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Joe Lieberman on Women and Religion Page B4 w Volume XXX Number 41 Albina Early Head Start Begins First Year Page A3 tlorfkmb ©bs wwvv.portlandobserver.com Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Portland, OR Permit No. 1610 L'ni\ “versityofo Kn'ëht Library ^ ewsPaper Section Eugene OR 97403 Wednesday □O' October 11, 2000 New Twists in NE Bombing Son of man injured by Laurelhurst bomb target of fake bomb Summit Possible <» JE R U S A L E M - U nder international pressure, Israeli Prime Minister EhudBarak gave his Palestinian counterpart m ore time to quell violence that has killed 88 people o ver 12 days. T he level o f fighting in the region represented a considerable de-es calation from the furious street battles that flared all over the W est Bank and Gaza Strip last w eek, but there w ere ugly inci dents. A P alestinian uprising against Is rael in 1987 lasted six years and ended with the first, historic peace accord in 1993 with thePL O . Serbians Resign BELGRADE, Y ugoslavia- The Serbian governm ent, one o f Slobodan M ilosevic’s last bastions o f power, resigned, a pro dem ocracy leader said. Yugoslav Prime M inister M om ir Bulatovic also stepped down. N ew elections for the Serbian legis lature, w hich is separate from the Yugoslav parliam ent, will be held on Dec. 19. Three Share Nobel Prize STO CKH O LM , Sweden - Tw o A m eri cans and a Sw ede w on the N obel Prize in m edicine for discoveries about how m es sages are transm itted betw een brain cells, w o rk th a t has p aid o f f for trea tin g P a rk in so n ’s d ise a se and d ep re ssio n . A rvid C arlsson, Paul G reengard and Eric K andel w ill share the $915,000 prize for their pioneering discoveries concerning one w ay brain cells send m essages to each other. Skier Zips Dow n Everest K A T M A N D U , N ep al - I t’s been clim bed before, but no one had ever skied nonstop dow n 29,000-foot M ount Everest - until ju s t recently. A uthorities said that D avo K am icar, 38, ofS lo v en ia, schussed dow n the slopes o f the w o rld ’s tallest m ountain tw o days earlier. “ It is som e thing that w as in m y head for a long tim e,” said K am icar, w ho took cam eras along to record his feat. Fox W ants W ar on Drugs B O G O T A, C o lo m b ia - President-elect V icente Fox o fM ex ico says there m ust be a co ordinated m ultinational w ar against drug trafficking. M exico is a m ajor route for cocaine entering the U nited States from Colombia. Fox said after meeting with C o lom bian P residnt A ndres Pastrana. “W e have to think o f w ays to coordinate." W ealthy and violent M exican drug-traf ficking cartels have corrupted branches o fM e x ic o ’s governm ent. S u rren d er A ccep ted C A G A Y A N DE O RO , Philippines - M ore than 600 Muslim rebels surrendered to Philippine President Joseph Estrada. H e urged the rem aining guerrillas to re sum e peace talks with the governm ent. Estrada stood on a grandstand as he led the form er m em bers o f the M oro Islam ic Liberation Front in pledging allegiance to the governm ent. In front o f the stage w as a long table with m ore than 400 rebel firearms. A rthritis D rug Recalled WASHINGTON - The drugmaker ESI Iederleannounced that it is recalling4.2 million capsules o f the arthn tis drug etodolac because they arc contaminated with anotlier drug that could cause life-threatening problems in some patients. The manufacturer said the recall covets one lot number 9991052 - o f 300 milligram capsulesof the drug used inarthntis and pain management Spilled Toxins Pulled From River’s Bottom Salvage crews work to recover 45 barrels of sandblasting grit that fell into the Columbia River. Most of the barrels, containing steel grit with small amounts of lead emerged intact, but a few spilled their contents when they fell from a barge that tipped Friday during the 1-5 bridge painting project. (Photo by Michael Lelghton/Portland Observer) Battling High Blood Pressure Kaiser Permanente's Center For Health Research, 3 8 0 0 N. Interstate Ave., is looking for people to jo in a study on how weight loss, exercise and healthy diet can help lower blood pressure. Kaiser Study Looks to Diet and Exercise for Answers (Photo by Hon W ashington/ Portland Obaanrar) H ig h b lo o d p re s s u r e , a lso k n o w n as h y p e r te n s io n , is a s e rio u s c o n d itio n th a t a f f e c ts a la rg e n u m b e r o f p e o p le , in c lu d in g P o rtla n d 's A fr ic a n - A m e r i c a n c o m m u n ity . People w ith high blood pressure have a m uch greater risk o f heart attacks, stroke, and kidney and eye disease. The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health R esearch is conducting a study called