=== Page 1 of 26 March 13, 1979 Mr. Wayne Grover, National Enquirer. demonstration... If NE is satisfied then NE gives me $50,000 or $100,000 to pick up my own life again. I see that the huge packages #s 1 and 3 have arrived. Good. You should also have #2 soon. Start with #1 and work 2 then 3. You've never seen documentation like that in your life, and never will again (unless you see more of mine...a ton of it.) Now, down to the purpose of this letter. My UFOs communicated with me last night, and gave me specific instructions to pass on to Enquirer. (While I'm at it...enclosed is my "PK Map" for the control of Florida for one year.) Instructions: Let National Enquirer (from hereonout to be referred to as NE, for the sake of brevity) assemble a huge story, or layout, based on my work over the years (and you'll have more than enough material for it) and issue a "Special Issue of NE" with it. Don't worry...these will sell like hotcakes...BECAUSE MY UFOs WILL SEE THAT THEY WILL. (Some years back when Saga ran some articles on me, I told them that in advance, through Otto Binder...and the articles on me BROKE ALL OF THEIR RECORDS ON SALES! They wrote me and told me that and said they would send me Saga free for the rest of my life, because of it!) Build in, at the end of the special...an announcement that NE is going to USE MY UFO POWERS to bring about world-wide miracles... for a period of two years. To HELP the human race and the land it lives upon. And that it, NE, will from time to time run articles about what I am doing and the results that I am getting in working with my UFOs. Meanwhile let NE move me and my family to a "base" from which I can work, without interruption. (I'd prefer a rented mountain lodge in the Cascade mountains...but we could talk about it.) NE would lease a car for me to use, because I'd have to get to airports in a hurry at times. NE would have to get me a credit card, with which I could purchase tools that I need, or airplane tickets to any part of the world at quick notice, etc. NE would have to send me a certain amount of cash to have at hand each month (because lots of places I would be in, or need something from in a hurry, do not honor credit cards). All right. Then (1) on my own, I would study the world situation and, working with my UFOs (hereafter called the SIs, for spatial intelligences, for brevity) begin Projects to help the human race. End droughts over entire countries that are killing masses of people; block or end wars; guide hurricanes about to strike the U.S. or other places away, so that they will be harmless to people; stop erupting volcanos from wiping out towns around; and so forth. THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON MY WORK, UTILIZING THE HELP OF MY SIs! (2) NE may originate Projects for me to activate, also. It must be borne in mind that each Project must be cleared first with my SIs. If they say "yes", then we go with it. If they say "no"...they have a good reason for that, having infinite wisdom, instead of our finite human reason, and we cannot go with it. All right, my UFOs told me to tell you all of this. Why not phone Jeffrey Mishlove and ask his opinion on it? Owens === Page 2 of 26 March 15, 1979 Mr. Wayne Grover, National Enquirer. Enclosed find an additional xerox to add to your file on my (and UFOs) demonstration of control of Florida for one year. It is the same map that you already have...except that the Pyramid Creature (PyrCre) (not its real name) has agreed to add its totally different, and devastatingly powerful power... to my Florida Project. Since you are not familiar with PyrCre (my scientists are; they received The Egyptian File after my trip to Egypt) I will xerox The Egyptian File and mail it off to you today, to add to your Florida Project file. Am certain that you will be utterly fascinated by The Egyptian File. Note that on my trip back the airplane ahead of mine was struck by lightning and exploded...but only after I had shown a picture in Saga magazine to some passengers and stewardesses...relating to my work...of an airplane being struck by lightning! Thank you again, Wayne, for calling last night and filling me in on the action at that end. Sincerely, Ted Owens (PK Man) Owens === Page 3 of 26 THE OREGONIAN, MARCH 11, 1979 # Disclosure, denial of NATO official's alleged Nazi ties stir political storm By JOHN GALE AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- A political storm rooted in events of more than 45 years ago has blown up around Joseph Luns, the Dutch statesman who has been secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since 1971. Luns, now 67, has suddenly been forced to answer for what he did or did not do when he was 22, at a time when Adolf Hitler's Germany was arming and right-wing movements with strong Nazi tendencies were springing up around Europe. In 1933, when Luns was a Roman Catholic law student in Amsterdam, he was listed as a member of the Dutch National Socialist Movement, an organization founded on Nazi ideology. The membership listed in his name, which terminated in 1936, was disclosed for the first time March 1, and since then Luns has come under steady political fire. He has denied ever putting his name down for membership, and he said in a statement published last Thursday through the Dutch government that it was the work of one of his brothers, who later removed him from the movement's rolls. But Luns' first denials, made the week before last in Brussels, headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance, did not mention a brother. A NATO spokesman at that time described the reports of Luns' links with a Nazi organization as "completely false." This led Socialist Joop den Uyl, a former Dutch premier, to declare in Parliament Thursday that "the credibility of the politically conservative Luns was "at stake," and he called for a full inquiry into "the exactness" of Although Parliament rejected this demand, doubts remained in political circles. NATO officials in Brussels gave no indication that Luns' job as top civilian executive of the alliance would be affected. It has been known for months in Brussels, however, that Luns may be retiring this year, although no announcement has been made and no date set. Luns was unavailable for comment, but a NATO spokesman said the secretary-general was sticking by what he has already stated. Luns served as the Netherlands' foreign minister for 19 years before taking the NATO post. He is regarded as one of the architects of post-war West European unity and a strong advocate of Atlantic partnership. He has struggled to push reluctant European governments, including his own, into a greater share of NATO's defense spending. YET EVEN MORE PSI-FORCE-CAUSED "CHAOS" AT NATO HEADQUARTERS!! -Owens 25 === Page 4 of 26 March 2, 1979 The Florida Demonstration (for Enquirer) to 3/2/80 HURRICANE SEEDS = 6 LIGHTNING BOX = 4 EM ATTACK = FORCE FIELD WATER ATTACK = ((((( UFOs APPEAR = 6 4 HEAT UFO Pacific U.S. Atlantic "PYR CRE" power added March 13, 1979 !!! GULF OF MEXICO FORCE FIELD Mexico === Page 5 of 26 # the contacts regon Mensa Executive Committee: ocal Secretary: Fred Schumacher, 2732 NW Monte Vista Terrace, Portland, 97210, 222-7387. reasurer: Ray Auel, 3744 SW Sweetbrair Drive, Portland, 97221, 222-3349 embership Secretary: Nancy Hudetz, 11925 SW Lanewood, Portland, 97225, 644-4290. rea Coordinators: entral Oregon: Kay Nelson, Box 477, LaPine, 97739, 536-2115. orvallis: John Hackenbruck, 900 NW 31st St., Corvallis, 97330, 752-1778. ugene/Springfield: William Baugh, 4680 Manzanita, Eugene, 97405, 683-1293. edford: Sharon Heisel, 3775 Roads End Blvd., Central Point, 97502, 664-2727. ortland: Jo Head, 4318 SW Hamilton, Portland, 97221, 223-1822 (h), 243-1313 (w). E Idaho: Rayna Faler, 541 SE 10th St., Pocatello, 83201, (208) 233-5529. W Idaho: Roxanne Cummings, 1615 N. 9th St., Boise, 83702, (208) 345-7497. alem: Deon Davis, 3867 Meadowlawn Loop SE, Apt. 6, Salem, 97301, 363-6895. he Rest: MEN Editor: Linda Kelso, 6870 NE Multnomah, Portland, 97213, 252-9912. (MAIL TO: PO Box 4502, Portland, OR 97208) discussion Group Coordinator: Becky Meislahn, 8265 SW Power Ct., Portland, 97225, 292-1653. esting Coordinator: Brewster Gillett, PO Box 3707, Portland, 97208, 287-6237 or 224-8168. lerk to the Exkcutive Committee: JoAnn Welch, 1521 SW 66th Ave., Portland, 97225, 292-3690. tate Coordinator of Gifted Children Programs: Barbara C. Ring, Ph.D., 1657 N. Jantzen Ave., Portland, 97217, 285-2694. lection Counter: Cathy Humble, 1036 NE Meadow Lane, Portland, 97211, 289-9382. IGHT Coordinator: Leo Schober, 1653 N. Jantzen Ave., Portland, 97217, 283-1741 (7-9 PM, usually). # OMEN