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Kevorkian Prison
Sentence
Dr. Jack K evorkian was sen
tenced by a ju d g e in M ichigan to
10 to 25 years in prison for the
videotaped death o fa Lou G ehrig’s
disease patient. The euthenasia spe
cialist also received another three
to seven years for delivery o f a
controlled substance. K evorkian
treated 52-year old Thom as Y ouk
with a lethal cocktail o f chem icals
on Septem ber 17 and videotaped
the death which was shown later on
C B S ' “ 60 M inutes.”
NATO Airstrikes
A ccording to President Clinton,
the NATO A irstrikes against Y u
g o sla v ia are “ d im in ish in g and
grinding dow n” Serbian forces.
N early 5,000 eth n ic A lb an ian s
poured into A lbania recently. So
far, more than a half-m illion ethnic
A lbanians have fled out o f Kosovo
since the N A TO air began. Boris
Y eltsin o f Russia has given his word
to stay out o f the conflict in Y ugo
slavia but w ould reconsider that
p o sitio n if N A T O tro o p s en ter
K osovo.
Feds Condemn Meat
T hirty m illio n pounds o f m eat
m ade by T horn A pple V alley Inc.
in A rkansas was recalled and de
clared unfit for hum an consum p
tion by the federal governm ent.
The foods w ere not prep ared un
der federal law and m ay contain
“p h y sical, chem ical and or m icro
b io lo g ic a l c o n ta m in a n ts ,” th e
USD A said. A p o rtio n o f the dam
aged m eats w ere planned by the
com pany for ex p o rt to R ussia and
South K orea.
Portiani, ©bseruer
Historic Hawthorne Bridge
Reopens April 25th
M
ultnom ah C o u n ty ’s H istoric
Hawthorne Bridge reopens to traf
fic on Sunday afternoon. April
25lh after a closure o f nearly thirteen months
for painting, deck replacement and renova
tion. On Saturday, April 24,h the public is
invited to tour the completed project and
attend a celebration before the bridge re
opens to traffic.
“ I am as excited as area commuters and
businesses that the bridge will soon be
reopened.” said M ultnom ah County Chair
Beverly Stein. “1 look forward to working
w ith our governm ent, business, neighbor
hood and transit partners to create a com
munity celebration for the re-opening. I
invite everyone to join us in welcoming
this historic M ultnomah County facility,
with its new look and improved access,
back to the com m unity.”
Hawthorne ROC. as the Re-Opening Cel
ebration is being called, takes place on the
bridge and its eastside on ramps from 10 am
to 4 pm on Saturday, April 24,h. More than
30 com m unity groups, businesses and
project partners have worked with the County
to plan a fam ily-fnendly celebration. Fes
tivities will include.
•A bridge fair where dozens o f organi
zations with an interest in the bridge will
have booths. There will be displays on
nearby projects such as the E astbank
Riverfront, as well as booths operated by
project partners, H aw thom e-area m er
chants and food vendors.
The bridge will reopen to traffic on
■A ribbon-cutting with local leaders and
Sunday.
April 25,h at about 2 pm. follow
descendants o f Dr. J.C. Hawthorne.
ing
com
pletion
o f a h a lf m arathon charity
•A series o f "first bridge crossings" by
run
called
Race
for the roses. The race
various transportation modes.
departs
from
OMSI
at 7 am and crosses
A parade o f historic vehicles.
the
H
aw
thorne
Bridge
to N aito Parkway
■Live music by Pepe and the Bottle
before
looping
back.
The
race is a benefit
Blondes. Boka Marimba. Steel Jammin’,
for
two
local
non-profits.
A lbertina Kerr
Stone Mountain Boys, Viva Mexico Mariachi
Centers
and
the
Boys
&
G
irls
Aid Society
and K ell’s Irish Pipes & Drums. Kung tu
o
f
Oregon.
demonstration by One With Heart.
The 89-yearold W illamette River bridge
Boat and tram tours along the Willamette
was
closed March 31, 1998 for what was
The Coho Classic Fish Race, benefiting
expected
to be a 12-month closure. The
Willamette Light Brigade and Willamette
reopening was delayed 24 days due to
Riverkeeper.
Photo M . Washington
unforeseen custom work, severe winter
weather, and corrosion.
Project M anager John Lindenthal said
the delay will not cause the $21.8 million
project to go over budget. He em phasized
that the additional repairs m ade will help
prevent future bridge closings, save tax
dollars and ensure public safety.
The W illamette’s oldest bridge will sport
a new look when it reopens. The old yellow
lead-based paint has been replaced with
red and green urethane-based paint. W ork
ers replaced the steel deck, added wider
sidewalk panels, and installed additional
steel supports under the deck and floor
beam extensions. The bridge will be wheel
chair accessible from downtown to the
eastside Repairs were also made to the
mechanisms that raise and lower the 1.7
million pound lift span.
M ultnomah County ow ns and operates
the historic H aw thorne bridge, w hich is
the oldest operating vertical lift bridge in
the country. W hen open, it will carry
30.000 cars and trucks. 2.000 bicycles,
2,000 pedestrians, and 760 buses across
the river each day.
Gretzky To Retire
W ayne G retzky, the 38-year old
hockey star o f the New Y ork Rang
ers is considering retirem ent at the
end o f the playing season. G retzky
has played in 223 straight games
since signing w ith the Rangers as a
free agent in 1996. His most recent
m ilstone o f his career is achieving
his ninth goal o f the year which
gave him 1,072 as a professional.
S&L Wins $909
Million
A Federal ju d g e ordered the
governm ent to oay nearly $909
m illion to a C alifo rn ia savings
asso ciatio n that nearly w ent bank
rupt after C ongress and the Bush
ad m in istratio n im posed tougher
accounting changes on the indus
try a decade ago. The savings and
loan debacle has cost taxpayers
$ 165 b illio n - costing each A m eri
can h o u seh o ld $10.
On Friday, April 9, 1999, a new» conference was held at the Eaat Precinct
mmunlty Policing Facility, 737 S E 106'” Avenue, Portland, to announce and sign a
w Enforcement Non-Discrlmlnatlon Resolution.
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Over seventy (7 0 ) representatives of management and labor from Oregon ano
ishlngton law enforcement agencies were Invited to attend and sign the reaohrtlon
rich denounces race4»ased profiling. This resolution, believed to be the first of Its
id In the United States, was the result of Chief Charles Moose and Superintendent
Ron Howland. Oregon State Police, drafting and presenting It to the Police
ecutlve Group meeting which was attended by law enforcement agency chiefs,
erlffs and their labor representatives. This meeting was facilitated by Robert LamD
, Regional Director, Community Relations Service. U.S. Department of Justtos.
No Health Coverage
There are 43 m illion people in
the nation that lack insurance, up
from 31 million a decade ago. About
34 percent o f the nation’s 31 m il
lion Hispanic people have no health
insurance. A large portion o f the
Hispanic people who lack coverage
a re from M ex ico and C e n tra l
A merica who rely on alternative
care built on religion, tradition and
home remedies
and finalized the resolution.
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In addition, the Mutual Aid Law Enforcement Agreement and Portland Metropolitan
Interagency Pursuit Agreement have been updated and will alee be signed by
participating law enforcement agencies.
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