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Commercial Robbery On Video
Fire Marshals Issue Joint
Warning About Sprinklers
V ancouver Fire M arshal R ick
A tkins and C lark C o u n ty Fire
M arshal D avid Lynam w ant to
focus the co m m u n ity ’s attention
on a national recall o f O m ega
sprinkler heads. The U S . C o n
sum er Product Safety C o m m is
sion (C PSC ) is recallin g o v er 8
m illion O m ega brand fire sp rin
klers m anufactured since 1982 by
C en tral S p rin k ler C orp. CPSC
alleges that O m egas are defective
and could likely fail in a tire.
T here are hundreds o f O m ega in
s ta lla tio n s in V a n c o u v e r and
C lark C o u n ty in m u lti-fa m ily
dw ellings, hom es and businesses.
“ We w ant to stress how im p o r
tant it is for people to take im m e
diate action to d eterm ine w hether
build in g s w here they live and
work are equipped w ith O m egas,
says Atkins. On most m odels, con
sum ers w ill be able to see three
flat round m etal disks stacked one
above the other w ith a sm all space
The Portland Police
Bureau
In c o o p e ra tio n w ith C rim e
S to p p e rs, is a sk in g fo r y o u r
h elp in id e n tify in g an d a p p r e
h e n d in g a c o u p le w ho ro b b e d
a c o n v e n ie n c e sto re at k n ife
p o in t.
O n S u n d a y , A u g u st 9, 1998,
at a p p ro x im a te ly 7:45 in the
m o rn in g , a s u rv e illa n c e c a m
era re c o rd e d a m an and w om an
w alking in to the 7-1 1 on S w an
Isla n d . T he c a m e ra sh o w s the
co u p le p u rc h a sin g tw o c u p s o f
c o ffe e , the w o m an s te a lin g a
p ack o f c ig a r e tte s , an d th e n
the c o u p le le a v in g th e sto re .
A p p ro x im a te ly fo u r m in u te s
la te r, th e c a m e ra re c o rd s the
sam e c o u p le re -e n te r the sto re
and ro b th e c le r k at k n if e
p o in t.
y ear,” says Lynam. “ We en cour
age fire sp rin k ler in sta lla tio n s,
and d o n ’t want this recall to nega
tively affect the public s opinion
o f fire sprinkler safety sy ste m s.”
C en tral S p rin k ler is offerin g
free replacem ent glass bulb tire
sprinklers and reim bursem ent to
w ard the cost o f having O m ega
sprinklers rem oved and replaced
For consum ers to get re im b u rse
m ent for in sta lla tio n co sts, they
m ust subm it a p ro o f o f claim to
C entral S prinkler po stm ark ed by
A u g .l, 1999. Since O m egas may
not operate in a tire , it is p a rtic u
larly im portant th at consum ers
have at least one fully o p e ra
tional sm oke d e te c to r on every
floor o f th e ir hom e, esp ecially
near bedroom s. To ensure that
the d e te c to r’s b a tte rie s are w ork
ing, test the detector every month.
F or ad d itio n al in te rn e t in fo rm a
tio n on th e r e c a l l , v ie w :
w w w .cpsc.gov
betw een each disk. Consum ers
should not attem pt to unscrew the
sp rinkler or shut dow n the sp rin
k ler system . C entral S p rinkler
Corp, w ill send a packet o f in fo r
m ation to help them identify the
sp rinklers and participate in the
recall. C all 1-800-896-5685 for
inform ation and claim forms.
B uilding ow ners should con
tact th eir sp rin k ler contractor to
inspect their system and see if any
o f the sp rin k ler heads in question
a re in t h e ir b u ild in g s . T he
V ancouver Fire D epartm ent and
C lark C ounty Fire M arshall’s O f
fice are developing procedures for
follow -up inspection to ensure
public safety. P rior to replacing
any sprinkler heads, contact your
local fire departm ent. “Properly
functioning autom atic sprinkler
system s reduce the risk o f fatali
ties in a fire and help save hun
dreds o f thousands o f dollars in
p roperty loss and dam age each
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In fo rm atio n w as re le a se d co n
cern in g g ro ss b ias a g a in st a fa
th e r by a ju d g e in the C lark
C o u n ty
S u p e rio r
C o u rt
(V an co u v er, W a sh in g to n ). W e
id e n tifie d him as Ju d g e Jo h n F.
