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Goldschmidt speaks against higher speed limit By B.J. Thomsen Of thr Kmi>rild SALEM — () o v . N e i I Ooldschmidt said Tuesday that lie would prefer the current maximum speed limit on Oregon roads and highways not he raised. “I am not in favor of raising the speed limit, but I think the legislature is going to raise it.” he said. As written now, IIH .1147 also would make illegal radar detec tors used to foil attempts by police to catch speeders. The bill, if passed, would eliminate the current 55 mph speed limit without the loss of federal highway funds. Legislative issues Karlier this month Congress overrode a presidential veto of a highway funds bill, part of TYPING UNLIMITED H.irh.ir.1 | ami New Location Bijou Theatre Cirad S( hool Approved IBM Compatible Resumes • Cover l etters S< hool Papers • Mist. in i which stipulated that states that raise speed limits no longer will forfeit federal highway funds. The hill repealed a 1973 law passed by Congress that said states would enforce a 35 rnph speed limit or lose all federal highway funds. Oregon was the first state to enact the 55 rnph speed limit The Oregon hill to repeal the current speed limit is now before the House Transportation Committee, and public hearings were held late last week. Open 24 Hours kinko's Great copies Creat people 860 E. 13th 344 7894 “Report from Africa” Peace Corps \olunteer Margaret Pettihnne of Seattle, a health and nutrition specialist serving in the M est African nation of The (uirnhia, recently wrote this account of her work in that developing country. “Hakcndik is a Gambian farm ing village located on the North bank ol the Gambia Kiser, not tar from the Senegalese border. I here are 1 .(HK) people living here speaking diverse languages of Mandinka, Wollof. hula, Jola and Scrrehule. Two chiefs preside over the village, one a Mandinka, one a Wollof. Both served in the British Army during WW II. 1 he main activity is farming rice and vegetables by the women and couscous by the men. One villager, Mustapha Jam men. has been propagating Mango trees in his back yard in tin cans for 5 years or more. He was encouraged to do this when he heard radio reports out of Senegal talking of the advance of the desert. (There is, of course, no electricity here, so he listens when he has batteries.) When the trees are about IS inches high he transplants them to a field and car ries water to them from a well which is about one quarter mile distant. He protects his trees with bamboo fences and bits of corrugated tin. INFORMATION TARI.K: I ues , Wed . Apr 28-2d 4 a m 4 p in I .MU Lobby 1 11 M PRI SIM \ HON: l ues . Apr 28 12:30 p in 1 ,H) p in. I Ml RiH.m 108 film "The roughest Job You’ll 1 vet I.ove" There is no herd law here so goals, sheep, and the big horned African cattle wander at will. Anything green attracts them. The survival rate lot Mustapha’s trees is very low. After five years he has 7 trees. As a Peace Corps Volunteer I was posted to this village to investi gate the causes ol malnutrition. At the same time, I became aware every day that the land was blowing here they call it the Harmattan winds. Sand is everywhere. In the hopes of increasing food production, changing land use and perhaps altering the work load of women, the villagers and 1 began talking of tree planting. Together with Mustapha, the Primary School Headmaster, and a prominent woman we obtained U.S. A I D funds to provide adequate fencing and an accessible water supply for a fruit farm. School children are each assigned a tree to care for and can be seen watering their trees morning and night. Villagers who were skep tical of Mustapha’s vision are now asking how to start their own. It is a beginning.” The toughest job you’ll ever love SI 11)1. PKKSF.N I VI IONS: l ues . Apr 2X 7:00 p in. 9:(X) p in I MP. forum Room Peace Corps At Work in I he Philippines” Wed . Apr 29 '0 p m 5:00 p.m. IMP. Maple Rixnn Peace Corps Perspective On Sierra I cone” M Hi m I I I) IM I K\ II \\S: m.i> i: w am 4 p m . Hendricks Hall ( arcci Planning \ Placement ( enter Sign up m ad\ancc. I'nne \our completed applu alion to the inter\ ie" I tu more information call (Joldschmidt also expressed disappointment at the failure of the House last Thursday to pass by a vote of 25 to 35 a bill (SB 87) that would require Orego nians to wear saftey Ixdts. On Friday a motion to reconsider the vote was carried 53 to 6, and the bill was rereferred to the House Human Resources (Committee. “I would have rather they passed it in the House, but I think now it will go to the voters.” Coldschmidt said “If it is not possible to pass a measure mandating seat belts. 1 would support a referral to the voters.” Goldschmidt said the main reason he would like to see the seat l>elt bill passed is because he is confident that the speed limit will be increased. And the Oregon Traffic Safety Commis sion has said, according to Goldschmidt, that the man datory seat belt law coupled with the increase in speed limit would actually save lives. This is compared to the pre sent situation where average speeds are in excess of (it) mph and there is no seat belt requirement. The Traffic Safety Commis sion. despite this statement, has com*! out strongly against HB :t 147 and strongly in favor of SB H7. Proposal endorsed to help community college transfer By (diris Norred <)1 Ihr Kmorald S AI .KM — A proposal to help students transfer from two-year community colleges to public four-year colleges and univer sities was endorsed Tuesday by the House F d u c a t i o n (lommittee. But the proposal could lead to conflict in the State System of Iligher Education. The proposal. House Bill requires a committee to develop a uniform system of ( ourse numbers that will be us ed lor lower-division classes in community colleges and four year ( olleges across the state. r Legislative issues “There is a real need for this bill." said Kducation (Commit tee (Chairman Bruce Hugo, I) Scappoose. “It for no other pur pose, to at least guarantee cooperation between the State System and Oregon’s communi ty colleges.’’ Transfer students often claim they “lose" credits or have to repeat classes because four-year colleges and universities will not credit them for classes from community colleges that have the same suhjei t matter hut dif ferent numbers. The transfer-credit issue sparked a handful of bills in the Legislature this session, most of which were boiled into the hill passed on Tuesday. The measure requires a course-numbering committee to be appointed by State System Chancellor William Davis and tin; executive director of com munity college services, Mike Holland The State System and community colleges are to be equally represented on the com mittee, which will develop the uniform numbering system by July 1. 1990, In the fall of 1990. the state's four-year colleges and univer sities are planning to convert to the semester calendar. The State System already is doing what the bill, if passed, will require it to do, said harry Pierce, vice chancellor for academic affairs. The State System already has set up a working committee to re evaluate courses as part of the semester system conversion process, Ik? said. Some ot the four-year colleges and universities already have developed specific transfer agreements with selected com munity colleges. Such agreements usually say that an associate's degree from a com munity college will transfer ful ly to the four-year school. Administrators at tin? Univer sity have said the specific transfer agreements are much more desirable than the Turn to Transfer, Page 10 Correction 11*'* Oregon Daily Rmerald incorrectly identified Keith Halderston in Monday s Streetwise. The photograph next to which Ihraheem Wallah’s name appeared was actually of Halderston. I he hmerald regrets any contusion this may have caused. poppi/ GRILL HOUSE LUNCH • DINNER Open ll:00am-2:00am A Variety of Shish Kabobs and Burgers Imported Beers • Guinness on Tap Wednesday Night is Foreign Language Night All languages welcome Clust'd Sunday • 122S Aldt-r St • 34d l)661
