K rs Franses Schocn-L’ewspoper Raon l . 'v . s i t y o f Oregon L ib r a r y . - ‘ 3=ne, O regon 97403 Michael Spinks Day in New York Robert Parker Speaks to Oregonians Page 6 Page 6 Bogle Against Racism Page 2 Apology From Roseburg Page 8 25C ERVER PORTI US P S 959 600 0556 Copvnobt Ei<e Publistna Co Inc 1904 Jackson Campaign Calls For Volunteers by Avel Gordly Forty-five enthusiastic Jesse Jackson supporters turned out for a Jackson Campaign volunteer meet ing on Tuesday, December 8th, at the King Neighborhood Facility. Ron Herndon, Oregon Chair for the Jackson Campaign, opened the meeting by reminding the crowd that Jesse Jackson is the front runner in several national polls, and that he can win if his candidacy is supported. Herndon, who was a Jackson delegate at the 1984 Democratic Convention, noted that in the 1984 Presidential election, Jackson cap tured 11 % of the Oregon vote. This was highly significant in a state where Blacks make up only 2% of the population, and clearly demon strated Jackson's broad appeal at the time, an appeal which has grown substantially, according to Herndon. "A ctivity in the state of Oregon reflects the momentum building around the country. Peo ple support Jackson because he's clear on the issues that matter to the average person. He is also the one candidate who inspires young people all across this country. What we have to do now is get out the vote," said Herndon.___________ Jackson supporters share common concerns In another presentation at the volunteer meeting, Marty Hart- Landsberg, professor at Lewis and Clark College and Political Educa tion Chair of the Oregon Labor for Jackson Steering Committee, out lined several campaign issues. He emphasized that Jackson can win with the support of a powerful broad base of the American people who share common and linked con cerns. Hart-Landsberg said, "These are people who are concerned about getting a decent economy that will lead to jobs; concerned about questions of peace and jus tice, such as racism and sexism, which are used to keep people divi ded; and they are people concerned about questions of U.S. foreign po licy, a policy which is directed at U.S. domination of the third w orld." Hart-Landsberg argued that the issues of bringing about a decent economy, questions of peace and Jackson supporters at the firs t on, Oregon Chair o f the — Jackson Campaign, greets m eeting held Tuesday, December 8th. at the King N eighborhood . acility. Photo by Richard J. Brown justice, and questions of U.S. foreign policy are all linked, but that people have a tendency to deal se parately with these issues, which ians. It chose to fund basic health care. Oregon's Medicaid program was expanded to provide access to basic health care for more pregnant women and children. Eligibility for the Medically Needy Program was expanded. Medical coverage under the UDC-UN program was increas ed from 8 to 10 months per year. These changes will provide access to basic medical care for approxi mately 24,000 people at a cost of $18.1 million. Coverage for trans plants (except kidney and cornea) was ended July 17, 1987. All re quests received prior to that date have been approved and all approv ed transplants will be paid regard less of when the surgery occurs. The following information out lines the transplants covered by Adult and Family Services: Bone Marrow: 1 child (2 trans plants) and 9 adults; approximate cost per transplant: $75,000; Cur rent status: 4 out of 10 are still living. Heart: 4 adults; approximate cost per transplant: $45,000; current sta tus: 3 out of 4 are still living. Liver: 2 children; approximate cost per transplant: $92,000; current status: None are still living. Pancreas: 2 adults; approximate cost per transplant: $35,000; current status: 2 out of 2 are still living. The above information is based on 19 transplants performed bet ween July 1985 and the present. Of the 9 living transplant recipients since July 1985, 3 were done within the last six months. The following delineates the transplant requests denied since po licy changes came into effect in July 1987: Pancreas: 1 request; Heart: 1 re quest; Bone marrow: 1 request; Liver: 2 requests. An additional 3 inquiries have been made without official requests. the military buildup is robbing us of money to fund social programs and the ability to modernize our infra structure," he said. "U.S. domina Volunteers needed for local campaign As the Oregon Jackson Cam- Continued on Page 6 Racial Incidents Discussed at Cleveland High School Oregon Medicaid Organ Transplant Services Explained Beginning in approximately Jan uary 1985, Adult and Family Ser vices (AFS) began to experience a significant increase in the number of organ transplant requests. This was due to advances in medical techno logy as well as the availability of new antirejection adrugs. Prior to January 1985, AFS had only received three requests for transplants. In the six month period from January to June 1985, five requests were received. Effective Janaury 1, 1987, Sec tion 9507 of the Consolidated Omni bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) imposes explicit re quirements on state Medicaid pro grams as a condition for receiving federal matching funds for organ transplant services. In order to comply with this change in the law, Oregon