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W eather
OHSUdevelops
statewide plan...........3
City plans three new
park sites................. 5
FCC to study internet
access....................... 6
Metro-B _
Jefferson's class of
1970 to meet..............1
Blazers hope to keep
Grant on.................... 2
NASA program helps
teach youths of space.3
El O bservador..........3
Through the
weekend
Today
74°F/23°C
58°F /14°C
Thursday
Some
clouds
78°F/26°C
58°F /14°C
Friday
Partly
cloudy
79°F/26°C
58°F/14°C
Saturday
This Week
in History
O nJuly5,1975, Arthur Ashe became
the first black man to win a
W im bledon singles title as he
defeated Jimmy Connors.
On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson
became the first black tennis player
to win a Wimbledon singles title,
defeating fellow American Darlene
Hard 6-3,6-2.
On July 7, 1981, President Reagan
announced he was nom inating
A rizona Judge Sandra Day
O ’Connor to become the first female
justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sunny
Partly
cloudy
73°F/23°C
53°F/12°C
Sunday
Partly
cloudy
73°F/23°C
55°F /13°C
Thought for the week
Let us open our natures, throw
wide the doors o f our hearts and
let in the sunshine o f good will
and kindness.
—O .S .M arden
New crime prevention manager named
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Arthur Hendricks has been named as
the new crime prevention manager
for the City o f Portland’s Office o f
Neighborhood Involvement (ONI).
Mr. Hendricks, currently with the
Oregon Youth Authority, worked for
five years with Development Research
Program s in Seattle developing
comprehensive juvenile justice and
crime prevention programs for many
sites across the U .S. including
extensive work in Kansas, New
Orleans, and Tennessee. “We are
pleased with the expertise, broad
experience, and ability to work across
communities that Mr. Hendricks will
bring to our crime efforts," says
Commissioner Dan Saltzman.
Mr. Hendricks also administered the
Title V D elinquency Prevention
training and technical assistance
program funded by the Office o f
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
(OJJDP). In this capacity, Mr.
H e n d ric k s w o rk ed w ith m any
neighborhood coalitions across the
U.S.
“ I am excited to be able to contribute
and build on P o rtla n d ’s strong
community-based crime prevention
efforts,” comments Mr. Hendricks.
In a d d itio n to h is pro g ram
CONTRIBUTED STORY
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Arthur Hendricks, new crime prevention manager fo r the
City o f Portland's Office o f Neighborhood Involvement.
development work, he has years o f
experience as a trainer and organizer
with a variety o f topics besides his
background in crime prevention
issues, such as alcohol and drugs,
youth issues, cultural competency,
and youth gangs.
He has been a m em ber o f the
Governor’s Juvenile Justice Crime
Prevention Cultural Com petency
Committee and is a member o f the
G o v e rn o r’s O v e rre p resen ta tio n
Committee. Mr. Hendricks worked in
the Northeast Portland on a youth
gang prevention program w hile
employed at the Mainstream Youth
Programs.
T he se a rc h p ro c e ss in clu d ed
representatives from Commissioner
Saltzman’s office, Office ofthe Mayor,
the Police Bureau, the neighborhood
coalitions, the SWNI public safety
committee, Association for Portland
Progress, and PIIAC.
Mr. Hendricks will begin on July 10,
2000
Approximate M onthly Salary:
$4,238 to $5,413
The Crime Prevention Manager
c u rre n tly su p e rv ise s elev en
employees and two programs that
p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n
and
assistance to the public on crime
prevention techniques, public
safety, and graffiti abatement.
C o n tact w ith n e ig h b o rh o o d
groups, schools, law enforcement
agencies, elected officials, city
and county agencies, businesses,
civic organizations, and special
interest groups are frequent.
W ork n o rm a lly
in v o lv e s
c o o rd in a tin g
e m p lo y e e s,
individuals or groups to establish
the nature o f crime prevention
needs and allocating available
resources to meet those needs.
E m ployees m anaged by this
position are developed across the
City o f Portland and work with
some degree o f autonomy. This
position involves considerable
localtravel. The Crime Prevention
M anager may be scheduled to
work some nights or weekends.
1998 county vital statistic report released
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POSITION
A new county data report reveals
that Oregon experienced a record
number o f suicides in 1998. During
the year, 569 individuals took their
own life and 761 suicide attempts
were reported among Oregon youth
ages 6 to 17.
These facts, and others, are contained
in the 1998 Oregon Vital Statistics
County Data book just released by
the Oregon Department o f Human
Services, Health Division.
