Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, August 14, 1996, Page 3, Image 3

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    Powell inspires Republican convention
w s e n r in g
Yo! This camp’s for you
R e tire d m ilita r y c h ie f C o lin
applause after being introduced. Re­
P ow ell gave the R epublican Party
ant, a "b ig tent” capable o f attractin g
how
pu blican presidential candidate B ob
a ll Am ericans.
A m e ric a 70 years ago in search o f
m arch ing orders on M o n d a y to be
D o le, w atching the speech in his hotel
tolerant and com passionate, in arous­
in g speech that had thousands o f
roo m , quipped that the retired general
had used up his a llo tte d tim e before he
con ven tion delegates cheering, ap­
even started.
p lau din g and leaping to th e ir feet.
A fte r P o w e ll said, “ M y fe llo w
I he G rand M aster C h a m p io n o f
T he ca m p is open to kid s fro m 8
It was P o w e ll’s firs t m a jo r speech
yo-yos. T o m m y M o o re , w ill teach
A m ericans, m y fe llo w R epublicans,"
to 18, say organizers fro m the V a n ­
as a R epublican and was a h it from
D o le and his guests burst in to applause
students ho w to W a lk the D o g, go
A ro u n d the W o rld . R ock the C radle,
| S p lit the A to m anil m ore at a special
Y o -Y o C a m p at M a rs h a ll C enter,
p a re n ts e m ig r a te d
to
a better life and fo u n d it even though
sters they w o u ld p re fe r ove r B o b D o le
they were b la ck “ and treated as
o r B ill C lin to n as president, urged
second class c itiz e n s .”
m od era tion on a party c ritic iz e d fo r
He to ld R e pu blican s, " L e t us
g o in g to o far to the rig h t on such issues
never step back fro m com passion.
as ab ortio n and im m ig ra tio n .
He made no apologies. “ Y o u a ll
W e m ust m ake sure that reduced
g o v e rn m e n t s p e n d in g does n o t
sin gle out ju s t the p o o r and the
c o u ve r Parks and R ecreation D e­
the first line when he declared, " M y
and Dole said, "T h a t’ s w hat they w ant
partm ent. C a m p handouts w ill in ­
c lu d e a " w o r ld 's longest s p in n in g
fe llo w A m erican s. M y fe llo w Re­
kn o w that I believe in a w o m a n ’s rig h t
to hear.”
to choose and I stro n g ly support a f f ir ­
m id d le cla ss. T he R e p u b lica n pa rty
m ative action.
m ust be the pa rty o f in c lu s io n .”
y o - y o ” and a book o f y o -y o tricks.
1 0 0 9 E. M c l.o u g h lin B lv d . C a m p
The man m any A m ericans to ld p o ll­
h is
T o re g iste r, c a ll B a g le y C enter,
publicans.” B y the tim e it was over,
Pow ell launched in to themes that
he had been interrupted m ore than 40
the party was not used to hearing from
tim es w ith applause.
its m ore tra d itio n a l speakers and many
dates are M o n d a y -F rid a y , A u g .
6 9 6 - 8 2 19, o r M a rs h a ll C enter, 696-
The che ersd id not stopeven when
1923, fro m 9 a m. to noon. T h e fee
8236. F o r fu ll in fo rm a tio n about
the G u lf W a r m ilita ry com m ander
“ A n d I was in v ite d here by m y
Delegates w ere d e lig h te d w ith
the speech. “ I d o n ’ t agree w ith h im
saw his talk as an antidote to rig ht-
p a rty to share m y vie w s w ith yo u
because w e are a b ig enough p a rty —
on tw o po in ts, but so w h at. W e can
w in g firebrand Pat B uchanan’ s bitter
and b ig en ough to disagree on in d i­
disagree and s till be in the same
is $45 plus a $4 sup ply fee payable
the cam p, c a ll Patrie A m a m i at 696-
h it on po sitio ns that m any R e p u b li­
to M oore.
and co n fro n ta tio n a l 1992 convention
8065.
cans b itte rly oppose — the rig h t o f a
v id u a l issues and s till w o rk to g e th e r
f a m ily , ” sa id Jam es M e o la o f
address d e cla ring A m e ric a to be in a
fo r o u r c o m m o n go a l — re s to rin g the
w om an to have an ab ortio n and the
need f o r a f f ir m a t iv e
a c tio n
W orcester, M assachusetts,
re lig io u s and c u ltu ra l war.
A m e ric a n d re a m ."
Seniors find fun on
day trips
The V a n co u ve r Parks and Rec-
| reation D e p a rtm e n t's S e n io r T rip
program m es to help m in oritie s.
