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Portland 1 <■ McCloskey hits lle n i. in lia , B u i Hand C o m m u n ity lorn e C o lle g e p i e vident, and G e o ig e S cott, m a - ns« rsktronii 1701 Machias Control Unit installed re c e n tly i t l*C C . I tie m ach in e w ill g iv e I'C C M a ch in e T ech n o lo g y students w o r k ex- iw i w ith the newest e q u ip m e n t In the fie ld . lik e ly to out date t l« m a n - o(>ei « to il m ach in e s because of Its e ffic ie n c y and a c c u ra c y . I lie M ach in e C o n tro l U n it le a d s tape punched w ith m ech an ica l com m ands and decodes the co m m a n d s into e le c tr ic a l lm iu ls e s w h ich te ll t i e d liv e in o to i w te ri to m ove, how f a t , how fa s t, and when to stop, (n ice the punched tape is p e r fe cte d, e xa ct d u p lic a tio n can le made; In m a n e r r o r I s e ll- m Ina ted. A cathode ra y d is p la y tube p ic tu re s t l« fo rm t l « m achine Is m aking w h ile I t 's he mg m ade. T he tape punched w ith t l « m a ch tn e co n irn a n d s is c re ated by a p ro g ra m m a tic fle x - ow i ite r w hich looks v e ry m uch lik e a ty p e w rite r . In In d u s try , a c o n q iu te i Is used to c a lc u la te t t « m a c h in e 's c u tte r path, hut PCC students w ill do the c a lc u la tio n s by hand. Health Care in Multnomah County I he M u ltn o m a h C ounty lio a r d of C o m m is s io n e rs has d e s ig n a te ! le a lth as t i e n u m - l e i one p r io r it y of tlie C u u n ty . I his does not m ean that we can shortchange oui c i iin in a l ju s tic e oi environmental need a, oi an) oi m m en) ' ii e ' it we may Ixtt It does m ean that we a re committed to channel t l« Ix ilk of any new re s o u rc e s o i e f fo r ts Into m ee tin g It « le a lth needs of o u i people. I his d e c is io n is no! lig h tly taken and it is not an e uqtty g e s tu re . I he C o u n ty 's dental p io g ia m was co ntinued w ith h a id lo ca l d o lla r s w f« n F ed e r a l and s ta le d o lla r s faded away. Ih ie e d e n ta l c lin ic s p r im a r ily fo i c h ild re n a re p re s e n tly l« in g o p e ia le d . A l so in d ic a tiv e .»i tin s c o m m it m en t is the fa c t that the lio n 's s h a ie of fe d e ia lly funded e m e ig e n c y e m p lo ym e n t s lo ts w e re give n to tlw H e a lth I « - pertmoM. it« Multnomah C ounty C o m m u n ity A ction A g e n cy has e s ta b lis h e d a va n - le ty of m e d ic a l o u tie a c h and c o m m u n ity l« a lth p ro g ra m s . I wo new m e d ica l c lin ic s have le e n s ta rte d , one in the M odel C itie s a ie a , and one in G ie s - ham . 11« |»avid P . Houpei A lc o h o lic Kecoveiy C e n te i was o(«ned la te th is summei in Its way se rv e d out commu nity well. It has lis t naumeiI in c ie a s in g ly la ig e am ounts of health care d o lla rs . I he fin a n c ia l p lig h t of me h o sp ita l le g a n p y ra m id in g out ■' p i oportlt n in i « lio a id of when the C ounty C o m m is - elt net s, u r eugh lot nwaing t l« H o s p ita l budget by one m illio n d u lla i s, w is unable to o |« n a n e w ly -c o n s tru c te d w mg w ith o u t c lo s in g down a la ig e p a rt of it « old H o sp ita l p la n t. In I97d, .gam fo llo w in g a s ig - and w ill a llo w a S|«eded c lo sure Of tt « C ity J a il, a place long condem ned fo r its an cie n t and u nhealthy c o n d itio n . T hese a c c o m p lish m e n ts have yet we know the unm et need re m a in s g te a t. ( iu i c o n s u l tants te ll us th a t 50. of fne indigent h e a lth c a re need is un m e t, and th a t 95q of tne den ta l need is s im ila r ly un m e t. W hat of the C ounty H o sp i ta l? W h ile the H o sp ita l h is C ounty h lie d c o n s u lta n ts in an a tte m p t to tig h te n t ie fis c a l m anagem ent of t ie H o s p ita l. Projected sa vin g s w e ie im - P o rtla n d I r a il B la z e i Stan M cK e n zie and w ile V .is h tt e n te rta in e d hei in o t le i and fa tlie i and frie n d s C h ris tm a s D a y. M r . and M r s . D e ll P e te is of B a ltim o re , .M aryla n d . I he P e te rs own H e o ld e st and la rg e s t B la ck newspapei in the U n ite d S tates. 