The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Oct. 26, 1978 THIRTEEN
Ullman urges Carter
Gk oj meat import
legislation
CSappy 29fli, Al! I
370 DAYS LEFT j
Oregon Congressman Al
Ullman last week urged Presi
dent Carter to sign promptly
new meat import legislation
that was approved in the
closing days of the 95th
Congress. Carter reportedly is
considering vetoing the bill.
Ullman, who is in the midst
of a week-long tour of his 2nd
Congressional District, said
the bill is especially important
in Oregon and other meat
producing states.
The Meat Import Act is
aimed at stabilizing meat
prices by reversing a situation
in which additional imports
are allowed at times when
domestic production is high
and meat prices are declining.
In a letter to Carter, Ullman
explained that the new legisla
tion "introduces a
counter-cylical factor into the
formula (under which the
level of imports is determined).
"Under this formula, ad
ditional imports would be
allowed when domestic sup
plies are low and the market
price consequently high. This,
of course, will help stabilize
meat prices to the advantage
of consumers and producers
alike."
Carter Administration of
ficials have expressed
concern about the bill because
it restricts presidential auth
ority to suspend or increase
meat import quotas.
Ullman noted that the new
formula makes the exercise of
executive discretion unneces
sary except in unusual
circumstances, and that the
bill extends discretionary
authority in these cases.
Ullman initiated action on
the meat bill earlier this year,
after the President raised
meat import quota levels in
response to increases in the
price of beef.
Duncan to take school money problems
to state legislature
State School Supt. Verne A.
Duncan this week told the
State Board of Education he
will submit a school finance
plan to the 1979 Legislature
regardless of the outcome of
the property limitation meas
ures on the Nov. 7 ballot.
"The plan must respond to
the public demand for an
equitable finance system
while ensuring that schools
and community colleges
maintain quality education
programs," Duncan said.
"The message from the
public is clear," Duncan
added. "Major changes in
school finance are needed.
Even if both measures fail, we
still must respond to the
public's concern about expen
diture limitation and property
tax relief."
Duncan said he wants to pull
all education organizations
together in developing the
plan. "It is imperative that the
education community speak
with a single voice as legisla
tors deliberate on the future of
Oregon education."
Duncan said he has been in
close contact with Wilson
Riles, California state school
superintendent, and other ed
ucators in that state to see if
any elements of California's
response to Proposition 13
could be used in Oregon.
Vets may update discharges
Veterans desiring to up
grade less than honorable
military discharges can now
find an index of cases that
have been reviewed by the
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Defense Department that may
be similar to their own at the
Portland Veterans Administ
ration Regional Office.
As an additional service to
discharged service persons,
the VA has available in 20
cities around the country,
including Portland, an index
file with brief descriptions of
discharge reviews by the
Defense Department.
"The index file up to now
has been available only at the
Pentagon," explained Mrs.
Donna M. Arndt, director of
the Portland VA office.
After matching cases in the
index with their own military
situations, interested veterans
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should then request copies of
case documents (with indivi
dual identities deleted) from
the Department of Defense.
"The material may be
useful in preparing a vet
eran's own request for a
review of his or her dis
charge," Mrs. Arndt said.
Emergency
med tech
class set at
BMCC
Emergency medical train
ing will be offered by Blue
Mountain Community College
at the Hermiston Safety Cen
ter beginning Oct. 30.
The class is designed to
knowledge of personnel who
are involved with initial
emergency medical care. The
course is open to plant safety
and industrial personnel, per
sons responsible for providing
first aid treatment, including
hospital employees, public
employees as well as ambu
lance drivers, policemen and
firemen.
Students may register and
pay the $27 fee at the first
class meeting. Classes will
meet Mondays and Thursdays
from 7-10 p.m.
Tax relief
checks are
mailed out
Property tax relief checks
totaling more than $92 million
were mailed today under the
Homeowner and Renter Ref
und Program (HARRP),
announced John Lobdell,
director of the Oregon Depart
ment of Revenue. The 1977
Legislature changed the an
nual mailing date of checks to
October, so that residents
would have the money avail
able to pay property taxes,
which are due in November.
Checks totaling $92,027,760
were sent to 448,502 homeown
ers, renters and mobile home
residents. The average refund
amount was $205. The legis
lature appropriates money
from the state General Fund
for the property tax relief
program. Checks this year
reflect changes made by the
Legislature, which increased
the maximum refund amount
for homeowners to $655 and
for renters to $328. The
Legislature also increased the
eligibility limit on household
income to $16,000.
Elderly Rental Assistance
payments were mailed along
with the HARRP checks.
Checks totaling $2,333,165
went to 3,862 Oregonians, age
58 and over who have annual
incomes under $5,000 and pay
40 percent or more of their
income for rent, fuel and
utilities. The average amount
of refund for Elderly Rental
Assistance was $604.
Persons who qualified but
did not file this year for either
program may still file. The
claim form, 70-R, is available
from any Oregon Department
of Revenue office.
A separate mailing lateriiT
October will send $50 Fuel and
Utility Relief checks to eligi
ble senior citizens.