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- T Don't Let Grey Jefferson's Children Not Simply About Black and White Skies Get You Down r *.'v K S H i y | The Doctor's Com er, Page B2 See Focus, Inside (Elie Volume XXX Number 44 kinò (Ohs Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 www.portlandobserver.com M A N ILA , Philippines - President Jo seph Estrada, in response to allegations that he accepted m ore than $8 m illion in illegal gam bling payoffs and $2.8 m illion from tobacco taxes, prom ised to reform his governm ent but insisted he w ould not re sign over a corruption scandal that has battered business confidence in the coun try. Estrada, in a nationally televised speech, asked that critics seeking his resignation allow the im peachm ent case against him to take its course. N. Korea Gives W arning SEO U L, South K orea - N orth K orea w arned the U nited States that it w ill exer cise its “right o f self-defense” if A m erican military planes invade its airspace again, its official media said. The U.S.-led U.N. Com mand apologized toN orth K orea for a brief, accidental incursion o f tw o U.S. m ilitary jets into the N o rth 's airspace during m ili tary exercises two days earlier. NASA Plans Exploration W A SH IN G TO N - N A SA officials an nounced a new program o f M ars explora tion. O fficials said six m issions will be sent to the red planet this decade, and a m ission to bring back rock sam ples could com e as early as 2011. The search o f M ars for evi dence o f life, past or present, is the under lying them e o f a long term robotic explora tion that w ill include orbiter, landers and w heeled vehicles that m ay explore many miles o f surface. Bin Laden Linked to Cole Senior U.S. intelligence officials said that they have obtained hard evidence linking Saudi terrorist O sam a bin Laden to the Oct. 12 bom bing o fth e U SS Cole at the port in Aden, Yemen. The intelligence offi cials declined to describe the evidence in detail, but they said it show s that bin Laden financed the attack and sent one o f his top lieutenants to supervise it. The attack on the destroyer, which was refueling at Aden, killed 17 sailors and injured 39. Peru Eyes New Elections LIM A, Peru - P eru’s governm ent agreed to hold new elections in A pril, and Presi dent A lberto Fujimori ordered the army confined to barracks w hile he and his secu rity forces hunt for his feared form er intel ligence adviser, Vladimiro Montesinos. The rapid-fire developm ents cam e in a nation th ro w n in to p o litic a l tu r m o il by M onetsinos’ return from Panam a. M any speculate that the form er spy ch ief still com m ands the loyalty o f m uch o f the m ili tary and cam e back to force a pow er show dow n w ith Fuj imori. Albright Demands Disclosure SEOUL, South Korea - Secretary o f State M adeleine A lbright said that North K orea m ust rem ove lingering uncertainty about its nuclear w eapons activities if efforts at accom m odation with the U nited States are to su cceed . T h ere are co n c ern s that Pyongyang m ay have stockpiled one or more w eapons before a 1994 U.S. - North K orean agreem ent w as to freeze a sus pected w eapons program . Serial Killer Sentenced SPOKANE, Wash. - Serial killer Robert L. Yates Jr., although tearful and apolo getic, offered no m otive - not even to his sobbing daughter - as he w as sentenced to 408 years in prison for killing 13 people. Last w eek, the 48-year-old A rm y veteran andN ational G uard helicopterpilot adm it ted to 10 Spokane-area slayings, the deaths o f a young man and w om an in southern W ashington, and the death o f a w om an in the state’s northeastern com er. Dist. 18. “ It’s a kind o f tricky m easure. O n its face, it sounds like a good m easure because it says if a governm ent takes aw ay the value on a property o w n er’s property, it has to pay them back. W hat 1 think is that it will actually m ake it so governm ent really ca n ’t pass any laws at all. I f the governm ent ca n ’t do any land use planning, we c a n ’t have the type o f city and state that w e ’re use to. M easure 7 sounds good, but in practice w o n 't work.” - Erik Sten, C om m issioner forC