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H rp p n rr O re g o n T h u rv d a v N o v e m b e r I. 1*84 — Congratulations Ken Turner To thr editor Congratulations Kenneth Turner on >our letter to the editor I rend it •ml loud and my wile commented that she thought a Democrat had wrote it until she heard your name lad's not blame anyone but our selves w r «-lect ( (ingress They. the dogooders" vole and put ua in debt one trillion dollar* since Coolidge, 58 years ai(o ami the present adminis tration has put us in another trillion in three years Dot's keep it up the sooner the quicker General Motors sold their losses 1 ■<«.’ i l l $ lun.000 ism to Weslmghouse Kurd sold their losses to Dupont t2Mi.iaM.ono One half billion uncle lost in one stroke All of the new investments on plants are using the Investment »'redd means which let them use their investments to j* y their lax then they depreciate our moneys in their plants Then income taxes were reduced IS percent on all taxpayers who were in the II8.U00 hrai ket or above Then the excess profits tax on the oil companies were shifted back to them to drill newer wells but they are using their funds to buy each other at $4 on per barrel and will sell this oil to us at $28 (M V iu and I can't run our affairs thusly can we’ O W Cuts/orth In reply to Ken Turner To the editor In reply to Mr Turners' letter, Oct 2 «, IMM. I understand, Mr Turner, that you are a wheat farm er. and that you loudly accept government payments Yet you want to deprive a mother and her children of heat and food, one less fortunate If I am wrong please accept my apology (s i K J Jones ordinary citizen Hermislon, OR 97H38 Victims’ rights To the editor. In recent years, the criminal Justice system has lieen the subject of much debate Criticism has been levelled at its various components In response the courts and state legislatures have amended laws and issued new opinions Groups such as the Oregon Council on Crime and Delinquency have undertaken major studies, such as the Oregon Prison Overcrowding Project, in an effort to obtain the raw data necessary to support well reasoned change At times, however, emotional pres sures come to the fore on particular issures and serve as the impetus for hasty action Such is the case in Oregon this year with Ballot Meas ure H. the so-called Victim's Rights Initiative Ballot Measure 8 purports to lie a victims' bill of rights It is. however, nothing of the kind Only seven of the twenty substantive sections deal with victims' rights Only two of the seven, sections 8 and 18. would change the law in any significant way H ie actions called for in sections 3 through 7 are not changes ar all For example, the call for compensatory fines (section 3) is met under present law through the restitution requirements The call in sections 4 and 5 for consideration of the victim 's convenience in schedul mg already occurs under present law, as does the hearing of the victim's views at sentencing (sec tions 6 and 7> The victim related aspects of the measure, while gen orally sound, are unnecessary The other remaining sections of the initiative reveal its true purpose They are designed to radically alter many of the long established pro cedurex which ensure fairness in our courts and to increase the power of prosecutors in an unfair manner For example, the law presently granls a victim discretion to settle a case through a civil compromise when the court agrees that it is in the best interests of society Section 18 would underm ine that ju d icial function and prevent a case from settling even when the victim wants it It is difficult to understand how- such a provision enhances victims' rights, or why thr prosecution shout should tie permitted to exercise what is in many respects a Judicial function Our legislatures and courts have fashioned carefully drawn rules con cermng use of an accused's prior record at trial It is recognized that such a record is sometimes relevant and present law permits the prose cution to use it where appropriate Section 9 expands the use of an accused's prior record and reduces the discretion of the court In so doing, it undermines the principle that a person should be tried based on ev idence about the crime charg ed. not any past record or general character defects Section 22 is the moat troubling section of Ballot Measure 8 It repeals seven statutes which are at the core of our definition of in dividual rights These changes would significantly limit individual liberty by increasing the right of police officers to stop and hold people, okr frisk or search them on the street It would also eliminate laws which help the courts deal w ith police lawlessness The measure abuses the process in yet another fashion Section 22 calls for the repeal of seven statutes These are listed by number