Portland Observer, August 31, 1963 Page 5
From The Boardroom
by Gladys M cC oy
M ultnom ah County and the City
o f Portland are co-owners o f the
53.3 million dollar Justice Center
building being constructed on the
downtown block between M ain and
Madison Streets and Second and
Third Avenues. W ork began on the
site in 1980 and will be completed by
the end o f 1983. The building has
sixteen floors above ground and will
rise to about the same height as the
Federal Office
Building across
Madison Street to the south. The
building has a total o f 472,038
square feet.
The building will be one of the
first downtown highrise buildings to
conform to the new life safety (fire)
code requirements and the 1980
handicapped accessibility require
ments.
The Downtown Detention Center
(D D C ) occupies floors I through 10,
with parts of the lobby floor shared
with retail space.
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M ultnom ah Countv Commissioner
I he remaining eight floors will be
the next home of the Portland Police
Bureau, replacing Central Precinct,
the State Crim e Laboratory, and
other bureau offices presently locat
ed at the Second and Oak Street
building.
The D D C is a multi-purpose cor
rectional facility with appropriately
designed spaces for all typical cor
rectional functions except long-term
incarceration o f sentenced felons
M ultnom ah County intends to oper
ate the D D C as an •‘accredited”
adult local detention facility under
standards o f the American Correc
tional Association's Commission on
Accreditation for Corrections. It
will be such a vast improvement
over existing facilities that compari
sons are not useful.
The facility's rated capacity of
430 is comprised o f 384 general and
46 special housing rooms designed
for individual occupancy Most are
in pre-sentenced status or awaiting
judicial action. The remainder will
be holds and sentenced prisoners.
The average length o f stay for those
not released prior to sentencing is
expected to be about 90 days.
Prisoners in general housing will
spend most o f their time in the hous
ing module which includes cells,
dayroom,
dining,
library,
and
multi-purpose space Prisoners will
be transported to outdoor and in
door recreation, learning centers,
and the main visiting area located
on other floors. Each floor has ac
commodations for the handicapped.
Each floor has, in addition to the
housing modules: a sick call room,
program office, attorney visiting
rooms, one large and two small
severies. the floor control office,
two staff toilets, laundry rooms,
janitor storage room and service
area. A T-shaped hallway in the
center provides efficient circulation.
The fourth floor is designed for
those who cannot, or should not be
placed in general housing for any o f
several reasons: medical problems,
psychiatric problems, extreme or
problematic behavior, protective
custody or other special require
ments.
The third floor in the Justice
Center will expand court space, im
prove security and consolidate serv
ices for greater efficiency. A courts
holding area, four courtrooms and
associated space, court services and
corrections administration will be
housed on the third floor.
This multi-purpose Justice Center
will be completed in October with a
move in o f November I . 1983. How -
ever, there will be an open house
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Hunger: The global food equation
by Franz Schurmann
Food is again in the news. Presi
dent Reagan has discovered hunger
in America. Crop damage in the
scorched midwest may send food
prices up this fall. And the disas
trous drought in the southern hemis
phere means people there will have
to rely heavily on food imports, es
pecially from the United States.
These current news items point to
two stark aspects o f the world food
situation - thre is not enough o f it,
and it is getting more expensive.
Though world food output has
improved over the last few years,
food remains scarce for many
people. This scarcity can be traced
to a 200-year old process, the one
way migration o f people from farms
and villages to cities. In most o f the
world, rural food production has
not kept up with city population
growth. Food is now becoming
expensive
because
modern
agriculture consumes a lot o f energy
-- and energy costs have gone way
up.
For the four billion plus humans
o f this world, this means one o f two
things: either most o f us eat well
enough while a small number starve
to death, or most o f us eat well, with
malnutrition
in
various
forms
spread over the w orld. A ll signs
indicate the latter course.
Famines in which millions died
used to occur frequently in countries
with vast populations like China
and
India.
