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LOCAL Statesman Journal Salem, Oregon Almanac: 2C bunday, May 7, 1989 Region: 2C Newport fair draws thousands (D am Groups re-enact Boston Tea Party a I- V- in 1 il i 111 "5 mow I I -A By Jillyn McCullough The Statesman Journal Two dozen tea bags were dumped into a white plastic bucket as about 20 people opposing a school financing proposal re-enacted the Boston Tea Party Saturday in front of the governor's mansion. A coalition of citizens groups, including Oregon Fair Share and the Gray Panthers, sponsored the half-hour protest of Measure 1, which would establish tax bases in school districts that now depend on operating levies. Oregonians will vote on the measure in a special election May 16. Protesters said the measure would allow taxation without representation because voters in districts with tax bases could impose them on people in other districts that repeatedly have rejected tax bases. "We're imposing our will on these districts that are being affected by the low price of timber," Charlie Treinen, a member of the Gray Panthers, said of the measure.

Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who supports the measure, was in Portland Saturday and did not appear at the rally. However, Edward Grosswiler, the campaign manager for Measure 1, said Saturday evening that the plan was designed to ensure educational equality for the state's children. "During the next week, you will hear ad nauseum about fairness for kids," Grosswiler said. "The state has an obligation to provide a good education for every kid." Measure 1 is accompanied by a Senate bill that would provide $112 million in school support and tax relief for low-income homeowners.

But Grosswiler said that if Measure 1 did not pass, the Legislature might have to use the money to help out districts that have fallen into the state financial safety net. "Voters in districts that have been responsible about funding would be shortchanged," he said. About a third of Oregon's 303 school districts have tax bases that are too small to meet their needs and regularly must ask voters to approve operating levies. Forty-eight of those districts have fallen into the safety net, established by voters in 1987. The safety net allows districts that haven't passed new operating levies or tax bases to receive the previous year's levy amount.

Measure 1 would allow districts to make that levy their tax base, with an additional 6 percent for each year the district was in the safety net. But Treinen, who lives in Portland, said that property taxes were already too high and that the state should rely more on a progressive income tax to finance its schools. He said property taxes were unfair to low- and middle-income people, who have most of their money in property, as opposed to upper-income people, who put most of their money into other investments such as stocks and bonds. Phil Dreyer, of Oregon Fair Share, agreed with Treinen's appraisal. He spoke to members of the crowd, who were watched by three police officers, after they lined up to drop their tea bags in Turn to Protest, Page 4C.

Joe DeVeraStatesman Journal Brunard Brungard of Portland adds his tea bag to a protest by a coalition of citizen groups Saturday in front of the governor's mansion in Salem. Members staged a small version of the Boston Tea Party to protest a school financing proposal. 3... I flit Vv By Frank King The Statesman Journal NEWPORT U.S. veterans of four wars were honored Saturday in the Loyalty Days and Sea Fair Festival parade.

Enthusiastic spectators watched as more than 2,000 people marched under cloudy skies and fog. The only disappointed ones were children holding bags waiting for candy. Parade officials this year ruled that candy could not be thrown to the children. They were afraid a child might be injured darting in front of a horse or vehicle. Highlights included tours of Coast Guard vessels and the Navy fast frigate USS Mahlon.

A scheduled Coast Guard helicopter rescue demonstration was canceled because of the fog. After the parade, marching bands competed in the Battle of the Bands on the bay front. Children were tugging at parents before noon wanting to get to a carnival set up at the South Beach Marina parking lot. In addition to the carnival, there was a marketplace at the Armory, featuring arts and crafts and a flea market. Despite the festivities, many visitors were content with the coast's traditional attractions.

George Tate and his son-in-law, Steve High, both of Portland, were crabbing on the Yaquina Bay fishing pier. "I would rather be crabbing, Tate said. "We come down here about six times a year, and I look forward to fishing and crabbing." Dave Chambers of Silverton said he was just happy to be on the coast. "I just returned to Oregon after four years in Oklahoma," he said. "Some people there have never seen the ocean.

