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Volumn XXIV. Number 07
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Little Kebrin Needs A Liver Donor
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Tice Electric Adds
Im portant New Member To
Their Team
P romise K ing
ittle Kebrin is a tw enty m onth
old baby who is in desperate need
o f a liver donor for tran sp lan t
ing.
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Two Roads: One To
Hope, One To
Helplessness
BY ART KELLER
His white counterpart became sick at
heart after discovering the blacks were not
satisfied with things as they were. The
black men were then cajoled, promised,
lied to, threatened, then buffeted in to
temporary submission, these blacks started
reflecting on :”It takes time for these things
to happen.”
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OPB To Participate In
Mathline Aimed At
Middle School Math
Teachers
“We couldn’t be more pleased to be
one of the first stations in the country to
offer Mathline,” said Maynard Orme,presi
dent and CEO of OPB. “OPB is committed
to being the state’s most accessible learn
ing resource, and serving the educational
needs of Oregon.
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Bill Moyers’ Journal
Presents acclaimed one-man show
with an eloquence and intelligence rarely
matched, Frederick Douglas became a gi
ant in the struggle against racial injustice.
He called upon all Americans of every
color to work to fulfill the vision ol a first
society that was proclaimed in the Decla
ration of Independence and the constitu
tion.
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The W hite House
National African
American History Month
February 1994
At two m onths, K ebrin had a liver
tra n s p la n t fo r fu lm in a n t h e p a titis -a
chronic liver disease that affects new
born babies. He has now developed a
chronic rejection and has becom e very
im m uno-suppressed-w hich m akes him
susceptible to infections.
Dr. Annie B. Terry Associate Professor
of Pediatrics the Oregon Health Sciences
University said his condition is worse than
before and should not be exposed to children
with infectious diseases.
Kebrin according to experts has only
tw o w e e k s b e f o re h is c o n d itio n
deteororate m ore, which could ev en tu
ally end his life.
His first liver transplant was performed
at the California Pacific Medical Center in
September 1992. The state, churches and
relatives had funded the transplant.
To be a donor som e one has to d is
cuss the decision with the fam ily, sign
and m ake a donor card.
A bout thirty patients like Kebrin are
equally w aiting for a liver transplant.
The D o n o r’s card are available at the
O regon D o n o r P ro g ram and can be
reached on (503) 494-7888. T here is no
added cost for organ and tissue donation
of transplant and K ebrin Jones w ill need
a sm all infant liver to survive.
The O regon D onor Program is a n o n
p ro fit o rganization that is prom oting
pubic aw areness, about the need for a n a
tom ical donation.
The program executive director, Mary
Jane Hunt says public support is crucial at this
time because of the long list of men, women
and children waiting for organ transplants.
His grandm other, L anetta Jones of
North P ortland is seeking help from any
potential donor betw een now and two
weeks time.
She can be reached at (503) 240-
8189.
Firearm Morality
Increasing In U.S. While
Motor Vehicle M ortality
Declines
Already in 1991, more Americans
were killed by guns than did in motor
vehicle crashes in six states and the Dis
trict of Columbia, according to the studies
published by HHS Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. By early in the
next decade or even sooner deaths from
firearm injuries may overtake vehicle in
jury deaths nationwide.
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ice Electric Company, a Portland
based electrical contracting firm with
a reputation for excellence in com
mercial and industrial electrical work, has
announced the addition of Larry E. Rom inger,
P.E., as General Manager of its Power Re
sources Division.
Rominger comes to Tice from his position
as Senior Vice president in charge of construc
tion at Christenson Electric Inc., one of the
Northwest’slargestelectricalcontractingcom-
panies, where he managed complex high-tech
projects for Bonneville Power Administration,
Pacific Power & Light, Portland General Elec
tric, and Tri-Met Light Rail, to name a few.
As General Manager of Tice’s Power
Resources Division, Rominger will concen
trate on high voltage substation/switchyards,
transmission lines, andgeneration/co-gencra-
tion facilities. He has full responsibility for the
entire scope of construction-related activities
in these areas.
Rominger is a Northwest native who re
ceived his bachelors of Science in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Washing
ton. He is a registered engineer inboth Oregon
and Washington. He and his family currently
Little Kebrin and his mother Hynnetta Jones
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National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week:
Focus On New Law And Correct Use
n response to concerns about the safety
i of children in automobiles, there is a
new Oregon law covering the use of
child safety seats. The “four or forty” law,
effective last November, requires that chil
dren up to age four or 40 pounds be in an
approved child safety seat.
Citing the need to educate parents about
this law, as well as proper use of child safety
seats, the Oregon Medical Association, Or
egon Health Division, Oregon Association of
Hospitals and Oregon Department of Trans
portation have pooled resources during this
year’s National Child Passenger Safety Aware
ness Week, February 13-19, 1994.
