A Season For
Non-Violence
City Approves New
Modern Street Car
Come Join Us as We
Celebrate Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. 's 70th
birthday with remembrance.
"The $42 million dollar
vehicle not only offers the
best price, but smoothest,
quietest ride."
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REVIEW,
O ly m p ic S c a n d a l
I n v e s t i g a t o r s a re u n c o v e r ­
ing a p o s s ib le s c a n d a l i n v o lv ­
in g c a s h p a y m e n ts m ad e by
O ly m p ic o f f i c i a l s o f th e I n ­
t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e in
U ta h to I.O .C . m em b e rs fro m
A fric a and L a tin A m e ric a . I n ­
d i v i d u a l p a y m e n t s r a n g in g
from $ 5 ,0 0 0 to $ 7 0 ,0 0 0 cam e
from th e b id c o m m itte e ’ s $14
m illio n p r iv a te ly f in a n c e d
o p e r a tin g b u d g e t.
The P r e s id e n t ’ s
D e fe n s e
P r e s id e n t C lin to n fo rm a lly ]
d e fe n d e d h i m s e lf d u r in g h is
im p e a c h m e n t t r i a l , a r g u i n g
th a t he had n o t c o m m itte d any
h ig h c rim e s or m is d e m e a n o rs .
H is la w y e r s w r o te in a 13-
p ag e b r i e f th a t th e c h a rg e s do
n o t p e rm it th e c o n v ic tio n and
re m o v a l fro m o f f ic e o f a d u ly
e le c te d p r e s i d e n t. In th e b e ­
g i n n i n g o f th e P r e s i d e n t ’ s
te s tim o n y , he a d m itte d to " i n ­
a p p ro p r ia te in tim a te c o n ­
ta c t.
The F a llin g D o lla r
T he A m e ric a n d o lla r h as]
f a l l e n n e a r l y 25 p e r c e n t
a g a in s t th e y e n . T he r e a s o n s
are u n k n o w n , e s p e c ia lly as th e
n a t i o n ’s f e d e r a l b u d g e t h a s
tu rn e d in to a s u r p lu s th a t is
e s tim a te d to h it $76 b i llio n .]
T he n ew s o f a w e a k e n in g d o l ­
la r is w e lc o m e n e w s to m an y l
A m e ric a n f a r m e r s , s te e l m a k ­
e rs and som e b ig m a n u f a c tu r ­
e rs . T he s tr o n g v a lu e o f th e
d o lla r has c o n tr ib u te d to k i l l ­
ing t h e ir b u s in e s s a b ro a d and
u n d e rm in in g t h e ir e f f o r ts to |
c o m p e te w ith c h e a p im p o r ts .
Jordan R e tir in g
M ic h a e l J o r d a n , N a t io n a l ]
B a s k e tb a ll
A s s o c ia tio n ’s
b e s t- k n o w n a th l e te w ill r e t i r e
fo r th e s e c o n d tim e in fiv e
y e a rs . He p la n s on m a k in g a
fo rm a l a n n o u n c e m e n t so o n .
J o rd a n has h e lp e d th e C h ic a g o ]
B u lls w in s ix le a g u e t i t l e s .
F o r tu n e m a g a z in e e s ti m a t e d
J o r d a n ’ s c a r e e r f in a n c ia l c o n ­
t r i b u t i o n s to th e N .B .A . a s |
$10 b i ll io n .
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NBA ratifies
deal; promises
fan-friendly
league
to . Un^¡
nderstanding it has relationships to repair, the NBA re
cently revealed plans to become more fan-friendly as its
Board of Governors unanimously ratified the new six-
year collective bargaining agreement.
The league will have a schedule of approximately 50 games per
team that likely will begin February 5th, with each team playing
about five or six games out of conference. The playoffs will retain
the same 16-team format and will begin approximately May 1st,
running to the last week in June.
Stem said each team will have open workouts, play a pair of fan-
friendly exhibition games and offer discounted tickets of $10 by
next season at the latest.
“There are many people who say the proof will be in the pudding
and the surveys we have read say there are many fans who will
remain NBA fans,” Stem said. "We are comfortable that if we
work hard, our fans will give us the opportunity to redeem our­
selves.”
“We owe a lot to our fans, and we plan to work with our players
and the NBA to win back the fans' loyalty and trust,” Players
Association executive director Billy Hunter said.
The lockout will not officially end until the agreement has been
formalized, but team facilities have opened to players and train­
ers. Training camps will officially open no later than January 18iu,
signifying the onset of what should be the wildest offseason in
league history.
“It’s definitely going to favor either the players or the teams,”
Stem said. “I’m sure it is going to be a mad scramble. These things
have a way of working themselves out. It will probably be a
combination in different cities.”
With each team playing 50 games over a period of less than
three months, teams occasionally will be forced to play on three
consecutive nights. The league will average more than eight
games per night.
The lockout erased 437 games from the schedule and cost both
The Rose Garden welcomes back it s fans from the NBA lockout
owners and players hundreds of millions of dollars.
