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Portland Observer
Thursday, April 29. 1978
Profiles in politics
Jim Redden
State Treasurer Jim Redden is a
candidate for the Democratic Party's
nomination to the office of Attorney
General.
With a degree from the
Boston College School of Law, Redden
practiced law in Medford from 1958
until 1972. He was a member of the
Legislature in the 1983, 1985 and 1987
sessions and was House Minority Lead
er in 1967. He was voted the "Most
Effective State Representative" by the
Capital Press Corps in 1967.
An early advocate of environmental
protection, he drafted and passed en­
vironmental legislation in 1963 and was
a co-author of the beach bill in 1967. He
drafted Oregon's first legislation on
child abuse and the first property tax
relief legislation.
Redden was elected State Treasurer
in 1972. As Treasurer he has brought
Oregon a AAA board rating, established
the nation's first Local Government Investment Pool to increase earnings of local
governments' investments, and has established standards and practices that have
become national models.
“Probably the most important phase of this office is in the role of "the people's
lawyer." It is the role of lawyer to all state agencies. If our state agencies avoid
the law, or become bogged down in red tape because their rules are badly drafted,
all of us suffer. It is my pledge that advice to those state agencies will be clear,
concise and designed to increase their efficiency and responsiveness."
Don Willner
Don Willner, candidate for the Demo­
cratic nomination for Attorney General,
is a practicing attorney in Portland. A
graduate of Harvard Law School, Will­
ner served as a State Representative
from 1957 through 1959. a State Sena
tor from 1963 through 1973, and was a
part-time Circuit Court Judge from 1973
to 1975.
Willner is known for his advocacy of
Consumer protection, having been an
organizer and first president of the
Oregon Consumer League and a na­
tional president of the Consumer Fed­
eration of America.
He also has a
strong record in environmental protec­
tion, civil rights and legislation to pro­
tect farm workers.
Willner was an author of the bill
establishing the Oregon Scenic Rivers
System, providing for a vote of the
people in abolishing the death penalty,
expanding apprenticeship programs, and creating Portland State University.
“I want to be the people's lawyer and make sure that government treats all
Oregonians in a lawful way. This state should not be the adversary of its citize’—.
Businessmen need an Attorney General who is competent, practical and accessible
- competent to run the biggest law office in the state; practical enough to under­
stand the impact of his decisions on peopel's lives and work; and accessible so that
he can listen to the problems that citizens have with their government.”
Jim Durham
Jim Durham, currently Deputy to Attorney General Lee Johnson, seeks the
Republican nomination for Attorney General. In addition to his law degree and
experience as a practicing attorney, he holds degrees in Business Administration.
Durham advocates mandatory prison sentences, with no possibility of parole, for
every person convicted of a crime, with the possible exception of first offenders.
"The greatest deterrent to crime is the likelihood of being caught....the second most
effective deterrent....is the certainty of imprisonment for a definate period of time
for those who are caught.”
Since he has been in the Attorney General's office since 1971, Durham considers
himself to be the most qualified candidate. A strong supporter of Loe Johnson, he
sees no need for changes in the Attorney General's Office.
Stan Bunn
Stan Bunn, candidate for the Republ'can Nomination for Attorney General, is an
attorney and served in the Oregon legislature for two terms. He served on the
Judiciary Committee for two terms and was vice-chairman of the Human Resource
Committee in 1975.
Bunn advocates a more even break for private citizens who find themselves at
odds with governmental agencies. He would like to initiate a system where the
state would pay court costs and legal fees when the citizen is right and government
is wrong.
"In our complex society we must have some regulation, but we shouldn t stack
the monetary deck against the individual citizen."
The two-term State Representative, from Newberg pointed out that there "is
now an obvious chance of great injustice to the individual when he contests a
governmental action; if the citizen loses, he pays and if he wins, he pays.' "This
means that there are some complaints never filed because the whole process would
be too costly for the individual even if he were in the right all along," Bunn said.
“We have here a situation in which a citizen knows that even if he wins the
battle he will lose the war because of the burdensome costs. • This has a chilling
effect on our constant search for justice," noted Bunn.
Jonathan Newman
Jonathan Newman seeks re-election
to his position on the Portland School
Board. Elected to the board in 1968 and
1972, Newman serves on the legislative
and personnel committees.
Newman has been a leader in enact­
ing regulations in student's rights and
responsibilities, in promoting Portland's
administrative transfer program for mi­
nority children, and encouraging pa
rents and students to participate in
school planning. He led the movement
to establish citizens advisory commit­
tees, which are appointed by the school
board.
