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Necessity Takes
Precedence Over Protest
B y C indn S immons
A ssociated P ress W riter
As she w aited for a fill-up at a
dow ntow n service station, m otorist
Christi Boom said she really w anted
to partic ipate in the national gas boy
cott to oppose high prices.
There w as ju st one little problem .
She was running on empty.
Across a state that has the nation’s
fourth-highest gas prices _ up to S 1.60
a gallon in some places _ necessity
seemed to take precedence over protest.
“ It’s kind o f like food, y ou’ve got
to buy it,” said M ark Edlen, w ho also
knew about F riday’s boycott before
he forked over $31.70 to f i l l the tank
on his Range Rover.
Even w ith the boycott and prices
o f $ 1.59 for regular unleaded, atten
dant Joe Kelly said he saw no dropoff
in business at his C hevron station in
the city ’s O ld Tow n district.
K elly said com plaints have ta
pered o ff as custom ers have grown
num b to the highest prices in years.
Prices norm ally go up w hen it
gets close to sum m er, he said, “but
this is rid ic u lo u s.... W e were a little
shocked ourselves."
O ne person who said he was driv
ing right past the pumps Friday was
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, who has taken
aim at high gas prices across the West.
The Oregon Democrat has asked the
J ustice Department to look into the high
prices and to determine whether to
launch an antitrust investigation o f the
oil industry. He said that while the na
tional average is $ 1.15 a gallon, Oregon
drivers are paying $1.52, trailing only
California, Hawaii and Nevada.
At the Fairgrounds Texaco station
in G rants Pass, prices were a rela
tively inexpensive $ 1.49 a gallon for
regular unleaded, and if there was a
boycott going on, nobody could tell.
“We had six motor homes at once in
here this morning,” said owner Randy
Harris. “Personally, I don’t think it will
affect the oil companies unless people
quit driving the whole day. I don’t
think anybody is going to walk to work.'
Added customer Denise Troxel,
whose tab for filling up herpickup came
to S42.50: “When you need gas, you
need gas. What are you going to do?”
adults get a m inim um o f seven hours
sleep. O th er w ays to pro m o te good
sleep include:
A com fortab le m attress that is
Exercise, but not right before bed.
A light snacks before bed if you
tend to aw ake hungry in the night.
Adopting a regular bedtim e ritual,
like having decaffeinated tea each
night, gives people a chance to un
w ind and think about things before
going to bed,” he said.
Medical Marijuana Activist
Rally at the State Capitol
Salem, O R - V oter Pow er, a
grassroots PAC, is sponsoring a
“ M arijuana is M edicine" rally o f
medical patients and their supporters
on the front steps o f the State C apitol
in Salem at 10:00 AM Friday April
30th. The group is celebrating the
implementation o fth e O regon M edi
cal M arijuana Act (ballot m easure
67) which goes into effect on M ay 1.
The law allows seriously ill patients
with doctor’s approval, to grow and
use marijuana.
A ctivists are also urging the O r
egon Legislature to pass H JM 10,
which
vans» un
n g ita a to change
w
hich calls
on c C u ongress
federal law. T he current federal law
classifies m arijuana as a S chedule I
drug under the Controlled Substance
Act. T his classification m eans that
doctors are prevented from prescrib
ing m arijuana and it cannot be sold
at pharm acies. H JM 10, sponsored
by R epresentatives Jo A nn Bow
man, calls on C ongress to “ m odify
the legal status o f m arijuana to al
low its lim ited m edical use in those
states w here lim ited m edical use has
been legal u nder state law ." The
H ouse Judiciary com m ittee passed
HJM 10 yesterday.
S p eak
ers — at — the - rally w ill in-
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c lu d e R e p re s e n ta tiv e s Jo A n n
B o w m an , R e p re se n tativ es Floyd
P ro zan sk i, S torm y R ay, and chief
p e titio n e r o f O M M A , M ic h ae l
R ose, c h ie f p e titio n e r o f the m a ri
ju a n a re c rim in a liz a tio n re fe re n
dum (m easu re 57). A n d o th e r p a
tien ts and ac tiv ists.
At 8:00 AM in the G alleria area
o f the C apitol b u ild in g , there w ill
be a b r ie f o pening o f a p o ster d is
play show ing patien ts affected by
the federal policy.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n or to a r
range interview s co n tact John Sajo
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Earlier Prenatal Screening
Are You Getting Enough Sleep? for Down Syndrome
One ofthe most prevalent sleep prob-
ems in America is insufficient sleep.
“ People try to do too m any things
n 24 hours. W hen push com es to
¡hove, sleep gets sho v ed ,” said Dr.
vlax H irs h k o w itz , a s le e p r e
searcher at B a ylorC ollege of M edi-
:ine in H ouston. “ T o avoid sleep
leprivation, he recom m ends that
not too old.
G oing to bed when sleepy instead
o f fighting sleep.
M a in ta in in g a re g u la r sle e p
schedule.
