Febuary 9, 2000
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CrimeStoppers
Brits N egotiate
Hijackers
with
STANSTED, England - Hijackers holding at least
150 people aboard an Afghan airliner freed another
hostage after he complained he was sick, while
British authorities warned the standoff could last
“for days.” Exactly what the hijackers are negotiating
for is unclear. Afghan media are speculating the
hijackers are dissidents who want the release o f
Ismail Khan, a former regional governor who has
been held since 1997 by Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban
movement.
4 Die as Planes Collide over
L.A.
LOS ANGELES - Two small planes collided over Los
Angeles, killing four people. Two men were killed in
a plane that plunged through power lines and hit a
San Fernando Valley golf course, and a couple
believed to be in their 60s died in the other plane,
which fell into trees near Interstate 5. No one on the
ground was hurt.
GOP Denounces Clinton’s
Budget
WASHINGTON - President Clinton’s $ 1.84 trillion
fiscal 2001 budget proposal was greeted by
congressional Republicans with scorn. They declared
it a “lame duck spending spree” that was doomed.
Clinton would cut taxes for the sick, elderly, poor and
college-bound; spend more for the environment,
schools and gun-law enforcement; and erase the
$3.7 trillion publicly held portion o f the national debt
by 2013.
Genetic D iscrim ination
Ban Sought
WASHINGTON - President Clinton, seeking to
prevent discrimination against workers on the basis
o f genetic testing, is expected to sign an executive
order that covers civilians in the federal work force.
The order is prompted by advances in medical science
that could soon allow doctors to determine whether
individuals are likely to develop cancer, heart disease
or other ailments. Clinton fears such information
could be abused by potential employers, or by
insurance companies that might seek to deny
coverage.
Senate
OKs
Greenspan Term
New
WASHINGTON - A day after boosting borrowing
costs for millions o f Americans, Federal Reserve
Chairman Alan Greenspan won Senate confirmation
for a fourth term as head o f the nation’s central bank.
The Senate voted 89-4 to approve the nomination o f
Greenspan, 73, fora four-year term that will run into
2004. Greenspan was praised as the “greatest central
banker in the history o f the world,” by the Senate
BankingCommitteechairman, Sen. Phil Gramm, R-
Texas, and President Clinton’s nomination o f the
Republican economist enjoyed bipartisan support.
Wanted Subject
T he
P o rtla n d
Police Bureau, in
cooperation with
Crim eStoppers, is
asking for your
help in locating and
a p p re h e n d in g
Jerm aine L am ar
S cott. A felony
arrest warrant is on
file, charging Scott
with Robbery in the
First Degree. Bail
has been set at
$600,000. The warrant stems from an incident that occurred
during the early morning hours of November 1,1999, at a
residence located on North Failing Street in Portland. Scott
is believed to be one o f three individuals who robbed the
residence at gunpoint. Five young children were in the
house at the time.
Additional warrants are also on file.
Jermaine Lamar Scott is a 23-year-old black male, with a date
o f birth o f October 4, 1976. He is described as 5’9" tall,
weighing 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Scott
has scars on his lift hand, left arm and right hand, and
numerous tattoos, including “J DOG,” “T HOG” and“JBO”
on his neck, “LOP” on his right shoulder, and "R1P TOE”
on his left arm.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for
information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an
arrest in this case or any unsolved felony crime, and you can
remain anonymous. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP.
Vancouver Briefs
City seeks people with cultural
interests
The City o f Vancouver is seeking applicants for two
vacancies on the Cultural Commission. The 11-member
commission serves in an advisory capacity to arts, culture
and heritage as well as international events and activities.
The commission developed the city’sCulture Plan as well
as the cultural Grant Program. TheCommission works with
the community and City Cultural Services focusing in the
following eight cultural areas: cultural policy, public
involvement, education, heritage, development and
redevelopment, facilities, networks and support, and
diversity. Commissioners are appointed by the mayor and
confirmed by City Council. Terms are three years.
Interested applicants should contact Peggy Fumo in the
City Manager’s office at 360-696-8484 for an application.
Completed applications must be submitted by Friday,
March 10,2000.
