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President Clinton Says Education
Key To America’s Future
"C u ttin g education in the tim e
o f g lo b al econom ic co m p e titio n
w ould be like cutting defense spend
ing during the C old W a r." - Presi
gon. The Departm ent o f Education
deduction o f up to $10.000 to help
estimates that ending this grace p e ri
m iddle-class A m ericans meet the
od w ould mean that the student who
cost o f education and jo b training.
borrow s $17,125 over fo u r years
w ould owe $3,150 more, and have
his o r her m onthly repay ment amount
F am ilies in Oregon w o u ld receive
ap p ro xim a te ly $278 m illio n from
this deduction o ver the next five
nerstones o f President C l inton's eco
nom ic p o licy, designed to expand
increased by more than 1 8° o.
D irect Lending: The President
years. The President opposes Re
publican e ffo rts to cut education to
o p p o rtu n itie s fo r all A m ericans.
N o w , more than ever, o p p o rtu n ity
wants to expand his D irect Lending
program w hich s im p lifie s the a p p li
pay fo r tax breaks fo r the wealthy.
in the global economy depends on
skills and education. Yet R e p u bli
cans plan sig n ifica n t cuts in the very'
cation process, reduces fees fo r stu
dent C lin to n , M arch 14, 1995
Education and tra in in g are c o r
educational p rogram s that help
w o rkin g fam ilies. Here is what that
means to Oregon:
S tu d e n t L o a n s : P re s id e n t
C lin to n supports student loans and
opposes Republican effo rts to make
them more expensive. Republicans
want to help pay fo r th e ir tax cuts fo r
the wealthy by e lim in a tin g a grace
period that allow s 4.5 m illio n stu
dents to defer interest charges w h ile
dents, and offers borrow ers conve
nient repayment options, in clu d in g
pay-as-you-can. D irect Lending is
N a tio n a l
S e r v ic e
A m e r iC o r p s . P re s id e n t C li n
t o n ’ s s e rv ic e p ro g ra m , o ffe rs
y o u n g p e o p le a hand p a y in g fo r
th e ir e d u c a tio n i f th e y g iv e a
saving taxpayers $6.8 b illio n in ad
m inistrative expenses. The President
hand to th e ir c o m m u n ity . T he
opposes R epublican e ffo rts to help
banks by capping p a rticip a tio n in
e ffo rts to g u t A m e riC o rp s and
p re v e n t 568 s tu d e n ts in O re g o n
fro m s e rv in g th e ir c o m m u n itie s .
D irect Lending and preventing thou
sands o f schools and m illio n s o f stu
dents from receiving its benefits. In
the 1995-96 school year, 18 schools
in Oregon w ill participate in direct
lending. The Republican proposal
P re s id e n t o p p o se s R e p u b lic a n
Goals 2000: The President won
passage o fG o a ls 2000 to help states
and local com m unities train teach
ers and upgrade standards fo r their
schools Republicans c a ll fo ra 4 0 %
s till in school. President C lin to n
w o u ld prevent any further schools
cut in the program that w ould re
w ill fig h t to stop R epublicans from
duce support fo r high standards by
raising the costs o f college and jo b
from entering the program.
M a k in g C o lle g e A ffo rd a b le :
tra in in g fo r 6 0 ,9 0 1 students in Ore-
President C l inton wants to o ffe r a tax
in Oregon.
$ 1.574,049 inasm any as45 schools
Was First Class Stamp Hike
To Pay For ‘Image’ Ads?
The Postal Service is spending
thousands o f dollars on a new " im
age’’ ad campaign fo r its m o n o p o ly
need to spend thousands o f d ollars
on ads to prom ote som ething we
“ C o m in g on top o f the rate in
crease, people are go in g to scratch
th e ir heads and w o n d er w h y this
service - raising questions about w hy
can’ t avoid — even i f we w ant to.
“ Surely this money w o u ld be
its customers are paying $3 b illio n a
better spent on fin d in g ways to im
w asteful,” G leim an to ld the W ash
year in higher firs t class m a il rates.
