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Watch this House Change
Business Looks at Appropriations
With the F&,aril government
now spending
well aho/e
>1,000 a year for each man,
woman and child In the Unltwl
State«, the nation's Indepen­
dent business proprietors
think it's time for a basic
change in the appropriations
process.
Giving the President selec­
tive veto power over appro­
priations,
proposed as a
Constitutional amendment by
Representative Charles E.
Bennett of Florida, lias won
endorsement from 77 percent
of the business people polled
by the National Federation of
Independent Business.
Instead of the President
facing the decision of either
accepting or rejecting an ap­
propriations bill In Its entire­
ty, Representative Bennett’s
proposed amendment woild
give him an “ item veto” and
allow him to red pencil any
Individual appropriations he
finds objectionable. T h e «
appropriations could be re­
stored by the usual veto-over­
riding process, a two-thirds
vote of both Houses of Con­
gress.
The Federation’s poll shows
only 17 percent of the business
owners opposing this bill and
6 percent undecided.
Independents In Oregon con­
cur with 71 percent In favor,
22 percent against the pro­
posal, and 7 percent reserving
their opinion.
Federal government spend­
ing In fiscal 1971 soared to
$211 bllllo i , and It Is heal®!
toward $230 billion In the
current year. Washington
o its pent Federal revenue by
$79 billion lith e last 10 years.
Independent business people
have been outspokenly critical
of Federal expenditures, and
several years ago supported
the proposition that Federal
spending siuxild not exceed
Income except In time of war.
But the question remains: How
to restrain Congress, which
pasujs a ll of tue spend, ig
authorizations?
T.ie 'ite m vela” may On a r t
of the answer. Forty-lwo state
governors have this power to
strike out Individual appropri­
ation items m l accept the rest
of the appropriations. At least
eight United States P res; lents
have asked tie Const1..ittoube
be amended so that they can
exorcise selective veto of
c o n g re s s io n a l a p p ro ­
Encounter Classes Begin
Registrations are being ac
political assumptions invoiv-
cepted by theC enterfor Urban ed In a responsible C hristian
Encounter fo r Metro I class. concern about international
Introduction to Metropolitan conflict and to point to speci­
Problems, and seminars eve­ fic strategies whereby indi­
nings at 7:30 p.m.
viduals and groups can make
effictive contribution;,
The Introduction to M etro­ an
politan Problems w ill be held Cotnmuntiy Involvement In
at Convenant Presbyterian C ity Planning, F am ily Com­
Church 18630 S.E. Division; munications, Contemporary
C h rist Episcopal Church, 10th Family Life Styles, Com­
munity Alternativess to P r i­
and Chandler, Lake Oswego:
and F irs t Baptist Church, 909 sons and Ja ils, The Role of
Blacks In American Society,
S.W. Uth Ave.
Drugs and the New Culture,
Seminars w lliexplore the fol­ Educational A lternatives.
lowing specific concerns tot A ll courses w ill begin the
Portland; Homeless Men,New week of October llth . The
Dimensions in M in istry to the Center of Urban Encounter,
Aging, National P rio ritie s in a 0234 S.W. Bancroft St. may
World of C onflict (designed to be contacted if additional in­
help c la rify the theological and formation is desired.
priations.
The Pres 1 lent Is now In the
position of taking “ all, or no-
I
at all’’ and Congress’
recent practice of pasumg ap­
p lic a tio n s after the fiscal
year las begun, puts the Pre-
si lent In a bind, It Is felt,
T ie main argument against
the “ Item veto” Is that a
Pre3lle.it might use this
power for politicking, by
thr-atenlng vetoes of Con ■
gressme. ’« pet projects.
But the olg majority of
buslnesstne.. seem to agree
that the * Item veto” woull
go a long way towarl ending the
“ pork barrel” appropriations
and costly riders tack9d on to
ot’lg which the President Is
anxious to recelvo Appro­
priations which squeixed by
either Houso by a bare maj­
ority would then have to gain
two-thlrds approval If v etoe I
by the Pre ¡.lent. A Präsident
seeking a balanced budOet
would have mors control to­
ward that end, Instead of
having to accept the free-
spending excesses of Con-
grsssm e.. T tu oudgot he
proposes to Congress woull
be mors meaningful.
Rarely havo Independent
busLness.ne oenn willing to
give a President added power,
but In the hope of putting a
reign on Federal spending,
they support the “ Item voto”
proposal.
