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Two women on the c:orner of Mellen Street and Cumberland Avenue, Portland's prostitution c:rossroads.

COYEI STORY /Jy Hannah Holmes Street corner she bends at the waist, But for all of them, what separates PHOTOS /Jy Tonee Harbert peering at the driver. their sex-for-money transactions from On a hot August afternoon, a Women selling sex on the streets of the sex-for-dinner-and-drinks woman in a short, stretchy dress Portland are easy to spot if you take a transactions that take place every balances on high heels, clutching a few minutes to sit and watch. Many of night is the difference between little black pocketbook. Her pink and the people selling sex in Greater recreation and survival. gold eye make-up glitters in the sun. Portland aren't on the streets. A lot of For each car that passes her Mellen them aren't even women. CONTINUED on page 8 + INSIDE:

UPDATES page 2 LISTINGS page 14 WEIRD NEWS page 3 ART SEEN page 18 TALK page 4 SPORTS page 20

VIEWS page 6 l CLASSIFIEDS page 21 COVER page 8 PUZZLE page 23 CALENDAR page 12 POOK page 23 Cleaning up the streets. Walt Kuhn's portraits. Taking the dive. See page 4. See page 18. See page 20. 2 Ozsco Bay Wakly August 3,1989 3 YARMOUTH PAINT & DECORATING and BRUNSWICK PAINT & DECORATING'S ~ Q jl ~;:~~~SaOings:S~k!Sf T "Refreshing" savings on decorating materials: (3 • PAINT· WALLPAPER· CARPET & VINYL FLOORING • WINDOW TREATMENTS and PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES! ~- HURRY!--- SALE ENDS -SAT. AUG 5TH! 200/0 OFF* EXTERIOR PAINTS & STAINS!* Portland West debate escalates Every quality exterior Benjamin Moore Portland West Neighborhood Planning Coun­ The reason the projects are off track in the first THE WEEK IN BRIEF: product is on sale! Choose from Latex cil Director Jim Oliver is offering the Maine State place is that the MSHA isn't following through on or Flat, Eggshell, Soft-gloss, Housing Authority (MSHA) two properties in a promise of long-term funding, Oliver said the PWD in court again Gloss, more! Gallons Only hope that Portland West will be allowed to con­ day of Mitchell's oonference. "Naturally we're in The Portland Water District, a jOint effort by nine towns, will August 11, 12, 13, 1989 Deering Oaks Park, Portland Noon to 10:30 p.m. tinue developing two others. default if she (Mitchell) is reneging on her prom­ find itself in court yet again when the Maine Attorney General's OFF WALLPAPER!* Refusing a call by Jim Oliver for mediation of ise," he said. office files suit, seeking $200,000 in fines for violations at the Over 1 in-stock patterns by top makers to an ongoing financial dispute, the MSHA an­ Portland West's overdue loans are one-year district's Portland sewage treatment plant. Early in July three Maine's Grand Celebration of the arts, Advance Tickets on sale at Shop 'n Save choose from. Price starts as low as $4.50 s.r. nounced July 28 that it will repossess three build­ "bridge" loans, meant to help developers buy environmental groups filed suit against the district. The plant ings for which it lent the neighborhood group half property - not to be long-term financing. The sometimes dumps sewage that is too high in fecal colifonn bacte­ Over 700 performers and exhibitors. and Record Exchange. For more • CARPETiNG - 25% OFF!* a million dollars. Oting "apparent financial mis­ MSHA expects groups to find permanent financ­ ria into Casco Bay, but to kill the bacteria requires more chlorine , dance, crafts, demonstrations, by A wide selection by Mohawk Carpeting management," MSHA Director Libby Mitchell ing during the year, then repay the bridge loan. information, and to order phone call than the plant is licensed to use. The district may also face charges market place and gourmet fast food. • VINYL FLOORING - 20% OFF!* said the three separate projects have been empty Oliver said he expected MSHA to provide that relating to Portland's combined sewage overflow system, which (207) 772-9012. Ar."..