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Pag« 2 Portland Observer. Seotember 14.1983 Portland pitstop for biker brothers O R A S S R O O T S N E W S . N . W. — Portland became the pitstop for the High Plains D rifter*, a motor bike club from L .A . which was befriend ed by Portlander Anthony "Sugar Bear" Spraglin. The D rifter* are comprised o f four brothers, James Madison, Bob Thomas, Joseph Jones and Tommy what is known as a "reconstructed “ P u ff* Stampiey. Their occupations for 11 months during the year range from realtor and plant worker to garage owner. However, in August they band together and travel up and down the Pacific coast line from California, Oregon, Wash ington and Canada. They ride in vehicle." According to Madison, the High Plain D rifter* just added the "soulful touch." Portland«* Anthony "Sugar Bear" Spraglin poaee with tha High Plains Drifters, L-R: Tommy "Puff" Stampler, Joseph Jones, James Madison, Jones said their name* came from , "L oo kin g at the name* o f other club* which were "T h e Chosen F ew " and " T h e W ild Bob Thomas. On a Pacific Coast tour, the bikers rated Portland "Number One." (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Out of work? O nes." W e wanted something d if ferent and one that would reflect the part o f the country that we lived in .” From the cities that they toured, the High Plain D rifter* rated Port land "N u m b er O n e ." Jones said the reason is the hospitality. " I t is almost a little better than the Southern hospitality.” They all couldn't find the right words to de scribe how it felt traveling all (hose thousands o f miles across country. " A ll I know is that it feels good,” Madison added. " I t relieves the tensions that build up from working all year. Instead of thinking about what you should have done — you just do it ." Sugar Bear found the High Plain Drifters at a motel and offered his home to them. " W e ll, I may be on the road one day and I may need a place to stay. I was always taught to do unto others as you do to your self. So, now I have made four friends and the next time I go to L .A . I'm going to look the brothers up.” The final words the High Plain Drifters left as they road o ff into the sunset were, "P o rtlan d , hang in there." See our classified Ads brought to you every week by A M E R IC A N STATE BANK ' w i M H f H F fO fH A t O tP D S ir IN S U R A M I t OHPO H ATIO N To make a one-pound honeycomb, bees must draw nectar from about two million flowers. It is claimed in some legends that, in ancient Egypt, baboons were trained to wait on tables. • Enough hot dogs are produced in the U.S. every year to reach the moon and back 2 Vi times. • In 1728, potatoes were outlawed in Scotland be cause they were not mentioned in the Bible. Dick Gregory joins Fast for Life com edian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory is supporting the Fast for L ife with a support fast on water only which will continue for the du ration o f the Fast for Life. Dorothy Oranada, 32, halted her fast after 39 day* of taking only water, although her original goals have not been achieved. Weak and with failing vision, Granada ex plained her decision, " I did not feel called to give my life at this time. I did not believe it would strengthen the movement at present and I saw no advantage in risking permanent health d a m a g e " Her husband, charics G ray, $8, is continuing hi* fast. The eleven men and women from six nations who had committed themselves to the open-ended Fast for Life until a significant step is taken to break the momentum o f (he arms race are now entering their second month without food The three fasting centers in Paris, Bonn, and Oakland report that the faster* are physically weak and have all be gun to experience blood volume loss and dehydration. Spokespersons for the Fast emphasize (hat the faster* remain in high spirits and are en couraged by the international support they have received from persons opposed to the escalating arms race. Support fasts have been under taken in more than 200 cities world- ible brings death (Continued fro m page I col. 6) »pint o f peasants made landless by the war. Hurley spoke o f com and beans being raised in the crater o f a recently active and still steaming volcano. "T h e country is unbeliev ably fertile,” he said. There are "poor on both sides" in the fighting, said Hurley. When young men reach the age o f 18. they are required to fu lfill a mandatory two year military commitment. " A ll the young men are either dead, in the army, in exile or with the guerril las," he said. Fundamentalist protestant sect* are gaining somewhat of a follow ing, he said, because to be a member o f one means that you are anti-com munist. stridently obedient to the existing authority, and therefore "s afe.” The sect* are financed with large amounts o f U.S. capital, ac cording to Hurley. "O ne o f the really amazing things about El Salvador is how close it is,” said Hurley. But in the two hour flight from Houston to San Salvador, the visitor experiences e "terrible readjustment," he said. Hurley said he and hi* travel part ners went through customs holding hands, and they whispered con stantly during their seven days stay in a hotel only 200 yards from the U.S. Embassy. "T h e whole time was tense,” he said. NOTICE: T he Sojourner Truth Theatre wide, including cities in both the U.S. and the U .S .S .R ., and plans for civil disobedience were an nounced this week in at least eight locations, including Pershing missile