THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
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For suspected thieves,
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Wearing stolen
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land three in jail
By NATALIE ST. JOHN
EO Media Group
Photo Courtesy of Petty Officer 1st Class Zac Crawford
A member of U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Boarding Se-
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Ironwood by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a
multi-agency test of the readiness of the participants
to handle various threats.
Senators write in
support of Newport
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Merkley want
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The Daily Astorian
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