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April 17, 2002 Page A6 MLK Businesswoman Finds Niche in Water Quality Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez salutes a military officer after returning to power. Chavez vowed to make sweeping democratic changes with his second chance after a failed coup attempt and public demands for his resignation. Chavez Thanks Venezuelan Paratroopers CA R A C A S, V enezuela) AP) — P re sid en t H ugo C h av ez, new ly restored to office after a botched coup attem pt, told para troopers who rem ained loyal to him “ I will alw ays be with you,” but also m ade a conciliatory gesture to opponents. T he n o rm ally p u g n ac io u s president, after two days as a captive o f the m ilitary high com m and, said in a nationw ide tele vised address that he had re flected on his m istakes and was p r e p a r e d to c o r r e c t th e m . V enezuelans w aited to see if Chavez had indeed changed, and w hether a split in the m ilitary and problem s in the state-run oil consortium could be sm oothed over. The issues are critical: V en ezuela is the fourth-biggest oil exporter in the world and No. 3 supplier to the United States, w ith sales fueling the South A m erican n atio n ’s econom y. Also, m ilitary unrest could erupt into further bloodshed and de- stabilization. O ne m em ber o f the m ilitary high com m and said Sunday that the arm ed forces’ deep divide over C havez w ould be difficult to m end. The num ber o f people ki 1 led dur ing the upheaval that follow ed C h a v ez’s ouster was still being c o u n te d . T h e s tr e e ts w e re m ostly calm Sunday except for scattered looting. A report released by tw o lo c a l h u m a n r ig h ts g r o u p s . CO FA V IC and the Archdiocese ofC aracas Human Rights Vicar, said 23 people were killed Satur day, and accused security forces o f being responsible for most o f the deaths. W itnesses have said police opened fire Saturday on pro-C havez dem onstrators in several poor neighborhoods o f Caracas. In all, about 40 people are known to have been slain after the military high command confronted Chavez and announced that he had resigned, setting o ff street protests and a rebellion by some military commanders who didn’t go along with the plan. On Sunday, Chavez visited an arm y paratrooper base in M aracay,25 m iles so u th w esto f C aracas, to thank the troops there for sticking by him. Gen. Raul Baduel, com m ander o f the base w here C havez him self had trained as a soldier, had rebelled Saturday against the coup at tempt. “Soldiers, all o f you, how great y ou a r e ,” C h a v e z to ld the troops. “ I will alw ays be with you. 1 w ill never go aw ay.” T he Bush a d m in istra tio n , w hich show ed no rem orse when the m ilitary ousted C havez, ad vised him to make good use o f his second chance “by correct ing its course and governing in a fully dem ocratic m anner.” T he leftist C havez had irri tated W ashington by cozying up to C uba as w ell as Iraq, Iran and Libya. Advertise with diversity in u ^ J n r t la n b ( D h s r r u r r Pat Carter is the “Water Lady” at the Water Express store. The northeast Portland busi nesswoman is on a mission to supply custom ers one o f the cleanest water products on the market, for a price that is afford able to all. She has the most up-to-date water accessories, including the ever-popular 8-glass water bottle (jug), and water bottles o f various sizes for the home and office. The “Water Lady” also offers an at tractive variety o f dispensing units that are as affordable as any on the market. All or most items carry a 5-year warranty. Carter puts a premium on af fordable prices with absolutely zero compromise on waterorprod- uct quality. The Water Express store is located at 3909 N.E. Mar tin Luther King Jr. Blvd. where customers can see all the prod ucts that are being offered. “You will be amazed at how affordable quality water can be,” she said. “O ur Life and the life o f those you care about are impor tant enough for you to do the research. Ask your doctor, shop around, buy where you like, but d o n ’t c o m p ro m ise on y o u r family’s health when the price is now within your means and lo cated so close.” 1 Pat Carter finds a niche for quality in the water market at her Water Express store at 3909 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. M ark W a SHINGTO. n /T h E P ortland O b photo by server Subcontractors - Interstate Max System Element IOS Transdyn Controls is bidding the Tri-Met Interstate Max System Element IO S Central Control System, the replace ment of the central computer control center at Ruby Junc tion. 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