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T ue P ortland O bserver • J uly 21, 1993
Mexico Deports Chinese
Refugees
Should You Have Your Lawyer Draw Up
A Will Or A Revocable Living Trust
One ofT hc com m o n m istake made
by m ost people is that they th in k a up
w h ic h mean i f they con test the w ill
and i t ’ s fo u n d to be in v a lid due to a
M e x ic o co m p le te d the d e p o rta ­
y o u r s e lf w e ll, i f not a w ill, w hat
should I have?
S o lu tio n :
The answ er is a revo cab le liv in g
back to C h in a
in g refugees - the firs t o f w h o m a r­
tio n M o n d a y o f 661 C hinese refugees
w ho landed in B aja C a lifo rn ia a fte r
T he firs t tw o boats, the T o C h in g
riv e d in C h in a M o n d a y - w o u ld be
and L o n g Sen. entered M e x ic a n w a­
sent home and face no charges in tha t
country'
to dale w ill is the o n ly and best w a y to
te c h n ic a lity , ilc o u ld w in d up being set
protec t the ir estate,. N o th in g c o u ld be
fu rth e r fro m the tru th about th is m a t­
aside, and y o u r assets being d is trib ­
uted b y a ju d g e , using some legal
the U.S. Coast G u a rd blocked th e ir
ters Friday after spending a week in
trust, the reason w h y you sho uld have
effo rts to en ter the U n ite d States in
in te rn a tio n a l waters as M e x ic a n and
T he C hinese, a tte m p tin g tc e n ter
ter. T here is an a lte rn a tiv e to a w ill
fo rm u la w h ic h w o u ld not be yo u r o r ig i­
a revocable liv in g trust is because o f
M chree fis h in g boats
U S o ffic ia ls discussed w h a t to do
the U S ille g a lly , were in te rcep te d by
nal in te nt.
In some slate real estate does not
the changes in the tax law s, and yo u
can a vo id co stly probate fees, plus
w ith them
the Coast G uard in in te rn a tio n a l w a­
w i ll have to go throu gh probate c o u rt
pone d M o n d a y, 300 o n Sunday and
T he th ird boat, the S in g L i 6, was
ters under a new U S p o licy th a t c a lls
a fte r y o u r death because o f the per­
pass th ro u g h the probate c o u rt, B u t,
290 on S aturday fro m the a irp o rt at
towed in to pert near m id n ig h t Satur­
fo r refugees a p p ro a ch in g U S shores
sonal p ro p e rty. A probate c o u rt is a
you should k n o w th is ,e v e ry state have
i t ’ s o w n statutes, yo u sho uld check
e lim in a te le n g th y legal delays. A trust
can d is trib u te d assets w ith o u t a delay.
T iju a n a , across the border fro m San
day
to be directed to the nearest co u n try.
T h is k in d o f tru st can be changed any
D iego, the In te rio r M in is tr y said
I f you have a w ill yo u can bet this
c o u rt w h ic h handles the d is trib u tio n
o f the personal p ro p e rty o f a decedent.
It should be noted that it can take
y o u ’ re m a kin g plans fo r y o u r personal
tim e do in g yo u r life lim e to m eet y o u r
circum stances. Y o u r b e ne ficiaries w ill
weeks, m onths, o r even years before
the probate co u rt pro cee din g is c o m ­
and real estate p ro p e rty.
M a n y states have altered th e ir law s
be able to get w hat ever m oney o r
p ro p e rty that is c o m in g to them fro m
pleted. T h is c o u ld cost you thousands
re la tin g to adopted c h ild re n , so, they
o f d o lla rs in cou rt and attorn ey fees. Is
m ay have the same rig h ts as the n a tu ­
y o u r state statutes to be sure when
S eventy-one refugees were de­
T he refugees - m ostly yo u n g men
A fte r days o f d i scussion w ith U S
O n ly one o f the Chinese refugees
- were h a n d cu ffe d and th e ir h a ir
o ffic ia ls , M e x ic o said last week it
w ho made the th re e m o n th voyage
spray ed vv uh brow n dye fo r id e n tific a ­
w o u ld accept the Chinese on h u m a n i­
cram ped in to three boats and s u rv iv ­
tio n before be in g taken to T iju a n a
ta ria n grounds b u t im m e d ia te ly de­
in g on b a dly-cooke d rice was a d m it­
T he In te rio r M in is try said au­
th is tru s t w ith o u t h a v in g to w a it
ted to the U.S. to a p p ly fo r p o litic a l
th o ritie s had arrested 31 crew members
T h e w o uld -be im m ig ra n ts were
m onths, o r years. The good th in g about
asylum .
