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Riverfront Continued from Page 1 then select the fifth member of the committee. Persons wishing to fill the fifth position are also encouraged to apply at this time. The deadline for applica tions. which are available at the City Recorder’s office, 777 Pearl St., is 5 p.m. Aug. 5. Applica tions must be returned to the Ci ty Recorder’s office. The city also is accepting arguments for or against the measure for possible inclusion in the voter’s pamphlet. The statements can be a maximum of 325 words, and must be ac companied by either 500 signatures from registered voters or a $250 fee and 50 sigantures from registered voters. The deadline is Aug. 30. The commission also heard from member Abe F'arcas, who reported that the size of the first building to be contsructed will be smaller that the original site plan recommendation. Farcas said monetary con siderations were the reason for the reduction in the building's square footage from 150,000 square feet to 80,000 to 100,000 square feet. He said the first building could be financed more easily and occupied more quickly than a larger structure and added that the height of the building could be reduced from six stories to three of four stories. Commission member Dan Williams, University vice presi dent for administration, agreed that financing was the only reason for reducing the size. "The sizing down of the building is driven by ... the financial requirements of all the parties. Period,” Williams said. OSPIRG Continued from Page 1 upon which cnr to buy. "There’s nothing wrong with using air hags as an option to persuade customers about a cer tain model,” Stubenvoll said. "Besides the safety features, customers also get a discount on their insurance if they have an air bag in their car." For example, Nationwide In surance Co. gives a car owner a 10 to 15 percent discount on automobile insurance when his or her car is equipped with a passive restraint system, such as an air bag or automatic seat belts. John Sheppard, owner of Sheppard Motors in Eugene, whose dealership was surveyed by the OSPIRG report, said that salespeople will explain about this reduction in insurance only if questioned about safety features. Sheppard went on to say that he would rather have salespeople sell automatic seat belts than air bags as an option. Lynn Lucas, general manager of Lincoln Mercury in Eugene, whose dealership was also surveyed, said that his salespeo ple do not inform customers about the air bag option because it is expensive to install and he has no cars in stock already eqipped with an air bag. “From a salesperson's perpective, he knows he doesn't have them (air bags) available, so he's obviously not interested in selling them over the phone," Lucas said. The survey began with an OSP1RG researcher asking the dealer a series of nine questions on the telephone, focusing on the safety options available in new cars. Ario said. "Unfortunately, cars in socie ty are generally sold as fancy vehicles relating to the quality of life, and airbags do raise the specter of automobile accidents and other possible problems," Ario said. The answers to the survey were scored from A to F, depen ding on the amount of time it took for the dealer to mention air hags as an option, Ario said. The report also hailed the re cent announcement by Chrysler Corporation that all 1990 model cars will carry a driverside air bag and a knee restraint system as standard equipment. By 1990, all newly manufac tured cars must carry some form of passive restraint system, either air bags or automatic seat belts, to comply with federal law. the report said. Air bags are stored in the steering column or in the dashboard. Lmy.riiii'imiiiLwaMB! 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Rosie is a spayed female pit bull that keeps Reecher and her running dogs company. "My dogs are like my children,” she said. “What ever it takes, I will give them my best.” Despite these problems, Reecher still attributes a huge chunk of Project Safe Run's success to the community it serves. She remembers three former University students who worked with the group. “They were three men who ran dogs two to three times a week for almost three years." she said. “This shows that men are also really concerned.” Reecher said another man donated a dog named Rigger, which he could easily hatfe sold for several hundred dollars as it was registered with the American Kennel Club. Rigger will replace cur rent top dog Zeus, when he leaves to head the team of dogs at the Los Angeles chapter “We’re always looking for people to help,” Reecher said. 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