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Page 4, Portland Observer, October 2, 1986 METROPOLITAN r FREE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY 5 Portland teachers return from Nicaragua with slideshow R e c e n tly -re tu rn e d m em b ers o f a P o rtla n d tea chers d e le g a tio n to Nicaragua w ill present the results o f their investigation in to that co u n try's revolutionary educational system and the re su lts o f the I I. S . w a r on N ic a ra g u a ’ s s c h o o lin g . T h irte e n teachers a n a lyze d s c h o o ls , a d u lt e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m s , lite ra c y c a m LOCATION CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST paigns, n e ig h b o rh o o d c u ltu ra l cen ters, teacher and you th organizations. T each ers G ra c e G ra n th a m and M a u re e n Sheedy w ill present a slidesh ow Ih u rs d a y , O c to b e r 10, 7 p .m at 925 SI Sandy, sponsored by the P o r tla n d I a b o r C o m m itte e on C entral Am erica. 4237 N MISSISSIPPI PHONE 288-1400 No more white train The ‘ ‘ w h ite t r a i n " m ay n o t be co m in g to the P o rtla n d area in the future. V a n c o u v e r c ity m an ag er Paul G a rre tt said he believes the C .S. D e p a rtm e n t o t E nergy (1 )0 1 I has responded to a n ti nuclear protesters and com p la ints fro m city o ffic ia ls by lu ll mg the trains. C ity o ffic ia ls had com plained that the large protests put a massive strain on local resources. The tr a in s , be lie ved to ca rry n u cle a r w eap ons co m p o n e n ts fro m Texas to the I n d e n t sub base at « H EVERY WED 4-6 PM Bangor, W A , has come through each F e b ru a ry a n d J u ly since 19X2, but tailed to appear this July. Protesters had developed an e ffe c tive na tion w id e network, fo r tracking the trams and w a ttling protesters f u r ther along the line According to Van couver Police ( hiel I eland Davis, the D O T has cha ng ed its r o u tin e and plans to make it more d iffic u lt to Imd out how and when the weapons c o m ponents are being shipped. Protesters ate now saying they w ill c o n v e rt th e ir n e tw o rk to w a tch lo r trucks carrying the weapons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M r Joseph Taylo r is th e n e w President of th e C o lu m b ia River U nit of the O regon S o ciety of Tax C o n su lta n ts Ho w a s e le c te d in A u g ust for 1985 86 by u n a n im o u s v o te M r T aylo r is a Licensed Tax C o n s u lta n t a n d fo r m e r in s tr u c to r fo r H ft R B lo c k a n d P o r tla n d C o m m u n ity C ollege He ta u g h t b oth Basic and A d va n c ed In c o m e Tax classes In 1981 M r Taylor began his o w n successful tax firm , J ft M Taylor and Associates, located ut 5621 N E 39th Portland " Nature’s Remedy. /or GiN Tli. OVUMGHT KUH! Of CON8TÌHTÌON .* * Near hm» nw d • uoat'vw h fh * Nature» * a , G ann, CNoryvghi ” • sature- aitiva n y r*M m rt «>■ w 'Japan, iän »a rlXj can ta»a Natura « Hemady tonight and faa< batta* tomornw» (Photo Richard J Brow n) Black students' drop out rate lower than Portland average FredMeyer* Open 9AM to 10PM 7 Days A Week Prices Good Wed. Oct. 2 thru Tues., Oct. 8, 1985 Find 100’s o f values in every department. I ewer students dropped out o l Por ll.in d p u b lic hig h schools last year, w ith Blacks lo t the first tim e posting an ‘ ‘ early le a s e r" percentage lower Pick up o u r than the school district average. P o rte r S e x to n , m an ag er o l management in fo rm a tio n services lor P o rtla n d P u b lic S chools, said I JR,9 stud ents 7 .2 percent o t I4.X2X e n ro lle d in tir a d e s 9 12 le lt high school m 19X4 X5. I hat com putes to d istrietw id e per cenlages o l 7.5 in 19X1 X4. 