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Volume XXVII, Number 42 «F 1 . ÿ. KH •*« v4Î;.*-*JôU. ■ ,'í#w' <>«y Grammy nominee in concert Son of Zoo Boo hello in perfect harmony Hot jazz m usician Kurt El I i ng kicks o ff Portland fall jazz series. The zoo rail train turns frightening for Hallow een The musical landscape is a new beginning for the trio Phajja. See Metro, inside. See Metro, inside A parade of achievements Reno extends probe Examples celebrated in diverse group of local businesses Attorney General Janet Reno has de cided to expand an investigation into President C lin to n ’ s fund-raising tele phone calls from the White House. Jus tice Department officials said. A fter a month-long review o f whether Clinton illegally solicited political contributions from the W hite House before the 1996 election, the officials said Reno needs more time to determine if there is enough evidence to name an independent coun sel. upporters o f m inority business en S Americans win Nobel Americans continued their domina tion of the Nohel Prize for economics when Robert Merton o f Harvard and M yron Scholes o f Stanford won the award. Merton and Scholes were hon ored for developing the formula that laid the foundation for massive growth o f financial markets. Yeager goes supersonic Chuck Yeager was scheduled to fly again Tuesday to mark the 50th anniver sary o f the first supersonic fligh t — a feat equaled on land Monday by a car. Yeager was a 24-year old test pilot with the “ right stu ff" when he became the first person to fly faster than the speed o f sound on Oct. 14, 1947 Denver dies in crash Investigators say it w ill take months before they can determine what caused the plane crash that k ille d singer- songwriter John Denver. He died Sunday evening when the experimental Long-EZ plane he was piloting nosedived into the Pacific Ocean and disintegrated on im pact o ff Monterey, C alif. Authorities say Denver, an experienced pilot, bought the plane the day before. Pik Botha apologizes Former South African foreign m inis ter Pik Botha has apologized for failing to turn the tide o f apartheid and his reluc tance to investigate the k illin g and tor turing o f political opponents hy white security forces. “ I realize that I could have done more to turn the tide o f apart heid earlier.” Botha told the Truth and Protestants jeer Tony Blair Protestant demonstrators yelling “ T ra i tor” jostled and jeered British Prime M in ister Tony Blair Monday after his historic handshake w ith Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams. Their rage erupted when Blair went on a Belfast shopping center walk after the first meeting in more than 70 years between a British Prime M inister and an Irish republican leader. Cholesterol and stroke Researchers say doctors may be over looking the role o f ’ ’ good” cholesterol in reducing the risk o f stroke The research ers say their findings indicate that many men at risk o f stroke are not getting the right treatment or advice from doctors, who focus on reducing "bad” choles terol. So-called "good” cholesterol car ries fat away from the arteries, w hile '' bad” cholesterol deposits artery-clogging fat. Plague fears follow hurricane Health workers in M exico are working frantically, vaccinating thousands o f resi dents o f hurricane-devastated Acapulco in hopes o f preventing the spread o f dis eases. In the wake o f Hurricane Pauline, government health workers set up make shift vaccine centers across the stricken resort city and in other smaller villages along the coasts o f Guerrero and Oaxaca, the two southwestern stales wrecked hy the storm. See Entertainment, page B3. Bruce Thomas James Winters trepreneurship gathered Thursday to recognize the achievements o f Oregon and Southwest Washington m inor ity-owned businesses. Dr. Therman Evans, founder o f Whole Lite Associates. Inc. and former vice presi dent and corporate medical director of the C IG N A C o rp o ra tio n was ihe keynote speaker. Evans addressed wellness (inclusive o f fitness and nutrition), diversity, stress man agement.education and dealing with change. Seven businesses were selected for spe cial recognition. Awards were presented by the M E D Week Committee, the Portland District O ffice o f the Small Business A d ministration and the M in ority Business Op portunity Committee o f the Portland Fed eral Executive Board. This year's award re cipients included: James Cauthorn, president o f Pok Wan Contracting. In c., which specializes in heavy highway construction including road con struction. earth moving, clearing and grub bing. pipe installation, aggregate base place ment, grading and auto grading. The com pany also owns and operates a lock pit quarry. James Winters, President o f United En ergy, Inc., a w holesale petroleum distribu torship marketing jet fuel and oilier petro leum products. The business w as started by Winters in 1990 out o f the livin g room o f his house Initially, the company sold mo tor oil lubricants and hydraulic fluid Priscilla Martinez. President o f ESP Communications, a firm established in 1989 and provides installation