Packwood probe continuing
NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON (Al’l -
Critic* of Sen Bob Pack
wood n{>{>«><*to<l to every
mi'mlxtr of tin* Senate
Thursday to block the
Oregon Republican from
becoming < hairinnu of a
key panel until I he fvthic *
Commits f ompli*!«*s a prolw of his allr^od wui
al am) official imw undue.t
On^onlam For Kthitai Kcpr»«mlalian. which
earlier < ailed for I’m kwood s resignation, urged
tho Senate to appoint a temporary chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee pending the outcome of
the ethic s inquiry.
"Sen i’ackwood does not represent Oregonian*
In hi* few trip* to our state in the past two years
he ha* appeared only before carefully selec ted
gatherings." the group said in a letter to all 100
senators
"Ho has, by his own refusal to cooperate with
the committee, delayed its investigation* and
ac lions for nearly two years." the1 letter said
"We urge public hearings be held immediately
and that another senator lie appointed temporary
Finance Committee c hair until this matter is
resolved If Sen Packwood still resists the F.thic.s
Committee, court orders, and the Senate, we urge
that he lie held in contempt and expelled.
"The .!') women who have courageously come
forward deserve no less." the letter said
The letter wa* signed by the group's co-chair*
hri Armstrong, chief of *tnft to three former Repub
li< An governors in Oregon. and Ntnrv Nolan, founder
of the Oregon < hapter of the National Abortion
Rights Action league
Armstrong and Nolan said their group is a
"broad-based coalition of men and women.
Democrats and Republicans, representatives of
organizations and thousands of Oregonians
The Senate Kthic* ('.oimnittee is investigating
sexual rniccondui t allegations from more than two
dozen women who claim Pmliwood made improp
er sesual ads am es
It also is looking into whether he sought Job
offers from lobby ists for his ex-wife in an effort to
reduce alimony payments, whether he used his
staff to intimidate women into kimping quiet about
the alleged advances and whether he altered diary
entries after they had been subpoenaed
The a Ili-gat ions against Rack wood first arose fol
lowing his re-elm lion to the Senate in late 1902
<-ntii said Thursday the I9‘M elections sent a
message to f Congress that voters an* tired of jxihtii s
ns usual
“We urge you to keep faith with these Ameri
t ans by acting promptly in the more than 2-year
old Rack wood matter." the group wrote
As ranking Republic an of the Finnm e Commit
tec. he stands to bin ome the chairman when the
(.OR take* control next Congress
Mariners first team to offer
Internet address, services
SEATTLE (AP) - The
Seattle Mariners have a new
address cyberspat e
The first team to run its
own "web site" on the Inter
net's World Wide Web, the
Manners expect between
5,000 and 10,000 people to
tap in once the season gets
going, said Kevin Mason,
Manner financial analyst
The official version of the
site became available
Wednesday bv the Mariners
and Semaphore Corp , a
small .Seattle-based company
that helped develop it
Next year, Internet surfers
around the world will be able
to order Seattle Manners tick
et* and merchandise elec
tronically by just punching in
their c redit card numbers,
team officials say.
The club may also extend
electronic mail to individual
players, so fans an commu
nicate directly with their
favorite star Mason conced
ed that player* may nol have
the limn or inclination to be
involved in such an
exchange
Players with sound card*
in their computer can hear
audio of Mariner broach aster
I)a\e Niehaus calling big
plays from games By the
start of next season, video
dip* from big games in c lub
history will be added, said
(.nrth Brown, president of
Semaphore
Major League Baseball is
treating the Mariners as its test
case, and Mason expects oth
er teams to enter cyberspace
under a league umbrella.
"If this thing gets hot and
going, it's only a matter time
before all the teams join,"
Mason said
l lie Mariners expect the
web site to cost $20,000 to
$40,000 to run the first year,
Mason said.
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Threat of flood
in Washington
lessens when
rain decreases
SEATTLE (Al*) — The throat
of flooding eased Thursday as
cooler temperatures and lighter
rain combined to decrease the
deluge of water flowing into
Western Washington streams
and rivers.
By mid afternoon, a flood
warning remained in effect only
for the Snoqualmie River, which
was expected to fall below flood
stage at Carnation at about 5
p m.. the National Weather Ser
vice said.
Flood watches and warnings
for other streams and rivers
were called off early Thursday
The snow level dropped to
2.000 feet Wednesday night and
was expected to drop below
1.000 feet Thursday night Earli
er in the week, it had been above
7.000 feet in the Cascades and as
high ns 0,000 feet in the
Olympics, allowing some early
snow to melt and add its runoff
to the deluge of rain
Some roads that had been
closed by high water Wednes
day were reopened, including
Washington 109 near Moclips in
l.ray s Harbor County and Wash
ington 9 south of the Whatcom
County town of Acme, where
the Nooksai k River spilled over
its banks.
Crews were working to i lear
Washington 20 — the North Cas
cades Highway — which was
closed near Newhalem on
Wednesday by a mud slide and
a snow slide, about a mile apart
Flooding along the Skokomi&h
River al the south end of Hood
Canal forced residents to evacu
ate from several homes on
Wednesday. Frnie Loertcher,
aiding director of emergency ser
vices for Mason County, said the
river had dropped and he was
not aware of any new problems
Thursday.
High tides also contributed to
flooding problems at Moclips.
on the coast about 25 miles
northwest of Aberdeen.
A Coast Cuard helicopter
evacuated two fisherman who
were stranded along the Klwha
River on the Olympic Peninsula
yvhen rising water turned the
point from which they yvere
Ashing into an island.