District 18
welcomes Gonzales
Over one hundred people
showed support fo r Martin
Gonzales at the All People
Court Convention.
See El Observador..page, A 6.
The dazzling
Michel'le is back
with a new album
The much long-awaited
Death Row Records
realease, Hung Jury.
See Entertainment, B3.
See Popeye' s
Coupon's
Inside!
BULK RATE
I S. POSTAGE
PAID
PORTLAND, OR
PERMIT NO.
1610
(The JJortlíX t h (Ohsi
Busineses
Team Up To
Create
Summer Jobs
For Teens
Thirty local businesses led
by Nike and the Urban
League of Portland joined
forces to create summer
jobs for 3 5 teenagers from
N /N E Portland
Construction Begins On Oregon’s Monument
H onoring D r . M artin L' jther
K ing , J r .
o n s tru c tio n fo r “ T he
D re a m ,” O re g o n ’s m o n u
m ent to D r. M a rtin L u th e r
K in g Jr. b e g a n on M o n d a y , A u g u st
10, 1998. M asons b e g an p o u rin g the
c o n c re te at 1:30 PM b e fo re a h o st o f
p a r tic ip a n ts in c lu d in g th e a r tis t,
M ic h a e l F lo rin D e n te , and m e m b e rs
o f th e B o ard o f the M a rtin L u th e r
C
o r se v e n y e a rs th e S u m m e r
Y o u th E m p lo y m e n t P ro g ra m
h a s p ro v id e d te e n a g e r s fro m
lo w -in c o m e f a m ilie s w ith jo b s an d
tr a in in g d u rin g an e ra w h en p u b lic ly
fu n d e d su m m e r p ro g ra m s h a v e d e
c lin e d .
A re c o rd n u m b e r o f 35 y o u th w e re
K in g Jr. S ta tu e F o u n d a tio n .
h ire d to p r o v id e fre e y a rd an d la n d
“ I 'm e x c ite d and n e rv o u s at the
s c a p in g w o rk on h o m e s o c c u p ie d by
sam
e tim e ,” e x c la im e d Jo h n Je n k in s
s e n io r c itiz e n s liv in g on fix e d in
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a n o f th e F o u n d a tio n ’s b o a rd ,
c o m e s. M any s e n io r s h a v e d if f ic u lty
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sk e d how he fe lt. “ W e h a v e
k e e p in g up w ith y a rd w o rk d u rin g
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w o rk in g at th is fo r so lo n g ,
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m ore th a n 100 h o m e s, in c lu d in g m any
K irk L a rse n fro m B au g h C o n
th a t had d e f e r r e d m a in te n a n c e fo r
s tru c tio n is a c tin g as th e g e n e ra l
s e v e ra l y e a rs .
c o n tr a c to r fo r th e b a se th a t w as d e
T h e p r o g r a m ’s p rim a ry s p o n s o r,
sig n e d by L acey M a g in n is B yrne
N ik e , m a d e a c a sh c o n tr ib u tio n o f
from G ro u p M a c k e n z ie A rc h ite c ts .
$ 1 8 ,0 0 0 a n d p ro v id e d in -k in d s u p
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orm B each y and P a c ific N o rth w e st
p o rt in c lu d in g c lo th in g , p r in tin g , an d
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an aw ards b a n q u e t. O th e r m a jo r s p o n
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n tic e s h ip a n d T r a in in g T r u s t
so rs in c lu d e d B a u g h C o n s tr u c tio n ,
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D o u b le tr e e H o te ls a n d A s s o c ia te d
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th e c o n c re te and the O re g o n
G e n e ra l C o n tr a c to r s .