-trnlno_ Congoleum & Mannington too long. long-term financing, as it has for numerous other pours raw sewage into the bay when storms flood the system. Entertainers from Maine and around the "J'd like to get the properties into the hands of Portland West developments. "manufacturer's suggested retail price. a non-profit that will develop them before win­ Loans on three properties are in default. Pay­ world. Rain or shine. Get your tickets before August 11. SALE ENDS SAT. AUG. 5TH ter," said MitchelL Thercare 15unitsofhousingin ment on the Bell Street house hasn't been made Chief going great guns Save money and be eligible to win 2 the three buildings_ since March 1988. Portland Police Chief Michael Chitwood is pressing the legis­ Oliver responded July 31 that Portland West Featuring: Bruce Cockburn • free round trip airline tickets to ~--WIN BIG!--­ Portland West and MSHA had been negotia" lature for local gun control, undaunted by a landslide legislative will give MSHA a house in Raymond and one on ing the repayment of loans since December, but decision banning local control. Chitwood wants to take both Southside Johnny and the Jukes e Leon anywhere in the continental U.S. Brackett Street in Portland in exchange for expe­ those discussions failed. Portland West Director concealed weapons permits and the concealed weapons away OVER $3000 IN PRIZES! Redbone e David Bromberg • Katie Register in our Yarmouth store for great prizes! 12 dited help in developing the Rosa True School Jim Oliver called July 27 for mediation by Attor­ from people who are under the influence of drugs, including served by Continental Airlines.· single rolls of wallpaper (3 prizes), carpeting, vinyl and a Bell Street house. MSHA has lent no money ney General James Tierney, but MSHA director k t f HEWINS TRAVEL alcohol. He supports a waiting period for buying a handgun, and Webster • Country Joe McDonald • rIe· ets cour esy 0 f" \ , , . • T A " 1 S I /II r flooring, and gallons of paint! for Rosa True. He also proposed opening Port­ Libby Mitchell refused. thinks minors shouldn't buy guns or ammunition. He would Sun Ra • Adalberto Alvarez y Su Son • For more infonnation, stop at any land West's books to give an accounting of all In the past five years Portland West has suc- ... outlaw carrying guns in places like schools and bars would be armou aln MSHAfunds. cessfully developed 64 unitsof low-density hous- ,..... illegal. Linda Abromson, chair of the Portland City Council's Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey. MSHA spokesperson Dan Simpson responded, ing for low-income people. It has never defaulted ... Public Safety committee which endorsed Chitwood's proposal, ecorating CO. "We are willing to negotiate even though foreclo­ on a loan before. said the city will consider a statewide referendum if legislation sure proceedings have started." fails . ..,;;:p.. & Brunsu>ick'Paint & Decorating Co_ @ yourDecoratingXeeds lInderlJ!!51(oo/! 94 PLEASANT ST.,BRUNSWICK ~,,;;;.c.M. 70 MAIN ST., YARMOUTH Mill's spills subject to public will Canadians hook trawler TEL 729-6600 """,,, TEL 845-3031 Portland fishing boat Fair Try has the dubious distinction of STORE HOURS: MON.-FRI. 7-5, THURS. TIL 8, SAT 8-5 Environmental agencies are seeking the pub­ accept written comment until August 30. Th being the first Maine boat seized by Canadian wardens for cross­ lic's two cents' worth as the S.D. Warren paper regional office of the EPA can be reached at 617- ing into Canadian fishing territory in the Grand Banks. The boat mill in Westbrook gets two of its licenses renewed 565-3715, or by writing: J.F. Kennedy Federal and it's skipper were taken into custody July 2, and released after - a hazardous waste license and a waste water Building, Boston, MA 02203. owner Roger Woodman posted $100,000 bond. Thefishinggrounds discharge license. The water license is being re­ Water were divided in 1984, but fishing boats have regu­ newed by the Maine Department of Environ­ The mill's wastewater discharge license is also larly strayed across the line. Woodman said Fair Try was fishing mental Protection (DEP) for the third time. The up for renewal, and the company is fighting some off Newfoundland, ncar the eastern "tail" of the bank. Loran hazardous waste permit is being issued by the