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. -o * ■ .-N t ' ' • * • • • • « t ■ . - ••-------- - • * * < < •r *. ▼ .._:U«X-X<is.Xiar»*Xir ‘ ^-r------ ' * m P ori land O bsi rvi r • N ovember 6, 1996 P age A3 Assessing the investment climate Historic Preservations And Urban Tribulations, Part M t K im n B i ri I he t h r il l is g o n e ” , a c c o rd in g to those b la c k b ird s in the te le v i s io n c o m m e r c ia l. Is A l f r e d in . P hok H itc h c o c k ’ s “ T h e B ir d s " b a ck in liv in g c o lo r ’ , o r is som eone t r y I can re m e m b e r s ta rtin g a sm a ll re v o lu tio n in c o iffu r e style s when I s h o w e d 1898 p h o to g ra p h s o f heard o f a “ H & R B lo c k ” (d b a P a c ific B u sin e ss S e rv ic e ); b e cam e the fir s t person in the c o u n D r. H a llie T a n n e r Jo hnson and o th e r s ty lis h A fr ic a n A m e ric a n e le m e n ta ry and ju n io r h ig h school w o m e n to m y class at P o rtla n d State U n iv e rs ity M s Johnson was the fir s t ‘ fe m a le ’ p h y s ic ia n in the in g to te ll us s o m e th in g ? A fte r a ll, M a rs h a ll M c L u h a n said, “ The m e d iu m is th e m essage.” Y o u r “ t h r i l l ” m ay g o the same w ay as som e o f y o u r m is c o n c e p tio n s a b o u t th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f m any A m e ric a n c ity ce n te rs i f yo u have the o p p o rtu n ity to read G .F . R ic h in g s ’ , “ E v id e n c e s o f P rogress a m o n g c o lo re d p e o p le ” , e ig h th e d itio n , 1902. T h is c la s sic, w e ll-d o c u m e n te d re p o rt on state o f A la b a m a , p e rio d ! e ith e r b la c k o r w h ite ! T he d a u g h te r o f A . M E. B is h o p , B .T . T a n n e r was re s id e n t p h y s ic ia n at T u ske g e e U n iv e rs ity . A se rio u s stu d e n t o r p ro fe s s io n a l m ay re v ie w th is b o o k at m y o f fic e , but no w a y w o u ld I le t it o f f I m ay be ‘ s tra y in g fro m the t e x t ’ here b u t 1 th in k it is an im p o rta n t aside to c o m m e n t th a t the p re m ise s. A n d d o n ’ t fo rg e t th a t lik e M r. R ic h in g s I, to o , do le c tu r e s . I t ta k e s m o n e y to a c q u rie ra re b o o k s and to o th e r w is e p ro c u re v a lu a b le in fo rm a tio n fo r d e liv e ry to the c o m m u n i ty and to the c o u n try . m y e a rly aw areness o f such fa cts the ve ry e a rly e c o n o m ic success M r R ic h in g s p ro u d ly d e ta ils the n o ta b le a c c o m p lis h m e n ts in re a l p ro p e rty d e v e lo p m e n t, in the c la s s ro o m . A n d so fo rth . W e have g o t to ‘ r e tr ie v e ’ o u r y o u th fro m th e m e d io c re , the la z y , the frig h te n e d and fro m the ‘ b lo c k e rs ’ — w h a te v e rth e irr a c e . w as an in s p ira tio n and m o tiv a tio n fo r m a n y o f m y ‘ u n o rth o d o x ’ p ro je c ts . C e rta in ly , it is c ru c ia l fo r m in o r ity y o u th to be m o tiv a te d by these ‘ g re a t o n e s ’ o f a es o f A fr ic a n A m e ric a n s in the u rban areas o f the c o u n try tr u ly w il l open y o u r eyes. tr y to p u t ‘ o n - lin e ’ te rm in a ls in a c e n tu ry ago. W h e re e v e r I speak, I e x to ll th e ir w is d o m , d riv e and co m p e te n c e . L e t us lo o k at som e m o re o f the “ e v id e n c e " p ro v id e d by o u r a u th o r. K e e p in m in d th a t m any o fth e s e e s ta b lis h m e n ts , o f f ic e o r p o rta tio n and m a n u fa c tu rin g in ‘ T h e y ‘ w o rk e d fo r me w hen I d e fie d the c o n v e n tio n a l ra c ia l p la n ts w e re o p e ra te d in m e tro p o lita n areas o f the re s p e c tiv e c itie s . A s in the case o f m y b irth d u s