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th is su m m e r w ith th e U rb a n L e a g u e
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to p ro v id e P o rtla n d y o u th w ith th e
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g fo r th e m o n u m e n t b e g an
o p p o r tu n ity to g a in e m p lo y m e n t e x
m o re th a n n in e y e a rs ag o . T he o r ig i
p e r ie n c e , e a rn m o n e y , an d p r o v id e a
nal id ea cam e from the M artin L u th er
v a lu a b le s e r v ic e to o u r c o m m u n ity 's
K in g Jr. E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l u n d e r
s e n io r c itiz e n s ," s a id D o u g S ta m m ,
th e g u i d a n c e o f D o s h ie C la r k ,
D ire c to r, G lo b a l C o m m u n ity A ffa irs
L a v e r n e D a v is , a n d D r. H a r r ie t
fo r N ik e , Inc.
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i
A d a ir . O re g o n S ta te S e n a to r B ill
M cC oy took th e p ro je c t u n der his w ing
and m ad e su re th e r e w as a s ite fo r the
s ta tu e in th e o rig in a l p la n s fo r the
O re g o n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r. A fte r th e
su d d e n d e a th o f S e n a to r M c C o y , the
p ro je c t w a v e re d
w h ile . L ast su m
m er w ith new e n e rg y and v o lu n te e rs ,
a fu n d ra isin g e ffo rt w as in itia te d w hen
th e F o u n d a tio n a p p ro a c h e d fo rm e r
U .S . S e n a to r M ark H a tfie ld and a sk e d
him to g iv e th e k e y n o te a d d re ss at a
f u n d r a is in g b r e a k f a s t. S in c e th a t
b r e a k f a s t, m ore th a n 800 b u s in e s s e s
and in d iv id u a ls h av e d o n a te d in e x
c e ss o f $ 1 7 5 ,0 0 0 to the p ro je c t.
T he F o u n d a tio n w ill be a c c e p tin g
a d d itio n a l c o n tr ib u tio n s th ro u g h A u
g u st 28, 1998. C o n trib u tio n s m ay be
m ad e at th e s c u lp tu r e ’s d e d ic a tio n or
by s e n d in g a c h e c k or m oney o rd e r to
th e M a rtin L u th e r K in g , Jr. S ta tu e
F o u n d a tio n , PO Box 1762, P o rtla n d ,
O R 9 7 2 0 7 . A ll c o n trib u to rs to “ T he
D re a m ” w ill be p e rm a n e n tly id e n ti
fie d at th e m o n u m e n t’s site .
"T h e n u m b e r o f y o u th c re w s is up
to fiv e th is y e a r. W e th a n k th e m an y
lo c a l c o m p a n ie s th a t r e s p o n d e d to
o u r c h a lle n g e an d w e h o p e th a t e v e n
m o re c o m p a n ie s w ill jo in us n e x t
y e a r."
U rb an L e a g u e P re s id e n t L a w re n c e
J. D ark b e lie v e s th e p ro g ra m c o n tin
ues to h av e a p o sitiv e im p a c t on y o u th ,
e v en a f te r th e ir su m m e r jo b e n d s.
"O v e r th e y e a rs w e h a v e se e n m any
y o u th go on to do b ig g e r and b e tte r
th in g s , su c h as g a in a u n iv e r s ity e d u
c a tio n or ta k e on a m o re c h a lle n g in g
jo b . C le a rly , th is p ro g ra m h e lp s put
y o u n g p e o p le on th e rig h t p ath at a
c ritic a l tim e in th e ir d e v e lo p m e n t."
C a sh c o n tr ib u tio n s to th is y e a r ’s
p ro g ra m to ta lle d $ 5 7 ,5 4 8 . U n f o r tu
n a te ly , fu n d r a is in g e f f o r ts fe ll s h o rt
o f th e fu ll c o s t to s u p p o r t th e e ig h t-
w eek p ro g ra m .
T h e U rb a n L e a g u e c o n tin u e s to
seek d o n a tio n s fro m c o m p a n ie s an d
in d iv id u a ls . I n te r e s te d p a r tie s can
c o n ta c t K a c e y H u ffm a n at (5 0 3 ) 2 8 0 -
2621 fo r m o re in f o r m a tio n .
Workers pour the foundation for Martin Luther King monument.
