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J uly 31, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver
R yw face o f terrorism
World powers struggling to build
a united front against terrorism will
have to tackle elusive new targets
such as home-grown extremists and
cross-border religious movements
armed with smart weapons like the
Internet
Recent attacks against industrial
ized powers, notably Japan and the
United States, challenge the notion
of terror sponsored by a handful of
renegade states and suggest the sourc
es of danger are far more diffuse and
slippery, officials said
“Terrorism is evolving Along
side the classic kind of terrorism,
which unfortunately continues, we
see groups multiplying whose con
fused ideology draws recruits from
many countries who may act auton
omously," French Foreign Minister
Herve de Charette told a news con
ference
France, host of a one-day confer
ence of the Group of Seven nations
and Russia on terrorism, said it saw
the biggest threat coming from Is
lamic extremism bolstered by thou
sands of trained veterans o f the war
in Afghanistan.
German Foreign Minister Klaus
Kinkel underscored the breadth of
the problem, pointing to a prolifera
tion of"starting points" ranging from
apocalyptic sects in Japan to separat
ist and ultra-religious movements
across the globe.
Canada’s foreign minister Lloyd
Axworthy said poison gas attacks in
the Tokyo subway in 1994 and 1995
raised the spectre of extremist vio
lence o f a "doomsday quality.”
The G7 countries and Russia
adopted practical steps on Tuesday
to share intelligence, reinforce po
lice cooperation, facilitate extradi
tion and track movements of arms
and money
The United States avoided a po
tential rift with its allies by omitting
mention of President Bill Clinton’s
call for tougher sanctions against
states it says sponsor terrorism.
French InteriorMinister Jean-Lou
is Debre called the U.S. approach
simplistic and outdated, a view ap
parently shared by Japan and other
European nations.
Kinkel said terrorism now had
multiple origins — internal political
movements of the extreme left or
right, separatists carry ing their strug
gles across national borders.
Is Lar nie interfaitfi dialoßue
Delegates from over 70 countries
gather in Cairo Wednesday for a
conference aimed at promoting Is
lam as a religion o f tolerance and
peace and at encouraging interfaith
dialogue.
Jewish representatives and dele
gates from Iraq will be notable ab
sentees from the dialogue that Egypt
hopes to promote.
The gathering, called "Islam and
the future o f dialogue between civi
lizations,” is being organized by
Egypt’s Supreme Islamic Affairs
Council, part of the Religious En
dowments Ministry.
"We want to send the world a
message that Islam is a religion that
adopted dialogue from the start, that
it calls for peace, brotherhood, coop
eration and love among humanity
and that it does not attack anyone,”
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W.G. Hardy, Jr. Pastor
Egypt’s Religious Endowments Min
ister Mahmoud Zakzouk told a news
conference Tuesday.
Zakzouk said representatives from
7 1 countries had accepted invitations.
The conference, the eighth annual
meeting o f its kind, will end Satur
day, the eve of Prophet Mohammad's
birthday.
Egypt is fighting a four-year-old
insurgency by Muslim militants aim
ing to topple the government of Pres
ident Hosni Mubarak and instal a
strict Islamic state.
Nearly 1,000 people have been
killed in the violence.
Mubarak has described the mili
tants as mercenaries who have dis
torted the message of Islam.
Zakzouk said delegates would in
clude Islamic affairs ministers, a rep
resentative from the Vatican, heads
of Islamic organizations, orientalists
and “others interested in dialogue,"
such as former West German chan
cellor Helmut Schmidt.
Mzk? Cottins To ‘.Return Tiome
by
D anny B e l i .
To the inner-city youth especial
ly of the Holiday, Boise. Eliot and
Highland school boundary’s ol 1950-
1970’s there was one person who
offered a haven, constructive activ
ities and above all. unconditional
love. That person was and is Evelyn
Collins, better known as Miss
Collins.
This country girl was born in
Illinois and moved at an early age to
Milton-Freewater. Oregon and es
tablished the Grace Collins Memo
rial Center (Formerly (he Christian
Community Center) some 42 years
ago in the heart of the Eliot neigh
borhood. It was an outgrowth of a
home youth outreach ministry.
