Hart in Eugene Saturday
rUKI lainu (Ar) — Kiding high after ms
primary victories in Ohio and Indiana, U.S. Sen.
Gary Hart has decided to spend four days cam
paigning in Oregon in hopes of making a strong
showing in Tuesday's presidential primary
election.
Hart spokesman Michael Gillett on Wednes
day said the Colorado Democrat will be in
Oregon from Friday through Monday, and that his
schedule so far calls for stops in Portland, Eugene
on Saturday and Salem on Friday.
Hart has decided to devote four days of cam
paigning to Oregon because the state is “extreme
ly important" to his bid for the Democratic
presidential nomination, Gillett said.
A spokesman for Walter Mondale on Wednes
day said the former vice president has no plans to
bring his presidential campaign to Oregon.
The spokesman, Richard Botteri of Portland,
also conceded that Hart appears to be the odds
on favorite to win Oregon's presidential primary
election next week.
Hart is scheduled to arrive in the state after a
stop in Nebraska, where he's to campaign on
Thursday and part of Friday, Gillett said. Both
Oregon and Nebraska hold their primary elec
tions Tuesday.
Suzzette Allen, assistant media coordinator
for Hart's Oregon campaign, said the schedule
turned out by the senator's office on Wednesday
is a limited one, and that a complete list would be
released Thursday.
Asked whether Hart might make stops in
cities other than Portland, Eugene and Salem,
Allen said, "All I can say is you'll receive a com
plete schedule" Thursday morning.
Hart is scheduled to arrive at noon Friday at
saiem s airport, r-rom tnere, ne n travel to me
Marion County courthouse to deliver a speech.
Hart will be in Eugene Saturday morning and
early afternoon, his office said.
Saturday night, he'll speak at the Maurine
Neuberger Dinner, a Washington County
Democratic fundraiser in Beaverton that begins at
7 p.m. He's scheduled to speak at 7:50 p.m.
No schedule is available for Sunday, Hart's of
fice said, but on Monday, he'll make a speech on
arms control in Portland.
Gillett said Oregon is crucial to Hart's
presidential bid, because a strong victory here
would give Hart momentum going into Califor
nia's crucial presidential primary.
"Conventional wisdom has always had it that
a good strong showing in Oregon does help quite
a bit in California," Gillett said. "California, being
just three weeks later, is going to be looking at
who can demonstrate strength in the final weeks
of the campaign.
"If we do well in Oregon, we hope it will bode
well for our chances in California," he added.
Botteri, meanwhile, said Mondale's national
campaign already is bumping up against the
federal limit on primary election campaign
spending.
"In determining where they're going to spend
their money, I think they've decided to concen
trate their resources in California" and skip
Oregon, the Mondale spokesman said.
Botteri also conceded that Hart's Oregon
campaign is better organized and better financed
than Mondale's.
"They are making a major effort here," he
said of the Hart campaign. "Those things indicate
they will have the advantage in this race."
Ruhl winner talks tonight
Steve Neal, political writer for the Chicago
Tribune, will discuss the ethics of political news
coverage in a presidential election year during the
annual Ruhl lecture today at the University.
The lecture, part of the annual Ruhl Sum
posium sponsored by the University's School of
Journalism, is set for 7 p.m. at Gerlinger Hall
Alumni Lounge.
"Steve Neal is a gifted political analyst with an
intimate acquaintance with the current scene. He
will be a good tonic in this election year," said
Everette Dennis, dean of the journalism school.
Neal, a 1971 University graduate in jour
nalism, was a White House correspondent for the
Tribune from 1980 to 1983. After graduating from
the University he spent a year at the Oregon Jour
nal in Portland, then moved to the Philadelphia
Inquirer where he worked from 1972 to 1978.
A biographer as well as a journalist, Neal is the
author of the new book, "Dark Horse: a
biography of Wendall Wilke, " published this
year. He has also written a biography of the
Eisenhowers, co-authored Tom McCall's
autobiography and has a work in progress on the
late Oregon Senator Charles McNary. Neal is also
a contributor to the Dictionary of American
Biography.
Born in Coos Bay, Neal went to school in
Salem. In addition to his University degrees, he
has a master's degree in journalism from Colum
bia University.
The Ruhl Symposium, including the annual
lecture and week-long visits by professional jour
nalists serving as Ruhl Fellows, is made possible
by an endowment created by Mabel Ruhl in
memory of her late husband Robert Ruhl, long
time editor and publisher of the Medford Mail
Tribune.
Chop chop
Karateers
set tourney
The Eugene Karate Club
will be holding the 19th
Annual Northwest
Regional Championship
Tournament Saturday.
All ranks from white belt
to black belt will be com
peting in the event. Dur
ing the competition's
finals, there will be
demonstrations of self
defense methods and use
of traditional karate
weapons.
Karate schools from
Oregon and Washington
will participate in the tour
nament. Winners will be
eligible to compete in the
national American
Amateur Karate Federa
tion competition this fall.
The tournament will
take place Saturday at
Sheldon High School on
Willakenzie Road in
,Eugene. Eliminations
begin at noon and finals
will start at 5 p.m.
tugene aids unemployed
with youth jobs program
Students' summer job pro
spects are looking up — with a
little help from the city of
Eugene, which offers a Summer
Youth Employment Program for
low-income Eugene residents
ages 14 to 21.
The program, which runs June
25 to Aug. 17, will place 120 peo
ple in full-time jobs that are
solicited from government and
non-profit agencies, says Lee
Beyer, manager of the Eugene
Job Training Center.
Beyer says the jobs pay $3.35
an hour and are funded by the
federal department of labor.
“There is a wide range of jobs
available, from office jobs such
as file clerks, to parks
maintenance and social service
jobs," Beyer says.
The employment program,
which has been operating in its
present form since 1980, has
been successful in the past for a
number of reasons, he says.
“First, we help young people
get employment and, second, if
we are successful we set a kid
on the right path to being a
good employee, and that's good
for the community in the long
run,” Beyer says.
In the short run, the Summer
Youth Employment Program
also accomplishes needed work
for local agencies and for the
community, he says.
In the past, young employees
have worked on such projects
as building and maintaining the
city's bicycle and jogging trails,
Beyer says.
The city's Job-A-Thon,
organized by the Oregon State
Employment Division and local
private industry councils, also
provides summer jobs.
The Job-A-Thon is similar to
the Summer Youth Employment
Program, but it places low
income youth in jobs solicited
from private business.
To determine eligibility and to
apply for both programs, con
tact the Eugene Job Training ^
Center in the Atrium building at
99 W. 10th or call 687-5390. The
deadline for applications is May
31.
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