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and TERRENCE PETTY
Associated Press
PORTLAND — Two men
killed by an explosion inside
a World War II-era tank at
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participating in a video shoot
in a military vehicle owned
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for shows on the Discovery
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blast occurred Tuesday east
of the city of Bend, killing
vehicle owner Steven Todd
Preston, 51, and Austin Tyler
Lee, 22, Deschutes County
Sheriff L. Shane Nelson said.
Nelson said the cause of
the blast was under investi-
gation and the video was to
be used for an exhibit, but did
not give further details. Steve
Greenberg, a close friend of
Preston’s and fellow tank
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He said they were “testing
some armor plate” when the
explosion occurred. Preston
was very safety-conscious,
which is why the accident is
even more shocking, Green-
berg said.
Preston’s close friends
said he was a military vehicle
collector who owned the
tank as well as a World War
II amphibious vehicle, a
Humvee, a military motor-
cycle and a vintage observa-
tion plane.
“His passion was with
PORTLAND (AP)
— The Coast Guard
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cleaning up 400 gallons of
diesel fuel that spilled into
the Willamette River north
of Portland.
Authorities said
Wednesday that all cleanup
materials have been
removed from the area.
Authorities say the
spill happened on Monday
at about 5 a.m. near the
Kinder Morgan Bulk
Terminal in Vancouver,
Wash. The cleanup was
complete at 9:30 a.m. the
next morning.
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fuel barge and was caused
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The barge is owned by
Kirby Offshore Marine,
which contracted an oil
spill response company
to handle the cleanup. A
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— called a boom — and
absorbent pads were
placed around the spill site.
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This Tuesday image made from video by KTVZ-TV shows investigators inspecting
the scene of an explosion inside a World War II-era tank at a public firing range that
left two people dead near Bend.
the tank and with World
War II history and collecting
memorabilia,” said Dennis
Ripp, president of the Military
Vehicle Collectors Club of
Oregon. Preston was the
former president of the group
and was a board member of
the national Military Vehicle
Preservation
Association,
Ripp said.
“I’ve been broken up all
day about his death,” said
Ripp, another close friend.
Paramedics tried to save
the men, but they died from
their injuries.
The armored vehicle is a
1944 M18 Hellcat, which is
technically a tank destroyer,
the sheriff said. Preston’s
friends said he took it to
parades, fundraisers, auctions
and live history displays at
schools.
“People would donate
Greenberg said they and
their tanks took part in a
commercial for the video
game “World of Tanks” that
was shot last week.
In 2011, Preston appeared
in a Discovery Channel reality
series. And he took part in
the Smithsonian Channel
series “The Weapons Hunter,”
focused on rare military
artifacts, that is due to air next
month.
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planned to build a museum to
display the historic vehicles,
Greenberg said.
He said Preston, who
owned a Portland towing
company, leaves behind a
wife and two children.
“He was generous, caring,
he was there for other people.
It breaks my heart that he is
gone,” Greenberg said.
money and he’d give them
tank rides,” Ripp said. “He
was a great guy, a super guy.
He could help anyone with
projects.”
Greenberg said Preston
bought the tank — a surplus
vehicle — from a dealer in
Denver, who had imported it
from Yugoslavia.
“It was in a rough shape
and Steve did a beautiful
job restoring it,” Greenberg
said. “He spent years hunting
around to buy original parts,
knick-knacks like binoculars,
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Greenberg said Preston
has friends around the world,
because he traveled to other
countries looking for vehicle
parts. He also said Preston was
licensed by the U.S. Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
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ammunition from the tank.
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EUGENE (AP) —
Eugene Mayor Kitty
Piercy wants the city
council to approve a
resolution asking the
state for help alleviating
homelessness.
Council members
are scheduled to vote
Wednesday on the mayor’s
request.
Piercy originally
wanted the council
to request that Gov.
Kate Brown declare an
emergency. She’s now
seeking a resolution that
asks the state to convene
a work group and spend
Proposed ballot measure would allow grocers to sell liquor
PORTLAND (AP) — A
group backed by Oregon
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work Wednesday for a ballot
measure that would allow
grocers and other retailers to
sell liquor.
