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Page 2 November 30, 2016 The Week in Review Ron Glass Remembered Fidel Castro Dead at 90 Former President Fidel Cas- tro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style commu- nism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, died Friday at age 90. For decades, Castro served as an inspiration and source of support to revolutionaries from Latin America to Africa. Ron Glass, the hand- some, prolif- ic character actor best known for his role as the gregarious, sometimes sar- donic detective Ron Harris in the long-running cop comedy “Barney Miller,” has died at age 71. Glass died Friday of re- spiratory failure, his agent told The Associated Press Recount Moves Ahead Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the presidential race. Wiscon- sin’s election board on Friday approved the recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. She has said she wants to guarantee the integrity of the U.S. voting system since com- Soccer Team Plane Crashes puter hacking had marked the A plane carrying finalists for Nov. 8 election. the South American football championship crashed in Co- Jimmy Mak’s to Close lombia Monday, killing at Premier Portland jazz club least 75 of the 81 people on Jimmy Mak’s will host its final board. The British Aerospace show on New Year’s Eve. The 146 short-haul plane was re- announcement comes as owner portedly carrying members of Jimmy Makarounis battles lar- the Brazilian club soccer team ynx cancer. “I simply need to step away from the business to Chapecoense. focus on healing and beating Supporting Standing Rock this disease, once and for all,” Neil Young is calling on Pres- he wrote. ident Barack Obama “to step in and end” what he calls the Murder Case Reward “violence” against protesters The Gresham Police Depart- demonstrating against an oil ment, along with the Crime pipeline being built in North Stoppers of Oregon, are offer- Dakota near an Indian reser- ing a $2,500 reward for infor- vation. In an open letter on mation that leads to the arrest Facebook posted Monday, the of Demarco Herbert “Buddy” 71-year-old rock star calls the Streeter, a man wanted in the protest at the Standing Rock shooting death of Harry Brog- Indian Reservation “an awak- don Jr. last week on Southeast Stephens Court in Gresham. ening.” 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 accompanied 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 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 /e ditor : Cervante Pope P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington, Jr. P ublisher : 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