Preliminary Construction Work
Begins On Airport Max
In p rep a ra tio n for the start o f
\ir p o r t M ax light rail constru ctio n
ater this spring, B echtel Infrastruc-
are Corp, w ill create co nstruction
tag ing areas at tw o T ri-M et park
fc rid e lots located along the align-
nent. T his m eans som e park & ride
paces w ill be n ot be available dur-
ng construction.
At Parkrose Park & Ride, lo
o te d at 95,h and NE Sandy Blvd., a
juarter o f the lo t’s 273 spaces will be
en ced o ff w hich started April 28.
This is an underutilized facility and
will not im pact current users.
•At G atew ay Park & Ride, lo
cated at 99lh and NE M ultnom ah, 20
parking spaces will be elim inated to
accom m odate the construction work.
T hese 20 spaces will be fenced o ff
w hich started M ay 3. This lot is cur
rently at capacity and com m uters are
encouraged to take a bus or carpool
to the park & nde. To be eligible for
a designated cappool spot, carpools
m ust register by calling 227-7665.
To find out about bus routes that
serve G atew ay T ransit Center, call
238-RIDE.
The pre-construction activity will
not affect bus or M ax service.
•M ajor construction on the 5.5-
m ile A irport Max light rail extension
is expected to begin in mid-June.
This innovative project is the result a
public-private venture involving the
Port o f Portland, Tri-M et, the City o f
Portland, the Portland D evelopm ent
C om m ission and Bechtel.
The 67th Season of Multnomah
Greyhound Park
W ood Village, O R - “ Here com es
Rusty!” That fam iliar call that is now
synonym ous w ith the fastest dogs in
the world trying to catch "R usty the
B one," as the 67,h official season o f
greyhound Park (M GP).
N ew th is seaso n is im p ro v e
m en ts and co n stru ctio n at the Park.
M u ltn o m a h G re y h o u n d P ark is
b u ild in g an ex p an d ed p ark in g lot,
rem o d e lin g the h o ld in g k en n els,
an d b u ild in g , a new sta te -o f-th e
art k en n el com p o u n d for the g rey
h o u nds. P atro n s w ill h av e a new
en try w ay an d the la n d sca p in g and
flo w ers w ill be ex p an d ed . "A fte r
the g reat se aso n w e h ad la st year,
th e se new im p ro v em en ts sh o u ld
sig n al o u r co m m itm en t to o u r ra c
ing fa n s,” n o te d C arl W ilson, g e n
era l m anager.
T he F req u en t Fan C ard retu rn s
th is se a so n fo r p atro n s to w in
prizes. I f you alread y have a card,
be rea d y to earn p o in ts startin g the
o p en in g day. S ign up fo r a F re
q u en t Fan C ard ( if you d o n ’t h av e
on e) and be rea d y to earn p o in ts
tow ard free program s, buffets, trips
and o th e r g reat g ifts. E very tim e a
fan com es to the P ark, a co m p u ter
track s the entry.
A new racin g sch ed u le is being
in tro d u c ed this year. R acing from
M onday through Saturday (in som e
ca se s T uesday th ro u g h S atu rd ay )
w ill be the race card this year.
S u n d ay m a tin e es are b eing re
m oved and M o n d ay s added. T his
allo w s for m o re racin g o p p o rtu n i
tie s, and this a ttracts a h ig h er c a li
b er o f kennel an d greyhound. “ W e
w an t the ab so lu te b est k en n el in
term s o f racin g , rep u ta tio n , care
o f do g s an d co m m itm en t to e x c e l
le n c e ,” said W ilson.
A lso new this y ear w ill be an
ex p a n d ed in fo rm atio n booth. A n
n o u n c e r E ric A n d erso n w ill be
p la ce d on th e th ird floor. R ace
fans can ask him q u estio n s in -b e
tw een races. F or co m p lete racin g
sch ed u les and inform ation fans can
ac cess the M G P w eb site at: h ttp :/
/w w w .ez2w inm gp.com
Be a p art o f the 76,h season o f
M u ltn o m ah G rey h o u n d Park rac
ing. L ive racing co m m ences the
ev en in g o f Friday, A pril 30, and
w ill co n clu d e O cto b er 9th. L ocated
in W ood V illage, O regon take 1-84
to W ood V illage E xit 16-A. C all
(5 0 3 ) 6 6 7 -7700 for details.
