Women prepare protest for Packwood’s return
MKDPORI) (AP) —
Women acrambled
Sunday to Mag** pro
tests marking Sen
_Bob Pork wood’s first
visit to bis home stole sinc e be was ac -
raised of sexual misconduct
"We're rather disappointed with the
way he's tried to sneak into the state and
sneak out without any public access
He's never done that before." said Char
lotte Harrington-Winsley, a member of
the steering c ommittee for the Hogue Val
ley chapter of the Natumal Organization
for Women
The chapter activated its phone tree to
alert memlierx that Pac kwood would la*
ap|>eanng Sunday night at local TV sta
tions and meeting this morning at tbc>
Quality Inn with tnemliers of the South
ern Oregon Timber Industries Assoc ia
tion. she said
"It's kind of short notice." Harrington
Winslev said "We don't know who's go
ing to show up,"
Park wood.. R Ore , was scheduled to
fly into Medford Sunday afternoon and
appear on three ha ul TV stations in the
evening before beginning a week of
meetings with timber, agriculture and
business groups around the state
Tire Southern Oregon Timber Indus
tries Association continues to support
Packwood. but some leaders there won
der whether he can continue to tie an ef
fective von e for logging over preserving
habitat for the northern spotted owl. a
threatened species
Packwooa s schedule has incensed
women's groufrs and critics of the sena
tor. who have demanded he hold an
open forum whore he can be confronted
with the allegations that surfaced shortly
after he was elected to his fifth six-year
term in the Senate,
After '/Tie Washington I'ost reported
the allegations of 10 women on Nov 22.
Pack wood visited an alcohol rehabilita
tion center in Minnesota for a week-long
evaluation. On Dec. 10. he emerged from
seclusion to holt) a news conferem e in
Washington, DC., where* he apologized
for his actions.
Park wood. 60, has generally admitted
the allegations by the women — includ
ing some of his former staff — that he
made unwanted sexual advances. He has
said he will cooperate with a Senate Eth
i<s Committee investigation
Some Oregonians have c hallenged his
election, contending ho defrauded voters
with tactics that delayed publication of
the accusations until after the election.
The < hallenge has been referred to the
Senate Rules Committee.
NOW and Oregonians for Ethical Rep
resentation are calling for Packwood to
resign and stand again for election.
Legislature considers short-term budget plan
' SALEM (AP) — trading Democrats are listening — but are far
from endorsing — to Republican House Speaker terry Camp
bell's plan to deaf with the state budget gap.
Campbell met for nearly one-and-a-half hours Friday after
noon with the majority Democrats in the Senate, then spent a lit
tle more than an hour with Cov. Barbara Roberts The House
leader, who's from Eugene, said he hoped to talk publicly about
his plans next week.
"It's a start," said Senate President Bill Bradbury. D-Bandon,
"I'm upbeat about it."
Though Campbell has refused to discuss his proposals public
ly. details have emerged as he meets in private with various
groups.
Campbell's plan would begin to address the $1 billion-plus
state budget shortfall anticipated for 1993-05. The state faces a
shortfall in large part because, under the 1990 Measure 5 proper
ty tax limit, it must replace property tax revenue lost by local
schools.
Campbell would Have legislators craft a one-year stale budget
for 1993-94 instead of writing the usual two-year budget The
legislative session would be shortened and lawmakers would re
turn to Salem in a year to put together a budget for 190495
In the meantime, voters would be asked to decide whether to
freeze Measure S; raiae cigarette, beer and wine taxes: and shift
lottery money from economic development to public education.
Roberts and other Democrats earlier expressed skepticism that
writing a one-year budget would put off difficult decisions about
how to deal with the long-term consequences of Measure 5.
However. Friday they said they were willing to listen. And
they asked Campbell for more details on his plans.
"I think it is still a series of ideas in flux." Roberts said.
Senate Majority Leader Dick Springer. D-Portland. said Demo
crats needed time to analyze Campbell's proposals.
Campbell's plan would freeze the Measure 5 limit next year at
2 percent of assessed value. Left unchecked, the limit eventually
would drop to 1.5 percent of assessed value.
The beer, wine and cigarette tax hikes have been proposed by
Roberts to help fund social services programs. While noncom
mittal on most of the plan. Roberts has publicly opposed shifting
lottery money to public education.
Springer wondered whether the speaker's plan would raise the
money necessary to meet the impact of Measure 5.
"Mv sense is that's the real question that we hope the speak
er's plan will address." he said
Bob packwooa
Falling tree
smashes
man, tuck
MEDFORD (AP) — A 45
year-old man was killed when a
100-fool tree cut by a timber
faller struck the pickup truck
he was driving, state police
said Sunday.
Richard D. Parrot of White
City died Saturday afternoon
when the tree landed on his
truck near an intersection on
Elk Creek Rond, said Sgt
Brooks Gilliland. His passen
ger. fid ward L. Wyant, 22. of
Lake Creek was treated for mi
nor injuries at nearby Provi
dence Hospital and released.
Wyant's mother, Lisa, said
her son was lucky.
Professor wins $126,000 and rights to tenure in court battle
MADISON. Wis
(AP) — A profes
MillMJfiHl sor who claimed
she was denied Ionura because
she was pregnant will naoive
$126,000 and another shot at
tenure under a settlement with
the University of Wisconsin
Ceil M Pillsbury, 'Pi. was iIf
ni ad tenure at the University ot
Wisconsin at Milwaukee's
School of Business in I960
while she was pregnant with
her sis ond « hild.
■‘There wore dearly some
mistakes made." Katharine
l.yall. president of the Universi
ty of Wisconsin system, said
Friday during a news confer
ence announcing the settle
ment
Pillsbury. w ho sued in feder
al court in 1991 after exhaust
ing administrative appeals, lie
i ome pregnant soon after the
birth of her first child
Pillsbury claimed that upon
returning to work, u colleague
told her, "Now, no morn of
that. Gut on with your re
search,"
University officials said she
was denied tenure because she
failed to meet retpiirements tor
research and publications.
The U.S. Department of 1-a
bor found last fall that the uni
versity violated federal affirma
tive action and sexual harass
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ment laws in the case It said
!lit? school should reinstate and
grant tenure to Pillsbury.
Pillsbury is currently on
leave from the University of
Wisconsin at Green Hay. where
she has been recommended for
tenure.
The settlement entitles her to
seek tenure again at UM-Mil
waukee or UW-Parkside, which
is closer to her home than
Green Bay.
A tenured associate professor
at the Milwaukee curnpus earns
$7,000 to $10,000 more annual
ly than an associate professor at
Green Hay or Parkside, Lyall
said.
The settlement includes
$40,000 in back pay, $25,000
for legal expenses and $01,000
for personal expenses.
Pillsbury railed the settle
ment "very good and fair."
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