Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 2016)
Page 2 VETERAN’S DAY Special Edition The Week in Review PCC Rock Creek Evacuated The Rock Creek campus of Port- land Community College was evacuated Monday due to a bomb threat. Two dozen officers and bomb-sniffing dogs were used in a search, but nothing suspicious was found. Classes were canceled for the day and evening as a pre- caution. Photo by C ervante P oPe /t he P ortland o bserver At least 20 residents were displaced by a fire last week that caused extensive damage to a six-plex building at Northeast 27th and Killingsworth Street. A man living at the apartment is accused of starting the fire. Arson Fire Displaces Families Man tells police he started the blaze At least eight adults and 11 children were evacuated from a burning apartment in northeast Portland last week that police say was started by a resident of the complex. Police said Louis Duncan, 34, admitted starting the fire, telling authorities he had been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and believed his neighbors were Louis Duncan P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Cervante Pope trying to kill him. The flames broke out about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. A day earlier, residents told police that Duncan had threatened to burn the building down. Author- ities said he used a lighter to ig- nite some paper and used that to set a blanket on fire. The flames then spread to pieces of furni- ture and the apartment walls. Duncan was arrested on accu- sations of first-degree arson. C ontinued on P age 5 November 9, 2016 the ball for the final out. “We did it. We’re World Champions.” Rose City Rollers Repeat On Sunday night, the Rose City Rollers beat New York City’s Go- tham Girls 186-166 to repeat as world champions in roller derby. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association held its championship in Portland, and 12 teams from around the world competed at Me- Black Face Controversy After a white University of Ore- morial Coliseum. gon law professor dressed in black Janet Reno Dead at 78 face at a private Halloween party, Janet Reno, sparking controversy in Eugene, the first fe- President Michael Schill said male attorney Monday that he’s still angry and general of the “more than a little sad” about the United States, situation. He said the racial depic- died Monday tion “wounded our community, di- of complications from Parkinson’s vided us, and exposed fissures that disease. She was 78. Reno became long existed under the surface.” attorney general under President Bill Clinton in 1993. Clinton is- sued a statement honoring Reno as “an extraordinary public servant.” Portland State Assault Cubs Win World Series The Chicago Cubs ended more than a century of flops, futility and frustration Thursday when they outlasted the Cleveland Indi- ans 8-7 in 10 innings of a Game 7 thriller to win the World Series. “It happened. It happened. Chi- cago, it happened,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said after gloving Established 1970 ------------- 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 accompa- nied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Portland State University officials said a man assaulted a student he didn’t know Monday night at the campus library, prompting a search, but authorities couldn’t find the suspect. The student reported the man physically as- saulting her and saying he had a gun around 7 p.m. Students were asked to shelter in place during the search. Rose Fest Parade Moves After more than 100 years, the Rose Festival announced Friday that it will move the downtown routes for the Rose Festival’s Star- light and Grand Floral parades off 10th Avenue next year to accom- modate the operation of the Port- land Streetcar. The decision was made under the direction of city transportation officials and City Commissioner Steve Novick.
