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O cle T r o t t e r
Bruce B ro u s s a rd
C h a rle s J o rd a n
R o b e rt T u rn e r
E rn e s t H a rtz o g
H a ro ld W i11iams
Brenda Knapper
A rt B a r fie ld
A. Jean Haynes
Measure 7 threatens state medical education
Anna C ruse
M r. and M rs. 0 . J .
> v Elaine Herscher
A1 Jam ison
Gwen B la k e
Joe W a shington
F red Ml 1 to n
Arne I i a Lan i e r
Fred F lo w e rs
G a il
M r. and M rs.
Governor Bob Straub chats with Eliot School students
following dedication of Unthank Plaza, HAP sponsored
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* PNS — In the first election o f its
kind. Oregonians w ill decide whether
to completely eliminate state funding
o f abortions.
I f the measure. Proposition 7,
passes women whose lives are en
dangered by pregnancy or those who
become pregnant as a result o f rape
or incest, would not be eligible for
Mate-funded abortions. In addition,
the measure w ould cut o f f state
money fo r “ programs or services
promoting abortion. ”
Thus, it could bar the University
Of Oregon from teaching abortion
procedures to medical students and
from conducting prenatal screening
for genetic defects. Depending on the
measure's interpretation, counselors
at state-funded fa m ily planning
facilities might not be permitted to
discuss abortion as an alternative to
pregnancy.
While 38 states already have cut
back on some funding for abortions,
the Oregon measure is the most far-
reaching to date. Also, the con
troversy in Oregon is unique in its
emphasis on financial arguments,
even on assigning a monetary value
to the fetus.
According to Chris Kowitz o f the
Yes-on-7 Committee, the measure is
not an anti-abortion initiative, it is a
“ fiscal issue with moral overtones.’ ’
K ow itz said it was proposed to
alleviate the tax burden on
Oregonians who are opposed to
abortion.
housing for the elderly on Williams Avenue.
“ We do not feel it ’s the proper
function o f state government to ex
tract tax money from citizens when
such a large segment o f the public
believes abortion is wrong,” he said.
"Those who feel abortions should be
provided free should donate money
to that service.”
But Mary Heffernan, campaign
manager for the opposition group,
Taxpayers for Choice, said the issue
is much more than a financial one.
“ The in itia tiv e is a p o w e rfu l
emotional red herring for the whole
right-wing swing. It is anti-m inority
and anti-social services. It goes way
way beyond abortion rights. But
these people wouldn’t be concerned
about their taxes if they weren’ t op
posed to abortion.”
Her group contends that most
Oregonians are not opposed to abor
tio n . She said a p o ll fo r the
organization indicated that eighty
percent favor public funding fo r
abortions to save the mother’s life
and for other extenuating circum
stances.
Both sides, however, have
speculated on how much — in
dollars and cents — a life is worth.
Taxpayers for Choice claims that if
“ high-cost 7” wins, taxpayers w ill
have to pay eight times more fo r
social services providing prenatal
care and delivery fo r women on
welfare. Heffernan, citing the state
fiscal impact statement on Prop 7,
said implementing the initiative w ill
cost $4 m illion a year — more than
current expenditures fo r state-
funded abortions.
" I t does cost more to carry a baby
to te rm ,” K ow itz acknowledges.
However he has computed a d if
ferent set o f figures. The $4 m illion
figure is "short-sighted,” he said. A
one-year-old
w ill
c o n trib u te
$100,000 to society in his or her
lifetime, according to Federal High
way Commission statistics, Kowitz
noted. “ The babies o f today are the
w orkers
and
taxpayers
of
tom orrow.” I f they are eliminated,
he asked, “ who w ill be around to
pay our Social Security?”
According to Heffernan, that is
“ an absurd argument . . . What
about the lost p ro d u c tiv ity o f a
mother’ s being unable to work? I
think there are a lot o f problems with
our Social Security system, but the
answer is not to force one class o f
women to bear children.”
Taxpayers for Choice has raised
about $75,000 to be spent on
television and radio advertising and
state canvassing. The Yes-on-7
committee has less than $30,000, but
it claims more support. A spokesper
son noted that the goal o f collecting
36,000 signatures to get on the ballot
was met in 36 hours, and there were
30,000 extra signatures.
