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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1963)
Defeat Of Tax Referendum Causes Confusion In State Employment Ranks Kditor's Note: The State's fiscal officers have been in a tUzy this year trying to keep up with rapid changes. First the legisla ture added 1,800 new jobs, then 1.371 Jobs were eliminated after the Oct. 15 tax referendum. By ZAN STARK United Press International SALEM UPI -Early this year Senate Minority Leader Anthony Yturri asked the Ways and Means committee to deter mine the dollar value of job stability enjoyed by state em ployes. It was during discussions of wage hike requests for state workers, and Yturri believed the financial advantage of job sta bility enjoyed by state employes deserved consideration. Tillie Alberts must have won dered about that when she was laid off a few weeks short of her 32nd anniverssry with the State Tax Commission. She had LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE Fi fi u in vv 055 10ACROSS 5 I r -y M0VER5 p"X --JM1 iDOWNlLJ 9 I I I '3IOA '8 '3A01S "9 'H1HV3 'f 'JOflbl H31IV!11 -C 'xdossvh mz 'aauNoa uMorj -SX30S -oi 'amD JIOO -6 'AVai 'I 'lHOHHSVU 'S '39111 ssojjy :sa3MSNV planned to retire early next year but wanted first to get in her full 32 years with the state. She was one of 522 stale em ployes laid off as a result of the Oct. IS tax referendum and tile austerity program w hich re sulted. A Capitol janitor scoffed at warnings of layoffs that could result if the tax measure was defeated, and said he was going to vote no. He was incredulous when he received his dismissal notice. In addition to 522 who were fired, another 749 vacant posi tions were left unfilled. The legislature added 1.800 jobs earlier this year 1.200 of them in general fund agencies. Most were new jobs in higher education. After the tax measure w as de feated. 1,271 jobs were wiped out. The 600 new dedicated fund agency jobs were immune to the cutbacks. Thus, this spring the legislature added 1,200 gen eral fund jobs, and after the tax vote 1.271 general fund jobs were eliminated. Some workers were shifted to jobs in other agencies. But be- SF.LLING INTEREST LONDON tUPK-The Trades Union Congress is selling its 49 per cent interest in the London Daily Herald to news magnate Cecil King, tlie Daily Express reported today. The Herald has had difficul ty raising its circulation, at tributed to its tics with the Trades Union Congress, the British, equivalent of the Amer ican AFL-CIO. The newspaper faces a $2.52 million debt. King already owns 51 per cent of the Herald. Between 45 and 50 per cent of the world's peoples are illit erate, according to estimates. cause of pay increases that were approved earlier, the num ber of actual layoffs may ex ceed 522. Wiped out in the austerity cut backs was (1.7 million for pay increases. Pay raises went into effect July 1, however, and the Civil Service Commission ruled pay scales could not be cut back to their previous lower levels. This meant departments had to lay off a few extra people to make up for the additional cost of the pay increases. Biggest employe cutback came in higher education, w here 203 were laid off, and 276 vacan cies were left unfilled. The 276 vacancies that were eliminated included 240 in instruction, re search and general services. The giant Oregon State Hospi tal at Salem lost 91 positions, including 63 layoffs. The State Tax Commission laid off 48. and eliminated 48 other vacancies for a total of 96. The Department of Education didn't lay anyone off, but did eliminate 50 vacant jobs. The secretary of state laid off 18. and eliminated two vacant positions. The State Board of Health eliminated 27 vacancies, but did not have to fire anyone. The Welfare Commission wiped out 63 vacancies, and thus escaped having to lay any one off. The more than 500 layoffs were costly, however. It was estimated that it would cost more than $1,000 for each employe fired to pay unem ployment benefits and accrued vacation pay. In most cases the layoffs won't affect key services pro vided by state agencies. But many supplemental services were virtually wiped' out. HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Thursday, December 12, 1963 PAGE 5B fi - taw. " js.; Coin Shortage Critical WASHINGTON WPV- A shortage of coins that has haunt ed the nation for a year is now reaching Die critical stage due to the current Christmas buying spree. In years previous, during the Christmas season, the economy usually w as pinched for certain denominations of coins espe cially nickels, quarters and pen nies. However, this year. Treasury spokesmen said Wednesday, the demand for all coins is greater than tiie mint can turn tliem out. The situation is said to be so serious in some cities that banks are urging persons w ith un-necd-ed coins to exchange them for paper money. Tlie Federal Re serve banks were rationing tlicir allocations to all members. In general, the coin shortage Is one of the products of the vending machine era and the in creased use of coins in the econ omy for other purposes. Congress has authorized con struction of a new mint at Phil adelphia to produce more coins, but so far has appropriated no money to get the project start ed. In addition to Philadelphia, the Treasury also makes coins at a mint in Denver. Both In stallations are working around the clock. CHIPDIP KENNEDY COIN President Johnson has asked Congress to approve law to per mit the minting of a 50-cent piece bearing the portrait of the late President John F. Kennedy. 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