
health.
The measure passed in the House
M ay 10 following presentation by
House Speaker G rattan Kerans,
District 39.
This legislation is at the request
of: Citizen Action For Lasting
Security (C A L S ). Oregon Fellow
ship o f Reconciliation-Portland,
A FL-C IO -Salem ,
Peace
House-
Ashland, Womens International
League for Peace and Freedom-
Portland. Ecumenical Ministries-
Portland, Oregon Human Rights
Coalition-Salem,
Anti-Hunger
Project-Salem. Bay Area Coalition
for Peace-Coos Bay. M cM innville
Peacemakers-McMinnville,
Edu
cators for Social Responsibility-
Portland, Women's Rights C oali
tion,
Yam hill
County
Gray
Panthers, Oregon Comm on Cause,
and American Friends Service C om
mittee.
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Slide show free
Dr. Asa H illiard . C hief Consul
tant to the Portland School Dis
trict’s Comprehensive Desegrega
tion Plan, will present a slide show
on African History and the A fro-
American experience on Friday,
June 24th, at 7:00 p .m ., at M allory
Avenue Christian Church, 126 NE
Alberta. The program is free and
the public is invited.
( 2 ) Pacific Northwest Bell
PERS
Support builds for freeway protest
by Robert Lothian
Am id the rush o f morning traffic
and the roar o f heavy equipment, a
fast moving diesel gives a blast on its
horn as it rumbles under the 47th
Ave. overpass.
" H e 's union, to o ," said Richard,
picket captain with Operating Engi
neers Local 701, one o f several
unions protesting non-union R .A .
Hatch Com pany’s work on a $26
million Banfield light rail freeway
widening project.
Richard said that railroad engi
neers and truck drivers often ac
knowledge the pickets, who have
been out in force with their picket
signs on the freeway overpasses be
tween N .E . 39th and N .E . 82nd.
In one o f the most energetic O re
gon labor protests in recent years,
building trades unions are now
asking for support on the picket line
from other union members and
friends.
" A ll o f the construction craft
unions are calling on their brothers
and sisters to come out and support
us, to share in the brotherhood of
solidarity,” said Mac Crocker, field
representative with Operating Engi
neers Local 701.
"W e need all the help we can
get,” said Crocker, speaking Satur
day at a rally to drum up support as
picket leadership shifted from the
carpenters to the operating engi
neers. Pickets will meet each morn
ing at 6:30 a m. at 41st and Halsey,
he said.
The unions are protesting because
their members are experiencing up
to 75% unemployment, and because
they believe that awarding big state
contracts to non-union contractors
will tend to drive wages and benefits
down for everyone. Safety viola
tions and shoddy workmanship are
also at issue.
" I t ’s common knowledge they're
out to break the unions," said
Ralph M iller, president o f Oregon
C ity
Carpenters
Local
1388.
"T hey've got to start somewhere,
we're down, they're trying to kick
us o u t," he said.
"I
think
the union
means
united,” he said. "U n ited we stand,
divided we fall, (hat’s the whole idea
o f unions." M iller said that carpen
ters from Vancouver, Troutdale,
Oregon City and Salem have joined
in the picketing.
Richard, a 13 year veteran back-
hoe, dozer and loader operator, said
he worked only 6 weeks in 1982 and
10 weeks so far in 1983. His savings
are dwindling because bills often
add up to more than unemployment
benefits. " I n construction," he
said, "when you work, you save, be-
cause you don't know when your
next job is com ing."
The protest is “ very important
for Portland and O reg o n," he said.
“ I would hate to see Oregon turn
out to be like one o f those southern
states that don't have the Davis-
Bacon A c t." According to Davis-
Bacon, construction contractors
must pay the prevailing rate, usually
union scale, for work done on con
tracts involving federal funds.
W hile Hatch is supposed to be
paying the prevailing wage, the
unions have so far been unable to
find out exactly what he's paying.
According to Richard, if the
unions don't protest, contractors
like Hatch will have a green light.