I have sure missed it and am glad to be back." Bob Campbell, a boat race official, said that 23 sailboats had registered for races Saturday and today in the bay. Other activities today include ship tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the marketplace from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the carnival.

Rescuers save boys trapped by high tide LINCOLN CITY Two Portland boys were rescued after high tides trapped them on the rocks Saturday. Chief Verlin Marshall of the Taft-Nelscott-DeLake Rural Fire Department said Carl Schroeder, 15, and Ken Woodland, 12, were stranded on the rocks off 16th Street near the Coho Inn when the tide started coming in. Capt. Randy Sawyer, Lt. Steve Grabenhorst, and firemen Steve Kutsch and Dan White rescued the pair.

Marshall said: "The crew donned wet suits and swam out to the two boys with ropes and floats. The two said they would wait until the tide went out and walk back in. Sawyer explained that they would be covered with 10 feet of wnter if they remained where they were." The rescue team swam with the two back to the beach. The two were not taken to the hospital. Petty Officer Steve Shelton of the Coast Guard at Depoe Bay said a second rescue party with wet suits and two rescue boats was dispatched to Lincoln City.

The Coast Guard party arrived as the fire department was starting the rescue and stood by to assist. The rescue boats were turned back after the pair was plucked off the rocks. Coast family has twirling in its blood Baton championships draw crowds to Stayton By Allen Cheng The Statesman Journal STAYTON Nothing can be sweeter than the beautiful memories of yesteryear. For Barbara McElroy, Saturday morning was full of those sweet memories. The combination of the lively music, twirling batons and colorful costumes put her in a retrospective mood.

"Ain't it cute?" she crooned as she watched her granddaughter, Nichole, 5, perform with the Shamrocks baton corps of Waldport. Three decades have come and gone, but the memories of her baton-twirling days still are vivid. "I used to twirl myself, when I was in grade school," she said. "It was the Shramrock-ettes, and they were really big back then a lot of the songs, especially the marching are the same ones we used." McElroy was one of the many people who attended the Oregon State Baton Championships and Open Competition Saturday at Regis High School. She had flown from Houston to see Nichole compete.

Baton twirling is a family tradition. She twirled; her daughter-in-law, Kay, twirled; and now Nichole. "This is the first time I've ever watched a competition without being in one," she said. Baton twirling has evolved through the years, John Chamberlain, 33, a judge said. Chamberlain, who grew up in Salem and once was the state and national champion, said baton twirling used to be primarily a man's sport.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the sport was dominated by men, he said. Women began to participate after World War II. During the 1950s and 1960s, girls and young women participated. Now, it is primarily a young girl's sport. Despite the change in demographics, baton twirling has evolved from simple basics to a sophisticated sport involving gymnastics and dance, Chamberlain said.

In recent years, interest in the sport declined, Shanon Barker, the instructor of Salem's Argonauts Show Corps, said. "With women's liberation and everybody getting involved in all the other sports, it just Bruce ThorsonStatesman Journal Nichole McElroy, 5, of Waldport, competing Saturday in Stayton, represents the fifth generation of baton twirlers in her family. New Salem channel ready to broadcast The Statesman Journal Channel 32, a new Salem-based Christian television station, made its debut Saturday with a 45-mi-nute test broadcast. The test by operators Charlene and Hal White of station KUTF was designed to determine whether the transmitter atop a hill in rural Molalla was reaching its intended range between Longview, and Eugene. The answer is yes, according to station manager Charlene White.

Beginning at 4:18 p.m., the station broadcast violin selections by musician Ron Kilte and asked viewers to call into the station and identify where they were receiving the show. "It was an unrehearsed thing," White said. "We just wanted to reach the channel checkers and see if they discovered us. We had a tremendous response 40 calls in in 45 minutes." Callers from as far north as Longview and from south of Junction City called in to say that they were receiving the signal as Kilte played selections that included How Great Thou Art and Beautiful Savior. White said the bugs were worked out by the end of the 45-minute test.

Regular programming will begin Monday, running from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily. The UHF station is owned by the Rev. Jimmy Thompson of Dove Broadcasting in Greenville, S.C.

