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Page 2, Portland Observer, January 23,1966 Modernization key to business survival Black businesses w ill not survive unless they take advantage of modern technology. T h a t w arn ing comes from Edward Diez, president o f Busi ness Info rm ation A Resources Serv ices (BIRS). I her is concerned that Blacks aren’t takin g advantage o f the com puter revolution, and that this is detrimen tal io Black business owners and pro fessionals. A recent survey showed that Blacks and other minorities are far behind when it comes to co m puter ownership. "T h e percentage of m inorities owning computers is in cred ibly lo w ," said D ie z, and he’ s alarmed at the figures. "This nation is being transform ed into an in fo rm a tion society and we can’t afford to be left o u t." D iez believes that many people have been falsely led to believe that the use of personal computers is high ly com plex, takes a great deal o f technical training to master, and is ex- Avel Qordly (2nd fro m le ft) o f Portlanders Organized for Southern Africa Freedom w as on hand at th e A nti-Inaugural Ball M onday night to thank the National Lawyers Guild for their support during the dem onetrations that led to Calvin ValPaft resigning from his position as the honorary South African consul. Also shown w ith Qordly are ll-rl Attor- n * s Jerem y Serant, Lae Ann W ard. Beverly Stein and Doug Swanson. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Calvin Van Pelt resigns (Continued fro m Page I. Column 6) T u T u cann o t vote and the South A fric a n governm ent has instituted more repression," she added. It was the overt revival o f repres sion — the arrest of Black labor lead ers — that p ro ided an ti-ap arth eid foes w ith a d d itio n a l m om entum in battling South A fric a’s legalized slav ery. In Washington, D .C ., on thanks giving Eve, *84, three nation al civil rights and p o litic al leaders held a sit-in at South A fr ic a ’ s embassy to dem and the release o f those labor leaders. T h e consul panicked and called the police. Thus, new meaning was given to civil disobedience as 14 cities across the United States erupted in picketing and arrests at South A f rican consulates. Bobbi G ary , president o f the O re gon G ray panthers and one o f the 26 w ho were arrested, said V a n P e lt’ s resignation was the fru its o f their lab o r. " I hope across the co u ntry other consuls w ill fo llo w V a n P e lt’ s example. Every bit o f business that flow s to South A fric a tightens the hold o f ap artheid. V an P elt's resig nation is one n ail in the c o ffin o f apartheid.". Organizations who fused this anti- apartheid action were the Black Unit ed F ro n t, A m erican Friend Service C o m m ittee, O re g o n ’s rainbow O r ganization Comm ittee and Portland ers O rg an ized fo r Southern A fric a Freedom. Ben Priestly, a member of the BUF, said, " O u r w ork is not over. U n til the m ajority rules and apartheid dis appears we will continue to press for freedom for the Black m ajority." Both G ordly and Priestly said the success o f the dem onstrations be longed to those who were arrested and the 50-150 citizens whose bi-weekly presence on the picket line contribut ed to V a n P e lt’ s resignation. A lso, Gordly commended the legal support they received from the National la w yer’s Guild. Priestly said the success o f the dem onstration is p ro o f ositive that citizens can make a change when they desire to do so. tremely expensive to own and oper ate. Diez wants to change that per ception, which he says is hindering Black progress. " I t is true that until recently, the idea o f computers being used by small businesses bordered on the ludicrous. A fte r a ll, those early models were electronic monstrosities that occu pied vast amounts o f space, required years o f professional training to pro gram and operate, and cost millions o f d o llars each. (T h e E N IA C , the First electronic automatic computer, occupied a room X) by 50 ft., weighed 60,000 lbs., and contained more than 18,000 vacuum tubes.) "D ram atic technological advances however, have resulted in spectacular changes in the computer world. It is now possible for you to own a com puter small enough to place on your lap; it is now possible to own a com puter (hat weighs less than 20 pounds; it is now possible to purchase com puters for under SI000; and it is now possible for elementary school chil dren to become computer literate. "B la c k business owners can now obtain information that, at one time, was available only to those with huge sums o f money and other resources at (heir disposal. This is possible for a modest investment in the form o f a personal computer. Merely owning a computer is o f no benefit, cautions Diez. " A computer not used to ita full potential at it ap plies to your operation becomes noth ing more than an expensive toy. Also, you shouldn't expect a computer to p erfo rm magic. It cannot replace good business sense, nor w ill it im prove poor p erfo rm an ce by an in competent. T o put it m ore b lu n tly, if you have a misfit working for you, purchasing a computer for that per son's use w o n 't