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Full-Time And Part-
Time Transit
Operators
Salem Area M ass Transit District
is now accepting applications
fo r both full-tim e and part-tim e
T ra n sit O perators to operate
p asseng er buses over p re
scribed routes in accordance
with designated schedules. No
previous bus driving exp e ri
ence required. W e train. S tart
ing w a g e $ 1 1.73 p e rh o u r. D e
ta iled de scrip tio n of duties,
qualification requirements, and
official application form are
available in our H um an R e
sources Office, 3140 Del W ebb
Ave. NE, Salem , OR 97303.
Official District application form
must
be com pleted and received at
D istrict by 5:00 p.m. M ay 22,
1998. An equal opportunity
employer.
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Attorney
Oregon Department
of Justice
Position #9994039
W e are seeking applican ts for a
half-tim e attorney position in
the H um an S ervice Section,
G eneral C ounsel D ivision in
Salem . Salary is (50% of)
$37,752 to $50,65 2 annually.
DOE. duties include providing
advice and litigation services
to branches of the State O ffice
for S ervices to C hildren and
Families (SCF). Familiarity with
juve n ile law or adm inistrative
law is desirable, but not re
quired. M ust be O SB m em ber,
to apply call 503-378-5555 ext
323, 5 0 3 -3 7 8 -5 9 3 8 TTY or
In te r n e t
a t:
h ttp ://
w w w .doj.state.o r.u s. A pplica
tion deadline is M ay 2 2 ,1 9 9 8 .
AA/EOE.
Adm inistration
Support Services
Supervisor!
Oregon Department
of Justice
Salary is $1,757 to $2,346
monthly
We currently have a position avail
able with our Salem office of the
G eneral C ounsel D ivision of
the Oregon Departm ent of Jus
tice. D uties include su pervi
sion of clerical support staff
w ho perform legal and se cre
tarial duties and serving as liai
son to the co m p u te r related
problem s. A pplicants m ust
have three years of clerical or
secretarial experience. Obtain
state application form (P D 100)
and recruiting announcem ent
#LE980715 from any State Em
ploym ent D epartm ent local o f
fice. Filing deadline is M ay 21,
1998. AA/EO E.
Organizer
Photo 's By M. Washington
Ex-Black Panther Leader Eldridge Cleaver Dies
C O N T IN IE D FROM FRONT
France during which time he de
nounced the Panthers to support capi
talism, saying “I found the systems of
dictatorships and communism to be
absolutely unacceptable."
He was a man who went through
many transformations from convict
to writer to revolutionary to exile to
crack addict to born-again C hristian.
Along the way, he wrote a cookbook,
stole cars to pay for drugs and de
signed m en’s pants with codpieces.
Cleaver sprang to prominence as
spokesman for the Panthers, a group
famous for its armed confrontations
with police. He joined shortly after
the party was founded by Huey New
ton and Bobby Seale in Oakland,
California, in 1966.
The Panthers, carrying guns and
wearing trademark black jackets and
berets, gained followers throughout
the United States during the turbu
lent 1960s when dozens o f cities
erupted in race riots.
When Cleaver was asked to speak
at the University o f California at
Berkeley, then-Gov. Ronald Reagan
expressed outraged. “ If Eldridge
Cleaver is allowed to teach our chil
dren they may come home one night
and slit our throats,” he said.
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver was bom
Aug. 31, 1935, in Wabbaseka, Ar
kansas. His father was a dining car
waiter and his mother a teacher. His
family moved to Phoenix, Arizona,
and later to the poor Watts neighbor
hood o f Los Angeles.
Cleaver spent his teen-age years
in jail. After convictions for bicycle
theft and selling marijuana, he was
convicted o f assault with intent to
murder in 1957 and remanded to
C alifornia's tough San Quentin and
Folsom prisons.
C le a v e r b e g a n to w rite in ja il.
and w hen he w as freed on paro le
in N o v e m b e r 1966, he got a jo b
as a re p o rte r w ith the le ft-w in g
m a g a z in e R am p arts in San F ra n
c isc o . O n A pril 6, 1968, C leav er
w as w o u n d e d in a sh o o to u t w ith
p o lic e in O a k la n d . B lack P a n
th e r B obby H u tto n w as k illed.
C le a v e r fa c e d c h a rg e s o f a t
te m p te d m u rd e r and a ssa u lt.
A llo w ed to go free for several
m o n th s, C le a v e r cam p aig n ed for
the p re sid e n c y on the Peace and
Freedom P arty tic k e t. L ate in
1968, a co u rt o rd e re d him back
to ja il and he fled.
W hile in exile. Cleaver quarreled
with Newton and quit the party. In
1975, Cleaver returned to the United
States, saying he had become a born-
again Christian. Under a settlement,
he pleaded guilty to assault and was
ordered to perform 2,000 hours of
community service.
O f his religious conversion, he
once said, “ I saw a path o f light in the
sky, and I said, ‘This is God, and
those are my marching orders.’”
In the m id-1980s Cleaver became
addicted to crack, developing a habit
so strong that he had to recycle bottles
to pay for drugs.
