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May 14, 2003 (Tlje ■Jflortlanh (Dbscrucr Page AS Killingsworth Bar Shut Down }Jortlani> (Dbsrrurr onWeb OLCC ties closure to drug deals www.porttandobscn-er.com TheOregon LiquorControlCom - m ission has issued an im m ediate liquor license suspension to The Table R estaurant and Lounge, 6815 N .E. K illingsw orth, for alleged un lawful cocaine and m etham phet am ine sales. The o rd er w as issued Friday under an O regon law that allow s the closure o f liquor businesses consid ered a serio u s d an g er to public health and safety. R ichardJ. Ballantine, the restau rant ow ner, w as ordered to stop selling alcoholic beverages at the facility until further notice. The Table holds a full on-prem ises li cense for the sale ofd isti lied spirits, beer and w ine. T h eO L C C 's im m ediate suspen sion w as requested in a M ay 9 letter from Portland Police C h ie f M ark Kroeker. “ W e put an im m ediate stop to liquor sales at T he T able because w e d o n ’t allow licensees to perm it illegal activity at th eir prem ises,” said, Karen G regory, O LC C interim director. “ Police reported m any in stances o f unlaw ful drug sales at the restaurant.” A ccording to the O LC C suspen sion notice, the licensee perm itted repeated illegal drug activity at the site. The O LC C also alleged that on -iv it quickly - e . becomes more and (Tin- P o rtb iu b (P tiM ru tr & more an electronic world. The Portland Observer i ... tl|rU>rtUtó<niwn». « endeavors to meet the * - w « " ; ««■< *•*•*« M M-.«.-. »W« needs o f our readers and advertisers by going online. With the capability' o f the Internet, the Portland Observer now reaches a broader audi ence, and thus sets your business in front o f a new generation. j ’ •••««• • CRM I t * On Cl« wSSi P hoto by R on W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver The Table R e s ta u r a n t a n d L o u n g e a t 6 8 1 5 N.E. K illin g sw o rth s t a n d s c lo s e d T u e sd a y a fte r b e in g s h u t d o w n for c o m p la in ts o f c o c a in e a n d m e th a m p h e ta m in e s a le s . seven d ifferen t o ccasio n s from March through M ay 8, Ballantine was aware o f metham phetam ine and cocaine sales by em ployees, but "failed to take im m ediate and effec tive action to prevent drug sales or use on the licensed prem ises.” O L C C s ta ff m em bers said they counseled The T able em ployees regarding the illegal drug activity the restaurant m anager and cook, on several occasions, m ost recently participated in the unlaw ful drug M arch 20. activity.” “T hese effo rts to assist the lic U nder O regon law, the licensee ensee have failed to prevent un law is responsible for illegal acts com ful drug activity at T heT able, which m itted by em ployees. has becom e a haven for illegal drug T he T able has the right to an activ ity ,” the O L C C notice said. adm inistrative hearing on the sus "A t least tw oem p lo y ees, including pension. E L E C T R I C A L R E P A IR S I« 280-2551 f illi ÎIÏ1S — V IS A /M A S T E R C A R D — RESIDENTAL hTHE . MJI.IIIMIKHIHHI "Complete Full Service" Campaign Launched to Honor King Halle Berry and A1 Roker Support National Mall Memorial (A P) —; H alle B erry is escorted to a “colored section " at the back o f a restaurant and TV w eatherm an A1 R oker c a n ’t find a treadm ill that isn ’t m arked “w hite guests only” in a new ad cam paign to raise m oney for a m em orial to the Rev. M artin L uther King Jr. The public service ads using m odern celebrities to portray times past were unveiled last W ednesday. They are part o f an effort over the next year and a h a lf to raise $40 million needed to break ground on the national m em orial to the civil rights leader. The advertisem ents w illbeplacedonradioandT V asw ell as in new spapers and magazines. The m em orial “w ill highlight for people o f all ages and from all back grounds the struggle and sacrifice o f Dr. K ing and so m any others from the civil rights m ovem ent,” said H arry Johnson, president o f the M artin Luther K ing Jr. National M em o rial P ro je c t F o u n d a tio n . The foundation hopes to raise $ 100 m illion to com plete the project, Johnson said, and already has $20 Tenure Short for PCC President W atson, D -C alif., have introduced legislation that w ould gi ve the foun dation three m ore years to raise money. A n a r t is t 's m o d e l s h o w s th e p r o p o s e d R ev. M a rtin L u th e r K ing Jr. M em o ria l o n th e s h o r e o f W a sh in g to n . D.C. 's Tidal B a sin . m illion to $25 m illion in co n trib u tions o r com m itm ents. — The time has come for Dr. King to take his rightful place on our National Mall alongside so many other great Americans. - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. T h e la n d s c a p e d m e m o ria l w o u ld c o v e r a fo u r-a c re tria n g le on th e sh o re o f W a s h in g to n ’s T id al B asin , b etw een th e L in co lr and Jefferso n M em o rials and nexi to th e F ran k lin D. R o o sev elt M e morial. "T he tim e has com e for Dr. King to take his rightful place on our N ational Mall alongside so many o th er g reat A m ericans,” said S en ate M ajority L eader Bill Frist, R- Tenn. K ing w as assassinated in 1968. Jo h n so n said the fo u n d atio n hopes to break ground in late 2004 — a y e a ra fte rth e original deadline set by C ongress w hen it approved a K ing m em orial in 1998. Sen. Paul Sarbanes. D -M d.. and Rep. D iane safety matters Can you dig it? E ag er a s y o u m ig h t b e to d ig rig h t in to y o u r n e x t la n d s c a p e p ro ject, a w o rd o f cau tio n : call first. A sh o v e l h ittin g a n u n d e rg r o u n d p o w e r lin e can b e e v e ry b it as d a n g e ro u s as co n ta c tin g a n o v e rh e a d line. If y o u 're ju st p la n tin g so m e flo w ers o r h e rb s, n o p ro b lem . B ut w h e n p ro jects g et m o re a m b itio u s, like p la n tin g trees, d ig g in g h o les fo r fence p o sts o r in sta llin g u n d e rg r o u n d sp rin k le rs, p le a se p la y it safe. F in d o u t w h a t lies u n d e rg r o u n d a n d w h e re b y callin g y o u r local u tility lo catin g serv ice a t least 48 h o u rs b efo re y o u s ta rt th e job. Y our sa fe ty m a tte rs to u s. For a copy of our safety booklet, country w as too good to pass up. 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