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Addy Walker Ice Cream Social
Sheriff Candidate Vera Pool:
The Right Choice At The
Right Time
Draws Author Connie Porter, Singer-actress Vanessa
Williams, And 600 Enthusiastic Girls and Boys!
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Connie Porter, author of the Addy books from The American Girls
Collection, was joined by nine-year-old fan Nicole Reed, and singer-
actress, Vanessa Williams at an Addy Walker Ice Cream Social
sponsored by Black Books Galore of Stamford, CT. Over 600
children and their mothers braved sever winter weather to hear
Porter read and to have their Addy books signed, in celebration of
Black History Month.
Stop Prejudice And Racial Harassment In O u r C om m unity.
C hildren, particularly children o f color, are being harassed on a daily
basis at L loyd C enter and other public places.
P a re n ts O rg a n iz e d T o S top R acial H a ra ssm e n t O f C h ild re n , a
citiz e n ’s group in Portland is holding a public m eeting to confront
prejudice and racial harassm ent of children and people of color at Lloyd
C enter and other public places.
Join in the effort to stop the prejudice and racial harassm ent at Lloyd
C enter and other public places on May 10, 1994, at 7:00 PM , at the
King N eighborhood C enter, 4815 N. E. 7th A venue, Portland, Oregon.
Avel G ordly, State Representative for D istrict 19, w ill address the
meeting.
For m em bership/support/inform ation, please call 293-3373.____________
was also facility m anager at Clare
Argow W om en’s Facility.
Candidate Pool believes that a
cost-effective approach to criminal
justice must inc lude crime prevention
programs. “No one is bom a crim i
nal,” she says. “ I believe we can de-
ve lop better program s to change crim i
nal behavior and im plem ent better
rehabilitative program s to decrease
recidivism .”
Her optim ism com es partly from
her success in developing work re
lease and restitution program s. A t the
Restitution Center Vera watched some
inmates learn to save m oney for the
first time in their lives. At the w om en’s
facility Vera helped inm ates prepare
for G ED exam s and learn jo b hunting
skills. “You do n ’t give up on people,”
Vera says.
W hile she believes in rehabilita
tion, Vera understands that “W e must
incarcerate those who continue to
comm it violent crim es and inflict fear
in our com m unities.”
In searching for new w ays to
prevent crim e and rehabilitate in
m ates, V era can rely on extensive
training and strong com m unity con
nections. She is a m em ber o f many
broad-based com m unity organiza
tions. She has also com pleted num er
ous courses on police practices and
managem ent. For seven years she
taught at the O regon Police A cad
em y. Vera also served on the Oregon
Board o f Public Safety Standards and
Training and on the G overnor’s Task
Force for Rape Victims.
Vera believes in and sees herself
as a m ediator who can listen and
bring opposing sides to consensus.
She advocates com m unity policing
and building a w orkforce that reflects
the community.
L t. P ool se e s h e r c a n d id a c y as
“ a n o th e r o p p o rtu n ity fo r m e to
w o rk to w a rd the g o a l o f b u ild in g
a sa fe c o m m u n ity fo r o u r c h il
d r e n .” S he is re a d y fo r th e c h a l
le n g e an d sc ru tin y th a t w ill w e l
co m e O re g o n ’s f irs t w om an s h e r
iff. O n e m in o r o b sta c le w ill be
the d e p a r tm e n t’s la c k o f a u n i
form fo r a fe m a le s h e riff b u t th a t
w o n ’t sto p th is p io n e e r!
For a copy o f Vera P o o l’s “Four
year Plan for the M ultnomah County
S heriff's O ffice”, call 252-7186 or
stop by the cam paign headquarters at
120 NE Ivy.
4, 1994 • T he
P ortland O bserver
Mother’s Day
Exhibit & Tea
Tokiko A nderson was bom in
Y am agata, Japan and
c a m e as a y o u n g
woman to the U SA in
1972. A fter spending
8 years in D enver she
cam e happily to O r
egon in 1980 and im
mediately began hav
ing a love affair with
the old houses that line
the graceful streets o f
N orthw est Portland. She decided to
use her talent as a w ater colorist to
help preserve the houses. A s a result
24 o f her w atercolors including som e
o f W ashington Park will be displayed
for the first tim e at the John Palm er
House beginning May 8,1994 through
June 1994.
T okiko’s landscapes show an
oriental influence com bined with an
alm ost super-realistic approach to the
architecture. The delicate w ashes o f
color create a sparkle and cleanliness
o f atm osphere that m akes one think
o f sim pler times. H er delicate and
intricate handling o f the brush gives
the details a nice crispness and d is
tinction of perspectives. M any o f the
paintings evoke thoughts o f places
where the need for creature com forts
are no longer so com pelling, i.e., no
signs, no telephone poles or electric
cables are to be found. Instead one
sees fine houses sur
rounded by beautiful
lan d scap in g an d is
forced to imagine the
people w ho inhabit
them and enjoy the
grounds. The impulse
to won the paintings,
if n o t, the h o u se s
themselves is com pel
ling.
Tokiko’s work will be on display
at the Historic John Palm er House
Sundays beginning M other’s Day.
G uests may simply tour this historic
house and see her work or may linger
for tea.