trie s , and in the le g a l m e d ic a l w is d o m and p la c e , St. L o u is , M o ., these areas are no w d e s c rib e d as “ d o w n to w n o r c ity c e n te r.” re ta il, w h o le s a le , s e rv ic e , tra n s o f b o th b la c k s and e d u c a tio n p ro fe s s io n s . B la c k w h ite s : Set up U n io n A v e n u e F i e n tre p re n e u rs se rve d b oth b la c k and w h ite p o p u la tio n s o f S ta n d a rd M e t r o p o lit a n S ta t is t ic a l nance C o. fo r the w h ite ca r d e a l ers o f A u to ro w ; O rg a n iz e d a c h a in o f ‘ In c o m e T a x S ta tio n s ’ A re a s — In b o th the n o rth e rn and so u th e rn states. in P o rtla n d , V a n p o rt and V a n c o u v e r, lo n g b e fo re a n yo n e e ve r P h o to g ra p h s o f b o th p e rs o n ages and fa c ilitie s are in c lu d e d in m a n y o f M r . R ic h in g s a c c o u n ts . T o d a y ,n o b la c k s a ,th e s e P o lic e N ew s Crime Stoppers: Assault Portland Police Bureau Investi gators, in cooperation w ith C rim e Weicuss was unconscious and suffering from a severe head in ju ry , Stoppers, are asking fo r your help in id e n tifying and apprehending the person o r persons responsible fo r a serious assault. w hich left him perm anently im paired. Investigators are attem pting to locate anyone who may have in fo r On Sunday, August 4, 1996, the victim , 36 old Steven M ark Weicuss mation on the v ic tim ’ s actions be tween the tim e he was last seen, and the tim e o f the assault. o f W ills o n v ille , was seen shortly after m idnight, at a restaurant locat ed in the 100 block o f N W 5th Avenue in dow ntow n Portland. In vestigators believe Weicuss was in the area o f SW 5th Avenue and Chevrolet Camaro, which was parked o r any unsolved felony crim e, and Stark street at about 2:10 in the morning. S hortly after, Weicuss was at N E Grand Avenue and F ailing Street. you can remain anonymous. Call Crim e Stoppers at (503 )8 2 3 -H E L P V ictim : S te ve n M a rk W eicuss fo u n d in his car, a w h ite 1977 C rim e Stoppers is o ffe rin g a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 fo r in fo rm a tio n , reported to C rim e Stoppers, w hich leads to an arrest in this case, “ 1995; P h illip J. A llsto n , a Bos ton pharm acist w ho mastered his profession at T u fts U n ive rsity oper ates a shop that em ploys five others o f this race, and m aintains what is said to be the fines, laboratory in N ew England.” (P 330). “ M r. D a n ie l P u rd y o f C hester, Pa. has a g e n e ra l c o n tr a c tin g business and operates a large g ro c e ry sto re . H is e n te rp ris e s em p lo y 25 m en and m o st o f his pa tro n a g e is w h ite ” (P 3 2 3 ). “ M r. S .L . P a rke r o f L a u re l, D e l. had by the ye a r 1885 estab lis h e d a th r iv in g g e n e ra l g ro c e ry s to re , ice cream m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n t th a t se rve d the c ity at b oth w h o le sa le and re ta il H is ice pla n t p ro v id e s the c ity w ith thousands o f to n s o f ic e ” (P 3 19). “ It is 1895 and the Coleman M an u fa c tu rin g C om pany o f C oncord N .C . has com pleted the b u ild in g fo r its te xtile m ill on 100 acres o f land adjacent to the main I ine o f the South ern R ailw ay (p ictu re ). M achinery is com ing in - 7,000-10,000 spindles and from 100 to 250 looms. 