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Portland Observer, December 17, 1961 Page 7 Bits and Pieces by Ruth Spencer M em bers o f the Jack a n d J ill C lu b had their tra d itio n a l fa m ily Christmas P arty, Sunday, Decem ber 13, at the M att Dishman Center. Childern o f the club entertained. A member’ s father played the role o f Santa Claus. The Piñata held nuts and candy. It was fun for all! « •• •« s The L ite ra ry Research C lu b ’ s Black Historical Project will focus on Oregon Black Women. The re search findings will be published ac cording to M rs Betty Thompson. Chairperson o f the Research C om mittee. C hristopher H o lid a y , student at Jefferson H igh School, appeared with four other high schooi students on the program W h at's R ig h t? , Channel 2, December 13. Race rela tions in the public high schools was the topic discussed. Dr. Jerry Swice- good, host for the program, did not deal with ways to improve race rela tions in the high schools. A great opportunity— missed! L * Oregon State University is one o f seven institutions to provide train ing for teachers who work outside o f the United States. The U .S . D e partment o f Defense has contracted with these universities to train teach ers fo r m ilita ry schools overseas. The six other universities are Boston U n iv e rs ity . George W ashington University, Florida State University, the University o f Houston, M ic h i gan State University and the Univer sity o f Southern California. ••••• .< - L arry J a c k s o n a n d his b rid a , th e fo r m e r L u cin a G a rc ia , a t th a ii w a d d in g recaption. M rs. Jackso n is a n ativa o f Trin id ad and recen t ly v isite d In V e n ezu e la. The c o u p le w e re m a rrie d In a p riv a te cere m o n y D ec em b e r 12th. (Photo: R ic h a r d J B r o w n ! Mrs. E lla M ae Gay was crowned queen o f the G ra n d m o th e rs ’ N A A C P C hristm as Seal C ontest Sunday, Decem ber 13 at Bethel Church. ••••• M rs. Jew el Johns, teacher at W oodlaw n P rim ary Schooi, is re covering at home after a stay in the hospital. Last week while President Reagan starred in the news as the good guy and C o lo n e l K h a d a fy as the bad guy, South Africa's army wiped out S W A P O headquarters killing thou sands o f men, women and children. This atrocity was worth one line in the n ational news and zero in the local press. Minute details have been given by the news media concerning the civil rights o f Soviet dissident A n d rei Sakharov and his w ife while little was said about the 2500 H a itia n s imprisoned in the U.S. According to m icrobiologists at Boston University’s School o f M edi cine, iron deficiency may cause gas tric u lceration and c o n trib u te to stomach cancer. John Craig, landscaper, recently toured several m ajor cities in China with a group involved in h o rticu l ture, zoology and related fields. They observed the production skills o f Chinese workers in various indus tries. M em bers o f the Leisu re H o u r G o lf Club had their Cocktail Dance Sunday, December 13, at the Airtel. Allen Temple will present its chil dren’s program, A Christmas M usi cal Fantasy, Sunday, December 20, at 5:30 at the Church. The public is invited. The P ortland section o f the N a tional Council o f Negro Women will meet M o n d a y, Decem ber 21, 7:30 pm at the King Neighborhood Facil ity. Mrs. M ary Kum ey is president. A third property tax limitation in itiative has been filed by Ray P h il lips, W illiam Jolly, Alva Moser, and Orvin Stanwood. The lim itation in itia tiv e is one per cent. P etitions must receive 72,891 signatures by July 2, 1981. M rs. M a ria n Jacobs, teacher at Astor Elementary School is retiring Decem ber 31, 1981 a fte r twenty years o f teaching in the P o rtlan d Public Schools. According to the Federal Collec tion C om m ission President R ea gan's C am paign C o m m ittee c o l lected 1.1 million dollars more than reported in its election report and kept funds that should have gone to the Republican Party. The Reagan campaign committee waged a four-m onth court fight to keep the report fro m being pub lished. A three-judge panel o f the U.S. Court o f Appeals in Washing ton refused recently to block its public release. The FEC concluded that no harm was done by the 1.1 m illion dollar mistake and the money does not have to be returned. Vern D uncan, State Superinten dent o f Public In stru ction , has at G overnor A tiyeh 's request recom mended a $23.95 million dollar cut in education. The cuts would elimin ate funds for the talented and gifted students and for child development specialists; also, make deep slashes in funding for community colleges and handicapped students in local school districts. 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