Miss Collins and her mother
Grace responded to the appeals of
low-income single mothers Many
of these mothers were on public
assistance and felt that they could
escape the cycle of poverty if they
could find adequate day-care. Thus.
Miss C ollins and her m other
reembarked on a enterprise that con
tinues today.
Through four decades, and at least
three generations, the large build
ing located at 128 N.E Russell Pro
vided a myriad of services to the
community. Employment, youth
activities and daycare are just some
of the notable and visible services
Evelyn Collins
Many prominent individuals from
the Albina community have been
positively influenced by MissCollins.
such as: ihe late Chalmer Jones,
Former Chairman ol the Parole
Board. La Verne Davis. Principal at
Huinholt School even Damon
Stoudamire of the NBA played in the
gym at the Collins Center gym.
About a year ago. Ms Collins had
a debilitating problem w ith her leg.
She was hospitalized lor several
weeks w hile doctors attended Io her
injury Alter hospitalization, she was
moved to Porthaven Care Center on
Prescott
Recently the board of Directors
for the Collins Center decided to
make a concerted effort to bring
M iss Collins back to her residence
which is adjacent to the Collins
Center Stan Peterson, Board Chair
for the Collins Center, stales “In my
conversations while visiting Ms
Collins at the care facility she has
indicated to me that she would like
to spend her remaining days in her
own home I feel that we in the
community who have benefitted
from her work should step up and
honor her wishes. There is a lot of
things we need to do to get ready for
her to come home.
There in was the basis for this
article, to appeal to the readers who
have been touched by the life of
Miss Collins: to respond to help
bring her back home. She is now
wheel chair bound and needs 24-
hour supervision. Her house needs
to be remodeled to accommodate
her.
The board of directors has devel
oped a strategy and plan to bring her
home, however, it will lake the in
volvement of concerned citizen to
make the plan a reality.
If you have any questions or would
like to volunteer in some capacity,
please call 281-6930 and leave your
name, and number and a brief mes
sage. someone will get back to you,
Monetary donation will also be glad
ly accepted and tax deductible.
Cuti Leader defends advice to drinf lujdrofjen peroxide
A Hong Kong Christian sect lead
er Thursday defended his advice to
followers to drink bleach despite
warnings from doctors of its dangers.
"The Bible has reference to liv
ing water...rain has hydrogen per
oxide,” Reverend Leung Yat-wah,
in his 30s, told a packed new s con
ference at his Church of Zion
Leung caused astir in the British
colony after telling his more than
I.(MM) followers that hydrogen per
oxide. used in ordinary bleach and as
an externally-applied antiseptic,
could cure minor ailments like sore
throats to killer diseases such as can
cer and the AIDS virus.
Doctors have warned that drink
ing the liquid could cause seizures,
respiratory failure and heart attacks
But up to a dozen ol Leung's
followers took turns Thursday testi
fying that the liquid cured asthma,
stomach ulcers, heart problems,
menstrual pain, arthritis and faint
ing spells after taking doses of be
tween up to 75 drops a day.
One pregnant follower said hy
drogen peroxide helped revive her
baby. "My baby had stopped mov
ing. After drinking hydrogen per
oxide. it came back to life,” the
woman said.
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Shannon Dionne Tillman
1966-1996
Shannon Dionne I illmun was born on June 7. 1966 in Portland, Oregon
to Floyd and Marietta I illman. She was the youngest of eight children.
She grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Jefferson High School.
Shannon was a warm compassionate person who enjoyed being with her
children, family and friends
She passed away July 17. 1996 She will be missed by: Her parents.
Marietta Allen and Stepfather Joseph Allen: three children, sons. Kentrell
and Daniel, daughter l.auren: Aunt Joyce and Uncle Harold who played a
special role in her life brothers Robert. John, Kenneth and Marlon
LaRoyce: sisters, Rhonda. Evelyn-JoAnn. Carla and step sisters Josephine
and Joyce. A special friend. Darnell Graves: Grandmother Lela Daniels of
Dekalb, TX A host of relatives and many dear friends.
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grandmother Oretha McCoy.
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