N ich o ls.
W e h av e sin c e le a rn e d we
3 8 0 0 B lo c k
A venue
N ic h o ls, w ho w ent a long w ay a
few days later to c o rrectin g w hat
is h appening to th at father. N ow ,
if the p o lic e only read.
H ey, you e v e r try to read a
ju d g e ’s sig n a tu re ?
m ade a m istak e o f id en tity . The
o ffending ju rist was not the H on
o ra b le John F. N ich o ls but the
n o t so h o n o r a b le R a n d a l B.
F ritz le r.
W e re g re t any em b arrassm en t
o r in c o n v e n ie n c e th is h o n e st
m istak e m ay have caused Judge
Colored Pencil Art On View
At Water Resources
Education Center
Islam
image depicts the lowering, darken
ing cloud forms that herald an immi
nent storm.
Maurice has extensive experience
in producing and teaching art. The
W ater Center is privileged to host a
showing o f his current work.
The City o f Vancouver Water
Resources Education Center is at
4600 SE Columbia Way. It is open
Monday through Saturday, from 9
AM to 5 PM. Admission is free.
Since Farrakhan’s rise in public
profile during the 1980’s, his reli
gious movement has kept him in a
swirl o f controversy.
Farrakhan has made many attempts
at Black solidarity through organiz
ing the Million Man March, Million
Youth March and a 20-nation “World
Friendship Tour” that has helped him
move closer to the political main
stream. His other intent to gradually
bring his followers towards true Islam
is questionable by many.
Even though the Islamic faith and
the Nation o f Islam differ on many
counts, acommon bond between them
is their obeyance o f the Q ur’an Holy
Book. Within it, Muhammad’s divine
knowledge from God are revealed. At
the age o f 40 in 609 C.E., the Archan
gel Gabriel came to Muhammad with
revelations that continued for 23 years
thatestablishedhisprophethood. They
were recorded by him as a collective
body o f spiritual writings. There is no
other holy book like the Qur’ an whose
text has remained pure in its entirety
for twelve centuries. The message of
Universal Brotherhood and a doc
trine on the equality of mankind was
Muhammad’s gift to the world.
Despite Farrakhan’s contradictory
stances and divergence from Islamic
orthodoxy, his Nation o f Islam serves
a diversity of truth seekers throughout
the world. The Islamic faith does the
same. Essentially, both paths are valid
1 3 6 th
w as o p e ra te d by R o d n ey
D a le B r e w ic k , a g e 4 0 ,
k illin g
her
in s ta n tly .
B r e w i c k 's v a n v e e r e d o f f
th e ro a d a n d s tr u c k M s.
L illy w ho h ad b e e n w a lk
in g on th e s o f t s h o u ld e r
o f S E 1 3 6 th A v e . a t t h e
tim e o f th e a c c id e n t.
P o rtla n d P o lic e id e n ti
f ie d B r e w ic k a s th e d r iv e r
a t t h e s c e n e a n d t o o k h im
in to c u s to d y fo r an o u t
s ta n d in g a r r e s t w a rra n t
c h a r g i n g h im w i t h P o s
s e s s io n o f a C o n tro lle d
S u b s ta n c e . O f f ic e r s a ls o
fo u n d a s m a ll a m o u n t o f
s u s p e c te d m e th a m p h e t
a m i n e in B r e w i c k ’ s p o s
s e s s io n a t th e tim e o f h is
a r r e s t . M r. B re w ic k w a s
a ls o c h a r g e d w ith N e g l i
g e n t H o m i c i d e in t h e
d e a th o f M s. L illy a n d
w a s lo d g e d at M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty D e te n tio n C e n
te r, M C D C .
