On this day, May 5, 1903, James Beard, US culinary expert, author (Delights & Prejudices), was born in Portland, Ore.
Also on this day, May 5, 1945, A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon, killing Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, the pregnant wife of a minister, and five children after they attempted to drag it out the woods in Lakeview, Oregon. The balloon was armed, and exploded soon after they began tampering with it. They became the 1st and only known American civilians to be killed in the continental US during World War II.
Also on this day, May 5, 1945, Bly minister Archie Mitchell, his pregnant wife Elsie, and five children from Mitchell's Sunday school class were on a Saturday morning picnic. Thirteen miles northeast of Bly, or about sixty miles northeast of Klamath Falls, Mitchell parked the car, and Elsie and the children headed to Leonard Creek. Mitchell later remembered: "As I got out of the car to bring the lunch, the others were not far away and called to me they had found something that looked like a balloon. I heard of Japanese balloons so I shouted a warning not to touch it. But just then there was a big explosion. I ran up there--and they were all dead." It was a Japanese balloon bomb. They were 70 feet tall with a 33-foot diameter paper canopy connected to the main device by shroud lines. Balloons inflated with hydrogen followed the jet stream at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
Will lower prices for Oregonians
A bill from Representative Bill Post (R-Keizer) to allow the sale of
pseudoephedrine products without a prescription has now been approved by Oregon House legislators
today. That bill is
HB 2648.
This is the third time that Rep. Post has attempted to remove an unnecessary barrier for
Oregonians to lower their health care costs when purchasing pseudoephedrine products.
Products such as Sudafed will still be restricted to people who are at least 18 years of age
with a valid ID under the proposal.
Rep. Post was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers who sponsored the proposal.
The impact on health care consumers’ wallets could be significant. Currently,
purchasing a pseudoephedrine product requires a visit to your doctor to receive a
prescription, which comes with an expensive bill.
“With health care costs skyrocketing, this simple bill to reduce the cost of a common
cold medicine should be a no-brainer,†said Rep. Post. “We shouldn’t be asking people
to jump through very expensive hoops by visiting a doctor to obtain a prescription to
common cold medicine, especially when Oregon is the ONLY state requiring a
prescription.â€
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-04-28 13:00:30 | Last Update: 2021-04-28 13:21:50 |
