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OUT OF THE VAULT
East Oregonian
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DAYS GONE BY
Doolittle’s Raiders
lose leader
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he leader of a daring daylight bombing raid over
Japan on April 18, 1942, that turned the tide of the war
in the Pacific during World War II died Sept. 27, 1993,
at age 96 at the home of his son in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Ret. Gen. James H. Doolittle is well known in Eastern
Oregon as the leader of Doolittle’s Raiders, who trained
with their B-52 bombers at Pendleton Field beginning in
1941 after the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor. Born
in Alameda, Calif., Doolittle spent part of his childhood
near Nome, Alaska, where his father was a gold miner.
He enlisted in the Army in 1917 during World War I,
earning his wings in 1918. Following the war, he earned
the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1922 by flying from
Jacksonville, Fla., to Rockwell Field near San Diego in 22
hours and 30 minutes, the first coast-to-coast flight in less
than 24 hours.
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
in 1989 by President George H.W. Bush, who described
him as “the master of the calculated risk.” He was also a
recipient of the Medal of Honor and many other awards.
His bombing raid on Japan actually caused little major
damage, and a later Naval War College study could find no
serious strategic reason for it. But Doolittle’s raid stirred
the morale of the American public, and gave notice that
Japan was not safe from attacks on their home soil by U.S.
air power. Spencer Tracy portrayed Doolittle in a 1944
film about the raid, “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.”
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100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 23-24, 1917
It is Yakima Canutt of
Penewawa,
Washington,
whom people point out now
as the champion broncho
buster of the world. He
won the title as honestly
as ever a cowboy did
Saturday afternoon at the
close of the eighth annual
Round-Up. Sitting upon
the back of Culdesac, one
of the wickedest buckers
that ever rebelled against a
saddle, his long legs raking
from shoulder to rump and
his stinging rowels goading
the animal under him to its
maddest efforts, he made
what many declare was the
most sensational ride that
ever won a title.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 23-24, 1967
Ice formed on the puddles
around Ukiah’s new well
Saturday morning. Ukiah had
a low temperature last night of
24 degrees. Its high yesterday
was 76. Otto Ellsworth of the
Inter Valley Drilling Co., La
Grande, was the driller who
punched the new 570-foot
well which Ukiah residents
hope will supply the entire
town. Residents have had
to haul water from a nearby
creek and have taken laundry
50 miles north to Pendleton.
Drilling began about three
weeks ago.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 23-24, 1992
The Pendleton Pay ’N Pak,
which recently completed the
liquidation of its stock amid a
much-publicized bankruptcy,
will re-open in November
under new ownership. Ken
Thurman, president and chief
executive officer of Thurman
Industries, Inc., notified
former Pendleton Pay ’N
Pak employees last week of
his decision to resuscitate the
store at 320 S.W. Emigrant
Ave. “We are trying to get
(the store) back to what it
once was,” Thurman said.
“It will be all former Pay ’N
Pak employees who will be
running it.” Among those
returning is manager Steve
Hoskins, who already is back
to work orchestrating an inte-
rior remodel of the building,
including the removal of
outdated shelving from the
store to make room for more
modern furnishings.
DEAR ABBY
Last child left at home balks at mother’s plans to move
In The East
Dear Abby: I’m a guy in
Dear On The Fence: Tell
college, majoring in computer
your mother the same way you
science. I live with my mother,
told me, leaving out the part
who’s in her 60s and works as an
about your siblings driving you
elementary school teacher.
crazy. That there are more career
Right now, we live in an
opportunities in the location
urban area, near some big cities.
where you’re now living is a
Most of our family originally
sensible, logical reason to stay.
lived here, but my siblings all
Jeanne
moved to a mid-southern state, Phillips If things change, you can always
move later.
one after another. Mom says she
Advice
Dear Abby: My daughter
wants to retire from teaching as
and I are like strangers since my
soon as I graduate from college,
which should happen in two years. She boyfriend got into a heated argument
also wants to move to the state where with her. She was always hurting my
my siblings reside, mainly to see her feelings in one way or another, and he
got tired of seeing me upset. So even
grandchildren more often.
I understand her motivation, but the though I asked him not to say anything,
thing is, I’m not sure I want to move he went against my wishes and went
down there. There are likely more job off on her. Since then, he is no longer
opportunities where I live right now, and welcome in her home, which means if
my siblings have a history of driving me I want to see my grandchild, I must go
by myself, which I have been doing for
absolutely nuts.
Am I overthinking this? Should I a while now.
I am torn over this situation and don’t
move with my mother or stay here? And
if I do decide to stay, how should I tell know what to do to fix it. I talked to her
my mother about it? — On The Fence about joining us for the holidays and she
said that if he (my boyfriend of 10 years)
is going to be there, then she won’t be.
What can I do? Any suggestions? —
Family Drama In The South
Dear Drama: As a matter of fact, I do
have one. Your daughter is attempting
to manipulate you and force you to
choose between her and your boyfriend.
Don’t fall for it. Continue inviting her
to events, and if she refuses because
she doesn’t want to see your boyfriend
— who defended you when she was
abusive — tell her you will miss her.
