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THURGOOD
REVIEW
HARSI I ALL
Audrey Hepburn Die*
Audrey Hepburn,Oscar winning ac
tress dies at age 63. A spokesman for
U.N. Childrens’ Fund Ms. Hepburn will
be remembered for “Breakfast At
Tiffhay’s, “Gigi” and “Wait Until Dark.”
PGE/TROJAN Layoffs
PGEZTROJAN layoff scheduled to
lose about 800 workers. PGE could not
say how many would be transferred into
other areas of their company.
Storm Attacks
Washington State
Storm rips through Washington
state. Five persons lost their lives in an
unexpected storrq that left a path of
uprooted trees and more than 750,000
utility customers lost their power be
cause of outages.
Mail Fraud Finally Ended
Mail fraud committed by Marvin
W. Albaugh and his bookkeeper has led
to ending one of the longest cases in
Oregon history of fraud. Hundreds of
investors were bilked of more than $25
million after investing in Albaugh’s G/
A Investment Co.
Packwood Returns
Packwood returns to Oregon say
ing he hasn’t had a drink for two months.
He met with chosen supporters only. He
still refused to face the general public.
Baird Resigns
Zoe Baird resigned from her nomi
nation as attorney general. Hiring alien
domestics without legalization-a costly
venture.
W/f/1 nick
PPS Tightens Security
Portland Public Schools tightens
security. All visitors must sign in at
office and wear identification. This is a
result of a 13 -year-old girl from Kellogg
Middle School being abducted from the
school and raped at a nearby motel.
names like “Mr.
Civil Rights ’’
and M r. Deseg
regation'’,
Justice Marshall
became one of
the most Impor
ta n t dissenters
In the courts
history as the
court became
steadily more
conservative
under Republi
can hands.
Oregonians Outraged
At Senate
Oregonians are outraged at Oregon
Senate leaders because Senator Peg John
won the top position on an influential
committee after being convicted of un
due influence and theft charges.
Bo Jackson Returns
Bo Jackson planning another come
back with the Chicago White Sox. Op
erating on an artificial leg he says,
“There’s no limp, no pain, the differ
ence from last year is night and day.”
July 2,1908 Thurgood M arshall born to
Norma Arica and William Canfield M arsh all
in Baltimore, M aryland. His original name
was Thoroughgood after his grandfather, but
that was too long for a young student so he
shortened it to Thurgood.
His mother was an elementary-school
teacher and his father was an amateur writer
who worked as a dining car waiter and later
became a steward at a private social club for
men.
1910 The National Association for the
advancement of Colored People was formed.
Although Norma Marshall wanted him to be a
dentist, his father taught him to argue and
debate. This helped his decision to become a
lawyer. In September, 1925 he enrolled at Lin
coln University in Pennsylvania. Temporarily
expelled in his sophomore year for hazing, he
said“I got the horsing; around out of my system.”
He also met his future wife, Vivian (Buster)
Burney. Just before his junior year, they were
married.
September 4, 1929 Thurgood m arries
Vivian Burney.
Vivian helped turn him around. He acquired
academic zeal and worked at other jobs includ
ing bellhop, pinochle player and as a dining car
waiter to finance his education. Even so, his
mother sold her engagement ring to help cover
his college expenses. Finally abandoning the
idea of dentistry, he decided to become a lawyer.
As a senior at Lincoln, he starred as a debater and
received his A.B. degree with honors in humani
ties in June, 1930.
Rejected by the all-white law school of the
university ofMarvland, he entered the law school
at Howard University in Washington, D.C. There
he met Dr. Charles Hamilton Houston who be
came his mentor. An NAACP member, Houston
taught him how to use existing laws to defeat
racial discrimination and to dig in lawbooks, “so
I dug, way deep.”
Thurgood led his class all three years and
was graduated as valedictorian in 1933.
1930-1933 Thurgood attends Howard Uni
versity Law School and graduates at the head
of his class.
1933 Admitted to bar in Mary land. Opens
Baltimore law office.
In 1935 Marshall won his first case for the
NAACP by convincing the Maryland Court of
Appeals to order the University of Mary land to
admit its first negro applicant. In 1936 he was
appointed Assistant Special Counsel for the
NAACP in New York. For two years he com
muted from Baltimore to N.Y.
