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A2 CorvaKit Gazette-Time. Corns Tuesday, June S. 1993 City editor: Amy Ragsdale Features Editor; Barb Curtm Telephone: 753 2641 News about Benton County, the mid-Willamette Valley and ttie Pacific Nonhwest sGinj Gam Clinton considers Interior secretary for Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) ta lists and Umber-industry leaders alike expressed concern Monday that a new Job for Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt 1 fm i. could slow resolution of the Northwest's old-growth forest controversy. Babbitt, who has emerged as a leading contender for the Supreme Court, won his Cabinet appointment in the Clinton admin-.

istration as a friend the conservation community. But both sides were leery said Hermach, whose group advocates even greater logging cutbacks than do most mainstream environmental groups. "There is nobody to replace him with. Dale Pontius, a vice president for American Rivers, said Babbitt's departure could be a "huge problem" for environmentalists on a host of issues. "Let's face it, the guy is a star.

He is one of the few stars in the new Cabinet. It's not impossible to find a replacement, but he had a chance to be a great secretary," he said. In addition to forests, Pontius said Babbitt has been taking a lead role in finding ways to protect troubled salmon species In the Pacific Northwest. "We would hope that is a commitment that would continue In the administration because that Issue has got to be dealt with in the next year or so or we'll face virtual elimination of species," he said. process well under way.

Babbitt has been an Important part of that, but there are a lot of committed people involved in this issue now," she said. Bob Chlopak of Americans for Ancient Forests said he hopes Babbitt would stay on board long enough to help Clinton resolve the forest issue. "The only worry I would have now is it could slow it down just a little bit, given the key role the Interior Department has played and the fact the process now appears to be at the Cabinet level in terms of final sets of recommendations to go to the president," Chlopak said. Tim Hermach, head of the Native Forest Council in Eugene, said a change at the top of the department could have a big negative impact. "Babbitt had a lot of credibility and strength with the overall community," logging.

"Babbitt provided real strength and leadership and had committed to resolving this issue. He was very educated on the issue and the complexity of the issue. He's been out here many times to the Northwest," West said. "We can't afford any further delays. Mills need wood today.

Karin Sheldon, president of The Wilderness Society, satd a move by Babbitt to the Supreme Court would be a "disappointing loss" to the environmental community. "For our money, Bruce Babbitt has set a new standard of integrity and of commitment and vision for the Department of Interior," she said. But Sheldon said his departure would not mean resolving the old growth issue "in a whole different manner." "With ancient forests, you've got a pro-industry Oregon Lands Coalition, which worked against Babbitt's nomination to the Cabinet post. "On the other hand, the timing is frustrating. Sending Babbitt to the high court would throw dozens of high-stakes discussions off track.

In the Pacific Northwest, we can't absorb another delav in the forest crisis," she said. Mark Key, executive director of the American Forest and Paper Association, said that despite Babbitt's image as an environmentalist, his "statements and participation so far have been very balanced. "The contribution he has made to this issue has been positive," Rey said. Chris West, vice president of the industry's Northwest Forestry Association in Portland, said Babbitt's successor would face a "steep learning curve" on the northern spotted owl and Northwest Babbitt about the possibility of his leaving Interior. "On the one hand, it would be an opportunity for the president to tap someone who better understands th need to mesh environmental objectives with economic realities." said Jackie I jnu of the lift.

Stfe f3 Mm mi mfihlbfas lw State to enforce Corvallis law By Keith Bowers i I i i Mayor Charles Van noted that Measure 9 was defeated by Corvallis voters in November. "That demonstrated where the citizens of Corvallis are in this matter," Vars said. Roberts said the agreement will save money because trained state employees, not city employees, will handle discrimination complaints. In other business, the council: Chose four new planning commissioners. Mary Buckman, Patrick Lampton and Matthew Misch were appointed to three-year terms, and Charles Gerke was appointed to serve one year.

Neighborhood Empowerment Program funds for fiscal 1993 94 were distributed to the following groups: $2,100 to Timber-hill; $3,000 to Third Street; $2,500 to BennerSullivans; $1,600 to northwest downtown; and $800 to miscellaneous. Economic Development funds for fiscal 1993-94 were distributed: $217,476 to the Corvallis Convention and Visitors Bureau; $40,000 to the Economic Development Partnership; $6,000 to the Fall Festival; $30,000 to the Downtown Corvallis Association; $10,000 to the Business Enterprise Center; and $15,000 to Da Vinci Days. State officials now have the power to enforce a local civil rights ordinance that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, according to an agreement signed Monday night. Before the mayor and Corvallis City Council, Oregon Labor Commissioner Mary Wendy Roberts and City Manager Jon Nelson signed a contract that gives the state Bureau of Labor and Industries the power to enforce the -local law. Corvallis was the second city in Oregon to add sexual orientation to its list of protected categories.

