Oregon DAILY EMERALD cdncsdas . M.i\ 22. I9*J1 l utonc Oirson _\ "kune ‘>2 Khr- I ^ Discussion focuses on tax alternatives By Rene DeCai r f mt'Mi.i Reriode' : Oregon s I,i\ striii lure is like ,in nlil wobbly lun legged stool With one leg hiissing ami the ntlifi tun legs being uk vary ing lengths the tax base "fnt the state's higher i'iIui ation system and i>tIn-1 programs is not slisidv said Margaret Halim k (lirei tor of tilt' l'ni\ ersily 's la fior education and resean li i en ter )ohn Mosely l 'niversily \ u e Most look to new tax for answer By Joe Kidd Poitin.^ Kdi!- • Sun* vou've heard .1 lui about |iolilh no is opin ions on thi* Stiii million loppm! oil the highei i-d in iition budget Hill what do people al I In- I ' n i vi-r sit \ think .ihoiil proposed nils lui lion hikes and possible solutions ‘ liming -i walking loin ol die i .illipus I uesd.iv one reporter got .in earful nlxiul Measure > Irom slti dents lai lilts and stall uu’inlrers While lhe\ .ill si oi it the i ills and tuition hikes there is I ill le agree meiit mi hull to solve the problems Most are looking tin some kind ol new tax hut w hat li pe o| las is de halahle I'mposals lange horn the most-often-meii tioued sales las to totalll upending the strut tore ol the I ' S jjoverimieill There were those like Karen Mi lull an l.nglisll student who was luni h mg in the l-.Ml sk\light luesdav "I think it s unfortu nate there is so llllli li Turn to TAXES Page 3 Iui■ si other two lugs me unit’ and property taxes in hold up and support its ser siics And ss illi I In* passage Ol Measure > the slate saw ed our biggest leg lit halt she said Ilallot k said H l percent of slate revenue 1 nines from the income lax which she said is the third highest m the nation She also noted that Oregon property taxes which supply local governments with about 0(1 percent ot their revenue an tin' filth highest 111 the i ountrv II the state IS to keep Its sei vii es it i annul t ontinue to relv on pist two taxes hut instead people must wolk to find a new tax that is politically sale and acceptable to voters llallni k said mic added tn.it it mu mu tic r.isv lu net voters to approve .1 new tax bei ause many people arc lonfiiscii aiul angrv .ilmut Measure "1 and uni onvim.ed that higher eilm allot! needs as iiiui h money as it does Margaret made it sound prett v grim didn't she " Reruns said referring to I tailor k s presentation \i tu ally its worse Reruns said it replai eiiicnl revenue is not found soon the Stale will need ill extra Si billion In l*t‘t 1 on 1 ompared u it ft aiiout $t St) million that the state is i urrentlv lai king llighei edlit atlnii took .111 SHI. million 1 11I lor the fin 1 >1 i hi enniurn that w ill he halam ed out partly hv program cuts, tui tion 1111 leases and sun harges However highei education is Turn i CRISIS Page* 3 Preachin ’ blues Ih'iwiuliiiif tm one •• point nt i /«• vv /ini Webber either enr.iptureil hi enr.ifiiut students ,ind onlookers .is he hroui’ht his s.imh\ u h ho.ml philosopln to the I- \ll t ourt\mil on I'uesil.n .itternooti I’huto In Sr.iii I'lislon Professors contest proposed rule By Lisa Millegan t meratd Repoiter _ I'rnversitv professors expressed uiiu.ern I ues dav over .1 proposed ( nnflut uf-interest pole \ th.it would limit the .iiimmit ot time they mil spend p.irtn ipat mg 111 outside prolession.il .11 11v i t les I In pilin ', drafted In .1 f.u ulty eommittee. would provide guidelines to determine the Ixmnd.itv between appropriate und inappropriate outside protession.il activities as well as the .11 i eptable amount ol time fatuity liiembets could spend on outside business An Oregon law whir h the Legislature passed Iasi \eat reipures the I diversity and all other state 1 o I leges to implement such a polii \ Several ot the approximately -to lac 11 Itv mem hers at l uesdav s hearing expressed com ern over what ttiev thought were severe limitations on their outside .11 llV Itles i bis dm iiment m its present torm. and with its present tone of distrust unreasonably and shortsightedlv ilisi mirages lai.ulty involvement in the private sector." said flarve Waff. geologi 1 al si lent es professor, However 1 ommittee member Peter von Ilippel assured faculty members that they will actually be eiH ouraged tc pursue professional mleiesls outside the t nivorsilv Non exempt does not mean not allowed von I lippel s.i id referring to I lie proposal ■ list ol outside prolessional activities that would tec|Uire departmental approv al I vervoile is I'll! ouraged to ask tor exr eptions to the guidelines ( hemistrv I’rntessor |olm ke.ma said lie took ex( eplion with the polii \ "line day out ol seven days" limit on the time Intulty members could devote to outside professional interests lie said professors ( ould still fulfill tlleil oil ligations to the I 'diversity w itfi a "one day out ol live days limit We all put in more than 4(1 hours a week here |any w ay |,' he said ( omnutlee member Karen Sprague said the one out of seven days limit was tier essarv be c alls'- (the 1 omnntteei didn't want to c undone a tour day work week Keana also i ommented that the proposal has a flavor ol negativis.nil that committee mem tiers should make it more cm enraging to I ni versitv industry relations This dor urnent takes sue h a negative slant e U all said It needs balauc e Inside The majority ot Kugene voters has opted for keeping tile I km ntim n Mall closed to tiaffu leaving propo neiits ot the plan st.rambling to find alternatives in help iti a.\ i;t■ n\ i! 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Page 5 International SK1PKKA YIBl 1)1 N India (AP) A liomli hidden in .1 fluv\ er basket killed I or me r Prime Minister K.i|iv (Ian 1II11 tlie suit .Hid grandson nl prime imnisteis. as lie t arn paigned Itiesdas in an elei tion lie hoped would sweep die tain . \ ii\ nast\ 1 >a« k to pt)W et \u uni' i lamird rvsponsi Inlily (..nidhi ri*c rnlK had lit'cn stmiupnx oft mh unis guards I In' bomb cvpli»«li d haring (..mdhi apart and killing I I dllicr |ii'iipli' as he stepped from Ins i at into .1 throng of supporters pu*ss mg tlimers nn him .1! a 1 am paign stop in Srtperatnhu dm I Ih> tuv\ 11 Is 2ri milt's ■1 .iitliui>si nl Madras in southeastern I ini i.i An A >su( anted Press re porter saw tin- explosion. I lilted \eU s ot I in I i.i said the devn e was remote i on trolled ( towds surged through the streets ot Madras as word spread that the -Iti year old leader ot the Con giess I'artv had been killed l*ri\ ate veliii les and three Inisi’s were snl afire Men ripped eiei tion posters from walls In New i)«lhl. the federal (apitul infuriated t rmvds set tire In tin? Iioinn of .1 poli in ul nval eark Wednesdav ,iihI attiH Ud foreign I \ i.rews \n injuries were re ported Many residents stood outside f.andhi's house and w epf*