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Portland Oboarvar, Au«uat 30.1001 Raga 3
High schools register
From the Capitol
Congressman R o n Wyden
Q . C on g ressm an W yd en, o f a ll
lHe “ social p ro g ra m s ” a ffe c te d by
th e b u d g e t cuts. H e a lth c a re
p ro gram s seemed to f a r e the best.
D oes th is m ean th a t m o st o f o u r
Health care program s are safe?
A . U n fo rtu n a te ly . It does not. First
o f a ll, a lth o u g h h e a lth care
p ro g ram s d id com e o u t ah ead o f
m any program s, they were still cut
significantly.
U n d e r th e a p p ro v e d b u d g e t,
health care programs were reduced a
to tal o f $638 m illio n , w ith O regon
alone losing more than $4 m illion in
M e d ic a id an d an a d d itio n a l $2
m illio n plus in o th er p u b lic health
service program s. A lth o u g h m any
people have not begun to feel the
pinch from those cuts yet, they w ill
in October when the cuts go into e f­
fect.
In a d d itio n , it is very lik e ly th a t
health care programs are in for even
m ore severe cuts fu rth e r dow n the
road. D urin g the past few m onths,
C ongress has cut th e b u d g e t, in ­
creased m ilita ry spending, and cut
taxes.
T h a t means w e’ re in fo r m o re
d e fic it spending. T h a t also means
th at p retty soon, Congress is going
to be looking fo r new places to cut.
W ith only tw o m ajo r areas in which
to do th a t— m ilita ry spending and
so cial p ro g ra m s such as h e a lth
c a re — i t ’ s not h a rd to guess w h a t
w ill go first.
Q. This week yo u m ade a p o in t o f
visitin g in d u s trie s in th e P o r tla n d
area to discuss jo b s issues. Why?
A . Because I believe i t ’ s high tim e
A m e ric a a d o p ted a N a tio n a l Jobs
P olicy th at w ill get w orkers o f f the
soup line and back onto the assem­
bly line.
W hen 1 visited those plants, I told
w o rk e rs th a t th e y w ere th e lu c k y
ones— th e y have jo b s . U n f o r ­
tu n a te ly , nearly 10 percent o f th eir
fe llo w O re g o n ia n s a re n o t so
lucky— and their luck is not likely to
change u n til we a d o p t a n a tio n a l
jo b s p o lic y th a t w ill re s to re a
healthy economy.
T h e jobs policy I envision would
encourage A m erican s to w o rk and
to save, and rew ard th e m — instead
o f punishing them — when they do.
S p e c ific c o m p o n e n ts w o u ld in -
An Open Letter
by R on ald R. S till
C h ie f o f Police
I o c c a s io n a lly h e a r co m m en ts
from citizens regarding a police o f­
fic e r’ s d riv in g . T h ey question why
an o ffic e r w ill go th ro u g h a red
lig h t, then slow dow n and go back
to norm al driving. Because they are
police o ffic e rs , th e ir d riv in g is o b ­
served with a critical eye and deser­
ves some explanation.
T he most c o m m o n reason fo r a
sudden change in driving is that the
o ffic e rs were en ro ute to a call and
were in fo rm e d by ra d io they were
not needed o r th at they could slow
down, but still continue to the call.
O re g o n L a w a llo w s em ergency
vehicles responding to calls for help,
to go th ro u gh red lights as long as
th ey can do so s a fe ly . T h e law
also a llo w s th e o ffic e r to use his
ju dgem ent in using the emergency
lig hts and s ire n , i f using th is
e q u ip m e n t w ill in te r fe re w ith th e
p o te n tia l a rre s t at a c rim e scene.
T his occurs fre q u e n tly and u n fo r­
tu n a te ly th e o ffic e r does not have
the o p p o rtu n ity to e x p la in his ac­
tions.