Dear Abby: My older brother is
getting married. It will be his fifth trip to
the altar. When my wife asked me what
we were going to get him for a wedding
present, I said I don’t think we need to
buy him a gift. She disagrees. What’s
the correct protocol in this situation? —
Watching My Wallet In Washington
Dear Watching: The correct
protocol the fifth time around would be
to give a token gift to the happy couple
along with your good wishes if you plan
to attend the wedding, which reminds
me of the movie “Groundhog Day.”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Today is the 266th day of
2017. There are 99 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On September 23, 1952,
Sen. Richard M. Nixon,
R-Calif.,
salvaged
his
vice-presidential nomination
by appearing on television
from Los Angeles to refute
allegations of improper
campaign fundraising in
what became known as the
“Checkers” speech.
On this date:
In 1779, during the Revo-
lutionary War, the American
warship
Bon
Homme
Richard, commanded by
John Paul Jones, defeated
the HMS Serapis in battle off
Yorkshire, England; however,
the seriously damaged Bon
Homme Richard sank two
days later.
In 1780, British spy
John Andre was captured
along with papers revealing
Benedict Arnold’s plot to
surrender West Point to the
British.
In 1806, the Lewis and
Clark expedition returned
to St. Louis more than two
years after setting out for the
Pacific Northwest.
In 1846, Neptune was
identified as a planet by
German astronomer Johann
Gottfried Galle.
In 1926, Gene Tunney
scored a ten-round decision
over Jack Dempsey to win
the world heavyweight
boxing title in Philadelphia.
In 1939, Sigmund Freud,
the founder of psychoanal-
ysis, died in London at age
83.
In 1955, a jury in Sumner,
Mississippi, acquitted two
white men, Roy Bryant and
J.W. Milam, of murdering
black teenager Emmett Till.
(The two men later admitted
to the crime in an interview
with Look magazine.)
In 1957, nine black
students who’d entered Little
Rock Central High School
in Arkansas were forced to
withdraw because of a white
mob outside.
In 1962, New York’s
Philharmonic Hall (later
renamed Avery Fisher Hall)
formally opened as the first
unit of the Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts.
“The Jetsons,” an animated
cartoon series about a Space
Age family, premiered as the
ABC television network’s
first program in color.
In 1977, the Randy
Newman album “Little
Criminals” (featuring the
song “Short People”) was
released by Warner Bros.
records.
In 1987, Sen. Joseph
Biden, D-Del., withdrew
from
the
Democratic
presidential race following
questions about his use of
borrowed quotations and the
portrayal of his academic
record.
In 1996, space shuttle
Atlantis left Russia’s orbiting
Mir station with astronaut
Shannon Lucid, who ended
her six-month visit with
tender goodbyes to her
Russian colleagues.
Ten years ago: Iranian
President
Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad left Tehran
for New York to address
the United Nations; state
media quoted him as saying
the American people were
eager for different opinions
about the world, and that
he was looking forward to
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Cuba published a photo of
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Five years ago: The
Libyan militia suspected
in the September 11 attack
on the U.S. diplomatic
compound that killed the
U.S. ambassador and three
other Americans said it had
disbanded on orders of the
country’s president. Repub-
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while traveling from Los
Angeles to Denver that he
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One year ago: Sen. Ted
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he would vote for Donald
Trump, a dramatic about-
face months after the fiery
Texas conservative called
the Republican nominee
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“utterly amoral.” President
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to allow the families of 9/11
victims to sue the government
of Saudi Arabia, arguing it
undermined national security
(both the House and Senate
voted to override the veto).
Today’s
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Singer Julio Iglesias is 74.
Actor Paul Petersen (TV:
“The Donna Reed Show”) is
72. Actress-singer Mary Kay
Place is 70. Rock star Bruce
Springsteen is 68. Director/
playwright George C. Wolfe
is 63. Rock musician Leon
Taylor (The Ventures) is
62. Actress Rosalind Chao
is 60. Golfer Larry Mize is
59. Actor Jason Alexander
is 58. Actor Chi McBride
is 56. Country musician
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Actor Erik Todd Dellums
is 53. Actress LisaRaye is
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is 47. Rock singer Sarah
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Anthony Mackie is 39. Pop
singer Erik-Michael Estrada
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38. Actress Aubrey Dollar is
37. Pop singer Diana Ortiz
(Dream) is 32. Tennis player
Melanie Oudin is 26.
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only interesting answers
are those which destroy the
questions.” — Susan Sontag,
American author and critic
(1933-2004).
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bat infestation
prompted a Salt Lake City high school to cancel its
after-school programs so school workers could root out
the flying mammals.
Janitors at the city’s West High School rounded up
more than 300 bats from Monday through Wednesday,
prompting the school to close its doors Wednesday
afternoon.
Some flying bats were caught in midflight by janitors
using butterfly nets. Others were found sleeping in
classroom corners.
Salt Lake City School District spokesman Jason Olsen
says the high school lies in a migratory bat path. But the
number of bats this year was above average.
Students who may have come into contact with the
bats were encouraged to speak with Salt Lake County
Health Department personnel who were at the school on
Wednesday.
The captured bats were relocated.
Man steals green chile burger after
slapping victim
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is
facing charges after police say he randomly slapped
a customer and then stole the man’s green chile
cheeseburger before dashing away.
Santa Fe police arrested 25-year-old Anthony Frazier
on Sunday near the Shake Foundation where authorities
say the bizarre attack occurred.
According to a criminal complaint, the victim says
Frazier walked up to him to dance then slapped him
across his face. The victim says Frazier then stole his
green chile cheeseburger and ran from the scene.
Witnesses say Frazier also had a belt around his neck.
Police later caught up with Frazier and arrested him
for robbery after the victim identified him as the alleged
burger thief.
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