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...more than 100 that El Salvador's President Duarte, himself a former mayor (of San Salvador, the capital), has sent to American cities requesting assistance for his war-ravaged nation. Though many of the mayors contacted by Duarte expressed sympathy, most had responses similar to that of Portland's Mayor J.E. Bud Clark. Said a spokesman: "We understand that other people have problems. But Portland, like every other city, is having to swallow hard and really look at its own finances to see how we can best serve our own people." Duarte's request is a slight embarrassment...
Then in late October, a Federal grand jury in Portland secretly indicted Rajneesh and his aides on charges that they had arranged phony marriages to bring foreigners into the country. Rajneesh apparently found out about the indictment, because he left Rajneeshpuram in a jet on Oct. 27. But he didn't get too far. The same day, he was arrested in Charlotte, N.C. and returned to Portland to face charges...
...McCall is not like most of his colleagues in the junior class at Princeton University. He may have already been to his 25th class reunion, even though he has not yet graduated. And for the past 14 years, he has been the president of his family business in Portland...
...free-spirited Walton said, "I'm no longer a basketball player. I'm a sun lover. I won't play in any city where the weather is inclement." Those were harsh words from one of the most highly-touted college players ever, but Walton agreed to play in Portland...
...only people from the championship team who are still in Portland are coach Jack Ramsay and trainer Ron Culp...