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- - r r « U n i v e r s i t y o f C re son L ib r a r y , « r t gon ' j 7 i . i Model Trains WFCFCO DAtJZEÇÇ ■ « i i «1 vi««>rvn » Page 6 Page 4 r — PORTLAND OBSERVER Volume XVI, Number 3 November 20, 1985 25C Copy Two Sections . SFS ««an «+ Initiative w ould ban m andatory measured phone service Zn H n / t - r l I tilh m n Haskers ot an in itia tiv e cam paign to p ro h ib it the O regon Public I tilily l o m m is s io n Ir o m o rd e rin g m an datotv local measured telephone set vice kicked o tt their cam paign M on day I tic in it ia t iv e i i i Sabin dispute continues Zn A’oZ»i'Z I nthian li appears that the c ity 's system ot neig hbo rho od associations w ill base 10 liv e w ith the S ab in Ir v in g to n lie In N e ig h b o rh o o d Association, at least lo t the nine being. I tie new a s s o c ia tio n , led by ns pie idem , Hetty G arne r, was created in a spin fro m ihe Sabin ( om m u m lv A s s o c ia tio n (St A t G a in e r said rece ntly th a t in spite o t o p p o s itio n and charges against hei ot d iv id in g ilie neighborhood, the croup w ill con lu iiie w ith its plans I lie s itu a iio ti has p e rp le xe d c ity neighbor hood o ffic e oftieials because 11 is th e t ir s i lim e a n e ig h b o rh o o d asso cia tion has fo rm e d under those circum stances ( hanges in the rules govei mug neighbor hood associations o rg a n iz e d io hase a s tre e tlig h t in stalled on their street The " I6 lh An rx'ople" were successful m getting ihe streetlight installed and in organizing iw o N e ig h b o rh o o d W atch groups as pari ot a d im e prevention e tto rl. said G a rn e r, a le tle r s o n H ig h S chool te.ic her Sire de scrib ed a gra ssroo ts el to r i that threatened ihe leadership core ot ihe S i A. w tio resiste d, sh e said " T h e y to ld Us in no wav s h o u ld a n e ig h b o rh o o d a s s o c ia tio n lig h t crim e .” H lo u n l had no p ro b le m w ith ihe streetlight, hut tie was unhappy w ith the wav G ainer allegedlv worked out side the a s s o c ia tio n cha nn els io pressure citv oftieials G a rn e t was elec led p re sid e n t ot mas be in the o ilin g . M eanw hile. Ihe I its M in i lies s o t tic e said re c e n tly th a t p e n d in g ap p ro sa l o t Sabin Irv in g to n H e ig h t's s i \ Hi November 19X4 alter packing the election meeting w ith tier suppor lets, accoiding lo Hlounl G ainer said het s u p p o rte rs were a ll Iro m Ihe neig hbo rho od and the re fore entitled bv laws, there is nothing legallv stall din g in the was o t the new g ro u p calling itselt a ne ighborhood associa lio n Hut ii re m a in s a q u e s tio n whether G a rn e r's gro up w ill be able lo receive binds and be accorded Ihe f u ll sta tu s o t a n e ig h b o rh o o d lo vole O ne ot G a rn e r's p ro te c ts as president was io organize a door lo d o o r canvas lo ed uca te ih e com m u n iiv ab ou t streetligh ts and crim e prevention I ach canvasser was paid $20 bv an o r g a n iz a tio n ca lle d Ihe Garner, former president of s i A. and supporters split Iro m the SI A at let she charged leaders ot that group w ith d e n y in g her access to the association bank account and records I lie tw o groups hase been wrangling lor oser a sear, and the w rangling is not likely to end soon I tie area ill q u e s tio n is b o u n d e d , o u g h ts bs Si I I 4 lt i and 22nd V e n u e s b o rn I re in o n i lo U s gain Streets " I lie m in e , Ihe m e rrie r,” G arner aid about ihe new assixialio n. " lu s t lease us alone, lei us do our w o rk , she sa id , d e s c rib in g her a ttitu d e in w a rd the m em bers o t the o rig in a l a s s ix ia lio n , w ho she said have been c a llin g , d is r u p tin g m eetings and e n g a g in g in o th e r fo rm s ot hairassment. Hut the S ab in C o m m u n ity A ssixialion, led bs its president, Don H lo u n l, the O ffic e ot N e ig h b o rh o o d \.s ix i.iiio n s , and com m u nity leaders have c ritic iz e d the new g ro u p to r dividing the neighborhood H lounl said Garner was d isrup tive, d ictato r lal