Crime Statistics per Northeast
Neighborhood Association
R ate
R obbery
1
Boise-
1
Concordia-
1
King-
0
A lam eda-
0
Eliot-
0
G rant Park-
0
H um boldt-
0
Irvington-
0
Lloyd-
0
Piedm ont-
Sahin-
0
Sullivans Glch.- 0
0
V ernon-
0
W oodlaw n-
Lloyd-
SullivansGlch.-
Boise-
Eliot-
Hum boldt-
Irvington-
W oodlaw n-
Concordia-
King-
Piedm ont-
G rant Park-
Sabin-
V em on-
A lam eda-
7
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
ACC.R A ssault R es B urglary
6
12 Piedmont-
King-
5
King-
11
H um buldt-
4
Eliot-
9
W oodlaw n-
3
Boise-
8
Concordia-
3
Sabin-
7
Lloyd-
7 Sullivans Glch.-3
V em on-
3
Concordia-
6
Piedmont-
W oodlaw n- 3
5
Boise-
G rant Park- 2
4
Eliot-
2
Humboldt-
4
Sabin-
2
V em on-
Sullivans G lch.-1
1
Alameda-
0
Alameda-
G rant Park- 0
0
Grant Park-
0
Lloyd-
0
Irvington-
T heft F/Airro
1
Boise-
1
Eliot-
1
H umboldt-
1
Lloyd-
1
Piedm ont-
1
Sabin-
0
A lam eda-
0
C oncordia-
0
G rant Park-
0
Irvington-
0
Kina-
Sullivans G lch.-0
0
V ernon-
0
W oodlaw n-
15 Lloyd-
Eliot-
15 Concordia-
Lloyd-
11 Eliot-
Alameda-
11 Humboldt-
Irvington-
Irvington-
8
Piedm ont-
King-
Sullivans Glch.- 8
SullivansGlch.-
7
Concordia-
G rant Paik-
6
G rant Park-
Boise-
6
H um boldt-
W oodlawn-
6
King-
Alameda-
6
Sabin-
Piedmont-
5
W oodlaw n-
Sabin-
3
Boise-
V em on-
3
V em on-
M urder - N one Reported
Hum boldt- 4
Irvington- 3
King-
3
Piedm ont- 3
Concordia- 2
Eliot-
2
Sabin-
2
Boise-
2
G rant P a r k - 1
SuBfrareGIch-1
V ernon-
1
W o o d law n -1
A lam eda-0
Lloyd-
0
O ther T heft
A uto T heft
A rson
N on /R es B urglary
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
4
3
2
2
1
1
Lloyd-
SuOivansGlch.
Eliot-
H umboldt-
Irvington-
King-
V em on-
Boise-
Concordia-
G rant Park-
Piedm ont-
Sabin-
W oodlaw n-
A lam eda-
69
20
11
10
9
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
H O U STO N — Pregnant w om en
might benefit from a screening test
that can be given earlier during preg
nancy. Currently, prenatal screenings
for Down syndrome using maternal
blood cannot be perform ed in the U.S.
before the 14,h week o f pregnancy.
Researchers at Baylor C ollege o f
Medicine in Houston will soon evalu
ate a screening test that can be per
formed between the 10,hand 14"’week
o f pregnancy for a m ulticenter study
by the National Institute o f health.
The new procedure requires an
ultrasound exam and a blood sam ple
from a fingerprick. T he ultrasound
m e asu res the sp a ce b e h in d the
b ab y 's neck that, w hen larger, often
correlates w ith an increased risk o f
D own syndrom e. The blood sam ple
is analyzed for two chem icals asso
ciated w ith the genetic disorder.
T hese results, in com bination w ith
the m o th er’s and the b o d y ’s size,
can be used to p roject the likelihood
o f D ow n Syndrom e. If a high risk is
determ ined, the m other will be o f
fered prenatal testing that can co n
firm these presence o f absence o f
D ow n Syndrom e. A pproxim ately
one in 700 kids is b om w ith this
form o f m ental retardation, w hich is
caused by an extra chrom osom e.
“ By perform ing the test for D ow n
Syndrom e during the first trim es
ter,” said K atie L eonard, a genetic
counselor at Baylor. W om en inter
ested in participating in the study
can call (713) 798-4363.
Free Skin Cancer Screenings
W ith sum m er just around the cor
ner, it’s a great time for free skin
cancer screening!
WHO
The A m erican Cancer Society
WHAT
Annual free skin cancer screenings
WHEN
Saturday, June 5, 1999 from 9:00
a.m. until 1 p.m.
WHERE
The follow ing Portland/V ancouver
area locations:
Legacy Good Samaritan
Com prehensive Cancer C enter
1015 NW 22nd Ave.
Portland
Providence/
With summer just around thecomer, do
Portland Medical Center
Radiation
O ncology Dept.
5050 NE Hoyt, B Level
Portland
OHSU
OHSU H ealth Center
15350 SW Pacific Hwy.
Tigard
Southwest Washington
Medical Center Campus
400 NE M other Joseph Place
V ancouver
WHY
Skin cancer is the most common
form o f cancer in the United States, and
the most easily prevented and detected.
yourself and your skin a favor and learn
more about skin cancer.
Although the screenings are free,
pre-registration is required. Call the
American Cancer Society, toll free at 1 -
800-528-1525 inOregonor 1 -360-695-
2278 in Washington to register. Ap
pointments are available on a first-come,
first-served basis. The skin screenings
are performed by dermatologists donat
ing their time and talent to this event.
The screenings take just five minutes.
F or m ore inform ation about skin
cancer, such as FREE brochures,
please contact the Am erican Cancer
Society at 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit
our W eb site at w w w .cancer.org.