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Le I ervice for 10 -in­
come people re under II c
by Ie i 'Iative "reform .,­
report Richard enner, Mld-
e t vice pre ide t· of tbe
aional Or aniution of
Le al Service or er
( 01.'.SW), OA W Di trier 65.
The e reform are in a bill,
H 5336, introduced in tbe
U.S. House by Repre­
entative Bill cCollum (R­
FL) and Chlrle Stenholm
(D-TX). . .
The bill ould prohibit the
. Le al Service Corporation
.(LSC) from provi�in r.epre-
entation in volin ra ht
c e. or in ca e here
pu lie hou ing project e�ic
len nt ,b ed on aile allOns
of dru I" e.
It ould II 0 decrea e I e
number of uit filed by farm
or ers by ending confiden-,
lialily for the farm orker
filin uil.
HE
1974, i
ervic .
The Bu h dmini lration
h . decided not to attack
Ie I ervice head-on, but to
Chip ay t their effective­
ne . HR 5336 i the late t
ef ort by gribu ine inter­
est - ho re often ued by
migr nt f rm wor er u ing
LSC-funded attorney nd
ho domi n ie the Bu h- P:
pointed LSC bo rd- to cho e ..
off legal rvices.
According to Renner:
"Le I rvice or e . arc
not tl c ed becau e they
h ve ted an'y money; they
re auacked that have been
t 0 effective t repre entin
the p or ain t the in titu­
lion t I have oppre ed
lh m."
The Hou e i expected to
vote on HR 53 6 thi fall.
The OLS is ur ing
everyon to cant ct their
I i I to nd dem nd th t
ain I HR 5336.
Re pr int ed [rom Labor
ote