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Pepsi-Cola Honored by National Urban League
Pepsi-Cola w as honored recently
h\ the National Urban League for
p articip atin g in the civ il rig h ts
organization's Exhibit Showcase ev
ery \e a r since the showcase was be
gun in 1968
The showcase is a popular attrac
tion that draws thousands of visitors
during the League's Annual Confer
ence
"You (exhibitors) not only pro
vide financial support, but an attrac
tion our people look forward to and
enjoy," League President John E.
Jacob told a luncheon for a total of 20.
25-yearexhibitorsduring the League’s
1993 annual Conference. “T hisevent
could not happen if you did not care
about w hat was going on in our com
munity,” Jacob said
Jacob said that the League's first
Exhibit Showcase, put together for
the 1968 Annual Conference in New
Orleans, attracted 39 companies. This
y ear's showcase registered 445 par
ticipants for the popular attraction
Sam Hall, the recently retired
Manager ofPublic Relationsfor Pepsi
Cola Company, recalled how he and
his supervisor at the time. George
Russell, had arranged for Pepsi to
become a "Charter supporter o f the
showcase."
"The summer of 1968 was a time
of crisis in much of A m erica.' Hall
said "The war in Vietnam raged on.
showing no signs of letting up and it
w as tearing American families apart
M artin Luther King had been assassi
nated just months before and this
touched off serious rioting in 109
cities.’ Hallsaid: “We were especially
aware, in Pepsi’s Community Public
Relations unit, o f the need to have the
company identify with the efforts of
the National Urban L caguc-and with
the N A A C P -as organization work
ing hard since the turn of the century
to help America work for the good of
all its people.”
Hall pointed out that Pepsi-Cola
had taken an interest in the goals and
aspirations of minority consumers
"long before it became fashionable.”
He noted that his company had been
putting company representatives into
African American conferences and
conventions since the 1940s.
Urban League “Thanks" To Pepsi!-The National Urban League
gave special thanks to Pepsi-Cola Company recently for
participating in the League's Annual Conference's Exhibit Showcase
every year since the exhibits began in 1969. Sam Hill, recently
retired Manager of Public Relations, Pepsi-Cola, shown here with
Betty Shine. Manager, Community Relations, Pepsi-Cola, recalled
recently how the original contract was made between Pepsi-Cola
and the National Urban League for the Annual Conference in New
Orleans a quarter century ago. Hall said that Pepsi, one of 20
American firms recently thanked by Jacob, had been a long-time
supporter of the goals and aspirations of African American
community-based organizations since the 1940s.
Celebrate
Diversity
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Four City Tour: The Capitol in Washington, DC. was just one of the
sites visited by the 30 high school winners of Alpha Kappa Alpha's
Domestic Travel Tour during their recent four-city tour. The students
also visited historical sites in Atlanta, Ga., Birmingham, Al., and
Chicago during the eight-day trip. ADA sponsors the competition
biennially for academically talented junior and senior females.
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Elderly Citizens Lose $32,000 In Bank Fraud Scheme
Portland Police Fraud Detectives
are investigating two recently reported
incidents in which two elderly citi
zens have fraudulently lost a total of
$ 3 2 ,0 0 0 . T h e sch em e in v o lv e s
suspect(s). posing as investigators,
seeking elderly citizens cooperation
in apprehending dishonest bank em
ployee. Usually the victim is asked to
withdraw a large sum of money and
turn it ov er to the suspect, who agrees
to return the money, after apprehend
ing the dishonest employee.
On Thursday. August 5,1993 an
88 year old NE Portland man and his
86 year old wife reported losing $7,000
after receiving a phone call front a
suspect who identified him self as
“Captain Bender", a police investiga
tor The suspect told the couple that
he was investigating an employee of
a nearby bank, w ho was suspected of
taking $7,000 from the victim ’s ac
count The suspect, who had the vic
tims name and other personal infor
mation, asked the victim to meet him
in the v icinity of the bank, vv hich the
victim subsequently agreed to do.