only The voter is given no information about the statutes One cannot know that by voting "yes" those laws which permit him to go about his business without undue interference by the police would be repealed This type of deception should not be supported Regardless of the merits of some of the sections of the initiative, we urge a vote of no because of its misleading and decep live nature On the merits, several sections of Ballot Measure 8 are unsound A number are sound and if proposed separately. OCt’D would strongly support them One of the difficulties with the ballot measure is its lump ing together of a number of unrelat ed measures It does such things as require a voter who wants to ensure that a victim has the right to appear at a parole hearing ia laudable revision i to support curtailing the victim's rights when he wants to agree to a civil compromise This grouping of different laws is an abuse of the initiative process Is) Steven Wax legislative Committee Oregon Council on Crime and Delinquency Portland, OR ‘ Yes’ on measure 2 To the editor Remember history’’ The Boston Tea Party The colonists were angry about being taxed without repre scnlalion That’s what Ballot Measure 2 is all about Not, as some would have you believe with all their hand writing about loss of services i alw ays a good threat to cover up inefficiency and unsound management l Ballot Measure 2 simply limits the number of elections to pass tax measures Ballot Measure 2 guarantees (letter representation by insisting on a majority of voters to pass additional increase* above the amount based on taxable value of real properly to its assessed value on July I, 1981 Many of us as taxpayers have had to cut tiack on personal expenses, vacations and learned to live within our budgets We receive no more than what we earn Isn't it only fair to ask our elected representatives, government employees and public funded agencies to do the same’ We can only expect them to keep asking for more and more and more of our hard earned tax dollars as many times as they wish to call special elections Think about it Vote "yes" on Ballot Measure 2 for a government that really is of the people, for the people, and by the people It may be the only hope we have Sincerely, (si Deanna Dyksterhuis Corvallis. OR Disabled vet supports Rutherford To the editor As a disabled veteran of World War It. I have to hand it to State Treasurer Bill Rutherford (or his support and advocacy of Oregon veterans The Oregon Veterans Home l-oan Program a program beneficial not only to veterans, but to the entire state economy was nearly destroy ed early this year A C S House Bill would have severely limited Ore gon's ability to sell tax exempt bonds But. thanks to Bill Rutherford's insight and trip to Washington D C to urge compromise legislation, the program was saved Bill a U S Army Veteran himself worked closely with Senator Bob Packwood to ensure that Oregon veterans would still have access to low cost home and farm loans Kssentially. the plight of veterans and the entire slate economy have t>een saved Veterans must realize what a friend they have in Bill Rutherford I urge your support of Bill Rutherford for Stale Treasurer Sincerely, isi Bob Hummel McMinnville Concerned about hunters’ image To the editor The public image of what a hunter is and does is a constant problem for this agency Research tells us that the average person is not so much anti hunting as anti hunter Through the hunter education program, we encourage hunters to be responsible, and to respect the property and attitudes of others But it is not enough We need cooperation from toward unburdening us with costly useless laws but he is honest and will go out of his way to listen to your point of view Himmelsbach is deeply involved in community services and is an ardent active sportsman working to protect us against gun control and has spent year* working toward maintaining our fish and big game resources Please join us voting for Him melsbach for District 59 Represent alive si Mr and Mrs Kdward Holland Richland. OR A word on Willis To the editor the media and others to change thr prrcrplum muvh of the public has towards hunters There is little wonder why thr public views hunters in a poor light when they see pictures such as the one appearing n vour October 4th issue The picture seems innocent enough, a proud hunter showing off his kill But to those who do not hunt the displaying of a deer's head on the bumper of a car is repulsive It shows no respect for the game or the hunt And every non hunter that sees it loses more respect for hunt ers and hunting I make this point so that you might understand the problem and help us to infprove the situation Hunters may not tie boy scouts in blaze orange but they certainly deserve a better image than they have now