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Volume XXX
Number 19
University of Oregon
Knight Library
Newspaper Section
Eugene OR 97401
Wednesday
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Who will be our next Queen of Rosaría?
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John Paul II Honored
with Birthday Stamps
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V A TICA N C ITY - Poland and the
V atican have gone in together on
an early birthday present for Pope
John Paul II - a special stam p
series celebrting his upcom ing 80th,
T he stam ps issued, include one
show ing the pope in profile and
a n o th e r f e a tu r in g th e B la c k
M a d o n n a o f C z e s to c h o w a ,
P oland’s holiest shrine. John Paul
turns 80 on M ay 18.
Sarah Williams ;;
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Park rose High School
HighSchool
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E m e ra ld A rm strong
,
Jefferson High School
Benson High School
Crystal lines
Putin Sworn in as
Russian President
M O SCO W - President V ladim ir
Putin pledged to restore Russia as
a great pow er after being sw orn in
Sunday as the co u n try ’s second
dem ocratically elected president
in a cerem ony that evoked the
co u n try ’s im perial past, Putin, a
form er KGB officer who has never
h eld e lec ted o ffic e , p rom ised
honest and efficient governm ent,
saying he w anted to restore the
hopes o f ordinary Russians and
m ake the country prosperous and
strong.
The Rose Festival Court is comprised o f !4 outstanding yvomen yvhb
were selected from ¡4 Portland-area high schools by their respective -
student bodies. Each court member represents her school at many i
I w ^ co m m unity events throughout the months o f May and June.
To qualify fo r the Rose Festival Court, the young woman must be a full-
L time student, be a member o f the graduating class, have a grade point
^a v e r a g e o f at least 2. / f , demonstrate good citizenship and have a good
attendance record. The candidates are evaluated on character,
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communication and presence. The Portland Rose Festival Association
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wards each ambassador a $3,000 scholarship courtesy o f Randal!
Realty' Corp.
Crystal Roberts
Sri Lanka Invokes
War Status
M egan Hall
Roosevelt High School
St. Mary's Academy
C O L O M B O , Sri L anka - After
putting the nation on war status,
the Sri Lankan govem m ent gave
sw eeping pow ers to the military,
police.and adm inistration to deal
with the Tam il rebel threat to split
the country. U nder the Public
S e c u rity A ct in v o k e d by the
g o v e r n m e n t,
S ri
L ankan
authorities can seize aircraft, ships
o r property w ithout giving any
reason, ban the publication o f
new spapers and leaflets that could
h a rm n a tio n a l s e c u r ity , and
p r o h ib it d e m o n s tr a tio n s and
strikes that m ay hinder the war
effort.
A riel Neicfti;
Alder M anning
A n tim issile System
May Not Protect
Canada
Anona Shugart
Cleveland High
Lincoln High School
CentralCatholic HighSchool
H U N T SV IL L E , Ala. - If Canada
opts out o f the U . S . m issi le defense
project had a Canadian city w ere
to com e under m issile attack, the
U nited States m ight choose not to
shoo, itdow n.aseniorU .S. military
officer said. V ice Adm. Herbert
Browne, deputy commander ofU.S.
Space C om m and, said that the
U nited States w ants Canada to
p a rtic ip a te in th e a n tim is sile
system , w hich is being developed
a, an estim ated cost o f $20 billion
to defend all 5 0 U .S .s,atesag ain s,
attack from a small num ber o f
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Am y Seely
LeslieW enzinger
Andrea Jones
LizHoffard
Wilson High School
Madison HighSchool
Marshall High School
David Douglas High School
Friday
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OHSU sends stroke
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The best mom in the world •
contest................................... . 5
Microsoft readies plan for
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GAME award
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Blazers gear up for game
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Moms keeping unconditional
love alive................................ 3
El O bservador..................... 5
This Week
in Historv
On May 10, I860, a golden spike was driven
at P rom ontory, U tah, m arking the
completion o f the first transcontinental
railroad in the United States.
On May I J, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot
and seriously wounded in St. Peter's Square by
Turkish assailant Mehmet All Agca.
On May 17.1954. the Supreme Court issued
its landmark Brow n vs Board o f Education
o f Topeka ruling, which declared that racially
segregated public schools were inherently
unequal