Bill would halt state pay raises Monday in a new attempt to pass the measure to freeze state employee wages back to the full House House committee sent a bill SALEM (AP) — An Oregon However, leaders of the largest union of state workers said, opposition to HB2640 remains as strong as when the bill first ran into trouble and was returned to committee last month. The first version of the bill prohibited any pay increases through June 30. 1095. State employee unions lobbied against the bill, saying it denied their legal right to collective bar gaining. Backers of the bill conceded they lacked the votes to pass it in the House, so it went back to the House Legislative Rules and Reorganization Committee. On Monday, the panel approved a revised ver sion on a 5-2 vote. But two of the five hackers said they might oppose the measure when it reaches the full House for another vote. The new version of the bill does not ban negoti ations. It says any salary or insurance benefit increases can be paid only from money appropri ated for that reason by the Legislature. So if lawmakers refused to provide the money, there wouldn't be any raises. The intent of the wording is to block a longtime practice of allowing i look at Hat harassment. As long as they have us to kick around, maybe that will take off the heat for them.’ Mari Anne Gest. Oregon Public Employees union lobbyist extra money from other areas of agency budgets to be used to pay for wage increases The bill would save an estimated $.14 million In general funds in the fW3-95 budget at a time when lawmakers are working to plug n St Z billion budget gap caused bv the Measure 5 property tax limit. Rep John Watt, R-Medford, chairman of the committee, said the bill needs to be aired in the House and be brought to a vote Mari Anne Gest, lobbyist for the Oregon Publit Employees Union, said the measure still amounts to interference with < olle< live bargaining Statu employees have become a target of law makers frustrated with budget problems. (awl said "I look at it as harassment," she said "As long as they have us to kick around, maybe that will take off the heat for them." Invention credit conflict sparks armed standoff SPOKANE. Wash. (AP) — A dispute over who would get credit for inventions led to a confrontation between former Gonzaga Univer sity research colleagues that ended with police talking one of the men into surrendering a shotgun. Police were called to the standoff between Anwar S khuttuk. 44. and Mntsao Shimoji. 41. in a parking lot near Khattak s apartment. The area was blocked off and traffic diverted while officers negotiat ed with Khattak. The university was closed Monday for the Easter holiday, but engi neering Dean Zia Yamnyee earlier said Gonzaga would take no action against Khattak pending outcome of his rase. The confrontation ended without incident when Khattak put the gun down and was arrested, police said. He was booked 1 hursday night for investigation of intimidation with a weapon and released on bond Friday. Khattak has taught civil engineering at the independent Jesuit uni versity since 1981. He was named scholar of the year in 1991. Shimoji was an assistant professor at Gonzaga from 1988 until May 1992. when he was denied tenure He now teaches electrical engi neering at California State University at Chico Shimoji. who was visiting Spokane on vacation, claimed his denial of tenure was a result of Khattak taking more than his share of cred it for the pair's research. From 1987 to 1991. Khattak and Shimoji collaborated on several technical projects, including a laser scanner and a device that gives infrared images of highway pavement. Khattak was listed as primary author of an article about the scan ner and was named primary inventor on three patents. Shimoji con tends he deserved more than listing as co-author and co-inventor on the projects. "It was my work, and he gets most of the credit." Shimoji said He contends Khattak's promotion to full professor was based on work that he himself should have been credited for Yamayee said Friday there were several reasons for denying tenure to Shimoji. but refused to disclose them. /^MOVIELAND AT WEST 11th ~ 1NECA ST. 808 SE 342-4142 CHEAP SEATS! 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