Plan for state hospital's cremains hits a snag

This photo taken April 19, 2012 shows copper canisters holding ashes of patients who died long ago at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Ore. Building 60, constructed in 1896, is expected to house the cremains of thousands of Oregon State Hospital patients, transforming the space into a public memorial and final resting place for the unclaimed souls. But plans to create the memorial, initially scheduled for completion this year, have come to a halt after the Salem Historic Landmarks Commission recently decided the project didn't meet all the national standards for restoring historic buildings. (AP Photo/Statesman-Journal, Kobbi R. Blair)