O c to b e r 1 8 ,2 0 0 0 P age A 2 ìlortlauù (Obstrue r JîorUanù (ßbseruer Police News/Vancouver Inside-A Take Big money Out of The Running.......... A4 The War On Drugs Begins at Home......A5 Authorities Investagate Fatal Fire.................A7 The Democratic Contender................ A8 Weather Through the weekend Today 61°F High 49°F Low Scattered Showers Metro-___ Portland Remember Activist Josiah Hill... B2 Goodbye Blazer Vision Hello BlazerCable....B3 Vlentoring Hispanic fouth to Succeed..... B5 This Week in History October 18,1977— Reg 1977— Reggie Jackson hits three consecu­ tive home runs, on three successive pitches, to lead the New York Yan- kees to their 21 st World Series Cham­ pionship, their first in 15 years. O ctober 19, 1849— Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman in the US to receive medical degree. October 20, 1975— TheSupreme Court rules that teachers could spank students if the students were told in advance o f the behavior that would warrant such punishment. October20,1820— Spain sells the eastern part o f Florida to US for $5 million. Scattered Showers 63°F High 51°F Low Friday Showers 63°F High 47°F Low Safety Concerns Stop Gun Lock Programs Police agen cies in O regon and W a s h in g to n , in c lu d in g th e V ancouver P o lice D ep artm en t, have stopped handing out free cable gunlocks p ro v id ed by the N ational S h ooting S ports F o u n ­ d ation due to recen t re p o rts that the locks can be opened w ith o u t the key if su b jected to su ffic ie n t force. The p resid en t and c h ie f execu- tive officer o f the N ational S hoot­ ing Sports F o u n d atio n , R o bert T. D elfay gave th e se statem en ts. “ W e have p o stp o n e d any a d d i - ! tional d istrib u tio n o f th ese locks 1 M ostly Cloudy and we are recom m ending that no ' ad d itio n al locks be d istrib u te d ' 60°F High 44°F Low by our law e n fo rc e m en t p artn ers w hile we seek additional inform a­ tion. “ B ased on the c u rre n t situ a ­ tion and the in fo rm a tio n a v a il­ able to us, ho w ev er, we are not reco m m en d in g , at this tim e, that firearm s ow ners d isc a rd o r re ­ place any o f the Project H om eSafe : cable locks th at m ay c u rre n tly be ■ affixed to th e ir fire a rm s,” D elfay ’ said. A cable lock is n o t d esig n ed or intended to w ith sta n d ev ery p o s­ sible e ffo rt to d e fe a t o r d e stro y it,” D elfay added. “ It has been o b vious to all c o n c e rn e d th at these locks can be rem oved w ith to o ls a v a ila b le to m o st hom eow ners, such as ham m ers or w ire c u tte rs.” Mostly Cloudy 62°F High 45°F Low Thought for the week “ I f A equals success, then the form ula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.” — Albert Einstein Crime Stoppers Man Wanted For Murder Portland Police Bureau homi­ cide investigators, in cooperation with C rim e Stoppers, are asking for your help in identifying and apprehending a m urder suspect. On M onday, Nov. 17, 1997, at about 10 o ’clock in the evening, 21-year old M ario H erring was walking in the area ofN E 14,h Place and G oing Street when he was approached and shot by a man armed with a chrom e sem i-auto­ m atic handgun. H erring ran to a nearby house for help but died from his injuries. The suspect is described as a black m ale, 21 to 23 years o f age, 5 ’ 11" tall, w eighing 170 pounds, M a rio D eo n e H errin g with a thin build, dark com plexion C rim e S toppers is offering a and high pitched voice. cash rew ard o f up to $1,000 for He was w earing a black down in fo rm atio n , rep o rted to C rim e ja c k e t, w h ite sw e a tsh irt, b lack S to p p ers, that leads to an arrest je a n s , b lack an d w h ite te n n is in th is c ase, o r any u n solved show s, and possibly a stocking cap felo n y crim e, and you need not or m ask. A car believed to be a give your nam e. Call C rim e Stop­ w hite N issan sedan was seen in the pers at 503-823-H ELP (4357). area at the tim e o f the shooting. Volunteers Needed T he W o m e n S tre n g th P ro ­ gram , sp o nsored by the P o rt­ land P olice B ureau, is re c ru it­ ing w om en in terested in v o lu n ­ teering th e ir tim e to teach in­ tro d u c to ry w o m e n ’s se lf-d e ­ fense classes. No experience is n e c e ssa ry . W o m e n S tre n g th p ro v id e s the n ecessary train in g . The next annual training will be held in M a rc h a n d A p ril 2 0 0 1 . W om en o f co lo r and b ilin g u al w om en are e sp e c ia lly e n c o u r­ aged to apply. Please call 503-823-0296 by Dec. 11 to req u est an a p p lic a ­ tion. The W om enS trength p ro ­ gram has o ffe re d free se lf-d e ­ f e n s e c l a s s e s to w o m e n th r o u g h o u t P o r tla n d s in c e 1979. C ro s s w a lk V io la to rs C ite d The V ancouver Police D epart­ ment, in partnership with City o f V ancouver T ransportation Dept., co n d u cted a v e h ic le /p e d estrian crossw alk string operation on Oct. 10 in a lighted pedestrian cross­ walk at th e6 5 0 0 b lo ck o fM ill Plain. The purpose o f the operation was to continue to educate the m otoring public on yielding the right o f way to pedestrians in the crossw alk. Police issued five in­ fractions and 11 w arnings for fail­ ure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Five infractions for other traffic related violations were also issued. Police said due to the posi­ tive response, and the need for c o n tin u e d m o to rist e d u c a tio n , more enforcem ent is planned in the east precinct and dow ntow n areas. To Our Students, Families, Friends and Neighbors PCC WELCOMES 33,740 students to our doors this fall. By the end of the year, more than 97,000 people will enroll at PCC. We are proud to be able to serve so many of you. If you are one of these 97,000 people, you know how crowded the campuses are You know how difficult it is to squeeze into the classroom, to get time in a computer lab, or to schedule a science class when you need it. Some of you have been turned away. The PCC Board and staff are dedicated to serving all the students who come to PCC. We know that our rapid enrollment growth has caused some inconveniences for our students and neighbors. We are doing all we can to ensure that evervone has access to our classes and programs. With the great support we receive from the communitv, PCC will continue to offer quality higher educational options this vear and well' 09704620 Parking Enforcement Volunteers Needed The V an cou v er P olice D ep art­ m ent is seeking help in the H andi­ capped Parking E nforcem ent Pro­ gram V o lu n te e rs in this pro g ram is- sue h an d icap p ed parking c ita ­ tions to v ehicles parked illegally in h a n d ic a p p e d p a rk in g sp o ts th ro u g h o u t the city. V olunteers m ust be at least 21 years old. People in terested should a t­ tend an inform ational m eeting Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. at the V ancouver Police East Precinct, 1201 SE T ech C enter D rive, Suite 190. Now it’s easy to find “What’s Happening’’ in Clark County government A h an d y c a le n d a r o f ev en ts h a s n o w b e e n a d d e d to th e c o u n t y ’s w eb s ite at w w w .c o .c l a r k .w a .u s . 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