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Airlifts to Flood Victims
National Guard helicopters rushed
food and water Tuesday to a dozen
cut-off Vermont towns after up to 11
inches of rain from the remnants of
Hurricane Irene washed out roads
and bridges in a deluge that took
many people by surprise.
Oregon Ducks Ranked No. 3
T he O regon
Ducks, ranked
3rd in the pre­
season po lls
a fte r
last
season's last-
second loss to
Auburn in the
National Cham­
pionship. be­
gins its fall
schedule this 1— --------------------
Labor Day weekend with a game on
Saturday against fourth-ranked
Louisiana State at Cowboys Sta­
dium in Arlington, Texas, at 5 p.m.
The Ducks feature rising quarter­
back Darron Thomas and running
back LaMichael James.
University Gives Back
The University of Portland is top in
the nation among similar colleges
Weather Channel History
In the Weather Channel’s 29-year and universities for promoting com­
history. Hurricane Irene’s presence munity service. The Washington,
on Saturday marked the highest rate D.C.-based Washington Monthly
of viewers. The channel had more magazine ranked UP out o f553 col­
than 4 million viewers watching as leges and universities with gradu­
Irene hit the Outer Banks of North ate programs.
Carolina, surpassing its previous Rebels Demand Surrender
peak of 3.9 million during Hurricane Libya’s rebels gave the loyalists of
Katrina.
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, whose
whereabouts remain unknown, a I
four-day deadline Tuesday to
surrender. The mood in thecapi-
tol city of Tripoli lightened sig­
nificantly after rebel forces
seized Qaddafi’s compound.
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Chocolate Helps Heart
High levels of chocolate con­
sumption were associated with J
a significant reduction in the)
risk of certain cardiovascular dis­
orders, according to a new study.
The report published in the Brit­
ish Medical Journal found choco-1
late was correlated with lower rates |
of stroke, coronary heart disease, |
blood pressure and other cardio-I
vascular conditions. Lead author I
Dr. Oscar H. Franco, however,)
warned that this finding was not an
invitation to indulge.
Astronauts May Leave Station
August 31.2011
Zupan Founder in
Critical Condition
The 6 6 -year-old ow ner and
founder o f Zupan M arkets was in
critical condition Tuesday after
the m otorcycle he was driving on
Northeast M arine Drive was hit
by car M onday night that crossed
the center line o f traffic east o f
138th Avenue.
P o lic e s a id J o h n J a m e s
Z u p a n ’s m otorcycle w as struck
head-on by a H onda C ivic driven
b y E d y P o r f ir io R e y n o s o -
R am ires, 32.
Reynoso-Ram ires was arrested
for driving o f the influence o f
intoxicants, speeding, reckless
driving and failing to perform the
duties o f a motorist. He was ac­
cused o f fleeing the accident scene
on foot but was quickly captured
by o fficers resp o n d in g to the
crash .
Police Kill Pit Bull at Bus Stop
Three Russian, two American and |
A p it b u ll w as k ille d on
a Japanese astronaut living on
W ednesday, A ug. 24, after P o rt­
the International Space Station
might have to abandon the instal-| land Police o fficers resp o n d ed
to a bus stop at N orth In terstate
lation in m id-N ovem ber if rocket
and L om bard, w here civ ilian s
engine problem s that destroyed
a Russian cargo ship are not di- J said the anim al attem pted to at­
agnosed and fixed, officials said tack a person.
The dog, w hich b elonged to
T uesday.
R ichard C ook, a 61 -year-old A f­
ric a n -A m e ric a n re s id e n t, a t­
tem pted to bite the o ffice r and
ex h ib ited ag g ressiv e behavior,
police said.
A ccording to Police Bureau
p o licy , an o ffic e r m ay use a
firearm ag ain st an anim al if the
anim al rep resen ts an im m ediate
d an g er to the life o r personal
safety o f the o ffice r o r o th er
p e rso n s.
Som e w itn esses said, h o w ­
ever, said the dog w as not at­
tacking anyone and they were
h o rrified by w hat they saw , and
c h ild re n w h o w itn e s s e d the
shots w ere crying.
A lthough neig h b o rh o o d resi­
dents said the d o g ’s nam e is
Sir, and he w as know n th ro u g h ­
out the area, the Police Bureau
said this is the fourth in cid en t in
w hich the p it-bull ex h ib ited a g ­
g ressive behavior.
C ook, w hom the bus d riv er
said w as too drunk to ride that
day, w as ch arg ed w ith reckless
en d an g erm en t, in terferin g with
p o lic e , m en a cin g , and d is o r­
derly co n d u ct and w as placed
in ja il on $9,000 bail.
Share the
Road or Get
a Ticket
The City o f Portland Bureau o f
T r a n s p o r ta tio n c o n d u c te d a
crossw alk enforcem ent action on
Tuesday, Aug. 23, at North W il­
liam s and N o rth e a st M o rris,
where they issued 22 violations to
individuals who w eren’t sharing
the road.
The vehicles stopped during
the en fo rcem en t, in clu d ed 13
m otor vehicles, 8 bicycles and
one pedestrian. Those who re­
ceived violations were given the
option to attend a $35 Share the
Road Safety class or pay the ticket.