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Portland Observer, November 3, 1982 Page 5 Educators charge school facts twisted Washington Hot Line by Congressman Ron Wyden Election night remarks I l ’s good to be here to celebrate with so many friends and support ers. But as we celebrate, le t’s re member that for many Oregonians, particularly (hose who are out o f work or struggling to get by on small fixed incomes, tonight has a bittersweet taste. So before we go any further, I ’d like to make what might seem like an unusual election night request. I'd like to ask each o f you, some time during the next few days, to go into your neighborhood or down the street and offer a helping hand to a neighbor or friend who has felt the ravages of tough economic times. I ’m making this unusual request tonight not because I believe volun tarism has replaced a federal re sponsibility for social needs, but be cause I think this community, this state and this country need to create a new spirit of togetherness to tackle the tough problems that lie ahead. A new spirit of togetherness can bring labor and management to gether to concentrate on ways to in crease productivity and protect jobs. It can bring consumers, health care providers and the government to gether to change a health care sys tem that rewards inefficiency and penalizes providers who try to cut costs. It can help us preserve the clean air and clean water that have made this country “ America the Beautiful,’* yet still attract new in dustry and new jobs. For Oregon, this new spirit of togetherness means the opportunity to create a whole new generation of jobs—in trade, shipping and exports — in housing and in high technology industries as we build a new partner ship. We've already seen the fruits of what meaningful cooperation can mean here in the Third Congression al District. Just a few days ago, we put on line a local development corpora tion that will open up millions of dollars worth of business opportun ities for local businesses. And we can do more. A new spirit of togeth erness, could, in my opinion, bring thousands o f jobs to Oregon in areas such as Rivergate and serve as an example fo r areas all over the country. The greatest need for this new spirit of togetherness, however, is at the federal level where we must per suade the national government to get its priorities straight— and instill the dose o f fairness (hat has been missing the past two years. We need this spirit o f together ness, for example, to make sure that never again does our national gov ernment use our jobs as the weapon to combat inflation. We need it to force defense con tractors to be as accountable for government money as the director of a senior citizen center. We need it to preserve the dream of millions of youngsters for a col lege education. And we need it to take the to bacco industry o ff the free lunch program that’s subsidized by work ing and retired Americans. I think we can change the way we allocate our resources in this coun try, but only if we join hands in a new spirit of togetherness. Over the last few months, we’ve seen a bitter, divisive campaign. I say it’s time to put an end to divisiveness— time to replace the spirit of meanness with the spirit of togetherness. Tonight we’ve elected a new Con gress and with it a new hope for prosperity and peace. With your help, we can make cer tain our children and grandchildren will enjoy the fruits of jobs and jus tice. With a new spirit of togetherness we can make the difference. Let’s start tonight. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Serving your neighborhood since 1009 Clothing, furniture, appliances f o r the entire fam ily 2740 S.E. Powell Blvd. 234 0698 740 N. Killingsworth 286 0796 1018 S .W . 3rd 222 4884 S.E. 3rd & S.E. Harrison Milwaukie 864-6220 700 Molalla Oregon City 666-8927 and Langston Hughes. The civil war ended in 1939 with the victory o f Francisco Franco’s armies and Franco’s 40-year rule be gan. Many Socialists fled into exile; others were imprisoned or executed. A parallel effect o f (he loss to Franco was the influence of the many Spanish writers and artists in exile on the peopl of Cuba, Puerto Rico and other Latin American na tions. Franco died in 1973 and King Juan Carlos began a liberalization of political life. In 1977 the Socialist Workers Party came in second in the parliamentary elections, losing to the newly organized, centrist Union o f the Democratic Center. The Democratic Center drew many of its leaders for the Francoists, and the SWP continued to call for a de cisive break with the old order. The third party— which also gained in the election— is the far right Popu lar Alliance which has the support of the army and the industrial bank ing oligarchy. Credit for the SWP victory is giv en party leader Felipe Gonzalez, 40, who will become Prime Minister. Born after the Civil W ar, Gonzalez took the party leadership in 1974 when it was still outlawed by Fran co. He is an important figure in the Socialist In tern atio n al. He has pledged to eliminate that great dis parity between Spain’s rich and the poor. The United States offered sub dued congratulations to (he new governmbne but there is concern over the future o f U .S . bases in Spain. State Department officials predicted “ long, hard bargaining." During the election campaign Gon zalez pledged to reconsider member ship in N A T O , perhaps following the example o f France which is a member but docs not take par, in military planning or exercises. Gonzalez also promised to rene gotiate the 5-ycar agreement with the U.S. which allows bases for jet fighters and aerial tankers, a navy base, and involves 8,500 men. The U .S ., which supported the Franco regime, acquired the bases in the 1950s when they were used for the defense o f Europe. Recently they have become a vital part of the Rapid Deployment Force for the Middle East. The U .S . Defense Department 646 S.W . Oak, Hillsboro 2139 S.E. Stark, Gresham 231 S. let, St. Helena 397-4440 Aa la Store 3800 S.E. 28th 234-3130 has already begun efforts to obtain new bases in Portugal, and to renew its lease in the Azores, o ff P ortu gal’s coast, and has obtained access rights to airfields in Morocco, ac- cross the M editerranean from Spain. 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Let’s discuss your advertising future soon, 848 6097 686-3310 puted the claim, made to a Lake Os wego audience, that the School Dis trict there had added 40 new teach ers in the past year. The fact was, claimed the educators, that no new teaching positions were created; all “ new" teachers replaced resigning or retiring teachers. Furthermore, the district had actually reduced its total staff by ten positions. The educators also disputed the campaign’s frequently-cited figure that only 53 percent of all people employed by Oregon schools are Walnut Park Socialists win Spain elections Spain dropped the last vestiges of fascism last week, electing the So cialist Workers Party. This could be the final act o f the Spanish C ivil War which has served as an inspira tion to those seeking liberty, espe cially in the Third World. The vic tory also threatens U .S . m ilitary presence in Spain and Spain’s parti cipation in NATO . For that reason, U.S. reaction will be watched close ly- The Spanish Socialist Workers Party was founded in 1879. A fter the proclamation of the Second Re public in 1931, the party emerged as the voice of the working class in a sharply divided country. Many of the leaders were imprisoned follow ing an uprising in 1934, but the party was (he largest in the Popular Front which won the 1936 election. The party’s aging leader, Francisco Largo Cabellero, who called himself the “ Spanish Lenin,” was elected Prime Minister. The civil war broke out that summer. The civil war—which was viewed as a struggle between progressive forces and Nazi-backed fascists— drew many volunteers and much public support from the United States. Many blacks joined the international Lincoln Brigade and the front lines were visited by black intellectuals including Paul Robeson Three education leaders claimed last week that statements concerning education, made in public or in campaign literature by proponents of Ballot Measure 3, are either to tally false or misleading and not based on facts. The leaders. Dr James U lum , president of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Ted Romoser, president of the Oregon Education Association, and Wayne Chambers, president of the Oregon School Boards Association, dis Christmas is love, hope and caring. PO RTLAND At The Salvation Army Christmas means “sharing I OBSERVER 283-2486
