Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 26, 2006, Image 1

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Martina Williams, Marshall
Anvi Catherene Bui, Benson
Treauna Jackson, Jefferson
Jeannette Jamison, Parkrose
Julia Mayfield, Lincoln
Kelly Edwards, Franklin
Chastity Wells, St. Mary's Academy
Asia Washington, Roosevelt
April Cheek, Central Catholic
Beth Susan Ford, Wilson
Grace Katherine Neal, Cleveland
Maggie Simpkins, Grant
Alix Sandbothe, David Douglas
Carrying on a tradition
Portland’s Rose Festival C ourt is val tradition while offering yo
in place tor the upcoming Rose Fes- w om en from 14 P ortland-a
tival, the largest comm unity celehra- schoolsopportunitiesforfurthere
tion in the state.
cation and networking
The court carries on a Rose Festi-
Each court m em ber renrest
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Thc Review
Vancouver Teen Killed
Fort Vancouver High School
stu d en ts and the g rea ter
Vancouver community are in
shock and disbelief over the
death of a teenage girl randomly
attacked by a man with a knife
last Thursday while working in
a McDonald’s restaurant. David
Sullivan, who suffers from para­
noid schizophrenia, was charged
with her murder. See story,
page A2.
Gasoline Prices Spike
The pain at the pump keeps
Katrina Holland, Madison
her school throughout the m onths
o f M ay and June at m any co m m u ­
nity events, including meetings with
business leaders, visits to hospitals
and se n io r living c e n te rs, and
m eetings w ith a variety o f civic
groups.
Mayor Nagin in
Runoff
One will be crow ned Rose Festi­
val Queen. The coronation ceremony
moves to a new time this year. It’s
scheduled June 10 at 8:30 a.m. at
M emorial Coliseum , just before the
Grand Floral Parade which begins at
10 a.m.
Atrocities Bring Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council im ­
In a complete re­
posed sanctions Tuesday on
versal of support
four men accused of atroci­
from four years
ties in Sudan’s Darfur region,
ago. New O r­
the first time it has moved to
leans Mayor Ray
punish those responsible for
N agin scored
three years of conflict that
heavily
w ith
has left 180,000 dead.
black voters and
Citizenship Surge
was practically
Efforts by Congress and local
ab andoned by
governm
ents to crack down
whites as he won
getting worse for U.S. consum­
on
illegal
immigration - and
a spot in a mayoral runoff elec­ New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
ers as the national price for
the pro tests that follow ed
tion. See story, page A2.
gasoline skyrocketed 13.1 cents
dents, has lost its backing from those efforts - have produced
over the last week to $2.91 a Victory School Out
the Oregon Board of Education a surge of interest in learning
gallon, the fourth highest aver­ Victory Middle School, a north­ and may close w hen state money
how to become a U.S. citizen.
age retail price on record, the east Portlandcharterschool with runs out in August. See story, See story, page B6.
government said on Monday.
mostly African American stu- page A3.