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Local dignitaries invite area
residents to celebrate the
grand opening o f the Walnut
Park Retail Center.
May 24, 1095
Photography As
Art
Talented north Portland
photographer Steven Beals
puts his personal collection
o f works on exhibit.
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RESCUES
INMATES
Ethics Panel Charges
Packwood
B y P romise K ing
The Senate Ethics Committee has for
mally charged Bob Packwood with sexual
misconduct, evidence tampering and use
o f his office for financial gain. The panel
surprised the ir co I leagues by le ve I i ng tough
worded and often explicit charges describ
ing the misconduct.
I
nside the stone walls of the
Columbia River Correctional
Institution is a new program to
rescue women inmates from economic
hardship and social degradation after
their prison term.
The Lifeskills program sponsored by
Women In Community Service focuses on
Public Employees
assisting female offenders being released to
Clackamas,
Multnomah and Washington
Negotiate Deal
counties.
The Oregon Public Employees Union
The program curriculum includesclasses
w ill get a 5 percent raise July 1 and 2
on
goal
setting, budget management, career
percent raise in May 1997, in a deal worked
readiness
and effective parenting.
out Saturday with the state. The state had
Water pours from the Salmon Street Springs Fountain in downtown Portland, providing cool comfort to
“
These
women need direction, life plan
offered only a 2 percent raise which led to
warm spring days. But despite the abundance of fresh clean water in Portland, the Water Bureau is
ning
skills
and
increased self-esteem,” the
a one week strike.
submitting a plan to address a water shortage should demand exceed supply this summer.
program ’s volunteer coordinator, M ary
McMenamin told the Portland Observer.
Memorial Day Honors Set
Under this program, the inmates are
Soldiers from the C iv il War period,
tested for aptitude, skills, interest, learning
native Americans o f the Indian Wars and
style, temperament and cognitive develop
the Buffalo solders they fought in battle,
mental levels. The assessments are sched
w ill be honored at a special commemora
B y M ecwmct . L eighton
uled the first week o f training.
cannot be removed from a ju ry panel simply
tion, May 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Washing
The first o f a series o f laws addressing
“ Clients w ill learn to set realistic goals
on
the
basis
o
f
race,
ethnicity
or
sex.
ton Park Amphitheater. The event was
racial discrimination and ethnic bias in the
and develop a life plan - a vital survival tool
The
legislation
follows
recommenda
announced by Hyalite, the Buffalo Soldier
Oregon ju d icia l system have passed in the
during their year o f parole,” McMenamin
tions in a report by the Oregon Supreme
retrospective program.
Legislature.
explained.
Court Task Force on Racial/Ethnic Issues in
Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to sign
But the program needs an army o f volun
the Judicial System.
Trade Sanction Plan Draws
the bills into law
teer mentors who wou Id serve as role models,
G ordly worked with Oregon C hief Jus
Fire
“ What we are doing today is historic,”
advisors, and advocates.
tice Wallace Carson and former C hief Justice
said
State Rep. Avel Gordly, D-Portland.
University o f Oregon economist Ray
These mentors w ill begin their relation
Edwin Peterson on the task force and in the
“ We are making a statement that our court
Mikesell, who worked on the original Gen
ship with the inmates at the institution and
effort to move the bills through the House and
eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, is
proceedings shall be fair and free from preju
help assist them readjust into the community
Senate.
dice and bias based on race, ethnicity and
critical of the Clinton administrât ion’s p ro
for a year after their release.
The task force concluded that two sys
sex.”
posed trade sanctions on Japanese autos
A surge in the female inmate population
tems o f justice exist in the state, one for
Mikesell says the tariffs, as much as 100
One o f the bills allows a ju ro r to be
in Oregon, which statistics show have jumped
whites and one for minorities.
challenged for cause when the court is satis
percent on Japanese luxury car imports,
to 200 percent over the last decade, is hinged
It found that at every entry point in
fied that actual prejudice on the part o f the
w ill likely cause U.S. auto makers to raise
on recidivism.
Oregon’s crim inal justice system, minorities
ju ro r prevents the person from trying the case
the price o f their cars.
McMenamin said with enough mentors
are treated more harshly and are more likely
impartially and without prejudice.
this growing inmates number would be re
to be arrested, charged, convicted and incar
State Rep. Ave! Gordly
Another o f the new laws says that a juror
duced considerably.
Pennsylvania Avenue Closed
cerated.
President Clinton on Saturday an-1
“ Since L ifeskills’ inception about 200
inmates have been released and only 4 per
nounced the immediate closing o f Pennsyl
vania Avenue in front o f the White House!
cent o f them have come back,” she said.
