Paul Keller, Editor
lose the right to own your own
land we had better act and act
fast.
Senator John Tunney of
California is sponsoring bill S
268 Morris K. Udall of Arizona
is pushing this bill H.R. 10294 in
the Lower House
This fighting can't be done
with guns, knives, and rocks.
Fight with feeling, fortitude,
justice and determination. Get
the support of your neighbor
In previous letters that I have
written on this I said “Hurrah”
for our truck drivers Gen
tlemen, I know this sounds
crazy, BUT, you quit too soon
for this is one of the ways that
our government plans on taking
over.
If you do not receive any
answers to letters to your
congressman, you may write to
me and I can send you the in
formation and all addresses
needed for you to find out for
yourself
RuthM Stevens
Crosslake, Minn.
Former Oregon resident
Lee Irwin, Publisher
Jo Espersen, Advertising Manager
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A W ord about Edith G reen
A friend hit the nail right on the
head several weeks ago.
" I ’m proud to say she’s my
representative.”
He was talking, of course, about
Rep Edith Green who last week
announced
her
forthcom ing
retirem ent. At the time, neither of us
had any inkling that Mrs. Green was
planning to retire.
Nevertheless, his rem ark is typical
of the high esteem in which Mrs.
G reen w as held. R epublican or
D em ocrat, big-city dw eller or
suburbanite, senior citizen or teen-
ager, Mrs. Green had the support and'
respect of all.
She w asn’t without her detractors,
of course, especially in the later years
when she becam e closely identified
with the more moderate elements in
Congress. But this only proved that
she w as doing som ething and
whatever else one says, Mrs. Green
did things.
It’s far too early, of course, to
predict just who will fill her shoes.
But of this w e’re sure, those shoes are
going to be very, very difficult to fill.
M J M t l H I N l j IN I U M M U N .
Not a Happy Situation
In the valedictories of both Edith
Green and Wendell Wyatt last week
there was a sense of frustration.
Both expressed deep concern over
W atergate, both were genuinely sorry
to be retiring. But both seemed to be
shedding a m antle which, over the
years, had led to increasing disap
pointment.
It was expressed in the rather
u n fav o rab le com m ents both had
about so-called citizen action groups
(such as Common Cause) and their
carbon-copy comments on things
politic.
It was expressed in their reluctance
to continue in a job which made more
and more demands and offered less
and less tim e to meet those demands.
It was expressed in a feeling,
almost of guilt, that contact with their
constituents was becoming more and
more difficult.
Both Mrs. Green and Wyatt had
reputations which far outgrew the
boundaries of the state which sent
them to Congress. It should be of real
concern to all of us that they and a
number of other Congressmen across
<ie country are deciding that it just
isn’t worth it any longer.
We can ill afford to lose good people
in Washington.
Side-Effects o f W atergate
Interest in W atergate, as such, is
rapidly vanishing but the side effects
are multiplying.
Most damaging, of course, is the
virtual paralysis of the Nixon ad
ministration expressed in such things
as its floundering attem pts to solve
the gasoline situation, to slow in
flation, etc.
But there are other dangers.
One is the almost unthinkable
possibility th a t these signs of
weakness might tempt the Soviet
Union into military adventures.
Another is the likelihood that we
may elect a one-party Congress this
fall. If there’s anything we don’t need,
HAPPY g rOUp
it’s a one-party Congress. Our form of
g o v ern m en t needs a viable op
position.
A nother is the p ossibility of
recession and runaway inflation at
the sam e time. Finally, there is the
possibility that people are becoming
so disenchanted with politics and
politicians that good people no longer
will participate, that the vast federal
bureaucracy will attract no one but
the mediocre.
We don’t think Pres. Nixon will be
impeached. We don’t think he will
resign. We only hope that somehow he
can regain enough credibility to
govern for the next three years.
(Continued from Page 1)
the standards of the Hoodland plan They
feel the plan which they say would add
J41.000.000 to the county 's tax rolls, has not
received citizen consideration nor input.
