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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1985)
Regional State’s cigarette tax hike into effect today in stores SALEM (AP) — Oregon cigarette smokers will have to cough up an extra 8 cent# per package at most stores today when an increase in the state's cigarette tax takes effect, The tax hike, approved this year by the Oregon Legislature, pushes Oregon's cigarette tax to a total of 27 cents a pack. Meanwhile, the federal government's 18-cent-a-pack cigarette tax was due to he cut to 8 cents as of midnight Monday. Hut Congress is leaning toward keeping it at 16 cents, though it may not act in time to prevent u short-time drop in the federal tax. The 8-ennt-a-pack state tax hike that tukes effect today is the latest of fou r state or federal increases that have muni than douhled smokers' tax bite sincn 1981. Cigarette prices now are about $1.25 a pack and $8 50 per carton of 10 packs. With the latest tax hike, the state ex pects to raise about $80 million on 319 million packs of cigarettes this year, ac cording to the Legislative Revenue Of . flee. That amount should climb to $80 million, despite an anticipated drop in sales of a bunt It) million packs. Though use of cigarettes has fallen by a third since the first Oregon tax was im posed in 1966. state tax revenue garnered from the tax am six times what they were then The first state cigarette tax was 4 cents a pack. Taxing cigarettes has become an easy and effective way to raise money to balance budgets. “I think that it wouldn't hurt to keep raising the cigarette tax every session." said state Sen. Rod Monroe, a Portland Democrat who chairs the Senate Revenue Committee. Monroe, who has a well-publicized distaste for smoking; said other legislators might want to wait a session or two before raising the tax again. But he said the cigarette tax is the easiest source of increased tax revenue. "It's politically acceptable, because it was the only tax the people, have ever voted to raise." Monroe said, referring to a 1972 statewide vote in which Oreg onians raised the tax by 5 cents a pack. New state juvenile law frustrates area officials EUGENE (AP) — Area police of ficials are concerned about a new state law they say is tying their hands and preventing them from detaining runaway children. They say the law, which took effect Sept. 20, is effectively permitting such children to remain on the streets. Eugene police, Springfield police and Oregon State Police now are not sending officers to investigate sitings of reported runaways because once they contact the runaway they have no power to detain the child, police officials said. Causing the confusion among local law enforcement agencies is SB300, which spells out rules that police and juvenile authorities must follow in placing and keeping juveniles in detention. The law prohibits detention centers from taking custody of runaways unless they have been charged with a crime, have fled state training schoojs or institutions or are from out of state. Runaway juveniles, also can be taken into custody if their welfare or the welfare of others may be “im mediately endangered” by the child being released. Beyond that, the law gives little power to authorities to handle the so called "status offender.” the runaway who has left home and is simply wandering around a community, local police and juvenile authorities said. "The old law used to entitle law en forcement officials to detain a child who was a runaway. When they retooled the statute, they actually removed the status offender,” said Lane County Circuit Judge Pierre Van Rysselberghe. who handles juvenile erases. "Ultimately, my fear is it's going to make it very difficult for concerned parents to track down their runaway children," said Chuck Ryer. a super visor at the Skipworth juvenile Home in Eugene, which has admitted 258 runaways since )an. 1 df this year. Some runaways are fleeing bad home environments; others have less crucial reasons to run. But police agree that on the streets, runaways come into contact with an undesirable element. In the Fishbowl: Open: 9am-11pm M-F 8am11pm Sat Noon-7:30pm Sun The Deli Open: 10:30am • 7pm M ■ Sat. Noon - 7pm Sun. At the Deli you can make your own sandwiches from a wide selection of meats and cheeses Also vegetarian sandwiches. BBO sand wiches, pizzas and salads are available Pastries, bagels, croissants, juices, soft drinks, ice crearh, coffee, tea, yogurt, chips, fresh fruit and • other snacks can be found at the beverage bar At The Skylight Refectory French Dip Sandwiches Au Jus on Fresh French Bread A great place for Italian entrees, crisp salad bar fixins, scrumptious gyros, french roast cof fees and other gourmet delights CHECK CLASSIFIEDS FOR TODAY’S SPECIAL LOCATED A CLOUD OR TWO ABOVE THE EMU MAIN DESK Open for Lunch: 10:30am to 2pm Coffee & Pastries: 5-10pm COME ON UP! Breezway Cafe for students on their way! Breeze In - Take out!. Students- in a hurry will, find. fresh, brewed gourrhet coffee.'a wide selection of pastries'including muffins, donuts and croissants And don't forget your fayo.rit? . ice cream treats. . *:• . * Got a minute? Stop and Enjoy Our' Outside Seating Open: . 7:30am • 5pm y: |V - Mon-Frl The Chocolate Corner . 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