o f telecom munications. network and data comm uni cations, hardware integration, fire, alarm and other low voltage equipment. Wanda Brown, President o f M ail Boxes, Etc., a franchise established in 1994, pro vides business professionals and other in dividuals w ith packing, shipping, photo- Continued to page A6 Assisted suicide law stands Court decision comes as voters are asked to repeal act he Supreme Court, which ruled in June that term inally ill Am eri cans have no constitutional right to doctor-assisted suicide. Tuesday rejected a challenge to an Oregon measure that legal izes such help. The justices, without comment, refused to revive a lawsuit filed by a terminally ill woman and two doctors. A federal appeals court threw out the case after ruling that the Uiane Luster is encouraged by her children Ashley and Darnell Broadnax to sign up for a parent teacher conference during three lacked the proper legal standing to sue. Humboldt Elementary's open house. (Photo by Nell Heilpern) Today’ s action, although not a decision that sets any national precedent, clears the way for Oregon’ s assisted-suicide law to take effect - at least for a short time. Oregon voters in 1994 passed a referen decreasing," said Bryant, prompting strong "Every effort must be carefully coordi dum allowing doctors to help mentally com applause from more than l(M) parents. nated and aligned w ith the goals and objec petent but term inally ill patients end their The book was symbolic o f new efforts to tives o f our school improvement plan." lives. The initiative, however, never has taken improve reading levels in the school, which she stressed “ W ithout such a focus, no effect because o f court challenges. placed next to last among the 62 schools in amount of resources or best interests w ill The state Legislature has put the measure on B y N eil H eilpern Ihe Portland School District last year. have the desired effects o f improving our this year’s ballot, and voters will be asked in The Green family ’s children held three "We don't expect to go to the top in one student performance.” November whether they want to repeal the Death objects in the air during Humboldt E l year.” she said, expecting “ sign ifican t She also vowed children would no longer With Dignity Act. also known as Measure 16. ementary School’ s first open house o f the changes w ith each stage of learning built on be taken out o f class for tutoring. “ They The Supreme Court on June 26 upheld year Monday night. the previous stage." miss what is going on in class and get Fourth grader L illia n ’ s fist grasped a assisted-suicide bans in New York and Wash "Read to your children,” she encouraged further behind, so now we w ill bring the ington stale. The ruling did nothing to har rock; third graderGcorge clutched a school parents. "Listen to (hem read. It w ill change resources into the classroom.” stales from legalizing such help from physi bell; first grader Daniel hugged a book. how they feel about school and reading.” Students escorted parents to classrooms cians. but most states have |oined New York New principal Judy Bryant told her v isi Bryant told o f a little girl f ound hiding in to show o ff their work and meet their anil Washington in outlawing H. tors the objects would be reminders of the the bathroom, too embarrassed to go to teachers. Parent L illia n Green told The Oregon's Measure 16 was challenged by school’ s new direction. class because she couldn't read. She vowed Portland Observer she has noticed in the doctors Gary Lee and W illiam Petty and by She found the rock amidst shattered “ w ith our new program, no child in this classrooms "calmer students in a learning Janice Eisner, who is dying from progres glass, deciding to keep it as “ a reminder of building w ill ever have to say that." mode. They enjoy participating w ith the sive muscular dystrophy. ignorance and lack o f respect tor school Bryant promised the children would “ learn group." property.” The justices were told that Ms. Eisner to succeed in an environment that is safe and Debora Kimbrough noted the improve suffers from recurrent clinical depression, When the school year started, Bryant orderly." Rear gates are being locked during ment of one o f her children who “ wants us which makes her sometimes want to end her greeted arriving children w ith a clanging school hours to prevent uninvited visitors, to read w ith him more than before.” life. The doctors and Ms. Eisner contend bell to encourage them to be on time. she said. Norma Godfrey, who raises three grand that the Oregon measure violates equal-pro ” 1 did it louder each time, noticing c h il Parents were told to expect consistent children who attend Humboldt, said, “ W tection rights by treating te rm inally ill dren coming a little faster,” she noted. homework, and were urged to ask children know they can achieve if there is continu " I ’ ve been tracking our tardies and they are people different than those who are not. about their homework ity anil leel people care about them." T Humboldt report encourages Parents urged to join kids, teachers in new school direction
