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OBSE,RVATIONS
FROM THE SIDELINES
aY,C.1"'7ttH.iJao,.
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I.MA HILL and a COIIUIUt ...
.l""l.;upportl .. th caadldacy of
.....,_ Roberti for lhil ,-r'1 race
for Secretary of State p11t oa the
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Jualnt" event of tbe 1914
political sca1on la1t T11taday
eveala1. Stated at the Alameda
...... of John and Johnnie Bell, the
puty drew a ._, of tu-deductible
contribution• from crowd• of
people muncbla1 on nn1er foocb
and •IIPUII nae wine.
Oueltl were '""911' up bJ the jul
piano mualc played by Janice
Scrouln1, blah prle1te11 of local
Juz artl1try. Moe'• Plano, put In
one of their IC-.■ illllnUDeftll for
Scroaina to tat out. It.,.._.,
Alliltlna Hill In maklna the puay
a 1ucce11 were Oail Wa1hln1ton,
Ernest Haruoa, Tom Kennedy and
AIOoldlby.
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T MA TT DISHMAN Center
on Rodney and Knott Streeb,
The Black f.ducational Center enter-
tained with a mammoth African-
American Cultural Fe1tlval lut
Sunday afternoon. Supported by
the Metropolitan Arll Conualulon
and the National Endowment for
the Art1, the pro1ram was open to
the public, from noon until 6:00
p.m., for only a 1mall donation at
the entrance.
The BEC had arran1ed their
booth• for a dllplay of artlfact1
from African couatrle1: 1howln1
handicrafts in dai1n and ornamen-
tallon;aome of It African Import,
and some of It made locally, Tie-
and-dye work abounded In fabuloua
Intricacy. Oueat1 1trolled from
booth to booth; chatted and learned
about African hlatory; and saw a
beautiful collection of African
1tamp1,
paln1tn11,
1llde1,
photoaraph1 and 1mall brown doll•
dre11ed In handmade African pr-
menu.
A 1ta1e presentation was fairly
At larbera Robena umpel9n party: Pront-Gell
w.Na..-,. Alme HII, Rep . ..,._. Robartll. leoll
row-Me,..,.. Ce,ter, Al Goldalty, ..,.•tor Frank
Roltefta. Dr. lrneet HertaOI, 11lomN Kennedy.
IPhoto: Rudie H. Reeveet
contlnuou1. The Herero Danie
Company entertained, as did the
Ebony Struuen and the children of
Talkln1 Drum Deneen. Theatrical
companie1, lncludln1 Black Art1
Unlinuted and the Pain Ar11 Theatre
Company, pracnted lketcha.
The Sojourner Truth Theatre, direc-
ted by Nyew111i Askari, Introduced
ill Readers' Theatre; a poetry poup
of four women.
Music, electronic and Uw, had Ill
part in the day.
Joyce Harrla, director of rhe
BEC, was featival Coordinator.
Harris summed up lhe marathon
preMntatlon by aa)'ina, "We salute
them(our arll1t1)for allowlna u1 rhe
depth, continuity and life of our
community." Many .. id, "Thank
you, Black artl1t1, for relnforctn1
our sense of Identity, pride and con-
lldence .••
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ON YOUR FOOD BILL?
We ofter MYW1QI of up to 40"' and more on fine qualllV wonder and Host . .
p,oducll, plue large dlKounta on other bilked goods Bnides our ever;
day low PflCft, we future In store apec..,_ dally Ju1t look for the bllr
getn" 11gne on the dlaplayt ,n our store Otecover for yourNlf wt .. , thou
und1 of smart lhoppers ,n the area have found
You'll be amazed at the savings you
make at our Wonder Thrift Shop I
SATISFACTION
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Oregc,n C,ty 878 MOLALLA
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Jula~Meme0ffloloeoa.tlOW9colacdonof Afrk:ane'1tfecta
et Afrlun-Am8'tcen Art Feetfvel.
