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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.
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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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