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(Elje jportlanh ©bseruer PagcA2 March 05. 2003 P olice 9-11 Terrorism Suspect C aptured Police Shoot Man Brandishing Knife (A P) — Police officers shot a transient man after w itnesses said he ran dow n M artin L uther King Boulevard in the vicinity ofSouth- east Stark, brandishing a knife, at one point pounding on the hood o f a car and apparently striking an elderly woman. Several calls cam e in to 911, describing a m an in his m id-30s w earinga blue T-shirt, said Police B u re a u S p o k e s m a n H e n ry G roepper. T w o officers spotted the m an and chased him on foot. T he o fficers ra d io ed ask in g that “ less leth al” w eap o n s, such as stun guns o r b ean bag guns. be rushed to th e area. T he w eap o n s are w o rn by a sm all n u m b er o f o fficers in P o rtlan d on a trial b asis an d th e tw o o ffic e rs in v o lv ed in th e sh o o tin g w ere not c a r r y i n g th e s e w e a p o n s , G ro e p p e r said. “ B efore those could arrive, shots w ere fired,” G roepper said. The m an, w ho w as not identi fied, w as taken to O regon Health and Science U niversity hospital and listed in critical condition af ter surgery. A grand jury will decide whether use o f force w as appropriate, G roepper said. (A P ) _ K h a lid S h a ik h M oham m ed w as actively plottin g a ttack s ag ain st c o m m ercial sites in th e U n ited S tates an d targ ets in th e A rab ian p en in su la, U S. c o u n te rte rro rism o ffic ia ls said M o n d ay . A u th o ritie s reco v ered a huge am o u n t o f in fo rm atio n ab o u t the a l-Q a id a te rro rist g ro u p â t the h o u s e in P a k is ta n w h e r e M o h am m ed and tw o o th ers w ere arre ste d early S atu rd ay , a sen io r law e n fo rc e m e n t o ffic ia l said M o n d ay . T h is includes com puters, disks, K halid S h a ik h M o h a m m e d cell p h o n es and d o cu m en ts that a u th o ritie s b eliev e w ill p ro v id e the U. S. and aro u n d the w orld. n am es, lo catio n s and p o ten tial FBI and C IA o fficia ls w ere d e terro rist plots o f al-Q aid a cells in scrib ed as w o rk in g aro u n d the H. & B. Too NOW OPEN Oregon’s Oldest Licensed Pawnshop 4709 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. 2 blocks south of Alberta Weekdays til 6 p.m. - Saturdays til 4 p.m. Free Parking - State Controlled Rates - Se Habla Español www.hbloan.com Oregon Family Business for over 50 years Lie. #306 Reputed K lansm an G uilty (A P ) — A federal ju ry in Jack- son, Miss, convicted a 72-year-old man Friday in the 1966 slaying o f a black sharecropper, a crim e pros ecu to rs say w as staged to lure M artin L uther King Jr. to southern M ississippi to be assassinated. R e p u te d K la n s m a n E rn e s t A vants, a stroke survivor, rem ained seated in his w heelchair as the ver dict w as read. Prosecutors said they w o n 't seek thedeath penalty, m ean ing A vants faces up to life in prison at sentencing M ay 9. Jesse W hite, the 65-year-old son o f victim Ben C hester W hite, said after the verdict: " I t’s like being hungry for so, so long and you get ag o o d m eal under your belt. Y ou’re not so hungry any m ore.” A vants is the latest w hite defen dant in recent years to be convicted o f crim es from the nation’s civil rights era and he could be one o f the last. The verdict w as returned just a few hours after final argum ents in the case and ju s t three days after th e fe d era l c o u r th o u s e in J a c k so n , M iss. Friday. A v a n ts w a s fo u n d g u ilty in th e 1 9 6 6 m u rd e r o f a b la c k sh a r e c ro p per. (AP p h o to ) the trial began. A vants w as acquitted o f m urder during a state trial in 1967, but the federal charge o f aiding and ab et ting m urder w as filed after authori ties realized recently the victim had been killed on federal land. Prosecutors told thejury 37 years could not w ash aw ay the horror o f W hite’s slaying or allow his killer to go free. The ju d g e had barred hate-crim e evidence from the trial, but pros ecutors freely noted that W hite w as black and the three suspects in the case w ere all w hite. T he defense argued the case hinged largely on statem ents by a long-dead suspect they said w as a chronic liar. . P rosecutors said A vants and tw o w hite com panions offered the 67-year-old W hite $2 and a soda to help them with a chore. W hite, w ho had no connection w ith the civil rights m ovem ent, w as driven to a national forest, shot to death and dum ped into a creek bed. CRIME STOPPEBS * * * * * FIVE STAR DEALER (503) 823-HELP 111 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 Bank Fraud Suspect Wanted At Bryan Bickmore Dodge we know you have choiqes when it comes to your automotive needs. We invite you to come and experience why so many choose to purchase and service their vehicles at Bryan Bickmore Dodge. With our vast inventory of new, budget, program, pre-owned vehicles we know we can meet your automotive needs and ready to provide quality parts and professional service with a nationwide warranty. 