Oregon Mensa Newsletter Linda Kelso, Editor PO Box 4502 Portland, OR 97208 BULK RATE U.S. Postage PAID Portland, OR Permit No. 1690 # OMEN March 1979 Oregon Mensa Newsletter Vol. 15, No. 3 ## to wit: Fred Schumacher, LocSec Local Secretaries in this organization lead very interesting lives. On a continuing basis, you communicate with interesting people across the street, town, state and world. Meredy Amyx, BULLETIN Editor, feels that at some juncture my career path took a wrong turn and my great promise as a loony fizzled. Probably a good thing, too. Leprechauns are more fun. Speaking of them, Victor Serebriakoff is reported to have repeated his PANG OOZLE BIM THE BOPPIT theatrical success in London. Oregon Mensa is very international. Many Mensans volunteer to do things to help the organization. Sometimes a phone call is necessary to find out who it is that is volunteering. Some nine people have volunteered to host what may well become the oldest established permanent floating OMEN Orgy in the state. You can join the group by calling Joe Pindell, 236-9863. As a result of this searching out of volunteers, a long-time member advised me he had never previously talked to or met another Mensan. He liked the organization, however, and felt it was getting better with age. He volunteered. Mildred Olsson of Drain, Oregon, is a long-time member and new friend of mine. She is a part of the administration of her city, vitally interested in that which is happening around her, and a most charming conversationalist. Travel is difficult for her, and she advises she has been to only one gathering, at John Hackenbruck's some time ago. If you are so inclined, write to her -- the conversation will be delightful. Scott Rooper of Coos Bay, formerly a commercial fisherman, has recently done what people of intelligence do best: adapting. After suffering a disablement that curtailed his seafaring activities, he promptly, with others, organized that area's first large-scale recycling program. The name: Star of Hope. Henry Bunnell is a long time practicing physician. He formerly was a bow and arrow hunter. He has great talent as an artist and as an illustrator for a book of poetry started to draw that which he had pursued. He continues in his hunt but now with a camera. He recommended several good places to eat in his community. One was chosen and guess what? Several of his sketches were on display, of which display I now own several. He owes me some signatures....He felt that after these many years the practice of medicine had become not as desirable as it once had been (to page 3....) === Page 6 of 26 ## mensa OREGON MENSA is a local group of MENSA, an international society in which the sole requirement for membership is a score at or above the 98th percentile on any of a number of standard IQ tests. MENSA is a nonprofit organization whose only purpose is to serve as a means of communication and assembly for its members. MENSA itself holds no opinions, champions no causes, and is not affiliated in any way with any other organizations. Qualification for membership may be determined by tests administered by MENSA or by submission of properly certified prior evidence. Inquiries to the American Mensa Selection Agency, Suite 1R, 1701 West 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223. ## omen OMEN is the official publication of OREGON MENSA, designed to provide a forum for members and information about local group activities. Opinions are of individual contributors, not representative of MENSA as a whole. All MENSA publications may reprint any portion of this newsletter as long as proper credit is given author and source. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is the second Friday of each month for the following month's issue. Although not required, it is requested that copy be single-spaced typed with carbon ribbon, column width MAXIMUM 6-1/8", double space between paragraphs, no paragraph indentation. As space is limited, please aim for single-page submissions. All correspondence addressed to OMEN will be considered for publication unless otherwise requested; unsigned submissions will not be considered; editing may be necessary. PLEASE FORWARD MATERIAL TO: OMEN, PO Box 4502, Portland, OR 97208. CHANGES OF ADDRESS for members should be forwarded both to OMEN and to Margot Seitelman, 1701 West 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Annual dues to MENSA cover members' OMEN subscriptions; additional subscriptions are available at $3.00/year. Occasional advertisements accepted for the benefit of members. REMINDER: If you want to apply for the Mensa Scholarships for 1979, send for an application blank immediately. Deadline is April 15. Application blanks can be obtained from: Mensa Scholarship 1701 West 3rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11223 # 2 FRIDAY, MARCH 2: TGIFSIG, TOO moves to the Swashbuckler, new home for ending the week in good company as described in WBG HOT TIP. 821 SW Third, Portland: look in the back cavern for the inverted wineglasses and the glinted eyes. Free parking after 6 PM. SATURDAY, MARCH 3: March meeting, courtesy of Nancy Hudetz, 11925 SW Lanewood, Portland, 644-4290. BYOB, 8 PM, smoking on the deck. DIRECTIONS: West on Sunset Highway to Cedar Hills Blvd. exit; south two blocks to Lanewood, right on Lanewood to 11925. FRIDAY, MARCH 9: OMEN DEADLINE, second Friday of the month. SATURDAY, MARCH 10: Salem Meeting hosted by Pat Markovich Treece, 8944 Ranay Drive SE, Salem, 363-3309. 7 PM. BYOB, smoking OK, lots of parking. DIRECTIONS: From Lancaster and State, go five miles east on State Street to Howell Prairie Road. Turn right (south) on to Howell Prairie; Ranay is the first street to the left (and only goes left). Disco vs. classical music is this month's lead topic. (More info, help in transportation arrangements from Deon Davis, 363-6895.) SUNDAY, MARCH 11: M-BRUNCH at the Wooden Horse, 11:00 AM. Call Lana Elmer for reservations before March 4 at 222-9259 (evenings). Fun, gaming afterwards at Lana's house: good food, good company on tap. FRIDAY, MARCH 16: AUDIO THEATRE SIG REDOUX: courtesy of Michael Pearce, resurrected due to bad-weather debut: 11575 SW Greenburg Road, Apt. 18, in Tigard, 639-5062, 7:30 PM, BYOB, etc. No TOBACCO (host allergic). Bring pillows and fondness for Fire Sign Theatre, National Lampoon, Monty Python; phone goes to answering machine at 8 PM on the dot: don't be late or get lost. DIRECTIONS: I-5 south to Tigard exit west on 99 to first signal past Joy Theater (Greenburg Road). Turn right on Greenburg, six blocks or so to the Four Oakes Apartments (landmark is a small globe light, lonely sentinel on the left); parking for visitors in front spaces. SATURDAY, MARCH 17: TOGA, TOGA, TOGA!!! A veritable animal house full expected in this first of the "Third-Saturday" get-togethers, billed as a TOGA PARTY, and promising a prize for best nearly-bare back. Gin DeCamp's house, 22225 SW Francis, Aloha. 640-0827 for directions. 8 PM. BYOB and munchies. Short sheets welcome. SUNDAY, MARCH 18: OMEN ORGY at the palatial estate of Joe Pindell, 2102 SE Salmon in Portland, 2-5 PM, 236-9863. Transfer of folding, stapling, etceteras, AND IT'S STILL THE BEST ALL AROUND POTLUCK IN TOWN. First appearance of the soon-to-be oldest established permanent floating orgy in the state (thanks, Fred). WED., MARCH 28: M-MEET, 7:30 PM, to watch HORSE RACING at Portland Meadows, off I-5 to your right at the Delta Park exit (306B). Tickets at the gate: $1.75 Clubhouse, $1.25 grandstand. Up to 4 discount passes are available by SASE to 1001 N. Schmeer Road, Portland 97217, bringing the prices down to $1.25 and 75ยข. Wheelchair access easiest to the Clubhouse via elevator. Rendezvous area: the eastern-most aisle of the paddock (where the horses are groomed and saddled before each race). Gather afterwards, whether you went with us or not, at Waddles, off I-5 to your right at the Jantzen Beach exit. Coordinator: Barbara C. Ring, 285-2694. # 15 === Page 7 of 26 other matters Jolly Butler FAREWELL FROM JOLLY....Nine months later and it's Jolly's swan song at OMEN's helm (I always did like to mix it up with metaphors). Along with the sighs of relief and the looking forward to having my weekends free for beach runs and springtime gardening, there IS a bit of reluctance. OMEN got me into the thicket of Oregon Mensa, and I've a hunch that there I'll stay. I'm pleased to have taken OMEN the way of the offset press; and I'm glad I had the sense to pass OMEN on to others when it became burdensome. (It was missing FOUR rehearsals for CHARLEY'S AUNT due to OMEN's needs that made the point, by the way....) AND