REGIONAL BRIEFS
Former commission member sentenced
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Springfield Human Rights Commis
sinn member has Ix'en cunvn ted of
•><>(ond-degree r.i< till Intimidation
against a film k pollf e offit it
Katherine M.irls vs as at < used of
striking SpringfirM Offimr John P.ittrrson ♦inu r«*pfva*t
edly insulltng him with rat oil slurs
Marts. hi, whs driving the wrong wav wltrm Patterson
stopped her Dec 10. said l.isa Shu mi h. .1 bane (lounty
dislrit l attorney ‘s [irnset ulur
During lit'r arrest fur drunken driving, Marts shipped
1’iilierson on the t best nod Injured Ins hand with it kit k.
Shit kit h s.iltl She also Irletl to kit k the windows out ol
the patrol tar ant) refused to take .1 sobriety test,
Shit klr h sait)
Dislrit I Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Marts on
Wednesday to three years probation ant! 1M> hours of
community service fined her S'HH) anti ...ordered her to
abstain from alcohol during probation
Maris public ly apologized In Patterson and the
Springfield Police Department Delense lawyer Jew!
Srotti told the judge that Marts experienced rati,illy
'motivated discrimination after she.married a hint k man
I He couple are separated
Maris hail served on the human rights commission
since it was formed in 1 two hut cl it! not reapply whim
her term expired in January
Keisling proposes reforestation plan
SI*K!Nf;l !l-:Ui {AIM Set rotary <>( Slate I’hii Keis
ling is proposing borrowing S200 million lo. reforest
small, privately-owned Oregon woodlands
"The stoic has an obligation to invest anti lx- a stew
aril for future generations." Keisling soul 'll is a long
term < ommitment
Keisling said Ins proposed I nrest Ke-uurcc ! rust
vs on Id. provide a continuing timber supply from private
land and help reduc e environmental pressure on other
Oregon forests
I'm not talking alnml the slate ac . tiring title to the
land. Keisling said at a news tonfere- Wednesday
"I'm talking idiout tin- state acquiring an interest in the
land and vs hat grows on the land
Sut h a reforestation effort would generate about
VMM) permanent jobs when the timber is matins and
employ thousands more workers and « ontrat tors dur
ing the reforestation, he said
Keisling said lie would seek legislative approval nest
vear to pay lor the program by selling bonds
Roberts aims next M5 pitch at Portland
SAt.i.M 'AIM (;<|V Barbara Kola rtx, after louring
much ol Oregon with her message of smaller govern
merit and tax overhaul, next heads to the Portland area
and a possibly more hostile crowd
Ki.!*tIn i hid of siatf. Palm 1a Mc< .iIf4. told the Legis
lature's Joint Interim Revenue Committer tin; gnvrrnor
adopted a tar tic of taking her report last to the state's
main metropolitan area
One reason is that Portland was the strongest region
in fas or of the Measure S property tax limit passed by
voters m November t'i'H). Mtdaig said
MtC.aig said Kolwrts wanted time for effer ts of her
i ost c utling steps to fits nine known before campaigning
in the state's most populous area
Stale government might he felt to have less impar t in
the Portland area than other regions because of numer
ous lor ill governments. McCaig said
Kolierts hopes her explanations will put voters in the
mood to i nnsider tax revisions ami new revenue When
pressed by legislators alxiut timing of .1 possible tax
measure elet lion. McC-aig said t iti/ens aren't there yet
Analysts estimate the stall! will he SI billion short of
paving the school < lists and continuing < urrent levels of
slali- servers in the l’J'l.t <15 burlget period unless new
revenue is found
Met aig said Huberts has several requirements for any
tax revision pInn
One is that it t>e a complete overhaul of the tax sys
tem and not pist something to carry the slate through
I he next budget period It. also "would.lie unlikely she
would support raising taxes In enough to replace all the
money carved from the budget, McCaig said
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MERRILL
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Michigan
Merrill s extensive career in
eluded general practice, faculty
positions at Oregon and the
University of Denver and two
terms as exec utive director of
the (fount il on Court Proce
d u r< ■
file Lane Counts Bar Assoi i
ation was to award Merrill with
the Distinguished Servile
ass ard tonight The asvard. to he
given posthumously, will he
presented by University Lasv
Professor Wayne Wi shing
Fred Merrill was beloved by
his far lilts colleagues and re
spected by legal practitioners
throughout Oregon and the na
tion,' I rohnmayer said "He
will l>e greatly missed
Merrill died of a swift-rnov
mg cancer He is survived by
his wife. Pat. and two daugli
ters
The family will hold a pri
vale memorial service, but a
public service is scheduled lor
April 1-1 al a p m in Room J-!l
Law t enter
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Fund has been established
through the University Founda
lion, and donations to the fund
are requested in lieu of flowers
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