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Page 5 Portland Observer March 2,1989
News Around Town
COMMENTS FROM
REPRESENTIVE CARTER
"The Trade and Economic Development
Committee is the committee which
allocates lottery dollars for economic
development in the state. During the
week of February 27 to March 3, the
committee will continue to hear from
members of the public as to projects
which they would like to see funded
with lottery dollars.
“ I am supporting legislation which would
establish a ‘skills center’ located at the
PCC Cascade campus which would bring
together businesses needing trained
workers, teachers and trainers from the
college, and students from the area who
are interested in obtaining job-specific
training for particular jobs as well as
general occupational skills to qualify
them for more flexible work situations
as the job market changes.
“ Among the other projects being
considered for funding by the committee
is a proposal to purchase abandoned
homes in the Portland area and
rehabilitate them for occupancy by low
income families who would be assisted
in obtaining financing for the homes.
With respect to affirmative action, I
am in the process of drafting legislation
in response to the recent Richmond v,
Croson case which struck down
mandatory set-asides for minority and
women business enterprises. Among
the things being considered are a
comprehensive anti-discrim ination
statue, an amendment of the existing
legislation to redefine the groups to be
benefited in geographic or economic
terms rather than racial and sexual ones.
Finally, 1 will be seeking funding for a
study to determine whether the elements
necessary to uphold set asides for
minority and women owned businesses
are present.
OREGON STATE BAR AWARDS
SOMMER CLERKSHIP FONDS;
ANNOUNCES PROFESSIONAL
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
The Oregon Slate Bar’s Affirmative
Action Committee (AAC)
has recently chosen 12 Oregon law
students for positions in its Minority
Summer Clerkship Program.
The
program is meant to increase employment
of promising minority law students in
Oregon law firms and organizations.
The 12 students chosen for the program
are: Cedric R. Brown, a second-year
student at Lewis and Clark; Mirta L.
Contreras, Debra S. O’Gara and Leonard
W. Williamson, second-year students
at the University of Oregon; Anne
Okimoto, Odion Okojie, Michael
Whitaker and Glen E. M. Yaguchi, first-
year students at the University of Oregon;
“ On another front, I am seeking to
Michael Levelle and Daria Ann Loy,
restore funding for the seven staff
second-year students at Willamette
positions which were eliminated from
University; and Jaime P. Rodriquez and
the Albina Human Resources Center in
Carl Takao Yamada, first-year students
December.
at Willamette.
“ I welcome your input - please write
Stipends of $5 per hour were awarded
me at H-478, State Capitol, Salem,
on a competitive basis to encourage the
Oregon 97310 or call me at 1 -800-327-
students to seek summer jobs with the
7389.”
law firms and organizations, who arc
required to at least match the S5 per
hour rate.
According to Rebecca Sweetland, the
State B ar’s A ffirm ative Action
administrator, the AAC created the
program to address this fact: about 180
of the more than 9,500 Oregon State
fight crime in Oregon, because there’s
Bar members are minority attorneys
no doubt that a large part of our crime
and although more than 100 minority
problem is drug-related,” explained
law students attend Oregon’s three law
Wyden.
schools each year, few ol those students
Oregon law enforcement officials
remain in the stale to practice.
estimate that 80% of Oregon bank
In addition to the clerkship program,
robberies are drug-related. Oregon leads
the AAC has proposed a new professional
the nation as the highest per capita
partnership program, which will match
producer of methamphetamine and has
minority law students with Oregon
been a target of cocaine and heroin
practitioners. This program, beginning
traffickers. Recently, the U.S. Attorney’s
in the spring, will be a personalized
office and Multnomah County District
effort to encourage success among
Attorney Mike Schrunk launched a
minority law students and interest in
cooperative effort to prosecute drug
practicing law in Oregon.
and other offenses committed by youth
crime gangs.
WYDEN
ANNOUNCES
FEDERAL
NARCOTICS PROSECUTORS FOR
OREGON
Washington, D.C....Congressman Ron
Wyden today announced that Oregon
will soon have five more federal
prosecutors to combat the sky-high rate
of drug-related crime in the State.
“ The assignment of these prosecutors
comes after a long, dark era of
overwhelming caseloads in the U.S.
Attorney’s office in Oregon,” said
Wyden. “ Having more prosecutors
who specialize in narcotics law will
help us make some real progress in
fighting crime in Oregon.”
