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Show Page 2 =© PROJECT “WORDPOWER” INVOLVEMENT LIKE TO BE AN ANNOUNCER? _ WANT A FIRSTCLASS F.C.C. LICENSE? Wordpower is published every other Thursday by Wordpower, Inc., a non-profit organization. Editorial Office 975 East 300 South Suite | Telephone: 486-9371 EDITOR Along with the country as a whole, the press has too long basked in a white world, looking out of it, if at all, with white men’s eyes and a white perspective: (The Nation Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders) On this premise, Newspaper WORDPOWER was established--to give a voice to the black, the chicano, the non-white. Using the report of the Nation Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, WORDPOWER, INC., is establishing a _ training program in cooperation with Westminster College to prepare 12 disadvantaged and minority persons to pursue careers in journalism, thus eliminating the ‘‘white image”’ of our news media. Until the radio stations, TV stations and the daily newspapers can be truly intregrated, we are also funding a Community Reporting Service, designed to keep the news media informed of what is happening in the inner city. A serious factor leading to racism. in newspaper reporting is the fact that the media is a white instritution. In 1964, for instance, the American Newspaper Guild could only name 45 Negros working as reporters, copy readers, or desk men on the metropolitan daily newspapers in the United States. WORDPOWER is dedicated to changing this deplorable situation through communication, training and placement of qualified minorities in responsible reporting Marlene Marie Young CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Eddie L. Brown, Sports Lucy Black, “Wnose Pond” Column Roberta Hershfield Virginia Heaton, Jobs Marie Darling, ‘From the President’s Desk” Cathy Jamison, Central City Editor Mary Jones, Social Security and Medicare Jorge Arce-Larreta, Director, | Public Service Careers oat The challenge urgent. We is great, ask that the need is everyone concerned about racism and discrimination become involved in our program. We need minorities to train and place in this program. We need the white community tovolunteer their time to help train and counsel the students. We need money to fund these programs and continue the work we've started. WE NEED YOU!!! Call 486-9371 and volunteer your assistance. PAUL EDITORIAL BOARD Wilfred Simpson, NAACP The Mailbag The models will be incorporated into a manual which government officials and transit system result of lower fares for special Operators throughout the country groups such as elderly citizens, can use in planning and evaluating under a Federal grant announced their transit facilities. John B. Martin, U.S. Commissioner today. : The 6-month, $18,00 project is on Aging, said: “Isolation is one of being - jointly supported by the the most serious problems of older Social and Rehabilitation Service’s people. We know that to reduce Administration on Aging and the this isolation, more transit services Department of Transportation's at costs they can afford must be Urban Mass Transportation made available.’’ He added: “We want to encourage expansion Administration. The experts will seek information of this service, already available in cities, by anticipating the on such questions as: Do reduced 50 it raises and_ helping fares affect how. often senior questions to find practical citizens. use transit systems? What is communities the effect on other riders? Are answers.” route changes necessary? Can Carlos C. Villarreal, Administrator vehicles and drivers be used more of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, said that the efficiently? The Transportation Center at nation’s transit systems ‘‘must be improved to meet the needs of all Northwestern University, Evanston, lil., will conduct the project. its users and potential users. Edward K. Morlock, associated “What we learn about a special for the elderly can be professor of civil engineering at program Northwestern, is project director. adapted to the needs of the young, His group will develop model handicapped, and other special approaches for measuring and groups. We may also learn how to forecasting the effects of lower improve transit systems for the and convenience of fares on the income and operations comfort rush-hour travelers.” of transit companies. Transportation experts will devise new ways of pinpointing what happens to local transit systems as a STARLEY BU SH Our graduates are employed in Radio and TV sta- Donations can be made to Wordpower, Inc., to help defray the cost of publish- NEXT CLASSES START SEPT. 28 ing. RON BAILIE School of Broadcast Staff: Glen K. Douglas Publicity Director: Shirley Shields Dear Editor: TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS and tions throughout the USA. Train now for a career in the fun and exciting profession of Radio-TV Broadcasting. A personal interview and audition at our studios is necessary. There is no obligation. Advertising Department WORDPOWER is mailed and distributed FREE to anyone interested in receiving it. To continue publishing, we would appreciate your donations or buying ad space. 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