School Rolls Grow
Portland Public Schools
added 889 students to th e ir
rosters Thursday, bringing
the combined elementary and
sec ondary enrollment total to
70,639.
D r. Harold A . Kleiner,
deputy
superintendent
of
schools, said the third-day en­
rol tment figure Included 48,
586 in elementary schools and
'2,053 in secondary fa c ilitie s.
The Portland d is tric t s till
Is 3,056 students short of the
73,695 totai projected fo r the
1971-72 academic year. Ele­
mentary schools need 1,774
and secondary schools need
1,282 to reach their respective
projections of 50,360 and 23,
335.
K leiner said
Portlarxl
schools, which opened Tues­
day with a first-d a y enroll­
ment total of 67,472, expect
to
reach
their projected
enrollment by the firs t of next
week.
Study of Manpower
The most comprehensive
lege and university education,
study of manpower needs and
employer training, andapren-
supply to be prepared by the
tlceshlp.
Wnere available,
U.S. Department of Labor’s
I hl» liousu, located at 728 N, Shaver, is to Iw leuiotleled ami refurbished
data on current raining com­
Bureau of Labor Statistics
by students of Hulse School with assistance front students front Jefferson
pletions In each field are
has been released.
Included.
High School end Henson High. I his Is a vary meaningful project; not only
Titled OCCUPATIONAL
Commissioner Moore said
M \NPOWER AND TRAINING
that the Bureau compiled the
NEEDS, the report covers
training completion statistics
232 wnlte-collar, blue-collar,
for the new bulletin In re­
and service Jobs In which over
sponse to growing concern
half of all American workers
that training programs some­
are employed and include
times prepare workers for
most of the Jobs requiring
openings that do not—or will
special training or education.
not—exlst.
For each key occupation, lt
Planners of education and
shows how many trained
training programs can use
workers will be needed during
the data presented In this
the next decade and the num­
report to evaluate current
ber now being trained. These
and expected future occupa­
figures help pinpoint expan­
tional training needs.
By
sions needed In Job training.
comparing occupational re­
The report is based on
quirements with the numbers
research done for the Bur­
of persons completing train­
Thi. . . y o u , p o p .,, b i t a u u you
d .m o n d .d it. - S o m .lh in g ,1 i „ i . , . „
, , „ yOn ..
The Trl-Met board Tuesday
popular
OCCUPA­
ed 50 of the initial order of 75 eau’s
ing, manpower development
awarded a contract for 135
TIONAL OUTLOOK HAND­
new buses already on Trl-Met
programs can be tailored to
more 43-passenger buses and
routes.
BOOK, which Is used In voca­
needs.
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l N o .50 Portland, O r ., AN EQUAL OPPOSTUNITY EMPLOYER T h o r.doy
S .p ,. I t lo t p 7 ~ ^ 7 • were advised that the safer,
tional guidance, and on exten­
For example, a comparison
more comfortable, quieter and
Several changes are sched­
sive studies and projections
of the projected annual open­
more powerful fleet could te
uled for t l ’ nev- tw ae-k
economic growth and tech­
ings tor physicians (20,000)
' expected for service In Wash­
however. They will include nological change.
with the numbers of new grad­
ington, Clackamas and Mult­
carpeted floors, contour seats
Commissioner of Labor
uates and Immigrant physi­
nomah counties In January and
and “ water bumpers” along Statistics Geoffrey H. Moore
cians Indicates that each year
An extrema shortage of ever­
February.
with an Increase from six to explained, “ The OCCUPA­
Hood River, Medford and
medical schools would have to
green blackberry pickers lias
Winner of the $5,681,238.50
eight cylinders. Other speci­ TIONAL OUTLOOK HAND­
Roseburg. The d’Anjou pear
graduate, on the average,
develop«! In the Willamette
contract was the Flxlble Com­
harvest Is starting with a sli­
fications were Included to re­ BOOK and other BLS publi­
more than twice as manyphy-
valley as youngsters returned
Since
August
13,
1970,Navy
pany of Loudonville, Ohio,
ght shortage of pickers at
duce noise. Like the earlier cations have for many years
slclans as In 1969 to meet
to school this past week, the
Lteutenant (Junior
grade; whose bid of $41,933.10 each,
order, the 135 will be pro­ shown future employment op­
Medfbrd and Roseburg, and
annual manpower require­
Employment Division’s Rural
Aaron
Spaulding
has
been
se
r­
was $1,002.57 below General
Medford lias limited housing
vided with an environmental portunities for a broad spec­
ments.
