V olum n XXIII, N um ber 43
“Serving the com m unity th ro u g h c u ltu ral diversity.’
- - O ctober 20. 1993
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Cletus B. Moore, Jr. Named Interim
Urban League Director .
Cletus B. Moore. Jr.
Cletus B Moore, Jr. has been named
interim di rector o f the Urban League o f Port
land by the Executive Committee o f the Urban
League board o f directors Moore is currently
the Urban League's vice president o f finance
and administration. He w ill sen e as interim
director after current Urban League President
Darryl Tukufu, Ph D leaves on October 31 to
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Benjamin R. Whitley
Praising the efforts o f donors and volun
teer fund raisers. United Way o f Columbia-
W illam ette’ s Campaign Chairman Benjamin
R. W hitley announced the charity has raised
more than $4 5 m illio n thus far in its 1993
community drive.
W hitley, chairman o f the board and CEO
o f Standard Insurance Company, made the
announcement at a United Way report lun
cheon. Nearly 330 contributors and volun
teers were on hand at the Red Lion/Lloyd
Center to receive a public update on the
campaign and hear real stories from people
helped by United Way contributions.
“ Please keep in m ind that what you’ re
doing is vita lly important to your commu
nity," Whiteley told the crowd. “ You're offer
ing people a chance to get involved and to give
something back to their community. Y ou’re
offering them a way to help. ” he said
“ Women and children are still i he fastest
growing segment o f the homeless popula
tion,” said Pat H ill o f Salvation Arm y, Cas
cade Division s West Women sand Children's
Shelter. Explaining how her agency has hel ped
get women and their children back to self-
sufficiency, she added. "That's what United
Way dollars does for us.”
“ This is my sixth year at Abernathy
(school), and I treasure every minute o f it,”
said Joy W right o f M etropolitan Fam ily
Sendee’ s Foster Grandparent Program
Through this program. W right and other
seniors work w ith children at elementary and
middle schools, and other youth-oriented lo
cations. “ So many children need individual
help, said Wright. “ I ’ m there 20 hours a week
to f ill in the gaps.”
Gail Shibley Joins Multnomah County
Community Action Commission
assume a new position as director o f the
Public Services Institute at Lorain Commu
nity College outside Cleveland, Ohio.
Moore w ill sen e as interim director until
a permanent president and chief executive
officer is appointed. Urban League board
chair Gina Wood expects that appointment
w ill take place “ w ithin six months.” As in
terim director Moore’sprimary duty w ill be to
maintain the League’s current programs. He
w ill report to an operational committee com
posed o f three Board members. Joan Brown-
Kline. president o f Brown-Kline and Com
pany; Elizabeth Kutza, Ph D., director o f
Portland State University’s Institute o f Ag
ing; and W illiam Spivey, Ph D., vice presi
dent. business alliances for Tektronix, Inc.
Before jo in in g the U rban League
M arch o f 1990, M oore was vice presi
dent o f a local fin a n c ia l c o n s u ltin g firm .
He has 22 years o f experience in finance
and a d m in is tra tio n , in c lu d in g w ork in
sales, health services, lo d g in g and com
m ercial developm ent.
The U rban League o f P o rtlan d is a
n o n -p ro fit, co m m un ity based hum an ser
vice agency serving a t-ris k youth, stu
dents, jo b seekers, and seniors in the
P o rtla n d m etro area.
Untied Way Surpasses $4.5 Million
Mark In Community Fund Drive
Ed Bailey, from Portland Area Council
o f Camp Fire’s Gang Peace program, told the
crowd about his own experience w ith gang
v iolcnce, substance abuse and prison. Bailey,
who currently is featured in the local United
Way advertising campaign, works w ith at-
risk kids and gives them a firsthand account
o f the dangers o f being in gangs. "Through
the United Way agencies ..the money allows
us to do things for children in regards to
keeping them out o f gangs." he said.
