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Oregon Daily WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994 Republicans stick up for Smith Defense: Packwood says Smith treated unfairly for no-show Ben Moebius Oroyon Dmty fmtuaki Sen. Bob Patikwood defend ed gubernatorial candidate Denny Smith for not appear ing in Sunday's debate at the Huh Center. "You pick some and ignore others,” F’nckwood said Tues day at a campaign fund rais er for Smith. "To read more into it is unfair journalism.'' A candidate must choose only a few of the many possi ble debates during his cam paign. Packwood said There is not time for them all, Smith filled a conference room at the Valley River Inn during his fund raiser. Dinner speakers included former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney, Speaker of the House l.arry Campbell and Packwood Packwood received a stand ing ovation at the dinner. In support of Smith. Cheney said this may be the best Republican season he has seen in years. “Not onlv will we elect Smith in '04.'' he said, "but we will build the foundations, so that in 199B we will send Bill and Hillary back to Little Rock " Cheney said Republicans will win the senate. Pat k wood will lie chair of the Sen ate Finance Committee and "wonder of wonders, Teddy Kennedy will go down." He also pushed for less federal government interven tion and more control on the state anil local level Chenev said he was inter ested in the Republican can didacy for the 1‘i‘lti presidential elections, hut has not committed yet. Throughout much of the fund raiser, more than 40 members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Turn to SMITH, Page 4 While demonstrators picket ed outside. Sen. Bob Pack wood and former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney stood up for gubernatorial candi date Denny Smith at a news conference and dinner at the Valley River Inn Tuesday aSm GHASVfm#**.) Amazon complex gets audit next year Conduct: Student housing will have a review by the state Ua Salciccia Qr&gon / Wv Sat rotary of Slate Phil keisling annount ixt Tuesday that an audit will tin coiului toil on tlui Ama zon Housing complex. The audit will begin in early 1995 and will (o» us on student, housing issues, Koisling said Auditors will review con struction management, mainte nance, cost allocation, rote setting and general overhead, “Audits are expensive," said Koisling. but results of a prelim inary survey revealed "several elements that would indicate stu dent housing should be audited Them has been no audit by the Oregon Audits Division of University Student Housing still e IU7H An audit t Olldllt ted by the Oregon State System of Higher Koucation revealed “internal i ontrol weaknesses," Keisling said The secretary of state warned that tiis Job is as "auditor of pub lic at i mints not a court of appeals or a land use mediator The(fregon Audits Ilivision will not review the University's dei i sion to ra/j- and replm e the Aina /.on Housing Project Amazon tenants called for an audit because they believe "the University has degraded Amazon because of mismanagement and inefficiency,” said Nancy l orrest, tenant spokeswoman In other news a state historic agent v committee said Amazon qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places However. University officials told the Hugislrr Guard that they would continue plans to demolish the Amazon Housing Project, regardless of national clnfitc University, county agencies create information system Grant: Federal funds will be used to form a computer network Abe Estimada Diegan Sm&aia The University, in partner ship with 15 other Lane Coun ty agencies, received a $525,000 federal grant to create a powerful, high-speed com puter information system The Lane Education Network will link the information sys tems of the University. Eugene Public Library, Sacred Heart General Hospital, local schools, businesses, anil government to create a vast, fully accessible community network where information can bo freely exchanged between these dif ferent agencies. Funds from the grant will tie used to purchase lop-of-the-Ime computer equipment for the University lobe the centerpiece of 11 electronic classrooms and public access points through out Eugene. The Lane Education Network was one of 100 similar programs in 45 states to receive a grant from the National Telecommu Turn to NETWORK, Page 4 ■ GOOD MORNING SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in 25 years last month, providing further evi dence that the state's job market remains healthy and brisk, offi cials said Tuesday. The Employment Department said the September rate was 5 percent, down from the August rate of 5.4 percent. It was the seventh consecutive month that Oregon’s rate has been lower than the national rate, which was 5.9 percent in September Last month's rate translated to 79,700 Oregonians on the job less rolls, compared with 81.300 the previous month. A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST Q Under a provisional government, who was the first governor of Oregon? A George APernethy, elected in 1846 from July 1846 until! March, 1849 Oregon’s governors with the longest term YEARS IN GOVERNOR TERMS OFFICE 1. Victor Atiyeh G. (R) 19/9 8/ 8 2. Tom McCall (R) 1967-75 8 3 Sylvester Pennoyer (DP) 1887-95 8 4 Mark Hatfield (R) 1959-6/ 0 5 Lafayette Grover (D)’ 18/0 // 6 5 •Resigned second lerm NOTE DP stand* tor Democratic People * SOURCE Oregon Blue Bock MATT GAflTON*marl*J