Portland Observer July 3 0 .1M1 Page 3
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Q . Congressman Wyden, this
week you introduced a bill which
would eliminate the requirement
that Medicare recipients spend three
days in a hospital prior to being ad
m itted to a skilled care nursing
home. What does this really mean
fo r patients - and taxpayers?
A. For patients, it means more
humane treatment. For taxpayers,
lower cost.
Linder the current regulations.
Medicare recipients who want to be
admitted to a nursing home must
first spend three days in a hospital -
whether
there
is
medical
ju stificatio n or not. One o f the
biggest problems with this is that it
frequently means patients have to be
transferred from one facility to
another when they arc not
physically capable of withstanding
such a move. As a result, many
patients die or are severely
traumatized.
In addition, the 3-day prior
hospitalization rule is costly. In
Portland, for example, it costs $200-
$400 per day for hospital care, com
pared to only $60-$ 100 per day for
skilled nursing care. Since the
average Medicare stay is only 24
days, that means that the amount
saved by avoiding unnecessary
hospital days would pay for the en
tire stay in a skilled nursing home.
It is high time we brought an end
to regulations which encourage
needless hospitalization — and
discourage less costly health care.
Patients and taxpayers alike will
benefit from a more responsible ap
proach.
By Ron Still
Chief o f Police
operator will be with them shortly.
Part o f this problem could be
solved if citizens who do not need a
police response, would call directly
to the Division or detail their need.
These numbers are listed in the blue
pages of the telephone book.
However, i f you do need the
police, calli You w ill talk to an
emergency operator. The operator
will first want a brief description of
the situation to determine if the
police should be dispatched. If it is
appropriate, a report will be taken
over the telephone. If a police o f
ficer is needed, the operator will ask
for the location o f occurance in
order to start an officer in that
direction.
W hile the car is enroute, the
operator is obtaining additional in
form ation, such as suspect and
vehicle descriptions or other infor
mation that will assist the arriving
officers. If the operator determines
the situation is not an emergency, a
car may not be sent immediately,
but as the district car becomes
available.
Here are some additional tips that
will aid you and assist the emergen
cy operator:
1. Please be patient if you are
placed on hold. Do not hang-up, an
operator will be with you shortly.
2. Don’t worry about the order in
which you should give the in fo r
mation to the operator - the
operator will ask the necessary
questions.
3 Please do not use the emergency
police number, 760-6911, as a
directory assistance, it may prevent
someone with a bonafide emergency
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from getting
operator.
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to
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1 realize this is a brief article on
the Bureau o f Emergency C om
munications, but 1 hope it gives you
a better understanding of what you
will encounter when requesting
police service.
A gain, I invite your comments
and questions regarding the P ort
land Police Bureau to be sent to me
through the Public Information O f
fice, 222 S .W . Pine, Portland,
Oregon 97204. I will not be able to
respond in my open letters to each
and every concern, but will select
those which assist in im proving
communications and relations with
the community.
Oregon Bar seeks citizen members
The Oregon State Bar is looking
for three public members (not at
torneys) to add to its policy-making
body — the board o f governors.
Currently the board is composed of
12 attorneys of the bar. The board
will appoint the public members.
The public members, who will
begin their terms in late October,
will have the same functions and
duties as the attorney members with
one exception. They will not be
permitted to serve as nor vote for
officers.
The only requirement for the
voluntary positions is that a can
didate be an Oregon resident and
not a member o f the Oregon State
Bar.
The board meets regularly nine
times each year in two-day sessions,
generally all day Friday and the
following Saturday morning. About
one-half of the meetings are held in
Portland with the remainder held at
locations around the state. Expenses
are paid for all meetings. Public
members would be expected to at
tend all regular meetings and other
board committee meetings.
Those interested in applying for a
position on the board need to com
plete an application form and sub
mit it to Robert J. Elfers, Executive
Director, Oregon State Bar, 1776 S.
W. Madison, Portland, OR 97205,
no later than Friday, August 7. Ap
plication forms may be requested by
calling 224-4280, Portland, or toll-
free, 1-800-425-8260 in the rest of
the state.
The move to include public mem
bers on the board is part of “ sunset
legislation.’ ’ In 1977, the State
Legislature adopted a "sunset law”
requiring review o f about 50 state
agencies, including the bar. The law
said the bar would cease to exist as a
licensing agency after July 1, 1982,
unless action was taken by the
Legislature to continue it.
The Legislature this year agreed
to extend the life of the bar but tied
Zimbabwean teacher
Dennis Brutus, a Black African
professor at Northwestern is being
pressured to leave the U.S. sooner
than what had been agreed to, after
two Black congressmen stepped in
to challenge im m igration pro
cedures in this case.
Im m igration officials also say
that they have "lost Brutus’s file,”
and although they have dropped all
five reasons for not renewing his
visa they have come up with a new
charge. Clear political overtones are
surfacing. Dozens of letters of sup
port are coming in from scholars
who feel Brutus, who has been
critical of racial policies in South
Africa, should be allowed to remain
at the university where he has taught
for the last 11 years.
