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Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 20

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Oakland Tribunei
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i fofl 'Fr1. Oct. 30,1 964 lopoutsiGe Know the Candidates New High School Oakland's newest high school caters to dropouts and students who are "just marking time." Keeping dropouts- in school and encouraging them to do more than "just mark time" are the primary goals of the gram includes instruction in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and record keepings business 1 and business arithmetic. Most of the programs -were tried and tested last year in a special pilot program conducted for 83 students. Dr.

Kelley said 17 of the students enrolled in the pilot pro Admiral George Dewey Contin gram last year have been re turned to regular programs in Oakland's other six high schools, 24 are still at Dewey and seven completed deficierv uation High School. Dewey High School opened its doors to the general public yesterday for the first time. It was an open house program designed to show off the things that are happening at the school. It was also the occasion for formal dedication ceremonies attended by parents and school and civic officials. Dr.

Lawrence B. Kelly, supervisor of continuation education for the Oakland Schools, intro cies and earned their high school diplomas. He added that six of the I 1 LA I 1 1VQ.I graduates are now attending classes at junior colleges or a JAMES E. MORIARTY LEO ARMSTRONG MEL F. NIELSEN ALFRED M.

DIAS state college. Dewey School, a 66-year-old formed Second Supervisorial District. The following in elementary school, was selected duced his faculty of specialists formation and statements were furnished by the as the site for the pilot pro Mel F. Nielsen, the incumbent, and James E. Moriarty are seeking the post of supervisor from the Third District of Contra Costa County.

Leo Armstrong and Alfred M. Dias are candidates, for supervisor in the newly- recruited from throughout the NEW HIGH SCHOOL Judy Darnell demonstrates typing skills she has learned at Dewey Continuation High School for (from left) Zook Sutton, chairman of the education committee, Oakland Chamber of Commerce; fellow student Jonathan school district and outlined the gram. Upper grade elementary school children were shjffed to James E. Moriarty, 48, of neighboring schools and the high schoolers in the pilot group shared the school with Mel F. Nielsen, 54, of Orinda, is a veteran of eight years on the board of supervisors.

Born in Oakland, he has resided in Contra Costa County since 1938. Orinda, an executive in shipping and airline companies, is a native of Utah. He was educated at the University of Utah and has been a resident of the dis school's programs and courses. There are 150 students enrolled at Dewey. They are offered a high school curriculum which includes science, mathematics, English, health, occupational information, arts and crafts, homemaking, industrial arts, social studies and business children in kindergarten through the third grade.

He was educated at Oakland Kusmaul, and Uakiand Board or toucanon president Lorenzo N. Hoopes. School was dedicated yesterday. school program have been thaniel J. Bornor, science and added.

mathematics; Mrs. Suzanne S. Faculty members at the new Donnelly, business education; school include and Richard J. Van Epps, crafts Irma Blom, homemaking; Na- and wood shop. This semester, however, the high school students have the trict since 1951.

Moriarty believes he can put 18 years of successful business school aii to themselves. It has been remodeled and Alfred M. Dias, 45, of San Pablo, on leave of absence as director of recreation of that city, is a veteran of hVi years years Army and Air Force service in World War II. He has accepted the general chairmanship of the 1965 March of Dimes for Contra Costa County. Dias, who has an assessment reform program that will mean savings to the home owner, said he has been involved in civic affairs of the community all his adult life.

He has studied the the problems of the district and sincerely believes he can represent the people intelligently and forcefully on the board. Leo Armstrong, 57, of El Cer-rito, a real estate man, has been an El Cerrito city councilman for more than 10 years, currently serving as mayor. A native of he has been active in Western Contra Costa for the past 22 years. Armstrong said his record bears out his contention that he is the best informed and best qualified by experience. His political background and knowledge of local issues would enable him to move onto the board of supervisors as a logical extension of his present duties and his past experience.

management experience to work Polytechnic College of Engineering. Nielsen plans to continue serving full time to benefit the 78,000 residents of the mostly unincorporated district. Vital problems, he considers, are water, zoning and police The business education pro- facilities needed for the high for the county. If elected he will seek to refinance county buildings at approximately 3 per cent interest. If elected, will establish civic councils in each community and will meet with these as frequently as needed to keep abreast of current problems and to keep people informed of county legislation.

Father of 13 Steps Into Car Path, Killed Salk Vaccine MakeunLNew Polio Suit Another damage suit, this time asking $250,000, was filed today against Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley as a result of a vaccination with Salk polio vaccine in 1955. The suit was filed in Alameda County Superior Court in behalf of Linda Bond, 19, of Alham-bra, by her mother, Mrs. Sylvia Bond. Her attorney, David Lull of San Jose, said the statute of limitations does not become ef in 1)LJHL-)1 At FOOD FREEZERS wi FREEZER plus REFRIGERATOR Deepfreeze HOME FREEZERS am asm Tito Tours City Ravaged by Flood ZAGREB, Yugoslavia (UPI)-President Tito toured this flood-ravaged city today to the cheers of undaunted residents digging out after the worst natural disaster in the city's history. Tito, his wife, Jovanka, and other top Yugoslav Communists, rode through mud-mired neighborhoods to the headquarters of the Zagreb Flood Commission.

There he was told about action taken to house more than 10,000 families left homeless and to prevent disease due to contaminated water. The U.S. Air Force flew in more than a ton and a half of relief supplies today. Austria and West Germany also are aiding flood victims. PITTSBURG Pomposo (Pete) Tafoya, 64, set out for the neighborhood grocery store last night, but his short walk in the pouring rain was interrupted by death.

Tafoya, the father of 13 surviving children, was killed almost instantly when he stepped into Willow Pass Road, near Saponi Lane, directly in the path of a car driven by James Jesse Robinson, 31. Robinson, of 126 West Siino told the California Highway Patrol that Tafoya seemed to stumble into the roadway. There is no sidewalk there. Robinson was not cited. Tafoya, a native of Mexico, was a retired agricultural and cannery worker here and had been a steelworker in Pueblo, before coming to Pittsburg more than 20 years ago.

His widow, Frances, said Tafoya had left their home at 107 Solano Ave. about 5 p.m. to walk to a grocery store about four blocks away. In addition to his widow and 13 children, only one of whom remains at home, Tafoya also leaves 55 grandchildren. Services are pending at the Pittsburg Funeral Home.

Chicken Dinner OAKLEY-A St. Anthony's parish benefit barbecued chicken dinner, sponsored by the Holy Name Society, will be served here from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday fective in the case of a minor until the age of 21. The suit alleges that the girl suffered paralysis after an inoculation with a vaccine made by Cutter. The amount of paralysis was not described in de tail.

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