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I Paye 4, Portland Obaarvar, Octobar 24,1964 1 V6 OUTUWtD M V PLAN To EDITORIAL/OPINION W FU..-W U WOWTM REDUCE THfe D EFA IT - WHAT’S MOUCS? / CIA lacks intelligence This week (he Central Intelligence Agency got caught with their pants down as a 44-page [booklet) manual instructing Nicaraguan reb els on how to create mass support, carry out political assassinations, blackm ail and mob violence was leaked to the press. This rebel activity has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers through the C IA . This is the second time C IA activities in Nicaragua has come un der question. The first was the mining o f its harbors. H is to ric a lly , directly or indirectly, the Am erican intelligence com m unity has been involved in plots to overthrow governments certain power groups in America conceive as unfriendly. This manipulation o f a people’s self-deter mination is contrary to the very principal and purpose prescribed in the Constitution o f the United States. In the presidential debates, President Rea gan was pressed into explaining this form o f terrorism . Reagan said the matter was under investigation, and only 12 got out down there. The question U.S. taxpayers should ask isi "W h e re is the intelligence in the Intelligence C o m m u n ity ? " One tim e too many it has shown a complete disregard of a society’s abil ity to make its own decision. Throughout the world the C IA has helped to install dictators and m ilitary juntas who turn out to be major human rights violators. In A fric a during the early 1960s, Patrice Lum um ba o f the Congo was among the first African leaders to recognize the need for a na tionalistic movement in accordance with the principles o f P an-A fricanism . The Congo, now Z a ire , has rich resources, and its geo graphical position is o f vital strategic im por tance in the struggle fo r the total liberation and unity o f Africa. From I88S to 1960 the Belgium (European) government raped the Congo o f its resources. Lumumba and his supporters wanted to pre pare their people to take control of their coun try, and free it from colonialism and imperial ism. But this type o f self-determination went against the grain o f those in the C IA who set up a climate for a coup. In January, 1961, Lumumba was beaten to death by men who were loyal to others on the C IA payroll. C u rre n tly , Zaire is run by a Prime Minister who uses the wealth of his na tion to add digits to his Swiss bank account instead o f investing in the minds and bellies of his people. In the 1980s, is a parallel of injustice being carried out in Central America? We all con cede the need for intelligence to protect Amer ica and Americans. But historically the tactics, procedures and attitudes of the C IA indicates its agents have forgotten their true goal. In 1976 the U.S. Senate Select Committee concluded, "Recent Presidents have justified secrecy on the basis o f "national security, de fense or confidentiality.. . . many instances of of the use of power cloaked in secrecy, which when revealed, provoked widespread popular disapproval.’ ’ The C I A ’s manual is just another example of abuses of power by the intelligence com munity. Former agent John Stockwell said in his book, "In Search o f Enemies, ” that "con stipation exists at the top and middle levels of the Deputy Director of Operations in the C IA . An ingrown clique of senior officers has, for a quarter o f a century, controlled and exploited their power and prestige;. safe from exposure. No matter how drunken, inept or corrupt their management o f a station might be they are protected, promoted and reassigned.” Letters to the Editor Likes #8 Vote people first Dear Editor To the Editor, Ronald Reagan, the O real P re varicator, asks: " A re you better o ff than four years ago?** T hirty-six m illion o f us seniors lost billions o f dollars when we lost C O L A (Cost o f Living A d ju s t ment). Twenty m illion American w o rk ers are either now or have been un employed under the Reagan Admin istration. Some 240 mothers are minus their sons who came back from Lebanon in body bags. Tens of thousands of mothers fear their sons may come home the same way from the jungles of Central America or the hot desert sands o f the mid-East if the present foreign policy isn't changed. It is time (November 6th) to retire Ronald Reagan. " O u t the Door in *84 — Dum p Reagan" as one cam paign button says. Register! Vote people before multi-nation al corporations! Vote people before profits! PAULORR M M P u b lis h e rs » a Asso; ration ■ IV N M an for rent F O »15 tor one year □ »26 tor two t Bos 3137. Portland OR 9720B 1 Street ( 1 ClTV Apt STATE ZIR I w . w . vtA w . SONIA FETHERSTON The Observer welcomes Letters to the Editor. Letters should be short, and must contain the writer's name and address (addresses are not print ed). The Observer reserves the right to edit fo r length. Jarry Johnaton Studant Dorothy Bavara Racaptlonlat " I was surprised there was so much discontent. It was dis graceful.” 