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He w ill latei take the item s back, in another city for a cash refund. The suspect is a w hite m ale with a dark com plexion, w ho is possibl) m id to late 40s as he frequently uses identities w ith dates o f birth be tween 1954 and 1957. He is approxi m ately 5 feet, 5 inches tall,” 26C pounds, w ith salt and pepper gra> hair, glasses at tim es and walk: w ith a cane. Police Look for Two Stabbing Suspects P o rtlan d P o lice, in c o o p e ra p.m ., the p air left the a p artm en t tio n w ith C rim e S to p p ers, are and w ent to a n earb y g ro cery ask in g fo ry o u r h elp in id e n tify w here they p u rch ased an ad u lt ing and lo c atin g in d iv id u als in b ev erag e. v o lv ed in a stab b in g . In route back to the a p artm en t, In th e ev e n in g o f T hu rsd ay , the p a ir w as in the 5700 b lo ck o f Feb. 13, tw o A frican -A m erican N orth K erby w hen they e n c o u n m ales, ag es 37 an d 36, w ere so tered a gro u p o f fiv e to seven c ia liz in g in an a p artm en t in the young H ispanic m ales in th eir late 5000 b lo ck o f N orth V ancouver teen s to early 20s. A’s a v erbal A ven u e. S o m etim e aro u n d 8 c o n fro n tatio n d ev elo p e d , the 36- y e a r o ld m an ran from the area. S hortly thereafter, the 37-year o ld m an w as fo u n d at the lo c a tio n w ith a stab w o u n d to his a b d o m en . In a d d itio n , w hen the u n k n o w n su b je c ts left th e area th ey ap p a re n tly took th e tw o m e n ’s a d u lt b e v e ra g e . It is u n know n at this tim e if the incident w as in an y w ay ra c ia lly m o ti v a te d . Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward o f up to SI,000for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case, or any unsolvedfelony crime, any you need not give your name. Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP. Service & torts Hours Mon. - Fri.: 7:00 am to 6:30 pm Sales Hours Meek, Brooklyn on Closure List Mon. - Fri.: 8:30 am to 9:00 pm Sat.: 8:30 am to 9:00 pm Sun.: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm www.bryanbickmore.com Please call Portland Public Schools Super intendent Jim Scherzinger an nounced M onday that he wi II rec om m end to the School Board the closure o f Meek Elem entary in northeast Portland and Brooklyn Elementary in southeast Portland. The board will consider the re quest during a publ ic hearing T hurs day, M arch 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the district'sadm inistrativeofficesnear the Rose Quarter. The board is then scheduled to make a decision oft Monday, March IOduringa6:3Op.m. meeting, also in the adm inistration building. The cost cutting plan calls for Meek students to be consolidated w ith V em on E lem entary and Brooklyn students consolidated with G rout E lem entary. Strike Avoided, School Days Restored (503) 292-3545 9500 S.W. Canyon Rd • Portland, OR 97225 h clo ck to p o re o v e r the seized in fo rm atio n to p rev en t any im m i n ent a tta c k s and to d e te rm in e w hen and i f m ore a rre sts co u ld be made. A U.S. intelligence m em o dated Feb. 26 w arn ed M o h am m ed w as overseeing plans to have al-Q aida o p e ra tiv e s in the U n ited S tates atta c k su s p en sio n b rid g es, gas sta tio n s and p o w e r p la n ts in N ew Y o rk a n d o th e r m a jo r c itie s , N ew sw eek re p o rte d S unday. T he only a l-Q a id a c a p tu re that a p p ro a c h e s th e m a g n itu d e o f M o h a m m e d ’s w as that o f A bu Z u b ay d ah last M arch. Z u b ay d ah m ore than o n ce p ro v id e d in fo r m atio n that se n t A m erican se c u rity o ffic ia ls scu rry in g to p ro v id e w arn in g s to c itie s an d se cto rs o f the ec o n o m y , k n o w in g all the w h ile th at he co u ld be lying. I (AP) - Portland teachers ap proved a new contract Monday that willrequirethemtowork lOdaysfbr free. More than 2,800 o f the 3,100 i teachers who submitted ballots voted to apprevethetwo-yeareontr.ict, teach ers union officials said. The contract vote, combined with money to be raised by an increase in city business li cense fees, will allow Portland to reinstate 24 school days this spring that it originally planned to cut