The proposal, which
could go before voters in the
2016 election, would end the
state’s monopoly that dates to
the end of Prohibition in the
1930s. Currently, only the
state can import and distribute
liquor from its warehouse in
Milwaukie. Hard alcohol is
sold exclusively at state-li-
censed stores that keep a
percentage of the proceeds.
The initiative would allow
private liquor distribution and
warehousing. Most retailers
that currently sell beer and
wine could also sell distilled
spirits, though gas stations
would still be prohibited.
“They already know how
to responsibly sell alcoholic
beverages,” said Pat McCor-
mack, a spokesman for
Oregonians for Competition,
the group created to pursue
the initiative. “Let’s cut the
state out of the business of
selling liquor and increase its
focus on alcohol law enforce-
ment.”
The initiative also would
strengthen penalties for
people who sell alcohol to
minors.
The grocers proposed a
similar initiative for the 2014
election, but they ultimately
dropped it when they decided
to change the language and
ran out of time to collect
signatures. Grocers will need
just over 88,000 valid signa-
tures to place the initiative on
the 2016 ballot.
Critics say privatizing the
liquor system would harm
Oregon nascent craft distilling
industry because it would be
harder for small players to
compete for shelf space in a
grocery store.
Rob Patridge, chair of
the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission, said he doesn’t
see people clamoring to
upend the liquor system.
“I think Oregonians gener-
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the way they’re able to obtain
liquor,” Patridge said. The
OLCC doesn’t take a stand on
ballot measures, he said.
With the threat of privat-
ization looming, the OLCC
voted earlier this year to
create up to 17 new liquor
stores in the Portland area. It’s
currently seeking applications
to run them.
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TODAY
FRIDAY
Clouds breaking
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Mostly cloudy,
showers around
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63° 56°
Windy with a
couple of showers
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shower or two
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
61° 44°
68° 52°
54° 35°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
66° 49°
66° 58°
PENDLETON
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HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
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58°
80° (1937)
35°
37°
12° (1911)
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Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
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9.88"
HERMISTON
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TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
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Records
LOW
56°
60°
79° (2003)
35°
36°
19° (1948)
PRECIPITATION
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Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
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0.61"
3.75"
5.72"
7.17"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Last
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Nov 11
First
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71° 52°
58° 35°
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MONDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
Cloudy; a shower,
windy and mild
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Spokane
Wenatchee
55/42
61/45
Tacoma
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60/50
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 63/47
56/43
60/54
60/51
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Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
61/56
61/49 Lewiston
67/49
Astoria
60/47
61/55
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
62/55
Pendleton 50/34
The Dalles 66/49
62/48
66/49
La Grande
Salem
56/40
65/53
Albany
Corvallis 63/51
66/51
John Day
55/42
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
62/35
66/49
56/35
Caldwell
Burns
60/36
56/24
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Yakima
Hi
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WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
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WINDS
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66/42
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
57/28
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Rain and drizzle across the
north today; mostly cloudy in central parts.
Partly sunny in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: A brief shower
or two today; clouds and sun across the
north and near the Cascades.
Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today
with a brief shower or two.
Eastern Washington: A shower in places
today; times of clouds and sun.
Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with a pass-
ing shower or two.
Northern California: Mostly sunny today.
Partly cloudy tonight; cold in the interior
mountains.
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SW 8-16
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public lands chief is asking
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The Register-Guard
reports that Piercy changed
her resolution after talking
to the governor’s staff.
She says the governor
typically declares a state of
emergency in response to
a natural disaster, and the
request must come from
the county, not the city.
Piercy’s move comes as
she is pushing a commu-
nity-wide discussion about
“travelers” who gather
in groups on sidewalks
and other public spaces
downtown.
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National Summary: Gusty winds and spottier showers will replace the midweek soaking
across the Northeast and Midwest today. The Plains will be dry as showers dot the Pacific
Northwest, Rockies and Four Corners.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 97° in Falfurrias, Texas
Low 9° in West Yellowstone, Mont.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
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Sacramento
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