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M arch 14, 2012 Page 5 Crash Kills Two T Week in The Review Larry Gene W illiams, 56, and Latasha Sim one K inney, 32, w ere killed in a car accident on N ortheast 162nd A venue M onday, w hen W illiam s, the driver, lost control o f the car causing the vehicle to crash at a high speed into a ditch. T w o other passengers in the car w ere in seri ous condition at an area hospital. Virgin Adds PDX Rights T he discount airline V irgin A m erica announced rect flights to and from Portland to various lo- c a tio n s , in c lu d in g San Fran cisco and Las A ngeles beginning June 5. In honor o f the c o m p an y ’s PD X addition, they have launched a system -w ide fare sale and a call out to Portlanders for help to nam e their new 50th plane. H Assault Arrest Made Death with Dignity P ortland Police M onday a r rested 26-year- o ld Q u n ic y W ynn, w ho was c h a r g e d w ith assault and tam pering w ith e v i dence in co n n ectio n w ith a January a s s a u lt a g a in s t a 1 5 - y e a r - o ld B enson high school m ale at the T riM et M A X In terstate A v en u e platform at the R ose Q uarter. A physician w ho cam paigned fo r an O re g o n state la w th a t a l low s patients w ith term inal co n d itio n s to end th eir lives died Sunday in his hom e surrounded by fam ily after u sin g lethal c h e m ic a ls o b ta in e d under the initiative he advocated for. Dr. Peter G o odm an w as 83. Timbers Debut Victory W ith St. P atrick ’s D ay com ing on S aturday this year, 54 percent o f all A m ericans are expected to celebrate the M arch 17 holiday, according to a N ational Retail Federation survey. T he n u m b er is a record high in the survey's nine y ear existence. 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