Volunie X X IV Number 50
Serving the community through cui
Popular
N orth/N ortheast
Teacher Dies
December 14, 1994
Basketball On The
B luff
Pilot Basketball is o ff to a
winning start at the
University o f Portland.
Be a ' A nderson leaves
behind a legacy.
See Metro, inside.
Saxophonist Richard Elliot
finds interaction with people
to inspire the music in his
new album.
See Sports, page B2.
See Arts and Entertainment, page B3.
Jarliani*
MBB
Store Opens Walnut Park Center
lights and awnings were some o f the last
minute items still being put into place to
make the renovation complete
Stores planning to open this weekend
are Mother Dear’s Tasty Pastries, a home­
made pastries and lunch eatery : and I t ’ s My
Kind o f Face, a photography store. Woods
and Reid Bridal Fashions is expected to open
a week later.
"T h is w ill be a ve ry e x c itin g tim e
fo r the K in g n eig h b o rh o o d , reside n ts o f
n orth and northeast and the c ity as a
w h o le ,” said Fred S tew ard, c h a ir o f the
K in g N e ig h b o rh o o d A s s o c ia tio n . “ We
Californians Try To End
Affirmative Action
Encouraged by the success o f Propo
sition 187 and a Republican-controlled
Congress, conservatives in C alifornia have
launched a drive to ban all affirm ative
action programs. Such programs normally
give preferential treatment to blacks, m i­
norities and women in hiring, school ad­
missions and business contracts. A ffirm a ­
tive action programs were o riginally de­
signed in part to compensate affected
groups for past discriminatory practices.
urge everyone to su pp ort these re ta ile rs
because th e ir success w ill be o u r suc­
cess. A successful p ro je c t w ill re s u lt in
a stronger, more v ita l c o m m u n ity fo r a ll
o f us.”
The construction was financed w ith the
help o f government dollars.
Mayor Vera Katz was satisfied the con­
tracting achieved a goal o f 30 percent m inor­
ity participation.
" I know the opening has been much
anticipated by the citizens o f north/northeast
Portland," Katz said
Other tenant spaces are in different stag­
es o f completion with openings expected in
the spring.
They include Reflections and Associ­
ates. J.P. Custom Framing and Gallery, Su­
per Wok Chinese Food and Key Bank Com­
munity services.
One o f the goals o f the W alnut Park
project is to build business ownership by
residents o f the community. So far, six o f the
eight businesses are owned by residents o f
north and northeast Portland.
A ll o f the stores have agreed to use
the Job N et program w ith the P o rtla n d
D evelopm ent C om m issio n to h ire area
residents.
President Talks Tax Cut
President Clinton, plunging into a pos­
sible tax-cutting contest with the new Re­
publican leaders in Congress, said Sunday
that he plans to propose a middle-class tax
cut and thinks he can do it w ithout increas­
ing the federal budget deficit.
Customer John Petke browses through the selection at Videolandin thTnew V V a ^u tP a rk ^h o p p in g c e ^
Rwanda Soldiers
Continue Killings
Soldiers and militiam en o f the defeat­
ed government are suspected o f increased
killings and beatings o f refugees in south­
western Rwanda. According to the United
Nations, U.N. soldiers and observers have
increased patrols to discourage the vio­
lence.
Committee May Have
Packwood Tapes
open,ng marks an economic resurgence to the inner northeast neighborhood and returns shoppers to what at one time was
one of the busiest retail corners in the city.
orkers w ere adding the
W
Luther King Jr. Blvd. and K illingsw orth
finishing touches to the
Street. The shopping center is adjacent to the
Walnut Park Retail Center
Northeast Community Policing facility.
this week as the shopping center's
Videoland is one o f the largest outlets
a n ch o r store s ta rte d serving
for home video rental and sales in the north­
customers.
west.
Videoland opened Friday in the remod­
eled Fred Meyer store at northeast M artin
Shoppers were browsing the aisles in a
very spacious store with large neon lights and
The Senate ethics committee appears
to have received the unaltered originals o f
Sen. Bob Packwood’s diary tapes. That
could prove an important breakthrough in
the 2-year-old case. The panel has accused
the Oregon Republican o f altering his dia­
ries to obstruct its probe o f the sexual
misconduct and other alleged im propri­
eties.
NAACP Portland Branch
Elects New Officers
Rhone Re-Elected President
Republicans Want
Programs Abolished
House Republicans are preparing to
I abolish more than a hundred social pro­
Members o f board were installed for the
Portland Branch o f the N A A C P Saturday
follow ing elections on Nov. 12.
