U n iv e rs ity of Oregon L ib ra ry . t - ; r ?, Oregon 97403 Entertainment Pages 6 and 7 South African seminar Trail Blazers Page 12 Page 4 PORTLAND OBSERMER C e n r PwMaaAiRf C» . M r Volume XV, Num ber 52 October X), 1985 25C Copy Two Sections aw Arbitrator orders reinstatement of fired officers by Jerry ( ¡arner I ast Wednesday, A rb itra to r Paul Hanlon ruled that ihe two police o lti cers who were tired in May by Mayor Hud C la rk lo r selling the ‘ 'D o n 't Choke 'I in. Smoke 'I in " I shirts, should be reinstated I he two officers, R ichard M onlee and Paul W icker sham, w ill re tu rn to w ork as Port land police on November 4 Hanlon ruled that the tirin g ol the tw o o ilice rs bs M asoi I l.u k . on the recommendation o f ( fuel Penns Hat n n g to n , was excessive H a n lo n in stead imposed a six m o n th suspension on each w ith o u t pas W ith the lim e l»>st from the firing counting as part o f the suspension, therefore, pas mg the way lo r both officers to return to duty in November. Montce and W ickersham were tired a lter they sold the I shirts w ith the slogan " D o n ’ t (. hoke 'I in, Smoke T m " on the day of I lovd D Steven son's funeral M t Stevenson, a Black man, who was married and the father i’ l tise children, died alter police ap plied the carotid-artery or "s le e p e r" hold on him. I he selling o t the I -shirts on the dale ol Stevenson's funeral bs the two ollieers caused an uproar in the cits \ petition was circulated bs the Pott land Citizens lor a Sale, I riendls Po lice f orce, calling for the “ immediate termination o f both Montec and Wick ersham, w ith no chance for reinstate m e n t." H a n lo n said that a lth o u g h the actions ot the tw o officers were appalling and a tro cio u s, it did not warrant term ination (torn the Police Bureau Hanlon also stated that Masor Bud I talk and I hie, Harrington's decision to lue the two were influenced bs the Oregonian newspaper Hanlon's deci sion to reinstate Monlee and W icket sham shocked mans cits officials and angerevl mans residents ol Portland I ast I ridas O ta I Nunley. I ’ resi dent ot the P o itla n d t I aptet ot the National Association lor the Advance ment ol I oloied People said that the N A A l P is disrnased and ch a g nile d at I lanion's i tiling Herb I awthorne. (. Inel I xeculive O fficer ol the C rban I eague, called the decision "a n unlortunaie decision It gives the message to the public at large that the standards under which the rest ot us operate are not to be ap plied to the police ollieers " C ity Commissioner Mike I mdberg said the decision bs Hanlon is a desas fating blow to the Police I hiel and City Council and out abilils to manage the police department “ It's almost an unsupers isable police torce at this point in tune " I ommissionet I mdberg and M il died Schwab, along with Masor ( latk and Police I Inet Penns H a trin g io u each slated that the provisions ot the c ity ’ s contract w ith the police union calling to, binding a ,b it,a ,io n should lx- te examined City lacks in hiring of minorities, w om en /n Jerry ( ,arner " I he ( its o l Portland is tailing in its effo rt to enhance employment o p ­ p o rtu n itie s lo t m in o ritie s and wo m en," said John Wovxls Woods, Di rector o l Personnel lo r the C ity ot Portland, made this statement during an in fo rm a l meeting at C ity H a ll Tuesday. W ovxls said that the percentage ot m in o ritie s and females in the c ity 's workforce is getting smaller, instead ol nourishing M asor Bud I la tk . I its ( ommis sioners D ick Bogle, M ike I mdberg, M argaret S trachan, and M ild re d Schwab were also present at the meeting. W oods said there is an under u tiliz a tio n o f ethnic m in o ritie s and women in the city’s personnel system. In an e ffo rt to address this problem, the Bureau ot Personnel presented to the fu ll C ity C o u n cil body seven recom m endations: "Success in A l U rinative A c tio n program s is de pendent upon specific components o f the o rg a n iza tio n and personnel sys­ tem, and identifying impact points in the selection and retention process ” During the meeting W txxls suggest­ ed that the city’s Bureau o f Personnel develop and implement a m onitoring system to evaluate opportunities and progress made by agencies in A ltim ia use Action. (.omnnssioner Dick Bogle said it is im perative we do some houseclean­ ing and put in place systems to address ihe inequities He also said the city s efforts in hiring minorities and women is deplorable and it is im p o rta n t we take immediate action