1 hey m aterial, and other Items involved w ith processing the plants. A t 5051 SW Scholls-Ferry Road, 330 plants salon, an area was discovered that appears to be where the camera was located at, when the pictures were and equipm ent were seized. W ar taken. Police also found a location rants were served on tw o businesses owned by West. Excel C om m unica tio n , located at 2 7 15 SW K e lly , and Savage Tan, located at 4529 SE 67th Ave. Both business locations were behind a tanning booth which ap peared to have been used to view customers as they tanned. ave. Search warrants were served at four locations that are alleged to be searched fo r records, pro fits and pro ceeds from g ro w in g marijuana. • M anufacturing o fa C ontrolled Substance I - M arijuana involved in this m arijuana g ro w in g business. A t their home residence 60 marijuana plants were seized along w ith grow lights, packaging main residence that showed undressed stance I - M arijuana women trying on swimsuits in what appeared to be a dressing room. When the warrant was served at the tanning • Possessing a C o n tro lle d Sub stance I - M arijuana Michael Todd West, also known as Michael Todd Raplee, w hite male, D O B 03-21-62 and Sherry Lynn Boggs, w hite female, D O B I 1-02- 72. Both reside at 10817 SW 35th Pol ice discovered video tapes at the ▲ C h ile and the U K d iffe r in a number o f ways and the p o litic a l systems o f and is positive to the extent tha, it does not hinder jo b m o b ility. each country is d iffe re n t as w e ll. Each o f these countries how ever re U n like C hile and Singapore, it is d iffic u lt to point ou, a lin k between this partial priva tiza tio n in the U K sponded in a proactive and positive and a consequent positive im pact on the economy. It is significant how ev er, that prudent fiscal management by the Thatcher A d m in istra tio n d u r ing the 1980’ s appears to have s ig n if icantly help facilitate these partial privatizations. M oreover, it is im portant to note tha, a country that is proactive and innovative w ith re spect to p u b licly sponsored re tire ment plans can have a sig n ifica n t positive impact on its fiscal future. The econom ies o f S ingapore, The real “ evidence’ also is the very point I ’ ve frequently made here, and w hich colum nist and T V host, T ony Brow n made in his recent "ass- k ic k in g ” speech at boston U n ive rsi ty -- “ yo u ’ ve got to escape from the mediocre, lazy, frightened and the blockers. A hundred years ago A f r i can Am ericans had com m on sense enough to realize what any w e ll- ro u n d e d -id io t could perceive. A n y th in g you could do on the plantation fo r the master w ith o u t a college de gree, you certainly could do fo r yo u r , tor w ith M cD o n a ld ’ s fo r 8 I /2 years. I He was raised in New Y o rk C ity , ! received his undergraduate degree from the C ity College o f N ew Y o rk, . and his graduate degree from N ew Y o rk U niversity. Upon com pletion o f his d e grees, b e fo re jo in in g M cD onald's, H o llis w orked fo r IB M and Xerox C orporation. H o llis and his w ife and fa m ily reside in Portland. Oregon. T ony, they w o n 't listen to me. Concluded next week with ac cent on enterprising black women. Porting Kindersley s ( hronide o f the World captures the full sweep of the incredible history of humanity as never before. It is a story o f heroes and villains, of great battles and great empires, of appalling cruelties and sublime works o f art-all told in journalistic style. Constructed in chronological order, the book summarizes the period before 3.5 million years B.C. in essay form, and the period from 1945 to today is presented in an intriguing‘you are there" format. available at POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS 1005 W Burnside, downtown Portland • 503*228-4651 POWELL’S BOOKS AT CASCADE PLAZA 8775 SW Cascade Avenue .Beaverton • 503-643*3131 Advertise For Diversity Advertise In (The ^LÌuvt lattò (Qhseroev Call: 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 