restrictions the DEP wants to place on it. navigation signals are poor there, he said, but they are the only U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Dioxin is one pollutant the mill doesn't want way to identify the dividing line. "We're talking about an area the first time. regulated. A potent carcinogen produced when between the Fish Pier and the Eastern Prom. We're talking about Hazardous waste wood is bleached, dioxin has gotten a lot of atten­ a mile," Woodman said. Canadian fines can go over $1 million. As part of its hazardous waste permitting tion in recent years, and the DEP is trying to get process the EPA has given the mill a list of nine the mill agree to a limit. sites thatit must test for soil and water oontamina­ "It's being opposed by the company," said Mainers smoke too much tion. After testing the sites, the mill has to present Norm Marootte, DEP water specialist. 'They say With 27 percent of Mainers smoking, the federal Centers for a plan for cleaning up. This will take years and the technology isn't there for them to comply. It's DiseaseControlannounced that cigarettes are the biggest threat to will be at the mill's expense. a legitimate argument, but it is in opposition to health in the state. Although Maine's smoking population is Some of the sites could be major sources of our argument" The EPA estimates that the mill down from the 32 percent of a decade ago, Randy Shwartz of the pollution. releases 6.3 parts per quadrillion of dioxin with its state Bureau of Health said women aged 20 to 24 are picking up Two Convenient Locations: The bottom of the Presumpscot River at the 21 milliondailygallonsofwastwater. That'snearly the slack. 'There is a decline in the smoking rate," he said. "But it's 71 u-s- Rte. 1 I 30 City Center Scarborough Portland point where the mill used to discharge untreated 500 times more than the EPA limit of .013 parts per all men." Currently an equal number of Maine men and women 883-5126 772·7296 wastewater is one. That water oontained carcino­ quadrillion. smoke. A 1985 state survey concluded that smoking killed 1,846 Convenient Hrs: M·F 7:30-6, Sat 9·1 NOW OFFERING A FINE SELECTION OF WINES genic dioxin, as well as heavy metals and numer­ The DEP hopes to hold the mill to the EPA people that year, and that smokers ran up an annual $124 million TRUST THE PROS AT BPS PHOTO EXPRESS! ous chemicals. Even with the wastewater treat­ standard. The EPA has also found dioxin in Pre­ medical bill. Prepared Lunch & Dinner • Eat-in or Take out ment plant, added in 1976, the mill still releases sumpscot fish, and the DEP wants to require the 58 MARKET STREET. OLD PORT 773-7146 trace amounts of dioxin. The EPA is demanding mill to test 20 fish a year. Open Every Day Mon.-sat. 11-8 thatS.D. Warren test the sediments ofthe riverfor Another argument S.D. Warren has is with the Family Planning staff slashed dioxin and other hazardous waste. proposedlimitsonitssolidandorganicdischarge. Southern Coastal Family Planning, suffering from shrinking The EPA has also ooncluded that releases of The mill currently can dump six tons perdayof federal funding, laid off eight of its39 employees in ord to avoid hazardous waste have come from a burial site for "biologic oxygen demand" substances - organic cutting services. Offices in Portland, Brunswick, Sanford and 5,000 barrels of solvent sludge left over from the material that steals the river' soxygen, suffocating Biddeford served 8,000 women last year on a $1 million budget. .. ------BEST FRIED ooatingprocess. Sharing the burial ground is boiler other life forms. It has to meet another standard Some 3,900 family planning clinics nationwide offer women birth ash. for "suspended solids," all sorts of chemical and control, disease tests and pregnancy testing. Federal, state and America's IN PORTLAND! Lagoons where wastewater was once "treated" organic crud that discolors the water. Solids and local funding sources allow the clinics to charge low and moder­ most simply by letting the heaviest pollutants settle out organics can't exceed 13 tons per day_ ate income women less than the market rate. before sending the water down the river is an­ The DEP wants to lower those limits. 