Oregon Daily FRIDAY. JANUARY 15. 1993 EUQENE, OREGON VOLUME 94. ISSUE 82 OCA to file measure in 32 cities, counties j Group says it will take anti-gay rights battle to local level By Lisa Kneefel Emecaid Associate f clitcr I ho Oregon ( itizenx Allium c said Thursdov it is turning to the local level to pass revised versions of Ballot Measure ‘I before plat ing another state wide initiative on the pen bal lot The organization said it will begin tiling initiatives in \2 Or egon counties and t ities tor spot ial elet turns this June Introduction of the special elections measures serves a twofold purpose Rathv Phelps, who served as the CX.A’s man ager for tfie Springfield liO-OH campaign, said the t omnumi ties that will vote on the initia tive passed Measure 9 hv con siderable margins "We felt that the people (in these ( dies and counties) want ed Measure '1 and deserve a chance to vote on it." Phelps said "We think these city and ( ountv charters reflet t the i urn iTHinity.” Phelps said the initiative w ill also build support tor the state w ide measure the (M A plans to plat e on the PllH ballot "Politics is based on momen tum. Phelps said. I iiese (measures) will really help and enhant e a i ampaign for 1994 The new initiative proposes banning passage or adoption of policy or resolution "that ex tends minoritv status, affirma tive ai turn, quotas, spot ml class i status, or any similar com ep bast'ii on homosexuality The revised vt'rsion also m i duties nets passages addressing public libraries. i ivil rights pro tect ions an (I cm plus me lit rights "We were trying to address the major cont ents people had with Measure d said l.urettu Wet. ( )( A state membership director Addressing those concerns meant eliminating language i hurai taming homosexuality as abnormal, wrong, unnatural and perverse and including clarifications ot the measures intent I' h e initiative says the amendment shall not be ion strued to forbid adoption of provisions prohibiting employ ment det isions based oil I.a tors not directly related to employ meat." Such factors include sexual orientation and speet h. Neel saitl "Talking aliout one s homo sexuality on tile job is not a l.u lor related to employment Neet said Neet said tins is i profit lion that extends not pist to homo sexuals, but to everybody She saiti it also cl.tribes the organi /atom's position on employ ntent rights ' It was never our intent tor homosexuals to lose their jobs." Neet said t.vervbody has the right to a |oii anti to .1 place to work Another of the initiative’s provisions prevents limiting Turn to OCA Page 4 Out of hand !»**>»*, tty .k>n »*4V », Oregon guard Antoine Stood.mure scrgmblt's for o kx.)se boll along with IK,LAs Kevm Dempsey during Jhurt.doy night’s gome ot McArthur Court Stoudonvre scored 28 points, but the [kicks, fell to the 15th ranked Drums 99 87 1 1I read that comics were the poor man’s film medium, and that inspired me to go ahead and try to draw my screenplay.’ Mike Allred, Madman ’ creator ‘Madman’ leaps to screen j Local artist signs movie deal for comic character By Daralyn Trappe FmwdKJ Ai.ilo F cJilOf l veryone knows (uilliam (lily tins Hal man lo ward off the find guys. and Metri>(>olis lias Supermini to battle laix I.ulhnr And although I In* world may not know it yet. Springfield has a so purhero of its own Madman He runs around in a while bodysuit with an exi.lamution point that looks like