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K r» i ra n c e » S c h o s n - R tr a p a p e r Poc U n i v e r s i t y o f O re ro n L i b r a r y Kids: Get your free circus tickets -n &74O3 Page 5 Police review debated 1X1 Ducks devastated Rage 9 PORTEND OBSERMER » September 8, 1902 Volume XII, Number 48 25C Per Copy Two Sections LISPS 959 680-855 Neighbors march on prostitution Citizens o f Northeast Portland and court officials but the answer is will conduct a March on always the same - the need fo r more Prostitution on September 15th to ja il space. Some residents agree that demonstrate their concerns about more ja il space fo r women would the increasing problem o f prostitu help but others disagree, tion in their community. recommending alternative programs Among the sponsors are the Eliot, and diversion fo r teenagers and Piedmont, King and Hum boldt women who would like to get out o f neighborhood organizations, the business but have no where to residents o f Irvington neighbor go. hood, churches, business owners Other residents would like to see and the American Muslim Mission. an investigation o f the posibility o f The purpose o f the march is to legalizing prostitution to remove it raise awareness o f the citizens’ from the street, remove some o f the concerns and to request specific safety and health hazards and actions. Many officials still do not eliminate the pimps. realize the serious nature o f this Eliot residents are trying a new problem. project, taking indentifying Although the police bureau and inform ation on “ jo h n s " using certain judges express concern company cars and reporting to the about the problem there is still not employer. enough police attention to arresting “ johns” , some citizens say, and There appears to be an increase in both “ johns” and prostitutes are prostitution in North and Northeast allowed to plead guilty to disorderly Portland and arrests have increased 1 conduct rather than prostitution or dramatically. In July o f 1982 there Soliciting. Many residents feel one were 227 prostitution arrests answer to the problem is arresting, compared to 108 in July o f 1981. prosecuting and publicizing the During 1982 there have been 1,592 arrest o f customers. arrests, in 1981 there were 1206 and Forums and neighborhood meet in 1980 there were 701. ings have been held with the police Although prostitution is M ounted Petrol Unit Officer Chuck Walters take* tim e to chat w ith community members at W oodlawn Park. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) considered by many to be a victimless crime it not only victimizes the prostitute but also the neighborhood. Residents witness sex acts from their homes; prostitutes attempt to solicit men in their own yards; women are harassed on the streets by would-be customers; citizens who complain are threatened by pimps; special police programs w ill cost the tax payers $300,000 this year. Residents of the Eliot neighborhood believe that sexual assault has increased in their neighborhood as a result o f prostitution and the perception that their neighborhood is “ fa ir game” . The marchers w ill ask the C ity Commission to do a search o f strategies used in other cities. The Shadburn study also has not been implemented by the County. The march w ill begin at 6:00 p.m. at U nion and Prescott (West side o f street) and w ill conclude w ith a rally and refereshments at Unthank Plaza, W illiams and Russell. For additional inform ation call the Northeast Neighborhood O ffice, 248-4574. New principal joins school district by Nathaniel Scott Oregon economic outlook grave Oregon’s economy did not re bound this summer, but the re ported unemployment rate dipped slightly, from I I percent in June to 10.7 percent (seasonally adjusted*) in July. The national unemployment rate took an opposite trend, rising from 9.5 percent in June to 9.8 per cent in July. The nation's 9.8 percent reported unemployment was the highest since the government began reporting sta tistics by month in 1944. The previ ous high was an annual unemploy ment rate o f 9.9 percent for 1941. Oregon’ s slight drop in unem ployed has three basic causes, ac cording to the Employment D ivi sion; 1) Much o f Oregon’ s employ ment is seasonal, with timber, agri- > ulture and tourism increasing dur ing summer weather. 2) Oregon is experiencing an out migration for the first time in his tory: the number o f unemployed persons leaving the state exceeds those arriving. 