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Volume XX V Number 5
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Portland Jazz Man
State University Jazz pianist
and composer Andrew Hill
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Former Somalia
President Dies
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The form er president o f Somalia,
M oham ed Siad Barre, has died in N ig e
ria. It was B a rre ’ s dicta to ria l rule and the
m ilita ry coup w hich ousted him in 1992
that were in part responsible fo r the fam
King
Birthday
Celebrated
ine w hich gripped Somalia and the coun
tr y ’s current c iv il war. Barre had diabetes
and had suffered a heart attack. He was
around 80 years old.
Gumbel To Stay With
NBC
Bryant G um bel and N B C aren’ t g iv
ing out details, but it looks lik e he wasn’t
prepared to b o lt from the “ Today Show”
and N B C w asn’ t prepared to lose him .
“ 1 ’ m happy i t ’ s done,” G um bel says o f the
extension o fh is contract w ith the netw ork
fo r one year. G um bel, has been the “ T o
O.J. Line Could M ake
Millions
A new 900 telephone number could
make O.J. Simpson a lot o f money. C a ll
ers d ia lin g the number w ill hear messages
fro m Simpson and his pal, A l C ow lings.
M ik e G ilb e rt, Sim pson’ s business man
der charges and beyond dependent upon
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I’VE BEEN TO THE M O UNTAIN TOP'
... We have beenforced to a p o in t where
we 're g o in g to have to g ra p p le w ith the
problem s that men have been try in g to
g ra p p le w ith through history, but the de
mands d id n t fo rc e them to do it. S u rviva l
C allers w ill pay $2.99 fo r three minutes
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(Photos By Donn Thomas)
ager, says the num ber could generate
p ro fits o f S20 m illio n . The line w ill con
the results, appeals, p u b lic sympathy, etc.
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Children learn about the civil rights
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
during ceremonies at area schools.
Fifth graders Shania Price-Hale
(clockwise from top) and Russell
Starks, perform at Martin Luther King
Jr. Elementary School, while Itrelle D.
Lambert addresses an assembly at
Humboldt Elementary School.
day” anchor fo r 13 years.
tinue throughout Sim pson’ s tria l on m ur
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lo n g ye a rs o f poverty, th e ir lo n g years o f h u rt
a n d neglect, the w hole w o rld is doomed.
. . . I f I liv e d in C hina o r even Russia, o r
around. We a re go in g on
...Let us rise up to n ig h t w ith a g re a te r
readiness. Let us stand w ith a g re a te r deter
concerned about that now. I ju s t w ant to do
G o d ’s w ill. A n d H e ’s a llo w e d me to g o to
the m ountain A n d I ’ve lo o ke d over A n d
any to ta lita ria n country, maybe I c o u ld un
m ination. A n d le t us move on in these p o w e r
I ’ve seen the p ro m ise d land. I may not get
there w ith y o u But I w a n t yo u to know
derstand some o f theses ille g a l injunctions.
f u l day’s, these days, o f challenge, to make
demands that we g ra p p le w ith them. Men,
M aybe I c o u ld understand the d e n ia l o f ce r
A m e rica w h a t it ought to be We have an
to n ig h t th a t we as a p e o p le w ill get to the
f o r years now, have been ta lk in g about w a r
ta in basic F irs t Amendment privileges, be
o p p o rtu n ity to make a better nation. A n d I
p ro m ise d land. A n d I ’m happy tonight, I ’m
a n d peace. But now no lo n g e r can they ju s t
ta lk about it. It is no lo n g e r a choice be
cause they hadn ’t com m itted themselves to
w ant to thank God, once more, f o r a llo w in g
not w o rrie d about anything. I'm not fe a r
that over there. But somewhere I re a d o f the
me to be here w ith you.
The House A rm ed Services C om
tween violence an nonviolence in this world,
fre e d o m o f assembly. Somewhere I re a d o f
m ittee reports that overt cases o f racism
i t ’s nonviolence o r nonexistence.
That is w here we are today. A n d also
the fre e d o m o f speech Somewhere I re a d o f
We've g o t some d iffic u lt days ahead. But it
the fre e d o m o f the press. Somewhere I re a d
that the greatness o f A m erica is the rig h t to
re a lly doesn ’t m atter w ith me now, because
p ro te st f o r rig h t A n d so, ju s t as ! say, we
mind. L ike anybody, I w o u ld like to live a
on A p r il 3 ,1 9 6 8 in M e m p h is , T e n n .,ju s t
one day b e fore he was assassinated on
aren t g o in g to let any in ju n ctio n tu rn us
lo n g life ; lo n g evity has its p la c e B ut I ’m not
A p r il 4, 1968.)
and 300,000 calls are expected per hour.
Panel Finds Bias At
M ilitary Bases
and subtle form s o f d iscrim in a tio n per
vade some m ilita ry fa cilitie s. The fin d
in the human rig h ts revolution, i f some
ings o f a one-year bi-partisan study show
“ a com plex web o f good news and bad
news,” says the com m ittee’s form er ch a ir
th in g isn t done, a n d in a hurry, to b rin g the
c o lo re d peoples o f the w o rld out o f th e ir
ing any man M in e eyes have seen the g lo ry
...I d o n ’t know w hat w ill happen now.
I ’ve been to the m ountain top A n d I don t
o f the com ing o f the L o rd
(T h e p re ce d in g was fro m a speech
d e live re d by D r. M a r tin L u th e r K in g J r.
man Ronald Dellum s. The report said
Parent-School Workshops
Deal On Human Rights
overt form s o f racism and jo k e s were
comm on at fo u r o f the 19 U.S. and over
Hate Campaign Cited
seas fa cilitie s surveyed.