At its press conference at the Ramada
Inn in Portland this week, those
representing HAPPY included Gus
Turner, president; Dick Seller, executive
vice presides; Lois Rice, secretary and
president of the Hoodland Women’s Club;
Ken Walker, president of the Hoodland
Chamber of Commerce; Dr Dean An
derson. vice president of Portland State
University and chairman of the Tim
berline
Rim
Property
Owners
Association; Bill Spencer of Spencer
Realty in Rhododendron; Carl Reynolds,
major owner of the Multipor-Ski Bowl
complex in Government Camp; Jerry
Redding, chairman of the Hoodland school
board for School District 13; and Marianne
Hill, Government Camp representative of
the Hoodland Planning Group
Vice-president Seller said all iden
tifications of group members as to
organization is for the purpose of showing
who each is and not to indicate they
represent views of such organizations
Another of HAPPY’s priorities includes
support for the expansion of the Govern
ment Camp sewer treatment plant and
activities to gain sewers for the entire
lower Hoodland area.
Residents show concern
(Continued from Page 1)
The newly formed association is
therefore holding an open public hearing to
explain in detail the proposed Cedar Ridge
development project The hearing will be
held in the Welches School on Saturday,
March 2
guidelines must now be adopted by the
local government bodies and county
commissioners before it can actually be
enacted
A number of questions from the
audience were directed towards the notion
that persons living in rural areas, who will
be greatly affected by CRAG'S proposed
interim plans, have no valid represen
tation on the CRAG'S governing body.
Rich explained one positive aspect of the
proposed interim plan is that it has stirred
these kinds of interest and concern among
people He reassured the concerned group
Tuesday night that his organization's
interim plan cannot be implemented until
it is endorsed at the city and county level.
“If you believe that our five and six zoning
stipulations are unworkable, you should
develop your own plan and present it to
us," explained Rich
To the Editor:
In 1964 I attended a
legislative conference in
Washington, DC. 1 suddenly
found myself a minor celebrity
of sorts among the 100 con
ferees—not
because
of
anything 1 had done, but simply
because I was from Oregon.
“How uu you ìiìànàgc to elect
such wonderful people from
Oregon—like Senator Morse
and
Senator
Maureen
Neuberger?” they asked
“Oh, it’s not hard,” I replied.
“They are such capable people
that Oregonians just naturaUy.
recognize their outstanding
qualities
Remember when Morse and
Neuberger stood together (and
alone among all senators) in a
filibuster against our govern
ment’s giving away Telstar to
ITT—the same ITT that has
won for its monopolistic self so
many favors and special
privileges direct from the
public treasury.
Do you rem em ber when
Morse single-handedly began to
lecture and inveigh against our
getting involved in a war in
Indo-China? People did not
understand the implications of
this matter at the time—but
how right his judgments proved
to be!
People of integrity and vision
and deep understanding are too
rare in Washington today. So, if
Wayne Morse decides to run for
his old seat in the Senate, I shall
wholeheartedly work for his
election with all the resources
at my command
If there is anything our
government needs today, it is
integrity and clear thinking
With these qualities Morse
is richly blessed—in the
same way that Irving Brant,
Justice William O. Douglas,
and Archibald Cox are We
need their counsel, their ad
vice. their rare sagacity
Sincerely
Dorothy Leeper
Temporary address:
36 Brooks St
Concord, Mass.
to the Editor:
As Henry Kissinger seems to
be in the spotlight regularly, it
should be noted that he has
been revealed as the “false
prophet” (II Thess 2.3) by
being identified by ”666' (Rev
13 18). This was determined by
assigning the base number 6 to
the letter A and adding 6 to
each succeeding letter of the
alphabet, i.e. A equals 6, B
equals 12. C equals 18, etc
Adding the corresponding
numbers for Kissinger totals
666 This code, together with his
power rules out coincidence
Sharing the spotlight in the
news with Kissinger is
President Nixon, as they also
do in Chapter 13 of the Book of
Revelation. Nixon precedes
Kissinger as the wounded head
of the first beast, with power
given to the beast (body of the
antichrist) by the dragon (the
Devil) Kissinger then appears
as the second beast (the An
tichrist)
and
performs
miracles to bring honor to the
first beast
The wounded head (Nixon) of
the beast was caused by
“Watergate” - which totals 600 -
and, according to scripture,
will be “healed” (by Congress)
to the amazement of many. But
recom pense will be forth
coming as the “sixth seal”
will be opened shortly
thereafter.
Wayne R. Johnson
436 NE 41st Ave
Albany, OR 97321
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SMILING JIM Olson. U.S. District
Forest Ranger from ZigZag, will discuss
the proposed master plan for the Mt.