ity o f Portland. No on M easu re 8: “This m easure w ould hinder the state from federal funding. It cuts basic services and education.” - Debra K afoury, House Rep. for Dist. 18. No on M easu re 9: “ I think M easure 9 is one o f the worst m easures on the ballot. It would m ake bigotry legal by discrim inating against gays and les bians. It’s a huge step backw ards for the state.” - Erik Sten, Com m issioner for the City o f Portland. “W e w ant to be sure that we are to live with decency and respect all people in this state. H um an rights is a very strong issue for the people o f Oregon and they have never sup ported any kind o f opposition against gays and lesbians in this state.” - M argaret Carter, candidate for State Senate in Dist. 8. N o o n M e asu re 86: “ M easure 86 w ould put a kicker in the Constitution. 1, doesn’t belong there. K icker is over and above w hat the bureaucrats in Salem estimate what tax collections would be. The m oney should be used for a rainy day fund.” - D ebra Kafoury, House Rep. for Dist. 18. No on M easu re 88 a n d 91: “M easure 88 and 91 are two versions ofth e same measure. They increase federal deduct ibility and hurt basic services. M oney only goes to the w ealthiest O regonians. M ost O regonians w o n 't get a tax break." - Debra K afoury, House Rep. for Dist. 18. “ I 'm urging a no vote on M easure 91 be cause it will cut w ay too many services that m any people really need and m ost o fth e tax relief it will provide will be to m ost wealthy people. I think cutting taxes on the w ealthy to cut services is really a bad idea." - Erik Sten, Com m issioner for the C ity o f Portland. Yes on M easu re 94: “W e are spending so m uch tim e in this state with the issue o f our children, but not looking very carefully in terms o f w hether a kid has committed a crim e for the first time. To discrim inately put so m any o f our kids in prison today based upon sentencing guide lines serves no purpose to any o f us.” M argaret Carter. candidate for State Senate in Dist. 8. i Portland, OR University o f Oregon Knight Library Newspaper Section Eugene OR 97403 Wednesday 50e Novem ber 1,2000 Vote A1 Gore The Nov. 7 G eneral Election has 26 ballot m easures - the m ost since 1914. W e asked som e o f our elected representatives to com m ent on the m easures they deem ed m ost im portant. The follow ing recom m endations and opinions are provided by Margaret C arter, D ebra K afoury and Erik Sten. Y es on M easu re 1: “ T he people o f O regon want education as a priority. Tins initiative mandates that cause." - M argaret Carter, candidate for State Senate in Dist. 8. Y es o n M e a su re 6: “As an elected official w ho’s raised m oney in the past for political cam paigns, I think it can be done, but far too m uch time by candi dates is spent raising m oney and people who donate m oney have a disproportionate inter est in the cam paign process. 1 think having public financing in the long run w ould save the taxpayers money. It’s a very well thought- out program that w ill m ake it possible for a m uch w ider range o f candidates to run for office and that’s good for the state." - Erik Sten, C om m issioner for City o f Portland. N o o n M easu re 7: “T his m easure w ill cost the state $5.4 billion per year w hich is the state general fund. It is the m ost expensive end zoning regulation.” Debra Kafoury, House Rep. for PAID Permit No. 1610 Measures Facing Voters are Critical President Prom ises Reforms Bulk Rate U.S. Postage democratic presidential nominee Vice President a i core speass ui ruruam Community College Tuesday. T h e P o rtla n d O b s e r v e r strongly recom m ends a vote for D em ocrat A1 G ore as the next President o f the United States. W e encourage dem ocratic solidarity to keep Republican George Bush from narrowly win ning a close race. Supreme C ourt nominations, affirmative action, hate crime leg- islatio n and co n tin u ed e c o nomic progress for people o f color and w om en are at stake T here’s too m uch to lose not to use your voice and vote Tues day, Nov. 7. m essage Mail in your ballot or drop it off in th e at an official election site. It’s your b a ttle