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FEMA waits for governor's decision while lawmakers try to change law By Scott Maben Of the Kmerald State representatives are try ing to ammend a law that may allow Congress to withhold a state’s civil defense funding if it resists participating in a federal agency’s nuclear war exercises. At the same time, that agency is waiting for final word from C»ov. Neil Goldscmidt on whether Oregon will reschedule the exercises. The federally mandated exer cises are designed to test com munication systems during events that would precede a nuclear war. In February, Go I d sch m id t an nou need Oregon wouldn’t participate. The Federal Emergency Management Agency then said it will withhold more than $1 million in federal civil defense funding if Oregon fails to reschedule the exercise by June :tn. Regional FKMA officials in Bothell. Wash., say they expect a response from Goldschmidt sometime next week. Meanwhile. Rep. Peter DeFazio of Eugene and Rep. l.es AuCoin introduced legislation into a House subcommittee on military installations and facilities recently that would ammend tin? Civil Defense Act to prevent FF.MA from withholding a state’s funds. “It’s basically a stop-gap bill,” said DeFazio’s press aide. Sam Adams, who added that DeFazio’s aides are studying whether FKMA can legally withhold the funds. ‘‘Just in case it is legal.. .they introduced the bill to change that legality." Adams said. But FKMA spokesman Phil (x>gan said. "There’s no record of that legislation ever having been entered. The Armed Ser vices Committee has been try ing to find some record of that somewhere in the congressional computer system, and they can't find it." The Civil Defense Act re quires state and local govern ments that receive these funds t o d e v e lop ' ' a t t a c: k preparedness capabilities." One e c o m p I e t e d , t h e s e "capabilities" may he applied to peacetime emergency plann ing and response, the law states. FKMA negotiates annually with each state to decide exact ly which civil defense activities must be carried out with the emergency management plann ing funds. FKMA contracted with Oregon. Washington. Idaho and Alaska last year to receive fun ding on the basis that part of the money must be used to conduct the exercises. State and local jurisdictions in Oregon were to receive $l.l.r» million in federal funds, with Kane County budgeted to receive nearly $32,000. According to dreg Cantor, .1 Jeffrey Hurvvit. an associate professor of art history, has won a Guggenheim Fellowship award to study the representa tion of nature in early Greek art and poetry. The selection com mittee awarded fellowships to 273 artists, scholars and scien tists from 3,421 applicants. History professor Mavis Mate has been named to a four-year term on the Oregon Committee for the Humanities, the state af filiate of the National Endow ment for the Humanities. The committee awards grants for cultural and educational non profit programs. Members also present lectures, historical dramas and exhibits in cities and rural areas throughout the state. Bean Comrada. director of the University Office of Affir mative Action, received an April t> award for Super Volunteer from the Lane Regional Arts Council. Corn rada was one of 52 Super Volunteers honored at the l‘)H7 Heart of the Arts Celebration. The School of Music an nounced on April 1 the winners of the annual Ruth Lorraine Close awards. Scholarships varying from $1.()()() to full tui tion were awarded. Winners were: Dawn Ring, Brett Ander son, Pilar Bradshaw, Bethany Klopfenstein, Shawne Melvin, Enrique Rios, Carol Whiteman, Lea Butler, Allison Wright, Nelson de Sa e Silva, Cheng-An Chi, Amanda Kelley, Lisa Fulks, Eric Moore, fill Farver, Sharon Hack, Jennifer Cass, Rachel Barry, Thom Bergeron, Jeannine Remy, Kevin Super, Eric Benedict, Dale Hallack, Emidio Tomassetti, Ty Young and (Hen Halls. -UOBookstore— y C^aTURPaY CElEDr^TiON5 AT THE UO BOOKSTORE AGES 3-8 • 12:00 IN THE GENERAL BOOK DEPT. APRIL 18th EASTER _ 13th & Kincaid t Iff M F 7 30 5 30 SAT 10 00 4 00 BOOKSTORE 686 4331 Goldschmidt press aide, a General Accounting Office opi nion released in Washington. D.G., last week said no law forces l'KMA to require a state’s participation. Hut Cogan said tin* copy of the opinion he saw justifies FKMA's intent to withhold funds. Sen. Mark Hatfield, the rank ing GOP member of the Senate Appropriations Gom mitten, recently threatened to slash KKMA's budget if it follows through with withholding Oregon’s funds. "We’re willing to negotiate so long as we can comply with the federal law." Gogan said. "We can’t compromise on it h ring nu clear a t tac k preparedness. You can't substitute a natural disaster for a nuclear attack preparedness drill. It's not negotiable. It’s not in the law.” STOREWIDE SALE Everything in store 50% ,o 70% OFF! Hurry—Berg’s closes for the season on April 18th. Watch for re opening in the Fall. Bare'//hi/hop 13th & Lawrence St. • 683-1300 Recycle This Paper University Theatre Presents Waiting For Godot by Samuel Bcckctl I April 10-11. 16-18, 24-25 I Robinson Theatre 8:00 pm * Tickets $3.50, $4.50, $5.50 For Reservations Call 686-4191 I* Coupons in the Emerald save you money. ^ | Check every page, every day. 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