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December 3, 2014
Week ¡n
The Review
Automatic Recount
A November ballot measure to
label genetically modified organ
isms in grocery products is going
to an automatic recount. M ea
sure 92 failed by just 812 votes
out of 1,506,144 votes cast. It
will take a week for counting
boards in each county to con
duct the recount.
Mysterious Crow Die Off
Spirit of Thanksgiving
University o f Portland students brightened the homes o f l 75 north Portland families in need
during the Thanksgiving holiday. Residence hall social justice coordinators Phu Nguyen,
Angela Hudson, Claire Kenneally and Tyler Tennant recruited 12 other volunteers to deliver
food baskets. Making it all possible were donations from students; Bridgetown, a local
service organization; and Bon Appetit, the university’s food service company.
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Federal wildlife investigators are
set to perform necropsies on
several crowds found dead in
downtown Portland last week.
About 30 to 40 crows and one
gull were recovered from vari
ous downtown locations. Bob
Sallinger of the Audubon Soci
ety believes the birds were likely
intentionally poisoned based on
the discovery of com in the stom
achs of many of the birds.
Kidnapper Gets 40 Years
34-year-old James Ezell Clark, a
repeat sex offender, was sen
tenced last week to 40 years in
prison for kidnapping and sexu
ally assaulting a teenage girl in
2013. The ordeal began last Sep-
tem ber when the victim was
sleeping in a friend's car in down
town Portland for a night. She
woke up to find the car had been
moved and that a stranger was
assaulting her.
Murder Suspect Captured
A man wanted for the Feb. 6
murder of a Clackamas County
weighmaster has been captured
in Los Angeles. Dirck White, 42,
was wounded in a shooting M on
day involving police in Holly
w ood after a suspected car
break-in and foot chasp.
Threatening Messages
Police Tuesday said they have
identified two Beaverton High
School students who posted
threatening messages and racial
slurs on social media sites. The
students are potentially facing
first degree disorderly conduct
charges.
Ducks Win Civil War
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks led start
to finish, racking up 565 yards of
total offense to beat the Oregon
State Beavers on Saturday, 47-
19. Oregon already had the Pac-
12 North title locked up and will
roll into Levi’s Stadium in Califor
nia on Friday to play Arizona for
the Pac-12 championship.
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we are celebrating a new era of
partnership between the City of
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