HELLO TO LINDA.... Next time, Linda Kelso and her staff will bring you OMEN. Linda's already figuring out the ways to parcel out the myriad tasks (and they are legion) and finding new hands to help and pens to write. She's a splendid choice as far as I'm concerned, and I look forward to getting my Mensanews from her. AND THANKS, GUYS.... Oh, stalwart folders-staplers-cooks, I wouldn't have made it without you (and you KNOW who you are). Like the time Val and Cathy Humble and I tackled the nearly-500 OMENs alone.... Oh, Fred and the ExComm, blessings for the endorsement of the great offset leaps and helpful hints at every turn. Oh, Brewster Gillett, without your exceptional crank-iness, those mimeographed OMENs would NEVER have reached a soul. Well, I suppose that's enough eloquence. But the thanks are sincere. I HAD A GOOD TIME WITH OMEN, GUYS. And, needless to say, from time to time, weather conditions permitting, when the mood strikes, all things considered and under the circumstances, chances are REAL good that you'll be hearing from me, now and again. Now, if you're looking for some "KULTCHUR", for example....wanna see an eclipse?...did you hear the one about.... seeyabye. # the calendar PORTLAND LUNCH: Every Wednesday, 12 noon, dining room, Mallory Hotel, 729 SW 15th Ave., Portland. BEAVERTON LUNCH: Monday, March 12 and 26, 11:30 AM, Elmer's, 3455 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton Mall. TGIFSIG: Meets 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM every remaining Tuesday in February at the Encore Restaurant, 512 SW Broadway; and every Tuesday in March at FLOYD'S, Pretty Boy, 1331 SW Washington. Wheelchair access to parts of the restaurant; parking after 5:30 PM on the corner of 13th. Newcomers: look for two inverted wineglasses to M-ark the table; first Ms on site, please invert them. Coordinators: Nancy Hudetz, 644-4290; Barbara C. Ring, 285-2694. TGIFSIG, TOO: Every Friday, 4:30 - 6:30 PM, Swashbuckler, 821 SW Third, Portland. Wine glasses as above. Effective March 2. E & C until. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26: 8:13 AM, Portland: totality begins, only total solar eclipse scheduled for the 48 contiguous states until the 21st century has turned. Skip work, guard you eyes, check your Accutron, and don't miss the dark of the day. 14 (from page 1....) and that a change of interest might be best for all concerned. He is thinking of a new career path on either a temporary or permanent basis. What will it be? Art? yes...on a piece of paper? no...Boston, Mass. a conservatory...modern music...piano...jazz...I should have known. .... years ago...when he touted me off on the jazz pianist at the Timbers... This should not be dragged out. No further comment...at least about the small community assistant librarian...But you see what I mean about LocSecs? Thanks for the election.... # $ symbols Ray Auel, Treasurer stands for passive intellect, which I have not found to be common in Mensa. I want to offer our appreciation to Roger in recognition of his endeavors in support of Oregon Mensa. Again, my thanks for setting up the accounting system and starting the budgeting process. A preliminary budget will be developed and discussed at the March ExComm meeting. Any suggestions or requests can be directed to me or through the other ExComm members or area coordinators. The February Portland meeting at Don and Joanne Dimes' offered warm and tasty hospitality, along with the enjoyment of old and new friends. Thanks. Several discussions recently have reinforced an old feeling of mine. We listen to the voice of Reason and Subject it. Then we select the Right answer -- but whose? # the bylaws Linda Kelso MEMBERS' OPINIONS ON A PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE DATE OF OREGON MENSA MEMBERSHIP ELECTIONS ARE SOLICITED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BYLAWS CURRENTLY PROVIDE FOR A DECEMBER ELECTION WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS TAKING OFFICE JANUARY 1. THE OMEN DEADLINE AS CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS THIS PAST YEAR. THE MOST RECENT NATIONAL LISTING OF LOCAL OFFICERS WILL BE OUT OF DATE FOR SIX MONTHS. THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS NOT CONSIDERED A GOOD TIME FOR THIS EXTRA ACTIVITY. THE ExCOM PROPOSES THAT ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE IN MARCH, OR APRIL WITH DATES ESTABLISHED PERMITTING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MEET THE OMEN DEADLINE. WITH OFFICERS TAKING OVER IN MAY, THE NATIONAL LIST WOULD BE CURRENT WITH THE JULY/AUGUST PULLOUT. IT IS HOPED THAT ELECTION ACTIVITY CONCURRENT WITH THE NATIONAL RENEWAL PUSH WOULD STIMULATE INTEREST IN RENEWING MEMBERSHIP. THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT ExCOM MEETING AND IF OPINION SEEMS TO BE FAVORABLE WILL LIKELY BE DRAFTED AND SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR VOTE. 3 === Page 8 of 26 # the gifted child Barbara C. Ring, Ph.D., State Coordinator/Gifted Child Programs Results of a national survey on current policies, resources, and services for the education of gifted and talented children in the United States are summarized in an interesting article by P.M. Mitchell and D.K. Erickson, "The education of gifted and talented children: a status report" (Exceptional Children, September 1978). Five categories of data were collected for each state and territory: 1. How many gifted and talented children are identified and receiving services? Two states (out of 35 responding) have identified and provide services to 3% of their total school population. (It is assumed that at least 3% of any normally distributed population can be considered gifted and talented.) Twenty-three states serve 1% or less; the other reporting states fall somewhere inbetween. Oregon is identifying and providing services, but not to the 3% level yet. 2. How many states have an official policy for gifted and talented programs? Forty-three of the 51 states (DC is included as a state) have some sort of written policy guiding education of the gifted and talented. Eight states, the territories, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs have no policy base. Oregon has official administrative regulations providing guidelines for identification and education of the gifted. 3. How many personnel are assigned to state leadership roles for gifted programs? Twenty-seven states have at least one full time professional in the area of gifted and talented (4 have two full time persons and two have 3 full time persons). Fourteen states and one territory have personnel assigned at least ยฝ time. Oregon has, I believe, 95% of Bob Stewart's time as state specialist. 4. How much federal and state money is committed to the programs? The funding question couldn't be adequately answered -- apparently states do their federal and state accounting in different ways. However, in general it was state, not federal, funding that accounted for about 95% of the money spent on programs. I don't know the figures for Oregon's funding, but I believe it also is primarily state money. 5. How many training programs are available for teachers involved in or entering gifted and talented education? Forty-five states reported that at least some of their colleges offered at least one course in the education of the gifted. Forty-two states reported that they offered some kind of inservice training for working teachers. Oregon's universities and colleges offer courses, but not regularly scheduled graduate degree programs. Inservice training has been available. The authors' conclusions were vague. They were trying to compare the situation with a 1971-1972 report, and they found that some aspects are bleak and others encouraging. They state that there is progress, motivation, and a definite evidence that "real and **4** # wonderings Linda Kelso HERE WE GO - ROUND AGAIN! NATIONAL BEAURACRACY IS REVVING UP FOR STILL ANOTHER GREAT BOONDOGGLE AND THEY GET BIGGER AND BETTER. THIS TIME THEY PROPOSE TO "SOLVE" THE GASOLINE "SHORTAGE" WITH A RATIONING PLAN WHOSE ONLY EQUITY IS ITS CONSISTENT OVERALL INEQUITY. AS RECENTLY REPORTED, EACH REGISTERED VEHICLE WOULD BE ALLOTTED A PERCENTAGE OF THE GASOLINE AVAILABLE. COME NOW, THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY! WHAT EVIDENTLY ALREADY HAS BEEN DECIDED BY WHAT KIND OF HEADS ONE WONDERS IS THAT URBAN TEENAGE CRUISING IS EQUALLY AS WORTHY AS RURAL TRIPS TO JOBS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES. THAT IDLE GADDING ABOUT AND UNPLANNED TRIPS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE AS NECESSARY AS VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO