Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 2015)
OPINION 4A Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager Water under the bridge Compiled by Bob Duke From the pages of Astoria’s daily newspapers 10 years ago this week — 2005 0RUHWKDQDFUHVRIIRUHVWODQGDUHQRZRI¿FLDOO\SDUWRIWKHQHZ/HZ- LVDQG&ODUN1DWLRQDO+LVWRULF3DUNIROORZLQJ)ULGD\¶VWUDQVIHURIWKHSURS- HUW\IURPWKH&RQVHUYDWLRQ)XQGWRWKH1DWLRQDO3DUN6HUYLFH 7KHUROOLQJIRUHVWHGODQGOLHVDORQJWKHURXWHRIWKHQHZ)RUWWR6HD7UDLO WKDWZLOOOLQN)RUW&ODWVRSWR6XQVHW%HDFK “That’s a tough little climb, especially after 70 miles,” said Dean Bose, catching his breath after pedaling up Coxcomb Hill to the Astoria Column. Bose was among 2,000 cyclists who rode — or in a few cases pushed — their bikes into Astoria at the end of the 2005 Cycle Road ride. )LYHFUXLVHVKLSVZLOOYLVLW$VWRULDLQ¿YHGD\VVWDUWLQJ6DWXUGD\ ,QDOOFUXLVHVKLSVZLOOYLVLW$VWRULDLQ¿YHVKLSVYLVLWHGWKLV VSULQJDQGDQRWKHUDUHVWRSSLQJE\WKLVIDOOEULQJLQJWKRXVDQGVRISDV- VHQJHUVDQGFUHZPHPEHUVWRWKH1RUWK&RDVW:KLOHKHUHFUXLVHYLVLWRUV EURZVHERRWKVDWWKH1HYHURQ6XQGD\0DUNHWFKHFNRXWVWRUHVDQGUHVWDX- UDQWVGRZQWRZQDQGHQMR\DUHDDWWUDFWLRQVOLNHWKH&ROXPELD5LYHU0DUL- WLPH0XVHXPRUWKH$VWRULD&ROXPQ Crews are clearing the path for the rerouted section of U.S. Highway 101 set for construction at the historic Lewis and Clark Station Camp site. The Washington State Department of Transportation is shifting roughly a mile of the highway away from the shore to straighten out a hazardous curve and to make room for a new riverfront park. 50 years ago — 1965 %DFNWRVFKRROJRWKH\RXQJVWHUVRI$VWRULDWRGD\LQZKDWLVH[SHFWHGWR EHUHFRUGQXPEHUV6FKRRORI¿FLDOVVD\WKDWDGYDQFHUHJLVWUDWLRQVXSSRUWV HDUOLHUSUHGLFWLRQVWKDWRXUVFKRROV\VWHPVPD\KDYH\RXQJIRONVRQ LWVKDQGVWKLVIDOODJDLQVWDSUHYLRXVKLJKUHFRUGRI $VWRULDLVHYLGHQWO\LVKDYLQJDPLOGERRP7KLVJURZLQJVFKRROUHJLV- WUDWLRQLVRQHPRUHSURRIRIULVLQJSRSXODWLRQDQGEULVNEXVLQHVVIRUWKHPHU- FKDQWV7KHUHLVUHDVRQIRURSWLPLVPDERXWWKHWRZQ¶VIXWXUHWKHVHGD\V1R ORQJHUQHHGZHORRNEDFNZLWKQRVWDOJLDWRWKHOLYHO\ROGGD\VZKHQ7RQJXH 3RLQW1DYDO6WDWLRQZDVDJRLQJFRQFHUQ:HFDQORRNDKHDGFRQ¿GHQWO\WR