im prove his or her productivity. A ll you’ll have is a mis fit w ith a com puter — which could wreck your business! "O n the other hand, if you’re seri ous about your business or profes sion, and serious about being pros perous, then you owe it to yourself to in corpo rate to d a y ’ s technology into your operation.” The com puter revo lu tio n has brought us to a fork in the road which we can no longer ignore, according to D iez. H e feels the next five years w ill be crucial to Black business in this country. There will be a major de cline in viable businesses to the point o f extinction; or a dram atic change will take place where Black businesses will prosper to a point never before imagined, predicts Diez. " M o d e rn technology w ill play an im portant part in either case, there fore we can't allow ourselves to be left out in the cold.” Abortion anniversary m arked January 22nd marked the 12th anm versary o f two historic U.S. Supreme Court decisions which legalize abor tions nationwide. Hoe vs Wade guar anteed a wom an's access to a medi cally safe abortion, and Doe vs B ol ton, struck down a state’ s rights to place certain restrictions on abortions. Over a decade o f attempts to reverse the high courts rulings have failed, and frustrated individuals arc resort ing to increasingly violent measures. "P lan n ed Parenthood in Oregon does not perform a b o rtio n s ," said Carrie C lark, Public Affairs Coordi nator fo r Planned P arenthood o f Portland. " W e do, however, believe that it is a fundamental right of each individual to manage his or her fer tility , regardless o f the in d iv id u a l’ s income, marital status, age. national origin or residence.” "S u ch se lf-d ete rm in atio n ," Ms. Clark continued, "contributes to an enhanced quality o f life, strong fam ily relationships, and p op u latio n stability.” Planned Parenthood pro vides com prehensive reproductive health care services and educational programs, and promotes research in reproductive health care. Planned Parenthood has ex pressed its pleasure that President Reagan has recently taken note o f the violence against ab o rtio n and family planning clinics over the past year. Ms. Clark said the organization applauds his charge to the Attorney General to bring the perpetrators to justice. " P la n n e d P arenthood urges the A d m in is tratio n to take ad d itio n a l steps to protect these clinics against further violence, to insure that the constitutionally protected right to a medically safe abortion is not abridged,” said Ms. Clark. Announcing wide area paging coverage without the wide area price. The paging people who have always Drought you selection and service now bring you one of the widest coverage areas In Portland Plus one big advantage O ur competitors charge you for "extended coverage." RAM Includes It as standard bill o f fare. Premium coverage w ithout a prem ium price. Because at RAM we believe your pager is only as good as the area It reaches. 2 2 6 -1 5 0 7 RAM Broadcasting ol Oregon, Inc . 713 S W 12th Avenue Are You Tired of the Scary Curl, the Four Day Curl or the Now You See It, Now You Don’t Cud? TRY US W HIPS AND WAVES 4B<3 N.E. Union Ph. 24B3900 AND GET YOUR HAIR TOGETHER Curi.......................... Cuts........................ 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The focus o f the Democratic State C entral C o m m ittee meeting w ill be the election of a state Chair and Vice gggg’: Chair which are expected to be hotly contested races. C an d id ate fo r re- election as Stale Party Chair, is Dick Cclsi, P o rtla n d . H is challenger is Judy C arnahan, form er State Sena tor from Klam ath Falls. Vice Chair candidates arc leslie Moore, 1 aGraixle, who currently serves in that position and Wayne Anderson, Albany, chair o f the F ifth Congressional District Democratic (. ommiltce. Oregon Demo cratic P a rty B y -l aws require that the tw o to p positions be filled by members o f the opposite sex. A p p ro x im a te ly 120 members o f the State Democratic Central C o m m ittee w ill be b a llo tin g . T h e Stale Central Committee meeting will start at 10:00 a m Polish H a ll, 3832 N . Interstate. Salvador witness to speak Ana Carrigan, author of the highly acclaimed book, Salvador Witness: The Life and Calling o f Jean Dono van, recently published by Simon and Schuster, w ill speak on Tuesday, January 29, at 7 :3 0 p .m in the A ll Saints Catholic Church Parish H all at N .E . 39th and Glisan Streets. Her presentation will explore the human rights crisis in El Salvador. T h e talk is co-sponsored by the Standing C om m ittee for Women o f the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and the Council for Human Rights in L atin A m erica. A lso endorsing the talk is the Catholic Peace Ministry . S alvador Witness is the inspiring story o f Jean D o n o v an , the young American woman who at the age of 25 abandoned her life as a successful businesswoman to work with the poor in El S alvad or and was tragically murdered with Am erican missionary sisters D o ro th y Kazel, Ita Ford and M aura Clark in am ¡M ary ambush in December 1980. 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