SHUTINS. THAT ANY ENDEAVOR LACKING THE FORESIGHT TO HAVE LOCATED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAN GO PLEAD WITH IRAN! IN SHORT, THAT IN THIS COUNTRY THAT PROFESSES TO TREAT ITS CITIZENRY EQUALLY, SOME PEOPLE, SOME BUSINESSES, SOME PURSUITS ARE MORE DESERVING OF CONSIDERATION THROUGH THE HAPPENSTANCE FORTUNE OF LOCATION. THE PLAN PERMITS A "WHITE MARKET" IN RATIONING COUPONS I.E. IF I DO NOT NEED OR USE ALL MINE I MAY LEGALLY SELL THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE. NOW WHAT IF THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAPPENS TO BE A WORKING POOR WHO'S FINALLY LANDED A JOB 20 MILES FROM HOME AND KEEPING THE JOB DEPENDS UPON HIS GETTING TO AND FROM HIS OLD CLUNKER. AND NOW HE CAN'T KEEP THE JOB BECAUSE HE CAN'T AFFORD TO GO BACK AND FORTH - SO THERE HE IS ON WELFARE AGAIN! THAT'S FAIR? TO WHOM? TO HIM - WHO'D LIKE TO UPGRADE HIMSELF? TO THE EMPLOYER WHO'D LIKE TO KEEP HIM BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY ENOUGH SO HE CAN GET THERE? TO YOU AND ME WHO SUPPORT HIM WITH OUR TAXES? TO HIS FAMILY? TO ANYONE? IF I DON'T NEED MY COUPONS, MAYBE I'D LIKE TO SELL THEM AND MAYBE NOT. MAYBE I'D HANG ONTO THEM SO ONCE IN A WHILE I CAN TRAVEL TO A RECREATION AREA AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHICH DEPEND UPON, YEA EXIST FOR, THE RECREATIONAL TRAVELLER - IF THERE ARE ANY LEFT - THAT I CAN AFFORD TO PATRONIZE. OR MAYBE I WOULD DONATE THEM TO PEOPLE OR AGENCIES WHICH REQUIRE THE USE OF CARS OR TRUCKS TO PERFORM CHARITABLE SERVICES. WILL WE SOON HAVE A THRIVING BUSINESS IN OLD CARS - JUST BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD BE ENTITLED TO ITS SHARE OF GAS EVEN THOUGH IT NEVER MOVES OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY? THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE PUTTING UP WITH MORE CRAP FROM GOVERNMENT THAN MOTIVATED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, BUT SO FAR NOT HAVING TO GIVE UP THE COMFORTS OF LIFE TO DO IT. THE STRUCTURE OF OUR SOCIETY TODAY IS PREDICATED UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTATION. WILL BUREAUCRATIC INTERVENTION IN THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND HIS AUTOMOBILE BE THE FINAL STRAW WHICH CAUSES US TO GO TO THE POLLS NEXT TIME AROUND AND CLEAN HOUSE IN WASHINGTON? IF SO, THEN THE PROPOSED RATIONING PLAN MAY BE THE BEST THING WHICH EVER HAPPENED TO THIS COUNTRY. **13** === Page 9 of 26 foggy notions Anne Hinds If nothing else, this winter's weather has been worth talking about. Or maybe cussing about? Photographing it around town hasn't been inspiring, mostly because when the snow is fresh, the weather is gloomy. Another trip up the Gorge, with a tripod to counteract the shivering, was worthwhile. Rays of sun slanting through the cleft of Oneonta Gorge and lighting up the moss on the trees, the churned-up icepack behind Bonneville Dam and the icebound tugs and barges, more ice formations with an other-world look--the camera got more than a usual winter workout. Another trip to search for scenic ice and snow was to Silver Creek Falls. The falls were a disappointment. Evidently it took the gorge winds to build up ice sculptures, because the falls we saw were only minimally iced. A fresh blanket of sparkling snow and clear blue sky made the surrounding farm and woodlands Christmas-card pretty. But no great pictures. The trip back, shunpiking through Silverton (some marvelous turn-of-the-century architecture there), and Mount Angel was more inspiring to the photographer. The Gallon House covered bridge, north of Silverton, was one to add to my collection. Unfortunately, the mindless idiots with spray cans had left signs of their stupidity on the interior. The setting is charmingly rural, with an enormous hop yard to one side. The small cathedral at Mount Angel was a surprise--like an instant trip to Germany. Up above the town, the Abbey overlooks vast stretches of farmland. The new library was impressive, demanding a trip back there to explore further the rare book room. News of Mensans: the name of one of our younger members, Anita Kitts, appears on the credits on the Evening Show. It doesn't seem too many years ago that she capably organized and directed the kids at a Longbow campout in an improvised group of skits that showed early her abilities in that line. The marvelous words Marv Grosswirth wrote in the Bulletin about HYPERBOLIC ACID have brought a flurry of orders. One came from Buffalo, New York, where former Oregon members William and Sherry Carpenter are living. The list of SIGs published in the Bulletin covers such a wide spectrum of interests that it's difficult to choose just one to join. I finally grabbed a bunch of envelopes, stamps, coins, and tape. I wrote to about a dozen and a half, curious to see what they had to offer. The replies are still coming in, but so far, there are a number worth joining. After I hear from the rest, I'll try to summarize what I've learned. Omni, a readable look at science and science fiction, with exciting illustrations, certainly is among the better new magazines. One section, Continuum, is unfortunately printed on silver, a difficult thing to read, but it is worth it to find fascinating bits of information and quotations from other publications. Two of the sources quoted in the February issue are Mensa newsletters, so we know they're reading us. None of the staff are listed in the Register. Next month they're printing in full the Langdon Adult IQ Test--top 2% of the top 2%. 12 lasting commitment has been made to ensure an equal educational opportunity for every gifted and talented student in the United States". I'm not so sure about that "real and lasting" part, since I've seen enthusiasm for these programs come and go, but I am satisfied that Oregon does have, for the time being, a commitment, intelligent leadership, and a modest but steadily growing program. If you are interested further in a national overview, the full study can be obtained from the Council for Exceptional Children, 1911 Association Drive, Reston, VA: The National Commitment to the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth - Summary of Findings from a 1977 Survey of States and Territories, 1978, 94 pp., $6.50. the people Welcome to new members: Helen Clifton, PO Box 764, Redmond, OR 97756 George Cook, 2395 Fisher Rd., NE, Salem, OR 97303 Ronald Grensky, 1356 City View #6, Eugene, OR 97401 Mary O'Donnell, 2211 SW Park Place, Portland, OR 97205 Lynne Persing, 1149 Perry St., #110, Eugene, OR 97401 Jack Smith, 517 East E St., Moscow, ID 83843 Member Ted Owens (PK Man) has just returned from Stockholm, there to administer his famed mind-training program. He's been profiled in the February issue of FATE magazine; and discussed in a new book, MYSTERIES by Colin Wilson, just out from Putnam's. Ms interested in contacting him should look for his consultation ads in the two Portland dailies, under "Personals." Mike and Ann Fostar have gone south, back to the service in Sacramento. In case you need to find 'em, the new address is 4215 Robertson Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821. Bye, guys: Wednesday lunches won't be the same without you! Recently received by GEN and passed on as a gentle reminder of the true art of book-borrowing, incomplete without the books' return: "Mary Thomas and Donald Acker, having last seen their (separate) copies of THE WOMEN'S ROOM at the TGIFSIGS at Yazzolino's, grow curious." "y" was August, 1978. 5 === Page 10 of 26 the excomm Linda Kelso THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING OREGON MENSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES MET ON JANUARY 27 AT FORENTCO OFFICES. PAST TREASURER ROGER GERBER WAS ICED IN (OR OUT). FRED SCHUMACHER, LINDA KELSO, NANCY HUDETZ AND RAY AUEL PARTICIPATED WITH MIKE PIERCE AND SHARON HEISEL PRESENT AS OBSERVERS. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE TIME OF OREGON MENSA ELECTIONS BE CHANGED TO MARCH OR APRIL FOR SEVERAL REASONS: (1) TO CONCUR WITH NATIONAL MENSA ELECTIONS, (2) TO HAVE OFFICERS ELECTED WHEN INFORMATION TO BE INSERTED IN SEMI-ANNUAL BULLETIN PULLOUT SECTION WILL BE MOST CURRENT, (3) REMOVE ELECTION ACTIVITY FROM THE HOLIDAY SEASON, (4) TO MOTIVATE INTEREST IN RENEWING MEMBERSHIP. IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS BE PROPOSED TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. MEMBERS' OPINIONS ARE REQUESTED. LINDA KELSO WAS APPOINTED NEW EDITOR OF OMEN WITH MIKE PIERCE TO BE ASSOCIATE EDITOR, KEITH TAYLOR GRAPHICS DIRECTOR AND JOE PINDELL PUBLISHER. TED TODD WILL WORK ON OBTAINING SECOND CLASS MAILING PERMIT. A LOAN OF $150 HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL FOR THIS PURPOSE TO BE REPAID OUT OF SAVINGS REALIZED WHEN MAILING BEGINS UNDER THE PERMIT. FINAL COPY OF THE OREGON MENSA DIRECTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED PRIOR TO THE MARCH 31 NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATION DATE. