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WEEK SOFTBALL Oregon vs. Washington Satvrday, April 27 Howe Field • 1:00p.re. Doubieheader SOFTBALL Oregon vs. UCLA Sunday, April 28 Howe Field • 1:00 p.m. Doubieheader 48 «*mt* tm frm to UO «*b4mH fwowyirwtlw, MM «wAwklUbiOOwal 14444*1. TMM4-S4II —---— -—-———— JtHtt 11% frit thr / VW) Jt >hn s r**n Lei tu re V»« •»(*«*»»-«/ A* tin- t ’#»#>«-» uit ttf Qmt*m Vt ht*>! (•/ A «•<•«<•/> i>« ,<»«/ ( iHtiminu, ,t!nm "Can We Afford to Hate the Media?" James Fallows Authoi **t /OniAint* f)u- AVm t Washington I Alitor, The \tkwtn Monrhly . Apt il C*crltngci Alumm t oungc University «l Oicgim A: AO pm Nkw s.» l»n* In I»H- o ni4.tr |»!v.tt*tr with tin milossme fit |gif» iIk* Knltarii W Johnston Mrmun.il I’mjai nulr in|ucits lot s nniUMsidlion tclalrtl to Utvrthtlil^ to Mo 17 VK MEWS BRIEFING A LOOK AT THIS MORNING S HEADLINES TWo flight instructors from Oregon make it into elite pilots club tary who !«v* spent at ImsI 3,000 hour* in an F-18 Mai (oho Adkiaacm and Mai Doug tMti, both Oighl instruc tors for (ho 172nd Fighter Group at Kingsley Field. an* the ninth and tilth p»Wit* in the world to bra*L into the dub Sgt Cindy Carpenter, who Keep* trad of flying hour*. said *hc rasiirwd • few wwb ago that both man warn < reeping up on th* 3.000- hour mart A little dil ative scheduling brought them to within da minute* of one anoth er before they both rwn hod (he mari Saturday. Adi it son. 37, and Dean. 39. both coMider ihmoMlm fortu nate they've never beam aeugned. a* Adliston put it. to ' flying a detd at the Pentagon " tfoan Mid the pair had to mail the 3,000 hour milestone in increments of 230 hours a year, which "means you’ve been around a long time “ The son of an Air Force i»t pilot, Dean grew up with a pas sion for flying. He detoured into teaching for three years before entering pilot training in 1981. The Mit higan native left the Air Fort* for the Air National Guard in 1989. raining the t72nd Fighter Croup — formerly the I»4th Fighter Training Squadron , — as one of its first F-16 instruc- ! KLAMATH FAIXS {API - elite dub of mils tors AUfctfcMm. &om ana rained in Kentuciy. graduated from the Air Fan* Aohrijf in 1«H1 ami Malt ed flying F-16« right away. I!U | Air Fone < am* look turn around th* country and to Nelli* Air Fort* Haw tn wlam ho and r>»an bnaiiw squadron maiM in the 424Hh Fighter Squadron lake Doan, he came to King* ley in IM9 about the time the squadron converted to F it** Homosexuality issue at forefront of agenda for Protestant church DENVER JAP} — A* delegate* to the United Me thodiat General Conference enter the convention center, gay Chris liana hold doon open lot them — symbolic ar t* for the policy they want the church to adopt toward homoaevuality. Cater, the t .000 or m delegate* to the policy-making body of the nation's m«* ceid Uiyrad Protestant church are invited to hear a more traditional perspective from the conservative Good New* move ment tlomoeexuality once again ia at the lore!nail of the agenda for the 8 S million-member church * quadrennial meeting, just a* the isaue will dominate the July meeting of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Albuquerque — and ju*» a* if* dominated near ly every national gathering in the last generation of the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. m national Dole faces potential platform changes WASHINGTON (AP) — It is just 88 words, one paragraph on page 24 of the official Republi can Platform, unequivocal from the outset "We believe the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to live which cannot be infringed " At times. Bob Dole wants to rewrite this paragraph, as do some top political advisers, and even some prominent anti abor tion leaders But is messing with the Republican Patty's anti-abor tion plank worth tne potential blood hath’ Dole must deal with that ques tion as he looks ahead to accept ing the GOP presidential nomination in August, indeed, abortion is the issue being han dled most gingerly as the Dole campaign considers potential platform changes Jungle fire near India threatens survival of Royal Bengal tiger DHAKA. Bang ladesh (API — Forestry expert* worked Sunday to protect man than 400 Royal Bengal tiger* threatened by fire* In the south era jungle the endangered specie* r ail* home An emergency plan la being devised to aave the tigers from the fire* in their sanctuaries in Sundarban Jungle, which run* into neighboring India, Forestry Department official Shaymal Da* said. He gave no detail* He said water shortage* were hampering effort* to control the fire, which otaried Friday The fire has already engulfed 10 miles of the forest, located 85 miles southwest of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh A wildlife expert called for international help to right the fire ravaging the Sundarban. the world's largest mangrove, or coastal-type, forest. The blaze. If controlled in a couple of days, would pose no threat to tiger*, who could easi ly cro** rivers and channels to reach safety, said Zakir Hossain, a professor at Dhaka University. Hasna Moudud. the president of non-government Coastal Area Resources Development and Management Association, said ‘The government should deploy airborne guides to help the tigers reach taler patches in the jun gW.” The exact cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Das said it could have been caused by the current hot spell or by honey collectors, who light fires to smoke bees out of their hives Tigers were once plentiful across Asia, but hunting and for est clearing have reduced their numbers drastically. Many species — including the Royal Bengal — are considered endan gered and near extinction. Union: OPEU doesn’t want to strike ■ Continued from Page 1A II the stale *y stem aom not agree with iho pro po**l M*n« to them la»f Tuesday. OPEU plan* to declare an impasse. moaning both *td« failed to i om« to s resolution Thi* will lead to a 30-day "tooling off period." during which mediation will continue If the two aid.-, do not t on»t> to m agree •"'•lit Within that time limit. OPEU» an give .» lu \ day «nke notice. Wo are opt im tat it. that we will tome to a set. tlenient Wa don't want to strike.** Decry wild In hope* of speeding the negotiation*. OPEU employee* gathered more than 1.000 *tgnaturv» from student*, faculty and management at higher education institution* across the state and gave them to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education at it* monthly meeting at Portland Slate University on AfMw. OPEU worker* look part In similar rallies at cam puses across the Hate Their aim wa* to tend a me* sage to the board of higher education that they want to Ik; (reeled a* important, equal members of the higher education community and to he com pan sated accordingly. Deary said. Speakers attending the rally included Springfield 'tate senator and t J.S Senate candidate Hill Dau'i who urged tin? OSSHK board to work toward a qun i resolution. Tm encouraging the chance to settle the ton Iratd in a fair and acceptable manner/ Dwyer said The workers here are the grease that keep* this University running." University President Dave Frohnma yer missed the rally because he was in Minnesota with hit daughter, who has leukemia "Many people here today haven't seen e pay increase for four years, while the cost of living W gone up by 12 percent.” said Tony Corcoran, state representative for Lane County, Other speakers at the rally were state represen tative Cynthia Wooten and Eugene mayoral candi date Ttm Lau« SAVE! 8» Our inul ffvtntigO! ft/m BtmUHtog/ a.99 13524exposure MStmMm L_ Plus A Free 5x7 Color Enlargement! VAIOAOU COUPON 1 ftf+m VMM The Shutterhug 890113th Street .. . Next To Taylor ’s Fasi.OverHtyht Film Service him to By 1pm Ready By 2pm heat Day. Mood ay Thun day We Save You Money!
