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ees S chosn ty c i's p a p e r F oca o f C.-.?c • j NEW Cora Smith on Fashions Jobs and Prostitution in Portland Justice Part-time prostitution Page 3 Page 3 § 1X1 Z IXI I H Observer N BA playoff predictions Page 15 PORTLAND OBSERVER M arch 25, 1982 Volum e XII, Num ber 24 25 C Per Copy T w o Sections USPS 959-680-855 ------------------------------------------ . Oregon s next governor: Who will he be? (E ditor's Note: This is the third in a series o f interviews with the m ajor candidates f o r the o ffice o f Gover nor o f Oregon. J State Senator Ted Kulongoski is running fo r the D em ocratic Party nom ination fo r Governor because, “ I'm the most capable o f leading the State." K u lo n g o s k i, seen by many observers as the fro n t ru n n e r, retains fa m ilia rity w ith the voters gained in a state-w ide cam paign against Senator Bob Packwood two years ago. H is response to the close loss was: P a ckw o o d ’ s $2 m illion campaign fund. Kulongoski states his position as those o f the working people. “ In the legislature I ’ve been at the forefront o f w o rk in g p eople’ s issues — u n e m p lo y m e n t c o m p e n s a tio n , w o rk m a n ’ s com pensatio n, jo b s. I ’ ve chaired the Labor Com m ittee, the committees on Envirnoment and Energy, A g ric u ltu re . There is no issue o f concern to w orking people that I have not been involved in .” Kulongoski emphasizes economic e q u a lity. The o n ly way m inorities and the poor w ill find their place in society is through economic equality — fa ir wages. Am ong his activities in this area are re w ritin g o f the contractor/labor law and legislation to allow private rig h t o f action in cases o f d iscrim in a tio n in em ploy m ent. D u rin g the past session he sponsored SB 680, w hich requires a ffirm a tiv e action in appointments to the boards and commissions that make policy for state agencies. The economy is the issue o f the time. The federal government — the federal reserve board — are keeping interest rates high w hich affects local economies in states like Oregon which are highly dependent on tim ber and the bu ild in g trades. “ The G overnor agrees w ith that p o lic y ; I d is a g re e ," K u longo ski said. “ When Atiyeh left the W hite House and went in to the Rose Garden he told the press that he had to ld the president some o f his children are in trouble. We need a governor who w ill argue against that policy. “ I w ould take the position o f leadership, w ould organize and lead O re g o n ’ s congressional delegation. We have two pow erful Senators — H atfield and Packwood Even Denny S m ith has opposed Reagan’ s budget. 1 w ould provide the leadership and organize Oregon’ s congressional delegates to oppose the budget.” Locally, Kulongoski would push for job training. “ Instead o f talking about public assistance — and it is needed — I w o u ld rather see an upgradin g o f jo b s . We need to develop jo b skills so people can make more than the m inim um wage.” Kulongoski would appoint a task force to study O regon’ s tax s tru c tu re and determ ine what changes need to be made and w here new revenue can be fo u n d . C u rre n tly , 75 per cent o f the tax revenue comes fro m in d iv id u a l incom es and 12 per cent fro m corporations. “ I would like to look at a gross receipts ta x ." There are too many loop holes at the higher income levels in the current system. O ther questions need study: Does the tax relief program cause voters to increase local tax measures? Does the tax system give incentives fo r savings that can then be invested in the economy? K ulo n g o ski opposes nuclear power and opposed the Northwest Power B ill that gave the Bonneville SENATOR TED KULONGOSKI Power A d m in is tra tio n new a u th o rity over the power developm ent in the region. “ The governor needs to be an advocate fo r the rate payers against B P A . There is no incentive fo r conservation ; the more pow er is used the more money BPA makes” K u lo n g o ski w ould attem pt to organize the N a tional G o ve rn o r’ s Conference to insist on a u th o rity over nuclear power decisions in the states, an area the federal govern ment has pre-empted. “ My basic view o f government is that governm ent is responsible to see that each individual has an equal opportunity — not that each person w ill succeed in the same measure — but that each haSthe opportunity to succeed.” s________________ Charges and counter-charges fly in first round of City Council debate on the proposed police audit ing commission. Mayor Frank Ivancie (center) and Police Chief Ron Still (not shown) generated most of the heat but little light by misrepresenting the proposed commission as hampering police crime fighting efforts. (Graphic: Kathy Bobula) Fighting for law and order Portland citizens who gathered at C ity H all last Thursday to discuss the Storrs committee recommenda tion for a continuing commission to m onitor the policies and practices o f the Bureau’ s citizen complaint pro cess, were treated to a circus. Amid accusations, snide remarks, gossip, fla rin g tempers and even cussing, C h ie f Ron S till, M ayor Ivancie, D r. S to rrs, police union head Stan Peters, and many mem bers o f the public managed to pre sent their testimony. Over the o bjection o f C om m is sioner Charles Jordan, who said it was contrary to council procedure. M ayor Ivancie had