“ This reduced rate o f recidivism has far sur
to all but pedestrian traffic to deter a poten
passed the initial projections for this pro
tial car or truck bomb attack.
ultnomah County Sheriff-
Bunnell, 50, was appointed sheriff last
gram.”
elect Dan Noelle is moving
fall after S heriff Bob Skipper retired. Skip
It was not clear how many mentors are
forward on his campaign
Dallas Elects New Mayor
per wanted out because o f cuts to his pension
needed
to balance this program, but the re
Winning 62 percent o f the vote, law-|
pledges to eliminate administrate
brought on the passage o f Ballot Measure 8,
quirement
to be a volunteer appears tough -
pork from the sheriff’s office and put
yer Ron K irk has been elected he first
the November initiative taking away 6 per
trustworthy
females, assertive, non-judgmen-
African American mayor o f Dal las, Texas.)
emphasis on corrections programs.
cent o f the retirement benefits o f public em
tal
with
good
listening skills.
K irk ran on a platform o f pro-business, |
Incumbent John Bunnell plans to retire
ployees.
Potential
mentors
are also required to be
in the wake o f a surprising election defeat.
anti-crime and opposition to rising proper
Bunnell, a 26-year veteran o f the sheriffs
goal
oriented,
non-exploitive
and generous
Noelle, 50, the assistant police ch ie f in
ty taxes. He is a former aide to former Sen.
office and former host for the ABC television
in
spirit.
I
hey
also
must
be
w
illin
g to work
Lloyd Bentsen and was Secretary o f State |
Portland, received 77,750 votes to 6 2,4 15
series “ American Detective” was seen as the
with
an
ex-con
fresh
from
prison.
cast for Bunnell in the May 16 vote-by-mail
under former Gov. Ann Richards.
favorite in the race.
A mentor training is scheduled June 10
election.
Vera Pool, a sheriff's lieutenant who lost
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Department o f
He w ill o fficially assume the office
Dan
to Skipper last year, lost in a March election
Crib Death Theory Advanced
Corrections’ Women Transition Services at
June 6.
A consulting forensic and research!
Noelle
which narrowed the field o f candidates.
the Southeast M ulticultural Center, 4 6 10 S.E.
scientist at the University o f Oregon may
Belmont.
have solved the mystery o f crib deaths.
“ Volunteers are an integral part o f the
Barry Richardson, says crib mattresses|
Lifeskills program. Their challenge is to
through ordinary use become infected with
motivate and inspire clients in their quest for
property tax m easure to
common fungi, converting fire retardants
self-sufficiency and economic indepen
protect and preserve open
into extremely toxic compounds. The con
dence,” the coordinator reiterated.
troversial theory was recently published in |
spaces, parks and streams
The program was originally funded na
the Journal o f the Forensic Science Soci-|
won an impressive victory in last
tionally by the Kellogg Foundation, but it’s
week's mail-in election.
ety.
strings o f successes pulled Oregon’s Depart
N early 62 percent o f the voters said
ment o f Corrections to it ’s vault.
Angola Peace At Hand
“ yes” to the $135 m illio n bond measure
The department has agreed to fund the
One o f the longest running and blood
put before voters by the reg io n al g o v
program for the remainder o f the year.
iest wars in Africa appears to be over.
ernment M etro.
Women In Community Service is a non
Angolan President Jose Eduardo doz Santos
The majority o f residents casting ballots
profit corporation, sponsored by the C oali
met for two hours recently w ith rebel lead
in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington
tion o f American G. I. Forum Women, Church
er Jonas Savimbi in neighboring Zambia
counties, all endorsed the bond by large
Women United, National Councils o f Jewish
and emerged embracing and pledging to
margins. The monies w ill be used to purchase
Women, N egro W omen, and C a th o lic
implement a U.N.-brokered peace accord.
14 natural areas ofregional significance, five
o n ly fo r the many people w ho w orked on
Women
Since the fighting began in 1975, an esti
that people in this region care deeply
regional trials and to fund about 90 local
the
cam paign, but fo r everyone in the
Editors note: To volunteer contact
about q u a lity - o f-life issues and want to
mated 500,000 people have been killed.
parks projects for cities and counties.
region, said M e tro C o u n c ilo r P atricia
( ¡audio Delgado or Marv McMenamin at
make those issues a p rio r ity fo r future
“ T his is an in c re d ib le v ic to ry , not
M cC aig. " I hese election results show
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g en eratio ns.”
Justice Bills Await Signature
Noelle To Shake Up Sheriff’s Office
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Voters Pass Open Spaces Measure
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“This is an incredible victory, not only for
the many people who worked on the
campaign, but for everyone in the region,”
-Metro Councilor Patricia McCraig
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