Chief justices at law graduation I wo chief justices will address the lO.lrd annual University School of Law Commence ment this Sunday. Alfred “Ted” Goodwin, chief judge of the U S ‘tth Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena. Calif., will deliver the commencement address and join Oregon Supreme Court Chief lustier Edwin Peterson in receiving Meritorious Ser vice awards. The ceremony honoring lhf> graduates will la-gin at I p in in the Silva Concert Hall at the Hull Center for the Performing Arts University President Paul Olum will con fer the degrees David Schuman. an assistant law professor will be Commencement Mar shal Goodwin will address the graduates on the topic of his choosing The graduating stu dents elected Goodwin as this year's speaker During the ceremonv. the law school fac ulty will present Meritorious Service Awards to Goodwin and Peterson This annual award is given in recognition of outstanding service to the administration of justice and legal edu t ation in Oregon “Chief justice Peterson's abilities and achievements have taken him to the summit of the judiciary in this state, and Chiet judge Goodwin holds the highest position in the fed eral judiciary in this part of the country." said Maurii e Holland, law dean “The faculty, students and alumni take enormous pride in the not ompiishments ot these two fine jurists." he said Goodwin. <i federal appeals court fudge since 1971. took over as chief judge in I98H The 9th Circuit ini ludes nine Western states. C.uam and the Northern Marianas Goodwin. KS. was reared in Prineville. Ore . and attended the University before join ing the t' S Armv during World War II He served three years before returning to Kugene He earned his bachelor's degree in jour nalism from the University in 1947 lie worked his way through lai\ school .is a part time reporter and copy editor lor The Register Guard from 1947 to 1950. earning his law de gree in 1951, Order of the Coil Goodwin worked as a lawyer in Kugene and yy.is appointed a lane County Circuit Court judge in 1955 Five years later he yy.is appointed to the state Supreme Court, whore lie served until then-l’resideut Kit hard Nixon appointed him a I S District Court judge in Portland III 1909 He yvas appointed to the 9th ('.ircuit Court ot Appeals in Dei ember 1971 Goodwin received the Distinguished Set vice Award from the University in 197.! and an honorary degree from the Few is and Clark (ail lege of Cirr in Portland in 197(i Peterson yy.is appointed to the Oregon Su preme Court in 1979 and elected to the tieiu It the following year. He liecame i hief justice m September of Pttt.t Recycling bills pass Oregon Senate By Don Peters Emerald Assoc iate Editor SALEM Following the re cunt trend of environmental awareness, the Oregon Senate Legislative js Update Thursday passed two trills that would enhance the state's re i ycling programs. Senate Hill lOHit, sponsored by Sen. Joyce Cohen (D-Lake Oswego), breezed through on a 2‘t-O vote The bill, which is now headed for the House Ag riculture and Natural Resources Committee, would upgrade the state's plastic recycling pro gram. The bill would give tax cred its to manufacturers who use reclaimed plastic., or who pur chase property, equipment or machinery to recycle plastic Reclaimed plastic, as defined in SHIOHI. includes shredded, regrind or pellet plastic manu factured in C)regon Sen. Cohen said the bill would conserve resources as well as increasing industry in the state. "This (SHlOHd) will encour age the start of a whole new in dustry in Oregon," she said "The potential is enormous " Cohen added the tax credits were necessary to help manu facturers meet the challenges of the plastic industry, and be cause "(plastic recycling) tech nology is not cheap.'‘ The other recycling bill. Sen ate Hill :t:t().r). easily passed 23-7. SB33U5. sponsored by Kep Phil heisling (U-Portland) at the request of the Oregon Student Public Interest Re search Croup, passed the I louse 4H-11. April 17. and w HI now go to a conference com mittee to iron out differentes between the House and Senate If signed into law. the hill would go into effei t |.m 1 ll would prohibit the disposal ol load ;u id batteries. whir h an1 commonly used in automobiles and farm equipment People wishing to dispose of the bat teries would have to lake them to either a dealer, authorized recycling or collection agency or a permitted lead smelter In addition, lead-acid battery dealers would lie required to accept used batteries of all kinds until l‘Hir> After that dale, dealers would only be re quired to accept the same types of batteries they sell Sen Wayne I'awbusb (I) Hood River), the bill's lloor manager, said tin* bill was an other step toward helping < lean up the environment "We need to encourage the rounding up ol these baiter ies." l-'awbush said Sen |im llunn (K-McMinn v lilt) called tin1 bill a "painless way to get rid of an environ mental problem " 'copies' me copy shop 539 E. 13th 485-6253 cotton clothing designed for comfort and easy care for men, women and children in a wide array of styles In new spring colors Shorts • Tanks T-Shirts • Dresses Skirts • Socks Pants • Tops and More Quality Clothing at Affordable Prices ^Banston Tree 4»% l 1 Jth i 485 03 33 THE FAR SIDE By GARY LARSON EUGENE’S ONE AND ONLY! 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