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Number 37 PORTLAND OBSERVER C «* R < • Mr July 23, 1986 25C l«M Ordinance Change Sought By City by Jerry Garner The City of Portland is seeking to amend Title 14 of the Public Safety and Morals Code by repealing Chap ters 14 37 and 14 38 and replacing them with new Chapters 14 37 and 14 38 These two chapters regulate transactions involving used goods purchased by precious metal and gem dealers, secondhand dealers and scrap metal dealers If the City repeals the Chapters, transactions involving scrap metal will be deleted from present regula tions; gem and secondhand dealers will be required to hold purchased goods for a longer period of time be fore they can be resold: additional items will be included within the de finitions of "secondhand” goods because such items have become the subject of regular thefts Also, to ensure that gem and secondhand dealers comply with regulations, the council is seeking to adopt a permit system. A permit would cost deal ers $150 and must be renewed at a fee of $75. The purpose of the repeals is to provide strict regulation of certain businesses that present an extra ordinary risk of being used as a means of concealing criminal be havior involving the theft of pro perty "W e believe the ordinance will have an impact on burglary in the Northeast.” said Sharon McCor mick. McCormick, who is a mem ber of the Northeast Neighbors Against Crime, was referring to the section of the ordinance which re quires dealers to keep tighter record of articles purchased from indivi duals and the extension of the per lod before dealers can resale goods after they are purchased If approved by the Council, deal ers must place the description of the article purchased upon a form and provide it to the Police Bureau. Also, no property purchased by any dealer can be resold within a 15 day holding period. Presently, dealers can resale goods 10 days after they are purchased The purpose of the ordinance change will be presented to the Portland City Council on August 7th, in which public testimony will be heard on the matter Both the Northeast Coalition of Neighbor hoods and the Greater Northeast Police Advisory Council will support the change. C ity hopes to tigh ten regulation of dealers of precious m etal, gems and scrap m etal secondhand" goods. Photo by R ichard J B row n Public A le rte d A b o u t A c c id e n t P o ten tial A t Bus S top In tersectio n s Tn Met General Manager Janies E. Cowen has issued an alert to pedestrians crossing intersections where buses stop that they run a high risk of getting hit by an automobile if they attempt to cross the street in front of a stopped bus. Cowen cite d five such accidents since mid June "Five accidents inside of .1 single month, ' Cowen said, "is an appalling num ber." What makes the accidents especially senseless is that they could have been avoided if the pedest rians had only waited for the bus to pull away from its stop be fore attempting to cross the street, Cowen added. The latest accident occurred at North Vancouver and Dekum on Wednesday, July 16 A teen aged girl crossing in front of a stopped bus was hit by an auto attempting to pass the bus. The injuries sustained by the accident victim were serious and Union Avanue presents choices to Johns. Photo by Richard J. Brown Reagan’s South Africa Policy — a Reflection of Insensitivity to Blacks h\ Jerry darner It is not surprising to those who have followed the policies o f the Reagan Administration that he has refused to ahundon his policy o f constructive en gagement toward the racist government ol South Africa Many call his policy "destructive engagement For M r Reagan has demonstrated thmughout his presidency that he is in sensitive to the legitimate issues con cerning people of African descent, here at home and in South Africa As soon as he defeated Jimmy Carter in the 19X0 election. Reagan mounted an im mediate attack on civil rights and sup ported the immoral government o f Pre tona. Indeed. Reagan has done more Io impede the progress o f Afro-Amencans since Rutherford B Hayes' removal of federal troops from the South in IX77 so White Southerners could enforce Jim Crow Laws upon Afro Americans and conduct a campaign ot terror against them Coder the Reagan Administration, policies have been implemented to cut srxial programs and scrap affirmative action hiring and promotion goals Throughout his slay in the White House, Reagan has acted as if Black people don't exist This applies to his constructive en gagement policy in South Africa Reagan has repeatedly defended this racist, oppressive, brutal, inhumane government by refusing to place full economic sanctions on it. Reagan talks about protecting the rights o f a fetus, and yet he does no » thing to stop the genocide ol Black South Africans He talks about the evil o f slate sponsored terrorism, but he de fends a government who's crime would disgrace a nation o f savages The following question must be asked ot those whu possess moral com passion W hy does this Administration refuse tochangc its failed policy o f con structive engagement? The answer is economics and Reagan's insensitivity toward Blacks. Those corporations who have in vestment» in South Africa, are taking advantage o f (he surplus o f cheap Black labor that is available in that country Officers on the Boards o f those com panies doing business in South Africa are the same individuals whocontributc moncy to congress people and senators who support Reagan's policy ol con structive engagement Equally important, the reason why Reagan is continuing his doomed pol icy in Southern Africa is because the victims ol this policy are Black It is doubtful that he would refuse to place sanction on a government it it were as evil as Pretoria and if the oppressed were White II is doubtlul that the Reagan .Administration would collaho rate with a government that snatches children from the streets, taken from their families and jailed without legal recourse This happens to Black ch il dren daily in South Africa It the world is not destroyed by mu lear weapons. President Reagan w ill be reincmhered by generations ol Blacks as the most anti Black C S President in required emergency surgery. Cowen also cited lour other accidents since June 18. "In one of the incidents, at SI Powell Boulevard and 39th Avenue, the pedestrian ignored the 'D on't Walk' sign and crossed in front of a stopped bus which had a green light along with three other lanes of tra ffic ," Cowen explained "Our bus operators have attempted to warn the pedestrians of oncoming traffic with a blast of the horn, but to no avail. I'm certain these types of accidents could be sharply curtailed if the public only knew what chances they take crossing in front of a stopped bus, or, as a matter of fact, in front of any large vehicle," Cowen said. Cowen asked bus drivers to be aware of passengers who may want to cross in front of stopped buses and to warn them verbally. The transit agency is also looking at other ways to make the accident potential of such crossings more common knowledge, the general manager added. history His policies in icg jn ls in le g il'in .itc concents ot the Block i . k c .nM| his overt insensitivity to Blocks w.m.int such place in history S ickle Coll F ou ndatio n to Host Red Cross B lo o d m o b ile In honor of sickle cell anemia patients in the Pacific Northwest the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation will host n American R»-i1 Cross bloodmobile free diaqnust- t - t m the Fieri Meyer northeast parking lot at the store on NE 6th and Emer son Streets The bloodmobile will be in operation Friday, Auyust 1, from 1 00 to 6:00 pm Free diaqno stir: testing will be done Friday, August 1, from 1 00 to 6:00 prn and on Saturday. August 2, from 10:00 am to 4 00 pm. Individuals may learn more about Sickle Cell Anemia, drop off news I i f rs in support of the Emergency Patient I ur-d and participate in the blood drawing This event marks the first com bined Red Cross, Sickle Cell Anemia bloodmobile Those wishing to vol unteer their services or do nate blood should phone the Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation at 249 1366 "4