In 1994, he alm o st died from a
blow to the head from a fellow
ad d ict. W ith the help o f his fa m
ily, he quit d ru g s and retu rn ed to
e v a n g e lic al C h ristia n ity .
Cleaver married Kathleen Neal in
December 1967, and had two chil
dren with her. The couple divorced
20 years later.
U n iv e rsity o f La V erne V ice
p r e s id e n t A lf r e d C la r k s a id
C leaver “ was a very d ifferen t man
from the one w e re m em b er from
the 1960s, a m an w ho ta lk e d o f
frie n d sh ip and b ro th e rh o o d in
stead o f c o n flic t."
P ortland C o m m u n ity C ollege
F aculty Federation seeks an
o rg a n ize r to assist in the d e
velopm ent and im plem enta
tion o f a strategic plan to in
crease m em bership participa
tion and involvem ent.
This is a half-tim e position with
salary approxim ately $16,000
plus benefits. E xperience in
the labor m ovem ent and/or
higher education is preferred.
Call 503-977-4180 for m ore
inform ation. S end co ve r letter
and resum e by M ay 2 0 ,1 9 9 8
to PC C FF, PO Box 19389,
P ortland OR 97280.
Construction
Opportunities
For
Veterans
Many Openings.
No Experience.
NoBasicTraining.
W e T ra in . PT Positions.
Benefits & R etirem ent
Possible.
Call Keith Staples
US Naval Reserve
503-283-2136
Security Guard
In -h o u s e S e c u r ity G u a rd
needed for NE Portland Li
quor Outlet. Salary DOE.
Call Robert at 284-3691
Cook
Experienced C ook needed to
o p e ra te NE P o rtla n d soul
Food R estaurant.
Salary DOE.
Call Robert 284-3691
The “I Have a Dream ” Founda
tion - O regon is accepting re
sum es with references from
applicants with at least two years
of college or equivalent experi
ence to w ork with m iddle and
high school students prim arily
in North and N ortheast P ort
land Schools. Both full-time and
part-tim e positions are a vail
able for the 1 998-1999 school
year. A m eriC orps m em bers
serving w ith the Foundation
receive living stipends, tuition
awards and free credits at Port
land State University. Form ore
inform ation, call Brain Detm an
at287-7203-office o r202-4964-
voice m ail.
Mental Health
Program Director For
Girls’ Residential
Program
Do you want to m ake a real differ
ence in the lives of young
w om en? Are you an advocate
fo r e x p a n d in g s e rv ic e s for
young wom en? Are you a team
developer? do you understand
valuing differences as a g u id
ing principle? D oes you e xp e
rience include m anaging a resi
dential treatm ent m ilieu and
staff supervision? Are you
ready for a new challenge in
yo urcareer? Step into the role
as a leader for one of O regon's
largest youth agencies. Excel
lent com pensation package. A
M asters degree in a related
social service field plus revelant
experience is preferred. BA
plus relevant experience will be
considered. S e n d re su m e a n d
salary requirem ents to: Job
Search, c/o T h e Postal Station,
2000 NE 42nd Ave., Suite 229,
Portland, Or. 97213-1305. Po
sition open through M ay 18,
1998.
Attorney
Oregon Department
of Justice
Attorney Position in the Tax and
Finance Section in Salem. Sal
ary is $3.146 to $4,221 monthly.
DOE. D uties include repre
senting the O regon Dept. of
R evenue in litigation p roceed
ings before the Tax M agistrate
and R egular D ivisions of the
O regon Tax Court, and before
othercourts. T ra in in g o re xp e -
rience and aptitude for litigation
is essential. Know ledge of and
experience in tax law, real prop
erty law and property or b u si
ness valuations, or a com bina
tion thereof, desirable. In addi
tion, the attorney will advise the
Dept. of R evenue concerning
tax laws. A pplicants should
posses superior analytical and
verbal skills. M ust be O SB
m em ber. To apply call 503-
378-5555 ext 321, 503-378-
5938 TTY, or Internet at http://
w w w .doj.state.or.us. A pp lica
tion deadline is June 2 6 ,199 8.
AA/EOE.
Mediation Program
Manager
Neighborhood
Mediation Center
City of Portland, Oregon
T his position m anages a p ro
g ra m w h ich p ro v id e s fre e
c o m m u n ity m e d ia tio n s e r
vices to Portland area resi
dents on a w ide variety of
disputes: neighbor-to-neigh-
bor, la n d lo rd -te n a n t, sm a ll
business and schools. The
position supervises a sm all
staff of professional m edia
tors and a corps of volunteer
m ediators. The position is also
re s p o n s ib le fo r m a n a g in g
b u d g e t, fin d in g a d d itio n a l
funding sources, and m ain
taining effective w orking rela
tionships w ith funders, refer
ral sources and elected o ffi
cials. Please note: this is a
one-year tem porary position
w ith the C ity of Portland.
A p p ro x im a te s a la ry ra n g e :
$3,980 to $5,084/m onth
A pplication packets are a vail
able at the Bureau of H um an
R esources fo rth e C ity of P ort
land, located at 1400 SW Fifth
A venue, P ortland, O regon.
The deadline fo r applications
to be received by the C ity is
M ay 26, 1998.