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Senegalese adults and children join the Pepsi-Cola national essay contest winners in a leisurely walk
through an African market in Dakar, Senegal. Mark Smalls, Manager, Ethnic Marketing, Pepsi-Cola
Company, is in tee shirt at left and Sandra Hanna of Tufts University is second from right. The group of
seven African-American college students won the trip to Senegal for essays they wrote on the topic
"What is the Most Important Event in African American History in the Last 20 Years?" Each student was
allowed to bring one guest.
Crime Stoppers: Fraud Suspect
W ashington C o u n ty S h e riff’s
Department D etectives, in coopera
tion with Crime Stoppers, are asking
for your help in identifying and appre
hending a subject responsible for a
large series o f check fraud forgeries in
at least two states.
In October 1993, a subject, who
claimed to be Sammy Barrera, arrived
in Oregon from New M exico where he
wrote over $20,000 worth o f “bad
checks”.
After obtaining and O regon State
Department o f M otor Vehicles Identi
fication Card and opening a checking
account, the subject began writing
checks to local merchants. During one
3 -day-period, from Oc tober 22 through
the 24th, he wrote at least 45 checks
totaling over $ 18,000. Based upon the
items the suspect bought, investiga
tors believe he is possibly setting up
housekeeping somewhere.
T he su sp e c t, k n o w n as Sam m y
B a rre ra , is d e sc rib e d as a H is
p a n ic m a le w h o s p e a k s f lu e n t
E n g lish . H e c la im s to be 41 y e a rs
o f age w ith a D O B o f 7 /4 /5 2 . He
¡'he suspect, Sammy Barrera
sta n d s a p p ro x im a te ly 5 ’8" tall and
w eighs ap p ro x im ately 145 pounds,
w ith b ro w n e y e s, brow n h a ir, and
a m u sta c h e .
Crim e Stoppers is offering a cash
reward o f up to $1,000 for informa
tion, reported to Crime Stoppers, that
leads to an arrest in this case, or any
unsolved felony crime, and you need
not give your name. Call Crim e Stop
pers at (503) 823-HELP.
Crime Stoppers: Wanted Subject
The FBI Fugitive Task Force and
Portland Police Bureau Child Abuse
Team detectives, in cooperation with
Crime Stoppers, are asking for your
help in locating W illiam Ladd M ar
lin. A felony no bail arrest warrant,
charging martin with Failure to Ap
pear on an original charge of unlaw
ful Sexual Penetration, which involved
. young children, has been issued.
W illia m L ad d M artin is d e
sc rib e d as a 2 4 -y e a r-o ld w h ite
.m a le ( D O B /0 2 0 6 6 9 ) . M a r tin
sta n d s 5 ’ 11 ta ll an d w e ig h s 144
p o u n d s, w ith b ro w n e y e s, b lo n d
h a ir, an d ta tto o s on b o th o f his
a rm s. H is la st k n o w n a d d re ss w as
4 0 1 4 SE 3 9 th A v e n u e , P o rtla n d ,
O re g o n , but he is re p o rte d ly no
lo n g e r sta y in g th e re .
Crime Stoppers, in cooperation
with the FBI Fugitive Task Force, is
offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000
for inform a.ion reported to Crime
Stoppers that leads to an arrest in this
case and you need not give your name.
Call Crim e Stoppers at (503) 823-
Community
Corrections
Opens New Day
Reporting
Center
A n in n o v a tiv e p ro g ra m fo r
p ro b a tio n e rs and p a ro le e s u n d e r
su p e rv isio n in M ultnom ah C ounty
w ill op en its d o o rs on Ja n u a ry 10,
1994.
T he D ay R e p o rtin g C e n te r,
an in n o v a tiv e p ro g ra m o f the
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty D e p a rtm e n t
o f C o m m u n ity C o rre c tio n s, has
been u n d e r d e v e lo p m e n t fo r s e v
e ra l m o n th s w ith the go al to p r o
v id e a lte rn a tiv e sa n c tio n s and o n
site se rv ic e s fo r o ffe n d e rs. T he
first o f an e stim a te d 30 0 c lie n ts
a n n u a lly w ill b e g in th is p ro g ra m
on Ja n u a ry 1 1th.
T he c e n te r w ill p ro v id e d a ily
stru c tu re as w ell as se rv ic e s d e
sig n e d to e ffe c t p o sitiv e c h a n g e
in th is c lie n t p o p u la tio n . S e rv ic e s
w ill in c lu d e e d u c a tio n , a lc o h o l
and d ru g tre a tm e n t, jo b p la c e
m e n t, life s k ills an d c o g n itiv e
re s tru c tu rin g .
“ O u r D e p a rtm e n t is la u n c h
ing th is p ro g ra m to e n su re a c
c o u n ta b ility o f o ffe n d e rs and p r o
m ote co m m u n ity sa fe ty ,” e x p la in s
T am ara H o ld e n , D ire c to r, D e p a rt
m ent o f C o m m u n ity C o rre c tio n s.
