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• • (■ C O U P O N ! Page 6 Portland Observer, December 14, 1963 lice Cream Christmas Special OBSERVATIONS * va ikiCC FROM THE SIDELINES a I I Buy one scoop I I a and get your B Y KalHryn H a ll Bogle second scoop FREEI ' he B irth d ay Partlaa WEEK ha» been a full one available by appointment only. __ with a range of event» taxing to the lim it the »pace allotment for O b servation». So, only highlights of each will reach print. City Comm it- sioner Charles Jordan, at the De cember I, "Commissioners' Ask for Kim or Debra, lea C ream Flavors 3 2 F la v o rs F orum " and luncheon, the twenti eth he has arranged, invited 135 members o f the public to hear W il liam Lucy speak on the issue of comparable worth. W ith this almost innocuous title, the speaker, intro duced by G ail Washington, cata pulted his audience into the strato sphere of high and complicated fi TOM) N t U N IO N A V I P O H TI ANO OH 9 7 ? , ’ 281-2224 e nance and law involving the nation al economy, individual states of the Union, and. possibly, private busi ness. Trillions o f dollars could be N V C h erry ( ui THi KING'S RANSOM the cost, he said. For what? Back pay and benefits to state workers in predominantly women's jobs who earned less than men in jobs of "comparable w o rth ." W illiam Lucy serves as N a tional Secretary-Treasurer for the American Federation o f State, County and Municipal Employees Union. He has held this position with A F S C M E since 1972. "W om en comprise 40 percent of the one million A F S C M E tnem- bcrrs," said Lucy. " A Federal Judge (Judge Jack Tanner) has found Washington Stale guilty of scxbascd wage discrimination in vi- olation o f Title V II o f the Civil Rights Ace. Our union has com mitted the human and financial re sources necessary to fight pay dis crimination in the courts, at the bar gaining table and through the legis 520 S .W . 6th A ven u e Portland. OR 97204 Phone 228j448_ Christmas Prospective debs end friends of The Links. Inc., hear ebout Spelmen College from Vlckl Craw ford. Assistant Director of Admissions. Front row: Vee Tow ery. Phretlna Baugh. Kimberly Loving. Denise ships went to Gregory Gudger. law student at W illamette University, and to Jeffrey Beaver, law student lative process," he said. Lucy drove home a point of con tention, saying. " A dual labor mar ket exists— one for men’s jobs and one for women's jo b s ... 1 would like to commend the Portland City Council and Commissioner Jordan lor taking such steps, as you have to this point, toward fair, equitable at the University o f Oregon. A feature o f the evening before dancing ended was an auction held to help raise funds for scholarships next year. Edward Peterson. Chief Justice o f the Oregon Supreme Court, in attendance at the ball with his wife, Anna, acted as Chief Auc tioneer. The Chief Justice was as sisted by Judge Aaron Brown. Two basketballs, covered with Trail Blazer autographs, went to high bid ders Attorney Anser Haggerty and Attorney Roosevelt Robinson. Lunch for three in the august cham bers o f the Chief Justice o f the O re gon Supreme Court went to Eva pay for city employees." A detailed ruling is expected with in a few days from U .S. District » Judge Jack Tanner, a Black resident o f Tacoma. ('O R T H E IR second annual _ ball, the Oregon Association of Black Lawyers (O A B L ) were hosts at the Benson Hotel recently. Named the "E b on y and Ivory Ball,” about 300 guests dressed to that theme, most o f them or their spouses coming from some branch This time she found that Spelman was the only Black college among the 100 represented at the Coliseum at the N A C A C Fair recently. Spelman selects students carefully and has an enrollment of only 1,450 on campus. Therefore, while in Portland. Craw ford gave special at tention to about 15 girls, all high school seniors, some of whom have enrolled in the 1984 debutante pro gram o f the local chapter o f The Links. Inc. Lydia Roy and Rochelle M cElroy, directing activities for the prospective Links debs this year, set up the special session for the debs and their friends. June Key acted as coordinator for Craw ford. Vicki Craw ford will travel to Se attle with N A C A C before returning Kutas. a legal assistant. Responsible committee "struc ture" for the ball fell to the efforts of Atty. M arcia Neal, who handed out chores to her husband, Lloyd Neal of the T rail Blazers and to others, including Attorneys John Toran, Monica Little, Robert Browning. Ron Knox, Jeff M illner, Ken W alker. Ancer Haggerty. Roosevelt Robinson and Ernest of the legal profession. W ith a membership roster ol about 36. the O A B L is interested in attracting and assisting more Black women and men to the study of law and each year scholarships are awarded to students already en rolled. This year's two $500 scholar- 'sáíé. W ashington, Darceli M eson. Beck row: Delle a M axw ell. Nicols Johnson. V lckl C rew ford. Holll Simone Trotm en. M srlen Brooke. (Photo: Richard J. Brown! to Atlanta. Rev. John H . Jackson both making £ commentaries. O E A N N Wilson o f Salem and Jesse W illiam Price o f M o n mouth. Illinois, are announcing their engagement. N o date has been set for the wedding, but because their love spans four cities, Zoe promises she will be married in Portland, the home o f her parent», Arthur and Dorothy W ilson, and of her beloved grandfather, Frank Daniels. Zoe lives in Salem where she works as a personnel officer for the Oregon Department o f Trans portation. Price, a Biology and Po litical Science major and graduate of M illik in University, is a district manager for the Illinois Power Company in M onm outh. His par ents, Francis and M ary Price, live in 25% - 50% OFF NOW Rag. , 14K. D ia m o n d P e n d a n ts ................. '162~ ........... *76°° ll4 K . D ia m o n d R in g s ........................ ’396“ *2 0 0 *® |l4 K . J ad e and D ia m o n d R in g s — |l4 K . D ia m o n d E a rrin g s .................. *120** ’240“ ........... ’180“ ........... * 8 0 ° ° Plus m u ch , m u ch m o ra ll ♦ Free Free 14K. floating heart w ith every purchase over ‘50°°< 14K floatin g heart w ith diam ond for any purchase o ver • lO O 00! W e also o ffer quality jew elry and w a tc h repairs. Indianapolis, Indiana. ' A R L Y N O T E S of beautiful /Christmas music swelled from the chancel of M t. Olivet Baptist Church when the 36-member Chan cel C hoir, robed in crimson, sang " T h e King o f Love" on Sunday evening before a large appreciative audience. The cantata told the story of Jesus' birth from the first aware ness of His coming to the joyous Al- lelulias o f the celebration o f His Estes. In response to Presidential Counse lor Edwin Meese’s suggestion that there is no hunger in America, the S treet Beat team asked Portlanders, “ Do you think there are people in Am erica going hungry?" Street Beat by Lenita D uke and Richard Brow n IN C E H E R early fall recruiting birth. The spoken word effectively tied trip to Portland with a number of representatives of Black colleges, in the historic details told in the ly rics and music. M innie Harris acted Vicki Craw ford found that being in as narrator. Dual accompaniment Portland once was not enough. was by Barbara Thompson at the pi Craw ford, who is Assistant Director ano and by Scott Harris at the of Admissions at Spelman College organ. Carl T . Harris was the able in Atlanta, came back to town as a choir director, with Emm itt S. Port member of the National Association er, president o f the choir and the o f College Admission Counselors. S Washington Hot Line by Congressman Ron Wyden 1st Session of 98th Congress a mixed bag In the weeks and months since this first session of the 9 8 th (. on- gress began back in January, I have written weekly on the issues and legislation that has come before the nation and Congress. The work on these concerns never really ceases, and the process o f legislating con tinues whether Congress is in session or n o l. But the adjournment of the ses sion provides us with a clear vantage point from which we can look back and see what Congress has— and has not— addressed and what issues still must be pursued to their conclusion when Congress reconvenes in Jan uary, 1984. W hat hasn't baan dona U nfortunately, the "has not ac complished" side o f the ledger sports some rather large items, in cluding the $200 billion deficit. The failure o f this Congress to act on whittling down the deficit de monstrates a lack o f political will on the part o f the House, '.he Senate and the Administration to take the necessary difficult steps. Now , the conventional wisdom tells us, no ac tion will be taken until after the 1984 elections. I think this is unacceptable. We have to put every government pro- Ball Ringar Karan Rlppa H om am akar Jim Brant Stora Ow nar Yes. but in Portland there arc enough resources to fill the gap. Yes, there is a lot in America. The way .the economy is you can't help but be hungry. O f course! People are out of work and are wondering where their next meal is coming from. the midst of the recession. This is only a short list of the tasks that Congress did— and did not— take up. As we begin to tackle the issues that remain, I will con tinue to keep you up to date as best I can in this column. In return. 1 hope you will keep me up to date with ing chips." Also, Congress must take actions next year— because none were taken this year— to ensure the survival of the Medicare system. I plan to be ac tive in that battle to ensure that the changes that are made cut waste in the system, not vital services. your phone calls and letters. Reeetta Harrle Daycara W orker On a m ore poeltlve note Not all the news was bad. howev er. In my mind, there are at least two major accomplishments o f this FOR PKT HAOQNG COUGH AND Congress that merit attention. First, working from a broad- based consensus, Congress passed and the President signed into law, legislation to reform the nation’s most important social program: So cial Security. congestion TR1AMKKC' EXPECTORANT. ‘ Joa Stlcka Salaa Yes, for a variety o f reasons. Many may be out o f work But I believe there are a few who take advantage o f programs to feed Yes. there are. President Rea an should try to help people more instead o f saying it doesn't exist. There is hunger in It M arlon Coach Ratlrad America. There is hunger everywhere. Some have less than others. N o one is hungry on purpose. the poor. c w M W ! - » V . think I can safely say that no 1 one in Congress got everything they wanted in this reform legislation. Certainly, I did n 't. But, there was agreement on one goal: to save the financial integrity of the system. And that was accomplished. The second major accomplish ment o f the Congress this year tame when the Congress and the Presi dent joined to pass the jobs bill and provide employment for millions of Americans thrown out of work in gram on the operating table and go at it with a scalpel to cut away the unneeded and the wasteful. That includes the defense budget Even though Congress did not give the President the full increase in the defense budget that he sought, the $240 billion that has been author ized is still the largest government spending bill in history. W hat is more shocking is that it includes items such as the M X , Cruise M is siles and Pershing Missiles that will not really add to our real defense but will be mere nuclear "bargain I V x r y ls b o « *» o r» s ISvrawwt <4 Sanrin«. Im * “'P C • s - , » . * ... ‘ • * *•< ' is J • * - ■ * * • / • * - ' ♦ ’ *•***'* ' ' »
