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.
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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.”
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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
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