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[ • $ . BACKGROUND ¿ O N BUSINESS • t t lill t ! lt t I I t il • I Inevitable forces for change abound in our society today. The future of any organization will be brightened by an understan d in g of these c u rren ts of change. The Foundation of th e American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has ju st published a book entitled, FUTURE FORCES AN ASSIX'I ATION EXECUTIVE’S GUIDE TO A DEC ADE OF CHANGE AND CHOICE. This book, w ritten by noted fu tu rists David Pearce Snyder and Gregg Edw ards, p ain ts a vivid picture of th e “knowable fu tu re”. POSITION WANTED R e p o rte r/F re e la n ce PRESS OPERATOR Freelance would like to do fea ture or news w riting for a paper on a contract basis. Have w ork ed on a weekly com m unity paper and written articles for the Salem Statesman Journal. Prefer Port land area but can travel. Own good camera; have done layout work. Contact Andrea Skufca, 730 SW St. Clair, No. 37, Port land, Or 97205. (503 ) 243-2304 or 645-8292. The Internal Reprographics Dept. of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ore gon, a major health insurance company, is accepting applica tions for a Press Operator. POSITION WANTED FUTURE FORCES: A'.-.o< : t’. ion Executive s ■ ' QcCiîcîe o f C h .» vje 8y David Pearce Snyder and Gregg Edwards, Ph.D ,D Sc. A new book takes a close look at the changes predicted in terms of demographics, economics, technol ogy and society. FUTURE FORCES shows how auto m ation, foreign competition, and collaborative work place a rra n g e m ents could elim inate 15 to 20 m il lion U.S jobs in industrial produc tion over th e next ten years. At th e sam e tim e, 20 million employees will need to learn new skills to tak e advantage of em erging technolo gies. Readers of FUTURE forces will learn how th e creation of an “infor m ation in frastru ctu re" will gener ate an explosive growth in new in form ation products The auth o rs estim ate th a t by 1995, 60 to 65 p er cent of all U.S. households will have com puters. The au th o rs of future forces notes th a t “th e fu tu ie is not a ra n dom w alk”. For a copy of th is 110- page book, send a check for $30 to FUTURE FORCES. ASAE, 1575 Eye S treet, NW. W ashington, DC 20005. PRINTING R eporter Agressive young reporter anxious to hook up w ith quality news paper w ithin 50 miles radius of Portland. Worked tw o years covering prep and community sports for weekly chain in Bay Area. Graduate of San Jose State w ith B.A. in journalism (Political Science minor). Won Hearst Foundation and Howard Memorial scholarships for public affairs reporting on college pa per. Only way to stay sharp is by w riting, so please write; Dave Rickard, 10755 SW Murdock Ln., No. G 10, Tigard, OR 97224, or call (503)639-4518. Qualified applicants w ill have 2 years work experience on small offset presses. Tw o-color offset press knowledge and experience is highly desirable. Education in graphic arts or print ing program is helpful. Applicant must be able to lift 50 lb & work requested overtime hours. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ore gon offers an excellent employee benefits package, flex-time work hours, and com petitive salary. Please apply or send resume to: Blue C ross and Blue S hield o f O regon Human Resources Dept., 5th Fir. 100 S.W . Market Portland, OR 97201 Equal Opportunity Employer POSITION WANTED S p o rts R e p o rte r Recent University of Oregon jour nalism graduate seeks entry-level sports w riting position w ith a res pected weekly or daily. Have about tw o years reporting exper ience. Contact: Dennis Fer nandes, 1232 Keasey, Roseburg, OR 97470. (503 ) 342 7252; 673- 1828. HELP WANTED LOSE up to 29 pounds, inches, cellulite this m onth. Doctor re commended on T.V. Free ship ping. I’ve lost over 50 pounds myself! (612)642-1915. H IG H - L E V E L JO B — W o rking 90 feet above a drilling rig floor, derrickman D e n nis Eoy is at the “to p " o f his profession as he participates in the drilling o f a W yom ing well for the A m in o il U S A Division o f A m in o il Inc. Standing on a platform called a monkey board, Eoy’s jo b is to secure into a storage rack the upper ends o f drill pipe sections as they are pulled from the well. The proceat of pulling the sections of pipe from the well is know n as “tripping." A m in o il, the energy subsidiary o f R .J. Reynolds Industries. Inc., is the nation's second larg est independent petroleum exploration and production company. August 5, 1987, JOBS, Page 9
