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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016 France’s truck attack marks deadly twist in terror Driver plowed into crowd of revelers By PAISLEY DODDS Associated Press LONDON — France’s deadly truck attack marks a frightening new reality in European terrorism: assailants turning to an ever-expanding arsenal in bloodshed that is becoming harder to predict or prevent. Europe is no stranger to such violence, but Thursday’s death toll of at least 84 people represented one of the dead- liest vehicle attacks in recent years. Although the motiva- tion behind the attack is not yet clear, the Tuni- sian driver plowed the vehi- cle into a crowd of revelers who had been watching ire- works for Bastille Day festiv- ities. Unlike attacks that have involved explosives-laden vehicles, the sheer weight and speed of the truck on the busy promenade appeared to have caused the high number of deaths. “Using vehicles in attacks is a fairly well-established tactic with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group,” said Mat- thew Henman, managing edi- tor at IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre. “The delib- erate use of a heavy truck tar- geting a crowd illustrates the demonstrability of the attack and could be the precursor for other attacks.” Supporters of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group praised the attack Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The militant group has called on supporters to use any means possible to strike at its targets. Attacks inspired by terror groups in recent years have involved planes, bull- dozers, tractors, guns, knives, machetes, bombs, explosives and vehicles. Other attacks In France, there were two other recent attacks using vehicles, but it was disputed whether the assailants had links to terrorist cells. On Dec. 22, 2014, a man ran over a group of pedestrians at a Christmas market in Nantes, killing one and injuring nine others. That attack came a day after a similar one in Dijon when a motorist also struck pedestrians, injuring 13. Both suspects, who survived, have histories of mental illness. In Montreal, a vehicle was used to kill a soldier in October 2014; a year earlier, attackers used a car to run over an off- duty soldier in London before stabbing him to death. Terrorist attacks involving vehicles have been more com- mon outside of Europe. The deadliest recent attack occurred July 3 when a sui- cide bomber from the Islamic State group killed at least 292 people and wounded another 200 by exploding a minibus in a crowded commercial area of Baghdad. The blast came near the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan when streets were teaming with peo- ple — much like Thursday’s festivities that drew crowds across France. In Afghanistan, Taliban militants using a minivan killed 64 people and wounded more than 340 in an attack this year aimed at a govern- ment convoy. Last year, a truck bomb was also used to kill more than 10 people in Kabul. Similarly, a dump truck in Pakistan was loaded with explosives and devastated the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad in 2008, killing 50. Israel, too, has seen a recent series of attacks using vehi- cles, many of which have been used against Israeli soldiers or civilians. Other attacks have involved bulldozers and trac- tors. Some bus and trolley sta- tions have since been fortiied with concrete barriers to pre- vent cars from driving into crowds. College evacuates after gas leak New high school funding initiative qualiies for ballot By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian Clatsop Community Col- lege evacuated for the second time in as many months after a contractor working on the city’s combined sewer over- low project breached a natural gas line Thursday afternoon. Public Works Director Ken Cook said contractor Emery & Sons Construction Group irst breached a unmarked water Promotes career and technical education By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — An initiative to dedicate more state funding to high school dropout preven- tion and career and technical education has qualiied for the November ballot, according to the Secretary of State’s Ofice. The campaign for Initia- tive Petition 65, Oregonians for High School Success Ini- tiative, gathered 101,302 valid signatures, 13,118 more than the 88,184-signature threshold. The ballot measure allo- cates one-sixth of new state revenue to high school dropout prevention, college readiness and career technical education programs. “Every Oregon high school should provide students with real world skills and hands-on professional training that con- nects to local good paying jobs, and students should have better access to college level classes,” said Peter Zucker- man, a spokesperson for the IP 65 campaign. “This measure will do these things.” The measure would infuse high schools with about $147 million a year. That amount would be signiicantly greater if voters also approve a contro- versial corporate sale tax mea- sure in November, which lev- ies a 2.5 percent tax on the Oregon sales exceeding $25 million of certain corporations. The deadline to turn in sig- Oregonians for High School Success Supporters of Initiative Petition 65 rally outside of the Capitol and Secretary of State’s Elections Division in June to celebrate turning in signatures in support of the proposed measure. The initiative would boost funding for high school dropout prevention, career technical educa- tion and college readiness programs. natures was July 8, but the Secretary of State’s Ofice has until the irst week of August to verify all of the signatures. Former Gov. Ted Kulon- goski, LaToya Fick, executive director of Stand for Children and Carmen Rubio, executive director of the Latino Network, spearheaded the campaign for IP 65 in hopes of boosting the state’s lackluster graduation rate. Only about 74 percent of students in Oregon gradu- ate from high school in four years, one of the lowest rates in the nation. And 75 percent of Oregon high school stu- dents who go straight to com- munity college have to take remedial classes, according to the national Institute of Educa- tion Sciences. The Coalition of Commu- nities of Color and the Oregon School Boards Association have endorsed the measure. There is no organized opposition to the measure, but the Oregon Education Associ- ation has declined to support the measure. Instead, the teachers union is campaigning for passage of the corporate sales tax mea- sure, Initiative Petition 28. The tax measure would yield about $3 billion in additional reve- nue each year for education and other state services. The political action com- mittee, Oregonians for High School Success, has already raised $4.2 million to cam- paign in support of IP 65. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. line branching off of a main- line carrying water to most of the downtown core. While digging out an area to ix the water line, he said, the con- tractor hit a 1-inch gas line, but had the issue repaired within a few hours. Cook said the company has another couple of months worth of work on 16th Street, portions of which have been periodically closed by the project. The college evacuated June 1 after another natural gas leak. Ann Gyde, a project manager for the college on the Patriot Hall Redevelopment, said the leak was related to the college’s project. “While moving mate- rial on site, the natural gas line that runs parallel to Lex- ington Avenue was ruptured during a crane lift,” said Greg Dorcheus, the college’s plant manager and other project manager for the Patriot Hall project. Man accused of assaulting Seaside Police oficer on beach By KYLE SPURR The Daily Astorian A man was arrested last week for assaulting and injuring a Seaside Police oficer on the beach near U Street. Oficer Elise Parkman was responding to a report of harassment on the Sea- side Promenade the eve- ning of July 6 when she encountered Phillip Ellis Allen II. He reportedly refused lawful orders and attacked Parkman. Oficer Shauna Wood assisted Parkman in placing Allen under arrest. During the confronta- tion, Allen struck Parkman in the head and she was taken to Providence Sea- side Hospital for a concussion. She has since recovered and is back on patrol. Allen, 37, is known to the Seaside Police as a transient with mental health issues. He was indicted by a grand jury this week on charges of assaulting a public safety ofi- cer, interfering with a peace oficer, recklessly endangering another person, menacing and resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday during an arraignment in Clatsop County Circuit Court. He is in cus- tody in Clatsop County Jail on $25,000 bail. Allen is due back in court later this month for an early resolution conference. 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Dr. Voeller is back to seeing patients M-F beginning at 8:30 AM. Please call the office to schedule. 2200 EXCHANGE STREET ASTORIA, OREGON 97103 | (503) 325-3661 HOURS 8:30 AM-5 PM MON-FRI Full Lab and X-Ray | Bone Densitometry | Merchant Marine Exams | Preventative Medicine | Complex Disease Management | DOT Exams | Same Day Appointments for Established Patients ................................
