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ft ft fcr ft ft I OillnhiiSribQnf Sept. 12,1570 3-5 Beauty: Jaycees Snubbed Me In the magazine story entitled Whites Snub Black Who Won Miss Oakland Beauty Tule, Miss Smith charged that she was promised a 1 1. W0 scholarship but received only tlOO, was Invited to appear at hardly any civic events, was snubbed by Jay-ree members who usually attend the suta pageant ea masse and was denied pay for personal appearances. Miss Smith Is the third coo-serutlve black gut to win the -Miss Oakland Idle. She also lamented that she was the only contestant at the state pageant in Santa Crus who did not receive the use of a courtesy car, and that she received Jess publicity than white contestants.

Miss Oakland of 1779 ha charged the Oakland Junior Chamber of Commerce with treating her unfairly from the time she won the tale until the time she kst her bid for the state tule, all because she Is black. 1 Lawrence E. McNutt. Jiy-cte president, called a press conference yesterday to dispute the charges while at the same time insisting that his organization's derision to drop sponsorship to the pageant after 24 years was purely coincidental Theresa Yvocne Smith, 2ft-year-old University of California sophomore, made her accusations In a radio and television Interview and us Jet magazine. Miss Texas Takes Swimsuit Contest Special ts The Tribune ATLANTIC CITY.

NJ. OSullivan, Karin Kascber, the Castro, swimsuit Valley blonde representing Victors on Thursday were California la-lha Miss Claudia Carmen Mss ca pageant, lost out to a Tex- South Carolina, swimsuit and Nutt said her complaints mulud from hf misundcf. standing as to what the title dually involves." lie maintained that the lift'd Bwsuonrd by M-ss Smith was a goal set by the Jiycres. If that a mo at had bora raised. 40 of It would have gone to brr and the remainder to the ninam up, he sail McNutt said the Jaycm awarded Miss Smith a Sltt rash achdanhip, aa eming gowa and swimsuit lor (he competition and a modeling course.

Winners over the past several years have not received mnh. if any, more than this," to her lack of personal appearances, he said Jaycees don't arrange such things, they Just coordinate them and that there haven't beta many civic events since she was named Mas Oakland in April. To her charge that only one Jaycre member attended the state pageant to support her, McNutt replied. Such paru cl-pcuoa is. by the very nature of the organization, voluntary.

We cannot require attendance at any function. On the subject of lack of pay for personal appearances, McNutt said Miss fmiih.was specifically Informed that this fee is for appearances for commercial firms only and that appearing at civic functions has always been a part of Miss Oakland's duties. Covering her other charges, McNutt said he was unaware that a courtesy car was a standard benefit at the state pageant and that he was not there to verify or deny aa alleged statement by a Jaycee official that Oakland should stop choosing black contestants. Newspaper publicity, said, is left to the contestants and in his opinion Miss Smith got as much newspaper space as other contestants. McNutt acknowledged that this will he the last Miss Oakland Pageant sponsored by the Oakland Jaycees, but he steadfastly denied that the decision was the result of conflict between Miss Smith and the organization.

He said the board of directors voted to drop the pageant in May on the grounds that it cost too much in manpower and funds. For the past six years, the Miss Oakland Pageant has been a substantial financial burden to the organization, he said. THERESA YVONNE SMITH, MISS OAKLAND 1970 Jaycees deny they treated black girl unfairly CALlFOrnimS BEST BEER BUT "Aged and mellowed to perfection then packed and shipped brewery fresh Moving Day The 6,000 piece collection of the Unlver-fify of California at Berkeley! university etf. museum is now bpihg moved Into a fw 95,000 square fo6 structure, the finest university art fgOseum In the nation. The facility will open Nov.

8. A large painting Is being carried in by staff member Vince Gimeno (left) and Lawrence Dinnean, principal museum preparator. The reflecting piece held by Dinnean was donated by the parents of a former U.C. student killed in Viet nam. armed men leave the bar.

Robert Larson, a Montebello police officer who was off duty the afternoon of Aug. 29 and visiting friends in the area, said it looked like wholesale looting. Whole families would pull up in front of appliance stores and go in and THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL RETAILERS WHO IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TUEUYAT THESE LC.V is brunette In last swimsuit competition. It wu the final night of Judging In the swimsuit, talent and evening gown competitions before the new Miss America is crowned tonight night's Last night's winners were Phyllis George, Miss Texas, swimsuit and Lisa Donovan, Miss Florida, talent Karin was In Wednesday's evening gown competition, for which no winner has been announced, and In Thursday's talent event she played a violin of Meditation from the opera Thais before a crowd of 6,000 in Convention HaH Miss Californias performance caused considerable stir and comment along the press table. Yet she was bested by a singer.

