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Broadway • 342-6107 Mon-Sat: 1 0-6, Sun: 11-5 Corner: Benches cause complaints ■ Continued from Page 1 monitoring the corner since she moved in. She said police will of ten sit in their squad cars across the street from her home, filming the street kids. “I think our rapid deployment unit has done some surveillance,” said Bev Mason, station manager for the West University police sta tion. Mason said police only moni tor an area after receiving a com plaint. Most of the complaints about street kids hanging out on the benches around the neighbor hood come from passersby. “Those benches generate 15 calls a day, just in complaints,” said Mason, who laments the closing of the West University park and that the occupants of benches “don’t really care about the community.” Police have informed Guyer that if she complained about the street kids’ presence, they would remove them. “The cops came by and said that they would rip up the bench es," said Guyer. “I would think that those benches are like a pub lic sidewalk,” According to Mason, the benches belong to the city be cause they were installed by neighborhood associations 20 years ago. “They’re city property in the sense that these associations are created by city interests,” said Mason. “The benches are main tained by the city.” Mason added that she is grate ful that someone is cleaning up the benches on 14th Avenue and Ferry Street, which citizens can legally occupy for any given amount of time. ccThe reality is that there is a law that says you can’t sit from curb to sidewalk. They’re sitting on benches so they’re not breaking the law. Bev Mason West University Station Manager “The reality is that there is a law that says you can’t sit from curb to sidewalk,” said Mason. “They’re sitting on benches, so they’re not breaking a law. ” As for any comments the street kids have about the situation, a girl named Colleen had a few words. “Tell the cops they can kiss my ass.” Event: Costumes said to be convincing ■ Continued from Page 1 1994 Winter Olympics. “We have a pageant each evening at 9 p.m. called the Hardanger Wedding,” Perry said. Written by one of the local resi dents and performed by the local Junction City High School drama group, the play is about a Norwe gian wedding. Also, a German band from Al bany and the Knox Brothers will be performing. The night before the festival, the residents of Junction City were working hard to create a city within a city in a communi ty effort, Neelson said. The Scandinavian costumes that people wear are so convinc ing that some Danish friends of Neelson, who were clad in blue jeans, told her, “Let’s just say you’re more Danish than Den mark.” “I think we need to stay in touch with our Scandinavian roots,” said Neelson, who is of Norwegian descent. “Until 1951, the church was still doing ser CCI think we need to stay in touch with our Scandinavian roots. Until 1951, the church was still doing services in Danish ” Carol Neelson vices in Danish.” “It’s incredible that a city of this [small] size can put on a fes tival of this size.” ABA refuses to take stand on assisted suicide issue By Laurie Asseo The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The American Bar Association re fused to take a position on legaliz ing doctor-assisted suicide Wednesday, leaving it to states to decide whether terminally ill peo ple can get help in ending their lives. Amid arguments that the na tion’s largest lawyers’ group should stay out of the emotional issue, ABA delegates defeated a proposal to recommend mini mum standards for states that choose to legalize the practice. Instead, delegates approved a resolution that said assisted sui cide “should be left to be resolved by state legislatures and their electorates.” Any states that legalize the practice should closely monitor its use, the resolution said. “Most of it is not ultimately a legal question,” but a personal is sue on which lawyers have no more knowledge than the average person, said Leslie W. Jacobs of Cleveland, Ohio. But others argued that lawyers should use their expertise to rec ommend standards for a practice that is occurring regardless of its legality. “We need to provide guidance and leadership on this issue,’ said said David McIntosh of the Bever ly Hills Bar Association. EUGENE NEWS Man vomits on mayor at meeting EUGENE (AP)—A man sat through 30 minutes of a City Council meeting Wednesday be fore he suddenly rose, walked over to the mayor and vomited on his right shoulder. Then the unidentified man left the room. "I have no question in my mind that it was premeditated,” said Council Vice President Pat Farr, who was facing the man during the incident. “I guess it's just not my day,” Torrey said after the meeting. LIVE MUSIC NO COVER EVER! AUGUST MUSIC 8/7 Skip Jones 8/9 Craig Einhorn 8/14 Skip Jones Open mic •— Sundays at 8:00 p.m. ALL SHOWS START AT 9:00 p.m. Microbrews & Domestics on tap KEGSTOGO!!! Including Labatts, Foster’s and a large selection of other imports and micros Monday Night Pool Tourney • Sign Up 6:30, starts 7:00 Free Pool Sunday & Tuesday Evening Come play horseshoes in our beer garden 2657 Willamette • 344-0816 Why rent when you can own? For details call UO alumna Charlotte O'Ryan at ICOUGILL ] INC.. 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