W hen P o w e ll received prolonged
G ardens, 8 a.m . -4 p.m . G u id e d to u r
in clu d e d .
trips fo r people age 5 0 and over:
by its enemies as a rich m an’ s c lu b —
to be m ore com passionate and to le r­
P o w e ll, the firs t A fr ic a n - A m e r i­
“ H e ’ s g o in g to be the firs t bla ck
president and I am gla d he is a
can to rise to c h a irm a n o f the Jo in t
R e p u b lic a n ," said one N o rth D a ­
C h ie fs o f S ta ff, to ld the audience
kota w o m a n delegate.
Recipe for global equality
and fe rry rid e. Fee $12, lu n c h not
program o ffe rs these one-day van
Pow ell urged the party — branded
S unday, A u g . 25 - C o lu m b ia
The c ru c ia l in g re d ie n ts re q u ire d
19 - V ic t o r ia n
G o rg e H o te l Sunday B run ch. 10:3 0
to a ch ie ve secure rig h ts fo r W o m e n
states that some gains made by w om en
in the b u ild in g trades dem onstrate
m ake-believe. It) a.m .-2 p.m . Tea
a .m .-5 p.m . F our-co urse co u n try
and a ll oppressed sectors o f society
as: Y o u th A g a in s t R acism and P o v ­
progress in w o m e n ’ s e m p lo ym e n t
“ I w a nt to p ro v id e a chance foi
e rty, C a m pa ign A g a in s t D o m e stic
ists at an A u g u s t 24 fo ru m ce le b ra t­
o p p o rtu n itie s in the U .S ., F e m in is t
issues are im p o rta n t to the A fric a n
people to discuss the co n n e c tio n be
V io le n c e , and A F S C M E M e m b e rs
in g W o m e n ’s R ig h ts D ay.
fo r a S tro n g e r U n io n .
N a tio n a l C ongress, b u t seem to be
tw een the d a ily attacks on o u r rig ht)
and c a p ita lis m , the ro o t o f o u r op
A s an a ctive L a b o r Party m em b er,
less o f a p r io r ity than e co n o m ic in ­
pression,” L a ve rd u re said.“ I also like
S w a in states, “ H a v in g a L a b o r P arty
vestm ent issues.
in the U.S. is a real step fo rw a rd .
to use m y ra d io sh o w as a fo ru m tc
discuss s o lu tio n s to these problem s:
M onday. A ug.
at A sto ria s F lave l House, fo llo w e d
by to u rs o f the H e r ita g e
w i ll be discussed by three lo c a l a c tiv ­
m eal, $22.95. Fee $21.
and
M o n d a y , A u g . 26. - Sw an Island
F ire fig h te rs museum s. Tea $3 .5 0
D a h lia S ho w . 10 a.m. -3 p .m . W a lk
M u se u m
in the D a h lia fie ld s and see d e m o n ­
S peakers in c lu d e Steve G o ld b e rg ,
stration s. Fee $12, lu nch not in ­
c o -c h a ir o f the N a tio n a l L a w y e rs
a d m is s io n $5. Fee is
$17.50, lu nch not in clu d e d .
W ednesday, A u g . 2 1-P icnic in
has been in v o lv e d in cam paigns such
and the b u rn in g o f B la c k churches.
G u ild In te rn a tio n a l C o m m itte e and
G o ld b e rg re c e n tly return ed fro m
T hose D e m ocrats and R e pu blican s
C a ll B e ry l Free, 6 9 6 -8 2 3 6 . for
rece nt e ye w itn e ss to p o st-a p a rth e id
the In te r n a tio n a l C o n fe re n c e o f
a new c iv il rig h ts m o ve m e n t, a laboi
N a tio n a l Park. Fee, $ 2 8 .5 0 . in ­
in fo rm a tio n . A ll trip s leave from
South A f rica ; D o ro th y S w a in , fo rm e r
are m a k in g attacks on w o rke rs and
D e m o c ra tic L a w y e rs held in S outh
p a rty, and s o c ia lis m ."
cludes lunch.
Luepke
C h ic a g o a c tiv is t against d o m e s tic
it ’ s tim e to o rg an ize a real a lte rn a tiv e
A fr ic a in A p r il. H e a lso represented
L a v e rd u re c o o rd in a te d the July
and fig h t back. In co u n trie s w h ere
20 c o m m u n ity m e e tin g to organize
Paradise. 7 a .m .-7 p.m . M t. R a in ie r
clu d e d .
