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November 22, 2000 Page A2 JJartlanù ï P o rt binò (0b»eruer Police News/Vancouver Inside-À I Calls for Police Review I Board........................A4 Sexual Harassment: Holiday Concerns.... A5 Reform Group Finds Unequal Lending.... A6 I I Metro- HOPE Thanksgiving at Harriet Tubman...... B2 Holiday Concerts at the Old Church............B2 I Castro Visits Panama.. .El Observador, B4 This Week Throughthe weekend Today 1 States. N ovem ber 23 In 1943, during I W orld W ar II, U nited States forces seized control o f the T araw a and M akin atolls from the Japanese. N ovem ber 24 In 1963, JackR uby shot and m ortally w ounded Lee H arvey O sw ald, the accused assas- 1 sin o f P resident K ennedy. N ovem ber 25 In 1986, the Iran- C ontra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin M eese revealed that profits from 1 secret arm s sales to Iran had been 1 diverted to N icaraguan rebels. Mostly Cloudy 51°F High 42°F Low Thursday Showers 50°F High 41°F Low Friday Showers 48°F High 39°F Low Saturday Showers 49°F High 38°F Low in History N ovem ber 22 In 1963, President K ennedy w as assassinated w hile riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas G ov. John B. C onnally was seri ously w ounded. A suspect, Lee H arvey O sw ald, w as arrested. Vice I P resident Lyndon B. Johnson be- I came the 36th president o f the United Deputy Blamed in Escape Gets Job Back Weather Sunday Partly Cloudy 43°FHigh 39°F Low Thoughts for the Week We all fear what w l d o n ’t know— i t ’s natu-\ ral. —Leo Buscaglia One comes in the end to realize that there is no permanent pure rela-\ tio n sh ip and there] should not be. —Anne] Morrow Lindbergh A s h e riffs deputy w ho w as fired after a confessed serial rapist escaped from his custody will get his jo b back, an arbitrator ruled. W ashington County S h eriff Jim Spinden said he does not plan to appeal the decision that requires him to rehire D onald C. Clayton Jr., 43. The form er deputy was fired M arch 6 following an internal affairs investi gation into the escape o f Richard D ennis Cantu from the courthouse shortly after C antu pleaded guilty to several rape and sex-related charges. Cantu was recaptured the next day by three m en w ho chased him from a M A X train leaving Hillsboro. He has since been sentenced to 471/2 years in prison w ithout parole. In his 76-page ruling issued T ues d ay , a rb itra to r L ero y T o m q u ist faulted both Clayton and the s h e riff s office in C an tu ’s escape. He ruled Clayton violated departm ent policy for transporting a prisoner, but that it w asn’t a fireable offense. T om quist, a W illam ette U niversity law profes sor and pro-tem judge, did not issue a specific discipline recommendation. He suggested that Spinden and the W ashington County Police O fficers A ssociation reach an agreem ent on w hat discipline C layton should re- ceive. T he arbitrator did suggest som ething less than term ination but “substantially more than a two-month suspension without pay. Spinden and Todd Duncan, a deputy and the officers’ union president, hope to reach a decision by the end o f the week. If the two sides cannot agree in 30 days, they will ask the arbitrator to m ake a second ruling. Clayton had asked to be reinstated w ith back pay. He was making nearly $47,000 a year and had worked for the sh e riff s of fice for about 16 years. U nder the deputies’ contract with the sh eriff’s office, the arbitrator’s d ec isio n is b in d in g . "I d isag ree clearly,” Spinden said. “ I think there is clear and convincing evidence that term ination is appropriate.” The ru l ing pleased D uncan and Jaim e B. G oldberg, a union attorney. Clayton declined com m ent through his law yer. C layton had previously been for mally reprim anded or disciplined at least six tim es during his tenure with the s h e riffs office, according to the arbitrator’s ruling. In September 1986, according to the ruling, Clayton was suspended w ithout pay for 30 days for failing to conduct a m onthly in spection o f fire equipm ent in the jail and then falsifying records to cover up the neglect. Crime Stoppers Man Wanted for Multiple Crimes The Portland Police Bureau’s Auto Theft Task Force and other local law enforcement agencies in cooperation with Crime Stop pers are asking for your help in locating and apprehending Timo- thy Oliver Whitney. Clackamas and Washington Counties currently hold arrest warrants for the 21 -year-old male on a variety of charges, including unauthorized use o f a motor ve hicle, criminal mischief, and theft. The suspect is also charged with failure to appear in court on charges o f unauthorized use o f a motor vehicle, possession o f a stolen motor vehicle, and criminal mischief. Authorities say the Portland Police Bureau ’ s Auto Theft Force wants to question Whitney con cerning several auto theft cases in Portland. Whitney is 6’3” tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds, with Timothy Oliver Whitney brown eyes and brown hair. He was last known to be driv ing a 1994 to 1996 black Toyota two-wheel drive pickup. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to $ 1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, which leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolved felony crime, and you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at (503) 823-HELP. . _ _ - Nightclub to end dance format in OLCC Deal Portland nightclub Eight Balls o f Fire is changing its format from a dance club to a sports bar, under a recent settlement with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Authorities say the agreem ent was reached to put a knot in a lengthy string o f assaults, drunk driving incidents, noise complaints and over service o f alcohol at the business at 11340 N.E. Halsey. The nightclub, operated by Ronald and Scott Detweiler, ofDetw eiler, Inc. must immediately stop offering live or DJ music for patron dancing. They also agree to pay a fine o f $4,950 and to continue following an OLCC compliance plan, which has been in effect since M ay 2000. The compli ance plan includes beefed up security inside and outside, limiting entry to 150 patrons at a time, improved interior lighting, enforcing a dress code with no gang persons who start fights. Bartenders must pour only one-ounce drinks o f distilled sprits and not stack drinks. Stacking means allowing cus tomers to have more than one drink at a time. OLCC inspector Peggy Mullen said problem incidents andpolice calls have dipped dramatically since the compli ance plan was adopted nearly six m onths ago. 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