March 14, 1990 • Portland Observer • Page 7
Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Fetes NNPA
During Annual Mid-Winter Conference
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AN H EU SER -BU SC H , INC., SALUTES THE N N P A -H en ry H. Brown (far left), vice president, m arketing developm ent
and affairs, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., and Stephen J. Burrows (far right), vice president, Departm ent o f Consum er
A w arenessand Education, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., recently hosted the N ational Newspaper Publishers Association during
their annual M id-W inter Conference in Riverside, California. Also present in the picture are Tom W atkins (second from
left), NNPA president-elect; and Jane W oods, publisher, St. Louis Sentinel.
LOS ANGELES—Members of the
National Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion were urged to support protection of the
freedom of speech, as well as other rights in
an address delivered during their annual
Mid-Winter Conference in Riverside, Cali
fornia.
The occasion was the NNPA Presiden
tial D inner-hosted by Henry H. Brown,
vice president for marketing development
and affairs, Anheuser-Busch, Inc.-and the
speaker was Stephen J. Burrows, vice presi
dent for the Department of Consumer
Awareness and Education, Anheuser-Busch,
Inc.
In his speech, Burrows discussed how
the current social climate is affecting the
way Anheuser-Busch and Black newspa
pers operate within their respective indus
tries.
“ We have found that the American
people understand intuitively that respon
sible drinking is a normal and acceptable
part of our social fabric,” said Burrows.
“ Nevertheless, we have seen in recent months
a disturbing trend not only among members
of the anti alcohol movement, but also among
some members of the news media to asso
ciate all drinking--not just abusive drink -
ing, but all drinking—with drug abuse.
“ This kind of emotional rhetoric is not
just wrong . . . it’s dangerous. Yes, we are
proud of our p ro d u ct. . . proud of the way
we produce and market i t .. . and proud of
the tens of millions of consumers who drink
it responsibly. And while we share the
concern of all caring members of our soci
ety over drunk driving and alcohol abuse,
we reject as counter-productive strategies
that purport to deal with alcohol abuse by
trampling the rights of responsible beer
drinkers.”
Burrows talked about A -B’s “ Know
When to Say W hen” media campaign as
evidence of the com pany’s commitment to
educating the public about alcohol abuse.
He also mentioned some of the corpora
tion’s other responsible drinking programs,
such as “ Family Talk About D rinking” ;
T.I.P.S.; “ Alert C ab” ; and A -B’s sponsor -
shipof S. A.D.D. (Students Against Driving
Drunk).
“ There is a lot of good news coming
out of programs like these,’' said Burrows.
* ‘And the best news is that these efforts and
others are working.”
“ Unfortunately, however, that kind of
progress and commitment is nt« good enough
for many critics of our industries. Increas
ingly, both our industry and your industry
have come under attack from special inter
est groups that are not anti-alcohol abuse .
. . but rather anti-drinking. Their so-called
solutions do not focus on education, but on
restriction and prohibition, prohibiting
advertising, marketing activity and spon
sorships.
“ Schemes like this will do absolutely
nothing to deter alcohol abuse,” said Bur
rows. "W e ask you, the members of the
NNPA, to join us in a positive team effort to
support alcohol awareness and education
programs. We also ask you to speak out
against the activist special interest groups
who would trample our rights to market and
consumers’ and readers' rights to enjoy
responsibly.
“ You have a unique and powerful voice.
Use it. Not only in your editorial columns,
but also through direct communication with
leaders in your communities, with your
elected representatives in Washington, and
with the very groups that attack us. W ork
ing together, we will continue to make a
positive impact on the problems of alcohol
abuse and protect our rights.”
Hatfield Announces Boost in Oregon Anti-Drug Fund
Senator Mark O. Hatfield announced
March 6th, that Oregon will receive a nearly
hree-fold increase over last year in anti
drug funds from the federal Department of
Justice.
Three states, including Oregon, will
receive a total o f $20.8 million in funds for
law enforcement efforts from the federal
Department of Justice. Oregon’s share of
the anti-drug funds will be $2,769,000,
Hatfield said. The other states to be awarded
funds are M innesota and Virginia.
The increased drug funding resulted
from a bi-partisan anti-drug package nego
tiated by Hatfield and Senator Robert C.
Byrd, D-W est Virginia last fall. Byrd had
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Hatfield said. “ I ’m pleased that Oregon is
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about it, this is a war and our law enforce
ment agencies need the tools to fight it!”
initially proposed a plan calling for $2.2
billion in additional spending over and above
President Bush's $7.9 billion anti-drug plan.
Hatfield was selected as the lead republican
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tween the White House and the Democrats
and, after a week of talks, the two sides
eventually agreed on a spending increase of
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Hatfield Announces
OMSI Grant
The proposed Oregon Museum of Sci
ence and Industry complex on the east bank
of the Willamette River received a major
boost today with the help of a $1 million
grant from the federal Economic Develop
ment Administration, Senator Mark Hat
field announced today.