M o th e r’s D ay Schedule
• Tours 12-2 pm $ 4 .0 0 -P roceed s to
Benefit H um boldt Elem entary
School Art Program
• T ea Searings 2-4 pm $2-$ 17 R eser
vations Recom m ended for Tea.
Schedule following Mother’s Day
• T our O nly -1 pm $4.00 - Proceeds
to Benefit H um boldt Elementary
School Art Program
• T o u ra tlp m fo llo w e d b y 2 p m H ig h
Tea - $17.00 - Reservations R ec
om m ended
Contact: Mary or David Sauter,
John Palmer House; 4314 N. Mississippi
Avenue;Portland9721 ;Phone: 284-5893.
Happy Mothers Day!
SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS:
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Arontae
Arontae, a
child with
special needs
M e e t o n e o f O r e g o n ’s a p
p ro x im a te ly 180 “ w a itin g c h il
d re n ” c u rre n tly in th e s ta te ’s c a re .
W ith an a d o ra b le sm ile , A ro n ta e
is a h a n d so m e , g o o d n a tu re d c h ild
w ith sp e c ia l m e d ic a l n e e d s. T h is
r e s ilie n t 2 0 -m o n th o ld h as h ad to
e n d u re m u ltip le illn e s s e s an d s u r
g e rie s, an d w ill need to be w atched
c lo se ly by h is d o c to rs.
A rontae is diagnosed with cere
b ra l p a ls y , a n d e a ts th ro u g h a
gastrostom y tube as a supplem ent to
his bottle. He only cries if he is
hurting. A lthough A rontae is legally
blind, he relates to those around him,
recognizing toys and fam iliar voices,
and enjoys pulling his foster daddy’s
beard. A rontae has had the opportu
nity to go cam ping several times in an
RV. A dditionally, he has a special
liking for country-w estern m usic,and
in particular, enjoys Alan Jackson
and Ladysm ith Black Mombasa.
At this time, it is believed that
A rontae will have a shortened life
span and that developm ental gaps
betw een him and other children will
w iden. Despite his m edical ch al
lenges, Arontae would love to have a
fam ily to call his own. An African-
A m erican fam ily is preferred for
A rontae, but all fam ilies who can
provide appreciation o f his cultural
heritage as well as for his many m edi
cal needs will be considered.
O regon agencies waive or reduce
fees to fam ilies applying to adopt
children with m edical needs like his.
A doption subsidy and a medical card
may be available for him as well. To
leam m ore about adoption, call the
Special Needs A doption Coalition at
The Boys and G irls Aid Society at
222-9661.
Both smokers and non-smokers deserve to know facts, not innuendo,
about cigarettes. Recently, Philip Morris and other U.S. tobacco manufacturers
helped to set the record straight by speaking before a Congressional committee.
For your consideration, here are the highlights of the information
presented by Philip Morris in that session:
Fact:
Philip Morris does not add nicotine to its cigarettes.
The nicotine delivery of all commercial cigarettes is measured and disclosed to one tenth of a milligram,
both in public releases by the Federal Trade Commission, and in every advertisement for the last 25 years.
In the end, Philip Morris lowers the amount of nicotine naturally occurring
in tobacco by between 50% in the case of a Marlboro, and 90% in an ultra-low brand.
Fact:
Philip Morris does not “manipulate” nicotine levels.
We voluntarily opened our manufacturing operations to the Food and Drug Administration,
in a good faith effort to resolve the allegations that we add nicotine or control its level in our cigarettes.
O ur manufacturing process includes over 400 quality control checkpoints and only two of them
measure nicotine. In every case, and with every brand we manufacture, the nicotine level in
the finished cigarette is lower than the nicotine level o f the original, natural tobacco leaf.
Fact:
Philip M orris has not used patented processes to increase or maintain nicotine levels.
Philip Morris, like every other corporation, applies for, and obtains patents on virtually every
innovation we pioneer. Philip Morris currently holds over 600 patents.
They are publicly disclosed upon issuance through the U.S. Patent Office. Philip Morris has never used any of
these patents to increase, or even maintain, nicotine levels in any of its products.
In fact, the only nicotine related patents Philip Morris has ever used are for the reduction of nicotine.
Fact:
Philip Morris does not believe cigarette smoking is addictive.
People can and do quit smoking all the time. According to the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report, there are more
than 40 million former smokers in the United States and 90% quit on their own, without any outside help.
Fact:
None o f the ingredients added in the manufacture of cigarettes is harmful as used.
Cigarette ingredients have been scrutinized by the Department of Health and Human Services since 1986.
In addition, an independent safety assessment was conducted by six renowned scientists. Their report concluded:
“The ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes by the six major U.S. manufacturers
are not hazardous under conditions of use.”
In closing, we’d like to offer one more fact about how the majority of Americans feel about
smoking bans. According to a recent CNN/USA Today poll, the majority of non-smokers,
as well as smokers, are opposed to outright smoking bans. In fact, almost 7 out of 10 Americans
favor designated smoking areas. Obviously, non-smokers feel that smokers have rights, too.
For a full transcript o f the information presented by Philip Morris, the ingredients list,
or further information, please call 1-800-852-8749.
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