Jackson Blasts Right
Wing Christians
m ade a b o u t C a th o lic b e lie fs and p ra c
n atmosphere of hatred and
tic e s in the 1920s, s a y in g th e y w o u ld
violence is being created by
c o rr u p t c h ild re n and d e s tro y fa m ilie s .
the distribution of bigoted
C a th o lic s w e re c a lle d “ fo re ig n e rs ” and
literature, according to the Metro
“ p a p is ts ,” fa n n in g the fla m e s o f s u s p i
politan Human Rights Commission
c io n and h a tre d to such an e x te n t th a t
of Multnomah County and the city of
C a th o lic ch u rch e s and c o n v e n ts w e re
Portland.
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Conservative Christians are denounc
ing national p o litic a l leader Jesse Jack-
son fo r his views on one o f th e ir p o litic a l
organizations. Jackson blasted the C hris
tian C o a litio n , last month, fo r having “ an
ideological kin sh ip ” w ith slave owners,
R e c e n tly a g ro u p c a llin g it s e lf the
w hite supremacists and N azi Germany.
He said conservative w hite Christians
have never fought against injustices aimed
H e ra ld s o f T ru th w id e ly d is trib u te d a
16-page p u b lic a tio n th ro u g h o u t M u lt
nom ah C o u n ty e n title d “ E a rth ’ s F in a l
at blacks and other m inorities.
W a r n in g ,”
Elders Back To Work In
Arkansas
Fired Surgeon General Joycelyn E l
ders is back to w o rk in Arkansas as a
teacher and medical researcher fo llo w in g
her firin g by President C lin to n . D uring
ta b lo id
la w C a th o lic S ch o o ls in O re g o n . T h e
U .S . S u p re m e C o u r t re je c te d th is
w h ic h a lle g e s th a t the p a p a cy is posed
fo r a fo r c e fu l ta k e o v e r o f the w o rld .
a m e n d m e n t to O re g o n ’ s c o n s titu tio n ,
re m in d in g the p e o p le o f O re g o n th a t
“ W h ile th e c o m m is s io n u p h o ld s
b o th fre e d o m o f speech and fre e d o m o f
the h u m a n rig h ts o f a d e sp ise d m in o r
ity are n o t s u b je c t to the w h im s o f the
r e lig io n , i t a b h o rs the m essage p r o
m u lg a te d b y th is g ro u p because it p r o
m otes an a tm o sp h e re o f h a tre d and fe a r
m a jo r ity vo te .
T h e M e tro p o lita n H u m a n R ig h ts
an a n ti- C a th o lic
w ith in th e c o m m u n ity ,” c o m m is s io n
her tenure as the na tio n ’ s c h ie f medical
o ffic e r. Elders had angered conservatives
m e m bers said.
T he hum an rig h ts g ro u p said O re
w ith statements ranging fro m support fo r
g on, s a d ly , has a h is to ry o f a n ti-C a th
lom osexuality and c a llin g fo r a study on
o lic v io le n c e and d is c rim in a tio n .
L is te d as e xa m p le s w e re c la im s
the legalization o f drugs.
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a tta c k e d .
A t th e tim e , O re g o n ia n s even v o t
ed, v ia th e O re g o n S c h o o l B i l l , to o u t
C o m m is s io n is u rg in g c itiz e n s to c r i t i
c a lly a n a ly z e any lite ra tu re o r o th e r
m essage w h ic h a tta c k s a p a r tic u la r
g ro u p and to w o rk to p ro m o te to le r
ance and u n ity w ith in d iv e r s ity , thus
c re a tin g a p e a ce a b le c o m m u n ity in
w h ic h to liv e .
Human Rights Com m ission at 823-5136.
series of workshops have
T h e w o rksh o p s fo r o th e r schools, also
been scheduled to help
scheduled fro m 6 :30 p.m . t o 8 :30 p.m ., are
parents and guardians of
on the fo llo w in g dates:
children attending Portland public
• Feb. 8 at W arner P acific C ollege, Egtvedt
high schools better understand their
H a ll, 2219 S.E. 68th, fo r Franklin and
rights and responsibilities.
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politan Human Rights C om m ission, w ill also
M arshall high schools.
• Feb. 15 at A bernathy C om m unity School,
focus on h ow to e ffe ctive ly interact w ith
2421 S.E. Orange, fo r Cleveland H igh
school adm inistrators to create a better learn
School.
• Feb. 23 at N orthw est Service Center, 1819
N .W . E verett fo r L in c o ln H igh School and
The sessions, sponsored by the M e tro
ing environm ent fo r their children.
T opics include parents rights and re
tio n in schools, student discip lin e and proce
the M e tro p o lita n Learning Center
• M a rc h 7 at the K in g N eighborhood F a cil
dures, com m unicating w ith school adm inis
ity, 4815 N .E . Seventh A ve fo r Jefferson
trators and ways to get involved
The firs t Parent-School In vo lve m e n t
H igh School.
• M a rc h 29 at Rose C ity Park Grade School,
2334 N .E . Prescott fo r M adison H igh
sponsibilities, laws that p ro h ib it d iscrim in a
W orkshop, fo r those w ith children attending
G rant or Benson high schools, w ill be held
Tuesday fro m 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
School.
• A p r il 2 0th at St. Johns C om m unity Cen
Beaumont M id d le School, 4043 N .E . Fre
mont.
ter, 8427 N . Central fo r Roosevelt H igh
The sessions are open to the p ublic, but
• A p r il 2 6 th at the N ortheast P o licin g Pre
cinct, 449 N .E. Emerson fo r W ilso n H ig h
space is lim ite d . Anyone interested is asked
to contact Jamae H illia rd at the M e tro p o litan
School.
School.
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