Hatfield, who was instrumental in
pushing for the grant, was informed today
by Mr. James Perry, acting Assistant Secre
tary of Commerce for th EDA, that the
OMSI grant had been approved. The money
will be used for demolition of existing
buildings on the 18.5-acre site, which was
donated by Portland General Electric, to
make way for the construction of a new
200,000 square-foot OMSI building.
"T his grant is a positive demonstra
tion that the new and vastly improved OMSI
facility will be a reality,” Hatfield said.
“ The new OMSI facility is destined to
become one of the country’s outstanding
science and technology education centers.
For thePortland community, and for the
hundreds of groups in Oregon who will
utilize this exciting complex, this grant is
good news. I have no doubt that it will
besomething the entire state will be proud
o f," Hatfield said.
The OMSI facility has a total project
cost of about $30 million, with existing
commitments totaling $16 million.
In addition to pushing for the $1 mil
lion grant. Senator Hatfield has recently
sponsored national legislation to promote
math, science, and engineering education—
for which technology centers like OMSI
may be eligible to receive further federal
assistance.
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Strength in Diversity.” The conference is
open to all and will be held at the Monarch
Motor Hotel on March 30th and 31st, 1990.
Friday, the conference will open with a
welcoming address from Don Tank, the
new Superintendent of Oregon City Public
Schools. The keynote address will be given
Friday noon by Gary Howard, founder and
Executive Director of Project Reach, a
multicultural resource development and
teacher training program in the Seattle area.
He will be presenting his program, "W e the
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Friday evening the Awards Banquet
will be opened by Dr. John Erickson, newly
appointed Oregon State Superintendent of
Instruction, who will focus on the necessity
of multicultural education in Oregon. The
highlight of the evening will be the address
fnm the keynote speaker, Jean Childs Young,
educator, writer, child advocate, and the
wife of the former U.S. Ambassador to the
U.N. and two-term mayor of Atlanta, Geor
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Workshops will be conducted on both
Friday and Saturday. Saturday’s luncheon
will feature a moment for appreciation of
classroom teachers. The concluding ses
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Saffron, renowned educatoi. professor,
humorist, motivator and the D irector of
American Indian Programs.
For further information about the con
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call Dapo Sobomehin, preside i it o f OMEA,
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Help Plan the State’s
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Grand Opening
The Oregon Convention Center will be
opening in September 1990 and the grand
opening event planners would like to get
your ideas about what to do during the
multi-day celebration.
Northwest Strategies, Inc. has been hired
by the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation
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the grand opening events of the $85 million
center located in Northeast Portland.
“ W e’d like to know what kind of ideas
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To sample public opinion about the
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Council Chambers Metropolitan Serv
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7-9 p.m., Monday, March 12.
Council Chambers Gresham City Hall,
501 N.E. Hood, Gresham, 7-9 p.m., W ed
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Beaverton Courtroom, 4950 S.W. Hall,
Beaverton, 7-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 13.
Cafeteria, Milwaukie Junior High, 2300
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OUTSTANDING!!--M ichele Y. Mumford, (right), Specialist, College Relations,
Philip Morris Companies, Inc., accepts the Outstanding Corporate Performance
award for the com pany from Pamela Brown, (left). The presentation was m ade
during the recent Colum bia University Black Business Students A ssociation’s
10th Anniversary MBA C onference’s gala at the Vista Hotel in New York City.
W ith Ms. Brown, the M anager of Corporate Relations for the conference, is
Deborah Coffield the conference Chairperson. Philip M orris was a m ajor
sponsor for the weekend meeting that carried the theme: “ Black Empowerment
1990: Strategies for Strengthening Our Com m unity from W ithin.’’ Speakers
included Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Associate Professor o f Psychiatry at Harvard
M edical School and television consultant to “ The Cosby Show ” and “ A
Different World," and Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, New York f ity < ommissioner
of Cultural Affairs.
Pope & Talbot Announces Plan
to Sell Oregon Timberlands
Pope & Talbot, Inc., announced that it
is implementing a plan to sell or trade its
remaining Oregon timberlands. About 37,000
acres are involved, with the timberlands
being in several parcels located in the
Willamette Valley between Portland and
Oakridge.
The timberlands contain second-growth
timber of various ages. Sale in 1989 of the
Company’s Oakridge sawmill made reten-
tion of the lands unnecessary. Sale or trade
of the properties are contemplated over the
next two years. Market value of the timber-
lands is estimated to be $30-40 million.
Pope & Talbot, Inc., is a publicly-held,
Portland, Oregon-based, pulp and wood
products company traded on the NYSE,
Pope & Talbot w as founded in 1849 and has
operations throughout the United States
and in Canada.
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