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-euoenE—* COPY GEniER 20% Off Theses, Dissertations, Books, Class Packets, Binding, Collating and Printing. FAST, LOW COST OFFSET PRINTING AND PHOTOCOPYING 410 E. 11th • 344-4062 Ah, yessss.... The LATE GREAT SPAGETTI FEED IS BACK! TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTER 8 p.m. All you can eat plus a pitcher of beer or a Vj litre of wine! 725 W First Ave. • 484-1919 Heavy voter turnout predicted, as campaign furor dies down SALEM (AP) - Oregon voters will pick five congressmen, a governor, the full state House of Representatives and half the state Senate today. They'll also elect a state school superintendent, labor commissioner and numerous county officials They will vote on tax limitation for the third time, as well as pass judgement on state land-use planning, self-service gasoline and the nuclear weapons freeze Secretary of State Norma Paulus predicts a heavy voter turnout, ranging from a low of 69 percent to as much as 71 percent, if the weather's good Polls conducted for The Ore gonian newspaper showed that Republican Gov Vic Atiyeh was slightly ahead of his Democratic challenger, state Sen Ted Kulongoski, D-Junc tion City. Libertarian Party candidate Paul Clevelend was a distant third Atiyeh said he should be re elected because he has cut state bureaucracy and helped economic recovery by working behind the scenes to bring jobs to Oregon. Kulongoski has asked voters if they're better off now than they were four years ago He said they should give him the chance to get Oregon’s economy moving again, largely with a program of tax incentives and subsidies for business In the congressional races, a poll conducted by Survey Research Institute for The Ore gonian found that Republican Bill Moshofsky had narrowed the lead of 1st District Rep Les AuCoin, D-Ore , to seven percentage points In the 2nd District, state Sen Bob Smith, R-Burns, has an 11-point lead over Democrat Larryann Willis, the SRI poll said Rep Denny Smith, R-Ore., who is running in the state's new 5th District, led state Sen Ruth McFarland, D-Boring, by a margin of 48 percent to 43 percent, the poll said In the 4th District, Rep Jim Weaver, D-Ore , is facing a challenge from Republican economist-turned-politician Ross Anthony Rep Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is virtually assured of re-election because How to procrastinate tastefully -- ." I ' . !v-y7\.‘-.: Vs*. '. 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The fate of Ballot Measure 3, the 1 5 percent limit on property taxes, was uncertain The measure limits property taxes to 1 5 percent of market value and rolls back assessed values to 1979 levels. Opponents say the measure would force school districts and local governments to fire teachers and police officers. They also say the loss of revenue would stop new con struction and block recovery. Proponents say the amendment is the only way to limit government spending Ballot Measure 6 would eliminate state land-use planning in favor of city and county planning and zoning That measure's most famous opponent, former Gov Tom McCall, has been a consistent supporter of land-use planning Ballot Measure 4 would allow Oregonians to pump their own gas. and Ballot Measure 5 puts Oregon in favor of a verifiable, bilateral freeze on the con struction, testing and deployment of new nuclear weapons. Sierra Club protests Reagan energy nominee WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring that the country does not need another James Watt, the Sierra Club on Monday said Pres Ronald Reagan would be making a mistake to nominate Donald Hodel tor the post of energy secretary In a letter to Reagan. Sierra Club president Denny Shaffer said Hodel would be a poor choice because of his record from 1972 to 1977 as head of the Bonneville Power Administra tion Since 1981, Hodel has been Interior Secretary James Watt's No 1 deputy at the inte rior department As administrator, the Sierra Club said. Hodel demonstrated a ‘ lack of foresight and judgment, hostility to energy conservation and the interests of the rate-paying consumers, Insensitivity to environmental concerns and resistance to cit izens participation in gov ernment decisions '' Administration sources say Hodel is the front-runner to become energy secretary when James Edwards leaves the Cabinet later this month to become president of the Medical University of South Carolina However, last week. Reagan denied a published report that Hodei had been offered the job The president said no decision had been made yet ■ Tuesday, November 2,. 1982
