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Two Views on PCC Cascade Campus expansion fulfills community dream; church faces horrendous move See Opinion, Page A3 "The City Of Roses" Volume XXXII Number 12 www.portlandobserver.com 1 Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 Wednesday March 27,2002 Black Actors Voted Best Halle Berry and Denzel Washington make Oscar history Consumer Confidence Soars NEW Y O RK — Consumer confidence surged in March to its highest level in seven months, bolstered by growing economic optimism. The index is closely watched because confidence drives spending, which accounts for about two-thirds o f the nation’s economic activity. Death Toil in Afghan Quake Rises KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful earthquake rocked Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, killing about 1,800 people. Nearly 600 bodies were recovered from villages still shaking from frequent aftershocks. A U.N. spokeswoman said the toll could reach 4,800. Gas Prices Surge . CAMARILLO, Calif. — Gas prices surged a record 14 cents over the last . two weeks as several factors crimped • supply and raised demand. Last week ’ s price per gallon was nearly $1.38, up more than 14.3 cents per gallon. Tax Probe Targets Offshore Accounts Two million Americans may be evading U.S. taxes through credit card accounts at offshore banks, the IRS said. The estimate came as government lawyers asked a federal court to compel Visa International to identify Americans who routinely use cards from offshore bank ing havens. lu w o Koreas to Reopen Talks (AP) — Until Sunday, ju st one black actor in 73 years had won an A cadem y A w ard in a lead role. N ow there are three. Halle Berry was nam ed best actress fo r“ M onster’s Ball” and Denzel W ash ington took best actor for “T raining Day,” joining Sidney Poitier in an em o tional evening as the only blacks to win those top-tier awards. By coincidence, Poitier was on hand to receive a lifetime achievement award. He had won his best-actor aw ard for “ Lilies o fth e Field” in 1963. “ F o rty years I ’ve been ch a sin g Sidney. They finally give it to m e, and they give it to him the sam e night,” W ashington said with a sm ile, raising his statuette in P oitier’s direction. Poitier stood and raised his in a toast to W ashington. W ashington also had won the sup- porting-actor O scar for 1989’s “G lory.” Am ong the nom inees he beat Sunday was Will Smith, for “Ali.” It was the first time two black actors com peted against each other in the category. Berry, the sixth black actress nom i nated for an O scar in a lead role, was the first to win. She broke down in tears, saying she was accepting the aw ard for every black actress w ho had preceded her, nam ing D orothy D andridge, Lena Horne and Diahann Carroll among them. Berry won a 1999 Emmy for the title ro le in “ I n tr o d u c in g D o ro th y D andridge,” the story o f the first black actress nom inated for a best-actress Oscar. This is also “ for every nam eless, faceless woman o f color who now have a chance because tonight a door has been opened,” Berry said. y J E O U L , South Korea— South Korea is • sending a presidential envoy to North Korea next week to discuss improving relations, the rival nations said. The reconciliation process on the Korean peninsula stalled last year after Presi dent Bush’s “axis o f evil” speech. Denzel Washington and Halle Berry win top acting honors at the 74th Annual Academy Awards. Berry is the first black woman to win a best-actress Oscar. She and Washington become only the third blacks to win Academy Awards for leading roles. They follow Sidney Poitier, who received the best-actor Oscar in 1963 and who received a career-achievement award Sunday. (AP photo) Area Kids Enjoy Easter Tradition Giant Sandstorm Hits China, Japan, Korea BEIJING — A sandstorm that swept across China’s capital last week is so massive that it has affected Japan and South Korea as well — and it could even reach the western USA in a week or two. The sto rm ’s intensity has slowed traffic and closed airports. T he c e r e m o n y ’s h o st, W h o o p i G oldberg, who won a supporting-ac tress in for 1990’s “G host,” acknow l edged B erry’s achievem ent. “ It has been a very large door and I'm glad she has kicked it dow n,” said Goldberg. It was only the second tim e that three black actors w ere in the running for lead-acting O scars. The last tim e was 29 years ago, when Diana Ross was cited for “ Lady Sings the B lues” and Cicely Tyson and Paul W infield w ere nom inated for “ Sounder.” Before Poitier, black actors had o f ten been