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The Ports Of Portland And
Vancouver Cooperate On Auto Dock
An intergovernmental agreement
was approved this week by the ports o f
Portland and Vancouver ( W A ) that is
directed at enhancing the market po­
sition o f the Columbia River as a
dom inant West Coast automobile
gateway and providing new opportu­
nities to increase auto volumes.
The agreement, approved by the
Port o f Vancouver and the Port o f
Portland allows Vancouver to ac­
quire a surplus Portland floating dock
and to m odify it to handle Subaru auto
imports at a new, 48-acre auto term i­
nal to be b u ilt at the P ort o f
Vancouver’ s Term inal 4.
The floating dock is one o f five
surplus Navy dry dock hulls acquired
by the Port o f Portland in 1990 in
connection w ith the development o f
an auto terminal for Hyundai M otor
America. It was made available, to
benefit Portland’s economy, through
the Oregon Department o f General
Services.
Portland retains conditional title
to the auto dock, over the 15-year
term o f the agreement, and w ill share
ta riff dockage revenues w ith Vancou­
ver on a 60 percent (Vancouver) 40
percent (Portland) basis.
M ike Thome, Port o f Portland
executive director said, “ The jo in t
effort w ith Vancouver w ill benefit
both communities, Subaru and Co­
lumbia River, w ithout duplicating
public capital expenditures. We are
delighted to be implementing 'port
cooperation ’ in such a visionary man­
ner.”
Byron Hanks, Port o f Vancouver
executive director, said, “ We believe
this intergovernmental agreement is
a w in-w in because it benefits both
ports, our customers, and the regional
economy”
Portland w ill provide one hull
section to Vancouver on an as-is,
where-is basis. Vancouver w ill be
responsible for all towing modifica­
tion, maintenance and insurance costs,
although Portland w ill prov ide engi­
neering assistance to Vancouver for
modification and dock design.
Last fall, the Port o f Portland
assisted Subaru, a space-as-available’
customer, in relocating to the Port o f
Vancouver Portland needed expan­
sion room at Terminal 6 for Honda,
its long-term lease customer The
move to Vancouver saved the eco­
nomic benefits generated by Subaru
for the Columbia River--instead o f
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ligh t with his induction into the Na­
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ping up a publicity campaign for his
new tobaccoless chew product and
w ill be appearing at the track as well
as two area Fred Meyer stores, the
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and a center left turn lane, other im ­
provements consist o f sidewalks, bike
lanes, drainage improvements and a
new signal at the intersection o f SE
242nd D rive and SE Division Street.
Construction is scheduled to be­
gin August 9,1993 and w ill last until
the end o f October 1993. Although
the road is open, the travelling public
can expect delays during construc­
tion M ultnom ah County is undertak­
ing this improvement as part o f its
Capital Improvement Program and
regrets any temporary inconvenience
this may cause
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NAFTA “ F r e e ” T r a d e p a c t:
A F r e e R id e F o r C o r p o r a tio n s
shifted 50 plants to Mexico, while
announcing plans to lay o ff 80,000
U S. workers. One study estimates
that 5 m illion additional U S Jobsare
vulnerable under N AFTA. U.S. work­
ers cannot compete w ith M exico’s
$4-a-day wages which keep Mexican
workers impoverished The ruinous
plant closings o f the Reagan-Bush
years would be repeated, crippling
communities, w ith losses in revenue
and services. N AFT A w il 1 drive down
environmental, health and safety stan­
dards. U.S. agribusiness w ill ship
produce from Mexico grown w ith
pesticides forbidden in the U S
N AFTA is “ trickle-down” deception,
promising that jobs w ill flow to the
U.S by allowing U.S plants and in ­
vestment to flow to Mexico. The
agenda: extend N A FTA from Canada
to Chile, w ith workers in each coun­
try racing to the bottom o f the wage
band.
Is N A F T A good fo r Canada?
Aftei five years o f a Canadian-U.S.
“ free trade" pact. Canada now has its
highest unemployment rates since the
1930 s Is N A F T A good for Mexico?
Not for its farmers and workers who
w ill be dislocated, increasing im m i­
gration to the U S Nafta w ill lower
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standards in all three countries. After
a decade o f U.S. multinationals relo­
cating to the Mexican side o f the
border, Mexican real wages have al­
ready dripped 50 percent Rainbow
must not tolerate anti-Mexican rac­
ism. a certain by-product o f N A FT A
U.S. corporations, not Mexican work­
ers. are taking our jobs across the
border
W atch out: The N A F T A lobby
has a war chest, w ith $5 m illion from
the Mexican government and $20
m illio n more from the U.S. m ultina­
tionals We need a trade policy that
binds our countries together on jobs,
trade, energy, agriculture, the envi­
ronment and economic development
We must raise the standard o f living
for Mexican workers and not lower
our own.
The fir s t step is to defeat
N A F T A . Congressional opposition
is fierce An impressive coalition o f
labor, env ironmental, consumer and
civ il rights groups is gearing up Lob­
bying efforts w ill increase during this
congressional recess Tell your elected
representatives now “ N A F T A is a
Shafta.” Secondly, call The White
House The Prexv is watching polls
and counting calls (202) 456-1 111
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Trade Agreement (N AFT A), between
the U.S., Canada and Mexico dra­
m atically deregulates investment
and commerce between the three
countries in the name o f “ free trade
The pact was first put together by
the Bush Adm inistration and c riti­
cized by the Clinton election cam­
paign Now the Clinton White House
wants to hand Congress Bush s
rotten apple, slightly polished for
popular consumption W ithin days
Ihe Adm inistration expects to com­
plete negotiations on side agreements
to N A F T A dealing w ith labor and
the environment. The agreements arc
little more than public relations ap­
peals to the three governments to
police themselves, without the rigor­
ous enforcement mechanism con­
tained in N A F T A its e lf We cannot
Rebuild America under N A F T A It
w ill cost workers in all three coun­
tries. w hile giving a free ride to m ul­
tinational corporations, large banks
and wealthy investors
Even without NAF1 A .U S Cor­
porations have moved 500.000 jobs
south o f the border to take advantage
o f M exico’s cheap labor supply For
Example General Motors hasalrcady
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FEATURED VEHICLES
87 Honda Civic
80 Pont Trans AM Turbo
81 Nissan 310
73 VW Super Bug
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86 Nissan Stanza S/W
87 Hyundai Excel
Cope o f Spanaway, Wash, is the na­
tional spokesperson for the event’s
with every car purchase (expires 8-31-93).
