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Alberta Street Fair 2000 is soon to be upon us
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Former Hostages Visit
Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - W ith their long ordeal
in the Philippines behind them, six former
hostages arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday
and attended a ceremony where official
after official lavishly praised Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi’s role in securing their
freedom.
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Ramseys Meet
Investigators
With
ATLANTA - John and Patsy Ramsey
wrapped up two days o f questioning
from authorities investigating their
daughter’s death, and their attorney called
on police to publicly clear the couple as
suspects.
Gore to Bush: Put Up or
Shut Up
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A1 Gore, turning
his focus to children’s health, says it is
“put up or shut up time” for George W.*
Bush to begin dealing with the specifics
o f campaign issues.
Firestone Admits Tire
Mislabeling
NASHVILLE, T en n - Some Bridgestone/
Firestone Inc. tires supplied to Ford Motor
Co. in Venezuela did not have a nylon
layer even though they had been labeled
as having the safety feature, the tire maker
said.
Wen Ho Lee May Be Free
Soon
RED LODGE, Mont. -Firefighters and
equipment poured in Tuesday to attack a
wildfire that had chased 150 families from
their homes, as the governor appealed to
the president for more federal help.
Russians
To
Submarine Open
Cut
MOSCOW -R ussia wants to begin efforts
torecoverthebodiesof 118 men who died
aboard the sunken nuclear submarine
Kursk in September by cutting holes in
the vessel’s hull, Deputy Prime Minister
Iiya Klebanov said Tuesday.
Clinton Meets Mubarak in
Peace Quest
CAIRO, Egypt - President Clinton and
Egyptian President Mubarak, emerging
as the two main mediators in Mideast
peacemaking, committed themselves to
finding a solution but indicated no
breakthrough was near after meeting
Tuesday.
This year’s Alberta Sheet Fair is coming
Saturday, September 16,2000 from 11:00 AM
to 6:00 PM. Northeast Portland’s premier fair
will stretch from NE Martin Luther king Jr.
Blvd. to NE 33rd Avenue, the city’s longest
street fair. With a cacophony o f multicultural
dance, music, art, poetry, puppetry, food,
kids activities, community service and just
plain fun, the street will celebrate its cultural
diversity.
There will be a dedication o f new colorful
banners on the street at 11:45 am at the
Mainstage. Through a grant from the Regional
Arts and Culture Commission (RACC),
A lberta Street gets twenty new banners
reflecting the streets culture and vibrancy.
The banner public art project was designed
and constructed by Judee moonbeam and
several o f the community’s students.
Bands and other entertainment such as Boka
Marimba (Zimbabwe), Chatta Addy (Ghana),
St. Jam es G ate (Irish), Portland Taiko
(Japanese drummers), Johnny Martin (jazz)
and Gypsy Caravan (Middle Eastern music &
dance), African Pride (Nigerian dancers),
N eftalí R ivera (P u erto R ican m usic),
Candelario Zamudio (Mexican Folk Music)
Antonio Centurion (Paraguyan Harp Music),
and Elvian Kawulusan (Javanese M ask
Dance), will perform on four different stages
on the street.
A ffeehorse-drawn trolley from Rocking horse
Ranchandabus from Billy Reed’s Restaurant
will carry weary fair goers and eagerchildren
alike up and do wnNE Alberta be tween venues.
There will be a gala celebration dance and
fundraiser for the Alberta Street Fair the
evening o f the fair. It will be at the Alberta
Station, 1839 NE Alberta, in the ballroom and
will feature Palante, a Latin band, and dance
performance by Salsa Con Sabor’ s Margarita
and Erick. Billy Reed’s Restaurant, who is
also catering the food, is sponsoring the
event. The Alberta Street Fair is in the third
year and had grown larger and better. This
year there are more merchants, vendors,
galleries and resturants participating, as well
as the Northwest Medical Teams Health Van.
There will be medical personnel available to
provide free children’ immunizations.
A fo o d vender at last years Alberta Street Fair sells fo o d at the event.
photo by
N orm W hitter / contribi ted photo
Court rules LAPD can be sued for racketeering
ASSOtlALLDlÌRESS
The city’s police department can be sued
under federal racketeering laws by people
who claim corrupt officers from the Rampart
station violated their civil rights, a judge has
ruled.
The ruling, reported in T uesday’s Los
Angeles Times, could make the Los Angeles
Police Department the first in the nation to be
sued as a racketeering enterprise.
The move also could increase the city’s
estimated liability of $100 million for police
corruption cases, since the federal Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
allows damages to be tripled.
The LAPD had no immediate comment on
M onday’s ruling because it had not been
briefed on it, police spokesman David Kai ish
said.
U.S. District Judge William Rea’s ruling stems
from a lawsuit filed on behalfofl-ouie Guerrero,
whoclaims officers from the Rampart station
choked, kicked and punched him and then
arrested him on trumped up charges in 1997.
Guerrero sued the city for alleged civil rights
and racketeering violations. The suit was
filed on behalf o f Guerrero and any others in
similar situations. City attorneys argued the
case should be tossed out because the one-
year statute o f limitations had passed. The
judge’s ruling, however, places the lawsuit
under the RICO law, which has a statute o f
limitations o f 10 years.
M ore than 100 convictions have been
overturned since the LAPD corruption
scandal was uncovered last year after
allegations officers in an anti-gang unit at the
Rampart station beat, shot and framed innocent
people.
Former Neil Kelly Remodelers building demolished
As N.E. Portland's
Martin Luther King Jr
Blvd. continues to
experience its rapid
growth and need for
renovation, old
landmarks... fall by the
wayside to make way fo r
new construction.
Such as the former Neal
Kelly Remodelers
building pictured here
on the corner o f MLK
Jr. Blvd. and N.E.
Ainsworth St.
Math SAT Scores Highest
Since 1969
High School students’ math scores on
the SAT climbed this year to the highest
level since 1969, while verbal scores held
steady for a fifth year.
Pride surges as crime falls
in Portland’s Northeast
NewlyreleasedresultsofaPortlandPolice
Bureau public opinion poll are the latest
p o sitiv e in d ic a to r, sh o w in g th a t
Northeast Portland residents give their
neighborhoods sig n ifican tly higher
approval ratings than they did four years
ago. Not only do residents say those
neighborhoods look better maintained,
they also feel safer than they have since
1994, marking some o f the highest jumps
in this year’s citywide survey.
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Volunteers are needed to help set up on the
day o f the Street Fair. To be a vendor, donate
funds or in-kind volunteer on the day o f the
fair or to get more information, please call
(503 ) 972-2206 and leave a message.
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