and did not fo llo w neigh b o rh o o d a s s o c ia tio n rules as SI A president " I t 's got to be H etty’ s wav or not at a ll, " he said "S he needs to learn process.” S ta rtin g a new gro u p is the w ro ng was io resolve Ihe c o n flic t, according io H lounl, a real estate broker " I t it s re c o g n iz e d . I 'm g o in g to be very d is a p p o in te d in the system W e ’ re g o in g to have lit t le n e ig h b o rh o o d associations all over the pla ce ." I he d isp u te sta rte d when G a rn e r and h e neighbors on N I 16th Ave S tre e tlig h t le v y , and the e t t o r l raised $41X1 to r " t h e a s s o c ia tio n Hlounl sacs Garner kepi the $400 lo r tier new g ro u p I tie iw o groups ate still wrangling over ihe money When a dispute arose over con tro l ot ihe assixia lio n bank account. Gar ner withdrew io lo rm Ihe new group H lo u n l said G a rn e r w ith d re w when Ilie SI \ board called tier on what tie described as a series o t d iv is iv e ac tivitie s that w e ie n 't approved bv Ihe board. "S he alienated virtu a lly everv m em ber ot the b o a rd ” w ith her un conventional methods, Hlounl said " t h e y ’ re just a s ix ia l c lu b ," said a m em ber o t the new g ro u p ab ou t Si A "H e tty outshined them " H lo u n l and o th e r SI A m em bers went to a S ab in Ir v in g to n H eights meeting to try to in itia te a dialog, tie said " T h e c h a ir, Hetty G a rn e r, looked me square in the eye and ad lo u rn e d the m e e tin g ." He c ritic iz e d the g ro u p fo r m e e tin g o u ts id e the c o m m u n ity at Ih e la d e West restaurant. Garner said SI $ tried to slack one ot her meetings to elect their ow n ot fic e rs and have harrassed the new group in other wavs. H lo u n l w a nts the tw o g ro u p s to jo in . " I w o u ld like to see her get in volved m SI A again She's got great energy and id e a s ," he said a b o u t ( iar ner Hut G a rn e r w a n ts n o th in g to do w ith SI A I tie new group just wants to get on w ith its a ctivitie s, she said, which include organizing m ore crim e w a tch g ro u p s and s ta rtin g a com ,nunity center in a form er laundrom at near 15th and Prescott. *s is sp o n so re d bv fo r A ffo rd a b le P ho ne Service, a lo ilil e tto rl ot Ilk National fe d e r a tio n ot In d e p e n d e n t Husi nessex, and the (b e g u n Slate P ub lic In te re st R esearch G r o u p It w o u ld p r o h ib it the P u b lic I li lil ie s I om m issio n t l ' l I I Ir o m re q u irin g telephone custom ers lo pav lot local service b . r d u p o n n u m b e r, length, distance or tune ot calls Hackers ot the in itia tiv e sav that m a n d a to rs in e a su ie d service w ill mean higher bills i ■■ customers and higher p ro fits lor phone companies ord in g to I im Her nau, a lot« bv i lo r the ( ire g o n cha pter o t the N ational le d e r a ii o n o t Independent Husinesses, the cu sto m e r w ith m easured service w o u ld break even w it Ii six five m in ute d l l ' a dav , but w ill, ten d l ls the b ill gix's up 40 per cent Measured serv i v id i tre m e n d o u s o p p o r tu n ity lo t the ph on e com p an y to increase its revenues and p to lils at the ex|X-nse ot the u s e r," said I ric N lacho n, u tility program dues tot tor ( IN PI KG According to Her nau. ihe Pt ( an n o un ced its in te n tio n to re q u ire m easured service ot O re g o n businesses over a sear ago, but resem ded its d e c is io n in m id N o vem b er Hernuu said th a t c itiz e n pressure caused the P l ( to change its p o s itio n , and that pressure needs to be kept up ot the P l I could change back again Husiness o w n e rs and regular customers have no guarantee that Ihe P l ( and P a c ific N o rth w e s t H ell, w orking together, w ill not attem pt to force mandators measured service on the public in Hie tuture He said m an da to ry measured set vice w o u ld cause h a rd s h ip lo t sm all businesses " I tie m ils way lo eltec liv e ly p re ve n t the P u b lic U t ilit y C o m m is s io n e r Ir o m h a rm in g ( ire gu n's econom y is to have a state law preventing him