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See Metro 1 Danny Glover meets his neighbors See El Observador Bobby McFerrin conducts symphony Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Happy Cinco de Mayo PAID Portland, OR Permit No. 1610 See Focus University of Oregon Knight Library Newspaper Section Eugene OR 97403 Volume XXX. Number 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ H Wednesday Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 www.portlandobserver.com I 50e May 3, 2000 HHHHHMHH HHHHW ■ - ■■■■■■■■I TUB W EEK Highest ranking Hispanic-American in Corporate America to speak at IN 2000Annual Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs Trade Show Holocaust Remembered in Israel JE R U S A L E M - S irens w ailed across Israel, bringing the nation to a standstill for tw o m inutes as it paid tribute to the 6 m illion Jews w h o p e r is h e d in th e N az i H olocaust. In tow ns and villages, at w ork and at play, people stopped in their tracks. As part o f Holocaust R e m e m b ra n c e D a y , C a b in e t m inisters and H olocaust survivors read out nam es o f child victim s in a special cerem ony in parliam ent attended by Prim e M inister Ehud Barak. Pope honors 20th- century inspirations VATIC AN C IT Y -P o p e John Paul II w ill honor thousands o f 20,h- c e n tu r y C h r is tia n m a rty rs , including those who died in Nazi concentration cam ps and Soviet g u la g s, in a cerem ony at the Colosseum , the ancient Roman am phitheater long associated with death . M ore than 12,000 nam es, including Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and slain Salvadoran priest O scar Rom ero, w ere sent to the V atican for consideration in the M ay 7 cerem ony. H onorees will also include O rthodox Christians and Protestants as a part o f the P ope’s efforts to bring divided C h r is tia n c h u r c h e s c lo s e r together. Riot indicates pro- democratic tide in Iran T E H R A N , Iran - A bout 200 university students threw stones and burned tires during a riot in a sign o f grow ing public anger at a hard-line crackdow n that has shut dow n 16 reform ist new spapers. P olice and hard-line vigilantes d is p e r s e d p r o te s te r s dem onstratin g atT eh ran ’s Shahid Beheshti U niversity after an hour o f rioting in w hich they burned tires and threw stones at college buildings. The m edia crackdow n w a s tr ig g e r e d b y F e b ru a ry e le c tio n s w h e re r e f o rm is t candidates won about 70% o f contested seats. World lacks pension coverage LO ND O N - The vast m ajority o f th e w o r l d ’s p e o p le h a v e inadequate pension coverage and face an increased risk o f poverty in old age, the Intem aitonal Labor O rganization w arned in a report released recently. The report says pension plans in A sia and Russia have been severely w eakened by financial turmoil, that African plans were “very w eak” and that m any in Latin A m erica were “perform ing poorly.” Solom on Trujillo, CEO and President o f U.S. W est, Inc. will be the keynote speaker T hursday at The Oregon A s s o c ia tio n of M in o rity Entrepreneurs (OA M E) 12th Annual E ntrepren eu r L uncheon & T rade Show at the O regon C onvention CenteronM ay4from 10:00 am. to4:00 pm.. T ru jillo , w h o w ill speak at th e luncheon at 12:00 p.m., is currently th e m o s t im p o r ta n t H is p a n ic A m erican in co rp o rate A m erica today, according to form er H ousing and U rban D evelopm ent Secretary H enry Cisneros.. U nderTrujillo’s leadership, U.S. West has led th e te lec o m m u n icatio n s industry in its deploym ent o f high speed data services and advanced w ireless services. As a result, form er P residential Science A dvisor Jay Keyw orth has called Trujillo the first true digital telecom CEO. Following the keynote speaker, those attending the event can take part in a re p re s e n tin g F e d e ra l an d lo c al g o v e rn m e n t a g e n c ie s , la rg e Protesters say Portland police used too much force A c tiv ists c h a rg e d T u e sd a y that Portland police used excessive force w hen they fired beanbag rounds from shotguns and used clubs to shove protesters w hile trying to break up a M ay Day dem onstration. N ineteen people were arrested in the M onday show dow n betw een about 400 w o rk ers’ rights activists and about 150 police in riot gear. “ T he p o lice w ere to tally out o f control,” protester A ndrea Davis said at a news conference. “I saw them' shooting beanbags at people from a few feet away. They surrounded us, and then told us to disperse but Friday 6 lf/lb ° C Showers jQ °P 9°f Saturday Show ers • • • * • 60°F/16°C 45°F/7°C Sunday Rain w o u ld n 't let us leave.” But police say they only resorted to force to keep the dem onstration from getting out o f hand. “ T h in g s w e re d o n e rig h t. T h e re sp o n se w as m e