Pre m ier to evaluate how lifestyle changes like w eight loss, healthy eating and exercise can low er high b lood pressure. A frican A m ericans, w ho are least 25 years old, w ho have high to borderline high blood pressure, but w ho are not taking blood pressure medicine are needed. Enrollment in the program includes regular clinic visits, blood pressure measurements and lab tests. If you are interested please call Kaiser at503-499-5395. The son o f a L aurelhurst man who w as seriously injured last m onth by a bom b in his drivew ay was the target o f a dum m y bom b Sunday in Kennewick, W ash., police said. Jack H om stein, 17. was visiting his girl friend at her Kennewick hom e w hen her brother found what appeared to be a pipe bom b in the front yard. The dum m y bom b c o n ta in e d no e x p lo siv e m a te ria l, sa id K ennew ick police Sgt. Jesse M ill. H e said there was a note attached that said, “ I f you find this, give it back to Jack H om stein.” The bom b was w rapped in duct tape and had a fuse protruding from it, and w ould have w orked if it contained gunpow der. M ill said. Jack ’s father, Barry D. H om stein. w as in ju red Sept. 27 after kicking a bom b he found in his Laurelhurst drivew ay in the space where his son ’ s car had been parked. Barry H om stein w as in fair condition at a Portland hospital on M onday. Portland Police said they believe Jack H om stein w as the target o f that bom b. Inves tigators in Portland and K ennew ick believe Jack H o m stein 's relationship with a 13-year- old Portland girl m ay be connected to the bom bs, according to K ennew ick Police Sgt. Jesse M ill. The g irl’s identity is being w ith held by police. Mill said the 13-year-old g irl’s friends and family were very upset about the relationship. Soon after they broke up, som eone began distributing fliers that used derogatory lan guage to describe H om stein, M ill said. “ Basically, [that] he was a dirty rat,” M ill said. He said Jack H om stein’s new girl friend, w hose identity also is being w ithheld by police, has received letters and seen fliers that were critical ofH om stein. D etectives in P ort land and K ennew ick are com paring notes on the two cases, said Lt. M ike Hefley, a Portland police spokesperson. Portland Community Sets Record for Growth College asks voters to help ease the strain on filled classrooms Portland Com m unity College, O reg o n ’s largest post-secondary school, got consider ably larger last year. Enrollm ent jum p ed 8.2 percent, setting a record for growth. For the 1999-2000 academic year, 96,869students took classes at PCC. “ W e continue to serve an increasing num ber o f students each term ,” said PCC Presi dent Dan M oriarty. “ H ow ever, w ithout addi tional resources to keep up, we cannot con tinue to keep the doors w ide open for the dem and that is clearly there. G row th was expected, but frankly not at this magnitude. W e are stretched to the lim it.” This fall, Portland Community College goes to the ballot to ask voters to help ease the strain on filled classroom s, on technology that is dated and on buildings that need upgrading and repairs. The college has placed a $ 144 m illion bond m easure on the ballot for the N ovem ber general election. The cost per thousand will average 11 cents for district property owners, approxim ately $ 16.50 a year for a house assessed at $ 150,000. The ballot m easure num ber is 26-7. “ The bond is critical,” said M oriarty. "The college will have to pull m oney from its al ready taxed instructional budget w ithout added funds " In M ay, PCC proposed the sam e m easure, and it was narrow ly defeated T he m easure won approval by m ore than 57 percent, but the voter turnout was 49.6 per cent. a fraction o f a percent short needed for approval. In O regon, in all but general elec- 1 crowded classroom at Pot need upgrading and repairs A 1 'ommuhlty College demonstrates how soaring enrolfmenlshave put a strain on buildings that tions, money requests require a 50 percent approval and 50 percent voter turnout for p assage. Elem ents o f the 20-year bond rem ain the same: $57 million to t ascadeCam pus in North Portland to construct new science advanced technology, hum anities and com m unity fa cilities At Rock Creek Cam pus in W ashing ton County, $35 million for a library upgrades to science and com puter facilities, and an overhaul o f technical training labs including diesel,w eldingand landscaping, fhcSylvania Cam pus in Southwest Portland would receive $42 m illion to renovate and upgrade science, dental, graphic design, radiology and co m puter labs, construct a general classroom and distance learning facility, and to replace the boiler, do ro o f repairs and electrical work. t
