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Page 3 Portland Observer OCTOBER 19,1989
News Around Town
PUBLIC AWARENESS TO
END VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN
G overnor Neil G oldschm idt has d e­
clared O ctober to be "Dom estic and
Sexual V iolence A w areness Month."
M onday, O ctober 16th was the "Na­
tional Day o f Unity" for all victim s o f
domestic and sexual violence.
"This war against women must stop,"
declared President G eorge Bush in an
address to the Am erican A ssociation
o f University women (June 26, 1989).
"Angered and disgusted by the crim es
against American women, "Bush said
"Fundam entally, violence against
women w on't subside until public a lti­
tudes change."
C. Everett Koop, in his form er capacity
as U.S. Surgeron G eneral, told the Pan-
A merican Health O rganization (M ay
22, 1989) that "For w hatever reasons,
there has been a reluctance here and
throughout the w orld to deal effec­
tively with the global problem o f vio­
lence against females. He concluded
"We m ust work to make fem ale abuse
o f any kind unacceptable behavior."
Violence against women is an epidemic
in O regon.D om estic Violence is the
prim ary reason for hom elessness in
O regon, cited by alm ost 50% o f those
surveyed by the O regon Shelter N et­
work on tw o nights in O ctober 1988.
To raise public aw areness about vio­
lence against women in O ctober, the
crisis centers o f the O regon Coalition
Against D omestic and Sexual Violence
have planned activités to reflect on the
past ten years o f the battered women's
m ovem ent, and to plan a program for
the next decade.
PUC Orders
Refund for US West
Customers
O regon custom ers o f US W est
C om m unications will receive a one­
time credit on their N ovem ber tele­
phone bills, under term s o f a $10-m il-
lion refund ordered by the Oregon Public
Utility Com m ission.
The credits will range from $3.157
to $29.18, depending on the category o f
custom er service. R esidential custom ­
ers w ith single-party, flat-rate service -
- who account for more than half o f US
W est's 980,000 O regon phone lines -
will receive credits o f $8.30 each.
The refund reflects an overcharge
in US W est rates betw een May 1987
and D ecem ber 1988. During that time,
the com pany was allow ed $5 m illion in
annual revenues for optional extended
area service (EA S) program s. The
com m ission subsequently decided that
statew ide EAS policy issues should be
resolved first, and the program s were
not im plemented.
The com m ission elim inated the
overcharge in a rate decision that took
effect Jan. 1, but did not order a refund.
In response to a petition from the
C itizens’ Utility Board (CU B), the
com m ission ordered a refund last April,
but vacated the order when US W est
established that CU B had not served
proper notice when the petition was
filed. A t that time, the com m ission said
it w ould decide the merits o f the refund
issue on its ow n motion.
The total refund o f $10,056,772.
includes interest through Oct. 21. Inter­
est was figured at 10.47 percent, US
W est's current authorized rate of return.
Credits for the refund should appear on
phone bills issued during November.
The com m ission directed US W est to
report by Dec. 10 on distribution o f the
refunded.
COMMUNITY
POLICING
PLANNING REPORTS TO
MAYOR
The Portland Police Bureau C om m u­
nity Policing Planning Process has sent
another preliminary report to the Mayor's
office and city council dealing with the
Com m unity Policing planning proc­
ess.
As with the previous released reports,
this is also a prelim inary, or a first
draft, re p o rt
The report represents the efforts o f 16
citizens, police officers, city and state
officials o f the crim inal justice and
social service agencies.
This report deals with training and
recruitm ent issues. D ue to the length
o f this report, com plete copies will not
be reproduced. Copies will be avail­
able for review at the P.I.O .'s office,
and also at the m ayor's office.
A gain, it should be em phasized that
this is not a final recom m endation or
position o f the Police Bureau . These
recom m endations represent the first
step in review ing our relationship with
other elem ents o f the crim inal justice
system , and the final recom m enda­
tions may represent different or addi­
tional issues to be considered.
