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« * T JT F IF Í» 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Pag* * Portland Observar Thursday M ay 3 1 .1979 Ba£d — Prison Ministries slates FIRST SEMINAR & VOLUNTEER TRAINING SESSION Behind the Wail Larry Baker »35021. O.S.P. Correspondent Thursday, May 31,1979 - 7:00 p.m. by Douglas L. Schelin »38397 from sarious companies as to cost of materials, labor, (o f which most of the labor would be from volunteers o f the inmate population) insurance and etc. However, the main focaie point o f the meeting was to stress the need for this program One o f the Committee members — Ron Lemco said. “ 1 have a son and I'd like to be able to get dowu on the flo o r and wrestle and play w ith h im ." And another Com m ittee member and acting chairman Deone Washington stated. "W h y should my wife be punished because I'm in carcerated?” Another Committee member stated, “ The rules govern ing the Visiting Room are such that, I was given a disciplinary report for "sexually caressing my wife and all 1 did was brush the hair away from her eyes.” The men inside O.S.P. seem to have th e ir facts and figures altogether and all they are asking is fo r support from the people o f Oregon and the Oregon Legislature. I f there are any questions concern ing this b ill please contact the follow ing Committee members in side the pen: Douglas L . Schelin »38397; James R Partial »32217; Deone W ashington »37528; Ron Temco »39732; or John F. O tt »37989, 2605 State Street. Salem. Oregon 97310. On Tuesday. M ay 22. 1979 a Committee meeting on House Bill 2865 was held at O.S.P. — the Committee members consisted o f Senators, their wives and Represen tatives o f the Oregon Legislature. The meeting was held to inform those working outside the walls of the Penitentiary what the Seriate Committee has accomplished and to inform the Legislation Representa tives what progress has been done. One o f the main topics discussed at this meeting was the basic need for the Family Visit Bill — one inmate stressed that the need to keep the fa m ily unit together was reason enough to pass the bill. However, they (the inmates) were looking at this bill realistically and in doing so are trying to present a package to the House Ways and Means Committee, to show the need for such a program at O.S.P.. and also to show that this program would not cost the State any funds and that it could and would be self-supporting!!! During the meeting various things were discussed, such as cost o f facilities, materials, maintenance and upkeep — the inmates even had the cost o f wages for three full-time guards and one to two part-time guards figured in to their budget which they were willing to pay for. The Committee members had Bids O NLOVt PLACE: Like the candy sitting in a com er store o f life — Looking outward through the rainy window and misty panes Sitting there watching the ebb and flo w o f Hfr around it. Til some who come — To watch, to browse — To look upon such delicacy. To buy — To linger, however slight among its fragrance — To taste the sweet fullness o f Love, Whether bittersweet or nigh — Then either lunger fo r more. N or hold long over its taste, but lose — Yet search anew in other comers, after gaining again L ife‘s re-entered flow . Love is likened to a passing fancy by some. Those — Who can afford it, — Fancy it!! Those— Who cannot afford it, — D o likewise. — But with much hunger!! 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Or, lain down by your Chosen, amid the freshness o f Young flowers surrounding the babbling brook, Peaceful and calm. What fantasy is love o f mind? Only You, that mite o f dust amongst the many World's, That is Humanity, can take upon Oneself to judge. For it is You .hat is Love, None other! by D. MacLean Law M y Woman and Me I dream o f my Woman so often with glee. 1 know that she waits out there f o r me. ¡seeth e creator so often with thee. 1 love, and 1 need that someone with me. I cry pools o f tears that flo w towards the sea. I wake, and I fin d this chain still on me Oh Cod, help me bear this hatred 1 see. A nd give me the courage to pretend to be free. I f ju st f o r the Love o f m y Woman and Me. To M y Wife. George A. Garcia. 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And with funds from the U.S. Public Health Service, she is looking at the effects o f lead and PCB’s. A ll four o f the components are conta minants o f either water, the a t mosphere or food. "W e have found, very unexpect edly, that cadmium significantly in hibits tumor growth in cancerous test mice. And it apparently enhances immunity. The immune system in cadmium-exposed mice seems better able to k ill cancer cells,” Isaacson- Kerkvliet reports. PCB and lead chemical compounds appear to produce “ exactly the op posite effect,” she noted. In prelimi nary studies, cancerous tumors grew faster in animals that were in contact with high levels of these contaminants. And immunity levels were lessened, it was found. So far, no effects have been found with arsenic. The w ork is not related to the direct causes o f cancer, Isaacson- Kerkvliet observed. “ The goal is to assess the effects o f environmental contaminants on the rate o f tumor growth and on the test animal’s ability to rid itself o f the tumor through its immune system. Do environm ental contam inants speed up tumor growth? Do they im pact on the immune system? Do they make an animal more vulnerable to tumor growth? “ Hopefully, some o f the findings might be extrapolated to humans some time in the future,” she says. But much more work needs to be done, the veterinary medicine toxicologist stresses. Work with the We guarantee tomorrow today. Life, Health, Group, and Business Insurance JOHN R. PARIS E small, dark mice is now in the second year. "E n viro n m e n ta l contam ination from heavy metals such as lead, cad mium and mercury presents poten tially serious problems because they are totally nondegradable," Isaac- son-Kerkvhet explained. "U nless they are controlled, they w ill ac cumulate to unnatural and. in many cases, hazardous levels in soil, water and air and ultimately in the food supply.” The contam inants under study come into the environment from the burning o f fossil fuels, leaded gasoline, and in discharges from in dustries — smelting plants, mining operations, etc. In the OSU tests, researchers are trying to simulate environmental ex posure and level# Lead, cadmium and arsenic are introduced as the water hazards they are in nature; PCB, in the food. C o n tro l mice d rin k deionized water that has contam inants removed. Mice with cancer are exposed to three levels o f environmental con taminants. One level simulates long term exposure; one is deliberately high; one is the low, “ normal” ex posure o f the environment, Isaacson- Kerkvliet explained. Third year work w ill include tests with rats. This year’ s grant from the En vironmental Protection Agency is for 577,382; the three-year to ta l is 5213,354. The 1979 grant from the Public Health Service, National Institutes o f Health, is for 541,275; the three- year total is 5102,663. $ tútcaúrwusf a r u / ty,retfee 1518 N E KILLINGSWORTH PORTLAND. OREGON 9721 1 284 7997 MAY 1979 EXODUS GROWS Reports its Director Rosalie Boothe 1. EXODUS is implementing Portland's first com munity-based Youth Theatre Alcohol Awareness Project, this project is funded by the Department of Labor. 2. EXODUS through its community Advisory Coun cil will implement the "EXODUS Forum", which is an information sharing service to the commu nity. The first forum presentation will be held at 12:30 p.m ., May 17, 1979 at EXODUS Day- Treatment Center. 3. EXODUS has also grown to develop the "EXODUS Women Forum" which is composed of women in treatment of alcoholism, from care units, Portland hospitals, institutions, educational centers and agencies. 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