Jury convicts Briles
of arson and assault
A Lane County Circuit Court jury found Douglas Andrew
Briles guilty of three felony charges Friday night in the Nov.
8 beating of a University professor and the arson of his home.
Briles was convicted of first-degree arson, first-degree
burglary and second-degree assault by a jury of nine women
and four men. f hey deliberated about four hours before deter
mining that mental illness did not interfere with Briles’ abili
ty to know what he was doing.
Briles was found guilty of breaking into Harry Wolcott's
home at 8571 1 S. Willamette St., dousing the house with
about 450 gallons of stove oil from a nearby storage tank and
then beating Wolcott when he returned home later that
evening.
Briles, who had lived in a cabin on Wolcott's property
from 1080 to 1982, was interrupted while beating Wolcott
when Norman DeLue, Wolcott’s roomate, came home. DeLue
ran to a neighbor’s house and telephoned the police.
Wolcott escaped, while Briles set the house, which was
destroyed, on fire. Oregon State Police arson investigator
Paul Shieil said it was one of the "most efficient arson jobs”
he had ever seen.
Briles, 24, of Escondido, Calif., was arrested at a friend’s
house later that night. Wolcott, 56, was hospitalized briefly
for treatment of cuts and bruises he sustained in the beating.
Cottrell ordered an investigation into Briles’ background
and mental health to help determine Briles’ sentence. He also
granted a prosecution request to order Briles held without
bail in the Lane County jail.
During the three-week trial, emphasis was placed on the
sexual and psychological relationship between Briles and
Wolcott.
Defense Attorney Ted C^arp contended that Wolcott had
exploited the relationship while working on a scholarly arti
cle about Briles' life history.
Carp said Wolcott’s apparent refusal to let the relation
ship end helped trigger Briles’ mental breakdown after he
returned to his mother’s home in Escondido. Briles has been
diagnosed a paranoid schizophrenic.
Deputy District Attorney Frank Papagni agreed that
Briles was mentally ill, but contended that Briles was suffer
ing from an anti-social personality disorder on the night of
the arson and so could be held criminally responsible for his
actions.
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Ad team takes regionals
For the fourth straight year, the Univer
sity advertising team won the district round
of a national advertising competition, last
week at Eugene’s Valley River Inn.
The next step for the five-member team
is a trip to Washington, D.C. on June 8 to
compete in the final round of the National
Advertising Competition, which is spon
sored by the American Advertising
Federation.
The University has been successful at
the national competition in the past. The
1983 squad finished second in the nation
and last year’s team placed sixth.
Bob Taber, team adviser, said that only
two other schools in the country have gone
to nationals the past three years in a row.
The University team — Suzanne Baird,
Sloane Barker, Marcia Leonard, Julia
Mansfield and John McLean — was re
quired to present' a mock plan on how
Burger King should allocate a $100 million
advertising budget for one year.
Ten teams representing Northwest and
Canadian schools participated in the
district competition. There are 15 districts
in the country, and the winners from each
one will go on to compete nationally.
Three parts constituted the competi
tion: a 50-page plan book; a 12-page
creative supplement, which included the
proposed media executions; and a
20-minute presentation. The team introduc
ed its proposal in a slide presentation, call
ed “An Orchestration of Great Taste.”
The American Advertising Federation
recruits a sponsor for the competition each
year. Companies pay from $16,000 to
$100,000 to sponsor the competition.
Burger King, the 1985 sponsor, has the
right to use any ideas from the competition
Taber said that the team did an ex
cellent job repeating as district champion.
"The entire plan was very detailed and pro
Photo by Michael Clapp
The award-winning University Ad Club (clockwise
from top): John McLean, Bob Taber, Julia Mansfield,
Marcia Leonard, Suzanne Baird and Sloane Barker.
fessional,” he said.“This year’s team definitely worked
harder and was much more organized than previous
teams.”
University teams have always worked hard to excel
in the competition, Taber said. “We work hard because
winning district enables us to go to Washington and be
surrounded by 600 top advertising professors, it’s a
vehicle to jobs in major ad agencies for the students, it
enables us to be called one of the best ad teams in the
country and the week-long trip is free.”
Team captain Suzanne Baird said, “Things really
came together for us on Friday. It is nice to know that
our hard work paid off.”
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