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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1971)
Broadway $22°° The shoe shop New July 1st to Eugene!! Ph. 686-8811 Dark Brown Suede Lace Boot BankAmericards Welcome Campus Present Your Student Body Card or this Coupon Oct. 4 through Oct. 9 COUPON $2°° Off retail Per Gallon Cascade Pain! All kinds—All colors! Expires 10-9-71 No limit COUPON Wallpaper - 10° per single roll Cascade Paints 1011 McKinley - 1011 Main - Spfd. Store hours: 7:30 - 5:30 Weekdays Open Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Urban incorporation proposed A positive approach toward solving urban problems is Ken Omlid’s object in his proposal to incorporate the entire metropolitan area. In an interview Tuesday, Omlid, chairman of Lane Council of Government (L-COG), said that it was time for positive action in defining the roles of city and county in supplying services. His idea of annexation of unincorporated areas is chiefly concerned with sewage disposal, water services and division of urban and regional services. Omlid proposes that all area governments and their agencies plan to incorporate into cities all the area specified in The 1990 Plan, which is concerned with the problem of urban sprawl and seeks to implement a compact growth pattern. With incorporation, he said, county government could provide regional services without duplicating services which the cities provide also. City and county would each have its own function. For example, the com missioner pointed out that under his plan the county, a regional unit, would take the respon sibility for Mahlon Sweet Airport, regional parks, regional arterials and a mass transit system. Cities would handle integrated sewer and water systems and arterials in the city and their hook-ups. He said that for disposal of sewage federal funding is needed, but to get such funding, an integrated sewer and water system is needed. Eventually, Omlid said, in corporating and eliminating special services would minimize the number of agencies tax payers have to pay. There would not necessarily be a difference in tax rates, but in the long run public expenditures could be AT THE CO-OP A THE EMU WHAT? (Duck Dope, of course) OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR You may recall that I suggested the establishment of an Oregon Ombudsman Office, by executive order, and my letters of complaint, when the office took the form of a meaningless public pacifier, without power or authority to sanction government agency staff procrastination or their public precuding “procedures." You may also remember me as a 1971 Lane County Republican candidate for State Representative, Position Number Five; winning the Primary, but •unsuccessful!’ with an $85 00 General Election at tempt and most important: You may agree that my rhetoric, and ACTION, has been that of a tough minded advocate of public, rather than monied interest, causes For particulars. 1 draw your attention to the 1971 Voter’s Pamphlet and the various written or oral issues I have developed in the name of MEANINGFUL "PROGRESS” and “REFORM ’’ JIM REED 358 West Hth Avenue Kugene, Oregon 97401 Telephone 345-8503 minimized and efficiency of district government and service would increase. Funds for capital improvement would be con served. To carry the district through the transition between county area to incorporation, Omlid outlined the following policies: Special service boundaries would be frozen and eventually dissolve to form an integrated system; cities and unin corporated areas would vote on being annexed or incorporated into separate cities; the county would not provide local urban services within the urban service area unless required to do so by law; financial consultants would be ratained by L-COG to develop equitable financial plans “for the provission of new facilities and the maintenance of existing facilities to adopted plans.” If the district takes over the mass transit system from the city, Omlid hopes that car use will be minimized. Public transportation would be able to reach outer areas. This idea, however, would take more comprehensive study. Foreign students seek community involvement Foreign students discussed greater involvement with the American community at their first general meeting Wednesday nigh in the EMU. Foreign Student Organization (FSO) President Jamal Rahmai called attention to a recent study by the National Organization o Foreign Student Advisors which discovered little interaction betweei American and foreign students at universities across the country. “When asked to list their 10 best friends in this country,” Rahma: said, “99 of 100 foreign students responded that none of the 10 wer American.” The FSO discussed plans for an International House in Gerlinge Hall, where foreign students and members of the community could gdp together for social events and discussions. The facility will soon b» approved, according to Rahman. Another way to make the presence of foreign students felt an campus is for them to write articles on their countries and national situations for weekly publication in the Emerald. In addition, a member of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC) made an ap peal for FSO endorsement of the upcoming war moratorium, and far possible foreign student participation in some of the moratorium activities. But FSO members decided to act on this at a later date. Rahman also asked for volunteers to go among members of the Eugene community to explain the Oregon Legislature’s discon tinuation of foreign student scholarships after 1973, and ask for donations as well as support for legislative reinstatement of the scholarships. International Education Center Director Bob Witham suggested a change in the format of News at Noon—from a daily single-sheet summary of international news provided by UPI to a three-page, one a-week analysis of particular international area events produced by the foreign students. The FSO decided to continue work in this area. Other business included the announcement of the upcoming in ternational symposium discussions to be held at noon on Wednesdays in the EMU. Each will be announced at a later date. Anti-war education discussed “I don’t see why what hap pened last May can’t happen this year,” Dennis Gilbert, Student Union member, said at Wed nesday night’s meeting of the Student Union Against the War. Coordination and education of students regarding anti-war activities on campus were the main topics discussed. Plans were discussed to join with other groups for the Moratorium march on Oct. 13 and to take part in national actions during the week of Nov. 1 through 6. Gilbert also suggested the Women’s Union could work jointly with the Student Union on the Peoples’ Peace Treaty and prisoner action. The meeting later broke up into groups to discuss newspafif# articles, a study group to relay facts and information to all members of the union, and a group to order films to be shown in University dormitories and the community. It was also suggested that a sub-group on education be established to do research. A need was stressed for ml personal contact and less leaf and flier circulation. Accord to one member, there are people against the war now th ever, but their commitment is very strong. The next meeting of the Stud^ Union Against the War will held next Wednesday, after march, in the EMU. For those SPORTS MINDED INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT THE BEST! COME IN AND SEE THE ALL NEW OPELS FOR '72 AVAILABLE NOW FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY HULING BUICK 2200 W. 7th EUGENE