Today,
outright
starvation is non-existent in China
and rare in India. And while many
in Africa today face fam ine, few
will die as modern distribution
systems have made it possible to
rush food to threatened regions. So
we are
spared
ihe
sight
of
starvation-shriveled corpses.
Yet m alnutrition remains. We
recognize it immediately when we
see photographs o f children with
distended bellies. But nutritionists
tell us much m alnutrition is invisible
- a condition as vague, yet real, as
“ illness.”
And
experts
debate
whether people in poor countries
need more calories or more protein
for healthy development.
But we do know something o f the
world's food producing capabilities.
Over the last two dcnturies, we have
moved from subsistence agriculture
to
greatly
expanded
grain
production to - starting in the U.S.
in the 1900s - growing vast amounts
o f forage crops for livestock.
Today, U .S. agriculture is mostly
geared to the production o f hugh
amounts o f grains and meats. Some
40 per cent o f that output is
exported.
But
Americans,
and
other
"advanced" peoples, are now going
though another dietary revolution.
We are learning to avoid starches
and fat and cholestorol, and moving
to a stress on natural foods and
greens. I f this trend continues, if we
consume more and more from
rejuvenated
local
farms
that
produce vegetable and specialty
crops, U.S. agriculture will exist
increasingly to serve people abroad.
But serving the world has not
served the U.S. farmer that well.
Overproduction has reduced farm
income,
and
rising
costs
of
operation have put farmers deep in
debt. The glut could be reduced if
other nations bought more food —
but with the dollar at an all-tim e
high, and the world still struggling
to get out o f the 1981-1983
recession, food-short countries must
buy only what they must —
particularly the poorer countries.
The developed nations - mainly
Japan, the U .S .S .R ., China — are
better customers
But
political
factors, especially with the Soviets,
have cut down purchases in the past,
and farmers worry they could do so
again in the future.
There is no short-term solution to
this dilemma. In the long run, we
need to develop a more natural
relationship
between
big
food
exporters
(Canada,
Australia,
Argentina and Brazil as well as the
U .S .) and the developing countries.
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will have to reverse the decline in
their own rural areas. It can be done
- east (and much o f southeast) Asia
have shown that urban and rural
economic development can proceed
together, greatly reducing m al
nutrition in the process.
Planners, concerned about (he
world food situation, must realize
the key challenge is linking the
world's few advanced agricultures
with the needs o f the many poor
countries - linking them in a way
that offers the farmer a profitable
return
while
enhancing
the
developing countries' ability to
grow.
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.The 1983 March on Washington is.
now history. The Street Beat team
asked some segments o f Portland's
Black population, " I n the long run,
how significant do you think the
march was in achieving the dream of
Dr. Martin Luther King?"
Japan visits reserved for whites
by Nathaniel Scott
Portland, Oregon and Sapporo,
Japan are sister cities; there was an
accord signed to that effect on N o
vember 17, 1959. For the past six
years there has been a youth “ Sister
C ity ” program. Portland's youth
program provides an opportunity
for Portland public school students
on an alternate year basis, to visit
Sapporo, Japan.
The first year the program was in
effect it was for high schoolers only.
The second and third years, eligibili
ty was extended to the middle
schools. School participation in the
program is at the discretion o f the
principal. Likewise, the criterion
and the process by which the chil
dren arc selected, which is sup
posedly a competitive endeavor,
varies from school to school. The
only uniform ity seems to be the de
fraying o f the cost. The school dis
trict and the City o f Portland each
pay one third o f the students' cost.
During the Goldschmidt administra
tion, when the youth program was
incorporated into the "Sister C ity "
agenda, a stipend-fund o f $40,000
was set aside by the C ity Council for
that purpose. Each year a City
Council person goes with the stu
dents: Charles Jordan in '79; M ike
Lindberg in *81; and Margaret
Strachan in '83. Their expenses were
paid by the City. The school dis
trict’s cost varies. This year, for
example,
two school officials,
deemed co-leaders, had half o f their
expenses paid by the Portland
School District. The school district
and the City said their estimated ex
penses for the three trips equaled
$75.000. $30,000 and $45,000, re
spectively.
