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A Day to Remember
Those Who Have
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Portland, OR
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University of Oregon
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Who Will Be Queen Of Rosaria?
The Rose Festival Queen's Coronation will be on Thursday, June 3 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert HaU at 8 PM.
REVIEW
Gun Control Plan
The Senate recently voted for new
restrictions on gun sales which would
keep guns out o f the hands ot unsuper­
vised children. House Speaker, Dennis
Hastert said that the House plans to
vote on the new gun measures in Mid-
June. Senate had already approv ed laws
preventing youth access to semi-auto­
matic assault rifles and a provision that
would keep anyone who commits a
violent crime as a juvenile from ever
legally owning a gun as an adult.
Julia Chan
Etopi Fanta
Heather Ranger
Katie Ouicich
David Douglas
Lincoln
Parkrose
Central Catholic
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Anti-Spy Security
A Congressional report revealed that
China had been stealing nuclear se­
crets for the past two decades. In re­
sponse. President Clinton defended the
administration's ongoing efforts to pre­
vent the maintenance o f alleged Chi­
nese espionage on U.S. nuclear tech­
nology. 1 hirty eight recommendations
were unanimously approved by the
House o f Representatives committee
to improve national security.
estival Uourf
The Rose Festival Court recognizes
the achievements of 14 young women from
Portland-area high schools, t ne Court
M em ber is chosen to be the Rose Festival
Q ueen; she will represent the state in ap­
pearances throughout the county. All Court
M embers act as am bassadors for the city
o f Portland, and through m eeting with the
business leaders and appearances at hos­
pitals and various civic groups, these am ­
bassadors are given a m em orable oppor-
NATO Air Strikes
NATO
w a rp la n e s
a tta c k e d
Slobodan Milosevic’s villa and other
targets across Yugoslavia. A NATO-
led peacekeeping ground force may
involv e 50,000 ground troops w ith sev­
eral thousand supplied by the United
States. As many as 150,000 refugees
were bound for Macedonia. And, re­
ports revealed an increase in sexual
violence against ethnic A lbanian
women in Kosovo.
tunity to grow as individuals and to serve
our com m unity. They learn how presenta­
tion, effective com m unications skills and
personal sharing can enrich their own lives
and ultim ately make the com m unity a bet­
ter place to live.
A ccom plishm ent is the common bond
each o f the 14 Court M embers share. At
the ages o f 17 or 18, Each o f the young
women has demonstrated leadership, scho­
lastic ability and civic and volunteer in-
Tortured Haitian
Immigrant
Justin Volpe, a white police officer
pleaded guilty to torturing a Haitian
immigrant with a wooden stick in a
stationhouse bathroom Officer Volpe
confessed to ramming a stick into the
rectum o f a handcuffed Abner Louima.
Volpe said that he acted in a fit o f rage
because he mistakenly believed Louima
had punched him while police tried to
quell a brawl outside a nightclub in
August 1497. The officer was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Lauren Dutko
Kari Alsherif
Amber Starks
Monica Campean
Wilson
ST.Mary Academy
Cleveland
Marshall
Aubrey Isom
Kylee Nolf
Sherani Frazier
Amanda Stutevoss
Madison
Franklin
Jefferson
Benson
volvem ent and each has her ow n unique
personality 1 ach must have a grade point
average o f at least 2.75. The election o f
each sch o o l’s Court M ember is made by
her fellow students.
The Association makes sure that the ex­
perience o f being selected as a Rose Festi­
val Court member is memorable and re­
warding Along with scholarships and vari­
ous other gifts, the Court Members begin a
mentoring program in w hich successful busi­
ness women w ork with the young women to
establish a relationship that will strengthen
their roles in the community.
Randall Realty Corporation is proud to
sponsor the Rose Festival Court scholarship
program FachCourt Member is give a $3,000
college scholarship The Rose Festival Asso­
ciation thanks Randall Realty for its generous
support o f the Court Scholarship program.
Universe Is 12 Billion
Years Old
Findings from an eight-year study
indicate that the universe is a youthful
12 billion years old and that the uni­
verse will probably continue the ex­
pansion that began with the primordial
explosion known as the Big Bang. Sci­
entists also concluded that matter will
probably exist for another thousand
billion billion billion years.
Fat Findings
Ina scientific study, Americans have
been gaining weight on fat-free and
low-fat foods consumed without regard
to their caloric content l oading up on
added sugars and relined starches is part
o f the problem A survey by the Food
Marketing Institute revealed that 56per-
cent o f shoppers who had changed their
diets were consuming only 15 percent
more fruits and vegetables.