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Commissioner Gladys McCoy
Succumbs To Cancer
THE "PS
REVIEW
Some o f
McCoy's
accomplish
ments as
County Chair
included
stabilizing
County
funding and
achieving the
highest
County bond
rating ever;
improving and
reorganizing
Assessment &
Taxation:
setting higher
Affirmative
Action goals
with success
fu l results;
expanding
citizens
involvement
and participa
tion; increas
ing minority
participation
on County
boards and
commissions.
Gladys M cC oy was elected in 1986 to
preside over M ultnom ah County as the County
C h a ir In this role, M cC oy administered the
governm ent as the C ounty Executive and was
C h a ir o f the five-m em ber Board o f County
A tank o f radioactive waste exploded and
burned at a weapons plant in Siberian,
contam inating 2,500 acres and exposing
fire fig h te rs to radiation. T h is was the
single worst accident since the Chernobyl
Commissioners.
M cCoy was born in A tlanta, Georgia She
attended Talladega College in Alabama and
earned a bachelor’ s degree in Sociology w ith
a m in o r in Economics. In lh c e a rly 1950 s.shc
moved to Oregon w here she met and m arried
catastrophe.
IRS Giving A Break To
The Tax Payer
W illia m M cC oy Sev en ch ild re n were born to
th is union.
In 1967, M cC oy received a M aster’ s de
gree in Social W ork (M S W ) from Portland
State U niversity In 1969 she received her
A C S W (Academy o f C ertified Social W o rk
The IRS is g iv in g late filin g tax payers a
break Anyone w ho requests an extension
by the deadline, A p ril 15th and are not
able to pay a ll the tax owed at that tim e
w ill have u n til August 15th to file th e ir
returns, w ith o u t the fa ilu re to pay penalty
ers) certificate in M ental Health.
In 1967, McCoy directed social services
o f 5%.
fo r P roject Head Start in the Vancouver
school system The excellent results she
a c h ie v e d in th a t p o s itio n p ro m p te d
frie n d s and associates to encourage her
to enter her firs t race fo r p u b lic office.
In 1970, she was elected to the Portland
Firebombing
Defendants Convicted
A Salem ju ry freed Yolanda Cotton, but
found Leon Tucker and P h illip W ilson
g u ilty o f felony murder, assault, arson
and racial in tim id a tio n The w hite defen
dants threw tw o firebombs in to the resi
dence o f B ria n M ock, and H attie Mae
Cohens who were a m ixed couple
S c h o o l b o a rd w h e re she served tw o
fo u r year terms. D u rin g 1970-1974, she also
taught undergraduate Sociology and Social
W o rk courses at several area schools in c lu d
Marian Anderson Has
Sung Her Last Song
in g C la rk College, P acific U niversity, Port
land C om m unity college and a term at In te r
national College o f Cay man Isle, B n tis h . West
C ontralto M a ria n Anderson died at age
96 here in Portland, Oregon. K n o w n for
her famous voice and her c iv il rights
involvem ent, Anderson died o f conges
Indies.
In 1975, M cC oy accepted a three year
appointm ent from the Governor as State o f
Oregon Ombudsman. In 1978. she was elected
fo r a four year term as M ultnom ah County
C om m issioncr-the first black to serve in this
capacity. She won re-election to th is post in
1982. In 1984, she gave her seat on the County
Board to run for Portland City C ouncil. She
lost that bid but tw o years later mounted a
successful campaign, w in n in g the 1986 elec
tio n fo r M ultnom ah County C hair. McCoy
was re-elected to a second term as M ultnom ah
tive heart fa ilu re
She was the aunt o f o u r ow n James
DePricst, director o f the Oregon Sy m
phony.
GM Asked To Recall GM
Pickups
Federal auto safety regulators asked G M
to recall 4.7 m illio n pickups that are
supposed tobe a fire hazard because o f the
location o f the gas tank The autom aker
contends that a study by federal regulators
Countv C h a ir in November 1990.
McCoy was active on boards and councils
on a local, state and national level She consis
tently participated in a ll levels o f continuing
education. In 1987, she attended the John F.
Kennedy School o f Governm ent at Harvard
Emergency Management Contemporary Is
sues Program in Mary land; in 1990 she par
ticipated in an international M oral Re-arma-
ment C onsultation in Caux, Switzerland and
also began her tenure as a Board member o f
U niversity; in 1988 she participated in an
extensive Oregon State Emergency Manage
ment workshop; in 1989 she attended a disas
ter seminar fo r heads o f governm ent at the
the N ational Association o f Counties.
McCoy was the recipient o f numerous
honors, prizes and awards w h ich included
Oregon M o th e r o f the Year, the Oregon A s
Rodney King Trial
Causes Fear
A t th is p rin tin g the ju ry is s till out Resi
dents o f Los Angeles have been purchas
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name a few.
In 1989, M cC oy established a model pro
gram w hich prov ides human and justice ser
vices in the C olum bia V illa Housing project
located in N orth Portland Social serv ice agen
cies are now present in the neighborhood. This
has resulted in increased jo b referrals, reduced
v u ln e ra b ility o f at risk youth, and the p ro vi
sion o f recreational and educational opportu
nities fo r residents. T h is model w ill be re p li
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cated in other neighborhoods to revitalize
liv in g conditions, enhance the potential o f
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wants a repeat o f w hat happened last year.
