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Hie Heppner (lajrHe-Tlme. Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, May IS, 198ft ELEVEN Brown, Carter, Kennedy battle for Democratic nomination Precincts named At the national level, three candidates will be on the Democratic Party ballot for President of the United States at the May .20 election, i Edmund (I, Rrown Jr., California governor, in one candidate. He has a law degree from Yule and is a past Secretary of State for California. On the issues, he opposes nuclear energy and wants to expand the use of alternative energy, He has favored environmentalists and has enacted anti pollution laws. He challenges the federal government to eliminate wasteful spending and balance the budget. In California, Brown has helped to balance the budget and yet lower income taxes by $1 billion, abolish the business inventory tax and expand tax breaks for senior citizens, renters and solar energy users. Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator since 1!;3. is another candidate. He has a degree from Harvard and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Kennedy stands for an emphasis on exporting rather than Importing. He wants an immediate six-month freeze on prices, wages, profits, dividends,, interest rates and rent. He IM-Iieves in a strong energy conservation program and no) rationing by a tax. Kennedy wants to develop coal and other alternative energy sources. He opposes cutting social security and defends a national health insurance program, medi care, raising the retirement age and housing for the low-income elderly. He is in favor of environmental concerns and against nuclear (tower. He wants America to Ik- powerful enough to deter war. Prchidrnl Jimmy Carter is the third candidate but he did not submit any information published in the voter's pamphlet nor did he submit any other material to use on this candidate's page. (Jene Arvldsim. 49, is one of five candidates on the Democratic ticket running for United States senator. He has a M.S. degree from Lewis and Clark College, He is a former marine with intelligence experience. He has experience .in sales and manufacturing. Arvidson fwants to increase production, form a national energy plan, institute a draft and reduce government spending. Ti d KiiloiiKitski. 40. is an Oregon State legislator and private Eugene attorney. He has been elected ImiUi to the Oregon House and Senate in previous years. He favors short-term mandatory wage and 1 7 IE n j 3 dig Piys J . Ifl B I? 9 Ifi) S IT , performances ) 7.00P.IA..',UnC6 I JPCoIuinEiia Basin EE flB "Serving Morrow, Whtdor ond Gilliom Countta price controls and a fair gas allocation system. Kulongoski plans to develop alternative energy, conserve energy, enforce anti-trust laws and fight against a draft. He is against lowering social security and in favor of national health Insurance, Charles O. Porter is a former Congress man and Eugene attorney, He is a Harvard graduate and a former member of John Kennedy's White House staff. He calls for the rich to pay their share of income taxes. He wants public ownership of energy resources, health services, transportation end armaments. He plans to end inflation by cutting public and private waste. John Sweeney, is an Urban Forestry Specialist. He is a graduate of Portland Community College. He says it is the certainty of punishment rather than the severity of punishment that deters crime. He says the present prison system is failing to protect society, rehabilitate criminals or punish them. He is in favor of the draft, a national health plan and eliminating the national debt. He says putting more people into the military will cut unemployment. Jack Sumner, who graduated from Heppner schools, is an investor and rancher. He has a B S. degree in Engineering from Oregon State. He spent six years as a House Representative in the Oregon legislature. Sumner was born in Prineville and has ancestors who have been President of the United States and one who signed the Declaration of Independence. His great grandfather, Henry Wheeler, had Wheeler County named after him. Sumner is in favor of reducing taxes. He plans to return 10 percent of Oregon's income taxes, 10 percent of property taxes and reduce the income tax by 10 percent. He feels there is enough untapped coal and oil reserves in Alaska that are being . tied up by . wilderness that could make the U.S. independent of foreign oil for 1.000 years. He believes a tax break should lie given to encourage people to save money. He wants to develop synthetic fuels and opposes peacetime draft. Sieve Anderson is a lawyer in Salem with degrees in Economics and Law from Willamette University He opposes Ill man's value added tax. He wants to cut the bloated" military budget, establish 1 Otflnl uliririnj C rn Public Utility Districts for low cost energy, develop energy resources, outlaw corporate farms and end dependance nn OPEC oil rather than prepare for war. Al I'llman is the incumbent for more than 23 years for the 2nd District. He is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in Congress. He has a bachelor's degree from Whitman College and a masters from Columbia University. He wants to develop alternate energy, stabilize the Social Security System and balance the federal budget. His windfall profits tax will bring America $227 billion in the next 10 years, he said. At the State level. John Powell is the only democratic candidate for the Secre tary of State position. He is the incumbent Senator from District 19 and has his own insurance agency. He has a bachelor's and masters from the University of Oregon. He has six years experience as a senator. He has sponsored bills to strengthen voter registration by mail and wants to increase voter participation, curb campaign spend ing and improve accounting procedures of Slate agencies. Powell is 31. Jason Boc and Jewel Lansing are the . two democratic candidates for Slate Treasurer. Jason Boe has 22 years of public service as a city councilman. State Senator and Stale Representative. He feels the Local Government Investment Pool's demise is "tragic" and he wants to reinstate it because