ri- ♦ v A * e • November 6,1991...The Portland Observer...Page 9 Yahwehs Gain Support On Capitol Hill The Senate Ju d icia ry C om m ittee, the congressional panel that catapulted in to n ational prom inence d u rin g the recent Clarence Thom as c o n firm a tio n , and a m em ber o f the B la ck Caucus, are lo o kin g in to the prolonged incarcera­ tio n o f ja ile d b lack re lig io u s leader Y ahw eh Ben Yahweh. The investigation is the result o f the N a tio n o f Y a h w e h ’ s intensive lo b ­ b yin g o f congressmembers, nationw ide m edia attention, and the co lle c tio n o f m ore than one m illio n signatures on a petition regarding the p lig h t o f the Black H ebrew Israelite leader. cence since the arrests, charging a U.S. governm ent conspiracy against th e ir re lig io u s group. The tria l, o rig in a lly scheduled fo r M a y 1991 in a F lo rid a federal co u rt, then rescheduled fo r : U N IO N ^AVEN U E/ > G LAS V e Q M PAN Y ' September 1991, has again been re­ scheduled fo r January 1992. Yahw eh is being held under the B a il R eform A c t o f 1984 w h ic h m an­ in d u s try .” He said that m a jo r newspapers have alw ays recognized the business aspect o f th e ir in d u stry, and although m ore o f a dates that suspect can be detained w ith o u t b ail i f the c o u rt considers him a threat to society. Black Caucus member Rep. Mervyn D y m a lly (D -C A ) has assigned a s ta ff them are beginning to concentrate on the m in o rity aspect o f jo u rn a lis m , “ we understand each other better than any­ body else. 1 thank they s till m isunder­ stand and misinterpret because they don’ t have the same vie w s o r concerns.” attorney to review the use o f the B a il R eform A c t against Yahweh. The Y ah w e h s’ national lo b b yin g , media and p e titio n cam paigns, c a llin g fo r ju s tic e fo r Y ahw eh, have focused on fo rm e r Supreme C o u rt Justice T h u r- Y ahw eh is being held in ja il w ith ­ o u t b a il fo llo w in g his arrest last N o ­ vem ber along w ith 16 tem ple members as part o f a three count federal in d ic t­ m ent charging 13 hom icides and tw o attem pted murders. Y ahw eh and his fo llo w e rs have m aintained th e ir in n o ­ West Coast Black Publishers Association WCBPA Heads In New Direction good M a rs h a ll’ s decision that ‘ ‘ p re tria l detention erodes a detainee’ s rig h t to be presum ed innocent u n til proven D r. R uth L o ve , fo rm e r superinten­ dent o f the C hicago School D is tric t, has been elected vice president o f the o r­ ganization. Foster said that her exper­ tise in the school system w o u ld benefit g u ilty .” M a rshall also w rote that “ p re tria l detention as a pplied to cer­ tain situations is u n c o n s titu tio n a l.” the W C B P A trem endously. The W C B P A is a trade association com posed o f 22 mem ber newspapers in L O R R A IN E H L A V IN K A All Types of Auto Plate and Window Glass “ M y c lie n t is in n o cen t,” said Yahw eh lead defense attorney A lcee Hastings, m irro rin g M a rs h a ll’ s o p in ­ ion. “ A ll that we arc asking fo r is a fa ir tria l before an im p o rta n t ju dge and 12 Storm Doors and Windows 4709 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Portland, Oregon 97211 Phone 249-5886 W oman-Owned reasonable men and w o m e n .” F resh C uts : : ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ T H IS L A N D G a v e us o u r p a s t . . . 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