“T h is c e n te r w ill o ffe r an a rra y o f
in n o v a tiv e se rv ic e s in a c e n tra l
lo c a tio n , p ro v id in g c lo se s u p e r
visio n and a c c e ssib ility fo r o f
OF ISLAM
This year (1994) education will
prove to be a critical issue. The worst
plight in every city is not crime, rac
ism or sexism. The w orst plight in the
cities is ignorance. And when the
leadership desires to remove igno
rance from the people, then we are
going to sec change in all the cities
and towns o f America and the world.
Ignorance needs to be replaced with
enlightenm ent by proper education.
Education is a guide for the people to
keep and m aintain a civilized life. It is
education that civilizes us. Image a
society where new buildings arc going
up w hile the hom eless arc under
bridges and resources for education
arc dw indling. This is sham eful and
this is America. Portland Public School
leaders predict that budget cuts will
decrease teaching staff. They estim ate
that in 1994-95 231 teachers will be
elim inated, and in 1995-96 1,100
teachers will be eliminated.
“A 80 percent cut in the last two
years has already affected the curricu
lum departm ent.”
W h ere are the c i t y ’s p rio r i
tie s? As 1 sa id e a rlie r - e d u c a tio n
k e e p s an d m a in ta in s c iv iliz a tio n .
If the m a jo r, c o m m issio n e rs and
o th e rs w a n t to sav e the city they
m u st m ake the fu n d in g o f e d u c a
tio n p rio rity . T h is g o e s fo r o th e r
c itie s as w ell.
The quality o f a nation is m ea
sured by the level of human develop
m ent, and hum an developm ent is
measured by the quality o f education
present, in the nation, used to advance
society.
The city(ies) are on a downwards
trend, because education is not prior
ity. Let me say it this way - making
education priority will stim ulated us
to continue the refinem ent o f educa
tion. But at present schools are pro
ducing rebels or 20th century slaves
(Quotcrs o f pass thinkers). W e would
like to help the school systems do a
better job at educating. But we would
also like to build our own schools to
show a good example o f proper educa
tion. “Can any good thing come out of
N azareth?” John 1:46 can any good
come out o f the destroyed black people
in America?
Under the leadership o f the Hon.
Louis Farrakhan the nation o f Islam
has schools in W ashington D.C., C hi
cago, II., New York and other major
cities in America.
T he w o n d e rfu l stu d e n ts our
schools produce shows the quality of
the education that we depart to our
students. Allah willing, we will soon
establish one o f our schools in this
city. “School is not school — it is the
steward of the life force in your and my
children. It is the other m other, the
other nurturer and fosterer o f this
child and its developm ent on the road
to its meeting with G od.” Self-im
provement speech by Min. Louis Far
rakhan. In conclusion, you ow e it to
yourself to study the Nation o f Islam
and its successes. 1994, another num
ber, another winter, spring, sum m er
and fall - let us make the best o f it.
T h a n k yo u fo r re a d in g th is.
ElijahX =G hetto Rise
Ombudsman Training Scheduled
Certified Ombudsmen investigate
Volunteers are needed to improve
com
plaints
and concerns on behalf of
luality of life o f the elderly living
the
residents
and then work with the
mg term care facilities. Certified
facilities
to
make
changes that best
ludsmen advocate for the resi-
serve
the
residents.
The role takes a
s of nursing hom es, adult foster
special
kind
of
volunteer-volunteers
homes and residential care facili-
Whilc the volunteers work to must not only care about the elderly,
rove the quality o f care for the but must also have excellent com m u
ens living in long term care facili- nication and problem-solving skills.
they also prom ote dignity, au- W hile the job is challenging, the C er
>my and the rights o f the residents, tified Ombudsmen find their work
ix-session training program will very rewarding. It is an opportunity to
make a real difference in the lives of
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Older Women’s
League
M unday, J a n u a ry 10, 1994;
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM a
Midlife and older women are
in vited to a free “soup” supper meet
ing of the Portland Chapter o f the
Older W omen’s League (OWL).
Topic: “Staying in Control of
your finances - Retired or Not”
S peaker: Leslie Pike, Finan
cial Counselor
Place: Portland Impact S.E.
Senior Center, 4707 S. E. Haw
thorne. Off-street parking; #5 Tri-
Met on Hawthorne.
Free and Open To The Public.
Coffee and tea will be available.
Donations will be accepted.
Call 245-4271 for directions or
information about meeting orO W L.
Time For A
Change?
the residents while developing new
skills in com m unication, problem
solving and advocacy. Certified O m
budsmen spend between one and five
hours weekly at their assigned facili
ties, and a one-year minimum com
m itm ent is required.
In te re ste d v o lu n te e rs should
ca ll K athy W alter at th e O ffic e o f
the L ong T erm C are O m b u d sm a n ,
to ll-fre e a t 1 -8 0 0 -5 2 2 -2 6 0 2 , to
receiv e ad d itio n al in fo rm a tio n and
an a p p lic a tio n .