Before the law went into effect, children
were only required to be in a scat until they
were one year old. “That wasn’t enough,”
says Robert Mendelson, M.D., a Portland
pediatrician. “Children need to be in a seat
until they arc physically mature enough to use
a safety belt. National experts have long rec
ommended that children remain in a child
safety seal until they are four years old or forty
pounds.”During National Child Passenger
Safety Awareness Week, and throughout
the year, parents, g randparents and other
caregivers who tran sp o rt children in a
vehicle are encouraged to follow these tips
closely:
•
Always follow the manufacturer’s
instructions to ensure the child safety seat’s
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American was founded on the prin
ciple that we all arc created equal, and this
solemn commitment to tolerance and Iree-
dom continues to find us a nation. Our
diverse culture enriches and broadens the
American experience, of which African
American heritage is an inseparable part.
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Larry E. Rominger
• Face an infant seat to the rear of the car until
a child weighs 18-20 pounds and is at least
12 months old;
• Do not put rear-facing child passenger
seats the front seat if there is an airbag on
the passenger side;
• Secure harness straps securely over the
child’s shoulders;
• make sure “hand-me-down” seats were
made after January, 1981, when compre
hensive safety guidelines took effect;
• Destroy any seat that has been in a crash
(even if the seat looks okay) and make sure
that “hand-me-down” seats have not been
previously damaged’ and
• Remember that the safest place in the ve
hicle for children is properly secured in a
child safety seat-not in a parent’s arms or
lap where the child will be ripped away
even in a low speed crash.
A final reminder is that Oregon law
requires everyone to be buckled up in the
vehicle. Adult use of safety belts provides
additional safety in the event of a crash and
sets a positive example for children.
Educational materials in English and
Spanish as well as information on loaner
programs for low-income individuals are avail
able from the Child Safety Seat resource
Center, 1 -800-772-1315. The Resource Cen
ter can also answer peoples' questions about
child safety seats, give information on recalls
and how to buy seats, and provide copies of
manufacturer’s instructions.
INFORMATION
Injuries that result from crashes where a
child is improperly or not restrained at all cost
a staggering amounL In one case study from
Oregon, a one-year old child was tom from
her mother’s arms and ejected out of the
automobile. She was in surgery for several
hours to elevate the skull from her swollen
brain, this child was in the hospital and in
hospital-supervised rehabilitation for five
weeks, costing medicaid 578,000. OHSU did
not track the ongoing medical problems, or
the costs of rehabilitation and lost productiv
ity for her lifetime.
• In Oregon only 34% of children under age
one are correctly restrained in a child safety
seat.
• Results from car safety seat checkup clinic
in Oregon found that more than 80% of
seats are used incorrectly.
• Child safety seats when used correcdy are:
• 71 percent effective in preventing fatalities
• 67 percenteffective in reducing the need for
hospitalization
• 50 percent effective in preventing minor
injury
• Holding a child in an adult’s aims is the
most dangerous way to transport an infant.
In a crash of approximately 30mph, a 10
pound infant will be ripped from a belted
adult’s arms with a force of almost 300
pounds.
Black History
Black Contributors To Medicine
Dr. Allison Davis Honored 17th
Rhythm & Blues Foundation
Announces 1994 Pioneer
Awards
The prestigious Chicago Sun-Times
Newspaper clucked its tongue and
deplore the incident.
In Black Heritage Stamp Series D r. Davis
served as the John Dewey Distinguished
Service Professor at the University o f
Little Richard Honored fo r
Lifetime Achievement.
EDITORIAL
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Chicago.
FOOD
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMEN
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Aging Organization Increases
Opportunities For African
Americans To Enter Nursing
Home Administration.
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HEALTH
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Health
Black Music Month
Editorial
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The safest place for a child is in the rear
seat of a car, correctly buckled into a child
safety seat. Most people do not realize the
dangers automobile travel presents to babies
and toddlers, nor are they aware of the differ
ent types of child safety seats available to fit
their needs. T here are basically three types
of seats:
• Infant Safety Seats-Birth to one year old
and 20 pounds. Infant seats must always
face the rear of the car and cradle the child
in a semi-reclining position. Rear facing
child safety seats must not be put in an air
bag-equipped seating position.
• Convertible Seats-Convert from rear-fac
ing infant seats to forward-facing toddler
seats once the child can sit up without
support and is one year old and 20 pounds.
Children should be kept in convertible seats
as long as possible, at least until the child
weighs 40 pounds.
• Booster Seats-designed for use by older
children who have grown out of a convert
ible seat. Boosters elevate children so that
the car’s lap belt fits either across their hip
and pelvic bones or across the booster shield,
rather than their stomach.
• Child safety seats are more effective than
safety belts for small children. Children
older than four or weighing more than 40
pounds can safely use a safety belt when no
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