" I f he breaks the unions, then
he'll say, 'well, I can't afford to pay
these wages anym ore.' I f they break
(he unions, then they can pay w hat
ever they want to. I t ’ ll be just like
the South and these contractors will
be making a fo rtu n e ," he said.
"Contractors like this can hire
out o f slate and out o f the country if
he wants to. W hat it does for O re
gon's economy is that money just
leaves the state. When he's done
with the job, he's going to take the
money and ru n .”
"T h e people he hires don't stay
here, they're transients," whereas
"u nio n local" means just that, the
members live in the area, he said.
He pointed out examples o f safety
violations and shoddy workm an
ship. Several accidents have been
documented with snapshots, he
said, including the tipping over o f a
crane on June 20. It was narrowly
situated next to a ditch, with stabi
lizing outriggers retracted and the
boom extended, he said. The boom
fell and threatened freeway traffic.
" I f there would have been a car
coming through there it would have
nailed h im ," he said.
" H a lf the people out there run
ning equipment don’ t know what
they're doin g." he said. “ The
u n io n ," on the other hand, "makes
sure that all the safety rules are
being follow ed.” Also, he said,
union contracts emphasize training
essential to avoid costly and life
threatening accidents. " It's too easy
to kill somebody with a piece of
equipment,” he said.
" W e ’ve got documentation of
numerous safety violations, but the
state doesn't seem to be concerned
about it, they'just let them get away
with i t ."
"W e 'v e watched the state guys
come out here, and they don't take
slump tests on the concrete, and
they don't take core samples. The
state is really backing him, and I
don’t know w hy.”
Ogboubiri provides uninterruptible power
by Kathryn H a l! Bogle
Ezak Associates, an electronic
and computer sales company, has
done the impossible. And they have
shown their marvel to the world —
at the weekend Computer and
Electronics
Exposition
at
the
Mem orial Coliseum right here in
Portland.
Thousands o f persons stopped
and gaped at Ezak’s "tru ly uninter
ruptible electric power adapter."
Some shoppers were unbelieving,
others asked for a demonstration
(and got it), some bought the desk
top sized adapter.
The adapter, an alternate power
supply, that keeps electric power
flowing into a computer in operation,
or any tool or device dependent on a
steady flow o f electric power to per
form its delicate and precise duty, is
the brain-child o f E .C . Ogboubiri, a
local electrical engineer.
The inventor stands by his claim
that the Data Guard contains no
transfer switches and that the
customer's equipment is continu
ously protected from all types o f
power supply disturbances. The
power is always supplied by the
batteries even when the main power
is on — or o ff.
Ogboubiri
states
that
for
memory devices and other power-
sensitive devices, the "T ru e-U p s” is
the complete solution. "Dedicated
lines, linefilters and line condition
ers are not necessary," he says. " I t
works with a regular deep-cycle 12-
volt car battery, easily available.
The Data Guard is designed to be
plugged directly into 110-volt 50 to
60 hz supply or to 220 volt supply.
" I t ’s for everything from your
kitchen stove and refrigerator to the
commercial type cold storage o f in
ventory to the ferris wheel at the
amusement park. I t ’s your alternate
power supply and will get your job
done.”
The Ezak Company suggests the
adapter for protecting computers,
security monitors, electronic cash
registers, bank proof machines and
communications equipment. The
machine is compact and light,
weighing about 55 pounds or 25
kilograms. It requires input power
Convention H all in Seaside.
First customers were Benjamin
Leonard and Caroline Leonard (she
is an Evaluation Specialist for Port
land Public Schools), who bought
their Data Guard to protect their
IB M computer and word processor.
Ezak Company specializes in struc
tured systems analysis, design and
engineering, computers in business,
administrative
systems,
utility
syitems and security systems.
Ezak Co.'a "Data Guard" give*
uninterruptible electric power
aupply.
o f 110 to 220 volts. Back up time is
estimated at two hours.
The Data Guard was exhibited
June 17, 18 at the Coliseum by the
Creative Computer and Electronics
Company o f Beaverton. It was first
shown this month by the Oregon
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