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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday January 25, 1979 THIRTEEN J uson Mob: Not your 'run-of-ths-mili senator Many Oregonians may have figured Jason Boe's three letter surname was the main : thing setting him apart from other lawmakers when first elected to the State Senate in 1970. That condition has changed significantly. Two other current law makers have equally short last names Sen. L.B. Day (R-Salem) and Rep. Mae Yih (D-Albany). Meanwhile, the name Boe now is ; most trequently accompanied by a 13-letter adjective relating to his accomplishments. The accessory word is Salem Scene BY Jack Zimmeran "unprecedented." It refers primarily to the fact the 49-year-old Reedsport optom etrist was unanimously elect ed by fellow majority Demo crats to serve as the Upper Chamber's presiding officer during a fourth-consecutive regular biennial session of the Legislature. Senate President has alwavs been svnonomous with exceptional power. And al though this decade has seen the office relieved of the privilege to serve as Governor when the chief executive leaves the state and first to succeed a Governor who dies in office, Boe's tenure has produced potency of extra ordinary magnitude. Many of those failing to attach sipnifiranpp fn Hie arrival on the Senate scene eight years ago may be forgiven. The California bank er's son had prepared himself for his lay profession at Pacific Lutheran University in Forest Grove. He arrived unknown to begin practice in Reedsport in 1955 but found, time to become involved in. party politics and serve on the provided impetus to achieve a seat in the House of Repre sentatives from Douglas County in 1965 and win re-election two succeeding terms. Republicans firmly control led the Lower Chamber the last half of the Sixties and although Boe won a seat on Joint Ways & Means Commit tee and served as his party's -r1 i ir""- ( Y V I ' r j ::: yy w u N game ) H fcinl ll I I VSERIESS vyL 'I " Jy At y . 'v " A - L L I W )v' v 1 v- csf- r: 1 """" -s. (TY ' i " I" M I rclXs .... fOr vQ, .ujiJ V I M Y 1 in this on-going series ff 'K$1tj?S '' ".i'C'A I Tf V "t 4 TdP V"t 'X it I I W V m&FLMaSoa Spiw ?vl El Onn? I firtflitlEliltlC I Ea. AJ IbX Z3 -Z- Join with your Safeway Store in the FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION . . . President Carter has asked his Cabinet officers to take aggressive action to slow the rise in consumer prices. They were asked for specific suggestions on what consumers themselves can do to cope with the problem of inflation. The U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs has issued guidelines fo help consumers minimize the impact of inflation on their daily lives. Safeway pledges full cooperation with the U.S. Government in battling this number one domestic problem. As tangible evidence of that support, Safeway will publish weekly inflation-fighting ideas, suggesting ways in which you and yourfam ily can shop better for less money. Some of the subjects to be covered are: Saving on "private labels" such as Safeway Brands; Making Unit Pricing work for you; Cooking from "scratch"; Seasonal produce bargains; Best use of your freezer; Advertised and unadvertised spe cials; Planning family meals, and many others. Next week, 1 in this on-going series "WHAT'S IN A NAME?" Cetetwte CHINGSe NEW wrtti Oriental Food Frtlh together, we can be INFLATION FIGHTERS! Bean Sprouts "H? , 39 Won Ton Wrappers 5 59( ' Fr,,h f BokChoy jzzsz. 29 Egg Roll Wrappers 79 QToFu Jc.v ... 59( .Chop Suey Mix m t, 49( Dailcon ?r:R5s ,39( Yahisoba 'z 49( Fried doodles c;: 39 Pomeloes C:. , 49 Pith Up four Ml Hew Bingo Series 2 Gome Curds nnd llninbers Available at any of the participating Oregon Safeway Stores (Ontario and Milton-Freewater excluded). No purchase necessary. Adults 18 years and over only may participate. You need only 1 Game card. II OUUi ODDS PRIZE NUMBER 1 13 VALUE Of PRIZES TICKET TICKETS $1,000 100 20 10 5 1 TOTALS 87 300 500 1,000 10.000 65,000 76,887 1 in 206,897 1 in 60,000 1 in 36,000 1 in 18,000 1 in 1,800 1 in 277 1 in 235 1 in 15,916 1 in 4,616 1 in 2,770 1 in 1,385 1 in 139 1 in 22 1 in 18 ODDS 26 TICKETS 1 in 1 in 1 in 1 in 1 in 1 in 1 in 7,958 2,308 1,385 693 70 1 1 9 Thei odds are in effect unlil one month otter itart Thereafter post.-d in oil participating itorei and in newspaper ads. updated odds will be TOTAL VALUE OF CASH PRIZES - $252,000.00 Scheduled Termination Date, April 10, 1979 iSLj S$3 vir ' MPmtI LlJ. VpI 1 !sp m B Coca-Cola Pepsi pa rr wvZzJ) Cffe Tab-7 up Crest IPesiBipers r'. J Maxwell House.. First 3-lb. Can Toothpaste with Fluoristan Day and Night Toddler Diapers iOflff!f LyCQ (Edwards first 3-lb. 5.69) 2UtrBoiiles Regular or Mint .. 7-oz. Tube for Babies over 23 Pounds.. 