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Four House
Republicans
Suggest Censure
Im p e a c h m e n t V o te
P r e s i d e n t C l i n t o n w a s v o te d
by th e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a -
• t i v e s to be im p e a c h e d . A n a g ­
g r e s s iv e lo b b y in g e f f o r t by
C l i n t o n ’s d e f e n d e r s a r e tr y i n g
to s to p a S e n a te i m p e a c h m e n t
tr ia l an d p ro m o te c e n s u re .
O n ly 51 v o te s b y S e n a t o r s a re
n e e d e d to h a l t th e t r i a l a n d d e ­
te r m in e a n o t h e r fo rm o f p u n ­
is h m e n t.
■ Despite Their Vote For
Impeachment
Y e lts in
Im p e a c h m e n t
R u s s ia n l a w m a k e r s w ill be
d e c id i n g on w h e th e r o r n o t to
im p e a c h
P re s id e n t
B o ris
Y e lts in . T h e ir re a s o n s fo r im ­
p e a c h m e n t in c l u d e i n s t i g a t i n g
th e 1991 c o l l a p s e o f th e S o ­
v ie t U n io n , u s in g f o r c e a g a i n s t
h a r d - l i n e la w m a k e r s in 1 9 9 3 ,
la u n c h i n g th e b o t c h e d w a r in
C h e c h n y a a n d n e g l e c t i n g th e
m ilita r y .
Ira q i A ir S tr ik e s
I r a q c h a r g e d t h a t th e U .S .
and B ritis h m ilita r y h av e n o t
ce a se d th e ir a ir s trik e s . Tw o
m is s ile s w e re f ir e d r e c e n tly
to w a r d th e s o u t h e r n c i t y o f
B a sra . P e n ta g o n an d B ritis h
D e fe n se M in is try o f f ic ia ls
h av e d e n ie d an y re c e n t m is s ile
f i r i n g . T h e l a s t a i r r a id a t t a c k
o r d e r e d b y P r e s i d e n t C l in t o n
a n d P r im e M i n i s t e r B l a i r h a d
h it 100 m i l i t a r y a n d i n d u s t r i a l
t a r g e t s in I r a q .
President William J. Clinton
B y Y ema M easho
ays after the approval of two ar­
ticles of impeachment on per­
jury and obstruction o f justice,
D
B ig C old W ave
t
T e m p e ra tu re s
d ro p p e d
a c r o s s th e n a t i o n , s t a r t i n g th e
c o ld w i n t e r s e a s o n . T h e a r c t i c
a ir f l o o d e d o v e r C a n a d a a n d
in to th e n o r t h e r n R o c k ie s a n d
P la i n s j u s t r e c e n t l y . T r a f f i c
d e a th s h a v e r e s u lt e d fro m
g la z e d r o a d s w ith ic e in K a n ­
s a s , O k la h o m a , T e x a s , M is ­
so u ri and A rk a n s a s .
H ot A ir B a llo o n
B a l l o o n is t s d r i f t e d h ig h
o v e r th e H i m a l a y a s , h o p in g to
c a tc h a j e t s tr e a m o u t o f p r o ­
h ib ite d C h in e s e a irs p a c e . T h ey
in te n d to f in d th e f a s t e s t , m o s t
d i r e c t r o u t e o u t o f C h in a . T h e
c r a f t h a s b e e n m o v in g t h r o u g h
C h in a a t 48 m p h , i n s t e a d o f
th e r e q u i r e d 115 m p h to g e t
a r o u n d th e w o r ld .
In t e r e s t R a te s
The F e d e ra l R e se rv e has d e ­
c id e d to le a v e s h o r t - t e r m i n ­
te re s t ra te s u n c h a n g e d . T he
b e n c h m a r k r a te on o v e r n i g h t
lo a n s b e tw e e n b a n k s s t a y s at
4 .7 5 p e r c e n t . I n t e r e s t r a t e s
h a v e b e e n c u t t h r e e tim e s t h is
fa ll.
University of Oregon
Knight Library
Newspaper Section
Eugene OR 97403
four House Republicans who voted to im­
peach President Clinton, urged the Senate in
a letter to consider strong censure than re­
moval from office. Like the 63 percent of
Americans surveyed in CBS-New York
Times poll, the four moderate Republicans
say they want to see the matter brought to the
end with a censure.
According to a report in CNN, a dozen
more House Republicans share the views of
the four congressmen.