S a tu rd a y, A u g . 2 4 - H c ir lo o m
C e n te r ,
1009
E.
M c L o u g h lin B lv d .
City’s senior program
enriches lives
I'he c ity 's S en io r E n ric h m e n t
bors. Le g a l ad vice is not g iv e n . C a ll
program w ill o ffe r the fo llo w in g
6 9 6 -8 2 0 2 to schedule a free 30-
o p p o rtu n itie s this fa ll:
m in u te ap p o in tm e n t.
H earing screening, F rid a y , Sept
M assage c lin ic , th ird T h u rsd a y
27, 9 a .m .-n o o n , by C o v in g to n
o f the m on th sta rtin g in Septem ber,
M ed ica l and R e h a b ilita tio n . The
b e g in n in g at I p.m . C edar M o u n ­
free ap pointm ents are on a firs t-
tain C e n te r fo r M assage, Inc., stu­
com e. first-se rve d basis.
dents o tte r a sh o u ld e r-n e ck o r fo o t
In v e s tm e n t c lin ic , T u e sd a ys,
10:30 a .m .-no on. T o p ic s in c lu d e
life insurance, zero cou po ns, E-
v io le n c e , p o v e rty and ra cism , and
the N a tio n a l L a w y e rs G u ild at a c o n ­
w o rk e rs have organ ized th e ir o w n
c u rre n t m e m b e r o f the C o lu m b ia
R iv e r-W illa m e tte V a lle y ch a p te r o f
ference held in S o u th A fr ic a in N o ­
against the ra cist b u rn in g o f a B la ck
parties, they have m ore healthcare,
ve m b e r 1994 to discuss the tra n s fo r­
chu rch in P ortla nd , and also helped
the n e w ly fo rm e d L a b o r P a rty; and
c h ild c a re and pa id vaca tion s.”
m a tio n o f the legal system a fte ra p a rt­
he id . T he G u ild w as the o n ly legal
o f K B O O ta lk sh o w Bread and Roses,
in K B O O ra d io ta lk sho w cove rs a
o rg a n iz a tio n o u tsid e S outh A fr ic a
broad spectrum o f hum an rig h ts is ­
and advocate fo r the rig h ts o f im m i­
gra nts and sexual m in o ritie s .
G o ld b e rg , a P ortla nd attorn ey, w ill
discuss the status o f w o m e n ’ s rig h ts
in b o th the U .S. and South A fr ic a . He
N o v. 4-5 o r Dec. 3-4, 10 a.m .-3
p.m . A tw o -d a y refresh er course
tax-de ferred in ve stin g . C a ll 696-
designed to meet the d r iv in g needs
o f ad ults 55 and o ld e r.
!
tion .
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w ith disagreem ents o r c o n flic ts be­
tween friends, relative s and ne ig h-
State D e pa rtm e nt o f L icen sing . Pre-
re g is tr a tio n
W a s h in g to n
fee is $7. C a ll 25 6-2190.
Senior festivities
bubble at water centei
T he agenda is packed fo r the
free S en io r S um m e r F e stiva l, set
fo r F rid a y, A u g . 23 fro m 4 to 8 p.m .
h ib it showcasing w ater theme a
w o rk by artists 50 and older.
C enter. 4 6 0 0 C o lu m b ia W a y , east
Free shuttles w ill run from L.uep
C enter to the W ater C enter every
There w ill be entertainm ent, danc­
m inutes starting at 3:40 p in. the k
ing, food and more. Seniors can lis ­
shuttle returns from the W aterC em
ten to the m usic o f Dave E ve rly, a
at 8:20 p.m.
one-man band, The R isto K ats and
Sponsores o f the event are Va
the Providence Stage B ig Band. A c ­
cou ver Parks and Recreation Dcpai
tiv itie s include a q u ilt ra ffle , corquet.
ment, C o ntin enta l Bank and C -T ra
Evergreen Care C lu b Show , w e t­
lands w alk, scavenger hunt, “ A m a z-
D o ro th y S w a in , a C h e m is try p ro ­
strike s and lo cal cases lik e jo u rn a lis t
fessor, has been a c tiv e in the la b o r
T he fo ru m w ill be he ld S aturday,
Sandy N e ls o n ’ s fig h t fo r free speech,
m ove m en t in C h ic a g o and P ortland.
A u g u s t 24, 1996, at the M u s ic ia n s
and protested a n ti-im m ig ra n t b a llo t
A s a m em b er o f L a b o r M ilita n t, she
U n io n H a ll, 325 N E 2 0 th A v e ., P o rt­
in itia tiv e s , racist c rim e le g is la tio n
land.
