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A2 Wednesday, April 29, 2015 thenewstribune.com PAGETWO GET A PAPER? If you did not receive your newspaper or have a request regarding delivery, call or email: 800-289-8711, CONTACT US You can call The News Tribune front desk weekdays from 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at 253-597-8742. NEWS TIPS Got a story idea? Please call 253-597-8688 or send an email to CORRECTIONS CONCERNS Accuracy is important to us. If you see an error that needs attention or have a concern about something we published, call 253-597-8432 or send an email to com. THE NEWSROOM Phone numbers and email addresses follow most stories written by staff reporters.

Main newsroom number 253-597-8686 Local news 253-597-8688 Photo 253-597-8649 Sports 253-597-8680 Business 253-597-8364 Entertainment 253-274-7380 Food 253-597-8270 Adventure 253-597-8640 (ISSN 1073-5860) Published daily by Tacoma News Inc. at 1950 S. State Tacoma, WA 98405. Periodicals postage paid at Tacoma, WA. SUBSCRIPTIONS 800-289-8711 Live agents are available: Weekdays, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Sundays, 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Closed on all major holidays. Delivery times: Weekdays by 6 a.m.; weekends by 7 a.m. Some outlying areas have a later delivery time. To start the paper, or set up a vacation stop, go to thenewstribune.com/customer-service.

Subscription will continue until canceled by the subscriber. Other restrictions may apply. Annual published Daily and Sunday $619.84 ($11.92 weekly) $411.84 ($7.92 weekly) Sunday $255.84 ($4.92 weekly) includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Premium content days: On Feb. 6, March 20, May 22, June 26, Sept.

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On Nov. 26, 2015, all home delivery subscribers will be charged $3. All Sunday-only home delivery subscribers will also receive newspapers Nov. 27 and 28, 2015. Expect additional content advertising materials on these days.

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253-597-8579 Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays LOBBY HOURS 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER David A. Zeeck 253-597-8554 david.zeeck@thenewstribune.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF NEWS Karen Peterson 253-597-8434 karen.peterson@thenewstribune.com VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Jennifer Matts-Sprague 253-597-8510 VICE PRESIDENT OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Phil Schroder 253-597-8725 phil.schroder@thenewstribune.com VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVERTISING and DIRECTOR OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA John Dzaran 253-597-8487 john.dzaran@thenewstribune.com DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Maria Torres 253-274-7344 maria.torres@thenewstribune.com MANAGING EDITOR Dale Phelps 253-597-8681 dale.phelps@thenewstribune.com Postmaster: Send address changes to The News Tribune, 1950 S. State Tacoma, WA 98405.

The publisher reserves the right to change subscription rates during the term of a subscription upon 30 notice. This notice may be by mail to the subscriber, by notice contained in the newspaper itself, or otherwise. Subscription rate changes may be implemented by changing the duration of the subscription. A McClatchy Co. Newspaper 2015 The News Tribune, 133rd year Issue No.

20 READER GUIDE WEDNESDAY (APRIL 29) Tacoma museums offer a variety of subjects, exhibits and activities to explore Make it a day to take in and explore museums. Museum of Tacoma: Interactive exhibits, play programs and weekly education events. Mem- bers receive discounts, special ad- mission hours and free parking. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday through May 25, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

third Thursday. 1501 Pacific Tacoma. Pay-as-you-can admission. 253-627- 6031, playtacoma.org. Car Musuem: Explore the story of cars with Mu- seum curators, staff, or local person- alities over lunch.

May 5 speaker is Charles Smith, a museum educator and docent, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and the subject is Cars Could Talk: Cars of Current exhibits: F-Series: The Truck That Grew Up With 66: Dream of the Mother In- of Motorsports: The NASCAR Check out the 9-acre campus with a four-story museum as the centerpiece with a family zone where kids and adults of all ages can play and engage in hands-on activ- ities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 2702 E. Tacoma.

$16 adults; $14 seniors, military; $12 students; $8 ages 6-12; free for children 5 and younger. 253-779-8490, lemaymuseum.org. Museum of Glass: Draw- through June 30; Pas- through May 10; Design Glass, through July; Rossa- no: through August 30. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m.

Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thursdays. 1801 Dock Taco- ma. $15 adults, $12 seniors, students, military; $13 AAA members, $5 ages 6-12; free ages 5 and younger; $1 EBT cardholders. 866-468-7386, museu- mofglass.org.

Tacoma Art Museum: Objects: Georgia and Still- Life Art in New through June Still-Life Tradition in the through June west in the West: Exploring Our through fall 2015; of the American West: The Haub Family through fall 2015. ly: Gifts from the ongoing. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sundays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. third Thursdays.

