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Arlington Hotel. 2023 Pacific Ave. Tacoma. No date available.

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Aguilar, Ernest
Ernest Aguilar is the Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce chairman of the board. The Hispanic Communities of King and Pierce Counties are upset by recent charges by Seattle Police that a majority of drug dealer arrests are Mexican nationals. They are organizing to protest the police charges.

Staff photo by Joe Giron.

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ATLANTA July 19--WHIPPING UP THE VOTES--Delegate Bill Baarsma of Tacoma, Washington, counts votes while on the phone. He handles communications for his delegation and is the whip. Action was during the Monday night session of the Democratic National Convention (AP LaserPhoto/Eric Risberg) 1988

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Baarsma, William

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Jim Hendricks adjusted a British flag on the African Queen, the 76-year-old African steamer that starred with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 movie classic of the same name. It was in the water at Lake Union in Seattle prior to its scheduled appearance at the Big Tacoma Boat Show this week.
Bruce Kellman

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News
Southeast Asians on the Radio --- These three people are counselors at the Indochinese Cultural and Service Center in Tacoma. They each take a turn hosting the Sunday morning radio program on KPTS -- each in the native language. From left: Phet Vongvanith, Phan Pham, and Sopheap Keo.
Martin - Story
Bruce Kellman - Photo

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Many Asian businesses can be found along South Tacoma Way.
Story by Dorian Smith
Photo by Bill Hunter

“Signs in two languages light up the Royal Box in South Tacoma.” There were seven Korean nightclubs along South Tacoma Way and Pacific Highway NW, possibly making the highest concentration of Korean nightclubs on the West Coast according to the New Tribune. Along with serving food and drinks, they served as cultural meeting places for Tacoma’s Korean community.

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Donna Halliburton scans her card for the called number during the Children's Industrial Home Bingo Friday afternoon. The board above her shows which numbers have been called and the TV screen shows which number will be the next one called.
Photo by Joe Giron

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Four-year-old Rochelle Atkins plays with a hula hoop at the People's Center playground on S. 15th and K Streets.
K Street Story -- Amy Kunhardt

Taken for the Tacoma News Tribune article titled, "K Street Kids" Aug 19, 1988, Fri p.C1 (see "Hilltop Neighborhood 1988-1992"clipping file)

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Her doll accompanies Aisha Bell most days as the 5-year-old plays in the S. 15th Street neighborhood.
K Street Story -- Amy Kunhardt

Taken for the Tacoma News Tribune article titled, "K Street Kids" Aug 19, 1988, Fri p.C1 (see "Hilltop Neighborhood 1988-1992"clipping file)

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On his way to his aunt's apartment complex for a swim in the pool there, 7-year-old Ken Posey ("Cool Papa") leads Corey Bell, 8 (left rear) -- Ken's uncle -- and Errol Mares, 8, on a shortcut. In background, at corner of S. 15th and M Streets, stands brown apartment house, a former crack house now boarded up by police.
K Street Story -- Amy Kunhardt

Taken for the Tacoma News Tribune article titled, "K Street Kids" Aug 19, 1988, Fri p.C1 (see "Hilltop Neighborhood 1988-1992"clipping file)

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Carrie Robertson photo, Merryman story; Marine View Presbyterian Church members (from left) Mildred Sloan, Rick Weir and Roger Wiseman look over the house that they and other church volunteers remodeled to house needy families.

Tacoma Public Library- Martin Luther King Jr. Branch

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L Brouw Story
The MLKing branch of the Tacoma Public Library opened today. Here John Martin, 6, watches as Megan Marshall gets her first library card.

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Bob Baldasin, assistant Sergeant-at-Arms in the Senate Chambers in Olympia, was a former Tacoma Police Department officer. (Misterek story)

Staff photo by Peter Haley

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Margaret Stickler is a volunteer with The Visiting Place, where volunteers supervise visits between CPS parents and their children who are in foster care.

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Warden Kurt Peterson stands in the shadow of tower #5, an unmanned guard tower at the Northwest corner of the Reception Center Recreation Yard where last week three inmates escaped by crawling over the 12 foot high security fence pictured to his right. (left in photo)
News/Mike Gilbert
Photo by Russ Carmack

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Senator Bill Smitherman
26th District Democrat

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John Stevens is a partner in the Talking Rain Beverage Company, which is producing a new brand of flavored seltzer -- with water from Tumwater.
Staff photo by Bruce Kellman
Business story by Gillie

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Hill, Abby Williams

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MariJo Donais, 32, of Vancouver, Wash., claims to be channelling Zanzoona, a warrior who lived 3,500 years ago in the Mycenaean civilization. Here, supposedly is Zanzoona in the body of Donais. The voice and body posture are more like that of a large, mature man than Donais.
Staff photo by Peter Haley

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SEATTLE, Dec. 30--SETTLING IN SEATTLE--Newlyweds Elena Akhmilovskaya, former Russian chess player, and John Donaldson, the captain of the American chess team, are now living in Seattle following their secret wedding ceremony at the 28th Chess Olympiad in Greece last month. The couple are trying to get Soviet authorities to allow Akhmilovskaya's 7-year-old daughter, Dana, to come to the United States.
AP Photo by Gary Stewart

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"Dave Purchase, founded the needle exchange program in Tacoma. Pic Credit: Morning News Tribune 1988"

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"Purchase, Dave, he runs the needle exchange downtown Tacoma
Q and A
(Photo by Peter) Haley 1/6/88"

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Steve Kirby (background right) and Louis Neietzel (background left) keep score as Ken Raske (foreground) and Art Seeley (pointing finger at numbers), from the Auditors office opened up more than 150 mechanical voting machines in the storage warehouse as totals were checked against the paper precinct reports prepared on election night. Louis Neietzel is the 29th District Chairperson.

Photo by Russ Carmack.

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Bill Stoner will replace Wendell Brown as leader of the County Council.
Photo by Carrie Robertson

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Sugarman, Jule
Jeff Larsen Photo

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Gov. Booth Gardner looks on as Jule Sugarman gives a farewell at a press conference held in Olympia Wednesday.
News/Callaghan
Staff photo by Russ Carmack

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News/Nelson Story
Tacoma Mayor Doug Sutherland shares a laugh with city volunteer Dorothy Lantz as the two walk off stage after he presented her with a bouquet of roses, in appreciation for her service to the city. In the last 10 years, Lantz has donated 5,225 hours of her life to the city in her job -- keeping track of all the city's volunteers. The presentation ceremony was part of the "Cheers for Volunteers" brunch at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, honoring the 6,600 people who donate their time, energy and expertise to the County and City Governments.

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As he drove away, a robbery suspect was shot by a store owner at the corner of 32nd and Portland Ave. The robber's truck crossed Portland Ave and crashed into Squirt's Tavern.
Gilbert - Story
Haley - Photo

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Anacortes Barge
A worker atop the oil barge in Puget Sound signals to others on the crane platform as the barge is being lifted to the surface Monday afternoon.
Carrie Robertson/photo
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