Hood area and explain how this plan
keeps within environmental controls, at
the noon chamber of commerce meeting
at City Hall next Tuesday, Feb. 26. He
will be joined by Richard L. Kohnstamm,
area operator of Timberlhi^Lo^ge.
To the Editor:
The Mothers’ March for the
March ofDimesreceived a lot of
support from the businesses
and residents in the Sandy area
this year. Everyone who
contributed tim e, energy,
and money is to be commended
for a job well done.
The marching mothers
fought colds, flu, and poor
weather in their fight against
birth defects. The more than
$650 they collected will help
support the several research
institutions across the U.S. in
their struggle to find causes
and means of prevention.
In the Portland area, the
March of Dimes supports the
metabolic Birth Defects Center
at the Medical School, and also
the D evers Memorial Eye
Clinic.
The March of Dimes have a
very
large
educational
program, one part of which
awards nursing scholarships to
high school students interested
in nursing as a career. One of '
our Sandy High School girls
won a March of Dimes nursing
scholarship last year.
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To the Editor:
In these times of energy
crisis, Watergate, shut downs, To the Editor:
I would like to thank two good
we ask ourselves; where will it
an enQ
insieaa we should
all
end. Instead,
snouic ask Samaritans who carte to my
ourselves where should
rescue last Friday when my car
start to pick up the pieces. A was stuck in the mud at the end
good start, would be to ask: of Hauglum Road. If it hadn’t "M ew you oughta thought of that when you spent that
“What can I do to improve been for the helpfulness of Mr. three dollars at the beauty shop. You know I ain't gonna
myself and my country.” Our an Mrs. Milton Koster, I would
git this $25 hat wetl"
country is as good as its’ not have been able to keep an
citizens, and our government is appointment that morning.
Mrs. Koster was kind enough
as good as its’ people. For we
the people are the government. to open her door to a stranger.
Be sure your valuables
Yes, we have some that are Her husband willingly worked
called
Radical.
George what seemed to me a miracle;
are safe and dry. Rent
Washington was a radical. He in minutes he pulled my car
fought for what he believed in. free with his truck. It is nice to
Turned out he was a good man. know there are people like
a safety deposit box
Fighting for what one believes these around.
Gratefully
in doesn't always make us
from us today.
Mrs. Gerald Barker
radical. Deliberate destruction
Rt. 3, Box 266
is wrong I myself have always
Sandy
fought for what I believed in,
and shall continue doing so as
long as God gives me the To the Editor:
Funny how the words;
strength to do so.
you n g)
So many of us wallow in self- " k n o w le d g e a b le
pity Forgetting our neighbors. lawyer”, when emanating from
How many truly know your certain sources, set your teeth
neighbor? Many of us are guilty on edge. Makes you remember
of only recognizing faults in our how many of them got
neighbor Do we seek the good? Waterlogged when the Gate
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Faults are easy to find. Do we was opened.
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strength are what this whole
world is supposed to be about.
Changing the subject some
what, I wish to bring to your
attention something we should
decide if we should fight or sit
back and again let things get
out of hand before it is too late.
“GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF PRIVATE LANDS.” Last
June. Bill S268 cleared the
Senate, and a similar bill is
being avidly pushed in the
lower house, H R 10294 What
the proposed law would do is
turn upside down the long
cherished right of Americans to
own and use land with a
minimum of government in
terference. Regulation has
heretofore been limited to that
thought by our local govern
ment, township,
county,
borough and so forth—to
protect public heatlh and
•In te r io r s - E x te rio rs
« H e a rth s - M a n te ls
welfare What is this so called
Light W e ig h t - P e rm a n e n t
p r o p o s a l.
" Q U IE T
REVOLUTION.” The states
Bonded * S ta te o f O re g o n
would appear to be enpowered
to take over local authority to
decide what use the land within
their jurisdiction may be put to.
In all actuality H R 10294
would do no such thing. It would
dictate the state's guidelines.
The state's failing to accept
PORTLAND
federal money and put this
program into effect would be
penalized through cutbacks of
Som e Location Since 1 9 6 5
various federal grants.
If this sounds sorta crazy,
you too may find out the truth
hy writing to your local
congressman These facts are
being hidden and if you wish to
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