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Wingard, Hendriksen’s panel appearance turns into a rhetorical brawl By Michele Matassa Of th* Emerald Onlookers got more than the planned panel discussion they had bargained for at a can didates forum co-sponsored by Land, Air and Water and the Sierra Club’s Many Rivers divi sion Tuesday night What started out to be a con trolled panel discussion of four topics between state Sen George Wingard, district 20, and his Democratic challenger Margie Hendriksen turned into a head-to-head arguement. with voices and tempers rising at a rapid rate Instead of responding to the questions presented by the for um sponsors, Hendriksen, the first speaker, began attacking Wingard's attendance for votes as well as his voting record Speaking before a conserva tion-minded audience, Hendrik sen cited cases in which Win gard's voting record favored nuclear power and opposed environmental concerns. Wingard's anger was evident when he too, veered from the chosen topics "I didn't know this was going to be a debate I thought the candidates would talk about the issues written here and I thought the moderator would stick to that format.'' He said he didn't like negative campaigns because the real issues" were not considered "I’m angry I'm angry because I got set up here," said Wingard “This was supposed to be a clean question-answer session But if you want a debate, you'll get it You'll get it because I don't like to be set up." Later, Wingard said he "felt bad about getting angry.” He said Hendriksen's unexpected attack upset him and threw him “off track," making his prepared answers less effec tive Hendriksen left the session early and was unavailable for comment In spite of the dispute, both Wingard and Hendriksen did address the prepared ques tions. Wingard said he favors reconstitution of the State Forestry Board to recorrect over-representation of the timber industry He said he lost support of timber industry peo ple because of his pro-environ ment position Hendriksen said she also op poses having people in office who are representing a ' private domain.” The next issue was Ballot Measure 6, which Hendriksen said would be a "disaster" if it was approved The measure would abolish all statewide land use planning George Wingard and Margie Hendriksen, candidates for the Senate seat in Dist. 20, turned a panel discussion into a full-fledged debate Tuesday night laws and the Land Conservation and Development Commission She said the passage of mea sure 6 would “hold (land) development up for years" because no organized planning system would be at work Wingard also spoke against the proposal but said he felt Lane County could, with a "coordinated effort," effect a successful planning system if measure 6 passes Both Hendriksen and Win gard spoke out against Wah Chang's disposal of radioactive nuclear waste on a flood plain of the Willamette Valley. Mary Burrows, Republican incumbent in the district 41 state representative race, also spoke on those issues although her challenger, Mike Grove, wasn't able to attend Her stands were similar to the other candidates' She supported the environ mentalists' stance on the State Forestry Board issue, saying, like Wingard, she has lost sup port from the timber industry because she "went out on a limb.” She argued against Ballot Measure 6 but admitted that the process does need some refin •ng Burrows said she adamantly opposes the Wah Chang dispo sal situation ‘ I don't care what the procedure is I don't think any type of disposal should be al lowed near the Willamette River,” Burrows said Rep. Jim Weaver, District 4. was supposed to attend the forum but traveled to Roseburg for a last-minute ' surprise'' meeting with Republican chal lenger Ross Anthony, accord ing to Weaver aide Greg Skill man, who was at the forum as his "stand-in." Arbitrator to decide GTFF dues increase By Sandy Johnstone Of the Emerald The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation and the University put their cases before an arbitrator yesterday to determine whether the University should implement a sliding scale union dues increase the GTFF approved in Feb ruary Carlton Snow, law professor from Wil lamette University, has 30 days to decide the case presented by negotiators Karen Gorder for the GTFF and William F Hoelscher for the University Under the rules of arbitration, Snow's decision is legally binding The University objects to the cost of reprogramming the computer system to accommodate the change The sliding scale increases the dues from $4 80 per month to a minimum of $5.25 per month and increasing depending on the number of hours taught by the GTF to a maximum of $6 25 per month While the original plan called for revisions in full time equivalency numbers every term, the GTFF has considered taking an average FTE for the year to cut down on computer reprogramming Hoelscher, special assistant to the attorney general for labor relations, notes the University is willing to adopt the system if the GTFF pays the cost of reprogramming, estimated at between $675 and $1,500 The GTFF, according to Gorder, field representative for the Oregon Federation of Teachers, believes it is the University's responsibility to pay for implementing the change Hoelscher points out that Article 5 of the