Revenue mix-up
fuels OLCC fight
By PAUL WALDSCHMIDT
Of the Emerald
Ex-tavern owner Bud Nixon, in a press conference Tuesday, an
nounced that he has evidence that shows an ‘‘almost quarter of a
million dollar discrepancy" between Oregon Liquor Control Commis
sion (OLCC) revenue figures and Legislative Revenue Office figures.
Nixon, founder and president of the Association for the Abolish
ment of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (AAOLCC), explained
that revenue figures supplied to him by OLCC Administrator Ken Un
derdahl in a letter dated Dec. 10 did not correspond with the amounts
listed in a letter from Legislative Revenue Office economist Terry Drake.
The Dec. 10 letter from Underdahl lists $55,145,153.39 as the cost
of goods sold in 1974-75. It also shows miscellaneous income as
S34,948.45 for 1974-75.
Drake's figures for 1974-75 show the cost of liquor sold as
S55,012,000 and miscellaneous income as $30,000. The economist's
figures are rounded off to the nearest thousand.
At the press conference, Nixon stated that he has written a letter to
Drake pointing ou these discrepancies. The letter cites a difference of
approximately $133,000 between the two sets of figures for costs of
goods-liquor and a difference of approximately $5,000 for miscellane
ous income.
The letter claims that the total of all discrepancies is approximately
$152,000.
Nixon explained that he wrote the letter to Drake because, “I want a
clarification on the matter."
I'm not charging fraud or anything like that. What I am saying is
that a quarter of a million dollars is a large discrepancy and I want to
know just where the money is. The AAOLCC and the public are entitled
to know,” he said.
He added that his onginal purpose for requesting the revenue
figures from the OLCC was “to point out to the public how much money
we could save the public" if the AAOLCC proposal for abolishing the
OLCC is adopted.
Nixon continued that he has had no answer or correspondence
from the OLCC since Dec. 7 and “I've been writing them about a letter a
week all along."
Under the open records act, they can't refuse to answer my
questions," he stressed.
In the past Nixon has refused to reveal the identities of members of
the AAOLCC to protect them “from bureaucratic abuse." At the press
conference, he amplified, "People are afraid to become involved be
cause people see that the OLCC has broken me.”
He added, “but this is not the reason I want the change (the
proposed abolition of the OLCC)."
Asked if churches supported the OLCC, Nixon responded, “The
churches are going to support our program.
Nixon's "program" was first presented last November. Under its
provisions the OLCC would be abolished and the OLCC s licensing and
enforcement functions would be transferred to cities and counties. It
would replace OLCC liquor stores with private enterprise outlets.
The proposal would replace the revenue that cities and counties
are now getting from OLCC profits with revenue from local licenses that
cities and counties would grant to liquor outlets.
Responding negatively to Nixon s original proposal, Eugene Mayor
Les Anderson pointed out that it would require a complete change in the
present liquor control program. "Nobody has any kind of administration
to handle the enforcement and approval processes.
Eugene Police Chief Dale Allen responded, "Absolutely not. We
don t have the manpower or financing to handle the enforcement prob
lems."
Dunlop drops labor post,
cites lost “sense of trust”
WASHINGTON (AP)—Chief federal mediator W.J. Usery Jr. is
expected to be named Secretary of Labor now that John Dunlop has
quit. In explaining his resignation, Dunlop said Wednesday he had lost
the “ sense of trust, confidence and respect essential between gov
ernment and organized labor.
Usery, 52, widely respected by both labor and management, was
passed over for the Labor Department job last March when Dunlop was
named to succeed Peter Brennan.
With Dunlop leaving, the administration is counting on .Usery s
mediating expertise to maintain industrial peace in this election year.
Major contracts affecting 4.5 million workers are up for renegotiation,
and a rash of strikes and inflationary settlements could abort the
economic recovery, and damage Ford politically.
Ford said he received Dunlop's letter "with the deepest regret” and
added: "You will be greatly missed by all who have had the privilege of
working with you."
Dunlop said he would remain at his post “in a caretaker function”
until Jan. 31 when he will return to Harvard University. He said the
President urged him not to quit.
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The Housing Office intends to
refund any dorm prepayments it
has requested from prospective
residents.
Dorm applications sent out by
the Housing Office asked for a
$150 prepayment that it had no
authority to request. In response
to ASUO demands to refund the
money, University Vice-Pres.
Gerald Bogen said that the Uni
versity would do so “until such
time as policy issue on the mat
ter is decided.”
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The prepayment request,
which is $100 over the amount
the Housing Office is authorized
to collect will have to be taken to
the State Board of Higher Edu
cation for approval. The matter
will come before the Inter
institutional Fee Committee for
board recommendation on Jan.
23.
The ASUO had threatened
legal action if the Housing Office
did not refund the prepayments.
‘ The ASUO was fully pre
pared to take this prepayment
plan to court if the Housing Of
fice had not given in to our de
mands," said Administrative As
sistant Mark Cogan.
The ASUO says that it intends
to take part in discussion of the
merits of the proposal.
"We hope that University ad
ministrators will realize that any
plan affecting students must not
be implemented without in
volvement of students,” said
ASUO Pres. Jim Bernau.
Bernau asks for ‘D’ qrade
By ANN KERNS
Of the Emerald
Student leaders may have to
wait two or three months for fa
culty and student committee
members to revamp a grade
change proposal that would have
made the "D” a failing grade.
Jim Bernau, ASUO president,
said that three studies conducted
last term by students show that
faculty members favor the return
of the D and F grades.
But, according to Bemau, the
response also shows that the fa
culty wants the D to be a failing
r
grade. And Bernau says the
ASUO will not accept that.
“We will only accept reinstate
ment of the D and F grades if D is
considered a passing mark,” in
sists the president. He also says
the student government will hold
out for inclusion of the Pass-No
Pass option in the grading system.
The first proposal, which would
have made the “D” a failing grade,
went before the General Faculty
and the University Senate in Oc
tober. It was withdrawn after con
siderable debate and referred
back to committee.
Four student positions are still
waiting to be filled on that commit
tee.
A student survey on grading
systems is also being worked on
by the executive and the Student
University Affairs Board (SUAB).
It will be implemented within the
next two weeks.
A similar survey, conducted dur
ing winter term last year showed
that 68.5 per cent of the students
surveyed favored maintaining the
present system. But, Bemau says
he expects a different response
this time.
According to the president, the
new survey offers alternatives not
provided by the first one.
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