The National Conference of
Black lawyers, represented by Lewis
Myers, is working with Brutus
Defense Committee.
On June 11 Black Congressman
George Crockett (D-Michigan) sent
a letter to im m igration officials
asking for details about the Brutus
case. On June 19, Joel L. Rogers,
acting district director for im
migration in Chicago, replied in a
letter: "Inasm uch as there are
similar cases pending that have an
earlier filing date, it is expected that
Service action on this request for
faces deportation
reconsideration will remain pending
for at least six months. This should
not create a problem for M r. Brutus
as he will be permitted to remain in
the United States while this matter is
pending.”
No mention was made that Brutus
file was lost.
Brutus was then informed that he
had to leave the U .S . by July 5.
Myers, who was in Texas, put o f
ficials on hold and rushed back to
Chicago and arranged for a hearing
July 21.
The Crockett letter was not the
first one sent to officials. Black
Congressman Harold Washington
(D -Illin o is) sent two letters, dated
May 5 and June 5. He also wanted
details, but officials did not fully
respond.
On July 8, officials told Brutus
and Myers that because several
Black Congressmen had intervened
officials would pull the Brutus case
" o u t o f tu rn " because this is the
iiprm al
procedure
following
congressional inquires. Therefore,
Brutus only had until July 21 to
render appeals. There would not be
a six month waiting period. The
Black congressmen were never told
of these procedures.
Brutus was also told that five
charges against him, first leveled in
butch more
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in several administrative changes,
including the addition of the public
members on the policy-m aking
body.
The bar is a public corporation —
an arm o f the Supreme Court and
part o f the judicial department of
the state. It receives no state funds,
however, but is supported by dues,
programs and publications paid for
by attorneys. Membership in the bar
is required in order to practice law
in Oregon.
The bar is one o f the few in the
country that handles all matters in
connection with the organized legal
profession, including admission,
membership, discipline, resignation
and reinstatement. Although the
Supreme Court has the final
authority on admission to the bar,
disciplinary action and resignation
and reinstatement, the initial com
plaints, investigation, grievance
hearings and trials are all handled
through the bar office and the board
of governors.
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February, were being dismissed.
Those charges related to a failure to
document and make clear his
“ status” in the U .S. Brutus claims
he filed all the needed papers.
Now officials say Brutus is linked
to subversive elements relating to
South A fric a . He was banned in
South Africa in 1966.
Brutus, who was born in Z im
babwe, said “ I f anyone speaks out
against the government there they
are subversive. The U.S. is respond
ing to charges given by the South
A fric a n s .” Last month Brutus
demonstrated against a conference
on South A frica at Northwestern.
He lashed the university for not
allowing an discussion o f the $80
m illion it has invested in South
A frica, and for not inviting Black
South Africans, fighting for their
freedom, to the conference. In 1965
Brutus became the first Black to
leave Robbins Island alive after a 16
month term because o f his political
views.
Supporters say letters o f support
should be sent to: The Black Press
Institute/Brutus Defense Commit
tee, 7917 S. Exchange, Chicago
60617.
Seniors meet
T F j E liot S e n io r/Y o u th Drop-
In Center is sponsoring its second
Pot-Luck Luncheon August 4th, 12
noon at 116 N .E . Russell Street -
The Masonic Temple.
his arrest but that the arrest is not
directly involved in his deportation.
Krieger said there is no record that
M unne had ever asked for an ex
tension o f his visa beyond June 30,
1980, and that if he had applied at
that time it is possible that it would
have been extended. M unne was
represented by legal counsel at the
hearing and no appeal was filed. He
was given 90 days to get his
business in order, then on July 20th
was given until August 1st.
Munne said he was not informed
of the appeal process and that now
his attorney is out o f town.
The Goodwins of Lebanon con
served electric energy and saved $190
last year bv weatherizing their house
with help from us.
An Open Letter
One o f my goals as C h ief o f
Police, is to facilitate a better under
standing between the community
and it’s Police Bureau.
An area of great concern to me is
that citizens know what to expect
when they call for the police.
The Bureau of Emergency Com
munications handles most requests
for Police service. As you might ex
pect,
the
Emergency
Com
munications Center is a very busy
place, averaging approximately
500,000 calls to the police annually.
F orty-five percent o f these calls
result in a car being dispatched.
Because the demand is so great,
some calls will be placed on hold.
When this occurs, a recording will
explain to the caller that all
emergency lines are tem porarily
busy, to please w ait, and that an
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He was ordered to leave the country
by July 21st. On July 20th he hand
carried a letter to IN S, asking that
he be granted additional time to get
his business in order. The next day,
an extension was denied but he was
told that if he leaves by August 1st,
he w ill have no problem . The
following day he received a letter
from his attorney advising him to
leave ( and also to pay his bill before
leaving the country).
Bob Krieger, district manager o f
INS, said Munne had come to the
attention o f the office because o f
The current board, elected by the
membership, is divided into six
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are elected on a one-lawyer, one-
vote basis from the regions for
three-year-terms. Officers are elec
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