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Whoopi In New Movie
Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg stars in “Cortina, Cortina, a
romanic comedy to be released Friday at area theaters. The film is about a
young girl who has withdrawn into herself since the death of her mother. She
develops a relationship with a housekeeper who helps draw her from her
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See related story, page B4.
L ira in the P ortland M etropolitan A rsa
Celeb ration Galore
For The Gathering’ This Weekend
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controversies seems to have
swept Benjamin Chavis from
the executive director chair of the
NAACP national office.
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The organi­
zation board o f
directors gathered
Saturday to give
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knocks for “con­
duct inimical to
the best interest o f
the association.”
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m et fo r a b o u t
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Price Plays Down
Racism
In a speech w elcom ed by some and
viewed with skepticism by others, the
new directoroftheN ational Urban League
is m inimizing the significance o f racism
as a factor in the lives o f African A m eri­
cans. Hugh P. Price acknow ledged that
racism “ Is still a well docum ented and
undeniable reality.” But added, “ We must
not let ourselves, and especially our chil­
dren fall into the paranoid trap o f think­
ing that racism accounts for all that plagues
us.” Price called on middle income blacks
to contribute $500 to $ 1,000 to a special
fund which would be used to aid blacks in
the inner city.
Accident Kills
Kingdoms Workers
An accident in the Seattle Kingdome
killed tw o construction w orkers and sent
a crane operator to the hospital.
The Kingdome has been closed, un­
dergoing repairs since July when ceiling
tiles fell from the roof.
State safety officials are currently
investigating the fatalities which occurred
Aug. 17 when the crane carrying the
workers broke and fell 250 feet.
William Louth, 32, Portland, and
Jorge Turincio, 39, San Diego, died in the
accident. Both were em ployees o f Long
Painting Co. o f Portland and Seattle.
The crane operator, Charles Cox, 25,
Edmond, W ash., suffered head injuries,
but was listed in stable condition .
Black Market Co-Op
Plans Pre-Holiday
Black business ow ners can celebrate
the up-coming holidays and begin to cap­
ture those holiday dollars by signing up
for the next Black m arket Co-Op. Sched­
uled for October 14 and 15, this two-day
event is an opportunity for minority busi­
ness owners to sell their products and
promote their services on Friday from 6-
10 P.M. and Saturday, 10 A M. to 6 P.M.,
at the OAM E Cascade Plaza building,
4134 N. V ancouver Avenue.
The cost to participate is $50. Space
is limited. Interested business owners
should register early to guarantee their
participation. D eadline for registering is
September 25; a deposit o f $25 is re­
quired with registration. A pplication
forms can be obtained at the Shades o f
Color Art Gallery, 316 N E Thompson
Street. For more information on the Black
Market Co-Op, call 288-3779 or 249-
1849.
Area artists join Jane Alexander, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (second from left) and Portland Mayor
Vera Katz (right), at the Northeast Portland Community Policing Center.
Photo by Duane Lewis
Arts Czar Visits Neighborhood
o f the Portland Art M useum ’s Northwest
rea residents met with Jane
Film Center and The Private Industry Coun­
Alexander, chairman of the
cil.
National Endowment for the
Arts, during a visit to Northeast She also visited a public art project at the
N ortheast Com m unity Policing Center, the
Portland Thursday.
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Alexander went to the A lberta Street
Cafe to take part in a screening o f television
public service announcem ents created by
high school students from North and N orth­
east Portland.
The announcements tell about the new
Community Cycling Center on Northeast
Alberta Street and nearby Imani W om en’s
Health Center. They were m ade with the help
form er site o f the W alnut Park Fred Meyer
store.