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Three-time Winston Cup cham­
pion and four-time Daytona 500 w in ­
ner Cale Yaiborough w ill be the Grand
M arshall for “ Cale Yarborough’ s
Winners Edge presents Fan Appre­
ciation N ight” featuring the NASCAR
Winston Racing Series Late Model
Stock Cars, Lim ited Sportsman, Street
Stocks and “ Bump-to-pass” Jalopies
this Friday, August 20 on Portland
Speedway’s combined h a lf and quar-
tei-m ile paved oval-track fa cility at
9727 North M L K Jr. Blvd.
The 53-year-old Yarborough,
now the owner o f the Bojangles
NASCAR Winston Cup team that
employs northwest driver Derrike
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losing them to Puget Sound
Since the Subaru move, Port o f
Portland import/export automobile
volume is 9.6 percent ahead o f 1992
for the first six months o f this year.
Portland is the fifth largest auto port
in the U.S. Automobiles are distrib­
uted to 44 states from Portland, and
Portland is the largest auto export
port in the U.S. to Asian markets
Automobile imports are a high
value commodity o f great importance
to the regional economy. Each car
landed at the ports o f Portland and
Vancouver generates $358 in private
business revenue.
The intergovernmental agree­
ment is fu lly dependent on approval
by the Oregon Department o f General
Sen ices Administration and the O r­
egon Attorney General
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Legend Cale Yarborough To Appear At Portland Speedway
M ultnom ah County Transporta­
tion Division announces the construc­
tion o f improvements to SE 242nd
Drive between SE Hall Road (NE
23rd Street) and SE Div ision Street.
Improvements to SE 242nd Drive
include expanding the roadw ay from
its current two-lane configuration to
two travel lanes in either direction
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More and more students at Port­
land Community College are request­
ing financial help w ith their educa­
tion. The number o f applicants for
financial aid at college has increased
100 percent in a two-year period The
rate o f applicants in early July this
year is up 44 percent over the same
time last year
“ We have had 12,161 applicants
as o f July 9,” said Corbett Gottfried,
director o f PCC Financial Aid. “ The
numbers this July were higher than
all o f last year.” Applications were
1 1.205 for the '92-93 academic year,
he noted.
Applicants who have not yet
received award letters, but applied
before last M arch and appear to
be qualified, w ill be able to register
for fall term classes w ith a deferred
note fro m PCC w ith ju s t $50
down.
The increase in requests for fi­
nancial aid has put greater demands
on PCC staff to prov ide help for ev­
ery one. “ I was expecting an increase,
bu, not o f that magnitude.” said
Gottfried
Any applications received now
w ill be considered for winter term
classes.In addition to the increase in
applications, a change in federal
guidelines has also delayed the pro­
cess by two months. “ Schools across
the country are facing these prob­
lems” said Gottfried
The Financial Aid offices at PCC
w ill be closed on Tuesdays and Fri
days in August and Septcmbei in
order to try and send out as manv
aw ard letters as possible The phone
number and extension for PortlanJ
Community Financial Aid offices aie
244-6111: Sy lvania Campus,x49 34
Cascade Campus. x5278; Rock Creek
Campus x7216 and South Centei,
x6254.
Ombudsman Training Scheduled
Volunteers advocates for the resi­
dents o f nursing homes, adult foster
care homes and residential care fa­
cilities w ill begin their training pro­
gram to become Certified Ombuds­
men on September 11 in Portland
The Certified Ombudsmen work to
enhance the quality o f life and im ­
prove the level o f care for the citizens
liv in g in long term care facilities
They protect the rights, safety and
dignity o f the residents
Volunteers need to be good com­
municators and objective investiga­
tors “ We are looking for individuals
who care about the elderly and arc
ready to speak out on their behalf.”
according to Wayne Nelson, Deputy
State Ombudsman. “ It is not enough
just to vis it—our volunteers identify
and investigate issues, then advocate
on behalf o f the resident for changes
that best serve the resident.” Certified
Ombudsmen spend a m inim um o f
four hours each week at assigned
nursing homes and residential care
facilities. Adult foster care homes
require at least one hour weekly in
each assigned home. A onc-vear m in i­
mum commitment is required
The training program includes
information on conflict resolution,
advocacy skills and problem-solving
techniques, as well as specific in fo r­
mation on the regulations guiding
long term care facilities and the rights
o f the residents o f the facilities This
course is being offered on Saturday •>
toaccommodate volunteers who wot k
weekdays and is scheduled on Sep
tember 11,18 and 25 and October 2,
9 and 16. Volunteers from M u lt­
nomah, Clackamas, W ashington,
Linn. Benton, M arion, Polk, Yam ­
h ill, Hood River and Columbia Coun­
ties are encouraged to participate in
this training, especially il the special
Saturday sessions arc convenient
Interested volunteers inav con
tact Sara K a rlin at 288-42<>4 or N.«thv
Walter at the Office o f the Long Ten i
Care Ombudsman at 1 -8(K)-522-2602
to receive additional information and
an application
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