Portland Observer June 4. 1981 Page 3
From the Capitol
INTERESTING
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Congressman Ron Hyden
Brought To You Every Week
(E d ito r’ s Note: This week,
Congressman Wyden discusses the
im pact o f the A d m in is tra tio n ’ s
proposed Social Security cuts on
Oregon employer* and the reaction
o f T h ird D is tric t residents ro the
proposed tax cut.)
Q. C o n g re s s m a n W y d e n ,
you've talked a lo t about how the
a d m in is tra tio n 's proposed social
security cuts w ould h u rt retirees.
What about employers?
A . As a m atter o f fact, em
ployers stand to lose as w ell. M y
s ta ff conducted a study o f m ajor
Oregon employers and found that
most o f them peg private pension
benefits to retired employees on the
amount the employees receive from
Social Security. I f Social Security
benefits are reduced, the companies
must make up at least part o f the
difference.
In itia lly , this might sound like a
good deal for retirees. Rut w hat ac
tually happens is that both the em
ployer and the employee get short
changed. The employer suffers
because he or she has to pay more
than planned in pension benefits.
The employee suffers because the
amount picked up by the company
in most cases w ill not be sufficient
to compensate fo r the lost Social
Security benefits.
Clearly, the A dm inistration did
not calculate the far-reaching im
plications o f its Social Security
proposals. Not only w ill the
proposals leave many retirees
without their hard-earned and badly
needed benefits, but at a time when
we’ re tryin g to strengthen the
private pension system to reduce
pressure on Social Security, they
will also make things tougher on the
private sector. I simply cannot see
the logic in that.
A. The debate over cu ttin g
taxes seems to dom inate the news
com ing out o f Washigton these
days. What kind o f tax cut do you
favor?
A. I have consistently said I
favor a selective tax cut that is
targeted so as to stimulate personal
savings, business investment and
research.
The results o f a questionaire my
o ffice distributed earlier this year
indicates the residents o f the Third
D istrict agree. According to those
results, 47 percent favor a selective
tax cut, while only 35 percent favor
a general, across-the-board cut. Six
teen percent indicated they do favor
any tax cut at this time.
As the responses o f Third District
residents indicate, what we need
rig h t now is a tax cut that w ill
prom ote greater savings and
p ro d u c tiv ity - not ju st encourage
people to spend even more, thus
fueling the fires o f inflation.
I w ill w ork tow ard just such an
economically - sound tax cut. I f we
hope to get our economy back on
track and lay the foundation fo r a
sounder economic future, we have
no other choice.
From the Boardroom
By Gladys McCoy
Multnomah County Commissioner
The Budget Hearings are over but
there remains a deficiency o f $6.6
m illio n . There are two options
available to balance the budget: One
is to cut services and personnel, and
the second is to increase revenue.
We will have to do both. The impact
o f the $5 m illio n Serial Levy can
best be explained by saying the
average homeowner in Multnomah
C ounty w ith property valued at
sixty thousand ($60,000) dollars will
experience a real property tax in
crease o f $18.
This is a relatively small price to
pay fo r m aintaining M ultnom ah
C ounty’ s present obligations that
provide some services to citizens in
every area o f the County. Everyone
is experiencing a struggle in balan
cing budgets. Prices have sky
rocketed. Goods and services, which
cannot be eliminated, must be pur
chased at an inflated cost.
M ultnom ah C ounty is not
privileged by exemption from the
same in fla tio n affecting every
budget. This is why the Serial Levy
w ill be placed before the voters on
June 30. We cannot even stay at the
same level w ith in fla tio n and the
cuts being imposed by both federal
and State governments. Yet we must
provide these services that are man
dated, i.e., courts, public health,
public safety.
It is the civic responsibility o l all
voters to consider the losses suffered
i f the Levy is not passed. Libraries,
fo r example, w ill suffer enormous
cuts,
causing
neighborhood
branches to be closed, reduced
days and hours at the C entral
L ib ra ry and c u rta ilin g the B ook
m obile which is an “ intellectual
b lo odlin e” fo r many housebound
citizens. It is for the general main
tenance o f a healthy population that
we must ensure the Levy is passed. 1
believe health care fo r the depen
dent is a right to which they are en
title d . It is our responsibility to
provide services for those o f us who
have not the financial means to do
Then there is the oppssum in
cident in which two officers were
fired for placing dead oppossums in
fro n t o f U nion Avenue’ s Burger
Barn. That m atter is now in the
hands o f a federal arbitrator. The
City faces civil liability in the cases
o f 56 individuals arrested by the five
resigned officers from the Special
Investigations Division.
In addition there are a number of
investigations and lawsuits under
way involving allegations by a num
ber o f Black citizens that they were
beaten and otherwise mistreated by
officers.