Wyden noted that Oregon leads the
nation in prosecutions under the Armed
Career Criminal Act of 1984, which he
authored. This, in turn, has contributed
Wyden wrote to the U.S. Department of
to dramatically increased caseloads for
Justice several times over the last year
federal prosecutors in the state.
to request the additional prosecutors.
The new attorneys have been hired, and
Due to a lack of funding for any new
will start as soon as the required
positions, the Justice Department has
background
investigations
are
not increased the U.S. Attorney’s staff
completed. According to Barry Sheldahl,
in Oregon since 1985.
Criminal Division Chief in the office of
Four of these new attorneys will
the U.S. Attorney for Oregon, two of
specialize in narcotics cases. One will
the five are already substantially cleared
specialize in asset forfeiture. Asset
and all will be in place by early Summer.
forfeiture proceedings target criminals
Fourof these attomeysare from Oregon
profits which are then turned over to the
and have either served as special
U.S. Treasury, with some disbursed to
assistants to the U.S. Attorney’s office
law enforcement and crime victims.
or served as deputy district attorneys in
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
Oregon counties. One attorney is
appropriated S30 million for the hiring
transferring from a U.S. Attorney s office
of additional drug prosecutors. Wyden
in Virginia.
was a strong supporter of that legislation
“ These additional narcotics attorneys
in the Congress.
are a tremendous help to our efforts to
KIEWNOW’S FOOD STORES TO
HELP FIGHT DRUG ADDICTION
Beginning this March customers who
go through the check-out counter at any
Kienow’s Food Store will be able to
buy a card which allows them to Join
the Fight Against Drug Addiction and
Alcoholism” by donating $ 1.00 to help
the Oregon Council on Alcoholism and
Drug Addiction (OCADA), a state-wide
non-profit organization.
Every “ Join the Fight” card is imprinted
w ith a bar code which can be scanned at
Kienow’s cash registers. The word
“ donation” and the dollar amount
contributed will appear on customer s
register receipts.
“ This is an experimental program for a
very important cause,” said Mr. Juan
Young, President of Kienow’s
“ We hope to tap the anger that people
are feeling about the way addiction is
destroying lives and channel that anger
in a positive direction,’ ’ said Dr. Judith
A lbert, O C A D A ’s D evelopm ent
Director.
“ Join the Fight” gives
Kicnow’s customers an oppo rtunity to
help their feilow Portlanders find their
way out of addiction to alcohol and
other drugs. It’s a win-win situation.”
This the first time in Oregon that cards
have been used to create opportunities
for customer donations at a supermarket
check-out counter. "Join the Fight” is
modeled on a national supermarket
promotion in which customers donate
their change to support local food banks.
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PENINSULA LITTLE
LEAGUE ANNOUNCES
BASEBALL TRYOUTS
The Peninsula Little League Baseball
Association will hold baseball tryouts
on Saturday, March 11th, 1989 and
Saturday, March 18th, 1989 from 10
a.m. till 12 noon.
Youngsters between the ages of 7 and
12 are eligible to participate at a cost of
$15.00 per youngster or $20.00 per
family.
Young men and young women need not
a have great
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game of baseball.
This year all teams will have new
uniforms. Coaches and umpires are
needed. Parents arc urged to come out
and a help in these areas.
The last dates for sign-ups will be March
11,1989 and March 18,1989 at Peninsula
11 a.m. till 2 p.m.
For further information, call
Harold Miller (503) 287-4336.
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PDC PORTLAND
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BOOKKEEPING 4 INCOME TAX SERVICE
LICENSED TAX consultant
Commission Meeting
Date: March 8,1989
Place: The Portland Bldg., 11th Floor
1120 SW Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR
Time: 9:30 a m.
TAX PLANNING •
PROFESSIONAL TYPING
JOE TAYLOR
Tax Consultant
Commission meetings are open to
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC. Call 796-5300.
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PDC is the City of Portland s urban
renewal and economic development
agency.
V ideo showcase is planned at P ortland cable
access
CO-FOUNDER OF ST. ANDREW
LEGAL CLINIC, JEFFERSON
AWARD WINNER
Attorney Keith R. Raines, Director
and Co-founder of the St. Andrews Legal
Clinic located at 807 N.E. Alberta is
the winner of the 1989 Jefferson
Award.This fact was announced in a
joint statement by KOIN-TV here in
Portland and the American Institute for
Public Service in Washington, D. C.
