The BulleTin • SaTurday, May 22, 2021 A3
TODAY
It’s Saturday, May 22, the 142nd
day of 2021. There are 223 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
In 2017, a suicide bomber set off
an improvised explosive device
that killed 22 people at the end
of an Ariana Grande concert in
Manchester, England.
In 1813, composer Richard
Wagner was born in Leipzig,
Germany.
In 1915, the Lassen Peak volcano
in Northern California exploded,
devastating nearby areas but
causing no deaths.
In 1939, the foreign ministers
of Germany and Italy, Joachim
von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo
Ciano, signed a “Pact of Steel”
committing the two countries to
a military alliance.
In 1960, an earthquake of mag-
nitude 9.5, the strongest ever
measured, struck southern Chile,
claiming some 1,655 lives.
In 1962, Continental Airlines
Flight 11, en route from Chi-
cago to Kansas City, Missouri,
crashed after a bomb apparently
brought on board by a passen-
ger exploded, killing all 45 occu-
pants of the Boeing 707.
In 1964, President Lyndon B.
Johnson, speaking at the Uni-
versity of Michigan, outlined
the goals of his “Great Society,”
saying that it “rests on abun-
dance and liberty for all” and
“demands an end to poverty
and racial injustice.”
In 1967, a fire at the L’Innovation
department store in Brussels
killed 322 people. Poet and play-
wright Langston Hughes died in
New York at 65.
In 1969, the lunar module
of Apollo 10, with Thomas P.
Stafford and Eugene Cernan
aboard, flew to within nine
miles of the moon’s surface in a
dress rehearsal for the first lunar
landing.
In 1992, after a reign lasting
nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson
hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show”
for the final time (Jay Leno took
over as host three days later).
In 2011, a tornado devastated
Joplin, Missouri, with winds up
to 250 mph, claiming at least 159
lives and destroying about 8,000
homes and businesses.
In 2018, Stacey Abrams won
Georgia’s Democratic guber-
natorial primary, making her
the first woman nominee for
Georgia governor from either
major party. Abrams, seeking to
become the nation’s first Black
female governor, was defeated
in November by Republican
Brian Kemp.
Ten years ago: A tornado dev-
astated Joplin, Missouri, with
winds up to 250 mph, claiming
at least 159 lives and destroying
about 8,000 homes and busi-
nesses.
Five years ago: President
Barack Obama arrived in Viet-
nam, making him the third sit-
ting president to visit the coun-
try since the end of the war.
One year ago: President
Donald Trump labeled houses
of worship as “essential” and
called on governors to let them
reopen; he threatened to “over-
ride” governors who defied him.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Mi-
chael Constantine is 94. Conduc-
tor Peter Nero is 87. Actor-direc-
tor Richard Benjamin is 83. Actor
Frank Converse is 83. Former
CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 81.
Actor Barbara Parkins is 79. Re-
tired MLB All-Star pitcher Tommy
John is 78. Songwriter Bernie
Taupin is 71. Actor-producer Al
Corley is 66. Sen. Lisa Murkow-
ski, R-Alaska, is 64. Singer Mor-
rissey is 62. Actor Ann Cusack is
60. R&B singer Johnny Gill (New
Edition) is 55. Actor Michael Kelly
is 52. Model Naomi Campbell is
51. Actor Anna Belknap is 49. Ac-
tor Alison Eastwood is 49. Singer
Donell Jones is 48. Actor Sean
Gunn is 47. Actor A.J. Langer is
47. Actor Ginnifer Goodwin is 43.
Actor Maggie Q is 42. Olympic
gold medal speed skater Apolo
Anton Ohno is 39. Tennis player
Novak Djokovic is 34.
LOCAL, STATE & REGION
COVID-19 in Oregon
PORTLAND
Oregon Zoo, art museum, State reports surge
other attractions unite
of pediatric cases
to continue mask policy
BY CAITLYN M. MAY
Albany Democrat-Herald
Oregon is in the middle
of a third surge of pediatric
COVID-19 cases, according
to the Oregon Health Au-
thority.
The news came Thursday
as part of the agency’s daily
virus report.
Pediatric cases, defined
as cases of COVID-19 in in-
dividuals under the age of
18, account for 11.9% of the
193,014 cases of the disease
reported as of May 12.
“Oregon witnessed
two surges in pediatric
COVID-19 cases in 2020 and
is currently experiencing a
third in 2021. Similar to cases
in adults, pediatric cases be-
gan to rise again at the begin-
ning of April,” the OHA re-
port stated.
Additionally, there have
been 35 cases of multisystem
inflammatory syndrome in
children. The syndrome is
linked to COVID-19.
OHA noted that while pe-
diatric cases are on the rise,
children remain less likely
to develop serious cases of
COVID-19. To date, 1% of
pediatric cases have been
hospitalized compared to
6.1% of adult cases.
Commission approves
blackouts for fire season
The Associated Press
Bulletin file
Children wave at a sleeping hippopotamus in the Africa portion of the Oregon Zoo in 2015. The zoo and
other museums and cultural institutions around the state have joined together on a mask-wearing policy to
protect against COVID-19.
BY ARON YOHANNES
The Oregonian
A group of the 14 leading
Portland-area museums and
cultural attractions released a
unified statement Thursday
that masks would continue to
be required for visitors and
staff during the COVID-19
pandemic.
The organizations united
in the policy include the Ar-
chitectural Heritage Center,
Evergreen Aviation & Space
Museum, Five Oaks Museum,
Japanese American Museum
of Oregon, Lan Su Chinese
Garden, Oregon Coast Aquar-
ium, Oregon Historical Soci-
ety, Oregon Jewish Museum
and Center for Holocaust Ed-
ucation, Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry, Oregon
Zoo, Portland Art Museum,
Portland Chinatown Museum,
Pittock Mansion, and Rice
Museum of Rocks and Min-
erals.
“While our organizations
have different missions, we
share much in common,” read
the statement, which was pre-
pared by the Oregon Historical
Society. “We are all commu-
nity spaces where everyone
can come together to learn and
to deepen our understanding
of the world we share. We all
welcome visitors of all ages.
And we all understand that
the health and safety of our
visitors, staffs, and volunteers
must remain our top priority.
For now, we agree that means
continuing to require our visi-
tors to wear masks.”
The Center for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention released
new masking guidance last
week, which has caused confu-
sion for many across the coun-
try. In some states, rules have
changed masking rules com-
pletely, while others still have
policies in place.
In Oregon, that confusion
has only intensified. The state
said businesses could decide
their own mask rules, but
would have to check proof of
vaccination if they wanted cus-
tomers and visitors to go with-
out masks.
To minimize the confusion,
the statement from the 14 or-
ganizations keeps mask poli-
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PORTLAND — The Ore-
gon Public Utility Commis-
sion has approved temporary
rules for the upcoming 2021
wildfire season including
controlled blackouts, other-
wise referred to as “public
safety power shutoffs.”
The rules cover the use of
shut-offs, as well as utility re-
porting requirements.
While common measure in
California during fire season,
the use of power shut-offs is
relatively new in Oregon.
One of the first known in
the state was in September
2020 when thousands of resi-
dents near Mount Hood had
their power cut by Portland
General Electric. Officials said
fire risk became high with hot
and windy conditions and that
branches and debris coming
into contact with power lines
could spark a blaze.
The PUC said the power
shut-off measure will be a last
resort, but one that could be
used until “more expansive
permanent rules are further
developed.”
The temporary rules for
wildfire season will be in ef-
fect through mid-November.
They establish rules for how
utility companies communi-
cate and coordinate a shutoff
and require that notifications
are issued before, during and
after a potential outage.