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE TREASURER, NO REPORT WAS GIVEN. FRED SCHUMACHER REPORTED A $35 DONATION HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR OMEN. MEMBERSHIP ALLOCATION OF $153 HAD BEEN RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL. NANCY HUDETZ AND SHARON HEISEL, BOTH AREA COORDINATORS, SAID THEY HAD RESPONDED TO FRED'S REQUEST TO ESTIMATE THEIR YEARLY EXPENSES AS COORDINATORS. ROXANNE CUMMINGS REPORTS GREAT SUCCESS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO AREA AND KAY NELSON AND GRACE EDMONDS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD IN CENTRAL OREGON. JO HEAD WAS APPOINTED PORTLAND LOCAL COORDINATOR TO SUCCEED NANCY HUDETZ. NEXT EXCOM MEETING TO BE SATURDAY, MARCH 31 AT A PLACE TO BE ANNOUNCED. MEMBERS WHO WANT AN ITEM INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT ONE OF THE EXCOM MEMBERS. 6 sub-totals Roger Gerber Rain! After promising to make it easy for Ray Auel to assume the duties of Treasurer, I didn't make it to the first Executive Committee meeting of the year. I started early that morning, with good intentions and a few flakes of snow, for a child care center in the hills above Gresham -- one of my accounts. But the snowflakes raced me through my work. Getting out of those hills was a peanut butter dream, strange perspectives slowly sliding sideways, spinning tread thinner than the hair on my head. Back on the bottom, one inch on the ground and five thousand feet of the stuff coming down, doubting I could climb to our meeting and passing yet another account -- I stopped. Traded duties I might not get to for other duties I might not get back to. And left that customer, ninety minutes later, to rain and clear pavement. Sorry, Ray. We got together at the next Wednesday lunch. I gave him a check, some cash, a short explanation of a non-accountant's books, and the bank account signature card our officers must sign -- and easily could have signed at once, had the rain only started ninety minutes sooner. Coleridge Was A Historian? Poetry never required a suspension of disbelief like the news coming out of the Middle East. Last year, Menachem Begin became the first man in history to be drug, kicking and screaming, to a Nobel Peace Prize. But whether the U.S. can enforce actual peace before the Arabs gain the power to do it for themselves remains to be seen. The Israelis want something called Lebensraum. But perhaps that seems paradoxical only because of the protagonists, and historical proximities. After all, history is filled with examples of nations which wanted war, or at least wouldn't avoid war, because they thought they could win. A nation of religious ascetics, on the other hand, would be unique. Since the West awakened to concepts of personal freedom and fulfillment, few peoples have even attempted it. But this year, we've watched the Persians finally reject the attempts of their king, an enlightened despot, to modernize Iran and force a few secular freedoms down their Shiite throats. Veils flying, they are now marching confidently back into the security of the eighth century. Pardon me, I never thought the West had a patent on insanity, but I did think we had perfected it. Now I see the Enlightenment has had an effect after all. Too bad oil only works in machines; it clearly does nothing to lubricate the mind. "Mention The Idea," He Said So I will. Two months ago, I called attention to OMEN'S financial problem, no more cost-of-materials printer and a growing deficit. I asked for a printing press, or ideas, or a willingness to contribute a few extra dollars. One member sent something better; he sent money. Enough money to keep OMEN even with expenses, and a pledge of continuing support. So I thanked him and asked to report his generosity in my column; but he quoted someone who once said, "It's amazing how much good can be done if we don't care who gets the credit." Still, I want to thank everyone who contributes their time, talent or money to make Mensa work--even though I know it's fun. 11 === Page 11 of 26 Find-A-Roomie for KCAG-79. Meredy Amyx has set up a Find-A-Roomie section in the classified ads of the BULLETIN to help you cut costs in attending the Annual Gathering in Kansas City next June. This is a great way to save money and make some new friends. Get your ad to Margot soon or just shop for a roomie in the classifieds. # San Diego RG '79 goes... Back to Nature **MAY 26-27-28** at the Seven Seas Lodge, Hotel Circle South Come join the fun in America's Finest City! - [ ] Picnic in the park - [ ] Adam 'n Eve contest - [ ] Poolside games - [ ] Square dancing - [ ] Not-so-square disco dancing - [ ] Souvenirs, prizes and lots, lots more! 1/2 PRICE REGISTRATION BEFORE APRIL 1 For information write to Harry Kay, RG 79, PO Box 11511, San Diego, CA 92111 # the local coordinators From Roxanne Cummings, SW Idaho Coordinator: As of December 31, we have several new members. Our total membership is now 39, and that includes three M-couples. We're wondering if perhaps we hold some sort of record for density of Ms married to Ms in a local group!... In case you haven't been able to discern any pattern in our past meeting schedule, let me assure you that we ARE planning, from now on, to try scheduling our meetings on the first Saturday night of each month.... (I) encourage those of you in such far away places as Hermiston and Sun Valley to get in touch with other Ms in your area...even if you can't make it to our meetings in Boise, you owe it to yourself to get acquainted with your fellow Ms: they're usually well worth knowing! (As for a) proctor for the Mensa test: New York is sending the applications to me, and as soon as we have a qualified applicant fill in the form and mail it to New York, they'll send us the supplies we need to conduct the test. "Qualified applicant" is anyone who's had experience in administering tests: school teachers, psychological tests, personnel tests, etc. It's important that we get a test scheduled as soon as possible for the people who've been waiting years (literally) for the test, and we can have more than one person listed as proctor: so any of you who are qualified and might be willing to act as proctor just once, please speak up. (Contact Roxanne for this one, you Ms over there... the more the merrier, eh? ED.) # 10 # the hot tips ********** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ********** SYSTEM DATE: 020979/0831.07 LOG ON: WBG PASSWORD: ENTER TASK NAME: FILMOV FILE MOVE UTILITY - ENTER SINGLE (S), MULTIPLE (M) OR LIST (L) S SINGLE CONTROLLED FILE MOVE - ENTER FILE NAME: TGIFSIG, TOO NUMBER OF SECTORS TO BE MOVED: 347 FROM FILE ADDRESS I.D. : ELEPHANT & CASTLE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MOVE: 030279/1600.00 TO FILE ADDRESS I.D. : THE SWASHBUCKLER 821 S.W. 3RD It's twue, it's twue, TGIFSIG, TOO is finally moving to a new and perhaps more congenial home; The Swashbuckler. Thrill to the strains of live solo guitar - guzzle a far wider variety of recreational chemicals - pig out on incredible happy-hour seafood munchies - park free after six PM - find room to roam in the cavernous rear area - what more could any TGIFSIG, TOO habitue ask? AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE CO-FOUNDERS OF TGIFSIG, TOO Brewster Gillett and Harry Barnett The Swashbuckler - a TGIFSIG, TOO tradition since March 2, 1979 M-MEET GOES PUBLIC - Barbara C. Ring M-Meet is a title I gave to the notion that if I am interested enough to buy tickets for something, there may well be an M or two also willing, and maybe eager, to attend the same event. I invest no ownership in this title--anyone who thinks M-company would be enjoyable may freely use it to solicit their involvement. The secret of success, to my mind, is in assumption of individual responsibility. I select events I wish to attend whether or not anyone else shows up, and I take no role in others' ticket purchases. The result is a hassle-free opportunity to lead the rich, full life, with the occasional and variable bonus of M-company. I would be pleased if each month's calendar contained a variety of M-Meets, potentially enlarging my horizons to encompass a range of activities geared to our various M-interests, -manias, and -foibles. # 7 === Page 12 of 26 the letters From Anne Hinds: THE MUD-PIE DILEMMA, by John