Oregon
DAILY EMERALD
Friday. September 28. 1990
Eugene. Oregon
Volume 92. Issue 2.1
Briefly
Lane County Commis
sioner Jerry' Rust is lead
ing the fight to protect
the Pacific Yew tree from
developers and business
es eager to extract the
anti-cancer drug taxol.
found in the tree's bark.
Sec story. Page 5
University officials re
vealed Thursday enroll
ment figures for the fall
term will not he as high
as anticipated The ex
pected balloon in atten
dance figures has not ma
terialized as there will be
less than 100 more stu
dents on campus than
during last year’s fall reg
istration.
See story. Page 3
Entertainment
Noted comedian and
movie actor George Carlin
will bring his show to Ku
gene tonight when he
takes the stage at the Unit
Center. Carlin is just one
of the many entertain
ment items on tab for this
weekend. For a complete
list, turn to the Entertain
ment section.
See story. Page 7
Sports
Oregon may Ik? the only
team standing in the way
of a HYU national cham
pionship. The Ducks will
try to avenge last year's
heartbreaking 45-41 loss
as they take on the Cou
gars this Saturday at Aut
zen Stadium.
See inside supplement
Regionally
A state report issued
Thursday said a shut
down of the Trojan nucle
ar power plant could add
as much as $50 a year to
Portland-area electric
bills.
See story. Page 6
Nationally
White House and Con
gress moved closer to
ward agreement on the
budget, but several key
disputes keep them sepa
rate and squabbling.
See story. Page 12
Voter power urged to win anti-abortion fight
Wwli by S—m fartw
Shannon Oliver, interdisciplinary studies
graduate student, and Mary Ager, sociology
junior, cheer at a rally againsi Measures 8 and
10.
By Daralyn Trappe
Emerald Reporter
In an emotional speech before a large
gathering at the (.'Diversity, Kleanor
Smeal. president of The Fund her the
Feminist Majority, urged students to
vote against Oregon state Ballot Meas
ures H and tit and help register other
young people to vote.
Measure 10 would make abortions il
legal except in cases of reported rape or
incest or to prevent the death of a preg
nant woman Measure H would require
doctors to notify the parents of a young
woman under tH years of age Itefore an
abortion could tie performed.
Oregon is the only state to have lx>th
parental notification and abortion prohi
bition measures on the November ballot
"You are the state the whole nation
will be looking at."Smeal said.
If passed, she said. Measure H would
affect "those who need the most help
"To force women under 1H to remain
pregnant against their Will. . is force,
servitude, slavery — it's a form of tor
ture. And it will go forth unless you or
ganize as you've never organized be
fore."
Congress, the Supreme Court, and
other lawmakers — groups of people
"made up mostly of men over 50 are
dictating a war on the young people of
this nation." Smeal said. "They won't
police their own actions, hut they harass
young women. The hypocrisy of our po
litical leaders is so disgusting that you
almost feel tainted in its presence
Smeal said she is focusing attention
on young Americans because only 21)
pen uni of 18-24 year-olds vote
"You are not voting at the level you
have a right to," she said, "You can
make a difference, not only for Oregon
hut for the whole nation ."
Smeal addressed the issue of voter
registration at the University by saying
that financial aid would not lie affected
if a student registers to vote here
"Many are told if they register to vote
at the University with an address other
than their parents, it will affect their fi
nancial aid
"It's not true," Smeal said. " You
have the right to vote where you live, to
control the politics here
Smeal urged students not only to
vote, hut to spend time working on vot
er registration She told the crowd the
effort would t>e rewarding and related
her own college experience at Duke
University, where she worked for de
segregation
"I remember more from the fight for
integration than anything I learned in
textbooks." she said. "And l hope this
helps you.
"Urge people to register to vote. The
universities alone in this stale could
dictate the outcome. You (.an make a
difference, not only for Oregon hut for
the whole nation."
Souter, measures threaten
abortion rights, says Smeal
By Catherine Hawley
Emerald Associate Editor
Abortion rights for women in
Oregon are endangered not
only by slate Measures 8 and
10. but also by the Senate Judi
ciary Committee vote to con
firm David Souter as a U.S. Su
preme Court justice. Eleanor
Smeal said Thursday.
"Oregon is in a very precari
ous position," said Smeal at a
news conference before Thurs
day's pro-abortion rally on
campus. "Women in this state
could lose all abortion rights."
If Souter is confirmed by the
entire Senate later this week.
he could cast a fifth vote over
turning the Supreme Court's
1«7:J decision in Roe vs. Wade,
which gave states the right to
legalize abortion.
The judiciary committee’s
vote is “a total insult to all
Americans concerned with civ
il rights and women's rights
said Smeat, who testified
against Souter as part of a panel
on women's rights.
Smeal. former president of
the National Organization for
Women, was in Eugene as part
of a statewide campaign against
measures 8 and 10.
Measure 8 would prohibit
Turn to RALLY, Page 12
Photo bt V«n PiMton
Former NOW president Eleanor Smeal urged students to gel
involved in abortion issues at a rally Thursday.
Roberts, Frohnmayer sling accusations over ruling crisis
By Joe Kidd
Emeiaid Associate Editor
A circuit court ruling Mon
day that may void a majority of
the measures on the Nov. tj bal
lot has thrown Oregon's race
for governor into a flurry of ac
cusations — and anticipations
As the two major gubernato
rial candidates find themselves
at the heart of what is now be
ing called a ballot measure cri
sis. Republican hopes are flap
ping. Democratic dread is dig
ging in. and the lesser-known
independent and Libertarian
campaigns are both looking for
a boost.
Democratic candidate liarba
ra Roberts took a defensive pos
ture at a press conference Tues
day. one day after Circuit Court
Judge Richard Barber’s ruling
exploded a bomb of political
speculation.
"My job as secretary of state
is to fight to get these measures
counted in on the ballot," she
said. "That's my first responsi
bility ... and if there is political
fallout for what’s happened, I
will live with that political fall
out."
Meanwhile. Republican can
didate Dave Frohnmayer's sup
porters have taken the offen
sive
Oregon Republican Party
Chairman Craig Berkman
swung through western Oregon
calling attention Wednesday to
what ho termed Roberts'
“failed leadership."
“The ballot initiative in this
state has been throw into jeop
ardy by the negligence and
mismanagement of the current
Secretary of State and chief
elections officer Barbara
Roberts," he said at a press
conference in Kugene, after
making similar statements that
morning in Medford,
“She and she alone
caused a delay in filing which
has precipitated in the legal ac
tion that's going on in the
courts today,” he said.
Circuit Court )udge Barber
ruled five measures ineligible
for vote tallying because the
state Elections Division failed
to provide written certification
of fiscal impact statements for
those measures before the re
quired deadline. Although the
ruling directly affects only five
measures, three others that re
quire financial impact state
ments also may la; in danger
The state attorney general's
office has appealed the deci
sion and is working to restore
the measures to voting status
And because the Elections Divi
sion is under Secretary of State
Itarhara Roberts' control, some
Turn to RULING. Page 12