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October 3 1,1990•• The Portland Observer-Page 7
MURDER IN AMERICA: A SPECIAL REPORT
ON THE NEXT “JESSE JACKSON"
‘‘Jesse Jackson” , looks at a fright
ening reality: despite gun control laws
and the war on drugs, the number of
young homicide victims continues to
rise. On MURDER IN AMERICA: A
SPECIAL REPORT which aired Satur
day, October 27, and Sunday, October
28 on the nationally syndicated “ Jesse
Jackson” television series the question
was asked-what can we do to stop the
killings and can we get rid of drugs?
“ Alt this talk on a war on drugs is
hogwash because we’ve never really
approached the problem,” said defense
attorney William Kunstler, who recently
defended a man charged with killing six
police officers in New York City. Kun
stler said the drug problem is here to
stay, so his suggeslion-legalize drugs in
America.
“ If drugs were legalized and the
profit motive taken away,” asked Jackson,
“ wouldn’t’ the competition and the kill
ing be reduced? Isaac Fulwood, Chief of
Police in Washington, D.C., said no,
stating that by legalization “ you will
transfer the profit from the bandit on the
street to the bandit on Wall Street, so
there’s no difference.”
Activist Dick Gregory agreed that
drug legalization will not stop the kill
ing, and that perhaps the country needs
to be more realistic about why kids are
RACISM IN AMERICA
PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE
Louisiana state Rep. David Duke,
former grand wizard of the Knights of
the Klu Klux Kian, who received 44% of
the vote in a losing bid for the U.S.
Senate earlier this month, discusses ra
cism in America with Jesse Jackson this
Saturday, November 3, and Sunday,
November 4 on the nationally syndi
cated “ Jesse Jackson” television series.
Does discrimination is this country
get the Presidential seal of approval?
President Bush vetoed the Civil Rights
of 1990. “ Jesse Jackson’ ’ scrutinizes the
impact of the veto, the escalation of
racism crimes on today’s college cam
puses and looks at the television and film
industry’s depiction of minorities.
David Duke and Jackson will be
joined by others in a panel discussion to
analyze these and other areas where racism
is often excepted or ignored by a grow
ing number of Americans.
dying. “ Those guns...the Israeli Army
would like to gel their hands on some of
(those) guns; how are these guns getting
in 13-year-old children’s hands...?”
Marian Jamison, whose nine-month-
old grandson was killed by several stray
bullets at her home in the Bronx, offered
an unsettling reply: “ You can buy a gun
in New York City as easily as you can
buy a loaf of bread.”
Congressman robert Dornan (R-
Calif.), a supporter of the NR A, member
of the House Select Committee on Nar
cotics Abuse and Control and a partici
pant in the panel discussion, called it a
“ conscious problem” , “ to be liberal
about drug use, about easy, quick
divorce...easy abortion...and to be look
ing for reason why a kid would blow
another kid apart and not say that there’s
something wrong with the conscious
ness in our country...that’s a throwing
away of our traditional roots.”
“ Please stop the fighting and do
what you can to make us safe...” reads
eight-year-old Stephon Muse. In a unique
pre-taped series of segments which fo
cused on the thoughts of the youngest
victims, children express their concerns
and fears. ’ ‘One day someone shot a gun
into our house and made holes in the
walls.” “ It made me feel scared and
uncomfortable in my own house.
Two Portland-Area Drivers Named for Award
B.B. King’s guitar carries the
moniker “ Lucille” . Planes, ships, parks
and even building often bear the names
of the noteworthy or the accomplished.
Trucking firm CF Motor Freight is tak
ing this idea one step further by imprint
ing company trucks with the names of
two Ponland-area truck drivers who have
traveled more than 3 million accident-
free miles during their careers.
The drivers, Gordon DeVore
and Charles Turenne, were on hand for
the dediation of “ their own” trucks,
Thursday, October 25, at one of CF’s
Portland facilities, 2050 Northwest
Quimby St.
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DeVore, a 67-year-old resident
of Portland, and Turenne, 66, who lives
in Oregon City, OR, arc among a hand
ful of CF employees who have reached
the 3 million-mil mark. This safe-driv
ing achievement--the equivalent of 120
trips around the world--generally takes
a full-time professional about 30 years
to accomplish.
“ These trucks will be a travel
ing recognition of Gordon DeVore’s and
Charles Turenne’s outstanding accom
plishments as the most skilled profes
sionals ever to drive for this company,”
said Thomas A. Paulsen, Western Area
vice president of CF Motor Freight.
“ Driving 3 million miles without an ac
cident is an impressive safety milestone
that few professional truck drivers attain
in their careers.”
Special decals bearing the vet
eran drivers’ names will be affixed to
both sides of the tractor portion of indi
vidual CF line-haul units. The newly
dedicated trucks will be used for inter
mediate and long-haul transport of freight
shipments throughout the United States.
In the coming months, C F’s other Three
Million Milers around the country will
be honored in a similar fashion.
DeVore’s 38-year career with
CF began in 1950 when he was hired as
a transport operator at the company’s
Pendleton, OR terminal. In 1954, he
transferred to LeGrande, OR and in 1963
to Portland where he remained until re
tirement in 1988.
DeVore drove a total of 33 years
without a preventable accident during
his career. He was named Driver of the
Year in 1969 by the Oregon Trucking
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Association and became a Three Mil
lion Miler in 1986. A father of eight,
DeVore and his wife Mary Ann live in
31 NW First
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What started out as a summer
job for Charles Turenne in 1950 turned
into a 40-year career as a professional
driver. Orgininally hired as a Portland-
based relief driver, Turenne soon found
full-time work at CF transporting pro
duce throughout the western United
Slates. From 1962 to 1971, Turenne
drove a regular route from Portland to
Chicago. He now spends most of his
time making runs between Portland and
Coos Bay, OR.
Turenne has been honored for
driving accident-free for 35 years and,
in 1953, was named the Oregon Truck
ing Association’s Driver of the Month.
He surpassed the 3 million-mile mark
earlier this year, making him one of the
newest CF Three Million Milers.
URBAN LEAGUE
OFFERS CLASSES
Starting on November 7th, Career
Exploration and Job Skills classes will
be held weekly, on Wednesdays from
6:30 until 8:00 P.M. in the Multi-Pur
pose Room of the Urban League of Port
land, 10 North Russell Street These classes
will focus on various aspects of employ
ment including: Careers o f the Future,
Job Searching and Interviewing, Dress
ing for Success, Resumes, Motivation
and others. The course runs for 5 weeks,
ending December 5th.
All youth who finish the course will
be awarded certificates of completion
and will receive ongoing assistance
throughout their job search. The course
is targeted at youth between the ages of
14 and 17 who live in NE Portland. To
register for the course, parents and/or
youth need to call 280-2600. The dead
line for registration is Friday, November
2nd. The course is free. Businesses in the
N/NE community who have information
for ideas to share are invited to partici
pate. Individuals who arc interested may
contact John Rumlcr, Employment
Coordinator for the Urban League’s
Northeast Youth Service Center.
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Black Professional Network is
proud to bring to Portland First Friday,
an opportunity for Portland’s Black Com
munity to come together after work and
network with each other. This Friday,
November second, first Friday will be
held at Lyon’s Restaurant, 1215 N.E.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., from 5 to
7:30 p.m.
Come on down and meet your
peers and bring plenty of business cards.
Further, there will be special donation
collection to benefit the Black United
Fund of Oregon.
Remember, starling with the
first Friday in November, every first
Friday of the Month, will be Network
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