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NATION/WORLD Wednesday, May 25, 2016 U.S. seeking death penalty in Charleston church massacre case WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. “The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this decision,” Lynch said in a brief statement. Roof is awaiting trial on federal hate crime charges in connection racial violence. Survivors told police that he hurled racial insults during the attack. He was arrested a day after the shootings when a motorist spotted his Confederate license plate. with the June 17 Emanuel AME Church shooting, which contributed to a national conversation about race relations and ultimately led to the removal of a Confederate battle lag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse. Roof is also charged in state court with nine counts of murder, and South Carolina prosecutors have already announced plans to seek the death penalty when he stands trial on those charges next year. Solicitor Scarlett Wilson has said she wants her case to be tried irst. Roof, who is white, appeared in photos waving Confederate lags and burning or desecrating U.S. lags, and purportedly wrote of fomenting Native groups protest planned French auction of artifacts WASHINGTON (AP) — Native American leaders are protesting the latest plan by a Paris auction house to sell off part of their tribal history, and their demand for the return of their ceremonial objects is getting bipartisan support. Hundreds of religious items and East Oregonian art pieces from the Americas, Africa and Asia are scheduled to go up for bidding Monday at Paris’ EVE auction house, including a Plains war shirt made with hair from human scalps and sacred Hopi objects that resemble masks and are considered to be living beings by the tribe. Ahead of the sale, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian held an emergency meeting Tuesday with tribal oficials, the State Department and federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. Also at the meeting was U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican whose proposed resolution urges federal agencies to seek their return. Page 7A Pearce also is calling for a study to examine how often these kinds of cultural items fall into the hands of trafickers on the black market. The Paris auctions have been a diplomatic issue for years between the United States and France, where U.S. laws prohibiting the sale of Native American ceremonial items hold no weight. “It drives us to tears. It’s that upsetting,” said Eileen Maxwell, a museum spokeswoman. “It’s very frustrating that there is no legal recourse now.” Other objects to be auctioned off include an Acoma Pueblo ceremonial shield, ancient jewelry and efigies linked to the Hohokam. GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY! CAROLLEEN LOVELL Certified Public Accountant, LLC 6LQFH 541-567-6151 415 S. Hwy 395 Hermiston Hermiston’s Best Value in all Eyewear 541-567-1780 www.carolleenlovell.com 53 W Beebe Ave, Hermiston, OR AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEWEAR 635 SE 4th St. • PO Box 747 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-5827 www.columbiacourtclub.com www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com Complete Collection Service ELM ER'S IRRIG ATIO N , IN C. Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 541-567-6562 182 E. Main • Hermiston 541-567-3790 • 541-567-3791 fax 1045 N. 1st • Hermiston, OR ~MARCIA LAMBERT~ Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com "The best little irrigation company in the Northwest" Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 Become part of the Keep It Local shell by calling Jeanne Jewett at 541-564-4531 • Custom e r Se r vice Is O ur #1 P r ior ity! • B e st P ossib le Se r vice s! HOME • COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY 541-567-3781 • 1-800-238-1223 905 Diagonal • Hermiston www.osokleen.com Complete Collection Service • Temporary Staffing Services • Recruiting • Human Resource Management • Risk Management • Payroll Administration • Worker’s Comp Insurance 1055 S. Hwy 395, Ste 333 • Hermiston, OR (541) 567-9670 • Fax (541) 567-4427 251 NE Eldridge Drive, Boardman, OR (541) 481-2666 • Fax (541) 481-2239 WWW.BARRETTBUSINESS.COM Hydromania Applications Available www.umatillaelectric.com 400 NE Eldrige Dr. 750 W. Elm St. Boardman, Ore 97818 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-481-2220 541-567-6414 800-452-2273 www.umatillaelectric.com Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com $POUBDU1FOEMFUPO(SBJO (SPXFST*ODGPSBMMZPVS BHSJDVMUVSBMUSBOTQPSUBUJPO BHSJDVMUVSBMBOESFTJEFOUJBM FOFSHZBOEHSBJONBSLFUJOH OFFETUPEBZ OFFETUPEBZ PENDLETON GRAIN GROWERS, INC. pggcountry.com (800) 422-7611