Irom doing so ” " I his is Ihe only resource we have” in the c itiz e n e t t o r l to keep m an d a to ry m easured service o u t ot ( begun. Her nau said ot the initiative Staehon charged that the P l l and Pacitic N orthwest Hell have to r seats wanted to force customers to pav lo i a ll calls the same wav they pav to r long distance. He said the cu rre n t in itia tiv e is in the t r a d itio n o t recent O re g o n in it ia t iv e ca m p a ig n s th a t have p r o h ib ite d u tilitie s Ir o m c h a rg in g customers fo r u n b u ilt power plants, th a t re q u ire d a n u c le a r waste d e p o s ito ry b e fo re a n o th e r n u cle a r power plant can be b u ilt in the state, and th a t c a lle d lo r c re a tio n o t a Citizens' I tilitv Hoard Hernau said his g ro u p lists ap p ro xim a te ly 12,700 O regon business ow ne rs as m em b ers. He c a u tio n e d that the cam p aign is not against all m easured phone service, o n ly man datory measured service He said the service should be kept as an op tion f a"? la s t Thursday a n d Friday w o re tu n days tor y o u n g ste rs at tiim iM l w itti .1 p u p jie t s tio w tin- N o rth P o rtla n d B ra n c h I itira ry library use a n d e n c o u ra g in g th e k ills to read tx x ik s The kid s w e re enter n u n h o t w tin ti w as tiased on (Photo Richard J Brown) Youth services to change <n J e m (turner I tie P o rtla n d P riv a te In d u s try ( o u tic il I P P K 1 is p la n n in g on c h a n g in g the m e th o d in w h ich luvenile o llen de rs amt non oltenders texcise toll training and placement I nder the new plan, non ollenders and o lle n d e rs w ill have in it ia l screening a m i e v a lu a tio n at the D o n a ld I I ong H o m e , and |o b training and lu rth e r education at tin $ o u th I m ploym ent In s titu te I inlet tile present plan all this is done at the D o n a ld l I ong facility M atne lla Hingham M oslev, super visot ot the Y o u th I m p lo ym e n t In s titu te ( V I I I. sta le d th a t Ihe new [n o p o s .il t’ v P P K w ill m ake it po ssib le lo serve m o re y o u th s and a d u lts Site a lso said the new p la n w o u ld a llo w non o lle n d e rs seeking service Iro m Y I I to receive then |ob tra in in g or e d u c a tio n at the Y o u th I m ploym ent Institute "H a s mg I tie kids attend education and )ob (ra in in g at the D o n a ld I I ong Home is a ( iiin o lt to many kids I he env ir nu trie n t at the In s titu te is m ore c o n d u c iv e to le a rn in g As a parent, would sou want your child to be trained at a detention center o i at the Y outh 1 m ploym ent In s titu te ’ " Several < ounty o ffic ia ls criticize d Ihe new pla n Dave M c N a n n y , A ssista n t D ire c to r o t the I o u n ty Juvenile ( o u rt, said that juvenile ot te n d e rs w ill not m ake it at the In stitute “ It represents everything these kids are running awav Irom V I I is a s tric t goal o rie n te d In stitute It has been in op era tion since F e b ru a ry o t th is year Since th is p e rio d , 145 souths have e n ro lle d in the In stitu te . 60 are already w o rk in g and 24 are currently seeking work M ultn om a h ( ountv District A ttor ney M ichael Schrunk was one o t the several county o ftie ia ls who said that any changes w o uld rum a successful youth em ploym ent program D e nn is ( o le . P re sid e n t o t P P K said that the plan w ill not decrease the services available to youth ollenders C o u n ty and C ity o lfic ia ls were also c ritic a l o f the process that led to the proposed change ( ole said the plan was approved by the lu ll P P K Hoard at a retreat tw o weeks ago. Another meeting w ill be held at the Y o u th P m p lo y m e n t In s titu te , Nov. 26. at 6:00 p m. II the plan goes in to e ffe c t, tw o s ta ff members Iro m the D o n a ld I I ong H o m e w ill be placed a, Y IT T I ’•*- Rainbow coalition formalized S u p p o rte rs ot the R a in b o w I oalilion gathered this week in N in th east P o rtla n d to renew the n co m mitment lo ihe movement begun w ith ihe Rev lesse la c k s o n s 19X4 can dul.icv lo i