1701 Pacific Tacoma. $35 family; $14 adults; $12 seniors, students, mil- itary; free 5 and younger. Free 5-8 p.m. third Thursdays. 253-272-4258, tacomaartmuseum.org.

Washington State History Museum: Circumstance: The Clothing of Transformation through June 21; in the exploring the volcanoes through May 17. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues- day-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays through June. 1911 Pacific Tacoma.

$11 adults; $8 seniors, students and military; free for 5 and younger. $1 EBT cardhol- ders. 888-238-4373, washingtonhisto- ry.org. GET OUT THINGS TO DO TODAY THE REST OF THE WEEK Check out calendar.thenewstribune.com for more events. PETER HALEY Staff, file 2014 The Museum of Glass and other Tacoma museums offer a wide variety of exhibits to check out.

1 Nepal quake: Crews continued to search for survivors in and around Katmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, three days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck, killing more than 4,000 people. Shortages, outages, storms and aftershocks have hindered rescue operations as thou- sands remain without shelter. See A7 2 Boston bombing trial: The defense team turned the focus of the sentencing phase of Dzhokhar trial to late wife, calling a computer expert who testified that a computer belonging to Katherine Russel contained searches done before the bombing for wards for wife of and your husband becomes a shahid, what are the rewards for Mujahadeen and shahid are Arabic for holy warrior and martyr. See A7 3 Pope takes on cli- mate: Pope Francis is holding a confer- ence of scientists, and govern- ment and religious leaders ahead of the publication of a papal encyclical hoping to influence public policy on greenhouse-gas emissions and other environmental issues. See A6 STORIES NOT TO MISS THE TOP STORIES IN THE NATION AND BEYOND YOU WANT TO MISS DIGITAL DIGEST A SNAPSHOT OF THE TRENDS, CONVERSATIONS AND IMAGES FROM THE WEB Raising our most delicate generation: In preparation for the National Union of Students Conference in Solihull, England, in March some attendees requested that clapping for any of the speakers be discouraged, but that approval from the audience be expressed by open hands, palm directed to the stage, and the fingers extended wildly.

Using would show compassion for attendees who have anxiety and other disorders, and for speakers who might be distracted by the din of approval. Contact Chuck Shepherd at NEWS OF THE WEIRD 100 YEARS AGO TODAY April 29, 1915 New York: The Rockefeller Foundation War Relief Com- mission made public a report on destitution and disease in Serbia in which it said that from 25,000 to 30,000 persons were suffering from typhus and that this and other epi- demics were envelop- ing the entire 50 YEARS AGO TODAY April 29, 1965 A violent earthquake shook the Tacoma area along with the rest of the Pacific North- west at 8:27 a.m. Thursday causing at least one death and two injuries locally plus damage expected to run in the millions. The quake, which lasted about 45 seconds, toppled a few walls and many chimneys, broke windows and merchandise, and ruptured at least one gas main and one water main. Mrs.

Jay M. Webb, 75, of 11911 Gravelly Lake Drive, was pronounced dead on arrival at Lakewood General Hospital after suffering a heart attack in her home. Her death was attributed to the quake by Pierce County Coroner Larry Amundsen. 25 YEARS AGO TODAY April 29, 1990 Anita Hicks tried to stand still Saturday afternoon as flames raced through her South Tacoma apartment building at Hosmer and Steele streets. But as the fire spread closer to the unit she has shared with her son for five years, she bear it any longer.

Ignoring warnings from firefighters to stay out, she and a neighbor ran in and pulled out as much as they could. have any choice. This is all that I said Hicks, pointing to the table, chairs, couch, stereo and other belongings piled up on the lawn in front of her apartment. a single pa- rent. My job replace all said Hicks, 23, a sales assistant.

LOOKING BACK A SOUTH SOUND HISTORY THROUGH WORDS AND PICTURES Richards Studio Collection, Tacoma Public Library, 253-292-2001, search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images Tacoma's Stadium Bowl was under construction in April 1909. Designed by local architect Freder- ick Heath and built by Western Engineering the bowl had an original seating capacity of 23,486. It was dedicated on June 10, 1910. Stadium Bowl has been damaged several times over the years by mudslides and was forced to close in 1949. It did not reopen until about 1960.

After reno- vation and rededication in 1980, it suffered further mudslide damage in 1981. Sue Homchick and Doug George in Muscat, Oman, in April 2015. YOU POSTED IT THE BEST PICTURES READERS POSTED ON THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM. Submit your photo online, go to tinyurl.com/TNT-Reader-Photos SUBMITTED BY: SUE cat with a happy face. MY PET THE BEST PET PICTURES READERS POSTED ON THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM.

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