Prior to the meeting, the victim at
tempted to Aerify the veracity of the
suspect's story and his identity . The
suspect told the victim to immedi
ately hang up. dial 911 and to ask for
him. which the victim did
Inv estigators bel iev e that the sus
pect remained on the line, before it
had time to disconnect, and when the
v ictim dialed 911. he actually ended
up talking to the suspect, who re
mained on the phone line.
The victim then met the suspect
a few blocks away from the bank and
was told to withdraw the money and
call the suspect back at 911. Upon
doing so the victim spoke with the
suspect and two other accomplices,
posing as Captain Kowalski and a
Deputy D istrict Attorney , assigned to
prosecute the case. A lthough the
victim ’s wife expressed her suspi
cions and unwillingness to partici
pate, the victim agreed to meet the
suspect, and later turned over the
$7,000 cash.aftcr being told that it
was needed as evidence and would be
returned to the victim at a later date.
The victim later learned that the sus
pect was phony. The suspect, who
was never seen with anyone else or pi
a vehicle, is described as a male white,
65-70 years o f age, 5'10". weighing
170 pounds and hav ing gray hair
Detectives also report a similar
incident which occurred August 4
and 6, 1993, to a 78 year old SE
Portland man. who lost $25.000 un
der sim ilar circumstances.
“ Senior C itizens are targeted
because they are generally viewed as
hav ing substantial sums o f money,”
said Detective Mark Coffey, the in
vestigator from the Fraud Detail as
signed to inv estigate the cases.
Coffey states that such schemes
are committed by an organized group,
involv ing sev eral suspects who assist
in giv ing the impression that the sus
pects arc legitimate officials. "The
suspects w atch banks and if they ob
serve an elderly person enter and
leave w ithin a short period of time,
they assume that the elderly person
made a deposit or withdrawal, which
require a relatively short amount of
time” said Coffey.
“Sometimes the victim is fol
lowed home and their license plate is
recorded. Using this information the
suspects will obtain information on
the v ictim from a variety o f sources.
This information is then used by the
suspcct(s) to gain the confidence and
cooperation o f the victim” said Coffey.
Investigators state that sometimes the
suspects pose as bank examiners as
well as police investigators.
Inv estigators recommend the fol
lowing to avoid becoming a v ictim of
such a fraud; 1) If contacted by a
suspect posing as a bank examiner or
police investigator, hang up and call
your bank; 2) Never agree to make
such w ithdrawals. Bank officials and
police investigators, would nev er ask
a customer to make withdrawals to
assist tin apprehending a dishonest
employer; 3) W hile banking, don't
write down account numbers on sepa
rate slips o f papers and do not leave
deposit slips or other bank documents
laying on counters, 4) Anytime you
deal with a person in plainclothes,
who identifies themselves as law en
forcement personnel, request to see
their identification
How To Start
Your Own
Business
The U.S. Small Business Ad
ministration and the Serv ice Corps
O f Retired Executives (SCORE) arc
jointly presenting “ A Beginning
Business Workshop” on Thursday.
September 2, 1993 (Sam to 4:30pin).
This workshop is especially recom
mended for those thi nking of starting
their own business, or those presently
in business.
The theme of the workshop is
“Getting Started Right” . It is taught
by a lineup of practicing CPA, attor
ney, business consultants and SBA
staff. You get their input on success
and failure factors, marketing, record
keeping, making your business plan,
sales promotion/adv ertising. point of
sale selling, SBA loans, and selecting
the right legal structure for your busi
ness. A question and answer period
follow each presentation. Participants
get a free business information kit.
Come learn with the experts at
the least cost in time and money and
get the most useable information for
getting started right.
This September 2, workshop will
be held at Two World Trade Center
25 SW Salmon, Portland. OR Fee
$25.00. P re -re g istra tio n reco m
mended. For more information please
call Bca: 503-326-521 1 or 326-3441.