Along this same topic area, don’t
forget that it is your responsibility
as a d riv e r to p ull to the rig h t and
y ie ld to em erg en cy ve h ic le s . I t ’ s
frustrating to try to get somewhere
in a hurry and weave through traffic
at the same tim e . T h is also delays
getting help to people as quickly as
possible. A n o th e r tip th a t I w ould
like to pass along deals w ith tra ffic
stops. W hen you are stopped by an
o fficer, please remain in the car and
w a it fo r th e o ffic e r . D o n ’ t m ake
sudden m ovements. M a n y officers
have been injured in m aking tra ffic
stops and so they are cautious in ap­
proaching cars. In the next article, I
w ill take a closer look at what hap­
pens at a typical tra ffic stop.
I f you have comment or questions
re g a rd in g th e P o r tla n d P o lic e
B u re a u , send them to me th ro u g h
the P ub lic In fo rm a tio n O ffic e , 222
SW Pine, Portland, O regon, 97204.
I w ill not be able to respond in my
open letters to each and every con­
cern, but w ill select those which will
assist in im proving communications
and relations with the com m unity.
e lu d e im p ro v e d jo b
tr a in in g
p ro g ra m s , b e tte r lin k in g o f jo b s ,
transportation and related services,
p ro m o tio n o f exports and ad op tio n
o f a variety o f measures designed to
bolster small business.
It would also include adoption o f
in c e n tiv e s
fo r
savings
and
e lim in a tio n o f d is in c e n tiv e s to
w o r k — such
as
th e
c u rre n t
lim ita tio n on o u ts id e e a rn in g s fo r
Social Security recipients.
Q. President Reagan recently issued
a set o f g e n e ra l g u id e lin e s f o r
re a u tk o r iz a tio n o f th e C le a n A i r
A c t. H o w d o y o u f e e l a b o u t those
guidelines?
A . F r a n k ly , l* m co ncerned a b o u t
w h a t th e y m ean fo r th e h e a lth o f
P o rtla n d e rs
an d
o th e r
O regonians— and fo r the h ealth o f
our environm ent.
T h e gist o f w hat these guideilnes
do is suggest a ro llb a c k o f c u rre n t
by R o n Sykes
A c c o rd in g to D a v id S im p s o n ,
public in fo rm a tio n o ffic e r fo r the
P o rtla n d Police B ureau, the police
are very a w are o f th e existence o f
A fterhours houses. They are located
in N o rth e a s t and S o u th east c o m ­
munities, with the m ajority being in
N ortheast P o rtla n d . Sim pson said
th a t these places are a llo w e d to
operate because o f the laws o f sear­
ch and seizure and th e rig h t to
privacy. It is one thing to know that
A fte rh o u r activities are going on in
a house; it is another to o b tain the
necessary evidence and witnesses to
take it into court.
This is where com m unity respon­
sibility comes in. According to Sim­
pson and Sergeant Bill Osborne, it is
the com m unity's responsibility and
o b lig a tio n to rep o rt such activities
to the police. T h e c o m m u n ity w ill
co m p lain ab ou t the prostitutes on
U n io n A v e n u e and th e drugs
flo atin g in the streets because they
are v is ib le to e v e ry o n e . T h e ac­
tivities that occur in an A fte rh o u rs
are only visible to those who choose
to fre q u e n t such places and
therefore get very few complaints.
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"c o o k o u t" fo r new students w ill be
held S e p t. 2 fro m 11 a .m . to 1:30
p .m .
J u n io rs an d seniors w ill choose
classes A u g . 13 fro m 1-3 p .m . and
A u g . 14 fro m 6 -8 p .m . F resh m en
and sophomores w ill choose classes
A u g . 17 fr o m 1-3 p .m . S tu d e n ts
unable to come to the A ug. 13 or 14
sessions may come on A ug. 17 from
6-8 p .m .
S e n io rs w ill re g is te r fo r school
Aug.
28;
ju n io rs
Aug.
27;
sophomores A ug. 31, and freshmen
Sept. 1. A ll sessions are fro m 8:30-
11:30 a.m .
C o u n s e lo rs w ill be a v a ila b le to
meet w ith students beginning A u g .
13
M a d la o n :
N ew
s o p h o m o re s ,
ju n io rs and seniors w ill meet A u g .
2 0 at 9 a .m . fo r an o rie n ta tio n
session. A l l fre s h m e n w ill m eet
Sept. 3 fro m 9 a .m .-n o o n . A t both
sessions, counselors w ill meet w ith
students to assist them in planning
th e ir classes. C o u n s e lo rs w ill be
a v a ila b le to m eet w ith students
beginning A ug . 18.
