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Volum e X X V I, N um ber 43
October 23, 1996
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What is an
American?
Mexican
Pre-Columbian Art
7 0 2 No Doubt
Meet 702, three brilliant
new stars lighting up the
R&B scene like a Vegas
slot machine.
Three student essays from
Albina Youth Opportunity
School.
Explore the artwork that
existed before Columbus.
Observador inside.
See Entertainment, page B3.
See Metro, page BI.
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WEEK
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First Lady
speaks
to youth
REVIEW
Congress authorizes
King memorial
The U.S. Congress has passed legisla­
tion authorizing Alpha Phi Alpha, the na­
tio n ’s oldest African-Am erican fraternity
to begin a national fund-rasing campaign
and design competition for a memorial to
Rev. M artin Luther King, Jr. A fter 12
years and rejection by four previous Con­
gresses, the b ill passed unanimously in the
House and then slipped through the Senate
quietly October 3 as part o f the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act.
First Lady H illary Rodham Clinton was fea­
tured guest on Black Entertainment Television's
“ Teen Summit'' recently.
“ Teen S um m if’which features African-Am er­
ican teens and focuses on critical issues affecting
all young people.
The First Lady had a question and answer
sessions with the young audience on issues rang­
ing from education to diversity to inner city
concerns. She also discussed the importance o f
the upcoming November elections.
Mrs. Clinton is seated with "Teen Summit”
Host Ananda Lewis (left), and Associate Produc­
er Fran Toliver (right). To the left is the Posse,
members o f the teenage audience who asked
questions about Mrs. C linton's work on b e h a lfo f
families and children.
World hunger map
Fifty years after Brazilian w riter Josue
de Castro wrote his hard-hitting Geogra­
phy o f Hunger, the leaders o f nearly 200
countries are planning to draw up a world
map o f hunger in order to wage a more
effective battle against the problem, re­
ports IPS. The W orld Food Summit to be
held from November 13-17 in Rome w ill
outline the location o f the h a lf o f the world,
which in de Castro’s words cannot sleep
because o f hunger, and which keep the
other h a lf from sleeping from fear that the
hungry h a lf w ill “ awaken.”
Persian Gulf
chemical Search
The Pentagon w ill notify some 20,000
U.S. G u lf War troops that they may have
been exposed to chemical weapons in the
destruction o f an Iraqi ammunition dump,
defense o ffic ials say. The new figure would
greatly expand the search for possible vic­
tims from a blast cloud containing Sarin and
Cyclosarin nerve agents from the Kamisiyah
dump in southern Iraq in March 1991.
Clinton sets
1999 as NATO target
President Clinton set 1999 as a target
date for admitting new members to N A TO ,
saying the Iron Curtain must not be re­
placed “ by a veil o f indifference.” The
United States is sympathetic to the request
by most former Soviet satellites since the
collapseofcom munism in 1989 to jo in the
alliance but is wary o f alienating Russia.
N A T O ministers w ill meet in December to
pave the way for an alliance summit in
1997 that would name the first candidates
for membership and lead to the start o f
negotiations.
Dozens dead in
Venezuelan prison fire
As many as 40 prisoners are dead after
a fire apparently caused by guards in a
Venezuelan ja il, o fficials and human rights
activists said. The fire started when a wing
o f the prison was closed o ff and tear gas
canisters thrown. It was unclear why the
guards had locked up the prisoners and an
investigation w ill be conducted.
Clinton widens
lead over Dole
President C linton edged a little farther
ahead o f Republican Bob Dole in the
Reuters daily tracking poll released today.
His lead now stands at 11.3 percentage
points. Exactly tw o weeks before Election
Day, Clinton led with 46 percent over
Dole's 34.7 percent. 11.5 percent said
they had still not made up their minds.
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Former E & M Sentry Market takes leap of faith
by
L ee P erlman
he prime backer of the new store
at 9 0 9 N. Killingsworth St.,
known for the time being as the
E & M Community M arket, is the Eman­
uel Community General Services Corpo­
ration, an offshoot of Emanuel Temple
Church.
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Starting November 5, it w ill be open from
7 a m. to 9 p.m. daily. A fter an official grand
opening in January it may have a new name,
possibly something suggested by the com­
munity, according to W illiam Turner o f the
store’s management team.
The venture is receiving financial support
from the Portland Development Commis­
sion, Albina Community and Key banks,
Union Gospel Mission and Portland Com ­
m unity College Cascade Campus. Also, there
start-up staff o f 15 - which w ill later expand
to 28 or 30 - w ill be supplemented by Eman­
uel Temple volunteers. They w ill need all o f it.
As E & M Sentry, the market closed earlier
this year. A t 24,000 square feet the building
is small for a full-service market, and it must
compete with such larger and well-estab­
lished stores as Safeway and Fred Meyer.
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Johnny Olive makes repairs at the new E&M Market.
Added to this, the new store begins by turning
its back on one a prime source o f revenue -
cigarettes and alcoholic beverages. "W e felt
that in this neighborhood these were things
that contributed to crim inal activity," Turner
says. Perhaps, but they also generated
Photo by Curtis Huff
$260,000 in sales for the old market in its last
year o f operation. How w ill the new store
generate enough business to close the gap?