In 1938 he became Chief Counsel for the
NAACP.
In 1940, the position of Director-Counsel
was created and Marshall was selected for the
job which he held for 21 years.
During this period, the NAACP won 46 out
of 51 cases brought before the U.S. Supreme
Court frequently by using the strategies Marshall
had designed.
In 1950, Marshall and the NAACP filed five
ED STORY
Philadelphia
Bar Chancellor
Mourns Passing
Of Thurgood
Marshall
Philadelphia Bar Association Chan
cellor Andre L. Dennis mourned the
passing of former U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Thurgood Marshall,
calling him ua national hero to all
who cherished freedom and Jus
tice. "
See Related Story on Page 7
cases to overturn the “separate but equal” laws
regarding school segregation. Five years later.
Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka
ordered lower courts to take steps “to admit to
public schools on a racially nondiscriminatory
basis” and schools across the country began to
open their doors.
1954 Vivian Burney Marshall dies of can
cer.
1955 Marries Cecilia (Sissy) S. Suyat. Later
had two children:
Thurgood J r. and John Marshall.
In 1961 Marshall was appointed a judge on
the United States Court of Appeals, Second Cir
cuit, by President John F Kennedy
In 1965. President Lyndon Johnson named
M arshall as his solicitor general. As the
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Schools Face Budget Cuts
Civil Rights Activist Shirley
Chisolm Speaks At Lewis & Clark
Oregon Schools face big budget
cuts in athletic programs. They are con
sidering the enlistment of sponsorship
from corporate businesses.
The Blazers Winl
Blazers defeat the Utah Jazz 124-
113 on Sunday, January 24th, with
Drexler scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds,
and 6 assists.
Over 6 0 0
enthusiastic
people were In
attendance to
hear Ms.
Chisolm, as
she
captivated
them with her
eloquence and
yet straight
forward style.
Sears Reorganizes
Sears reorganizes and will leave
50,000 persons unemployed, and will
close 113 stores. The catalog depart
ment will also be eliminated.
President Clinton's potpourri
President Clinton’s potpourri in
cluded: Inauguration, Democratic Party
Balls, Welcoming vistors to White
House, Striking out at the abortion rul
ings, considering gay rights in service,
studying more candidates forU.S. attor
ney position, and appointing his wife,
Hilary Clinton, to the powerful position
of reorganizing the health care depart
ment.
Perspectives
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MetroLife
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“More On The Magnificent
Sons Of Haiti’’
“AZUSA And Pastor
Wendell H. W allace Sr.”
Haiti also gave us John
Auubon. 1 hope there's no mass
exodus from the Audubon
Society.
Pa& 2
Pastor Wendall H. Wallace begins
again
Shirley Chisolm, a former New York Con
gresswoman and fighter for racial equality spoke
on “Unity through Diversity, Thursday January
21, at Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Lewis & Clark
College.
Over 600 enthusiastic people were in atten
dance to hear Ms. Chisolm, as she captivated
them with her eloquence and yet straight for
ward style.
Chisolm delighted her audience, as she
shared her experiences of being the first Black
woman elected to Congress in 1968.
Chisolm made history in 1972 by cam
paigning for the Democratic Party nomination
for President of the United States-the first woman
to seek the nation’s highest office. Chisolm
states, “When I announced my candidacy for the
President of the United States, you would have
Religion
thought that I had dropped from the moon”.
Chisolm is the co-founder of the National
Political Congress ofBlack Women and served
as its Chair from its founding in 1984 until
June 1992. Chisolm states that “we now have
42 chapters in the United States”. Chisolm
adds, “We ran 22 black women for different
offices in this country and we won 18 of the
races.”
Chisolm graduated cum laude from Brook
lyn College. She received her Masters degree
and a Professional diploma in Educational
Supervision from Columbia University. She
has received honorary degrees from 31 institu
tions.
Chisolm's visit was sponsored by Lewis A
Clark's office of Ethnic Student Services and
the Northwestern School of Law.
Sports
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Benson Girls Win W |
Showdown”
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“High on TLC”
M attle Ann Calller$pears
Addresses TLC The Living
Christ
The girls a t Benson
School win again
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