Its local offices are at 1154 Madison Ave. NE. Hal White said the debut program would include Pat Robertson's 700 Club, a children's program called Nu Zu Revu and a broadcast from Heritage, USA, the religious theme park and former ministry of discredited evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The Bakkers no longer operate the ministry, and Charlene White said they would not be a part of the programming. Eventually, the programming will begin at 9 a.m.

and continue until 11 p.m., and will include family-oriented old movies, Hal White said. "With liberation and everybody getting involved in all the other sports, it just sort of divided everybody up." Shanon Barker, baton instructor About decline of interest in sport "I I -f sort of divided everybody up," she said. But the sport is making a comeback. There are 20 nations that now participate an international competitions, Barker said. In the States alone, there are 2 million people who twirl, and there are 5 million in Japan.

But for McElroy, it doesn't matter how popular or unpopular the sport is, it's the satisfaction of watching her Nichole perform. "They're so; cute, because they're so little," she said. And as Nichole finished her last toss and walked off center stage, McElroy smiled contentedly and said, "Ah, it's over." Barbara McElroy flew in from Houston to watch her granddaughter, Nichole, perform at the competition. Salem Region Oregon Morning Salute i ik mui urn Canby woman dies in Mexico plane crash CANBY A Canby woman was among the dead after a plane carrying U.S. tourists lost power in an engine and crash-landed in a remote jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun, Mexico.

The crash killed six people, including Susan Montgomery, 42, of Canby, according to a spokesman for Aerocozumel. Ten others were injured. The flight, with 18 people aboard, was returning to the resort island of Cozumel after taking the tourists to view ancient Indian ruins at Chichen Itza. It crashed about 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Congressmen urge limits on driftnetters EUGENE All five Oregon congressmen have urged the Taiwanese government to halt illegal catches of salmon by Taiwan's driftnet fishermen. The Taiwanese are allowed under international treaties to fish for squid in the north Pacific within specific boundaries. U.S. fishermen contend that the Taiwanese go beyond those boundaries to catch salmon. The letter was written by Rep.

Peter DeFazio and signed by Reps. Les AuCoin, Ron Wyden, Denny Smith and Bob Smith. From staff and wire reports Lack of winner raises Megabucks jackpot No one won Saturday's $1 million Oregon Megabucks jackpot, boosting Wednesday's jackpot to an estimated $1.25 million. The winning numbers were 17-19-26-28-37-39. Lottery spokeswoman La-Vonne Steinmetz said that 22 tickets had five winning numbers, worth $1,069.60 aach, and 1,359 tickets had four correct numbers, worth $27.70 aach.

Saturday's $2.5 million Lotto America numbers were 1-2-7-13-39-46. Lottery officials did not know Saturday whether anyone won. Suspect challenges officers to identify him HOOD RIVER Law enforcement officers have been unable to identify a man who has refused to reveal his name since his arrest on charges of driving a stolen pickup a week ago. "I don't think you're ever going to find out who I am," the man told Sheriff Richard Kelly. The man appears to be in his 30s.

He is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 160 pounds and has brown hair, brown eyes and no distinctive scars or tattoos. The man is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. Woodburn man jailed after attack on woman WOODBURN A Woodburn man was arrested in connection with an attack on a woman, Sgt. Tim Taylor of Marion County said. Thomas Erwin Gregory, 28, of 1049 Crosby Road NE, was charged with attempted murder, burglary and kidnapping and booked into the county jail Friday.

He remained there late Saturday in lieu of more than $100,000 bail, a jail spokeswoman said. The arrest stemmed from an incident about 10:30 p.m. Thursday at 10099 Crosby Road NE. I want to thank, with all my heart, my friends and the many people in this community who helped me with the fund-raiser at the Reed Opera House for Ellen Smith. We raised more than $7,500.

Your compassionate and generous response made the party a joyful experience. I love you Salem. I am proud to call you home. Ann Kelly Salem To thank someone, write Morning Salute, Statesman Journal, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, Ore.

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