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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1981)
inter/national news From As toe la tad Proaa raporta Report predicts worsening economy continues to worsen SALEM A draft forecast for the state economy predicts more unem ployment and inflation showers with few glimpses of sunshine The report released Monday was prepared by the state Ex ecutive Department for the Nov 17 meeting of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors The council will review the economic assumptions which will be used by the state to produce a 1981-83 revenue es timate Highlights of the draft eco nomic forecast include the fol lowing • Employment is expected to keep declining until the first quarter of 1982 and then grow at a rate that would be the most laggard post-recession recovery in Oregon The drop in employment during the current quarter would mark the seventh quarterly loss since the first quarter of 1980 — Housing activities during the fourth quarter of 1981 are expected to decline 43 8 percent, following a 63 1 per cent drop in the previous quarter • Personal Income after adjust ing for inflation would expand only 1 percent in 1981 and 1.5 percent in 1982 after declining 0 6 percent in 1980 • Inflation reached an annual rate of 15 4 percent in the third quarter of 1981 The report says higher mortgage interest rates, medical care, food and trans portation contributed to the third quarter of 1981 rise Poles dismiss state prosecutor WARSAW, Poland The government dismissed Prosecutor-General Lucian Czubinski on Monday, the of ficial news agency reported The move was seen as a victory for the independent union Solidarity which had accused Czubinski of harassment Czubinski, a former army general, was replaced by Fran ciszek Rusek. the PAP news agency said Rusek has specialized in labor relations as president of the Supreme Court's labor and social welfare chamber At Solidarity's national head quarters m Gdansk, union leaders drafted a six-point agenda for talks with the government about Poland's economic and social ills A union spokesman said Solidarity would like the talks to begin Friday He said Solidarity wants mass media access, free local elections, judicial in dependence, creation of a social-economic council, eco nomic reforms, and compensa tion to low-paid workers to off set price increases Solidarity leader Lech Wale sa, who did not attend the meeting, urged workers to be flexible in their demands because nobody can eat slogans or ideology,-' PAP reported In another development, provincial authorities balked Monday at ratifying an agreement to end Poland's big gest regional strike since Solidarity was formed 14 months ago. a union spokesman said Senators press for budget plan WASHINGTON Senate Republican leaders pressed a reluctant Pres Ron ald Reagan on Monday to sup port a three-year budget balancing plan that includes a scaled-down, $48 billion tax hike Congressional sources said the president's aides, meeting privately with key Republican senators, advocated delaying discussion of both tax increases or cuts in benefit programs, such as food stamps and Medicare or Medicaid, until after the first of the year "They want a hold on every thing," said one source who asked not to be identified This official said the administration is concerned in part that the president would suffer a defeat in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives if deep cuts in benefit programs or tax hikes were raised Burma appoints new president RANGOON, Burma U San Yu. a 63-year-old re tired army general and veteran politican, became president Monday, taking over from Gen Ne Win, the ailing leader who ruled this Southeast Asian na tion for 19 years San Yu was the government's No 2 man before he was cho sen by the newly elected 475-member Parliament to re place Ne Win, who remains chairman of the only party, the Burma Socialist Program Party 686-0133 MEI LIN’S BAMBOO PAVILION w it Authentic Chinese Food From Szechuan & Northern China • The Best in Chinese Food • Authentic Atmosphere • Friendly Service • Oriental Music Open 5:00-9:30 Mon-Sat llpstuiro of the Bamboo Pavilion 1275 Alder St. National debt only $998 billion WASHINGTON Two weeks after surging past the $1 trillion mark for the first time, the national debt has quietly slipped back into a mere 12 digits — about $998,782,000,000, Treasury Department officials said Mon day But it’s hardly the start of a trend The federal debt is financed through Treasury bills, notes, bonds and other ‘debt in struments'' paying a wide varie ty of interest rates, being sold in huge or tiny amounts every day and maturing on a wide range of dates from now on into the second decade of the next cen tury Every now and then a day occurs when the Treasury hap pens to retire more maturing debt than it issues in new debt But those days are the excep tions, and the upward trend of the national debt is well-estab lished Last Thursday, the most recent day for which figures are available, a big batch of matur ing debt took more than $5 bil lion off the “debt subject to congressional limit." Saudis claim Israelis invade RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia claimed Monday that Israeli warplanes invaded Saudi airspace over the king dom's northwest regions and were driven back by Saudi jet fighters Israel refused comment The location of the purported violation, about 105 miles from the kingdom s Red Sea coast, is in the vicinity of the Tabuk mili tary air base In Washington, President Reagan was informed about 9:30 a m EST that Israeli jets had entered Saudi airspace and left "on their own accord," Deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said Speakes would not comment further 1 r 5x7 FRAMED COLOR ENLARGEMENT ► From your favorite slide or C-41 process negative » With beautiful decorator frame for home or office » One size slide or negative only COUPON MUST ACCOMPANY 0R0(R uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-3:00 Offer Expires 11 /14/81 Textbooks 6M-3520 General Books MS-3510 Supplies 6M-4331 One day film developing service j Come and enjoy sporting events on our BIG SCREEN 3355 E. Amazon Dr.,*Eugene 342-3575 jam Cultural Forum Presents Poetry Reading Tues, Nov. 10th, 8:00 p.m. Geology 150 Admission $ 1 00 at the door Marge Pierey To be ot use The people l love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim oil with sure strokes almost out ot sight They seem to become natives ot that element the black sleek heads ot seals bouncing like halt-submerged balls I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy cart, who pull like water buffalo, with massive patience who strain in the mud and the muck to move things forward, who do what has to be done again and again I want to be with people who submerge m the task who go into the fields to harvest and work in a row and pass the bags along, and work in the line and haul in their places, who are not parlor generals and tieid deserters but move in a common rhythm when the food must come in or the tire be put out The work ot the world is common as mud Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust But the thing worth doing well done has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident Greek amphoras tor wine or oil, Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums but you know they were made to be used The pitcher cries tor water to carry and a person tor work that is real