Nance. $14.95. Timber Press, Forest Grove, Oregon. Crazy name for a book, THE MUD-PIE DILEMMA; demanding of an explanation. Real mud-pies when we are children and figurative ones as we mature are the tangible results of creativity. The need to show them to others, to receive feedback and praise, is imperative. Creativity flourishes with appreciation. The dilemma is the further need of the artist for more than verbal encouragement. He must support himself with his talent or must subordinate it to other employment. Tom Coleman is a young potter whose porcelain is acclaimed in the Northwest and who is beginning to get recognition across the country. THE MUD-PIE DILEMMA is a journalistic account of four months in his life as he prepares for a major show, mounts the exhibition, and goes on to his next project. It is much more than that, though. It identifies and probes the problems of survival for the creative artist; not just for Tom Coleman, but for any able, determined, serious artist: painter, potter, photographer, sculptor, writer. It is not enough to be an artist. One must also be able to cope with the realities of marketing, an enterprise for which the artist is usually unfitted by temperament. The dilemma of how to maintain artistic integrity and still keep the bills paid is often the crucial one to the success or failure of the artist. Tom Coleman and his family live in a rural area near Canby. His working hours stretch far beyond the traditional forty per week. His wife and sons share in the sacrifice he must make. Only the most determined creative spirit can remain devoted to his craft when the returns are something like fifty cents an hour. The author, John Nance, also wrote THE GENTLE TASADAY, a best-seller. A former Associated Press correspondent, he now lives in Portland. Nance's journalistic style is crisp and beautifully readable, involving the reader in Coleman's day-to-day struggles. The book's charm lies in the evolving portrait of the potter and in the frequent lapses from objectivity as the author identifies with the struggle and draws the reader into the dilemma. Photographs in black and white show the intensity with which Coleman works. A section of color prints gives some feel for the results: the finished porcelain with its flowing shapes, vibrant glazes and vigorous decorations. Here, the reader is convinced, is an artist whose work will reap ever-growing acclaim--if only he can sell enough of it to support his family. Turning out inexpensive, utilitarian pots and tableware can be lucrative. Unfortunately, the audience discriminating enough to appreciate, and buy, his works of art is much smaller. The dilemma, the temptation to forget integrity and make a decent living, is a real one. The answers are not in this book; only the recurring question--the mud-pie dilemma. 8 Tom Coleman's porcelain and stoneware will be shown at the Lawrence Gallery near Sheridan February 17 through March 14. From Barbara Ring: Paul Victor, Mensa Groups Officer, gives a set of rules (Interloc, Jan/Feb 1979) for SIG newsletter-editor relationships that I think have potential for broad application. In part he says, "The newsletter editor's judgment determines the content of the newsletter. The editor knows best what will interest the majority of the members. If that includes omission of controversial material, so be it..." and "...members should demean themselves in a reasonable manner, recognizing that the coordinator/editor does all the work. In Mensa, work is the credo. It's best not to harass the one who is doing the work." I add my thanks to all those editors, staplers, telephoners, bookkeepers, and workers etc. who contribute to my enjoyment of Mensa. the ads GRF DEFENSE FUND SPECIAL OFFERING OREGON MENSA WILL SEND TO THE GRF DEFENSE FUND 25% OF SALE OF THE FOLLOWING: HYPERBOLIC ACID: NONSENSE POETRY BY V. SEREBRIAKOFF, IN CALLIGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATED BY BEV BRECKEN...SOFTBOUND $5.00 AUTOGRAPHED HARDBOUND $9.50 FROM OREGON WITH LOVE, VOLS. I & II: OREGON MENSA POETRY, CALLIGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNE HINDS... SOFTBOUND (EACH) $3.50 HARDBOUND (LIMITED EDITION) (VOL. II ONLY) $7.50 CALENDARS: FEATURING MENSANS' QUOTATIONS, CLEVER AND OTHERWISE, COLLECTORS' ITEMS IN THE MAKING. | | | | |---|---|---| | AVAILABLE - 1975-76-78-79. | (EACH) | $1.00 | | | 10 - 19 - (EACH) | $ .90 | | | 20 - 29 - (EACH) | $ .80 | | | 30 - 39 - (EACH) | $ .70 | | | 40 - 49 - (EACH) | $ .60 | | | OVER 50 - (EACH) | $ .50 | MIX OR MATCH - OLDER CALENDARS ARE IN LIMITED SUPPLY. A SOFTBOUND BOOK OF SCENIC OREGON PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE GIVEN WITH EACH ORDER OVER $15.00. PRICE INCLUDES MAILING. PLEASE NO C.O.D. SEND ORDERS TO: LINDA KELSO OOMSIG 6870 N.E. MULTNOMAH Portland, OR 97213 9 === Page 13 of 26 Whatever in the world could have happened to the bushels of mail that must have followed up your fate article? I could have lived for a year on that; discs, etc. === Page 14 of 26 Ted Owens 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver Washington 98665 Jeffrey Mishlove 3101 Washington St. San Francisco, California 94115 over === Page 15 of 26 Owens 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver, Wash. 98665 PORTLAND, OR 972 PM 12 MAR 1979 HELP GOODWILL INDUSTRIES HELP THE HANDICAPPED USA 15c HOME OF THE BRAVE Jeffrey Mishlove 3101 Washington St. San Francisco, California 94115 ...a note from FATE 2/7/79 Dear Mr. Owens: Thank you for sending your address. We have had many requests for it which we have forwarded to author Jeffrey Mishlove. I assume you mean we can give your address to persons who inquire. Sincerely, B. L. White, Mg. Ed. Dear Jeffrey... will greatly appreciate your putting me in touch with all re the above. Thanks. Ted Owens CLARK PUBLISHING COMPANY โ€ข 500 HYACINTH PLACE, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS 60035 === Page 16 of 26 Owens 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver, Wash. 98665 PORTLAND, OR 972 PM 12 MAR 1979 HELP GOODWILL INDUSTRIES HELP THE HANDICAPPED USA 15c HOME OF THE BRAVE Jeffrey Mishlove 3101 Washington St. San Francisco, California 94115 Ted Owens 200 N. E. 76th St. Vancouver, Wash. 98665 HIGHLAND, CA FEB-7'79 U.S. POSTAGE 10 : OR METER 623461 === Page 17 of 26 March 13, 1979 Mr. Wayne Grover, National Enquirer. [Handwritten note: demonstration... if NE is satisfied then NE gives me $50,000 or $100,000 to pick up my own life again.] I see that the huge packages #s 1 and 3 have arrived. Good. You should also have #2 soon. Start with #1 and work 2 then 3. You've never seen documentation like that in your life, and never will again (unless you see more of mine...a ton of it.) Now, down to the purpose of this letter. My UFOs communicated with me last night, and gave me specific instructions to pass on to Enquirer. (While I'm at it...enclosed is my "PK Map" for the control of Florida for one year.) Instructions: Let National Enquirer (from hereonout to be referred to as NE, for the sake of brevity) assemble a huge story, or layout, based on my work over the years (and you'll have more than enough material for it) and issue a "Special Issue of NE" with it. Don't worry...these will sell like hotcakes...BECAUSE MY UFOs WILL SEE THAT THEY WILL. (Some years back when Saga ran some articles on me, I told them that in advance, through Otto Binder...and the articles on me BROKE ALL OF THEIR RECORDS ON SALES! They wrote me and told me that and said they would send me Saga free for the rest of my life, because of it!) Build in, at the end of the special...an announcement that NE is going to USE MY UFO POWERS to bring about world-wide miracles... for a period of two years. To HELP the human race and the land it lives upon. And that it, NE, will from time to time run articles about what I am doing and the results that I am getting in working with my UFOs. Meanwhile let NE move me and my family to a "base" from which I can work, without interruption. (I'd prefer a rented mountain lodge in the Cascade mountains...but we could talk about it.) NE would lease a car for me to use, because I'd have to get to airports in a hurry at times. NE would have to get me a credit card, with which I could purchase tools that I need, or airplane tickets to any part of the world at quick notice, etc. NE would have to send me a certain amount of cash to have at hand each month (because lots of places I would be in, or need something from in a hurry, do not honor credit cards). All right. Then (1) on my own, I would study the world situation and, working with my UFOs (hereafter called the SIs, for spatial intelligences, for