Dist. 40 Representative
Batori:
Native Englander sees advantages in
nationalizing some services in Oregon
By GREG CLARK
Of the Emerald
Rosemary Baton’s bid for
the Dist. 40 State Representa
tive spot probably won’t be the
noisiest come November.
But that doesn’t mean
much.
Those acquainted with the
workings and issues of Lane
County and Eugene politics
won't have much trouble rec
ognizing her. In recent years
she has been active in Demo
cratic functions, women’s
rights and school committees.
Currently she serves on the
city’s Women’s Commission
and Human Rights Council in
addition to her post as Univer
sity Library administrative of
ficer for personnel and budget.
At 62, she says now is "an
ideal time’’ for her to run for the
spot currently held by Republi
can Dave Frohnmayer of
Eugene.
And, while both she and
Frohnmayer are unopposed in
the May primary, Batori has
spoken out on such issues as
increased services for the el
derly, nuclear power, mass
transit and field burning.
She says her background
(she was bom and reared in
England) has shown the ad
vantages of a strong nationali
zation of some services —
such as health care and trans
portation.
Rosmary Batori
"I’d certainly like to see
some sort of national health
care program," she says, "al
though it’s difficult to see what
can be done on a state level.
It's distressing to realize the
elderly may pay up to 50 per
cent of their income for health
care alone."
Batori strongly endorses
ballot measure No. 3 — a bond
issue proposal for low-income
elderly housing.
The field-burning ban
should be continued, Batori
says, although she has no ob
jections to state funds being
used for research on alterna
tive burning methods or grow
ing of other crops. "We have to
show that it’s not business per
se, but pollution were
against.”
She also would support
spending money for research
into such areas as solar and
geothermal energy — while
adhering to a strict conserva
tion policy. She says she sees
a parallel between the energy
shortage and the food crisis
which some predict.
CTiarles O. Porter with trophy won at the 1975
Pacific Coast Squash Racquets Tournament in
Portland.
Seven reasons to vote for Porter:
• Record-in and out of Congress-for honesty
and action. He says what he'll do. He does
what he says.
• Experience in two terms in Congress and
as member ofPresident Kennedy’s White
House staff.
• 20 years a lawyer who works hard on pub
lic interest cases.
• Will hold regular office hours for personal
conferences throughout Distnct-as he did
before-but which incumbent has never
done.
• Will never surrender what Register-Guard
editorial May 15, 1976 calls his "fierce
independence.”
• Will never leave "foreign” policy exclu
sively to any President or any Secretary
of State.
• Supports "'zero budgeting” to force all pub
lic agencies to justify every dollar asked
for.
Brilliant and vigorous, he did his Congressional
chores well, always attendi ng to the interest of the
4th District” Editorial, Eugene Register-Guard,
May 10, 1972
Return Your Former Congressman to Congress
0 Charles O.
Porter
Democrat 4th District
For Plain Speaking,
Honest Service,
Courageous Action
0 Charles O. Porter
For U.S. Representative 4th District
Paid for by the Return Porter to Congress Committee, Sam Porter, Chairman, 96 E. Broadway, Eugene, Oregon 97401
‘‘I support the nuclear
safeguards measure — I was
pushing for it four years ago.
While I’m not saying nuclear
power isn’t the answer, we
must approach it carefully
On other issues, Batori
says:
• Oregon's growth must be
approached from the social
services and benefits angle. "I
know many people in Eugene
may think Oregon's big
enough. We must balance our
concern for the environment
with providing jobs."
• "We ought to'dtp more into
the sacred cow of highway
funds to help support mass
transit."
• She supports regulation of
handguns in an effort to pre
vent "senseless family
tragedies."
Frohnmayer:
Legislator’s main job
to ‘balance the budget’
By GREG CLARK
Of the Emerald
The principal job of a legis
lator, says Republican Dave
Frohnmayer, is to "balance the
budget.”
And, as difficult as that may
be now, it won't be getting ciny
easier in the r.yar future.
Frohnmayer, who is seeking
his second term as Dist. 40
State Representative, says
utmost care" must be used in
decisions to spend money on
programs which may seem
drastically needed
'We've taken on a great
many things," he says. "But
while the economic climate is
for massive public programs,
we ll have enough trouble just
holding the line on existing
programs
As for new thrusts and
programs — we re kidding the
public if we think there is a pot
of gold somewhere."
One area which does de
serve public attention — and
funding — is education, says
Frohnmayer, who also serves
as legal affairs advisor to Uni
versity Pres. William Boyd.
“I see a real need for action
on the tuition problem in the
upcoming session," he says.
"And you don’t do that by pit
ting faculty against students.
“The answer (to rising tui
tion) is simply and purely state
funding," he says, pointing to a
state budget surplus of “at
least $130 million.” Use of
such funds, he says, would be
"an appropriations matter."
On energy conservation,
Frohnmayer says he has been
"very skeptical" of nuclear
power, which is "energy inten
sive and not labor intensive "
He points to the “waste prob
lem which hasn’t been
solved," possible plant
hazards and "studies ques
tioning how much power is ac
tually gained from such
plants."
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Dave Frohnmayer
On other issues, Frohn
mayer:
• Supports “much greater
availability" of day care
facilities and would like to see
the private sector become ac
tive in providing them — with
some state help.
• Disagrees with current
solutions to the field burning
problem and says he thinks
much of the Willamette Valley
could be used for growing
other crops and less burning.
• Says attitudes must be
changed before larger public
subsidies are granted for mass
transit.
• Supports sound forest
cutting practices balanced by
progressive reforestation.
• Doesn’t support “promis
cuous invitation of every indus
try" into Oregon, although
"sound economic growth"
would benefit the state.
“Above all, Oregon must con
sider the preservation of the
environment," he says.