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J anuary 3, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver
P o lic e N ew s
Arrests Made In Homicide Investigations
Portland Police detectives have
made arrests in two recent homicide
investigations. On D ecem ber 27th,
Homicide Detail Detectives M ichael
Hefley and i'homas N elson arrested
Alexander Fudim, 30, in connection
with the W ednesday m orning death
o f Karyen Antonyants, 40. Fudim
was charged with First degree M an
slaughter and Felony Hit and Run
after he allegedly struck Antonyants
with his pickup truck during aeonfron-
tation between the two at an apartment
com plex parking lot in the 7 100 block
o f S W Oleson Road at about 3:00
a m. Fudim was lodged at the Justice
Center Jail.
D ecem ber 28th, H om icide Detail
D etectives Kent Perry and Cheryl
K anzler arrested 19 year old Damien
C harles N eyland in connection with
the D ecem ber 19th shooting death o f
Man Dies In Bar Stabbing
A 3 5 - y e a r- o ld n o rth w e s t
P o rtla n d m a n is f a c in g a
m u r d e r c h a rg e in c o n n e c tio n
w ith a C h ris tm a s E v e s ta b
b in g at a s o u th w e s t P o rtla n d
bar.
Jo h n P a tr ic k S o w e rs b y ,
r e p o rte d ly w as s o c ia liz in g
w ith th e v ic tim in P a tty ’s
R e tre a t, b e fo re th e s ta b b in g
o c c u rre d n e a r m id n ig h t on
D ec. 24.
P o lic e sa id th e tw o m en a p p a r
e n tly w e re s tr a n g e r s , b u t a c o n
fro n ta tio n e ru p te d w ith S o w e rsb y
s ta b b in g th e o th e r m an in th e
th ro a t. T h e id e n tity o f th e d e
c e a s e d had n ot b ee n d e te rm in e d .
H e d ie d at th e sc e n e .
P o lic e o f fic e r s la te r fo u n d th e
s u s p e c t on S o u th w e st W a s h in g
ton S tre e t an d to o k him in to c u s
to d y . A k n ife w as re c o v e re d u n
d e r a n e a rb y v e h ic le .
Jody G ordon, 20 years G ordon was
shot during a dispute in the 4500
block o f N.E. 14th Place.
The detectives arrest N eyland at
the M ultnom ah County C ourthouse
at about 9:00 a.m. N eyland was at
the courthouse to make an appear
ance on an unrelated drug posses
sion charge. N eyland has been
charged with M urder and is in the
Justice Center Jail.
Body Found On Sidewalk
Portland Police detectives are in
vestigating a Friday, Dec. 8 m urder
involving a southeast Portland woman.
The body o f Kala Kim Peterson, 30,
was discovered about 2 a.m. by a neigh
bor on a sidew alk near W oodlaw n Park
at N ortheast O neonta and 11th A ve
nue.
The O regon M edical E xam iner’s
Office said she died from m ultiple stab
wounds.
No suspects have been arrested at
this time. D etectives D avid Rubey and
G eorge Y oung are the investigators.
Tacoma Woman Seeks Link
With South Africa
M elannie D.C. G reen w ants to
help black hands join in business
across tw o continents.
The T acom a native says she is
seeking to link the expertise o f black
Am ericans with the enthusiasm she
found on a just-com pleted visit to
South Africa.
Am ong her ideas: A conference in
Tacom a to be attended by a group o f
South Africans and local leaders.
Green is an account executive with
the state D epartm ent o f G eneral A d
m inistration, but her South A frican
journey was private She w ent there
to visit her friend, Spanaw ay resident
i I Janet H ayes-B row n, who is op era
tions m anager for M cD onald’s new
restaurants in South Africa. T he first
two South A frican M cD onald’s w ere
opened while G reen was there.
But G reen did m ore than ju st visit
on her trip.
D uring her stay, G reen says, she
caught a vision o f w hat South A frica
could becom e after apartheid under a
dem ocratically elected governm ent.
She was infected with the desire for
achievem ent she found am ong the
coun try ’s fledgling entrepreneurs.
B ut she also w ants South Africans
to learn from the achievem ents as
well as the m istakes o f black A m er
icans.
“ W here they are now is w here we
w ere in the civil rights m ovem ent 30
or 40 years ago,” G reen adds. “ W hat
they need is for us to partner with
them to help them realize the op p o r
tunity that they are sitting on.”
S ince she returned to T acom a
about a week ago, she has been trying
tocreate more links between the coun
tries.
G reen has many ideas, but p ara
m ount is the conference she is o rg a
nizing for April 18 through 2 1 at the
Sheraton Hotel in Tacom a. At the
m eeting, 10 South A fricans would
fly in to share their dream s with local
leaders.
G reen is hoping to tie in the co n
ference with the National Forum for
Black Public A dm inistrators, a co n
ference slated April 14 through 17 in
Seattle.
I f she cou Id persuade the adm inis-
trators to stay on, her conference
would have a national audience, she
believes.
Direct Lending Cuts
Would Hurt Students, Colleges
Jeannette G alanis, a senior at the
U niversity o f C olorado, Boulder,
faced a difficult dilem m a upon g rad
uation in the spring o f 1994. She was
offered the jo b o f her dream s as
president o f the U.S. Student A ssoci
ation, a national non -profit associa
tion representing college students.