Maybe I didn't have such a good chance because they chose a violinist for talent Wednesday night, Karin said. Of course, the other violinist Miss Oklahoma played jazz violin, ft different style than I employ. Youre wondering if Im disappointed about losing out on talent Well there was a lot of great talent competing with me and the girl that won it worked awfully hard. She really deserved it Not that Miss California didnt do likewise. I played the very best I could and I was really happy with the way it went she recalled.

I didnt win anything here but I won in my heart because I knew that I had given it everything I had and it sounded very well. One of the nicest parts of the week has been meeting the girls, she stressed. I blow that it sounds corny, -but all the girls are really nice and friendly. Well, some you like better than others after all, there are always some people that dont seem quite as sympatico. But they are all really sweet and Ive made some wonderful friends here in Atlantic City.

Wednesdays winners were Judy Adams, Miss Oklahoma, talent, and Katheleen Puanani Special Suzanne Dranie, Miss Alabama, talent Insiders fed any girl who can win two such preliminary events would have a strong chance of capturing the crown. Chicanos To Begin -2-Day Fest The Oakland-Mexican-American community begins a two-day fiesta today with a colorful parade from Jefferson Park to. the Oakland Museum at 11 a.m., marking the 160th anniversary of Mexican Independence. The fiesta is being sponsored by the Organizacion Mexicans Comite Pro Fiesta Patrias, in cooperation with the Oakland Museum. A program of songs and dances to a mariaebi band will follow in the museum garden at noon.

A literary and musical presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m. to the Oakland Auditorium featuring dances and folklore from the time of Cor tez to the present--Tomorrow at noon, a Desfile de Lanchas (parade of boats) with mariachis and singers aboard will tour Lake Merritt The program will end with more mariachi music through out the afternoon in the mu-suem garden, where food and drinks will be served. Concurrently, three special displays will be shown in the museum. A group of contemporary sculptures on an Aztec theme by the noted artist Jesus Huerta will be on display. All are solid redwood, life-sized representations of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec emperor.

There will be two special showings contemporary Chicano art and one of Mexican costumes. The costume display has recently arrived from Mexico City and will next go to Expo 70 in Japan. Notice: TT0MV Warnings Preceded Firing, SUNDAY 1 1 to MON. 12 Salazar Witness Testifies ooooooooo oooooooooo SOmOfleffcaEnni NOON to 9 BUYOUT! SHOES 5.99 VAL SPECIAL FACTORY I SADDLE A Mass, March to Mourn L.A. Dead Two-tone soap water combination or all white.

Soft fabric lining. Sizes 8 Vi 3. LOS ANGELES (UPI) -Sheriffs deputies gave two warnings before firing the tea gas projectile that killed a Mexican-American, a witness testified yesterday at a coroners inquest. Manuel Lopez, who said he had received anonymous threats and requested that he not be- photographed, said he was standing outside the Silver Dollar Cafe the afternoon of Aug. 29 when newspaper columnist Ruben Salazar, 42, was killed when struck by the projectile.

Lopez said he saw two armed men enter the bar during the rioting and that he told shenffs deputies standing on a nearby comer. "They did alert the people to come out, not once but twice, Lopez said. They said all of you come out with your arms over your head, and then they waited about five minutes. A deputy fired tear gas and it missed. It hit the right hand side of the door and the people outside started 1 a i and making a commotion and say-tog you" need -to borrow toy glasses.

Lopez said the same deputy reloaded his weapon and fired black curtain hanging over the open door of the bar. Lopez said he never saw the A new Mexican-American group will hold a memorial Mass at Lakeside Park Monday to mourn three' persons killed Aug. 29 during the National Chicano Moratorium in Los Angeles. The Mass at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by a candlelight procession to City Hall.

There, say the organizers, a wreath will be laid at the Induction Center in symbolic burial of the three victims of the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles theater. A vigil will follow on the plaza east of City Hall. The group will symbolically rename the plaza for Ruben Sa- pick out a television set and drive away with it I recognized several cars as being there more than once, loading up with appliances. There were people inside the a 1 1 a stores, pitching tires out through the broken i glass windows, Lar- son said. lazar, a TV news director and journalist and one of the three killed in Los Angeles.

On Tuesday, chartered, buses will leave for Los Angeles, where a mass march is planned for Wednesday. The group that is organizing this calls itself the Bay Area Ruben Salazar Memorial Procession Committee. But its members, about half students and half from the community, say that will continue as a Bay Area Chicano group. The Oakland Police Department has approved permits for the Mass, procession and vigil. Committee members have met with police officials.

A committee news release says the Monday events will be of a religious and solemn absolutely no turbances are anticipate. Reagan Plans Busy Week SACRAMENTO (UPI) -Gov. Ronald Reagan will divide his time campaigning for re-election and conducting official business next week, press aides announced yesterday. Reagan will hold office appointments here on Monday and Thursday and will attend the University of California Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco Friday. ooooooooo Buckled, side-zipper boots in soft crushed leather.

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