Committed to cultural diversity.
Volume XXVII, Number 62
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SEI Celebrates
First Anniversary
Jamie Foxx Is
Coming To The
Rose City
Get ready to laugh your
way out your seat March
14 th.
See Entertainment, page B
MARCH 11, 1998
Along with a great party
SEI also receives a $5
million dollar gift from
Portland Business man
Ellison "Eli” C. Morgan.
See Metro, inside.
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Gas Prices Hit Rock Bottom
Two Women Sue Tyson,
Claiming Abuse
Two wom en are suing boxer Mike
Tyson for $22 m illion, claim ing he
verbally and physically abused them
at a restaurant. The wom en - Sherry
C ole and C hevelle Bulls - said the
form er heavyw eight cham pion b e
cam e abusive w hile the three were
having breakfast at a G eorgetow n bis
tro after a night out on M arch 1. The
suit says Tyson grabbed Cole after
his sexual advances w ere spurned.
Tyson is accused o f overturning a
table and cursing Butts, who threw
coffee on the boxer to "im pede his
attack .” Tyson was banned from box
ing after biting Evander H o ly field ’s
ear during a bout. He may apply for
reinstatem ent in July.
Ex-White House Aide in
Court
Federal prosecutors investigating
President C lin to n ’s relationship with
M onica Lew insky today sum m oned
another fori er W hite House aide to
talk with the grand jury about the
a id e ’s reported allegation o f a sepa
rate incident with C linton.
Kathleen W illey reportedly said in
a deposition in Paula Jo n e s' sexual
harassm ent suit that C linton groped
her in his office in N ovem ber 1993.
Prosecutors are expected to ask Ms.
W illey about reports that she was
urged to change her account o f the
incident. The W ashington Post today
says a m ajor Dem ocratic m oney do
nor talked to Ms. W illey about her
testimony.
2 Killed in Train-Bus Crash in M on
tana
Two children were killed and four
people injured when a freight train
struck a school bus. The train, with
50 cars and six locom otives, struck
the bus shortly after 7:30 a.m. at a
crossing in Buffalo. The bus was c a r
rying ju st the six people. The driver
and three children were taken to a
hospital.
Army Sex Case in
Closing Arguments
The sexual m isconduct co u rt-m ar
tial o f the A rm y ’s form er top enlisted
man may go to the ju ry later. Sgt.
Maj. G ene M cK inney is accused o f
pressuring six wom en for sex. He
faces 19 charges ranging from ad u l
tery, a crim e in the m ilitary, to o b
struction o f justice.
He could receive up to 55 1/2 years
in prison if convicted. A fter closing
argum ents, which are taking place
now, the m ilitary ju ry o f four officers
and four enlisted men gets the case.
M cK inney claim s he is a victim o f
racial bias. His accusers are white.
Pumps across the state are displaying the lowest price for fuel in the last decade. Enjoy it why it last's.
(Photo by M. Washington)
lazers Boys & Girls Club
Spring Break Activities
B y N m
H m pi kn
An energy shift is expected at the Blazers’
Boys and Girls Club in Northeast Portland
during next week’s spring break.
l he club, which usually has 140-150
youngsters participating each school day. is
expected to temporarily swell its ranks to
200-250, according to Unit Director Linda
White.
“We Expect a lot more kids during spring
break when there is no school," she told The
Portland Observer. Although the club is usu
ally open only after school hours, the March
23-27 hours will be expanded to 10:30 a.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Some Held trips are planned to visit other
boys and girls clubs in the city. White said,
including use of their game rooms in prepa
ration for a statewide games tournament on
May 2. This invitational tourney will include
ping pong, chess, checkers, foos ball and
other games. Other special events are being
planned, she added.
“This is a place where youngsters can
come, be sociable, hang out, learn something
and feel safe,” said White, who noted the
club’s strict guidelines that were designed to
help children "learn to be responsible, self
disciplined and have fun at the same time."
She said the positive nature of the club
helps the youngsters “feel good about them
selves while they help, share and learn. There
is a major impact when they believe in them
selves.”
Walking on a floor pattern of black and
black/white speckled stripes in the halls of
this spacious and sparkling clubhouse on
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., visitors are
greeted with an array o f activities.
Looking through the window of a door,
marked “Power Hour,” one can usually see
children doing their homework when they
first arrive. One of many wall signs reads
C om
imie T o P age
In The Community
Nick Brown
Security special Services Manager
Diana’s Charities Get
Millions
The causes that Princess Diana sup
ported in life received $21.3 m illion
from donations m ade in her m em ory
by adm irers around the w orld. The
m oney is the first grants from a $65.6
m illion m em orial fund.
T rustees o f the Diana, Princess o f
W ales M em orial Fund divided $13
m illion am ong the six charities to
which Diana was form ally linked at
th e tim e o fh e r A u g . 31 death, in clu d
ing the C en trepoint charity for the
hom eless, the Leprosy M ission and
the N ational AIDS Trust.
The rem aining $8.3 m illion is to be
d istrib u te d to 100 o th er ch a ritie s
Diana had supported previously.
Curtina Pittman (6) concentrates on her pool shot while enjoying an afternoon at
the Blazers 's Boys and Girls Club.
Photo by Neil Heilpern
ickolas Brown III is the Security and Medical Services Manager for OCC and MERC
Facilities. He manages a staff of 10 Security people and 15 medical services specialist
that are full fledged paramedics. His team is available for events taking place at the
Stadium, Exposition Center and Convention Center.
They come to the rescue for such things as medical emergencies and on site security issues.
Mr. Brown has been on the job for 6 years and says he enjoys his work very much, he admits
that “it’s pretty interesting to meet so many people, traveling dignitaries and attend so many
baseball and football games while on the job.’’ Along with the enjoyment he also takes the
training and preparation of his staff very seriously. He is constantly involved with the surround
ing business districts crime prevention programs, currently serving as Crime Prevention Coor
dinator for the Lloyd District Association, he is also involved in Portland Police Bureau training
programs and Public Safety dialogue and new and innovative approaches to crowd management.
In his personal life Mr. Brown has a wife Lolita and three sons, he is active in his church Mt
Olivet Baptist and in the community.
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