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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.
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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.
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She said other myths are the
results of people who say their
dogs attack as part of their
natural protective instinct.
“It’s ludricous to say stuff like
that,” she said. “If you really
have a good protection dog,
it’s gone through some
training.”
Reecher said the labeling of
working dogs as attack dogs
can be dispelled by Project
Safe Run's mascot Rosie.
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.
Even the most unexpected
things help, she said — sham
poo and supplies for the dogs,
blankets for the dogs to sleep
on and laundry soap to wash
the blankets with.
Not all of Project Safe Run’s
aid has come from in
dividuals. Unlike many other
stores, Manna Pro Country'
Store in Eugene has sold dog
food to the program at
wholesale prices, saving it
thousands of dollars, Reecher
said.
All the assistance will great
ly help Project Safe Run now
that it is starting its chapter in
Los Angeles. Reecher said the
cost of starting the chapter has
not yet been figured, but local
ly it costs the group between
$30,000 to $50,000 to operate.
None of the volunteers receive
any money.
Reecher will work with
Marc De Pasquale on starting
up the Los Angeles chapter.
De Pasquale is a former
University student.
He said the community
response to Project Safe Run’s
new chapter in Los Angeles
has been been positive.
“It’s something that can
skyrocket here, becasue the
community in L.A. is suppor
tive,” he said.
As for the program’s future,
Reecher said she hopes the Los
Angeles chapter will be the
start of a new beginning and
that Project Safe Run will
grow to attain national status
as Mothers Against Drunk
Driving and Child Find have.
“I would like to see that it
continues for humanity even
after I am gone,” she said. “If
it weren’t for dreamers, poets,
romantics and humanists, this
world would be full of
mercenary assassins.”
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