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<br /> . , LOCAL ' iJ -3-Z s payback: Some Oregon colleges are well below
<br /> Teen hurt in attack
<br /> the national average on repaying student loans.
<br /> a new skate park
<br /> A 16- year -old boy suffered a national average.
<br /> broken arm Friday after a man By The Associated Press natio io one really knows why
<br /> attacked him Eugene a metal park. SALEM — Student loan default gon has had fewer defaults tha;
<br /> at a north Eugene occurred park.
<br /> The assault occued about 6 rates at Oregon colleges and univer- rest of the country, said Tom
<br /> p.m. after a dispute between the sities are much lower than the na- er of the Oregon Student Assi
<br /> teen-ager and an older person at tional average. Commission, which processed
<br /> a new The national default rate fell to $117 million in student loai
<br /> a new skateboard park at
<br /> Crescent Avenue and Gilhan olice. 1998, all-time down from f8 8 6.9 percent percent
<br /> the are available. latest year for which
<br /> At Road,
<br /> one according in the to Eugene p
<br /> At o point he argument, the year before, according to informa-
<br /> the U.S. is Turner said studentslofter
<br /> o man went to a car parked tion released last week by in the Ore and s have their
<br /> nearby and returned with a pipe, Department of Education.
<br /> which he used to strike the teen The state rate was 5.67 percent underwritten by el Greet Oregon Un
<br /> several times. for the same period, m
<br /> below the ty System controller, offere
<br /> The boy suffered a broken full percentage point
<br /> arm and dislocated elbow, police
<br /> said.
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<br /> said.
<br /> The attacker then drove away
<br /> with two other people.
<br /> He was described as white, 20 the crowd of
<br /> =a ,' years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, backside and fly by
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<br /> nearly 15,000 before flipping over <,
<br /> with a slim build and blond hair. �,.
<br /> He wore a blue short - sleeve
<br /> and looping back around.
<br /> V -neck shirt with two white "Those normally have an open
<br /> stripes on the sleeves and short
<br /> canopy and seat two people, one
<br /> blue cargo pants. His car was forward and one behind," said 60
<br /> described as a four -door sedan, year -old Larry Oltman to the man
<br /> possibly a Buick Skylark. standing beside him. "At the start
<br /> Anyone with information of World War II we still had squad- ;v,
<br /> about the matter should call rons of them
<br /> earm r nose go the heav
<br /> police at 682-5111. The
<br /> ens, flew straight up into the sky, �� <w.
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<br /> Power lines possible stalled nd twirled od own into a tail
<br /> cause for field fire
<br /> through those," said Jim "I love m Dem
<br /> PLEASANT HILL — A ings, 58, in return. "It's amazing
<br /> downed power line is suspected
<br /> And so the pair's conversation
<br /> of causing a 40 -acre field fire began.
<br /> Saturday near Pleasant Hill. The two airplane buffs comment ,
<br /> The fire was reported at 5:07 ed on snap rolls, eight point rolls,
<br /> p.m. shortly after electricity was -.,-
<br /> inverted fly-bys and the sheer beau
<br /> cut off between Valley Road and ty and power behind the aerobatic
<br /> Highway 58, said Lyle Payne, fire flying.
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<br /> , a former flight insr
<br /> chief for Pleasant Hill Rural Fire Demings ,: ,,
<br /> Protection District. tor and jet fighter crew chief with
<br /> "In the preliminary
<br /> the Air Force, said the joy of flying
<br /> investigation, we figure it was a brought him out for the show.
<br /> downed power line," Payne said. "It's just .enjoyable watching the
<br /> The fire reached a patch of trees professionals do their thing," he
<br /> before it was extinguished. said.
<br /> "It was pretty typical for us Oltman, who jumped out of
<br /> until we got to the trees," Payne planes for 10 years, agreed.
<br /> said. The wind changed three or "In the e a to t, i lookw a in the
<br /> four times as firefighters crowd just Oltman said. sai
<br /> attempted to contain the fire. you'd l rest Demings said s a i had to
<br /> About 25 firefighters from
<br /> Pleasant Hill, Dexter and the see the B -1 Bomber for himself. ,
<br /> "Thn riocign of it —it's so much
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