Newman is First Vice. President of
the Oregon School Boards Association,
served a six-year term on the State
Intergroup Human Relations Commis­
sion, and is a past president of the
Greater Metropolitan School Boards
Association. *
REGISTER AND VOTE
Measure 2 6 - 1
Measure 28 1 (Auto Registration Fee/Credit for Transit) approves a Tri Met
Ordinance establishing a $10 Motor Vehicle Registration and renewal of registra
lion fee paid every other year to help Tri Met improve services; makes effective
$10 credit toward one month's pass for each fee payment; exempts certain
commercial and farm vehicles; and provides refunds for certain commercial pickups
and vans.
The measure is proposed as an equitable way to generate from the widest group
benefiting from improved mass transit. According to the proponents of the
measure, most bus riders also own cars and auto owners not riding the bus will
benefit from lessened congestion and polvtion as well as less competition for
parking space.
The measure will provide an average of $4 million annually. Funds will be used
to more fully meet the area's transit needs.
Measure No. - 1
Measure No. 1 (Expands Veteran's Home Farm 1-oan Eligibility) ammends the
constitutional provision relating to eligibility of veterans to receive home and farm
loans from the Oregon War Veterans' Fund. It extends eligibility to World War II
veteran residents of Oregon who have two year Oregon residence after separation
from the service and before December 31. 1965 and to veterans with service after
January 31, 1960, with two years residence before May 1, 1977.
All loans are based on a minimum length of honorable service, a residency
requirement and a terminal date for application. In some cases surviving spouses
are eligible. Funds for the loans have been raised by the sale of bonds. As the
bonds have been retired over the years, a substantial surplus has been placed in
the fund.
This measure would add approximately 25,000 veterans to the eligibility list.
Those eligible can borrow up to $35,000 for a home or $125,000 for a farm at a 5.9
percent rate of interest.
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Measure No. 3
Ballot Measure No. 3 (Housing Bonds). This measure authorizes bonds up to
one-half of one percent of true cash value of taxable property in state to provide
funds for advances to lending institutions and qualified housing sponsors to
stimulate the state’s economy and provide multi family housing for the benefit of
elderly households.
As of August 31, 1975, the cash value of property within the State of Oregon was
$32,174,592,141.
$160 million would be made available for housing if this
amendment passes.
The program is designed to be entirely self supporting. Borrowers from the fund
will pay loan fees plus and interest rate slightly higher than the bond rate.
The program would be administered by the State Housing Division in the
Department of Commerce. The Housing Division would work through lending
institutions and through qualified housing sponsors such as private developers,
non-profit housing corporations, or housing authorities. The Division would decide
which are the qualified lending institutions and which are qualified housing
sponsors. It would also decide the loan fees and the interest which may be
charged.
An elderly household is one whose household head is over 62 years old, a state
resident, and cannot get decent, safe, and sanitary housing on the open market for
25 percent of the household's gross income. The Housing Division would decide the
income limitations of elderly households which qualify for the program.
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Business
conference
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success
The community's first Business Con
ference was held Monday under the
sponsorship of the Contractor's Man­
agement Association. The conference,
designed to allow business people in the
Albina area to become acquainted with
each other and to recognize common
goals and problems, was considered a
huge success by Dr. Tom Boothe, direc
tor of CMA.
“For the first time, a broad cross-sec­
tion of business people met together,
from the owners of small boutiques and
barber shops to industrialists.
They
found that they have similar problems
and formed a basis for cooperation."
Boothe sees the conference not as a
permanent organization, but as a me­
thod of organizing around particular
issues. "The business people are the
strength of the community, yet they
have never been asked to participate
as a group in community decisions."
Business people have been involved in
community organizations such as Model
Cities but as individuals, not speak­
ing for the business community.
Over 65 businesses were represented,
with each giving a short statement
about the business. MC for the forum
was Paul Knauls, owner of Geneva's.
Daniel Bogan, Director of Budget and
Management for the city, was keynote
speaker, addressing the group on “Mi­
nority Business Nationally.”
Boothe especially thanked Coast Ja­
nitorial Service, Booker D istribution
Center of Seattle, and Jim Britt who
provided space for the conference at the
"Downstairs."
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candidates
Washington High School plays host
May 5th to a forum for candidates for
three open positions on the Portland
Board of Education.
Co-sponsored by the Portland Coun-
cil/Parent Teachers Association and the
Schools for the City Committee, candi­
dates fair will be held from 7:30-10:00
p.m. in the school cafeteria at 531 S.E.
14th Avenue.
Each of the eighteen candidates will
be given five minutes to answer two of
three questions posed by the co-spon­
sors:
• How do you think the school dis­
trict should cope with the problem of
decreasing enrollment?
• How effective have the area citizen
advisory committees been and what can
be done to improve them?
• What five key issues do you see for
the next twenty years in Portland Pub­
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