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fines rehabilitation aa, among other
things.
in sociology; to restore (a
dependent, defective, or criminal) to a
state of physical, mental and moral health
ing this concept of rehabilitation, (and the
correctional systems’ attempts at same)
there are many men and women uselessly
and wrongfully, incarcerated in our pri
son systems today.
Most psychologists agree that the
human personality is developed by
eighteen months of age (the so-called
Primal Urge Theory). And from that age
on, it is just a m atter of acting out ones
life with behavior patterns of which the
individual has virtually no control. Fol
lowing this reasoning, how does one
"restore" an individual to a state in which
he has never been?
Adhering to the “Primal Urge Theory"
that is accepted by so many of the leading
medical authorities of this day, (not
withstanding the hint at reincarnation
and karmic law that this theory could
imply to the discerning eye,) it follows
that some people are constitutionally
incapable of differentiating between
"right and wrong" as classified by our
Society. Is it just, therefore, to punish
these people for their native inability to
construe right from wrong? I think not.
Still, every day, hundreds of morally
retarded individuals are sent to prison.
People that know the acts they commit
will lead them to incarceration, but are
helpless to the way their minds can
rationalize the committing of what so
ciety as termed crime (i.e. immoral acts)
e.g. theft, rape, murder, etc.
1 agree these people should be isolated
from society, but in such a way that
re-motivation, rather than punishment, is
stressed. One does not punish ones child
because that child is not bright enough to
compete with his peers. Society does not
punish a being that happens to be born
into this life a physical or mental cripple.
This holds true in every aspect of human
endeavor except that dealing with the
so-called criminal mind which, to me, is
synonymous with moral retardation.
Is a machine more valuable than a
human life? No, but when a machine is
unable to function properly it is not
warehoused for months or years, then
expected to work again when brought
back into use. I t is sent to the shop and
examined minutely to discover wherein
lies the malfunction. Then it is repaired
and sent back into the world rehabili
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Garner served as Chairman of the
Oregon Platform and Resolution Commit
tee of the Democratic Party. During the
1976 election he worked for the party as
the Portland metropolitan area coordina
tor for voter registration and the “get-
out-the vote" drive. In this capacity he
worked closely with the Albina Voter
Registration and Education Project in
registering Black voters. “The Black com
munity is becoming more involved politi
cally and can become a deciding factor in
many races.”
Gardner worked with Common Cause
to draft a bill that became the Election
Day Registration Law, allowing citizens
to register to vote up to and including
election day. “I believe the bill was very
important. The candidate's activities and
public interest in the election reaches a
peak just before the election.
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late to register so they couldn’t vote."
Other related laws, for example registra
tion by mail, have made the registration
process easier.
Gardner and his wife are attempting to
visit every home in the district before the
primary election. “We are taking a poll of
the peoples needs and desires. This is not
a one-time poll, but an instrument I will
use to formulate my legislative activi
ties.” The poll is unique in that rather
than just a paper poll, all those who
return the questionnaire will be called so
they can discuss their opinions.
T ake a G IA N T ST E P
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A N D TH E N E W B O R N
by Wfl
H. Kendrick «38976
I was born on June 18, 1943, in Los
Angeles, California - the fourth of eleven
children, eight sisters and two brothers -
so my life in sports started at a very
young age.
As far back as I can
remember my life has involved sports of
some kind, from street fighting to orga
nized activities in school programs, such
as baseball, basketball, football and track
and field.
The dream of my life was to play
professional football and become a super-
star, which I think is every young mans
dream at one point in his life. M y big
opportunity came in June 1966 when I
received a letter by invitation to come to
Denver, Colorado as a free agent on a
trial basis. I t meant that I was going to
have the opportunity to fulfill my dream.
During Spring Training I was begin
ning to get into form, as far as timing on
hand-offs and the quickness needed to get
through the opening, I was a running
back. Pre-season finally came and the
coach gave me my big opportunity to
start the first pre-season .game, and my
intensity was running high. I f 1 could just
yelax I would be okay, but sure
enough when we got the bali on the first
play my fears came true I fumbled on our
twenty yard line, so I was really feeling
low. A ll the season players assured me
that it was alright everyone fumbles
sometime and not to worry about it. But I
still couldn't put it out of my mind for I
knew if it happened again I would sit on
the bench. The very next time we got the
ball the quarterback called my play up
the middle, this time luck was on my side,
I broke the play up the middle for forty
yards gain. Everyone was slapping me
on the back, it made me proud.
I didn't get the ball anymore until the
second half. The same play was called,
only this time bad luck was staring me in
the face, the defensive linebacker and
cornerback. I don't remember too much
after that, except waking up to find
myself in a hospital bed with both legs in
casts. I knew that I was out for the rest
of the season. Come to find out from the
Doctor, I would not only never play
football again, but also never walk again.