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John Jacobs (center), president, National Urban League, is greeted
by Coca-Cola Enterprises executives Philip H. Sanford (left), vice
president and executive assistant to the CEO, and Vicki Roman, vice
president and treasurer, at the recent Equal Opportunity Day dinner
in New York City. Jacobs, who recently announced his retirement
form the National Urban League, serves on the board of directors of
Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world’s largest soft drink bottling
company.
Come to the FREE “Northwest
Career Fair” Saturday, January 15th
from 10am to 4pm at the Oregon
Convention Center!
This annual fair features many
options for career-m inded people,
whether they are actively seeking
employment, planning to make a ca
reer change, or simply “just looking".
Representatives from local and re
gional businesses, agencies, indus
tries, and colleges w ill be there to meet
attendees and discuss what their com
panies have to offer; many will pro
vide literature, offer applications, and
conduct interviews on site.
In addition, free presentations on
How To Do A Job Search, Franchise
Ownership Opportunities, S uccessful
Career Changes, Careers in Real E s
tate, Dynamic Interviewing, Becom
ing Self-Employed and more will be
offered continually in the two stage
areas.
Sponsored by KXL Ncwsradio
750and the new Star95.5, the “N orth
west Career Fair” is a popular annual
event because it offers the public a
FREE opportunity to see w hat’s going
on in the N orthw est job market and
learn ways to better market them
selves, all under one roof, all in one
day.
S ta rt o u t the N ew Y e a r
right.....and make a resolution to at
tend the FREE “ Northwest Career
Fair” !
Grants Totaling Nearly
$800,000 Target School
Improvements In Portland
S to rm y w e a th e r on P o rtla n d
S c h o o l D is tr ic t’s fin a n c ia l h o r i
zon h a s n ’t c lo u d e d the o u tlo o k o f
school sta ff m em b ers, p aren ts and
stu d e n ts w h o ’ve k e p t th e v isio n
o f sc h o o l im p ro v e m e n t in view
and la n d e d so m e $ 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 in
g ra n ts to m ake th a t v isio n a r e a l
ity.
T he sc h o o l d istric t re c e n tly
re c e iv e d 18 2 1 st C en tu ry S chool
R e s tr u c tu r in g G r a n ts to ta lin g
$ 3 5 9 ,2 8 0 from the O reg o n D e
p a r tm e n t o f E d u c a tio n . T h o se
g ra n ts h e lp tra in sch o o l sta ffs to
p u t in p la c e th e e le m e n ts o f
O re g o n ’s E d u c a tio n a l A ct for the
2 1 st C en tu ry (H ouse B ill 3565)
and to p re p a re stu d e n ts fo r both
h ig h e r e d u c a tio n and the w o rk
p la c e . D ev elo p ed and m o n ito re d
by lo cal sch o o l site c o u n c ils, the
2 1 st C e n tu ry S ch o o l R e s tru c tu r
ing G ra n ts “ sh ift re sp o n sib ility
fo r sch o o l im p ro v e m e n t to the
lo cal sch o o l in very sig n ific a n t
w a y s,” a c c o rd in g to P a t B urk,
P o rtla n d S c h o o l D is tric t’s d ir e c
tor o f O regon E d u catio n Im p ro v e
m ent A ct D e v elo p m en t.
T w o a d d itio n a l sta te g ra n ts
to ta lin g $ 3 6 7 ,2 0 0 w ill be used to
c re a te c u rric u lu m and c o n n e c t
high sc h o o l and c o m m u n ity c o l
lege p ro g ram s in the area o f health
s e rv ic e s fo r the C e rtific a te o f
A d v an ced M astery (C A M ) p ro
gram . T he C A M re q u ire s stu d e n ts
to re a c h high le v e ls o f p e rfo r
m ance th ro u g h w ork and stu d y in
one or m ore o f six c a re e r are a s:
A rts and C o m m u n ic a tio n , B u s i
n ess and M a n a g e m e n t, H um an
R e so u rc e s, In d u stria l and E n g i
n e e rin g S y s te m s , N a tu ra l R e
so u rce S ystem s and H ealth S e r
vices.
Som e $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 in fu n d in g to
d e v e lo p w o rk -ex p erien ce p ro je c ts
and to b u ild on a su c c e ssfu l jo b
sh a d o w in g p ro g ra m w ill b e n e fit
R o o se v e lt R en aissan ce 2000 (R R
2 0 0 0 ), a R o o se v e lt H igh S chool
p rogram th a t c o m b in e s a c a d e m
ics w ith c a re e r p la n n in g and g u id
an ce. T he Y outh A p p re n tic e sh ip /
W o rk -b a se d L e a rn in g g ra n t aim s
to b u ild on s u c c e s s e s in th e
s c h o o l’s re s tru c tu re d p ro g ra m .
A d d itio n a l fu n d in g for tra n s p o r
ta tio n n e e d s in the p rogram m ay
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