Carbon Monox ¡do
the silent killer
Carbon monoxide continues
to be one of the m ajo r toxic
h azards.
The frequency of
carbon monoxide Intoxication
Is related to the tasteless and
ordoless qualities of the gas
and the usual preoccupation
o f the v ic tim .
Carbon monoxide, the s i
lent
k ille r ,
causes more
deaths than any other poison
ous gas.
It can k ill within
m inutes, depending upon the
concentration In the a ir . It
Is a gas you cannot see, taste,
o r s m e ll. It won’t tic k le your
th ro a t, make your eyes w ater,
o r In any other way make
Its presence known,
Th« Northwest's Best W eekly
A Black Ow ned Publication
In the News National Fedoration
of
Independent Business
trib u te to the occurrence of
carbon monoxide poisoning.
Incomplete
combustion,
caused by failu re of the fuel
to combine with an adequate
amount of oxygen, results in
the generation of cartxui mon
oxide (C O ) Instead of carbon
dioxide as a byproduct. In
adequate ventilation of exhaust
fumes to the outside w ill re
sult in a concentration of c a r
bon monoxide gas Indoors, if
the fUelburnlng equipment Is
not functioning p ro p e rly . If
an Insufficient supply o f fresh
a ir is being supplied to the
b u rn e r, the exhaust fumes w ill
re c irc u la te through the heater
P IP I’S B O TTI!
Independent re ta ile r s want s a ies
and
s im ila r
m e r
to “ go to bat fo r them selves’ ’ chandising tactics have b tc o m i
when the rules of the m e r widespread and ruinous to many
Published every Thursday by E xie Publishing Company i 3 T E "
chandising
game a re being s a n ill re ta ile rs , the Federation
K llltogsw orth P o rtland, Oregon 97217.
* " * ’“ omp* ny’ 1
N-
violated.
T h is Is the gist of points out, since the Roblnson-
• r lt^ n p llo n ra,” i 40 ‘* nbi per month bv carrier,$4jOOper veer
the bidependents’ view on “ loss P at man Act was passed In 1935,
$ >.00 per year by m all In T ri-C o u n t) area; $5.25 per year else
le a d e r”
and
below
cost” w ith language which should have
w here.
Phone 2S3-248©
s ales. The National Federation prevented It. U n til 1958, victim s
o f Independent Business hastens o f destructive p ricin g w ere aide
A LFR E D LEE H E N D E R S O N , Pubhahee and Editor
to explain:
to “ go to bat”
for them
A re ta ile r can be forced out selves bi civ il actions, but then
o f business by cutthroat, under the Supreme Court ruled that
p ric in g by a com petitor across th is section o f the Hoblnson-
the street even though a Federal Patm an Act was not p art of the
law says that “ sales at un- an titru st law, and not enforce
by the senses. Its danger Is gas.
by
c iv il action. En
resonably low p rices for the a b le
a ll the m ore Insidious. C a r-
Automobiles w ith good e x -
purpose of destroying compe forcem ent has since been
titio n ” are Ille g a l.
lim ite d to Justice Departm ent
bon monoxide, fro m m otor haust systems a re not tian-
Under present law , the v ic c rim in a l
prosecutions,
and
vehicles alone, Is the most gerous w hile in motion. iM n -
t
im
’
s
only
recourse
Is
to
try
frequent form of fatal poison- g er Is present when the ve-
many businessmen feel that It
PLANS for a new federal
to get the Justice Departm ent has not done enough along this
lng In the country. Each of h id e has a leak In Its man
to file a com plaint. But even a lin e .
ngenev to deal with drug
‘ h*
",o r ? - th“ - 9 l - m lUlon lfo ld , m u ffle r, exhaust pipe,
addiction have been re
Senator Sparkman maintains
conviction Is no compensation
producers of carbon m onoxide,or tailpipe, when It Is Larked
on our highways and streets w ith the ,w g j ™ i £ f *
fo r financial losses o r d isaster that to assure enforcem ent, Multnomah County ha» carear oeportuntflet for coHegt
t r i e d by Rep. R o b e r t
today contains enough fatal when the engine Is operated
32 Contact County Civil Ser
Steele, R-t’onn., who has
suffered by the v ic tim .
