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I ■ — •—• •*- ■ Portland Observer, March 6, 1905, Page 3 METROPOLITAN MMMai■■■■ b b b High school kids take over city council by Robert Lotbtan Portland elected a new mayor in November, and got another one last week. He's Chris M ilton, 17-year-old brother o f city council candidate Fred M ilton, a ju n io r at Vocational Village High School. M ilton won out over 100 other students in a raffle for Youth Mayor as part o f Youth Week activities, March J - 9. Helping the new mayor with his responsibilities was a youthful counter part to the city council. Kelli Corco ran, Madison High School, took Dick Bogle's place for a week, Darren Ken nedy from Jefferson High was Mike Lindberg’ s counterpart, Charles Law rence, who attends Wilson High, was assigned to M ildred Schwab’s office, and Kelley Weigel o f Madison High worked with Margaret Strachan. The youth city council appeared with Mayor Clark and the regular city council at a Feb. 28th ceremony in City Hall. They sat in the council chambers on Youth in Government Day, Wednesday, March 6, and an nounced the results o f a poll on youth issues. They also made recommenda tions for action to the city council based on the poll. M ilton sounded like a pro as he de flected reporter’ s questions while sit ting in the mayor’ s chair. “ I haven’t had time to think about it, yet,” he said in response to a particularly point ed question. Mayor Clark hovered Portland * Youth City Council included laaatad, Fr) Kelli Corcoran. Charles Lawrence. Darren Kennedy. Kelley Weigel and "Mayor" Chris Milton. Their reel- nearby. The young mayor said his brother’s candidacy got him thinking about city politics. He hoped that his and the other students’ participation in Youth in Government activities would interest Portland youth in issues o f city politics that affect them. More services to help students get jobs and more money for scholarships to keep educational opportunities open are big on his agenda, he said. Dick Bogle got some laughs as he introduced his youth counterpart, Kelli Corcoran. “ T w o o f my staff members have already asked her for raises, and I ’m afraid she's already granted them,” he said. Metropolitan Youth Commission director Alice Simpson said Youth in Government Day went into remission Support our advertisers Say You Saw It in The PORTLAND OBSER VER life counterpart* are II -rl Dick Bogle. Mildred Schwab Mike Lindberg and. Margaret Strachan and Bud Clark (Photo Richard J. Brown) during ex-mayor Frank Ivancie’s term in office, but is being revived under Clark. " I have a very strong feeling that people — women, youth, minorities — ought to be involved in planning programs that concern them,” she said. Simpson indicated that city gov ernment w ill be taking more interest in youth. IF YOU USE ELECTRICITY LIKE TH IS... 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