relegated to roles as house hold help or dancing m instrels. The only previous w inner had been H attie M cD aniel, w ho won best supporting actress for 1939’s “G one W ith the W ind.” Poitier w orked w ith som e o f the top producers and directors o f the 1950s and 1960s. “ I accept this aw ard in mem ory o f all the A frican-A m erican actors and ac tresses who w ent before me in the d if ficult years, on w hose shoulders I was privileged to stand to see w here I m ight go,” Poitier said. He also acknow ledged a list o f H ol lywood producers and directors includ ing W alter Mirisch, Joseph Mankiewicz, R ichard Brooks, Ralph N elson. Darryl Zanuck, Stanley K ram er and N orm an Jewison. “ T h o se film m a k e rs p e rse v e re d , speaking through their art to the best in all o f us. And I benefited from their efforts. The industry benefited from their efforts. A m erica benefited from continued y^ on page 43 High School Principals Hired Larry Dashiell returns to Jefferson; Carla Randall leaves for Wilson Pentagon Wants to Send Troops to Indonesia W ASHINGTON — Armed with evi dence that al-Qaeda members have fled from Afghanistan to Indonesia, Bush administration officials are pressing to send U.S. forces after them. But the administration faces opposition from an Indonesian government fearful o f the political consequences. Study: Minorities receive lower- quality health care W ASHINGTON — Minorities in the United States receive lower-quality health care than whites the Institute o f Medicine reported. Among the find ings: Minorities are less likely than whites to receive appropriate heart medicine, undergo bypass surgery or receive kidney dialysis or transplants. Treats are plentiful at the Moore Street Salvation Army on North Williams Saturday as kids rush to find an assortment o f delectables during a traditional Easter Egg Hunt made possible by an anonymous donor. The Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection o f Jesus is this Sunday. photo by D ave G if . zyng /T he P ortland O bserver Two outstanding educators have been recruited to fill open principal positions at Jefferson and Wilson high schools, in terim sch o o l su p e rin te n d e n t Jim Scherzinger announced last week. Larry Dashiell, currently a vice princi pal at S ou th rid g e H igh S chool in Beaverton, has accepted the position o f principal at Jefferson High School in north Portland. He will replace JimCarlile, who isacting as the interim principal for this school year. Dashiell previously w orked at Jefferson in the capacity o f a vice princi pal. He will assume the role o f principal at Jefferson in July. Carla Randall, currently a vice princi pal at Jefferson High School, has ac cepted the position o f principal at W i Ison continued y^ on page A3 Librarians on Net Filtering: ‘Don’t Make Us Thought Police’ by J oann L ovinglio T he A ssociated P ress Multnomah County librarians said the government is trying to turn them into “thought police” in testimony at a trial over the constitutionality o f a federal law requiring libraries to screen out Internet pornography. The second day o f testimony began Tuesday morning in the trial, which is being heard by a three-judge panel in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia and is ex pected to last into next week. Leading the chai lenge to the Children ’ s dren should be Internet Protection the ones who Act o f 2000 are the There are some 5-year- determine what A m erican Library olds whose parents do not c o n te n t th ey Association and the find unaccept Multnomah County want them to know where able. Public Library. They babies come from and there “ T h ere are contend that the law som e 5 -y ear- are some that do. p u ts u n c o n s titu olds whose par tional restraints on — Ginnie Cooper, director ofthe ents do not want free speech. Multnomah C ounty Library, w them to know They want to of w here b a b ie s fer patrons a choice come from and there are some that do," between filtered and unfiltered Internet testified Ginnie Cooper, director o f the access, contending that parents and chil Multnomah County Library. “We do n ’t try to presume the values o f parents." Libraries stock numerous materials, ranging from sex education manuals to Playboy, whose online equivalents would probably not get past filtering software, testified Candace Morgan, a librarian for 37 years currently at the Fort Vancouver, Wash., Regional Library. The law requires that libraries receiv ing certain types o f federal technology funding use filters to block access to objectionable Web sites. 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