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October 11, 2000
New Twists
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Bombing
Son of man injured by
Laurelhurst bomb
target of fake bomb
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JE R U S A L E M - U nder international
pressure, Israeli Prime Minister EhudBarak
gave his Palestinian counterpart m ore time
to quell violence that has killed 88 people
o ver 12 days. T he level o f fighting in the
region represented a considerable de-es
calation from the furious street battles
that flared all over the W est Bank and Gaza
Strip last w eek, but there w ere ugly inci
dents. A P alestinian uprising against Is
rael in 1987 lasted six years and ended with
the first, historic peace accord in 1993 with
thePL O .
Serbians Resign
BELGRADE, Y ugoslavia- The Serbian
governm ent, one o f Slobodan M ilosevic’s
last bastions o f power, resigned, a pro
dem ocracy leader said. Yugoslav Prime
M inister M om ir Bulatovic also stepped
down. N ew elections for the Serbian legis
lature, w hich is separate from the Yugoslav
parliam ent, will be held on Dec. 19.
Three Share Nobel Prize
STO CKH O LM , Sweden - Tw o A m eri
cans and a Sw ede w on the N obel Prize in
m edicine for discoveries about how m es
sages are transm itted betw een brain cells,
w o rk th a t has p aid o f f for trea tin g
P a rk in so n ’s d ise a se and d ep re ssio n .
A rvid C arlsson, Paul G reengard and Eric
K andel w ill share the $915,000 prize for
their pioneering discoveries concerning
one w ay brain cells send m essages to
each other.
Skier Zips Dow n Everest
K A T M A N D U , N ep al - I t’s been
clim bed before, but no one had ever skied
nonstop dow n 29,000-foot M ount Everest
- until ju s t recently. A uthorities said that
D avo K am icar, 38, ofS lo v en ia, schussed
dow n the slopes o f the w o rld ’s tallest
m ountain tw o days earlier. “ It is som e
thing that w as in m y head for a long tim e,”
said K am icar, w ho took cam eras along to
record his feat.
Fox W ants W ar on Drugs
B O G O T A, C o lo m b ia - President-elect
V icente Fox o fM ex ico says there m ust be
a co ordinated m ultinational w ar against
drug trafficking. M exico is a m ajor route
for cocaine entering the U nited States
from Colombia. Fox said after meeting with
C o lom bian P residnt A ndres Pastrana.
“W e have to think o f w ays to coordinate."
W ealthy and violent M exican drug-traf
ficking cartels have corrupted branches
o fM e x ic o ’s governm ent.
S u rren d er A ccep ted
C A G A Y A N DE O RO , Philippines -
M ore than 600 Muslim rebels surrendered
to Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
H e urged the rem aining guerrillas to re
sum e peace talks with the governm ent.
Estrada stood on a grandstand as he led
the form er m em bers o f the M oro Islam ic
Liberation Front in pledging allegiance to
the governm ent. In front o f the stage w as
a long table with m ore than 400 rebel
firearms.
A rthritis D rug Recalled
WASHINGTON - The drugmaker ESI
Iederleannounced that it is recalling4.2 million
capsules o f the arthn tis drug etodolac because
they arc contaminated with anotlier drug that
could cause life-threatening problems in some
patients. The manufacturer said the recall
covets one lot number 9991052 - o f 300
milligram capsulesof the drug used inarthntis
and pain management
Spilled Toxins Pulled From River’s Bottom
Salvage crews work to recover 45 barrels of sandblasting grit that fell into the Columbia River. Most of the barrels, containing
steel grit with small amounts of lead emerged intact, but a few spilled their contents when they fell from a barge that tipped
Friday during the 1-5 bridge painting project.
(Photo by Michael Lelghton/Portland Observer)
Battling
High Blood
Pressure
Kaiser
Permanente's
Center For Health
Research, 3 8 0 0
N. Interstate Ave.,
is looking for
people to jo in a
study on how
weight loss,
exercise and
healthy diet can
help lower blood
pressure.
Kaiser Study Looks to
Diet and Exercise for
Answers
(Photo by Hon
W ashington/
Portland Obaanrar)
H ig h b lo o d p re s s u r e , a lso k n o w n as
h y p e r te n s io n , is a s e rio u s c o n d itio n
th a t a f f e c ts a la rg e n u m b e r o f p e o p le ,
in c lu d in g P o rtla n d 's A fr ic a n - A m e r i
c a n c o m m u n ity .
People w ith high blood pressure have a
m uch greater risk o f heart attacks, stroke,
and kidney and eye disease.
