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This Week
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in History
-On August 9, 1945, three days after the
¿atomic bombingof Hiroshima, Japan, the
JJS exploded a nuclear device over
'Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000
.'people.
JOn August 10, 1977, postal employee
David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers,
N.Y., accused of being the "Son of Sam”
gunman responsible for6 random slayings
and 7 woundings. Berkowitz is serving 6
consecutive terms o f 25 years to life.
On August 11,1965, rioting and looting
broke out in the predominantly black
Watts section o f Los Angeles. In the
week that followed, 34 people were killed
and more than 1,000 injured.
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Crime Stoppers
Crime Stoppers Case #00-30: Assault
Portland Police Bureau Detectives, in
cooperation with Crime Stoppers, are
asking for your help in identifying
and apprehending the individuals
responsible for an assault.
On W ednesday, May 3, at about 2
o ’c lo c k in the m orning, three
companions arrived home to find two
suspects attempting to break into a
car parked in the lot o f an apartment
b u ild in g lo c a te d at 2121 SW
M u ltn o m a h B o u le v a rd . W hen
confronted, one o f the victims was
punched in the face, and the other
tw o sta b b e d in the b ack and
abdomen. A third suspect got out o f
a car parked across the street and
stuck one o f the victims with a large
stick after he had been stabbed. All
three suspects got into a car and left
so u th b o u n d
on
S o u th w est
Multnomah Street.
Suspect #1 is decribed as a male
Hispanic, 18 to 23 years ofage, 5 ’ 10”
tall with a medium build and short
black hair. He was wearing a white
tank top and red jacket.
Suspect #2 is described as a male
Hispanic, 18 to 20 years o f age 5 ’6”
tall with a thin build.
Suspect #3 is described as a male
Hispanic, 20 to 23 year ofage 6 ’0” tall
with a stocky build.
The suspects vehicle is described as
an older; dark colored Nissan or
Toyota four door sedan.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash
rewardofup to $ 1,000 for information,
reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads
to an arrest in this case any unsolved
felony crime, and you need not give
your name. Call Crime Stoppers at
(503)823-HELP.
If you're looking for a doctor,
your search is over
>-> Legacy Clinic Northeast welcomes two new primary
care physicians, Lisa Alberts, M.D. (left), and Robina
Wong, M.D. Both doctors, trained internists, are accepting
new patients and join Sharadan Lisk, M.D., and Bernie
Sperley, D.O., at the clinic. They welcome your call.
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Legacy Clinic Northeast
Correction
Thought for the week
Love consists in this, that two
solitudes protect and touch and
greet each other.
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Portland
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Monday through Friday
For appointments, call (503) 413-4134
www.legacyhealth.org
The Portland Observer mistakenly identified a gentleman in the August, 2
edition. The correct name o f the individual shaking hands with Peggy
Fowler was John Betts, the vice president and general manager for Turner
Construction.
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Retired FBI agent still in search of D.B. Cooper
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After almost thirty years, one man _
and one unsolved case _ still haunts
retired FBI agent Ralph Himmelsbach:
D.B. Cooper.
The chain-smoking, middle-aged man
in a suit and b lack sunglasses
highjacked a Northwest Airlines flight
from Portland to Seattle in November
1971, strapped $200,000 to his waist,
and parachuted into a stormy night
10,000 feet to the ground.
He was never found.
Himmelsbach chased down leads,
questioned suspects and fielded
fruitless.phone calls.
A framed $20 bill, eaten away at the
edges, hangs in his office, one o f the
few traces that remains o f the world’s
only unsolved skyjacking.
Thebill was found in 1980, just before
H im m elsbach reached the FB I’s
mandatory retirement age.
“ It would be nice if the case was
solved,” Himmelsbach said. “1 don’t
lose any sleep over it.”
Himmelsbach joined the FBI in 1951
after graduating from the University
ofOregon. HeworkedinTexas, Alaska
and Illinois before being assigned to
his hometown o f Portland.
He was put in charge ofthe case o f the
hijacked flight Northwest Airlines
Boeing 727.
Tips and fresh leads have continued
to come in, but all o f them have proved
inconclusive:
_ Police officers said a man had been
spotted flashing a thick roll o f $20
bills at a bar.
-C h ild ren found 294 rotting $20 bills
with serial numbers that matched
those on the ransom money.
_ A hunter stumbled on a sign from
inside the Boeing 727 which listed
instructions on how to lower the stairs
from which Cooper parachuted.
W ithout the discovery o f a body,
how ever, authorities disagree on
whether Cooper survived the jump.
