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Page 2, Portland, Observer, March 20,1986 SUMMER/TEMPORARY JOBS Editor's Note: The National C am paign to Slop the Bombing in E l Sal vador was started by the Committee in Solidarity with the People o f E l Sal vador IC .I.S .P .E .S .) in response to the growing number ojcivilian casual ties fro m the air war in E l Salvador. Members o j the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee fP .C .A .S .C .) and other Portland area residents are working in sup port o f this campaign. Reports o f civilian bombing casual* tics in El Salvador have prompted a number o f fact-finding missions from the United States. A ll confirmed that civilians were being killed and injured by government bombing and air at* tacks. Moreover, although concrete evidence was scarce, all reported cred ible refugee reports o f the use o f in cendiary bombs, other "home-made" napalm bombs or white phosphorous marker rods used directly against persons on the ground. The routine use of incendiary bombs in the Salvadoran conflict has not been thoroughly established by any o f the fact-finding missions or by independent news reporters on the scene in El Salvador. However, doc tors visiting El Salvador have report ed treating refugees having wounds consistent with those inflicted by napalm and white phosphorous. The use o f these types o f weapons has been described by refugees displaced by the bombing campaign, and Thomas Pickehng. the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, has confirmed the existence o f napalm and white phosphorous bombs in the Salvadoran A ir Force arsenal Mr Pickering, however, denies Salvadoran A ir Force use o f napalm bombs in the counterinsur gency war, and claims that the white phosphorous bombs are used only to mark targets for directing air and artillery attacks. Salvadoran and United States o f ficials argue that the civilian casual ties, those killed or wounded by the air attacks, had provided "logistical State police seek people o f color by Lam ia Duke GRASSROOT NEW S, N W — fhe Oregon State Police Department is sending out an S.O.S. to qualified candidates of color who are interested in law enforcement as a career. munity or in an all-white area. "Being in uniform eight hours a day is one thing, but being out o f uniform the rest o f the time is quite another,” Olson noted. " W e are aware o f these problems.” Currently, there are openings in Portland and Beaverton. The require ments for a State Police officer are to be a U.S. citizen, 21 and older, valid driver’s license and a good driving record. They are looking for people in gixid health, those who are mature and exhibit integrity. I f interested, contact Trooper Aaron Olson, 643-4702, or Trooper Gordon Kim. 229-5980. Application deadline is May 31, 1985. co S CZ) JOBS IN S T A T E G O V ER N M E N T - H O W TO G ET THEM? CZ) cz) FIND OUT AT THE JOB FAIR SPONSOREDBY: The Oregon Department of Transportation Urban League of Portland Executive Department. Personnel Division £ CZ) CZ) Tuesday, March 26th, 1 9 8 5 N O O N -6;30P M C£ i KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAFETORIUM 4906N.E.6TH PARTICIPANTS Oregon Department ot Transportation Executive Department. Personnel Division Department of Human Resources Governor's Affirmative Action Otfice City ot Portland CZ) For Information Call 280 2600 LABORER The stale Police is a complete law enforcement agency with eight divi sions including patrol, criminal, com munications, Fish and Game and the crime labs. "W e provide services to other police agencies.” said Trooper Aaron Olson. “ W e operate the Bu reau o f Criminal Identification where copies o f those fingerprinted are kept statewide.” Olson added that those interested in helping others would find a career as a State Trooper rewarding. "W e are social agents. We conduct public talks on rape awareness and crime preven tion ." he added Out o f 854 Slate Police officers, there are five Native Americans, seven Asians, seven Hispanics and one Black male " A good police depart ment has equal representatiion o f the community they serve. The Oregon State Police wants a better representa tion o f our communities in Oregon," Olson added. Among the reasons for the small number o f Afro-Americans is the hardship placed on the trooper’s family assigned to an isolated com support” to the guerrillas. But the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights and Americas Watch point out that the Geneva Conven tions require a different view: "The issue is not whether civilians sympathize with or support the F M L N (the rebel army): the issue is whether they are combatants or noncombat ants. I f they are noncombatants, and their deaths do not result from at tacks on legitimate military targets, killing them violates international law. Such deaths are gross human rights violations regardless o f whether the victims support the guerrillas or the (government) A rm y ." Recent repons from El Salvador indicate a steady increase in the in tensity o f the air war. In January the Reagan administration sent the first two C-47 "airborne fire support plat forms” to El Salvador. These special counterinsurgency planes, used exten sively in Vietnam, represent a sub stantial increase in the firepower that the Salvadoran airforce now has at its disposal. In February, three more A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft and several (8 to 10) helicopter gunships were included in a weapons shipment from the United States. Among the new helicopters are four Hughes Model 500’s equipped with guns capable o f firing five to six thousand rounds per minute. The delivery of these new weapons systems has greatly increased concern over possible civilian casualties Persons interested in the National Campaign to Stop the Bombing in El Salvador may contact the Portland Central America Solidarity C om mittee at P. O. Box 6443., Portland, O R 97228, (503) 227-5102. PARK/CONSERVATION AIDE COMPUTER OPERATOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN ACCOUNTING CLERK ( ommunitv Directory and profiles. i A d s O n th is P a q r A r c O t L o c al B u sin es ses 1 h a t A r c H e lp in g B u ild A B e l t e r C o m m u n it y AUTO M IS C E L L A N E O U S -T Ï/M v tV a «F RENTALS 234 7466 Scott Ballay and Rhy» Scholaa (far right) testify before the ad hoc legialative committee on Home- owners' Property Tax Relief at a public hearing on the proposed homeowner«' exemption. The meet ing. chaired by State Senator Jan Wyera. was held Wednesday. March 13, at the Portland City Council Chambers. (L-r) Sen. Walt Brown. Sen. Margie Hen drikaen. Rep. Dick Springer. Sen Jan Wyera. and Rep. Dave M c T e a g u e (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Vote for Someone who Understands The needs o f the Community and its Colleges. A d o fo A k il — Zone # 4 PCC — Board o f D irectors M a rc h 26 lo t by ttw Commit!«« to fleet Adofo Alni School Board of Directors 573 N Killingaworth Portland OR J7Jtt • • *- * PARK RANGER PROGRAMMER TRAINEE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE WORKER MOTOR VEHICLE REPRESENTATIVE El Salvador's air war intensifies, civilians bombed WEIGHMASTER M