'The talked BUY ONE - GET ONE other ooncem. The lagoons were not lined, and company has made arguments to go even higher. about the EPA said pollutants have been released to the That's being negotiated," said Marcotte. He said Constable refutes allegation -CLAMS -CHICKEN and soil and grOundwater. . the fact that 5.D_ Warren regularly violates the Long Island Constable Robin Horr has refuted a claim by Phil -OYSTERS -CHOWDER Another problem area is a junk yard where terms of its water license is not a good argument acclaimed -SCALLOPS "'1JI~ -FISH Jenkins that she observed him being assaulted July 16 on Long -SHRIMP ·CRABCAKES transformers and other machinery was disposed .for raising the limit, "but it's certainly on their Island. Police said they will investigate the incident. motion of. Transformers often contain PCBs, of which mind." even tiny amounts can cause cancer. 1his site has The DEPrenews the mill's water license about picture. MOST ITEMS UNDER $5 leaked, too, the EPA said. every five years. Marcotte said every time the Buy one ent_ and 2 mecium aim 0011 drinks _ get the __ d eq... WEIRD NEWS: - Save time and money••• or IasHr vOllue FREEl With coupon - expiree 811 0l8Il. • The mill is owned by Scott Paper Company. license gets a little more strict. Written comment Have your movies ,...,rIi!f!!lii Scott's two other Maine mills in Winslow and on the proposed license will be taken until nego­ "A pair of wild cows wandered from India, where they were delivered & picked up! Skowhegan have yet to go through the EPA's tiations are complete. The DEP's address is: State sacred, to Bangladesh, where they were not, and killed two permitting process, which resulted from a 1984 House Station 17, Augusta, ME 04333. villagers before soldiers slaughtered the animals after an hour­ - We deliver the largest selection of videos to oongressional action. Twenty other Maine indus­ Ironically, the sulfur oompounds that give the long battle. Before they died, the enraged cows injured six of the * Gene Hackman tries, including Bath Iron Works in Bath, and Jet ri ver and Casco Bay the harsh stink of rotten egg ALL of PORTLAND and • soldiers_ PEAKS ISLAND. * Willem Dafoe • • Line Services of Portland are also on the list go unregulated. "That is not oonsidered a water • Oil VerY LOlli 1ft ..Jean Beehel suffered head injuries after the car she was ~Fat. The EPA took public oomment on the S.D. oontaminant," explained Marootte. driving collided with one driven by her identical twin sister at an • 88 Exchange St. e Old Port - Take-out 761-2727 Warren permit in July, and on Aug. 2. It will 773-1999 • Hours: Mon-Thu 11·9 • Fri-Sat 11·10 • Sun 12-8- intersection in Elmwood, Wis. 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August 3, 1989 11 CONTINUED from previous page of 10 that want something else." And he suspects there are women who cross the line round-up of massage, dance and escort services But this afternoon she says she is "testing "I will fire a girl if I find out she's been and sell that crappy two out of 10 something a couple years ago. Officers posed as tourists in herself," seeing if she can say no to her old having sex with clients. I will fire her," Bob else. hotels, calling ou t for the various services. He customers when she is this desperate. says. "But because I can't monitor it, I have no "Desperate people do desperate things," he says, "Ninety-nine percent of them tha.t show A man we'll call Don is in his 30s or 405. He idea how many do and how many don't. And laughs, more at himself than at anyone else. up solicit you for prostitution. Male or female." is another long-time victim. "} don't know why that bothers me." He worries that he would be I'm telling you this," he says. "What do you • Not everyone buys Bob's two--out-of-ten There are more than a dozen massage and/ ••• • ••. not only an exploiter of women in that situ­ estimate. or escort agencies in the area. They advertise in think happens when you're being molested as a • ation, but legally a pimp, as well. "HistOrically massage parlors and escort the Portland Press