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An Emerald wish list for 1978 election
During the past two weeks the Emerald has pre
sented its endorsements of candidates in contested
races and issues that voters will face on Tuesday’s
general-election ballot.
These endorsements include the following:
U S. Senate :Mark Hatfield (R)
U.S. Representative—4th DistrictiJim Weaver (D)
Governor: Bob Straub (D)
Labor Commissioner: Mary Roberts (D)
State Senate—20th District: George Wingard (R)
State Senate — 21st District: Edward Fadeley (D)
State Senator—22nd District: Ted Kulongoski (D)
State Representative—39th District: Grattan Ke
rens (D)
State Representative—40th District: Don Chalmers
(D)
State Representative—41st District: Mary Burrows
(R>
OFFICES
State Representative — 42nd District: Nancie
Fadeley (D)
State Superintendent, Public Instruction: Ruth
McFarland
Lane County Commissioner—East Lane
District:Robert Smith
Lane County Commissioner—West Lane District: No
endorsement
Lane County Commissioner—Springfield District:
Bill Morrissette
Lane County Assessor: Ken Bylund
Eugene City Councilor—Ward 6: Eric Haws
BALLOT MEASURES, statewide and county
Measure 1—Appellate judges appointive post, sub
ject to voter approval for re-election: Yes
Measure 2 — Authorizes Senate confirmation of
governor’s appointments: Yes
Measure 3 — Vehicle Registration and Fee In
crease: No
Measure 4 — Shortens Formation Procedures for
People’s Utility Districts: Yes
Measure 5 — Authorizes, regulates practice of den
ture technology : Yes
Measure 6 — Limitations on property taxes: No
Measure 7 — Prohibits state expenditures, pro
grams or services for abortion: No
Measure 8 — Requires death penalty for murder
under specific conditions: No
Measure 9— Limitations on public utility rate base
(prohibits including construction or acquisition costs
for projects not in operation): Yes
Measure 10— Land use planning, zoning constitu
tional amendment (eliminates enforcement power
of statewide goals and guidelines by Land Conserva
tion and Development Commission):No
Measure 11 — Reduces property tax payable by
homeowners and renters: Yes
Measure 13 — Shall the county assessor serve by
appointment rather than election?: No
Proposition to recall Commissioner Weinstein: Yes
Frohnmayer better
The Emerald has seriously misperceived
the real qualifications of the candidates for
Dist. 40 representative in not endorsing
Dave Frohnmayer. In that race, qualifica
tions are the only substantive issue.
Frohnmayer is hardly a party-line Repub
lican, and has stood on the right side of
every major environmental and consumer
issue brought before the legislature. He is
regarded as one the most honest and forth
right legislators in both parties.
But what he posseses that truly sets him
far ahead of challenger Chalmers is the fact
that he has the intelligence and savvy to
actually get things done in the legislature.
The Oregon house has its share of
screeching zealots who will fight to the
death for some particularly admirable goal.
The only problem is that they achieve no
thing, and frequently alienate other legis
lators who might well support a more ra
tional argument for the same issue.
Don Chalmers has never held a post out
side the University community. His major
accomplishments have been in taking pot
shots at Frohnmayer, not in his role as a
legislator, but in his job as legal advisor to
the University president (a role he is leaving
in December in any event).
Since Chalmers has failed to show any
leadership in anything other than the arena
of student politics, and he attacks the in
cumbent on grounds totally unrelated to his
integrity or efficiency as a legislator, voters
would be making a poor choice if they select
Chalmers.
Frohnmayer represents much-needed
progressive, rational, and perhaps most
importantly, effective leadership, regard
less of party labels.
McFarland for SPI
Oregon has the opportunity to elect to
public office a person of truly exceptional
qualifications. Such a person is Ruth
McFarland, candidate for State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction.
Ruth McFarland's experience covers the
whole range of educational levels. She has
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been a grade school teacher, a high school
teacher, a community college teacher.
Dr. McFarland’s background includes a
master’s degree in biology from the Univer
sity of Oregon, and a Ph.D in genetics from
the University of Oregon as well. She is
currently an instructor in biological sciences
at Mt. Hood Community College.