DEULJKWIXWXUHLIZHKDYHWKHHQHUJ\DQGIRUHVLJKWWRWDNHDGYDQWDJHRIRXU RSSRUWXQLWLHV A walk on the beach is a good fundraiser T +(5( $5( )81'5$,6- LQJ HYHQWV DQG WKHUH DUH IXQGUDLVLQJHYHQWV ‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things; Of shoes — and ships — and sealing wax — Of cabbages —and kings —’ ,I\RXDUHIDWLJXHGZLWKWKHGLQ- QHU DXFWLRQ WKH /RZHU &ROXPELD +RVSLFHKDVDKHDOWK\DOWHUQDWLYH,W¶V FDOOHG WKH 5DFH WR WKH %DU DQG FDQ EHGRQHDVDZDONHURUDUXQQHU7KH ZDON RQ )RUW 6WHYHQV EHDFK LV . WKHUXQLV./DVW6DWXUGD\¶VHYHQW GUHZSDUWLFLSDQWV $ZDONE\WKHRFHDQLVSUHWW\QLFH $VP\ZLIHDQG,ZDONHGODVW6DWXU- GD\DIWHUQRRQZHVDZZKDWZHFDOO D³9RLFHRI*RG´PRPHQW²ZKHQ VXQ¶V UD\V ¿OWHU WKURXJK WKH FORXGV DQGJOLQWRIIEUHDNHUV $OOIXQGUDLVHUVDUHLQWHUHVWLQJIRU WKH SHRSOH \RX PHHW RU UHFRQQHFW ZLWK,HQMR\HGFDWFKLQJXSZLWK0D[ %LJE\DQG0DU\'DYLHVDVZHOODV 86&RDVW*XDUG&DSW'DQLHO7UD- YHUVDQGDIRUPHUFRPPDQGHU%UXFH -RQHV$QGLWZDVIXQWRPHHWDZRP- DQZKRVHÀXWHSOD\LQJ,¶YHDGPLUHG Through the Looking-glass 7,0 :(,1(5¶6 %22. ONE Man Against the World LV ULYHWLQJ IRUWKHOHYHORIGHWDLOKHEULQJVWRD WHOOLQJ RI WKH :DWHUJDWH VWRU\ DQG 3UHVLGHQW5LFKDUG1L[RQ¶VGRZQIDOO 7KHUHLVDVLPSOHUHDVRQIRUWKHGHSWK RI:HLQHU¶VWH[W$VUHFHQWO\DV WRS VHFUHW GRFXPHQWV IURP 1L[RQ¶V SUHVLGHQF\ EHFDPH DFFHVVLEOH 6R ZHUH KXQGUHGV RI KRXUV RI 1L[RQ¶V :KLWH+RXVHWDSHV ,Q KLV LQWURGXFWLRQ :HLQHU VD\V QRWKLQJ LQ KLV ERRN LV VSHFXODWLRQ :LWK DOO RI WKH GRFXPHQWDWLRQ WKDW LVQRZDYDLODEOHYLUWXDOO\WKHHQWLUH VWRU\ RI WKH :DWHUJDWH EUHDNLQ DV ZHOO DV 1L[RQ¶V VHFUHW ERPELQJ RI &DPERGLD DUH RSHQ WR D UHVHDUFKHU 'RFXPHQWVVXFKDVWKHPLQXWHVNHSW E\ 1L[RQ DVVLVWDQW +5 +DOGHPDQ DUHHVVHQWLDOWRXQGHUVWDQGLQJPDQ\ RI1L[RQ¶VNH\PHHWLQJV The housing problem at Clatsop college remains “critical” and some students from outlying areas have had to withdraw WKHLUDSSOLFDWLRQVFROOHJHRI¿FLDOVVDLG7KXUVGD\ Classes will begin September 27 and unless the situation im- proves in the next few days, “some out-of-town boys may not EHDEOHWRDWWHQG´FROOHJHRI¿FLDOVVDLG$SDUWPHQWVDQGURRP and board arrangements are desperately needed to handle the increased enrollment. *RY0DUN+DW¿HOGDFFRPSDQLHGE\DERXWFLW\RI¿FLDOVDQG6HDVLGH