- 1 7 fro m the fu s t tw o boats and 14
believed to be v ic tim s o f an in te rn a ­
tio n a l rin g o f im m ig ra n t sm ug glers
ra l c h ild re n w o u ld have o f the de ­
this k in d o f trust is that it can be ve ry
A n o th e r refugee re p o rte d ly re ­
fro m the th ird - and w ill charge them
y o u r p e rs o n a l p r o p e r ty
is g o in g
ceased person. H o w e ve r, it should be
d iffic u lt to contest by some unhappy
m ained in M e x ic o after rece ivin g tre a t­
w ith ille g a l tra ffic k in g o fim m ig ra n ts .
th ro u g h probate c o u rt, and cost estate
noted that the rig h ts o f an adopted
relative o f the decedent. I f they w anted
m ent fo r a p e n d ic itis and w ill be de­
“ T he M e xica n govern m ent w ill
person reco gn ized by la w in the state
to b rin g a c iv il suite they w o u ld have
ported w hen he is f it to travel, a u th o ri­
m ake no concessions o f any k in d for
where the a d o p tio n to o k place, m ay
not be recognized by la w in some o f
to sue each b e n e ficia ry in a separate
suite, th is c o u ld be q u ite exp en sive fo r
ties said.
offenses lin k e d to the c r im in a l tra f­
T he last refugees, w h o had been
fic k in g o f people carried out by in te r­
in g to U S reports, there were as m any
detained at a w arehouse since they
na tio n a l o rg a n iza tio n s.’’ the In te rio r
as 50 m ore boats m a k in g th e ir w ay
a n y th in g that they w a n t to k n o w about
the o th e r states.
W h a t I have p o in te d o u t to yo u is
th is re la tive .
M in is try said in a statem ent
across the P a cific Ocean tow a rd the
yo u , y o u r fa m ily and y o u r assets. T h is
the d o w n side o f a w ill, yo u need this
k in d o f open access has cause lo ts o f
e d uca tion al in fo rm a tio n so yo u can
m ake the rig h t d e cisio n fo r y o u r heirs
c o n fid e n tia lity can m a in ta in e d be­
and ne xt o f, k in .
Y o u are p ro b a b ly b y n o w saying to
W hen y o u r w ill go th ro u g h the
probate c o u rt it becom e a m atter o f
p u b lic reco rd, anyone can fin d o u t
p ro blem s and a ll k in d s o f legal e n ­
tanglem ents and have caused some
distance relative s to contest the w ill,
Y o u and yo u r spouse serve as tru s t­ entered M e xica n te rrito ry at Ensenada,
ees w ith o u t ou tsid e r in vo l vc m c n t.a n d were taken in buses un de r heavy po ­
back. B u z B ro w n at strong safety, and
Coach Ross states tha t the tea m 's
A a ro n Forbes at defensiv e back Coach
m ission is be n e vo le n t, seeking to
p ro v id e a v e h ic le fo r those w h o
is an avenue f o r c o lle g ia te
N o rth w e s t F o o tb a ll League w ith the
R o ss
po w e r houses b e in g -P ie rc e C ounty,
T ala m ale m otu fro m P ortla nd State
love the spo rt o f co n ta ct fo o tb a ll
f u lf il l th e ir need to p la y the gam e
Federal W ay a nd T he P ortla nd T h u n ­
U n iv e rs ity . A t lineb acke r, he says
to continue to play and to p ro vid e
they love, o r to show th e ir tale nts
de rbo lts T h e League is com prised o f
T a la m a le m o tu is b ig , strong and can
serv ices to the com m u nity especially
in
s ix teams
Coach B ob Ross has h ig h expec­
run d o w n m ost ta ilb a cks on a sweep
the youth. In th is regard team do ctor
scouts.
P o rtla n d 's entry in to th is n u le ii is
ta tio n s fo r th is years team. E xp e ctin g
E rickso n kicke d 35 consecutive po in ts
indicated to the P o rtla n d O bserver
the team to a g a in place as h ig h as 4th
that he is w illin g to treat disad van­
the P o rtla n d T hu n d e rb o lts. T he T h u n ­
de rbo lts is a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n
o r 5th place n a tio n a lly.
T h e team runs a pro set offense
a fter touchdow n attem pts last y ear.