Ruth McFarland has always been deeply
involved in her community as a member of
Multnomah County Economic Advisory
Committee, as chair of the sub-committee
on Energy and the Environment, as a
former president of the League of Women
Voters. She has also been active in the
American Association of University
Women, and in Business and Professional
Women.
Among her priorities, Ruth McFarland
stresses: effective leadership, and com
munication for education with the Oregon
legislature; reduction of administrative
waste by reducing ratio of administrators to
teachers; consistency in high school and
graduation competencies, throughout
Oregon; review of textbooks to adjust
readability levels; encouragement of
teacher training curriculum which will turn
out teachers who can teach.
Dorothy Lee per
Lane County co-ordinator,
Ruth McFarland for
State Superintendent Committee
2760 Agate St., Eugene
Bain for assessor
In the primary election I defeated Com
missioner ARCHIE WEINSTEIN for the
post of Precinct Committee-person. De
spite objections from people who said I
shouldn’t challange a fellow Democrat, I felt
the truth should be known and I was elected
overwhelmingly.
Now I’d like to tell you about another
county politician. KEN BYLUND is a politi
cal opportunist. When the special interest
favoring tax Measure 6 was popular, he
supported it. Now he doesn’t. KEN
BYLUND and ARCHIE WEINSTEIN used
to get along. Now that they don't, KEN
BYLUND plays up to the anti-Weinstein
people.
Even when it was unpopular, BILL BAIN
opposed Measure 6. BILL BAIN’S service
on the Lane County Environmental Health
Council shows he holds the public interests
above those of certain private interests that
tried to block the council’s work.
For reform in county government vote for
BILL BAIN as County Assessor.
Rich Rice
senior, mathematics
11,6 both flawed
Your banner headline “Tax cut measures
should spare budget” (ODE, Nov. 1) is mis
leading, naive, and irresponsible. Higher
education has been the traditional
whipping-child for Oregon's troglodyte Legis
lature and is likely to come under even grea
ter attack if either measure 6 or 11 is passed
by the voters. A public gutting of the Univer
sity would be just the right public relations
tool for politicos frightened by the tax revolt.
As Chancellor Lieuallen himself admits
“Under 6, we wonder What will the Legisla
ture do?’.. there’ll be a real cat and dog
fight" and the most likely underdog is higher
education. As to the Chancellor’s prediction
that “quality education will be maintained
and necessary improvements made,” one
has to wonder how to maintain a condition
which does not currently exist due to exist
ing underfunding. Perhaps he has hired
Pollyanna as a budget analyst.
How can students, faculty, and staff pro
tect themselves from further damage?
Solid votes against both six and eleven and
for state and national candidates who will
support education (Weaver, Fadeley, Bur
rows, Chalmers, etc.) are our best hopes for
adequate future support As to the tax re
volt, let's properly redirect it toward the
megabucks military and nuclear power de
velopment programs, which are a major
cause of both inflation and unemployment.
James Dwyer
library staff
ASUO endorsements
We would like to take this opportunity to
urge that all eligible students vote in the
general election, Tuesday November 7th.
And when they do vote to support the re
election bids of congressman Jim Weaver
and Governor Bob Straub.
Congressman Weaver and Governor
Straub have earned the support of every
student. Both are champions of the envi
ronment and strong proponents of alterna
tive evergy sources, and energy conserva
tion.
Weaver and Straub have been consis
tent supporters of higher education, equit
able tax relief, expanded renters-rebates,
and increased wilderness area.
Their stands on the state ballot measures
are identical with those of the ASUO: yes on
4, 5, 9 and no on 6, 7, 10.
Most distressing of all, is the tremendous
amount of money the special interests are
pouring into the campaigns of their Repub
lican opponents. Just about every "right
wing" political action committee in the na
tion is flooding money into the Lausmann
campaign, as are the timber industry, oil
companies, and the Republican National
Committee.
If you want government by the special
interests; then by all means vote for Atiyeh
and Lausmann, but if you want the kind of
independent and progressive leadership
that Oregon is known for, then cast your
ballots for Bob Straub and Jim Weaver.
Remember that if you are not registered
to vote you can still do so up until the polls
dose on election day. This can be done at
the Lane County elections Div. 175 W 8th,
downtown.
Ramon Herrera
Junior, journalism
Jeff Warren
senior geography
Monday. November 6,1978
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