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Page A2 August I, 2007 Football Star Marries, Prays to End Prejudice Advertise with diversity in <ri’1 n r if a tti* (O b s e r t i e r Call 5()3-288-(X)J3 ads@poi tkmdon server.com 'n'1' ]Jortkinii Established 1970 USPS 959-680 _________________________________ 4747 NE Martin Luther King. Jr. Btvd., Portland. OR 97211 i‘i bushek : Charles H. Washington t. d i i M i c h a e l Leighton D is ib ih i tion M anager : Mark W ashington C reative D irector : Paul N eufeldt A dvertising : Kathy Linder On h i M anager : Sharon Sparry R eporter : Sarah Blount R eporter : N icole Ronal Hooper E ditor - in -C eue e , I he Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and w ill be returned i f accompanied by a sell addressed envelope A ll created design display ads become the sole property o f the newspaper and cannot he used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent o f the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition o f such ad. © 1996 T U I P O R T LA N D OBSERVER A L L RIGHTS RESERVED. R l PRO DI (T IO N IN W HOLE OR IN PART W IT H O l I PER M ISSIO N IS P R O H IB IT E D The Portland Observer O r e g o n ’ s Oldest M u lticu ltural Publication- is a member o f the National Newspaper Association--bounded in 1885. and The National A dvertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers. Inc. New York. N Y . and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, P0 Box3 1 3 7 . Portland. OR9 7 2 0 8 Received threats before interracial ceremony B oise S ta te running back Ian Johnson and cheerleading captain Chrissy Johnson look at their rings after g ettin g into a lim ousine follow ing their w edding Saturday (A P) - B efore Boise State running back Ian Johnson m arried the girl he proposed to on national television, the couple prayed to end prejudice. Jo h n so n and C h rissy P o p ad ies, the cheerlead er he proposed to after scoring the w inning points in the Fiesta Bowl against O klahom a, w ere m arried S atur day in a traditional cerem ony at C athedral o f the R ockies First U nited M ethodist C hurch in B oise, Idaho. Johnson, w ho is black, has said he re ceived phone calls and about 30 letters, including personal threats from people who objected to his plans to marry his w hite fiancee. Johnson has not described the threats, and it is unclear where they cam e from. T he cerem ony began w ith the prayer and ended w ith the couple ju m p in g over a broom — an A frican tradition signifying the couple ju m p in g into a new life together. As they drove aw ay in a stretch limousine, Johnson kissed his new w ife and said, “L e t's play ball,” the Idaho Statesm an reported. Johnson ran for a 2-point co n version on a “ Statue o f L iberty" to give the underdog B roncos a 43-42 overtim e w in over O k la hom a on Jan. I in G lendale, A riz. Boise State finished the season 13-0 and No. 5 in the A P T op 25. C A LL 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -0 0 3 3 F A X 503 -2 8 8 -0 0 1 5 ncwslq porllandnhverver.com ads@poiTlandohserver.com suhscription@ponlaiulohserver.com Urban League Agenda Endorsed Back by Popular Demand “ A l l C la s s R e u n i o n ” Sponsored by the Class of 1974 O LD SCHOOL.J AM Rose Garden — Crown Royal Room **Hors d'oeuvres, door prizes, no host bar, free parking Featuring: A ndy Stokes Band Special “Guest” Appearance O bam a proposed to expand nationally a program sim ilar to one in H arlem , N .Y ., that offers childcare, after-school program s, free m edical care and g u idance counseling to children and their parents. E dw ards also backed the early-child- hood education program . (A P) - T he leading D em ocratic p resi dential contenders on Friday en d o rsed a N ational U rban L eague agenda that calls for m andatory early childhood education and universal health care for children. H illary R odham C linton. Barack O bam a and John E dw ards each prom ised support fo r the U rban L eague's plan, w hich favors extending childhood education program s to children as y o ung as age 3 and g u a ra n teeing access fo r all to attend college. C linton focused on the plight o f young black m ales, and pledged to spend $ KM) m illion over five y ears to m atch students with internship opportunities at businesses. < D em ocratic presidential hopeful S en . Hillary R odham Clinton, D- N. Y., s p e a k s during the National Urban League co nference in St. Louis. (AP photo) Saturday August 25th 2007 9:30 pm - 1:30 am 8:30pm- 10:30 pm Happy-hour Sponsored by C lass o f ! 9 7 4 from : Jefferson Grant Washington Adams Benson E -m ail: Phone: along with her friend G oldm an in a 1994 knife attack. Lawyers for the Brown family had sought a greater share of possible profits from the book. Simpson, who now lives near M iami, was acquitted o f murder in 1995 but lost lawsuits to both families. F re d G o ld m a n , R o n a ld G oldm an's father, choked back tears outside the courtroom and said he intends to release the book as a measure o f justice to portray S im pson as "a w ife- beater, as a m urderer, written in From Simpson’s ‘If I Did It’ In Advance $20.00 per person At the door $25.00 per person $45.00 per couple TICKETS: Goldmans Win Simpson Book Rights Tickets A vailable at: A Step Above Geneva's Shear Perfection M e ra e ’s R eflections In q u irie s: JE F F C L A S S 7 4 @ m sn .co m 36 0 -9 9 1 -5 4 0 2 . D onna H am m ond (A P) —A federal bankruptcy ju d g e M onday a w a rd e d the rights o f O .J. S im pson's c a n celed "If I Did It" book to the f a m ily o f th e la te R o n a ld G oldm an to satisfy a $38 m il lion w rongful death ju d g m en t against the form er football star. The ju d g e ’s decision pushed aside com plaints from the fam ily of Sim pson's ex-w ife. Nicole Brown Simpson, who was slain 0 . J. S im p so n S E A R S A P P L IA N C E O U T L E T S T O R E S Ban on Permanent Bases in Iraq Passes Save 15-50%* everyday on new, one-of-a-kind, out of carton, discontinued, used, scratched and dented merchandise. Hurry in, while supplies last. S A L E JULY 2 6 -A U G 8 40 % OFF By a vote o f 399-24, the House passed legislation last week in tro d u ced by C ong ressw o m an Barbara Lee, an African A m eri can law m aker from O akland, Calif., to prevent pem ianent mili tary bases in Iraq and bar U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources. Lee's bill declares that it is the policy o f the United States not to establish any m ilitary installation or base for the purpose o f pro viding for the perm anent station- ingof United States Armed Forces in Iraq and not to exercise United States control o f the oil resources o f Iraq and prohibits the use of funds for these purposes. "W hat this legislation does is simple. It does what the Iraq Study G roup and other experts have recom m ended that we do. 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Sun 9-6 H v tr A rm a n a ^/hltfíp¿ol rojviAYIAii K it c h e n A id Appliance Outlet i A M E Z io n A n n iv ersary The members of Community Guest Speakers are evangelist A.M.E. Zion Church, 3605 E. 13th Maggie W eaverof Lifeline C hris Street. Vancouver, arc inviting the tian Church: Rev. Dr. Johnnie community to join them for their Pack of Fellow ship M issionary 32nd church anniversary. Baptist Church: Rev. Clyde Lewis The celebration "32 Years of of Church W ithout W alls and Grace and Mercy” - Nehemiah 9:31, Rev. Dr. Jam es Faulkner o f St. will take place at 7 p.m. each night Paul M issionary Baptize Church from Wednesday. Aug. 22 through in Seattle. Friday, Aug. 24 and then on Sun For more information, phone 360- 693-4566. day. Aug. 26 at 4 p.m.