3) Unemployed workers are be coming too discouraged to look for where near returning employment to jobs and do not show up in statis the pre-recession 1979 level. There tics. Those who are not actively are 94,700 fewer jobs in Oregon seeking work do not show in labor now than in July o f 1979. Although statistics. Nationally, one in eight some industries — electrical equip has given up looking for work. ment, utilities and health services The total non-farm employment have had increases, other industries in Oregon fell by 20,700 in July, to have been devastated. Lumber and 964,800, the lowest figure since wood products has suffered a 31 1978. Part o f this was reduction o f percent loss in employment, p ri teachers due to summer closures, mary metals 31.6 percent loss, fab but there were 5,000 more layoffs ricated metals 29.2 percent loss, than would be expected. transportation equipment 34.1 per Employment in the important cent loss, construction 44.4 percent lumber industry fell. Construction loss. work continued to decline as m ort Oregon’s economy is expected to gage interest rates averaged about lag behind that o f the rest o f the 16.5 percent. Service employment country, with double-digit unem fell 2,200 (seasonally adjusted). ployment this fall and winter. Transportation equipment manu facturing added 600 workers largely •(Seasonally adjusted: Often it is due to ship repair contracts. Retail difficu lt to tell from raw statistics stores added 500 and general mer whether differences in two months chandise stores 600. reflect a change or are merely indi On a positive note, the average cators o f seasonal employment. work week in Oregon's manufactur Therefore a statistical technique ing segment rose from 38.0 in May called ’ seasonal adjustment’ is used to 38.8 in June. to adjust figures to take these These slight increases come no changes into account.) The new principal at M artin Lu ther King Elementary School is Samuel Cameron, a veteran with 27 years o f teaching and teaching- related experience. He quotes Long fellow as a basis o f his philosophy and as an introduction to the com munity. “ The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling onward through the n ig h t." Camer on adds that "w e need to convince our young people that anything worthwhile is worth fighting fo r ." A native Floridian, he says the “ most challenging thing I w ill be facing is trying to give the boys and girls a positive image.” And he adds that “ learning is a life-long pro cess." Cameron, who says “ God w ill ing, I w ill celebrate my 50th b irth day October 19," has a wife and eight children. The children range in age from 31 to 15, and his wife is a teacher in Seattle, Washington. He is exploring the possibility o f re locating his fam ily in the greater Portland area as soon as possible. (Please turn to page 4 col. I) Samusi Cameron Elementary School naw principal at M artin Luther King (Photo: Judith Slewert) African leaders support SWAPO, Palestinians, Saharawi I wcniy presidents and four prime ministers from 24 African nations concluded their meeting in T ripoli with the publication o f a document called "T he T rip o li D eclaration." At the meeting were: Mozambique, Ethiopia, Benin, Madagascar, A l geria, Guinea Bissau, the Congo, lanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Ghana, Seychelles, Rwanda, Burun di, Mauritania, M ali, Angola, Sao Ionic, I ibya, Democratic Saharawi Arab Republic, Mauritius, Cape Verde, Zimbabwe and Uganda. Among the tenets o f this declara tion is that there can be no peace and stability until Namibia achieves genuine independence and apurtheid is eliminated: it strongly condemns South Africa's illegal occupation o f Namibia, commends SWAPO as Na nubia's only authentic representa live, rejects efforts o f the U.S. and South Africa to link decolonization o f Namibia with removal of Cuban troops from Angola. The declaration supports the peo ple o f Angola, demands uncondi tional withdrawal o f South African troops from Angola. It reaffirms support for the na tional liberation struggle waged by the oppressed people o f South A f rica; condemns the acts o f aggres sion and attempted destabilization o f the Front Line States by South Africa; urges the imposition o f an oil embargo against South Africa; condemns the efforts o f South A f rica to overthrow the government of the Republic o f Seychelles; con demns m ilitary, nuclear and eco nomic collaboration o f the U.S. and other nations with South Africa. The declaration condemns the es tablishment o f U.S. m ilitary bases and Rapid Deployment Forces in Africa and the Middle East. It calls on all African states to support the liberation movements in Southern Africa. It reaffirms support o f the sover eignty o f the Saharawi Arab Demo cratic Republic and its struggle against Morocco and urges bilateral negotiations between the two coun tries. The declaration reaffirms support for the P.L.O. and the right o f self determination and an independent state in Palestine, condemns Israeli aggression against Lebanon and calls for an immediate withdrawal o f Israeli troops from Lebanon. It condemns the U.S. use o f the veto in the United Nations in the resolu tions concerning the Lebanon inva sion. The declaration expresses deep concern over the deteriorating situa tion in Chad and appreciation to Libya for its efforts to end the civil war in Chad. It invited the nations o f Africa ,0 work toward a solution in Chad and supports the Lagos Agreement. The leaders also set up a com m it tee o f Libya, Congo, M ali, Tan zania, Mozambique and Zambia to meet with those nations that were not present to attempt to convene the 39th Ordinary Session o f the Council o f Ministers and the 19th Ordinary Session o f the Assembly o f Heads o f Stale and Government that was not held due to boycott o f nations opposing the inclusion o f the Democratic Saharawi Arab Re public.