The award is a prestigious honor that
recognizes individuals throughout the b
country who have remained without
recognition after having performed
significant public service.
Even though the clinic is not directly
associated with St. Andrew Parish just
across the street, Mr. Raines was honored
for having performed a “ ministry of
law ” for the last 10 years by serving the
unmet legal needs of over 15,000 people.
The St. Andrew Legal Clinic is a
charitable, nonprofit corporation certified
by the Oregon State Bar as the only
public interest law firm in Oregon. Their
four full time lawyers provide access to
the judicial system for those who would
otherwise be excluded from the
constitutional protection of each citizen.
They also offer a Thursday night
extraordinary service where voluntary
lawyers from the metropolitan arc attempt
to unravel some ol the legal problems
that individuals in the community face.
Unfortunately this service has been
under-utilized by Portland’s Alrican
American community.
It is an
inexpensive service well worth their
consideration.
On Friday, March 3, 1989 from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., the Portland Cable Access,
located at 2766 NE Union, will be presenting a series of free evening discussions.
Featured will be clips from access productions and feedback from a studio ’
audience of access producers, friends and interested individuals
Rose Reed, Community Access Coordinator at Multnomah Cable Access, w ill,
host the first Video Showcase. Hosts throughout the senes will be professionals
from the video community. The series will be held the first Friday of each month ,
through June 2nd.
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Each producer will show a maximum of five minutes from an in-progress or
completed show. The public is invited to help provide the valuable reactions and
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Video Showcase is patterned after a seminar last fall sponsored by the National
Federation of Local Cable Programmers that featured George Stoney, professor at
New York University, who is widely known as the Father of Cable Access.
Producers may call Phyllis Cole at Portland Cable Access, (503) 288-1515, tor
more information on how to participate.
CENSUS BUREAU HAS JOB
OPENINGS
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The U.S Census Bureau is seeking applicants to fill several job openings in the
Portland area. All positions are temporary- and are scheduled to be filled in early
Spring. They have been listed as follows: One supervisory clerk is sought at
S5.75/hr for a period ranging from 5-8 months. One administrative assistant at
S5.75/hr for a period of 12-18 months. One payroll clerk is sought at $5.00/hr for
a period of 2-8 months and one recruitment clerk is sought a $5.00/hr for a period
of 2-8 months. These positions do not have benefils. Hiring preference may be
given to former U.S. Bureau employees. PLEASE NQTEi
THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Mail your
name , address, zip, telephone number, and position(s) of interest to:
U.S. Census Bureau
101 Stewart St., Suite 500
Seattle, W A 98101-1098
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OHSU OFFERS
APPRENTICESHIP
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Twelve grants are available this summer
for minority high students who want to
participate in the Minority High School
Student Research Apprenticeship
Program at the Oregon Health Sciences
University.
Funding for the summer program in the
OHSU’s schools of Dentistry, Medicine
and Nursing is provided by the National
Institute of Health, Bethesda, Md., and
the School of Medicine.
“ The aim of the students research
positions is to provide opportunities for
minority students to participate in vaious
aspects of biomedical research and thus
widen their career choices, “ says Dr. J.
Peter Bentley, professor of biochemistry.
The program, in its seventh year, is
designed so that students develop an
understanding of both the research in
which they participate and the technical
skills required to conduct scientific
studies. Students will be assigned to the
research laboratories of various OHSU
faculty sponsors.
Former OHSU grant winners have
participated in such research as in various
fertilization,
psychology,
the
mechanisms of cataract formation,
genetics and computer programming in
dental health.
According to federal guidelines for these
grants, minority students arc those who
identify themselves as Black American,
Hispanic, American Indian, Alaskan
Native, Asian or Pacific Islander.
To apply, students need to submit a
letter describing their career goals and
their reasons for wanting to participate
in the program, an up-to-date high school
transcript and at least one letter ol
recommendation from a science teacher.
All applications should be received at
the OHSU by April 15. Applications
should be mailed to Dr. J. Peter Bentley,
Professor of Biochemistry, Oregon
Health Sciences University, 3181 S W
Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR
97201.
For more information about the OHSU’s
summer minority high school student
research apprentice program, contact
Bentley’s office at 279-8414.
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