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A7 THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, OcTObER 5, 2019 OBITUARIES Donald Dee Abrahams Astoria March 27, 1929 — Sept. 30, 2019 Donald Dee Abrahams, 90, of Astoria, how to make it work again. In 1997, Don renewed his acquaintance Oregon, passed away peacefully Monday, with Patricia Van Cleave, whom he origi- Sept. 30, 2019, in Astoria. nally met when he was 13 years He was born March 27, 1929, old while his father was logging in in Astoria, to Albert and Adriana Scio, Oregon, for a short period of Abrahams. He has one brother, time. They married in 2001 in Long Thomas. Beach, Washington, and lived in Don attended elementary school their Svensen home until her death in Knappa, and graduated from in 2016. Astoria High School. Don enjoyed working on his He married Evelyn Ruth Hen- boat and any miscellaneous proj- driksen in 1959; they later divorced. ects in his shop, fishing, camping, She resides in Astoria. road trips, visits from his grandchil- Don joined the National Guard after high school, and also attended Donald Abrahams dren and attending his grandchil- dren’s events. a trade school for mechanics. He He is survived by his son, Mike, and daugh- later owned and operated two log trucks. As a child, he grew up at Big Creek Camp 3 and ter-in-law, Michele; his daughter, Judy, and wanted to experience the timber industry as son-in-law, Jon; his daughter Susie; his grand- children, Brian, Jordan (Steven), Miranda an adult. He spent the majority of his career in Asto- (Kyle), Mykka (Brad) and Tesa (Casey); and ria working for various companies such as his great-grandchildren, Jayden, Kaisa, Mav- Bumble Bee Seafoods, Crown Zellerbach erick and Sawyer. He is also survived by his and Dant & Russell. Before his adventure to brother, Thomas, and sister-in-law, Roberta. A celebration of his life will be held Sun- Alaska, he worked for Claterbos as the mas- ter diesel mechanic in 1980, when Mount St. day, Oct. 20, at the Elks Lodge, second floor, Helens blew. He later traveled to work for 453 11th St. in Astoria, from 1 to 4 p.m. Ocean View Funeral and Cremation Ser- Cochran Electric and then Seley Corp. in Ket- chikan, Alaska, where he retired in 1989. vice in Astoria is taking care of the arrange- After retirement, he kept himself busy ments. The online guest book is Ocean- working on miscellaneous projects, and was ViewAstoria.com Memorial contributions can be made to always willing to lend a helping hand to his family, friends and neighbors. If anything was Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge No. 16 and mechanically broken, he loved figuring out the Camp 18 Loggers Memorial. Evan Vucci/AP Photo President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. Trump formally objecting to probe, won’t say he’ll cooperate By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON — The impeachment investiga- tion into President Donald Trump widened on Friday into a constitutional bat- tle between the executive branch and Congress, as Democrats prepared to sub- poena White House officials and the president signaled his administration would not cooperate. Trump said he would for- mally object to the impeach- ment investigation, even as he acknowledged that House Democrats “have the votes” to proceed. The White House was expected to send a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arguing that Congress could not mount its impeachment inquiry without first having a vote to authorize it. The letter was expected to say the administration wouldn’t cooperate with the probe without that vote. Trump said the resolution would likely pass the House, but he predicted it would backfire on Democrats. “I really believe that they’re going to pay a tre- mendous price at the polls,” he said. Trump’s comments came shortly before Democrats sent an extensive request for documents to Vice Pres- ident Mike Pence about his contacts with Ukraine. Law- makers have made Trump’s request that Ukraine inves- tigate former Vice President Joe Biden the centerpiece of the probe. A whistleblower complaint said that Trump sought to use military assis- tance for Ukraine to push President Volodymyr Zel- enskiy to investigate the 2020 Democratic hopeful. The West Wing was set to allow a similar request for documents from the presi- dent’s staff to go unfulfilled Friday, likely forcing Demo- crats to make good on their threat to issue a subpoena for the records. Pence spokeswoman Katie Waldman dismissed the new demand for doc- uments, saying that given its wide scope, “it does not appear to be a serious request.” When Pelosi recently announced that the House was initiating the inquiry, she didn’t seek the con- sent of the full chamber, as was done for impeachment investigations into former Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. But it is underway, and at a rapidly escalating pace. Late Thursday, House investigators released a cache of text messages that showed top U.S. diplo- mats encouraging Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investiga- tion linked to Biden’s fam- ily in return for granting a