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November 20, 2002 Page A6 Stanton Yard Leaf Pickup P ortland city e m p lo y e e s John Calvert a m d Ja n et W estkraft h elp a P ortland w om an unload le a ve s from h er van a t th e S ta n to n Yard on N orth Kerby A venue. Area re sid e n ts can d e p o s it their le a v e s for a m inim al fe e through Dec. 1 4 a t six d iffe re n t loca tio n s during sp e cific d a te s a nd tim es. For inform ation, call th e City o f P ortland L e a f Line a t 5 0 3 -8 2 3 -1 7 8 4 . photo by continued from Front agencies looking for help meeting clients’ needs. Sign up for holiday assistance, which includes holiday food box meals and children’s toys, began Nov. 4 and will run through Dec 13. “ If you wait too long, you might not get help,” said Erlich. Salvation Army employee John M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Jackson Dangles Child from Balcony (AP) — M ichael Jackson re warded fans outside his Berlin hotel with a brief appearance and a glimpse o f his youngest child — dangling the toddler over a fourth-floor balcony. The boy, his legs kicking, had what appeared to be a white cloth over his head as Jackson, briefly holding the child with one arm, displayed him Tuesday to doz ens o f fans w aiting below the window o f the luxurious Adlon Hotel. T he child, in a baby blue jumper, was the reclusive singer’s th ird an d y o u n g e s t, P rin c e Michael II, said Antje Sigesmund, a spokeswoman for the Bambi entertainment award ceremony, which Jackson is attending in Berlin. had a line around the com er.” Schauer knows the work that the Salvation Army does is vital this time o f the year. “When I get home, I know I've done some good,” he said. “ I sleep like a rock.” The Salvation Arm y can be reached at 503-239-1226. Muhammad Ali Visits Afghanistan gifts o f gloves and jum p ropes. After slowly shaking the hands him self in a chair surrounded by o f 20 young boxers, Ali seemed to dozens o f Afghan girls under a reg a in his stren g th , ta k in g a tent, Ali sm iled— and pretended to m inute to pound a red and blue snore — when a group o f waiting punching bag as a sm all crow d photographers were slow to take cheered him on. He watched several young men his picture. Girls were banned from going to spar in a makeshift boxing ring be school under the former Taliban fore donning a pair o f red gloves government, which was ousted in a and briefly boxing with two Af ghans. His opponents threw no U .S.ded war last year. Ali also made a trip to a mud- punches. Ali, a devout M uslim , arrived walled boxing club which had two framed photos o f a younger Ali in Kabul on Sunday and met Presi hanging on the w all. He handed out dent Ham id Karzai at the p resi continued from Front dential palace. On M onday, he also visited to a w om en’s bakery sponsored by the U.N. W orld Food Program. He is also visiting a boxing club, and leaves T ues day. “He loves to travel to this region. He feels very much at home here,” DiNicola said. Ali, one o f the w orld’s best known faces, is one o f dozens o f celebrities who have served as U.N. goodwill ambassadors or “Messen gers for Peace,” helping raise aware ness and money for the w orld’s poor and war-battered nations. About 200 fans gathered out side the h otel, ju s t o p posite Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate, and security had to remove some from the lobby. Several car ried banners, including one that said “Save the Kids,” with draw ings o f children’s faces. Another said “Really good to see you.” Jackson, wearing a bright red shirt, smiled and waved to the fans, at one point tossing a small white towel to the crowd below. No More War! On Hunger’s Edge Schauer does a little bit o f every thing at the main site at 1712 N.E. Sandy Blvd. He spent much o f his day Friday preparing food boxes and checking in new clients. He has seen first hand the need for help right now. “This morning it was more than standing room only,” he said. “We M ichael Ja c k so n d a n g le s a child, its h e a d h id d en b y a towel, over a balco n y o f th e Adlon H otel in Berlin, Tuesday, continued T h o u sa n d s o f p e o p le fill P o rtla n d 's s tr e e ts to criticize a p o ssib le war with Iraq. photo by D avid P lechl /T he P ortland O bserver fro m Front Priscil la Bradley came from New port to march in the demonstration. She thinks a war with Iraq would be co u n ter-p ro d u ctiv e for the American people. “It w ouldn’t solve any o f our problems,” she said. “It would only make terrorism worse.” The protest was supported by a huge cast o f organizations that in cluded, P ortland P eaceful R e sponse, O regon Physicians for Social R esponsibility, and St. Andrews Catholic Church. 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