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Committed to cultural diversity. Volume X X V II, Number 32 Rituals of the world Adopting a resource Tolerating pain as a mark of honor is explored in global proportions. Area kids join campaign to make repairs to an urban waterway. Adidas < JackSOn r i t u . a Proud moments at the opening of Adidas in the plaza named for a longtime Portland police officer. See Home and Garden, page AS. See Entertainment, page A2. See Metro, inside. Jortlanb (Observer TUB IIICiTsi W EEK /a« REVIEW Jet reported down A Korean Air Lines jetliner that was heading from Korea to Guam is reported to have crashed on the tiny Pacific island. Dr. Michael Cruz, ofGuam Memorial Hospital, tellsCN N that the wreckage of the Boeing 747, which was flying from Seoul, South Korea, to Agana, Guam, has been spotted in a sparsely populated area. Reports say 331 people were aboard the plane. There is no word yet on survivors. dismantle Clinton pens budget Amid patriotic music and high-flying rhetoric, President Clinton today signed legislation aimed at balancing the U.S. budget and giving Americans $95 billion in tax cuts. In a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Clinton penned his name to a budget bill that resulted from a rare display of unity between political op ponents. Clinton let House Speaker Newt Gingrich have a lead speaking role. Cosmonauts on way Two relief Russian cosmonauts are on their way to the problem-plagued Russian space station Mir. Commander Anatoly Solovyov and flight en g in eer Pavel Vinogradov blasted off today from the Russian launch cen ter at B aikonur, Kazakhstan. Mission Control declared "everything is normal” shortly after the two rocketed into the sky. Solovyov and Vinogradov will undertake the most vital repairs in the history of Mir, whichcollided with a resupply ship on June 25 and has been running on partial power since. Health workers strike 4 Labor trouble is disrupting health care in Ohio. More than 4,0 0 0 doctors, nurses, social workers and other state-employed members of the Service Employees Inter national Union went on strike today after a breakdown in negotiations. Pickets went up around the state at state-run prisons, hospitals, mental health centers and nurs ing homes, a union spokeswoman said. Korea talks open North Korea, the United Stales, South Korea and China opened talks today to negotiate a more secure peace to replace the fragile arrangement in place sincejhe 1950-53 Korean War. Officials from the four countries began the talks shortly after 10 a m. EDT at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs in New York. Smoking ban widened President Clinton reportedly plans to toughen the crackdown on smoking on federal property. The U.S. military and many federal agencies already restrict smoking in their facilities. But the W ash ington Post reports that Clinton plans to sign an executive order that would ban smoking in virtually every building owned or leased by the federal government. EDITORIAL.................. A2 HOME & GARDEN..... A8 BUSINESS...................B5 VANCOUVER.............. A7 ARTS & ENT...............B2 METRO......................... B I SPORTS........................B4 FAMILY.......................... A4 CLASSIFIEDS........B5 i 8 V'OLENce ........ ■*2. •'* M *» L < ( ** Migftirn. *1 u*. •*»» exvxi«., O.**" Answering the call for action People of all walks o f life take to the streets Saturday, united to dismantle drugs and violence in our communities. (Photo by M. Washington) Racism attached to militia expo Event called a forum for those who claim to hold up the Constitution but in reality crumple it ivil rights and community leaders are calling a scheduled exposition in Port land a vehicle for extreme racism. “Bigoted messages of notable antigovern ment extremists and white supremacists” will be featured at the Preparedness Expo 97 in Portland this weekend, leaders with the North west Coalition Against Malicious Harass ment said. C The expo is founded by Utah-based Patriot Dan Chittock and is little more than a thinly disguised gathering lor those who continue to flirt with and embrace A merica’s grow ing racists and militia movements, the civil rights group said.. “Some Oregon citizens may be under the mistaken impression that the expo is about alternative health and n u trition." said Jonathan Mozzochi, executive director of the C 174086 The confusion is understandable because the event has been advertised as a consumer show, dedicated to educating and preparing people for economic instabilities, natural di sasters. political unrest, threats to our per sonal freedom, health and well being. Presentations are scheduled by well-known figures in the militia and racist movements, including Larry Pratt, gun owners of America, James "Bo” G rit/. 1992 Populist Parly candi date and leader with the Christian Patriot movement; Chris Temple, Montana core spondent for the racist Identity publication Jubilee; and John Troehmann, colounderof the Militia of Montana. "The fact that expo founder Dan Chittock attempts to disassociate himself from the bigoted ideas expressed and distributed at the expo is disingenuous at best," said Eric Ward, associate director of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment. Support growsfor Portland monument to King $150,000 fundraising drive to complete the ortland artist Michael D ente’s monu pro ject. ment to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., targeted for display at the entrance to the U .S. Sen. Ron W yden. U .S. Rep. D arlene H ooley, P o rtland Police C h ief Oregon Convention Center, is getting a big C h arles M oose, P o rtland Parks and R ec boost from corporate and political sponsors. reatio n D irecto r C h a rle s Jordan and a Former Sen. Mark Hatfield, a long-time num ber o f state le g isla to rs are also c o m advocate of civil rights, will join more than 20 m itted to assist the e ffo rt. community leaders Thursday to kick off a P Fred Meyer, the Trail Blazers and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center have already con tributed $ I ().(MM) each. "W e've had grassroots support foryears," John Jenkins, the chair of the Martin Luther King Jr. Statue Foundation said. "It’s great to see community and business leaders working together on this important project.” The statue, created by Dente, is full of symbolism. Dr. King will be Hanked by figures repre senting the worker, the immigrant and the child. The base of the statue will feature bronze bas-relives identifying other great individuals from history such as Gandhi, O regon's Chief Joseph and Rosa Parks. Tri-Met moves enforcement Police, security headquarters to relocate Tri-met is making a move to enhance security along the downtown transit mall, Town/ Chinatown and the Lloyd district. The Portland Police Bureau’s Tri-Met division and the Tri-Met Security Depart ment are relocating headquarters to North west First and Davis, placing offices next to the Old Town/Chinatown MAX Station and near the transit mall. The move will help increase police pa trols and bring quicker response to Max light rail, the Portland Transit Mall, the Rose Quarter, the Lloyd District and the Central Business District, Tri-Met officials said. The transportation agency said its offic ers will continue to work closely with the police bureau's central precinct to combat drug dealing and other criminal incidents that occur on the mall, and to enhance safety and security forTri-M et customers and the community. Tri-Met has made security and safety a top priority, expanding police patrols, in stalling video surveillance cameras, and forgingcritnc-prevcntion partnerships with theeommunity. Portland workers at UPS form a picket line putting United Parcel Service trucks at a stop as a strike against the nation 's package delivery giant goes into its second day. (Photo by M. Washington)