T he season started July 17 and it
was the observation o f th is w r ite r that
charge For m ore in fo rm a tio n c a ll 288-
whose m issio n is to b e n e fit the c o m ­
fe a tu rin g tw o fin e ru n n e rs, C ra ig
N W fo o tb a ll league is e x c itin g w ith an
m u n ity . I t was fo rm e d w ith d o n a tio n s
H enderson w h o averaged 8 yards a
fro m three business m en R evenue is
carry last year, and T im M itc h e ll w ho
em phasis on the passing game.
T he T h u n d e rb o lts in c u rre d a lo t
now generated p rim a rily fro m tic k e t
averaged 7 years a carry in 92. B o th
o f penalties w h ic h ham pered several
the good the team is try in g to do they
sales and donations.
T h e T h u n d e rb o lts have c o m m it­
pl.iy ers play ed th e ir college b a ll in the
drives, b u t th is aspect o f the gam e
c a n 't do it w ith o u t the help o f the
should get betteras they com pete more.
ted them selves th is year to d o n a tin g
northw est.
T he offen sive lin e averages 280
They played Federal Way w h o
4 0 % o f th e ir tic k e t sales to w a rd h ig h
pounds, how ever they lost three veter­
school a th letics T h is past S aturday
ans th is year, and so fa r are untested.
N F L . o r C a n a d ia n p ro fe s s io n a l
the y co n trib u te d $460 00 to P o rtla n d
T he defense is b ig and solid and
touts tw o a ll A m erican s at defensive
P ub lic Schools
sp e a k s
h ig h ly
of
In a
Special team standout k ic k e r M ik e
Wm
R.
K in g
c h ir o p r a c t o r
has
tage, and low -in com e c h ild re n , free o f
0033, ask fo r Danny and leave
A d am Dusevoir, Jefferson H ig h
tnne Boon, M a rs h a ll H ig h
T he P o rtla n d Police A sso cia tio n
is pleased to announce the selection o f
a
message.
Coach Ross concludes; fo r a ll
its tw o 4 year colleg e s c h o la rs h ip re­
T he 1993 P P A scholarship re­
cip ie n ts are:
• A n n e P oon, M a rs h a ll H ig h
cip ien ts fo r 1993
U n de r a g ra n t to P o rtla n d P ub lic
School, w i th a fo u r-ye a r G P A o f 3 96
com m unity He urgesev ery one tocom e
out to show th e ir support fo r the T h u n ­
Schools, the P o rtla n d P olice A ssocia­
U n iv e rs ity in P ittsbu rgh. P ennsylva­
tio n is p a yin g $ 1.000 per y ear fo r each
they handed them th e ir only defeat
derbolts. N o t only w i ll you fin d it
fo u r years fo r the colleg e e d uca tion o f
nia w ith a pharm acy m a jo r
• A da m Dusev o ir, Jefferson H ig h
last year
su rp risin g ly e n te rta in in g , but also it
both a m ale and fem ale student. J he
S chool, w ith a fo u r-ye a r G P o f 4.00.
scholarship re cip ie n ts m ust be g ra d u ­
Mr
a tin g h ig h school seniors and must
C ollege in Boston
dem onstrate a fin a n c ia l need, and m
order to con tinu e receiv in g the sc hoi •
w ith a dram s m ajor
B oth students have been active in
arship. must m a in ta in an acceptable
school and co m m u n ity a t,a irs have
grade po in t average. Relauv es ot m em ­
held jobs and e x h ib ite d h ig h stan­
dards o f le a d e ish ip and citiz e n s h ip
T h is tim e around it was
Federal W a v ’ sday B ea ting the T h u n ­
derbolts 13 to 0
w i ll h e lp s u p p o rt o u i yo u th and
schools.
o ...,.
