Page 8. Portland Observer, September 18, 1985
John Jacob urges
President Reagan
to help free Boesak
Mayor Bud Clark
appoints committee
John t . Jacob, President o f the
National Urban League, urged Presi
dent Reagan to make a personal ap
peal to South A fric a to release Rev.
Allan Hocsuk and other anti-apatlheid
leaders in South A frica
He also asked Speaker o l the House
Thom as p O 'N e ill and Senate M a
jo r ity I eader, R o b e rt D o le , to lead
( ongiess to pressure South A fric a lo r
release o t the victim s o f the apartheid
government.
In so doing M i Jacob recalled that
July 2 3 rd , Rev. Boesak came to the
I m ted Stales to address the A n n u a l
I o n le re n c e o t the N a tio n a l U rb a n
I vague in W ashington, D .(
Speaking Io those » h o , ill view o l
his outspokenness, had expressed con
cern lo r Ins safety when he returned io
South A fric a , Res Boesak said
“ D o not be concerned lo r me Be
cause in my c o u n try m uch m ore is at
stake than simply the hie o l one man
Be con cern ed lo r a ll those nameless
little (X-ople echo have no p ro te ctio n ,
whose names arc not kno w n , w ho w ill
die to m o rro w and no newspaper w ill
csen w rite one single word about them
" I l I die to m o rro w , d o not m ou rn
me, and d o not com e to my fu n e ra l
and sing freedom songs it w hile I am
alise sou were nor w illin g to p a rtic i
pale w ith us m the struggle fo r free
dom and ju stice ."
M r l.ico b commented
"R e s B oe sak's c a lm re a liz a tio n
ih.it his life might be in leopards on his
re tu rn to his c o u n trs lends special
urgency to our a p pe al to the Presi
dent and others to bend every e ffo rt to
secure his im m e d ia te release and the
release o l o th e r S o u th A fr ic a n sic
tu n s ."
U n ite d W a y
Officer Renfro befriends juveniles
Zn Robert I othtan
O ffic e r Pat R e n fro likes kids She
raised three- o l her ow n and as a hand
jvicked member o f the Police Bureau's
new Juvenile Services U n it, she shines
her sen sitivity and understanding on
young pro stitu tes, burglars and drug
user*.
M em bers o t the u n it, fo rm e d in
A p r il as part o f C h ic t H a rrin g to n 's
and M aso r I la r k 's em phasis on ju
senile crim e, go out on the streets to
counsel kids in tro u b le M ans street
kid s come fr o m b ro k e n hom es and
were sexually abused, said R e n lio
O lle n , she said, all they need is to he
shown that someone cares to t them ,
and o cca sio nal he lp w ith a m eal, a
shower, shelter, clean clothes, and re
le na l to agencies that can help
"T h e y 're a lra id , they leel nobods
cares or loses them I lies lust look
tough
they ’ re n o t," sard Renfro
So (lies can get close Io the voting
sters, the s ta n d a rd u n ito r m lo r ju
senile oflicers is blue leans and tennis
shoes, she said " k id s just talk to ns
more hex Is Ilian it we wear a blue suit
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Portland Mayor J. E. "B u d ” Clark
lias appointed a committee to propose
solutions to problems related lo publx
drunkenness in Portland's Downtown
area.
The committee, made up o f repre
sentatives o f area merchants, social
service and alcoholism treatment pro
viders, residents, and governm ent
agencies, has accepted a fo u r-p a rt
task According to Chairman Stephen
P. N ew ton. President o f Dc Paul
C e n lcr, In c., Ihe group intends to
make its recom m endations to the
Mayor and the C ity Council by N o
vember I. "W e 'v e already identified
42 problems, fro m varying perspec
tives,’ * Newton said. "T h e y include
alcohol licensing issues, lack o f cixirdi
nation between everyone serving Ihe
downtown areas, lack ol dollars, ol
tensive behaviors o f inebriated per
sons, lack o f clear comm unity norms
and vanetionv, lack o f p ublic rest-
rixim s, public safely and merchants'
rights."