Cordially. is i Bill Hastie Hunter Kducalion Coordinator Dept of Fish and Wildlife Supports Abrams for Circuit Court Judge To the editor Bob Abrams, candidate for Circuit Court Judge. Sixth Judicial District is a p e r s o n of great integrity H r is my friend He is my attorney I urge citizens of tenth Morrow ami Umatilla Counties to vote for this exceptionally fine person He has served the citizens of our counties well for twenty-seven years He has earned our trust He has earned our voles Sincerely, is > Maxine Rietmann Supports measures To the editor, Capital punishment is the "ulti male deterrent " Its effect is made known in two way* The first variety ' specific deterrence" is also known as incapacitation No execul ed heinous murderer has returned to prey upon additional victims The second variety is generally known as "general deterrence This is the possible protective elem ent so elusive to researchers Why ia all this important On November 6th. you will have the opportunity to decide whether rein stitution of capital punishment has value as a "protective tool Op ponents of the two Ballot Measures '6 and 7 1 argue protection of society can be achieved liest through "life sentences " No one questions the good intentions of such a proposal It is the enforceability which becomes a problem Killers can tie paroled to create new misery. Marquette. Karp. Strewleski Killers ran and do escape. Jackson. Bowles. Bundy Killers can victimize guards and other inmates with im punity. Creech. O'Shea, Vickers Former Attorney General John Mitchell once commented, "A man with more than one life sentence on his head, is a man w:th a license to kill " We have issued such license in Oregon In the entire history of our stale, residents have voluntarily been without the death penalty only 20 years The period we’ve entered now might !>e referred to as "Judicial abolition " Capital punishment is traditional in Oregon No Supreme Court Judge in this lengthy history has viewed any constitutional pro vision as contradicting the right to execution after a carefully applied judicial proceeding However, the current Oregon Supreme Court, now indicates, they may see a problem If Oregonians wish to retain their constitutional right to enact capital punishment, they must alter the Oregon Constitution to meet the current interp retatio n of this Supreme Court Hence the need for Ballot Measure 6 Measure 6 is the constitutional guarantee of enforce ment Ballot Measure 7 contains the provisions for procedures to conduct capital trials Measure 7 is finely crafted, with the assistance of a Texas defense attorney who wrote Texas constitutional death penalty Participants on the blue ribbon" panel included prosecutors, defense attorneys and constitutional experts It will pass muster of the Federal Supreme Court and as a package Measure 6 and 7 will pass Oregon Supreme Court scrutiny Concerned ( tregomans for Justice, a citizens group with the participa lion and support of Governor Atiyeh, the Oregon Sheriff 's Association, the Portland Police Association and the legislative arm of the Oregon Chiefs of Police Association, urge you to join us Our concern for the preser vation of innocent human life requirrs a position of "collective self defense " On November 8, please remember, "yes" on 6 & 7 and restore justice for all is i Dedi Stretch, Chair P n m -e rn rA O r e o n n is n « fop t o s t ie r Police Assoc, urge no on 2 To the Kditor On behalf of the Oregon Council of police Associations, which repre sent* police officer associations in the Heppner area I am writing to urge all voters to vote "no on Ballot Measure 2. the property tax limita lion ballot measure on the Novem ber ballot (if primary concern to all voters should be the effects of Ballot Measure 2 on law enforcement Already . Oregon has one of the lowest rates of police officer* per population in the country, and unfor tunately our high crime rate bear* witness to this fact If Ballot Measure 2 were to pass, on a statewide basis as many as 33 40 percent of the police officers in Oregon would be laid off Most certainly we are concerned about the jobs of these police officers we believ*, however, that all voters should be even more concerned about what the loss of this many police officers will mean to the ability of the remaining officers to ensure that Oregon is a safe place to I if«- Two years ago Ballot Measure 3 recognized this problem and con tairu-d a clause which would have preserved essential services such as police and firefig h te rs Ballot Measure 2 contains no such protec tive clause and early projections show that police and fire depart men's will tie devastated by the effects of Ballot Measure 2 In addition. it is anticipated that district attorneys offices will tie cut so severely that they will be unable to