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Public access television may face regulations SALF.M 1AP) — I.ate-night (.hannt'l surfers in Port km) know all aliout |int Spagg — maybe more than they ever wanted to. Amid the infomercials and talk shows, viewers can be jolted by the images of ■'’pagg s genitalia and bodily functions Spagg defecates on the air. joins women dancing in the buff and swears through out his program "If I did it in public. I would Ih> arrest ed because it's against the law." Spagg says "But what I was doing is legal *' He's nght The Federal Communications Commission bars any regulation of con tent on public ni < ess television Cable providers also cannot block any type of public access programming Still, nudity on public access program ming is unusual, said FCC spokesman Morgan Bromnn In Tucson. Ariz . a talk show titled "The Great Satan at large" was taken off the air after it showed a lfi-year-old girl done ing in the nude. The host was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Oregon state Rep Bob Tie man want* S|>*gg off the air as well The l.ake (kwign Republican ha* introduced several bill* that would fon « the state to regulate what can lie shown on public a< cess cable Tiertisn says he wants to protect faml lies with children who get the i harinel with their basic cable TV service "People defer ating, women urinating, little boys running around naked What he shows on TV nre things you couldn't get nt a local X rated movie theater." Tieman says Tieman savs he doesn't know whether his effort to restrict • able television pro gramming will run into trouble with fed eral regulations One of 1 tertian s hills would require the state Public Utility Commission to regu late broadcasting of obftn tionahle mater ml such as Sjmgg's programs Any program a t oramunity at > ass pros id«-r finds oojet tionahle would have to In- broadi ast after 10 pm A separate i hanuel for the purpose of broadt sating objm tionahle progr in would have to lie t reated Viewers would Have lo specifically subs* ribe in that chan nel lo get its material. Sp.i^x ' program is aired at different limns. !>ul usually after 10 p m He admits ihai many people find his show offensive, and says at times he gets 200 complaints in an hour During his show . Spagg flash es his home telephone number on the semen "I feel that an artist has a responsibili tv to give a message to people who don't have time to find that message. ” Spagg says "The show that I do is a public and social ser\ it e Spagg says he's dm idod not to make another series however, be* nuse there’s no money in it He says he might prodm e an on asional show Rosa l.eonardi. community develop ment coordinator with Capital Communi ty Television in Salem. says shi* believes Spagg s program is the only t able m i ess show m Oregon featuring nudity She too, has heard of no such controversies in other states Another of 1‘iernan '* hills would require i able companies to provide a sys tern so programs could be elm trouii ally bio* kml. free of charge. Table companies now rt>n! blinking devices to some i us turners “Unless somebody says. I want to see Jim Spagg m my living room.' it will not coma <u ross,” Tinman says Kobart [trading. executive director of Multnomah Community Television, says publii access television must allow peo pin to list* oir time and equipment on a first come. first serve basis “Community television is established as a f irst Amendment forum." (trading says What I foil I about this program is irrelevant We're riot allowed to i ensor. and we don't Diane Kolb. I’UC spokeswoman, says the agency cannot monitor or regulate content of i able programs “We really don't have any domain in this at all It doesn't relate to any of the things th.it we regulate, she says liernan says he wants the I’UC and i able at i ess providers to take responsi bility for regulating programming, or tell him who i an “It s frustrating to sit here and listen to people say how they agree this is outra geous. and vet no one is w illing to step out and do something about it." he says Kitzhaber defends economic agency PORTLAND (AP) — Gov John Kitzhaher defended the state Economic Development Department Monday, < tiling a report showing the agent v has helped pump $4.7 billion worth of investment into Ore gon in the past 1H months The report was issued less than a week after a leading economist called for lint elim ination ot the economic devel opment agent v. which has come in for criticism front House Speaker Bov Clamo, K Bend. The Democratic governor praised the agency as he accepted the report on its accomplishments from Charles Armstrong, chairman of tht! Economic