submitted standards to the Health Care Financing Administra tion specifically covering heart, liver, bone marrow, kidney and cor nea transplants. Because of the growing impact of transplants on its budget, AFS pre sented information on the trans plant program to the 1987 Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources. The data presented showed that AFS expected to pay for 19 transplants in the 1985-87 Biennium at a cost of $1.2 million and was projecting costs of $2.2 million for 34 transplants in the 1987-89 Biennium. Costs were ex pected to double again in the 1989 91 Biennium. AFS's position was that at some point it must clearly face the ques tion of continuing transplant cover age, or investing in more basic types of health care which would poten- tailly benefit a much larger number of people. The Legislature weighed the op tions of increased payments for transplants vs increased access to basic health care for more Oregon not only keep them divided but keep them from winning victories for so cial justice. "Spending on the arms race and tion of the third world, which is what U.S. foreign policy is all about, has created a context for U.S. Capital to run away from this country. When the U.S. auto indu stry closes plants in Detroit and opens them in Korea, there is a con nection. When U.S. steel closes down production of steel imports from South Korea, there is a con nection. This means that our jobs and economic base is going else where . . . the companies say they'd like to stay but need to go where the wages are lower; thus, the U.S. labor movement is also under as sault. We need to stop the arms race." Hart-Landsberg ended by saying that Jesse Jackson is the only can didate who understands the need to build a movement of people who want to work for peace and justice, who want to work for a just eco nomy, and who want to work to eradicate racism and sexism. ___ by Nyewusi Askari Last week's meeting to address complaints of racial incidents at Cleveland High School raised more questions than it answered. While school administrators insist that the complaints do not consti tute a problem, Black parents con tinue to maintain that racial inci dents at the school are on the rise. Several parents expressed dis appointment at the school's inability to identify racial problems before they occur. Others said they felt that school administrators at Cleve land did a poor job of effectively communicating with Black parents about racial conditions at the school. School administrators disagreed. Cleveland Principal, Robert O’Neil, said that Cleveland is no different than any other school when it comes to racial incidents. His claim was endorsed by three Cleveland students who said that the school s climate was not "potentially explo sive" as reported by the news media. Strangly, no Black students were present to give their percep tions of the situation. Gregory Gudger, Executive Direc tor of the Metropolitan Human Re lations Committee, said, We re glad that this meeting is taking place so that the different perceptions of parents, teacher, in-school admini strators, and out-of-school admini strators can be heard. I agree with the parent who said that we would have been a little more informed if a cross section of students had been invited to participate." "I think its really clear that several steps need to be taken in order to ensure proper reporting of racial in- M illie Glover (2nd from L), whose daughter is a student at Cleveland H.S., asks questions of cidents or racial problems. An in house reporting system should be implemented throughout the school building to each teacher. Portland Public Schools should consider establishing a similar system for ad ministrators, so that they will be able to monitor these situations as they occur. A reporting system should be clearly spelled out and communicated throughout the sys tem, and the system should involve both parents and the community at large. This will let everyone know what the nature of the con flicts and disputes are before they reach an explosive level," Gudger Robert O 'Neil, Principal at Cleveland, concerning racial incidents. Photo by Richard J. B row n concluded. Parents were informed that the present reporting system requires that complaints first be reported to the Integration Specialist. If a parent is unable to resolve the pro blem there, he or she can take the problem to the school's principal. If no resolution is arrived at, parents can then contact Ms. Edith Wilson at Lewis Elementary School (280- 5768). Ms. Wilson says her job is to supervise Cleveland High School as well as other feeder schools in the community. By the time the meeting ended, parents and school administrators agreed that it had produced some positive results. Principal O'Neil said, "I thought it was a good meet ing. I really appreciated hearing what parents and community peo ple had to say. I think that one of the things I learned is I need to go back and take a look at some of our programs. We may be doing some isolation where we should be doing more cross-cultural types of things. I think I heard that loud and clear. And we will begin to assess some of those situations as early as tom or row. anytime I can sit and listen to parents in this kind of setting, it's a good setting." I • t • $ ' i. ■' I,