Oregon Daily
Emerald
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1992
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 94. ISSUE 42
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Henri and Barbara Brod (pictured with their dog, Cybetle) quit their fobs at the Hemlock Society in order to run the
Lyon and the Lambe Inn In Eugene.
Innkeepers seek
quieter lifestyle
j Running bed and breakfast is harder
than it seems, some owners say
By Tammy Batey
Emerald Associate Editor
Three years ago. foggy anil F'red Ward dm hied
enough was enough
The couple quit their jolis. sold their Southern ('all
fornia home, packed their hags and used their savings
to Imy a "neat, old house" In Ivugene
The couple converted the house, which was hull! in
1828, into the Duckworth Bed and Breakfast Inn
The Wards say earning their living from operating the
inn is more satisfying than their former, high pressure
johs foggy was a corporate officer at a bank, and Fred
was a truck driver
"We decided the rat nice of Southern California was
dictating what we were going to do," he said "I would
literally spend hours stuck in tralln jams with the sun
glaring on me "
I’t'ggv said she enjoys being able to sit down and have
conversations with the people she encounters on the
job, instead of "rushing them through," as she did at
thi' California hank
Several owners of It* a I Iasi and break fust inns say
they quit their former stressful jobs In the business
world to operate their Inns Kenning an inn. however.
Turn to INNS. Pag« 5
ASUO voter ed day turns
into debate on Measure 6
□A small crowd also listens
to views on two other pro
posed state initiatives
By Chester Allen
Emerald Reporter ____
Campaign representatives front both
sldrts of Ballot Measure 6. which would
force the closure of the Trojan nuclear
power plant, argued over the safety and
efficiency of Trojan to 18 people
Wednesday night
Sponsored by the ASUO, Ballot Meas
ure Day gave representatives from both
sides of ballot measures 5. ti, 7 and 9 a
chance to present their positions at the
University.
However, only Ballot Measure t> was
represented by both sides
John Davidson of the Lane (bounty Do
It Yourself Committee said Trojan is a
dangerous and expensive source of elec
tricity for Oregon
Davidson compared Trojan to an old.
boat-up car, and said no amount of mon
ey would make the plant safe or efficient.
‘Trojan was shut down for over u year
during 1990 and 1991, and they were
flnod over $100,000 dollars by the Nu
clear Regulatory Gommission." Davidson
said "To think the plant over the next
four years will he more reliable is |usi ab
surd.”
Davidson said Trojan was unsafe be
cause the plant Is near several earth
quake faults, and the nuclear waste pro
duced at the plant Is being stored im
properly
"There is two to three times as much
radioactive waste in the storage pools as
they were designed for,” Davidson said
"Another safety concern is that the plant
is sited near earthquake faults."
Jim Gltleau. field director for the No
on 5 and ti Committee, said that Pacific
Gas and Electric planned to close Trojan
in August 19*#), hut in the meantime. Or
egon needs Trojan's electrical power
Gitleau said PCE needs four years to
develop new sources of power to replace
Trojan's output.
”PGE has a four-year phase-out plan
that givos them a chance'to develop new
sources of wind, geothermal and gas
fired sourcos of energy,” Gitteau said.
"We can't replace Trojan's lost power
overnight."
The premature closing of Trojan
Turn to MEASURE 6. Page 5
One for the road
PrwtoOy MOvmi Sten*a>
Students simulated victims of drunk driving Wednesday during the
event Ghost Out across from Johnson Hall The demonstration,
intended to raise awareness about alcohol abuse, was sponsored by
Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol, the Eugene
Century Council and University fraternities and sororities
WEATHER
Today will bring possible
heavy showers and a high of
about SO Tonight will also be
damp with a low of aboil 40.
Friday will be rainy with pos
sible clearing 10 the afternoon
Kighs should be in the 50s
Fun Facta
Giant Olympus Mons on Mars
is the tallest mountain in the
solar system at 10 miles higher
than Mount Everest.
CAMPUS CROONER CLEARED
BERKELEY, Calif (AP) - A campus crooner had something to sing about
Wednesday after a tudge dismissed the charges that his alfresco concerts
were a breach of the peace
This a great,' Rick Starr said after the hearing in Berkeley Municipal
Court "We re aiming for the Fairmont.' he said of the swanky hotei and
lounge on San Francisco's Nob Hill
Starr. 46, was in court to face a charge of disturbing the peace.
Thomas Ventresco. administrator at the University of California at
Berkeley, filed a complaint that Stan's serenades were striking a sour note
The stress of working 50 yards from Starr s off-key concerts 'is causing me
to lose sleep at night.* he said
_SPORTS
SEATTLE (AP) - Beer ami hockey don't mu. says an altar
ney whose client is suing the city and the Seattle
Thunderbirds for a head injury suffered at a hockey match
Curtis Dennison. 25, was in a coma for 12 wepks after he fell
and hit his head in the Seattle Coliseum during a fistfight
The fight occurred at intermission during a Thunderbirds
match on Sept. 29, 1990
The man who slugged Dennison was arrested but never
charged, and basically has nc money, said Dennison's attor
ney, D Michael Tomkins Dennison decided not to sue the
man. but instead filed a personal injury suit against the T
Birds and the city, which owns the Coliseum