11« A f i o -A m e i lean w is founded in I8t>7. A brunch at t i e M c K e n z ie ’ s found e ve ryo n e co m ing to the p a ity in house r o le s . A d e lic io u s K idney stew was served o ve i c o rn b re a d , along w ith a lo ve ly Ix ilfe t. (P h o to tty Paul Knauls) H a m ilto n F u rs a n d L e a th e r . . . O u r SALE C O N T IN U E S . . th r u D • ec, 31 GUARANTEED SAVINGS • very iib e r R T erms H a m ilto n F u r» a n d luoathrrft 922 SU M nrriHon 9 :3 0 AM to 5:30 PM thy goin g o u t . . thy rest, thy PCC adds computer (m e of the neweal d e v e lo p iiie n tv of the co m p u te r Indus t r y has been added to the M a ch in e te ch n o lo g y p io g r a m . it P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e . A T e k io n lx 1701 M achine C o n tro l U n it has been in s ta l led t o g iv e l’CC students wm k - Ing e xp e l ience w ith a N u m e r ic a l C o n ti o l M achUie w h ich , a c c o rd in g to G em go Scott, M a c h in is t in s tr u c to r , is a g ro w in g in d u s try and one v e ry thy com ing m. p re s s iv e but the H o s p ita l's i u - iju e st fo r new d o lla r s fa r out ran tt « sa vin g s. In 1 9 7 i, tfie H o sp ita l asked fo r a bud get in c ie a s e of $ !,8 ii I lie s trin g had tu n out and tf e H o sp ita l was funded to ap p ro x im a te ly the same d o lla i le ve l as t l« p ie v io u s ye a r and no m o re . The H oard of C ounty C o m m is s io n s s made a con scious a n l an in fo rm e d d e c i sion to assign p r lo i it ie s w it n - in the o v e ia ll health budget. And long b efore that dec is io n , tfie B o n d a c tiv e ly e xp lo re d the p o s s ib ility ol a -S ta te ta ke o v e r of M ultn o m a h H o s p ita l, in clu d in g a c o m m itm e n t to c ix itin u e fin a n c ia l su p p o rt by c o n trib u tin g to t t « c o s t of c a r ing fo r m e d ic a lly in d ig e n t r e s idents of M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty. I would th e re fo re lik e to p io p o se what I b e lie ve M u lt nomah C o u n ty 's health goal should be; to propose an ob je c tiv e fo r ind ig e n t health c a re ; and to p i o p o se p i o g ra m s of s h o rt-ra n g e , m e d iu m - range and lo n g -ra n g e lim e fra m e s . M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty 's health goal should he: " I o m a in ta in good health am ong a ll c itiz e n s of M u ltn o m a h C o u n - t y . " T o re a liz e such a b ro a d - l> —state*! g o a l, we m u st con c e rn o u rs e lv e s w ith e ve i y as pect of health, w hich in clu d e s pi ) Bit al, mem i| ,m,! em nt u- m e n ta l. And, to o fte n , nu t r it io n is not re m e m h e ie d as a le a lth issue. We a re le ft w ith a need to f i l l the s h o rt range gap. I tie demand f o r space at M u ltn o mah H o s p ita l Is a lw a ys g re a t est d u rin g the w in te r m o n th s. It has le e n p a r tia lly m et fro m yeai to ye a r by the postpone m ent of e le c tiv e s u rg e rie s . T h is w ill again f>e the case th is y e a r. | have a lso been in fo rm e d that the h o s p ita ls In the co m m u n ity a re lo o kin g at plans to c o o id in a te a d