Portland Public Library Portland Public Library Digital Commons Casco Bay Weekly (1989) Casco Bay Weekly 4-13-1989 Casco Bay Weekly : 13 April 1989 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/cbw_1989 Recommended Citation "Casco Bay Weekly : 13 April 1989" (1989). Casco Bay Weekly (1989). 16. http://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/cbw_1989/16 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Casco Bay Weekly at Portland Public Library Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Casco Bay Weekly (1989) by an authorized administrator of Portland Public Library Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SEND IN A READERSHIP SURVEY - HELP US & WIN! w E E K L y Portland's FREE Thursday news and arts weekly April 13, 1989 Portland's parklands: 1 . a neglected gift? Deering Oaks Pm·1I. at tlJe tUNt Of tbe century... Photo from "The Park System of ,...orr,,,,,n . Spring is driving people out of doors and into Portland's neglected parks. See page 8. 2 Casco Bay. Weekly Portland, Maine. 1980. Johanna Wilder: private investigator. The Empire State Ballet. The Gulag. Feminism, poetry and death. SHADOWDANCE by Agnes Bushell A Womansleuth Mystery from Crossing Press IN BRIEF: Cap repeal rolling A movement is under way to repeal South Portland's spending cap, passed by vot­ ers last November. Nancy Lombardelli, a member of the Committee to SaveSouth Port­ land, said attorney Richard Shinay has volunteered to draw up a repeal petition, Casco Bay Weekly which should be circulating Thursday in a few weeks. Lombardelli April 13, 1989 said 100 people have offered 24 pages to help collect signatures. "A /:); number of them said, 'I ...... :-:::-;::l'~ thought it was so off the wall UPDATES '# ~::::w·;::·' it would never pass,'" shesaid. /' TALK ~I;: Exterminator Meet the author Sunday April 16, 2 p.m. Capisic Pond sale CBWfTonee Harbert Land fronting on Capisic Women's Studies Professor Nancy Glsb arut otbers addressed 250 people rallylllgfor a pro­ =tlM:;W Pond in Portland has been cboice vlgU In Monument Square Aprll9. The vlgU corresponded witb a massive, Internattonal raUy In Wasblngton, nc On Aprll26 tbe u.s. Supreme Court talles up a case (Webster v. !VIEWS nominated for purchase by the Slums. What slums? state under the Land for Missouri) tbat could reverse tbe 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, wblcb lega/lud abortion. RAFFLES Maine's Future program. The three-acre, privately-owned LICK TAKES A LICKIN' BUT HE KEEPS ON TICKIN' C·A·F·E field is the only undeveloped lot on the pond and borders ." on a city park. "Insensitive" UMO President stays on President Dale W. Lick will more suited for certain posi­ said Doug Dorsey, the chair­ Neglected T The City of South Portland BCX)KSTORE has nominated Breakwater retain his position at the Uni­ tions," Lick said. man of the Afro-American Point, a 14-acre, $6 million lot versity of Maine at Orono but a Lick later apologized, ex­ Student Association. "I am gifts 555 CONGRESS STREET· PORTLAND • 761-3930 surrounding Bug Light. The Commission on Pluralism will plaining that his statements totally in favor of the decision, owners, Spring Point Associ­ be formed following his com­ were based on comments by a because I don't think his resig­ COVER STORY ates, have offered to sell the ments about black athletes two former Georgia Southern Uni­ nation would have helped the by Hannah Holmes land to the city. Also in South weeks ago, the school's Board versity colleague, Douglas school any. I don't think the Portland, Breakwater Condo­ of Trustees decided April 6. Leavitt. Leavitt said that he was man is a racist, and his record minium Associates is offering The Commission on Plural­ reiterating research a profes­ proves that." 7.7 acres next to the public ism, to be formed later this sor at Indiana University had During Lick's three years at SPECIAL PURCHASE boat launch for $3 million. week, will seek to bring more told him over 40 years ago. UMO, the number of black diversity and pluralism to "Those are totally unsub­ faculty has increased from one ;1] rj) Maine's universities. The trus­ stantiated statements," said to five, 20 academic scholar­ CALENDAR .J1.... Aid Foul water fight tees also passed a resolution to Ivan Suzman, a biological an­ ships for minorities have been 'Harp not on that string" FUTON SOFAB reject racism within the Uni­ thropologist and civil rights established, 20 more are