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_____________ 2Ilje ÎJjîortlanô (Obseruer lune II. 2003 Page A3 Incentives Aimed at Smoggy Cars Senator Hassled by Store Security i Fred Meyer denies that stop was race-related Fred Meyer has a long tradition o f retail service to Oregonians. The calls I have received and my own recent experience suggest to me that the company s security policies and practices are unworthy o f this tradition. b \ J avmee R .C uti T he P ortland O bserver For A frican A m ericans, being hassled by security gu ard s and stopped by police more often than C aucasians seem s like a sad fact o f life in A m erica. B ut one g ro cery store chain is ap ologizing profusely for profiling the wrong black w om an — Sen. M argaret C arter, D -Portland. Since a store clerk stopped C arter after shopping at a South Salem Fred M eyer last w eek, the senator said she received m any calls, letters and e-m ails from people w ho have had the sam e experience at Fred M eyer stores. -Sen.MargaretCarter Sen. Margaret Carter C arter purchased m eat at the store for a barbeque hosted by Sen. Jackie W inters, R- Salem. An alarm apparently triggered the se curity stop as she w as leaving the store. C arter said she w as stopped and produced her receipt for the groceries, while tw o or three other w hite cu sto m ers co n tin u ed to leave the store. Rob Boley, spokesperson for the superm arket chain, disagreed for m any years as well as training with C arter’s account, saying that for supervisory personnel in the a store investigation uncovered sto re.” "co n clu siv e p ro o f” that no other Boley said Fred M eyer has had custom ers w ere leaving the store ci vil rights and racial discrim ina at the sam e tim e. He w ould not tion claim s filed against them , explain what that p ro o f was. but none have resulted in ju d g “ In a d d itio n to o u r m ents against the com pany. longstanding anti-discrim ination But rqccnt law suits against p olicies,” Boley said, "w e ’ve had M acy’s, [Jillard’san d J.C Penney a section on diversity in the w ork are shining light on the age-old place in our em ployee handbook practice o f harassing custom ers Oregon Civil Rights Law Celebrated A special comm emoration will celebrate the 50* anniversary o f an Oregon law that barred restaurants, hotels, parks and otherpublie ameni ties from discriminating against ra cial and ethnic minorities. Senators Avel Gordly, Margaret Carter and Jackie Winters are spon soring the noon event at the state capitol in Salem on Friday. June 13. OnWeb You Owe It To Yourself! w w w .p o r tla n d o b s e r v e r .c o m D E A L E R S H IP S Save Time, Save Money! DO IT NOW! CALL 1-877-432-5394 J The O regon D epartm ent o f E n v iro n m en tal Q u ality has team ed up with TriM et to offer an alternative to drivers whose cars fail the sta te ’s em ission test. Through the m onth o f A u gust, area residents can do nate theirenvironm entally-un- friendly car for either a free T ri M et annual bus pass, valued at $615, a gift certificate worth $500 to The Bike G allery or a $500 credit to the F lexcar car sharing program . O fficials said about, one- third o fth e 2,200 vehicles DEQ tests daily, fail the em ission test. For m ore inform ation about the new “C H O IC ES” program, ^ J n r t l a n h ( D b s c r tw r FormerGov. Mark O. Hatfield, who It was at this moment that Or as a State Representative helped egon declared its intent to embrace enact the Public Accommodations and protect the civil rights o f all o f Law, will be the featured speaker. its people- and particularly Afri On April 2 8 ,1953, following the can-Americans, who had fought leadership o f Hatfield, Verdell and for the law since 1919. Otto Rutherford, and distinguished A large photograph taken inside members o f the NAACP, the O r the 1953 House o f Representatives egon Legislative Assembly enacted at the law ’s passage, will be dis the Public Accommodations Law. played at Friday 'scommcmoration. Bad Credit? Get Pre-Approved, We offer all of the best rates available for your situation! NOGIMMICKS Be treated with respect. FREECREDIT ANALYSIS! Good Credit? Get Pre-Approved, We offer all of the best rates available whether through Credit Union Direct, Manufacturers, or any of our other lenders! Call For Your Best Deal! who were "shopping while black." D enny’s, a restaurant chain ac cused o f m aking A frican-A m eri cans prepay for their m eals, paid $54 m illion to settle a class-action law suit in 1994 and A dam ’s Mark Hotel settled allegations that its D aytona Beach hotel d iscrim i nated against A frican-A m erican guests for $1.1 m illion in 2 0 0 1. “ Fred M eyer has a long tradi tion o f retail service to O rego nians,” C arter said. “The calls I have received and my ow n recent experience suggest to m e that the co m p an y ’s security policies and practices are unw orthy o f this tra dition." C arter is seeking a m eeting with the president o f Fred M eyer to re c o m m e n d a re v ie w in the co m p an y ’s search and security policies and personnel training. As it quickly becomes more and more an electronic world. The Portland Observer endeav ors to meet the needs o f our readers and advertisers by going online. 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