Piesidenl About '**• people met lo to rm a h ze Ihe local R ainbow l o a lilio n in to a m e m b e rs h ip o rg a n iz a tio n , lo discuss th e ir goals and plan lo t tuture political action In Ins keynote address, ( o a lilio n co chan Ron H erndon challenged the n o tio n th a t the p u b lic is b e co m in g p o litica lly m ore conservative, no ting Ilie (datively strong showing bv lesse lackson in ihe 19X4 O regon prim ary and ih e success o t o ilie r lo c a l can d id a te s and b a llo t m easuies w h ic h went against ih e " c o n s e rv a tiv e trend " H erndon encouraged those in a tte n d a n ce to c o n tin u e to w o tk lo unite activists in disparate movements Id isa r m a tn e til, w o m e n 's rig h ts , Hl.icks and o ilie r people ot c o lo r, en onm eniahsis am i o i tiers) be hind a v it com m on p ro gra m lo t social change In particular H erndon noted a need lo c o n fro n t le a d in g c a n d id a te s in ih e cui reni < frego li ( lo ve rn o r's Ihe R a in b o w c o a lit io n 's stressing Ihe c iu c ia i ro le Rainbow constituency could race w ith ag en da , lh a l Ihe plav in a close comesi In a re fe re n ce to Ihe recent m eeting between Rev la c k s o n a n il Soviet le .id e i M ik h a il G o t bue lies . H erndon and others in ailendance ex pressed salisi.ic lio n that Ihe Rainbow ( o a lilio n has been rep rese nted in ( leneva In a d d itio n lo the 19X4 la c k s o n c a m p a ig n , Ilie lo c a l R a in b o w ( o a lilio n lias been as live in Ihe cam p a ig us o t S ia le K e p i esentai iv e M a re a ie i ( a rle r. I itv < o u tic il ia ti d id a te H e rb ( a w lh o rn e and m ost recently in s u p p o rt o t S o n ili A lric .i divestm ent le gislatio n ill the (fre g o li legislature NAACP: 40 years in Portland Zn \u lh u n iel Si n i l I or alm ost 40 seals the P o rtla n d branch ot Ihe N a tio n a l A ssociation to r the A d va n ce m e n t o t ( o lo re d People |N A A( P l has been m eeting on the third Sunday ot ihe m onth ai 4 p m I tie general meetings are held al d itle re n i churches A t most meetings a guest speaker is in v ite d lo speak about w ti.it lie or she is doing in Ilie fie ld ot c iv il rig h ts . S u n d a y's lo ca l meetings al A n tn x h M issionary Hap tlsl ( liurch, '915 N M innesota Ave . was no d i t l e r e n i: M ic h a e l I Hen la m ili was the guest speaker H e n ja n n n and A ssociates are ir n v id in g P o r ila n d 's p o lice bureau w ith cross c u ltu r a l tr a in in g Ih e cross cultural training is taught in live areas H la c k , H is p a n ic , N a tiv e American, Asian and white H e n ia m in said M ic h a e l I Hen la m ili and A ssociates have a six m o n th c o n tra c t to p ro v id e cross c u ltu r a l tr a in in g w ith P o r tla n d 's P olice Hureau Ih e 40 h o u r course provides eight ho urs o t tra in in g per w ivk Heniam in said one ot the tilings tie explores is “ the m yth that we are all alike " Heniamin aid what llicv hope to a cco m plish is lo de velop am i ex [i.im l w lial cross cu ltu ra l iram iug is all about lo increase the o f f ic e r 's know ledge about v arious la d ie s am i b e lie fs , and lo le a tn sp e cific lc\ hniques [xilice o ltic e is can use • \\i be gin bv e liin in a lin g stei eoi v (x 's ," tie sani "Y$e talk about the po pulation changes lh al are taking place In a d d itio n lo H e n ia m in ' . r o- c u ltu r a l tr a in in g w ith the p o lic e bureau, the meeting also stressed the need tor a membership drive I n o t tier areas, ( fre g o li s I iq u o i ( o n tr o l l o m m is s io n 's p o s itio n on Dr M a rtin I ulliei King It blillulav h o lid a y c e le b ra tio n was discussed, am i ludge ( harles lo h llso n o l Neat tie, Y$ A received Ihe su p p o rt o t tin b ra n d i tor national board member Y o c a tio n .il V illa g e , *1)4(1 N I M ilw a u k e e , w h ic h o tte rs an ex c e lle n t o p p o r tu n ity lo r v o c a tio n a l tra in in g ." also received Ihe support ot the branch Ih e dale and place where Ihe next general m eeting w ill be held w ill be announced at a later dale
