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Page 2 The May 16, 2018 of deadly force in an officer in- volved shooting at the City Minis- tries homeless shelter in southeast and most violent day there since Portland last April 7. Police were pursuing John Andrew Elifritz, the 2014 Gaza war. 48, on other charges when he sud- Wanted Man Shot by Deputy denly entered the building and An undercover Multnomah was killed in a confrontation. County deputy shot a driver who backed into his unmarked police School Shooter vehicle at a Burger King parking Sentence Upheld lot near Mall 205 Monday after A man who as a teenager killed officers approached him about an his parents and then went on to outstanding warrant for attempt- kill two people and wound 26 oth- ed murder, authorities said. The ers in a 1998 shooting at Thurston injured man, Vzasile Manta, 36, High School in Springfield lost an was taken to a hospital in critical appeal Thursday seeking to reduce his 111-year sentence. The Ore- condition. gon Supreme Court ruled that Kip No Charges in Police Shooting Kinkel’s sentence was not cruel A Multnomah County grand jury and unusual punishment despite determined last week that police a law that shields minors in many officers were justified in the use cases from life sentences. in Week Review Embassy Protesters Killed More than 60 people, including eight children, were killed by the Israeli military in Palestin- ian protests that erupted Monday along the Gaza border as the U.S. opened its new embassy in Jeru- salem more than 50 miles away, Palestinian authorities said. The deaths along with injuries to over 2,400 people made it the deadliest 2nd Vote for a Union Sunshine Dairy Site Closing Sunshine Dairy in northeast Port- land, known for its big, spinning milk carton on the roof outside, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week and said it will close the historic 21st Avenue facility. The company will continue to operate a separate location on Northeast Halsey with some of Sunshine’s 100 employees remaining with the company and some joining com- petitor Alpenrose, officials said. Workers at a second Burgerville restaurant, this one at 191st and Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, voted in favor of forming a union by secret ballot during a weekend election overseen by the Nation- al Labor Relations Board. Last month, workers at another Burger- ville, at 3504 S.E. 92nd Ave., were the first to vote to unionize. Hotelier Named Ambassador President Donald Trump Friday formally nominated Portland ho- telier Gordon Sondland to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the Eu- ropean Union. Sondland manages 10 hotels in Portland including the Heathman, Sentinel, Lucia and deLuxe. He donated $1 million to the Trump inaugural committee in November 2016. photo by t iffani p enSon We Are Better Together Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw and Portland Observer Publisher Mark Washington meet at Friday’s Portland City Forum. Washington was Mayor Ted Wheeler’s “We are Better Together” guest and Outlaw was the forum speaker, sharing her experience and reflections as a young officer rising through the ranks of the Oakland Police Department, her brief tenure in Portland as the first African American female chief, and her plans to make a difference in our community. Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Danny Peterson P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. o ffice A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington ---------------------- 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 news- paper 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, RE- PRODUCTION 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 PO QR code