The 1994-1996 N A A C P O fficers and
Executive Board are President ShaRee Phone,
Vice President Jerome Polk. Secretary Rose
D. Nacoste', Treasurer Delores Gardner,
Executive Board Members, Mary Ayala,
Johnnie Bell, Keith Edwards. Carl Flipper
Alene Grice. Lusious Hicks IV . Jerry Law­
Sha Pee
Phone, re­
elected
Portland
Branch
President
o f the
NAACP.
grams and replace them with grants to state
governments. This would give the states a
| virtual free hand in redesigning aid to the
poor, although with substantially less mon-
I ey. The move would sweep away more
than $60 b illion in programs that provide,
I cash, food, jo b training, child care, foster
| care and other services.
rence. Shirley M in or Kristina Noell, Bobbie
Nunn, and P hillip Schuster,
Appointed to the Executive Board to
head the Religious A ffairs Committee was
Rev. Dorsey W. M cC ullough o f Bethel
A.M .E. Church.
The N A A C P , National Association for
the Advancement o f Colored People, which
Young Blacks Remain
Target Of Violence
African American men younger than
I 25 continue to be victimized by violent
crime more than other racial or age group­
ings. the Justice Department said. New
I statistics show the violence trend has in-
I tensitled for black men aged 16 to 24. The
easy availability o f guns was cited as a
I factor.
Brown May Head
Clinton Re-Election
Campaign
Ron Brown, the nation's first black
Secretary o f Commerce, appears ready to
resign in order the head up President C lin ­
ton s 1996 re-elect bid. Administration
sources were quoted as labeling Brown the
“ leading candidate.”
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television monitors stacked from floor to
ceiling.
Customers have been very appreciative
we re here, said Videoland assistant manag­
er Deborah Gibson.
The shopping center marks a renewal for
the inner northeast business community.
A few exterior sidewalk bricks, outdoor
is the oldest, largest, strongest and most
effective C iv il Rights organization in Am er­
ica. Founded in 1909 in New Y ork C ity by a
group o f black and white citizens, committed
to helping to right social injustices. The Port­
land Branch is the oldest continuously char­
tered branch west o f the M ississippi: cele­
brating 80 years o f serv ice
The principle objective o f the N A A C P
is to ensure the political, educational, social
and economical equality o f m inority group
citizens and to achieve equality o f rights and
eliminate race prejudice among the citizens.
The N A A C P is committed to achieve­
ment through non-violence and relies upon
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Habitat For Humanity Home Dedicated
here's a new home in northeast
Portland for a family that needs
shelter thanks to the city's first
c h u rc h -s p o n s o re d H a b ita t
Humanity construction project. The
hom e at 1302 N.E. Liberty was
dedicated Sunday.
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Ministers blessed the home and a tree­
planting ceremony was held in the front yard
Habitat for Humanity is the non-profit
organization led by former President Jimmy
Carter that builds homes in partnership with
low-income families.
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First Unitarian Church ofPortland along
with other Portland area Unitarian Fellow­
ships sponsored the home on Liberty Street
for The church's involvement began last
January . It committed to raise $15.000 and
supply volunteers and materials for the
project. The funds were raised and beginning
in July over 200 volunteers from the congre­
gation began work at the construction site
Rev. M arilyn Sewell o f First Unitarian
Church expressed her enthusiasm for the
project.
“ The habitat project is one way we have
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o f making our faith active in the w orld. Not
only did it result in shelter for a fam ily, but it
increased consciousness in our church re­
garding housing shortages and give us a way
to give o f our bounty.”
Leo Jacinto is the new owner o f the
home.
T h is is my first experience having a
home. Jacinto said ‘I m very happy for mv
fam ily. It is nice to have a place to live; a
place to call home ”
Habitat homes are b u ilt with volunteer
labor and donated materials. The homes are
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sold to families at cost with a zero interest
mortgage. Each habitat fam ily must invest
400 hours o f sweat equity to help build their
own home.
Since its fo u n d in g in 1981, P o rtla n d
H abitat fo r H um an ity has b u ilt 15 homes,
13 o f w h ich have been b u ilt since 1991.
The H a b ita t fo r H u m a n ity A d o p t-a -
Home program enables churches, clu b s
and businesses to sponsor the c o n s tru c ­
tio n .
For more in fo rm a tio n contact Rob
Hardies at 287-9529
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