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P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r M a r c h 5. 1961 P a g e 7 TURKEY BREASTS LOUIS RICH'S G R A D E "A " ’V 4 to 7 Pounds PRE-FROSTED V» ¡3* VALCHRIS FARMS TURKEY FRANKS r Hanging out on the Tri-Met Mall w ith it. H er aged voice squeaked out a “ stop y o u !’ ’ w hich drew attention to her p light and a passerby interjec ted h im s e lf in to the scene, fo rc in g the young man to re tu rn the shop p in g bag. T h e ir o n ic th in g is, the young man then sat next to the lady at the bus stop. She questioned him a b o u t his ta k in g o f o th e r p e o p le ’ s th in g s , by a s k in g h im i f he d id it o fte n . H is re p ly : “ E v e ry chance I get.’ ’ A fte r sum m ing up the behavior o f these y o u th s , th e fo llo w in g discoveries were made: A ) M a n y o f the youths are d ro p outs o r skipping class. B) There is always the same group hanging out. C ) T h e chance o f th e m b e in g d e te c te d by th e re g u la to ry a u th o ritie s o r a re la tiv e o r peer is deluted because o f distance. A f t e r the tin y s to rm o f tr a n s it users have d r ifte d to th e ir desired locations, observations have shown th a t there is an increasing and co n sistent nu m b e r o f y o u th w ho have designated the Bus M a ll on 5th and 6 th , as th e ir o w n s a n c tu a ry , e n g a g in g in less th a n h o n o ra b le deeds. Since B la ck people in P o rt la n d are view ed as a g ro u p by the a u th o ritie s, the m isactions o f a few “ y o u n g b lo o d s ,” w ill have o v e r to n e s a ffe c tin g th e B la c k c o m m u n ity. D ) A ll con games th a t are o p e ra te d by these y o u th s are e conom ically m o tiva te d , and as the recession continues, so w ill this type o f preying. A c c o rd in g to a vendor o f J u d y ’ s H o t D og stands, s ta tio n e d on the back o f M & F , on 6th, states that he has seen a lit t le b it o f e v e ry th in g , “ dope, fights and fencing m erchan dise.’ ’ A lib ra ria n said a fte r w itnes sing a ve rb a l a ssa u lt, “ seems lik e they ju s t come d o w n to w n and ju s t go c ra z y .’ ’ T h is re p o rte r observed the fo llo w in g : A n elderly wom an at a bus sto p m o m e n ta rily fo rg o t her shopping bag, tu rn in g o n ly to fin d a y o u n g B la ck m an w a lk in g aw ay One practice observed, know n as b u lld o g g in g , is a process w h e re b y th ro u g h v e rb a l o r p h y s ic a l in tim id a tio n , a pa rty receives an item w ith o u t p a y in g . The p o s s ib ility o f a race ru m b le is h ig h te n e d i f the y o u th is B la c k o r visa versa, e s p e c ia lly i f th e y o u th re tre a ts to gather reinforcements. T he m a jo r ity o f the yo u n g men w h o are h a n g in g d o w n to w n , are d o in g w hat is n o rm a l fo r any age, under this type o f situ a tio n . As one yo u n g man p u t it, “ 1 com e d o w n to w n to scope o u t th e y o u n g la d ie s .” B u t i f th e tin y fr a c tio n co ntinue to do what they are do in g now, even the young Black men who are s tu d e n ts o r d o w n to w n on business, w ill fa ll under the label o f suspect; fo r exam ple, “ Is he re a lly w a itin g on a bus o r tr y in g to sell dope?” S ince B la c k s are ju d g e d as a group, this scrutiny is quite possible when the pow ers th a t be decide to check th is tre n d . A p a th y a m o n g transit users have in d ire c tly su p p o r ted th e b e h a v io r. It was re p o rte d th a t th re e y o u n g men w ere a s s a u ltin g som e o n e at a bus s to p d u rin g rush h o u r, and the reaction o f the s m a ll c ro w d was e ith e r to w alk away o r do n o th in g but stare. W h a t is sad, is th e w asted in t e lli gence o f these y o u n g