Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024)
In May 2023, Simpson reported that he had been diagnosed
with cancer and expressed confidence that he would beat it.
In February 2024, it was reported that he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He died of the disease on
April 10, 2024, at the age of 76.
Dolly Marshall, left, and Clarice Lafreniere.
The highest civilian honor in the United States has been awarded
to two of Oregon’s own.
Clarice Lafreniere and Dolly Marshall were granted a Congressional
Gold Medal. It was part of a ceremony honoring hundreds of Rosie
the Riveters.
Lafreniere learned about the Pearl Harbor attack over the radio,
the same day that she gave birth to her daughter. Two years
later she was working as a welder and burner at the Kaiser
shipyard on Swan Island in Portland.
Marshall was was in high school when she worked as a plane
spotter in New Jersey.
(by KATU Staff)
Rosie The Riveter by Norman Rockwell (1943)
LONDON (TND) – A new version of Scrabble is set to be released
for the first time in 75 years and the updated rendition of the
iconic board game is reportedly aimed at a Gen Z audience.
The updated version, to be released in Europe, will include two
sides, one side with the original game for players who want to
stick to the traditional version and a second, "less competitive"
version to appeal to Gen Z players, BBC first reported.
The second side, called Scrabble Together, will include helper
cards, using a simpler scoring system that will be quicker to
play and allow people to play in teams.
Broadcaster and British Scrabble president, Gyles Brandreth,
told BBC Radio 4 Today that Mattel, the maker of the game,
had done some research and found that younger, Gen Z people
don’t like the "competitive nature" of the game as much as older generations. In response, he said the newer version would be
"easier" and "more inclusive."
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EW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one
of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a
hit at age 19 with “Ain’t Got No Home," and later with the hit song
”(I Don’t Know Why) But I Do” died Sunday night. No cause of
death was given.
