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Page 2 Week in Review The Chief Accused of Racism Clatskanie Police Chief Marvin Hoover retired this week after an officer in his department says he responded to an accusation of rac- ism by imitating a monkey, sing- ing “Dixie” and pantomiming a beating. Officer Dustin Stone said he has been harassed and called racist slurs since pointing out Hoover’s behavior in an official report to the Oregon Department of Public Safety. Wyden Supports Iran Deal September 9, 2015 Kentucky Clerk Released A Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same- sex marriage licenses was released from jail Tuesday by the same judge who ordered her to jail six days earlier. Judge Bun- ning said Kim Davis “shall not interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, with the efforts of her deputy clerks to issue licenses to all legally eligible couples.” He said that any such action would be regarded as a violation of his re- lease order. Democrats on Tuesday gave Pres- ident Barack Obama the votes he needed to prevent the Senate from passing a measure disapproving of the Iran nuclear deal. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden was one of the last sen- ators to make up his mind, saying that although he had reservations, he believed the agreement means it would be “exceedingly diffi- cult” for Iranians to build a nuclear weapon and other benefits of the deal are worthy of his support. Resident Shoots Intruders Arson Suspect Arrested Authorities say a man from southern Oregon has been arrest- ed after allegedly chasing down two newspaper delivery work- ers in Rogue River and shooting them. Shad Gary Dunbar, 34, is being held on attempted murder and other charges in Jackson County for allegedly firing at victims Linda Parker and Roger Price on Saturday. Police arrested a man for arson early Monday after a fire this weekend sent a family fleeing from their burning southeast Port- land apartment. The father of the household was burned when a piece of roofing fell and caught the back of his shirt on fire. The suspect was identified as Joshua Aaron Bigsby, 28. A Gresham man shot at a group of intruders who had broke into his mobile home Saturday and began stabbing him with a knife. The oldest suspect, a 25-year-old man, was found dead at the scene, police said. The resident had sev- eral stab wounds but none of them were life-threatening. Man Shoots Newspaper Delivery Workers Established 1970 P ublisher : Mark Washington, Sr. E ditor : Michael Leighton E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reative D irector : Paul Neufeldt R eporter /P hotographer : Olivia Olivia A mural memorializing Baltimore resident Freddie Gray adorns a wall near the place where he was tackled and arrested by police. Police Custody Death Settlement Freddie Gray family reaches $6.4 million deal (AP) — The parents of Freddie Gray reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the city of Baltimore Tuesday, nearly five months after their 25-year-old son was critically injured in police cus- tody and later died, sparking days of protests and rioting. The deal appeared to be among the largest set- tlements in police death cases in recent years and happened just days before a judge is set to decide whether to move a trial for six officers charged in Gray’s death. Gray’s spine was injured April 12 in the back of a prisoner transport van after he was arrested. Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died at the hospi- tal a week later. In the aftermath, Gray became a symbol of the contentious relationship between the police and the public in Baltimore, as well as the treatment of black men by police in America. The settlement still needs the approval of a board that oversees city spending. That board will meet Wednesday morning. “The proposed settlement agreement going before the Board of Estimates should not be in- terpreted as a judgment on the guilt or innocence of the officers facing trial,” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a news release. “This settlement is being proposed solely because it is in the best interest of the city, and avoids costly and protracted litigation that would only make it more difficult for our city to heal and potential- C ontinued on P age 5 ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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