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' “Serving the community through cultural diversity.’ V Voluinn XXIV, Number 13y¿;: • F i r - '. - - ’ >:<•**» ? March 30, 1994 > ( t in ' -jjín xtla ttfa CL . . . * * •* £t*25c * * *• e .. • * * V • • • * * Ik Proposal Saves St. Johns Police Precinct AYOR VERA KATZ AN NOUNCED YESTERDAY A N EW P R O P O S A L FOR C R E A T IN G A F IF T H P O L IC E P R E C IN C T B Y K E E P IN G T H E S T J O H N S P O L IC E S T A T IO N O P E N . T H E S T A T IO N W A S P R E V IO U S L Y IN D A N G E R O F B E IN G P H A S E D OUT AND CLOSED . Schindler’s List Steven Spcilbcrg’s “Schindler’s List” was the highlight o f O scar night winning seven O scars including one for best d i rected. Spcilbcrg has been nominated many times but never won . He was honored by his friends with a standing ovation. Deadly Tornado Deadly T ornado hits the Southern region leaving a path at least 43 dead and m assive destruction. The m ajority o f the deaths occurred when a church had a wall that fell crushing m any patrons including many children. Unrest In South Africa In Johannesburg South A frica many are dead in the wake o f violent confronta tion between Zulus Nationalists and South African Policem an. Z ulus are protesting next m onths elections. White Water The Senate voted to hold hearings into the w hite w ater case which has been a political night mare for President Bill C linton ’ s arch foe Rep Tim Leach o f Iowa wants the issue pressed, but guardsagainst making any prem ature decisions as to the outcom e o f the W hite W ater problem s. This proposal will help make our streets safer here in St.Johns precinct, Katz told the group that her recom m endation will be in cluded in her 1994-96 proposed budget. The m ayor’s proposed budget allocates $144,000 for the one-tim e purchase o f four patrol cars, one staff car, and additional ra dios for the North Precinct. An additional $106,000 is budgeted to cover the costs o f operating the precinct. “T he need so f the St.Johns neighborhood are unique because w e’re som ew hat isolated from the rest o f the city,” said Bob Leveton, long-tim e St. Johns merchant. “The thought o f this precinct closing down had a lot of people here pretty upset.” The North Precinct office was slated for closure following an October, 1991 City Coun cil vote to relocate the precinct from St. Johns to the com er o f M artin L uther King, Jr. Boulevard and K illingsw orth. T hat move would have made the M LK precinct the larg est precinct in the city, covering roughly 50 square miles, and 23 neighborhood associations. Katz says that m aintaining operations o f the St. Johns office, and opening the MLK and East Precinct offices alter this spring will in effect, create five precincts in the city. These precincts will enable police to respond to calls more quickly, and to more easily become a part of the neighborhoods the officers patrol. -, -•<. : ' ' : .'<>» ■.F’< *• ■XF « "i ’■ . « • • >;• Katz’ Proposed Budget Keeps St. Johns Precinct Open “Keeping this precinct open will m ake it easier for us to really get to know the people in the com m unities we serve,” said Alan Orr, C om m ander o f Portland’s North Precinct. “By doing so w e’ll be better able to nip a lot o f potential problem s in the bud. T hat’s w hat community policing is all about.” The M ayor’s proposal will maintain op- Volunteers Spotlighted From (L to R): John Williams, Courtney Burmaster, Jill Nichols Magic To Coach LA Lakers Magic Jonson one o f the m ost cel ebrated players in basketball history, is staging a com e back this time as a coach. He replaces Randy Pfund and he is ex pected to reunite with his form er co l leagues at the NBA. North Portland resident and a local non-profit organization w ere pre sented with Spotlight A w ards at United W ay of the Colum bia-W illam ette’s recent N ight of the Stars A w ards Dinner. A merican Red C ross - O regon Trail Chapter received an O utstanding Agency Participation Award for giving numerous presentations during the 1993 fund drive. Pictured from left to right are John W illiams, 1993 rose Festival Junior Queen