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The background: The fountain was a gift to the people of Oregon from former Gov. Charles Sprague and his wife, Blanche, a $100,000 bequest to beautify the Capitol Mall. Sprague, the longtime publisher ...

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Victor Gomez was one of the men hired to paint the wall outside the ice cream shop the day of the shooting. Gomez, who was not struck by the gunfire, testified that he grew up locally and knew it ...