A fter my casts were removed I was put
on a weightlifting program to regain
strength in my legs. By faith or a will and
determination to walk I was able to. I
was not able to continue with football but
I decided to continue working out with
my weightlifting and, in September 1971
some friends talked me into entering the
Northwest Bench Press contest in Port
land, I did and placed second, with a lift of
400 pounds.
Since then my best bench press was
485 pounds. In 1971 I entered the M r.
Northwest and M r. Pacific Coast Physi
que Contest. I never placed in the top
five, but my hopes are still high that one
day I too will be number one.
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Dr. Jeffrey BRADY,
Jim Gardner. 31, is a candidate for the
Oregon Senate. He is seeking the seat
now held by Raul Sota Seelig, who was
appointed by the Multnomah County
Board of Commissioners to fill the posi
lion vacated by Betty Roberts who was
appointed to a judgeship.
Gardner, who is an attorney, served as
legal advisor to Justice Stewart Potter of
the U.S. Supreme Court and to Judge
Alfred T. Goodwin of the U.S. Court of
Appeals in Portland. He is a graduate of
Yale University and Yale Law School. He
currently is a member of the law firm of
Lindsay, Nahstoll, H art, Neil and Weig-
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Poetry Editer
Unfortunately, a malfunctioning hu
man being must be re-programmed in
some way as to instill a whole new
concept of morality. If a person commits
theft just because he is without funds, the
simple act of furnishing him with the
ability to earn an adequate, steady
income isn’t going to keep him from
stealing again.
Vocational and educa
tional training in prison is a wonderful
thing, a far cry from the medieval system
of even twenty years ago. And with some
individuals these programs work. They
furnish the man that chooses to be
rehabilitated with a concrete foundation
from which begins the process that,
hopefully, culminates in remotivation.
Yes, it works for some people, usually the
poorly educated, vocationally handi
capped individual who with proper
schooling and training would not have
committed the acts that brought him to
prison in the first place.
But what about the others; the recidi
vists, the hard-core con; the intelligent,
well-educated individual who already pos
sesses all the tools (except moral re
straint.) necessary to maintain a purpose
ful existence in society? This man, with
all his intelligences, experience, and
street knowledge; knowing with a cer
tainty that to commit a crime is to be
caught, and to be caught is to get locked
up; with this certain knowledge, (of
which he will never admit) he is still able
to justify, in his own mind, going out and
robbing, raping, murdering, etc. without
any pangs of conscience and the certain
conviction that he will continue to get
away with his crimes again and again.
Why?
Is it because he enjoys being incar
cerated? I think not. Is it because of the
thrill, the excitement of the chase, so to
speak? In some cases this is true, (see
Leopold/Loeb, et al). O r is it because of
some inherent inability to cope with the
ethics of a society that is so alien to his
nature that he is literally helpless (in and
of himself) to understand what drives
him, against all reason, to continue to do
harm to his fellows, society, and himself?
I do not profess to have the answers.
But before the-e ,s ever to be any hope of
true rehabilii.vion in our prison system
these questions must be pondered, and
possible solutions investigated.
The
public must be educated to the fact that
people commit crimes, because of a basic
moral im m aturity, not because of any
desire to do wrong.
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and day sessions start on March 28th.
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Open registration hours will be from
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p.m. the first day. On Tuesday through
Thursday the hours will be 9:00 a.m. to
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registration period will run from 9:00
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then register at the appropriate spot. A t
the Cascade Center, 705 N. Killings -
worth, registration is held in the audi
torium. A t the Sylvania Center, 12000
S.W. 49th Avenue, registration takes
place in the College Center Mall.
Continuous registration takes place at
the Rock Creek Center, 17705 N.W .
Springville Road. Many modular pro
grams and open entry/open exit courses
allow more flexible scheduling at that
center.
Registration may be handled at any of
the PCC centers, but the process is
expedited if students register at the
center where they plan to attend classes.
Schedule of classes are available at all
centers or through phone requests.
Widows, widowers get tax break
A taxpayer who meets certain require
ments is entitled to the special benefit for
certain widows and widowers for 1977 if
the spouse died in 1975 or 1976, according
to Ralph B. Short, District Director of
Internal Revenue in Oregon.
The law provides that if a spouse died
within the two tax years preceding the
year for which the return is being filed,
and if certain other requirements are
met, then the taxpayer is entitled to a
special split-income benefit.
Four requirements for obtaining the
benefit are that the taxpayer must have
been entitled to file a joint return, even if
one was actually not filed, for the year of
the death; must not have married before
the close of the current tax year; must
have a child or stepchild who qualified as
a dependent; and must furnish over half
the cost of maintaining a home which is
the principal residence for the dependent
child or stepchild for the entire year.
To avail himself or herself of this
benefit, taxpayers who meet the require
ment should file Form 1040, check Block 5
under filing status, "Qualifying Wi-
dow(er) with Dependent Child” and fi
gure the tax using the "Married Filing
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The last year a tax pay e? may file
jointly with, or claim an exemption for, a
deceased spouse is the year of the death,
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