“ I'm r e a lly e x c ite d th a t it is b e in g
p ie c e d b a c k to g e th e r ,” a r tis t M ic h a e l
D e n te s a id a b o u t h is m u lti- p ie c e
s c u lp tu re .
“ I can see th e tr e m e n d o u s a m o u n t
o f p o te n tia l in th e in d iv id u a l p ie c e s
and am e x c ite d th a t it is so n e a r its
c o n c lu s io n .” In o r d e r to c r e a te a
b ro n z e s ta tu e o f th is m a g n itu d e , th e
fo u n d ry m u st p o u r e a c h s e c tio n in d i
v id u a lly , th e n w e ld th e p ie c e s b a c k
to g e th e r u n d e r th e a r t i s t ’s s u p e r v i
sio n .
T h e d e d ic a tio n o f “ T h e D r e a m ”
w ill be h e ld on A u g u st 2 8 . 1998 from
6 :3 0 to 8 :0 0 PM at th e O re g o n C o n
v e n tio n C e n te r (7 7 7 N E M a rtin
L u th e r K in g Jr. B lv d .) . T h e c e r
e m o n y w ill ta k e p la c e th ir ty - f iv e
y e a r s to th e d a y o f D r. K in g ’s “ I
H a v e a D re a m ” s p e e c h . T h e p u b lic
is in v ite d to s h a re in th e c e le b r a
tio n w ith d i g n i t a r i e s in c lu d in g :
H o u s to n M a y o r L ee B ro w n . P o r t
la n d M a y o r V e ra K a tz , M e tro E x
e c u t i v e M ik e B u r to n , P o r t l a n d
P a rk s and R e c re a tio n D ire c to r
C h a r le s J o rd a n , B ish o p A. A. W e lls,
a n d th e a r t i s t , M ic h a e l F lo r i n
D e n te .
U.S. West &
Employees at Odds
US West proposes wage & benefit
package viewed by U.S. West
employees as unacceptable.
Management is hopeful of a quick
negotiated settlement.
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REVIEW
Clinton’s Speech
California Earthquake
Tyson’s Boxing License
President Clinton went before the public
by addressing the issue o f his sexual affair
with Monica Lewinsky. He admitted to an
“inappropriate relationship” and is now fac
ing the challenge of repairing the damage to
his family. Clinton got mixed reactions from
Americans throughout the country.
T he U.S. G eological Survey said that
an earthquake with a m agnitude o f 5.3
happened at 7:10 AM on A ugust 12th.
sw ayed buildings and halted com m uter
trains, the quake opened at least three
cracks in H ighway 101 in San Benito
County.
Nevada boxing officials withdrew Mike
Tyson’s application for a New Jersey boxing
license. Tyson’slicense was revoked afterbiting
Evander Holyfield's ears in a rematch last year.
Tyson was fined $3 million for that offense.
Ruble Plan
Holocaust Reparations
Russian President, Boris Yeltsin decided
to devalue the ruble by 34 percent. This has
resulted in mass protests and requests for
Yeltsin’s resignation. The decision is ex
pected to cause hardship for Russian con
sumers and shake up international markets.
The Swiss Banks agreed to pay $1.25
billion to Holocaust survivors. This amount
will be paid out dver three years. In return, the
plaintiffs will release all claims against Swiss
banks, the Swiss government and Swiss in
dustry
World Series Tickets
World Series tickets have doubled this
year The cost is now $ 150 a game for the best
box seats and $ 100 a night for its top reserved
tickets Baseball also increased prices for the
league championship series.
Moratorium On Murals
The City Council approved a temporary
I
moratorium on all new painted murals and
wall signs throughout the city. A permanent
ban is being considered.
The city’s Planning Bureau is proposing
in October that all painted images be pro
hibited on all building walls above the first
story.
Pendleton Inmates
This fall, men and women inmates will be
housed in the same Oregon prison for the
first time because of delays in settling on a
Wilsonville site fora 1,300-bed prison and
inmate center. The state has been renting
out-of-state beds for women inmates these
last two years.