brevity) begin Projects to help the human race. End droughts over entire countries that are killing masses of people; block or end wars; guide hurricanes about to strike the U.S. or other places away, so that they will be harmless to people; stop erupting volcanos from wiping out towns around; and so forth. THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON MY WORK, UTILIZING THE HELP OF MY SIs! (2) NE may originate Projects for me to activate, also. It must be borne in mind that each Project must be cleared first with my SIs. If they say "yes", then we go with it. If they say "no"...they have a good reason for that, having infinite wisdom, instead of our finite human reason, and we cannot go with it. All right, my UFOs told me to tell you all of this. Why not phone Jeffrey Mishlove and ask his opinion on it? Owens === Page 18 of 26 March 2, 1979 The Florida Demonstration (for Enquirer) 20 21 21 0 __________ HURRICANE SEEDS = ๐ŸŒ€ LIGHTNING BOX = โšก EM ATTACK = FORCE FIELD WATER ATTACK = ///// (((( UFOs APPEAR = ๐Ÿ›ธ U.S. HEAT UFO Pacific Atlantic Mexico GULF OF MEXICO Fla. FORCE FIELD === Page 19 of 26 March 2, 1979 The Florida Demonstration (for Enquirer) 10 21 210 HURRICANE SEEDS = ๐ŸŒ€ LIGHTNING BOX = โšก EM ATTACK = FORCE FIELD WATER ATTACK = ๐ŸŒŠ UFOs APPEAR = ๐Ÿ›ธ U.S. HEAT UFO Atlantic Pacific Mexico GULF OF MEXICO Fla. FORCE FIELD === Page 20 of 26 Ted Owens 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver, Washington 98665 PORTLAND, OR 972 PM 13 MAR 1979 PLEASE GIVE TO THE MARCH OF DIMES USA 15c THE LAND OF THE FREE - THE HOME OF THE BRAVE Jeffrey Mishlove 3101 Washington St. San Francisco, California 94115 === Page 21 of 26 March 16, 1979 Dear Jeffrey: Our correspondence will be off the record. I do not even make a copy of my letters to you. Your mention of a "finder's fee" for Enquirer is certainly valid. And shall be done. But that..........is minuscule. I have my own way of adding up values. Of course, you yourself have nothing to do with the way that I think, or add up my own value on things. For instance, I place the highest value on some things that other people might not. Three people have been of priceless help to my UFOs and myself. George Delavan, Millie Miller, and Mishlove. (Millie has long dropped out of the 'help' category..........she can't anymore.) But the help she gave, one couldn't put a price on. For instance, she alone linked me up with the Egyptian power! That is, her money did. Your help was not financial..........but was a critical, scientific help where you, with tremendous courage and bulldog determination..........utilizing the scientific report backed by accurate documentation; the Fate magazine story bringing my work out into the open, so to speak, in a critical, accurate way (which of course is the only way and the best way) for other scientists to think about; and because I wish for respect for myself and my work, even beyond money..........your placing my photo with some of the world's best scientists in parapsychology in Psychic mag..........all of these things you've done..........are very important, and without price, to my UFOs and to me. That is why..........when I get big money..........and I will, eventually..........you will share in it..........and believe me when I tell you that I REALLY repay my friends and loved ones! Never doubt it. My wife, Martha, nursed me for six months when I got my knee shot off in Texas. All my other 'friends' left me when it happened. Just this simple, poor little Texas girl who liked me enough..........moved in with me and nursed me, night and day. I couldn't go to the bathroom, or take a bath, without her help. (I only had one leg to walk on; the other leg held excruciating pain.) She had lost her first and only baby, so I promised her that I would see that somehow, in the future, she would have babies of her own. I guaranteed her that. At this date I have seen that she has four babies of her own, one way or the other..........and kept her happy and taken care of since 1956. (She is handicapped.) But the point I am making is..........I pay off, and always in a big way, to my "special people"..........of which you are one. Enough on that. As you surmised, I have absolutely no interest in tossing valuable information to the Mind Science Foundation, with which I have no connection or get any help from. (what lousy English there!) I know exactly where the Skylab will fall. It might interest you to know that I have informed Enquirer that if they take me up on any of my 'deals' I've proffered them..........that my UFOs and I will FORCE the Skylab to fall onto earth AWAY from any populated area, into an ocean, etc. I.e., neutralize its fall, as far as damage to peoples is concerned. === Page 22 of 26 2 So they are in San Antonio, are they? I have found, through hard experience...that NOTHING good comes out of Texas. It is the crookedest, double-crossingest State in America, as far as I am concerned. Utterly ratty. And I should know. Now, the commodities broker. I can cause hot or cold weather anywhere; rains or sunshine. But as you ascertain...I do not do my miracles as a business; only projects to make a point. Of course I need the money; you do, too. And I guess that the SIs wouldn't mind if I did some controlling to make a buck, because they know I have to have it, to survive. This past year has been a horror...we've had THREE houses sold out from under us, forcing us to move. And moving, at my age, is tantamount to gross physical abuse upon my person. It took several miracles, or we wouldn't have had wheels to get out of Silverton, or any way to find a new place to live. So forgive me...if I have a hard, cynical view about anyone, brokers et al, who want miracles from me without putting anything up front for me and my work. If such a broker wants to hire me on a retainer fee basis for one year...and make it absolutely worth while...then I will go to work in earnest for him...and you know that I am hard-hitting and most conscientious in my work projects. And you can have your cut for setting it up. Believe me, my friend...that is the only way to operate! As for my being repaid by a broker for performing miracles with 'credibility'...I can only say that, at this point, if anyone doubts my documented credibility...they have to be stupid, and I wouldn't want anything to do with stupid people. I've spent over 25 years performing miracles to build up my 'credibility' (you haven't seen my DYNAMITE documentation before 1970) and at this stage I am interested only in two things which I haven't heretofore attained...respect and money. I am too weary...of keeping on doing miracles for 'credibility'. Put yourself in my shoes and think about it. If I had done what I have done...in an ORTHODOX way, and along academic lines...I'd have earned three PhDs by this time. And would have respect and money. Yes, my friend...my various PK effects will cause adverse effects upon Florida's citrus crops, as well as other crops there. Bound to. Incidentally, the "Egyptian Power", PyrCre, has joined me in the Florida Project; thought you'd be fascinated to know. I hope that you and Janelle are having lots of post-nuptial joy and happiness. Tell her that if she's smart she'll sell her property at Guerneville. While there I sensed that it was a bad, doomed area. Terrible vibes! Hope it isn't too long before I can call you "Doctor Mishlove" without being fussed at.......... Sincerely, Ted Owens === Page 23 of 26 March 22, 1979 Dear Dr. Miller: It was a pleasure to hear from you. Am a bit tardy, but had to get to Stockholm, Sweden, on a project...and it held me up. Shortly there might be an article re my work in National Enquirer, so you might watch for that. A new hardcover book by Putnam & Son has just been published called "Mysteries", written by Colin Wilson, the famous English author. I feel certain the book would interest you in its thought content. Also it has a nice article on me and my work (he was present in 1976 when I addressed some of the world's scientific greats in parapsych in London...and ended the killer-drought in England.) "UFO Trek" is an excellent paperback book by Warren Smith, which has a chapter on my work (it has also been published under the name of "Book of Encounters." Now, to your letter. Fate must have destined our paths to cross...because your treatise "What Is Thought?" is quite a coincidence in alignment with my mind-training system that I teach a pupil, now and then...the system given to me by my UFOs. There is no other system of its kind in the world and probably there will never be. To explain everything to you...would take a book, so that is