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Page A3 October 23. 200 2 Household Finance to Pay Back Millions by D avid P i . echl Pl IRTLAND OBSERVER A ttorney generals from all 50 states have reached a $484 million settlem ent with H ousehold F i nance, a loan agency. A lawsuit filed by the A ssocia tion o f C om m unity O rganizations for Reform Now (A C O R N ) ac cused the agency of predatory lending practices. H om ebuyers were lent loans at astronom ical rates, sometim es higher than their THE h o m es’ equity. Som e custom ers defaulted on the loans and lost their hom es “T hey get you in bad situation, force you to refinance, then get you in a w orse situation,” said local A corn o rg an izer A ndrew Ginsberg. T he settlem ent is separate from other suits that accuse H ousehold o f hidden origination fees, exorbi- con tin u ed on p a g e AS Julia Frunchess is a northeast Portland resident who sued Household Finance for hidden and exorbitant fees. photo by D avid P lechi V T he P ortland O bsery er Billie Jean McCrae screams out for equal protection under the law during a protest sponsored by the NAACP and Police Accountability Campaign. photo by D avid P lechi /T he P ortland O bserver Marchers Demand Equality con tin u ed fro m F ront o f color. C lay is trying to do her part to fulfill K ing’s vision o f a just society. “T he m ain purpose o f this is to restore the freedom o f speech and expression,” she said. T h e b o is te r o u s b u t p e a c e fu l m a rc h w o v e its w a y a ro u n d th e N o rth e a s t P re c in c t, an d s o u th d o w n M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B o u le v a rd , a ttr a c tin g c u rio u s lo o k s fro m p e d e s tr ia n s a n d s u p p o rtiv e h o n k s fro m w a itin g m o to r is ts . One sign read - "R acial Profiling Free Zone,” another declared - “No M ore P risons.” L o c a l r e s id e n t an d N A A C P m e m b e r H e le n S h e rm a n ca m e o u t to p r o te s t th e d ru g w a r an d its b e a rin g on th e p e o p le o f h e r n o rth e a s t P o rtla n d n e ig h b o r hood. “W e have got to get serious about our freedom s,” she said. "W e need to stand up and dem and re spect for our com m unity.” Frances O ’ Halloran spoke at Irv ing Park at the conclusion o f the march. She said young people in the north and northeast com m uni ties are being detained for arbitrary reasons. She said her son has been stopped 19 tim es by police. “The children o f our com m unity should not w ait for their rights to be protected,” she said. W h e n th e d e m o n s t r a t o r s r e a c h e d Irv in g P a rk , O sb o rn e th a n k e d th e m fo r p a r tic ip a tin g in th e m a rc h . H e a ls o th a n k e d th e P o rtla n d P o lic e w h o le d th e m a rc h e rs sa fe ly th ro u g h to w n . “All police officers do not racial profile,” he said, “but those that do, m ake the rest look bad.” Jazz Club Ties Past to Present co n tin u ed Billie Holliday Recital At the Auditorium fro m F ront best know n for getting M el B row n his first gig at an after hours club on W illiam s A venue w hen he was 15. W illiam s once played a show with Billie Holliday and Hernandez m ade a nam e for him self playing sax in Las Vegas. All these m en are o ver 70, but G allineau said they are still going strong, especially with the addition o f a younger rhythm section. “It will be pure entertainm ent,” he said. A s for the success o f his club, G allineau is optim istic. He thinks betw een a great tw o level atm o sphere in a good neighborhood, quality food at reasonable prices and musical acts like the The O rigi n al C a ts an d R a m se y y L os M onitunos, a w ell know n Latin ja zz group, good things could hap pen. “W e’re going to open the doors and see, but I think it will be good," h esaid . “W e really w ant to c a te rto a diverse group o f people, really mix it up. I’d like to see people who are young and old, black and white. Another treat »*» on Sunday etealfift. eb ru a ry 2T. when A m erica'» So 1 S o o t S lyliat B u ll« H o llid a y waa preseM ed in re e tta l at the A u d ito riu m w ith C liv e W illia m » ’ (local a rtta O C a ttle J a z t Band accort,;at*)fny An appreciative audience, m any o f »born w ere h t’. lie'» fo rm e r fan» applauded lead and fu rlo u e ly a« •h e did her favorite», iocJudlnt h e r own com petition D o n't E l« plafft.** M r. W iH flta » Is an a rlla t o f dla- U nction Po rtland * * » proud of him on th ia occasion. Ill» con irlbotJoca brought round» o f a p plause. Artifacts from Portland's jazz history show Bobby Bradford on trumpet and a newspaper article showcasing a performance by jazz great Billie Holliday. gay and straight, yuppie and not so yuppie. T hat m ix do esn ’t al w ays w ork in Portland, but w e’ll see.” A lth o u g h th e c lu b d o e s n o t o f fic ia lly o p e n u n til F r id a y ’s o p e n in g , th e p u b lic c a n g e t a s n e a k p r e v i e w to s e e th e R e n a to C a r a n to Q u a r te t o n W e d n e s d a y , O c t. 2 3 a n d V ic to ria C o rrig a n o n T h u rs d a y , O ct. 24. T h e e v e n in g a f te r th e g ra n d o p e n in g R a m se y y L o s M o n itu n o s w ill p la y . T u e sd a y , O ct. 29 fe a tu re s the D an G ay n o r T rio , W e d n e s d a y , O c t. 3 0 , th e R e n a to C a ra n to Q u a rte t an d on H a llo w e e n th e O rig io n a l C a ts w ill p la y a g a in . F rid a y , N o v . 1 D an B a lm e r w ill p la y w ith G o by T ra in an d S a tu rd a y , N o v . 2 f e a tu re s A la n Jo n e s. For more information or to make reservations, call 503-595-0575. 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