high-profile visit with Trump in Washington. The release followed a 10-hour interview with one of the diplomats, Kurt Volker, who stepped down as special envoy to Ukraine after the impeachment inquiry had begun. Trump repeated on Fri- day that he was pressing Ukraine to investigate cor- ruption, not trying to under- mine Biden, who could be his 2020 presidential elec- tion opponent. He made a related request of China, specifying Biden and his son, on Thursday. As Republicans search for a response to the inves- tigation , the absence of a procedural vote to begin the probe has been a main attack line against Democrats. Pelosi swatted the need for such a vote back as unnecessary, saying the House is well within its rules to pursue the inquiry without it. “The existing rules of the House provide House Com- mittees with full authority to conduct investigations for all matters under their jurisdic- tion, including impeachment investigations,” Pelosi wrote Thursday in a letter to House GOP Leader Kevin McCar- thy after he, too, pressed for a floor vote. Pelosi has sought to avoid a vote on the impeach- ment probe for the same rea- son she resisted, for months, liberal calls to try to remove the president: It would force moderate House Democrats to make a politically risky vote. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY The White House, mean- while, is trying to force the question on Democrats, as it seeks to raise the political cost for their impeachment investigation and to animate the president’s supporters ahead of the 2020 election. Trump allies have sug- gested that without a formal vote, the House is merely conducting standard over- sight, entitling lawmakers to a lesser level of disclo- sure from the administra- tion. The Justice Department raised similar arguments last month, though that was before Pelosi announced the impeachment investigation. Two days after telling reporters, “Well, I always cooperate,” Trump struck a different note on cooperat- ing with the House probe. “I don’t know,” he said. “That’s up to the lawyers.” Democrats have warned that the Trump adminis- tration’s obstruction of the investigation is itself a potentially impeachable office. The administration was expected to miss vari- ous deadlines Friday to com- ply with House investiga- tors’ requests for documents. There’s no clear-cut pro- cedure in the Constitution for initiating an impeach- ment inquiry, leaving many questions about possible presidential obstruction untested in court, said Allan Lichtman, a history profes- sor at American University. “There’s no specification in the Constitution in what does and does not constitute a more formal impeachment inquiry or investigation,” he said. Rudy Giuliani, the presi- dent’s personal attorney, dis- missed the entire premise of the impeachment inquiry, which is centered on Trump asking Ukraine to investi- gate his possible political rival, Democratic former Vice President Biden. “The president was not tasking Ukraine to investi- gate a political opponent,” Giuliani told The Associ- ated Press on Thursday. “He wanted an investigation into a seriously conflicted former vice president of the United States who damaged the rep- utation of the United States in Ukraine.” TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Brown bans flavored vaping products A six-month restriction By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Oregon capital bureau SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown has imposed a six- month ban on the sale of fla- vored vaping products. Eight cases of respiratory illness associated with vap- ing have been reported in Oregon as of Tuesday. In two of those cases, the patients died, according to the Oregon Health Authority. More than 1,000 people across the nation have been struck with the severe lung illness connected to vaping, and at least 18 have died. People vape by breathing in and out through electronic cigarettes or vape pens that heat liquid to create a vapor. That liquid can contain nico- tine, THC and other ingredi- ents such as flavorings. The industry has been criticized for promoting sweet-flavored products that appeal to chil- dren, such as bubble gum and crème brulee flavors. The ban does not cover unflavored vaping products. “My first priority is to safeguard the health of all Oregonians,” Brown said in a statement Friday. “By keeping potentially unsafe products off of store shelves and out of the hands of Ore- gon’s children and youth, we prevent exposing more peo- ple to potentially dangerous chemical compounds, and help lessen the chance of fur- ther tragedy for any other Oregon family.” Brown added that the “safest option” for peo- ple right now is stop vaping altogether, in line with what THURSDAY FRIDAY State Health Officer Dean Sidelinger advised. “Until we know more about what is causing this ill- ness, please, do not vape,” Brown said. “Encour- age your friends and fam- ily members to stop vaping immediately. Talk to your children about the dangers of vaping. The risks are far too high.” Neither state nor fed- eral officials know the pre- cise cause of the illnesses, although most