Oregon daily emerald., January 13, 1975, Image 1

Just like the good old days
Photo by John Oonq
Offering a congenial air and lower prices makes the
West End General Store an attractive alternative for
shoppers The co-operative business uses all
volunteer labor and bulk purchasing to keep prices
down. An in-depth story explains the new attempt at
an old idea on Page 12.
Board decision
cuts University
budget surplus
Spring term biology and chemistry labs may be
greatly affected by a surprise Jan. 6 decision of the
Oregon Emergency Board which eliminated an expected
$159,000 from the University budget.
The ASUO announced Sunday
that it will begin an immediate
lobby at the new Oregon legisla
ture for emergency funds to make
up for the deficit.
The $159,000 was part of a sur
plus $1,3000,000 which the
Oregon university system had ac
cumulated over and above its pro
jected 1974-1975 budget.
$800,000 of the surplus was
due to tuitions from a higher than
expected fall term enrollment. The
remaining $500,000 was a surp
lus from chancellory budget esti
mates which proved to betoohigh.
The Emergency board decided
to allocate the $800,000 of tuition
to the nine institutions on the basis
of $507 per student above enroll
ment estimates.
The remaining $500,000 was
kept as a hedge agianst inflation
and higher tuitions in the 1975
school year. The chancellor’s
budget office had expected this
money to be allocated to the
school’s at the rate of $10 per stu
dent.
“We were optimistic about get
ting the money," said Ralph Sun
derland, budget director. “But I
guess when you’re sitting in
Salem you see things differently."
Although surprised, Sunder
land was not dismayed by the de
cision but immediately began to
look for areas to further cut the
budget.
The $159,OCX) which UO had
expected was to have been a part
of the inflation-ridden Supplies
and Services Budget. This in
cludes fuel, which has increased
six times in cost within 18 months,
and lab chemicals, which have
doubled in cost in one year. Since
fuel consumption is fairly stable,
economizing must come in other
areas “We re here because of
instruction," Sunderland said.
“Support of classes should be
first. Some maintenance and
areas of labs and guest lectures
would probably be first to go.”
Robert Albrecht, dean of the col
lege of liberal arts, saw a slightly
dimmer prospect for labs. “Its too
early to tell anything specific, but I
think its fair to say that we may
have to cut back severely on lab
classes.”
“Even if we do have this prob
lem, tough, it will only be for the
last part of this year. When the
legislature appropriates our
budget for 1975-1977 they will in
clude an inflation clause which
should eliminate this kind of prob
lem.”
The only way to get any addi
tional money appropriated now
will be through the Senate Ways
and Means Committee. Darrel
Murray, ASUO officer for local
State and Federal affairs, will be in
Salem to guage the chances of
success.
Meanwhile the ASUO will try to
gauge the effect the ruling will
have on all the other schools and
prepare a factual argument for
presentation to the legislature as
soon as possible.
Don’t bet it won't
rain, you'll lose.
Straub, legislators take places at capitol
By MIKE DOLAN
Of the Emerald
The Oregon Legislature in Salem has been hibernat
ing since June of 1973 when the 57th bi-annual session
ended But the halls of the capitol—and the rest of the
city—have been active since the beginning of the year in
anticipation of the formal awakening today when
Governor-elect Bob Straub and 90 state legislators are
sworn in.
The session has no formal terminating date but it is
expected to be debating, voting and listening to citizens
about bills, resolutions and memorials until about the
middle of June
The 53th Legislative Session begins with two new
faces in the three most important positions Democrat
Bob Straub has replaced Republican Tom McCall and
Phil Lang, Portland, and insurance salesman, replaces
Dick Eymann as House Speaker
Only Jason Boe. D-Reedsport, an optometrist, re
turns as Senate President. These three men will be the
ones who guide bills through the Legislature with com
promises, promises, appointments and strong expres
sions of opinion
Another new face in Salem will be Dave Frohnmayer,
R-Eugene Frohnmayer is a University Law professor and
was elected in November to represent two neighbor
hoods just south of the campus. He will be joined in the
House of Representatives by Mary Burrows, R-Eugene,
who represents the campus, and Nancy Fadeley,
D-Springfield. The west Eugene area will be represented
by Grattan Kerans, D-Eugene. also a new law-maker.
Eugene returns two veterans to the State Senate,
George Wingard, a Republican, and Ed Fadeley, a
Democrat.
One of the most pressing problems for the local area
legislators will be field burning. The deadline for the open
field burning ban has passed and environmentalists and
seed growers have been debating sharply on whether the
ban should be extended
The consensus among legislators this year is that the
most pressing overall problem will be finances. In 1973,
the Legislature established many new programs and
commissions. But this year money is tighter, and new
taxes would not be popular so the law makers will proba
bly spend much of their time examining already estab
lished programs.
Here are some of the other issues the Legislature will
be dealing with in 1975:
—The Land Conservation and Development Com
mission (LCDC) will be looking for more funds The LCDC
is designing a comprehensive, statewide land use plan
which is not supported by some land developers.
—Professors from Oreqon s public colleqes and uni
versities will be looking for the right to collective bargain
ing Collective bargaining, extended to high school and
grade school teachers two years ago, allows employees
to have as much say in final pay decisions as employers
—The Revenue Committee has suggested a new
timber tax formula which shifts some of the property tax
burden from homeowners to the timber industry.
—Rep. Stephen Kafoury, D-Portland, says he will
introduce a bill extending the liberalization of Oregon's
marijuana law to growing and transporting as well as
smoking.
—Each year the Legislature grapples with the prob
lems of state support of local public schools. Basically is is
a money issue. The state pays about 30 per cent of local
school costs and many legislators would like to see an
increase to 50 per cent.
—The state of the State s economy will be an over
rideing concern to all law-makers like it never has before
Not only is the state government itself running an unex
pected deficit, but the private sector is suffering from
numerous mill closures which contribute to an 8 per
cent-plus unemployment rate.
—The homeowner-renter property tax rebate pro
gram expires this year and law-makers will have to decide
if they want to extend it.
—No-fault insurance may become an issue if the
federal government continues to avoid the situation
—Higher Education, always the final budget item, will
be lobbying strongly for help in fighting inflation.
These are a few of the major issues that will take
most of the Legislature s time and effort But many more
bills will reach the House and Senate chambers including
bills on licensing of mechanics, extending the bottle bill to
apply to wine bottles and eliminating sex discrimination
public school text books