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Extra! Extra! Librarians enlisted to save old newspapers 1-4 Jl Inner Paaca. A local author describes her recovery from incest Pa«e S Ema blanked. The Hawks soar as Boise glides past Eugene, 4-0 Peg* a Oregon Daily THURSDAY. JULY 7, 1994 EUGENE. OREGON VOLUME 96, ISSUE 6 Force won’t be needed in Haiti, Clinton aide says Refugees: Thousands flee the island nation as sanctions make life difficult WASHINGTON (AP) — As tht« Pentagon proceeded with plans for a possible invasion of Haiti. President Clinton's top adviser for Haiti said Wednesday he is ion fidnnt the t ountry's military rulers will surrender with out U S military intervention. Another administration official, speaking onl\ on grounds of anonymity, said that contingent \ plans were ln*ing updated for a quick military seizure of Haiti in the event that tightened economic sanctions fall short of forcing the military to give up power An immediate Mnin# of administration concern is the well-being of the 3.000 to 4.000 Americans m Haiti A four-vessel amphibious group with 4.000 Marinos on board sailed for Haiti on Wednesday to stand by in cate they are needed to protect U.S citizens. I*he now Turn to HAITI. Pag*) 4 Pool full o’ fun i J Amazon Pool lifeguard Ron Thompson (loft) keeps a watchful eye on a poolful of young sters Wednesday afternoon. Although most of Thompson’s fob Involves keeping rowdy kids In line, “We fust try to let them have fun," he said Jack Nledermann, 16. executes a flip oft the diving board (above). Twin brothers Joe and Pat Hanna (bottom, from left), both B, warm up In the showers after an afternoon In the pool. p*wto« by MKXAH SMNOUHfuwiM UNIVERSITY University librarians to help in preserving state’s old newsprint History: Project is intended to save Oregon's aging newspapers from the deteriorating effects of time By Ed Klopfensleln for th& (>*gon n&ty Hm&akl University librarians will help make the school's newspaper««»1 - lection accessible nationwide thanks to a $52,220 planning grunt recently awarded from the National Endowment for the Humanities Funding will l»ai k a Septemher-to-luno protect enlisting Oregon in the U S Newspaper Program, a 12-year-old pro jot t to preserve, cat alog and microfilm newspapers from the 1800s to the present "Newsprint will go brittle fast. The grant is intended to preserve the news of the United States," said Alice Allen, assistant Universi ty librarian for technical services "We'll !>e doing the Oregon pun e University librarians will survey newspaper holdings at libraries and historical sex lelies statewide. Allen said. Researchers also will evaluate current efforts at newspaper preservation and assess micro filming standards. After the assessment phase, librarians hope to begin the im plementation part of the project and include newspapers not already in the University collection. The University doesn't currently have funding for the second phase, but librarians will apply for a second grant in the coming school year so the implementation phase can iiegin by late the official said. The library already has a head start on preserving Oregon news papers. making the st bool the logical place for the grant, Allen said The Oregon Newspaper Microfilming Rrojix.t has funded the Uni versity's newspaper preservation efforts since 1(153, making the school's collection the most complete statewide. The nationwide projet t started about IS years ago and offered grant money for preservation efforts, with librarians required to make the initial application for funding. „ "We've thought about doing this for u number of years and have Turn (o HISTORY, Page 4 Crews battling forest fire try not to harm key plant Blaze: Firefighters stop spread of 150-acre fire GRANTS PASS. Ore (AP) — Careful to not harm insect-eating plants, firefighters held the fine Wednesday on a windwhipped blaze that burned through 150 acres of brush and sparse tim ber. Crews hoped to declare the Eight Dollar Mountain Fire con tained by fi p in., said Oregon Department of Forestry spokes man l.ou Torres. The Tire erupted Tuesday on Flight Dollar Mountain near the community of Selma about 15 miles southwest of Grants Pass Air tankers dropped fire re tardant and about 150 firefight ers dug lines around the fire as dry east winds pushed the flames. Fire craws couldn't use bull dozers out of*concern for Uar lingtonia californica, also known as cobra plant and pitch er plant. The insect-eating plant grows in areas where springs seep out of thu mountain slopes, creating what is called a hanging fens. No homes were threatened, hut crews cut lines around radio Turn to BLAZE, Page 4