Hate Warriors
Tom M artinez grew up in the deep
south, and learned a deep hatred for
blacks, he becam e actively involved in
the Ku Klux Kian, and participated in
cross burnings and recruiting. He lived
to hate.
Today, M artinez is a changed man.
W ith his help, police have arrested more
than a dozen Aryan Nations members.
He's using his know ledge o f hate to
com bat it, even though he knows it may
cost him his life.
Hate groups have invaded Port­
land and the N orthw est in recent years.
Incidents o f hate-related violence have
m ore than tripled since the start o f 1988.
But many communities are striking back:
local m usicians have organized Rock
A gainst Racism , a Portland student
started an anti-gang club at school, and
Eugene teens are reclaim ing areas de­
faced by graffiti. But the battle is far
from over.
W hat is the appeal o f these hate
groups? W hat do they get out o f beiang
involved? W hat leads som eone to G ET
O U T, to tum away from this lifestyle?
W hat can we learn from form er gang
m em bers about defeating these groups?
How can com m unities com bat hate?
W hat do YOU think? Join Jack Faust
and his guests for this timely debate on
Saturday, O ctober 28th from 4:15-5:15
p.m. at the G reenw ood Inn (10700 S.w.
A llen Blvd.) in Beaverton. For seat res­
ervations, please call Frank M ungeam,
Janice Bangs, Alison Highbergcr or Ken
W ood at 231-4620. G uests should ar­
rive at the Greenwood Inn between 3:30-
3:45 p.m.
This program will AIR Sunday,
Nov. 5th at 6 p.m.
Adams High School Class
o f 1976-79 Reunion'.
A reunion for all graduates of Adams
High School (Portland) from the years
1976-1979 is being planned for Satur­
day, November 4,1989 at Shcnanighans
on the W illam ette in Portlande. An
evening o f dinner, dancing and rem i­
niscing is planned. Al, form er faculty
and classm ates from other years w el­
com e. For further inform ation, contact
Debi at 1st Class Reunions, (503) 235-
5810 o r w rite to: P.O. Box 14362, P ort­
land, O R 97214.
McMurphy ’s
Appliance Center
Sales -Service -Parts
4011N.E. Union Ave,
Portland Oregon 97212
288-3233
Department of Revenue
Mails Checks to Renters,
Homeowners
S A L E M -T he Department o f Reve­
nue will mail over 248,000 H om eow ner
and Renter Refund (H A RRP) property
tax refund checks the last two w eeks in
O ctober. HARRP checks go to qualify­
ing homeowners and renters. The checks
total nearly $51 m illion. The average
refund this year is $203.69, down $3.00
from last year.
M ost refund checks will be deliv­
ered within two weeks. If you filed
Form 70R by A pril 17th o f this year and
don't receive a check by the first week
o f N ovem ber you can contact the D e­
partment of Revenue. If you have moved
since filing a claim , be sure the local
post office has your correct address.
If you are a hom eow ner or renter
with annual income under $17,500, you
can file a claim fo ra property tax refund
under HARRP. If you qualify for the
program but did not file a claim , you
can still apply for a refund for 1986.
Contact the department and ask for Form
70R for 1986.
Questions? Call the departm ent’s
Taxpayer Assistance Unit in Salem at
(503) 371-2244. This is not a toll-free
number. O r w rite to: D epartm ent of
Revenue, 955 Center Street NE, Salem,
O R 97310.
PCC Cascade
Campus to Install
Anti-Drug Mural
Installation o f a large anti-drug
mural at the PCC Cascade Cam pus, 705
N. Killingsworth St., is scheduled for 3
p.m ., W ednesday, O ctober 18,1989, on
North K illingsw orth Street at Pen Hall,
adjacent to the east side o f the cam pus's
main entry.
