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works in Oregon are required to stay on
the ground, reducing their risk of getting
out of control. Illegal types include aerial
fireworks and explosives, like bottle rock­
ets.
Women’s Rights on Ballot
A proposed equal-rights amendment
for women has qualified for Oregon's
November ballot, the secretary of state's
office said Monday. An Oregon Su­
preme Court ruling provides protection
against gender-based discrimination, but
amendment advocates say it's important
for women's rights to be enshrined in the
constitution.
Monday, the Seattle City Council gave
final approval to hiring Kathleen O ’Toole
as the city’s new police chief, making
her the first female to hold the position.
The 59-year-old former Boston police
officer and police commissioner, will be
overseeing about 1,300 officers in Se­
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A motorist from Vancouver, B.C. was
arrested Friday on 1-5 near Delta Park
after police discovered 50 pounds of
cocaine in his rental vehicle during a
pullover. Police said the street value of
the cocaine was about $420,000 in the
U.S. and around $920,000 where they
‘’believe the drugs were going.’
Journalists Imprisoned in Egypt
An Egyptian court Monday convicted
three Al-Jazeera journalists and sen­
tenced them to seven years in prison
each on terrorism-related charges. M e­
dia groups have called the trial political,
part of a fight between the government
and the Qatar-based A l-Jazeera net­
work, which authorities accuse of bias
toward the M uslim Brotherhood and
Morsi.
No Progress for Missing Girls
Nigeria reportedly closed its investiga­
tion Friday of the kidnapping of more
than 200 schoolgirls, with little progress
made in recovering the young women,
who were kidnapped by Boko Haram
militants from their secondary school in
northeast Bomo State last April.
Illness Ends Player’s NBA Hopes
Seattle’s First Female Chief
LABOR DAY WEEKEND!
50 Pounds of Cocaine Found
Just days before the 2014 NBA draft,
Isaiah Austin the 7 ’ 1 ” center from Baylor
announced he has been diagnosed with
Marfan syndrome, a career-ending ill­
ness caused by a genetic mutation that
leads to problems in connective tissues
throughout the body. Austin was pro­
jected to be the first player to play in the
NBA while partially blind.
‘Back in the Day’
Reunion Carwash
“Back in the Day Reunion” volunteers will wash cars to help raise donations
for their third annual celebration o f Vancouver’s black families later this
summer. The carw ash will take placer Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the parking lot of Lord’s Gym, 2410 Grand Ave. at Fourth Plain Boulevard.
The public also is welcome to attend the reunion, set for noon to 5 p.m. on Aug.
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9 at M arshall Park, 1510 M cLoughlin Blvd. W atch for more details to come.
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