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PORTLAND OBSERVER
Volume XVII, Number 20
March 25, 1987
I
Goldschmidt Insensitive” Says Urban League President
Citing Governor Neil G oldscm idfs comments that most peo
pie in this state feel that "somebody ought to squash a Port­
land Black leader who has been critical of the governor. Urban
League President Herb Cawthorne called Goldschmidt insen
sitive, irresponsible, and demeaning to the office he holds, and
has contributed to a worsening racial climate in Oregon.
C aw thornes remarks came at a press conference called by
the Urban League, the Alhina Ministerial Alliance and the Port
land Chapter of the NAACP.
The Urban League chief claimed that the Governor, in his
effort to hush honest criticism, sent three negative impressions
to the people of this state. "First, he encouraged the small,
mentally-ill segment among us who will interpret his
squash
h im " comment literally as license to exercise a vengeance on
the black people they already hate. Second, and very unfor­
tunately, his ill-chosen comments damage the efforts to ad­
vance the cause of blacks, Hispanics and women by sugges­
ting that hiring them, appointing them to commissions and
boards, and aggressively seeking their counsel reduces the
"Oregon Comeback” to mediocrity. And, third, he hammered
another divisive wedge between those struggling in the metro
politan area and those struggling in other parts of the state.
The remarks made by the Governor before a meeting with
the Oregonian editorial board has prompted a rash of criticism
from the public and state lawmakers alike
Goldschmidt later apologized for the statement, stating what
he had meant to say is that "w e have whole towns like Coos
Bay that are in (economic) pain and they do not understand
why this has to be characterized as a racial issue Poverty isn t
purely a racial issue," said Goldschmidt, explaining that his
chief task was to improve the economic standings of all Ore
gonians.
The Governor's office informed the Observer that the inci
G o ld .c h m .d ft insensitivity during a press conference at the
Urban League Friday
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dent was regrettable and tha» they were work-ng on setting up
meetings w ith leaders from Portland’s Black community.
"The Governor can apologize for what he calls a slip of the
tongue,' but a 'slip of the tongue' may reveal what is truly in
his heart What is important now is how the Governor demon­
strates that he understands the damage he has done and how
quickly and sincerely he moves to remedy it," Cawthorne
stated.
Dr. Ogbuobiri Conducts Engineer Seminar at
Howard University
meeting School a citadel of not only meritorious research, but also of
ity education and techniques
r Ogbuobiri was invited to the seminar by Dr James Momoh. Asso
» Graduate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Howard
Recently^
yard and the University of California at Berkeley shared the covotted
, light as recipients of the 1987 Presidential Young Investigator Award
-esearch contributions ,n electrical power systems engineering
he award carries substantial monetary support by the National Science
indation over a 5 yea, period Dr Momoh, who is a consultant to the
, Department of Energy and Bonneville Power Administration, heads
program Typically there are only two awards made each year in t e
-«„cal power engineering field These programs aim at theoretical deve
ments modeling, and implementation of strategies to aid planners and
irators, and for efficient, reliable and safe delivery of electrical energy
)r Ogbuobiri praised Bonneville for giving Howard and other predom.
ely Black colleges an opportunity to do research for them
Such re
irch contracts provide indirect support for quality education for stu
i t s " he said.
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> Ogbuobiri holds a Ph D degree from Cornell University College of
ameer,ng. is a former high school teacher, a former systems consultant
the City of Portland, a co founder and former systems consultant for
ro and Associates, Inc . and a former ad.unct professor of system
ence and engineering at Portland State University and the University of
He has pioneered numerous applications of system techniques to tech
logical and human organizational problems
H.s early »PP,,c®” f’n °
cial area analysis and computer mapping was the basis for the U S Dept
HUD sponsored workshops
Dr Ogbuobiri is a senior engineer for the United States Department of
,ergy Bonneville Power Administration He is also a system consultant
r EZAK Associates. Ltd . a Portland based computer consulting firm and
anufacturer
Dr Ogbuobiri developed EZAK Dataguard, a registered
nf F7AK This device protects computers and similar equipment
Series
Begins
I) Dr M Lucius Walker. Dssn of the School of Engineering: Dr-
see Momoh. Assoc Professor of Electrlcel Engineering, heed of
by Jerry Garner
Dr E C. Ogbuobiri, a consulting engineer and systems scientist from
Portland just returned from Howard University in Washington, D C ., after
conducting seminars on varied topics related to electrical engineering edu
cation, in general, and new horizons in energy systems research, in parti
cular, at the University School of Engineering.
During the two-day seminar at Howard, Dr. Ogbuobiri gave lectures on
Energy Systems NetWork Leboretory; Dr. E.C. Oguobirl; Dr Tepper
0111, Heed of the Department of Electricel Engineering
power system II class and discussed the following topics: new algorithm
in economic dispatch, stability studies, and structured programming He
also gave presentations and discussions on a variety of topics to undergra
duates. graduate students, and faculty from the School of Engineering
Dr Ogbuobiri stated that Dr. M Lucius Walker, Dean of Howard School
of Engineering, ‘ vowed his commitment to making the Howard University
This week begins Part One of a three part series on the book
"Capitol Hill in Black and W hite" by Robert Parker, former
maitre d in the Senate dining room. See Page 3.
Copies of the book will be available at Talking Drum Book
Store, 1634 N.E. Alberta St., 282 9465, April 10, 1987.