Cooper leapt from 10,000-feet into
below- freezing temperatures and 200
mph winds. Himmelsbach doubts he
made it. He imagines the injured
Cooper crawled to a nearby creek
where he died. The money floated
downstream to the Columbia River
where it was later found by children.
“It’s hard to imagine how he could
have landed, picked him self up,
brushed him self off and walked off
with the money,” Himmelsbach said.
His longtime friend, retired Lt. Col.
F ran k H eyl, o f Lake O sw ego,
disagrees.
“ Show me one shred o f evidence that
he didn’t (make it),” said the 77-year-
old, who taught survival skills to
military pilots. Regardless o f the
outcome, Cooper’s bold robbery made
him a sort o f folk hero and generated
a market for the songs, T-shirts and
movies that would follow.
The Washington town o f Ariel, near
Vancouver Briefs
V ancouver P olice to
con d u ct
p ed estria n
safety emphasis
On Tuesday August 8, Vancouver
Police Services in partnership with
the City ofVancouver Transportation
Services will conducted the first o f a
series o f pedestrian safety emphasis.
A plain-clothes officer posed as a
pedestrian using a crosswalk during
the emphasis while officers from
traffic and patrol units will be posted
in area to observe drivers violating
pedestrians rights laws. Officers were
issuing w arnings and infractions.
Drivers were also educated about
safe driver practices in area where are
high concentrations o f pedestrians
and on how drivers should approach
crosswalks that have warning lights.
The City o f V ancouver recently
installed five new lighted crosswalk
w arnings to alert drivers about
pedestrians in the crosswalk.
There have been several pedestrian
fatalities over the past few years in
Vancouver and pedestrian’s safety
h as b e c o m e a to p c o n c e rn in
Vancouverneighborhoods. Whilethe
focus o f this emphasis on driver
education, pedestrians also need to
be aware that there are numerous
safety practices they should follow
including crossing at designated
crossw alk, w earing light and/or
reflective clothing while walking at
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City invites
applicationss for
Planning Commission
vacancies
The city o f Vancouver is extending
the deadline to apply for three
v a c a n c ie s on the
P la n n in g
Commission to Friday, September 8,
2000. The Planning Commission
serves as a citizen advisory body to
the City Council. Commissioners work
in voluntary capacity to conduct
studies and public hearings on
subdivisions, comprehensive plan
amendments, rezoning requests and
zo n in g te x t am e n d m e n ts. T he
commission makes recommendations
to the City Council for review and
final decisions.
Applicants must live within the city
limits. Terms run six years.
F o r a p p lic a tio n s o r fu rth e r
information, contact Peggy Fumo in
the City M anager’s Office at City
Hall, 210 E. 13th St., P.O.Box 1995,
Vancouver, W A 98668; call (360) 696-
8484 o r fax (3 6 0 ) 6 9 6 -8 0 4 9 .
Applications must be submitted by
Friday, September 8,2000.
T o learn more about City ofV ancouver
boards and volunteer opportunities
visit the city volunteer web site at
h ttp ://w w w .c i.v a n c o u v e r.w a.u s/
volunteers/index. htm 1
City invites applications
for P roject R eview
Committee Vacancies
The city o f Vancouver is seeking
applicants to fill four vacancies on
the Project Review Committee. The
Project Review Committee is a nine-
member citizens group appointed by
City Council to review plans for
b u ild in g and rem odeling in
Vancouver’s downtown, waterfront
and Central Park area. Thecommittee
goal is to maintain and improve the
appearance and architectural tone of
those areas, and to encourage
innovation and flexibility in design.
E xperience in a design-related
profession such as architecture, -
planning or landscape architecture is
desired.
Members serve four- years terms,
with two terms maximum. The Project
Review Committee regularly meets
the second and fourth Thursday of
each month, 4-6 pm. In City Hall
council Chambers. Applications are
available by contacting Peggy Fumo,
Vancouver City Hall, PO Box 1995,
Vancouver, WA 98668-1995 or by
calling696-8484 (FAX696-8049). For
further information about boards and
commissions, visit our web page at
http://w w w .ci.V ancouver.w a.us/
volunteers/index. html.
For The Music.
For The Food.
For The Fu n.
For The Family.
September 2
For thirty years
$t»rtlanh (©bseruer has been committed to
bringing you information regarding people of diverse backgrounds.
In this spirit we bring to the community this first DiversityFest.
Free to the public, this event will be providing barbecue and
entertainment for the entire family, as well as childrens' rides. We
hope you can come and enjoy the fun.
September 2, noon - 7 pm, at Oaks Park
East end of the Sellwood Bridge
If you have any questions please call 503.288.0033
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