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ngress ready to work however, give the president s reform plan a rubber stamp." Rostenkowski's committee originates tax legislation on Congress, and that role gives the Chicagoan perhaps the most important voice in Congress on the fair* of Reagan's proposal Sen Hill Bradley. I>*N J.. who has been leading the tax-overhaul fight for four years, said he was elated that Reagan "has commit ted himself to supporting tax reform Sen. Howard Metxenbaum. D-Ohio. called Reagan's plan a letdown after the Treasury proposal. "Special interests have won the first round” of the fight, he said, accusing Reagan of giving "middle-income families the short end of the stick” while looking out for the wealthy and the oil industry . ' -V -".ryr-V >' , ■ , Christians picket capital sites WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost 200 Chris tian activists, praying and protesting against “violence, militarism and injustice.” were ar rested Tuesday in demonstrations outside the White House, the Soviet Embassy and other major buildings in the nation's capital They were among mors than 1.000 demonstrators protesting against a range of issues, including nuclear policy, war in Central America, the death penalty and abortion, tying them together as anti-Christian "assaults on the sanctity of human life.” Through the protests, said organizer Jim Wallis, "we hope to serve notice that wherever there are policies of violence, militarism and in justice. they will be resisted by the churches." Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine, said demonstrators at the Wrhite House were pro testing "nuclear weapons and the abandonment of the poor,” while the State Department was the rallying point for protest of "U.S. war in Central America," and the Soviet Embassy was the focus for reaction against “war in Afghanistan University Neighborhood Dentist D D D 1 P 680 E. 18th Ave., Eugene in (corner of 18th & Hilyard) Gentle care for students for 13 years. . Student Discount Available J. Scott Baxter, d.m.d.. p.c. 0 a a a a a o Life Storage northAmerican. • rmttimuTt * CHAM, SfCVAf stomach •LOCAL. rnnatHTtm* A**AtOtftOw 2380 W. Broadway EuOano. Oregon M3-5453 UoCCNo MC 133/48 WeDHtm ICC No Ne iOTOi? V p/imzPfti EUGENE SPRINGFIELD • i <•» «•!**•! mrflfi *.« Jlw I p", • jO i Sff* St In St H'"typ A* '»iss ttW1 HislirfM B*4 M <****!*• fttttn < » t ( >»’* in fi • N- N»-«'t t< M »‘* P‘»» »*s • 0|^ <1 H U#t| to / * S* #»*»*"'. • I H- * • <0 f »*M. tO ** Stt'VMh COMPARE & SAVE! 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"We are not happy with the damages." William McGowan, chair and chief executive officer of MCI, said after the decision. "We should have gotten a lot more." McGowan said MCI would appeal the decision. Speed-limit bill dead SAI.KM (AP) — A bill to raise Oregon's "basic rule" speed limit from 55 mph to 65 mph on freeways and seme highways was officially killed Tuesday by a House and Senate negotiating committee. The House-passed bill had called for a token $5 fine for ex ceeding the 55 mph "fuel con starvation’' limit and an increase io 65 mph of the state's iwsic' sptHui law on major highways. However, opponents said raising the speed limit would jeopardize federal highway money and that any move to raise the limit faced a certain veto by Gov. Vic Atiyeh. Gillis takes the stand SALEM (APJ — Former state Rep. Pat Gillia of Portland, tak ing the stand in his own defense, testified Tuesday that he didn't know he lacked a master's degree until after a newspaper reported the fact. 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