David Satcher Appointed Director Of The Centers For Disease Control
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala
announced the appointment of David
Satcher, M.D., Ph D., president of
M eharry Medical College in N ash
ville, Tenn., to be director o f the
Centers for Disease Control and Pre
vention in Atlanta.
Satcher, 52, who has headed
Meharry1 since 1982, is one o f the
nation’s preeminent experts on m i
nority and community health issues.
He will assume his new duties later
this year. In his new position, he will
also adm inister the agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry,
which is also a component of the U. S.
Public Health Service within HHS.
“David Satcher brings world-
class professional stature, m anage
ment skills, integrity and preventive
health care experience to his new
role,” Secretary Shalala said.
“President Clinton has directed
this administration to place special
emphasis on disease prevention, and
we think of no better person to lead
our prevention efforts than David
Satcher,” Shalala said
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
HHS A ssistant Secretary for
Health Philip R. Lee, M.D head of
the Public Health Service, also cx-
pressed his pleasure al Dr. Satchcr’s
appoi nt ment to the publ ic heal th tea in.
“Dr. Satcher is a world leader in
medicine and public health. His vi
sion of public health for the 21st
Century will enhance the ‘heath’ in
health care reform.”
Satcher greatly strengthened
M charry’s academic and financial
status during his tenure. He led fund
raisingefforts for the historically black
medical college and formed links with
Vanderbilt Medical School in Nash
ville.
He recently carried forward the
merger o f M eharry's Hubbard Hospi
tal and the Nashville Genera! Hospi
tal. Under his leadership Meharry
established an Institute on Heath Care
forthcPoorandU nderscrvcd in 1989.
Dr. Satcher wasborn in Anniston,
Ala. He received his bachelor of sci
ence degree from Morehouse College
in ‘Atlanta in 1963 and his M.D. and
Ph.D. in cytogenetics from Case
W estern Reserve University in Cleve
land, Ohio, in 1970. He did his resi
dency training in the joint medicine-
pediatric program at Strong Memo
rial Hospital of the University o f Roch
ester in New York At Morehouse he
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and at
Case W estern Reserve to the Alpha
Omega Alpha Honor Society.
Throughout his professional ca
reer, Dr. Satcher has worked in insti
tutions concerned primarily with the
health of American minorities, gain
ing broad experience in preventive
medicine. He has conducted basic,
clinical and health se n ices research
His interests include medical genet
ics (with a focus on sickle cell dis
ease), hypertension, geriatrics and
cancer.
From 1979 through 1982, Dr.
Satcher was professor and chairm an
ofthc department o f community medi
cine and family practice. School of
Medicine, M orehouse College. Be
fore that he was an interim dean at the
Charles R. Drew Postgraduate M edi
cal School in Los Angeles and was
professor and chairm an of the depart
ment o f family medicine.
From 1974 to 1979 he was direc
tor o f the King-Drew Sickle Cell C en
ter in Los Angles. From 1975 to 1979
he was also medical director of the
Second Baptist Free Clinic in Los
Angeles.
Dr. Satcher has been on several
HHS advisory councils and has been
serving as chairm an of the Council of
G raduate Medical Education. He has
been principal investigator on several
major grants from the National Insti
tutes o f Health and the Health Re
sources and Services Administration
and the National Science Founda
tion
In 1986, Dr. Satcher was elected
to the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academy o f Sciences He
has been a member of the boards of
the Robert Wood Johnson Founda
tion, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation,
the Student National Medical Asso
ciation Foundation and the Boy Scouts
of America and a member of the
President’s Advisory Board for His
torically Black Colleges and univer
sities.
C D C -w ith a fiscal year 1993
budget of $2.0 billion-providcs lead
ership in controlling and preventing
disease and injury in the United States.
