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t re ♦ 9 • • • * * ♦ • • • .' ♦ e • -4 1 • • > V » »» ■ »» ♦ » » * Ju ly 7. 1993 Serving the community through cult Volum n XX1I1. N um ber 27 * • • • * . 4 ^ n rtla n h v^vsKriier 25C * « í ¡ W Camp Rosenbaum Hosts 23rd Annual Visitors Day THE ir e REVIEW Oregon National Guard/Housing Authority o f Portland k RM Packwood On North Am erican Free Trade A g reem en t M exico is one o f the U nited States fastest grow ing export m arkets Between 1986 and 1992, U.S. exports to M exico in creased from $12.4 billion to an esti m ated #44 billion, w hich is twice as fast as U.S. exports to the rest o f the world. O regon exports to M exico rose 190 p er cent from $19 m illion to $55 m illion Jones Assumes New Post As Western Region Manager F o r Anheuser-Busch Companies •V -r¿í -< • -A •A * '- •• ■ Í •*,* -f/,/ ** t BJS3 .• :*<*1 -,T See related story on page A 2 Director Of Top Ranked ,v • * executive director Denny W est and Brigadier G eneral Gene Kate, O regon A djutant G en eral, and a host o f other guests from around the Rabies After 29 Y< D an Faddis, D irector o f T raining, at the M etro E lectrical T rain in g C enter, retired June 30,1993 after m ore th an 50 years o f contribution, achievem ents, and service to the electrical industry D uring h is ten ure, Faddis spearheaded jo in t coopera tion betw een labor and m anagem ent. His efforts have m ake O regon M etro T ra in ing C enter am ong the top program s in the country. See related story on page BI M ayor Vera Katz Proposes “Fair Contracting And Em ploym ent In itia tiv e M ayor V era K atz proposes a package o f reform s for fair contracting and em ploy m ent initiatives to im prove the city’s record in contracting w ith m inority busi ness enterprises and to expand m inority em ploym ent opportunities w ith the city ’s contractors for m inorities and w om en “1 believe we m ust develop the legal tools to support the many positive actions in cluded in this proposed package o f re forms. I propose, a study w hich will provide the statistical underpinning re quired to establish enforceable goals.” Governor Barbara Roberts, congratulates Camp Rosenbaum founder, Housing Authority Portland, Board Chairman, retired Brigadier General Fred Rosenbaum for 23 years o f caring, respect, love and staying drug free that the camp teaches every year to the youth that attend the camp. BY DEREK RASHEED O n W ednesday, June 30. 1993 Cam p Rosenbaum hosted it’s 23rd annual Visitors Day in W arrenton, Oregon. June 30 was m arked for a special presentation in honor o f cam p founder, Fred Rosenbaum . O regon A ir See related story on page A3 NAACP And Flagstar Reach $ 1 Billion Histone Accord To Expand O pportunities For M in o rities N ational G uard B rigadier G eneral (retired) an d H ousing A uthority Portland (HAP) board chairm an The event featured dignitaries and special guests throughout the state of Oregon to include G overnor B arbara Roberts. HAP state. T he program w as founded 23 years ago by Fred Rosenbaum who at the tim e was chair m an o f O regon H ousing Authority, and Briga dier G eneral o f O regon air G uard. He visited the cam p grounds with his w ife and family at that tim e there was hardly any activities on the cam p grounds and by it being right on the coast, Mr. Rosenbaum thought it would be a good idea to start a childrens cam p there. So Mr. Rosenbuam took the idea up with Gover nor M cCall. So the M ilitary D epartm ent through the O regon N ational G uard and The H ousing A uthority of Portland formed a part- nersh ip an d started the cam p Mr. Rosembaum said the first three years of trying to start the cam p was filled with trial an d error. B u t Mr. Rosenbaum d id n 't give up. Engulfed with organizational staffing and financial prob lems he hung in there, made the right contacts to get the cam p on the right track, and has been a successful program every since. T he program is a jo in t venture between T he Housing A uthority o f Portland and the Oregon N ational G uard to send low income public housing children to a week long citi zenship cam p on the coast o f Oregon. This unique partnership enables over 145 young cam pers to enjoy a view o f th e ocean. campfire at night and loving care and guidance f rom the volunteer H ousing Authority and National Guard staff. Continued on page B2 F is h V o lu n t e e r s Flagstar Com panies, Inc. and the N A ACP signed a far reaching and com prehensive F air S hare A greem ent to provide greater o p p o rtu n itie s fo r m in o ritie s at th e com pany’s restaurant and food service operations. A sp a rto fits effort toincrease m inorities in m anagem ent and non m an agem ent positions, F lagstar will start a series o f m inority recruitm ent and tra in ing program s. See related story on page A 4 Shibley M oves S a fe Transportation Bills Rep. G ail Shibley’s two bills w ill m ake O regon a safer, better place for m otorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. “T ransporta- tion is one o f my top issues and I feel HB29OO and SB262 for substance, posi tive legislation that w ill help people throughout the P ortland m etro area and throughout the state.” See related story on page A5 Suprem e C o u rt Rules On H ate Crim es O n June 10, 1993 the U nited States Su prem e C ourt voted unanim ously to up hold a W isconsin law w hich strengthens penalties for crim inals w ho choose their victim s on the basis o f race, religion and sexual orientation. See related story on page A 2 There is one book in my lib ra ry that is a w e ll thum bed veteran o f alm ost th irty years... Si lent S pring by R achel Carson. Page A2 EDITORIAL RELIGION A2 A6 D eloria Jones hasjoined A nheuser-Busch C om panies. Inc , as w estern region m anager for the Office o f C orporate A ffairs, it was anne unccd by W eighm an F. Sm ith III. vice pres ident o f corporate affairs for the St Louis- based corporation. Jones will be responsible for developing com m unity relations program s in the w estern region of the U nited States, including such m ajor cities as D enver, Portland and Seattle. Jones also w ill im plem ent the com panys o n going com munity outreach program s in Los Angeles, San Francisco O akland an d San Diego. Jones has held various positions in com m unications, including television host for a public affairs program and news reporter for a V * ■ radio station She has had several m anagem ent posi tions in pubic relations an d corporate co n tri butions in the Seattle business com m unity including vice president and m anger o f com m unity relations at W ashington M utual Sav • . L •-C a ’ i ings Bank. Jones w as also involved in a variety of com m unity o rganizations and coordinated various civic initiatives, legislative lobbying efforts and education program s in Seattle. She is a graduate o f the U niversity of W ashington w here she earned a b ach elo r’s degree in broadcast and editorial jo u rn alism friends be drug-free and set a good exam ple to all children by leading the way to a drug free USA. As part of upholding this pledge, the new M ar shals are touring Portland in "pos ses”. deputizing com m unity leaders an d VIPs. A ngie M ann, spokesperson for the C hurch o f Scientology' s Lead the W ay to a D rug Fee USA program, com m ented. “ Several groups o f kids have chosen com m unity leaders to visit and deputize as M arshals. They are quite serious about their new 'jobs and w ant to eventually m ake every com m unity leader a M arshal, includ ing the G overnor ” G loria Colvin, Executive D irec tor o f FISH Emergency Services and Portland s newest M arshal, told the kids, “W hat you’re doing is very im portant It keeps people rem inded about helping others stay away from drugs and keep them thinking with being drug free; we really appreciate w hat y o u 're d o in g ' For m ore inform ation about the contest, how your group can participate in the D rug F ree M arshal program or how you can become a D rug-Free M arshal, contact Angie M ann at the C hurch o f Scientology . 228-0116. Entertainment Sports “Food and Fund Drive Sweepstakes Launched At 1993 Rose Festival U.S. Bank Show” “Swindell N ext Test For Rising Heavyw eight S tar Jeremy W illiam s” Valuable prizes p ro vid e d by sponsors include...a G TE m obile phone, a S500 in a irlin e tickets, Sundance hot tub a nd many S w indell has championship experience having fo u g h t f o r the WBO a n d IB T lig h t more. Deloria Jones M a r s h a ls Food & Nutrition “Final Roundup For Sum m er Reading: Enjoy” r ves S taff and volunteers o f FISH Emergency Services, an emergency food an d clothing provider, raised their right hands an d prom ised to uphold seven different points o f the D rug-Free M arshal pledge as they were sworn in and deputized as D rug Free M arshals. T he D rug-Free M arshals cam paign w as originally launched in L o s A n g e le s in A p ril w h e r e more than 500 attendees w atched as the FBI “swore in “ over 200 kids as D rug-Free M arshals. T he cam paign, w hich is being coordi nated by the C hurch o f Scientology, was brought to Portland w ith a sim i lar kick-off event in June w here 32 kids w ere sworn in as M arshals by M ultnom ah County S heriff Deputy a n d D A R E , o f f ic e r , W a y n e M c D o n n e ll. S e v e ra l P o r tla n d churches, schools and businesses hav e contributed to and helped prom ote the cam paign. T he D rug-Free M arshal pledge has kids prom ise to live a drug-free life, show their friends that a drug-free life is more fun, help their fellow D rug Free M arshals, learn more about how drugs really harm people, tell people the tru th about the harm ful effects of drugs, help their family and Perspectives 4 a. “Norman Sylvester” Sylvester's m usical odyssey began in ¡95 7 when his parents bought him a 811.50 acoustic guitar. heavy weight titles in 1989 a n d 1990. 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