6 9 in 19X2 X I and 7 I in 19X1 M2. I asl s e a r’ s e a rly leaver percentage lo r Blacks was 7.1 (141 students), com pared to X I in 19X1 X4 By contrast, last year's d ro p out percentages tor n o n - m in o r ity students was 7 1(791 students), compared to 7.X in 19X1 X4 N a tion al d ro p out tales lo t Blacks ate genet alls one-third higher than the averages fo r non m in o rity students, according to Sexton. Sexton said the low er d ro p out pet cenlages lo r P o rtla n d a lso were especially s ig n ific a n t because o l in c re a s in g ly s trin g e n t h ig h sch o o l giaduation requirements. A c c o rd in g to S e xto n , G ra d e I I ( ju n io r yea r) c o n tin u e s to base the highest n u m h e i o l e a tls leavers. ( o m p a r a liv e d is tr ic tw id e d a ta on d r o p o u t has been c o m p ile d since I977-7X O th e r stu d e n t ra c ia l g ro u p s represented in 19X4 X5's total o l 1,069 d r o p o u ts were 71 A s ia n s , 14 A m erican Indians and 26 Hispanics I he to ta l male fem ale ra tio was ^X6 males and 4X1 females E a rly leasers are d e fin e d as e n ro lle d students w h o leave school and d o n o t re tu rn d u rin g the academic seat. Such students, according to Sexton, may e m o ll m co m m u n ity colleges, in p riv a te or a lte rn a tiv e sch o o ls or p ro g ra m s , m ay re tu rn later lo high schtM'l or may drop out entirely fro m lo rm a l education in store Ads and discover the m any ite m s on sale today. B ig selection, lo w prices on top bran ds, the convenience o f one-stop sh o p p in g and FREE p a rk in g are just a few o f the many g o o d reasons to shop at Fred Meyer. 11lese money-savers are just an example oí what’s on sale this week: S h o p fo r y o u r h o m e a n d fa m ily in o n e m o n e y -s a v in g sto p z --------------------------- — ---------------------------------------------------------------- ■X Y o u r fa m ily ’s fo o d d o lla r g o e s fa r th e r a t F re d M e y e r 8 * 1/2 PRICE 1/2 PRICE ISLUh Pfppfp WJU P tw *® 1/2 PRICE S a l . 99< E a c h R ag . 1 9 9 R e g u la r P ric e s SALE 9 9 ' R ag 4 ” P o t F o lia g e P la n t s A ll C o s tu m e J e w e lr y Choose from <»n assortm ent of healthy hardy plants Choose from latest tis h io n »».«rnnq*. necklac es and bra< »‘lets F r e n c h 's P e p p e r 1.9 9 4 i ’Z Refill your pepper shakers «it today s low price 1/2 PRICE SALE 94« • R ag 1 .9 9 S w if t B r o w n 'N S e r v e S a u s a g e L in k s 8 oz box Choose from 9 assorted flavors VISA MosterCord D is c o v e r lo w p ric e s on th e la t e s t fa m o u s -n a m e fa s h io n s Now film processing will cost you less 4 Drscovr-r our 3 0 "n larger professional glossy BIG PRIN1 economical Standard Print processing today and save 5Q- RUM il i< fi —Fred Meyer Coupon— 1/2 PRICE Develop and Print SALE 2 .8 8 7 .9 6 * R ag. 5 .7 5 -1 6 .0 0 E n tir e S t o c k P la y t e x F o u n d a t io n s 1/2 PRICE Choose 18 Hour Cross You- Heart Support Can Be Beautiful Super Look Thank Goodness It Fits Happ> Medium and more W ITH THIS COUPON Choose :)0ur larger glossy BIG PRINTS or economical Standard Prints N H 4 H S a 4 ’ , Bath e u s * ” . f> • ’« tf 6 *1 » s ,«1 order» coordinates Ms »M OO »<>u'x<l«t*an» and p i* » shirts » • axrariahu» 41 a f sirves A* ’»• A • •»’ »* i-.fltHr f, Bath f se-q tes is I 1, i .»(a.- »' >. shifts i s • ava ••»-*♦■ »f »4,>ri,wiA«t and *• >se f », » • l.i' a*a><ab*e •' Sfa-» Ooas no! rn< luOtt 1/2 PRICE B a th T o w e l O r,g 5 0 0 NOW 2 so H a n d T o w e l ong 4 00 now 2 00 W a s h C lo t h O n g 2 50 NOW 1 25 P r in t a n d S o lid B a th E n s e m b le s Mix and m atch FredMeyer Z ONE STOP SHOPPING There’s always plenty of FREE and EASY parking! CENTERS j F a< h o t these a d ve rtise d ite m s m ust be re a d ily ava ila ble for sale at or be lo w th e a d ve rtise d p ric e in ea ch F red M eyer s to re e xce p t as s p e c ific a lly n o te d in th is ad e xce p t 6 th & A ld e r t • >
