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PORTLAND HOUSING CENTER'S
HOME BUYING FAIR
■ PORTLAND
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H O U S IN G C E N T E R
Talk to housing professionals and find out how you can buy a house.
Includes Local bankers, real estate agents, Nehemiah Project, Homestead Program,
and H.O.S.T. (non-profit housing developers), and housing councelors.
Located at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church 2926 N Williams
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July 31 st, Saturday 1:00 to 4:00 pm
There will be refreshments served and activities for children;
H
Ameriean State
Bank
HEAD OFFICE
2737 NE Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd.
Portland. OR 97212
For more information call 282-7744
The Portland Housing Center provides counceling and education fo r low and moderate income
households interested in buying their first home. The program offers classes, information, and
personal counseling about home buying.
The Portland Housing Center is a private, non profit organization. It is supported by the City o f
Portland, local financial institutions, and foundations.
HOST
DEVELOPMENT, INC.
HOME OWNERSHIP A STREET AT A TIME
F o r in fo rm a tio n on b u y in g a H O S T
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KeyCorp Mortgage Inc.
A KeyCorp Company
Former House
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R obert Rota, fo rm e r postm aster
o f the House Post O ffic e , pleaded
g u ilty to tw o charges in v o lv in g em ­
be zzle m ent. Justice D e p a rtm e n t o f f i­
c ia ls announced M on da y.
T h e d e ve lo p m e n t is expected to
advance the in v e s tig a tio n o f tw o o r
Summertime Low Prices!
A
three m em bers o f Congress in c o n ­
n e ctio n w ith a lle g a tio n s th a t m oney
was im p ro p e rly obtain ed fro m the
House Post O ffice .
Rep D a n R o stcn ko w ski, D - Ill..
c h a irm a n o f the House W ays and
SAFEWAY
M ea ns C o m m itte e , has been un de r
in v e s tig a tio n by the Justice D e p a rt­
m en t fo r several m on th s c o n ce rn in g
some $ 2 0,00 0 h is o ffic e received over
fiv e years fo r expense vouchers sub­
Ad Prices Good July 21 through July 27,1993 At Safeway.
Town House
Tomato Sauce
•8-Ounce can
• SAVE UP TO
42C ON 7
m itte d fo r s amps.
In a n n o u n c in g Rota 's g u ilty plea
at th e Justice D e p a r tm e n t, prosecu­
to r Ram sey Johnson s a id .“ M r R o ta ’ s
$
g u ilty p lea w i l l gre atly a id o u r a b ility
to reso lve th e a lle g a tio n s o f c o rru p ­
tio n at the House Post o ffic e , and
underscores o u r c o m m itm e n t to ho d
acco un ta ble those w h o have engaged
Golden Yellow
Sweet Corn
in such c o rru p tio n .”
A s p a rt o f h is g u itly plea. Rota
“ has agreed to p ro v id e tr u th fu l te s ti­
m o n y and to cooperate fu lly in the
o n g o in g in v e s ta tio n .” Johnson said
In Septem ber 1992, th e fo rm e r
m anager o f the House Post O ffic e
• Fresh from
the great
Northwest
pleaded g u ilty to em b ezzlem en t and
m isuse o f p u b lic fu n d s and agreed to
cooperate w ith federal prosecutors.
T h e re was no im m e d ia te c o m ­
m ent on the latest d e ve lo p m e n t fro m
R o stcn kow ski. w h o w as out o f tow n
B ut he was expected to be back in
W a sh in g to n Tuesday to resum e ne­
g o tia tio n s w ith the Senate on P resi­
dent C lin to n 's $5(M) b illio n d e fic it
red uctio n packag
E n j o y E x t r a S a v i n g s W it h T h e
N e w I n -S t o r e *
S a fe w a y S h o p p in g G u id e
I f the Justice probe sho uld result
in an in d ic tm e n t o f R o stcn ko w ski.
House rules w o u ld re q u ire h im to step
aside as c h a irm a n o f the p o w e rfu l
Available at your Safeway store.
W ays and M eans C o m m itte e
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