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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1978)
Ativeh forces Straub onto comeback trail Analysis by JACK CONDUFFE Of the Emerald The word is out — Bob Straub is mak ing his comeback. The question is why does an incumbent governor need to make a comeback? Straub has been as much as 20 per centage points behind challenger Vic Atiyeh in the polls, probably due to his weak leadership style and slow cam paign tactics. Straub now trails the state senator from Beaverton by just three to four points in the polls. Atiyeh’s vigorous and polished run for the governorship seat has hindered Straub in his re election effort. The veteran legislator is well known for his oratory style and grasp of the issues. Issues, plural should really be issue, singular, and the issue is taxes and spending. Atiyeh has embraced Ballot Measure 6, while Straub is pushing the Legislature's alternative, Measure 11. Measure 6 would limit local property taxes to 1.5 percent of the 1975 asses sed value property. Measure 11 places no limit on assessed value, but cuts property taxes in half up to a $1,500 limit and places a limit on state spending. The two candidates are now barn storming the state. Straub is saying Measure 6 is disaster for local govern ments and that Measure 11 meets the requirements of cutting property taxes and putting a lid on state spending. Atiyeh taps Straub as the man re sponsible for the ballooning state bureaucracy and reminds voters that the state budget doubled during Straub's tenure in the governor’s office. Atiyeh says he is following the “wishes of 200,000 Oregonians’’ by endorsing Gubernatorial candidates Vic Atiyeh and Gov. Bob Straub don't see eye to eye on most campaign issues. Atiyeh has been stumping the state pushing for Measure 6 - an across the board cut in property taxes. Straub adamantly favors Measure 11. Straub called a special legislative session to formulate Measure 11, which provides for a 50 percent cut in property taxes. Measure 6. He says that as governor he will lead the Legislature in correcting de ficiencies in Measure 6. Atiyeh is confi dent he can obtain the two-thirds legisla tive approval that will be required to change Measure 6 if voters approve it. Straub says Atiyeh has hurt himself by his endorsement of Measure 6. The governor says the challenger waffled on his position on 6 until after the Legisla ture placed Measure 11 on the ballot. The implication is that Atiyeh adopted his stand to differentiate himself from Straub. Other major issues have been lost in the tax measures, and the two candi dates have significantly different stands on them. Atiyeh’s stand varies from Straub's on issues such as nuclear power,herbicides and the death penalty. • Herbicides — Straub recently pushed strict herbicide regulations through th3 State Board of Forestry re quiring 200-foot buffer zones between spray areas and residences and streams. Atiyeh accuses Straub of a political stand on a scientific issue. ‘‘What basis does the governor have for a 200-foot buffer?" Atiyeh asks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D man ufacturers that the EPA may suspend use of the substances because of scien tific evidence of hazards. • Nuclear power—Straub cannot be considered an opponent of nuclear power, although he says he takes “a dim view" of its development. Straub did say recently that he is not convinced the proposed Pebble Springs nuclear plants are necessary. Atiyeh supports the con struction of the Pebble Springs plants. • Death Penalty — Atiyeh says the limited use of the death penalty set out in Ballot Measure 8 would deter murders. Straub strongly disagrees the death penalty would be a deterent. • People’s Utility Districts—Straub favors passage of Ballot Measure 4, which simplifies the procedures to form PUD’s. Atiyeh opposes passage. • Abortion — Atiyeh personally op poses abortion but says that as long as abortion is legal in Oregon, poor women should not be discriminated against. Straub personally pushed through an appropriation by the State Emergency Board for state funded abortions when Congress cut off federal funds. Catherine siegner of environmental concern A fire at Bonneville Dam Friday, knocked out three of ten generators and caused over $200,000 damage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported. A short circuit caused the fire, which originally had seven generators out before repairmen restored all but three early Saturday. Ed Ashley, project engineer at Bonneville, said no internal dam age to the generators is sus pected. Hearings will begin today on whether the Trojan nuclear plant should be restarted while modifi cations to control construction are being made. M&F KING TUT TOUR NOV 3-4-5 4 Days/3 Nights single double triple occupancy occup. occup. $76/per $72/per $69/per person person person all inclusive SAN FRANCISCO THANKSGIVING 3 Days/2 Nights *167 oo per person double occupancy with Thanksgiving dinner at the SHERATON PALACE & Round trip on AMTRAK from Eugene wonrn thaykl urnn.\i Several environmental groups and individuals requested hear ings on the modifications, and the NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licens ing Board received Testimony on the issue in August. Trojan's majority owner, Port land General Electric Co,, has re quested the NRC first take up the issue of interim operation before the modifications are examined. The hearings will take place Monday through Wednesday at the Capitol Building in Salem. They will continue Thursday and Friday at the Bonneville Power Administration auditorium in Port land. The University’s Outdoor Program is sponsoring a trip to Duffy Lake this weekend. It will be a backpacking adventure, with a 5.8 mile hike each way. The Outdoor Program’s trips are open to the public, with begin ners especially encouraged to at tend. There will be a pre-trip meet ■i r r 1 ing Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the Outdoor Program office (Room 23 EMU). A sign-up sheet is posted in the Outdoor Program office, or people may sign up by calling 686-4365. Chuck John of Eugene will operate one of two wild horse adoption centers set up by the U.S. Bureau of Land Manage ment. BLM’s Adopt-A-Horse program began in 1974 to provide “ecolog ical balance on western ranges, and provide humane treatment for surplus wild horses,” according to a department news release. John is a former president of the Lane County Humane Associa tion, and has unofficially helped dozens of wild horses find homes with Wiliamette Valley residents. He will operate the adoption center at 88930 Greenhill Road in Eugene. CHINA BLUE RESTAURANT Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken Sliced Breast of Chicken seasoned with spices and toasted to a golden brown topped with pineapple and coconut sauce $4.95 China Blue 879 E. 13th Ave. 343-2832 Hours Mon-Thurs. 11 to 10 Fri. 11 to 11 Sat. 5 to 11 Sun. 5 to 10 ; A $38 fee for transporting and maintaining the horses will be charged for each animal. Applica tions and information about adopt ing a horse are available by writing to Adopt-A-Horse, P.O. Box 25047, Denver, Colo., 80225. BLM will notify those applicants with adequate facilities for main taining a wild horse when an ani mal is available. The Audubon Society of Lane County is sponsoring two films and a trip this week. The Society’s annual member ship meeting on Tuesday night is free and open to the public. “Wil derness, Who Needs It?” a new National Audubon Society film about the sociological aspects of wilderness areas, and “Think Like A Mountain,” a Forest Service film about rare and endangered species, will be shown. The films will be at the Central Presbyterian Church, 1475 Ferry St., starting at 7:30 p.m.
