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Take 6
Atlanta Revels in Falcons'
First Super Bowl!!!
One o f the most acclaimed
and influential groups in
pop music. That rare gospel
act that crosses relgious
and cultural bounds.
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Opponents Of Measure 11 To File A Ballot Intiative To Repeal The Law
B y Y ema M easho
Presidential Address
P r e s i d e n t C l i n t o n h a d d e liv -
| e r e d h is S ta te o f th e U n io n A d ­
On the second Tuesday o f every month.
Citizens for Measure 11 Reform, a grass
root citizens group, meet to discuss their
concern about the long-term effects o f the
measure. On their meeting this month, the
group announced the completion o f a ballot
initiative that asks Oregon voters to recon­
sider Measure 11. On last election season
CFM1 lR ’s effort to bring the initiative to
the ballots failed short o f collecting enough
signatures.
Intended to establish mandatory sentence
d r e s s b e f o r e C o n g r e s s a n d th e
A m e r ic a n p u b l i c . H is a m b itio u s
a g e n d a is to p r o t e c t S o c ia l S e ­
c u r i t y , in c r e a s e s p e n d in g o f b i 1-
I lio n s o f d o lla r s fo r n ew p r o ­
ily and friends o f those sentenced under the
for certain felony crimes, Measure 11 was
law, are heading to the state’s capital to file
passed in 1994 by 66 percent o f voters and
the final draft and rally to introduce the
went into effect in April 1995 Under this
group to law mak-
law, offenders woul l
“So much power is given to ers in order to win
not be granted early re­
lease, leave or a reduc­ District Attorneys and 1 feel like their suPPort '* aP*
proved the initia­
tion o f sentence for any
I
am
living
in
a
police
state.
I
tiv e w ill re p e a l
reason. The measure
M easure 11 and
feel powerless, ”
applies to juveniles 15
will enable those
years or older includ-
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sentenced
under
Measure
11 to be resen­
ing first time offenders.
tenced
if
they
believe
they
would
get lesser
This week, opponents o f the measure,
time.
comprised o f concerned citizens and fam­
Drum Majors For Justice
Join Wellness Walk
g ra m s in c h i l d c a r e , e d u c a t i o n ,
c r i m e - f i g h t i n g , th e e n v ir o n m e n t I
a n d th e P e n ta g o n . H e a ls o p r o -
i p o s e d a n i n c r e a s e in th e m i n i ­
m um w a g e b y $1 an h o u r o v e r]
tw o y e a r s to $ 6 .1 5 .
Super Bowl
T h e A t l a n t a F a lc o n s , th e N a ­
ti o n a l F o o t b a l l L e a g u e ’ s d o o r ­
m a t f o r a t h i r d o f a c e n tu r y c e l-
I e b r a t e d t h e i r v i c t o r y o v e r th e ]
h e a v ily f a v o r e d M in n e s o ta V i­
k in g s . T h e F a lc o n s h a d a r e c o r d ]
Urban America
Profile
A r e c e n t r e p o r t r e v e a l e d th a t
A m e r ic a n c i t i e s a re s t r o n g , v i ­
b r a n t c e n te r s o f i n d u s tr y a n d c u l-
[ tu r e , im p ro v in g liv in g c o n d i­
tio n s f o r m a n y o f its r e s i d e n t s .
T h e n o ta b le im p r o v e m e n ts w e re
in e c o n o m ic c o n d i t i o n s , p o lic e -
c o m m u n ity r e l a t i o n s a n d r e c r e ­
a tio n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
Tax On Cigarettes
T he C lin to n a d m in is tra tio n
p r o p o s e d a f e d e r a l ta x i n c r e a s e
I o f 55 c e n ts o n a p a c k o f c i g a ­
r e t t e s to f i n a n c e h is n e w s p e n d ­
in g p r o g r a m s . T h e n e w ta x is e s ­
tim a te d to r a is e $8 b i l l i o n a y e a r
| fo r th e n e x t f iv e y e a r s . P la n s a r e ]
n e w p o l i c e o f f i c e r s a n d a ta x
| c r e d it f o r p e o p le r e q u i r i n g lo n g -
I te r m m e d ic a l c a r e .
