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Portland Observer, December 19, 1984, Page 9 Political differences hinder Ethiopian relief efforts j»;. (yy Robert Lothian ^ P o lit ic a l differences between E th io p ia 's M arxist government and the U.S. and other countries is getting bathe way o f relief to that starving na tion, according to Dr. W illis Logan, the director o f Church World Services Africa ¡S lo g a n was in Portland December f t after having just returned from an eight day tr ip to E th io p ia . " I was qqite overwhelmed by what I s a w ," sgid Logan, who described "p e o p le being born and dying side-by-side.” ¿Although exact figures on the num ber o f dead are u n a va ila b le , some estimates surpass 200,000, and m il- tdps more could perish if more relief isiiiot forthcoming, he said. > In fo rm a tio n on the growing crisis wigs available IS - 18 m onths ago, according to L ogan. “ There were egrly in d ica tio n s th a t the situ a tio n would deteriorate if something wasn't done,” but the U.S. and other west ern countries d id n ’ t lake the in itia tive , he said. It was o n ly a fte r the catastrophe became a media event that relief began pouring in, accord- Oregon veterans' income reports due Jan. 1st The Oregon Department o f Veter ans' A ffa irs would like to remind the Oregon veterans and widows o f veter ans w ho are draw ing Federal V e t erans A d m in istra tio n Pensions that the A nn u a l Incom e Q uestionnaire cards w hich they received must be returned to the Veterans A dm inistra tion by January l, 1985 or risk losing their pensions. Any pensioner needing assistance in fillin g out the questionnaire should contact the C ounty Veterans Service in his or her county. The Oregon Departm ent o f Veterans’ A ffa irs offer assistance. The Oregon Depart ment o f Veterans’ A ffa irs services office in Salem is located at 7iX) Sum mer Street NE, Suite 150. In Portland veterans should contact the services office in Room I440, Federal B uild ing, d o w n to w n . A lso in the Salem area, Oregon Department o f Veterans A ffa irs veterans counselors w ill be available at the Polk C ounty C o u rt house fro m 10:00 a.m . to 4:00 p.m . on December 21, 1984. I f you are unable to visit one o f these offices, you may call our to ll- free num ber, I-8(X)-692-9666, and we w ill try to assist you. tng to Logan. But now that media interest has w orn o f f re lie f is d w in dling, he said. " W h e n we lo o k at the k in d o f forew arning and the kind o f in fo r m ation that was received, then we have to ask who d id n 't respond and why,” said Logan. " I t 's not som ething that can be le ft to the ch a rita b le influence o f people. "T h e U.S. can do more. We are not saying that the U .S. hasn’ t re sponded adequately but in terms o f the im m ensity o f the problem , cer ta in ly our a b ility has not been ex hausted." Dr. Willis Logan, director of Church World S»rvlcaa. apaaka with tha preaa following recent trip to Ethiopia. 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Column 3) in te rru p ts needed aid to areas co n trolled by secessionist rebels, such as province o f Eritrea. A frican countries besides Ethiopia are having severe problems also, said Logan. Chad and Mozambique, fo r instance, he said, "a re literally being strangled to death by the clim a ctic and political situation. South Africa's d e sta b iliza tio n e ffo rts are raising havoc w ith M ozam bique and other countries," he added. " T h is is a s itu a tio n where th o u sands o f lives are being lost every day, and it is a situation that demands a re sponse that transcends p o litica l d if ferences." said I oean Celebrate the Holiday with Low Food Prices a t Fred M eyer Gates donates Heritage quilt Managua mayor W hile " th e d ro u g h t is the m ain problem " Logan spoke o f the neces sity " t o look fo r the things going on behind these disasters." such as the estrangement between the U.S. and Ethiopia's left-wing regime. 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