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Volume XXV, Number 37
C ommitted to cultural diversity
September 13, 1995,
Join In Celebrating Our
A Sound As
Smooth As Satin
Romantic R & B singer/
songwriter Kenneth
Mangram introduces us to
his debut album.
See Arts A Entertainment, Page B3.
New School Opens
In Northeast
Area students go back to
class with computers in a
new Portland School
District alternative school.
See Metro, inside.
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Billboard fakes Aim At Gun Violence
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he guns on our streets are
killing many people every
year, but they also leave
people with injuries that last
Community residents Joyce
Harris (from left), Police Chief
Charles Moose, Pichard Brown
and Mayor Vera Katz unveil a
new billboard with a graphic
message aimed at ending gun
violence.
lifetime.
Prostitutes,
Johns Go To Jail
In just one week, Portland Police ar
rested 70 customers and prostitutes and
confiscated 57 automobiles in northeast
and southeast Portland. Police began en
forcing a new city ordinance this month
I that calls for prostitution-free zones. Lt
C.W. Jensen said police “w e’re going to
I continue enforcing the ordinance.”
Sunset Highway
Rededicated
To mark the 50th anniversary to the
end o f World War II, the Sunset Highway,
also known as U.S. Highway 26, west of
Portland, was re-dedicated Monday in
honor o f the Sunset Division, the 41s In­
fantry Brigade, Oregon Army National
Guard. The highway was first named in
recognition o f the Sunset division in 1946.
Robinson Cleared
Of Charges
No criminal charges will be filed
lag ain st P o rtlan d T rail B lazer Jam es
Robinson for an alleged sexual assault in
July, Coos County D istrict Attorney Paul
Burgett said last week. Instead, Robinson
and his accuser, Debra M oran, 26 o f
Coquille, reached a private settlement, the
prosector said.
Dole Turns Back
Contribution
Sen. Bob D ole’s presidential cam­
paign returned a $ 1,000 contribution from
a gay Republican group in what is seen as
an effort to enhance relations with conser­
vatives. The campaign reportedly had first
sought the money from the group, called
the Log Cabin Republicans.
Multnomah Falls
Reopens
Multnomah Falls is open as usual after
a near-tragic rockslide injured 22 people
last week. A school bus-size boulder fell
from the wall o f the falls into the upper
pool, sending fist-size rocks past the pe­
destrian bridge.
LA Police Turn To TV
Battered by the Mark Fuhrman racism
tapes and the Rodney King beating case,
the Los Angeles Police Department is look­
ing to a new TV show to restore its image.
In the vein o f the series COPS, “ LAPD”
I will trail real officers patrolling the real
streets o f the nation’s second largest city.
In Portland, KPTV (12) began airing the
program this week at midnight every week-
| night.
Man Left In Jail,
Forgotten
A man convicted o f a traffic offense
languished for 5 days without food in a
Virginia courthouse holding cell after a
bailiff forgot about him during the long
Labor Day weekend Allen Wilhelm, 25,
was found on Tuesday last week at the
Spotsylvania County Courthouse after his
' father asked the local sheriff about the
young m an’s whereabouts.
T h a t's the graphic m essage behind
a new b illb o a rd in north and n o rth east
P o rtlan d .
M e m b e rs o f th e B la c k U n ited
F ro n t, H o p e and H ard W ork, and
N eig h b o rs A gainst G unfire, developed
and sp o n so re d the billb o ard in an e f­
fort to reach young people.
The im age show s a young man left
p ara ly z e d by v iolence w ho is being
spoon fed by his m other. It reads:
“ H ope y o u ’ve got a m other w ho loves
you. G uns d o n ’t alw ays k ill.”
“ We hope to im pact the c o n sc io u s­
ness o f p e o p le ,” said Joyce H arris, a
m em ber o f the com m unity d e le g a tio n
that h elped unveil the b illb o a rd last
w eek.
P olice c h ie f C harles M oose and
M ayor V era K atz praised the effo rt.
“ T here has to be people com ing
to g e th e r, like we see this m orning, to
b rin g th is m essage, this m essage o f
e d u c a tio n , so that people can start to
m ake the d e c isio n , the in dividual d e ­
c isio n , th at violence and guns bring
n eg ativ e im pacts on *iheir c o m m u n i­
ty ,” M oose said.
