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He is under arrest and in jail awaiting further action of the law on a charge of larceny. According to the statement of the RI¿FHU &DPSEHOO VWROH VRPH PRQH\ DERXW $2.50 from George McGaughey, well known Pilot Rock liveryman, while the latter was in bed in a local hotel. Campbell got access to the room in the early morning, according to the story, and, thinking McGaughey to be asleep, drew his trousers from off the bed and extracted all of the money in them. McGaughey was not asleep and recognized the intruder before he left the room. He informed the landlord, who summoned the police. Campbell confessed and returned part of the money with a promise to get the balance. He will be given a hearing, however, before the justice of the peace. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 17, 1965 'LVVDWLV¿HG ,UULJRQ FLWL]HQV ZDQW WR withdraw from Morrow County School District. They want to join Umatilla and they plan to take Boardman residents along with them into the new district. Petitions bearing the names of 141 Irrigon voters were presented the Morrow County School Board Wednesday evening seeking the removal “from the Morrow County School District and for annexation to district 6-R Umatilla County.” There were no Boardman signatures noted among the 141 signers. It was the second time in 28 months Irrigon has requested such action. A spokesman for the Irrigon group said following the meeting that district 6-R was expected to accept the north end of Morrow County this time. She explained that “a misunderstanding” had existed before and the Umatilla School Board had erroneously been told they would have to accept the bonded indebtedness of the Irrigon and Boardman areas. This she said has effec- tively been forestalled in the present petition. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 17, 1990 If you’ve heard a jingle for a local business on the radio lately, chances are it was produced in the basement of the North Hill home of Dan and Karen Lange. Dan, a “technojunky,” has — piece by piece — put together a computer-enhanced synthesizer studio that’s producing big time sounds for small businesses in Pendleton. The Langes have produced jingles for Pendleton Ford, Big John’s Hometown Pizza, Comrie Olds, KUMA, Frazier Book Store, Carefree Travel, and Big Apple Warehouse Foods. THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 168th day of 2015. There are 197 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 17, 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses. On this date: In 1789, during the French Revolution, the Third Estate declared itself a national assembly, and undertook to frame a constitution. (This gathering gave rise to the political terms “left wing” and “right wing,” with deputies repre- senting commoners sitting to the left of the assembly president, and nobles sitting to the right.) In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French ship Isere. STONE SOUP BIG NATE In 1928, Amelia Earhart embarked on a trans-At- ODQWLFÀLJKWIURP1HZIRXQG- land to Wales with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis *RUGRQ EHFRPLQJ WKH ¿UVW woman to make the trip as a passenger. In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which boosted U.S. tariffs to historically high levels, prompting foreign retalia- tion. In 1940, France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II. In 1944, the Republic of Iceland was established. In 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Peter Lupus is 83. Actor William Lucking is 74. Singer Barry Manilow is 72. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is 72. Comedian Joe Piscopo is 64. Actor Mark Linn-Baker is 61. Actor Jon Gries is 58. Rock singer Jello Biafra is 57. Movie produc- er-director-writer Bobby Farrelly is 57. Actor Thomas Haden Church is 54. Actor Greg Kinnear is 52. Actress Kami Cotler is 50. Olympic gold-medal speed skater Dan Jansen is 50. Actor Jason Patric is 49. Rhythm-and- blues singer Kevin Thornton is 46. Actor-comedian Will Forte is 45. . Tennis player Venus Williams is 35. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is 28. Thought for Today: “When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” — Walter Lippmann, American journalist (1889-1974). BY JAN ELLIOT BY LINCOLN PEIRCE