N e ig h b o rh o o d
a rtis ts
R onna
N e u e n sc h w a n d e r, B aba W ague D iakite
and C h a rlo tte L ew is have been w o rk in g
w ith y o u n g p e o p le and se n io r c itiz e n s
to c re a te art w h ich speak s to cu ltu ra l
and n e ig h b o rh o o d tra d itio n s. T he p ro ­
j e c t is s p o n s o re d by th e M e tr o p o l­
ita n A rts C o m m is s io n ’s P u b lic A rt
Thus far, negotiations between union workers and
em ployers have failed, even dialogue in the presence o f a
federal labor mediator. Picket lines have dotted area Fred
M eyer outlets and are expected to spill over to Fred Meyer
stores in Vancouver. Safeway, Thriftway and Kienows
stores locked-out their union em ployees when the strike
Early registration for both Pre-
K in d e rg a rte n and K in d e rg a rte n
classes is now being held at M artin
Luther King, Jr. Elementary School,
4906 N. E. 6th Ave. The staff is avail­
able to assist you with the registration
of your four to five year old children
stores are equally involved.
The union represents about 7,000 grocery clerks,
carry-out w orkers and meat cutters at 126 stores in the
Portland/V ancouver area.
The union is dem anding that w orking hours be allo­
cated according to seniority and length o f service.
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Volunteers must have a clean back­
ground. show a willingness to work with
kids, be at least 21 years old, and have a
special skill.
“ We are looking for positive role m od­
els,” said John Holly, the council’s public
relations director.
Volunteers serve on program, finance
and transportation committees and serve as
scouting explorers, advisers and guest speak­
site.
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The Boy Scouts of America’s Cascade
Pacific Council needs adult minority
volunteers to work with inner-city kids.
A Portland area strike involving about 8,000 grocery
workers has m oved into its second week with no end in
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lieve Chavis o f his post.
“The decision was not easy, nor was it
pleasant,” board chair William Gibson said.
The m eeting had 64 board members in
attendance.
E arl S h in h o s te r , th e
n a tio n a l
organization’s field secretary, has been
named interim executive director until a per­
manent replacem ent is found.
R odney O range, B altim ore chapter
NAACP president, had said C havis’ finan­
cial m ism a n a g e m e n t had sm eared the
organization’s image.
An attempt by Chavis to settle a sex
discrimination suit against him apparently
backfired. First, May E. Stansel, the woman
who threatened the suit backed out o f a
settlement and filed the complaint. Then
Chavis drew criticism w hen it was learned he
offered to pay Stansel $322,000 not to file
the suit.
Chavis has filed suit againstthe N AACP
claiming his firing was w ithout due process.
Portland N A A C P chapter president
ShaRee Rhone, said she was convinced the
board decision to fire Chavis has no political
undertone, rather it was based on facts and
information.
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Scouts Need
Minority
Volunteers
Grocery
Strike
Holds
began.
The Labor dispute also includes Fred M eyer Team ­
ster Union drivers, m echanics and warehouse workers,
but in a separate contract dispute.
Fred M eyer was chosen as the primary target o f the
strike by Local 555 o f the Food and Commercial W orkers,
even though other grocery chains and several independent
from 8:00am to 4:30pm.
P rogram .
Alexander is visiting cities across the
nation to strengthen funding and partner­
ships for the arts.
In Portland, she also helped announce
the start up o f a new Tri-M et bus to carry
passengers to and from cultural events. The
bus is being painted by Henk Pander and his
sons, to display information about cultural
events.
President Clinton nominated Alexander,
an aw ard-w inning actress, producer and au­
thor, to becom e the sixth chairman o f the
national endow m ent. She is a native o f
Brookline, Mass.
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Richard Magneti, on the picket lines.
“ We need as many volunteers as we can
find.” Holly said. Volunteers pay a $7 regis­
tration fee and receive liability insurance
protection worth $15 million.
“Children are under negative influences
and scouting provides a positive outlet,”
Holly added. “ Young people demand disci­
pline to shape their lives and scouting pro­
vides a variety o f program s in that regard."
Portland tops the list o f cities, where
scouting provides a variety o f programs for
inner-city kids.
The council is working to break some o f
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