A ll these factors plus the eternal
internal po litickin g in the Bureau
has even caused some division
among its officers.
In othe words, its a helluva time
to be named Chief. As we have writ
ten in earlier columns, the police
department is in great disarray.
Former Chief Bruce Baker was in
poor health after open heart surgery
and he has admitted that this kind
of stress isn’ t calculated to ease him
back to full health.
What was needed was a strong
C hief; one who could call upon a
wide range o f police experience to
shape up the department and restore
citizen’ s faith in its efficiency and
credibility.
S till is such an officer. His com
mand experience includes two stints
as commander o f the Special In
vestigations Division, both coming
after a scandal o f sorts had rendered
the form er commander ineffective
in bringing the division under con
trol. He has commanded both East
and Central precincts and served as
chief o f detectives. In addition he is
a graduate o f the FBI adacemy and
has earned both his Bachelors and
Masters degrees in recent years
while on the Bureau.
Now all that cart be shown on
paper. What cannot be shown on
paper is what type o f officer the new
chief was when he worked the
Albina area while a patrolman.
I have close personal knowledge
o f this because for some of that time
we were partners.
He was a dedicated o ffic e r who
guaranteed all citizens the best kind
o f police protection.
He worked d ilig e n tly to insure
that A lb in a residents could be as
secure in their lives and property as
any other group o f citizens in any
other section o f the city.
He was not then and is not now a
racist. He never resorted to physical
or mental b ru ta lity against any
citizen but instead displayed com
passion and sound judgement night
after night and year after year.
Now, he did vote against Com
missioner Jordan’ s plan to have two
civil service lists, one white and one
Black fo r hiring new officers. But
'No memory of it'
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hospital. Is transferred to Portland
Adventist Hospital.”
But according to David A la rid
(Peter’ s brother) it was the efforts
o f a defense attorney that got a
court order to have Peter transpor
ted to the hospital. The court order
was issued May 24th and Peter was
taken to the hospital. May 25th.
In a progress note written by W.
R. Weissert M .D .. dated September
6, 1979 he states: “ After con
siderable discussion it was the con
sensus of the staff that the most
feasible diagnostic and therapetic
procedure would be Sodium Amytal
interview and E.C.T. Phone conver
sation with the office of Circuit
Court Judge Robert E. Jones, on
September 6, 1979, gave the a ffir
mative action for proceeding with
whatever treatment was indicated.
Thia was a verbal phone conver-
sation and will be considered as pari
o f being hre for treatment until fit
to proceed.”
A May 1, 1980 Discharge Sum
mary stated: “ On November 6,
1979, permission was granted by
Judge Jones to again adm inister
Electroconvulsive treatments to
treat M r. Alarid. He was given five
ECT between November 6, 1979
and November 13, 1979, with very
satisfactory response.”
When contacted by the Observer,
Judge Jones said very pointedly, ” 1
have no record or memory o f giving
anyone permission to adm inister
electroconvulsive treatments to Mr.
Alarid. However, Dr. Weissert said
its a m atter o f record that Judge
Jones gave verbal permission to
adm inister the treatment. O fficer
Gaskell has not been available for
comment.
(to be continued)
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The “ A ” and “ B” Ballot w ill
restore funds in H ealth Services,
both Mental and Physical, Justice
Services, A nim al C o n tro l, Aging
Services, Human Relations, and the
Library. However, both “ A " and
" B ” Ballots must pass if " B ” is to
be funded. “ A ” Ballot can stand
alone, but “ B” Ballot is dependent
on “ A ” Ballot passing.
It is in the best interest o f the
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the services and jobs on which they
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Portland has a new police com
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that has caused a lot o f anger in the
Black community.
Lets separate the two changes.
M ayor Frank Ivancie removed
Commissioner Charles Jordan from
the Police Bureau and installed Cap
tain Ron Still as Chief.
I f lvancie’ s act o f removing Jor
dan as police commissioner is
reason fo r anger, it shouldn’ t be
taken out on Chief Still.
I don’ t pretend to know or under
stand all the behind scenes
maneuverings that led to the change
affecting Jordan, but 1 do know
that the selection o f Still is the best
possible choice.
Ivancie has long had an image
problem in the Black com m unity
but just because Still is his choice as
chief doesn’t mean Still should have
to take criticism or come under
suspicion as an insensitive.
Lets look at the shape the police
department is c u rre n tly in. Its
c re d ib ility w ith the overall com
munity is at an all time low. Five o f
ficers have resigned in light o f
revelations that they stole defend
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this does not mean he doesn’ t
recognize the need fo r more Black
policemen.
Don’ t be surprised if and when he
comes out with a sim ilar plan but
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officers hired o f f a purely female
and minority hiring list.
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and they and others w ill remember
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