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PORTLAND OBSERMER
Volume XIV, Number 44
August 22, 1984
25C Per Copy
Man shot while
walking on Union
by L a n ita D u ke
G R A S S R O O T N E W S . N . IP -
O n F r id a y , A u g u s t 3 rd , C h a rle s
Leech was w alking on U n io n Ave. as
he does every m o rn in g e n ro u te to
his d o w n to w n o f f ic e as an in v e s ­
tig a t o r fo r the B u re a u o f L a b o r .
B ut o n this m o rn in g , Leech never
m a d e it . H e b ec a m e the v ic tim o f
a motiveless shooting.
Between K illingsw orth and A lb e r­
ta , L ee c h n o tic e d a ja c k e d -u p
g o ld e n -b ro w n car w ith three w h ite
males inside. “ T h e one in the back
turned to look at me. I did not pay
h im o r the car a n y a t t e n t io n ,” he
explained.
Leech crossed A lb e rta and when
he lo o k e d up a g a in , the sam e car
was beside him w ith the man on the
.passenger side p ointing a gun d ire c t­
ly at him .
" D e f e n s i v e l y , " L ee c h s a id , " I
th r e w m y s e lf b a c k w a rd s , h e a rd a
lou d " p o w ” , and h it the g ro u n d .”
Elia Whitehead »hop» for fre»h vegetable» at the
farmer»' m arket located on N. William» Ave. be­
tween Knott and Graham »treat». The market offer»
a variety of farm and garden-trash produce and 1»
open every Saturday through October from 9 e.m.
to 1p.m .
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Pot pesticides opposed
by C h uck G oo dm acher
T h e U n ite d States D ru g E n fo rc e ­
m e n t A d m in is t r a t io n ( D E A ) was
in P o rtla n d last W ednesday as part
o f a f o u r - c it y to u r to p re s e n t a
re q u ire d D r a f t E n v iro n m e n ta l I m ­
pact Statem ent on the " E ra d ic a tio n
o f C anm bis on Federal Lands in the
C o n tin e n ta l U n ite d S ta te s ." D E A
p la n s fo r O re g o n in c lu d e the
spraying o f the herbicides p araq u at,
2 , 4 - D , a n d g ly p h o s a te , a n d m e t
heavy o p p o s itio n d u rin g tes tim o n y
given by e n v iro n m e n ta lis ts and a d ­
vocates of m a riju a n a legalization.
M o s t o f the criticism centered on
the safety o f such spraying fo r both
the p ub lic hearing at the Red L io n -
L lo y d C e n te r. " W e c o n ta c te d v i r ­
t u a lly a ll o f th e r a d io a n d T V
W i l d l i f e S e rv ic e , a n d th e O re g o n
S ta te P o lic e . B y rn e a ls o said they
a d v e rtis e d in T h e O re g o n ia n o ver
stations in the are a , and the O bser­
ver a n d T he O re g o n ia n , a n d none
the weekend.
H o w ev e r, L t. James F orney, head
had heard o f it.
" T h e y w a n te d
o f the O S P 's m a riju a n a-e ra d ica tio n
p ro g ra m , said he was not a w a re o f
the hearing W hen asked abo ut this,
Byrne replied, " I t 's a rather unusual
d ocum ent. T h e y may have sent it to
the narcotics squad; it may just have
it
to
be
re a l
s h o r t , " he a d d e d , " s o th e y c o u ld
e n jo y th e h o te l’ s saun a a n d o th e r
n iceties."
T h e D E A 's T h o m as B yrne, ch ie f
o f C annibus Investigations, said the
age n c y h ad sent n o t if ic a t io n to
Congressional Representatives, the
G o v e r n o r ’ s o f f i c e , th e F is h a n d
Because he reacted q uickly, his hand
was only slightly grazed.
" I tried to stop a car and a m an
w a lk in g b u t th e y ig n o re d m e.
F in a lly , I saw a b ro th e r on a b ik e
and we called " 9 1 1” .
Leech had his hand X -ra y e d while
tw o police o fficers questioned him
" T h e o ffic e rs in d ic a te d th a t they
k n e w th e c a r. T h e y said th e y had
o b s e rv e d the car on a p a rk in g lo t
w ith a Black m an wearing eyeglasses
a n d a jo g g in g s u it ta lk in g to the
have to get a ro u n d to s ho w ing me
some mugshots and I have not heard
anythin g fro m the police s in c e ," he
said.
L eech
n o te d
a
d eg re e
of
d is s a tis fa c tio n w ith th e p o lic e in ­
v e s tig a tio n . B ut D a v e S im p s o n ,
p u b lic in fo r m a tio n o ffic e r fo r the
police bureau, said it was d iffic u lt to
get beyond the initial re p o rt.” T here
was no license n u m b e r o r p o s itiv e
m ake on the vehicle. W e need leads
to w ork o n .”
Sim pson’s original feeling, that at
the extreme the shooting was racially
m o t iv a t e d , c h a n g e d b ecau se o f a
reported shooting on S .E . 17th and
Salmon in which a dart gun was used
" I t happened a h a lf-h o u r later. T he
vehicle was the same, but the victim
was w h ite B oth cases are unusual.
W e get shootings a ll the tim e , but
these appear to be m otiveless."
L ee c h said he b e lie v e d his
s h o o tin g was r a c ia lly m o tiv a te d .
" T h e y did it once and got away with
it. N ext tim e the person they shoot
m a y n o t be as lu c k y as I to com e
away w ith just a graze. ”
Charles Leach point» In direc­
tion of car that flrad »hot.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
New law benefits single mothers
sion plans at age 21 ins te a d o f the
been plain lo s t.”
