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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1982)
A record 502 candidates file for political positions SALEM (AP) — A record 502 candidates had filed for state political offices by the 5 p m Tuesday filing deadline for the May 18 primary election, elections officials said The total includes eight Democrats and six Republicans seeking party nominations for governor Ray Phelps, elections director for Secretary of State Norma Paulus, said the candidate total far surpassed the 379 contenders who filed for the 1980 primary election There were few big surprises in the eleventh hour filings in a crowded House chamber in the Capitol Two veteran lawmakers called it quits Tues day, including Sen Richard Groener, who cur rently has the longest tenure of any legislator. Rep Bill Grannell, D-North Bend, chairman of the House Revenue Committee, withdrew as a can didate for renomination Groener admitted two violations of state ethics laws last year for accepting a gift worth more than $100 from a lobbyist and failing to report a loan from a Portland businessman The state Ethics Commission found him guilty of a third violation by using his office for personal financial gain, a finding he is appealing Groener first was elected to the House in 1955 and has served 22 years in the Legislature Sen Walt Brown, Milwaukie. and Rep Ed Lindquist Gladstone, are seeking the Democratic nomination to the Senate seat Grannell, a newspaper publisher, has served in the House since 1973 He cited personal and business reasons for giving up his seat Five Democrats are seeking the nomination to the seat including Nellie Ripper, wife of state Sen Jack Ripper D-North Bend A late entry in the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination was Salem attorney Steve Anderson Anderson unsuccessfuly chal lenged former Congressman Al Ullman in the Democratic primary two years ago Gov Vic Atiyeh faces five challengers in his bid for Republican renomination to a second term, including former state GOP Chairman Walter Huss of Portland Huss's wife, Rosalie, filed for the GOP nomination to the seat held by Democratic Rep Shirley Gold, Portland, who is seeking a second term. In other statewide contests, Labor Commis sioner Mary Roberts faces state Rep Jim Chrest, Portland, and Anne Stegen, Hubbard, in her bid for Democratic renomination State Superintendent of Public Instruction Verne Duncan faces five opponents in his non partisan re-election race, including Sen. Rod Monroe, D-Portland, and Salem School Superin tendent Bill Kendrick. Non-partisan contests are decided in the primary unless no candidate gets a majority of the votes In that case, the two top finalists face a runoff in the November general election. Former state Sen Vern Cook of Gresham is challenging state Supreme Court Justice J.R. Campbell's bid for election to the seat to which he was appointed Justices Berkeley Lent and Betty Roberts drew no opponents All judicial races are non-partisan. State Court of Appeals Judges Thomas Young, John Warden and William Richardson face no opposition Portland lawyers Stephen Walker and Jonathan Newman are vying for a Court of Appeals seat being vacated by Judge Robert Thornton, who is retiring Among US House races, 1st District Rep. Les AuCoin faces Portland businessman Bob Magid in the Democratic primary. Five Democrats and two Republicans are vying for the 2nd District seat. That seat is being vacated by freshman Republican Rep Denny Smith, who is unopposed in seeking the GOP nomination in the new 5th District. Freshman Rep Ron Wyden has no opponent in his bid for Democratic renomination in the 3rd District In the 4th District, Gene Arvidson of Eugene is challenging Rep Jim Weaver in the Democratic primary Five Democrats including state Sen. Ruth McFarland. Boring, are seeking the nomination in the 5th District Franciscan Priest joins rights seminar A Franciscan priest who in vestigated abuses of Miskito In dians in Nicaragua will join James Stephens tonight in a seminar sponsored by the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America Father Tom Rosenberger, member of a 14-man ecumen ical group which investigated the treatment of Miskito Indians by the Sandinista Army in Nicaragua, joins Stephens from 6:30 to 9:30 p m at 1236 Kincaid St Stephens, co-author of an Oxfam America study on El Sal vador land reform, will speak on the history of that nation up to 1970 Stephens completes the seminar Thursday night, 6:30 to 9:30 Student admission for one session is $1 75, while general admission is $3 00 Hardship cases will be charged less For more information call 484-5867. Adult bookstore burns COOS BAY, (AP) - An ar son-caused fire damaged an adult bookstore that received a business license the day before the blaze erupted, state police said Tuesday Authorities believed gasoline from a five-gallon container was used to start the fire at Walt’s Adult Bookstore, trooper Tom Benz said TEETH Ignore them and they will go away Teeth Cleaninq and Exam $25 Will Momingsun D.O.S. Thomas R. Huhn D.D.S. call for appointment 746-6517 1 Vi miles from campus next to the Bike Path 528 Mill St. Springfield A back room of the bookstore was damaged heavily by flames while the rest of the building received extensive smoke damage Friday night. Store operator Walter Schak was granted a business license Thursday by Coos County com missioners who heard public testimony against the book store iO% DISCOUNT To U. of O. 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