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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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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