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Kinsey reports PORTLAND/OBSERVER Thursday, Feb. 25, 1971 The Northwest’s Best Weekly A Black Owned Publication Ave.^ 2 ’^ ^ Company. 2726 N.E. Union Subscnplion rau s: «1 rents per month bv carrier. J5.II0 per year T r i ^ Z , 7 . rr ’ P h ' in T ri-C»u" « ' * » P « .war by mail outaide in-Lount> area. Phone 282-0929 ALFRED LEE HENDERSON, Publisher and Editor Editorial comment Letter to a relative For weeks now I've been wanting to write an editorial about the lim its of deficits spending by our government off icials. You see, I’m still old fashioned enough to want to balanced budget. B u t, the nationall budget has gone so far in the red I can’t even imagine the size of the debt any m ore. But 1 ran across this letter addressed to Representative F . Bradford Morse (R-Mass.) which eloquently speaks for itself: "D ear Congressman Morse: “ I hate to tell you my troubles, but I have tried every - thing else I know. 1 feel that only you can help me now. "I have a dependent relative staying with me who has very little fiscal responsibility. He is very good natured and means well, but he keeps buying presents for my wife and me, and our two children. He charges these presents to my account. When he sees something that he thinks we need he buys it for us. Many of these things are not needed by us in very few cases are they exactly what we would have bought if we had bought these things ourselves. Because he doesn’t work for a living, money doesn’t mean too much to him and he tends to buy the first thing he sees and doesn’t shop around like I would do if I were purchasing items. He is also quite generous to the poor and needy, but often gives to those he doesn’t know who feed him a soft line. I just received a bill for his last spending spree and it gives me a sick hopeless feeling. I keep thinking how better off I would be if I could just spend that money for the things I want and could give to the people and the charity I think are needy. Honestly he does so much of my spend ing, that I tend to give money to charity anymore. He won t listen to me, but he will listen to you because he respects you. Please use your influrence to cut t h e spending habits of my Uncle Sam. "Sincerely, "Jack A. Wilson "W inchester, M assachusetts.’’ We all have the same relative living with us. He usually ends up costing us more than any other single dependent... Every income tax paying season remind us more vividly just how expensive he’s become. * Somghing forth« Car MMI AUTO PAKTS AUTOM OTIVE PARTS & ACCESSORIES 7 1 0 M .l. KIUJNOSWORTM STREET 2 287-1254 XlON-SAT 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 7 TO H . l . KU il’JOJWOrrH JTKH» Thursday afternoon at a hear ing before the Urban Affairs Committee, of which 1 am a member , a large delegation from the Albina area of Port land presented testimony con- cering their inability in many cases to obtain fire and extend ed coverage protection on their homes and businesses. After listening to their testimony,., there seemed to be no doubt but that inequities do exist— for people in high—risk locat ions. THis group had lobbied all afternoon for HB 1290, but according to Cornelius Bateson State Insurance Commissioner this bill would not actuallyeli- minate these inequities, he said that he is drafting leg islation to be sponsored by... Senator Gordon McKay through the Senate to expand the PAIR plan (fair access to insurance re quirements). Testimony further developed that the FAIR plan , which does provide very limit ed coverage for these highrisk areas, is almost unknown to these people who need it. I would certainly urge any of you who may need immediate coverage to contact insurance companies who are required to provide this FAIR i n s u r a n c e coverage. S h o p t h e C la s s ifie d s Men COLLEGE GRADS D e p u ty S h e riff *8OO-*91O Multnomah County has career opportunities for college graduates between 21 & 32 . Contact County Civil Ser vice, County Court House, Rm. 140, Portland, O re. 97204. Model Cities A Model Cities Program Ad ministration Evaluation is to be administered by the Evaluation and Citizens Participation de partments Feb. 22 - 26, 1971..... The evaluation will be conduct - ed away from Model C i t i e s A g e n c y at the M ulti-Service Center, 4917 N E Union Avenue. Q u e s t i o n n a i r e s will also be available at Model Neighbor hood schools, churches and at all agency meetings during the evaluation period scheduled,... Monday February 22 through F ri. 26. Citizens Participation a n d Evaluation s u it will assist re sidents with the questionnaires. The concept of the project, ac- c o r d i n g to Dr. I. Ogbuobiri , Model Systems Manager, is to ascertain to what extent Model Cities Program is living up to its initial concept. T h e concept D r. Ogbuobiri said, is to make a special effort to imporve the the quality of life in a specific area. Only those people, he said, whose lives are involved in the efforts of the Model Cities Program can best evaluate it . To help in the project, a citi zens working committee of the Citizens Planning Board have b e e n working with the Model Cities staff. 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