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Portland/Obscrver
Thursday. May 16, 1974
Ransom proposes
neighborhood forums
PROFILES in POLITICS
construction of nuclear gen
erating plants. I t would not
affect the Trojan plant.
"Putting the question on
the ballot will have on great
advantage
it will require
discussion, debate and public
input. The pioposed mora
torium would be for six
years, and it may be that it
would have no real effect
because of the present eight
to ten year lag lime between
the application to build and
the completion of a project."
K U t« Senator Betty Rob
erts (D-Portland), a candi
date for the
Democratic
nom ination for g overn o r,
called for state and proposed
national legislation to equal
ize the refund value of cans
and bottles.
Senator Roberts' remarks
came in testimony submitted
to the U.S. Senate sub
committee on Environment
which
has
been
holding
hearings on
a
proposed
national Bottle Bill modeled
on Oregon's law.
the entire governmental pro
cess."
“Because of this, those who
are now campaigning for
office should make every
effort to listen to people and
see that their wishes are
carried out.”
Straub said as governor he
would work to “keep Ore
gon's inde(>endent spirit alive
bv listening to the people,
searching for solutions and
acting decisively and openly,
in a businesslike manner.”
In other testimony. Sena
tor Roberts, who carried
Oregon’s Bottle Bill on the
floor of the Oregon Senate
during the 1971 legislative
session, said the lobby
against the bill “was the
most intense I have ever
experienced in my ten years
of legislative service." She
urged supporters of the
national bill to "stand firm"
in the face of similar pres
sures in Congress.
"Uncontrolled inflation is a
pickpocket roving across the
nation and stealing from the
pockets of all Americans,”
charged
W ayn e
M orse,
Democratic candidat«1 for the
United States Senate.
Mors«1 term«‘d inflation "the
most im p o rta n t dom estic
issue" and claimed that the
“present prime interest rate
of eleven and one quarter
percent imposed by the large
banking houses of our country
amounts to a form of em
bezzlement from the dwind
ling purchasing power of the
American people.
" It is not to be expected
that young married couples
can afford to enter into a
30 year payment contract for
th«1 purchase of a home and
assume the high interest
rates of such a contract. It
is not to be expected that
small businesses can survive
and large businesses can
expand their economic pro
duction under the usurious
interest rates we are being
led into by the big banking
interest."
“America is going through
one of the darkest periods in
its,198-year political history,”
said Bob Straub, Democratic
candidate for governor.
“I notice in my campaign
travels around the state that
people have a low interest in
politics,” he said.
“They
have doubts not only about
politicians, especially those
presently in office, but about
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State Treasurer Jim Red
den announced that a pro
posed initiative to place a
six-year moratorium on con
struction of nuclear plants
should and would encourage
ncessary statewide discussion
of “this vital issue”.
“People all over the state
are growing more concerned
and apprehensive about the
use of nuclear power here in
Oregon.
"W e really need some solid
information and meaningful
debate on the entire ques
tion, and all Oregonians de
serve to be heard.
“ An in itia tiv e p etitio n
which would put a mora
torium vote on November's
ballot is being circulated
right now.
The vote in
November would be to decide
whether or not to impose a
six-vear moratorium on the
Speaking to members of
the Swan Island Kiwanis,
Senator Vern Cook said that
"1974. which may well be
Nixon's last year, will be
known as the year of high
interest, high prices, high
unemployment and runaway
inflation.
"There is a crisis of con
fidence in the White House.
Until that is cured the
economy of America is going
to continue to get worse.
The people will not regain
faith in the ability of govern
ment until either Nixon re
signs. is removed from office
or is exonerated of the
charges being publicly leveled
against him.
“Before our «*conomic prob
lems can be solved the
government must regain the
confidence of the people. 1
believe Nixon's opportunity
has passed. Because of the
strength of the American
people we could probably
even survive two more years
of Nixon;
however,
the
longer he remains in office
the greater will be the diffi
culty of economic recovery.
“History has shown us that
the people will give up much
to support a selfless leader.
They will not make sacrifices
for or even follow a presi
dent for whom they have lost
respect."
Gregory Wolfe, Democratic
candidate for Congress from
the Third District, at a
Kiwanis meeting May 10th.
charged that his Democratic
contender, Robert Duncan,
had a record in Congress of
su pporting
cutbacks
on
dom estic program s w hile
financing the Vietnam War.
