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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1971)
10 Portland Observer Thursday May 6, 1971 H a p p y B ir th d a y B etter T im b e rla n d p a r t y a t G e n e v a ’s use u rg ed A section of the President's Economic Report to the nation dealt with tim ber resources and th e ir use. It sets forth, in as clear a manneras possible, the background against which forest land management policies must be developed, p a rticu la rly in the 65 percent of the nation’ s in ventory of softwood sawtimber which is on public lands. The Report states, " I f the Nation's housing demand fo r this decade is to be met, the annual consumption of softwood lumber and plywood by the hous ing industry may have to in crease by as much as 75 percent over current levels. And as the economy resumes a course of vigorous expansion, nonhousing demand fo r softwood w ill in crease as w e ll........ Accordingly, the President has directed the Secretary of A griculture to form ulate plans fo r increasingtim beryields on federal lands. An increase in the tim ber harvest through intensi fied management promises broad public benefits. Not only w ill consumers of wood products, p a rticu la rly pur chasers of housing, benefit through lower prices, but this can be achieved while keeping our tim ber resources intact. Unlike other natural resources, forests are renewable, so in creased cuttings need not im ply a permanent reduction in the annual lumber supply. Indeed, it appears that, with properplann ing and management, the permanent yield of forest lands can be increased.. ...Indeed, increased harvests can offer benefits beyond the increased supply of tim ber, fo r intensified forest management can also re sult in a natural increase in w ild life and improved opportu nities fo r recre ation." If a tim ber industry official were asked to define the mean ing of the President’ s tim ber resources statement, he could do so in two words m ultiple use. As the head of the National Forest Products Association expresses it, "T h e P re sid e n t’ s Economic Report demonstrates a clear understanding that in tensified management through the application of modern fo re stry practices to federal com mercial forests can afford broad public benefits, not only in tim ber yield, but in a natural increase in w ild life and im - proved opportunities fo r recreation. 4-C MEETS M etropolitan Area 4-C Coun c il held its Annual Meeting at the Managers Restaurant on Monday, May 3rd. Themeeting was chaired by M rs.C olleenR o bertson, chairman of the 4-C Board of D ire cto rs. M a jo r speaker of the evening w asjule Sugarman, A dm inistrator of the Human Resources A dm inistra tion and Commissioner of the De partment of Social Services of New Yo»-kCity. M r. Sugarman emphasized the role of the pa rents and the community in child care and education. Other speakers were Secretary of State, Clay Meyer; State Rep. Bob E llio t;C a rl Haugerud, State Human Resources Dept; Ray mond Riese, State W elfare Dept. and Child Welfare Services. M rs . Helen Gordon,Executive D ire c to r of the M etro Area 4-C Council reported on projects— current and future— of 4-C. M rs . Faye Lydoy received a standing ovation fo r her work in form ulating the comprehensive child care componant of M odel C ities-w hich is contracted to (corn, from p. 3) own w ill. ” As a person seeking neither sympathy or sensationalism, Dalton offers but one message ; our only hope fo r salvation whether as an individual, a nation and a world, lies In the Gospel of C h ris t. He preaches power. N o t'B lack Power,’ mind you , nor ’ White Power.’ Sam preaches ‘C h rist Power.’ aron E v e ry d a y T e r r e s a Vance wins H air D ry e r c o u rte sy of Angelo Lam pus at Hot P ants P arty at G eneva’s 11:00 2211 N.E. ALBERTA A destructive inquisition President Nixon has re campaign to speed up cancer research as part of the Adm ini stration’ s plans to improve the nation’ s health services. Cancer is one of the few rem ain ing dread afflictions that have yet to be conquered by science. Advances in the medical arts and in development of a wide range of wonderdrugs have al tered the life of the average person from a day - to- day gamble with death to virtu a l 100 percent assurance of a lo w -risk existence, barring accidents, fo r many decades. The President’ s announcement, however, is a sad rem inder that continued scientific progress in the quest fo r discoveries to fu rth e r advance the cause of medical care have been threat ened to an increasing degree by a senseless public policy of h o stility toward the U.S. pre scription drug industry. F o r over ten years, the industry has never been free of the at mosphere of inquisition. Its good works have been obscured and distorted. Clouds of pa per work and regulatory re strictions have descended on every drug company laboratory. Drug firm s are diversifying into other fields of endeavor. Today, the introduction of a new drug is a cumbersome costly process requiring years and the sub - mission of a mountain of reports Most great drug discoveries o r their translation into mass production of medicinals that have revolutionized the battle against diseases, suchaspolio, are products of American drug firm s — the very firm s that have borne the brunt of the political inquisition of the last decade. In the long run, it is highly unlikely that any substantial progress w ill be made against remaining afflictions such as cancer or heart disease exceptas it can be based upon a highly - efficient, research - oriented, drug in dustry. 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