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Portland Observer, Februaty^Jgg^SectiorDPaflBj Variety II Beauty Salon METROPOLITAN Announces reopening with special salon prices: Cawthorne plays Frederick Douglass On February 27. 28 and 29. Oral History Programs presents “ A gitate: O ur W ork Is Not Finished,** a dynamic interpretation o f the life and times o f Frederick Douglass, the outstanding 19th cen tury abolitionist and statesman. The perform ances, at PSU 's Lincoln H all Auditorium , are a benefit for the Black United Front as well as a celebration of Black History Month. Frederick Douglass was the most prominent Black American of the 19th centery. Born a slave in Talbot C ou n ty, M a ry la n d , in February 1818 or 1819, he spent his first twen ty-one years in bondage before escaping to the N o rth in 1838. Despite his humble beginnings, he rose out o f slavery to claim his rightful place in American society during those turbulent years before, during and after the Civil War. Over the course of his long public career, Douglass gained a wide reputation as an abolitionist orator and newspaper editor, a supporter o f women's rights, a statesman, diplomat and presidential advisor. Douglass was a highly regarded spokesman for the newly freed slaves during the Reconstruction, and the holder of three federal ap pointments, beginning in 1877 when President Hayes named him U.S. Marshall for the District of Colum bia. Frederick Douglass is portrayed by Herb Cawthorne, a member of the Portland Board o f Education and an administrator and teacher at P ortland State U niversity. Cawthorne began doing oral history programs 12 years ago as a college instructor to encourage students to read more about history. •‘Agitate" brings together all those years of ef fo rt, as C aw thorne takes the audience through Douglass' ex perience of slavery, his struggle for education, his involvement in the anti-slavery m ovement, his N.E. plans Tri-Met meetings The Northeast C o a litio n o f Neighborhoods, In c ., announced this m orning that it w ill host a community workshop with Tri-M et o fficials and planners over the proposed cuts in service and fare changes scheduled to go into effect in June. Richard Levy, C hairm an o f the C o a litio n B oard, said that after citizens and board members raised the issue o f T r i- M e t’ s proposed community workshops at locations in Beaverton and far Southeast Portland and a noontime meeting in downtown Portland on Thursday, February 23, 1984, he began negotiations with T ri-M e t’s Linda Moss to set up a community workshop for the North/Northeast area. The C oalitio n w ill host the T ri- M et W orkshop on Thursday evening, M arch I , 1984, at 7:30 p .m ., in the cafetorium o f King Elem entary School, at 7th and A lb erta. C itizen input is being sought by the Tri-M et planning staff in attempting to meet their expected large budget deficits. Among those routes scheduled for deep cuts in frequency o f service and shorter hours of operation, with some buses stopping at 6:00 p.m., are routes »1 Greeley, »4 Fessenden, #6 Union, #8 Fifteenth A venue, »9 Broadway, »19 Glisan, #26 33rd Avenue, #40 Halsey, #41 Fremont, #55 Mock's Crest, #70 T w e lfth Avenue, #71 K illingsw orth and #84 52nd-60th Avenue. F u rth e r, all Ow l Service would be discontinued. Although there w ill be a public hearing on the proposed changes on M arch 15, 1984, this Monday evening meeting in King School will be the only opportunity to let T ri- Met know what changes citizens o f N orth/N ortheast Portland believe should be made in their schedule, prior to the completed plan's in troduction to the T ri-M e t Board This meeting will offer an excellent opportunity fo r bus riders, businesses and taxpayers to express their service needs to the people who decide the schedule. Among other changes proposed by T ri-M e t are those for the fare system: 1) a decrease for suburban riders with maximum costs of adult fares of $1.00 and 2) discontinuance of discount ticket sales. Citizen lobby appeals conviction Five members of a citizen's lob by— New Clear Vision— who were arrested in Senator Bob Packwood's office on November 9th, are ap pealing their convictions for failure to follow the directions of a federal officer. Each was fined $10.00. The group first visited Senator Packwood’s office on October 26th, following a rally protesting the in- PCC accepts LPN /A D N apps gortland Community College an nounces an early closing date for those wishing to apply to its L P N /A D N Nursing Program. The closing date is earlier this year to fa c ilita te admissions testing and placement, according to Eva John son at the college. A pplications are due in the Health Professions Admissions O f fice at PCC's Sylvania Campus no later than Thursday, March 1 for admission to programs beginning in September, 1984 Regardless o f past academic history, applicants must attach a copy of their high school transcript or G E D to their completed ap plication. A pplications may be picked up in the counseling depart ment at P C C 's Cascade Campus. 705 N . K illingsw orth; in the placement testing area at P C C ’ s Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N W Springville Road; and in the Health Professions Admissions O ffice at PCC's Sylvania Campus, 12000 SW 49th Avenue. M a rc h o f D im e s M H O S K X IN O A tlO N B B ^ « SAVES BABIES i «.I’ ' \ vasion o f Grenada by the U .S. A group o f 140 protestors entered Packwood's office to discuss the in vasion with him. The office manager, Elaine Franklin, first asked that the group be reduced to 15, then proceded to have those 15 arrested. The arrests were stopped when Packwood called from Washington, D .C . Several women decided to picket the Federal O ffice Building each Wednesday noon and New Clear Vision decided to meet in Pack wood's office every Wednesday to write letters to their Congressmen. O f concern was Packwood's sup port of the invasion. On November 2nd, members of New Clear Vision spent two hours in Packwood’s office writing letters When they returned on November 9th, the office had been rearranged so there was no seating area tor visitors and they were directed to sit in front of the door. A fter 15 minutes federal police entered and informed the group that they would be arrested for loitering A fter another 15 minutes passed, five per sons were arrested. New Clear Vision continued to meet weekly in Packwood's office. They