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September 8, 1902
Volume XII, Number 48
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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.