prosecute whole areas of crime such as driving under the influence Moreover, under the terms of Ballot Measure 2. it will be impox sible to pass sp«*cial funding just for law enforcement or firefighting un less 50 percent of the registered voters turn out for an election Not only doe* this reward voters to stay- home and fail to vote, the facts are that since I97(i. more than 50 percent of v oters have only turned out to vote in presidential election years We all recognize the high burden of property taxes Measure 2 is not the answer however We urge you to preserve necessary law enforce men! services by voting "no on Ballot Measure 2 Sincerely, (s > Randy Thompson President, Oregon Council of Police Asso«-ialion Endorses Himmelsbach To the «-ditor. I urge voting for Jesse Himmels bach as our representative to the Slate legislature He is a Democrat I'm a Republican He is highly qualified because of bis knowledge of economic*, government, law and experience As District Attorney for Baker County for many years, he applied such know ledge and experience in advis mg County officials upon many of the problem*, including property taxation, budgeting of funds, juv enile matters, sheriff department concerns and the application of land use laws These were in addition to the great amount of time spent in trial work Such a background gives him qualifications seldom seen in the legislature During those many years of public serv ice. Jesse necessarily weighed the known facts and law in listening to arguments and proposals Then tie would come to a balanced conclu sion and act in support of that conclusion He was and is always willing to listen He is able to support his positions logically and with effective persuasion, both in court, in meeting* and in p«-rsonal discus sions How essential that is for a legislator Jesse Himmelsbach understands the plight of our agricultural and forest industries He wants cities and counties and their residents, to I ave more control on land use matters He is able to present matters effectively and to convince others He has no special interests He wants to represent all the p«-ople by- urging a reasonable balance between the Federal, State and local government*, eliminating unneces sary regulation and control I have known Jesse for many years and have opposed and other wise dealt with him on many occasions involving a variety of (acta, circumstances and law He has always been fair He has never tru'd to mislead me I respect him not only for his ability, knowledge compassion aod understanding but also for his integrity A vote for Jesse Himmelsbach will be a vote for good government in a well balanced manner, perservmg local controls while urging approp riate State action is > DavidC Silven n -v« # n o I believe the people in K aitem Oregon will get better represent* tion in Congress if we send Larryann Willis instead of Bob Smith She's smart, well read, eourag eous and doesn't back away from hard work Larry ann has a B S degree in agriculture and has taught agncul lure in several Oregon schools and has works published She and her husband own a small horse and cattle ranch near Yale l^rryann knows the problems of the farmer from education and experience Any small farmer who i an make it these days certainly knows business She can answer at great length any question you ask on public business and policy She proved she can find her way around fast when she got elected to the Dem ocratic National Com m ittee from Kaxlern Oregon no small feat in itself and soon landtd a spot on the select executive committee She has courage or she wouldn t have met Ma Anand Sheela on the Donahue show ito be aired here on channel 42 November 5'. as every one in Rajneesh country is scared of them l.arryann W illis is of an age where she can build up some seniority and gel some clout for Kastern Oregon in Congr«**s We need someone who knows what the p«-ople want and need ahead of time so she can voter right all the way she has met and talked with a lot of folks during her campaign larryann Willis has some ideas about how to reduce the national debt which the Republicans promts id to do but instead have made largest of all times This year, on the average, it will cost every tax payer IT ixi Just to pay the interest on that debt and it is going up every year A vote for lairryann Willis is a vote for more responsible govern ment Yours sincerely, R e lta l. Tucker. Stanley Tucker Milton Freewater. OR Supjxirt local Republicans To the editor I would like to remind the Senior Citizens of Morrow County to get out to vote on Nov 6 We must lake advantage of our privilege to vote for the people we want to serve us We seniors have never had it so good We have some very respons ible people on the ticket So let's all vote for our local Republican Candidates who are wil