Courtney Burm ester, and Jill Nichols from American Red C ross - O regon Trail Chapter. E d B a ile y w as h o n o re d w ith an a w a rd for h is c o n trib u tio n to the p u b lic se rv ic e a d v e rtis in g c a m p a ig n . He w as o n e o f fo u r in d iv id u a ls fe a tu re d in the 1993 ad c a m p a ig n a n d is striv in g to k eep k id s o u t o f g a n g s by sh a rin g his sto ry o f h is p a st gang in v o lv e m e n t. T om P a rk e r fro m K 103 se rv e d as m a ste r o f c e re m o n ie s. erations o f the Fifth Precinct w ithout hiring additional staff. O fficers and support staff will be reassigned from other offices to the St. Johns office. Between 40 and 60 officers and staff people will run the Fifth Precinct office. Katz will present her proposed budget to the full City Council on April 8. The council is expected to vote on the budget in May, following a series o f community budget m eet ings. “Chief M oose asked me several months ago if I would be interested in m aintaining a strong police presence in St. Johns,” said Katz. “ My reply was ‘absolutely,’ if we could do it with existing personnel. He showed me we could, and I said I w ould.” The Duracell/National Urban League Scholarship And Intern Program For Minority Students his p ro g ra m is in te n d e d to as sist and e n c o u ra g e o u tsta n d in g m in o rity stu d e n ts in c o m p le t ing th e ir c o lle g e e d u c a tio n , and to g iv e th e se stu d e n ts p ra c tic a l e x p o su re to e m p lo y m e n t o p p o rtu n itie s w ith in a la rg e c o rp o ra tio n . T he p rogram w ill o ffe r five m a jo r $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 sc h o la rs h ip s a n d su m m e r in tern o p p o rtu n itie s. T hey w ill be aw ard ed to m in o rity s tu d e n ts w ho a re p u rsu in g fu ll-tim e stu d ie s le a d in g to a B a c h e lo r’s d e g re e at an a c c re d ite d in s titu tio n o f h ig h e r le a rn in g . T o be c o n s id e r e d , a c a n d id a te m u s t: 1. Be an u n d e rg ra d u a te c o lle g e o r u n iv e rsity stu d e n t w ho w ill be c la s s i fied as a ju n io r, o r th ird -y e a r s tu d e n t, at the tim e o f th e sc h o la rsh ip . 2. R ank w ith in the to p 25 p e rc e n t o f th is o r her c la ss s c h o la s tic a lly a t the tim e the a p p lic a tio n is m a d e , a n d c o n tin u e to m a in ta in su c h s c h o la s tic ran k - ■JL ing th ro u g h o u t p a rtic ip a tio n in the p r o g ra m . 3. M a jo r in c o u rse s le a d in g to a p r o f e s s io n a l c a r e e r in e n g in e e r in g , s a le s, m a rk e tin g , m a n u fa c tu rin g , o p e ra tio n s , fin a n c e o r b u s in e s s a d m in is tra tio n . 4. H ave a stro n g in te re s t in su m m e r e m p lo y m e n t w ith D u ra c e ll In c . b etw een his o r her ju n io r a n d s e n io r y e a rs a t a lo c a tio n to be se le c te d by the c o m p a n y . A pplications are available at The Urban League o f Portland, 10N. Russell. All appli cations need to be turned into the Urban League no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, April 15. No exceptions will be made. T h e s c h o la r s h ip s c o m p e titio n is o p e n to re sid e n ts o f the U .S ., e x c e p t the c h ild re n o f e m p lo y e e s o f D u ra c e ll In c ., th e ir a d v e r tis in g a g e n c ie s , U rb a n L e a g u e sta ff, B o ard o f D ire c to rs, ju d g ing p a n e l, c o m m itte e m e m b e rs, g u ild m e m b e rs an d the fa m ilie s o f the ab o v e. Oregon Delegation Asked To Help Eliminate Public Assistance Barrier COALITION OF GROUPS WORKING TO ELIMINATE HUNGER AND POVERTY HAVE ASKED O R EG O N ’S C ONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT A FEDERAL WAIVER REQUEST THAT WOULD RAISE THE VEHICLE VALUE LIMIT FOR THE FOOD S T A M P A N D A ID TO D E P E N D E N T CHILDREN (ADC) PROGRAMS, ALLOWING M O R E L O W -IN C O M E F A M IL IE S TO RECEIVE NEEDED BENEFITS. The Oregon H unger R elief Task Force, Oregon Food Bank, theO rcgon Human Rights Coalition, and the Human Services Coalition o f O regon, hope O regon ’ s Congress ional del - egation