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Volume X X V I, Number 48
Committed to cultural diversity.
Doris’ Cafe
Thanksgiving
H ave a S a fe
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T h a n k s y iv in y
Volunteer s prepare a
Thanksgiving Feast at
Doris ’ Cafe.
See Metro, page BI.
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November 27, 1996
Theatre Company
celebrates rebirth
Anna R. Nicholas makes
her Portland debut in an
original one-woman show
entitled I Love Paris.
See Entertainment, page B3.
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Adoption
choices
ovember Is National Adoption
Month. Until very recently the
connotations surrounding
adoption have often had a “clandes
tine” ring to them.
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Baseball owners
ratify contract
In a surprise reversal. Major League
Baseball owners ratified a new collective
bargaining agreement with the players.
The approval ends nearly three years of
often fruitless negotiations and labor un
rest that failed to prevent a players’ strike
in 1994. The 26-4 vote in Chicago came 20
days after the owners rejected the same
accord.
Simpson ends testimony
O.J. Simpson ended his testimony for
the time being in his wrongful death suit
after his lawyer made a surprising move by
deciding not to question him. Attorney
Robert Baker said Simpson would not
testify again until the defense brings its
case. He apologized to the jury, saying, “ I
changed my mind." Simpson has recentely
been answering questions about the mur
ders o f Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron
Goldman.
Rebels deny drug links
Two former Nicaraguan rebel leaders
testifying at an emotional hearing on alle
gations that have roiled black communi
ties, said Tuesday they knew o f no CIA
complicity in drug trafficking in the United
States. FormerContra leader Adolfo Calero
and Eden Pastora, former leader o f the so
called Southern Front in Nicaragua, testi
fied at a Senate Intelligence Committee
hearing interrupted by shouted statements
applause and jeers from spectators.
Lt. Doug Riley, Director of The Salvation Army Moore Street Community Center. 5335 N. Williams Ave., shares a warm
moment with recipients of coast collected through The Salvation Army's annual "Coats for Kids" drive, the largest coat
collection program in the tri-county area. The Salvation army and 50 members of the Oregon Dry Cleaners Association teamed
up to collect, clean and distribute coasts donated by the public to the annual fall drive. Coats also were donated by Columbia
Sportswear. Thanks to record community support, more than 2,200 coats will be distributed to help children in the tri-county
area stay warm this winter. Low-income families who need coats can call The Salvation Army Family Services at 503/239-
1226 for more information.
US consumer
confidence steady
Bess Kaiser
Hospital on
North Greely
closed its doors
for in-patient
care on Friday
22, 1996.
Consumer confidence is modest but
steady at the start of the holiday shopping
season, with Americans expected to spend
more money on gifts this year. The private
business research group Conference Board
said consumer confidence held steady in
November after slipping in October and
predicted healthy holiday sales in the com
ing weeks. The average American house
hold will spend $450 on gifts this year.
That’s up from $430 in 1995.
Trouble in Toy land
There’s trouble in Toyland this holiday
season. Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Puppy
Pal; Scream, a female action figure who
uses her hair as a weapon; small plastic
basketballs and animal-shaped balloons.
These are some of the hazardous and vio
lent toys waiting to be placed under the
Christmas tree. They were placed on the
U S. Public Interest Research Group’s
annual list of hazardous toys. The group
says there have been 134 toy-related deaths
nationwide between 1990 and 1995. Half
were caused by choking.
Drug Targets Alzheimer’s
The Food and Drug Administration has
given the green light to a new drug to treat
Alzheimer’s disease. FDA officials say the
drug Aricept is not a cure for the disease,
which afflicts an estimated four million
Americans. But officials say the drug has
been shown to ease some of the disease’s
symptoms. It is the second drug approved
for Alzheimer’s symptoms. The first was
approved in 1993. Alzheimer’s is a pro
gressive disorder that robs people of their
memory and cognitive abilities.
Many times, the visualization of adop
tion introduces images of black market
babies being sold by lawyers to desperate
wealthy people who could not conceive
children of their own.
The truth of adoption is nowhere near
this visualization. Adoptions are pursued
by many different types of people and
families, who make a wide range of differ
ent salaries and wish to adopt different
types of children It is not necessary to go
out of the country to adopt a child There
are many children a vai lable for adoption in
the United States.
In order to pursue an adoption, couples,
singles or families do not have to spend
$4,000 to $30,000 for homestudies and
adoptions. Professional Adoption Resourc
es has put together an adoption informa
tion program that will guide applicants
through the process surrounding adoption,
showing how to adopt without spending
$30,000.
