Senator’s bookkeeper testifies in fraud trial mSESS&i (AP) — The bookkeeper for state Son. Pog Jolln said her boss kept close track of her campaign accounts, bolstering the prosecution's claim that Jolin tried to stnal from them. John. 40. Is charged with mailing out a fund-raising loiter in November 1090 asking lobbyists for donations to cover a campaign deficit of more than $10,000 when her campaign actually showed a $20,000 surplus. Shirley Raymond, John's longtime bookkeeper and cam paign secretary, testified Tuesday that Jolin directed lobbyists to send contributions to her Collage Grove home where she opened the contribution letters before passing them along for processing. "Peg was very awaro of the money that came in.” Raymond said. "I think she's pretty meticulous at keeping track of the money." Jolin, a Democrat, was indicted in May on nine felony counts of undue influence after a state Investigation. The six term legislator also was charged with seven misdemeanor counts of theft. In opening statements to a Lane County Circuit Court jury Tuesday, John's attorney, F. William Honsowetz. maintained that Jolin had not committed any crime in soliciting contribu tions following hor successful 1900 re-election bid Lobbyists would have gtvon Jolin money regardless of whether her campaign was in debt or had a surplus. Honsowetz. said. I Clinton coulan t save AuCoin PORTLAND (AP) Lss Au (4>in had hoped Democrat Bill Clinton's surge would help him defeat Republican Son Boh Packwood But the coattail effect never materialize*! for AuCoin. whose Senate bid wilted in the face of a barrage of Pack.wood TV ads attacking AuColn’s bad checks and other supposed character flaws Clinton, who easily captured Oregon'* seven electoral voles Tuesday, wont out of his way to give AuCoin maximum ex posure during his campaign stops in Oregon At a campus rally in Kugene, Clinton and AuCoin stood to gether with their hands joined overhead as thousands of on lookers cheered and photogru pliers recorded the event for newspapers and TV AuCoin tried hard lo link himself to the economic changes promised by Clinton Packwood and his Republican "cronies" brought economic misery to millions, AuCoin said, and the time had come to toss them out of office Clinton's coattails did help others in Oregon politic ill rot es In the i-'lrsl District congrus sinnol race, for example, new comer Elizabeth Curse coni I ted her strong showing to voters' perception that she wos part of >i Clinton-led movement to put the economy hack on track Unfortunately for AuCoin. the image many voters had of him came from Pack wood TV ads that portrayed AuCoin .is a congressional < her k bouncer with a lousy voting record Meanwhile, Clinton's strong per formant e in Tuesday's ehn tion showed Oregonians didn't buy President Bush's assertion that Clinton is a radical envi ronmentalist who would bring more misery to the beleaguered timber worker Amy Chapman, state director of the Cllnton/C.ore campaign, said Bush's call for overhauling the Endangered Spot ies Act didn't impress people Clinton instead has proposed a summit of environmentalists, limlrer in teresls and others to try to find a way to preserve old growth forests and keep the timber in dustry allvo. "There is no easy solution to this problem, and it would hove been Irresponsible for Clinton to sitv there was one," she said Chapman said the Hush ad ministration's overall handling of the economy and Its rejec tion of Oregon’s health ration ing plan did nothing lull en hance Clinton's standing in Or egon "Clinton has said the health care system has to be over hauled. and he i nmmended the people of Oregon for coming up with a solution of our own.” she said Oregon Republican Chairman Craig Burkinan vs.is surprisingly blunt in his assessment of why Hush fell flat in Oregon and around the country "Me didn't do a good job of defending the things he did to help the economy'." Ilerkmnn said It was an abysmal cam paign I think he came across as whining " Voters change House, Senate PORTLAND (AP) Republican lead ers were very happy Wednesday after they saw their minority role in the Ore gon Senate expanded by a net gain of four seats in the general election "I'm more than elated," said Senate Minority Leader Gone Timms, R-Bums. The GOP will go from 10 to 14 seats in the Senate for the 1003 Legislature, which begins in January Timms had said before Tuesday's election he'd be happy to wind up with 13 seats in the 30-member Senate. Meanwhile, the party line up in the House remained unc hanged as the GOP hung onto control b\ .1 count with >ill precincts reporting Sun Wayne Fawbush, D-Hood River, who has served in the Legislature since 1977, lost to Republican Wes Cooley F'awbush had to run in a district altered by reapportionmont last year Democratic Sen, Scott Dull of Adams, a freshman appointed to fill a vacancy, was defeated by Republican business man Gordon Smith of Pendleton Rep. Rod Johnson. R-Rosoburg. won the Senate seat vacated by retiring Sen ate President John Kit/haher. 11-Rose burg JAIL Continued from Page 5 seek schooling or employment after I Having Sunrise House {.arson then requitals regular reports on Morris' progress at Sunrise House After reminding Morris of her right to up[ter rroi • antii