Portland Observer October 4. 1979 Page 5
Nigerians celebrate Independence
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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
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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-
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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.
Some other person involved in
making the a ffa ir a success were
Obiagyzor Martin, a Portland State
student in the school o f Business
A d m in is tra tio n , Y inka Onadeko,
secretary o f the Nigerian Student
Union, Emeka Omereife, Efiok E.
Udoa.
Long live the Republic o f Nigeria!
Nyong Etuk
All Type* Contact L e n te .
The free seminar is open to the
public and will be held in the con
ference room o f the Housing
A uthority o f Portland’s Hollywood
East building, 4400 N.E. Broadway,
from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The building is
served by Tri-Met lines #12, 40, and
M ore in fo rm a tio n about the
seminar is available by calling Pro
vidence Medical Center, 234-8211,
ext. 576.
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