" I t is e sse n tia l," Newton stated,
" th a t the recommendations we p ro
pose address these issues from tnanyh
points o f view : those o f the individuals
and badge-. " she added
A big part o l her jo b is social work
counseling and social xexivc referral,
said R e nfro “ Here we have Ihe lim e
lo talk lo them , whether it lakes fo u r
hours or lour days I hat's one o l (he
reasons I cam e here
I w a nted lo
s|x-nd q u ality lim e and q u a n tity tim e
with them "
B ill the kids also need to know
where socielv sets lim its on behavior,
and some ale dangerous and need lo
lx- in in s lilu iio iis , according lo Ren
Ito I h u t's w here tra d itio n a l law en
lorccm eni comes in to the |ob, six- said
" W e are police o ffic e rs before we’ re
w x i.il workets Il's |xthee work w illi a
soil touch, you might say.”
I lie new approach o l ihe Juvenile
Services I m i represents a " r a d ic a l
change" unpopular w ith bureau tradi
tiou uh sts. w ho see n as " a waste ot
lim e ." said Renlro Bui it young cum
Dials are lo lx- sicrrcd awav I torn major
adult crimes, she said, officers need to
com bine tra d itio n a l law enforcem ent
and sixiu l work
P atricia R e n lro , 41, was fo rm e rly
married to I niversity o l O regon Irxit
ball sia, Mel R e nlro I lies base three
c h ild re n , ( lu d v . 17, Io n s 20, and
M e lv in . 21 She has been w ilh Ihe
P o lice B u ie a u lo t nine veais and
w o ik e d .is an o llic e i lo r to m . w ith
three veais spent p a tro llin g in ne r
N ortheast I lic-ie, she said, tier big
gesl problem was msenile burglars
" I d o n 't ever remember catching ah
a d u ll bin g lu t . she said leenagers
Him io hurglqiv Ixxause ihev can't gel
u>b aud io sup po rt d u n- ha bits, she
said " I l llie v had jo b s and a place
li> eatn m oney, lliev w o u ld n 't he rip
ping o i l pe op le lliev wav llie v do
And Hie- drug that kids arc into these
days are jiu * i unheliev able
things
I've never heard o l b e lo ie ." R e n lio
buds mans soungsteis strung out on
expensive cocaine and " c r a n k " (a
(xMcut m ixiiire o l um phciuniincs) She
said there is no easy answer as io whs
voungsicis im ii io dings
i inc ot her saddest experiences as a
p iv e n ile o l lic e i. said R e n lro , was
finding a 12 seat old female prosiiiute
ma m o ld She and a fe llo w o llic e i
d ie d a lte r h e a lin g ih e young g ill's
slots I he aveiage age lo i prostitutes
is I ' lo 16 " W hen th e y ’ re ovet 16,
they're gelling o ld ," she said
\ big pan o l ihe u n it's |oh as otig
inails envisioned was to e n lo rce Iru
.lik e laws
kids stas out o l troub le
vvlun thev’te in school Ihil legal ques
lio n s raised hs the s ch o o l d is tric t
have p u l iiu a iic v e n fo rc e m e n t on
hold, she said
Ih e i i i i i i c'onlin ues lo p u lr o l Ihe
m ain iiiv e m le c rim e areas
H2nd
Venue
when- lliev find ihe highest
num ber o l ru n a w a ys and " th r o w
a w a v" kids (kids whose parents d o n 't
want them). "th e ca m p " ix -. ii Pioneer
Post ( H ik e . Sands Blvd , lu le rs ia le
Ave . and I niotl Ave
\ p o lice o llic e i
|o b som etim es
turns nasty R e n lro has been in jure d
w ith sprains and scrapes in scuttles,
and she was involved in a shooting in
culeiii which le ll em otional scars I asi
Decem ber, she was p a tro llin g near
liv in g Park when she was (lagged
down ai a iia P k accident I lx- drivers
arg ue d, and one, a m an m Ins 70s,
pulled ,i gnu and lx-gan sluxiling Ren
Iro lin x l hack, wounding die m ail, but
not helore he had n io rta llv wounded
Ihe other driver
I he entire shooting incident lasted
2d seconds, said R e n lro She slid re
members die picture ot JO hv slanders
surrounding (he scene " I had a vers
d d tic iill lim e dealing w id i il
I need
cxI hel|' I,o in (he Bureau psychologist.