Les Femmes
exists to
improve
the lives o f
African-
American
youth, while
preparing
them fo r life
after high
school
NATO Warplanes Guard
The Bosnian Skies
N A T O warplanes arc guarding the Bosnia
skies to enforce the no fly zone against the
rebel Serbs. The A m erican, French and
D utch pilots launched an Operation
Deny F lig h t’ . T h is is N A T O ’ s firs t m is
sion outside the perimeters o f its member
nations
Clinton Potpourri
M a rio Cuomo asks not to be nom inated
fo r the supreme court; firs t la d y’ s father
dies after stroke; sends 1.52 tr illio n bud
get to Congress; Congress looks d im ly at
proposed investm ent tax credit; c ritic s
d o n ’ t like the an ti-d ru g budget, cuts to
national parks and wilderness cause e nvi
ronm entalists to cry foul; C lin to n charges
Republicans are threatening c h ild re n 's
Jassondra
Les Femmes has trained 29 h igh school
A fric a n -A m e ric a n youth, w h ile preparing
seniors for adulthood and is prepared to present
them in th e ir 42nd Annual Debutante and
them fo r life after h igh school. Students are
C avalier B a ll in June
Les Femmes exists to im prove the lives o f
encouraged to jo in the organization as young
as the sixth grade, although most jo in w h ile
freshmen o r sophomores in high school A ll
“Proposed Budget Emphasizes
Security Innovative Service”
As Tri-Met enters the first year o f Westside
MAX Construction, the Light Rail Con
struction Fund provides 38 new positions.
Funds arc also available fo r engineering
work.
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HOUSING
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The leading causes of Kidney failure are high
blood pressure and diabetes... “We want
everyone to learn to have blood pressure
checked regularly" ,savs Williams
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and adhere to a strict code o f ethics.
As a reward fo r successfully com pleting
these tasks each participant is challenged at a
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citizens, and substantially reduce the presence
o f drugs and gang-related crim e w ith in M u lt
nomah County.
Some o f McCoy ’ s accomplishments as
County C h a ir included sta b ilizin g County
fu n d in g and achieving the highest County
bond rating ever; im p ro vin g and reorganizing
Assessment & Taxation: setting higher A ff ir
mative A ctio n goals w ith successful results;
expanding citizens involvem ent and p a rtici
pation; increasing m in o rity participation on
County boards and commissions; and creating
a Campaign Management Council w hich over
sees charitable fund raising campaigns on
County premises, insuring that guidelines and
standards are follow ed and that employees,
who w ish to contribute to chanties through
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On tour fo r the fourth consecutive year
commemorating their 25th anniversary.
250 members ranging in ages from 8 to 18
years old
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payroll deduction or otherwise are given a
range o f choices.Portland’ s 11th annual cel
ebration o fth e B lack Womens’ G a th e n n g w ill
feature a luncheon in honor o f M ultnom ah
County Commission C h a ir Woman, Gladys
M cC oy on M ay 8, 1993; 12:00 noon at the
Salvation A rm y Center, 5353 N. W illia m s
Ave. Sponsors o f this tribute to Gladys McCoy
are: B la c k W o m e n s’ G a th e rin g , Im a n i
W om en’ s P ro je ct Representative Margaret
Carter, Representative A vel G ordly, The U r
ban League G u ild , The W alker Institute, Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, L in ks. Inc and Black
W om en’s P olitical Congress.
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school
Each week through June, Les Femmes
and the Portland Observer w ill feature three
young people who were chosen as 1993 debu
tantes and cavaliers. T h is week meet Melissa
Busby (W est L in n H ig h School), A ubre’
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I set goals at the beginning to become a
debutante Since then I have matured by lis
tening to speakers at our monthly meetings I
have also learned responsibility by attending
com m unity service projects. I am thankful for
the new friends I have acquired I feel Les
Femmes has given me a push in the rig h t
direction fo r the next stage in my life Also
Continued on page A3
“Vancouver unveils 10-year
Annexation Plan For Urban
Area”
I f the entire area detailed in the ten year
plan is annexed, Vancouver would grow
from the states ninth to fourth largest city
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share w ith w hy they are “ chosen".
Busby— "A s a prospective debutante I
have given Ix s Femmes my openness, ability
to w ork w ith ev ery one and a sense o f humor
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Dickson (Benson H igh School) and Cassondra
M itc h e ll (Evergreen H ig h School) who w ill
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Observing Vancouver
“Boys Choir Of Harlem”
“Portland Trail Blazers’ Buck
Williams Teams Up With
National Kidney Foundation”
FOOD
students in the program are required to m a in
ta in good grades, perform com m unity service
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A m n n o ” f Passage ”, then presented at
private fD “ Rites
the form al ball after graduating from high
in g firearm s, and the law officers are
gearing themselves the worst. Nobody
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ment A w ard, The C hisholm A w ard and the
C entral City Concern Com m unity A w ard to
Les Femmes Presents... “Growing To
ecome Men And Women...Phenomenally”
shows that th e ir fin d in g s are inaccurate.
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Surrounded by her family, Gladys McCoy passed away on Easter Sunday after a lengthy illness
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