1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 06/02/2014 03:59 AM

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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A National Labor Relations Board judge says the International Longshore and Warehouse Union intentionally slowed down work at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6. The decision Friday from administrative law judge Jeffrey Wedekind in San Francisco orders Local 8 and Local 40 affiliates in Portland to stop such conduct.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon World War II Memorial is nearly ready for the public dedication ceremony on the grounds of the state Capitol in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports the dedication is set for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The public ceremony is scheduled to last about an hour and will include several speakers, a memorial service and vintage aircraft flyovers.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland business that transports people to and from wineries or other private events plans to add a tour of the city’s strip clubs. Portland Short Bus owner Nicole Pittman tells KPTV the $40 Stripper Delight tour will take riders to five clubs. For an extra fee they’ll also shuttle home anyone too drunk to drive.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal judge in Portland dismissed several claims against the FBI, Attorney General Eric Holder and others in a lawsuit challenging the no-fly list. The Oregonian reports that Yonas Fikre lived in Portland before going overseas on business in 2011. He says the FBI orchestrated his 106-day detention and torture in the United Arab Emirates after he refused to act as an informant. He now lives in Sweden.

 

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