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Thursday. August 2,1990 Eugene. Oregon Volume 92. Issue 14 Oregon Daily jnerakl Entertainment Ti( Lets art* still on salt’ fur the Ktigeue Hint’s I estival Saturdax August in Alton linker I ’ark Thu festival will feature the likes ol blues greats Ho Diddlev , ( units Saigutlo and the Stilettos, and |u nior Walker and the All Stars See t alendar. Page 5 Briefly WASHINGTON (AIM I’resi dent Hush prepared Wednesday to detent) his I ‘i1) 1 defense budg .-I as House I lemut rats savored the cuts thev infli( ted on the B-d bomber program and the Slr.ite gu: Defense Initialive "I v\ as out running at six this morning just bet ause I was exhil mated." Rep Ron Heliums. I) (ial it . told reportei s .1 lew hum s after the I loust Armed Seta it es ( Committee tail S-t t billion trom the Slid? billion the president had requested tot defense spend ing in the fiscal \ear heginnmg Get. 1. The administration began lob b\ ing Senate Republic ans to re store the tails as the White I louse said Bush would speak I hursdny on "how he pen fives the 1 ' S defense budget RI( HI.A\l), Wash. (AIM llariftirtl nut dear reservation man agers ha\ e been "lilt omplete ill at curate ami misleading" in pub la comments about potentially explosive radioactive waste stor age tanks at SI fepartment of Knerg\ report null lutles The so-t ailed Blush report was sharplv i ritu al of the w av I Ian ford managers and federal 1 on trat tors have dealt w ith problems invoh mg the mu leat w astt* tanks The report implied delib erate attempts had been made to 1 loud the issue I he study team headed b\ Ste\ e Blush the departmeui s t hint of nuclear safety . also w as t r 11it 01 of information given the public about hydrogen build-up inside the most dangerous tank, a 1-million-gallon structure t ailed tnt-SY "(lertain information ndeased bv I)()f. (RichlandI to the publit 1 out erning problems <it the Han ford tank farm has been incom plete. inaccurate and misleading regarding the extent of contractor knowledge about safety issues re lated to slurry growth and BU SY .’’ the report saitl The report saitl deficiencies continue to be found in safety analyses, procedures, operations, training, maintenance, anti re porting and called that "a serious management failure Weather Brief morning clouds today, sunnv and warm in the after noon. Highs in the mid-HOs. Sun nv and warm Frida\ highs in the upper HOs. This one won Y get away Amundti Six leiuip.i (nglill ol ! ennl.de. IV .ish le.irns proper fix -< ,ist //i,!,’ lei liidipie from Hnrh.ir.i Kidirer .it the i .<>/</it,' pond, onr ol seiernl i’ll!jjr.s m'/ up on the I .me t 'oiinti I nitgrounds Ini the P ith <mni\ ei s,u \ nl the I edrr,itmu ol I Is fisher* I’tinlo In V ilit i' K.immv Lorax co-op prepares for fall opening By Alasdair McCondochte f rnoM'd i t'ntnt'UlOt I'tir Students (Inoperative Assoi ia linn has paid S -it iMml (u pun li.isn ,iml renovate I lie former I’ari 1'nwet huilil my; tin'll ni'vvi'st filitnin lo in up lions "iK Tilt’ Dili’ tllllf CO-up. llll .Ill’ll .ll lll’IH Alder Si Inis lint’ll ri’ii.imi'il I In* l.oi.iv Manner loop by its now mi hits s.oil I in.i Kir Si \ pri'siili’iil .mil i hairwnm .in Km- -..nil thf n.inif borax M.innri v\as deliv mi trom lllf Hi Sens . |took lht‘ whit 11 u.ts 11,1 nm'Ii Ironi i’i er.ii i omiiumitifs m tin- I 'mti■<i State-. "borax sir; n l i les e in 11 on me n I a I .iw.ireness, anil the new co op is tie signeil lii.111rai l people com timed about ern iionnienl.il issues Hoe said 1 be i o op is open to everyone bill we hope people who ail in the manner ol the borax w ill limi a home iieie she said ■a \ which also owns ( amphell (dull and Jane! Smith co-ops, purchased I'ari lower m lautiarv attei poor iiiaii.e'e meiit and in-aiflii lent tundme. too ed its i Insure and sale. Roe said I'ari lower prevititisiv owned l)\ ( o ed llotlsuiK Ini was i losed by the lire marshall in I'lHU, partly her ause their weir not e no ll K11 exits for residents oil Uppei Ilnurs Roe salil rids problem. i oiiihiiied w ith otlieis and w 11h poor management led to the sale ol the huildiuK at a relatively low pi ii e ahout Sul) nun Meanwhile St \ was interested in ex pandinc; its i o op system Ur were m leresled m euInikmg d it was ei onotiui ally leasihle Roe said It yvas really lortUliate timing she added SI A had the money when I’ari loyveis own ers yvanled lo sell Roe said ahout a tourth id the SIKK) to $ ittll (MM) St A has spent covered tin- actual purchase id the building w ith the rest devoted to irno vation The main goal ol the renovation is bringing the building up to tire i ode standards. including a niwy S. -'.OItO staircase and a ni-yy fire alarm system Turn to LORAX. P . Employees union votes to back Roberts Endorsement may generate union donations By Daralyn Trappe Emerald Contributor I'he ()regon Public Km plovees I 'moil which ri‘pnj seuls 18.1)00 stall; and lor al government workers lias voted overwhelmingly to en dorse Deinot rat Harhara Roll erts tor governor ot ()regoil " Harhara was clear!v bet ter on our issues " said lean me Me\or Rodrigue/. ()RKt polilii al direi tor ' I rohn maver wasn't bad, but liai bar a Roberts was belter more tori etui and dec isivt She has solutions tor the problems we re hired with The number one issue ot corn ern to the employers union is health i are lor ()re gonians. Rodrigue/ said Al leviating employee work Barbara Roberts lu,ills presen ilis the risht to legal abortion .ind impruv ins funding "I local govern irients were also on an a gen <1.1 nl priority issues she said ti<1111 Knherts .mil Kepubli < ,m i .11iiti<i,it• ■ I)<ivc I rolin m.nrr were inter\ lew it) in open nifinlMTship JiifftiiiK-S ,iuci asked tIn• ir \ ievvs mi ,i list ill issues compiled in 1111 y .it .m ()I*Kl' i onvention s i \ t \ eight percent ot the 1 , (lot) inemh r union subxe 111ii■ n11 v espressed .in inter i'st m nuking .in endorse mi nt H\ .i in.irgin of two In one they chose to endorse Barbara Koherts \tler the me hi he rs h i p vote tile union's ho.ml ot duet tors voted unanimously to finalize the endorsement Kndrigucz .(tided lh.it she was impressed with both i andidates' < uni cm for an improvement in relations be a IVM'i'ii thf governor' s oHi( i' ,m(l the union rhc endorsement will re suit in don,limits In tile Kut) ells i ampaign said Bentlev (dlliert ( ll’ld publii relit lions duel lot. although the .iinnunt has not vet heen do lerinined (.dhert also said he e\ pet ts lli.ll a ({real llUlllhei of (Il’Kl memliers will \ ollill leer then time to the KoheiIs 1 amp.iign Met ause of I lie w a\ this endorsement went d was a MTV personal derision, and there is a lot of personal ( ommitmeilt I w ent\ pen e|lt of ( ll’ld memliers voted in the en dorse moot proi eed I n g s Kodrigue/ said adding that the figure "doesn’t sound good lull it is Tvventv pel i ent is high It's often tell to eleven pen ent