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Guard reporter to speak
Jerry Urhammer, investigative reporter for the Eugene Register
Guard, wiH speak Wednesday about team investigative reporting and
the effects of last year’s Arizona Project, in which he participated. He will
speak in Room 221 Allen Hall at 7:30 p.m.
A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Urhammer was
one of more than 50 reporters from across the nation who converged on
Phoenix in the wake of the murder of reporter Don Bolles. The series of
articles produced by the team ran more than 100,000 words and de
tailed the activities of underworld figures involved in land fraud, gamb
ling, prostitution and drug smuggling. The Register-Guard published the
series, and was subsequently named in a $16-million libel suit brought
in several states by the son of an Arizona mobster. That suit was
recently dismissed in Oregon.
His speech is sponsored by the student chapters of Women in
Communications and the Society of Professional Journalists, and is
open to the public.
New dept, heads chosen
Two new department heads have been named at the Univesity in
the College of Arts and Sciences. They will serve terms of three years.
Robert Mazo will become chemistry department head Sept. 16,
succeeding Richard Noyes. Virgil Boekelheide will serve as acting
department head between July 1 and Sept. 16, as Noyes is leaving for
study in Europe.
Mazo has been at the Univesity since 1962. He has been on leave
for 1977-78 and is finishing a year in Washington, D.C., as director of
the chemical-thermodynamic program of the National Science Founda
tion.
Carl Johannesen has been named geography department head. At
the University since 1959, he succeeds Everett Smith in the administra
tive duties.
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Assessor’s office
for sale?
Wealthy property owners are
getting involved in the hotly con
tested race for Lane County Asses
sor
Four years ago, Ken Bylund’s
election overturned 16 years of pro
big business administration in the
assessor’s office. Now Bylund is
being opposed by two candidates
who are backed by developers and
rich investors, including County
Commissioner Weinstein.
Bylund has made changes in the
assessment formulas to shift the
tax burden away from homeow
ners and small farmers. "I’ve
worked hard to make sure that the
people who can best afford it pay
more of their fair share,” Bylund
says, "and they don’t like it.”
Bill Bain, a former bank loan of
ficer, is one of the candidates op
posing Bylund. Bain’s list of con
tributors reads like a directory of
who’s who in the Lane County
economic elite.
Among Bain's backers are: Stub
Stewart, N.B. and Ehrman Gius
tina, Nils Hult, Ray Swanson,
Don-Lee Davidson, and Delta
Property Co. Together, their per
sonal and business real estate in
terests total more than $64 mill
ion.
Two of Bain’s contributors are
currently involved in appeals, try
ing to get their assessed values
lowered. W.H. Shields, an investor
in Valley River Shopping Center,
is seeking a $5 million dollar redu
ction on the $23 million property:
and Georgia-Pacific Corp., which
is appealing for a $198,000 reduc
tion, has also given money to
Bain's campaign.
The other challenger in this
year’s race. Bill Dwyer, has also
accepted questionable contribu
tions. Thomas Wildish of Wildish
Construction Co., whose family
corporations have disputed
Bylund’s assessments of their
property, has given money to
Dwyer. So has controversial de
veloper Mike Safley.
Dwyer also reports a contribu
tion from Elsie Gault, whose hus
band, John Gault, was nominated
by Commissioner Weinstein to
head the Board of Equalization.
The Board of Equalization re
views the Assessor’s decisions, and
Bylund has charged Gault with
favoring wealthy business in
terests — including W.H. Shields
and Weinstein.
Weinstein Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes in the race for
Assessor looms Commissioner
Weinstein who has more than a
million dollars worth of property
values under appeal. Weinstein
has been displaying a Dwyer for
Assessor sign in his downtown bus
iness office window. Meanwhile.
Weinstein’s trusted aide. George
Kramer, signed a nominating peti
tion for Bain and has been meeting
with the candidate. It is evident
that Weinstein and other big prop
erty owners want "anyone but
Bylund.”
Bylund’s opponents have been
relying on personal attacks. "They
want to talk about personalities,
not the important policy issues,”
Bylund says. Td like to eliminate
the property tax altogether be
cause it discriminates against peo
ple who own just a little property.
In the meantime, Td work toward
exempting senior citizens from the
property tax, closing loopholes
which now allow industry to es
cape taxation, providing upkeep
incentives through reduced valua
tions for those who maintian their
homes, and getting tax-exempt in
stitutions to pay for the police and
fire protection they receive.”
Bylund says his opponents have
failed to outline what they would
do to reduce the property tax bur
den.
Bylund says he’s not surprised
by the strong opposition to his re
election on the part of rich and
powerful interests. "The people
will decide on election day,” he
says, "and Tm confident that the
homeowners and renters, the
working people and small farmers
like what I've been doing. I don’t
think they want to subsidize Val
ley River, Georgia-Pacific, Weins
tein, and the developers through
higher taxes on their homes. The
big guys will soon discover that the
assessor’s office is not for sale.”
Pud for by Reflect Ken Bylund Committee. 382 KooopLn , Eugene 97404. Dorothy Deeper,
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Dinosaur prof
to give seminar
on Wednesday
A seminar and public lecture on
"Paleontology and Plate Tec
tonics” given by Robert West of
the University of Wisconsin will be
given Wednesday.
