Oregon DAILY EMERALD WednoMJa'i. October It). IW<> Fugene. Oregon Volume ') Issue M Briefly Coca-Cola now flows from the soda fountains in EMU food service areas and in the University Housing Department din ing halls after the state awarded Coke a three year service contract for the University. See story. Page 5 Cagle Paik Slim has been entertaining stu dents walking down 13ih Avenue lor years. Slim says he got his start in Il linois. where his mother owned a club. Performers would give him second hand equipment, which helped Slim progress See story. Page 4 Community*™ Proposals to restroc tun- the Eugene Human Rights Program received unanimous approval from the city count tl at a work session Monday night, pushing the proposals to ward a Nov 3 public hearing. The proposals t all for changing the way in whic h human rights problems are dealt with In the past, the Human Rights Program addressed individual groups sui h as women, the aging and minorities separately l 'nder the proposed structure, common prob lems between groups would he identified and solved See story. Page 3 Up and Coming "Hudson Van Curtin.” an adventure strip drawn by University student Mi chael Russel, starts its first run in the Emerald today See Hudson. Page 11 Entertainment The University Cham ber Music Series w ill open with a Iwng this year as the Takacs Siring (Juartof bring their inter national fame and talent to Eugene See story. Page 6 Come ’n ’ get it Tuesda\ '.s b.ilm\ 71-degree high was perfect tor feeding the dm ks .it the pond off f ranklin boulevard. The U illmnette l alley > Indian summer should continue today with slightly cooler temperatures tip to t>r> after a slight chance of showers in the morning Photo by Andre Kanieri Sports lottery faces demise By Ashley Conklin £ me raid Spo»ts Editor Oregon's Sports Ac tion lottery game* fact's an unc it |,im lullin' .liter the passage of the iimnibiis i rune lull in the House ol Representatives last 1‘ridav An ameiuimeut altai hud to the i rime hill will pro hibit stale offii ials from operating a lottery game tiased on the point spreads ol National football League Na t tonal basket hall Assoc iation and \la|or League base tiall names Hie Sports Action game was passed by the state Log islalure in August IMHO to provide finaiu ial support lor the athletu programs at the states public c olleges and universities Oregon is the only state in tile nation with a Sports Ac lion lottery game, it s also the only slate where pub In col leges and universities do not receive funding from the stall' Legislature for at bid ic s The crime hill will now go before a House Senate conference committee where the hill may be passed regardless of the fate of the Sports Ac lion amendment hither way Oregon Athletic Director bill by me has some serious com erns about the future oj the game I think the future looks oretty bleak right uoyv " Bvrne said All five (begun representatives and Republican Sens Mark llallti'ld and Holt Par kwood art’ lobbying tor tin* runtimintlun of the game IJernot ratic Reps I'r ter llela/ioand l.rs AutCoin have been particularly ai livi‘ in trying In save Sports Ai lion The (begun di'li'Kation parlii uiarlv Del-ax in. is up limislit alK>nt Sports Ai lion's future Ins .him' bal lot But supporters of the measure, which would require product pac kaging to meet spec die re eye ling standards la-ginning in l'i'M sa\ such questions about food safety are merely scare tactics Instead, they ask another question Can the state's landfills continue to handle the amount of trash — much of it produc t pac kaging that Oregonians throw out? Measure (> opponents, on the other hand c hoose to focus on the initiative's safet\ as pects. "Would passage* of this measure* atfec t local xafelvasks .1 hrm Imre distributed l>\ tin* Or egon (unnmitri' fur Ret vtling. the coalition formed to oppose Measure l> "Yes." il x.nx Musi flexible pat kages like those whit h pro let t meal poullrv ami fish wtiultl he haunetl under Measure tl |on Stutmnvnll. spokesman lor Consumers for Recycling. the measure's primary support er i .ills that i.laun "distorted anti mislead ing." I'o prove Ins point. Slubenvoll points to an experimental meat tra\ now tisetl In some Satew.n stores that is made of 100 percent re t vdetl paperhoard The pat kage would proli.i lilv pass the pat kaging standards the measure vvoultl put hi plate, "even after the plustit shrink w rap is added." he said Measure 0 provides "a host ol exemptions to prolet t safetv." Stulienvoll said, int lulling ex i opiums lor federally mandated t on!.oners and tamper resistant packaging. among others Turn to RECYCLING Page 12 Measure 6 Question: By JttH.t. sh.ill packaging useil in Oregon meet certain rei v< ling goals, unless a hardship waiver is ob tained? SUMMARY • law would govern pat kaging ot j prodm Is sold retail or wholesale io 1 stale I • IH !•»*»;* sill ll p.H kaging must l»e | leiisable live limes lor like use- made : ul all |leti cut lei v< led materials re( v II led at 1 "> pen enl rate or made ol ma- ; I lerial iisviled .it l"> pen enl late I Kales lor Ifist two goals use m steps to 00 pert enl In litMIJ • Allows hardship waivers Kelailets musi post data on theii packaging , standards Creates t iv 11 lines Slate. It iii.-iiis mav enforce law l-urms advi- 1 I , sirv panel