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Packwood Soliciting
Probe Dropped
The U .S. J ust ice Department last week
formally declined to prosecute U.S. Sen.
Bob Packwood, R-Oregon, over allega
tions that lie improperly solicited job of
fers for his former wife. Packwood still
faces a Senate ethics committee investiga
tion over allegations of sexual misconduct
and altering his diaries to conceal evi
dence.
Lionel Hampton
Recovers
Lionel Hampton was hospitalized af
ter suffering what his doctors said was a
mild stroke last week. The 87-year-old
jazz great was alert and doing well at
Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Clinton Energized By
Visit
President Clinton was clearly ener
gized fro m an en thusiastic w e lco m e d u r
ing the Pacific Rim Economic Summit in
Portland last week. Clinton said he was
convinced that people are tired of political
extremes and the bickering among politi
cians.
Assassination
Attempted
The Youth Action Conference participants are having a good time after serving food to the needy.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
safely left Ethiopia last week after an as
sassination attempt in Addis Abaa. Al
though no group has claimed responsibil
ity for the attack, Islamic extremists are
widely believed to be responsible.
Light Rail Before
Task Force
A task force of legislators, including
Rep. Margaret Carter of north and north
east Portland, will try to solve the sticky
dispute that forced the 1995 Oregon Leg
islature, to adjourn without approving
money for the north-south light rail line.
Supporters failed several times at the end
of the session in June to get a majority of
Republicans to vote for the proposal
sponsored by Nestle Chocolate Confections.
P romise K ing
atie Drakes’ wits are startling.
“The conference enabled us the oppor
She is persuasive in articu
tunity to take decisions that impact our com
lation and very organized in
munities. It brought in a new feeling ofworth
her personality. A combination and of esteem,” she said enthusiastically.
winning traits rarely found in youths
The event was designed to encourage
and empower well-mannered young folks by
of today.
giving them a grip in decision making and
Drakes is what you considered a good
allowing them to actively address communi
kid - no gang affiliation, no drugs and a
ty issues.
selfless heart. She is co-chairperson of the
Now underway in 15 U.S cities. Nestle
Nestle Chocolate Very Best in Youth Pro
provides $10.000 for youth programs for
gram.
exceptional kids in each city to implement
Drakes recently helped organize a Youth
community programs o f their choice.
Action Conference at Reed College in Port
Taking advantage of this opportunity,
land. drawing about 400 kids. The event was
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the Portland youth, age from 6 to 19, put
together the details for the action confer
ence.
They set an agenda to discuss issues like
diversity, empowerment, team building,
school project, inter-generational service,
leadership and media-outreach.
At the end of the conference, the kids
worked with the elderly and helped wipe
away graffiti left behind by their wayward
peers.
“We believe all young people deserve
the opportunity to have a positive role in our
community and to provide services which
impact people’s lives," Drake emphasized.
Moved by their resourcefulness, the
United Way agreed to provide training, tech
nical assistance and resources to ensure the
success of the community-service projects
envisioned by the conference.
And to strengthen existing youth-ser
vice models, the philanthropic agency said it
would place young people in the forefront of
efforts to identify community issues which
could be addressed by youth and also to
increase their involvement and volunteerism.
The agency said it would serve as a
pivot for young people to develop and im
plement community projects in their do
main.
Test Extended
For Bus Shelter
Drug Tests Win Court
Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court last week
upheld an Oregon school district's rule
that athletes in public schools could be
required to submit to random drug tests
even ifthey aren’t suspected of usingdrugs.
ri-M et has extended an
advertising experiment aimed
at making bus shelters cleaner
and installing lights for safety.
O fficials said the advertising has
gotten a mixed review.
Some residents have supported it as
a good way o f raising revenue and find
the ads interesting and tasteful.
Other people have opposed adver
tising in public places and say the ads
block the view from the shelter, making
them less safe. T h ere's also com plaints
that the lighted shelters are too bright.
If ev en tu ally ap p roved. Tri-M et
would use the advertising revenue to
clean bus shelters twice as often, re
move graffiti and repair vandalism w ith
in 24-hours. enhance security with light-
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Japan Trade
War Avoided
An autom obile trade agreem ent
reached last week between the United States
and Japan avoids an international trade
war. The breakthrough followed around-
the-clock negotiations in Geneva, averting
the 100 percent U .S. tariffs that President
Clinton threatened to impose on luxury
cars made in Japan.
Initiative On
School Taxes Filed
Property tax fundingofpublic schools
in Oregon would be phased out by 2001
under a proposed initiative measure filed
with the Oregon secretary of state. The
proposed constitutional amendment will
need 97,000 signatures to go on the Nov.
1996 ballot.
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An area resident seems unfazed
by the advertising added to a bus
shelter wall.
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ed ads and lighted shelters, establish
new, larger shelters with benches at
major bus stops and replace d eteriorat
ed shelters with new shelters.
O fficials said the advertising would
only be located in com m ercial and in
dustrial areas, not in residential neigh
borhoods.
Tri-M et would also prohibit adver
tising that prom otes alcohol and tobac
co products and political advertising.
A dditionally, ads for services and prod
ucts that would com pete with nearby
businesses would not appear in adjacent
shelters.
About half o f T ri-M et’s 800 bus
shelters could be candidates for the ad
vertising, with an estim ated revenue
potential o f $800.000 per year, officials
said.
Test shelters with the advertising
displays are located near N ortheast 69th
and Sandy, Southeast 17th and Center
and Southwest 13th and Barbur.
The agency said com m ents are wel
come by calling Tri-M et at 238-7442.
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