Oregon Daily
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 77
Pftoto tr, Dyf«n Cou*«
A campus post oflics worksr shows off ths now Eh
vis stamps that go on sals today at noon.
The King to begin
postal reign today
□Campus post office has ordered
extras to meet demand for the
new commemorative stamp
By Bryan Westby
Emerald ContoDuior _ _
Elvis has been sighted in the University (Mist of
fice.
On sheets of stamps, that is
The King of rock-and-roll” will tx) immortal
i»;d across the country and right here in Eugene
when his image adorns more than ton million
stamps, which will go on sale todav at noon.
Last year, more than 1 million Americans voted
on an image of voting Elvis to decorate the latest
commemorative stamp
The colorful Elvis Presley stamp is predicted to
he the most popular in history, and the campus
post office has ordered on extra amount to meet
an anticipated high demand.
Customers will be limited to five sheets and
will have to wait until Keb. 15 to buy more
There are 300 million Elvis stamps already
printed, which is twice the normal run for a com
memorative stamp. English major Allison Gray
was among several students who had asked for
the Elvis stamp prematurely and was turned
down.
A post office in Texas created an extreme rarity
for stamp collectors when it accidentally sold
stamps before the authorized day.
Usually a designated city is the only one to sell
a new stamp for a day. AH other cities have to
wait until the next day before selling. Memphis.
Tenn.. is the designated citv for the Elvis com
memorative. and stamps sold there will receive
the rare “first day” postmark, which makes the
stamp extremely valuable.
However, the stamps sold in Texas will also be
a unique rarity. Normally, the stamp would have
been sold exclusively in Memphis lor a full day.
with all other cities having to wait until the fol
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Enrollment boosts IFC budget
j Leaders haven’t decided what
groups will benefit from the $118,906
surplus in student incidental fees
By Chesiar Allen
t rng^iid Hoponr'_
Higher than expelled fall I'I'l: student **isri»lltn**i»l
has resulted m a SllM.'ltiti surplus in thr current sin
(hint mi idental ft*** budget. a University oftit ml s.tnl
this week
"We unrolled a higher number of students than we
thought we would in March of l‘i*ij. said University
Hudget Director Trent SpradWng Be< ause our ai tual
enrollHit'll! is higher, we have more miulmt.il lee rev
enun than 'vi' predh tt'd
t his visit's I'limlhni'iit is Itt. 'l't lull tune students
I .isl spring tin' I iiivits11v props ted .in enrollment id
tt. inn students All lull time students pav ,i Sinn mi i
dentil! ti-e i'.h Ii term
Ihe Iiunlent.il In Committee. "hull allot ales SI n
llllllllin ill student lees. "ill del ide "here .111(1 ltd" the
inonev " ill he used Sprudlmg s.ud
Student leaders said thev were h.ippv tu have the
innnev hut Ihev haven I vet dei ided "hat to do vvith it
1 he li t in.i\ use the inonev In supplement under
funded student programs, said II I < h.urmnn Steve
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Pboto by lArbjMH ?itendkH
Aaron Marcus ol Grants Pass admires a portrait In the "Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945" exhibit showing In Eu
gene at the First United Methodist Church. 13/6 Olive St. The exhibit will be In town until Feb. 1.
Anne Frank exhibit visits Eugene
□ Presentation includes
photos, diaries and
model of hideaway
By Jacqueline Woge
Emerald Reporter
With the Nazi resurgence ill t.er
many and human rights disagree
ments here in Oregon, the Anne
Frank story has again become par
ticularly relevant and is the subject
of a major international education
al exhibit.
"Anne Frank in the World:
1929-45," now on display in Eu
gene, is one of 11 similar exhibits
that have toured 18 countries and
been translated into 10 languages
since opening in June 1985.
The Anne Frank storv continues
to impress people partly because of
its moral and s nritual power, said
Richard firing ri. University assis
tant professor if Fiuropean history
Covering .1,000 square (mil, the
display includes morti than fiOO
photographs and documents. two
films, diury manuscripts and work
books, books for sale and a modal
of tho secret annas in which
Frank’s family hid for two years.
The display is located at 137fi Ol
iva St. in the First United Method
ist Church until Feb 1
Flighleen other events have also
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WEATHER
The colderlhan-normal
weather will continue across
the Northwest for the next
several dass
Freezing rain mixed with
snow is in the forecast with
possible snow accumulation
overnight
Expect highs in the mid
30s and lows near 35
BUSH PARDONS STUDENTS
MILLHROOK N V (AP) - Two youngsters had an excuse for missing
« hool - a note signed by President Bush
)ulie Sleinhaus, 14. and her llvear-old brother Matthew, had their
school excuses signed bvBush during his visit to West Point
The students waited in the ViP section as their father William
Steinhaus. greeted Bush at Stewart Airport in Newburgh
The exi uses, written by the family in advance, read. 'Please excuse Julie
and Matthew Sleinhaus from school todas las ause thev came to stewart
Airport to welcome me
Tne president added. Please exi use them (feorge Bush.
SPORTS
(AP) - It was |ust last season that the Sacramento Kings
lost an NBA game bv 62 points, which at the time was the
second-biggest blowout in league history
Now they art; the only team in NBA history to win two
games by more than 55 points in one season - and thev did
it in consecutive games
Ust week s 130-81 victory over Dallas and I 'd ‘tM rout o(
Philadelphia were beyond c.o* h Gerry St lean s imagina
tion..
After the first blowout, St Jean said Well never haw
another night like that this season and mavt»' not another for
three or four years