Herald and in the Yellow child? Everybody's got this big empty space Hamburger & Fries "If you play by the rules, it's all an illusion," services always come under the scrutiny of Pages. They take major credit cards. Some offer inside." He drags his hands like a box down his ' he says. "It's an illusion of a pretty girl on your 24-hour service. Others offer "discreet and chest. "From.something that hurt 'em really (with this coupon) police," says Portland Police Chief Michael *' ann. It's the illusion that that girl gives a sh­ Chitwood. "There are legitimate massage and confidential placement." Few list an address. bad." 1/4 pound burger with your choice of toppings about you." Not every client settles for illusion. escort services, but (prostitution) is certainly Some of the addresses are well-known: the He says prostitution is a way to get revenge (ketchup, mustard, onions, tomatoes, pickles, Not every woman plays by the rules. happening. Take my word for it." Parisienne massage parlor on Congress was the on men. '1t's control. It's taking control away lettuce) cheese add 20¢. Expires 8/17/89 "Eight out of 10 clients are legitimate people Or take the word of Sgt. Tom Cariker of the site of numerous prostitution arrests before it from them. You got control, and," he says, who are lonely. And what they want is a Clark County Sheriffs Department in Las closed in 1987. More recently, Classic Escort in grinding the words out slowly through his massage," Bob says. "There is a crappy two out Vegas, Nevada. Cariker's vice squad went on a Westbrook was raided by police and FBI agents teeth, "you're taking their money." PORTLAND and it the subject of an ongoing investigation. Don says he works as a prostitute when he's Testimony in that FBI affidavit offers a rare, though untried, look at how escort services HOUSE OF PIZZA work. An infonnant told investigators that ~ 1373 Washington Ave. at the corner of Allen Ave., women made tips of $100 to $1000 for various VAIL..)' m-CIAl-S··· e.l-WoY '(oVK.M~At...I I near Northgate • 797-9030 • EAT IN OR TAKE OUT sexual services. The women travelled through Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to 4t;MAm1Sr~ ------"It's control. It's • meet their customers. One employee reported • 774-~l4b • that all of approximately 15 women at the e. • •• agency were prostitutes. The women reportedly taking control away carried American Express machines for the convenience of clients. (Classic is no longer in ~lU1Jaol'sHmt operation.) from them. Massage and escort are not businesses that owners talk about. After dozens of phone calls, Pi7Ja and Steak Sandwiches Bob was the only person who agreed to talk to You got control, and," CBW - on the condition that he not be identifi­ able to his employers. The difficulty in knowing who's selling he says, grinding the massage and who's selling sex has convinced some practitioners to draw a clear line. Massage is not now regulated by the state. words through his "The public has no way of knowing who's a legitimate massage therapist and who isn't," says Sharon Johnson, chairperson of the legisla­ teeth,"you're taking tive committee of Maine's chapter of the Patio Dining, too Portland Police have stepped up th~lr uniformed patrols of the Parkslde neighborhood, moving prostitutes along when they loiter. American Massage Therapy Association Tel: 773-3530 (AMTA). But, says Johnson, who is sometimes their money. " called by men who confuse her business with prostitution, "it takes about 30 seconds over the phone to figure out what each other is talking about. 