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Roosevelt Students Focus on Careers The Ramada Inn, a business that prides itself on the diversity o f its employees, gives industry. See Story, Metro Section, inside. students a look at jobs in the hospitality in Al Volume XXXII Number 19 "T hp n City t v n Of f Roses" r , The Wednesday Committed to Cultural Diversity Established in 1970 www.portlandobserver.com May 15,2002 Renaissance Market to Close B ishop A. A. Wells o v e rse e s th e closing o f his com m unity m a rk e t on North Killingsworth. Portland Community College h a s e y e s on th e property for expansion o f its C ascade C am pus. U.N. Sanctions Against Iraq to Get Overhaul UNITED NATIONS— The U.N. Secu rity Council unanimously approved an overhaul of sanctions against Iraq in a victory for the United States. The reso lution aims to tighten the 11-year-old military embargo on Saddam Hussein’s regime while easing the flow of civilian goods into Iraq. photo by D avid P lechl /T he P ortland O bserver Earthquake Rattles Bay Area GILROY, Calif.— A substantial earth quake shook the San Francisco Bay area, violently rattling the stands at hockey and baseball gam es. N o in ju ries or significant dam age were in i tially reported. Israeli Vote Rejects Palestinian State TEL AVIV, Israel— Israeli Prime Min ister Ariel Sharon’s Likud party voted to reject the creation of a Palestinian state, a major defeat for Sharon. Also, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left Ramallah for the first time since Israel confined him there six months ago. Pom Shield Law Partly Upheld WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court gave new life to the government’s ef fort to make it a crime to put sexually explicit pictures on the Internet where they can be seen by children. But the justices made clear that constitutional hurdles remain. Dionne Warwick Arrested In Miami MIAMI— Singer Dionne Warwick was arrested when baggage screeners at Miami International Airport said they found 11. suspected marijuana ciga rettes inside her lipstick container. Warwick, 61, o f Miami Beach, signed an affidavit promising to appear in court and was released. Church squeezed by PCC expansion gives up grocery by D avid P lechl T he P ortland O bserver The Renaissance Market at 909 N. Killingsworth is closing its doors in the face of the expansion of the Portland Community College Cascade Campus. Bishop A.A.Wells of the Emmanuel Temple Full Gospel Pentecostal Church has notified the store ’ s 22 employees and community partners, Key Bank and The Portland Development Commission, of the imminent closure. The market was a unique venture by an African American church intent on offer ing affordable groceries to the commu- nity, while providing jobs and job training to the underserved and disenfranchised. In the last year, the store had been in talks with PCC officials who have iden tified the site as a potential parking lot and location for future cam pus build ings to accom m odate a grow ing body o f students. The north Portland cam pus has increased 55 percent in the past five years to its current enrollm ent of 15,000. Wells had hoped for a partnership with PCC, with the church retaining a much smaller parcel on the 2-block site for a future grocery, dovetailing with city plans to develop a retail district along the Killingsworth corridor. A deal never materialized, with “nego tiations currently at a standstill,” Wells said. The bishop told college officials, “Help us keep our vision intact, and then let’s talk about the price.” PCC Vice President for Administrative Services Randy McEwan said the school was not initially opposed to the idea of partitioning the property, but states, “We still have questions about how that would actually work.” * McEwan does admit that PCC would like to purchase the Renaissance lot en tirely, without divisions. He said the college is hopeful to ac quire properties in a voluntary way, but states, “The board has not made a deci sion on whether or not to acquire the (Renaissance Market) property with emi nent domain.” Eminent domain gives the school legal right to take the property if public demand for the space outweighs current use. Last year, the board authorized em i nent domain, but worked to voluntarily continued on page A 7 Stoudamire Pleads Not Guilty Senate Passes Sizable Jump In Farm Subsidies WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final approval to a farm bill that would shower billions of dollars in new subsi dies on political battleground states. President Bush has promised to sign the bill, which is expected to increase agriculture spending nearly 80%. Marijuana charge dropped against father Ex-Klansman Heads to Trial for '63 Church Bombing BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The trial of the final suspect in a 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls may be a challenge for attorneys because of aging witnesses and pre-trial publicity. Opening statements were expected to begin in Bobby Frank Cherry’s trial. Suspect to Face Charges In Pipe Bomb Cases REN O — After allegedly planting pipe bombs in mailboxes across six states, 21 -year-old suspect Luke J. Helder was charged by federal authorities. Helder was caught on a federal highway in Nevada after a tip from Helder’s father. Portland Police O fficers Joe Hurley a n d Tom Trevarthen breakdow n and catalog handguns an d rifles a t C easefire O regon's g u n turn in Saturday a t Lutheran C enter for Christian M inistries on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. photo by D avid P lechl /T he P ortland O bserver Ceasefire Oregon Collects Guns by D avid P lechl T he P ortland O bserver Citizens had a chance to turn in their unwanted firearms no questions asked at six Portland area locations on Saturday. It was part of Ceasefire O regon’s effort to reduce the threat of gun violence and increase public awareness of gun safety. Ceasefire board member, Julie Sterling and volunteer John Canda helped collect I e firearms on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with help from Portland Police Officers Joe Hurley and Tom Trevarthen. “The police handle the guns because many people bringing them in do not even know if they are loaded,” Sterling said. Participants were asked to fill out an anonymous questionnaire telling why they brought the gun in and if they have any other guns at home. Several people marked “recent shootings and other vio lent incidents shown in the news" as a reason. Officer Hurley who helped break down the guns, said many people bringing them in do not know how to use them. “If it saves one life,” he said, “it makes a difference." continued yf on page A7 D am on S to udam ire a n d his father, Willie o u tsid e th e C lackam as County C ourthouse in Oregon City. (AP Photo) (AP)— PortlandTrail Blazers guard and northeast Portland native Damon Stoudamire pleaded innocent Tues day to a felony charge o f possessing marijuana. , Stoudam ire’s law yer, Stephen Houze, said he would challenge the legality of a police search of the bas ketball star’s home in Lake Oswego. Bail for Stoudamire was set at $50,000. continued on page B4 $