men w h o engage in these a c tiv itie s . These c o n n o s ie u rs o f th e streets possess th e c o p in g s k ills w h ic h m ake it possible fo r them to reap a harvest fro m in d iv id u a ls and events. Even h a v in g the s k ill to squeeze m oney fro m a tu rn ip maneuvers situations to th e ir fa v o r , b u t th e a c tiv itie s present a p ic tu re o f a th o u g h tle s s g ro u p th a t d o e s n ’ t care w h o th e y h u rt, o r the consequences o f th e ir e d u ca tio n , and social p o lic y issues. In the past fo u r years, M s. H ic k s has been actively fostering the w ork o f th e In s titu te fo r J o u rn a lis m E ducation, a n o n p ro fit organization to r tra in in g m inorities in jo u rn a lism and h e lping them fin d e m ploym ent w ith the n a tio n ’ s press. Ms. H icks also was elected to the boards o f Kaiser F oundation Health Plan o f C o lo ra d o , Kaiser F o u n d a tio n H ealth Plan o f O regon, Kaiser IS THE HIGH COST OF APPLIANCE PARTS AND SERVICE GETTING VOL DOWN? F o u n d a tio n H e a lth P lan o f O h io , and K a is e r-P e rm a n e n te A d v is o ry Services, a n o n p ro fit and ch a rita b le c o r p o r a tio n th a t en co u ra g e s and assists in the developm ent o f health care d e liv e ry systems based on the Kaiser-Permanente model. T h e In s titu te fo r J o u rn a lis m E d u c a tio n has in recent years suc c e s s fu lly tr a in e d o r p la ce d 200 m in o r ity jo u r n a lis ts . A p a rt fro m her re s p o n s ib ilitie s as pre sid e n t o f the In s titu te , Ms. H icks pursues an a c tiv e ca re e r as a w r ite r o f n e w sp ap e r and m a g a z in e a rtic le s and has been a re g u la r pa n e list on W a s h in g to n W eek in R eview , a n a tio n a l w e e k ly te le v is o n news program . 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T h is rem inds one o f the w o rd s o f IceB erg S lim , well know n hustler, p im p , and now respected a u th o r o f m o re th a n 10 books: “ I had to spend m ore than h a lf a lif e tim e in a w o rth le s s , dangerous p ro fe s s io n . N ow here I was, slick, but not sm art, in a cell. I was past fo rty w ith cou n te rfe it g lo ry in m y p a st, and no m a rk e ta b le tr a in in g , no fu tu r e . I had been a bigger sucker than a square M ack. A ll he loses is scratch. I had joined a c lu b th a t suckered me b e h in d bars five tim es.” Mouttueetn W O * label MCE U N L 1 M T E 0 SHOP j Journalist joins Kaiser board N a n cy H ic k s o f O a k la n d , a p ro m in e n t jo u r n a lis t and the president o f the In s titu te fo r J o u r n a lis m .E d u c a tio n , is one o f fiv e newly elected members o f the Board o f D ire c to rs o f K aiser F o u n d a tio n H o s p ita ls and K a ise r F o u n d a tio n H ealth Plan, Inc. M s. H ic k s spent n in e years, the last three o f them in W a s h in g to n , D .C ., as a re p o rte r w ith th e N e w Y o rk Tim es, c o v e rin g h e a lth , PKG (P h o to By: R ic h a rd B ro w n ) P o rtla n d 's T ri M e t M a ll - a g o o d p la c e to h a n g o ut? G ra s s ro o t N ew s, N .W . - A s the d e v e lo p m e n t o f d o w n to w n c o n tin u e s, one co m p le te d p ro je c t, the T ri-M e t Bus M a ll, is being used by a m in u te section o f P o rtla n d ’ s yo u th . A good percentage o f the yo u th in v o lv e d are B la c k , th e re fo re , th is re p o rt w ill exam ine this usage fro m the p o in t o f view o f the Black com m u n ity. 12 OZ. □ v,i i M a tte r C h a rg e ................. ......... . I ep d a te _ M oll to: American i Apollar Appliance Unità.. 4220 SE Hawthorne, Portland 9721S S íf OUP AD IN THf n ilO W P A G fS N A N C Y H IC K S E V E R Y T H IN G Y O U W A N T F R O M A S T O R E . . . A N D A L IT T L E B IT M O R E !
