June 18, 1997
C om m itted to cultural diversity.
V o lu m e X X V II, N um ber 25
One at a time
From lands afar
Kick up your heels
Riley is one o f over 350
children looking for an
adoptive home.
Find Japanese dance and
entertainment from across
the globe at Portland
International Performance
Festival.
Patrick Goebel is manager
o f Alberta Station, a new
ballroom and dance studio
in the Alberta district.
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Crime
focused
on NE
Sex discrimination
law hailed
Police say inner city
neighborhoods are strong,
despite media portrayals
Former astronaut Sally Ride and six
time O lym pic gold medalist Jackie Joy ner-
Kersee joined President Clinton Tuesday
in m arking the 25th anniversary o f a
landmark U.S. law that opened doors for
women in education, sports and hiring.
Clinton said Title I X o f the Education
Amendments o f 1972 have had a benefi
cial effect on every American.
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Tobacco talks snagged
M ississippi Attorney General M ike
Moore, a key negotiator, met with tobacco
industry representatives this week. A
source said the attorneys general had sug
gested the parties send a letter to the
White House asking it to resolve the issue
of whether individuals can sue to collect
punitive damages. But the White House
said it was refusing to help resolve issues
delaying a tobacco settlement, saying it
was up to the parties to reach a deal in their
m ulti-billion dollar legal battle.
Bomb suspect deportation
Heavenly
Joy!
Agreement has been reached for Canada
to deport a Saudi man implicated in the
1996 truck bombing that killed 19 U.S.
airmen in Saudi Arabia, the suspect’ s
lawyer said Tuesday. Law yer Michael
W ildes said the arrangement cleared the
way for Hani Abdel-Rahim Hussein al-
Sayegh to be sent to the United States from
Canada. Canadian authorities ruled last
month he should be deported as a sus
pected terrorist but it was not clear whether
he would go to the United States or Saudi
Arabia.
Area residents (above) are treated to true
inspiration during a performance by north
and northeast Portland men's choirs
(see Religion page, inside) and a sermon
by Dr. Johnny Pack IV, (left) pastor of the
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.
Revolt brewing in House
There could be a revolt brewing within
Republican ranks in the U .S. House of
Representatives. The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution says disgruntled lawmakers
are expected to make a direct challenge to
Speaker Newt G in grich ’s leadership. The
session was called to assess the G O P ’s
approach to com ing votes on tax and
spending bills.
W atergate break-in
remembered
Tuesday was the anniversary of the
1972 break-in at the Democratic Party’s
national headquarters at the Watergate
office and apartment complex that started
the worst political scandal in U .S. history.
Those who lived through it say it left a
weakened presidency, a public cynical
and distrusting of politicians and a press
that goes for the jugular at the slightest
excuse.
US says Iran tested missiles
U .S. Defense Secretary W illiam Cohen
says the United States is not headed to
ward a clash with Iran unless the Islam ic
rep ub lic starts it. D u rin g a tour o f
W ashington’s G u lf Arab allies, Cohen
again warned Tehran against any attempt
to halt shipping in the oil-rich Gulf.
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HEALTH.......................... A3
EDUCATION...................A5
FAMILY............................A7
ARTS & ENT.................. A8
METRO........................... B I
RELIGION.......................B2
SPORTS......................... B3
CAREERS.......................B5
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L eighton
olice are enhancing patrols in
north and northeast Portland In
response to recent shootings,
but characterizing it as a gang war is
a portrayal exaggerated by news cov
erage, a senior police officer said
Tuesday.
Lt. C lif f Madison confirmed police are
on added patrols in the northeast quadrant
o f the city, bu, said a police unit fighting
gang-related crime was spread across the
city.
“ There’s a perception that the north
east area is falling apart. At's not true,”
Madison said. “Northeast is a strong com
munity and a strong area.’’
The media attention follows an out
break o f shootings and four murders.
Madison said the public may be led to
believe that the deadly violence occurred
in one part o f the city, when in fact, the
shootings happened in southwest, south
east and north and northeast Portland.
Madison also rebuked a report that at
least one o f the shootings was an act o f
gang-related retaliation.
He said there’s no evidence o f retalia
tion at this time.
Meanwhile, officers on stepped-up pa
trols are making their presence known,
stopping drivers even for minor infractions.
In addition, Tuesday Mayor Vera Katz
held a news conference to recommend
complete retention o f the Gang Enforce
ment Team, along with the h irin go f neigh
borhood police officers.
“ We have decided we cannot afford to
lose any officers from the Gang Enforce
ment Team,” K atz said.
The gang unit was threatened with
being cut in half a city budget gutted by
property tax cuts.
Photos by Mark Washington
Was McVeigh
a patsy?
A
lthough Jurors wanted to hear from Timothy
McVeigh, his lawyer says their comments after the
trial have convinced him McVeigh could not have
saved himself from a death sentence.
“ I think they all clearly said it wouldn't have mattered, that it
wouldn’t have changed their minds,” lawyer Christopher Tritico
said in a telephone interview Sunday.
The jurors said Saturday they were left with one question after
convicting and sentencing M cVeigh tor the Oklahoma City
bombing that killed 168 people - “ W hy?”
But if M cVeigh answered that question, he would have admit
ted he did it, and that could have affected his appeals.
Am ong the avenues o f appeal being examined by M cVeigh's
defense lawyers are the judge’s ban on the introduction o f a
defense theory that foreign terrorists were involved in the bomb
ing, and his restriction o f evidence about alleged F B I crime lab
contamination.
M cVeigh, convicted two weeks ago and sentenced by jurors
Friday to death, is being held at a Colorado federal prison
In an interview on C B S ' “60 Minutes” on Sunday, defense
attorney Stephen Jones elaborated on his theory that foreign
terrorists were behind the blast.
“There is some evidence that suggests that he may simply have
been a patsy,” Jones said. “ He may have been used and involved
by others as a convenient fall guy. ... I know that others had an
interest in blowing up the Murrah federal building several years
ago. I know they had connections in Germany and the Middle
East.”
On “Good M orning Am erica", Jones was asked why M cVeigh
showed little emotion during the trial.
“Once the trial started, I think his attitude was it's serious
business, it’s a solemn matter," Jones said.
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Bring on the summer fun
Opening day o f the Portland Parks Bureau s summer outdoor pool season is greeted
with lots o f fun at Grant Pool in northeast Portland. Schedules at Grant and the other
public pools in the city are available through the parks department.
Photo by Mark Washington