A big element w ill be "customer service
and a family atmosphere,” Turner says "O ur
key w ill be service, which we hope to make
the best in town." It w ill also offer value and
specialty items. These w ill include African-
American. Asian and Hispanic ethinic foods,
the Fleming and Marquee food lines, organic
produce, beauty care products and items like
Henry Weinhard root beer. “ We ll have one
o f the largest selections o f pop in Portland,”
Turner promises. After January, they w ill
also have a deli and prepared foods.
The venture also boasts experienced man­
agement. I he manager w ill be Robert Malone,
the old store's last manager. "It was im por­
tant to have him here," Turner says. He
him selfworked atJ.C. Penney’s for 18 years.
Other management team members include
Roger Pender o fK Mart and Paul Marshall o f
I B M . “ We have a wealth o f experience from
various backgrounds," Turner says.
Marshall also serves as president o f a
board o f trustees that includes Bishop Welles
o f Emanuel Temple, Marcus Pollard, Garry
W in field , Rosemary Daniels and C urtis
Kimbrough.
A ll in all, the new market seems to offer all
the elements in merchandise and direction
community leaders have longcalled for. Now
w ill come the test o f whether it pays off.
DEQ Assists In Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Revitalization
he Oregon Department of Envi­
projects to address them. One o f the strate­
ronmental Quality is holding a
gies includes environmental cleanup efforts
series of free workshops de­
that w ill allow redevelopment o f vacant, con­
signed to assist Martin Luther King
Jr.
taminated
industrial/commercial properties
Boulevard property owners and local
(“ brownfields") in the area. DEQ is support­
businesses with environmental issues.
ing the revitalization through technical assis­
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DEQ is a partner on the M L K Jr. Boule­
vard Action Committee, which includes com­
munity, state, city, and M etro representative.
The committee has been meeting since early
June as a result o f a revitalization program
initiated by G overnor Kitzhaber. Since then,
the committee has identified key community
issues and proposed short- and long-term
tance to area businesses and contractors.
The DEQ workshops w ill provide specific
information about responding to environ­
mental hazards such as asbestos, underground
oil or fuel tanks, hazardous waste, and con­
taminated soil. Information w ill also be pro­
vided on what is needed to star! an environ­
mental contracting business.
The workshops are scheduled f o r :
W orkshop I : Environmental Manage­
ment in Business Activities; Wednesday,
October 30; 6:00-8:15 P.M. Metro Regional
Center; 600 NF Grand. Room 370 A & B
W orkshop 2: How io Stan an Environ­
mental Contracting Business, Wednesday,
November 13; 6:00 - 8:00 P M Metro Re­
gional Center; 600 NE Grand. Room 370
A&B
To reserve a space at the workshops, call
DEQ at 229-5209. DEQ recently distributed
a brochure to local businesses and contrac­
tors describing what to do and w ho to contact
i f hazards such as asbestos, hazardous waste,
contaminated soil and underground tanks,
are encountered.
DEQ is also w orking with the Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard Action Com m it­
tee in addressing potential contamination
and soil cleanup concerns along the boule­
vard.
The goal o f this assistance is to accelerate
the cleanup process so that redevelopment
can occur in a timely manner.
For more information about DF.Q’s activ­
ities and technical assistance resources, con­
tact Kevin Masterson, 229-5615.
Nike establishes labor practices department
Carter mediates Nicaragua
Former President Jimmy Carter is try­
ing to defuse an election crisis in Nicara­
gua after Sandinista candidate Daniel
Ortega refused to accept defeat, alleging
fraud in the count. W ith more than h a lf the
vote counted, o ffic ia l results pointed to a
big victory for right-w ing lawyer Am oldo
Aleman.
First Lady Hillary Clinton answered
questions on issues ranging from
education to diversity to inner city
concerns from members o f the teenage
audience on “Teen Summit. ’ Mrs. Clinton
stressed the importance o f all citizens
voting on November 5th.
N IK E Inc. recently established a new de­
partment with a mandate to continue to evolve
its m onitoring o f subcontracted manufactur­
ing facilities and continue to upgrade condi­
tions for workers in subcontractor factories
around the world.
The creation o f a dedicated Labor Practic­
es Department is a further step in N IK E 's
ongoing commitment to have products made
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only in the best facilities with the best work­
ing conditions in the sports and fitness indus­
try.
The department w ill be headed by Dusty
Kidd, and staffed with managers and inspec­
tors based in production centers around the
world. Kidd, a long-time N IK E employee,
has held positions in marketing communica­
tions and business management in Asia Pa-
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cific. He has worked as a professional ob­
server o f manufacturing environments for
almost 20 years. W orking with Ernst &
Young, he set up the first ongoing system o f
independent m onitoring o f subcontracted
consumer products manufacturing for N IK E
in 1994. Combined with a worldwide force
o f more than 1,000 N IK E employees w ork­
ing w ith subcontractors in more than 30
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countries, this ongoing m onitoring system is
the most comprehensive in the industry
The new Labor Practices Department w ill
work closely with N IK E ’ s production staff,
and with production partners in source coun­
tries around the world Specific emphasis
w ill be on Indonesia, China and Vietnam,
which together account for 75% o f N IK E 's
worldwide athletic footwear production
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