charge that the office manager has constant ly changed the ground rules and harrassed them. Following another arrest threat, they suspended their letter writing sessions and are planning a more direct action. PERS & CAR TELEPHONES THE BEEPER PEOPlf 713 S.W. 12th Street all 224-BEEP for a free demonstration. Curls........... $35 and up Relaxers.. . . $16 development as an orator, and his leadership durina Reconstruction. The performances are fittingly of fered as a benefit for the Portland chapter of the Black United Front, an activist organization which, in the spirit o f the struggle of Frederick Douglass, has fought to improve the conditions of the Black com m unity. The B UF was in strumental in creating change within the Portland Public Schools, leading the district and the com munity toward a more equitable in tegration program that focused on providing a quality education as the cornerstone o f the program , the BUF has led the fight to make the Police Bureau more sensitive to the concerns of Black residents and was a leader in the creation o f the Citizen's Review Commission in our city. The Black United Front has the respect and admiration o f those in our city who want to see equality exist for all, who believe (hat the reality of democracy is only great to the degree that all people enjoy the benefits o f freedom and oppor tunity. High school students from the Portland Public Schools will attend two matinee performances, planned for Tuesday. February 28 and Wed nesday. February 29. These special performances are enhanced by a special curriculum package prepared for teachers by Dr. Darrell M illn e r, C hairm an o f the Black Studies Departm ent at Portland State University. Demos hold meeting Visit our newly remodeled salon 3516 N.E. 15th 287-6618 Mgr •ty h .l M e l« » • Stylist« Jssnssn b Also visit Variety I 4664 N.E. Union • 284-6017 Stylists Sonya • Gloria • Valor» Olympic gold medals aren’t all gold. They're mostly silver coated with six grams of fine gold, and they're worth about $110. • The most long-lived animal is the giant tortoise of the Galapagos Islands. Specim ens have been estimated to be os old as 190 years. • Do you collect picture post cards as a hobby? If you do, you're a deltiologist. W e do .io t d o business w ith S o uth Africa District 18 democrats will have a general meeting on M onday, February 27, 7:00 p .m ., at Neil Kelly Designs, N .E . A lberta at A lbina. Enter by the rear lighted door from the parking lot o ff of A lbina. C a ll 281-8126 for infor mation. E American State H a n k AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2737 N. E. Union Portland, Oregon 97212 Notice From IJ.S. District Court of SETTLEMENT BLACK APPLICANTS FDR EMPLOYMENT anoai . i . PRESENT AND FORMER BLACK EMPLOYEES ofthf : TO: ALL B U R L IN G T O N N O R T H E R N R A IL R O A D This notice is to inform you that u sett lenient lietween the Burlington Northern Railroad Company I BN I. and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and counsel in a class action has lieen reached in a race discrimination employment practices case | 1) on lielialf of black applicants for employment who were not hired by BN, anti (21 on lielialf of black present anil former employers of BN Thirteen international unions representing BN employees are also involved in the case and the settlement. The Court has preliminarily approved the settlement Consent decree, and will reach a final decision as to its fairness and adequacy after class members have had an opixirtunity, if they wish, to comment on or ohjeet to its terms. Black persons who applied for employment to BN or were employed by BN at any time between March 1. 1970 and Novemlier 21. 1983, are members of the class and may be entitled to cash awards or other relief as part of the settlement Cash awards will be made to class members who file claims out of settlement funds provided by BN amounting to $10 million which will Is- used solely to pay those cluims Any excess remaining after those claims are paid will lie used to promote the interests of black ptxiple. In addition, you may lie eligible to he considered for future vacancies at the Company on a priority basis, to transfer into certain vacancies or to otherwise benefit from agreed u;>on changes. To be eligible to share in this $11) million fund, you must obtain and file a claim form. Claim forms, with filing instructions, and a summary of the settlement, may he obtained by supplying in writing your name and current address by mail to Lead Counsel for the Plaint iff Class Charles II Barnhill. Esquire Paul C. Sprenger, Esquire Davis, Miner. Barnhill A (ialland. I ,C. Sprenger. Olson A Shules. I’.A. I I West Erie Street 325 Ridgewood Avenue Chicago. Illinois 6061(1 Minneapolis. Minnesota 55403 You may also contact Bruce B Elfvin. Esquire government counsel: Assistant General Counsel U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, al Playhouse Square. Suite hot), Cleveland. O hio 44115. Or. if you call toll free 1-800 223 9001 or in New York state only 11-212-24 > 31 ill. and supply your name and address, a claim form will lx- sent to you All completed claim forms must lie |x>stmarked on or before May 15. 198 I You mav view a copy of the settlement consent deens- itself and the full record in the case at any office of the EEOC or at the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern Ihstrirt of Illinois. 219 South Ilenrhorn Strw t. Chicago. Illinois 60604, file reference In Re Burlington Northern Employment Practices Litigation. MDI. 374. 78 C 269 The Court will hold a hearing at 9:30 a m. on April 2, 1984. at the United States Distnct Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. Illinois. At that time, the Court will hear comments and objections, if any, from class members regarding the consent decree. You need not lie present in court to file a claim or receive money from the $10 million fund or otherwise benefit from the settlement You will lie represented there, as you have been throughout this litigation, at no cost to you by class counsel If. however, you want to comment on or object to the settlement, you must file your comments in writing with the Clerk of the Court by March 16. 1984. and you may then appear at the hearing with an attorney of your own choice, at your own cost You will, however, be txiund by the judgment of the Court, whether or not it is favorable. George N. Mighton United States District Judge