will intervene with the U.S. Dcpt. of Agriculture (which oversees the Food Stamp Program) and the U.S. Dept. o f Health and Human Services (which oversees the ADC program) to ensure O regon’s waiver request is accepted. State legislation passed last ses sion (SB 887; Chapter 355, Oregon Laws 1993) directed Oregon to make the waiver request, but federal approval is needed to im plem ent the vehicle value limit increase. Currently, in the Food Stamp Program, individuals cannot generally receive benefits if they own a vehicle worth $4,500 fair market value. The ADC program , which serves pri marily poor women and children, has more restrictive requirem ents, allowing a family to have $1,500 equity in an automobile. The w aiver requests would raise the au tomobile asset limits to $9,000 equity so that unem ployed O rc g o n ia n s-su c h as tim ber workers and low-wage job seekers—will not have to choose betw een keeping their reliable transportation and receiving food stam ps or ADC Benefits. “Because o f the nature o f where they live and the type o f work they do, many rural houscholdsown vchicles-oftcn4-w hccldrivc- -that exceed the ADC and Food Stamp P ro gram s’ restrictive vehicle lim its” said Ellen Lowe, Chair, Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force. “ Many who arc denied benefits list their vehicles for sale, but their com m unities are too economically depressed to produce buyers”, she added. The resource limits, which were established over a decade ago, deny heads of households the ability to meet im m e diate needs and find em ploym ent The coalition o f concerned groups sent a letter last week to each m ember o f the delega tion to ask for their assistance in obtaining the waivers. “ Approval o f the waivers would allow those families faced with economic disruption the ability to get back on their feet and have a better chance to return to O regon's work force” said Sara Flem ing, Director, Oregon H unger Relief Task Force. The w aiv ers will give Oregon a head start on m eaning ful welfare reform and address the negative im pacts caused by the decline in the timber industry. Governor Appoints Multnomah County Residents To State Boards And Commissions The Police Precinct Build Black Economic Eggs In One Basket/James Posey Two Roads: Which Way For Me Travel “Greening” Spreads To Newsstands . . . G o v e rn o r B a rb a ra R oberts has The p ro je c t has come to sym bolize the S e lf Im age C an Become M y E c o tra v e le r M agazine w ill o ffe r readers a a p p o in te d 35 P o rtla n d residents to state K atz a d m in is tra tio n efforts. G olden Key /A rt K e lle r fu n , creative and eco-sensitive a lte rn a tiv e to o th e r tra v e l m a g a z in e s .. . boards a nd commissions. EDITORIAL A2 ------------ METRO BI TRAVEL B2 ENTERTAINMENT B3 Page B 2 P ag e A 4 P age A 6 P ag e A 5 HOUSING B4 - »’Zi #*— * ?, X * - ■ .. B W ‘•Ps'-A.'-Ï ■ W : « A bl 'V ii; * ' i : ‘.*n. * » . . , ¿X- .'.*<• v í g 'á .<■ .‘¿ s 1 • • 1 •»■ • ; •’ •»..'• -.'S b ® Travel General News General News General News ’ ", Four Year Old Girl Wounded By Gunfire 200 Block Of NE Stanton Street A four year old girl being carried by her m other was hit by gunfire after shots w ere fired in the area o f NE Rodney Ave. and Stanton St. The girl was transported to Emanuel Hospital for treatm ent after she was apparently grazed by a bullet. At about 8:40 pm Monday night, North Precinct officers responded to the 200 block o f NE Stanton after a woman called 911 to report that her four year old had been shot. Investigating officers found several shell casings in the area o f NE Rodney and Stanton, and a resident in an apartm ent east of the intersection reported that a bullet struck his building. The m other o f the child, Tew quila Roach, told police that she had been w alk ing along the side walk tow ards som e other people and was carrying her child. She heard several shots and dropped to the ground. Her daughter was alerted her m other that she was hurt. The m otive o f the shooting is still to be determ ined. No suspects have been arrested at this time. r SPORTS B5 CLASSIFIEDS B7 1