Those questions were fire d to
day by the C o a litio n to M ake O ur
First Class M a il First Class as the
prove on-tim e deliveries that co n tin
u a lly fa ll w e ll below Postal S ervice’ s
ington Post.
The c o a litio n called on the Post
stated standards.”
M acdonald called the ads “ the
latest exam ple o f a long list o f Postal
al Service to stop w asting money on
feel-good advertisem ents and, in
stead, concentrate on del ive rin g m ail
Service waste and in e ffic ie n c y that
on tim e.
The C o a litio n to M ake O u r First
new ads appeared in newspapers.
The ads have a headline that
states “ I f it surprises you that the U ,S.
Postal Service is not funded b y tax
dollars, jo in the c ro w d .”
“ I f it surprises you that the U.S.
Postal Service is w asting m oney, you
must not have dealt w ith them m uch,”
Scott M acdonald, com m unications
director fo r the c o a litio n , shot back.
“ First class m a il is a m onopoly.
M illio n s o f Am ericans are p ro h ib it
ed by federal law fro m sending m ail
by any other means.”
“ W hy does the Postal Service
includes huge bonuses fo r execu
tives w h ile the agency ran up nearly
a b illio n -d o lla r d e fic it, m illio n -d o l
lar mistakes on stamps ho noring va r
ious Am ericans and ro p e -c lim b in g
ju n ke ts to F lo rid a in the name o f
money is being spent and ask i f this is
oard Member
ar Seeks Public
The Oregon State Bar is seek
ing applicants fo r a pu b lic member
on its board o f governors. The term
is fo r three years e ffective O ctober
o f 1995.
The board o f governors is the
governing body o f the bar, and its
members serve staggered three-year
terms. A n y person appointed to a
fo r all meetings.
A p p lica tio n form s are due June
23, 1995 and can be obtained from
C u rre n tly three p u b lic members
serve on the board. The successful
a pplicant w ill replace Joe Sm ith,
the bar office . T o order an applica
whose term is ending. Public m em
bers have the same vo tin g rights as
the 12 active members o f the bar
tio n , call C a ro lin e Stein at 620-
0222 o r 1-800-452-8260, ext 385.
The O regon State B ar handles
serving on the board. They are not,
how ever, perm itted to serve as o ffic
admission, m em bership and d isci
p lin a ry matters fo r a ll lawyers prac
tic in g in Oregon. The Oregon State
ers o f the bar. They are charged w ith
public position on the board must
the same functions and duties as law
meet crite ria set forth in the Oregon
statutes: he o r she must be a U.S.
citizen and an adult resident o f O r
yer members under Oregon statute.
Mem bers o f the board o f gover
Bar also provides educational ser
vices fo r members and offers public
service programs fo r the general
egon, and cannot be an active or
nors attend an average o f eight meet
ings per year, a ll day on a Friday and
inactive member o f the Oregon State
Bar or a law school graduate. Pub
lic members cannot be a spouse o f
usually the fo llo w in g Saturday m orn
ing. A p p ro xim a te ly o n e -h a lf o f the
meetings are held in Portland; the
an attorney member o f the Oregon
State Bar o r seek to benefit by per
rem ainder at locations around the
state. In a ddition, there are periodic
c o m m itte e s , fee a r b itr a tio n p a n
e ls, tr ia l p a n e ls and ta sk fo rc e s .
sonal monetary gain from tenure on
meetings o f various board co m m it
tees. Expenses at a set rate are paid
y e a r te rm s.
the board.
public.
The O re g o n S tate B a r is also
s e e k in g a p p lic a n ts fo r p u b lic
m em bers on its o th e r b o a rd s,
A p p o in tm e n ts are m ade fo r three
Suspect Arrested After Stand Off
A rre s te d
w as
R u s s e ll
C.