not practical. Suffice it to say that the UFOs captured me years ago, modified my brain to make it half-alien, half human...then have worked in cooperation with me to produce over four hundred miracles, all properly documented...some with scientists, some with police, some with lawyers, etc. When I was ten, I considered "thought"...and wondered if other humans "thought" in the same manner that I did, or could it be "different" with each human, as each human's fingerprints differ. For instance, in those early years I "knew" what other school kids were thinking, and what the teachers were thinking...i.e., I quite correctly read their minds constantly...and naively assumed that everyone could do the same. Later on, when I found that others could not...this lead me to wonder about the sameness of human thought...or was it? I.e., does everyone see pictures in their mind, as they think? Does everyone "hear" the words that they are thinking...even as they exchange a better selection of word for another in their "mind"? I wondered "what is a 'mind'?" I "teethed" on hypnosis...becoming an expert at the age of 13, and successfully hypnotizing kids in the neighborhood (and almost got run out of town for it in Bedford, Indiana...because of the reaction of infuriated parents when they found out about it.) Long years later...in Ft. Worth, Texas, after an encounter with a UFO on the road with my daughter present...and then the UFOs gave me, telepathically, a full notebook of instructions on how to train the mind of other humans...I began to work full-time using hypnosis to help people, most of whom had been given up by MDs. I got mental patients back to normalcy; got "impossible" alcoholics straightened out; taught female pupils who had had a mastectomy and had excruciating pain to live with...so that they had no pain at all. And so forth. The upshot was...the AMA framed me, had me arrested, fingerprinted, and put on trial...for "practicing medicine without a license." A la Edgar Cayce. The ironical part of it was...that I was working with doctors and dentists at the time! They wanted to appear at my trial and testify in my behalf, but I was told by the DAs office that if they did the AMA would have them blacklisted...so I wouldn't let them, for their own sake. === Page 24 of 26 2 Of course, that was long long years before I began to do "miracles" and become world-famous. What I have become..........how I did it...and have proven it...of course makes a mockery of the AMA. I am the only one in the world of its kind...no one else in the world can possibly duplicate my work, and prove it by documentation...and the UFOs have given me the "brain of Future Man", they have told me. In your treatise you state..."by the use of thought per se, actual physical changes could be brought about in the tissues of the body..." I have demonstrated that many many times with my pupils...using a combination of mnemonics (to build a "mental imagery" muscle for them; heterohypnosis; autohyp; plus the priceless "mechanisms" to be "built" into the pupil, given me by the UFOs, using light-waking hyp. For instance...I helped pupils get rid of ulcers quite easily, using my method of "thought" teaching. Horrible burns were healed in nothing flat...using the system. And so forth. (My method of working bypasses the conscious mind and trains the Subconscious mind...which in turn works with the biofield, or life-force field, which surrounds each human body.) "I think, therefore I am," said Descartes..." in your treatise. More accurate, I should say, would be..." I am, therefore I think, and what I think, therefore I become." It is my contention that there is an intelligent power EXTERNAL to each of us, that we draw upon for "thought". In London, listening to a scientist describe his subjects' ability to bend spoons while "using their inner psychic powers"...I made a note of disagreement. Rather, the subjects draw upon an OUTER power source, intelligent source, to bring this about. I.e., "thinking and thought" need not necessarily stem from the box upon our shoulders, any more than the television picture we are watching on our TV set originates within the set! It is beamed to us from an outside source (as is our radio program, coming to us from that "head" or "box".) I think that the "Unit of Pure Thought" (your term) resides OUTSIDE the meat and bone of each human, and observes and acts through our external biofield, through the energy of said biofield (EM). (This in answer to your comment..."I cannot say where this "Unit of Pure Thought" resides...") When I formulate a mental picture...there is no "thought" whatsoever preceding it. I.e., I can form different and various mental pictures without a thought about it whatsoever...without mentally ordering it up. This puzzles me when I read your material on p. 50 and 51. I.e., with me, in forming mental pictures, no thought whatsoever need precede that action. In your (A) Brain, (B) Mind notation on p. 51...rather, it is my solid belief that our biofield, externally, is in control of and activates the lump of meat we call our brain...and produces our thought and mental pictures, etc. Just as a broadcasting radio station in Portland, Oregon, sends music into my radio set inside my home in Vancouver, Washington. Need all the energy, mechanics, etc., originate WITHIN our body-mind unit. Your paragraph on p. 51, beginning..."When the "Unit of Pure Thought" does assume command..." describes exactly the modus operandi of the ingenious system the UFOs gave to me to help my pupils change their lives and bodies through their own "thought". === Page 25 of 26 3 Further down on p. 51, it is stated... "This information is gathered into ourselves from the outside world through all our senses." I.e., EXTERNAL INTELLIGENCE is entering our mind and body, forming our life, as it were, from the total world as we encounter it. Why not, then, an external intelligence and power source located within our body-mind radius, our biofield (re Kirlian camera observations, etc.) acting as our "General" upon the many "enlisted"-man parts of our body-mind combination? If a plant is threatened... without touching it... it reacts. Why? Does it have eyes to see or ears to hear the threat? No, the threat can even be telepathic. Doesn't the biofield of the plant understand, intelligently, and signal the threat to the physical plant... which then activates the scientific machine monitoring the plant? Yes, I think so. Then why not be the same with a human being, except on a much larger, much more intelligent plane? The "brain", as you call it... then is the computer... just the mechanical computer. The "mind", as it is called... would then be our external biofield sending signals to our brain-computer, activating it as you yourself would activate a metal, mechanical computer built into a cabinet in front of you. The biofield selects, arranges and compiles intelligence, then forwards it to the computer-brain inside the body-cabinet for storage or reaction. My contention: The biofield is aware, intelligently, of much more data and intelligence than the body that it surrounds. It works around the clock... just as the heart of the body within its field works around the clock... to assemble intelligence and pass this intelligence on to the physical brain within its field, which either/or stores that material or acts upon it, then this combined action determines the direction and purpose of the life of the body-mind lying within the intelligence/EM/force-field of the Biofield surrounding the Body-mind. Your treatise states on p. 52... "I believe we should all make the effort to strengthen our capacity for thinking and thereby to elevate the level of thought..." and on to the end of the paragraph. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE SYSTEM DOES FOR A HUMAN (the system given me by my UFOs!) "All" SHOULD make the effort; unfortunately "All" would be unable to make the effort. Again, further down.. "You can create an entirely different being..." etc. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY UFO SYSTEM BRINGS ABOUT! I can train a Pupil with my UFO system... AND CAN COMPLETELY TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND... to give them a "mind" totally superior to that which they have formerly had... IN JUST ONE DAY! Sincerely, Ted Owens (PK Man) 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver, Washington 98665 === Page 26 of 26 Ted Owens 200 NE 76th St. Vancouver, Wash. 98665 PORTLAND, OR PM 22 MAR 1979 ALWAYS USE ZIP CODE THE LAND OF THE FREE THE HOME OF THE BRAVE USA 15c Jeffrey Mishlove 3101 Washington St. San Francisco, California 94115