collective bargaining contract requires the union to pay for use of facilities He says this includes the use of the computer to change the payroll sys tem Gorder points out computer pro gramming has never been mentioned during collective bargaining agreement Recession shadows governor s race SALEM (AP) — Even if they can't agree on the solutions, Republican Gov Vic Atiyeh and Democratic challenger Ted Kulongoski agree on the major issues Both say they are offering Oregonians «. a clear choice on economic and leader ship issues The third entry in the race. Libertarian Party candidate Paul Cleveland, offers an alternative view of both the questions and the answers He believes the central issue is government's use of compulsion to achieve social and political goals He says he opposes government coercion in all of its forms Atiyeh says he has made state government lean He says he's been active behind the scenes in bringing new jobs to Oregon He says he has made hard, politically unpopular budget deci sions for Oregon's economic good He accuses Kulongoski. a state sena tor from Junction City, of failing to assert leadership in the Legislature, even though the Democrats control both houses He says Kulongoski's 1981 sponsorship of plant-closure legislation scared business A Kulongoski victory in th> Nov 2 general election will keep new companies away from Oregon in droves. Atiyeh claims Kulongoski says Atiyeh failed to do anything about the recession until it was too late He says the governor's leader ship pattern is to wait too long and then to do too little Rather than being a leader. Atiyeh has been a caretaker, and not a very good one, in Kulongoski's estimation He asks voters the same question Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 are you better off now than you were four years ago? He says the 6,000 jobs Atiyeh claims to have brought to the state can t replace the 130,000 |obs that have been lost Atiyeh believes Oregonians know what's best for them, and he thinks they'll make the right economic choices unaid ed by government Kulongoski says government must take a stronger role in putting people back to work Kulongoski favors speeding up public works projects and giving tax Incentives to Oregon industries He wants to In crease Oregon's exports and help the timber industry retool and diversify. pos sibly with loans from the Public Em ployee Retirement System, a proposal Atiyeh has labeled as dangerous The Democratic, candidate promises to reorganize the state uepanmem or Economic Development and place em phasis on help for small and medium sized businesses He tavors state aid tor towns affected by plant closures, but he says he now opposes laws requiring troubled com panies to give advance warning before closing their doors Cleveland says the best way to in crease jobs in the private sector is to eliminate those in government He says that major reductions in state em ployment could create as many as 120,000 jobs in the private sector The libertarian candidate opposes compulsory school attendance and favors tax credits for those who educate children In private schools Cleveland says "state-imposed monopolies, regulations and unethical prohibitions cause higher prices, fewer jobs, organ ized crime and widespread disrespect tor law " Ho supports Ballot Measure 3, the 1 ^ percent property tax limitation amend ment. as well as elimination of statewide land-use planning Both Atiyeh and Kulongoski oppose both ballot meas ures discussions as being considered part of the facilities specified in the contract Hoelscher argues since the collective bargaining agreement running from Oct 30, 1981 to June 30, 1983 makes no mention of the possibility of a change in the dues structure, the University is not bound by the contract to implement the change Hoelscher cites a portion of the contract which specifically states that the contract cannot be extended beyond what is explicitly noted within it One mam contention presented by Hoelscher concerns the time limit out lined in the contract for filing a grievance According to the contract, the grievance must be filed within 60 working days of the date when the GTFF first realised the union could not solve the problem through negotiation The University, according to Hoelscher, sets that date as April 7 more than 60 days before the grievance was filed on Aug 9 However, GTFF Pres Barbara Coch rane said she believed the dispute could be settled without arbitration after a conversation in early June with Shirley Menaker, graduate school associate dean Cochrane said Menaker told her to delay filing a grievance until she could investigate other options At the hearing, GTFF secretary treas urer Hank Lawrence testified that Ed Kelley, former associate vice-chancellor, had given him the impression the University would pay for the change if the GTFF based the sliding scale on the average teaching time per year instead of changing it each term University spokesman Hoelscher said Kelley, in a confidential memo, mentioned that the University would not consider paying. Snow has not ruled on whether the dispute can be settled by an arbitrator. I think we have an overwhelming amount of evidence from the contract, voluntary deduction policy of the University and the state statutes,” said Cochrane after the hearing