nght and your responsibility to be g ro u n d informed about your vote and what sta te s.” your vote will mean. Gore’s c a m - p a ig n in re c e n t d a y s h a s b ee n e s p e c ia lly a g g re s s iv e a b o u t b rin g in g in a c a v a l c a d e o f p o litic ia n s an d c e le b ritie s to stu m p fo r h im in O re g o n , in c lu d in g B ill B ra d le y , th e R ev. J e sse Ja c k so n , ro c k e r M e lissa E th e rid g e , th e b an d E v e rc le a r, Onk a c to r M a rtin S h e e n an d d ire c to r Ro Oregon Vote Could Tip Election (A P) - Intensifying his cam paign to win fis state on Nov. 7, A1 G ore said T uesday the residential race is so close that O regon’s even electoral votes conceivably could de- ide the election Speaking at a rally a few hours before ieorge W. Bush arrived in Portland, G ore said ae election could be even closer than the race etw een John F. K ennedy and Richard Nixon a 1960. “ It may com e dow n to O regon,” Gore aid at a rally at Portland Com m unity College.. W ith polls show ing a virtual dead heat tween me two iwocaiiuiudics uii»aiaiv,vj<-iv etw een the candidates in this state. Gore d Bush are paying more attention to Or- than anv n re sid e n tia l contenders recent history, show ing how im portant they view O regon’s seven electoral votes. “ W e usually get one visit from the presi dential candidate in m ost election years,”’ said Chet O rlo ff o f the O regon Historical Society. "It is exceptional to get so many visits. It looks like m ore than in any time in the p ast.” Bush and G ore have cam paigned on the same day in other closely contested states, but Tuesday m arked the first tim e they have cam paigned on the same day in Oregon. “This an ------------ accident,” ----- said Paddy «...a is not — - M cGuire o f th e O regon secretary o f state’s “T hi-varp irv in u to sten o n each o th er’- o —«»- Neighborhood Grocery Defies Odds B y M ichael L eighton P ortland O bserver A local church and its surrounding com m unity celebrated the 4-year anniversary o f Renaissance M arket Saturday. The grocery store at 919 N. K illingsw orth has defied the odds by successfully operat ing a com m unity ow ned and operated market. Thin profit margins hav e m ade the grocery business difficult for m any retailers, but Re naissance has succeeded even as it refuses to sell alcohol, tobacco or lottery products. The store was developed as a com m unity enrichm ent venture under the leadership o f Bishop A. A. W ells and his Emmanuel Temple Renaissance Market during a 4 year anniversary and Grand Reopening celebration Saturday. (Photo by Michael Leighton/Portland Observer) Church. C om m unity leaders and area residents cel ebrated m any o f these achievem ents Satur day. including the installation o fth e m ost up- to-date cash registers and checkstands, with food and festivities during a G rand R eopen ing. Urban League Support Scott Thom ason met with the stall and students o f the Urban League o f Portland M onday to donate a new Ford W indstar seven-passenger minivan. Thomason, CEO o f Scott Thomason Mo tors. w anted to show his interest in the com m unity and the work the Urban League does w ith youth and seniors. Dr. Daniel Bernstine, President o f Port land State Univ ersity and board ch airo fth e Urban League greeted Thom ason and ac cepted the gift along with M argaret Carter. U rban League president. C arter said the gift is greatly appreciated. Just last week, she said, she had to trans port students from the U rban L eague's Portland Street Academy in h er car to get the students to their PE class. The van will be used to transport people for different U rban League programs. Margaret Carter (left) and Dr. Daniel Bernstine (right) o f the Urban League o f Portland are handed the keys to a new Ford Wind star from Scott Thomason. (Photo by Mark Waahlngton/Portland Observer) Thomason toured the Urban League fa cilities at ION Russell. He said he w as glad for the opportunity to see the facility and visit with the students The students from the Portland Street A cadem y seem ed m ore interested in m eet ing Scott Thom ason As one student p ut it, “ He really is the guy on TV .” I