victims reported using marijuana vape oils, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, the state health agency had suggested a six- month ban as one of the pol- icy options Brown could consider. The governor’s order does not say how the immediate ban will be enforced. There are does not know how many retail stores exist in the state, according to state reports. The estimate is approxi- mately 3,000. She is also ordering state agencies to develop “long- term solutions” for the legis- lature to consider. Within three months, Brown wants state agencies to come up with plans with respect to consumer warn- ings about vaping, ingredi- ent disclosure, testing vaping products and improving how vaping-related lung injuries are reported by health care providers to the state’s health agency. She also wants agencies to develop plans to increase access to federally approved cessation services and plans to set up a statewide preven- tion and education campaign to discourage vaping. Brown also said she is REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 62 44 Partly sunny 66 48 63 49 58 42 60 41 A shower in the Mostly sunny Partly sunny a.m. Partly sunny 61 42 59 46 Partly sunny Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 60/45 62/45 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: The Big Dipper stands in the northwest early this evening. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 56/45 Normal high/low .................. 64/46 Record high .................. 81 in 1932 Record low .................... 34 in 1989 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.17” Month to date ........................ 0.22” Normal month to date ......... 0.34” Year to date .......................... 32.01” Normal year to date ........... 40.58” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time 7:44 a.m. 6:53 p.m. 6.0 1:12 a.m. 6.9 1:08 p.m. 0.2 3.1 Cape Disappointment 7:30 a.m. 6:36 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:19 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 6:49 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 3:07 p.m. Moonset today ............ 11:58 p.m. First Full Last New 7:34 a.m. 6:45 p.m. Warrenton 7:39 a.m. 6:48 p.m. Knappa 8:21 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Depoe Bay Oct 5 Oct 13 Oct 21 Oct 27 6:50 a.m. 5:51 p.m. 5.6 12:22 a.m. -0.1 6.6 12:29 p.m. 3.3 6.0 12:40 a.m. 0.0 7.0 12:46 p.m. 3.3 6.4 12:56 a.m. 0.3 7.3 12:52 p.m. 3.2 6.3 2:13 a.m. 7.2 2:09 p.m. 0.2 2.7 6.3 11:58 a.m. 4.0 7.3 none City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Sun. Hi/Lo/W 83/65/t 59/45/s 63/50/r 91/73/s 67/35/s 86/72/s 92/73/s 84/61/s 89/78/pc 60/53/s 95/68/s 77/55/s 70/60/pc 81/67/pc 68/63/c 64/48/pc 91/56/pc 63/35/s 85/72/s 90/71/s 86/61/s 89/78/pc 71/65/c 96/70/s 82/59/s 77/66/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 57/37 Kennewick Walla Walla 65/42 Lewiston 69/38 63/39 Hermiston The Dalles 68/37 Enterprise Pendleton 54/28 63/38 69/42 La Grande 62/31 66/42 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) Pullman 66/32 62/43 Salem 58/35 Yakima 67/35 Longview 62/44 Portland 64/45 Spokane 64/39 62/39 62/40 Astoria ALMANAC convening a special work group to deal with vaping, which will include repre- sentatives of state agencies, doctors, legislators and pol- icy experts in cannabis and tobacco, as well as repre- sentatives of the tobacco and cannabis industries. The Oregon Medical Association, Oregon Nurses Association and the Ore- gon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems said they approve of Brown’s tempo- rary ban. “We strongly support the governor’s proposed regula- tory, legislative and educa- tional actions to address the current health crisis around vaping, including an emer- gency ban on flavored vap- ing products,” the groups said in a joint statement Fri- day. “We have known for some time that vaping prod- ucts — particularly those that are flavored — threaten to increase the number of youth addicted to nicotine. Given the increasing vaping-related illnesses and deaths over the last several months, urgent action is critical.” Last week, state Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, called for a temporary ban on vap- ing products to dig into the causes of illness and death that have resulted from vaping. “Protecting young Ore- gonians from the dangers of flavored vaping products is the right decision,” Helt said in a statement Friday. “I encourage the Oregon Health Authority to go further to understand and ensure the safety of all vaping products. Next year, I’ll seek bipartisan legislation to protect the lives and health of Oregonians who use vaping products, including bans if necessary.” Corvallis 67/43 Albany 67/41 John Day Eugene Bend 68/43 59/32 58/33 Ontario 65/34 Caldwell Burns 62/26 62/33 Medford 70/42 Klamath Falls 64/29 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 64/26/s 68/50/s 61/47/pc 65/43/pc 60/45/pc Sun. Hi/Lo/W 63/32/s 68/53/s 64/49/pc 70/43/pc 63/48/pc City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 65/48/pc 69/44/pc 62/46/pc 68/41/pc 63/43/pc Sun. 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