A man wanted in connection
had broken into her apartment armed
w ith a kidnapping and rape was ar
rested by o ffice rs from the Portland
w ith a gun and a kn ife at about 9:00
p.m. Thursday. The suspect then used
Checketts. 44 o f 3414 S.W . I Ith
Ave. Apt. I . Checketts is em ployed
Police Bureau's Special Emergency
Reaction Team after a seven hour
stand o f f in a southwest Portland
neighborhood near Oregon Health
Sciences U niversity. Detectives from
restraints to lim it her m o b ility and to
as a nurse's aide at O H S U .
Checketts w ill be charged w ith
choke her. The woman was then sex
m u ltip le counts o f Rape in the First
u a lly assaulted and forced to go to
the suspect ’ s nearby apartment where
Degree, Sodom y in the First Degree,
U n la w fu l Sexual Penetration in the
First Degree. Sexual Abuse in the
the Hostage N egotiation Team were
successful in persuading the man to
the assault continued.
She was fin a lly able to escape
and call police after the suspect te ll
surrender.
The effo rts to arrest the suspect
began at about 3 :00 a.m. Friday after
asleep.
C e n tra l p re c in c t o ffic e r s i n i
t ia lly re sp o n d e d and la te r c a lle d
a 27 year old O H SU medical student
o u t S E R T and
reported that she had been sexually
a rm ed suspect re fu se d to g iv e
in Utah fo r a 1977 rape. He received
assaulted.
She told police that a neighbor
up. T he stand o ffe n d e d at a b o u t
a sentence o f five years in prison for
10:30 p .m . F rid a y .
that crime.
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First Degree, and K id n a p p in g in the
First Degree. He w ill be lodged at the
Justice Center Jail after an interview
w ith detectives.
Checketts has a p rio r con v iction
a fte r th e
County asks Citizens: What are the
community’s priorities and needs?
On Thursday, M ay 4, fro m 7
p.m. to 9 p.m ., C lark C ounty resi
ning process, the department w ill
no n -p rofits o r other agencies - we
discuss some o f the proposed chang
can ensure the most e ffic ie n t and
es fo r C om m unity Services.
Class m a il First Class has m ore than
dents w ill be asked to talk about th e ir
p rio ritie s fo r county human services.
The public forum w ill be at the C lark
150 m em ber-organizations that rep
resent m ore than fiv e m illio n busi
Public U tilitie s C o m m u n ity Room at
1200 Fort V ancouver W ay in V a n
nesses and in d ivid u a ls. Its members
include the A ssociation o f Retired
couver.
S ta ff fro m the co u n ty’ s C o m
m unity Services Departm ent w ill be
im p ro v in g team w ork ” ,
Edward G leim an, chairm an o f
A m ericans, A m erican Farm Bureau
Federation, N a tio n al M in o rity B usi
the independent Postal Rate C o m
m ission charged w ith overseeing the
ness C o u n c il, N a tio n a l A ssociation
planning process the department has
o f Realtors, A m erican Sm all B usi
rates charged by the Postal Service,
c ritic iz e d the a g ency's fe e l-g o o d
ness A ssociation, N a tio n a l Federa
tio n o f the B lin d and the N ational
been involved in fo r the past year
N o w m idw ay into the strategic plan
a dvertising last Fall.
C o u n c il o f S enior C itizens.
available to ta lk about the strategic
e ffective use o f resources and cus
“ W e ’ re in the process o f lo o kin g
at our role in the p ro visio n o f human
services and whether those services
are appropriate and whether the coun
ty is the best p ro vid e r,” said M ik e
tom er service.”
Piper said that anyone interest
ed in the services that county govern
ment provides to people should come
to this in fo rm a tio na l meeting. Free
Piper, C o m m u n ity Services D ire c
C hildcare w ill be provided._______
tor. “ One new d ire ctio n w e 're m o v
ing in is to become more o f a broker
o f services instead o fa direct p ro v id
er. B y co o rd in a tin g services in the
T o \d v e r tis e in
co m m u n ity — whether th e y’ re ours,
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