m is sions to te tte i a ssu re space anil a balanced spread of indi gents who m ay r e q u ire hos p ita liz a tio n . B a r rin g an e p i d e m ic , th e ie a ie a m p le heds to m eet th is need. I o p ro v k le p r e - c i Itic a l tre a tm e n t and re lie v e the d e m ands on h o sp ital e m e ig e n cy ro o m s, it w ill 1« h e lp fu l it M u ltn o m a h C ounty can p ro vid e a 2 4 -h o u r a day c lin ic c a p a b ility . I his n n y w e ll re q u ire a d d itio n a l C o u n ty d o lla r s . I t m ay be fu r th e r p o ssib le lo r our H e a lth I ie - p a rtn ie n t to re a llo c a te p e r sonnel and re s o u rc e s on a te m p o ra ry basis in o rd e r to o |« n a g e n era l out - p a tie n t c lin ic at its 5th and Ankeny t a c llit y . I intend to seek It« co n c u rre n c e ol the B o a rd to so m andate the H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t. M ultn o m a h C ounty is , I be lie v e , tu rn in g around to face head on the basic p ro b le m s that have gone le g g in g a ll a ct ess the c o u n ti y. (H e a lth C a te in M u ltn o m a h C ounty - a p o s itio n s ta te m ent by D onald IS. C la r k , C o m m is s io n e r, M ultn o m a h co u n ty, t iregon) >, tn). Youngster gives 200 gifts " W h a t do you want f o r C h ris tm a s is a com m on id - (Uest of p a re n ts these d a ys. M o s t yo u n gste rs have a ready a n sw e r about a m ile long. But Alan Rushing, a n in e - y e a r-o ld wh’o fig u ie s 1« has m ost e v e ry th in g , said he ju s t wanted to help o th e r c h ild re n . Ills m o th e r, M r s . W esley traveling about, the rough, the sm ooth, the w ith song and dance ro u tin e s . T hey also a rra n g e d fo r F ro s ty tfie Snowman, Peppy tfie C low n and Santa C la u s to m a ke g u e st appearances. W ith the aid of A Ia n 's fo u r th '* M . I. bright, the d rear. . . g o r/ ,, bless thy year 400 tic k e ts w ere so ld . The c u rta in went up In A la m e d a ’ s a u d ito riu m b efore a c a p a c ity crow d D ece m b e r 15. And de s p ite a cantankerous m ic r o phone, tt « show was a su cce ss. • was s u rp ris e d but pleased, so s t« set about h elping A la n fu lfill his on ly C h ils tm a s w is h . I hey decided to stage a v a r ie ty show of n e ig h b o rh o o i t a l e n t a cts and use the proceeds to (Hirchase g ifts fo r le ss f o r tunate c h ild re n . to g e th e r they booked p e r fo rm a n c e s by the c h o ir and bam! of Alam eda E le m e n ta ry School, a ch o ru s o f 12 G ra n t N ATE HARTLEY Fuel O il 1 he next day some 200 toys w ere bought w ith the proceeds to ta lin g $77. C row .n-Z e lle r - bach helped out by donating paper fo r w ra pp in g the p re sents. i n Ilecember 21, A la n and h is m oth e i d e liv e re d the g u ts to the c h ild re n ’ s w ard at F a ir - view H o sp ita l and T ra in in g C e n te r. A lan had his C h r is t m as w ish and so do t f e young pa tie nts at F a ir v ie w . tudents, a senioi c itiz e n who p la ys the J e w s ’ h a rp and s e v e ra l y o u n g ste rs ^ P r ic e s tUSINCU' ■»see. 2 8 2 -5 5 3 9 We V i C a re ” V .4***/ S ank A mericarc 2 3 3 0 N . E. ALBERTA St. good W ednesday, pec, 29 th ru F rid a y , I are 2 8 2 -5 5 3 9 ec, Shop<£W>And Save Mere S u g a r C u red T ender S m oked MY-TE-FINE Potato Chips Reg 54 3 bag bo I 38 M orrell Pride I Boneless Fully Cooked R egular, d ip o r ba rb e cu e - Blue Bell P o ta to C h ip s« ■» 0, A Ham 6 6 each 7-Up Uncola Drink W hole or H alf Perfect p a rty m ixer or g re a t by itself 10c I » Lean, tender waste fre e Sweet sm oky fla v o r in every te n d e r bite _ ip lu s Reg 27 28 o r each d e p o s i t G a y la