These things may or may not be
questionable, depending on which
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side o f the fence the observer is on
(during these times o f economic cuts
and "b itin g the b u lle t.") But the
Rose City's lack o f color in the dele
gates who have spanned the Pacific
certainly is questionable. Sixty plus
children have gone to the "Sister
C ity ,” and o f that number, one was
Black. Blacks comprise 15 percent
o f the school population, and mino
rities in general are 27 percent. Yet,
not one Native American, not one
Hispanic, and until this year, not
one Asian had made the trip. Two
Japanese Americans went on the
1983 trip.
Ron Herndon, Co-Chairm an of
the Black United Front, said, "They
(school and city officials) should be
aware that there is a sizable Black
population in Portland and that
population should be represented in
the C ity ." Adding that since City
money is being used, “ That oppor
tunity should be given to the Black
children.”
School District Assistant Superin
tendent Edwin Schneider said, " I t is
desirable to have m inority represen
tation in any program " in which the
district is involved He added. "W e
will try to bring some racial bal
ance.” And therein lies a problem
o f monumental consequences.
Maureen Yandle, assistant to the
mayor, was at the airport when the
delegation
arrived
home
from
Japan. She said, " I t (was) an excit
ing thing because these kids came
back partly Japanese ”
Leroy Patton, administrative spe
cialist for the school district’s dis
trict-wide programs, explained the
lack of participation o f minority
students in this cultural experience.
"M ino rities, by and large, do not
enroll in foreign language pro
grams.” Consequently, he said, mi
nority students do not associate with
people in those programs and they
are not "m ade aware" o f (he value
o f culture awareness.
"Since we have been busing
kids.” he said, "there has never
been a major effort to integrate kids
into those programs. In some cases
"kids don't know those programs
exist."
The selection process does not en
courage minority participation. In
terested students must write a brief
statement on why they want to par
ticipate and have a teacher's recom
mendation.
The district requires delegates and
alternates to take a six-month, three
hour per week course in Japanese
and to attend workshops about cul
ture and problem solving.
Many members of Portland’s
minority communities believe a
belter process should be devised in
order to more equitably reflect a di
verse student population.
Ron Herndon said, " I t doesn't
surprise me that the Black people
are not involved
that reflects the
racism in this c ity ."
Jeray Bell
Aaslatent Manager
" I think it was. We are able
to work together and things like
that march brought a lot of
people together. People in my
day and age are able to get
along better. When I have chil
dren I want (hem to be in an en
vironment where people can get
together and have a good time.
SBA funding
creates jobs
M ore than 1100 small business
jobs
have
been
created
or
maintained in three northwestern
states during the first six months of
1983 under a special SBA guaranty
loan program according to SBA
Regional Adm inistrator Stephen J.
H all. Thirty-tw o project loans were
approved impacting 1188 jobs in
Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The projects are funded under the
SBA's
Certified
Development
Company Program, called the "503
program ".
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Sandra Ja'Bell
O w ner of Beauty Shop
" I n the long run, it will get
people united. We are going to
come together and respect each
o ther."
Paul Rivera
Student
" I t will never be the same.
People are not as interested in
civil rights now as they were
then."
Judy Proctor
Shipyard W orker
Rebecca Danaby
Claims
"People now doesn't seem to
have a purpose of goals as they
had then. I just hope the long
term effects are positive."
" I think things are better now
than they were People can go
apply for jobs now without feel
ing uptight. Marches help let
people know who we are and
what we are concerned ab o ut."
i f f ’*
Tam m i Bell
Student
“ I believe that the march will
help us later on when we need
help. Il will help with getting a
job ,
education
and
more
money.”