0«»' Rod Shramek Contractor " H e deserves it. He has a lot o f people fo o led . He is going to do everything he says M o n dale will do.” M «%»•»<« iM i M l 283 2486 National Advertising Representative Am slgem ated Publishers. Inc N ew York SUM? Î 2 8 S “ by Lanita D uke and Richard B row n Whether the measure wins or loses, supporters and detractors all agree that the pressure for tax re form w ill rem ain. The most com monly cited solution is a four to Five percent sales tax dedicated largely to property tax relief. Borneman scoffs at this notion, pointing out that the legislature already had its chance to do this and came up short. " I f Mea sure 2 doesn’ t pass,” he asks, " w h o ’ s going to give the taxpayer relief? No one is going to do it for them.” Portland made national head lines as President Ronald Reagan encountered catcalls, chants and boos. The Street Beat team asked, "H o w did you feel about Reagan’s reception?" " H e deserved to be booed. I'm not one of his supporters.” Alfred L. Henderson, Editor/Publisher A I Williams, General Manager PORTLAND OBSERVER Street Beat ing Social Security benefits. Some seniors’ groups see this as a trans parent ploy to draw the votes of old er persons. N o one, they say, has ever suggested taxing Social Security benefits and this offer of protection to an illusory threat is both deceitful and cynical. I f Measure 2 passes they promise to file a suit based on the grounds that ballot measures are to deal with only one subject. By bringing Social Security into what is supposed to be a property tax mea sure, they believe that the ballot measure violates this provision o f the Oregon Constitution. I wanted to be sure to com pli ment you on the poignant photo graph o f Paul Jones, which was on the cover of your October 17 issue. The fact that human beings are forced to " r e n t" themselves out is a sad comment on the society in which we live. The Portland O b server is to be congratulated for its editorial leadership and social con cern for the dignity of all people. Subscriptions »15 00 par yasr in tha Tri County aree Post m aster Send address changes to the Portland Observer. P O Bos 3137, Portland, Oregon 97200 Associar/en - founded IM S longest such report ever issued by the office. Frohnmeyer says that this report does not begin to cover the issues raised by Ballot Measure 2. Perhaps the most serious problem is a possible conflict between M ea sure 2’s override provision and the Oregon State C o n s titu tio n . The Constitution states that overlapping taxation districts cannot charge varying rates of taxes. For example, if a school district in M ultnom ah County passed a measure raising property taxes to 2% of the assessed value, but the county's tax rate was 1.3% or lower, then the school dis trict might be forced to accept the lower rate. Borneman, the Oregon’s T axpayer’ s Union spokesperson, disputes this point. He believes that the measure would allow a local dis trict to override other local limits. Concerning this, and other ques tions, Frohnmeyer has said, " I t is very complicated and despite our best efforts many legal questions about its application would neces sarily have to be resolved by the courts." A nother possible lawsuit deals with the provision prohibiting tax- To the Editor, The P ortlan d O b trrv e r rUSPS 959 6801 n published «vary Thursday by Erne Publishing Company, Inc . 2201 North Killings worth. Portland. Oregon 97217, Post Ottice Bos 3137. Portland. Oregon 97308 Second class postage paid at Portland. Oregon e N p A per Ballot Measure 2 could adversely ef fect local governments* abilities to repay community development bonds. Measure 2 ’ s sponsors de cline to comment on the Moody's report. Another convert to the opposition this time around is G overnor Vic A tiyeh. Although he favored the I .3% limit in 1978. he now likens it to "playing Russian Roulette with six loaded cham bers." He too is concerned that, by affecting local governments* abilities to issue bonds, Measure 2 w ill seriously impede economic growth in the state. He also notes that, by making more money available to property owners, the measure w ill allow the federal government to collect an ad ditional $109 m illion in income I axes. A fter the measure made the bal lot, the members o f the legislature submitted a list of 63 questions con cerning the possible effects o f its passage to Attorney General Dave Frohnmeyer. In late August the Attorney General’s office released opinions in a 263 page report, the ROOSE VEL T ROBINSO N The Portland Observât was astablished in 1970 MEMBER (Continuedfrom Page I, Column 6) unchanged. Our rights as victims are restored to balance with the rights of criminals. The use of scare tactics to raise the spectre of a police state in order to frighten Black Oregon ians into voting against Measure 8 is unforgiveable. Portland Observer •Al MSI •• ■ llO r e q o " H B \ r . s ., IS1 III As a crim inal prosecutor who is Black, I read your recent article on Ballot Measure 8 with disappoint ment: it seems that once again a group o f chablis-and-brie liberals are attempting to foster their con cerns on Blacks and cause Blacks to vote against their own best interest. It was also disturbing that your writer did not even bother to inter view a proponent of Measure 8. As a prosecutor I know what community it is that bears a dispro portionate share o f the burden of crime: the Black com m unity. I know that Blacks are victimized by crime in far larger percentages than Whites. I have a few comments to add. The slight change the measure makes in search and seizure law will only affect those people who are try ing to keep evidence o f their guilt from being heard by a jury. M ore over, these minor changes merely re turn Oregon law to what it was a few years ago before crim inal de fense attorneys had their way. Our basic Constitutional rights remain Measure 2 impact outlined_____ 3 m Pi < Z so 3 O T is * * •2 o I o m {/) -t > 3] Fabla Hanbargar Sac rata ry Reginald DaLanay Studant " T h e truth came to light, nee you know the truth you 'must like the tru th . Ronald Reagan is not the truth.” “ It was rude o f Portland. You can protest in another way instead of making fools of your selves. They should have lis tened to what he had to say.” . ■ .............................. - J Tyron« Franklin Machinist ” 1 felt it was cool. I t ’s the best thing that could have hap pened to Reagan. A lot o f peo- 'ple feel that way.” «