The first b illb o a rd was e re c te d at
the in te rse c tio n o f N orth W illiam s and
N o rth e a st T hom pson Street. The sign
will also be displayed on M artin L uther
K ing Jr. Blvd. and tw o o ther lo catio n s.
P o sters w ith the sam e m essage are
being c irc u la te d in schools and o ther
lo catio n s.
Packwood’s Resigns In Face Of Expulsion
ob Packwood, one of the most
too much for that.”
powerful politicians in Wash­
Choking back tears and recalling the
ington, resigned from theU.S.
farew ell a d d ress o f G eneral D ouglas
Senate on Thursday rather than MacArthur
face
after President Harry Truman
possible expulsion on charges of
fired him as allied commander in Korea in
sexual and ethical misconduct.
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“ I am aware o f the dishonor that has
befallen me in the last three years and I don’t
want to visit further that dishonor on the
Senate,” Packwood said in an emotional,
rambling and hastily arranged speech on the
Senate floor
“ I respect this institution, my colleagues,
addresses in U.S. annals - Packwood said:
“ Duty, honor, country. It is my duty to resign.
It is the honorable thing to do for this country,
lor the Senate. So I now announce that I will
resign from the Senate I leave this institution
not with malice but with love Good luck.
Godspeed.”
Later, Packwood announced that his res­
ignation would take effect October I .
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a
longtime Republican ally and comrade-in-
arms o f Packwood, wanted to give him a
“reasonable” period “to get everything in
order.”
Packwood, 62, an Oregon Republican,
wielded great power as chairman o f the Sen­
ate Finance Committee
the pivotal panel
for upcoming battles with Democratic Pres­
ident Bill Clinton on the federal budget,
spending and taxes
and as a senior and
relatively moderate leader o f his party in
Washington.
His resignation came about 24 hours
after the Senate Ethics Committee voted 6-0
to urge the Senate to expel him because o f
allegations o f sexual and ethical misconduct.
The charges, backed up by more than 10,000
pages o f detailed evidence released earlier
Thursday by the Ethics Committee, included
engaging in a years-long pattern o f forcing
his affections on women who worked for or
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Katz Stays Put
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Wyden To Run For U.S. Senate
announced
he yden
o n g ressm an Sunday
Ron W
will
enter the race to replace Bob
Packwood in the U.S. Senate.
C
W yden, a Democrat,
represents Portland in the
U.S. House o f Represen­
tatives. He made the an­
n o u n c e m e n t d u rin g a
weekend o f appearances
around his district.
Wyden, who started
his political as director o f
the O regon Grey Pan­
thers, jo in s a crowded
filed o f candidates who
are vying to succeed the
R epublican Packwood,
who resigned Thursday in
disgrace after allegations
o f sexual misconduct and
evidence tampering.
“This is a chance for
U.S. Fiep. Ron
Oregon to begin anew.
O regonians deserve thoughtful discussion
about the issues most important to the state as
we move into the 21st Century, and I look
forward to participating in that discussion,”
HB
EDITORIAL
(Photos b y M ichael Leighton)
HEALTH
COMMUNITY
Wyden said in a statement.
Oregon voters must ultimately decide
who will succeed Packwood.
But Gov. John Kitzhaber is expected to
decide later this week ifthe
nominees for the position
are made by political party
leaders or by a primary elec­
tion.
The other Democratic
candidates seeking the post
are U .S. Rep
P e te r
DeFazio, U.S. Rep Eliza­
beth Furse and Bend busi­
nessman Hany Lonsdale.
Former Gov. Barbara Rob­
erts said she was consider-
ing fhe race.
R e p u b lic a n c a n d i-
dates to en ter the ring
are O regon S enate P re s­
ident G ordon Sm ith o f
P e n d le to n and L a b o r
Wyden, D-Ore
C o m m is s io n e r
Jack
R oberts. R epublicans also c o n sid e rin g
the race are U .S. Rep. Jim B unn, U.S.
Rep. W es C ooley, and O regon S u p e rin ­
te n d e n t o f E ducation N orm a Paulus.
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ENTERTAINMENT
era Katz said she plans to stay
on as mayor of Portland,
turning down requests to run
for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated
by disgraced R epublican Bob
Packwood.
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Sen. Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Saddened
S
Mayor
Vera
Katz
en. Mark O. Hatfield said
Bob Packwood's resigna­
tion was a political night­
mare that is now coming to an end.
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