'S 3~~~ "I would say that anyone advertising as desperate "I'm a user. An abuser. I was clean BRUNO 773-3530 Portland Vice massage/escort is not legitimate. You get a for two years ... " Free parking • VISA • MASTERCARD • AMERICAN EXPRESS pretty good idea if it says 'male, female 24 Drugs are the clincher, prostitutes say. They \ The high profile of street prostitution and know what the lives of the prostitutes are hours,'" Johnson says. need the drug, so they sell the sex. "Man, you ONLY AT its effect on a neighborhood make it the first like, and they don't believe arresting them In January she hopes to get a licensing go through thousands of dollars of cocaine," priority of the police as they address prosti­ helps anybody. The men and women bail procedure through the legislature. Under the says Don. "I'm getting edgy right now." A CRUISE THE STEAMBOAT tution. Undercover johns and janes cruise the themselves out for $17.50 and go back to proposal a person without an AMTA license sheen of sweat covers his face. Parkside neighborhood looking for people work. They pay a $250 fine if they're con­ from a school would have to document hun­ John X says some of his friends became who are looking for sex. When they get a victed. dreds of hours of training. therapeutic case prostitutes in a desperate attempt to raise their ROUTES ABOARD LONGFELLOW II money-for-sex offer, they make an arrest. "What does that do? It makes them work histories, some college-level study, and more. standard of living. "What usually happens is Uniformed police patrol the neighborhood, a little harder," Joyce says. That means an in­ No one under 18 or with a sex or violence drugs get in the way. People end up going ~ moving prostitutes along if they loiter. 1O.IJll· ii' 11 10 crease, not a decrease in prostitution - and conviction could be licensed. down instead of getting where they wanted to UJbsm- F~ritsand 'mod IlistoryCruisc CRUISE This work is labor intensive, and danger­ \o.lult~"K"lIl ....·11.""<;7 ... 1 (1IIIJrr"c.to~l an increase in desperation. be. Until things are affordable to lower class .... , ... ' , .. h·... I""",.~ STFAMBO\T ous. One woman recently tried to knife the Many people think legalizing prostitution A victimless crime? people... until there are better shelters for Il(l'ltnll:'i') ...01 ...... _ "". L.'.... Your• • • __ • •Own • • _ _ _ Tex-Mex______• _ Dinner• • _ • • • • • lunchlinK Harbor Cruiw ...VV.L .... ABOARD undercover officer in the car beside her when would solve a lot of the problems. Brothel The line between the kind of woman whose children, so they don't end up in this trap... " All '>t·.It~ "1Ji.1 she realized she was being busted. prostitution is legal in 13 of Nevada's 17 body a man could buy for $50 and the kind "If you could see from their mug shots the 1:31.1'(111).1 II RAOUL'S TEX-MEX SPECIALTIES ~ ond snq.-'Stl that the prostitutes are gone has quieted 1"'11<15_1\1 and must see a doctor weekly for disease dinner and drinks may be bluny for some Ridge. She says that prostitutes are robbed, beat """"'"" en.;,. everything down," says Judy-Gazza, a RAOUL'S MEXICAN PIZZA h'll C... ' \\t"''' ~,... , checks. Clark County (Nevada) Sheriffs De­ people. From a prostitute's perspective, sur­ up and abused, but they don't report these Raoul·s fresh Syrian bread baked with I~,ud",,,,,"t.t: ~~I'''''I' m 1110.' mdlltlut Parkside resident who has been blocked in veggles and cheese, topped with your RAOUL'S \Jull, "H ....' .... 'n ...... t,~ ....1 Chlkllm ~'ill partment Sgt. Tom Cariker explains how le­ vival is on one side of the line and recreation is crimes. ') llllllltll her driveway by johns, seen women beaten, ~eofanybMoatt~on~ I'o<1Iand """'¥, en.;,. galization came about. on the other. "Girls get ripped off all the time," says Lucie. A Raoul's Original 5.95 ATTRACTIONS h'IIIIIW~ vrifcmll1:./cIt nw:.10 and listened all night to screams and taxi it All ....·.Il. ... ~'lI.1 "Some of the small counties legalized These people have been victims a long time. "Who are they gonna tell?" horns. RAOUL'S TOSTADA Ill. ROADSIDE SALSA nJkI Hli."O 'cause it's a desert. It takes thousands of Surveys in four major cities found that on The families of the prostitutes suffer, too. A deep fried tortilla topped with s..-"~Cn&w veggles and cheese. baked with 112. GUACAMOLE 1""11111':1: U 1111"'" I~ 1IQ,~1111 nllo'WIIII,.,.,1I IOkl«'-v:: But Gazza's neighbor, a young man who acres to feed a cow. So they legalized prosti­ Bertha is not alone in losing her child, Ridge 1\\l,' "~1 ~~: Ihu.. 