August 22,2001
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Dock Workers Join Italian Protest
(AP) - Union workers refused to
unload an Italian-managed cargo
ship at the Port o f Portland last
week, protesting the death o f an
Italian activist during last m onth’s
riots in Genoa, Italy.
About 150 longshoremen and
20 iron workers left the Port o f
Portland and would not unload the
Cielo Di San Frisco, said Elisa
Dozono, spokeswoman for the Port
ofPortland.
The vessel was supposed to
unload Italian oil and wine in Port
land and pick up northwest prod
ucts, Dozono said.
About 20 local activists were at
the port to protest Italian police
handling o f demonstrations last
month at the Group o f Eight sum
mit in Genoa.
Dozens o f activists, including
23-year-old Sherman Sparks, o f
Salem, and 20-year-old Morgan
Hager, o f Portland, say they were
physically and mentally abused
by police in Genoa after being ar
rested at the summit protests.
On Tuesday, Sparks and other
detained Americans filed formal
complaints against the Italian au
thorities after a judge ordered their
release.
Hopes Rise For Keiko’s Freedom
( AP) - Keiko frolicked for sev
eral hours T hursday am id fellow-
killer w hales in the N orth A tlan
tic, raising hopes that he may
finally m ay be ready to jo in his
own species for good.
K eepers for the star o f the
m ovie “ Free W illy” say it’s po s
sible that the w hale w ill leave
w ith the p od this year. O cean
Futures, a nonprofit o rg an iza
tion. brought K eiko to Iceland
from the O regon Coast Aquarium
to try to reintroduce the long-
captive show w hale to the wild.
I f K eik o ’s going to go this
sum m er, h e ’ll have to do jt soon.
By the last w eek o f A ugust, the
Keiko, the whale
made famous by
Hollywood and the
attempts to set
him free, swims
with his handlers
off the coast of
Iceland.
killer whale migration is expected
to m ove aw ay from Iceland’s
W estm ann Islands for the w in
ter.
T hat’s not much time for keep
ers to determine if a pod o f wild
whales has accepted Keiko and if
he could survive with them at sea.
Meanwhile, divers are prepar
ing Keiko’s floatingpen forwinter,
although they’re hoping not to
need it.
No Quick Fix for Leaking Chinese Garden
(AP) — Less than a year after it
opened, the city’s Classical Chi
nese Garden needs a major improve
ment.
iThe garden’s pond has been
leaking w ater — lots o f it — since
the attraction opened last Septem
ber. Gloria Lee, garden executive
director, knew there was a problem
when the first water bill came in at
$7,000.
“The findings mean we will prob
ably have to do some major retro
fitting,” she said.
The $ 12.8 million Suzhou-styled
classical garden, created with pub
lic money and private fund-rais
ing, is a nonprofit, self-sustained
PG E’s New Policy Director
Portland General Electric has
promoted Robin Tompkins to the
position o f director o f federal and
regional policy affairs.
Tompkins will oversee the util
ity interaction with the federal gov
ernment and federal regulatory
agencies, such as the Federal Regu
latory Commission.
She will be responsible for mak
ing sure the interests o f PGE cus
tomers are represented at the local,
regional and federal levels, com
pany officials said.
Tompkins has served nine years
as an attorney in the PGE legal
v «epartment. She is a former deputy
in the M ultnomah County District
A ttorney’s Office.
Tompkins holds a Doctor o f
Jurisprudence from Pace Univer
sity School ofLaw in W hite Plains,
N. Y. and a B achelorof Arts degree
from the University o f Southern
California, where she was a Na
tional Merit Scholarship recipient.
An active member o f the com
munity, Tompkins had been in
volved with a variety o f organiza
tions including the United Way,
the Colum bia W illam ette Girl
Scouts Council, Boys & Girls Aid
Society, the Oregon Epilepsy Foun
dation, Equity Foundation and the
Juvenile Rights Project.
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corporation that leases the city
block it covers. It has been suc
cessful in its first year, earning net
revenue o f $570,000, according to
the Portland Development Com
mission.
The water has been seeping into
the ground and flowing to the
Willamette River.
Surviving High Fuel Prices
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toring habits.
It’s easier than you might think.
Start with engine warm-up. Avoid
prolonging this process, even on
the coldest mornings -
30 to 45 seconds is re
ally all you need. Avoid
reving the engine, espe
cially just before you
switch it off, because
this w astes fuel and
washes oil down from
the insidecylinderwalls.
Another good idea is
to eliminate jack-rabbit
sta rts.
A c c e le ra te
slowly when starting
from a dead stop, and
do n ’t push the pedal
down more than a quar
ter o f the way. This will
help your carburetor
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The gaso lin e you
buy -and where and
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save gas. Buy it during the coolest
tune of day. either early in the morn
ing or late in the evening. Gas is
most dense at these times, and
because gas pum ps measure
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o f fuel concentration.
The way you drive also can help
you be more economical. Exceed
ing 40 miles per hour makes your
car work harder to overcome wind
resistance. Obeying speed limits
also gives you better efficiency.
For example, driving at 55 mph
gives you up to 21 percent better
mileage, compared with former le
gal speed limits of 65 and 75 mph.
Manual shift driven cars allow
you to shift to the highest gear
quickly, which saves gas. Auto
matic transmissions should be al
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is idling. Put the gear into the neu
tral position, which reduces the
strain on your transmission and
allows it to cool off. Driving steadily
is another good idea, because
slowing down and speeding up
waste fuel.
And don ’ t overlook carpooling,
which helps reduce gas expense in
addition to other benefits - it helps
keep the driver alert and reduces
traffic congestion.
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Rural Freeway
Limit Holds at 65
(AP) - A bill to raise the speed limit to 70 miles per hour
on rural Oregon freew ays was vetoed Friday by Governor
John Kitzhaber, who cited safety reasons.
The freeway speed limit now is 65 miles per hour, the
lowest o f any Western state.
Kitzhaber has long opposed raising speed limits. He
says there aren’t enough state troopers on the highways
to adequately enforce the laws. And legislators refused
his request for two $2 million for more patrols.
Kitzhaber also vetoed a capital gains tax cut sought by
business, saying it mainly would help higher-income
households “without a demonstrated benefit to Oregon’s
economy.”
Friday was the deadline for vetoing or signing mea
sures passed by the Legislature during the session that
ended July 7. Kitzhaber vetoed 17 bills and portions of
two others.
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