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ICATEE — GOLF CLUB (fety at eta 'piMeat College Students -*20.00 822-3220 Ideal for Grad Students! • 1 & 2 Bedrooms • Quiet & Large • Gas Fireplace • Air Conditioning • Laundry Hookups • Free Cable Come check us out!! McKenna Estates 342-5735 9 near Autzen Stadium ode classifieds 346-4343 Candidate prepares to seek re-election ■ The Eugene Democrat wishes to continue working in her community and making a difference for students By Darren Freeman Oregon Daily Emerald Rep. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, filed Tuesday to seek re-election to the post, which represents much of the Eugene, Springfield and Coburg area. Walker will be unopposed in May’s primary election, but Re publican Wes Collins, a Eugene construction supervisor, has filed to challenge Walker in the Novem ber general election. A member of the State House of Representatives since 1998, Walk er said she hopes to serve another term and continue tackling the is sues facing her district. Collins declined to discuss his candidacy, saying it is too early in the race. Walker, who has served on the House Interim Transportation, Trade and Economic Develop ment and Legislative Counsel committees, said she has worked closely with state university stu dents on such issues as higher ed ucation funding, financial aid and cultural diversity. “She’s very understanding of the issues facing students, and she’s been a strong advocate,” ASUO state affairs coordinator Ar lie Adkins said. Both of Walker’s children attend college. Her son, Adam, attends the University. Walker said she plans to soon meet with University President Dave Frohnmayer to discuss facul ty salaries. She said the Oregon leg islature boosted Uhiversity funding last year, and she would like to see that money used to pay faculty. “I’d hate to lose good instructors to other states and colleges,” said Walker, a 1978 University graduate. Campus issues Walker hopes to address include diversity, provid ing affordable day care services for children of students and boosting student voter turnouts. In the community at large, Walker said that if she were re elected, she would continue working to create and improve suicide prevention programs and increasing awareness of and re strictions on the use of pesticides in the state. After graduating from the Uni versity, Walker completed a court reporting program at Lane Com munity College and has worked as a court reporter since 1983. Dick Deers, who served with Walker on the Cal Young Neighbor hood Association, said Walker is committed to meeting the needs of her con stituents. “She’s re sponsive and able to work toward the goal of get ting a project done,” he said. Walker said that she has found politics to be a way to make the difference in society that she al ways wanted to make. “I love what I do. I’ve always en joyed helping people, and this is the perfect job to do it,” she said. Firefighter’s motive in shooting still unknown By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. —Memphis was a city in mourning Thursday — flags flew at half-staff, bou quets of flowers were placed on fire hall steps and firefighters and law officers wore black bands across their badges. All were in memory of two fire fighters and a sheriff’s deputy who were slain Wednesday — alleged ly by one of their comrades, fire fighter Fred Williams — in a ram page that has angered and saddened this Mississippi River city. “It’s just so shocking,” said Pam McFarlin, who took food to firefighters at Fire Station No. 55 and brought a bouquet of flowers to the home where the men were shot. “We all just feel so bad.” Williams, 41, ambushed the firefighters as they arrived to fight a blaze at his home, authorities said. Williams’ wife, Stacey, was found shot to death in the garage. Investigators said they were still looking for a motive. They were trying to determine whether Williams set the fire to lure fire fighters to the home or to cover up his wife’s death. It was also unclear’whether Williams made the 911 call to report the fire, Po lice Director Walter Crews said. Williams, a six-year veteran of the fire department, was shot in the groin by a police officer when he refused to put down his weapon, authorities said. Williams was under police guard at a hospital in critical condition. Authorities plan to charge him Friday but did not give specifics. Witnesses said that when fire fighters arrived at the burning home, Williams ran out of the garage firing a shotgun and screaming, “Get away! Get away!” Killed were firefighter Lt, Javier Lerma, 41, the son of a Memphis firefighter who died battling a blaze,in 1977, and Pvt. William Blakemore, 48, a firefighter who was working for a sick colleague, possibly Williams, Crews said. Williams did not work at the same station as the men who were killed, but they probably knew each other. Firefighters often cover shifts of sick comrades at other sta tions, Fire Chief H.J. Pickett said. Williams had returned to work Monday after taking a leave of ab sence for “employee assistance,” Crews said, not providing details. Williams left work early Monday, claiming he was sick, and had not returned for shifts Tuesday or Wednesday. The fire chief wouldn’t discuss Williams’ work history or his leave of absence. Crews said the couple had mar ried on Valentine’s Day and Williams moved into the house this week. He faced a court hearing next week on a domestic violence charge from October involving Mrs. Williams, then his fiancee. Details were not available. Herman Harrison, Mrs. Williams’ former husband, told The New York Times that he was trying to get custody of his 8-year old son, who was living at the house. 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