THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021 A3
TODAY
Today is Tuesday, March 2, the 61st day of 2021. There are
304 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
In 1932, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which
moved the date of the presidential inauguration from
March 4 to January 20, was passed by Congress and sent to
the states for ratification.
In 1867, Howard University, a historically Black school of
higher learning in Washington, D.C., was founded. Con-
gress passed, over President Andrew Johnson’s veto, the
first of four Reconstruction Acts.
In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the
winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat
Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular
vote.
In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as Pres-
ident Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act.
In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elect-
ed pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius XII.
In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Phila-
delphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an
NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)
In 1965, the movie version of the Rodgers and Hammer-
stein musical “The Sound of Music,” starring Julie Andrews
and Christopher Plummer, had its world premiere in New
York.
In 1985, the government approved a screening test for
AIDS that detected antibodies to the virus, allowing pos-
sibly contaminated blood to be excluded from the blood
supply.
In 1989, representatives from the 12 European Community
nations agreed to ban all production of CFCs (chlorofluoro-
carbons), the synthetic compounds blamed for destroying
the Earth’s ozone layer, by the end of the 20th century.
In 1995, the Internet search engine website Yahoo! was
incorporated by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo.
Ten years ago: The Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that a
grieving father’s pain over mocking protests at his Marine
son’s funeral had to yield to First Amendment protections
for free speech in a decision favoring the Westboro Baptist
Church of Topeka, Kansas.
Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council unanimously
approved the toughest sanctions against North Korea in
two decades, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang’s
latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on
all nuclear-related activity.
One year ago: The director-general of the World Health
Organization said there was still time to stop the COVID-19
epidemic, saying “containment is feasible.” Vice President
Mike Pence said the coronavirus risk to Americans re-
mained low, but that “we’re ready for anything.” Minnesota
Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential
campaign and endorsed Joe Biden.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Cullum is 91. Former Soviet
President and Nobel peace laureate Mikhail S. Gorbachev
is 90. Actor Barbara Luna is 82. Author John Irving is 79.
Singer Jay Osmond is 66. Former tennis player Kevin Curren
is 63. Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 59. Blues singer-musician
Alvin Youngblood Hart is 58. Actor Daniel Craig is 53. Actor
Richard Ruccolo is 49. Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay)
is 44. Actor Heather McComb is 44. Actor Rebel Wilson is
41. NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is 39. NHL goalie
Henrik Lundqvist is 39. Actor Robert Iler is 36. Actor Nathalie
Emmanuel is 32. Country singer Luke Combs is 31. Sing-
er-rapper-actor Becky G is 24.
— The Associated Press
LOCAL, STATE & REGION
Oregon wolf travels near Yosemite,
farthest south for a wolf in 100 years
San Francisco Chronicle
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — A young male wolf
has been traveling near Yosemite National
Park, the farthest south a wolf has been tracked
in California in more than a century, officials
said.
Researchers have been monitoring the wolf
dubbed OR-93 via his tracking collar and said
the animal departed Oregon earlier this year,
likely in search of a new territory, the San Fran-
cisco Chronicle reported.
After trekking through Modoc County and
crossing state highways 4 and 208, OR-93 re-
cently moved into Mono County, just east of
Yosemite, the newspaper said.
“Given the time of year, we assume OR-93
has traveled such a long way in search of a
mate,” Center for Biological Diversity wolf ad-
vocate Amaroq Weiss said in a statement. “I
hope he can find one.”
Previously, the farthest south a gray wolf was
spotted in recent decades was the Lake Tahoe
Basin, according to the Chronicle. That wolf,
OR-54, eventually headed back north.
Earlier this month, another male wolf, OR-
85, was tracked to California’s Siskiyou County,
just south of the Oregon state line.
Gray wolves were eradicated in California
early in the last century because of their per-
ceived threat to livestock. Their reappearance
in the state has riled ranchers, who say wolves
have preyed on their livestock on public or pri-
vate land.
Wolves are protected under California’s En-
California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP
Gray wolf (OR-93)was spotted near Yosemite, California, in February. The young male wolf has been trav-
eling near Yosemite National Park, the farthest south a wolf has been tracked in California in more than a
century. Researchers have been monitoring OR-93 via his tracking collar and said the animal departed Or-
egon earlier this year, likely in search of a new territory.
dangered Species Act. Trump administration
officials in November stripped Endangered
Species Act protections for gray wolves in most
of the U.S., ending longstanding federal safe-
guards and putting states and tribes in charge
of overseeing the predators.
“We’re thrilled to learn this wolf is exploring
deep into the Sierra Nevada, since scientists have
said all along this is great wolf habitat,” Weiss
said of OR-93. “He’s another beacon of hope,
showing that wolves can return here and flour-
ish as long as they remain legally protected.”
STATE BRIEFING
Lawsuit filed against Portland harassed a female social worker
doctor known for dance videos last year, including unwanted
A federal lawsuit alleges an Or-
egon Health & Science University
doctor known for dancing in his
scrubs on social media sexually
harassed a co-worker at Portland’s
Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The suit, filed late Friday in
Portland, alleges Jason Campbell
touching and sending sexually
charged text messages.
The suit contends the woman
complained to OHSU about the
alleged conduct. An OHSU in-
vestigation found Campbell, then
a second-year resident, violated
harassment policy and recom-
mended “appropriate” discipline.
Campbell and his attorney, Kris-
tin L. Olson, didn’t return phone,
text and email messages from The
Oregonian seeking comment. The
suit says Campbell currently lives
and works in Florida.
The suit, which doesn’t identify
the social worker, claims OHSU
medical personnel didn’t formally
report her harassment complaints.
It seeks $4.5 million in damages
against Campbell and OHSU.
OHSU spokeswoman Tamara
Hargens-Bradley said the uni-
versity couldn’t comment on lit-
igation but that it does not con-
done behavior described in the
lawsuit.
Campbell’s dance videos on so-
cial media have generated millions
of views.
— The Oregonian