Manpower Service report sta­
ving as a White House social Motors Corporation, the only
Improvement package to re­ trum of Jobs. Comparatively
available. Hood River reports
Among the craft occupa­
ted here today. The shortage
aide.
He
Is
one
of
thirty-
other bidder. Flxlble furntsh-
duce air pollution.
a surplus of 50 workers until
little has been known, how­
tions, the report shows annual
of pickers was estimated at
four officers from all the
the d’Anjou liarvest gets going
ever, about the number of per­
openings for 17,300 automobile
2,100 by Employment Division
military services to be so
good.
sons completing training for
mechanics. The number qual­
offices. Salem office reported
assigned.
The early prune liarvests are
ified by manpower develop­
these jobs. OCCUPATIONAL
a shortage , f l,$00| Gresham
started In the Mlltou-Freewa-
Being a social aide to the
ment and apprenticeship pro­
MANPOWER and training
office, short 100; Oregon Ctty te r area with adequate lielp
Ross Morgan, Employment
President Is strictly a collat­
grams was 12,000 In 1969.
This August there were 75,000 NEEDS Is an Important new
office short 400 and McMinn­
and will start In the Ontario
Division administrator re­
eral
duty
and
It
Is
assigned
on
These figures Indicate that
employed on farms and last tool In helping to fill this
ville office short 100, Hous­
area Sejdeinber 20 and Hood
a volunteer basis only. Mr. ported that the rate of unem­
the number of formal training
August there were 90,500. It void.”
ing is available only In the
River, Sejiteinber 27.
ployment
In
Oregon
fell
from
Spaulding must arrange with
It ''escribes briefly major
opportunities In this field
Is slgnlflcent, Morgan said,
Oregon City area. Potential
Filbert harvest Is to start
6.5
percent
In
July
to
6.4
per­
his own superiors to Insure
should be expanded. Such
that even with the reduction types of educational and train­
pickers are urged to rail their October 1 In the Hillsboro area
that his White House duties do cent In August, seasonally ad­
ing programs, Including voca­
expansion would reduce the
In
agricultural
work
force,
nearest Employment Division
and October 4 In the Eugene,
not detract from the perfor­ justed. This compares with
current need to employ part­
total employment Is still tional education, Federal
office to find out wnere pick­
Salem and McMinnville areas.
mance of his regular duties. the U.S. rate which went from
ially qualified mechanics.
12,100 persons more than last manpower programs, col
ers are needtel.
Walnut liarvest Is to start
He Is presently a financial 5.8 percent in July to 6.1 per­
year.
The pole bean harvest In the
Octolier 13 In the Salem area,
cent for August. One year ago
management analyst for the
Willamette valley, the mint Octolier 15 at Hillsboro and
Wage and salary employment
Command System Support Oregon had a 6,3 percent rate
harvests In the Albany and
October 20 In the Eugene area.
was 25,500 above last year
and the U.S. rate was 5.1 per­
Activity’s
Comptroller
De­
Madras areas and the prune
with manufacturing up 5.600
partment at the Washington cent. There were 53,400 un­
Despite limited funds the
relieve the over-crowding of
harvest at Milton-Freewater
a n d non-man ¡factoring up
employed in August compared
Navy
Yard.
students at Portsmouth, Ball
have been completed.
Portland Public Schools did
with 58,700 In July and 52,000
19,900. Lumber and wood
an d George elem entary
Cucumber liarvests nt Gre­
push ahead with some new
A native of Durham, North last year.
products has improved mark­
schools.
sham, Hillsboro, McMinn­
construction In 1970-71.
Carolina, LI Spaulding Is a
Morgan said that reduced
edly from August, 1970, with
Clarendon wlU house 540
ville, Portlad and Salem;
Thanks to funds derived
graduate of North Carolina pole bean acreages, extremely
4,000 more people working.
pupils In kindergarten through
Busses from downtown Port­
the potato liarvests at Ontario
from sales of property, the
Constructloi Is 1,400 higher,
Central University and attend­ hot weather, and a late black­
the fourth grade and wUl be
and Pendleton; the water­ land to Portland Community
district embarked on a minor
ed the University of Pennsyl­ berry harvest reduced agri­
trade Is up by 7,200, and
constructed on a 2.3 acre
melon liarvest at Pendleton- College will travel on Barbur
construction program which
vania’s Wharton School of cultural employment substan­
service Is 6,600 greater than
site adjoining Northgate Park.
