Oregon Daily
TUESDAY. JANUARY 25. 1994
EUGENE. OREGON
VOLUME 95, ISSUE 83
Speaker promotes fight against racism
Dream: Martin Luther
King III says his
father's wish is still
unfulfilled
By Stephanie Sisson
(College students today must
take up where civil rights
leader Dr Martin l.uther King
|r. left oft m Ins ligiit against
the three evils oi racism, sex
ism and classism. |)r King s
son said Motulav in a speet h
at Lane Commumts College
Martin l.utiier King III.
whose appearance was spon
sored hv the Associated Stu
dents of Lane Community
College, compared the fight to
i limbing n mountain. He
referred to Dr. King's famous
"1 Have a Dream" speech to
illustrate what hits happened
to the civil rights movement
since his father's assassination
in
"It is clear that the dream is
still unfulfilled and that we
still have a long way to
climb," King said. "If we
linger here much longer, we
will slide down the mountain
of hope. "
The second oldest of four
children. King was It) years
old when his father was assas
sinated. King said that
although he was told that a
white man had gunned down
his father, he did not learn to
hate white people.
"Racism ts programmed or
promoted." King said. "I was
not programmed to hate white
men. 1 was taught not to
hate anyone. ... Of all
weapons, love is the most
deadly and devastating."
King said that the eighth
annual national observance of
l)r King's birthday, just one
week ago. could still be only
an observance and not a cel
ebration because of the
changes that still need to be
made in American society
Racism, gender inequalities
in the workplace, gang vio
lent e, povertv . unequal qual
ity ol education unri
homelessness were the issues
King focused on as primary
examples of the need for
change.
k»OlAll MtiWOU Hl
Marlin Luther King III, son ol Dr. King, spoke Monday at Lane Community College.
COMMUNITY
Fate of Ferry
Street Bridge
left to voters
Vote: Council also vt ites to
delay decision on design until
after election.
By Rebecca Merritt
Hie Kiigene (:11v ( anincil will ask voters
in November to approve a ,$7.f million
project that would expand Kerry Street
Undue to si \ lanes
The i mint it’s decision for a November
election i ante Mornlav idler nearly five
hours of debate among council members
The council voted 7-1 in favor of a six
lane bridge which would include two
separate lanes for bicyclists and |>edeslri
ans The two additional lanes could not
in- t onverted for motor vehicle use
Kevin llornbui kle, who represents the
area of Kugene where the University is
lot ated, was the only council member to
oppose the six-lane bridge
Despite earlier concerns of losing the
$:t8 million is stale and federal money
earmarked for the project, councilors
voted in favor of holding off a bridge elec
tion until November
Council members said they hope the
additional months would help the coun
cil settle its differences about project
spet dies, us well as giving voters enough
time to understand the impact of on
expanded bridge
The council also wants to focus its
attention on the general obligation bond
measure Kugene voters will be asked lo
approve in May. If passed, the May bond
will fund a new library.
"Mv priority goes with the city bond
measure." c ouncil member Randv Mac
Donald said I don't think it would do us
any service to have this election in May
The (.mini il also dm uled by a r>-‘i vote
to wait until voters approve the bridge
pmjm t before preparing final design plans
for legal and financial reasons The city
i barter prohibits the construction, or any
final designs, of any throughway or free
way without voter approval Likewise, the
council can't approve the widening of any
street or road that may result in the
removal of historic trees without first get
Turn to BRIDGE. Pago 4
GOOD MORNING
P MIAMI (AH — H Wayne
Huizenga. whose first business
was garbage collection, Inis
reached a deal to add the
Miami Dolphins to his collec
tion of sports teams.
Huizenga, head of Blockbuster
Entertainment Corp., must get
approval from creditors of Joe
Robbie Stadium and the Nation
al Football League, which in the
post has prohibited its owners
from owning another pro sports
HIGH
48°
tOw
40°
team
Huizanga owns baseballs
Florida Marlins and the Nation
al Hookey League's Florida Pan
thers — expansion teams that
began play in 1
Racing police cruiser attracts attention
Commotion: Police help in
questioning man
By Michael Wilczek
fpf the Qregoti Vkisty f mefiik't
A Kugene police department cruiser raced down
Hast 13th Avenue to the KMU Hree/.eway with
sirens wailing and lights flashing Monday to aid
University Office of Public Safety officers in the
questioning of a suspected graffiti vandal.
As a crowd of students gathered, the publit safe
ty offu ers saw a man reading some new graffiti in
tht? basement restroom of the KMU. When they
attempted to question him ond see his i dent i flea -
tion. the man refused, asking that the police be
present
Att»>r Officer Tom Kichhorn arrived, the man
i uoperuted and the situation was cleared up.
He was only reading the graffiti and wanted to
make sure everything was handled in accordance
with the law.” Kichhorn said.
"I thought there was a shooting or something,"
said Jason Gillis. a University student.
“They (the police) could have killed someone."
said Simon Thompson, a University employee.