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PascA2__________ Stye Jîortlanù (Obseruer celebrates Black History Month February 26.2003 P olice Suspect Arrested in Cabbie’s Murder Stephen Warren Barr Portland police arrested a sus pect in the murder of a Broadway cab driver Sunday. Stephen Warren Barr, 62, was taken into custody at the Daily Double Tavem at Northeast 162“' Avenue and Halsey. The bartender said Barr had been sitting at the tavern for about 45 minutes, drinking Budweiser and talking to the customer next to him. Police recovered a handgun during the arrest. Barr is accused of killing Greigory Rogozhnikov, 33, in the course of a robbery on Feb. 16. Police said he had called for a cab * the same day of the murder, just shortly after being released from police custody on a driving while intoxicated charge. Rogozhnikov, a native of the Ukraine, died o f a gunshot wound to the head. His body was found behind anelectrical transformer box in the 12400 block o f Northeast Whitaker Way. Rogozhnikov was buried last Thursday. He left behind a 28-year- old wife and a 5-year-old son. Barr served eight years in prison for a 1990 armed robbery o f a bar. In v e stig a to rs su sp e ct he has photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver robbed taverns along the 1-5 corri 4 funeral procession with dozens o f cab drivers file past a police officer Thursday in route to the Lone Fir Cemetery in southeast Portland. The drivers were paying dor between Portland and Seattle. their respect to fallen Broadway cabbie Greigory Rogozhnikov who was murdered Feb. 16 in a suspect robbery. ^MiMaaaaaMHaMHMaaaaaMnaaaaaaaaaaaanHHMaaaaHuuMHnHanMHMMaMHanaaaMHaaaanBaaMnaanaaMannMMnMMaHi Without these firsts, American History wouldn't be the same. a Tragedies Spur Inspections Response follows mass deaths in two nightclubs (AP) — Fire departments have launched a flurry of inspections of bars and concert halls around the country in response to two night club tragedies in the span of a week. The result o f the heightened safety was seen early Sunday when inspectors evacuated the second floor of a Chicago club after fnding overcrowding, blocked exits and other problems. A week earlier in Chicago, 21 people were trampled to death at the E2 nightclub. In Salem, Ore. a rock band com- petition was canceled after an in spection there revealed the venue didn't meet fire and building codes. And other cities, including D al las and Kansas City, Mo., put more inspectors out until the early hours Saturday and Sunday, when clubs are most crowded. The wave of inspections closely followed the deaths of 97 people late Thursday in a West Warwick, R.l. nightclub, where a rock band’s pyrotechnics ignited the ceiling tiles and quickly engulfed the nightclub and its trapped patrons in flames. Fire officials across the country said th a t th ey w ere fin d in g clubgoers almost everywhere were more aware of their surroundings than usual - and more willing to report problems. “W e’ve seen a sharp increase in th e n u m b e r o f r e p o r te d o v e rc ro w d in g s,” ev en though most d id n ’t prove to be p ro b lem s, said Brian H um phrey, a spokesm an for the Los A ngeles Fire D epartm ent. Kansas C ity’s fire departm ent,' which typically conducts inspec tions during the week, sent four teams o f investigators to 54 estab lishments on Friday night and Sat urday morning. On Saturday, one Miami Beach club, Ibiza, was cited for having about 230 patrons - well above its legal limit of 142. Fire marshals ush ered patrons outside until the level was back to the limit. Arsonist Tells Judge He’s ‘Ashamed’ Environmental activist sentenced to 41 months in prison M odam e C.J. Wolker, Hot ¡elf-made American wom an millionaire • H ym an S. Thomas, invented the potato chip, originally known as the Saratoga chip • M a tth e w A. Henson, first m an to set foot on the N orth Pole • ¡essie ¡arue M ark, first wom an to earn a doctorate in botany • Isaac Murphy, won the very first Kentucky Derby • Dr. Charles Drew, discovered the method for preserving blood plasm a • few el LaF ontont M ankarlous, first wom an to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court • IVonne Clark, first woman to earn B.S. in chemical engineering a t Harvard • Louis Armstmng, first to sing in "scat- ting’ style • Otis Boykin, invented guided missile device ■ lane Wright, pioneered several advances in the field o f chemother apy • Frederick Mcklnley tones, inventor o f portable X-ray machine ■ William A. Hinton, developed first test for syphilis Norbert Rillieux. developed the first system for refining sugar . 5. Boone, invented the first ironing board . Frank Grant, inventor o f the baseball chmguard • L.D Newman, inventor o f the hairbrush • Shelby /. Davidson, created the first adding machine • W illiam Warwick Cardozo, pioneered the study o f sickle cell anemia • Kurtis Blow, first rap artist Kou con f talk about Black history without talking about American history. tences of about 40 years. Three other people— including well-known protester and fugitive Michael Scarpitti, better known as Tre Arrow — face Charges in con nection with the logging-company fires, which caused $50,000 in dam age at Ray A. Schoppert Logging o f Estacada, and $210,000 in dam age to trucks at Ross Island Sand & Gravel. Aaccording to court documents, Sherman “immediately began to cooperate” with investigators after his arrest, and pointed investiga tors toward others involved in the bombings. C o u rt d o c u m e n ts file d by Sherman' s attorney identify Arrow as “the leader and instigator" of the arsons. Arrow “groomed” Sherman, the documents claim, slowly introduc ing him to radical protesting. As a student at Portland State Univer sity, Sherm an stopped bathing, stopped wearing shoes and began eating a strict vegan diet to imitate Arrow. In his letter to the judge, Sherman mentioned heavy peer pressure and said his beliefs were blurred. “I had some distorted vision that the arsons would stop damage to the environm ent,” he wrote. “I got caught up in schemes to bum down trucks.” Arrow, a former congressional candidate, has been on the run since last year. Vehicle Inspections Begin at Portland Airport Let s remember the African Americans who helped build America. In accordance with security man dates from the Transportation Se curity Administration, Portland In ternational Airport has begun ran dom security inspections of ve hicles traveling to the terminal building area. The inspections come in re- Q Washington Mutual 4 (A P)— An environmental activ ist was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing log ging trucks and equipment at two Oregon companies in the spring of 2001. Jacob Sherman told Judge James Redden that he was “ashamed” of participating in the bombings. He has been linked to the Earth Libera tion Front, a loose group o f activ ists that the FBI has classified as an eco-terrorist group. “There has not been a single day since (that) I have not thought about and regretted the role I played in those events," Sherman wrote in a letter to the judge earlier this month. The crimes carry maximum sen ( 4 sponse to the recently heightened national “O range" threat level. Law enforcement officers use a traffic signal to stop vehicles on Airport Way as motorists approach the airport. Then, permission is asked of motorists for a visual inspection of randomly selected vehicles. Motorists who refuse the inspec tion are asked to turn around and exit the airport, or turn around and park their cars in long-term or economy parking facilities. For more travel tips and informa tion, contact www.flypdx.com or 1 - 877-PDX-INFO.
