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Anthony outlines economic plan during University campaign stop The EMU Ballroom was transformed into a class room Thursday as 4th District congressional candidate Ross Anthony concluded the ASUO Political Faire before an audience of about 30 people The Republican, a University economics associate professor, left the stage and had the audience gather closer to him, saying that speaking from a podium away from the crowd reminded him of lecturing in 180 PLC. Anthony said one difference between himself and Democratic incumbent Jim Weaver is style While Weaver pits one side against another on an issue, he prefers to bring people together and form a consensus, Anthony said While Weaver emphasizes environmental issues during the campaign, he favors a balance between the environment and jobs, Anthony added Emeiald photo State Sen. Edward Fadeley disagreed with challenger Mike Cross, saying that draft resisters should not be denied financial aid I Unlike many candidates this year, Anthony said Oregon does not necessarily need to attract new business into the state, but needs reduced interest rates to revitalize its economy The state's major industries are sensitive to interest rates and need lower rates to retool its factories and invest, he said Balancing the federal budget plays an important part in reducing interest rates because of the Federal Reserve Board's monetary policy, Anthony said Ways to balance the budget include cutting waste and inef ficiency in the Defense Department and eliminating special-interest tax breaks, he said Programs with positive incentives are needed to spark the economy, giving a "hand-up instead of a hand-down," Anthony added The challenger said another part of his economic reform platform is to maintain adequate opportunity for student financial aid Higher education is underfunded and needs additional investment to help the economy, he said The University needs to change its attitude of being inward-looking, he said. Fadeley, Cross show differences on revenue measures in debate Incumbent Ed Fadeley received more applause than Republican challenger Mike Cross as they squared off Thursday in the Senate District 21 debate Fadeley. a 20-year legislative veteran, said he had the legislative skills to make him a "better tool for the people" while Cross, a University student, said most people "are dissatisfied with politics as usual" and need a change The candidates differed on many issues While opposing Ballot Measure 3, Cross said if it passes the state could recoup its lost revenue by starting a state lottery The state also needs to aggres sively recruit new industries into the state by reducing bureaucracy, which could be accomplished by approv ing Ballot Measure 6, he added Measure 3 is the property tax limitation measure. Measure 6 eliminates the Land Conservation and Development Commission Fadeley, who also apposes Measure 3, said local governments could institute an income tax to offset their fiscal problems instead of seeking state assis tance Another way of collecting more revenue, he added, was by making Oregon "a place where people like to live.” The candidates disagreed on the Soloman Act, which would deny financial aid to a person who does not register for the draft Stories by Richard Burr E met akt photo University economics professor Ross Anthony empha sized economic issues in his campaign appearance at the ASUO Political Faire Thursday. low »f*SSFrrtS e^ge^e Albany . Co*VALH