ex­ A bill before the Energy While They Last and Natural Resources Com­ versity of Maine system. activist. "Ninety-nine percent pected to be created within the Lick's resignation was of success in sports is due to next two years, and a minority ~~~~~~~~ mittee in Augusta would cut in half the solid waste that urged by students, state legis­ nurture, not nature." These advisor was appointed last paper mills and other water­ lators, and civil rights activists days research shows that September. And Dorsey added, A. dependent industries could who thought the president's muscle fiber is no indicator of "He's always been very sup­ LISTINGS discharge in their waste wa­ remarks ranged from "inappro­ race and the major difference portive of my organization." ter. Rep. John Nutting of Leeds priate" to "ignorant." in athletic success is cultural, But some university outsid­ said many paper mills in the Lick's troubles began when not structural. ers are dissatisfied with the country discharge 135 pounds he answered a student ques­ Jonathan Bach, the assistant trustees' decision. They urge with the latest trend in contact paper. of solids (wood waste and tion about the high percentage editor of UMO's Daily Maine that attention be focused on chemicals) for every 1000 of black athletes in football and Campus, attended the meeting minority academics. Of the pounds of paper they make. basketball, saying that the with a tape recorder and re­ 11,564 UMO students, 49 are R:r ... (:::t.,t .. 1109 Forest Ave, Portland, ME· 878·2647 Maine mills average 355 muscle structure of the aver­ corded Lick's now infamous black, and 33 of those black UNIQUE I I J ~J d!l '" ~J Store Hours: Mon.· Fri. llJ.S, Sat. lIJ.4 Free Parking in side parking lot METIt pounds of solids, Nuttingsaid, age black athlete makes them statements. Bach says the stu­ students are on athletic schol­ I• _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Exn S8 off 1·295 for 2 miles Across from D'Angelo Sandwich Shop (,<::>71 77~-51~1 I.'; Cl:\mm.,(ia\ ">t,'<.'<.1 pOrt\and, yet they have testified in better at certain positions in dent audience didn't respond arships. opposition to the bill, fearing basketball and football. at first. "There was no immedi­ State Rep. Mary Webster SPORT ']jwi',":~ the expense of decreasing their "They have actually done ate outcry. No one expected an said she is disappointed with Road race for missing children solid discharge. research on an average black answer like that, but I think the trustees' decision. "I am athlete'H where a black athlete that Mr. Lick is just not a very glad they will be taking a closer can actually outjump a white good communicator. When the look at the question of plural­ Liberty kills shows athlete ... Research shows that media got hold of it the next ism, she siad, "but I hope that Oxford Plains Speedway there are several sports where day, it just blew up." equal effort will be put toward owner Michael Liberty has black athletes are just naturally Lick's past record in deal­ minorities in academics, and decided not to hold any con­ better. The muscle structure of ing with minorities is a large not just in athletics." -Christine McConville certs at the speedway this the black athlete typically is factor in keeping his position, REAL summer. Last summer PUZZLE enormous crowds of Grateful Deadheads crammed the NEWS OF THE WEIRD town for two days, over­ Casco Bay Weekly is a paper .... lnmateFrankLovellofthe for peopte living in or concerned whelming police and other chines and color TV s) for chim­ Orchestra in London, upset about the cities and towns of the North Central Correctional Portland area. It is published by emergency services. 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He wants to hang from "acute ethanol intoxica­ vember performance by fling­ your angry letters and especially erty filed suit to contest the I by Kennebunkport artist Padi Mayhew-Bain FANCY FLOWERS a print of Renoir's "Bather." tion" at the time) died of a bad your advertisements We need Annette and town's action, but has with­ ing the cello to the floor and 10 receive ali that kind of stuff by .... The Southeast Founda­ fall in an adult book store while stomping on it. Some of the 100 Ihe end of the Thursday pTior to Rob Elowitch drawn the suit. Stock-car rac­ tion for Biomedical Research the issue in which you want II On view during the month of April, 26 Free Street ing activities will continue.