But, as with many non-profit organi
zations, the pay was low -- and
Jeannette faced a w hopping $345
m onthly student loan payment.
“ 1 was in a tough predicam ent,”
G alanis said,” o f either giving up a
Winter
Cold, wet and windy w eather has
resulted in the annual “foul w eather
flood” o f dogs into the O regon Hu
mane Society.
O fficials at the shelter said many
o f these anim als are brought to the
soc iety because their ow ners no long
er want to deal with a muddy, wet dog
during inclem ent weather.
Last week, there w ere 66 adopt
able dogs available. Because o f the
heavy load, people who are unable to
keep their pets are asked to w ait a few
days, if possible, or to try and find a
jo b I had prepared for and w anted for
so long, or facing the very real possi
bility o f defaulting on my student
loans. Either way I w ould lose.”
Fortunately, Jeannette d id n ’t have
to choose between her dream jo b and
her loan obligations.
She was able to do both thanks to
a new repaym ent option offered un
der the W illiam D. Ford Federal D i
rect Loan P rogram , w hich bases
m onthly paym ents on borrow ers’ in
com e and is adjusted annually as
their income level changes.
D e sig n e d to g iv e b o rro w e rs
m o re c o n tro l o v e r th e ir fin a n c e s
an d c a r e e r c h o ic e s , in c o m e -c o n
tin g e n t re p a y m e n t p la n s ca n be
e s p e c ia ll y h e lp f u l r ig h t a f te r
g ra d u a tio n w h en s a la rie s le n d to
be lo w er.
This is ju s t one benefit o f Presi
dent C linton’s direct lending initia
tive that w ould be lost to m illion o f
students nationw ide if C ongress p re
vails in its attem pt to cap direct loans
at 10 percent o f total student loan
volume.
rings Canine Flood
hom e for adoption on their own.
“ We certainly will not turn any
one away, and as always, we will do
our best for every animal brought to
the shelter,” said Karen Brittain o f
the society. “ The up side is that for
families considering adopting a dog,
there is a large variety o f them in
need o f hom es.”
Fifty-one cats w ere also aw aiting
good homes, 19 o f those are kittens.
“ While the society is looking for
homes for its residents, w e’re also
urging people not to give pets as gifts,”
Brittain said. “Should someone be sure
that the recipient is prepared for a pet,
we ask that a gift certificate by given
so the lucky person can select their
own animal. This is always the safest,
best way for this kind o f gift.”
T he O reg o n H um ane S o ciety ,
1067 N .E. Colum bia Blvd., is open
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., M onday
through Friday and 10 a m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday.
The shelter will close at 2 p.m . on
C hristm as Eve and will close C hrist
mas Day.
Portland Company Unveils Unsecured Second
Chance VISA Card Program
The American FairCrcdit Associa
tion is a unique company that is dedi
cated to helping financially troubled
Americans regain the social status of
credit worthiness. Millions of good
people have suffered severe financial
setbacks due to circumstances beyond
their control such as divorce, layoff,
recession, and medical expenses. Un
fortunately, the credit industry does not
take into consideration individual cir
cumstances, when looking at credit
reports. In todays world, credit is the
key to the American Dream. Without
credit, you cannot own a home, get a
college education, or afford safe, reli
able transportation.
Clients turn to AFCA after being
repeatedly turned down for credit by
other companies. AFC A offers a vari
ety o f benefits including credit educa
tion, money saving discounts, and an
Unsecured VISACreditCard with No
Security deposit This not only gives
members the advantages of a major
credit card in an almost cashless soci
ety, but the benefit o f having one of the
nation’s know creditors give a good
credit report monthly to the nation’s
major credit bureaus. This has led to
many of AFCA’s clients being able to
purchase their own homes. According
to office owner Steven Conner, there
are many programs out there to help
people purchase theirown homes even
with a moderate income. The most
common tiling that holds people back
is their credit report. AFCA ’ s program
is the quickest and easiest way to get
back into the mainstream credit world.
To qualify for the AFCA program
you have to be currently employed for
at last 3 months with agross income of
$9(X) per month before taxes, have a
pictured ID, and haveeitherachecking
or savings account. AFCA is kxrated at
811 E. Burnside, Suite 219. They see
people by appointment only by call-
ing249-O483. AFCA is proud o f the
role it plays in helping people achieve
their American Dream.
(Liu' sportiani» (©írserffer UUClcOíTICS
T hc K orcan A mcrican G rocery A ssociation
Alberto Street Market, 915 N.C. Alberta
281-6308
Boston Market, 726 N.C. Killingsworth
282-6776
Ainsworth Market, 5949 N.C. 30th
281-0479
KC1 Food Market, 726 N.C. Killingsuuorth
KC2 Food Market, 1301 N.C. Dekum
Owner: Tom Choi
of
O rcgon
Dekum Food Market, 800 N.C. Dekum
Owner: Sonny Kim
283-1240
Sunny's Market, 5020 N. Interstate
Owners: Gil S. Kim & Jung Ja Kim
283-1240
King Food Mart, 3510 N.6. MLK ßlvd.
281-0357
Prescott Corner Market, 1460 N.C. Prescott
284-7418
We ñppfieciñTe Y our ßusiNess and S upport
T hank Y ou
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