POLLUTION
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SUGGEST you
ing w ilderness” m ovies, water
ence dem onstrations and an art i
at the W a te r Resources E d u ca tio n
o f M a rin e Park.
sues. H e r sho w s have su p p o rte d
O p e ra tio n R escue’ s noon h o u r ap­
pe a ra n ce at P io n e e r C o u rth o u s e
Square.
IS A PROBLEM,
I
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th ro u g h S o u th w e s t I
M e d ic a l C enter. I'he I
R e cog nize d by the W a sh in g to n
p. m. T rain ed citiz e n m ed ia to rs help
in v ite d Io observe the proceedings.
plan the June 26 c o u n te r-d e m o n stra ­
tio n against rig h tw in g a n ti-a b o rtio n
massage. T he free ap po intm en ts are
accounts, a n n u itie s and ta x-fre e ,
M e d ia tio n c lin ic , M o n d a y s , 1-3
P anelist Je n n ife r L a v e rd u re ’ s c a ll-
J e n n ife r L a v e rd u re , a n ti-N a z i host
on a firs t-c o m e , first-se rve d basis.
“ S e n io r G e ttin g There S a fe ly ", I
bonils. stocks, m utua l fun ds, IR A
8202 fo r a free 3 0 -m in u te c o n s u lta ­
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STAY
INSIDE.
C a ll Jana H a rris at Lu e p ke Ce
ter, 6 9 6 -8 2 0 2 , fo r details.
Water center hours swell
The c ity 's W a te r Resurces Edu-
I cal ion Center has expanded its hours.
I The center is n o w open 9 a .m .-5
I p in. M o n d a y throu gh S aturday, and
1 9 a.m .-8 p.m . thursdays. T h e cen ter
is closed on Sundays. A d m is s io n is
I free.
sources;
• W atch the d a ily sturgeon raci
w h ic h takes place in a 3 5 0 -g a lk
a q u a riu m ; and
• S tro ll alon g the riv e r Renai
sanee tra il.
G roups m ay arrange fo r tours i
T h e W a te r C e nter W ill host a
the W e tla n d s and the w a te r reck
w e e k ly .s to ry tim e fo rc h ild re n e v e ry
m a tio n fa c ility by c a llin g the cei
W ednesday and S aturday at I I a.m.
ter.
throu gh A u g . 3 1.
T h e W a te r C e n te r is located ;
V is ito rs can :
the east end o f C olum bia W ay. F ro i
• E xp lo re w a te r resources in the
1-5 southbound, e x it at Camas H igl:
e x h ib it h a ll, w ater sciences la b o ra ­
way
to ry and c o m p u te r game ro o m ;
signs. T u rn sou th ( le ft) at the G ra n
• Pum p up w a te r pressure in a
m odel w ater to w e r;
• Taste w a te r fro m
14, go east and fo llo w th
B lv d . in te rse ctio n , turn east (le ft
on C o lu m b ia W a y and fo llo w i
d iffe r e n t
Hawthorne Murderer Arrested
Pi inland Pi »lice Detectives have made
a second arrest in the H om icide investiga­
(A t L east U ntil W e C ome T o A C omplete S top .)
past M a rin e Park.
assisted in concealing evidence during
the investigation.
tion o f M rs Hazel Clements. She was
Cruse is the form er roommate o f Kyle
bludgeoned to death on M ay 13, in her
Colleen Black, the grand daughter o f
apartment, located at 3325 SE H aw ­
C lemenls, who has been charged w ith the
thorne Blvd.
M urder o f M rs. Clements.
On Tuesday. August 6, Cynthia Lee
A booking m ug shot o f Cruse w ill be
Cruse, a black female, 36 years o f age,
available to view in Lieutenant C lif f
was arrested and charged w ith crimes
M adison's office.
relatinglothe Hornick k’ ofMrs.Clements.
Investigative Sergeants K. Perry anil
Police detectives have charged Cruse
D. Rubcy arc assigned to the case. A n y ­
w ith Hindering Prosecution, a class C
one w ith additional details arc asked to
Felony. Detectives believe that Cruse
call them at (503) 823-0400.
0 air pollution levels. That’s why the Department of Environmental (
>ry signaling that the air is unhealthy, especially for children, the ekle
sve can reduce the severity of the problem by lim iting vehicles on tl
Iternative transportation on these days. To help you prepare, Tri-Met
to be ready to ride the bus or MAX, as well as information on car,
up again. Take a deep breath, and call 23S-RIDE now.