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JOYCE WASHINGTON
April IO, 2013
SPE C IA L ED ITIO N
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The Review
Mouseketeer Farewell
PDC Plans Job Cuts
Annette Funicello, the most popu-
lar Mouseketeer on "The Mickey
Mouse Club," who matured to a
successful career in records and
The Portland Development Com-
mission plans to cut 30 percent of its
staff over the next 14 months, repre
senting 40 positions, to keep the
urban renewal agency financially
sustainable, according to new docu
ments, headed to the PDC board of
commissioners for approval this
week.
Apology for Murder
'6 0 s b each p a rty m o v ies but
struggled with multiple sclerosis in
middle age and after, died Monday.
She was 70.
Film Critic Remembered
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A Portland woman
who stabbed a man
to death spoke to
the victim's family
to apologize dur
ing her sentencing
hearing Monday.
P atricia Phillips
pleaded guilty to
first-degree manslaughter in the
death o f friend David Johnson ear
lier this year. On Monday, she re
ceived a 10-year prison sentence
plus three years of post-prison su
pervision.
Renowned Chicago Sun-Times film
critic Roger Ebert died Thursday
after a long battle with cancer. He
was 70. "For a generation of Ameri
Gun Control Final Push
cans— and especially C hicago
P re sid e n t B arack O bam a, his
ans— Roger was the movies," Presi
dent Barack Obama said in a state voice rising with em otion, urged
A m ericans to pile pressure on a
ment.
reluctant C ongress on M onday
City Inspectors Disciplined to approve new gun control legis
lation that is at risk o f falling vic
Portland city officials confirmed
tim this week to a threatened fili
Monday that four o f its top electri
buster by Republican law m akers
cal inspectors for the Bureau of
in Congress.
Development Services were sus
pended and one was fired after alle Virgin Rated Best Airline
gations they were meeting at least V irgin America did the best job for its
three times a week for brunches at customers among leading airlines last
a northwest Portland diner while year, a report said Monday. Overall,
they were supposed to be examin the carriers had their second best
ing the wiring on commercial con performance in the more than two
struction p ro jects.
decades. United Airlines, had the
worst review by passengers.
Asked to
Change Drug,
Jail Policies
President Obama
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