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New Postal Rates Takes Effect
ostal rates increase last Sunday
for the first time in four years,
raising the cost o f the basic first-
class letter a penny — to 33 cents.
D e s p ite fo u r s tra ig h t p r o fita b le
y e a rs , th e p o st o ffic e say s it n eed s
a d d e d c a s h to b u y e q u ip m e n t,
c o v e r r is in g c o s ts and re d u c e o u t­
s ta n d in g d e b t.
O rig in a lly , th e rate in c re a se had
b e e n e x p e c te d to ta k e e f f e c t la s t
s u m m e r, b u t it w as p o s tp o n e d at
t h e u r g i n g o f t he P o sta l R ate C o m ­
P
m is s io n an d C o n g re s s .
T he firs t 3 3 -c e n t s ta m p s w e n t
on s a le r e c e n tly , w ith f ir s t- d a y
c e re m o n ie s in L os A n g e le s. In a d ­
d i t i o n , t h e r e a re m i l l i o n s o f
u n d e n o m in a te d “ H” ra te s ta m p s
a v a ila b le at p o s t o f fic e s to c o v e r
th e 3 3 -c e n t ra te , as w e ll as 1-cent
s ta m p s th a t can be a d d e d to l e f t ­
o v e r 3 2 -c e n t sta m p s.
M ail w ith o u t e n o u g h p o s ta g e
w ill be d e liv e re d p o s ta g e d u e . If
th e r e c ip ie n t d e c lin e s to pay th e
e x tra p o s ta g e , th e item w ill be
re tu rn e d to th e s e n d e r.
W h ile th e U .S . stam p p ric e goes
up fo r th e b a s ic o n e -o u n c e le tte r ,
th e re is a o n e -c e n t re d u c tio n — to
22 c e n ts — in th e c h a rg e fo r e a ch
a d d itio n a l o u n c e .
T h a t m ea n s so m e o n e s e n d in g a
tw o -o u n c e le tte r w o u ld p a y 55
c e n ts , th e sam e as at p r e s e n t. A
th re e -o u n c e le tte r now c o s ts 77
c e n ts , a p e n n y le s s th a n th e o ld
ra te .
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T he new ra te s c o v e r m o st ty p e s
o f m a il. In o th e r ty p ic a l p ric e
c h a n g e s a p r io r ity m a il p a c k a g e
w ill rise from $3 to $ 3 .2 0 ; se n d in g
a lo c a l n e w s p a p e r w ill c o st 15.7
c e n ts , up fro m 14.5 c e n ts ; th e
p ric e to m ail a n a tio n a l m a g a z in e
w ill ris e fro m 27.1 c e n ts to 29.1
c e n ts and a b a s ic p a rc e l p o st pack­
age that cost $2.42 to send will rise to
$2.74.
The increase does not affect interna­
tional mail.
Gift O f Life
S ta te l e g i s la t o r s n a tio n w id e ]
are d e b a tin g on how to s p e n d
th e te n s o f b i ll io n s o f d o lla r s
f ro m
to b a c c o
s e ttle m e n t
d e a l s . O n ly f o u r s t a t e s -
F l o r i d a , M in n e s o ta , M i s s i s ­
s ip p i a n d T e x a s s t a r t e d r e ­
c e iv in g i n s ta llm e n t p a y m e n ts
fro m th e to b a c c o c o m p a n ie s
th a t to ta l $40 b i ll io n o v e r 25
y e a rs . T h is a m o u n t is p a r t of]
a $206 b i ll io n to be d iv id e d ]
am o n g a ll th e s ta t e s .
A lo n g -te rm m e d ic a l stu d y ]
by B r itis h s c i e n t i s t s r e p o r te d
t h e ir f in d in g s in th e B r itis h
M e d ic a l J o u r n a l th a t it w as
j u s t as s a fe to ta k e th e p ill
fo r m o re th a n 10 y e a rs as it
w as to ta k e it fo r 2 y e a rs -
the a v e ra g e le n g th w om en tak e
it. T he o n g o in g s tu d y in v o lv e d
tr a c k in g th e h e a lth o f 4 6 ,0 0 0
B r itis h w om en on th e P ill f o r|
25 y e a rs .
JA M ARY IS. 1999
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Volume X X V I111, Number 2
Photo by ^.Washington
Drew Ross, Manager of Marrow Donor
Services o f American Red Cross with Anissa
Ayala-Espinosa in Northeast Portland. Anissa
was diagnosed with CML, Chronic
Myelogenous Leukemia at the age o f sixteen
with a prognosis o f 3-5 years to live. She
received national interest for her parents
conceiving a child that would serve as a
possible bone marrow donor, especially as
there were no right matches for Anissa
through the national bone marrow registry.
The risks involved turned out to be a
worthwhile success. Anissa is now a Bone
Marrow recruitment specialist for American
Red Cross with a focus on educating the
Hispanic community. More on this In B
Observador do Portland.