C hief Ron S till testify against the proposal before he allowed Dr. Storrs to present the proposal. He followed S till with his own testimony against the proposal. C h ie f S till opposed creation o f the Commission on several grounds: “ It w ill impede the ability to enforce the la w ” and take police o ffic e rs ’ time. “ I f I thought it would help, I could somewhat excuse the reduc tion o f service,” he added. (Please turn to page 2 col. 1) Making the rich richer, the poor poorer NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks told members attend ¡ng the Western Regional Conference in Portland that the organiza tion’s priorities for 1982 are political action and economic develop ment. "We must vote, use our economic strength.. give and sup port our own." He criticized the Reagan administration for "trying to turn back the calendar." (Photo: Richard J. Brownl «r In his recently announced eco nom ic developm ent plan fo r the Caribbean basin, President Ronald Reagan is advocating a “ model o f developm ent" fo r underdeveloped co u n trie s, the m ain features o f which are the spontaneous and un restricted movement o f private capi tal, complete freedom o f action by the transnational corporations, the functioning o f a “ free market” and the im itation, in circumstances that make it impossible, o f the process o f economic development that brought industrialization to the U.S. Reagan said the best way to aid the econom ic development o f the Caribbean nation is through private e nterprise— “ to make use o f the magic o f the market o f the Americas to earn their own way toward self- sustaining g r o w th ." U.S. aid can act as a catalyst, “ but this aid w ill encourage private sector activities, not replace them.” T his aid is to be extended only when consistent w ith U.S. political interests. “ We seek to exclude no one. Some, however, have turned from their American neighbors and their heritage. Let them return to the tra d itio n s and com m on values o f this hemisphere and we w ill all welcome them.” The speech ended with the expres sion o f the idea that U.S. foreign aid should be a means o f exporting U.S. ideology: “ We can create a peace fu l, free and prospering hemisphere based on our shared ideals and reaching from pole to pole o f what we proudly call the New W orld.” The overall objectives o f the plan are clear It is an attempt to halt the re vo lu tio n a ry process; to provide more opportunity for U.S. transna tionals; to link the economics o f the region to that o f the U.S. in a subor dinate role. "Free trade" The most im portant proposal is the establishm ent o f a free trade zone based on ta riff-fre e access to U .S. m arkets fo r products fro m Central America and the Caribbean fo r 12 years. This o ffe r should be carefully analyzed. F irst, the greatest trade barriers c u rre n tly used by the developed countries are not ta riff barriers. Im p o rt ta r iffs , though s till used to some degree, have given way to non ta r iff barriers as a practical means o f d is c rim in a tio n and exclusion. N o n -ta riff barriers cover hundreds o f methods including deliberately complicated administrative rules. Reagan made no m ention o f re moving these barriers, which can be used at any time against a particular nation or product. Second, there is an escape clause that allow s the a d m in is tra tio n to cease or decrease im ports that they believe damage the interest o f U.S. producers. In other words, it can ex clude any nation from the market. This “ free trade” allows the U.S. government the ability to discrimin ate, blockade or blackm ail at w ill. Sugar, a key export for the D om ini can Republic, Barbados and others, for example, is subject to certain un specified ta riff-fre e quotas on the U.S. market. 1 he Secretary o f A g ri culture has the power to restrict the im p o rt o f sugar to protect U .S. growers and processors. Third, granting access to the U.S. markets is to be done on a bilateral basis, by means o f nation-to-nation negotiations. Reagan to ld the O r ganization o f American States, “ Be fore granting duty-free treatment we w ill discuss w ith each co u n try its own self-help measure.” Reagan did not define “ self- help” but has -aid the program w ill “ create conditions under which pri- vate entrepreneurship and self-help can flourish.” The Caribbean basin principally exports food and raw m aterials to the markets o f the developed coun tries. These products— coffee, su gar, bananas, c o tto n , cacao and bauxite— are susceptible to fa llin g prices for several reasons, one o f the most im portant being the tight con tro l over m arketing exerted by the transnationals. Power over the market means de cisive c o n tro l over price fix in g by means o f monopolistic market man ipulation. The transnationals m ar ket 85 to 90 per cent o f the w orld's coffee, 60 per cent o f its sugar, 70 to 75 per cent o f its bananas, 85 per cent o f its cacao, 85-90 per cent o f its cotton and 90 to 95 per cent o f its bauxites. The U.S. transnationals have responded warmly to Reagan's plan because they w ill retain control o f the m arket, can set prices, and w ill get the largest share o f the profits. Given the overwhelming dom ina tion by the U.S. transnationals over the production and marketing o f the export products o f the underdevel oped countries, “ duty-free entry” is (Please turn to page 3 col. I) • ♦ •• A