Brazil
T h e v a lu e o f B r a z i l ’ s c u r r e n c y !
h a s d r o p p e d to an a l l - t i m e lo w ,
e ro d in g in v e s to r c o n fid e n c e
w o rld w id e . P r e s id e n t C lin to n
and T re a s u ry S e c re ta ry R o b e rt
E. R u b in a n n o u n c e d tw o - m o n th s
a g o s e t u p o f a $ 4 1 .5 b i l l i o n a id
p a c k a g e f o r B r a z il. It w a s a p r e ­
c a u t i o n a r y m o v e to h e lp t h e i r
fa ilin g e c o n o m y an d p re s e rv e
th e v a l u a b l e tr a d in g p a r t n e r s h i p
b e tw e e n th e c o u n t r i e s . B r a z il is
a h u g e m a r k e t fo r A m e r ic a n c o r ­
p o ra tio n s . T he B ra z ilia n g o v e rn ­
m e n t is e x p e c te d to c o n t r o l t h e ir
s p e n d in g w ith n a t i o n a l b u d g e t
I re d u c tio n s .
C ontinued T o P age A2
Freeway
Sign
Changes
Planned For
Interstate 5
he Oregon Department o f Trans­
portation (ODOT) plans to imple­
ment sign changes on Interstate 5
in north Portland.
Existing freeway signs on 1-5 north­
bound at Delta Park (Exit 307) was re­
placed by ODOT crews on Jan. 8, 1999.
The new interchange signing will list the
fo llo w in g d e s tin a tio n s : D e lta P a rk ,
Rivergate, M arine Drive and M.L. King Jr.
Boulevard. The existing signing for the
interchange reads Stockyards, Rivergate,
Marine Drive and MLK Jr. Blvd.
“The new signing will provide a more
accurate description o f nearby destina­
tions for drivers using the Delta Park In­
terchange, especially for the newly m odi­
fied entrance to Delta Park,” said Karla
Keller, ODOT regional maintenance m an­
ager.
Keller said there was some discussion
generated during a recent public meeting
that called for relocating the M.L. King. Jr.
Boulevard sign further south on 1-5 to di­
rect traffic to the local business district via
Lombard Street or Portland Boulevard.
“However, moving the M.L. King Jr.
Blvd. sign at Exit 307 is no longer neces­
sary since the Expo Center has opted not
to change their entrance signing,” Keller
said. “W hile the general agreement was to
leave the sign at Exit 307, the idea can be
further studied if the business district sup­
ports making additional changes.”
T
o f 182 w in s , 2 9 3 l o s s e s a n d 5
t i e s , th e w o r s t r e c o r d in p r o f e s -
I s io n a l f o o t b a l l .
u n d e r w a y to u s e th e m o n e y fo r
a fte r-s c h o o l p ro g ra m s , s u p p o rt
f o r d is a b l e d w o r k e r s , h i r i n g o f |
We are not saying that most everyone
will benefit from it,” said Mike Kelly, one
of the opponents o f the law who helped write
the initiative. ‘‘But if they believe that they
can get lesser sentencing without measure
11, they can take advantage o f the new initia­
tive.”
In order to qualify for the November
ballot the group must collect the necessary
77,000 signatures.
A ccording to M ichael D. Schrunk,
Multnomah County District Attorney, the
On January 18 there was a Wellness Rally, and Walk. The rally started at 10 am at the Matt Dishman Community
Center. The participants marched up Martin Luther King Blvd to Alberta, then to Jefferson High for a Martin Luther
King Day Celebration.A contingent of “Drum Majors for Justice' joined the annual Martin Luther King Day Wellness
Walk this year. Banners and signs of the Rainbow Coalition, New Party, Jobs with Justice, Friends of Geri
Washington, and others were in the contingent.
James Brown demonstrates that he’s still the hardest
working man in show business
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He's not as fast, but he's still as good and he proved that
to all of his faithful fans & curious music lovers last friday
as he performed for two dates at the Chinook Winds
Casino in Lincoln City. The Crowd rocked & rolled to such
old time favorites as "Try Me", "Please, Please,
Please", "Living In America" and many more...A good time
was had by all.
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