PACKWOOD Continued from Page 1 the OCA would agree with him on many issues, oiling budget priorities and his support of Operation Desert Storm. But he also admitted that his views on abortion run counter to those held by the conservative group "I'm very pro-choice, and I realize that is one of their major issues," he said. "But 1 can't change what I believe is an honestly held position of mine on that issue." OCA's Mabon said his group has "looked at the possibility" of running a candidate against Packwood, but he said a Demo cratic victory of one of Ore gon's two Senate seats may be too high of a price to pay if both Packwood and the OCA candidate were to lose. "For instance, if (O S. Rep.) Peter DeFazio ran against Pack wood and won. we would not Ih> advancing at all." Mabon said "There are a lot of things we can do other than attempt ing to destroy and vve do not want to destroy someone's po 1 iti< ai career.'' Rather than run against Pack wood. Mahon said his group may ask for Republican support for other OCA activities Among other efforts, the group is planning to support an imtia live petition next year that would require doctors to ex plain all the risks of abortion before conducting the proce dure. Hut if alternatives fail, any conservative challenge to Pack wood would aid the Democrat ic opponent, who may turn out to lie DeFazio, a three-term con gressman from Eugene Although DeFazio has not of fii ially announced his inten tion of running for the senate seat, the Democrat has lieen "systematically exploring that possibility." said congressional aide Jeff Slier "He is looking into it very carefully, but his det ision point on that won't come up for some time,'' Slier said As tor (X .A pressure on i\i< k wood. Million said another al ternative for the alliance may he to focus their efforts on fill ing the congressional seat Pack wood's Democratic challenger would leave empty bv running for the senate spot Nevertheless. Mahon believes Pat kwootl will respond to (X!A pressure differently than Frohnmayer did tiuring his hid for governor "Dave Frohnmayer left us no other option." Mahon said "He essentially said, 'We can live without you.' anti rublied our noses in it He forced us into a corner where he left us lit) other option "I don't think Sen Pack wood will make the same kind of mistakes that Dave Frohn maver made," Mahon said SMOKING Continued from Page 1 comes from the desire to preserve a healthy envi ronment for non-smokers. "When people who don't smoke go down to the Rec Center, they're forced to breathe the smoke," English said. Pedersen said the Recreation Center is large and well ventilated, with six ceiling fans, so smoke is not a problem In addition, she said she is willing to purchase air filters if non-smokers are bothered by the smoke. "One of the employees put together a peti tion to present to the board,” she said "We have already collected 145 signatures from students wanting the Ke< Center to continue to allow smoking and that's all in one week " Pedersen said the only time she heard about complaints from non-smokers was at the hoard meeting She also said that the center should be evaluated differently when dei iding its smoking status "I i an understand when it's a work situation, but people choose to come here," she said "I would equate it to a tavern," she said "VVe''e a tavern with ' beer." 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