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health
R esearch is conducting a study called Pre
m ier to evaluate how lifestyle changes like
w eight loss, healthy eating and exercise
can low er high b lood pressure.
A frican A m ericans, w ho are least 25
years old, w ho have high to borderline high
blood pressure, but w ho are not taking
blood pressure medicine are needed.
Enrollment in the program includes regular
clinic visits, blood pressure measurements and
lab tests. If you are interested please call Kaiser
at503-499-5395.
The son o f a L aurelhurst man who w as
seriously injured last m onth by a bom b in his
drivew ay was the target o f a dum m y bom b
Sunday in Kennewick, W ash., police said.
Jack H om stein, 17. was visiting his girl
friend at her Kennewick hom e w hen her
brother found what appeared to be a pipe
bom b in the front yard. The dum m y bom b
c o n ta in e d no e x p lo siv e m a te ria l, sa id
K ennew ick police Sgt. Jesse M ill. H e said
there was a note attached that said, “ I f you
find this, give it back to Jack H om stein.”
The bom b was w rapped in duct tape and
had a fuse protruding from it, and w ould have
w orked if it contained gunpow der. M ill said.
Jack ’s father, Barry D. H om stein. w as in
ju red Sept. 27 after kicking a bom b he found
in his Laurelhurst drivew ay in the space where
his son ’ s car had been parked. Barry H om stein
w as in fair condition at a Portland hospital on
M onday.
Portland Police said they believe Jack
H om stein w as the target o f that bom b. Inves
tigators in Portland and K ennew ick believe
Jack H o m stein 's relationship with a 13-year-
old Portland girl m ay be connected to the
bom bs, according to K ennew ick Police Sgt.
Jesse M ill. The g irl’s identity is being w ith
held by police.
Mill said the 13-year-old g irl’s friends and
family were very upset about the relationship.
Soon after they broke up, som eone began
distributing fliers that used derogatory lan
guage to describe H om stein, M ill said.
“ Basically, [that] he was a dirty rat,” M ill
said. He said Jack H om stein’s new girl friend,
w hose identity also is being w ithheld by
police, has received letters and seen fliers that
were critical ofH om stein. D etectives in P ort
land and K ennew ick are com paring notes on
the two cases, said Lt. M ike Hefley, a Portland
police spokesperson.
Portland Community Sets Record for Growth
College asks voters to
help ease the strain on
filled classrooms
Portland Com m unity College, O reg o n ’s
largest post-secondary school, got consider
ably larger last year. Enrollm ent jum p ed 8.2
percent, setting a record for growth. For the
1999-2000 academic year, 96,869students took
classes at PCC.
“ W e continue to serve an increasing num
ber o f students each term ,” said PCC Presi
dent Dan M oriarty. “ H ow ever, w ithout addi
tional resources to keep up, we cannot con
tinue to keep the doors w ide open for the
dem and that is clearly there. G row th was
expected, but frankly not at this magnitude.
W e are stretched to the lim it.”
This fall, Portland Community College goes
to the ballot to ask voters to help ease the
strain on filled classroom s, on technology
that is dated and on buildings that need
upgrading and repairs. The college has placed
a $ 144 m illion bond m easure on the ballot for
the N ovem ber general election. The cost per
thousand will average 11 cents for district
property owners, approxim ately $ 16.50 a year
for a house assessed at $ 150,000. The ballot
m easure num ber is 26-7.
“ The bond is critical,” said M oriarty. "The
college will have to pull m oney from its al
ready taxed instructional budget w ithout
added funds " In M ay, PCC proposed the
sam e m easure, and it was narrow ly defeated
T he m easure won approval by m ore than 57
percent, but the voter turnout was 49.6 per
cent. a fraction o f a percent short needed for
approval. In O regon, in all but general elec-
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need upgrading and repairs
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'ommuhlty College demonstrates how soaring enrolfmenlshave put a strain on buildings that
tions, money requests require a 50 percent
approval and 50 percent voter turnout for
p assage.
Elem ents o f the 20-year bond rem ain the
same: $57 million to t ascadeCam pus in North
Portland to construct new science advanced
technology, hum anities and com m unity fa
cilities At Rock Creek Cam pus in W ashing
ton County, $35 million for a library upgrades
to science and com puter facilities, and an
overhaul o f technical training labs including
diesel,w eldingand landscaping, fhcSylvania
Cam pus in Southwest Portland would receive
$42 m illion to renovate and upgrade science,
dental, graphic design, radiology and co m
puter labs, construct a general classroom and
distance learning facility, and to replace the
boiler, do ro o f repairs and electrical work.
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