Pop a n d M n e rs 11 v o r,« t..i b 28 o i ‘ 1 0 0 Bonelxss Sliced Ham _____ L I. 19 lb Bakery Savings | Delicatessen Savings | < Produce Savings M Y-TE-FINE Milk Bread 2 2 , az loaves 3 Reg 35 2Ç W» DUBUQUE Texas Ruby Red Canned Ham Grapefruit Reg ‘ 5 89 5 lb . can 29' each A bonus in n u tritio n M ade w ith a d d e d m ilk n u trients fo r g re a te r fo o d values Taste g re a t to o A v a ila b le Bakery Section T opco S' i Bird ntW Seed •Topco Reg 47 5 lb. ■c. 2 9 'lîgxxi ANTIFRCFZF - c each A ttra c t new a n d interesting birds to yo u r y a rd A re a l tre a t fo r birds A v a ila b le V a rie ty Section Reg. *1 .4 9 d a ily c wonce o f ■ 'o ’ - C w ith on ly 55 c a l ories Save 52 on 8 kvo ob e Produce Section A v a ila b le A p p a re l Section Anti- Freeze S I I 09 g a o llo n r A v a ila b le A uto Center a n d V a rie ty Section S u pe r A n a h is t Mixed Nuts 4 '• •" 1 . weet , e One h a lf a m edium size ‘ the recom m ended Perm anent type ethylene g lyco l base Topco w ill mix w ith o th er perm a n e nt typ e a n ti freeze Protect y o u r car w ith Topco S alted G a y lo rd Reg 87 13 '5 o i Heavy w *h v .1 8 to r 19 each Serve tr a d itio n a l h o lid a y ham New Year s Day Delicious fo r m eals a n d sandwiches A v a ila b le Delicatessen Section T opco W ile ; (’ *• ' ‘ R eg S399 NOW Am o I * chto* rachnology Instructor, diacua R ich a rdso n to g iv e C o n g re s s " o n ly the in fo i m otio n we have t o " a boutplans to p h a s e o u tth e P u b lic Health S e rv ic e hospi ta ls . • 11« A to rtile l .n e ig y C o m - m is s lo n 's re fu s a l to m ake ix ib lic c e rta in e n v iro n m e n ta l Im pact data co n ce rn in g t ie A m c h itk a nuclear te s t. - backg ro u n d h iie f in g s m w hich g o ve rn m e nt o ffic ia ls speak to newsmen on t l« con d itio n that tl« y not he quoted by name. M cC lo ske y b e lie v e s gov e rn m e n t should m am ta in sec recy on ly about personnel m a tte rs , in te llig e n c e g a th e r ing, m ilit a r y plans and ongo ing d ip lo m a tic n e g o tia tio n s . tlo n , the c o n ce alm e n t of fa c t by tfœ govei rim ent of the U n i ted S ta te s ." He c r itic iz e d the fo llo w in g s p e c ific in c id e n ts : - A H e a lth , e d u c a tio n and W e lfa re D e p a rtm e n t m em o in w h ich an a s s is ta n t s e c re ta ry urged Sect e ta r y E llio t L . i . 1971 Page 3 WE SEND OUT GREETINGS TO FRIENDS FAR AND NEAR FOR Y O U R HAPPINESS D U R IN G THE C O M IN G YEAR B less thy year, Government secrecy K e p i e s e n ta tiv e Haul N . M c - C lo s k e y ,(K e p .-C a ltf) w h o fli st announ ud fils cam paign fo i ft« presidency w ould he based on the issue of the w ai In V ie t N a m , said )« w ill m ake t l« is sue of g o v e rn m e n t s e c re c y a key ca n q ia lg ri Issu e . “ I sup pose that tt « big g e st thing that fias h it me fro m being m C o n - g r e s s f o t fo u i y e a rs Is the in— hi Special Purchase Cold Tablets Sturdy, 10-Rib U m brellas 7 each Reg T9 20 s 8 6 C ru n c h y a n d fresh 80' peanuts also, pecan, coshews, filberts to a d d va rie ty Relieves the congestion o f h ead colds A v a ila b le V a rie ty Section A v a ila b le D rug P harm acy Section O p e n 9 a m to 10pm d a ily A lw a y s plenty o f fre e a n d easy p a rk in g . each I S T O O C lear plastic um brellas w ith fun p o lka dot trim Brighten up I those rainy days . sturdy 10-rib construction W hile 2000 last each Fred Meyer ‘— Shewing Center« < T here a re 19 - re d Mev»*r S u p e r C e n te rs lo c a te d *• q V a n c o u v e r a re a fo r ’ h t st y o u see th e w h it e p a g e s o f th e te le p h o n e b o o k 1 t