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Volumn XXIII. Number 14
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22nd Annual “Project Second
Wind” Tops 200,000 Pounds
WEEK
Ir itis
Spirited Portland Students Raise Record 160,000 Pounds
E. Coll S trik es Again
T w o S izzler Restaurants were closed
after health o ffic ia ls confirm ed that at
least seven persons contracted the E. C o li
bacterium at the Grant Pass and N o rth
Bend restaurants. There are ten Sizzlers
throughout Oregon and they are rem ain
in g open. How ever according to company
spokesman business has fallen o ff consid
More than 200
schools,
businesses and
churches in
Multnomah,
Clackamas and
Washington
counties
participated in
the 22nd
Project Second
Wind Food
Drive
erably.
After Shock Registers 3.2
M atthew Mabey, an earthquake e ngi
neer, said that am id a ll the after shocks
recorded the highest recording was 3.2.
A ccording to h im we Oregonians can
expect lots o f earthquakes in our future.
Mabey says, “ O ur future holds earthquakes
as large as 6 o r 6.5 occurring rig h t beneath
our feet.”
D rexler-B reakfast O f
Cham pions
Clyde D re xle r the T ra il Blazers all
star guard w ill be s ittin g on many Orego
nians and Southwest W ashingtons break
fast tables The 24oz box w ill be available
at your local grocer. D re xle r says, “ T h a t’s
pretty good company, I ’ m extremely happy
about it.”
Added note: D re xle r is out again w ith
another ham string.
Trojan’s First L ayoffs
Left to Right:
Geoffrey DeVere, Linda
Collins, Jerry Collin, Olivia
Smith, Board Chair, Katie
Moreland
250 employees were la id o ff from the
T ro ja n plant, the firs t group to go since
PGE announced the closure o f the plant.
Mandatory notices were given in January.
Employees are eligible for separation pack
ages that start from sm all amounts up to
s
$50,000.
P resident Clinton And
The Tim ber C onflict
tudents fro m Portland Public Schools accepted accolades fo r their outstanding
p a rticipation in the 22nd annual Project Second W in d Food D rive at a special Oregon
Food Bank awards ceremony on Friday, A p ril 2 at the Port o f Portland Berth 106 (2959
N W F ront Avenue.)
For the firs t year in the two-decade history o f the event. T ri-co u n ty area students
topped the 200,000 mark-207,868 pounds o f food overall The ten percent increase from
last year is due largely to the efforts o f PPS students who vaulted from 137,000 lbs.
President C lin to n promised that in
sixty days there w ould be some action
taken about the tim ber problem here in
Oregon The N orthw est Forest C onfer
ence was urged to continue ta lk in g and to
collected in 1992 to 160,000 lbs. in 1993.
F ifth grader K a tie M o re la n d fro m C a p ito l H ill E lem entary is the 1993
c ity -w id e cham p among a ll students fo r ra is in g 800 pounds o f food herself.
T h is y e a r’ s w in n in g school is B eaum ont M id d le School w ith 15,726 lbs.,
u p se ttin g fo rm e r-c h a m p Jackson M id d le S chool (11,237 lb s.) A t the h ig h
school level, W ilso n (14,708 lbs.) is tops w ith Vocational V illa g e (1,731 lbs.) in 2nd
take the argum ent out o f the courtroom.
A fte r eight hours o f liste n in g to testim ony
and speeches, C lin to n said, “ 1 te ll you, I ' l l
never forget w hat I ’ve heard today.”
Jack B ierw ith
Addresses School Cuts
BY JAMES L. POSEY
The attention o f the w o rld w as focused on
Portland last week as the President came to
tow n to fu lfill a cam paign promise to help
resolve the issue o f tim b e r harvesting and
endangered species. The question is, w hat
does a ll this mean fo r Blacks in Portland?
A ccording to many people I talked to. not
much. B ut in fact, w h ile on the surface Blacks
seem not to be affected by th is issue, the tru th
is, there is a s trik in g comparison between the
condition ofB la cks and that o f the spotted o w l.
Just lik e the spotted ow l, the A fric a n -
Am erican habitat is being destroyed. Where
B lack people liv e and once prospered, in some
cases there is relentless deterioration o f every
aspect o f B lack life . And, at the heart o f both
calam ities is pure, unadulterated greed Greed
on all sides. I was once an insider at the Forest
Service, and I witnessed many decisions being
lage School w ill be left open.
