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Volume 105, Issue 81
Kerry projected to triumph in Iowa caucuses
Senators Edwards and Dean
trail Sen. John Kerry after
an unexpected turnabout
in the Presidential race
By Steven Thomma
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
DES MOINES — Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts took a strong early lead
in Iowa's presidential prednct caucuses
Monday night, with a surprising show
ing that means
voters are radical
ly shaking up the
contest for the
Democratic pres
_ idential nomina
tion.
Sen. John Edwards of North Caroli
na jumped into a close second place
in the early returns, also coming from
far behind.
Vote
2004
The two candidates who had led the
polls in Iowa for months, former Gov.
Howard Dean of Vermont and Mis
souri Rep. Dick Gephardt, faded in early
returns, as Iowa Democrats cast the first
real votes of the nominating season.
Dean was mnning a distant third.
Gephardt of neighboring Missouri
was far behind in fourth place.
The results were particularly crush
ing to Gephardt, who was expected to
drop out today, according to
campaign aides who declined to be
identified. Gephardt canceled plans
to fly to New Hampshire late Monday
and instead arranged to go to his
hometown of St. Louis, where he was
to hold a news conference this morn
ing.
With 1,020 of 1,993 precinct caucus
es reporting results, Kerry had the sup
port of 37.3 percent of the Iowa Democ
rats attending. Edwards had 32.5
percent Dean had 18 percent Gephardt
had 10.9 percent and Rep. Dennis
Kucinich of Ohio had 0.9 percent.
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark of
Arkansas had 0.1 percent, and Sen.
Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and
the Rev. Al Sharpton had no support.
Clark and Lieberman didn't cam
paign in the state and Sharpton all but
pulled out in recent days.
Party officials said turnout was
Turn to KERRY, page 5
Celebrating a King
Saturday's march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. drew more than 450Lane County residents
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Marchers in the
annual Martin
Luther King Jr.
Day march cross
the Ferry Street
Bridge Monday
morning. The
march is part of a
weeklong
celebration of
King’s life and
contributions to
civil rights.
Adam Amato
Senior Photographer
By Moriah Balingit
Freelance Reporter
More than 450 members of the Lane
County community braved the rain and
cold to participate in the annual Martin
Luther King Jr. Day march honoring the late civil
rights leader.
A solemn but celebratory air dominated the
march, which was sponsored by the Eugene
Springfield chapter of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People.
Marchers carried homemade signs — some fea
turing clear political messages, such as one that
read "Measure 30: What would Martin Luther
King do?" — while singing and chanting.
The event began at the Serbu Juvenile Justice
Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and
culminated at the Eugene Water & Electric Board
Center with a short program that featured a
keynote speech by Pastor Carl Stubbs Jr. from
Powerhouse Ministries, as well as student poet
ry. Local NAACP Chapter President Marilyn
Mays introduced the program, saying, "It was
truly a blessing for me to walk down his street
Turn to KING, page 4
JSO’s Japan Night celebrates teamwork
The event, held Saturday in the EMU
Ballroom, featured a traditional meal,
several performances and games
By Noriko Miyazaki
Freelance Reporter
Nearly 400 people filled the EMU Ballroom on
Saturday evening in celebration of the Japanese
Student Organization's annual Japan Night.
The night highlighted the attitude of coopera
tion and working together, and events were tied
together under the theme of "Maturi," or "the
Japanese festivals."
JSO Co-President and senior Osamu "Gori"
Kawasaki and members of JSO tried to use the
theme in each event.
"We take pride in the idea of joining hands
with colleagues to create something extraordi
nary, " Kawasaki said. "While we work together to
achieve one big thing, and when we actually
made it, that's really, really brilliant."
JSO members welcomed the audience dressed
Turn to JAPAN, page 6
District 8
House
seat filled
by Holvey
Lane County commissioners
selected Eugene resident
Paul Holvey for the vacated
District No. 8 House seat
By Nika Carlson
News Reporter
Lane County commissioners unanimous
ly elected on Friday union representative
Paul Holvey to fill the vacant District No. 8
seat — which includes the University area —
in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Holvey, a Democrat and native of Eu
gene, works as organizer for the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters.
Holvey takes the place of former Rep.
Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, who replaced
former Sen. Tony Corcoran, D-Cottage
Grove, as the District No. 4 senator after
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski asked Corco
ran to sit on Oregon's Employment Ap
peals Board. Holvey was chosen from
three final candidates.
In his interview with the commission
ers, Holvey emphasized the need for bal
ance and bipartisan cooperation to solve
what he sees as Oregon's biggest problem:
the economy.
"We're in a horrible time," he said.
Holvey, 49, said his combination of a
working class background and experience
in the business world gives him a unique
perspective on Oregon's economic crisis.
"Without businesses making money, we
don't have good jobs," he said.
Holvey also spoke of the need for tax re
form, more funding for professional and
technical training at the community col
lege level, balance between environmental
and business concerns and better funding
for state-mandated programs carried out
at the local level.
Turn to HOLVEY, page 12
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