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Portland / Observer Thursday A p ril 29. 1971
M inority Report
Democratic tax relief
FROM HARL H . HAAS, HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADER
If you area member of Oregons
upper
In Income, If you are
earning $75,000 a year and have
enjoyed the recent tax reductions
anil exemptions on Income from
capital gains. Inheritance
and
municipal bonds you have the Re
publican leadership In the Legis
lature to thank fo r that.
And, of course. If you
are
a seniro citizen or retire d or liv
ing on a fixed income; If recent
assessments on your home forced
you to move or consider moving ;
or If you are a child In an over -
crowded classroom trying
to
learn from antiquated texts and an
overworked teacher- yOU wj]j
have the same Republican leader
ship in the Legislature to thank
On July 27,1966 appearing be viewing "w ith objectivity” the
fore the Legislative Tax Study
Democrats' proposed tax re lie f
Committee,
Governor McCall
proposal, the Republicans seem
was quick to point out that any tax
content to protect th e ir own in
plan which failed to include the
terests where they conflict with
cherished Oregon test of a b ility to
the interests of the m ajority
of
pay
was
irresponsible and Oregonians.
“ nothing more than a gim m ick.’ ’
The Democrats, however,are
However, when it
is the not so much concerned with a
"D em ocratic Tax Relief P la n " plan’ s name or origin, as we are
with many of the same features with the m erits of its impact on
and objectives as the concept the people.
McCall advocated a few years ago
The Governor is a man of in
then the Republicans seein to have tegrity, not given to switching
trouble looking at it objectively. political
poles fo r
partisan
It’ s too bad re ally that the great purposes.... We need his support
m ajority of Oregonians may be if the tax re lie f package we have
denied the property tax rel ief they offered is to succeed. The tax re
desire and it’ s too bad that r e t ir - lie f proposals offered by the
ed and seniorcitizens, and people Democrats in this session to tte
fo r that too—
on fixed incomes are going to have people
of Oregon are
not
When the Republicans sit down to keep shouldering so much of
gim m icks; they are based on the
and begin talking about tax re lie f, * Oregon s tax load, all because the
concept of "a b ility to pay” which
their
conversation
revolves Republican leadership in
the
rnor has endorsed.
around an unspoken premise: tax House is socaughtupin word
relief is imperative, p articularly games and partisan jealousy.
fo r those Oregonians who need it
It is becoming increasingly ap
the most; those whose annual in parent to observers of Oregon’ s
comes are In top l(J% of Oregon’ s political scene that fa r
from
population.
And In past sessions the Re
publicans have had some success
in th e ir efforts to provide "ta x
r e lie f ” for the wealthiest people
In Oregon via reductions In taxes
un capital gains. Inheritance and
municipal bonds.
This
approach to "ta x re lie f
however, lias been small com fort
to the homeowner who works to
meet his ever-growing tax obli
gations. It has been pa rticu la rly
unfair to retired citizens and
others on fixed Incomes.
WHAT’S IN A NAME.................
Call it the ’ ’ Republican tax
re lie f ” concept as proposed and
defended by Governor McCall a
few years ago-then it’ s a good
idea.
“ MO CHARGE
FOR MEWS
IT E M S “
Nudelmans new
manager
Michael M . Mendelson has been named to the position of manager
fo r Nudelman Brothers new Hollywood men’ s store, according to
an announcement by E . R. Nudelman, President. M r. Mendelson
attended Beaverton High School and Portland State University
and recently returned from overseas duty with the U. S. A r m y
in the F a r East.
J
NOW! there's a
Nudelmans
FORMAL WEAR
in Hollywood!
Project
Equality
Twenty-seven Oregon citizens
concerned
about equal employ
ment opportunity n this state
have agreed to form a n advisory
panel fo r Project Equaity, an in-
terfalth program designed to open
up Job opportunities for m inority
persons.
Panel members w ill provide a
pool of expertise on the Oregon
employment situation which staff
members can draw on as specific
problems arise.
Those on the panle are: George
Rankins, Concentrated Employ
ment Program; Chalmers Jones,
Oregon
Employment Division;
David
Nero, Nero Industries;
Cleveland G ilcrease, Portland
Metropolitan SteeringCommittee
Lois W illiam s,M etropolitan 4-C
Council; BobRogers, Associated
General Contractors.
Warne Nunn, Pacific Power &
Light; Ira Blalock, Multnomah
County Community Action Agency
Prank M artinez, Valley M igrant
League; Tom Sloan, Tektronix;
David Judd, National Alliance of
Businessmen;
Pablo Ciddio,
Valley M igrant League;
Jack
M ills , IJ.S.National Bank; Peggy
H ill,
Northwest
Personnel
Service.
Russell
Peyton, Portland
Metropolitan
Human Relations
Commission; C a rl
Me Lean,
United
Indian Action C e n te r,
J e rry Haggin, Laundry, & D ry
Cleaning
workers; John Gray,
Omark
Industries; Lyle E lle r,
A F L - CIO Human Resources De
velopment Institute; C a rl Sandoz
T r i- County Community Council;
Isadore
Maney, North Branch
Oregon Employment D ivision.
Charles Ganter, Urban League
Project Outreach; James Brooks,
urban League; Eleanor M eyers,
Oregon State Bureau of Labor;
Carlos Rivera,HUD;DonHayashi
Japanese - Am erican League; and
Charles Jordon, Model C itie s.
Nudelmans new shop
will feature the newest
Edwardian and Shaped styles, flare
trousers, the latest in gala and
colorful formal shirts. Forty fashion
colors and styles for your selection.
See Nudelmans first—come in and rent
one of our great-looking tuxes or
dinner jackets. And have
yourself a blast.
NUDELMANS
Tuxedos ’n Things
HOLLYWOOD
N E 41st and HANCOCK/281-8941
DOWNTOWN
FOURTH and WASHINGTON/228-6662
WESTSIDE
RALEIGH HILLS CENTER/292-3561
YAW’S “TOP NOTCH” HAMBURGER, FRIES AND COKE
T
PARKING
YAW’S
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PAUL
SCHATZ
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bank
N E HANCOCK
NUDELMANS
AMONG OUR
FINE NEIGHBORS
FRED
MEYER
To celebrate our Grand Opening in
Hollywood we invite you to be our guest at
YAW'S. Bring this ad with you tor your next
Formal Wear rental, and receive your
Gift Certificate good for a delicious
Top Notch hamburger, fries and a Coke!
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Offer expire* June 15, 1971 — Hollywood store only.