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*+++ ++*+**+*****< MUC HAMIT [53 VTOOMWfTWt Bmunmmnm ***<a<M_ illlliltn ssk: pfnvJ jSride SHARE Traveling soon? Need a ride? Offering a ride? Ride Shore brings together people needing and offering rides onywhere in Oregon or throughout tire country For more information call 345 7600 Earth Summit to begin Wednesday in Rio w ' WORLD KIO DE JANEIRO, lifii/.il (AP) -- The Earth Summit opens Wednes day with two minutes of silence for an endan gered tilanel and a mis sion to agree on how to save It Tho 12-day United Nations (Conference on Environment and Development would be the biggest mooting of world leaders in his tory But It's not clear what tho Juno 3-14 mooting will accomplish or oven who exact ly is coming The U N. press office says 142 heads of state or government have confirmed their at tendance. The Brazilian government says 83. President Bush is expected for less than 48 hours at the summit portion of the con ference starting June 11. He Joins his col leagues from Europe. Canada, Japan. China and other nations. A 35,000 member security force has swept Rio, a city of 0 million, of the beggars, urchins anti vendors that normally swarm the streets Residents have commented on the relative lack of street crime. The world leaders are to sign documents including a general statement of ecological principles and the so-called Agenda 21. a controversial list of measures for environ mentally safe growth into the 21st century. But they have been unable to agree on who will pay for the cleanup, which U.N. summit coordinator Maurice Strong has es timated will cost S125 billion a year. Optimists hope for a breakthrough con sensus on goals or funding But many ecolo gists accuse the Bush administration of blocking progress and watering down the documents. During conference negotiations, which begin Wednesday, some 700 U N officials and T5tJ0 delegates from 185 countries will pul the finishing touches on the documents lo be signed. U.N. press cx>ordinator Mo nique McClellan said The delegates will observe two minutes of silence for the Earth before President Fer nando Coilor de Mello opens the conference al the Rtocentro convention complex. 25 miles west of downtown Klo next to an aulo speedway The proceedings are closed to the public but will be televised live on u government channel. Bush has refused to endorse a climate control convention that called for reducing carbon dioxide to 1990 levels by 2000 Eu ropean leaders eventually accepter! a draft that omits dates or levels. The United States produces about one fourth of the world s carbon dioxide, a gas some scientists say adds to global warming. "The climate control convention was supposed to be the jewel in the crown," said Joshua Kariiner, Greenpeace's top coordina-/ tor for the summit. "Now, II looks more like a rhinestone.” Across town on Guanabara Bay. a gather ing of ecological non-government organiza tions will take ploce in Flamengo Park. The Global Forum is expected to draw 12,000 participants from 164 countries. Some 5,000 groups will be represented, in cluding Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Federation, members of the Baha'i religion and the YMCA. .Sen A1 Gore. D-Tenn., will attend. For mer U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug, D-N.Y., will be part of a feminist ecological group. Actress Shirley MacLaine will Introduce a speech by the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual lead er of Tibet. Our twice, ayear, 20% Off Safe is on now through June 6^/ (Don 't Miss It! Everything is 20% Off: inSportszvear in Electronics in (general(BooIq in^Art & Softool in (gifts & Sundries ‘Except: Coursebookf, film & practising, tobacco products, class rings, academic rrgaba, computers, educational software, some electronics items, and sale priced items. Limited to stoefem band. Kff further discounts. 13tfi & 'Kincaid • 346-4331 • M-Sat p 1 . .^ DESPERATELY SEEKING birth fat her, 6'4" blond/bluc eycd, 43-44 years old Attended OSU tn 66-67. Could be at U of O now. My name is Kayrrnc. I was bom Oct 24. I‘>67, Multnomah Hospital. I’ortland OR If you have information plcuvc rail Kayrrne collect, anytime at (510)531-6207. k~--. Cash For Textbooks Mon Sat Smith l amil\ Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Block From Campus 345-1651 n i i i ® (*except small cones) 8 i to . Cagipus ! SUBSHOP • 1225 frlder . ! 345-2434 ? L Not v*;«] cm delivery or with any other discount* of coupon*. One coupon per customer Empire* 6/12/92 J Looking tor a good doot? Chock the Emoroki ADS