12's m M vr" V Ae,fgf A(7?r& AdM MktTB Color Film Spray NHI Anrt.H M 11 1411 II. f H V I i I 3q wrm 45 (Additional at regular prlc) ?cp Oonien Solid W Elite fynci S&W Efidney Becins mj Cut Losopuci PiliFiddes Sfecifi Sciiice G inner Snons Bcookter 2 - B If anilln Bes Cretun Mission Brand Fin Quality.. U-oz. Town Housa Fresh Kosher Style . 48-oi. Snow Star Ice Cream. Always a Family Favorite at Dessert Timel Half Gallon For Meat dishes lO-oi. Btl. $29 $ 19 Quaker 16-01. Pkg. Grape or Orange 46-oz. Can Corn Bran Cereal ili-C Drinhs Ad prices good Vlednesday, Jan. 24 thru Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Elermistes? Safcvay Store. Vcmilla Ice Cream Q Udnilla Ice LliIIi h Gonrniet Voniila Ice flilli Bars lorino Lucerne Half Gal, Lucerne Lowfat Lucerne ice Cream Snow Star 2.5-oz. Bars Joyette Vanilla Imitation Ice Cream S19 A Gal. 79 $198 'i Gal. I 19 5149 I efiPok ,Gal. inlibiiig Alcohol VUon Brand . . . 16-oz. Btl. Fnn!c & Wagnnil's Encyclopedia is. J 6- : q i 2 Disinfectant ... 1 8-oz. size idol Sassoon Shampoo . . . 8-oz. Btl. u SArtWAT coupon" RMmabl. Ihra Jan. 30, 1t79 i Peinfiy EHose Safeway All lit One R.a.'1.28 Save 29' Pr. With Coupon Jj X LIMIT 6 Cash Vejlijo 1 ?0 of twit - r Perttand Dlwlflon . 3 4 5 6 Vol's 25, 26, 6 27 on Sole 0)69 -3 Ea. Anchor Nocking Georgian a ssssm lZ-oziistiDier Redeemabla thm Jan. 30, 1979 t"r BAITtR'l II BfiTTCHrJ I pQffeiriss Eveready Flashlight "C" or "D" t. Limit Reg. 91 Save 23' With Coupon (Q) . CotiS VM 1 10 f tnt CXt 3 4 5 6 Whip and ultimately Minority Leader, his influence remain ed largely within his own constituency. Tip-off to subsequent events in the Senate may have been his early appointment to serve again on Ways & Means. Nonetheless, few observers even figured his rise to Senate presidency in 1973 would produce record retention of he office. It is doubtful any, other )regon politician ifes enjoyed he opportunity 10 shape jgislation in the manner ersonified by Boe. Two onsecutive terms as Senate 'resident constitute and xtreme rarity achieved nly by James D. Fay in 870-72; John Whiteaker, 1876 8; Joseph Simon, 1889-97, and :.D. (Debbs) Potts, 1967-69. From an historical stand oint, only Simon appears to ireaten Boe's achievement, iut legislative scholars uickly point out Simon's jurth term involved the 1897 ession that failed to organize nd ended without passage of single bill. Simon also resided during a special ession the following year that as highlighted by his election 0 the Senate of the United Itates. The current Senate leader las presided over three spec ial sessions aspired also to higher office and ran a determined unsuccessful cam paign for the U.S. Senate in 1974. Considering his record, some believe Boe may try again for Congress or even seek his party's gubernatorial nomination four years hence. But he's attempting to lay at rest such speculation and is concentrating both influence and vigor on the session at hand. While his influence in Ore gon has increased immeas urably, the last few years have seen his authority ex tended nationally. This stems from involvement in the National Conference of State Legislatures an organization of some 7,600 state lawmakers over which he now presides. A few observers might question his dual presidency and wonder if NCSL activities deter from duties as Senate President. Boe believes other wise, conducting NCSL busi ness mostly on weekends and exerting most of those efforts on a subject he believes may prove the panacea for ills facing legislatures in every state. This involves achievement of a national Constitutional Convention dedicated to re quiring the federal govern ment to maintain a balanced budget as is required by all but one of the 50 states. Thirty-four states must enact legislation requiring Congress to convene the Constitutional Convention and Boe believes the magic number may be achieved this year. Twenty-two states, includ ing Oregon, already are on the bandwagon and the 23rd is expected to join the fold this month. Meanwhile, all states are conducting legislative ses sions this year. Boe journeyed to Dallas, Texas earlier this month to urge legislative leaders from 33 states to consider the matter and is scheduled to testify before the California Legislature on the same subject before the month is out. He and other supporters believe a balanced federal budget will do much to rid the nation of its current inflation woes, end federal domination of functions rightfully the responsibility of the individual states and reduce federally mandated taxes on which deficit spending depends. Pressing for such a lofty goal is hardly part of an ordinary Senate President's job. And involvement appears even more precarious as long as Pres. Jimmy Carter is so adamantly against the consti tutional change. In the face of such adver sityand the burgeoning work load accompanying the 60th session of his own Legislature now under way Boe proceeds in the manner of one who will be remembered as much more than your run-of-the-mill Sen-
