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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.
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University o f Oregon
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Vote
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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
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Measures
Facing Voters
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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
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at an official election site. It’s your
b a ttle
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informed about your vote and what
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your vote will mean.
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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..
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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.
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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 .”
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