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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1974)
LTD seeks public feedback The Lane Transit District (LTD) is holding a series of public meetings to see if people outside the Eugene-Springfield area are interested in bus service. Members of the board of directors of LTD, a state agency, will hear testimony and answer questions in Oakridge, Coburg, Florence and Junction City as well as other incorporated and unin corporated areas of Lane. LTD General Manager Fred Dyer said the Dublic meetings were being held for two reasons: to gauge local interest in bus service and to see how the service can be most responsive to local needs. The hearings, which began Monday, will be held Monday through Thursday for four weeks. Tonight's meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the Mohawk Grange. Thursday's meeting will be for persons in the Lowell, Unity, Fall Creek and Jasper areas. It will be held at 8 p.m. in the Lowell Grange Hall. The primary source of revenue for the transit district is an employers tax. It is levied on employers and based on money they pay in wages and salaries. The highest concentration of employers in the coun ty is in the Eugene-Springfield area. If the district expands it may have to rely more heavily on its other sources of revenue which include state grants and fares. Those interested in the public hearings can get more infor mation at 687-0613. Watch for the Emerald's 1974-75 Orientation issue. The issue, in a new format this year, hits the streets Sept. 25. loaded with information about the University and the Euqene-Sprinqfield area. PRE-LABOR DAY SALE POLY-JET WHITEWALLS FITS. Gremlin, Vega, Pinto, Dodge Colt, Ford Cortina, Toyota Corona . . . And More! 4for ‘8780 Size A78-13 tubeless whitewall, plus S1.78 Federal Excise Tax per tire Larger sizes, pairs and singles also available at comparable savings. 10 per cent Student Faculty Discount on sales items1 too. Priced as shown at General Tire Stores Competitively priced at independent deal ers displaying the General sign. 3855 Franklin Blvd. Eugene, Oregon 726-7676 Sooner or later, you’ll own Generals BRING revamps, gets funds (Continued from Pagel warehouse coordinator, a pickup coordinator, a transporation coordinator and a special projects coordinator who would organize special fund-raising events and integrate new recycling efforts in the community with BRING. The membership also elected three new board members Tuesday night. They are Peter Thurston, a founder of BRING, Jim Coates, warehouse super visor and Linda Nitkowski, a BRING volunteer worker. Charley Glass, a runnerup to Nitkowski, was named an alternate board member in case the two who earlier resigned did not return to their positions. The BRING board now has 16 members elected annually on the third Thursday in January. Gale said she would propose that board members be elected on a staggered basis at the next meeting. Service to offer legal aid Are you a student who needs to know how to get back a rent deposit your landlord refuses to refund? Did you feel discriminated against when you applied for a ✓ ... . ASUO plans drive Voters beware j An extensive voter registration drive for fall term is being planned by the ASUO Office of Local, State and Federal j Affairs (OLSFA). The drive is scheduled to begin during registration at Mac j Court and the EMU this fall. A number of voter registration j tables will be available to register or re-register students. The purpose of the drive, according to OLSFA's Associate \ Director Kirby Garrett, is to provide the student lobbyists at ; the state legislature with credibility. "It is imperative," he said, "that as many students are registered to vote as possible. Without that very basic ■ demonstration of political concern and enfranchisement, the effectiveness of the student advocates could be seriously : inhibited." j Many students feel alienated from the voting process, he j continued, however they can make their influence felt by : voting. ; \ Garrett concluded that "it is time for the University 0 community to become voting activists." 4 job? Do you want to take some sort of legal action, but don't know where to turn for assistance? Beginning September 3, you can call a new service known as Legal Connections and a University law student will researchyourproblem telling you where to go to find the help you need. Organized and staffed by students in the School of Law. Legal Connections is a free! confidential legal referral service designed to connect persons with legal grievances with an agency or individual who can help resolve their problem. "We anticipate helping people with all sorts of legal problems in finding the right place to get help," said Jill Heiman, coor dinator of the program. "We won't, however, offer any legal advice or act as advocates We'll simply be involved in telling people who to talk with." Hours of the switchboard are 6 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information will be given only by telephone at 686-3829 ■s. Alleged 'Alphabet Bomber' captured LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Police Tuesday captured the alleged “Alphabet Bomber" who claimed responsibility for the dealiest civil airport bombing in U.S. history and had threatened a wave of terror. Assistant Police Chief Daryl Gates identified the suspect as Muharelm Kuregovic, 31, a Yugoslav who entered the United States in 1967. L Gates and William Sullivan, assistant FBI director in charge of the Los Angeles office, said Kuregovic was allegedly the "Isaac Rasim" who had left at least two bombs. They waid he would be charged with murder in the explosion at Los Angeles International Airport which killed three persons and injured 35 on Aug. 6. "Rasim" was the name used by a voice on cassette tape recordings who took responsibility for the bomb blast at the airport. The voice said he was acting on behalf of "Aliens of America," calling for the abolition of all federal immigration and naturalization laws, among other things. He vowed to "write our name in blood across the face of America." The voice on the tapes said the airport bomb stood for the letter "A". On Friday a powerful bomb was discovered in a locker at the Greyhound bus depot, but was removed by bomb squad officers after "Rasim" said in a tape message where the bomb could be found. That stood for the letter "L", he said. "Rasim" had also demanded the abolition of all sex laws a greater separation between church and state, and punishment for two police officers, now retired, who killed two Mexican illegal aliens by mistake during a raid several years ago. They were cleared of wrongdoing. Model plane carrying grenade, smoke bombs 'a simple project'? BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) Sheriff Mel Bailey said Tuesday his department has purchased a model plane with a six-foot wing span which can carry and eject a hand grenade or a smoke bomb for use against snipers taking cover atop tall buildings. Bailey said in extreme cases the remote-controlled plane could carry an explosive charge to demolish doors behind which criminals might be hiding. He said the $300 plane can fly at a speed of 60 miles per hour and "under the guidance of an ex perienced controller the plane would be difficult to shoot down from the air. "It's a simple project," he said, "and I'm surprised someone hasn't thought of it."
