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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1983)
Sheriffs raid cocaine laboratory; may be largest in the country Hatfield critical of military aid ASTORIA <AP) — Sen. Mark Hat field says he will "give very, very severe scrutiny” to Pres. Ronald Reagan’s request for more military aid for El Salvador. "Each year it seems we're losing ground and each year they want more money,” Hatfield said in a radio interview here Thursday. The Oregon Republican, chair man of the Senate Appropriations Committee, noted the United States already has pumped about $1 billion into the war-torn Central American nation since President Carter left office. On another matter, Hatfield said he believes funds can be found to promote improvement in public education around the country. A resolution calling for such a pro gram was introduced by Hatfield and Rep. Les AuCoin, D-Ore., on Thursday. Hatfield also said Congress has no alternative but to increase the federal debt ceiling. "The debt ceiling limitation is a charade,” he said. “We don’t have any option. The debt ceiling is rais ed every time we hit it.” Hatfield said he would like to see a real effort to reduce the federal budget deficit and remove the need for an ever-increasing debt ceiling. Hatfield was in Astoria as part of a series of appearances along the northern Oregon coast. SUNNY VALLEY (AP) — What may be the largest cocaine laboratory uncovered so far in the country was seized here this week, a Josephine County sheriff's detec tive said Thursday. Sgt. Alan Pendergrass said deputies seized chemicals, equipment and three or four pounds of what is believed to be co caine from a large, newly built home. Sun ny Valley is located about 15 miles north of Grants Pass in southern Oregon. No arrests have been made. If the white powder seized is cocaine, it could have a street value of up to $250,000, Pendergrass said. Investigators, armed with a search war rant, raided the house Friday and secured it over the weekend "because of the size of the operation and the amount of the evidence," Pendergrass said. A search was completed Wednesday. Pendergrass declined to give the name of the homeowner, saying he didn’t think “it would be fair since the suspects haven’t yet been pinpointed.” The raid ended an investigation that began in late March and involved state and local police, the FBI and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. Pendergrass said Santa Barbara. Calif., officials also participated. Pendergrass said the operation ap peared to involve Oregon and California. "We believe this to be one of the largest, if not the largest, cocaine lab discovered in the United States,’’ Pendergrass said. OIT’s Blake proposes state back high school of science and math SALEM (AP) — A proposal that would establish a state high school of science and mathematics would be a wise move for Oregon, says the president of Oregon Institute of Technology. Larry Blake helped develop a similar school in North Carolina in his previous job as president of that state's communi ty college system. Blake told members of the House Education Committee Thursday that the North Carolina school attracted more in terest from high-technology companies than math-science offerings at the col lege level. “It certainly impressed the leaders of our business and industry," Blake said, “particularly high-tech industry throughout this nation as a fact that here was a governor and here was a state com mitted to excellence in science and mathematics, which is extremely impor tant to them. "And also that it would have an impact wherever they located in the state — not just in the resident school but elsewhere." Blake said the math-science school would enhance the rest of Oregon's education system by encouraging students to excel. Ping-Pong paddles & balls At your Bookstore Cash For Textbooks Mon.- Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Bl. From Campus 345-1651 Owners Spring Special Afplnelmport / /Service \ ^ Specialists in Volvo service We offer a preventive maintenance/safety inspection at for FREE 12th & Main, Spfd. • 726-1808 EARN OVER $1100 A MONTH AND OPEN THE DOOR TO A TOP ENGINEERING FUTURE How many corporations would be willing to pay you $1100 a month during your junior and senior years just so you'd join the company after graduation? Under a special Navy program we're doing just that. It's called the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate-College Program. And under it, you'll not only get great pay during your junior and senior years, but after graduation you'll receive a year of valuable graduate-level training that is not available from any other employer. If you are a junior or senior majoring in math, engineering or physical sciences, find out more today. And let your career pay off while still in college. For more information, call the Naval Maanagement Programs Office at: 800-452-3872 Toll Free Shubert’s Sound / jay Wood iiiittmiHHfimitr $2 pitchers from 8 p.m. ‘til the music starts