Bringing a child into a new home should
be a positive, ecstatic experience for the
prospective parents and the child. There
are as many reasons to adopt as there are
children available and prospective parents
waiting. It is important to be informed and
to work with people that can be trusted and
who are reputable. The stress involved
should be minimal and the focus should
always be on the child, parents and build
ing the emotional bond between them. As
a family or a couple, reasons for adopting
will vary. Emotions will run from fear to
joy, yet would be parents need to be in
control of their adoption, not a private or
governmental agency. The first step in this
process is empowering theadopting family
with all the information available.
National Adoption Month remembers
the children who long for families and the
families who are capable of providing a
loving, nurturing home to all different types
of children. If considering adoption, pre
pare with accurate information Alsocheck
local news listings to find out how the
community is celebrating National Adop
tion Month.
For an informational brochure, please
send $3.95 to cover shipping & hand ling to
Professional Adoption Resources, P.O.
Box 15868, St. Louis. MO 6 3 114
Phony charities shut down by Attorney General
ttorney General Theodore R.
Kulongoski today temporarily
closed down the illegal fundrais
ing operation of a Portland couple
California charity after obtaining a re
straining order from Multnomah County
Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Bearde.
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Named in a lawsuit filed by Kulongoski’s
office are Virginia and Harold Sherman,
who did business in Oregon as Tomorrow’s
Kids, and a nonprofit corporation, First
Church of Life of Huntington Beach, Cali
fornia, which operates as AIDS Research
Association, Handicapped Youth Services,
Children's Assistance Foundation and US
Veterans League.
Kulongonski’s Charitable Activities Sec
tion alleged that the Shermans fraudulently
conducted three fundraising campaigns in
Oregon from February . 1995 through Octo
ber, 1996 in violation of numerous Oregon
charitable solicitation laws.
“Using a myriad of false and deceptive
solicitation practices, the Shermans took thou
sands of dollars from generous Oregonians,”
Kulongoski said. “Not only were the donors
deceived but legitimate charities were de
and
a of those donations.
prived
In the first campaign, the defendants alleg
edly solicited money from Oregonians for the
First Church of Life programs without being
registered as professional fundraisers, with
out filing reports before and after campaigns,
and without disclosing to donors that they
were professional fundraisers.
The Shermans also failed to disclose the
percentage of donations that was to go to the
charity and misrepresented how the funds
were to be used
In 1996, the defendants raised funds on
behalf of Tomorrow's Kids, convincing do
nors that it was a charity when in fact was
their professional fundraising name. All do
nations collected went to the defendants and
their solicitors and none to legitimate chari
ties.
Department of Justice investigators found
similar violations of law in the third cam
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paign, wh ich was conducted in October, 1996
allegedly for the “Cancer Research Founda
tion”.
The investigation revealed that “Cancer
Research Foundation” was not a charity but
a “sub-program” of an Oklahoma religious
organization called Missions Unlimited and
its subsidiary, Missions Unlimited of Ore
gon.
“The third campaign was unconsciona
ble,” Kulongonski said. “The defendants not
only used the same name as registered char
ities (Cancer Research Foundation of Ore
gon and Cancer Research Foundation of
America) but they told donors the money
would go to children being treated for cancer
at Doembecher Children’s Hospital
Neither the solicitors nor Missions Unlim
ited is affiliated with Doembecher and the
Shermans were not authorized to use the
hospital’s name.”
The complaint seeks to permanently pro
hibit the Shermans from conducting charita
ble fundraising of any kind in Oregon and to
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obtain refunds for all Oregon donors who
gave money.
The lawsuit also seeks $25,000 in civil
penalties from each of the Shermans for each
willful violation of the law, and attorneys
fees and investigation costs It further seeks
to restrain the First Church of Life from
conducting business in Oregon until all pen
alties, restitution and attorney fees and inves
tigation costs are paid in full
Consumers who donated money to any of
the campaigns connected with the Shermans
and their solicitations on behalf of the First
Church of Life or “Cancer Research Founda
tion” are asked to call investigators at the
Charitable Activities Section, (503) 229-5725
or the Attorney General’s consumer hotline
at (503) 378-4320 or (503) 229-5576 (Port
land only).
Consumers and businesses wanting infor
mation concerning wise charitable giving
can make a request on the consumer hotline
towriteCharitableActivities, I5I5S.W 5th,
Suite 410, Portland, Oregon 97201.
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