Clinton Potpourri:
Seeking finance for abortions for poor
women; health plan picked apart by v a ri
ous groups; c o n flic tin g suggestions o f
fered health industry; pledges help to
Y e ltsin , health care reform w ill not make
deadline; Senate approves $496 b illio n
economic plan.
people.
ample, the Forest Sen ice has a long history o f
not employ ing people o f color in any sig n ifi
cant numbers. T h is has been an elite group o f
w h ite males who have dominated the activi
ties o f this agency fo r years. And in spite o f a
lot o f rhetoric to the contrary, they have w orked
made al most exclusiv ely to satisfy timber needs,
w h ich ultim a te ly benefited b ig business in te r
est. W h ile the Forest Service has a clear
m ission to be stewards o f the land, internally
the real power and prestige is in the tim ber
harvesting programs.
F o r years these programs have benefited
the largely ru ra l populations o f Oregon, w hich
may not have gotten rich but certainly have
become accustom to a certain standard o f
liv in g . I t ’ s almost rem iniscent o f the era in the
South when cotton was king. Its aftermath was
the extensive erosion o f land followed by the
great dust bow ls o f the twenties and thirties
hard to keep it that way.
T h is is practically the same situation in
many associated corporations a nd related gov
ernm ent agencies, such as, fo r example,
Wyerhaeuser, the Bureau o f Land Manage
m e n t B onnerville Power A dm inistration, etc
The point is there are very few i f any people o f
color, p articularly Blacks, in these organiza
tions at the decision-m aking level So why is
th is im portant to this whole issue o f the envi
ronm ent vs. jobs? I t ’scm cial because ifBlacks.
other people o f color, and women were at the
Surely history repeats itself.
B u t w h a t’ s at stake here in Oregon is a
way o flife that has been out ofbalance w ith the
environm ent. W h ile the focus is now on natu
ral habitats, this problem crosses over into
issues o f race and discrim ination. For ex
Continued on Page A3
“Crimes, Genes, Federal
Grants And Your Heatth,
Concluded”
“Increase In Fat Free
Products Can Help Dieters,
But Caution Is Advised”
"Sickle Cell Anemia Scanning," side
tracked funds diverted to screen fo r "Black
Crime G enes.".
A more fundamental way to make a posi
tive diet change would he...
Entertainment
“The 1993 Essence Awards”
“G.l. Joe’s Stores Seek
Free Throw Experts”
The man and woman who shoot the most
consecutive free throws... will win...
HOUSING
HEALTH
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
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RELIGION
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The Essence Awards, first held in 1987
was created to focus national attention on
distinguished African American women
whose exceptional achievements are often
publicized
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Bill Clinton
Sports
Food & Nutrition
Health
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warehouse provided by the Port o f Portland.
M ore than 200 schools, businesses and churches in M ultnom ah, Clackamas and
W ashington counties participated in the 22nd Project Second W in d Food D rive, M arch
8-19, b rin g in g in 207,868 pounds o f high-quality nonperishable food. M ore than 50
emergency food box agencies in M ultnom ah County w ill distribute the food directly to
hungry people. In M ultnom ah County, Portland Public Schools serves as the prim ary
sponsor fo r Project Second W ind Nearly 100 students and nine schools from PPS w ill
receive awards fo r th e ir outstanding contributions toward feeding Oregon’s hungry
Portland Blacks And The Spotted Owl
Portland Superintendent o f schools.
Jack B ie rw ith wants decentralization for
the schools. He explains that he wants to
see specific goals set fo r the d is tric t based
on the outcomes it wants fo r the students.
B ie rw ith wants each school to be more
autonomous and the central adm inistra
tio n to do more supporting. W hen the
goals are determined, each school can
carry out th e ir own decisions that best
meets the needs o f the students at their
school. The threatened Vocational V il
EDITORIAL
place.
A lso fo r the first tim e, this y ear’ s awards ceremony featured a special performance
by the Ladies o f Rhythm specialty dance team from L in co ln H ig h School against a
backdrop o f 160.000 pounds o f nonperishable food gathered at the event’ s food sorting
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