V hen y o u 're in vo lve d ill a struggle,
i l ’s iusl hard lo sas how h ' s going lo
come o u i. " In a d dition lo her regular
duties. R enlro serves on die Bureau's
tra u m a tic Inc idem ( o m m iiie e . and
is available around die e lix k lo coun
sel otlieers involved hi shootings, traf-
lic accident and scuttles w ith suspects.
Ihe A lcohol and Drug Programs O f-
lice, M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty; Michael
Stoops, C hair o f the Burnside C o m
m unity C ouncil (iovernm ent: Sam
G albreath, P o rtla n d Development
Commission; Tim Gallagher, Bureau
o f C om m unity Development; Kathy
Bogan, Bureau o f Human Resources;
Al B ianconi, O I C C ; O ffic e r Brad
C o n k lin , P o rtla n d Police Bureau;
( husk D u lls , O llic e o f the Mayor
The tasks o f ihe com m ittee are:
I) Id e n tify the issues and problems
surrounding public intoxication and
alcoholism , 2) Identity the scope o f
existing and needed alcoholism treat
mem services; 3) Identify needed and
existing interim solutions, public poll
vies, legislative issues, and planning
cotxetns.
w ho have the disease, m erch an ts,
trcaim cu l agencies, and the public ai
large I believe th a t this w ill be the
firs t lim e that a ll Ihe i epreseniative
groups base worked together on find
mg s o lu tio n s io these serious p i oh
lems "
In a d d itio n io N e w io n , com m ittee
niem berv in c lu d e mere ha uls (. reag
Haves, ow ner o l t iclo Bicvsle Shop
and ( hair ot ihe ( )ld I own Skidm ore
M e iJ ia n ts A ssixia iio n ; Inn Mwo»xl,
owner o l I \ \iw o o d , Sharo Neil
son. Saiurdav M arke t. M ats M aleiis,
M a lc tis G ro ce rs M a rily n la c k s o n ,
owner o l ( isco and Paiishos restau
rani and C h a ir o l the Burnside Area
M e rch a n is A sso cia tio n , and Jeffrey
R P roitus, owner o l I k Reed Im
p o rts, Soc i.il Sets ice and I leal men I
Don ( lai k . I sex ill is e Dues lo t ol Ihe
Burnside ( itn vn rtiu iii; Richard II.m is .
Manager ot the H o o |x r Deios ( eniei;
sicse S later, A lcohol Salciy As
Volunteers Wanted!
Volunteers can share management
responsibilities fo r the statewide in
formation and referral line o f the Ore
gon C ouncil on A lcoholism Duties
include answering phones, scheduling
volunteer shifts and youth outreach.
This volunteer work requires 4H hours
a month and a three m onth com m it
ment is requested
Volunteers for the King Neighbor-
hvxxl Facility in NF Portland assist in
supervising and tra in in g men and
women who arc m e n ta lly retarded.
This volunteer work requires 15 hours
a month between 9 a m. and 2 p in.,
weekdays.
The V olunteer Bureau, a U nited
Way agency, matches prospective
volunteers with the needs o f approxi
mately 200 local agencies and p ro
grams. To fin d ihe rig h t volunteer
jo b , call Ih e V olunteer Bureau at
222-1355.
B u ffalo and R o ch ester, N .Y ., lead th e n atio n in
an n u al ave ra g e s n o w fa lls , even th o u g h th e y are
fu rth er south than such cities as M in n e a p o lis and
St Paul, M innesota.
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