Its centers work with state and local
health departments and other part
ners to monitor health, conduct re
search to enhance prev ention, imple
ment prevention strategics, promote
healthy behaviors and foster safe and
healthy environments. CDC is one of
eight Public Health Service agencies
within HHS
L e g a l A id S e r i e s 1 5 : V i s i t a t i o n T ip s
Children and their feelings are
often overlooked when a family is
breaking up or has broken up It is a
difficult time for both parents How
ever it is important that they put aside
their negative feelings towards each
other when it comes to dealing with
the children It is important to help the
children adjust to the family structure
Handled properly, visitation can help
with this adjustment Studies have
shown that when the parents are civil
to each other during a visitation ex
change. adjusting to the new family
stm eture is made easier for the chil
dren.
Visitation is a time when the non
custodial has the children in his or her
care. Sometimes weekends or over
night visits arc not practical for a
v ariety o f reasons Instead of not vis
iting try short visits of sev eral hours
here and there Whether or not the
non-custodial parent has weekends or
short v isits, it is most important to be
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consistent with the visits. Children
need to know they can depend on both
parents
Going to the movies or to the zoo
is always a lot of fun but after a vv hilc
these trips can become expensive.
It's a good idea for the custodial can irritate the custodial parent which
parent to keep school events from frequently upsets the child. Neither
interfering with visitation However if parent should make promises they can
a school event docs fall on a visitation not keep The non-custodial parent
day. the non-custodial parent and the should not promise that he/she will be
child should decide if the child wants there, then not show up This hurts the
child and may cost that parent som eof
the child’s tnist. For the same reason
try to be on time If you are running
late, call Ifyou findvourself unable to
spend as much time with your chil
dren as you would like, you can make
up for the lack of contact by calling
your children Children consider a
onc-on-onc telephone conversation
Children do not need to be entertained to participate in that event If so. the with a non-custodial parent as good as
outside o f home all the time on v isits parent should try to take the child to a v lsit outside the home The custodial
Stay ing at your home can also be fun the event it really helps if both parent parent should not monitor those calls
play ing games, baking cookies or per actively participate in school sports The non-custodial parent should keep
haps working in the garage V isita and events A child loves hav ing both the conversation centered around the
tion can sometimes go more smoothly parents there if they don't get into any child and what is happening in the
if the child brings along a favorite arguments
child's life and not talk about the
blanket or toy It is important that
The non-custodial parent should custodial parent Both parents need to
w hatever a child brings, it needs to be arrange v isitation ahead o f time and refrain from expressing negative feel
returned with the child
not just drop by unexpectedly This ings about the other parent when they
if
Children do not need to be
entertained outside of home all the
time on visits
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are with the children.
Children sometimes have a diffi
cult time adjusting to hav ing two dif
ferent homes. Custodial parents often
com plain the children return from
visitation “out o f control" because the
non-custodial parent has so few rules
Expecting the non-custodial parent to
constantly say “no” during the short
time a child is with him/her is unrea
sonable But on the other hand it is
easier on the children if both parents
agree to hav ing the same rules in the
area of discipline, bedtime and foods.
Multnomah County Legal Aid
Serivce provides legal advice and rep
resentation for low income people liv
ing in Multnomah County w ith family
law problems To find out if they
would be able to help you. you can call
our downtown Family Law Center,
226-7991, or our North/Northcast
Community Law Office. 295-9494.
located at the Portland Community
College Cascade Campus
Public Service
Announcement:
An Open Invitation To All
People Of Good Will
The N AACP works to improv c
the political, educational, social and
economic status of minority groups,
to eliminate racial prejudice; and to
keep the public aware of the ad
verse effects of racial discrim ina
tion.
We arc currently recruiting
dedicated, motivated and energetic
volunteers Whatever your talent(s)
and time we have a place for you;
we hav e a job for y ou
Send Your Letter Of Interest
To:
Yollanda Nins
NAACP
P.O. Bov II367
Portland, OR 97211
Or Call: 284-7722
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