“If Robert Duncan as a
Congressman had «uch a
myopic view of governmental
e c o n o m iz in g
by g iv in g
priority to huge military
appropriations for the most
immoral war in American
history
while complaining
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chick
in tow n’
She's brown sugar
and spice,but if you
don’t treat her nice
she’ll put you on
that at home families without
fathers and elderly persons
on welfare should not receive
federal assistance, the voters
should know it," Wolfe said.
Wolfe noted that Duncan
had been an unwavering
sup|«orttT of the escalation ol
the Vietnam W ar and as late
as March of 1972 had said he
barked
President
Nixon's
approach to end the Vietnam
War.
"That approach."
Wolf«1
said, “took only five years
with enormous expenditur«1*
of lives and money.
"My opponent has iwen
running ads referring to his
watchdog capabilities over
the value ri'Ceivi'd lor a
dollar spent.
Th«1 inflation
we ar«1 daggering under is
on«1 of the direct results of
that tragic Vietnam adven
ture.
“Would a rep re se n ta tiv e
who in th«1 past has defended
the fat heavy Pentagon bud
get really be a watchdog of
todav's dollar'.’’' Wolfe asked.
"Don't emulat«1 your elders
in national government. Set
an example for them," Robert
Duncan told Cleveland High
School students May 9th.
In an 8:00 a.m. assembly,
th«1 Third Congressional Dis
trict candidate commended
th«1 incoming Cleveland High
School Student Body officers
for pledging to abide by the
school constitution, cooperate
with the Student Porum and
work with the Executive
Council.
Duncan told the students
that "It is hard to accept the
actions of many (wople in
government today. There is
a lark of confidence
in
leaders by the people of
many governments."
He
cited th«1 recent fait of
governments in Wi-st Ger
many and Canada.
The former congressman
said "Th«1 system of checks
and balances in our govern
merit is working. What we
read daily in the pa|>ers is
proof that men who misuse
their entrusted power and
responsibility can b«- re
moved from the system.**
Dunean urged the students
to "support your student
government, even if you
didn't vot«1 for them.
Give
them a chance to succeed."
Portland attorney Hollis
Ransom, who is seeking
Position No. 3 on the Mult
nomah County
Board of
Commissioners, said he will
vote for City County con
solidalion but, if elected, he
w ill im m ediately propose
amendments to th«1 charter
that will insure more con
trols on the commission
chairman.
"The power of government
should I n - in the people and
public officials should lie
answerable to district nil
visory groups representing
th e ir neighborhoods," he
states.
"We don't want to
chance a 'Watergate' or
'Spiro Agnew' scandal in
Multnomah County.”
lie
favors making ncightiorhnod
forums oil public issues man
dalory.
A resident of Portland the
past 23 years. Ransom has
been a practicing attorney
since 1958 and is a partner in
th«1 firm of Ransom, llilson
Clark seeks opinion
Multnomah County Com
missioner Don Clark, a can
didate for Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners, is
making plans for County
government to "go public" if
elected to the County's top
job. "When you l«vok at the
administrative responsibility
of the Chairman's job and
the range of people services
the County pays for," says
Clark, "it be«x»mes clear that
the job is the second most
important elected office in
the slate next to the Gover
nor."
Clark believes that
people should have "every
opportunity to present their
opinions and ideas before we
act.
"This has not been the
style of the present ad
ministration,"
says Clark,
"and I believe that too few
people really know what
County government does and
is doing.
I believe jx’ople
want to be informed about
what their tax dollars are
buying."
Clark, the main
architect of County reor
ganization. also sees con
tinued progress in tightly
managing and coordinating
services under four function
oriented departments as a
Chicano causes
are American causes
Rafael Pablo Ciddio Y
Abeyta. Republican for 1st
District Congress, addressed
the State "Concilio" for the
Spanish Speaking in Hills
boro, Washington County.
M r. Ciddio addressed the
group on the electoral pro
cess and informed them not
to be afraid to enter the
political arena. “Neither be
afraid
to
plead
Chicano
causes when you run for
office because Chicano rauses
are American Causes: Indian
causes are American Causes;
people of color causes are
American causes and people
striving to correct injustices
and support the rights of
human beings are
'A ll
Americans',” Ciddio said. “In
major elections the method
by which the top candidate is
chosen is by the top dollar.
In the United States and in
Oregon the people are tired
of these' types of politicians.
With the Oregonian's con
cern of
newspaper
pub
lishers, media, lawyers and
former elected officials, I am
the top contender in District
I if Oregonians are honest
about their concerns. I am
neither of the aforemen
and Eder. II«1 has a special
interest In the improvement
of the county corrections
system and emphasizes the
need for control of drug
sales, es|a-cially in the jails.