Hermiston,
the broccoli, Blvd. Instead of the freeway.
concentrated on the building
August, 1970.
Business where he completed tially compared with last year.
The school Is designed to In­
hop, cabbage and cauliflower The route change for Trl-Met
of facilities for vocational-
two years of postgraduate
clude six large classrooms,
harvest at Salem are all con­ buses to Portland Community
study.
technical education.
each of which will have a ca­
tinuing with adequate help. College was announced effec­
This fall, five of the dis­
tive September 21
The early potato harvest Is
His Joe as a social aide,
tric t’s 14 high schools will pacity of 90 children. Thus,
The change was made to en­
two or three teachers will be
starting at Madras and will
while on the surface may ap­
have new vocational education
Portland Public Schools on
working In the rooms concur­
start at Klamath Falls Sept­ able Trl-Met buses to pick up
pear to have glamor, requires
buildings. The construction
freeze. And a small savings
or dlscliarge passengers at all
Sept. 28 holds Its third elect­
rently, with emphasis on team
ember 27.
a lot of hard work. He must
work has added faculties to
In purchases of supplies and
The Bartlett pear harvest designated coach stops along
know everything about White ion to secure voter approval
Franklin, Grant, Jack soi, planning and teaching.
materials will be realized
of an operation levy for the
The class rooms will be
1» nearing completion at the route, thus providing In­
House functions, Including
during the freeze.
Roosevelt and Washington high
I t . A a ro n S p a u ld in g
creased service
1971-72 school year.
clustered around an educa­
schools.
such things as names of the
Should the levy request be
Two earlier requests were
dlgnatarles present, the sche­
approved, the district’s gen­
The Jackson addition which tional media center In which
defeated by voters, as was a
dule of events, rules of pro­
eral fond budget would be re­
houses an automo'lve shop was will be the library and other
proposed $36 million bond
tocol, and numerous histori­
buUt for $150,000, with an ad­ instructional materials. The
stored to $71,668,000 for
cal facts about the White Issue for capital Improve­
ditional $25,000 spent on building also will Include a
1971-72, sufficient to run a
ments.
House.
equipment. Comple ted last m ulti-purpose room, an office
complete normal school year
The requested amount on
AprU, it was used briefly by area, and a community room
In terms of days operating.
Wnen the guests for a White Sept. 28 will be $5,740,000.
Should the levy request
Jackson students during the available to parents and neigh­
House function arrive, many of This is a reduction of again be defeated, the distri­
1970-71 school year. Auto bor hoo d resl dents for meet­
Portland Evening High Sch­
keeplng, speech, economics,
them are at the White House $1,220,000 from the $6,060,
ct would be operating under
shops also have been added ings. A covered play area
ool begins registration Sept­
distributive education (oc­
tor the first time. Lt Spaul­ 000 requested In the two pre­
at Grant and F ranklin. They will be provided outside the
an Inadequate general fund
ember 20 fo r fall classes.
cupational
studies), inter­
vious elections,
ding and the other aides
wlU be open for the first time buUdlng.
budget of only $57,014,000,
Principal Duane Flskum
national
relations, typing,
The school was planned by a
Tne reduction In the levy- which the school board public­
this fau.
assigned will greet them at
said the evening signups w ill
paychology and auto-mechan-
request primarily Is due to
com mit te e of t ea c he rs,
the door, explain the program
ly
has
stated
would
necessit­
The
Grant
project
cost
he held in the lib ra ry uf Hen­
tcs.
the 90-day presidential "fre­
of events, escort them to the
ate closing all schools some
$130,000 to build and$25,000 parents and administrators
son High School, 546 N.E, I2tli
eze.”
wnlch produced a book of ed­
reception area, answer any
to equip, whUe the Franklin
20 days earlier than usual.
Flskum said an Independent
Ave.
Classes w ill start at
Should the levy be approved
questions they might have and
The current request for a
addition was constructed at a ucational specifications upon
study program also perm its
by the voters, approximately levy of $5,740,000 Includes
6:45 p jn . Setpernber 27 at
help them In any other way
cost of $145,000 and equipped which the architects based
their plans.
study of subjects not listed in
$1.2 million less will be need­
for $25,000.
