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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.