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Portland Observer October 4. 1979 Page 5 Nigerians celebrate Independence 1 There's a lot more to c o n ta c ts ^ ^ T y -J ^ than meets the eye by Kathryn Bogle In a colorful day-long celebration, the 19th anniversary o f Nigerian In dependence was observed by the Por tland Chapter o f the National Union o f Nigerian Students on Saturday, September 29. The day began with a Holy Mass at Christie Hall on the Campus o f the University o f Portland with the Rev. Father Anthony Ogbenna as the o ffic ia tin g priest. L a te r, a sym posium and a fam ily style dinner open to the public was held at the Community Center o f St. Andrews Catholic Church at 8th Avenue and Alberta Street. Following the discourse on events and the daily life o f Nigerians since the country gained its independence from Great B rita in , the hall was opened fo r dancing. A variety o f beautiful native Nigerian garments and headgear from gauze to silk and velvet and gold braid was in eviden ce, some o f it representative o f a par ticular Nigerian state, but all o f it meaningful to those so far from their O ptom etrie E re E .a m wn Mder O c t o b Lloyd Center ' Eastport 288 5393 771-3233 e Oree Shoppt r Dr. 'Chuks' Ogbuobiri (Photos: Richard Brown) Workshop explains Medicare ted to insure payment o f the hospital and doctor bills. M edicare is a tw o-part federal program to assist citizens 65 years and older or who are disabled pay for the medical expenses. Medicare hospital insurance pays for inpatient hospital care while Medicare medical insurance pays for physicians' ser vices and outpatient hospital ser vices. Medicare payments are hand led by private insurance organiza tions like Aetna and Blue Cross who have contracts with the Health Care Financing Administration. The com plexities o f Medicare hospital and medical insurance w ill be explained to the public Thursday, October 25th, in a free seminar spon sored by Providence Medical Center as a public service. The seminar is designed to assist Medicare recipients understand the processes o f filing for benefits and claims. In fo rm a tio n w ill be made available by representatives from Providence M edical C enter’ s business office and social services department. Blue Cross o f Oregon, and the Medicare C laim s A d m in istra tio n o f Aetna L ife & Casualty Insurance Com pany. Trained volunteers from Providence Volunteer Services w ill help seminar p articipants complete whatever Medicare forms they bring with them and representatives from the hospital and other sponsoring agencies w ill show M edicare recipients how to most effectively use the services o f fered to them and what forms and other information used to be submit- V i» , i M a .te r c ti.r o . <te 4 ¿almtiiitu Orticai »¿¿¿tea national home. Among the speakers addressing the gathering o f about 200 persons at the Center were: Dr. W illiam Little, head o f the Black Studies Depar tm ent at P o rtla n d State U n iv e r sity; Nyong Etuk, a Public Health O ffice r; Greg Miles, Advisor fo r foreign students at Portland Com munity College; Dr. Erasmus Chuks Ogbuobiri, an electrical engineer at Bonneville Power A dm inistration; and Peter Olemgbe, president o f the National Union o f Nigerian Students who staged the affair. Symposium chairman was Lyracus Nevakoma, currently a student at Portland State. 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