EXVLQHVVPHQSDLGD)ULGD\PRUQLQJYLVLWWRWKH6HD+RUVHUDQFKZKHUHKH VSHQWPRUHWKDQDQKRXULQVSHFWLQJWKHVLWHDQGGLVFXVVLQJLWVXVHDVDSRVVL- EOHFRQYHQWLRQFHQWHU 7KHJRYHUQRU¶VUHDFWLRQWRWKHFRYHUHGKRUVHDUHQDZDV³7KLVLVDSKH- QRPHQDOFRQVWUXFWLRQ,QHYHUVDZDEDUQOLNHWKLV:K\\RXFRXOGKROG DVWDWHLQGRRUWUDFNPHHWKHUHDQGQRWKLQJLQWKHVWDWHFRXOGHTXDOLW<RX VKRXOGVWRSFDOOLQJLWDEDUQLQVWHDGFDOOLWDFRQYHQWLRQIDFLOLW\´ 75 years ago — 1940 C.A. Roman, Astoria realtor, told delegates to the convention of the Oregon State Association of Real Estate Boards Saturday that “what Astoria needs most is a group of new houses and some new business structures.” Roman, who is president of the Clatsop realty board, said an DFXWHKRXVLQJSUREOHPLVIDFLQJ$VWRULD7KHWXQD¿VKLQJEXVL- ness, which opened at the mouth of the Columbia River a few years ago, has attracted hundreds of new residents to Astoria, he said. More than 800 women are employed in the cannery work LQFLGHQWDOWRSDFNLQJWXQD¿VK$WOHDVWERDWVZLWKDQDY- erage crew of four men, are engaged in taking of tuna from the 3DFL¿FRFHDQRII$VWRULD More than 400 men are going to work on the Tongue Point 1DYDO EDVH FRQVWUXFWLRQ SURMHFW WKH ¿UVW JHQHUDO FRQWUDFW RI which is being undertaken by the Austin Construction company, DWD¿JXUH5RPDQVDLGWKDWPHQFDOOHGDWKLVRI¿FH in one day this week, seeking a home. “Add to this activity in the development of the Clatsop County beach resorts and you will realize that the northwestern section of Oregon is in line for a substantial expansion program. What Astoria needs most is a group of new houses and some business structures.” Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev, left, whispers in the ear of President Richard M. Nixon as the two leaders stand on a balcony at the White House in Washington in June 1973. The meeting was the only summit ever recorded on an American presidential taping system. The last 340 hours of tapes from Nixon’s White House were released Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, along with more than 140,000 pages of text materials. One aide referred to Nixon’s personality as ‘disjointed.’ EULQJDERXWVXUUHQGHU 7KH ZLVGRP RI 6FKXPDQ¶V RE- VHUYDWLRQZDVUHSOD\HGE\3UHVLGHQW 1L[RQ ² LQ 1RUWK 9LHWQDP DQG &DPERGLD:HLQHUQRWHVWKDW1L[RQ GURSSHGWKHHTXLYDOHQWRItwo Hiro- shima atomic bombsRQ1RUWK9LHW- QDPDQGWKHHTXLYDOHQWRIseven Hi- roshima bombs RQ&DPERGLD :LWK D PROH LQ 3UHVLGHQW -RKQ- VRQ¶VLQQHUFLUFOH1L[RQZDVDEOHWR VKRUWFLUFXLWWKH3DULV3HDFH7DONVWR DYRLGDWUHDW\XQWLODIWHUKLVHOHFWLRQ 1L[RQ SURPLVHG WKH RWKHU VLGH WKDW źźź D 1L[RQ GHDO ZRXOG EH EHWWHU WKDQ -RKQVRQ¶V,WWXUQHGRXWWKDWWKHSHDFH :+(1 , :$6$ )5(6+0$1 DFFRUG KLV DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ VLJQHG DW:LOOLDPV&ROOHJHLQ,WRRN \HDUVODWHUZDVQREHWWHU$QG 3URI )UHGHULFN 6FKXPDQ¶V ZRUOG PRUH$PHULFDQ VROGLHUV GLHG LQ WKH SROLWLFV FRXUVH 6FKXPDQ ZDV VNHS- PHDQWLPH WLFDO RI 3UHVLGHQW /\QGRQ -RKQVRQ¶V 9LHWQDP :DU VWUDWHJ\ 6FKXPDQ ² źźź ZKR KDG EHHQ D 6WDWH 'HSDUWPHQW ZRUNHULQ:RUOG:DU,,²QRWHGWKDW 7+( %22. ,6 635,1./(' QRQDWLRQKDVHYHUEHHQERPEHGLQWR ZLWK 1L[RQ DVVRFLDWHV¶ FRQWHPSRUD- VXEPLVVLRQ ,W WDNHV ODQG WURRSV WR QHRXVSHUFHSWLRQVRIWKHSUHVLGHQW¶V SHUVRQDOLW\2QHDLGHUHIHUUHGWRLWDV ³GLVMRLQWHG´1L[RQZDVREVHVVLYHO\ VHFUHWLYH ² FXWWLQJ KLV RZQ VHFUH- WDU\RIVWDWHDQGVHFUHWDU\RIGHIHQVH DQGWKHLUGHSDUWPHQWVRXWRIKLVZDU SODQQLQJ źźź :(,1(5 '2(6 127 /(7 1L[RQ¶V VXFFHVVRUV RII HDV\ ,Q WKH HSLORJXH:HLQHUQRWHVWKDW³%DUDFN 2EDPD¶V DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ WRUPHQWHG PRUHUHSRUWHUVDQGWKHLUVRXUFHVXQ- GHUWKUHDWRIVXESRHQDRUSULVRQWKDQ 1L[RQ¶VHYHUGLG´ — S.A.F. The pyramid-scheme problem $V 3DUORII QRWHV LQ %XW LQ D UHFHQW FRXUW KLV DUWLFOH ³7KH 6LHJH GHFLVLRQ LQYROYLQJ D RI +HUEDOLIH´ WKHUH LV QR S\UDPLG VFKHPH FDOOHG %XUQ/RXQJH WKH DSSHDOV KDYHQRWKLQJIRU\RX´VDLG ODZ GH¿QLQJ D S\UDPLG VFKHPHQRUDUHWKHUHHYHQ FRXUW UXOHG WKDW LW GLGQ¶W )UDQN 'RUPDQ D VSRNHV- DQ\ UHJXODWLRQV RQ WKH UHDOO\ PDWWHU ZKHWKHU WKH PDQ IRU WKH )HGHUDO 7UDGH ERRNV 7KH VLPSOH FRP- FXVWRPHU ZDV LQVLGH RU &RPPLVVLRQ³/RWVRIUHSRUWHUV PRQVHQVH GH¿QLWLRQ LV RXWVLGH WKH QHWZRUN DQG WKDWDS\UDPLGVFKHPHLVD WKDW WKH WHVW ZDV DFWXDOO\ KDYHDVNHGWKDWTXHVWLRQ2XU¿- EXVLQHVV LQ ZKLFK UHFUXLWV ZKHWKHUDFRPSDQ\¶V³SUL- QDOUHVSRQVHLV:H¶UHQRWJRLQJ PDNH D SD\PHQW IRU WKH PDU\´ SXUSRVH LQYROYHG Joe WRDQVZHULW´ ULJKWWRUHFUXLWRWKHUVLQWR UHFUXLWLQJ UDWKHU WKDQ Nocera :KDW KDG , DVNHG WKDW ZDV VR WKH QHWZRUN DQG ZKRVH ³PHDQLQJIXORSSRUWXQLWLHV IRUUHWDLOVDOHV´ VHQVLWLYH WKDW WKH )7& ZRXOGQ¶W UH- UHYHQXHV DUH PRUH GHSHQ- :LOOLDP .HHS GHDQ RI WKH &RO- VSRQG",KDGUHTXHVWHGWKDWWKHDJHQ- GHQW RQ UHFUXLWPHQW WKDQ RQ VHOOLQJ OHJHRI1HZ-HUVH\¶V6FKRRORI%XVL- F\H[SODLQZKDWGLVWLQJXLVKHGDQLO- DSURGXFW %XW LW WXUQV RXW WR EH VR PXFK QHVV DQG D S\UDPLG VFKHPH FULWLF OHJDO³S\UDPLGVFKHPH´IURPDOHJDO PRUHFRPSOLFDWHG,QWKH)7& WROG%ORRPEHUJHDUOLHUWKLV\HDUWKDW PXOWLOHYHOPDUNHWLQJFRPSDQ\ DIWHU LQYHVWLJDWLQJ$PZD\ D PXOWL- ³LQWHUPVRIVHQGLQJFOHDUVLJQDOVWR :KDW KDG SURPSWHG P\ TXHV- OHYHOPDUNHWLQJFRPSDQ\ZLWKDYDVW WKHLQGXVWU\WKH)7&KDVGRQHZRUVH WLRQZHUHWZRUHFHQWHYHQWV,QODWH SURGXFWOLQHGHFLGHGWKDWWKHFRPSD- WKDQ QRWKLQJ VLQFH ,W VHQGV $XJXVW WKH )7& KDG JRWWHQ DQ LQ- Q\¶V EXVLQHVV PRGHO SDVVHG PXVWHU FRQIXVLQJVLJQDOVWKDWKDYHLQQRZD\ MXQFWLRQ LVVXHG DJDLQVW D PXOWLOHYHO ² HYHQ WKRXJK UHFUXLWPHQW ZDV DW KHOSHGXVXQGHUVWDQGKRZWRLGHQWLI\ PDUNHWLQJ FRPSDQ\ FDOOHG 9HPPD WKHKHDUWRILW²EHFDXVHLWFODLPHG DPXOWLOHYHOPDUNHWLQJFRPSDQ\WKDW 1XWULWLRQ FODLPLQJ LW ZDV LQ IDFW D WRWDNHFHUWDLQVWHSVWKDWDPRQJRWK- PD\EHDS\UDPLGVFKHPH´ ,QWKH+HUEDOLIHGLVSXWHWKLVODFN S\UDPLGVFKHPH HUWKLQJVVXSSRVHGO\VKRZHGWKDWLWV $QGODVWZHHNFortunePDJD]LQH UHFUXLWV ZHUH VHOOLQJ WKH FRPSDQ\¶V RIIHGHUDOJXLGHOLQHVDQLPDWHVPXFK SXEOLVKHG D OHQJWK\ SURGXFWV WR UHDO FXV- RIWKHFRQWURYHUV\ $FNPDQVD\V+HUEDOLIHLVDS\U- VWRU\ E\ 5RJHU 3DUORII WRPHUVQRWMXVWWRRWKHU There is DERXW :LOOLDP $FN- UHFUXLWV 9HU\ TXLFN- DPLG VFKHPH EHFDXVH WKH RQO\ ZD\ PDQ¶V QHDUO\ WKUHH O\ RWKHU PXOWLOHYHO SHRSOH FDQ PDNH DQ\ PRQH\ LV E\ no law \HDU EDWWOH WR IRUFH WKH PDUNHWLQJ FRPSDQLHV UHFUXLWLQJ RWKHUV QRW E\ VHOOLQJ WKH JRYHUQPHQW WR PDNH defining a DGRSWHG WKH ³$PZD\ FRPSDQ\¶V SURWHLQ VKDNHV +HUEDO- WKH VDPH GHFODUDWLRQ UXOHV´ WR VWD\ RQ WKH LIHVD\VLWVEXVLQHVVPRGHOLVRQWKH pyramid XSDQGXSEHFDXVHLWLVVHOOLQJDUHDO DERXW +HUEDOLIH 7KH ULJKWVLGHRIWKH)7& FRPSDQ\ RI FRXUVH <HW WKH $PZD\ SURGXFW WR FRQVXPHUV ZKR