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► Off the Wall ^ Final Exit poll Washington voters nix by a slim margin an initiative which would have legalized euthana­ sia. The publicity from the Nov. 6 election doesn't hurt book sales for Derek Humphrey's suicide tome, "Final Exit." Mock comic Garry Trudeau speaks in Portland on the 20th, and mocks his own comic strip. "People tell me that they keep up with the news by reading Doonesbury. That scares me to death." Swamp Thing Raconteur Edwin Edwards defeats former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for the governor's post in Louisiana on the 16th. While many celebrated the massive defeat of the odious wizard, more pragmatic sorts pointed out that Duke received 55 percent of the white vote. After the defeat, the face lifted Duke would stage a pres­ idential run which proved less than stellar. The ever-increasingly eccentric Michael Jackson debuts his "Black or White" video, complete with state-of-the-art graphics and a finale which left many scratching their heads. Instead of sticking to artistic integrity, Jackson complies with critics' and parents' wish­ es by removing a four-minute dance sequence which shows Jackson smashing a car win- ► Hollandaze Morris Holland, PSU's belea­ guered vice president of stu­ dent affairs, announces his res­ ignation on Nov. 4. During Holland's tenure, the student affairs office underwent more reconstructive surgery than Tom Boyd qj . Michael Jackson. MORRIS HOLLAND Never far from controversy, Holland said he had accomplished all of his goals in his three-year stint. Every Man A Duke An 81-year-old retired Portland boilermaker, Stanley Hultberg, is the biggest Northwest con­ tributor to Duke's gubernatori­ al quest. Hultberg antied up some $2,000 for Duke's effort, saying that he hoped Duke would win the presidency, so he could "clean up the cesspool in Washington." ^ What Arms Sales? Despite the reservations of many who believe Robert Gates knows more about Iran-Contra than he lets on, the William Casey protege is confirmed handily as the Central Intelligence Agency chief on the 5th. ► Simply the best "The agenda is simply stated^ but in the long run revolutionary. Make the familiar exotic, the exotic familiar." —Bhareti Mukherjee THE SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKS, NOVEMBER, 1991 Virtually ignored by the American mainstream press, the United States, buoyed by the globe's best soccer player Michelle Akher-Stalle, beats Norway 2-1 to win the world title in China. His Majesty One of music's most beautiful voices is lost on the 24th. Preddie Mercury, Queen's vocalist of angelic proportions, dies of AIDS in London. Possessing a bravura stage persona, he belted out some of rock's most recognizable and stirring anthems._______