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August 23, 2000
Red Alert continues into second day
Russians Mourn 118 Dead
Soldiers
MOSCOW - Stunned Russians mourn
the 118 sailors who died on a submarine
as distraught relatives demand to be
taken to the spot in the Barents Sea
where the bodies remain trapped in the
wreck. President Vladimir Putin, criticized
for his administrations often bumbling
handling o f the crisis, flew to the navy’s
main base in northern Russia and is to
visit familiesofthe crew quartered nervy,
a navy spokesman said.
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More People Die Despite
Recall
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DETROIT - At least three people have
died and four have been injured in
vehicles with recalled Firestone tires
since the recall began. Feeling the
pressure, Ford M otors says it has
decided to stop production at three truck
plants so it can take 70,000 tires intended
for new vehicles and use them as
replacements. Only 500,000 o f the 6.5
million have been changed so far.
Libya Ok's Ransom to
Philippine Rebels
M A N IL A , P h ilip p in e s - L ibya
reluctantly agreed to pay the entire
miltimillion-dollar ransom demanded by
Philippine Muslim guerrillas in a last-
ditch effort to win the release o f 12 foreign
hostages, negotiators said. Libya, which
has long had ties with Philippine Muslim
separatists, has played a prominent role
in negotiations with Abu Sayyaf, hoping
it can improve its international image.
Air Force Creates
Pilotless Bombers
WASHINGTON - The Air Force is
poised to unleash a new weapon:
miniaturized, pilotless bombers that
would keep U.S. fliers out ofharm ’ sway.
The aircraft is known in military parlance
as “UCA V” for Unmanned Combat Air
Vehicle. A prototype o f the 26-foot long,
bom m erang-shaped craft rolls o ff
Boeing's assembly line in September
and undergoes testing next spring.
Barak Formally Offers
Palestinians a State
JERUSALEM - W hile m any have
assumed that an end to the Arab-Israeli
conflict would involve the creation o f a
Palestinian state, Prime Minister Ehud
Barak has been ambiguous on the matter
- until now that is. Barak offered the
Palestinians an independent state in
return for a formal end to their conflict
with Israel. Barak left little room for doubt.
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Donors lined up to donate blood yesterday in hopes o f helping the American Red Cross collect blood during its Red
Alert crisis.
• 1,000Extra Donors this
Week Will Quickly Put
an End to Red Alert
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A m erican Red C ross has extended its
collection hours, bolstered staffing, increased
availab le p ark in g , and do n e m ore to
accommodate a needed increase in blood
donations, These increased donations are
needed to end a Red
( a blood shortage
that results in hospitals receiving half o f the
blood they typically need to meet patient
transfusion demands. Red Cross blood bank
officials indicate that there is less than a one-
day supply o f blood avilable for patients in
more than 80 hospitals across the Pacific
Northwest. A three-day supply is the norm.
AT the same time, for more than two weeks,
weekly transfusion demand has increased by
more than 400 units.
“Our first day o f Red A lert resulted in
tremendous public response,” said Trudy
Sullivan, C hief Operating Officer. “ We
collected more than 330 units above goal
yesterday. However, we will need at least 200
additional donors each day (above our 1,000
pint daily goal) to put an end to the Red Alert
this week.” Collections at he Red C ross’s
Portland Headquarters were twice as high as
a Monday usually brings. Collections at the
more than 20 blood drives across the 95,000-
square-mile region were also significantly
above average.
Sullivan said the organization needs to
continue to see this level o f donor support,
patience and understanding to stabilize the
blood supply, and added that the agency is
throwing all o f its operational and human
resources at the problem.
"W e hope our donors will call and schedule
an appointment, so the wait will be minimized
for them Many people ask us to add additional
staff to our teams to enhance customer service.
However, our training curriculum for our
co llectio n sta ff requires a tw o-m onth
commitment. We are working to ensure we get
donors in and out quickly, but ask for their
patience and suggest they consider other
sites, in addition to our Center, when making
their donation appointment.
Anyone at least 17 or older, in good general
health and weighing at least 105 pounds may
be eligible to donate, less than five percent of
the Portland-M etropolitan area routinely
gives blood. Donations can be given every
eight weeks, or 56 days.
Donors should call 1 -800-GIVE-LIFE,or503/
284-4040 to make an appointment.
During the week o f August 21, the Portland
Center will be open:
Monday, August 21 noon to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 22 11:45 am to 8:15 pm
Wednesday, z\ugust 23 1 l:4 5 am to 8 :1 5 p m
Thursday, August 24 7:30 am to 4 pm
Friday, August 25 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, August 26 7:30 am to 2 pm
Sunday, August 27 12:30pm to 5 pm
We recognize your time is valuable. To make
an appointment to donate at a different time,
call 503/284-4040.
Airport MAX gets new pedestrian bridge
Tri-Met's Airport MAX light rail
line is another step closer to
completion
with the installation o f the 80-
ton pedestrian bridge over I-
205 at the
Parkrose/Sumner MAX station.
It took four hours on early
Friday morning (Aug. 18) to lift
the pedestrian
bridge from the Parkrose Transit
Center (95th & NE Sandy Blvd)
and install
it over the northbound lanes o f
1-205. The bridge allows MAX
riders to walk
from the transit center to the
MAX station located in the
median o f 1-205.
Phil Reynolds scholarship recognizes outstanding youth
School districts that can’t build schools
fast enough to keep up with exploding
enrollment are grabbing whatever space
they can in the most unlikely places -
from ab an d o n ed strip m alls and
warehouses to vacant grocery stores
and car dealerships. The number o f
sc h o o l-a g e c h ild re n is so arin g
nationwide. Public-school enrollment
has jumped 15% to 47.5 million since
1990, according to the Department o f
Education.
He saved with the 24 Th infantry Division for
12 years, participating in the Philippine
Insurrection at the turn o f the century. Phil
Reynolds was honorably discharged in 1914
in Spokane, Washington, and stated to work
with the Spokane-Portland-Seattle Railway
Phil Reynolds served the Terminal Company
as a Redcap for 35 years. In 1935 he was
appointed Supervisor o f Redcaps and held
that position until his retirement in 1957.
( Please see 'S cholarship' page 6)
Dot-coms Could Run Out
of Cash
LOS ANGELES - There are flesh signs
that the already nasty Internet stock
shakeout could get nastier. Although
most Internet retailers have seen their
shares plummet to the single digits, many
keep burning cash so fast that time may
run out before they can prove they can
become profitable to Wall Street.
Jessica White
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Emerald Armstrong
P ortland O bserver
Phil Reynolds was bom in DeSoto, Georgia,
on July 4,1889. He spent his early life in and
around parts o f Georgia and Louisiana until
he joined the U.S. Army at the age o f fourteen
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Kaleah Lambert
Company. He married E ’lise A. Williams in
Spokane in June 1915. His work soon took him
to Portland, Oregon. He left SP&S Railroad
Company and began working for the Northern
Pacific Terminal Company in 1922.
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