M s Poon w ill be a tte n d in g Duquesne
D u se vo ir w ill attend Em erson
M assachusetts
November Promises And Summer Realities
bers o f the P o rtla n d P olice A ssocia­
tio n are not e lig ib le to receive the
T he P o rtla n d Police Association,
BY PROFESSOR MCKINLEY BURT
scholarships Each year the sch o la r­
w h ic h represents the ran k and file
ship recipie nts are selected by the
sw o rn o ffic e rs o f the P ortla nd Police
“ E le ct me and save ihe R e p u b lic ,”
w ith o u t c u ltu re pre ju d ice , o r are the
o f ba ckgro und in ve stig a tio n before
tic ian has asked fo r an in ve stig a tio n o f
P ortla nd P ub lic S chools S ch o la rsh ip
Bureau, is pleased to make these schol­
the y a ll c rie d W e suppose it d id seem
dice loaded as they have alw ays been
selecting a nom inee. These “ A m a te u r
the “ shady” dealings that w e n t on at
C o m m itte e A t any tin e , up to eight
arships grants as pa rt o f its c o n tin u in g
easy enough; g iv e n the pe rfo rm an ce
in a stance re m in isce n t o f the w h ile
N ig h t In H a rle m ” sorties are p ro v in g
the bank w here D r. E lders sat on the
d iffe re n t college students w h o gra d u ­
pledge to w o rk tow ards the goal o f
ated fro m the P o rtla n d P ub lic ’schools
com m u nity developm ent and a po si-
w ill be re ce ivin g the P o rtla n d Police
uv e in te ra c tio n between P ortla nd Po­
A ssociatio n scho la rship s
lice o ffice rs and the co m m u n ity
o f the then in cu m b e n t a d m im stra
m ale sports w rite rs? ” V ig ila n c e is re ­
to be a serious b lo w to both the im age
tio n , h o w d iff ic u lt c o u ld it be to im ­
q u ire d , to say the least.
o f the a d m in is tra tio n and to the c o n ­
I f newspaper reporters can d ig o u t
B o th m e d ia and the a d m in is tra ­
tinu ed po tentia l o f blacks as serious
facts lik e these before senate hearings
p ro v e th in g s in the m a jo r areas o f the
board o f directors.
n a tio n 's concerns: Jo b s-H e alth-E d u-
tio n have taken the a ttitu d e tha t the
candidates fo r high o ffic e . T h e G u in ier
on the nom inees, ho w can i t be that a
c a tio n and E n v iro n m e n t? I t ’ s s ix
“ L a n i G u in ie r” a ffa ir has been d is ­
case cle a rly sorts its e lf o u t as a m atter
president and his sta ff, the F B I and the
m onths la te r, w h a t have we?
posed o f (“ and i f we are lu c k y , neither
o f conservative and racist an tip a th y to
Secret S ervice cannot do an adequate
jo b o f researching the no m in ee’s back
Portlanders To Join
Friendship Caravan To Cuba
T here m ay be a tendency to be
the B la ck Caucus o r w o m e n ’ s o rg a n i­
her progressive ideas -- and an abject
rathe r harsh in o n e ’ s e x a m in a tio n o f
zations w i ll h o ld this against us too
retreat o f the president in face o f strong
ground? P reparing the president to
the “ new o rd e r” in the n a tio n ’ s Capi­
lo n g ” ). B ut, a lm ost im m e d ia te ly a new
e ith e r go fo rw a rd w ith the n o m in a tio n
P ortla nd ers w ill jo in over 250
to l, but a ca u tio n a ry approach is re ­
b it o f fat has h it the fire in th e n o m i­
op po sition .
H o w e v e r, as m edia reports it, D r. E l­
w ith adequate preparation fo r the de­
c itiz e n s o f th e U .S , and Canada
Cuba is in a serious econom ic
q u ire d —never has the m ed ia been so
nation o f D r. Jocelyn E lders fo r sur­
ders has been d o in g some serious
fense o f his choice - o r, i f it has gotten
and tra ve l throu gh ou t N o rth A m erica
crisis due to the loss o f its m ajor
tra d in g pa rtn e r, the fo rm e Soviet
wheelchairs and new school supplies
u n ce rta in and so unsure o f its e lf in its
geon general W h ile the case made
d o u b le d ip p in g in to the taxpayers
too far, c a ll in his nom inee to g iv e a
treatm ent o f key issues. A p p a re n tly , it
against attorney G u in ie r fo r the post
po cketbo ok. L ik e d ra w in g d o w n a 60
plau sible exp la natio n fo r disassociat­
on tw e lve caravan routes, stopping
in over 120 citie s and tow ns to collect
has been very d isco n ce rtin g fo r a pre­
o f c iv il rig h ts c h ie f in the Justice
thousand d o lla r yea rly salary as c h ie f
ing h im s e lf from the process. O f course,
a id and g ive educational presenta­
tions. T h is second F rie n d sh ip m e n L
blockade o f Cuba prevents th is gap
fro m being fille d by countries and
sponsored by the Pastor’ s fo r Peace,
corporations that trade w ith U S. In
w i l l c h a lle n g e the m o r a lity
and
M a tch o f th is year, C uba also suffered
o f th e U .S . e m b a rg o on
the most de vastatin g h u rric a n e in
d o m in a te ly m ale press c o rp and te le ­
D e p a rtm e n t centered around alle g a ­
health o ffic e r o f the state o f Arkansas,
the best circum stance is n o t to n o m i­
v is io n esta blishm en t to p u t fo rw a rd
tio n s c o n ce rn in g her legal p h ilo s o ­
w h ile at the same tim e b illin g the U.S.