She’s a gang leader,
with a goal
Theresa was looking for acceptance but
all her friends were in gangs. For Theresa, it
was just a matter of time. Choosing between
gang life and soccer wasn't easy. But thanks
to adults like you and after-school programs
like these, she's now devoted to her
teammates — learning new skills, self
esteem, and the confidence to lead.
and Farrakhan: Two Differing Muslim Paths
C ontinued F rom F ront
SE
N o v em b er 11, 1998,
W e d n e sd a y , at a p p ro x i
m a te ly 7 :0 0 P .M ., S ta c e y
C o a lle L illy , a g e 2 2 , w as
w a lk in g S o u th b o u n d on
t h e E a s t s i d e o f S E 1 3 6 th
A v e . B e tw e e n SE P o w e ll
B l v d a n d S E H o l g a t e S t.
w h en sh e w as s tru c k h ead
on b y a v e h ic le w h ic h
S ta y tu n e d .
Colored pencil images o f “Sky
Series” by artist Alfred Maurice will
be shown on the second floor gal
lery o f the W ater Resources Educa
tion Center from November 18th
through Thursday, December 31st.
The 14 images in the show range
from a study o f a New Mexico sky,
described as having an intense blue
unlike anything seen in the midwest,
to dramatic cloud form ations o f
dawn and sunset. The most current
C rim e S to p p e rs is o ffe rin g
a c a sh re w a rd o f up to $ 1,000
fo r in fo rm a tio n , r e p o rte d to
C rim e S to p p e rs , w h ic h le a d s
to an a rre s t in th is ca se o r any
u n s o lv e d fe lo n y c rim e , and
you can re m a in a n o n y m o u s.
C a ll C rim e S to p p e rs at (5 0 3 )
8 2 3 -H E L P .
Portland Woman Killed In
Pedestrian-Automobile
Accident
Justice: Clark County Style
(correction)
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S u sp e c t #1 is d e s c rib e d as a
m ale w h ite in h is 4 0 ’s, 6 ’0"
ta ll, 180 p o u n d s w ith brow n
h a ir, a m o u sta c h e , and e x te n
siv e ta tto o s on b o th fo re a rm s.
S u sp e c t #2 is d e s c rib e d as a
fe m a le w h ite in h e r 4 0 ’s, 5 ’8",
140 p o u n d s, w ith b ro w n h a ir
w orn in a p o n y ta il.
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LESS CRIME IS
NO ACCIDENT
It takes you — and programs that work.
Call 1-800-WE PREVENT, and we ll send
you a free booklet on how you can support
programs in your community that keep kids
away from crime and crime away from kids.
in their own right as a direct path to
their vital Source, Allah (God).
“God does not forbid you from
showing kindness and dealing justly
with those who have not fought you
about religion and have not driven
you out of your homes. God loves just
dealers.” (The Qur’an on Islam as a
religion of mercy, not terrorism)
“On the material side, two, we will
find no difference except for what
Nature requires for its own ends. A
woman can earn and inherit and own
property and dispose o f it as a man
can.” (The Qur’an on the equality of
Muslim women to men)
“ As-Salaam-Alaikum” (A greeting
between Muslims which means peace
be unto you)
Muslim Community To Build A New Mosque
C ontinued
from
F ront
a model in the community that is a
part o f the community so we can
make contributions to the commu-
nity.
Construction work o f the Masjid
A1 Hijrah building is expected to be
gin as soon as the city permits the use
o f land for the two di fferent entities in
this residential area. The first entity
covers the non-profit private entity
for the Muslim Community and Hu
man Development Corp. The project
is in its second phase o f development
with the primary and necessary works
already done. Architectural consult
ants and planners have begun work
ing hand-in-hand with the center to
develop the architectural design of
the project to meet the city’s require
ment and members’ request. Like all
Mosques around the world, the main
building, the Masjid, is given a spe
cial feature to face Qibla in Mecca
from Portland. In doing so, the design
allows members to make their prayers
facing Qabba the first building that
was built for the worship o f one God.
“I know I will not live to see the
full potential o f the project," said
Shabazz, “but I am hoping genera
tions and generations o f good will
come out o f it.”
The community plans to spend $7
to $8 million dollars to finish the
project. Funding for the projects
comes from fundraising events, pay
ments by members and grants from
federal and state agencies.
“It is more for the future than it is
for the present,” said Shabazz. “We
feel it is our responsibility as indig
enous people to influence our com
munity.” The Portland Muslim com
munity is among the Muslim Ortho
doxy that came out o f The Nation of
Islam in 1975. As one o f the fastest
growing religion, the number o f
Muslims in the United States is esti
mated to be in the order ofsix to eight
million strong.
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