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November 27, 1985 Portland Observer, Page 3 In N o rth A m e ric a d eer w e re second only to h e ave rs in s u p p lyin g th e p ioneers w ith fo o d an d clo th in g Some of the participants in the Miss Oregon USA contest were (left to rightl Maeve Amber Cassidy. Renee Bagley, Joelle Rankin, and Robin Marks The pageant was held at the Thunderbird at Jant/en Beach this past weekend 33 participants vied for the title of Miss Oregon USA Kim Stubblefield of Lake O sw e g o w o n tfie title. Bagley and M arks wen> Set o n d R unner ups a nd M .irks w as pu ked by th e o th e r p a rtic ip a n ts as M iss A m ity (Photo Richard J B row n ! U n it electric company isn’t going to lik e this Letters to the Editor press was s ta v in g I he o c c u p ie rs , m o s tly w o m e n and c h ild re n and Guatemalan elections To the / I he same weekend, 2»M) m em bers the M u tu a l S u p p o rt G ro u p (G<4 '/), an o rg a n iz a tio n o l relatives th lo r m ostly In d ia n , hoped t o draw m ie i na tio n a l a tte n tio n to disap|vearaiices in G uatem ala, winch tai exceed those o l auv o th e r c o u n try in the he m isp h e re . (O n e th ir d o l I a im X m e ric a ’ s d is a p p e a re d a ie G uatem alans ) G I \ f . the only tunc ot O n N ov the g o v e rn m e n t o f Guatemala held presidential elections, m hopes that a c iv ilia n president w ill m ake it easier fo r Reagan to push m ilitary aid to Guatem ala through the I S. Congress o f the disappeared, occupied the I en tral C athedral to r three days and then occupied the drtvewav ot the l iz/rrino Heal H otel, where most ot the foreign A id P r iz e i » » n t.m is .1 L u g e r p e r» e t i t . i g i m> »lies ( f u n <>U| || ss il l u s i i. ill s b r d is I»le d .n ib »ng 111 ■ < p l . i s e r s IK »U I O P I W I >i » », > b \ .1 is i t t u i l c i i l l s , >1.is m g t in M l < • M U < h > ( » ru b u h i s e lf .1 | 'I.IS s li p It S r s \ , , i f l u l l l i s fi ,f .1 s ig n P u k 6 n i m i n i s , h i g . i m c l* » u r d u n d h a n d ( t i c I i l l i H r II f e e d It lilt» > t h e o » l l i p i l l c f hm k t n k e t s s ith t h e n u m b e r s \< > u p n k e d 2 n d P r i / e be» u n s e it s e u s i e i t b u s e d « »il s .ile s P e o p le u lt e t s s e e k M id .lie s% i n f 2 ’ <•«' 1 »* I • • » m l» m .iti- n in g X» » g< » a h e a d « »h s e s Ml » »s«•: f lu I . ik e .1 IK )U |O U l \ K in g o u r M e g u p r i/ r f i|.is 11 < ii.ig h t s I |\ M it» fi M .iU f ss I*, h t i n i. id s< »it ss in t i n HOM IO < O I I K I • ui» M l < • M U < M id h< >p< |ik< ♦ u n d s< m ss m It s \ < m t < m l \ pr» m »I sh» >ss x . i t u r d . n I n v k s o u r n u n i l x - t s k »»m e M . iu h . m d s» u i s s m b i g 11» n t h B u t t i l l ’ l 11.1 Ik e s . if ss 111 ir e b e tte t t h a n ( t i e i h u i l i e s o f ss i n n i n g s » m rs M id sse p u t .1 b ig g e r s f i. u e »» t »»ur m» »lies m t ■ p r iz e t t i l i 1 d». f Im m m m M e g . ip r i/ e I ss n fi« »m t l i e » r i l i n g M u k i s , »ur g u m e d» »ss m ig h t ir r e s i s t i b l e M id L i k e s « m t s i. » e s i i f i t * * Iu k » M f ( » M U < t. » » . »Hei t M < h OREGON LOTTERY Sul P ii s ur ss i n n i n g ti» k e t t. » u u s I I s M M R SHOT A I HK» M O M V! > 011 s* in < ti.ms f * o f If M ill o r sitare w in n in g p ii k 2nd P u / 12 . »f i» g ro u p in Genet a I H u m b e rto M e pa \ ic tores, and ( i I \ f lias s u fle ie d t h e a s s a s s in a non o l many ot it s members I he elections, which were in itia te d by tlie \ r i n v , a p p e a l to have been relatively tree ot b a u d Since no can didate won a in a io iity ot the votes, a run o t t e le c tio n w ill he held in le tu ile r b it ' ......... le s s g o t o I . »tteiA t i e . i i l i , u . l i t e r s m S a le in il s» m s e ss» »n m» n e t h . l l l N » iH i >, »u II g e t p u u ! » »n t h