November rush
crowds chances
for holiday travel
By LORRAINE NELSON
Of the Emerald
School will be out in three
weeks and most of us will be left
with something we all deserve —
a vacation.
What to do with all that free time
and where to do it may not be
nearly so complicated as how to
get there.
Conflict
rises over
judgeships
Oregon Congressmen have
engaged in some heavy politick
ing over two newly created federal
judgeships in Oregon.
U S. Reps. Al Ullman, Bob
Duncan, Jim Weaver and Les
AuCoin have aU signed a recom
mendation to Pres. Jimmy Carter
to appoint Oregon Attorney Gen
eral Jim Redden and Bend attor
ney Owen Panner to the new
posts. That action is tantamount to
a final decision.
Eugene residents and state
wide women's groups, on the
other hand, have pushed Lane
County Circuit Judge Helen Frye.
Following a lengthy meeting in
Washington, D.C., between Ull
man, Duncan and Weaver, the
decision was made to recommend
Panner and Redden.
Weaver said Tuesday that he
has an "absolute commitment"
from Ullman and Duncan to in
clude Frye's name on a list of per
sons who will be recommended
on an equal basis to replace U.S.
District Judge Otto Skopil, should
Skopil be appointed to a vacancy
on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals.
Weaver said including Frye’s
name on that list should guaran
tee her appointment to the district
court bench.
The recommendation on the
circuit court appointment, how
ever, will be made by an indepen
dent commission being formed
now by the U.S. Jutice Depart
ment, rather than by the Democra
tic Oregon delegation to Con
gress, as is the case for district
court positions.
A spokesman for Ullman said
Frye had certainly been discussed
at the meeting but that no agree
ment on her had been reached.
Pat Amedeo, spokeswoman for
Duncan, said she was unable to
confirm or deny that an agreement
on Frye was made and that Dun
can was unavailable for comment.
Frye had no comment on the
availability of Skopil’s seat. “I am a
very serious candidate for the two
positions I know are currently a
vailable," she said.
By far, the cheapest method of
travel for students wanting to get
out of Eugene for the holidays, is
to get a ride with others who are
driving to or near your destination.
The ride board in the basement
of the EMU and Switchboard's
Ride Line (345-7600) are two ex
cellent places to find a ride to al
most anywhere in the country.
Most people request that you
share driving and gas.
If you can’t find anyone going
your way or if you just detest jazz,
scorpios or pot smokers, you may
decide not to take any chances
and opt for a different way to
travel.
Between Airwest and United,
Amtrak, Greyhound and Trail
ways, no part of this country
should be unreachable.
The Christmas holiday season
however, is the busiest time of the
year for the airlines in Eugene and
Gayle Norris of Adventure in
Travel reports the planes are "in
credibly booked.”
"Right now you cannot get a
seat out of Eugene going south
during the holidays,'’ she says.
Airwest or United fly north to
Portland and Seattle and south to
San Francisco, L A. and San
Diego. Connections with most
major airlines can be made in any
of these cities.
Norris says the only way to save
money on flights out of Eugene is
to make reservations at least 30
days in advance. Discounts range
anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of
full prices, depending upon the
length of time you are staying and
the day of week you are traveling.
There are no night flights out of
Eugene, but those out of Portland
and San Francisco offer discounts
of up to 50 percent.
A one-way ticket for holiday
travel between Eugene and New
York City, if reservations were
made today, would cost $227 to
$233. A round-trip ticket tor the
same flight, booked in advance,
would cost $275 to $280.
Amtrak excursions up and
down the coast are great, but for
longer rides, the fares are as
much as or even more than those
for flying.
Greyhound will take you to San
Francisco for $39.65, Amtrak tor
$44, but to fly will cost $67. If you
need a round-trip ticket for the
Denver area however, the prices
for all three are about the same.
Greyhound reports the buses
are very crowded even now and
Norris says Amtrak southbound
routes for San Francisco are sold
out for some days.
Eugene also has more than 10
travel agencies and contrary to a
common misconception, travel
agencies don’t charge extra fees
to customers. They receive com
missions from those companies in
the transportation industry.
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