Inside:
• Bottom Dollar, Pages 5 & 7
•Witness for Peace, Page 6
•Club Sports, Pages 8 & 9
Oregon Daily_ ■_
Emerald
Tuesday, January 12. 1988
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 89, Number 76
City Council sends nuclear free zone to voters
By Andrew LaMar
Emerald Associate Editor
The Eugene City Council
voted Monday night to put two
different versions of the Eugene
Nuclear Free Zone Ordinance
on the May 17 general election
ballot.
The council voted 6-1 to let
voters choose between the
■'Minimally Revised Version”
(MRV) and a proposal drafted
by the city attorney's office,
which is considered to be less
restrictive. The MRV is closer to
the original ordinance passed
and broader in scope.
Both versions were forwarded
to the council last month by the
Eugene Nuclear Free Zone Task
Force, which was unable to
agree on one of the versions
after several months of work.
"This has not really been the
council's issue, it has been the
people's issue,” City Council
President Debra Ehrman said.
"And 1 don’t think we should
be put in the position of trying
to argue for or against either
version.”
Most council members agreed
the public should choose.
Ehrman, however, voted
against putting the versions on
the May ballot, saying the coun
cil should not have amended
the MRV and the election
should be March 22. The City
Council changed the MRV’s
oversight board early last week
from an elected one to an ap
pointed one.
Many audience members ap
plauded Ehrman's comments.
David Zupan, a task force
member and one of the MRV
authors, said the council's deci
sion was disappointing.
"It indicates that (the coun
cil) is not in touch with the
community," he said "They
should be enforcing the law
now. They should be appoin
ting the board."
Before the meeting, about 75
protesters gathered outside the
Council Chambers and listened
to speeches, sang songs and
held up signs favoring the
MRV. Protesters attended the
meeting and some held up a
large banner that read "No more
delay adopt the MRV!"
Resignations leave
IFC shorthanded
By |eff Morgan
Emerald Reporter
Facing near-certain recall
from office, Laurie Clark
resigned from the Incidental
Fee Committee prior to its
Monday morning meeting.
Clark did not attend the
meeting. She left a hand
written memo to committee
members in the 1FC office
saying, "Effective January
11, 1988, 6 a.m., 1 resign my
position on the I.F.C.”
A vote to remove Clark
originally was scheduled for
the committee’s Dec. 4
meeting, but that was tabled
because Clark claimed that
Law School finals made it
impossible for her to attend.
At the Monday meeting,
the 1FC intended to vote re
questing the ASUO Constitu
tion Court remove Clark from
the IFC for non-fulfillment of
duties. The Constitution
Court declared Jan. 8 it is the
only body that can remove
members of their duties from
any ASUO group. Original
ly, the IFC presumed it could
remove Clark directly.
IFC chair Bob Baldwin
said Clark's decision to
resign was in the best in
terest of the committee.
In a telephone interview,
Clark said she hesitated
before resigning because she
"was hoping things would
get better.” Clark cited “of
fice politics” with other
committee members as one
reason for her resignation.
Clark, who was elected to a
two-year 1FC seat in the 1986
ASUO elections, attended
only two of nine meetings
last term, Baldwin said.
However. Clark said she
attended four meetings. Ac
cording to 1FC by-laws, miss
Laurie Clark
ing one-third of a term’s
scheduled meetings or miss
ing three-fifths of scheduled
office hours constitutes non
fullfillment of duties. Com
mittee members contend
Clark did not keep her office
hours.
At a Dec. 4 IFC meeting,
committee member Sandra
Thompson resigned because
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HOIMER
Photo by Andy Cripc
Members of the City Council and staff listen to a report on the nuclear free zone issue before
discussing it in a work session Monday night.
Many protesters said they
wanted the council to choose
the MRV version and get on
with enforcing it.
Instead, both versions will be
put on the ballot for a yes or no
vote. If just one version passes,
it will become the official
nuclear free zone ordinance.
If both versions pass, the one
Turn to Zone, Page 3
Animal activist's trial starts today
By Will Holbert
Emerald Associate Editor
In a battle of moral issues,
Roger Troen. 56, of Portland,
faces just that today for his
alleged part in the Oct. 26.
1986. Animal Liberation Front
raid on two University science
laboratories.
Members of ALF gained entry
to the labs early one Sunday
morning, then destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of
equipment and stole more than
150 live animals. The group’s
stated cause was to protest and
take action against research us
ing live animals.
The stolen animals included
cats, hamsters, rabbits and 100
rats. In addition to vandalizing
scientific equipment, the ALF
members spray painted the
group’s acronym on laboratory
walls and equipment.
Troen was the sole person ap
prehended in connection with
the incident. Pol ice arrested
him July 1987.
Troen is charged with con
spiracy to commit second
degree burglary, second-degree
burglary, and first-degree tbnft,
according to Doug Harkcleroad,
Lane County district attorney.
All are Class C felonies carrying
a maximum sentence of five
years or a $100,000 fine, or
both, Harkcleroad said. Troen's
trial starts at 9:30 this morning
in the I,ane County Courthouse.
The first day of the trial will
center on the admissibility of
Troen’s expected defense — the
choice of evils defense. This
specific defense argues the
defendant's crime was justified
to prevent a greater crime.
Troen is being represented by
attorney Stephen Houze of
Portland.
After the laboratory van
dalism and th ft. other animal
rights groups distanced
themselves from the ALF.
Troen claimed to be a member
of People for the Ethical Treat
ment of Animals at the time.
However, representitives of
FETA issued statements saying
they did not approve of ALF’s
actions.
“We're a group of different
people, and everyone has their
own beliefs about it (the AI.F ac
tions)." said Sue Harland, a
member of a Eugene animal
rights group currently affliated
with PETA.
Sharon Nettles, the former
spokeswoman for the Eugene
PETA chapter refused comment
because she may become a
witness for Troen's defense.
Troen's trial is expected to
last about two weeks.
Harkcleroad said.
Local AIDS hospice to open soon
By Cami Swanson
Emerald Reporter
The Carper House, a non
profit hospice designated par
ticularly for people with AIDS
or AIDS-Related Complex,
hopes to open its doors soon
and begin accepting people
with AIDS or ARC from around
the state.
According to Richard Carper,
who is the founder of the
hospice and board of directors
director, the house could be
ready as soon as Jan. 15.
"But if it's later than that.
that's still okay,” he said.
The opening may be delayed
until the house is fully able to
accommodate five people with
AIDS.
About $4,000 has been raised
in fundraisers and from cash
contributions from individuals
in the community, but the
house still needs basic
household items such as a din
ing room table and chairs,
blankets, pillows and a
dishwasher, said Carper's wife.
Debbie.
Both Carpers, who tested
positive for the AIDS virus and
now have AIDS-Related Com
plex, have been active in
educating the public about
AIDS. They have appeared on
television and have spoken at
several local seminars. Both are
on the Carper House board of
directors.
According to Board Member
Lynda Eaton, the Carper House
Foundation has received much
help from the community.
"We've had a great deal of
support (from the communi
ty),” Eaton said. "Almost
everything in the house is
donated."
The Carper House will be able
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