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Emerald Vol. 83, No 71 Eugene, Oregon 97403 Tuesday, January 5, 1982 -1 Photo by Bob Baker Viewed from the ninth floor of Prince Lucien Campbell Hall, footprints leave lasting impressions of the back to school shuffle Snow topples trees, prompts pranksters By DEBBIE HOWLETT and HARRY ESTEVE Of ttw Emerald A white carpet covered the campus late Sunday night and early Monday morning, as four inches of snow fell on the University and most of Eugene While many students found late night pleasure building snowmen and throwing snow balls, motorists and pedes trians suffered the aftereffects of the snowfall this morning An EWEB power outage early this morning and a tree limb that fell through a window in Condon Hall kept University physical plant employees busy said director Harold Babcock Otherwise, there were no maior problems, Babcock said When the snow began to fall last night ~t ah0'4 m r. — dorm ic 'dents made he most of a rare appearance, bom barding ^ars on Agai*- Street and sculpting snowmen Students and faculty at the music school were (/eeted by an anatomically correct snow woman, who adorned the mu sic school’s front lawn At press time no one had claimed responsibility for the snowduck that appeared out S'de the faculty club across from the EMU The jubilance of the students didn't cause any major problems and the snow itself netted little in the way of crises, but their were some minor problems We re taking care of the snow the best we can," Bab cock said, but it's real sloppy and slippery out The major walkways around the University have been shoveled and will be the only areas cleared because the physical plant lacks enough staff to clear all of the paths, Babcock said Only one accident was reported to campus security, a fender-bender' in one of the parking lots "It doesn t look bad now, we re gonna keep our fingers crossed, Babcock said, but if it freezes tonight, it could be Kind of nasty walking around in the morning Meanwhile, the rest of Eugene is recovering from its " ‘ *ji; since 1975 Public school and Lane Community College students took an extra day off as clear skies and a bright sun helped ease Monday morning's icy road conditions School representatives said schools may remain closed if the bad weather continues However, University regis tration proceeds as scheduled today Students returning from California vacations by car Monday afternoon had dif ficulties getting to Eugene in time to register as heavy snowfall closed Interstate 5 in the Siskiyous 1-5 south of Portland was open, but packed snow made for hazar dous driving conditions, ac cording to state police In Central Oregon, hazar dous roads and blizzard con ditions forced the closure of Highway 20 over the Santiam Pass and the Willamette Pass, Highway 58 Mahlon Sweet Airport in Eugene was open Monday af ternoon. following sporadic closures due to snowfall Lane Transit District buc.es continue to operate through out the city, although several routes have been shortened or closed because of icy roads. Several buses that serve the University, including the Fox Hollow. 30th Avenue Shuttle, Laurel Hill, Bailey Hill, City View and Crest Drive’ buses will have slightly altered routes until conditions improve, said LTD employee Maryiee Bohrer "We test the roads first,'1 Bohrer said, “then we tell the drivers “hey, we don't want you to go this way ’ ” State police said no traffic deaths were reported in Lane County since the snow began to fall The National Weather Ser vice forecast scattered snow showers Monday night, with decreasing snow Tuesday and partial clearing Higher ed’s share equals $28 million Atiyeh calls for $147 million budget slash SALEM (AP) — Gov Vic Atiyeh Mon day recommended $147 million in state budget cuts that he said would require laying off about 500 state employees The governor also delayed the start of a special legislative session from next Monday to Jan 18 He said legislative leaders sought the delay to give committees added time to study his bud get recommendations Atiyeh's plan would cut spending at various state agencies an average of 10 percent One of the most drastic effects of Atiyeh's spending cut plan would slice $28 million from the higher education budge and require academic and clas sified employees of the state college system to take more than two weeks of leave without pav Atiyeh recommended a $16 million reduction in the budget tor state aid to elementary and secondary schools in the 1982 83 fiscal year. Because enroll ments are lower than expected, the state would continue to pay about 36 percent of local school -costs even with the proposed reduction, he said The largest state agency, the Human Resources Department, would shoulder cuts totaling $68 million out of a two-year budget of $772 million The department operates programs ranging from prisons to welfare In addition to spending reductions, Atiyeh proposed speeding-up employer payments of withholding taxes and ar increase in beer and wine taxes to head off a projected deficit now estimated at $237 2 million My recommendations will adjust state spending to correspond to current economic conditions while maintaining essential state services," Atiyeh said in a budget message to the lawmakers "I believe that many of these adjust ments are temporary, and it is my hope that some services to Oregonians will be restored by 1983 when our economy improves " Atiyeh didn't propose any reduction in the $538 million budgeted for homeowner and renter property tax relief but recommended that the state quit giving relief to households with more than $50,000 annual income The governor estimated the change would save the state as much as $20 million in the 1982-83 fiscal year, but he didn't include the savings in his budget plan He said any unspent tax relief r» ney would be added to reserve funds Miyeh acknowledged that there is sentiment among lawmakers to carve in.' tax relief dollars But the governor said he strongly opposes using the pro gra ' to help balance the budget f 'st of the $100 million in proposed added revenue in Atiyehs plan would come from accelerating employer with holding tax payments for a one-shot income increase of $72 million in the 1982-83 fiscal year E mployers, beginning July 1, would be required to send the state tax money withheld from employees' pay within six days of paydays instead of within 45 days as under current law The budget crunch is caused by plummeting forecasts of income tax col lections, which make up 85 percent of the state s $3 billion, two-year general fund budget Gov. Vic Atlyeh