ling to serve us locally as well as state wide and nationally Vote for Raymond French for slate repre sentative. for Mark Hatfield for l' S tw-nator, for Bob Smith for U S Representative and for Bob Abrams for circuit Judge Sincerely, Irene Swanson Support Frohnmayer To the editor. Attorney General Dave Frohn mayer says "M y job is to represent and defend the public interest in the context of the entities of state government " Oregon’s Department of Justice, under Dave Frohnmayer. is re cognized as a model for the rest of the nation His background enables him to carry on his duties in a remarkable manner Dave Frohnmayer was a Rhodes scholar, a professor of law at Kugene. a three term representa tive, served on a national committee To the editor for State Legislative Reform, and as a representative from Kugene, Flection time is here commer served on Judiciary and Human cials. ads. bumper stickers, will bo Resource Committee's by the way side but the man you elect Vote for Dave Frohnmayer for at the polls will bo there awhile Attorney General of the State of Therefore, we urge re-election of Oregon Congressman Bob Smith who has Sincerely, i -unduetod his campaign in an honest IS)Don Peterson and positive manner dealing with (si Martha Peterson the issues of agriculture, timber, lone, OR reducing interest rat«*s and creating employment for people Bob Smith has a voting record of 92 7 percent on final passage of legislature He has returned to To the editor Supports Hob .Smith A b(K)k on Rajneesh Oregon 40 times and held 68 Town Hall Meetings to keep in touch with his home state Bob has never supported salary increases for the congress, and. in fact, returned a salary increase to senior citizens of the Second Congressional District He also supported social security rescue in 1983 He has opposed nine of 13 budgets considered, including the $292 billion dollar defense bud gvt Youth are important to Bob. as evidenced at our county fair when he took time for 4 H Style Revue and visited with all ages He stays in touch with Kastern Oregon, he re presents us. he cares Give Bob Smith your vote Nov 6 Merlin & Claudia Hughes Fake advantage of right to vote To the editor In Governor Atiyeh s letter in the Voters 1’amphlet he asks the voters to join him "in this election by voting for our responsible, qualified Hrpub lican candidates He asks for the support of our State legislature and leaders in County Courthouses throughout Oregon We have two able Heppner candi dates in the persons of Ray French for State Representative and Robert Abrams for Judge. Circuit Court They are deserving of our support too p«-rcent We also have candidates for Con gresx. i e . Mark Hatfield for Senat or and Robert Smith for Represent* live who have worked for Oregon for many years and should be returned to their respective offices However, the most important thing in this election is to take advantage of our right to vote for the candidates of our choice In many countries their citizens do not have this right is 1 Mary Goheen Will vote for Himmelsbach To the editor How could we do better than to elect an understanding and sharp attorney to our Oregon legislature to make laws’ Jesse Himmelsbach. Jr of Baker brings not only a respectable law practice to use I hear in the news that the Governor's office has published a "fact sheet" in order to head off some of the rumors that circulate throughout the state regarding the Rajneeshees For those who want more facts, a fellow writer, Kierk Braun, has just published a book called "Rajneesh puran The Unwelcome Society" which contains a great deal of information about the Rajneesh movement, their origin, their mem bership and the conflicts that have ensued since their arrival in Oregon I believe it is available now in bookstores in the Heppner area Dell Murphy New life developed in 17 days To the editor God. "He giveth to all life and breath, and all things, and hath made of one blood all nations of men " i Acts 17 25-26) Deuteronomy 12 23 tells us "The blood is the life "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed for in the image of ( H id made he man " (Genesis 9 6) "At 17 days, the new life has developed its own blood cells, the placenta is part of the new life and not of the mother " Ttv.i data has been documented and reported in medical journals is) Isaac Colvin Harrodsburg. KY North end medical service available To the editor It is with some embarrassment that I realize that I hadn t consider ed the possibility of Heppner folk coming to the North Morrow Medi cal Center for care, but it is true that we are within the county Klsewhere in this issue appears our ad for the hours we are now keeping, in both Boardman and Irngon. and I hope you will all feel welcome to share whatever care we can provide Sincerely, is) Sam Pobanz, M D A
