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August 27, 1986, Portland Observer, Page 7 Black Conference '86 On Saturday. A ugust 23rd. after considerable debate, the Black Leadership Conference endorsed Margaret Strachan in her bid for reelection to the City Council, and voted not to endorse either candi date in the race between Gladys McCoy and Glen O tto for the Chair o f the County Commission "T h e debate was extremely lively and th oughtful, and a wide range of opinions were heard before secret ballots were cast on the separate endorsement m o tio n s ," said Ron Herndon, Co Chairman of the Lead ership Conference "T h e purpose for convening the Leadership Con ference this spring was to create a platform and a process to unify the Black com m unity's impact on the governor s race Saturday's deliber O •¿7 \\Y Z * ' V’ <* AN OLD PARACHUTE. A PIECE OF CARDBOARD A N D THE W IND PRO VIDE SOME EXCITEMENT FOR ABOUT 100 PORTLAND YOUNGSTERS DURING THEIR STAY AT "C A M P ROSENBAUM " THE WEEK LONG CAMP. IN ITS 16TH YEAR. IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE OREGON NATIONAL GUARD AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF PORTLAND Photo by Richard J. Brown Fall Bridge Tournament The N orthw est Section of the American Bridge Association will hold its fifth annual fall tournam ent at the Hilton Hotel in Portland. Oregon. August 29. 30, 31. and September 1, 1986 Many exciting bridge events are planned, starting w ith a one session open pairs on Friday night (registration at 7 1 5 P M I , a tw o session open pairs on Saturday (registration at 12 15 P M l, a tw o session swiss teams on Sunday (registration at 9 15 A M ). and a one session open pairs on Monday (registration at 10 30 A M ) An awards banquet and fashion show will be held on Sunday night beginning at 8:00 P M For additional inform ation, call Edythe Cawthorne (503) 288 9572, Lois Irving (503) 246 6583. or Fannie Chatman (5031 252 5944 Labor Day Weekend Special Bar B Que Turkey Legs $2.25 ’/ i Bar-B-Que Chicken $3.50 C huck H in to n ’s « RIB EXPRESS^ • Sandwtcha« O ur S p r i ■ e « l H it k .»•» S m o k e d «.*< It « • Salad« • Dinner« • C «taring Chicken • Pork Ribs • Beet Ribs 3328 N E . KILLINGSWORTH 2 8 8 -3 8 3 6 W t t t u n 1111 1111111 U-Uffl TERRI’S ■0 FRESH FISH & SEAFOODS 3225 N.E. Union Ave Open 9 a m 9 p m M Sat Sun 4-9 p m H l,,. 4k .u ts W ( K \li 24 Hour D elivery on Chinook Salmon Specializing in Whole Fish ations simply extended this philoso phy to other races w hich also affect policy tow ards the Black com m u n ity ." The most surprising vote S atur day was the vote not to endorse a candidate for the County Cornmis sion Chair position The vote was taken after lengthy discussions about the merits of the tw o candi dates vying for the seat Ex County Commissioner Gladys McCoy and long tim e politician. Glen Otto In July ttie Black Leadership Con ference sent a com m ittee to inter view the tw o candidates and solicit their views on issues of im portance to the Black com m unity A lthougti the com m ittee's recom m endation was to endorse Gladys McCoy, solely on the basis of her responses to the issues and concerns dis cussed, the final vote made it clear that the body had mixed feelings about providing an endorsement to a candidate whose pest public per form ance is seriously questioned on several im portant policy issues "We are not here to support Black candidates simply bet ause they are Black although I believe we are inclined to support and en courage Black individuals w ho are running for office " s.nd Reverend John Jackson " If we. as a body, are not confident that a particular candidate will represent our inter osts well, then we m ust tie true to the original ob|tn tive for w hich this group was convened that is to evaluate, endorse and deliver united com m unity support to those candi dates we believe w ill best perform relative to the concerns and inter ests of the Black com m unity Last m onth the Black Leader ship Conference unanimously voted to endorse Neil Goldschmidt in his bid for Governor after interviewing each of the gubernatorial candi dates and assessing their positions on issues of im portance to the Black com m unity Discussed w ith candi dates were their proposed strategies and programs for im proving state housing, education, health, employ ment and economic development opportunities for Blacks in Oregon During the next few months, several events w ill be sponsored by the Black Leadership Conference in the northeast com m unity to raise funds and generate support for the Gold schmidt candidacy For further inform ation, contact Reverend John Jackson, Black Leadership Conference, 284 1954 w ig s ^ H a irp ie c e s a r^ u S e a u ty S u W '' Sale & Restyling Û- Nails I ^clashes • I va <labor • Horn I rev • Rene nt Pans • ('.lichee • Zuiv .mil mine • Q \in lie Doupla 1106N.E. 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