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Page 2 Portland Observer, December 7,1983 Seattle-ites protest MLK delay by Rubtn Rangel S E A T T L E — It was justice they were seeking as 200 men, women and children look a few "steps down freedom road" by placing temporary bumperslicker signs on Empire W ay street signs which read simply M artin Luther King, Jr. Impatient over the delay in carry ing out Seattle Ordinance 110692. which would re-name a six-mile boulevard that runs from the central district to south Seattle, a predomi nantly working class, multiracial community, people rallied at Frank lin High School Nov. 19 and took steps to re-name the avenue them Senior citizens invited to free Christmas dinner Four hundred senior citizen* are expected to join in The Salvation Arm y's Rose Center Christmas meal. Friday, December 16. at noon. The holiday meal w ill take place The Rose Center. 1785 N .E . Sandy Blvd., on the second floor Dona selves. Umbrellas were poised over street sign poles to dry o ff the rain as small groups went block by block with slickers printed by the Aug. 27 Committee for Jobs. Peace and tion* w ill be taken to cover coat*. Reservations are required, and w ill be accepted through December 13. The menu include* a choice o f roast beef or ham. potatoes, yams, green beans, pear salad, rolls, home-made cookie* and coffee and tea. Entertainment is by the “ C olor* o f Christmas” ensemble, led by Captain W illiam Hunter o f The Sal vation Arm y. For more inform ation call Rose Center Director Pauline Lignes* at 234-0696 At • march aarller thia year. Seattle raaidanta put praaaura on tha City Council to changa tha nama of Empira Way to Martin Luther King Jr Way. (Pho,° JoM Freedom. A committee spokesperson said. " I l is shameful and inexcusable that Chicanos, peace activists, Blacks, Asians and others braved the rain and cold to carry out the law o f the the mayor and the city council can pass an ordinance . . more than a year ago and at this late date still no actual signs are u p ." It was with a sense o f duty to hon or the great civil rights leader that city. The first o f the 500 new signs was pasted up by City Council member Sam Smith, who was recently re elected in the Nov. 8 election. Portland jazz great dies Saxophonist Sonny King, 52, died Friday o f a heart condition. Raised in Oakland. King studied music from age seven. At seventeen he took to the road, playing with many jazz greats. In addition to studying psychology, he studied music with Pharoah Sanders, M arion Brown, C lifford Thornton and others. His travels included Africa. South A m erica, Asia and Europe. King taught in the l ane County School District, then moved to Port land in 1979. In addition to playing at local night spots he taught wood winds at Jefferson High School and in elementary and middle schools. A memorial service was held at Emmanuel Temple on Thursday. A musical tribute will be held Sunday night, 5:00 p .m ., at Jazz Quarry, where he played every Wednesday night. M em orial contributions should go to the Sonny King Fund. Oregon Comm unity Foundation, 522 SW 5th A ve.. Portland. OR 97204. W interhawks free! People who bring two cans of food to the Portland W interhawks’ December 14 game against the Kam loops Oilers will receive free admis sion— and the warm feeling of knowing they helped The Salvation Army. The game, which starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Mem orial Coliseum, is the Winterhawks’ annual "Salva tion Army nig h t." The signs had no directional or street designation, though the o ffi cial permanent signs will read: "M a rtin Luther King Jr. W a y ," and many will indicate "s o u th ." But the community did not want the temporary stickers to be a substitute for the city’s task. Sources have learned that a spe cial police unit was systematically taking the adhesive signs down following the protest. A few key sticker-signs remain in place at m a jor intersections but a plainclothes officer was seen with a ladder taking the new signs down. When con fronted by local residents, the o ffi cer identified himself and began to question a resident, who was re leased after a license plate check. Opposition to the name change has come from a few merchants on Empire Way who have appealed a King County Superior Court ruling that the change was legal. The State Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case in December. One peace activist who recently returned from Europe said, "1 was impressed that so many cities have honored Dr. King’s work. When I was in Eljore, France, I saw a street named after M artin Luther King, Jr. I felt at peace. I began to c ry ." C onverse All Stars. 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