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Race Relations Study Shows Mixed Results
Half of
blacks report
discrimination
(A P )— A m ajority o f A m eri
cans support affirm ative action,
believe race relations have im
p ro v ed since the civil rights
m ovem ent and approve o f in
terracial m arriage, according to
a new poll.
Still, 49 percent o f blacks said
they had experienced som e form
o f discrim in atio n in the m onth
p receding the poll and 62 p e r
cen t b eliev e they are treated
som ew hat o r very unfairly.
T he G allup O rganization poll,
com m issioned by the A A R P an d
the L eadership C onferen ce on
C ivil R ights, w as released to
Fifty-seven percent o f A m eri
coincide w ith next m o n th 's 50th cans support affirm ativ e action,
anniversary o f the B row n vs. a finding that H enderson called
B oard o f E ducation ruling that a pleasant surprise. "A m ericans
d e c la re d sc h o o l s e g re g a tio n in a general m anner accept the
unconstitutional.
In th ep o ll o f adults
18 and older, nearly
9 0 percent o f w hites,
73 percent o f blacks
an d 76 p e rc e n t o f
H ispanics said race
relations had som e
-According to 63 percent of Americans polled
w hat o r greatly im
proved.
A m ericans o f different races equitable principle that, for ev
are increasingly com fortable liv ery w rong, there is a rem edy,”
ing to g e th e r: 78 p e rc e n t o f he said.
blacks, 61 percent o f H ispanics
Sixty-three percent, how ever,
and 57 percent o f w hites said said that "race relations will a l
they prefer to live in a m ixed w ays be a problem in the U .S .”
neighborhood.
A ccording to C ensus B ureau
’ Race relations will
always be a problem
in the U.S.
Teen Arrested in
Bus Stop Murder
T revell W alique
the
M ultnom ah
Taylor was arrested
County Juvenile De
T h u rsd a y fo r th e
tention Center on one
m urder o f 16-year-
count of murder.
old Marcus Mill, who
The investigation
was shot and killed
is ongoing. Anyone
in the afternoon on
who was a witness
April 9 at a TriM et
to the shooting is
bus stop on the cor
urged to call D etec
ner o f North Albina
tive
Paul W eatheroy
Marcus Mill
A venue and N orth
at 503-823-0458 or
K illingsw orth Street.
Detective Brian Grose at 503-823-
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A m ong o th e r findings:
-73 percent o f A m ericans ap
prove o f interracial m arriage. In
a 1958 G allup poll, w hen the
q u e stio n w as p o se d o n ly to
w hites, ju st 4 percent supported
m ixed m arriages.
-21 percent o f w hites said
they have been a victim o f re
verse discrim ination.
-56 percent o f w hites, 38 per
cent o f H ispanics and 21 per
cent o f blacks said all o r m ost o f
thecivil rights m ovem ent'sgoals
had been achieved.
T he telephone survey o f 2,002
p e o p le , c o n d u c te d b e tw e e n
N ov. 11 and Dec. 14, had a
m argin o f sam pling erro r o f plus
o r m inus 5 percentage points.
Attention
SENIORS
The Portland Police Bureau, in coop
out involving several people, includ
eration with Crime Stoppers, would like
ing Crews. It is not clear what the fight
your help in solving a homicide.
was about. The fight disrupted nor
On March 20 at about 2 a.m., police
mal business and drew the attention
responded the report of an assault at
of people inside the establishm ent
Helena’s Place restaurant and bar, in the
including patrons and em ployees.
500 block of Northeast Columbia Boule
A fter Crews was stabbed, a distur
vard. When officers arrived they found
bance continued outside the restau
34-year-old Aaron A. Crews inside, suf Aaron Crews
rant until police arrived.
fering from apparent stab wounds. Crews
W hile detectives have interviewed
was transported to Oregon Health and Science people who were there, they are still looking for
University Hospital, where he later died from mul- w itnesses who saw what happened, and over-
tiple stab wounds.
heard what was said. They are interested in talk-
H elena’s Place was crowded with, about 75 ing to anyone with any information about this
patrons the night Crews was killed. A fight broke homicide.
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Christopher Breuer, 22, was
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their way intoahom e on the 1500
block of North Webster.
Both suspects were described
as white men, one in his mid-20s,
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