Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 14, 1983, Page 6, Image 6

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Page 6 Portland Observer, December 14, 1963
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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
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Ask for Kim or Debra,
lea C ream Flavors
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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
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nance and law involving the nation­
al economy, individual states of the
Union, and. possibly, private busi­
ness. Trillions o f dollars could be
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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America.
There is hunger everywhere.
Some have less than others. N o
one is hungry on purpose.
the poor.
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. think I can safely say that no
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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
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