sites in Germany and (he U.S. Fed eral Building and Soviet Consulate in San Francisco. An international letter-writing campaign has been launched this week to coincide with the end o f the first month o f I k - Fast for Life. The goal is to generate five million letter* world wide to heads of state and other leaders demanding im mediate action to halt the arms race. Fast for Life supporters have also announced a day o f No Business As Usual on September 14, the 40th day o f the fast, calling for both total B W e do not d o business w ith S o u th Africo and partial work stoppages and world-wide actions against the con tinuing build-up o f first-strike nuclear weapons. American State li a n k AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2 7 3 7 N. E. Union Portend, Oregon 9 7 2 1 2 Johnson attends art workshop M arvin L. Johnson, co-director o f Herero Designs, visual and per forming arts company, co-director of the Herero Danzers, local dance company, and co-founder o f the Northwest African/A m erican Arts Council, will participate in the workshop "Collecting Contempo rary African American C u lture" in Washington, D .C . Johnson is active in promoting African/A m erican arts in the Northwest. The workshop, the second in a program o f two, will bring together staff o f African/American museums, scholars, and museum specialist* for intensive stimulating discussions and exploration on collection needs for participants and institutions. will hold its premier showing for a one night performance on Sept. 29 at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. Nyewusi Askari is The regular monthly meetings of director o f the player*. Curtain is at the Portland Branch N A A C P will 8:00 p.m . resume on the third Sundays at 4:00 p .m ., beginning September 18 at the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, JiJ8 N . Vancouver Ave nue. Reports from the recent N A A C P Intereat rates on new energy project loans have been reduced Convention in New Orleans will be from 11.9 percent to 10.2B percent, according to a spokesman for the given by the delegates, according to Oregon Department o f Energy Small Scale Energy Loan Program the N A A C P Branch President (S E l.P ). The lower interest rate is possible because o f the low rate the Hazel O. Hay*. "This will be a land program paid on its most recent bond issue. $3.3 million is available to mark convention in N A A C P annals loan at the new rate. and it it not insignificant that Loans may be used for energy conservation or for renewable energy N A A C P will enter upon it* 73th projects such as wind or solar energy, hydropower, and others. year next February. N A A C P i* the Preference la given to applications from Individuals and small ’ long-distance runner’ " Hay* busk noted. " W e owe it to the communi ty to report on this significant con W e ll, th e y 're etill a t I t . , lead in g D e m o c ra ts and R epublicans vention and the public is invited and a lik e are trying to push through a sales tax. Fortunately for the people of welcome to all our meetings” the Oregon, Senate President Ed Fadeley is adament in his opposition to the president said, new regressive tax. So. too, is Rep. W ally Priestley o f North Portland. NAACP meets Business Notes Among the so-called liberals from Portland supporting the sales tax are Reps. Hardy Myers, Vera Katz, Barbara Roberts and Tom Mason. For ev ery »1 billio n o f d irec t fo reig n In v e s tm e n t by U .S . m u lti national corporations. 21.600 jobs are lost In th e U .S . (Cited in Blue- stone and Harrison, The De-Industrialization o f Am erica. 1982). W ith the increased domination o f banking over industrial capital, the process of capital flight out of this country, as well as out o f the basic industries, promises to accelerate. C o n tra ry to th a b allyho o arou n d 'e c o n o m ic re c o v e ry ' the number of American auto workers reported to be on indefinite layoff rose to 206,630 the week o f M ay 28, up 600, says Words Autom otive Reports. According to the Washington Post. President Reagan received 691,619 In tea savings from his "Econom ic Recovery Tax A c t" which was signed into law in 1981. This savings cut Reagan’s taxes by above a third. The 1981 tax-cutting measure was billed as a lax cut for all tax payers, but this inform ation demonstrates who he had in mind. (Source: Tax Talk. 4/8 3 ). King Facility holds opening King Neighborhood Facility will hold a Grand Opening on Friday, September 16th, 2:30-5:30. Speaker* will be C ity Commis sioner Charles Jordan and Margaret Strachan and Dr. Ernest Hartzog from the Portland School District. The program will include tours, a magic show and entertainment by the Jazzmin Band. A conference room will be chris tened the " M a rie Smith R o o m ." The public is urged to participate. ONLY OREGON APPEARANCE! Thu. SEPT. 15 thru Sun. SEPT. 18 PORTLAND MEMORIAL COLISEUM SAVE $2.00 15 Stpl 4 00 PM * 8 00 PM SUN IB 1 30 PM 5 30 PM fFRED MEYER FAMILY NIGHT A ll Tickets $4 00 $5 00 & 66.00 Available at Selected FRED MEYER Stores lor 7 30 PM PERFORMANCE Thursday. SEPTEMBER 15 ★ SAVE SI .00 -■ SAT 17 11 00 AM * 3 30 PM 8 00 PM 16 7 30 PMt On All Tickets OPENING NIGHT! it. FRI THU ON CHILDREN UNDER 12 AT STARRED PERFORMANCES ■ TICKETS ON < a if -— . — M E M O R IA L C O L IS E U M BOX O FFIC E • M EIER 8 FRANK H (O O o w n lo w n Eugene Salem ) • G I JOE STORES (Beaverton M all. North Eastport P laia. Salem - - __ Portland. _____ . 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