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'v4i'- jS 0' The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 8, 1979 ELEVEN Engery head, taxation major issues facing Oregon Senate By State Senator Ken Jernstedt This legislative session has been unlike previous ones so things have been rather quiet and there has been markedly less communication from our constituents, perhaps due to the fact that the main preoc cupation so far has been with the highly technical question of tax relief, and there have been no really emotional issues like those which have been pot boilers in the past the death penalty, den- turism, abortion, gay rights, etc. However, last week things picked up a bit in heat and tempo. One issue had to do with the Senate's refusal, twice, to confirm Governor Atiyeh's choice of Dr. Kelly Woods' appointment as Acting Direct or . of the Department of Knorgy. The vote each time was Ki 14 These votes came alter hours of healed discus sion which resulted in the Environment and Energy Com mittee approving the appoint ment 5-3 and sending the matter to the floor for a decision. Dr. Woods has had an outstanding record in public service and in administration. Opposition to his appointment was primarily based on his allegedly pro-nuclear stance. At the forefront of the opposi tion was the Trojan Decom missioning Alliance, a group instrumental in the sitdown demonstrations at the Trojan plant, and in opposing nuclear sitting at Arlington. The testimony of a member of the Alliance was interest ing. She described Dr. Woods as predjudiced, biased, and pro-nuclear. When asked if she would support affirmation of someone who was pre judiced, biased and anti nuclear, her immediate res- - U U U W n v ! YD f fl) . W40iaUiafcWVttJ r."M :.. 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Office ot Con sumer Affairs suggests that Rain Checks can be a very important inflation fighting weapon. A Ram Check makes it possible for you to take advantage of a price reduction on an adver tised special which you might other wise miss. If a supermarket is "out of stock" on an advertised special, Rain Checks entitle customers to buy the advertised item at the advertised price when it's back in stock! Although .Safeway tries very hard not to be out of an advertised item, we do have a long-standing Rain Check policy. So, if Safeway is ever out of an advertised special, say Ham unecK, piease Next week's Inflation Fighting Idea: "BEAN 'EGGS'PERT" together, we can be INFLATION FIGHTERS! OOO NUTRIBIRD says: GOT and hit your stride with Nulnbird by your side Let nutrition's jolly promoter jog you along on this food way toward fun and fitness Be sure that every day you include Ihe essentials: Moat or an alternate -4-5 ounces Milk or cheese - 2 servings Fruits and vegetables-4 servings (one should be deep green or yellow; one. a source ol vitamin C ) Enriched or whole grain breads and cereals 4 servings And add jusl enough of the four-or other toods to meet needs for energy and meals that satisfy National Nutrition Week March 4 thru 10, 1979 mr ...... Q. Empress Honey . Saltine Crackers Q. Kidney Beans Strawberries Q. French Fries Appiesayce Q. Tea Bags Apple Juice Q. Dial Bar Soap . Tone Beauty Soap Clevw Honr 1 2-i. luiy lakw 1-lb.Pkg. Town Hw light 15-01. Itl-olrWholt J0I.Pkj. (rMttoa 1 U. Pk. Town Houm 16-01. Can Crown Colony 4l-lsgPI(0. Spool Farm i4-oi.Slio Doodoront 7-oi. lor 4.73-01. lor 79 $09 3$1 r 79 CJ9 S48 54 Kitchen CraH $ f 69 10-lb. Bag lilii Spray Truly Fine.. 13-oz. ITT Polaroid SI-70 Film Ifidtil Sqssooh Shampoo . . 8-oz. Fanty Hose Safeway All-in-One It . - ilVA : Initant 1 l-oi. Antlioptlc J Movthwoih 32-oi, I 65 99 instant Color ir Print GB9 E och Colgate Shave SListerine Air Freshener sot 2 J Q Lighter SoTtway Diipoiobl But on . . Each 2or$1 Eeader's .Digest u MARCH i II For Automatic U! Dishwasher Detergent ... 20' Off Label Box J iefergenf All for Laundry.. 15' Off Label Box J Liquid Wish Dertergent.. 25' Off Label .P- Bottle 2 8 Complete Your Georgian Beverage Set Off Sale Date: March 20, 1979 Ad prices Hectiv Wed., Mar. 7 thru lues., Mar. 13 at Htrmliloa Saftway Storo. Opan 8a.m Clot 10p.m. ponse was "yes.". Apparently her biases are great, but anyone else's are not. The Alliance has now cava lierly offered to meet with the Governor to help him select an appointee. The Governor has the very interesting option of keeping Dr. Woods on in the Acting Director position for as long as he likes, because while Senate affirmation of depart ment heads is now required through passage last Novem ber of Ballot Measure 2, the Governor submitted Dr. Woods' name as a courtesy to the Senate, and not because he was legally obligated to do so. The other subject which caused a lot of sparks to fly concerned tax relief, and the form it should take. This brings to mind the old saw that the only fair tax is the one which you, not I, pay. We are now two months into the session and nothing concrete has been done about tax relief. Apparently the original Atiyeh plan ha's been buried by the House Revenue Committee, and a number of other ' proposals have now surfaced and are known to be waiting in the wings. Who knows how long it could take to give all of them close scrutiny! In an effort to get things moving, I joined with five other Senate Republicans in proposing that the people take matters into their own hands through an initiative petition to put a modified version of the Atiyeh tax plan on the ballot. It has the Governor's approval and should find favor with the large majority of voters who apparently placed him in office partly because of his campaign promise to back a rewrite of Ballot Measure 6. The proposals have been filed with the Secretary of State in preparation for their circulation. The tax plan proposed includes a 1.5 per cent property tax limitation on owner-occupied homes; a 12 per cent income tax cut; no more than 5 per cent increase in assessed values for 3 years, and no greater increase than the rate of increase in personal income in the State thereafter; tax relief for renters ; proportionate returns to tax payers when the general fund surplus for a biennium exceeds 2 per cent. By taking this action, we are stressing our belief that tax relief is not a partisan issue and we're also placing our faith firmly in the people by giving them the opportunity to pass judgment on the most important question facing them today. It will be interesting to see how this venture fares. Ullman urges pressure to assure more reforestation Oregon Congressman Al Ullman said today that the timber-producing states must keep up the pressure to secure adequate funding for reforest ation of public lands. "I am pledged to continue work to reduce the backlog regardless of the recent ill advised and inaccurate re marks of certain officials in the Carter Administration," Ullman said. In remarks prepared for the annual meeting of the Western Forest Industries Association, Ullman said, "This effort will require on-going, organized hard work, not budgetary gimmickry." "We're fortunate in having Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield and Congressman Bob Dun can in key positions on the Appropriations Committees. They've already demon strated their ability to in crease funding in this vital area," he said. "As a result of their work over the years, the backlog of unforested lands is substan tially lower than the 5 million acres of the 1960's," Ullman noted. "With full delegation sup port, I am optimistic we can again increase the level of funding proposed for reforest-; ation by the Carter Admini stration," the 2nd District Oregon Congressman said. Cont. on page 12
