Daughter of attorney general dies in Eugene EUGENE (AP) - Katie Erohnmayor, the 12-yoar-old daughter of Orn gon Attorney General Duvo F'rnhnmayor, died Thursday at Sacred Heart General Hospital. Katie, who suffered from a rare bone marrow disorder, had slipped into a coma in the hos pital on Sunday. A hospital spokeswoman said Katie died at 2:21 p m Dave Frohnrnuyor and his wife, Lynn, issued a statement saying they were 'Touched be yond measure by the thoughts and prayers expressed to our family by so many people." "VVo will miss profoundly Katie’s presence in our lives hut will draw forever from her strength and courage,” the ITnhnmaycrs said. "She gave us joy and embodied a bound lessly cheerful love of life We are grateful that our lives were blessed by her presence." Katie suffered a stroke Aug. 3 while on a trip with her family to Salt Lake City. She was tak en to a hospital there before she was transferred to the hospital in Eugeni!, her hometown, on Aug. 27. Katie's 18-year-old sister. Kirsten, also has been diag nosed with I'anconi's anemia, a disease; that inhibits the capaci ty of bone marrow to produce red ami while blood cells. Katie had been hospitalized I t timers in the past 1H months with symptoms of the disease. In recent years, Katie crn dureel pain and medical rever sals but never chose the path of self pity. She always retained her capacity to make others h.ippy by her caring concern," Dave and Lynn FTohnmuyer said. "Katie sometimes lived in an undesired public spotlight on her health, but if the price of that spotlight is that people can see true human courage, then thank the Lord for Katie F'rohn mayer," they said. Funeral arrangements were pending, the family said. The only known cure for the Ballot Measure 5 could hurt credit SALEM (Al>) — Throe East ist agencies have decided to continue Oregon's gixid credit rating but with a warning that it could slip if the stall; fails to deal with the Measure f> prop erty tax limit, State Treasurer Tony Meeker said Thursday. Maintaining a good rating is important Ixicauso it tain result in lower interest costs on bond sales hy state and local govern ments. Standard & Poor’s, Morxiy's and Pitch's investment services continued to give Oregon an "AA” rating. Meeker said part of the reason that was the rela tive strength of the state's econ omy. “The overall state economy is projected to outpace that of the nation with continued pop u I a t i o n a n d e m ploy in e n t growth predicted,” tile treasur er said. The rating agencies also took note of some initiul steps state government has taken toward dealing with the budget cuts government facos in the years ahead because of Measure 5, Meeker said. disease is u txme marrow Inins plant. But due to the girls' ox tremely rare tissue types, the family's international seen h for .1 compatible donor was unsiu ( essful. In 19Ht), the FTohninuycrs turned their hopes to scientific idvances in gene therapy and united the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund to raise money ( u further study of the disease In cooperation with other families of Fanconi's anemia patients around the country, more than SUM),01)0 was raised for researi h. About half was raised hy the Frohnmayers' ef forts. Dave Frohnmayer dropped out of the l'ttu, gubernatorial race after his daughters were diagnosed with the disease But he ran in the 1901) gover nor's race, saying that his daughters' health had stabilized and that Katie and Kirsten had urged him to run Democrat Barbara Roberts went on to win the race. Shortly after the University announced law school Dean Maurice Holland was stepping down July fit. Frohnmayer agreed to bo considered for the job Recently, a search commit tee appointed to find a repliu e moot for Holland recommend ed to President Myles Brand that Frohnmayer be offered the job. After entering the governor's race, Frohnmayer told an inter viewer in October 1989 that the experience with Ins children's illness fiad taught him impor tent lessons of courage, humili ty, compassion, pain and opti mism. ''II you live in the valley of tlie shadow of death, you real ize which peaks are really worth climbing," he said then The Fmhnmayers have three oilier children; Mark, 17, Jona than, ti, and Amy, -1 The last days Fri'Shman l aura Finke lakes advantage at summer's glorious lust days outside Met' tin dorm Thursday Photo by John Stoops Tobacco to become an MIP offense SALK.M (AP) It’s now illegal in Oregon to !1 cigarettes to kids As of Sund.iy, it also will !)’■ against the law for them to smoke IImtn Among ihn hundreds of slain law. taking effei t Sunday urn onus to prohibit minors from possess n a. tollmen, give unemployed timlu'r workers ex traded jobless benefits and impose new restrii turns on logging practices. New laws go on the books *11) days after the Legislature adjourns unless lawmakers specify different effoctive dales for particular measures The 90 day mark ibis year is Sept 1") The 1*1*11 . -ssion i|uit In late June Possession of tobacco by anyone under 18 will be a civil obelise with a maximum 5 KM) fine . be law also requires that i igarelte vending machines be kept in places not accessible to mi nors. with a few exceptions such as hotels and factories. Sidling or otherwise distributing tobacco to a minor no longer will lie a crime with a possible tail term. It becomes a civil offense with a mini mum line of Sint) and maximum of S5(M) W .nil products workers who .ire out of ),il . lie l ist' 11! ,i decline in limber supply or due lo ' i hnulugical change* will lie eligible for up to LI cks uf supplemental unemployment benefits . dor another new law rbere is a catch Tho worker must enroll in a si.ile approved retraining program lo prepare for ilier employment. Ttie stale Kmployment Division expects lo pay up lo SKI million in udded beneflls under the 1 iw Ihe new benefits would begin when the worker used up lice regular 2(i weeks of benefits l lie measure was part of what Gov Barbara lb I mis t idled her limber response plan Another bill in her pac kage allocated Si I mil n in lottery revenue for training, public works . - Is and business loans lo timber dependent enmunities That measure took effect earlier. Lawmakers also made some sigriilii ant < banges a the state's forest practices laws, which regulate h. ' vesting and other procedures Among the new requirements are ones limiting arcuts to 120 acres in si/.e, mandating that re ' 'station begin within 12 months on clearoul and new restrictions on use of chemicals GAMBLIN ARTIST OILS 2% !% "GRUMBACHER GAINSBOROUGH Oil BRUSHES a Nt A $A* jRA «■ _ #A!£R OlOflS «-! M2» » «*., M9M !/,? 1 #4f» . GRUMBACHER *• V V' PRETEST OILS LIQUITEX TUBE ACRYLICS 32%“. 32°/< OFF RETAIL ^ NEW! 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