The mural is a donation o f Ameer
M uham m ad and A m eera Saahir, pro­
prietors o f M1J. Toys and G am es, Inc.,
located in the Cascade Business Center
C orporation incubator at 106 Pen Hall.
The mural will be installed on a tall
structure, an appurtenance o f Pen Hall,
which is highly visible to anyfone pass­
ing on K illingsw orth Street or walking
tow ard Cascade Cam pus from neigh­
boring Jefferson High School.
The m essage o f the mural is ad­
dressed to young people, expressing to
them , in their ow n vernacular, there are
better things to do than drugs.
CRAWDADDY’S
By Dan Bell
For you lover's o f Creot cocking,
Craw daddy's provides a rewarding
experience in that form o f cuisune.
O w ners' Ben and A drienne W illiam s
have established an aw ard winning res­
taurant at 15th and Broadway. I had an
opportunity at Crawdaddy's to talk with
Ben and A drienne several w eeks ago.
The cooking is done by Ben who brings
32 years of culinary experience to the
kitchen. He has a broad based back­
ground having worked in various phases
o f the industry from food preparation
on table side sous ch ef to the executive
ch ef level.
The meal I had was a com bination
plate that consisted o f tender pork and
beef ribs covered with a well seaoned
thick Louisana styled bar-b-que sauce.
The main entree was accom panied by a
small side dish o f dirty rice-a spicey
concotion o f rice, ground beef, green
and red peppers, and onions. Another
vegetable side dish was the C reo, lima
beans
which had an elusive sw eetness about
them mixed with long grain white rice.
My only disappointm ent was the red
beans and rice which were bland and
w ithout noticeable flavor.
C raw daddy's carries a nice assortm ent
o f imported and dom estic beers, as
well as various flavored mineral w a­
ters, selzters and soda pop. the small
staff was courteous and am iable. The
surrounding decor was
furnished
m odestly with jazz playing in the back­
ground all lending itself to a certain re­
freshing type o f am biance. In talking
to Ben, he revealed that the concept of
C raw daddy’s is to serve slow cook food
on a fast food basis. Ben also said due
to the fact he discourages special re­
quest sm all orders,a that he feels that
Craw daddy's is basically a rib joint. If
you enjoy southern cooking from the
LouLsanna region you'll find Crawdaddy
quite worth a visit.
Lewis & Clark College
Honors
Jefferson Principal
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A frican-A m erican m others are
twice as likely to be less than 18 years
old com pared to all other m others, 9.4
percent versus 3.9 percent. Teenage
mothers and their infants are at greater
risk o f m orbidity and m ortality as are
unwed m others and their infants. Nearly
six o f every ten Black m others (58.5
percent) are unm arried at the time oft-
heir child's birth com pared to two in ten
other mother (21.4 percent). The mother
o f every fifth Black infant is an unwed
teenager.
Many factors play a part in the
disparity in m ortality and natality p at­
terns betw een Blacks and non-Blacks.
Among these are, socioeconom ic fac­
tors, behavioral and cultural influences,
O ne o f every 11 O regon Black
Oregonians will die before his or her
forty-fifth birthday. This is far greater
than for the average O regonians where
one in 19 die before age 45. The death
rates of Blacks are significantly higher
than the state average for many causes
o f death. The death rates for all causes
is 32.2 percent higher than the state
average, 1079.3 per 100,000 popula­
tion com pared to 816.2
Four o f the five leading causes of
death for Black Oregonians are the same
as those for all races com bined. H ow ­
ever, the age-adjusted death rates for
African Americans are far higher than
the state average. The causes andtheir
rates are:
Nathan (Nate) Jones, principal o f
Jefferson High, joins five other gradu­
ates o f Lewis & Clark College as "1989
• Distinguished Alumni."
Jones, who earned a l&C bache­
lor's degree in health and physical edu­
cation in 1964, received the recognition
during a Sept. 22 reception hosted by
the college's alum ni association.
