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Febuary 23, 2000 Page A2 ïlje Portiani* (Dbseruer {lortkuift Police News (Dbeerurr B la c k Court Sidesteps Elian Gonzalez Case W ASH INGTON - The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a disbarred law yer to order Elian G onzalez to be returned to his father in Cuba. Robert A. H irschfeld asked the justices to “cut short” legal and political m aneuvering o v er the 6 -y ea r-o ld boy, w h o se m other drow ned during their effort to leave the C om m unist island. H irschfeld, w ho said he is the founder o f th e N ational C ongress for Fathers and C hildren, said delaying the b o y ’s return to his father could cause irreparable harm to their relationship. Israel Gets Nuke Technology JE R U SA L E M - Israel and the U nited States sig n ed a g re em e n ts that w ill g iv e Israel scientists access to some types o f U .S. nuclear te c h n o lo g y . T h e d e a ls w ill in c re a s e c o o p e r a tio n b e tw e e n Is ra e li an d U .S . scientists in 25 nuclear and non-nuclear areas, from particle theory to applications aim ed at preventing proliferation o f nuclear, chem ical and biological w eapons, an E nergy Secretary official said. Ralph Nader Running for President W A SH IN G T O N - Ralph N ader said h e ’s ru n n in g o n ce m ore for th e presid en tial nom ination o f the environm entalist G reen Party. He said he hopes to get on the ballots in as m any as 45 states and w in as m uch as 5 percent o f the vote, diluting the support o f b o th th e R e p u b lic a n s an d D e m o c ra ts. “ Politicians o f these two parties only look back w hen you take away their vote,” he said at a new s conference. C onsum er advocate law yer N ader received less than 1 percent o f the vote w hen he ran in 1996. He spent less than $5,000, taking no contributions and personally financing his cam paign. V andals w ho toppled a high voltage transm ission tow er tw o days before New Y ear’s Day are still at large. M eanw hile, northw est ratepayers will foot the bill for the incident unless vandals are caught. The incident has cost Bonneville Pow er A dm inistration approximately $ 126,000. BP A is offering a reward o f up to $ 10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction o f the vandals. No one lost pow er during the incident, but it did give the m ajor incident during the year 2000 rollover. The incident occurred near where BPA ’s transmission linecrossesU .S. Highway 20, approxim ately 37 miles The Portland Police Bureau, in c o o p e r a tio n w ith C rim e Stoppers, is asking for your h e lp in id e n tif y in g an d apprehending the person or persons responsible for the m urder o f a cab driver. On Saturday, February 5,2000, at approxim ately 2:47 in the m orning, officers responded to a report o f a B roadw ay cab p a rk e d in th e s tr e e t at N ortheast 4 1 ” A venue and Prescott Street. T he car was reported to have been at the Johnathan Johnson location for about 30 m inutes w ith th e e n g in e ru n n in g . Inside, officers found the body o f 30-year-old Jonathan G regory Johnson o f Southeast Portland. Johnson had died o f a gunshot w ound to upper body. Jo h n so n 's last know n fare w as believed to have been picked up in the area o f Southeast 17th. A venue and Tenino Street. T he fare m ay have called from a telephone b ooth at the location. C rim e stoppers is offering a cash rew ard o f up to $ 1,000 for inform ation, reported to C rim e Stoppers, w hich leads to an arrest in the case or any unsolved felony crim e, and you can rem ain anonym ous. Call Crim e stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. southeast o f Bend, Ore. and 14 m iles N ortheast o f Brothers. “T he pow er system operated as it’s designed to operate during an incident like this,” said M ike Berg, BPA security specialist. “Still, ratepayers d id n ’t get away from cost to fix that towers and put the line back in service.’ C alls to the B P A ’s C rim e W itness Hot Line are toll free and con fidential. The num her i s 1 -800-437-2744. A nonym ous calls can be m ade to the follow ing agencies; FBI Bend (541)389-1202 Deschutes County S heriff (541) 388-0170 O regon State Police (503)375-3555 FBI Portland (5 0 3 )5 5 2 -5 3 4 6 Shooting results in arrest of business owner COMTRIBUTEDSTOKY eor T hf . P ortland O bserver On W ednesday, February 1,2000, at 1:50 p.m., East Precinct U niform O fficers responded to a shooting at a laundrom at located at N.E. G ilsan Street?79th. Avenue. O fficers located 31 year-old Jam es Seville Rogers o f Portland w ho had been w ounded. Rogers w as tran sp o rte d to O H SU h o sp ital w here he underwent surgery and is currently in stablecondition. W hile at the laundrom at officers w ere approached by 68 year-old A nthony Stathes the ow ner o f Tune- up Specialties, an autom otive repair business located at 8060 N . E. Gilsan Street. Stathes was subsequently identified as the shooter and transported to Detective Division for questioning. A handgun believed to be involved in the incident w as recovered from inside his business. T he tw o w ere acquainted and have reportedly been involved in disputes with each other in the past Stathes was charged with Attempt M urder and lodged Lonth i story Crimestoppers BPA still seeking vandals CUMBlhL ItUSlURY H M at M ultnom ah County Detention C enter with no bail. Portland Police Bureau H om icide D etective Jon Rhodes and Shirley M cLaughlin are conducting the investigation. Anyone with information is asked tocall (503) 823-0479. Free Casino Shuttle! 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N in ety m in u te s b e fo re G reenspan presented the Federal R eserve’s tw ice-a-year report to C ongress, the Labor D epartm ent reported that w holesale prices w ere unchanged in January and that w hen the volatile energy and food sectors are excluded, the Producer Price Index fell by .2 percent. 9 :4 5 a m Kalamo, W A • Kolomo River Inn 1 0:00am Kelso, W A - Three Rivers Mall north end of parking lot 9 :4 Sam Kelso, WA - Three Rivers Mall north end of parking lot by Target 1 1:00am A rrive Lucky Eagle Casino. 1 0 :1 0 a m Costlerock, - W A - Pork & Ride a, Exit 3:00p m D epart Lucky Eagle Casino. 1 1:0 0 a m A rrive Lucky Eagle Casino. 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I N G F O for gaming oftlomeis only WA • 8 0 0 - 7 2 0 - 1 7 8 8 Court to Study Traffic Stops WASH INGTON - The Supreme Court agreed to decide w hether police routinely can set up traffic checkpoints and stop m otorists in hopes o f catching people w ho sell or use illegal drugs. At issue is the scope o f the C onstitution’s Fourth A m endm ent and its protection against unreasonable searches and SAFEWAY seizures. Police generally need a court warrant or a reason to suspect som eone o f a crim e before detaining them for several m inutes. F O O D & DRUG Clinton Presses Africa I on AIDS Plan W A SH IN G T O N - C iting “thousands o f trium phs, large and sm all,” President Clinton defended his Africa policy and pressed African I nations to work harder on A ID S prevention I b efo re th e d ise a se cu ts in to th e ir ow n productivity. 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