“Suicide is a serious public health
problem,” states Lisa Millet, injury
prevention manager at the Health
Division. “It’s the ninth leading cause
o f death among Oregonians and the
second leading cause o f death among
youth ages 10 through 24.”
In 1998, O regon’s suicide rate was
17.4 per 100,000population, compared
to 16.7 in 1997, according to Millet.
Previously, the highest rate was 17.4
per 100,000 population in 1994. The
Health Division is working on several
projects to reduce suicide, she says.
“ Suicide is a preventable death,”
Millet says. “ Yet certain social
attitudes, such as the belief that
nothing can be done, obstruct suicide
prevention efforts. Change will only
occur when we break cultural taboos
around suicide. Most importantly,
we must become comfortable asking
‘are you thinking about hurting
yourself?’ and then respond in a caring
way and get additional help.”
Vancouver Fire
M arshalls to
check firework
stands
CONTRIBUTED STORY
E O K 3 jir £ Q R lL A iiU i2 B S E R i£ R
T he Portland Police B ureau, in
cooperation with Crime Stoppers, is
asking for your help in identifying
and apprehending the person or
persons responsible for an arson fire.
O n Friday, June 2,2000, at about 3:00
in the morning, the Portland Police
Bureau responded to a report o f a fire
a t S o u th e a st l l " 1 A v en u e and
Madison Street. The location is a
fenced storage lot in which the C ity of
Portland had parked marked police
vehicles, which had been taken out of
service and were to be sold at auction.
The blaze, which was believed to be
deliberately set, destroyed 17 cars,
and damaged another 5. The dollar
loss to the City ofPortland is estimated
at over $200,000. Crime Stoppers is
offering a cash reward ofup to $ 1,000
for information, reported to Crime
Stoppers, that leads to and arrest in
this case or any unsolved felony
crime, and you need not give your
name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503)
823-HELP.
Court orders new trial in
case of police brutality
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The case of a 68-yearold African American grandmother, Dora McCrae will
have her day in court, again. An order handed down last Friday from the United
States District Court, vacated a previous judgement and requires a new trial.
A jury returned a verdict in this case on April 13, 2000 finding that Officer
Timothy Musgrave did not violate M cCrae’s constitutional rights and that the
city did not commit the tort o f false arrest, but the city was liable for battery
as a result o f M usgrave’s conduct in arresting the 68 year old “Pioneer
Homeless Shelter” volunteer who was delivering meals. The previous verdict
awarded McCrae a meager $8000. Roy Jay, the newly elected local President
o f the NAACP and founder o f the African American Chamber o f Commerce
were asked to submit an affidavit to be included in the petition to the court,
which resulted in the latest ruling. Prominent local attorneys, David Park and
Philip Schuster, both o f Portland, Oregon, represent McCrae. “We are
extremely happy that the US District Court was able to recognize the merits o f
the petition and grant a new trial. The NAACP, African American Chamber of
Commerce nor any other concerned citizen supports any type o f police
brutality, especially against a grandmother delivering meals in the community,
says Jay" “Can you imagine your mother or grandmother face down on a hard
cement pavement, handcuffed?”
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Fourth o f July fireworks will go on
sale in V ancouver and may be
purchased from approved stands and
, used from noon on Wednesday, June
28 through noon Thursday, July 6.
Before the stands can open, the City
o f Vancouver fire marshal’s office
conducts inspections and issues
permits that authorize retail fireworks
stands and fireworks storage facilities.
Display sites, including the barge
used to launch the big Fourth of July
aerial firew orks show , are also
inspected for safe compliance with
the Uniform Fire Code and Vancouver
municipal Code. Interim Vancouver
Fire Marshall Dave Sauerbrey reminds
parents to insure the safety of children
by closely supervising personal
fireworks use, and by only using legal
fireworks purchased from approved
stands during the upcoming firework
season. “It’s important forparents to
be present when fireworks are ignited,
and to insure that the materials are lit
in an open area away from homes,
vehicles and any combustibles," says
Sauerbrey. He adds that parents
should teach children to be prepared,
safe and responsible:
Read and follow all warnings, remain
a safe distance away from the devices,
never try to re-light fireworks that
have not fully functioned, and keep a
hose and bucket o f water nearby.
By state law, fireworks sales are
limited to people age 16 and over.
Sellers must require proofofage with
a d r iv e r ’s licen se or photo
identification card issued by a school
orgovemment. Very young children
should not be allowed to use fire
works. Even sparklers, which bum at
over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, can be
dangerous if used improperly.
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