v ic tim s should have the right graduate» between 21
gas to k ill Its occupants In in a dosed garage.
a^u
A m a jo rity o f the nation’ s to seek damages o r Injunctions. * * e . County Court H o w m , Rm. 140, PaxtkmcL Q rt
taken a special interest in
Independent
business (ample T h e Senator has pushed for
the n a r c o t i c s problem
*
then ,hat carbon monoxide
fe e l, the re fo re , that the victim legislatio n since the Supreme
carbon monoxide Is p ro - claim s Its victim s
After investigating addle
should lie able to act In his C ourt decision, and his current
duced by the Incom plete com -
Automobile exhaust sys-
lion in V ie t n a m . Steele
own behalf to obtain a court b ill would put the Hoblnson-
said s o l d i e r s being sent
Injunction and to sue fo r dam Patm an prohibition Into the
there run a greater risk
depriving a person o f oxvcen. i
u«own-oui gaskets,
ages anyone (co m p etito r o r Clayton Antitrust A ct, which
from h e r o i n than from
Carbon monoxide c o m C ’h“ S? m,anlio lds’
««-
enemy bullets.
su p p lie r) who violates this p e rm its c iv il actions.
w ith the red cells of the blo^d h
‘ plpe <£ nnecttons. a*«1
T w e n ty -fiv e Senators signed
section of theHoblnson-Patm an
-
M i t A t u . i r e e re e
200
tim es as readUy• «
,n ,u ffle rs - The < * -
A ct.
as co-sponsors when the b ill
oxveen thus d
i s
, .¡ 3 Je c tlv e > o f course, Is to be
A poll Just completed by the was Introduced ln January.
• aaaw ee> user strvx t
uu stgyti
oxygen’ In the blood
H th e S U r e U lat exhaust fumes a re
Federation bears this out. N at
Many of the Independents
concentration o £ X n
^ ? hP* ± i y c a rrle d to the w,d
ion ally,
57 percent of the re a liz e that being permittee! to
AVAOtaU
•COAVlHf lAUNOCV
businessmen
polled endorse go to court for themselves is
Do * *ov.»ü«
*•
MVVKI
com pletely cut o ff the oxygen
^ " lo b lle .
legislation by Senator John one thing, and being able to
Aed Sev« t l
Sparkm an of Alabam a which p ro ve that a com petitor o r
iet4 N. OUMOIWOtTM
Interested community groups
re s u lt In death.
et ln«er»lw«e
would
allow the v ic tim of supplier offered “ unreason
vellng through tunnels, keep
and persons a re urged to
The effect of a
ruinous sales p ractlces--b elo w a b le low prices fo r the purpose
given con- the a ir Intakes of your car
attend a c ris is meeting on
cost o r “ loss leader” sa les - — o f destroying com petition” Is
closed to be sure
< *r-
T h u rs d a y , August 5, to decide
»111 vary with a person's size, bon monoxide from the ex.
to seek an Injunction and sue another. Court vic to rie s might
on tactics to restore the hinds
fo r trip le damages.
T h irty - be hard to achieve, since ,
age, a c tiv ity , and physical ' hausts of automobiles In front
cut
from
the Multnomah
one percent responded nega proving Intent would be a ll-
condition.