Henson.
they can.
some $570,000 to cover esti­
The money to finance all of
ed by the school district since
tlie regular cu rricu lu m . I'he
It’s an easy way to save.
At Roosevelt High School,
mated tax delinquencies and
The
evening
program
Lt Spaulding’s Job at the negotiated wage and salary ln-
discounts In order to “ net”
the new vocational building these building projects was
evening school has 25 instruc­
serves the needs of students
accumulated In 1970 through
White House Is to make each
Your dimes can become
creases cannot be Implement­
the required $5,169,000.
houses metal ard woodworking
tors and expects to serve some
under age 21 who needtoconi-
the
sate of surplus real
guest
feel
at
ease
and
at
home.
ed
until
termination
of
the
facilities.
The
addition
which
Estlmatel
approximate
cost
dollars in a hurry if you keep
500 students.
plete course work leading toa
He does this In his Job as
property owned by the dis­
freeze. Associated fringe of the levy is expected to be
was buUt and equipped for
high school diploma and who
them in a dime saver. Soon
trict-including the old Guilds
benefit costs also will be $1.45 tor each $1,000 of true
assistant host, as a represent­
$235,000, Is expected to al­
Further information may lie
are no longer attending day
ative of the President and as a
Lake building and site, and
frozen until termlnatlonof the
as it’s full, you have $3.00 Io
cash value.
leviate the critical over­
obtained by calling the school
par annum
high schools.
Falling buUdlngs--and from
representative of the United
crowding In the school’s
office.
add to your savings account.
States.
Flskum said the program
payments by the Portland
shops.
compounded
Dimers are fun, and educa­
Community College for the
also offers students now at­
d u lly
The newbulldlngat Washing­
buUdlngs lt Is using wnlch
p m d q iiiir ln ily
Lt Spaulding Is the son of
tional too. They're Free Io
ton High School houses both
tending day high schools tlie
Hazen also announced that
were constructed with Port­
i he Benj. Franklin Federal
automotive and electrical
Mr. and Mrs. Asa T. Spauld­
opportunity to
make
up
savers at the Benj. Franklin.
land Public School funds.
ing, Sr. of 1608 Lincoln St., Savings and Loan Assn., whose $5,000,000 w ill be made avail­
shops. Equipment forthetwo
credits— If they have the |» r -
The Portland District’s last
Durham, N.C, He reportod to home office is in Portland, able immediately fo r home
shops totaled $25,000 and con­
mlsalon ot tlie ir day schools.
construction levy expired
his present Job after six received final approval of its financuig In the Eugene area.
struction cost $205,000.
two years ago and tlie dis­
He said savings funds received
months of instruction at the
The major project on the
merger with Security Savuigs
C urriculum Includes all tie
trict has no bonded Indebted­
at the Eugene branch alsow ill
elementary school level has
Supply
Corps
School
In
Athens,
and
Loan
ol
Eugene
from
the
required subjects In English,
ness,
The Model Cities Recreation
been the construction of Clar­
Ga. Mr. Spaulding earned his
be used to finance homes
Federal Home Loan Hank
and Culture Working Commit­
social studies, mathematics
Construction cost for Clar­
commission
through
the
locally.
endon
Elementary
School
In
Board on September 7. In an­
R o tar! H Hazon Proa • 14 Offices • Phono 224 .1.133
tee will meet September 16
and science, plus a broad
endon wUl be $934,50 ), with an
Navy’s Officer Candidate
North Portland.
School of­
The
staff
of
security
Savuigs
Homo Off.ce f rnnttlm Bltfg Portland Oregon 97?O4
nouncing
tlie
completion
of
tlie
at 7:30 p.m. In the Model Cities
selection of electives in­
additional $110,000 needed for
ficials expect the buUdlng to
School, Newport, R.I., in
w ill continue with the Benj.
Conference Room #226.
m erger.
equipment.
cluding a rt,ca llig ra p h y, book-
August, 1969,
be completed by November 1.
F ranklin.
When open, Clarendon wUl
Tri-M et Awards Contract
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While
House
Sotial
Aide
rh-rvu
Unemployment Down
Bus Route
Changes
z\
Schools Push Ahead
District to Vote Again
Evening H.S. Registration
Haveÿou
tried our
cD irq efs?
Bank Merger
iT iH lk lill
to Meet