asu red . In m y opinion there was an appropriate use o f force,” said Police C h ief M ark Kroeker. P o rtla n d p o lic e h a d o b ta in e d in fo rm atio n su g g e stin g th a t th e protest could turn violent, K roeker told T he Oregonian. He noted that som e o f the 19 people arrested dressed like anarchists and carried gas masks, apparently expecting to clash w ith police. K roeker said protesters allow ed to g £ ; □ | 62°F/17°C 46°F /6°C Show ers Today r » sem inar about E-C om m erce. The Trade Show will feature 120 exhibitors Vera Katz (shown in photo) along with other 20 other officials such as Serena Cruz, Erik Sten, and Avel Gordley attended at a recent gathering in front o f Cleveland High School on Friday, April 28 to commemorate the mailing o f the ballots by posing with a specially placed Measure 26-2 bus bench. The new measure helps to restore school programs (such as art and music), reduce class sizes, support additional schooling fo r struggling students and replace outdated textbooks. Tin uiighl he weekend Rain In c . and econom ic developm ent in the state o f Oregon. The organization p r o v id e s b u s in e s s c o u n s e lin g , training, netw orking, financing, and provides incubator space for small b u sin esses. “ W e are located in the heart o f North and Northeast Portland but we are a statew ideorgam zation,"G uerrasaid. O A M E, w hich was founded in 1987, has about 500 members representing 56 countries o f origin. “ We serve a n y o n e w h o c o m e s to us fo r a s s is ta n c e in s e r v ic e s .” T h e organization currently is m ade up o f p r im a r ily A fr ic a n - A m e r ic a n , H isp a n ic , A sia n A m e ric a n and N ative-American businesses, he said. The organization will follow the 12th A n n u a l T ra d e F a ir w ith tw o w orkshops at it’s C ascad e Plaza Incubator Building. “ D oing B usiness with the Federal G o v e rn m e n t’s G en e ra l S erv ices A dm inistration, will take place there from 8:30-12:00. This will be followed by “E-C om m erce Business with U.S. Bank. For m ore inform ation contact O A M Eat(503)249-7744. In support of 26-2 Weather Thursday S o lo m o n T ru jillo , C E O a n d P r e s id e n t o f U.S. W est, corporations, and business resource providers seeking to do business with sm all and disadvantaged firms. “O ne reason to attend the Trade Show is to m eet potential business contacts that could be from the public sector or private sector, and also to meet small, m inority, and very sm all business ow ners,” said OAM E D irector Jorge G uerra, who is H ispanic-A m erican. A dm ission to the luncheon at 11:30 pm. is $40. A dm ission to the Trade fair is free. T he luncheon w ill focus on the diversity of the small business people in Oregon. The event them e, “Faces o f O regon in the N ew M illennium , O reg o n ian s U nited for B usiness S u ccess”, em p h asizes the m u lti ethnic focus o f this event. For the past 6 years O A M E has show cased different ethnic groups. This year O A M E w ill c e le b ra te H isp a n ic b u sin e sse s. H isp an ic fo o d s an d entertainm ent will be featured at the luncheon. O A M E is a non-profit, m ulti-ethnic organization form ed to prom ote and develop m inority entrepreneurship 66°F/19°C 49°F /9°C 69°F/21°C 49°F /9°C Inside-A Police/Vancouver News.......2 Breast cancer hits men too..............................................3 Parent Mentor program receives aid and recognition................ 5 Citizens asked for input on Fremont/MLK vision............. 6 Metro-B Police seek vandals of radar trailer.........................................1 Danny Glover, newest Portland resident................................... 1 McMenamins celebrates May Day......................................... 3 El Observador.......................5 spin out o f control can grow violent, as w as th e case in S eattle last December. T he protest w as o rganized by a coalition o f w orkers’ rights groups calling itself the May Day Coalition. T h e p ro te ste rs w ere d em an d in g am nesty for illegal m igrant workers, the end o f ciearcutting in national forests, affordable housing and a fair contract for em ployees o f P ow ell’s C ity o f Books em ployees, w ho have had a m on th s-lo n g d isp u te w ith management. Protest m arches started on both sides o f the Wi 1 lamette River and converged dow ntow n. D em onstrators rallied at (Please see 'Police' page A6) This Week in History On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J.. k illin g 36 o f the 97 people on board. On May 7, 1945, Germany signed an u n co n d itio n a l surrender at A llie d headquarters in Rheims. France, to take effect the fo llo w in g day, ending the European conflict o f World War II. On May 9, 1994. South A frica's newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first black president.
