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Dalai Lama’s Visit to High
School Summit Questioned
(AP) AvisitbytheDalaiLamato
discuss nonviolence at a high school
meeting on Monday has drawn com
plaints from five Republican state leg
islators. In a letter to school superin
tendents, the C lark County lawmakers
asked for clarification of policies on
religion and religious leaders and how
much each school district is spending
to send students to hear the Dalai
Lama at the Educating the Heart Youth
Summit on Monday. “ Even with the
event’s organizers and sponsors stat
ing that the event is not a 'religious’
meeting, one cannot ignore the reality
that the Dalai Lama is the spiritual
leader o f the Buddhist religion; is
touted to be the reincarnation of the
13th Dalai Lama; delivers a religious
perception by his mere presence; and
whose message cannot be separate
from who or what he is: a Buddhist
monk," the letter said. "This event
cannot be viewed as anything but a
religious event " The letter was signed
by Sens. Joseph Zarelli and Don
Benton, both o f Vancouver; Reps.
Marc Boldt ofVancouver. Tom Mielke
ofBattle Ground and John Pennington
o f Carrolls, and the Republican co-
chairs o f the education and higher
education committees in the House,
which is evenly split between Demo
crats and Republicans.
Giving a Hand to Breast Cancer Awareness
Health advocates will work with
local faith communities on M other’s
Day, Sunday, May 13 to promote
breast cancer awareness.s
“Think Pink" Sunday was con
ceived by Multnomah County Breast
and Cervical Cancer Program Advi
sory Board to educate women about
the importance of early breast cancer
detection and free screening services
available. There are 12 churches syna
gogues, and mosques participating,
representing A frican Americans,
Latinas. Lesbians, Muslims, Rus
sians and Asians. In some places of
worship children w ill deliv er pink car
nations during the services. The
SusanG. Komen BreastCancerFoun-
dation provided funding for the
event. “With our “Think Pink” Sun
day.
We hope to reach at least 2,000
women who may be eligible for free
breast cancer screening," state Lillian
Shirley, Multnomah County Health
Department Director.
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Earl Bowles Sr.
A funeral was held Tuesday,
M ay 8, 2001, in V ancouver A v
enue F irst Baptist C hurch in Port
land for Earl Bowles Sr., who died
M ay 1 at age 71. Mr. Bowles was
bom A pril 5,1930, in Tuscaloosa,
Ala. He m oved to Portland in 1951
and was a forem an in a foundry
until retiring. He was a longtime
m em ber o f the church. In 1948,he
m arried R osie Lee Hall.
Survivors include his wife; son,
Earl Jr.; daughters, Janice Mahone
a n d L is a B o w le s; b r o th e r s ,
H e rb e rt K e n n e d y , N a th a n ie l
K ennedy, Frank K ennedy Sr.,
Lewis Kennedy; Willie J. Kennedy
and Thom as E. K ennedy Sr.; sis
ters, R osalee K ennedy Cabbil,
W illie K ennedy W alden; Lucille
K e n n e d y D rew and D e lo re s
K ennedy Cole; grandchildren and
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Rose City Cemetery. Arrangements
by Rose C ity Funeral Home.
Arthur W.
Hammonds
A funeral was held Friday,
M ay 4, 2001, in Rose City Fu
n e ra l H om e for A rth u r W.
Hammonds, who died April 28 at
age 81. Mr. Hammonds was bom
July 7, 1919, in Chattanooga,
Tenn., and came to Portland in
1944. He worked in the shipyards
and then was a longshorem an.
Later, he was a w aiter for Union
Pacific Railroad until his retire
m ent. He married W illie Lee
Cheeks; they later divorced.
Survivors include his daugh
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for poor families, including migrant
farm w orker housing; and tax eq
uity for the poor.
The organization is urging law
m akers to use available revenues,
such as the “kicker” to fund these
program s. As part o f their effort,
they are distributing a postcard
cam paign to elected representa
tives and have scheduled a rally on
the capitol steps in Salem on M on
day, M ay 14.
Free shuttle service is available
for those needing transportation.
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A. Ham m onds; two grandchil
dren; and three great-grandchil
dren.
Interm ent in Rose City Cem
e te ry . R e m e m b ra n c es to the
A m erican Cancer Society.
and tw o great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Interm ent in M cK inney C em
etery in Rosston. A rrangem ents
by Killingsworth Little Chapel o f
the Chimes.
Pearlie L. Paden
Gladys Johnson
A mem orial service was held
Saturday, May 5,2001, in Fellow
ship M issionary Baptist Church
in Portland for Pearlie L. Paden,
who died May 1 at age 93. Mrs.
Paden was bom Pearlie Toney
on Jan. 15,1908, in Rosston, Ark.
She was a hom em aker and
m oved to Portland from Camden,
Ark., in 1997. In 1924, she married
A die Paden; he died in 1999.
Survivors include her daugh
te rs , G ra c ie M ason, L o ren e
W ilder and Charlene Andrews;
so n , L e o n a rd ; s is te r s , L ela
M cKinley, Carrie M. Terrain and
A utry D. Smith; brother, Clyde
T o n e y ; s te p b r o th e r . G le n n
“ H arvey” Butler; 21 grandchil
dren; 30 great-grandchildren;
Gladys Johnson died April 16,
2001, at age 74. Mrs. Johnson
was born Gladys B lackshear on
A pril 18, 1926, in Beaum ont,
Texas. She m oved to Portland in
1965 and was a supervisor for
J.C. Penney until retiring in 1984.
She m arried Jam es Johnson in
the early 1940s; he died in the
1960s.
Survivors include her daugh
ter, Charlene Roberts; sisters,
D orothy Scott, Elnora Brow n,
M ildred Johnson, Jonnie Sue
Brown, A rthur Lee B lackshear
and M ercy G ordon; six grand
children; and 14 great-grand
children
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Colonial Chapel.
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They said the figures should be
considered in light o f other studies
that reveal an overrepresentation o f
minorities in the Multnomah County
criminal justice system, as well as
other social and econom ic factors.
“It d o esn ’t surprise me so m uch
that, in this particular piece o f the
puzzle, the same exists," Krocker
said. “Our reaction has been a stu
dious one, not one o f shock or
surprise. Y ou're left with a series o f
questions that are valid for discus
sion.” Members ofP ortland’s black
com m unity said they hope that data
will bring change.
“The num bers com e out telling
us what we already know ," said the
Rev. Ronald W illiams, ofthe Bethel
AME C hurch in N ortheast Port
land. “I t’s tim e for us to own the
problem s and say. ‘Yes, profiling
exists and w hat do we need to do to
make a positive change?’ “ In Janu
ary, precinct patrol officers began
reporting their perceptions o f a
suspect’s age, sex and race when
they made a stop; the reason for the
stop; w hether the person or ve
hicle w as searched; and if so,
w hether it resulted in a warning,
citation or arrest.
Latinos appeared slightly more
likely than w hites to be stopped.
The figures show 2,136 Latinos
were stopped, or 59 per 1,000 Port
land L atino residents.
A sian s were 40 percent less
likely than whites to be stopped,
and h alf as likely to be searched as
whites.
Roughly 60 percent o f the stops
o f all groups resulted in a warning
or no enforcem ent. The remaining
40 percent received tickets, cita
tions in place o f custody or arrests.
The racial profiling panel has
urged the bureau, along with data
collection, to recruit more minority
officers, improve police com m uni
cation with people at the time o f a
stop or arrest, and expand police
training in diversity and custom er
service.