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After hours . . .
Part III
clean a ir standards. I believe such a
m ove is u ncalled f o r — and p o te n ­
tially dangerous.
Maintenance o f our clean air laws
are im p o rta n t I f O regonians are to
co n tin u e to b reath th e clean fresh
air we all value so h ig h ly. O rego n ,
with its ‘ ‘can-do’ ’ spirit, has proven
the
A ct
can
w o rk .
G iv e n
O regonians’ record o f cooperating
fo r the good o f a ll, I ’ m convinced
they will continue to m ake it w ork.
I ’ m not try in g to say there is no
room fo r im p ro v e m e n t in the A c t.
T h e re is a need fo r increased
flexibility and other changes.
But
I ’m
c o n v in c e d
th a t
Oregonians support balanced clean
air laws th at protect both en viro n ­
mental and economic interests— not
destruction o f the A ct.
1 am c o m m itte d to w o rk fo r
re a u th o riz a tio n o f ju s t such a
balanced A ct.
Five P ortland public high schools
receiving students fro m now-closed
A d a m s an d W a s h in g to n -M o n r o e
have released a schedule o f c o u n ­
seling and orientation activities;
C le v e la n d : N e w s tu d en ts w ill
receive an o rie n ta tio n and register
fo r classes a t a s p ecial m e e tin g ,
Sept. 8, 8:13 a .m . at the school.
C o u n s e lo rs w ill be a v a ila b le to
meet w ith students beginning A ug .
10.
F r a n k lin : O r ie n ta tio n fo r new
s o p h o m o re s , ju n io r s an d seniors
w ill be S e p t. 3, 10 a .m . to n o o n .
Freshm an o rie n ta tio n w ill be A ug .
31 at n o o n . R e g is tra tio n w ill be
A ug , 31, Sept. 1 and 2. Counselors
w ill be a v a ila b le to m eet w ith the
students beginning A ug. 17.
G ra n t: A ll new and returning G rant
s o p h o m o re s , ju n io r s an d seniors
w ill select classes and teachers in an
arena-scheduling session Sept. 8. A ll
in com ing, freshm en w ill have th e ir
class schedules com pleted by then.
Counselors w ill be available to meet
with students beginning A ug. 13.
J e f f e r s o n : A n o rie n ta tio n and
There have been complaints in the
past fro m n ig h tc lu b o w n e rs th a t
ille g a l A fte rh o u rs a re ta k in g
business from legitim ate enterprises.
But n o r m a lly these clubs o p e ra te
under a code o f h o n o r and do not
o pen u n til le g itim a te clubs have
closed.
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The police o fficials reported that
because m a n y p ro m in e n t citize n s
freq u en t the A fte rh o u rs spots and
they appear to have com m unity ac­
•
ceptance, they are low on the list o f
law enforcement priorities.
T here has been a lo t o f reaction
fro m c e rta in facets o f th e B lack
com m unity on the second in a series
o f a rtic le s on A fte r h o u r s . T h e re
have
been
those
who
have
c o n g ra tu la te d me fo r h a v in g the
c o u ra g e to put in p rin t w h at is
public knowledge. There have been
those w ho have th reatened m y life
and my property and have called me
every f ilt h y n am e th e re is. T h e y
have even physically attacked me. I
have been accused o f being a traitor
to the Black co m m u n ity by presen­
tin g to th e w o rld th in g s th a t
h ereto fo re had been u nkn o w n o u t­
side o f the Black com m unity.
It was not the intent o f this series
to attack— only to reveal things that
a re h a p p e n in g in th e c ity . A f ­
terhours have long been and forever
w ill be a part o f the P ortlan d night
scene. This series o f articles w ill not
cause A fte rh o u rs to go aw ay. T hat
is not the purpose. N o r is the p u r­
pose to disclose some d e e p , d a rk
com m unity secret. Nothing has been
said that is not general knowledge to
the people o f the com m unity and to
the authorities.
A fterh o u rs have existed since the
1940s and will continue to exist.
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