Reps. Sherwood Boehlert and Benjamin
Gilman of New York. Michael Castle of
Delaware and Jim Greenwood of Pennsyl­
vania sent the letter to Senate Majority
Leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) asking to
“allow the Senate to consider strong cen­
sure as a remedy.”
All four representatives voted for the
first article of impeachment that charged
the president lying under oath in his August
17 grand jury testimony. In their conclu­
sion, both impeachment articles approved
by mostly party-line vote, declare that
Clinton’s deeds justify the “removal from
office.”
However, in their letter, the four repre­
sentatives said that they don’t want their
votes to impeach Clinton to be interpreted
to mean the removal from office as the
only way out of the case. But to mean,
“factors may lead the Senate to conclude
that a remedy short of removal is in or­
der.”
During the debate last week, Democrats
cautioned Republicans to consider censure
asserting that voting impeachment proposes
voting to remove the president from office.
The editorial that was published in The
New York Times op-ed column by the two
former presidents. Gerald Ford and Jimmy
Carter, also proposes the idea of bipartisan
censure resolution. In an effort to bring the
two parties in agreeable terms, Ford and
Jimmy Carter jointly offered a suggestion
that Clinton should admit lying under oath
but his admission should not be used against
him in a future trial.
The president’s defense team is work­
ing towards two feasible strategies, a
possible compromise on censure and a
legal challenge to the House impeach­
ment matter. Vice President A1 Gore
also repeatedly called for a bipartisan
effort to resolve the impeachment pro­
ceedings.
Even with majority 55-seat held by the
Republicans, it is anticipated that the Senate
will fall short to have the two-third or 67
required votes to remove the president from
office.
Despite approval of impeachment of ar­
ticles, CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indi­
cates that President Clinton’s approval rat­
ing is an all-time high; a ten points jump to
73 percent, while the number of Americans
with unfavorable view of the Republicans
has jumped 10 points ■
less Kaiser To Be Adidas
National Headquarters
our company here excites every one of our
B y L ee P earlman
employees," Adidas America chief executive
To the delight of city and neighborhood
officer Steve Wync said. He said that the
leaders, Adidas America will make the former
proposed facility, and its retail store at 5020
Bess Kaiser Hospital property their national
N.E. Martin l uther King Jr. Blvd., “proves
headquarters.
that we belong to the
The 18 acre prop­
com m unity, that
erty at 5055 N.
"This is the m ost significant we’re not just guests
Greeley Ave., which
developm ent proposal the city of the community.”
Kaiser Permanente
Mayor Vera Katz
closed in 1995, will
has seen in 10 years "
and com m issioner
be home to 500 em­
Erik Sten were par­
ployees after a $25
ticularly impressed that adidas chose to lo­
million renovation expected to take 18
cate in North Portland. " fhe commitment of
months, company and city officials an­
businesses
to move into the city from the
nounced last week. At present the athletic
suburbs,
or
to
stay in the city, is very impor­
shoe and apparel company has no single
tant to us," Katz said.
national headquarters in the United States.
C ontinued T o P age A l l
“The propospect of creating a home for
Former Bess Kaiser
liday Program
Gun Law s
A r e c e n t r e s e a r c h r e p o r t by
th e J o u r n a l o f th e A m e r ic a n
M e d ic a l A s s o c ia tio n fo u n d
th a t h a n d g u n p u r c h a s e r s w ith a
p rio r m is d e m e a n o r c o n v ic tio n
w e re n e a r ly fiv e tim e s as
l i k e l y as g u n b u y e r s w it h o u t a
c r im i n a l r e c o r d to b e c h a r g e d
w ith n ew o f f e n s e s i n v o l v i n g
f i r e a r m s o r v i o l e n c e . T h is r e ­
p o r t f u e ls th e a r g u m e n t o f
k e e p in g p r o s p e c tiv e b u y e r s
w ho h a v e c o m m itte d m is d e ­
m e a n o r s fro m b u y in g g u n s .
The Multicultural Senior Center had their Holi­
day Program on Friday, December 18, 1998.
Entertainment featured Laquasha Thompson *
The Night Before Christmas, The Urban League
Street Academy and the Multicultural Senior Center
Chorus and Kertley Burgraf (Pianist). There was
picture taking time with Santa, a Raffle and Bingo.
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Santa, Fawn Hudson and Lawarence Dark o f the Urban League o f Portland
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