it may have cost the state from $2 to $5 million in interest earnings. He supports the Open Meetings Law. He wants to break up the State land Board that is all Republican. Jewel Lansing is the Multonomah County Auditor wilh a masters degree from Stanford. She is a Certified Public Accontant. She believes in being account able to the public for every tax dollar. She says mismanagement by the present treasurer. Clay Myers, has cost the State more than $12 million. She plans to invest State money at the best interest rates, help local governments on investments and protect Oregon's environment and encour age energy conservation as a member of the State and Board. Four democrats are running for State Attorney General. Ilarl llaa. is the current district attorney for Multnomah County wilh 18 years experience as an attorney. He Ik 01 n d 3 O M00 n f N JS&k. IT EfQ Divisions Juniors 9-14 Seniors 15-18 Bareback Barrels Pole Bending Breakaway Roping Saddle Bronc Bullriding Bulldogging Calf Roping Emm Wheie the customei is ihe company graduated from the Willamette University Law School in He is a past State legislnlnr. Haas, as district attorney, has been lough on burglars and robbers, developed a rape Victim Assistance Program, developed a program to aid physically and sexually abused children and aid battered wives and children, enhanced child support programs, started Project Repay requiring criminals to pay crime victims for their losses, and has been swift and tough on prosecution of repeated offenders. John B. Leahy is the Multnomah County Counsel. He is an Oregon lawyer for 19 years and past district attorney with a law degree from Oregon. He has been both a civil and criminal lawyer and president of the District Attorney Association of Oregon. Henry Richmond is an attorney with an Oregon Law School degree. He has been instrumental in the watchdog agency 1.000 lone votes for tax At the local levels, voters in lone will be deciding on whether to increase its tax base from $7,157 to $11,157. The increase is caused by rising street Ten on non-partisan ballot Ten candidates are running on the non-partisan ballot for six judge positions. The most contested race is for Judge of the Supreme Court, position 3. Ed Peterson. 50. is the incumbent. He is a University of Oregon Law School graduate. Peterson is being challenged by Shirley Field, a Yale graduate and former Oregon State legislator and District Court Judge for Multnomah County. Lyle R Wolff is another challenger. He is a Harvard graduate and former Circuit Court Judge for the 8th District. Incumbent JR. (Bob) Campbell is unopposed for the Court of Appeals Judge, position 1. He is a Willamette University College of Law graduate appointed by Gov. Vic Atiyeh to the position a year ago. Incumbent John C. Warden is being challenged by George Van Hoomissen for Court of Appeals Judge, position 2. on gh Ify Team Roping Goat Tying I . $ V- sS M - ft u J H7 Friends of Oregon. H I'. Line) Smith is a former eastern Oregon Attorney from Pendleton who is now in Portland. He graduated from George Washington Law School. The Oregon Democratic Committee chose Smith as their candidate to succeed Jim Redden. Donnell J. Smith is the Democratic Candidate for the 28th District State Senate position. He is in Real Estate and also a service station owner. He attended Oregon State for four years. He Is a former city councilman at The Dalles and former mayor of that city. He wants to preserve Oregon's environment, limit property and income taxes, bring more control to local government, have mandatory sentences for crimes with firearms and improve correctional institutions for rehabilitation. There is not a Democratic Candidate for the 55th Representative District. base, Heppner a water bond lighting costs, audit fees and other city services. In Lexington, the city budget committee has kept its budget within the six percent Warden graduated from Harvard and has 19 years experience as a Circuit and District Court Judge. Van Hoomissen has been a Circuit Court Judge since 1973. He went to Georgetown Law School. He is a former State Representative and Multnomah County District Attorney. Edward H. Warren is being challenged by Aaron Brown Jr. for Court of Appeals Judge, position 6. Warren has been an appellate lawyer in Portland for 13 years before he was appointed by Gov. Atiyeh three months ago to fill the judge position. Brown has been a judge for 12 years, nine as a District Court Judge. He was a private lawyer in Portland for 10 years before that. Also on the ballot but unopposed are Supreme Court Judges Arno H. Deneche and Jacob Tanzer. f Mil r-v I fl Saturday, June 7 9:00 P.M. Fair Pavilion SingIe$-$3 Couples -$5 Polling places for the May 20 Primary Election will be: Roardman Greenfield Grange, Hardman I.O.O.F. Build ing. lone City Hall. Irrigon North Morrow Of fice Buildirjg. Lexington City Hall. N.E. Heppner Precinct. Old City Library Building. N.W. Heppner Precinct-Library. 8.E. Heppner Precinct Up itairs at the County Court house. S.W. Heppner Precinct County Judge' Office at the County Courthouse. increase limited by law so that city's voters will not be faced with a city ballot. In Heppner, voters will not decide. on the city budget at the May 20 election but they will vote on a water system bond of $430,000. If passed. General Obligation Bonds for that amount will be sold with the funds received being used for well drilling and reconstruction, replacement of water mains and construction of new transmis sion mains. Also at the local levels, precinct committee persons will be chosen. Male and female committee persons are needed from each precinct in the county. Write-in votes can be marked in areas where there are no candidates. Three votes are needed to be elected. Committee persons represent their respective political parties at various Democratic or Republican conventions at the local, state and national levels. Persons can register up to May 20 Morrow County residents can register to vote at the county clerk's office in Heppner up to and including Election Day May 20. 0 Western States Junior Rodeo Association Approved N LiU Lh Chtsksl Frt2it 422-72:?