Development Commission. "Clearly these efforts are making a difference," kitzhaber said. "We have a below-average jobless rate throughout the stain, we hove above average employment in \ 2 of Oregon 's counties, and we have ret ord levtds of business invest ments.'' William Conerly, chief economist for First Interstate Bank, argued in a paper pub lished by the Cascade Policy Institute in Portland that pn vatu business should market the state to outside companies and entrepreneurs Clorno has said she agrees with Conerly, promising a bill that would shift Kconornit Development Department duties to other state agent ies and reduce its financing. The Bend Republii an said private industry could do a better job marketing the state kit/ilabor, however, said the report shows the agency helped create 7.700 jolis in tile past 18 months — proof it is essential to building the state economy. We ship your stuff / Furniture, computers, stereos, TV's Insured, custom packing / Boxes for sale / Student discounts *44 3106 • c orvenknt GO DUCKS! ALL DAY TUESDAY s p A G H E T ; ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERY TUES! ■ includes J Gaelic Beead 11:30 am-10 nm H$099 pizza vfcTe^ ITALIAN KITCHEN 2673 Willamette • 484-0996 Steel workers will vote on contract Sf’OKANL Wash (AP) About 3,<M)() striking workers an* preparing to vote on a tentative agreement to end their eight day walkout at Kaiser Aluminum a Chemical Corp. plants in three States Rank ami hie members of the United Steelworkers of Amort ut are scheduled to vote Tuesday at the five plants hi! by the strike During weekend talks m Salt lake (lily, kaiser and union lead ers negotiated a new -17 month contract proposal that includes a new signing-bonus option and an improvement in health ( ar»i lent efits for spouses The latest offer is identical to an earlier proposal in terms of wages and job-security provi sions, said Barry Christensen, president of Local 79-15 in Tat o ma. Most union members have cit ed those two issues as their pri mary reasons for going on strike Several Local 329 members who picketed Monday outside tile Mead smelter north of Spokane said they planned to vote against the latest proposal "It’s basically the same as the old one." said Dan Cunningham. a quality control worker who also voted against the first proposal If we've gone this far (by going on striki’i, why give it up now added crane operator loin (aivie/el MmnlHirs w .dkod off then jobs Keh 20 after voting 1,-t-tHto 1.211 to reject a contract the companv presented last month Members had been working under an extension to a central t that expired (Vt. it The strike involves two Spokane area plants at Mead and I rentwcMx! w ith a total of 2.04H Steelworkers and a Tacoma smeller with 2fiS mem tiers. The other strike sites are an alumina refinery in (.ramerev, Li . and a real and bar plant in Meath, Ohio Those plants eai h employ about 100 members. kaiser has kept the plants ojier iiting with about 7(H) salaried workers from those plants and other Kaiser operations. The employees have worked expand' ed schedules, and Kaiser has acknowledged production levels have dropped during the strike Members could be back on their jobs late Tuesday or early Wednesday If they ratify the new pruposal, which oil six of the union tot al presidents have m< unintended Voting is •.< hmlulost it) oud at ti p in PST The latest offer gives memliers the option of laking a signing In inns in tint form of a $200 pay ment or two personal days off during the life of the i ontrm t 1 he previous proposal did not int hide the jmrsonul-dav option Hie new pmj«ts.il also ovjMnds eligibility for health t are benefits to spouses making as tnui h as $15.(KM) per year The ceiling was $10,000 ill the previous propos al. Most spouses still make too much to qualify for benefits, despite tin* higher telling, ( avie/el said He said his wife earns loo much to gain coverage through Kaiser, and her own job doesn't offer health care "She's the One telling me to vote no.” he said. I'niutt workers, who make tin average ol SI t jetr hour, contend the proposed • ontrni t does not go far enough to txxxsl wages Hie proposal includes a $1 jier hour raise over four years and bonus es tied to productivity and met als juices 1995 Summer Session* University of Oregon June l9~August VI ' Pramv 'onSitmmer *7 /v*". The Summer Session Preview'Jff Classes is now available- drop by .IjJ Oregon Hull or the Oregon Hall Information Mouth for your copy. Courses, seminars tSid workshops are offered throughout the summer. The Summer Session Bulletin with Schedule of Classes will be available in late March. 100th Anniversary * 1895-1995 L
