The Spokesman-Review from Spokane, Washington • 48

III till 1 1 (J np inTr-ilitrTT''TT-ii 'nir'm ii nip' mpj n' 1 15 The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle D3 Spokane, Wash Sun Feb 18, 1990 Seattle poised to be a big player on the world stage in history," said Bob Walsh, the sports promoter turned quasi-diplomat who is president of the Seattle organizing committee. Even before the games begin, Walsh says, Seattles profile in the Soviet Union has become so prominent that its become the most popular S. city among Soviets. Four years ago, Walsh began pushing to get Turner Broadcasting System, chief sponsor of the games, to select Seattle as the site, much as he had succeeded in bringing the NBA All Star Game and the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament to the city. When his efforts began in 1986, Walsh simply saw the games as an opportunity to promote Seattle and bring millions in tourist dollars to a city still rousing from a long and painful economic downturn.

He soon realized, however, that the games offered a unique chance to dissipate years of animosity and paranoia that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union. By Michael Zielenziger Knight-Ridder SEATTLE Nearly 30 years ago, this modest capital of the Pacific Northwest turned audacious. It built a sleek Space Needle to serve as its landmark, put up a new Opera House and sports arena and invited the nation to a coming-out party. I Seattles 1 962 Worlds Fair left a legacy of public in-; volvcment and signaled to America that this city was poised to take its place as a big league metropolis. Ma- jor league sports and sophisticated culture eventually fol-! lowed.

i Today, a city suddenly buoyed by dazzling growth and an explosion in international commerce is preparing to thrust itself onto the world stage. Its vehicle this time: the 1990 Goodwill Games. On July 20, some 2,500 athletes from 50 nations are expected to converge on the Emerald City for a 17-day extravaganza that will feature world-class competition in this city is poised to be a big player on the world stage, said Kathy Scanlan, executive vice president of the Seattle Organizing Committee for the Goodwill Games. We think Seattle has the potential to be the Geneva of the United States as a center of international exchange. With athletes from China, Cuba, East Germany, Mongolia and Peru scheduled to attend, Seattles prominence as an international destination will undoubtedly grow.

But the games will also offer unprecedented opportunities for Soviet and U.S. citizens to get to know one another. In addition to athletes, diplomats and media representatives, about 1,000 average Soviets are being dispatched on charter jets to Seattle, where they will live with local host families and experience daily life in the United States. Conference rooms are planned where Americans can sit down and chat, aided by translators, with Soviet visitors. More Soviets will be in this one city in 1990 than in any other place (outside the Soviet Union) at any one time 21 sports, ranging from basketball and boxing to ice hockey and swimming.

Unlike in the Oiympici, however, only the top eight athletes in each sport will be asked to participate. Organizers insist the Goodwill Games will be more than just an invitational track meet, however. The athletic events, to be broadcast around the globe by Turner Broadcasting System, will serve as the cornerstone for a summerlong series of international conferences, citizen-to-citizen exchanges and trade shows. In addition, an international festival of arts will feature an array of world-class cultural events, including museum displays of the treasures of Moscow; performances by Japanese Kabuki theater, the Bolshoi Ballet and contemporary Soviet theater; and a grand $2 million production of the opera War and Peace, featuring singers from Leningrads Kirov Opera working jointly with the Seattle Opera. When it comes to trade and international exchange, Americas Technology Store" LEGISLATIVE NOTEBOOK Local legislators in surprise moves Complete Satellite TV System With Stereo Sound By Realistic" El Alp PRICE! 3-Way Speaker With Massive 15" Woofer for Powerful Bass Mach Two By Realistic Save $110 Each 'Yj tyAJ I) Low As $15 Per Month DIGITAL READY 5" Dynamic Midrange 4" Dual-Radial Super Horn Tweeter Real Walnut Finish Hz Response Awesome bass you can actually feel.

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Think you read it backwards? Politicians are typically predictable, so those unexpected actions by Reps. John Moyer and Shirley Rector are noteworthy. In one case, Moyer listened to his conscience and ignored politics. In the other case, Rector did the opposite by swallowing her own beliefs to satisfy the people who elect her. Moyer even surprised welfare advocates when he agreed to cosponsor, with Rep.

Doug Sayan, D-Grapeview, an increase in welfare payments over the next 17 years starting with an 8 percent hike next year. Moyer persuaded 20 other House Republicans to vote for the bill, which is also backed by Democrats but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate. He says its a matter of equal opportunity for 250,000 Washington children who live in poverty, as well as a good investment for communities struggling with drugs, teen pregnancy and juvenile crime. He's aware that Republicans arent known for backing welfare programs, but says, If the public's thinking were just a bunch of hard-noses that dont care, theyre wrong. Asked about other GOP politicians who talk of welfare cheating and fraud, he replies, Name an occupation for me that doesnt have some cheats and some frauds.

Even evangelists. Although 68-year-old Moyer made a comfortable living as a doctor, his first job out of medical school was treating indigent patients at Cook County Hospital on Chicagos West Side. His obstetrics practice in Spokane rarely turned away a patient who couldnt pay and today he works six days a month at medical clinics for the low income in Othello and Sandpoint. Moyer says when he thinks about welfare grants, he recalls the times in Spokane when he visited a premature newborn lying in a dresser drawer on the floor of an unheated apartment or the time when a year-old infant was brought to his office in winter without shoes because the mother ran out of money. Such kids should have the same opportunities as any other child, he says.

Equality was also the issue that caused Rector to take an unpredictable vote last week. She was one of the few Democrats to vote against the measure allowing homosexuals to file complaints with the state Human Rights Commission if they face discrimination in housing, hiring or insurance. The sponsor of the bill was Rep. Cal Anderson, D-Seattle, the Legislatures first admittedly gay member. Known as progressive on many social issues, Rector admits a lot of people thought I would vote with Cal on this one.

It does take a lot of soul-searching and theres some kind of guilt. I dont think any group should be discriminated against, Rector says. I know some people would argue this point, but I really dont think gay individuals have the option of changing. We dont choose to be heterosexuals. But she says her vote reflected overwhelming opposition among her Spokane constituents, including some of her former blue-collar colleagues out at Kaiser Aluminum.

It seemed to me sentiment was so strong from my district that there was no way I could more or less betray the trust of the people who elected me, Rector says. Still, she told Anderson she would reconsider her vote if the bill comes up again next year. WHO SAID THAT? Gov. Booth Gardner used the word at his weekly press conference last week, when he was asked if hed consider a tax increase next year to pay for raises for teachers and state workers. The governor, who tried to push two previous tax increases through the Legislature, said, We may try again.

But he hastily added, im not going to comment on that and Im not even going to look at that issue. If you write about it, dont quote me. RECYCLED TESTIMONY: Spokane officials have been trying for five years now to get the Legislature to take the toll off the Maple Street Bridge. While waiting to testify on the proposal at a Senate hearing last week, Assistant City Manager Bill Pupo said, Ive got a big choice here. I can use my testimony from 85.86,'87,88 or 89.

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