Victor Atiyeh receives an award at an unidentified legislative dinner event in Portland. His wife, Dolores, inspects the plaque while his son, Tommy (right), observes. Also present are Governor Hatfield, Norman Rais, and Rask.
Secretary of State Howell Appling speaks at an unidentified legislative dinner in Portland, OR. Governor Hatfield is seated on his right, while Victor Atiyeh sits on his left.
Bob Bitar, known for owning Portland's Bitar mansion, speaks at an unidentified legislative dinner. Victor Atiyeh sits nearby at the head table with his son, Tom.
Members of the Joint Committee on Property Tax Relief and Expenditure Limitation. Frank Roberts, Fred Heard, and Victor Atiyeh assume different poses as they read Governor Straub's proposal on tax relief. The Committee began week-long meetings to get a start on a special session called by Straub, which opened September 5, 1978.
Oregon State Senator Victor Atiyeh (left) and Senator Vern Cook (right) put their heads together during a presentation of Governor Bob Straub's tax relief proposal. The proposal was made before Special Joint Committee on Property Tax Relief and Expenditure Limitation. The Committee began week-long meetings to get a running start on the special session Straub called for on September 5, 1978 to consider alternatives to Measure 6 on the November general election ballot. Both Atiyeh and Cook presented their proposals to the Committee.
Oregon State Senator Vern Cook (seated) gestures as he answers questions from witnesses during a hearing by the Special Joint Committee on Property Tax Relief and Expenditure Limitation. While Senator Cook speaks, Senator Victor Atiyeh (left) leans against the wall as he listens to the debate.
Oregon State Senator Victor Atiyeh, Republican candidate for gubernatorial nomination, gestures at a news conference. He discussed his proposed tax limitation on residential property to three percent of a family's gross income. 'This plan will achieve results, it will give real relief to the middle income property owners,' Atiyeh told newsmen. The money lost to local governments on property tax could be made up by use of state general fund revenue.
Oregon State Senator Victor Atiyeh (right) leans over to talk with Representative Bill Grannell (left) during a final meeting of a Special Joint Committee on Tax Relief and Expenditure Limitation. The Committee was attempting to find an alternative to Measure 6 to place on the November General Election ballot.
During a break in special session, Senator Victor Atiyeh (left) bends down to talk to Senator L.B. Day (right) in the Senate Chambers. The legislators were called into session by Governor Bob Straub to find an alternate tax relief program to be placed on the November ballot against Measure Six.