West, who is curator of Geology
at the Milwaukee Public Museum
and Department of Paleontology,
will speak at a seminar in 307 Vol
canology Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
He wiB lecture that evening at 8
in 133 Gilbert on “Ancient Mam
mals and Drifting Continents: The
Implications for Early Primate
Dispersal.”
West's visit is sponsored by the
departments of anthropology and
geology.
Accountants
to discuss jobs
Beta Alpha Psi, an honorary ac
counting fraternity, will sponsor a
three-speaker lecture tonight at
7:30 in the EMU, room to be
posted.
The lecture is titled “Alternative
Careers to Public Accounting.”
Two former graduates Nancy
Burke-Minden of the State De
partment of Revenue, Pat Ventura
of Hannum Datsun and Elmo
Scheiwe, treasurer of Pape Cats,
will discuss the pros of govern
mental and corporate accounting.
Israel focus
of photo essay
The Jewish Student
Union/Hillel will display an Israel
Photo Exhibit Wednesday from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. in the EMU Lobby.
The extensive photo exhibit
documents Israel today — its
people, places, moods and di
verse lifestyles, according to stu
dent union members.
The exhibit is on loan from the
Jewish Agency in New York.
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Last jazz concert tonight
The University -i«77 Lab Band I will conclude its most successful
year when CBS recording artist Oscar Williams joins the band for a jazz
concert at 8 tonight in Beall Concert Hall.
For the second consecutive year, Williams will be on campus as
artist-in-residence during jazz week.
The Jazz Lab Band I recently returned from the Pacific Coast Col
legiate Jazz Festival in Berkeley where it took fourth place in a field of 90
bands.
Two smaller University jazz ensembles also attended the festival,
and trombonist Jim McLennan and guitarist Richard Smith were named
outstanding soloists in the Combo Division.
Williams has received degrees in trumpet from Southern Univer
sity, and has performed with Stan Kenton, Ray Charles, Blood, Sweat
and Tears, James Brown, Michael White and numerous others.
The Oscar Williams Quartet will open the performance. The Quar
tet will include Dan Siegel on keyboards, David Hudson, University
graduate student on bass and Dowd on drums and percussion, in
addition to Williams on trumpet and flugelhom.
Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for students and senior citizens.
Alternatives examined
Student housing doesn’t come cheap in the University area. Stu
dents who are interested in an alternative to the high cost of rent are
encouraged to attend a meeting about cooperatives (co-ops) at 4 p.m.
Wednesday in the EMU, room to be posted.
“The University housing area is a seller’s market,” says Rob Can
field, co-op meeting organizer. “Students can turn the system around."
“A cooperative is an organization that can better provide a service,
in this case housing, then individuals could for themselves.”
Eugene presently has a vacancy rate of less than one precent,
Canfield says. According to off-campus housing, a vacancy rate of less
than five percent is considered by the federal government to be a
housing shortage.
Canfield, along with housing office worker Sharon Hill, have called
the meeting to get input about what sort of new co-op should be created
in the University area.
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MEETINGS
AD those interested in the future of Oregon's De
**ft are invited to aland a meeting of the Desert
Wilderness Council at 7:30 this evening at 1527
Agate.
Problems and Solutions In Prison Trwisition
(CSPA 400M) wll meet at 448 E. 17th (in Nley
betsreen Mil and Ferry) tonight from 7 to 9. If you
have any questions, contact Dawn at 343-4934
The Campus Zen Felowahlp aril meet today for
medltalon from 1:30 to 220 p.m. In the EMU. room
to be posted.
The Jesrfsh Student Union Steering Committee
sill hold Is last mealing ol the year tonight at 8 In
the EMU. room to be posted. The meeting is open
to anyone interested In getting involved in next
year's JSU acSvitiee
New Morter Board members: Important meeting
at 5 today at the EMU, room to be posted. If you
can! attend cal La, 485-9591. ext 5350
MISCELLANEOUS
The annual Beta Gamma Sigma Awards and
inilMion ceremony wK be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at
Bey's Steak House.
The Koinonia Center. 1414 Kincaid. wtN be open
for stody as space is available. 5 to 10 p.m. from
now through Inals. Closed May 29. 30 and 31.
Sooology undergraduates and majors: An or
ganizational mealing wll be held Wednesday at
4:30 in 714 PLC. Coma and grip*. meet ona
another, and learn more about what goes on in toe
Sociology Depart mart Ofllca apaoa is avtotable
and them are placas on departmental committaat
tor undergraduates
Chinese Culturai Weak: Today wM be a variety
show featuring Chinese Music, classical instiu
ments, dancing and marlal arts tom noon to 1 p.m.
on the EMU terrace
The Jewish Student Union is sponsoring a photo
exhtoit on contemporary Israel Wednesday from 9
am. to 9 p.m. in the EMU Lobby.
Alternative Careers to Pubic accounting is the
topic of a panel tonight by three accountants rep
resenting government and industry, at 7:30 in the
EMU . room to be posted Sponsored by Bata Alpha
Psi Refreshments provided.
Today at 12:30 and 2. the survival center wil be
showing the movie Whales Dolphins and Men'
outside of Suits I in the east Lobby of the EMU The
movie dscueaes the totsNgence of whales and
dolphins and how this intebgencee simitar to men.
The showing is free.
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