WAR DEAD
COSTA RICA MEXICO
SUMMER TRIPS
College Credit for Students in Grades -
numerous health problems, they say.
• A candlelight vigil in support of
crime victims is planned for 7 pm
Wednesday, April 16, at Wayne Morse
Plaza, 125 E. 8th Ave. Speakers expected
include Sen. Vicki Walker, District Attorney
Doug Harcleroad and crime victims. Two
statewide measures regarding crime victim
rights will be on the May ballot.
SALEM 2008:
Reviewing the
Legislative Session
Representive Bruce Hanna (R)
Senator Floyd Prozanski (D)
Oregon Legislators
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 TH • 11:50 AM
DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB
$3 admission • Free to City Club Members
485-7433
www.cityclubofeugene.org
Since the U.S. invasion
of Iraq began on
March 20, 2003
(last week’s numbers in paren-
theses):
• 4,023 U.S. troops
killed*
(4,011)
• 29,320 U.S. troops
injured* (29,320)
• 145 U.S. military
suicides*
(145)
• 309 coalition troops
killed** (308)
• 1,123 contractors killed
(accurate updates NA)
• 90,219 to one million
Iraqi civilians killed***
(90,115)
• $509.2 billion cost of
war ($505.2 billion)
• $144.8 million cost to
Eugene taxpayers
($143.6 million)
Information meeting
Monday, April 14 @ 8pm
Parker Elememtary School
3875 Kincaid St., Room 20
*Costa Rica Turtle Trip
June 21 - July 6, 2008 • Deadline: April 15
*Mexico Sea Turtle Ecology
July 20-29, 2008 • Deadline: May 12
For more information call 484-1743
or email: ecabuck@comcast.net
EUGENE ’08
TRACKTOID
In 1936
American track and field
star Jesse Owens, competing under
the pressure of racial epithets and in view
of Nazi swastikas, earned four gold medals
in front of dictator Adolf Hitler.
* through April 8, 2008; source: icasualties.org; some
figures only updated monthly
** estimate; source: icasualties.org
*** highest estimate; source: iraqbodycount.org; based
on confirmed media reports; other groups calculate
civilian deaths as high as 655,000 to one million.
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