According to the Taxpayers for
Choice poll, the voters are split, with
about fifteen percent undecided.
Both camps hope media campaigns
w ill pull in the undecided votes, but
they concede the outcome w ill be
close.
E. W a shington
Gates
S h e lto n H i l l
Fred C a r te r
W. A. " N ic k " B a r n e tt
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George R a n kin s
P h il
L u c io u s H ic k s
B ro n z ie L a th a n
Joe W i1 so n , J r .
H a rve y L o c k e tt
Jess and C a ro l B ry a n t
J e rre
M c L a u rin
L e o d is C. M a tth e w s, Esq.
Brown
James B rooks
D avid N ero
Rosemary A nderson
Hazel Hayes
W a lte r C ra ig
Herman C. Plummer
P in a W i l l lams
Bobby and Joe Nunn
F re d d ie P e t e t t
Ev ie Crowe I 1
J o il
Thomas Kennedy
Paul A nderson
Peggy Joseph
A ly c e H. Marcus
R o b e rt B oyer
M r. and M rs. Vernon Thompson
S o u th w e ll
Paid for by the above names
Gladys McCoy for Count/ Cor-mignoner Committee Dons I
Simpson T rM tu w /3 4 1 5 N t
19th-Portland Oregon 97?t?
A “Mess With
M easure 4 ”
Measure 4 Gives a Blank Check
to Political Agencies
It costs millions of dollars in public debt when a PU D condemns and
takes over another electric system
U n d e r p re s e n t la w . as th e B e n d B u lle tin p o in ts o u t. v o te rs
h a v e a “c h a n c e to le a rn th e p ric e ta g b e fo re th e y g ive th e fin a l
a p p ro v a l o f th e fo r m a tio n off th e d is tric t. M e a s u re 4 w o u ld
tra d e th a t c h a n c e fo r a b la n k c h e c k . It s h o u ld b e d e fe a te d .M
RIGHT HERE IN OREGON.
That s why it s so important to vote NO on 5
Ballot Measure 5 would allow so-called den
tunsts and their untrained assistants to perform
dental work inside a patient s mouth
Without the supervision of a dentist Without
adequate training to recognize oral cance',
cysts and other gum diseases Wf/iouf even a
high school education
VOTE N O 0 5
NOON 5 COMMUTE E
8 ,5 N E OAVIS
P O m iA W D O R 97732
And M easure 5 would specifically prevent
the Stale from raising these standards Ever
Ask your fam ily doctor Ask your family
dentist
Dont give Oregon the worst dental health
standards m the U S
Why is Measure 4 a Blank Check?
Because it gives elected officials of a political agency unrestricted
approval to issue revenue bonds in a n y a m o u n t to condemn and buy
or to construct an electric system.
The notice of election...shall state that revenue bonds are proposed
and that they would be used for the acquisition or construction of an
initial utility system. N e ith e r th e e le c tio n n o tic e o r b a llo t s h a ll
b e re q u ir e d to s ta te th e a m o u n t off r e v e n u e b o n d s to b e
is s u e d .” Measure 4, Section 14(2)
T h e y d o n 't eve n h a v e to te ll y o u h o w m u ch p u b lic d e b t th e y
in te n d to p ile u p ! A n d yo u n e v e r w ill h a v e th e r ig h t to v o te o n
th e a m o u n t!
This is why the Eugene R e g is te r-G u a rd stated that, “The
blank-check approach to financing new PUDs throughout Oreqon is
unreasonable.”
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P U D s a re p o litic a l a g e n c ie s w ith th e a u th o r ity to levy ta x e s ,
flo a t b o n d s , a n d o th e rw is e o b lig a te ta x p a y e rs f o r th e
p u rp o s e o f p ro v id in g e le c tric (o r w a te r) s e rv ic e .
They Face The
Worst Dental Care
In The U.S.
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F l o r i c e W a lke r
That’s how the Corvallis G a x e tte T im es sees it, if this proposal to
make 20 drastic changes in laws governing the financing of Oregon
PUDs is not defeated.
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Would You Sign
This Blank
Check? NO!
VOTE #4 NO.
NO ON 4 COMMITTEE
015 NE DAVIS
PORTLAND. OR 97232
W ll 11 AM B BOONE. CHAIRMAN