By KATHLEEN MONJE
Of the Emerald
... of environmental concern
The third-degree criminal tres
pass trial for 23 herbicide protes
tors arrested last July begins
today in Newport, Ore.
The protestors occupied clear
cut lands owned by Publishers
Paper Company in an effort to
prevent aerial spraying of the her
bicide Tordon 101. They were ar
rested after a month-long ‘camp
in’’ on the McMillan Creek
watershed near Lincoln City.
The protestors plan a defense
based on the Oregon “choice of
evils” statute, which says an of
fense if justifiable and not criminal
when "that conduct is necessary
as an emergency measure to
avoid an imminent public or pri
vate injury.”
The defense plans to call six
expert witnesses who have back
grounds in pesticide and herbicide
effects on humans.
ihe I ask horce against Nuc
lear Pollution reports a nation
wide total of 566,000 signatures
gathered in its petition drive op
posing nuclear power plants and
supporting alternative energy
sources.
The Ralph Nader-endorsed pet
ition drive channels signed peti
tions to Congressional represent
atives. Information is available
from Task Force, P.O. Box 1817,
Washington, D C. 20013.
The State Environmental Qual
ity Commission will consider the
adoption of a one-year field burn
ing control plan (to be submitted to
the federal Environmental Protec
tion Agency) at its March 31 meet
ing, which will be held in Eugene.
The control strategy plan is
slated for 10 a.m. on the
Commission’s agenda. The meet
ing will be held at Harris Hall, 125
East Eighth St.
The U.S. Department of Energy
has awarded an Ohio firm
$15,000 for a feasibility study on a
burnable mixture of corn and coal,
to be used as emergency fuel for
utility power plants.
The two-week study will deter
mine whether corn can be pre
pared for use in utility boil
ers; whether boilers will operate
efficiently on the mixture and
whether ash left from the burnt
mixture will foul burners.
Grain was used as a fuel for
utility boilers in the United States
during the Depression, and more
recently in Argentina.
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The Lane County Audubon So
ciety will present a slide show and
discussion on Southeast Alaska
— America’s Fiordlands” tonight
at 7:30.
The meeting will be held at the
Central Presbyterian Church,
1475 Ferry St. in Eugene.
ASUO health insurance plan
helps take sting out of care costs
By CAROLYN BEAVER
Of the Emerald
Chances are good that students
won t contract any mysterious or
serious illnesses or injuries over
the year, but it's always nice to
have a little protection,
ASUO-sponsored health insur
ance, available yearly or per term,
offers that protection. About 3,200
students signed up for the insur
ance plan fall and winter terms;
half for the year-long package.
The insurance plan is under
the auspices of student govern
ment, but no incidental fees are
paid for it...the whole thing pays
for itself,” says Michael Budd,
student health insurance commit
tee head.
For $92.90 a year, or $31.30 a
term, students receive a full health
plan including accident benefits,
sickness expense benefits, hospi
tal confinement ccsts and a medi
cal expense benefit up to $10,000.
Rates for students with depen
dents are higher. A student with
one dependent pays $205.49
yearly. With two dependents, the
cost jumps to $285.95 per year.
The plan excludes pre-existing
conditions, home calls, eye ex
aminations, dental work and preg
nancy. Other than lack of preg
nancy benefits, Budd says the
'exceptions are all really fair.”
Recently it was determined the
insurance plan violated federal
Title IX, which prohibits discrimi
nation on the basis of sex, be
cause it does not include the preg
nancy benefits.
Although the insurance commit
tee is working on a plan to include
the benefits for next year, Budd
estimates if the benefits had to be
offered in every plan, the costs
would soar to about $400 yearly. A
more favorable alternative might
be to make the benefits optional.
ANTHONY BRAXTON
Thurs., Mar. 30th $3.50
JAMES COTTON
Fri., Mar. 31st & Sat., Apr. 1st $4.00
ELVIN BISHOP
Sun., Apr. 2nd $6.00
AMAZING RHYTHM ACES
Fri., Apr. 7th $6.00
BONNIE BRAMLETT
With Special Gu^st: Stone Ground
Sat., Apr. 8th $4.50
DIZZY GILLESPIE
on., Apr. 10th & Tue., Apr. 11th $4.50
Tickets available at Sun Shop. Everybody s. & I he Place
Seating Is Limited — 21 and over please
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Budd says he'd like to have
more student input before the
committee comes to any decision
and asks anyone with comments
or questions concerning the preg
nancy benefits or the existing
plan to call him at the ASUO office,
686-3724.
Sundries for you.
Kleenex Tissue 200 count box
reg. 830 now 580
Suave Shampoo and Conditioner
reg. $1.49 now 990
Crest Toothpaste 3 oz. reg. 890 now 530
Pepsodent Toothburshes reg. 790 now 390
Savings on
School
Supplies.
Pentel Rolling Writer reg. 980
now 690
13th & Kincaid 686-4331
BOOKSTORE op^ir Mon-Fri 8.15-5.30 Sat 10i00-2i00
Parker “Big Red” Ball Pen reg. $2.89
now $1.99
Bic Pens reg. 250
now 2 for 290
Erasable Typing Paper 16 lb., 100 sheets pack reg. $1.29 now 890
LiquidPaper reg. $1.10 now 730
Delux 3-Ring Binder reg. $2.98 now $1.89
Spiral Notebooks with Duck impring 80 Sheets reg. 690 now 390
For your munching pleasure.
Mars bars 130 ea. or 2 for 250
Snickers, M & M’s, 3-Musketeers, Milky Way,
Starburst, and Forever Yours.
T\ace Corps - VISTA
Now recruiting candidates
Jvr volunteer positions
starring tin's summer.
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