Senior Trip Escorts Needed
The City o f Vancouver Senior Program is seeking fun-
loving, enthusiastic team players with the time, energy
and stamina needed to become volunteer trip escorts.
Applicants must be 50 years o f age or older, be in general
good health, be able to communicate verbally and in
writing, be sensitive to needs o f senior citizens and be able
to work cooperatively with the Senior Trip committee,
staff and travel agents. Escorts plan, organize and lead
two one-day trips per month, assist in a monthly morning
long trip Fair with travel agents, attend meeting twice
monthly, and accept other duties as assigned. Escorts
must successfully complete criminal background check.
For further details about the escort program, contact
Nancy Olsen, Senior Trips Coordinator, at 759-4422, ore-
mail at Nancy, Olsen @ ci. Vancouver, wa.us
Jobless Rate Drops to 4.0
Percent
B la c k H istory M o n th
Bill Travis (left)
was one o f
Portland's first
Black policeman.
This week's
observation o f
Black History
Month covers the
years o f 1900-
1950. Can you
name the 1930s
case involving
nine African
American
teenagers that
brought to the
forefront all the
thousands o f
black men who
had been lynched
on the trumped-
up charge o f rape
and the common
practice o f
excluding blacks
from jury because
o f race. The court
event has been
regarded as “the
trial o f the
century. ’’ For the
answer, see
Focus.
Police to sign contract with company to
provide emergency call system
CO M R IB l TEDSTORY
At its regularly scheduled meeting, the City Council is
expected to authorize a contract to implement an emergency
telephone notification system for the Police Bureau. The
contract will be with FirstCall Interactive Network, located
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will begin in the next couple
o f months.
The Portland Police Bureau received a grant last year to
implement a Dial and Delivertelephone notification system
to get information directly to an affected portion o f the
community during times o f disaster, localized hazard, or
threat to person or property. The grant, awarded by the U. S.
Department o f Justice, gave the Police Bureau $247,000 for
the 12-month project.
This system will allow the Police Bureau to warn
communities via a recorded telephone message in the
event o f a severe weather emergency, such as people living
on a flood plain.
It would also be used to notify residents within the
hazardous perimeter o f toxic spills, barricaded felons.
snipers or bomb threats. The system could also be used
in the event o f lost children or to locate Alzheimer’s
victims when they wander away. People living in
surrounding communities would receive a telephone call
w ith a recorded m essage regarding the perso n ’s
description and other applicable information.
Dial and Deliver systems can make phone calls
simultaneously and record who authorized the use o f the
system, detect what numbers had answering machines,
record what time the homeowner or business were notified,
and how many phone calls were actually attempted on
how many telephone lines.
The system will not be used for non-emergency purposes
and will be considered an additional tool to getting the
word out— the emergency telephone system will not
replace officers at the scene o f an emergency.
Testing will begin in the next couple o f months in
neighborhoods that have agreed to serve as demonstration
areas with the Police Bureau and the O ffice o f
Neighborhood Involvement(ONI).
For more information, contact Officer Paul Wickersham,
Planning and Support Division, at 823-0283.
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PEOPLE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE AT WORK
ARE 34% MORE LIKELY TO GET LONG CANCER
W A SH IN G TO N - A m erica’s record-breaking
economy surged into the new year with employers
adding 387,000 jobs, pushing the unemployment
rate down to a 30-year low o f4.0 percent. January’s
rate was down from a 4 .1 percent rate in December
and the lowest level since a 3.9 percent rate in
January 1970. The 3 87,000jobs employers added to
their payrolls in January - the biggest gain since
September 1997 - was much stronger growth than
the 250,000 jobs many analysts were expecting.
President Clinton boasted about the unemployment
report, saying this is the longest economic expansion
in our history.
Ford Workers To Get PCs,
Web Access
DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is offering Hewlett-
Packard personal computers to its 350,000employees
worldwide for their home use. The three-year deal,
being coordinated by PeoplePC Inc., of San Francisco,
also includes a Hewlett-Packard clor ink jet printer
and Internet access, all for $5 a month. PeoplePC
offers a computer and Internet access deal to the
general public for $25 a month for three years. Ford’s
arrangement also includes a printer and more powerful
computer; the company also pays the shipping
costs for all its employees who are interested in the
program.
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