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Com m itted to eulluial diversity.
Volume XXIX. Num ber 11
An African American
Welcoming to the Most
Rev. John G. Vlazny
Miracle Theatre Hosts
Two Performances o f
Entre dos Mundos
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See Page B4
MARCH 17,1999
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THE I N Diamond Lane Cuts Commute
REVIEW
Fora six-month penod. beginning
on O ctober 12th, O D O T will be
studying the effectiveness o f a
carpooling in the Diamond Lane.
If you ride on 1-5 heading north
betw een G oing Street and Delta
Park, y o u 'll soon be seeing w hite
diam ond shapes down the m iddle
o f the third lane on the left.
Y ou’ve heard ofking o f diamonds,
baseball diamonds. Neil Diamond.
C o n s id e r th e s e R u sh H o u r
D iam onds... between 3:00 and 6:00
p.m .. the Diamond Lane is reserved
for vehicles carrying at least two
people - a driver and a passenger o f
a n y a g e - p lu s b u s e s an d
Amtrak Crash
Fourteen people were killed and 119
injured in the nation’s worst train wreck
since 1993. A collision occurred
between an Amtrak train and a tractor-
trailer at a rural crossing near a steel
mill about 50 miles south o f Chicago.
Dead bodies were found in a double
deck sleeping car that was three cars
behind the engines o f the 14-car train.
NATO
Poland, H ungary and the Czech
Republic will be formally joining
NATO. The three governments and
most o f their citizens are enthusiastic
about the alliance. This new venture
would require that these countries meet
NATO’s military requirements for
in teg rated air d efen se, secu rity
procedures and language training.
motorcycles.
W hether it's soccer practice at
Delta Park or the employees you're
looking after, try out the diam onds
... and cut the commute.
Aid To Schools
A bipartisan bill called ed-flex was
passed by the House and Senate. This
new legislation would give states and
schools more flexibility in how they
spend $11 billion in federal money.
Some schools hav e already earmarked
the money to be spent on programs
that benefit poor children. Schools
would be eligible as long as they show
signs o f academic improvement.
New Board Member for
the Multnomah
Education Service District
Public Forums
on Education
Dole For President
Elizabeth Dole is preparing to run as a
presidential candidate in the 2000 Race.
She considers herself a conservative
Republican that w ould appeal to
c o n se rv a tiv e
D em o c ra ts and
Independents. Mrs. Dole is also an
active C hristian w ho is pro-life
concerning the abortion issue.
Clinton’s Police
Initiative
Due to recent reports o f police
misconduct, in the public’s faith in the
police has been shaken In response.
President C linton proposed that
Congress spend more money to expand
ethics training for police officers,
establish academies to build rapport
betw een the police and citizens,
increase recruiting of minority police
officers and put more police officers
on the streets. Clinton made a $42
m illio n b udget re q u e st b efo re
Congress to support this program.
Stabilizing Oil Prices
A coalition o f major oil producers
recently announced that they would
cut production by another two million
barrels a day, a move that would help
stabilize oil prices. The informal
coalition included members o f the
Organization o f Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC), Saudi Arabia,
Algeria. Iran and Venezuela. The new
cutback would need to be reviewed
and approved by OPEC and non-OPEC
producers in Vienna on March 23.
Photo: Tony Sidley
Senator Aval Gordley and Stan Bunn, Superintendent of
Public Instruction hosted a public forum a t Madison High
Photo Courtesy New Party
Gerl Washington, newly elected board member for the Multnomah Education Service
District, unseats Imcumbent.
Read more on page A 7
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School on M arch 1 3 ,1 9 9 9 .
Several public forums are scheduled throughout the greater
Portland area, to discuss w ith local residents their thoughts
on education funding , testing and and other topics designed
to Improve public Instruction In the state of Oregon.