lfthoto: Rudie H. flNYNt
Zimbabwe seeks economic Independence
b, Clt#d Ooodm«br
known u ZANU, is accuaed of try•
Zimbabwe is a country on the
ins to create a one-party state, ac:-
move, KCC>rdlna 10 a slide show and
cordlna to many Wntern joumal-
talk praented by John Peck lul
ilu. Peck, however, offered slides
week at Reed Collep. Peck, an
taken durina hit visit u proof that
International Studia student at
open political oppoaidon ii toler-
Reed, vilited Zimbabwe lut sum-
ared. One slide showed a aroup of
mer at the invitation of Liberty
rou,hly 500 protater1 dcmonstrat-
Mhlanp. Mhlanp ii now manqer
ina at the ceremonia openlna Par-
of Zimbabwe's qricultural qency,
liament.
the Aptcultural and Rural Develop-
Both Mupbe and his main op-
ment Aaenc:y (ARDA) and is an old
ponent, J01hua Nkomo, are aocial-
friend of Peck'• father.
illl, althouah Nkomo ii aaid to be
Under Black rule llnce 1910, Zim•
more moderate and his party haa al-
babwe la 1till troubled by areat eco-
lied, on oc:cuion, with the white
nomic dlaparitla between the rich
party of former Prime Minister Ian
and poor u well u deep-teated poli-
Smith. In lhe 1trugle for black ma-
tical divisiona which are cloeely re-
jority rule, Nkomo received arms
lated 10 lanauaae and cultural dlf- • and other auiatance from lhe Soviet
rerenc:a between the country's two
Union, and Mupbe rrom China.
major tribes. Occuional outbreaks
Many of Zimbabwe's current
of violence 11iU punctuate that con•
troubles stem from ill economic re-
fllcu. Shona ii spoken by IO percent
liance on South Africa. Peck aaid
of the people and Ndebele by 1, per-
IO percent of the nation'• imports
cenl. Appro1'mately nve percent of
still come from rac:ilt South Africa,
the California-• nation ii non-
and 1h11 ii a source of areat bitter-
Black.
ness for the people of Zimbabwe, he
Robert Mupbe is currently prime
added.
nunilter of Zimbabwe-one of rhe
ARDA wu formed with the pri-
few democratic natlona in Africa,
mary purpoee of helpina Zimbabwe
Peck aaid. Mupbe'1 orpnizadon,
become more self-1uffacient u well
s
u 10 Ql'n more money from the
prod&ae:11 It aporta (1uch u coffee
and tea). The majority of the land
and facilities ARDA now runs were
once owned by international corpor-
adona. l!aporta and the sale of IOW•
enunent-produced 1ooda are the
IOle aourcc of aovernment funda for
Zimbabwe, which haa yet 10 instl•
tute a ru 1,stem,. Peck aplained.
Peck showed the 1, people In at•
tendance alida of ARDA'• many
1uc:ceuful projects, includina a
2'0,000-acre farm near the border
with Mozambique. Amons the pro-
duc:11 arown by ARDA are wheat,
rice, tea, coffee, and dairy cows. In
many lnstanc:a ARDA owns proca-
llna facillUes, but purchua pro-
duc:u arown by small farmers on
their own land.
ARDA ii atabli1hina coopera-
tlva throqhout Zimbabwe wher•
ever these are feasible. Villqer1 are
mcourapd to own their cows and
chickma to increue 1tlf-1ufficiency
and to sell any e11cns produc:u
throutb the c:ooperativa.
ARDA ii a1ao brinaint other im.
mediated chanpa to the quality of
life for the people of rural Zimbab-
we by pnmdlna aervica IUCh u
health cllnla and recreation areas.
Zimbabwe also now haa the aecond
hl1ha1 mjnimum wqe in Africa-
S,O a month.
Al a consequence of this mini-
mum wqe, there are now economic
refuaea comlat to Zimbabwe, and
this pull an even areater strain on
the youna nation's economy. Peck
showed llida of row houaa built
for the thousands dilplaced durina
the revolution.
Zimbabwe'• educational 1yatem
remains in a,eat need of imprc,ye.
ment. Tllere are now only ei1ht hith
schools la the country, and three of
them are private achoola which are
IO percent white, aaid Peck.