Portland was the first. Roberts, referring to I992's Measure 9, hailed the city's action as a way to help "put an end to this nonsense that has divided our citizens." The defeated Measure 9. similar to ordinances under consideration in several Oregon cities, would have prevented government from passing civil rights laws protecting homosexuals. Roberts spoke in favor of state Senate Bill 34, which would provide equal rights to all individuals, Including homosexuals. "The individual is the ultimate minority," she said.

1 'Unsolved solved FBI, local officers nab elusive man By Keith Bowers GueC8 Tktkm 'port of MONROE A man who had eluded federal officials for 10 vears was apprehended Friday in Monroe by the FBI, Benton County Sheriff's Office and Eugene Police Department. John Paul Russell, whose address is unknown, was arrested on a 1983 federal warrant that includes charges of grand theft, flight to avoid prosecution and insurance fraud. The federal warrant was issued by the FBI office in Los Angeles. Russell, 57, is also wanted in St. Lucie County, where he was suspected of possessing a fraudulent vessel title and possessing a boat with an altered identification number, according to Benton County Sheriff's Sgt.

Bernie Altishin, who participated in the arrest. Investigators believe that Russell purchased and deliberately sank a sailboat in 1982. The case was featured on a 1988 episode of "Unsolved Mysteries." According to the FBI, Russell said two women were lost at sea when the boat sank. Russell also is wanted for questioning in their disappearance, Altishin said. The suspect surrendered Friday afternoon after authorities found him working with two other men on a roof in Monroe, Altishin said.

"I'm the guy you're looking for. I'm John Russell," Altishin recalled the suspect saying. OCA blasts ballot iiile SALEM (AP) Attorney Gen eral Ted Kulongoski drew fire from gay rights opponents Monday by issuing a ballot title saying their measure would prevent government from barring discrimination against homosexuals. End-cf-ichocl trash Oregon State University maintenance workers shoots were backed up to two stories Monday Dell Arbuckle. left, and Freida Lambert try to as students cleaned out their rooms.

The flood keep up with the deluge of trash dumped by included keys. food, clothes and wooden students at Wilson Hall. Some dorm trash beams that students used to make beds. Ylolalla, Scot Is Mills hit by larger quake; minimal damage reported rllltlWM lltil mtf VtrtliA r. mm I 1.

I. uuuni: uuii mat utr an iiucraiitx fMm fie i 1. i miles south of Portland, near the epicenter of the previous quake, said Gene Pearson, a staff geologist at Portland State University, Oregon State Police had no initial re ports of damage or injuries "Somebody here said. 'Did you feel and I didn't feel anything." said Ri chelle Kuenzi. a secretary at the Mount Angel Medical Center south of Portland "It was very, very mild However, a few more bricks fell off Mo-lalla High School, which sustaincni heavy diimage in the March 25 said Police Chief Rob Elkins No other damage was reported, he said The previous earth make registered 5 6 on the Richter scale The largest aftershock recorded before Monday registered 2 8, according to mcasuremenLs taken at the University of Washington IMI uuiiiiri 111 ltd IU 1 i i 1 aia anu a lilk 1 iu it) inr i i-iiii-i i-ii himiiii ft Layoff list 4 Mike Martin, music, Karl Hulac IWtl Tre report "It totally negative.

It's a 100 percent illegal ballot title," said Lon Mabon, chairman of the Oregon Citizens Alliance. The OCA is launching a petition drive to put on the Mabon Here is the list of teachers and other Corvallis School District employees who will either be laid off or have their work hours reduced. This list, which did not include the schools where employees work, was supplied by the district. In some cases, additional information came from the 1992 93 Linn Benton Counties School Directory: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Full layoffs Gail Gerdemann, kindergarten, Adams. Sidney third grade, Adams.

Aaron McKee, physical education, Falrplay. Laurel Drukill, primary, Fairplay. Nancy Hundley, kindergarten, Garfield. Keri McCartney, grades 3 and 4. Garfield.