nate them at a ll i f th e ir ‘ s k irts ’ are n ot
and m a in ta in a “ fairness d o c trin e ” in
phies, the c ritic s o f D r. E ld ers have
G o ve rn m e n t at the rate o f $ 5 00 a day
clean.
le g a lity
W e can remember when Dr. C. E verett
U n io n and Eastern Europe T he U.S.
re p o rtin g the v o la tile m in o rity and
n o t o n ly raised questions about vie w s
as a health co n su lta n t in W a sh in g to n ,
on such issues as abortions, condom s,
D .C .
T he A ssociated Press reports
Koop was nominated as U.S. Surgeon
Cuba and w i ll c a ll fo r n o rm a liz in g
recorded history . T he storm affected
w om ens issues seem ing to rise a lm o s t
d a ily . U n c e rta in ty and hesitancy ru le
sex education and A ID S - b u t have
that she has im m e d ia te ly resigned her
General - called “ Dr. K oo k” , it took nine
re la tio n w ith Cuba
the day.
So it is that one asks one’ s self,
raised several issues o f ille g a litie s and
federal g ig , b u t the dam age is done. It
monthstoget him confirmed. LaruGuinier
w i ll meet in La rd o and cross in to
three quarters o f the c o u n try . destroy­
in g crops, lcav in g 40.000 people hom e­
is fu rth e r stated th a t her husband is
was called the "Quota Queen ". D r Elders
M e x ic o w ith over 100 tons o f m aterial
less. and se rio u sly d a m a g in g the
ethics.
is being called the “ Condom Queen' ’. How
a id f o r C u b a n p e o p le
infrastructure. As a result, Cuba has
requested in te rn a tio n a l assistance fo r
T h e caravans
W e have
“ are m y o p in io n s and perspectives
N o w , i f the m edia reports are c o r­
also one o f those w h o hate to pro vid e
be in g developed w ith in a co n te xt o f
rect, the C lin to n a d m in is tra tio n has
social security benefits fo r p o o r folks.
much more o f this must be endured before
already collecte d m a te ria l a id and
fa cts tha t are a ccu rately reported and
once again fa ile d to do an adequate jo b
F o r good measure, a re p u b lica n p o li­
America can deal w ith issues atone?
have raised $1500 w h ic h w i ll go
the firs t tim e since 1959 Some o f the
tow a rd the purchase o f m edicines,
w o i Id s poorest nations, such as Peru,
pow ered m ilk , and buses
have responded
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s till acce ptin g do nations o f money
as w e ll as m aterial aid. in c lu d in g
on the responsibility o f ch a lle n g in g
good q u a lity bicycles, IB M -c o m p a t­
the blockade by d e liv e rin g h u m a n i­
ib le c o m p u te rs , ty p e w r ite r s , and
taria n aid to Cuba
in g data en try, assem bling o r re p a ir­
in g donated fu rn itu re , be in g a frie n d ly
Richmond To Host Its Fifth
National Night Out
phone v is ito r, in te rv ie w in g and g iv ­
A
in g in fo rm a tio n to students in tra n s i­
K
tio n . to ta k in g grocery orders ove r the
phone fro m sh u t-in s o r handicapped
persons in N W P o rtla n d
I
The Richm ond neighborhood next
I H I M A R IN I ( ORPS
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I A K I S TO B I ONT
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tio n a l N ig h t O ut. a co m m u n ity event
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insurance to its registered volun te ers
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the N a tio n a l V o lu n te e r A gency, and
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is sponsored lo c a lly by Legacy H e alth
tio n
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free snacks fro n t lo ca l businesses
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p u b lic
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Ranked fo u rth in the country last
hopes o f b e in g re c o g n iz e d by
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w ho charge h ig h fees fo r them to m ake
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lice escort to T iju a n a on M o n d a y,
Football’s Field Of Dreams
by Danny Belle
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