N o rm a G re e r , w h o spo ke at the
T h e passage o f tw o bills recently
in Congress points to the ascendan­
cy o f w o m e n 's issues across the
hearing on b e h a lf o f the N orthw est
(Please turn to Pane I I , C o lu m n />
c o u n try . It also indicates the extent
to w h ic h la w m a k e rs re c o g n ize the
th e y le a v e w o rk to h ave a fa m ily .
current 25, and workers w ould start
receiving pension credit at age 18 in ­
stead o f the current age o f 22.
Rep N a n c y L . Johnson o f C o n ­
necticut told the House three o f four
wom en, living alone over the age of
6 5 , d ep end on S o c ia l S e c u rity fo r
p o p u la r it y o f W a lt e r M o n d a le ’ s
choice o f Rep. G erald in e Ferraro to
s h a re the D e m o c ra tic p re s id e n tia l
ticket.
B o th pieces o f le g is la tio n a ffe c t
w o m e n , and one affects poo r single
m o thers in p a rtic u la r. T h a t is a b ill
that provides stronger child support
c o lle c tio n m e th o d s , in c lu d in g the
w ith h o ld in g o f wages fo r paym ents
m o re than 30 days late.
T h e b ill passed the H o u s e o f
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s , A u gu st 9 th , w ith
no o pp o s itio n It earlier had passed
the state's crop is grow n.
S o m e o f the s tro n g es t c ritic is m
c a m e fro m J o h n S a jo , s ta te c o o r ­
d in a to r fo r the O re g o n M a r iju a n a
In itia tiv e , w ho said the D E A faile d
to p ro vid e adequate n o tific a tio n o f
th e S e n a te a n d n ow goes to
President Reagan fo r his signature
H e is expected to sign it.
Studies show more than 14 b illio n
KKK calls
reporter
in c o u r t-o r d e r e d c h ild s u p p o rt
paym ents are not paid every year in
G ra s s ro o t N e w s , N . W . *s r e p o r ­
t e r , L a n ita D u k e , re c e iv e d tw o
p h o n e th reats on A u g u s t 18th and
19th . T h e c a ller said , “ T h is is T im
O 'C o n n e ll fro m the K . K . K . I ' l l be
m ake collect1? ; 'b iid support across
s ta te t i n 's e a s ie r a n d p r o h ib it
the U . S . , an d th a t a p p r o x r .ia t « iv
9 0 % o f those required to m ake chikl
support paym ents are men.
O th e r p ro v is io n s o f the a»». la w
d is c r im in a t io n in c h ild s u p p o rt
c o l l e r .i o n a g a in s t fa m ilie s n ot
eligible fo r w elfare
The
T h e H o u s e o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
second c a ll s a id , " T h i s is m e. I ’ m
com ing to get you s o o n !"
The
P o r t la n d
O b s e rv e r
is
outraged by these racist threats. W e
urge all people o f conscience to con­
tin u e to w o rk f o r a w o r ld w h e re
such b igoted h arassm ent is e lim in ­
car was a d iffe re n t colo r.
" T h e d e te c tiv e s a id he w o u ld
Ferraro three years ago
W o m e n w o rk e rs have t r a d it io n ­
a lly b een d e n ie d f u ll p en sio n s if
re g a rd in g p o s s ib le h a rm to a n y
F e d e ra l a g e n ts t r y in g to s p ra y in
s o u th e rn O r e g o n , w h e re m u c h o f
B --------- h . ”
s p o tte d th e c a r in V a n c o u v e r ,
W ashin gton . L a te r that d ay . he got
a call fro m a detective w ho said that
legislation, which was introduced by
the F ed e ra l g o v e rn m e n t still try in g
to e lim in a t e m a r iju a n a use a ft e r
w hat was called 40 years o f obvious
fa ilu r e . C o m m e n ts w ere also a ire d
S a tu rd a y ,
th e ir in te rv ie w by s ta tin g ihey had
by C ath e rin e Siegner
h u m a n s an d th e e n v ir o n m e n t.
O th e rs c ritic iz e d the e n tire id e a o f
by
passengers," he added.
Leech said the o ffic ers concluded
also passed on a voice vote, August
1 0 th , a b ill th a t w ill g u a ra n te e
hom em akers pension rights even if a
w o r k in g h u s b a n d dies b e fo re
r e t ir in g a n d e ven i f a w o r k in g
Jamal Parnell, 4 year» old. tackle» the »wing» at Alberta Park.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
T h e b ill w o u ld p r o h ib it a o ne-
y e a r m a t e r n ity o r p a t e r n ity le a ve
fr o m b e in g c o u n te d as a b re a k
in service and w o u ld a llo w a fiv e -
year leave fro m a jo b w ithout a pen­
sion cred it loss It »Iso requires e lu ­
ployers to e n ro ll em ployees in pen-
their liv e lih o o d , and fo r the one in
fo u r w h o re ceives a p e n s io n , it is
usually h a lf the am ount received by
men w ith pensions.
N.E. Crime Statistics
June 1984
Robbery
Boise
Concordia
Eliot
Humboldt
Irvington
King
Piedmont
Sabin
Vernon
Woodlawn
4
4
5
14
6
20
2
8
4
4
Aggravated
Assault
Residential
Burglary
8
11
5
5
5
18
3
4
10
5
9
18
8
20
23
25
11
23
22
16
Murders 0
R ape/Sodom y Irvington. King, Piedm ont. Sabin,
Woodlawn. 1 each; Vernon. 3. Molests Concordia. 3.
( E d it o r ‘s note These statistics o n ly inclu de re p o rte d crim es p er
n e ig h b o rh o o d T hey d o n o t necessarily s h o w a chan ge in the
crim e rale, o r that m ore crimes p e r person are co m m itted in any
neig hb orho od 1
w o m a n leaves h er jo b to h ave
c h ild r e n . N o o n e o p p o s e d the
ated
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