Bnidcs the lack of factlitia, there
ii a1ao an acute shortqe of tachen
in Zimbabwe lince many of the edu-
cated Blacks are now in aovernment
poatdom. "If you have a tachlna
credential and want to help out, I'm
sure you'U be more than welcome."
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Ja6 st POWELL
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HILLSBORO 110 SE OAII
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Notice From U.S. District Court of
SETTLEMENT
BLACK APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT ANO ALL
PRESENT AND FORMER BLACK EMPLOYEES OF THE
TO: ALL
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD
Thia notitt le to inform you that a settlement between the Burlington Northern
Railroad Company IHNI, and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity
CommiNion, and counael in a daN action baa been reached in a race diacrimination
employment practic:es caae 111 on behalf of black applk-anu for employment who
were not lllnd by BN, and 121 on behalf of black prnent and former employees of
BN . Thirteen international unions repreaeatina BN employees are alao involved in
the caae and the eettlement. Thl' Court has preliminarily approved the aettlement
coneent decl'el', and will rNCh a final decieion as to its fairness and adequacy after
clau memben have had an opportunity, if they wiah, to comment on or object to
it■ terms.
Blal"k penone who applied for employment to BN or were employed by BN al
any time betwN!n March I, 1970 and November 21, 1983. are memben of the clau
and may be entitled to caah awards or other relief a■ part or the aettlement.
Caeh award• will be made to claN memben who file claims out of settlement funds
provided by BN amouatina to 110 million which will be uaed 901ely to pay thoee
claime. Any nceu remainina aft.er thoae claims are paid will be ulled to promote
the interests of black people. In addition, you may be eligible to be conaideN!d for
future vacucie■ at the Company on a priority bui■, to transfer into certain vacancies
or to otherwiae benefit from qreed upon chanpa.
To be eli,rible to ■hare in thi■ IIO million fund, you muet obtain and file a claim
form. Claim form■, with filina inatructiona, and a aummary of the settlement, may be
obtained by supplyin,r in writina your name and curnnt addre■a by mail to:
Leed Couuel for the Plaintiff Clau
Paul C. Spnapr, Eequ.ire
or Charlee H. Barnhill. Eequlre
Sprenser, Qt.on & Shutn, P.A.
0.vt., Miner. Barnhill A Galland, PC.
325 Riqewoocl AvnH
14 West Erie Stnet
Mianeapolla, Minnnota r»M03
Chicqo, llli-ie 60610
You may al90contact Bruce 8. Elfvin, Eaquire
arovemment couneel: AHistant General Couneel
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommiNlon,
# I Playhou ■e Square, Suite 800,
Cleveland, Ohio 4411&.
Or, if you call toll free 1·800·22:J-!NJOI or in New York state only t 1·212·24S-315U,
and supply your name and addreu, a claim form will be sent to you. All compl.ted
claim form• muat be poatmarked on or before May 15, 1984.
You may vn a copy of the settlement conaent decree itaelf and the full record
in the caee at any office of the EEOC or at the office of the Clerk of the United
Statft Oiatrict Court for the Northern Diatrict of lllinoia. 219 South Dearborn Street,
Chicap, Illinois 80804. file Mt!ldft la Re Bwliaa1,oe Nortlliern Employmat Practica
Lttisatloa, MDL 374, 78 C 289.
The Court will hold a hearina at 9:30 a.m. on April 2. 1984, at the United Statft
Di■trict CGurt for the Nort.lan Diatrict al lllincu, 219 South Dearborn Street, ~ .
lllinoia. At that time. the Court will hear comment■ and objecuana, if any, from
claN memben rqardint the conaent ctacr.. You need not be present in court to fill'
a claim or receive money from the 110 million fund or otherwiN benefit from th,,
ll'ttlement. You will hi, repawited there, aa you have been throupout thia lltiption,
at no coat to you by claN coun•I. If, however, you want to comment on or object
to the aetU■ment. you must file your commenta in wrltint with the Clerk of the Court
by March 16, 1984, and you may then appear at the heerina with an attorney al your
own choice, at your own coat. You will, however. be bound by ~ Judsment of the
Court, whether or not it ia favorable.
O..,..N.Lelpa..
United Sta&a Dlatrict Juclp
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