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tio n A rm y d ro p o f f s ite s an d
c a u g h t p e rso n a f te r p e rso n s te a l­
in g d o n a te d ite m s. W h en c o n ­
fro n te d , m o st o f th e s e th ie v e s
d id n ’t feel th a t th e y h ad d o n e
a n y th in g w ro n g .
R oy re p o r ts th a t th e th e ft o f
d o n a te d ite m s is a h u g e p ro b le m
fo r th e S a lv a tio n A rm y , c o s tin g
th e m te n s o f th o u s a n d s o f d o lla rs
in lo st re v e n u e .
D o n a te d ite m s a re re p a ire d
a n d s o ld at v a r io u s S a lv a tio n
A rm y lo c a tio n s .
T h e m o n e y c o lle c te d is so le ly
used to fund th e S a lv a tio n A rm y ’s
d ru g an d a lc o h o l r e h a b ilita tio n
c e n te r.
Court Finds More
ADA Violation at
Rose Garden
U .S. D istrict C ourt M agistrate
ju d g e Donald A shm anskas issued two
additional decisions in Independent
L iving R esources and Robert Pike v
O regon A rena C orporation, Ci viIN o
95-84-A S. the decisions follow ed a
tw o day trial on a variety o f outstand­
ing issues related to com pliance with
the A D A at the Rose G arden.
T h e U .S . D is tr ic t c o u rt fo u n d
th e O re g o n A re n a C o r p o r a tio n ’s
c u r r e n t tic k e t s a le p o lic ie s an d
th e p r a c tic e o f “ in f illin g ," w h ic h
is th e p ra c tic e o r re m o v in g w h e e l­
c h a ir s e a ts an d in s ta llin g p o r ­
ta b le tie r s o f c o n v e n tio n a l s e a ts,
v io la te th e A m e ric a n s w ith D is­
a b ilitie s A ct.
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m u m o f 133 o f th e 191 w h e e l­
c h a ir s p a c e s a re “ in f ille d ” at e v ­
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b ee n so ld to n o n -d is a b le d p a tro n s
o n a s e a s o n tic k e t o r lo n g e r b a ­
sis. At le a s t 8 4 % o f w h e e lc h a ir
s p a c e s a r e i n f ill e d f o r e v e r y
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lirs t o t th is th re e p art u n d e rc o v e r
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E le v en .
In th is h id d e n c a m e ra in v e s ti­
g a tio n R o y d is c o v e r s p e o p le
s te a lin g d o n a te d item s left a fte r
h o u rs by g o o d S a m a rita n s at are a
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f e c tiv e ly p r e c lu d e w h e e lc h a ir
u s e rs fro m o b ta in in g th e sa m e
b e n e f its a v a ila b le to a m b u la to ry
p a tr o n s ..."
The court entered injunctive relief
requiring the O regon A rena C orpo­
ration to take action to correct the
ticket sale policies, and infilling o f
seats. T he court ordered that “no
w heelchair spaces m ay be infilled
for a particular gam e or other event
unless all an am bulatory patron could
still purchase a ticket for a conven­
tio n a l c o m p a r a b le w h e e lc h a ir
spaces.”
T he court also ruled on many o ut­
standing and unresolved violations
o f the A D A 's accessibility require­
m ents. T he court has ordered the
O re g o n 's A re n a C o rp o ra tio n to
m odify a lengthy list o f physical bar­
riers. T he list includes curb ramps,
doors, handrails on ramps and signage
as well as problem s in the luxury
suites.
Son of Portland Couples Serves on Navy's Newest Destroyer
B y J ames E. S cott
O n b o a rd U SS M a h a n — Ju st
draw ing a paycheck w asn ’t enough
for W illiam Anderson Jr. He w anted
m ore out o f his career— adventure,
travel and opportunity. So he joined
the Navy.
Anderson, son o f W illiam and
Ida Anderson o f Portland, Or., serves
onboard the guided m issile destroyer
USS M ahan, hom e ported in N or­
folk. Va
A nderson, 38, jo in ed the N avy in
1979. “ 1 w as bored and going no­
w here fast," said the first class petty
officer.
Today h e’s serving on one o f the
N av y ’s new est and m ost advanced
fighting ships.
A sa destroyer, M ahan has a criti­
cal m ission in the N avy’s m ission.
D estroyers have traditionally been
the workhorses o f the m odem Navy,
d efending battle g roups against
threats from land, sea, and air. At
the heart o f M ahan’s w ar fighting
capability is the com puter based.
A egis w eapons system , w hich in­
volves a pow erful radar that allow s
the crew to detect, track and fire on
m ore than 100 targets at a time.
Mahan can launch as m any as 90
Tom ahaw k m issiles rapidly, each
capable o f hitting targets hundreds
o f m iles aw ay. The ship also fea­
tures Harpoon missiles, torpedoes
William Anderson Jr.
(Photo by David W. Crenshaw)
and a rapid fire 5-inch gun.
As an operation specialist, Anderson
works in the combat information center,
the tactical heart o f the ship. "I manage
a 28 person work center ensuring all
maintenance, training and work get ac-
compl ¡shed." he said. “I also work on the
Aegis combat system, which incorpo­
rates the newest and greatest technology
in the Navy.”
Anderson says his time in the Navy
has given him many exciting experi­
ences. “I’ve had the opportunity to de­
vote a Io, o f my spare time to volunteer
work, such as working with the Special
Olympics and Habilitât," he said. “I was
awarded the Military Outstanding Vol­
untary Service Medal for my efforts.”
A nderson is married to the form er
Joanna Haddock, and they have one
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He says he intends to stay on
active duty until h e ’s eligible to
retire. “ I w ant to settle in M aryland,
and w ork in m anagem ent,” he said.
W hatever his future, A nderson
can look back on his tim e in the
N avy with fond m em ories and the
know ledge his service w as valuable
and appreciated.
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