Men a re more o f you w ill not collect In s lg -
County Hospital budget. The
7.
tiv e ly . w hile 12 percent could im p o rtan t.
susceptlble than women b e- nlflcant amounts In your own
m eeting, sponsored by TH E
But despite th is , and even
not decide how they stand on
cause of th e ir deeper b re a th - c a r . Although exhaust fumes
C O A L IT IO N , w ill be at 8 PM
¥ ¥
the question.
recognizing tliat some re ta ile rs
lng; children a re m o re sus- and smoke ran be seen and
h 'é t m y
Comnirri ia/ • f.»an>
ln the dining room of Cen
Oregon Independents look at a re too weak (o r not aggressivei
ceptlble than adults because s m elled, the carbon monoxide
te n a ry - w u tx ir
Methodist
the Sparkman m easure like this: enough) to meet the com petition,] OW NER M U S T S E L I.il 2 b e a u tl-
o f th e ir m ore rap id b reath - In the exhaust C A N N O T,
3 B d r. House, new o il furnace,
Church (S . E . 9th and Ash).
58 percent support It, 31 percent a m a jo rity of Independents s tllli ful b drm s., 2 fireplaces,do ub le
lng.
Old and In firm people
Any combustion In a* con-
basem ent, fru it tre e s , 50x100
At the tim e the funds w ere
Senator
Sparkm an’ s ' g arage, only $12,500.
express opposition, and II p e r back
and those suffering from ane- fined a re a - the burning of
cut, an outraged public, the
c o rn e r lot. R E D U C E D PRICEI
le g is la tio n .
]
'
cent are undecided.
m la , heart disease, o r poor p ap er, coal, wood, gasoline
county hospital sta ff, and the
Discount p ric in g , loss-lead er
c ircu lation have a d ifficu lt o il, charcoal, rags o r any
p riv a te hospitals of the area
teacher
e d u c tio n -
„ . T T ! ! 5025 N * E ’ *3 th ’ 2 HH‘ H u ' “ ’ We have deals for Investors
tim e recovering fro m the e f- o ther organic m a te ria l con
-h ,i.h ,
.
'
e a r ly j B ric k fro nt, 2 fp lc s ^ C m t. baso-
a ll exerted a good deal of
chUdhoxxl
education;
thej lnent#l)ll ,U1’I U
I .g 4 r . 5 o x M -3 lois I U K , flxi ir on c a r
fects of carbon monoxide p o l- talnlng carbon - is a p ro -
p re s s u re to change the minds
taach n« OÍ reading; . D u r b a n ' 10l, ^ v o l lot. $14.500 o. o ffe r, lot, $5,000.
sonlng.
Repeated exposure ducer of carbon monoxide.
o f the County Com m issioners.
2 fix e rs on 100
100 lot.
m .1®, “ person m o r# sus* The favo rite season of this
problem s associated with e d - i
In disgust and fru stratio n at
I he U.S. O ffic e of Educa
ceptlble to carbon monoxide k ille r is the w in te rtim e , when
ucatlon.
th e ir political decision to
tion has awarded Portland
poisoning and can resu lt in people a re Indoors fo r the
PACE,
under
J e n k tn 's '
fo rce “ an o rd e rly tak e -o v e r
State I n iv e rs ity a p re lim in a ry
perm anent Im p airm en t of the most p a rt. Deaths occur In
by the State System of Higher
J tie c tio ii, rep resents Die tm ti ¡
c irc u la to ry and nervous sys cabins, camps and anywnere,
g rim of $ 7 3 ,S51 to plan a
Education” (four y e a rs ), and
fed erally-furxled program at !
665-4145
tem s.
665-3491
I fo r carbon monoxide does not
com m unity-involved program
th e ir unconcern about In te rim
Portland State concerned withi*
>4 N m r FhM M tw v lc «
Two p rincip al factors con- take vacations.
to deal with the education
health care fo r the many
O U R M O T T O I» R L B A S IN e YO U
urban education problem s. It ,
patients without m edical In
needs of the C re a te r P o rt
w ill be developed under the 1
surance that private tospltals
ia n i are a .
fiscal and adm inistrative sup- !
