Portland Observer, April 17, 1985, Page 3
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by Robtrt Lothian
The Pixiland d r y Council Wednes
day apyxiived Connto, Nicaragua, as
Finland's third sister oty
Cuunol members had informally ap
proved a resoiutKO introduced by Com
missioner Mike Lindberg last week
after hearing nearly four hours o f
testimony. They had to * an a week to
finalize their decision due to legal
technicalities.
Commissioners Lindberg and Sira -
chan voted for the resolution as ex
pected. Mildred Schwab, who ap
peared visibly irritated by the testi
mony, described the prix'eedings as
a "c irc u s ," and voted against it.
Perhaps the surprise vote, and the
one that carried C orinto, was Dick
Bogle's, Bogle said he was at first
skeptical about the idea, but was so
impressed with the sister aty campaign
and testimony that he came around to
strongly favoring C orinto.
Mayor Bud Clark said he was "e x
tremely impressed" by the testimony.
Clark took no position last week,
but after studying the issue for a
week, he also voted for C orinto.
Clark attached several reservations
to his vote, however, including that
no city resources go toward C orinto.
Those testifying in favor, including
many who had visited Corinto, stressed
that the campaign was aimed at b u ild
ing people to people communication
and peace.
Dr David Linder, treasurer fo r the
sister city committee, said $3,500 had
already been raised fo r school sup
plies and other activities, and that
adopting C orinto w ouldn’t cost the
city a cent.
Mahn Holt, an eighth grader at
Metropolitan Learning Center in
Northwest Portland, said she visited
C orinto in November. She was picked
to write a letter to M L C ’ s sister school
in C orinto, she said.
“ We’ re not making a rebellious
statement against our government,”
she said. "W e want to offer aid to
children less fortunate than o u r
selves.”
Another M I C student, Branwyn
Lundberg, said, “ I would like to
make friends with a Nicaraguan child
and learn about the foods they eat,
the school they go to, about their
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Architectural design students from
the University of Oregon w ill use
Alberta Street as a classroom. Their
assignment is to gather and design
development plans for Alberta Street.
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testtfiea during a packed City Council session
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
families and basically what it's like to
be a child in Nicaragua ”
Numerous
local
organizations
endorsed the sister city resolution,
including the Northwest District As
sociation, the American friends Serv
ice Committee, St. M a rk ’s Presby
terian Church, Lincoln Street Meth-
odLst Church,
Ecumenical Minis
tries o f Oregon, Mineras Oregon, an
organization o f Hispanic women,
Portland
Churchwomen
United,
Local 9201 o f the Communications
Workers o f America, Local 82 o f the
Letter Carriers, and Artisitas Indíge
nas, a group o f women artists.
Not all witnesses spoke in favor.
Representatives from the Sapporo
and Guadalajara sister city organiza
tions recommended a “ no” vote Bogle
charmed the crowd when he asked
whether their opposition was just
"sibling rivalry.”
Darrell Briden o f Southeast P ort
land told the council that adopting
C orinto would be "against the vital
interests o f the United States.”
"Nicaragua is a surrogate o f the
Soviet Union and fosters revolution in
Central A m erica," he said. " I believe
the grand strategy o f the Soviet Union
is to surround the United States. . .
through surrogates.”
No one clapped for Briden, but
those testifying in support often re
ceived loud applause and cheers.
Portland artist Mike Russo said he
would like to go to Nicaragua "n o t
to investigate, but to sit down at a
table and cat some gixxl lix x l with
them."
“ Buenas
Dias,
your
first
Spanish
lesson,” said Mana M arin, repre
senting Mujcras Oregon She said she
favored an interchange with Corinto
"n o t lo r the rich who want to go
down and be wined and dined, but
for the poor who I would like to come
share my hom e."
Doug M ilholland. o f Port Town
send. Washington, which also has a
sister city in Nicaragua, suggested
that Port Townsend and Portland
Students, merchants study options
GRASSROOT NEWS, N.W. —
Among the areas passed over for de
velopment and revitalizatKin is Alberta
Street. Business flight and development
insensitivity let tlx; area erode. But the
Alberta Street Merchants Associa
tion, formed earlier this year, has o r
ganized to counter the downward
commercial cycle with aggressive
development.
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Alberta revitalized?
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NOTARY
Although none o f the students are
from this area and no students o f
color arc involved in the project,
O tto Poticha said they plan to over
come this aspect o f the design struc
ture with community input.
"H a ro ld Johnson, president o f the
association, will get the community
together to provide us with feed
back," Poticha added.
Johnson, owner o f the Olympic
Fitness Center, said the students’ de
signs are the first step to developing
a rapport with Alberta Street busi
nesses and residents.
"A lb e rta Street has a rich history.
I don’t want to see that tradition end.
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We have excellent foot tra ffic as well
as gixxl mass transit. Everything a
business needs to survive is already in
place <xi Alberta Street,” he added
Some businesses located on Alberta
Street arc notorious for their refusal
to hire area residents. Johnson said
his group w ill counter that trend by
working closely with neighborhixxl
assiKiations to prioritize area con
cerns.
Johnson hopes the attempts to de
velop Alberta Street from Union
Avenue to 33rd w ill attract new busi
nesses. He addd that all this rede
velopment talk has received a positive
reception from Mayor Bud Clark.
Right now the students are in the
gathering phase o f the program. Next
month they plan to introduce their
concept to the community. So, if you
happen to sec a bunch o f college stu
dents walking up and down Alberta
Street, don’ t distract them. They're
just doing their homework.
Eliot Assn, to
meet Monday
The next general meeting o f the
Eliot Neighborhixxl Development
Association w ill be Monday, A p ril
22, 1985, at 7 p.m. in the Recreation
Room o f Unthank Plaza, 2500 N.
Williams Ave.
Our very special guest w ill be Chief
Penny Harrington o f the Portland
Police Bureau.
Tax alternatives
to be aired
"Progressive Tax Reform: Alterna
tives to the Sales T ax,” a discussion
o f the sales tax presently being dis
cussed in Salem and possible alterna
tives, such as a Homeowners Exemp
tion, w ill be held at the P AC T Senior
Center, 3588 SE Division, at 7:30
p.m., Thursday, A p ril 25.
could put shipments o f material aid
“ on the same banana boat to get it
down there ”
Sister city supporters said that city
council approval is an endorsement
and nothing more at this time. The
sister city committee already has hun
dreds o f volunteers, they said, and
will continue activities already begun,
including a school supply project,
sister school, sister clinic and sister
church.
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annually in payroll, state and Iocs
taxes. Most area aluminum comp
say they can't survive without lows
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incentives to BPA’s industrial
customers to keep them in
business.’ O r should we do
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of BI’A ’s power; if they don't
survive, could BI’A find other
customers to replace them.’
Just how important is the
industry’s survival to the price
you pay for electricity.’
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