A new role for an old friend Bess Kaiser is changing to serve you in a new way week Emergicenter, as well as other health care services at Bess Kaiser. Also, w e’re excited about our future plans for growth and expansion in North/Northeast Portland. Please mark your calendars and join us: • D e liv e rin g o fa C o n tro lle d S u b - Both were lodged into M C D C . This holiday season, the gifts you buy for everyone on your list can lead to remarkable results. Come to Our Children's Store, where every penny we make goes to 70 local children's charities who have provided the extraordinary gifts you'll find here. And with each item comes an information card about the specific charity you've helped with your purchase. When you buy once, you're Children* giving twice. See? Feels good. r a Many of you have depended on Bess Kaiser for your hospital needs or just for the comfort of knowing a hospital was nearby. So you may wonder how we ll continue to serve the community after November 22, 1996, when Bess Kaiser is no longer a full-service hospital. a Join us at a community forum 3 % & g ë- * S? Cû B o- 8 * 3 §. Í We ll share information about our new 24-hour, seven-day-a- Community Forum November 12 2:45pm-3:45pm Hollywood Senior Center 1H2Ó N.E. 40th November 14 6:30pm-7:30pm Kaiser Permanente s Town Hall 3704 N. Interstate November 19 1 lam-noon Urban League Senior Center 5325 N E. MLK Blvd. Enjoy some refreshments while we answer your questions and concerns.These forums are for everyone interested in knowing about Kaiser Permanente health care services in the community. For more information call (503) 813-2000. 3 I' The Galleria, 3rd Floor, 10th & Morrison I 223-5029 IWwnlnl In N IK L IV ilk ( ma TnmamMBton ( 'ompanv I Vita z\ir Linea, ami TLe ( mMrria. Merlin Spnnw.ra. KIN K fmHtt. KPTV. Tke ( Irrfr.nmn. nn«J Portland Kren» € garden specialties < herbal jellies (800)667-9346. S e h a h ia E sp a n o l. ’lie ultimate record >f world history I2S1 ¿3 4 I’ w ith M e r r ill L y n c h and can be re a c h e d a t (5 0 3 )6 9 9 -7 2 0 1 o r Chronicl s e lf as a free man ” G iv e ’ em hell r 8 M aurice V a ld ivie so is a V ice Pres ident Senior Financial Consultant Both West and Boggs are being charged w ith: Buy for a grownup, give to a child. , o t Philadelphia, has become the ow n- , er/operator o f the new M c D o n a ld ’ s Restaurant located at 13459 N W. C o rnell Road in Portland. H o llis has been and ow ner/opera- on how we can re a listica lly and re sponsibly begin to address the huge problem facing our own Social Secu rity system. w ill spin, weave and finish warps, » Douglas L. H o llis III, previously retirem ent plan Each sought the help and inclusion o f the private markets. There are some valuable lessons to be learned here in the U nited States The most ambitious account of the human experience Hollis Becomes Area’s «4 home decor items 4, banks H bird houses IL puppets IL pillows JL teas/mustards oro Newest McDonald’s s c O B C Owner/Operator D o u g la s L. H o llis III manner in addressing the loom ing problem facing its p u b lic ly financed yarns, cloth, prints o r other fabrics made o f cotton, w o o l, etc. Concord has the o n ly cotton m ill in the w orld owned, conducted and operated by the Negro race. O ther colored men throughout the south w ill star, s im i lar in stitu tio n s." (P. 482-485) Police Arrest Tanning Salon Owners For Marijuana Growing Members o f the Portland Police M arijuana Task Force arrested tw o subjects last night fo r g ro w in g m ar ijuana in their homes. Arrested were Continued from page B3 lo c a tio n s . JL btxiks IL hazelnut brittle < clay-mation clay < K A IS E R P E R M A N E N T E