The United Way campaign w ill continue
through the m id d le ,.o f December The
campaign's total w ill beannounced at a finale
dinner, Tuesday. December 14. at the Port
land Hilton Hotel
U nite d Way o f the C o lu m b ia -W il
lam ette raises and d istrib u te s charitab le
co n trib u tio n s throughout the fo ur-cou nty
area o f W a shington. M u ltn o m a h and
Clackamas counties in Oregon, and C lark
C ounty, W ashington E ig h ty -fiv e cents
o f every d o lla r co ntribu te d goes d ire c tly
to more than 180 local, hum an-service
program s that help c h ild re n , fa m ilie s
and seniors. Programs are offered through
agencies such as M o r ris o n C e n te r,
Clackamas W om en’ s Services, East V an
couver C h ild Care and T u a la tin V a lle y
W orkshop, Inc.
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Gail Shibley, State Representative
Rep. G a il Shibley has been appointed
by the Board o f C ounty C om m issioners
to a seat on the C om m un ity A c tio n C om
m ission. The C om m un ity A c tio n C om
m ission addresses the needs o f lo w -in -
come citizen s in M u ltn o m a h C ounty by
serving as a focal p o in t fo r c itiz e n in
volvem ent and advocacy. It advocates to
increase the a v a ila b ility fo r resources
and o p p o rtu n itie s fo r low -in co m e c i t i
zens to em power themselves; to prom ote
a more equitable d istrib u tio n o f resources;
and to alleviate poverty, hungerand hope
lessness.
M ost, recently, the C om m ission has
been advocating fo r replacem ent o f the
lo w -in co m e housing lost to make way fo r
th e p ro p o s e d fe d e ra l c o u rth o u s e ,
re c o n fig u ra tio n o f the homeless a d u lt
service system, and equitable access to
services fo r low -com e H ispanics.
Rep. G ail S hibley has served on the
House C om m ittee on H ousing and U rban
D evelopm ent the C h ild re n ’ s Care Team,
the House C om m ittee on C h ild re n and
F am ilie s, and the House revenue and
School finance C om m ittee, as w e ll as
o the r le g is la tiv e groups.
She has served tw o terms as a le g is
la to r and has received h ig h m arks fo r her
effectiveness, accessibility and fairness.
In the 1993 session, she authored and
sponsored two proposals securing pre
v e n tiv e health measures fo r w om en, won
passage o f tra ffic safety b ills , and helped
lead the process to reorganize c h ild re n ’ s
services.
J he C om m unity A c tio n C om m ission
welcomes Rep G a il Shibley. The C om
m ission meets the second Wednesday o f
each m onth from 7 to 9pm in the Mead
B u ild in g at 421 SW F ifth , P ortland. The
p u b lic is welcome.
Tri-Met Adds More
Security
T ri-M et w ill adjust security measures on
Line 4-Fessenden and plans other efforts to
ensure a safe transit system.
Guards on Line 4 w ill be replaced w ith
increased Portland Police Bureau patrols.
Radio-equipped crowd Management Services
staff w ill also ride the route at the direction
and training o f police. Guards were a tempo
rary' measure to ensure the safety o f customers
on the buses follow ing a shooting incident
Oct. 2.
Crowd Management Services staff w ill
continue to provide the same presence on
vehicles. CMS w ill work closely w ith Port
land police Bureau officers who hav e recently
increased T ri-M e t Patrols. CMS w ill initially
focus on Line 4, but w ill ride other routes
which show the highest level o f activity. CMS
w ill contact police on radios i f any conflict
arises.
“ Placing guards on buses was the best
response we could provide to establish an
extra security presence instantly on buses, “
explainedTom Walsh, Tri-M et General Man
ager, who said no incidents were reported last
week on Line 4. “ We feel that effective secu
rity can continue w ith the extra police patrols
and assistance from Crowd Management Ser
vices.
“ Our goal is to provide an absolutely safe
transit system and respond to trouble on any
bus anywhere in the region,” Walsh said. “ We
appreciate our partnership w ith Portland Po
lice Bureau, specifically C hief Moose, Deputy
C hief Karl and Lieutenant Kauffman. We’ re
appreciative o f the great work they’ve been
doing, and their help in making T ri-M e t even
safer.”