in this dismal situation " Ih e kes, ot course, is not atlirm a live serbage. but A ttum ative Action that w ill result in long range council commitments to a program ot action A t this time, we do not have a sys tern in place to address the problems and there are m any," said Bogle Wosxls said that none ol the recom mcndatioiis regarding Affirmative Ac lion will be eflective unless it is treated as an integral part ot the personnel system, not as a separate entity " W o rk torce planning e ffo rts must incorporate A ffirm ative Action goals, recruitm ent programs must include protected classes, and adequate in form ation system must be developed to support these e llo rts . A ffirm a tiv e Action success is ultimately the respon sibihty ot each manager, supervisor and employee in Ihe system." Among the recommendations pre sented I uesday were: • Review personnel actions fo r adverse impact on ethnic m inorities and females. • IX’selop and implement a mom tonng system to evaluate opportunities and progress made bs agencies in A f ­ firmative Action. • I stablish a service which dissemi nates to all administrators information on important issues involving A tlirm a live A c tio n and equal o p p o rtu n ity , that all managers and supervisors in the city with authority to hire or influ ence h irin g be evaluated in part on their A ffirm ative Action performance • The c ity ’ s Bureau ot Personnel should establish an intensive recruit merit program fo r protected class members. Urban League hosts EO dinner M Jerry ( , arner I ast I huisdav the I ban I eague ot Portland hosted then first 1 qual Op portunitv D.iv Dinner since 1967 at ihe Hilton Hotel Mote than 4i»l attended the fundraiser H erb l aw thorne, ( hiel I xeculive ot the I than I eague, s.ivs that the lund , .using dinner w ill become an annual event. During the event, the I rban I eague honored W illiain A Hillard, Executive I dilor ol the Oregonian, and Oran B Robertson, I haiiman of the Hoard ol I ted Meyer. Inc I he tw o men were piesented the I9gs I qual ( fpporlunity \wards lot then contributions to the community ( awthorne said H illa id was h o n ­ ored to i Ins service to the I rbun I eague and tor his c o n trib u tio n s in making the lla ttie ld , R t >R D uring Ins speech, H allield blasted the Reagan Adil,inis trtion lor its military spending policies "President Reagan’ s military spending is destroying the q u a litv ot life in America Quality ol hie is determined m great part by the allocation o l re­ sources, physical resources and hu man resources, provided by both the government and the private sector H a llie ld said that the budget prob lem has one basic issue at hand, that Oran B R obertson (le ftl, Chairm an o l the Board o l Fred Meyer Inc , and W illiam A Hillard (right). Executive Editor o l the O re g o n ia n , w ere honored by the U rtw n l eague at tlx; Equal O pportunity Day Dinner (Photo Richard J Brown) being should we a llx a le oui resources at the tederal level to improve ihe qual Hv ot lie as to sustain hie, oi ill com p e titio n lo that should we allocate resources ol tins nation to im prove inn abililv to destroy ourselves I he Senator said, ' President Rea gall has made his priorities vetv deal he has projected a live seat, tw o tr illio n d o lla r detense budget I he adm inistration is setting a priority ot a m m u n itio n instead o l child n u tn lio n . M a rin e ( orps instead ot lo b Rob Proudfoot of the Oregon Nicaragua Witness for Peace reads a txjem at the start of the evening’s discussion, the group met for a reunion and slide show Corps, battleships instead ol scholar side o l re lig io n c m d ivid e a n a tio n ships, nucleaf wailare instead ol sixial more than b ilin g u a l education One welfare " language common to all Americans is H allield said, " I n short, Ihe money essential Io the units ot the countiv and resources that are being asked B ilingual e ducation should onlv be to r, is in el le d to destroy life at a used to piov ule a biidge lo entraiichisc greater capability in the name ol |x-ace, those vv )io an- h i t out bv language where as we ate neglecting those in ­ bai i lets." gredients that make up any nation, at M a vo i Bud ( la tk declared last the heart o l that nation, the strength I hursday as Equal O p p o itiim iv Dav in the cits ol its people ’ ’ The crowd applauded Hallield also spoke about bilingual education ill America "N o th in g out and to relate their experiences to some 8b interested listeners (See story on Page 4 I (P h o to Richard J B row n )