Call Louis Scot» 2 8 5 -6 5 7 4 m o rn togs
can’ t o r won’t accomodate, the
I he fed eral funds a re for
ervtalon of the School of E d - 1
attem pt to reverse the stand
the fir s t-y e a r planning phase
ucatlon in cooperation with
o f the Com m issioners has
to create the Portland Area
the Portland Public Schools.
faded away. Those who think
Complex
fo r
Education
Among other public agen
th is Issue does not affect them
( I AC ). WUikMB \ . J e n k in :,,
should re a liz e that the private
cies to be enlisted in tne
dean of Portland State's School
P ortland , Oregon — w ith Jnri n .itinn
hospitals which do accept re
f ir s t y e a r's planning phase
the assistance of funds from the
c *
.
of Education, said federal
sponsibility fo r some fo rm e r
w ill be the Northw est Region
U .S . O ffice o f Education
21
„
° f the Z a d a r students
iunds a re earm arked to sup
County Hospital patients w ill
Portland
S ta te
u S s i J * U* . retU™ ' ° P S t' f° r fal1
al Educational L ab orato ry, the
have to raise th e ir ra te s , thus
port the lu ll development of
Oregon Departm ent of Public
,
students leave late Julv fo r a classes- F i v e other students
ra is in g Insurance rates.
It
P A C E , expected to take three
instru ctio n, the Portlarel M o
13from Z a d ar for
Is c le a r that m edia ed ito ria ls,
years.
program in th e S e r b tX r o a tia ^
fSl1
31 ' * * Z eg re b ln"
del C itie s , the < n egon Museum
le tte rs to the e d ito r, an oc
1 lie complex is an outgrowth
of Science and Industry anil
__
Laruniare_
<e Y
w_____
cassional dem onstration o r
language in
u goslaviaa tZ a d a r SlltUte.
of the U.S. o ffic e of Educa
Portland Com m unity College
on the A d ria tic coast
V lcto r’ DahJ. P S U faculty
le tt e r w ritin g campaign w ill
tion's tas k F o rce ’ 72 rep ort
F ro m the p rivate sector, co
not move the county com
A fte r completion o'f the s ix - ™ m ber wh, ° * n r o d a s resident
which calls for the coopera
operation w ill be sought from
m issio n ers.
T h e re fo re , the
week p ro g ram , 13 p an icipants d ire c to r of th e *970-71 Z ag reb
tion of u n iv e rs itie s , the pub
tim e
has
com e
fo r
a
a num ber of Portland-based
wUl go on the Zag reb
in -
wUI
serve as r e -
ra to rs f
lic schools a n l public and
com m unity-w ide campaign of
corporations as w ell as the
...
“ overseas extension of
d lre c ,o r fo r f»th
the
private businesses and organ
d ire c t action which w ill not
c
e
r
i
W ard
Union
Apprenticeship
T
ra
in
______ . PSU’ s C e n tral Eurooean
the 197. - 72
« V . C « » r . l E u r w „ S M . . £ ‘ a “ d ' a 7 r.Pr
; " °«
V --.m
™ ” and
‘
izations to solve a com
cease until funds a re allocated
tog P ro g ra m , the Portland
a C e n te r. N o w m 1,77.r,c . . . . Z a 8 reb Institute.
P a u lin e K e lly
to restore and Im prove fac
m unity's contem porary
ed
C h ap ter of tne Am erican Fed
____
_
Students
- long a
M d e ^ c ^ r iX
Students leaving
leaving soon
soon fo
fo r r both
both
ilitie s and provide staff suf
ucation needs.
T o n d a M c F e r ia n
eration of T eachers ar»l the
ficie n t to meet the demand
• Hows students to
Jenkins said the Portland
Portland
Association
of
. B i l l i e R u th S p ire ^
of anyone ln need, at the tim e
complex w ill focus on at least
T each ers.
of need.
O
p
e
r a t o r s 4 P ro p :
th e ir choice at the U n ive rs ity of b*rennan« Susan Heck, ja m e s
—
,
_
_
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u„
,
cci
four m a jo r concerns: c a re e r
" I t lias been said that P o rt
Common Cause
fn September of 1970 concerned Americans
were asked to join in the formation of a
new, independent, nonpartisan organization
headed by John W, Gardner, form er sec
retary of the Department of Health, Ed
ucation and Welfare. The goal of Common
Cause is to help in the rebuilding of this
nation. The membership goal of 100,000
members for the first year was reached in
23 weeks and memberships continue to poar
in.