VLJQ XS scheme. UXOHV KDYH QHYHU EHHQ PRUHWRJHWSURGXFWGLVFRXQWVWKDQWR KDV IRXJKW EDFN KDUG DJDLQVW WKH KHGJH IXQG FRGL¿HG LQWR UHJXOD- EHFRPHSDUWRIDUHFUXLWLQJQHWZRUN 3DUORIIDIWHUPRQWKVRILQYHVWLJD- PDQDJHU¶V DOOHJDWLRQV LQVLVWLQJ WLRQ²WKH\¶UHUHDOO\PRUHOLNHVXJ- WKDWLWVEXVLQHVVSUDFWLFHVDUHDERYH JHVWLRQV²QRUKDYHWKH\HYHUEHHQ WLRQFDPHGRZQPRUHRQ+HUEDOLIH¶V ERDUG SURYHGWRPLWLJDWHWKHKDUPS\UDPLG VLGHWKDQ$FNPDQ¶VWKRXJKLQWUXWK ,QGHHG WKH )7&¶V PRYH DJDLQVW VFKHPHV GR LQ WDNLQJ DGYDQWDJH RI WKDW¶V MXVW KLV EHVW JXHVV 7KH )7& 9HPPD KDV FDXVHG ERWK VLGHV LQ UHFUXLWV RU O\LQJ WR WKHP DERXW WKH ZRXOGQ¶WWDONWRKLPHLWKHU ³+HUHZHDUHWKUHH\HDUVLQWRWKH WKH +HUEDOLIH EDWWOH WR FODLP YLQGL- SRWHQWLDOWRJHWULFK$YDVWPDMRU- FDWLRQ$OWKRXJK WKH )7& KDV EHHQ LW\RIWKRVHZKRVLJQXSIRUS\UDPLG +HUEDOLIH EDWWOH DQG LW¶V QR FOHDUHU LQYHVWLJDWLQJ +HUEDOLIH IRU VRPH VFKHPHVORVHPRQH\VRPHWLPHVORWV WKDQLWZDVDWWKHEHJLQQLQJ´.HHS WROGPHZKHQZHVSRNH,IWKHJRY- PRQWKV7LPRWK\65DPH\DVWRFN RIPRQH\ DQDO\VWDQG+HUEDOLIHEXOOUDLVHGKLV )RU D ZKLOH WKH FRXUWV DQG WKH HUQPHQW KDG UXOHV DERXW ZKHUH WKH SULFHWDUJHWIRUWKHFRPSDQ\VD\LQJ )7&VHHPHGWRVD\WKDWDWUXHUWHVW OLQHZDVEHWZHHQDQLOOHJDOS\UDPLG 9HPPD¶VEXVLQHVVPRGHOZDVFOHDU- RIDS\UDPLGVFKHPHZDVKRZPXFK VFKHPH DQG D OHJDO PXOWLOHYHO PDU- O\GLIIHUHQWIURP+HUEDOLIH¶V0HDQ- RILWVSURGXFWVZDVERXJKWRXWVLGHLWV NHWLQJ FRPSDQ\ WKHUH ZRXOGQ¶W EH ZKLOH $FNPDQ SUHSDUHG D VOLGH UHFUXLWPHQW QHWZRUN PHDQLQJ WKH\ DQ\VXFKGLVSXWH,W¶VULGLFXORXVWKDW GHFNZLWKVLGHE\VLGHFRPSDULVRQV KDGUHDOFXVWRPHUVZKRZHUHQRWLQ- ZHKDYHWRJXHVVZKDW¶VLOOHJDO 7KH )7&¶V UHIXVDO WR GH¿QH D RIDOOWKHZD\VLQKLVYLHZDWOHDVW YROYHG LQ WKH S\UDPLG YHUVXV KRZ +HUEDOLIH¶V EXVLQHVV PRGHO ZDV ex- PXFKZDVERXJKWE\WKRVHLQVLGHWKH S\UDPLG VFKHPH ² DQG WR DFW DJ- actlyOLNH9HPPD¶V QHWZRUNZKRZHUHEX\LQJSUHFLVHO\ JUHVVLYHO\ RQ WKDW GH¿QLWLRQ ² LV D GHUHOLFWLRQRIGXW\ 6RZKLFKLVLW" WRUHPDLQSDUWRIWKHQHWZRUN ‘I Daily Astorian/File Photo of Cabbages and Kings AP Photo/File źźź By JOE NOCERA The New York Times News Service “Here are youngsters piling into Gray Elementary on Monday as the bell tolled.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015