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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.
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