e s | * »t UCK5 p io v m c ia l, and na tio n a l govetnm en tai in s titu tio n s is fo rm a liz e d in the new c o n s titu tio n th r o u g h the new " I n t e l I n s t it u t io n a l ( o o id in a tio n System " \ ls o w ritte n in to the con s titu tio n ate the tools o l the counter insurgency p ro g ra m , in c lu d in g the "m o d e l villages" and (lie civil patrols I lie "m o d e l v illa g e s " aie designed a lte r the "stra te g ic h a m le ts" that the I luted Stales used in \ le lna m V ir tuallv every surviving Indian village in highland G uatem ala has been turned in to a c o n c e n tra tio n c a m p , w illi m ovem ents and lo o d supply s tric tly co n tro lle d bv the m ilita ry , and native cu ltu ra l and religious expression sup pressed F o rce d to serve i l l " c i v i l p a t r o ls , " v illa g e rs m ust som etim es participate in the m urders o l "su bve i sive" relatives and neighbors to prove their loyally D u rin g tlie p e rio d I9K2 K t, when the " m o d e l v illa g e " p ro g ra m was being p u l in to place, an aveiage o l fiv e In d ia n v illa g e s per week were wiped o i l the m ap Several hundred th o u s a n d G u a te m a la n s escaped to M exico, and an estimated one m illio n people are still hiding in G uatem ala's m ountains, constantly fleeing bom b m gs, n a p a lm , c h e m ic a l b a c te rio logical warfare, and set forest tires W ith the e n tire h ig h la n d s reg io n f u s e M l ( , M U t k > i n < >re g o n s s fis p lu s . u n t * »sh els< s l o t t o ' x. » m g < »»i l H e i g h t * »1 t» » t h e H u n g • »n t o t h a t t u k e t » • » u u tis •t .it \ t ,ss t h . i t sse . is k t h e « » r n p u f e r 1» • p u k < )| it S o li t c in i h u m t h e n u m l x ' i s f o I SOU \ \ lb > k ll< 'SS S M.IS t x ’ It s p s u t i l l f ir s t •Í prize ss m urisi * » »f p r i z e , * * »I h e l d 111 r r s e r s e f« >t t u t u n p r iz e s l l i e 1 t i l l s . »t .1 m m . m u m s s .ig e r 2 s e i t » t II» » Ils SS 111 r u n g in .m s «»I t h e t h r e e p . m m u i u e l p r i z e , * h »|s u r e 1 IK , iig lit s Sone asks lo t in v e s tig a lio n in to the disappeaiances S on e has proposed e c o n o m ic , s o c ia l, p o l i l i c . i l , o r agrarian reform s that w o uld threaten the position ot the tiny wealthy land h o ld e r class or the p o w e r o l the m ilitary In ta c t. A rm y c o n tr o l o t lo c a l, ( h e g « »n s w r y K> tin m a n Guatemala, has been labeled "subset s iv e " by » m a te m a la 's p re s id e n t, I )ecember I he ^rm y can live w ith the victory o l any o l , lie candidates THE BUCKS START F M il, MU \ \ m u . i sh< >i .it it K f . i t I (to n in g B ut you w i l l Just sw itch from an elec trie furu.ic c or elec trie baseboard heat (o a high-etlic lein y natural gas tu rn .n e. Sou'll c ut vinir heating hills in hall Just look at the t hart. S200 S I SO SI » V $ Si» l'i'.x,! is., now m ilitarized and village massacres thus slow ing d o w n , the G ua te m ala n governm ent hopes to be able to point to "im p ro v e m e n ts in hum an rig h ts " Convinced.’ I hen call \o r t h w e s , N a tu ra l ( >as. I hex 1 an help vv i l l , exery thing Irom siring up your heating needs to tin,inc mg. So don’t give an o ther thought io w hat tin electric company is going to th in k. and a new c iv ilia n president to make itself elig ib le to r m ore bom bs, guns, and h e lic o p te rs fr o m the I tilte d Natural gas costs a lot less. S tates. F ro n t ru n n in g c a n d id a te V in ic io C e rc z o o l ih e ( h ris tia n D e m o c ra tic P a rty is p ro m is in g to change ( m atem ala's image / ut id lh-1 /iovr/i«' y A s ! NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS I' itl.tn d . ' 4 11 M l mv '»;,, 42S » Scion.i »2S.2SII S .111, -tic 1 r I '■ » » S11 I IIH > III ( > H 2111 ' ' . d e n i S k S r r | | I h e I ’ . ill, .' >' . I uc’i l i e »4. U-< » V