The candidate has been
very active In Democratic
|>arty affaira and ia a former
chairman of the Mullnomah
County DemiM-ratir Central
Committee. A precinct com
milteeman since 1960. he has
I h - c ii a delegate to practically
ev ery
p a rly
convention
during that lime.
A graduate of the Uni
v e ra lty of O regon Law
.School, he is a merWber of
the Multnomah County liar
Association, American liar
Association. American Arbi
trainili Association. Amen
can Trial luiwyers Associa
tion, American Judicature
Society and Phi lleta Kappa
National Scholastic Honorary.
He has also «lone graduate
work in |Militieul science.
tioned but a philfjsopher, an
educator, a 'humanizer' open
to all. willing to work for all
my constituents in District 1,
not only in the English Ian
guage, but in the Spanish,
Ita lia n .
Portuguese
and
French language which I
speak."
The Concilio is a Chicano
organization that represents
businessmen, educators, and
grassroots p«-ople in the
State of Oregon. "The State
Concilio meets campesino'
time. 6:00 a.m. throughout
the State periodically
to
discuss and unite the efforts
in the State of the American
Spanish Surnamed. Spanish
Speaking Mexican Cultured
high priority.
"W e have
been doggedly putting the
pieces together for about a
year now and are gelling
closer to what 1 think will be
som«1 solid advances in man
aging
resources and de
liv e rin g C ounty services
more efficiently." Clark said
the upcoming budget year
will find the County in a
weakened finanrial (tosition
because of reduc'd fi'deral
revenue sharing and the
continued toll of inflation.
“We are going to have to
start cutting programs as
selectively as we ran starting
with those that appear to be
the least cost effective and
least v ita l to the com
niunitV." said Clark.
Now in the middle of his
second term as County Com
missioner and the last elect«1«!
Sheriff prior to County Home
Rule. Clark said his earn
paign
for
Chairman
has
stressed the need for "local
government to be responsive
and responsible to the people
it serves, and my pledge is
to continue working toward
those ends. That is what the
Chairman's job is all about."
Rotali) MILDRED SCHWAB
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She's rospoesibla and works hard . . .
She cores about people . .
She doesn't duck the issues .
She has a proven record of experience .
Native Portlander
Former Planning Commission Chairman
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Commissioner, Christopher Thomas. Tress., Common
wealth Bldg.. Portland, Oregon. 222 3531, 5-HP74
Since January. 1967.
Commissioner Ivancie’s record
has been one of action
and accomplishment.
RE-ELECT
FRANK IVANCIE
City Commissioner Pos. No. 3
Proven Solid Leadership
for Portland
Re-Elect Frank Ivancie Committee. George Mack. Treasurer
P O Box 1228, Portland. Oregon 97205 5/15/74
D avid M. N ero, Jr.
A ssista n t P r o fe sso r
S c h o o l o f B u sin ess and T e c h n o lo g y
O reg o n S ta te U n iv ersity
and
P r e sid e n t
N E B O and A SSO C IA T E S. INC
B e q u e sts Y o u r S u p p o rt Eor
CAKE W .S A L S E K
( Candidate for S u p e r in te n d e n t o f P u b lic In stru ctio n
group which comprises over
40.000 in the
State
of
Oregon.” Celedonio Montes,
m«xferator, indicated that the
group endorsed Rafael Pablo
Ciddio y Abeyta for the
Republican nomination and
Lea Aucoin for the Demo
cratic nomination in District
I.
The group will meet in
Portland June 3rd and will
invite Mayor Goldschmidt
and Don Hodel from Public
Power Administration Bonne
ville.
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Carl SaJaer ia an unusual combination of
teacher, school administrator, author, and
editor.
Moreover, he is an innovative
leader in the field of education, whose ideas
and systems of instruction currently are
being used in thousands of schools
throughout the United States.
Spiraling (touts -
During the past ten
years, he wrote dozens of articles in an
effort to warn the public concerning
spiraling costs in the field of public
education -
and what such costa would
mean to the average taxpayer. In fact, he
ia the author of a recent hook on the
subject entitled "A Tyrant in Cap A (rtw n".
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Because his warnings went unheeded,
expenditures for public elementary and
secondary schools (throughout the nation)
increased 168.8 per cent
while school
enrollments increased only 27.4 per cent.
Waste A Duplication - During this same
period, he tried to warn taxpayers that
duplication and proliferation of facilities also
would result in the closing of countless
private schools
elementary, secondary,
and collegiate
which it has done, and is
doing, even now.
Sponsored and paid for by the Taxpayer's
Committee for Responsible Education, Ron
Singleton, Treasurer.
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