Tri-M et, which contracts w ith Portland
Police Bureau for security services, is adding
six additional police personnel this year. Prior
to the expansion. Portland Police Bureau
assigned 10 officers and one sergeant to T ri-
Met. This effectiv e relationship has helped to
reduced assaults on T ri-M et bv 30% since
1990.
Also planned this fiscal year are the
addition o f more surveillance cameras on
buses and M A X , and moje fencing and ligh t
ing at Park & Ride lots. Tri-M et plans to
expand partnerships w ith community groups
and possibly provide free bus rides in ex
change for volunteer community patrols on
vehicles. Tri-M et w ill continue its N ight Stop
program, which allows anyone riding alone to
get o ff the bus anyw here along the route from
8pm to 5am. This year the agency also plans
to hire a security manager, a new position.
T w o F o u n d In n o c e n t In D e n n y B e a tin g
Tw o b la ck men charged in the beat
ings o f w h ite tru c k e r R e g in a ld Denny
and seven o th e r people at the flash p o in t
o f the 1992 Los A ngeles rio ts were ac
quitte d M onday o f some o f the most se ri
ous crim es in the assaults.
A S u pe rio r C o u rt ju r y fo un d H enry
K e ith W atson, 29, in n o ce n t o f attem pted
murder in the near fa ta l beating o f Denny,
but g u ilty o f m isdem eanor assault. The
fo rm e r ca rrie d a m a xim u m sentence o f
life in prison
The ju ry deadlocked on the attempted
murder charge against D am ian W illia m s ,
20, in the Denny a tta ck Judge John
O u d e rkirk ordered ju ro rs back in to de
libe ra tion s.
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W illia m s , howev er, was found g u ilty
o f m ayhem in the Denny beating. He had
been charged w ith the more serious crim e
o f aggravated mayhem, w hich carried a
m axim um penalty o f life in prison.
The ju r y had been d e lib e ra tin g since
Oct. 1. T he tr ia l began Aug. 19.
In the attacks on the other seven
people, W illia m s was found g u ilty o f
fo u r counts o f m isdem eanor assault
Watson was acquitted o f a ll charges.
W illia m s and Watson were accused
in the ra c ia lly charged tr ia l o f beating
Denny n ea rly to death at the South Los
A n g e le s c o rn e r o f F lo re n c e and
N o rm a n d ie avenues d u rin g the e a rly
hours o f the Los Angeles riots. The A p ril
29, 1992, attack on Denny and the other
v ic tim s was captured on several video
cameras.
The Los Angeles riots broke o ut after
fo u r w h ite p o lice officers were acquitted
on m ost charges in the M a rc h 1991 beat
ing o f Rodney K in g , a b la c k m otorist.
D u rin g the tria l, prosecutors said
W illia m s and Watson were c le a rly seen
on videotape beating the w h ite trucke r,
but defense attorneys claim ed it was a
case o f m is id e n tific a tio n and that the
defendants were being made scapegoats
o f the rio ts
The tr ia l began alm ost 1 1/2 years
a fte r W illia m s and Watson were arrested
in pre-daw n raids by local and federal
o ffic ia ls . Los Angeles P olice C h ie f D aryl
Gates who since re tire d , person ally a r
rested W illia m s .
Denny, the most p u b lic iz e d v ic tim o f
the rio ts, te s tifie d Aug. 25 th a t he could
not remember an angry mob p u llin g him
fro m his gravel tru ck, k ic k in g and beat
in g h im or being struck in the head with a
hammer and a brick.
Denny was h osp italized fo r 33 days
w ith a compound head fra c tu re , alm ost
100 broken bones and o th e r in ju rie s.
Denny said he held no anger tow ard
his attackers and hugged the defendants'
parents fo llo w in g his testim ony.
The two defendants d id not te s tify in
th e ir own defense.
M any black a c tiv is ts claim ed W il
liam s and W atson were charged w ith
harsher crim es than the police o ffic e rs
accused o f b eating K in g because the
D enny defendants were black.