Crisis
Much needs to be done and there are few
who are properly organized to do it. We
Meeting
must end the war now. We must bring
about a drastic change in national p rio r
ities. We must renew our attack on pov
erty and discrimination. And we must
build a new America.
Many people today recognize that
na
tional priorities must be changed, but they
do not know how to go about changing them.
They are shocked by the facts of poverty
and pollution, but do not know what to do.
Politics and government need to be re
vitalized. State governments are feeble;
city government is archaic. The Congress
of the US needs change. Political parties
are no t structured to be responsive to
the will of their members.
Most parts of the governmental system have
grown so rigid that they cannot respond to
disaster. The are ill-designed for contem
porary problems.
The solutions are not mysterious. Any
capable city councilman, state legislator,
or member o f Congress can provide sol
utions but there has been no active, power
ful
organization to fight for solution’s . Com
—
mon Cause now provides that organization, newly - established mten«,v *U1 Joui
Common Cause is building a true "citizen’s
lobby" concerned with the well-being of the
nation.
Some of the issues with which Common
Cause is concerned are: There is great stKute.
urgency in ending the Vietnam War on a c„ „ ,. No.
w r_
Scheduled timetable. Problems Of poverty
year
and race most be among the first concerns.
Common Cause will call for new solutions
i »
P
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i
1th 2b,
y N ielsen , Kenneth Sohj’e r , Susan
m o re fo r
consumer protection, environment family a $42.ax)grent forbothnro-
SusanYarab‘nec(an oi 1"A
°
Planning, tow enforcement and theadminis-
'.7 ,T C i'rlfl
L 'L U g S t h a n
WQ S h o u l d ?
tration
of justice.
tration of
justice.
room
The nation s drug billy are
»cubing a drug under it» g generic
room costs
costs fo
fo r r selected
selected p p a a n n ic
ic !- l- M ed iord « O r e -: M ilton Pappas.
* ocds,de’ _ N .Y .; a n d Bruce mounting Americans »pent $3.8
(officially abbreviated chem
_____ ical)
Common Cause is certain that none o f Pants. Students pay only pass- Spainhower,
billion on prescription» in 1968, a»
T ro utdale, O re .
name, rather than brand name. If
p ort fees, personal expenses
our
collective
drug
bill
nearly
those problems will be solved unless we
the doctor determines that the
quadrupled in less than a decade,
generic drug is both chemically
accomplish a revitalization of government
according to a study by the Health
identical and therapeutically eqiiiv-
Insurance Association of America
alcnt to the brand name medica-
at all levels. America is not the nation
For the average American fam
lion—-you may save money.
ily, this meant the ordering of
it set out to be and we will never get back
• If you have an ailment or a
about 14 to 16 prescriptions in
chronic condition that calls for
on course until we take some tough, real
i
..
•968,posingsom eintereslingeco-
prolonged or permanent use of a
a week-end of exploration and program “ A P l a c e C a l l e d nomic as well as health question*
istic steps to revitalize our institutions. study
drug- ask your doctor to prescribe
in tiis to rlc A s to ria J u ly 31 O regon.” O ther week-ends o f
On the health side, many experts
large amount Buying your pre
That will not be easy since institution do August 1 sponsored by theedu- exploration and study s c h e d u l - i n d i v i d u a l s often overindulge a scription
drugs in bulk can turn
catlonal a c tiv itie s office
ed tfirough August 15 Include a ,n vitamins, sleeping pills and
not enjoy the process of renewal.
out to be much cheaper since many
Portland State U n iversity
it " M t Hood Wild A rea S u rv e y ," p," n r c l'e''crs
without
checking
druggists charge a fee on indi
" C o lu m b ia
Gorge G e o lo g y 7 !'h ¿heir d<*to rs as to need
1 n recent years we have seen too much open to the public.
vidual prescriptions.
