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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
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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.
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Restaurant located at 13459
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H o llis has been and ow ner/opera-
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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
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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
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