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Can the Ducks get the bad guys in orange and black off their backs? Oregon Daily Emerald Friday. January 10. 1986 Eugene. Oregon Volume 87, Number 73 Divestiture attorneys consider settlement By-Linda Hahn . (K lh«* Kmorald Attorneys 1n the ASUC) divestiture suit. are considering a-settlement to decide an outstanding attorneys fee,, but the jfeal presents matiy questions concerning the future of the suit “ . Attorneys representing the^ASUO are considering an offer- frtfm the " chancellor's office of the State System of’. JFitghcr Education to partially pay for the work done'-on the ASUO'dl.vestituFe suit by attorneys .Mtcheal Goldstein * and . . James Campbell.'0 -. .• . ■ i But payment is contingent ‘upon an* agreement' that Ihtj 'ASUQ'not use any. njore incidental fees fur litigation. '• Goldsteinconfirmed a-proposed settle r- . mentfrom the chancellor's office- which .' .. ‘ offered ,tq pay VfO percent of the $20,000 authorized', by the. Incidental'Fee Com mittee to paythe attorney's fdes. . . ‘ -After _ examining a. state attorney • • -general's opinion-regarding-student jn ciden.tal fees, which'.was released- in June. Vice ChancelIdr Bill Lemman froze , all student funds involved in the lawsuit ’ pending approval by ’the Stale '8o4rd, ■ . That question has,, noil been • formally'... “presented- to “the board b.>! the chancellor s office..- and the. attorneys. | have not been paid '' • Whether incidental fees will be used to. • pay the attorney's fees or whether, other " ’.state money wiil be ustki. ih this propos , ed settlement .is a question that -heeds' to;', • be'clarified befool a decision can be made, said ASUO President Lynn . • Pinckn.ey. • » *•. ’ •' .- !'What “wii|. the attorney general's" of fice say alxmt future use of incidental fees $f the proposal'is accepted?’.’ Pin ckney, said. “If .the settlement is ac cepted. it seems to concede the point .. that Incidental fises can’t. be used for. litigation." •• . ‘ Assistant Attorney General Jerry Kasby ' said he didn't know .where Ihe Ji/nds . wouid qome from. That question was an" .accounting', matter and should • be answered by someone in.accounting. l\o said. ‘ _ . -» • " . ' “Fund's would comb from money in control .of the State.Hoard of Higher . Education',’’ Casby said. “Although ■stUdents'ustiallydistribute incidental fee money;.'the State Board'has the final say over the funds.." ; . . V ” . •; 'Additionally. Pinckney, questioned. whether*, the , contingencyclause is ■ specific to Jhe divjjsiment Suit or in- ■ ■ eludes all future litigation/pro’posed by» asuo. ; . **'• ’•'This is the crus-of the.issue. Irn’idenT-’' • • tat fees arii fikif taxes and.student govern-.* men! should be able .tq; use'.tlieYn .fbr - . ’ litigation,’’-.'she.said '“If this’.basic premise' is not. lifccopteci]- .thetj. student • .governmenUwi llVbecbme- nothing more — .than fluff" ! . . . •' , .-•Attorney James Campbell admilstobe- •. ing confused, . . V * . ■ “1 ,ass,nme it is regarding: the divest- *'' merit suit, but we-haVe to makb-?ure ex'- . actly,” .Campbell said.. “That’s sjill one of tlie less-thah-clear -items'. How the ; divestment suit would . continue' is' related jo clarifying fhow .questions;". \ A decision is expected next wepk, Pin ckney said. •' ‘ V ; • . . I-. 'T'; Ready for takeoff Oj ... v»i "t • •*.*“, . • *. . • - * , • . • •. p- i .. • • k •, i ^ '* * • • # *•* . V Spending a day pn the Willamette River in January probably doesii'i appeal’to most people. but this Great Blue Heron seems to.be' enjoying'theicywater: In fact,-the bird probably would much rather sjjend'.a day.on the river than sitting /ft a lecture-hall. * . * T.; : . ■ - Of course, the herpn:probably, wifi •never receive a bachelor’s dtigrtw in,business, b.ut it seems’dQubtful Jhat Exxon wb.uId ever hire such a bird into a high corporate position anyway. Those-positions are reserved for vultures: •. By (iiry limenez *.0 (H thr Kmerald * e. ' U.S, Rep. fim Weaver said Thursday hii Is'plannin^ to°su«.. the'Rugene Register-Guard, the ' Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal for libeling him Weaver made his remarks ■ . 0 • • • during a town mooting.at tbe Kugene City Mall after 'speaking' wit.h •constituents gathered there to voice fheircdncertis.'. "The press in effect blamed me .of a felony." Weaver said.. "The fact is they used absolute ly false information without Jim Weaver chocking Bull he. facts/’/ •'*. ' Weaver accused the „ Wall- *, Street" Journal and the Register^ • Guard of publishing false • reports in December about his campaign-finances. Tht;.articles reported that Weaver had acfcess to confidential government Commodity reports while per-. - forming his duties .on &'House subcommittee. If ot h. ;t h e Register-Guard ahd the journal, have since.printed retractions. The newspaper stoties dealt" • with Weaver’s loss of more than $81,000 in campaign funds by speculating in commodities. U.S. .Treasury bonds and other investments. The Washington Post called for a House ethics investigation into Weaver’s campaign finances in a Wednesday editorial titled “Mr. Weaver’s Gamble.” Part of the editorial was based on the untrue statements the |ournal had published earlier. Weaver believes the Post article libeled him too because it also implied that he had access to confiden tial trading information from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. However, Susan Phillips, the chairwoman of *he Commodity Futures- Trading Commission, has since, issued' » statement .that Jihe . commission is . not allowed to furnish members of • .Congress with confidential* market- information, according to an article - fn Thursday’s.. Registef-Guard Weaver said his lawyers have -.told-hirp'he has one of the best Iibel cases they’ve* ever seen "The. sums of money we.are • talking about are very large.’-’ he •said! ’. . ‘ in addition, he said he was particularly upset with the Register-Cuard for "maligning me in this community." The Register-Guard declined to comment on Weaver’s charges. "The real issue here is that one politician (himself) has taken on the establishment and the press will never forgive me for that," Weaver said. "They’ll never forgive me for taking on WPPSS, they’ll never forgive me for taking on the nuclear in dustry and they’ll never forgive me for taking on the timber in dustry.” He also accused the Register Guard of doing a hatchet job on him in recent years. “The question is whether one .persortcan stand up for the peo ple. and'try to do the job I’ve •done without being, maligned and knocked into the dirt." he said. . V • He also aiccused the Orego nian ofuhdering its reporters to dig up dirt on.him. In other discussion Weaver accused. President Reagan of Wanting to do away with a|l "domestic programs, and said Reagan, slants to . make the government “military only lie reiterated his stand against Star Wars. Reagans an tiballistic missile defense system. Weaver said it was a totally unworkable system. Weaver also attacked Reagan’s proposed budget cuts under the Gramm-Rudman amendment. And. he heard the complaints of displaced timber workers and disabled veterans asking for restored funding for their needs. One supporter urged Weaver to maintain his seniority in the House by running again. But Weaver said he didn't know if he could afford to let Sen. Bob Pack wood, R-Ore.. run un contested for his Senate seat.