Also holder o f a 1968 m aster’s
degree from Portland State University,
Jones has been principal o f Jefferson
since 1982. He taught at both elemen-
tary-and high-school levels from 1964-
68, served as vice-principal o f W ash­
ington High from 1968-74 and as prin­
cipal o f M onroe High from 1974-78
and Marshall High from 1978-82.
Age-Adjusted
The L&C alumni award, presented
annually, recognizes graduates "who
have achieved distinction in their cho­ Disease
sen fields and rendered outstanding
services to their country and com m u­ Heart Disease
nity."
Cancer
Cerebrovascular Disease
Unintentional Injury
Homicide
Youth Carry
Clothes To
Homeless
Death Rates Per 100,000 Population
% Higher
Blacks
Stale Average
All Races
347.4
256.7
104.8
55.5
33.9
288.6
177.5
77.3
47.9
4.6
21.2
44.6
35.7
15.8
636.1
Blacks in Oregon have a median
and issues related to the lack o f
access to and utilization o f the health
age at death o f 63. This is fully ten years
The students o f Portland Christian
care system.
younger than the age for all races com ­
School will walk from the school at
Copies o f the 76-page report, Black
bined.
12456 N.E. Braze to the Portland R es­
Health: A Review o f the Births and
These are among the findings o f a
cue Mission at 111 W. Burnside while
study released by the Oregon Health
Deaths o f Black O regonians, are avail­
carrying clothing destined for the home­
able from the Center for Health Statis­
Division today. Analysis o f birth and
less. On W ednesday, O ctober 18th at
tics (503)/229-5897).
death certificate confirm s that Black
8:45 a.m. about 120 students will begin
Oregonians have many elevated health
,
at the school and travel along E. Burnside
risk factors and face poor prospects for
street to arrive at the mission on W.
good health and a long life. The report
Burnside.
quantifies maternal risk factors, birth
The students have been on a fund
outcomes, and causes o f death among
raising campaign for the school by being
African-Am ericans in Oregon.
sponsored for the num ber of clothing
African American infants are 66.0 percent more apt to die before their first
items collected from the community. *
The sponsors will donate funds to the birthday than are all other Oregon infants; their death rate is 16.6 per 1,000 live births
school and the school will donate the compared to 10.0 for other races.
Black mothers in O regon are twice as likely to receive inadequate prenatal
clothing to the homeless which will be *
distributed through the Portland Rescue care com pared to mothers o f all other races, 16.7 percent and 8.4 percent, respec­
Mission. Any one who may still want to tively.
support the cuase can still donate funds *
Low birth weight occurs twice as often among Black infants (12.6 percent)
and clothing at the Portland Christian than other infants (5.2 percent). The iancreased proportion o f Black infants weighing
School • or i• at * the ; »ir
Portland
I Rescue Mis- less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds) and the elevated death rate for normal weigh
sion.
Black infants both contribute to higher overall Black infant death rate.
New Dental Clinic for
OPEN HOUSE!
Neighborhood Health Clinaics, Inc.
will be having an Open House celebrat­
ing the opening o f a new dental clinic
for low-income people. The Open House
w ill be O ctober 26, 1989 from 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the M ount H ood Com m u­
nity College Dental Clinic Facility in
the Allied Health Building, 26000 S.E.
Stark, Gresham . The dental clinic will
Low-Income People
Opening in October
operate Thursday evenings from 7:00-
10:00 p.m. Emergency procedures such
as extractions and root canals, as well as
fillings and teeth cleaning, will be o f­
fered. These services will be provided
free of charge, but a donation o f money
or volunteer services will be suggested.
The clinic will be staffed by volunteer
d e n tis ts ^ ^ n ia l^ s s is ta n ts H i^ g ie n is ts ^
and receptionists, and will target a
population without access to dental
insurance or other resources.
For an appointm ent, call 288-5995
W ednesday m ornings prom ptly at 815
a.m . beginning in O ctober. Please call
at any time for further information.
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