” f tranquilizers, amphe
Rolf Klep, di t o u r , ” “ C a r lO R F F , M a n y - , 'e
• A growing number o f associ
complacency, self-interest, irrational hat re c T to o u r, r A leader
s t o r ia
M a ritim e S id e d I M o d e rn .” “ W illam ette
,f is e d " p r o ^ r f y 1 'has
ations, unions and groups sucl
red and fear. But many Americans would Museum, win direct partici-' R iv e r Canoe lo u r, Jackson-been well documented
as senior citizens’ or retired per
sons’ clubs offer drugs at lower
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v
d
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t
r
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c
a
l
and
On
the
economic
side,
a
m
like to help rebuild this nation but do not
n'°^‘ “«htshlP P ^ t
cost If you qualify, investigate
a rp p
a r r i v p Bum bíeh«^"i«ZZrU‘ ^ ' 0' Umn• »» A rc h lte c tu ra J T o u r a n d bike Americans fo rtu n a te ly have help
through the organization involved.
knwo where to begin. With a l large,
active
f g t , active
bee seafood cannery and tours along theColum bla R iv e r in paying their drug bills
Ihe
• < omparison shop In case _
i 7 o n e we can begin _
UtoUm bia. Also planned Is Highway, W illa m e tte V a lle y and insurance study revealed that 2
group of concerned citizens
prescription drugs as well as non
Visit to the.M arltlm eM useum around the c ity of P o rtla n d .““ t °» every J Americans have
prescription medications, prices are
to remake America.
fo r a slide show reflecting the
health insurance that helps pay
C O L U G IO M M
Deputy Sheriff ’ ;
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m arine history of A s to ria . N o
admission w ill be charged f o r
any of tjiese events.
R egistration, on a firs t come
firs t served basis, may be made’
through the educational a c tiv i
ties office ln Smith M em o rial
C e n te r. F a m ilie s are Invited to
• t t e n d . A $2.00 fee covers
transportation costs.
P articip an ts w ill depart by
hus at 8 a a n .,,Saturday, July 31
fro m the P a rk Street entrance to
S m i t h C e n t e r . Overnight
camping arrangem ents
a re
being provided. Accompanying
the group w ill be Ray Warden,
chairm an o f t h e
program
council ln educational activities
The A storla week-end is one
of a series in a special sum mer
T n T I.E T S t -’ T S
OK ORGAN
L a te s t a n d m o d ern '
m ethod guarantees th a t you rani
learn to p la y e ith e r in s tru m e n t
F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , p le a s e c a ll'
PIANO
SONS
competitive. In some cases, a can
fur nut of-hospital prescribed drugs,
vass of neighborhood pharmacies
with 80 per cent of those insured
Will yield prices that differ widely.
being protected by insurance com
Ask the pharmacist about the cost
pany major medical plans
before leaving the prescription
T he Portland Board of Edu
However, health experts say,
• Ask Io have the name of the
cation lias scheduled a public many Americans pay higher prices
drug typed on the prescription
hearing to deal with rules of for drugs than they need to. There
label on the bottle—so that
procedure for operating b ar are ways to pare down the price
can identify it later It may some
gaining elections fo r teachers of drugs, but not their quality,
day save you a visit to the physi
ln the Portland D is tric t. The and the Health Insurance Institute
cian or the cost of a refill— if
hearing Is to be held at 4 p.m . passes along these hints:
wants you to continue using
Thursday (July 2 9 )In the board
• Ask your doctor about pre
drug
room at the d is tric t adm inis
i
tratio n
building ( 631 N .E .
Clackam as S tre e t.).
Under the state statutes
dealing with teacher-tioard
consultations, a teacher o r
ganization may petition for
a bargaining election to be
* 0 ' B IL L " C u t P
held within 30 days after
r
S
e if S e - . i ' e [)r ve il
school begins.
T he o rgani
zation winning such an elec
tion then acts as
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