Tw o other men were arrested w ith
W illia m s and W atson M ay 12, 1992,
nearly tw o weeks a fte r the riots.
A n to in e M ille r - a 22-year-old black
man w ho is charged w ith fo u r counts
related to the attack on Denny plus 16
other charges fo r alleged attacks on seven
other v ic tim s — w ill be trie d separately,
w ith a Nov. 9 p re tria l hearing scheduled.
Gary W illia m s , 34, was sentenced in
M arch to three years in state p rison fo r
robbing Denny.
Î W C T R O V 5 D W V G 5 And School Children
by
Rox H arris
The latest surveys show that LSD use by
high school students is increasing In grade
schools, so is the use o f inhalants--the breath
ing o f poisonous solv ents and otherchemicals
in order to get high
“ This should not be regarded as anylhing
less than a national disastcr-a catastrophe in
this and every other community in America,”
said John Duff, president o f Norconon Inter
national. an organization which operates more
than two dozen drug education and rehabili
tation centers in America and Europe
D uff calls LSD the most insidious and
devastating illegal drug flooding our streets
and school yards "In the 1960s. when little
was really know n about the long-term effects
o f LSD. many people believed the drug of
fered nund expansion and enhanced creativ
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ity,” he explained. “ That turned out to be a
complete myth, a lie
“ Yet today, children are being fed the
same kind o f misinformation - that a person
can use these drugs or chemicals and get
something from them without being seriously
hurt by their use Scientifically, we now know
that this is no, the case LSD and other illic it
drugs all have long-term, adverse effects that
can plague a person for the rest o f his life.”
D u ff is referring to the discovery that
residuals o f LSD and other drugs and toxic
chemicals remain in the sy stem, getting caught
in the tissues and remaining there, unsus
pected. even after they have supposedly been
eliminated from the body years earlier
American author and humanitarian. L
Ron Hubbard, not only w as the firs, researcher
to uncover this fact, but also succeeded in
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developing the first, and to date, only known
method o f getting these drug residuals back
out o f the body. Narconon uses this D etoxifi
cation Program as a standard part o f its drug
rehabilitation and so has obtained what
amounts to a completely new insight into the
long-term harm that LSD and other drugs
inflict.
“ Once it became possible, using a pro
gram that combines exact doses o f v itamins,
nutrition, exercise and periods o f time in a
sauna to sweat ou, the drug residuals, we
could at las, test and observe how these drugs
had been affecting people." explains D uff
People never realize the effects these drugs
continue Io have on them until they get them
back out o f their system
D uff say s that LSD is particularly harm
ful because such a small quantity o f the drug
has profound mental effects—the usual dose
smaller than a pin head. So even very small
amounts o f LSD which remain in the sy stem
can be quite catastrophic.
After completing the Narconon D etoxifi
cation Program, people routinely report that
they suddenly can think more clearly. Their
l.Q. generally goes up They have more en
ergy and begin to enjoy life more fully again.
In fact, the changes arc sometimes quite
dramatic
“ Drags can reduce a person’s ability to
learn,' said D uff “ They can shut o ff emotions
and dull perceptions o f the world around one
Hubbard's research found that there is even
such a thing as a drag personality It is
artificial and created bv drugs.
"LSD and other drags can apparentIv
change the attitude o f a person from his
original personality to one secretly harboring
hostilities and hatred he doesn't permit to
show on the surface And in general, drags
reduce people's natural abilities and make
them feel worse This frequently leads to a
craving for more drags.”
D uff says that increasing use o f LSD,
inhalants and other drags by school children
is directly due to a w idespread lack o f effective
and complete drug education “ C hildre n need
to understand what ta k in g a drug lik e
LSD even once or tw ice can do to th e m .”
said D u f f “ When drug use is increasing
amongst school c h ild re n , th is te lls us at
o nce ,ha t we arc not e ffe c tiv e ly reaching
young people w ith the fu ll tru th about
drugs We arc fa ilin g them te rrib ly and
too many y o u n g s te r w ill s u ffe r fo r
it . ”