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GREEN CHILI SALSA your choice of any bMo attractions 1110. JALAPENOS .M~M\+j;. united recently around the issue of run­ prostitutes. The YWCA's Street Program her cheek. '1 was made to do it. It made me day. He cruises around checking on her and baked with even more cheese. A..EASE ORDER SIDES BY NUMBER down apartment buildings with invisible offers out-reach services to minors. Bertha, a sick. I felt dirty all inside myself. My whole throughout the day, then takes her home to her Served with Mexican rice 5.95 Sunset & Harborlight Cruise owners. "The bottom line is who you rent prostitute, says one man walks around body was shaking all over when I would get child. Other women pay pimps to "protect" SOFT TACO PLATE to," says Portland Police Sgt. Tom Joyce, who giving away condoms. At the police station Our popular dinner plate consisting 7:30-10 p.m. into a car, I was that scared. them and supply them with coke. of two soft flour tortlllas, folded over grew up in Parkside and is raiSing a family women are given infonnation on AIDS, "I was pregnant last summer," she continues, Don, who says he used to pimp sometimes, a tasty mixture of vegetables, cheese Sat. Aug. 5 there now. Hepatitis B and other diseases they are at and your choice of any bMo attractions. her fingers tangling in her necklace chain. says pimps offer the women more than drugs Served with salsa, sour cream and Police have just begun what they consider risk of contracting. "Because of him the state took (the child). I was and protection. They offer the women a dis­ Mexican rice. 6.25 BELLAMY the second step - undercover work in Joyce and Ridge say the only way to break living in hell." She looks up the street. '1 was torted glimpse of how the bodies of men and JAZZ Deering Oaks, infamous as a gay sex rendez­ the cycle of drugs and prostitution is to living in hell." women might meet on the lighter side of the BAND vous. But tricks are going badly. Undercover detain women long enough to break their Bertha left the boyfriend in June. She says line. A side they may never have known. police say many of the men give sex away, addictions. Jail time will only be effective if she's been living with a girlfriend, and has not "The pimp gives prostitutes love," says Don. therefore money-for-sex offers are rare. drug treatment and counseling are part of sold her body. But she says she needs an "Hugs them or holds them when they need to Police haven't gotten to escort and massage the package, they say. apartment this July afternoon or her belongings be held ... but it's not real love." services yet, although Portland Chief of "It's too easy to stay where they are," says will be thrown out of the place where she lived Police Michael Chitwood vows they will. Joyce. "It will all stop when we can offer with her boyfriend. She has no money. She has Vice cops Joyce and Ridge do their jobs them a way of life better than they have no job. with an awareness that they're treating the now." "I know I'm slow," she says frankly, her eyes symptom and ignoring the disease. They standing momentarily still. "But there's a lot of Hannah Hol~ thanks Tonu Harbert 865 Forest Avenue ______Hannah _HOlj things I think I could do if someone would give for his help with this story. me a chance." 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Today Dodd will read from her sciousness: New American children will be admitted for fiction and David Rivard will Animation" features short $1 with a coupon printed in read his poetry tonight at 7 animated works by 13 direc­ the Press Herald, Evening p.m. Lectures and readings tors, who explore the inner Express and Sunday Tele­ are held in the Dining Center. • The Brunswick Street Fair and dream worlds of the offers music, dance and shows gram. For a complete sched­ See the listings for a complete subconscious. The Maine • The Maine Festival kicks for kids on the mall in down­ ule of events, see next week's schedule of events. premiere of these films is at off today in Deering Oaks town Brunswick. The shows CBW. • The history and preser­ The Movies on Exchange Park. The three-day festival town begin at 10:30 a.m. and con­ vation of lighthouses are the 1bots end The Meytells come '_min' Into Tues., Aug... 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