Patricia Brimmer, third gradereading, Harding. Claudia Hall, grades 2 and 3, Jefferson. Linda Hcnselman, primary, Lincoln. Laura Lashley, kindergar-' ten, Mountain View. Debbie Wray, grades 1 and 2, Mountain View.

John Harrison, physical education, Wilson. Mary Jo TenPas, artelementary, school not listed. Joan McDougal, severely handicapped learning, school not listed. Hours reduced Stephanie McCormick, music, Falrplay. Chris O'Ncil, counseling, Garfield.

arts. Corvallis High School Marianne Wilcox, language arts, CHS Kris Fisher, music. CHS Kan Kaldahl, Frenchlanguage arts, CHS. Barb Garrett, business. CHS.

Ilouri reduced Mary Lou Russ, language arts. CVllS. Rachel Kirbv, art, CHS J. Michael Hanson, art-medialanguage arts, C1LS. OTHERS Full layoffs Carla Coler, nurse.

Hard Ing. Cheldelin, Franklin Resource Center. Marjean Niemiec, nurse. Franklin Resource Center and Highland View. Paige Down, nurse.

Mark Wolfe, prevention intervention specialist. Franklin Resource Center. Maryanne Dengler, family-school liaison, Franklin Resource Center. Jeanne Holmes, family involvement, Franklin Resource Center. Jennifer VanSuetendael, at risk specialist, Franklin Resource Center.

Mary Morris, language arts, Farm Home. Hours reduced Robin L'ndlin, speech, Franklin Resource Center. Donna Florio, high school options program, Franklin Resource Center. Judith Westlake, mediaart, school not listed. MIDOLI SCHOOLS Full layoffs Margaret Grubb.

French. Highland View and Chcldelin. Pat Rarick, social studies. Western View. Doug King, physical educationdriver's education.

West-em View. Michael Coffey, technical education, Western View. Jennifer Welsh, physical educationhealth, Western View. Marisa Davis, social studieslanguage arts, Western View. Hours reduced Terri Carnes, Spanish-French, Cheldclln.

Susan Adams, handicapped learning, Cheldelin. John Bohle, physical education, Cheldelin. Daniel Johnson, music and drama. Highland View and Western View. Brian Gander, physical educationhealth, Highland View.

Tom Townsend, language artssocial studiesreading, Highland View. HIGH SCHOOLS Full layoffs Tom Rhody, language arts, Crescent Valley. Kay Stephens, language arts, CVHS Richard Walls, language a staffing allocation based on projected enrollment for the 1993-94 school year. Site councils, building committees and other groups were allowed to determine what would be the best program for students given the constraints. The schools took a diverse approach in deciding how to best meet each school's needs.

For example, Garfield Elementary School staff recommended increasing counseling time and art instruction and maintaining full-time phsycial education and music instruction. But to accomplish this the number of classroom teachers was reduced by two and some classified staff time was reduced as well. Projected class sizes at the school for next year will be an average of 25 or more students in grades kindergarten through two and 32 or more students in grades three through five, according to a newsletter sent to parents. At Hoover Elementary School there will be the same number of classroom teachers and the same amount of art, music and physical education instruction, according to a letter sent to parents. But maintaining those areas was accomplished by cutting a counselor position from full- to half-time.

The learning center hours also are being reduced. So are the hours of the school's instructional facilitator, a position that deals with English as a second language, the media center and the talented and gifted program. The Corvallis school board on Monday formally approved the ayoffs of 30 teachers, three purses and four program specialists. The layoffs were part of an ef- fort to cut about $4 7 million from the district's $.18 million budget. The layoff list, made public at the board's final budget hearing, also detailed a reduction in hours for 11 teachers, one counselor and a program specialist focusing on youth at risk of dropping out of The list, which included people hired as far back as 1985, was approved as part of the board's consolidated agenda and was not dis-icussed.

District personnel director i Larry Irwin said before the meeting that no classified employees 'were laid off, although about a Idozcn were transferred to other jobs and many had their hours reduced and adjusted. I According to Superintendent Bruce Harter, the reductions process focused on two factors: seniority and the certification of em-'ploveei. Some staffers with the most seniority and appropriate teaching credentials switched schools take positions occupied by less senior employees. 1 But not all the positions cut were recent hires. A teacher with 'a single subject credential could laid off despite having seniority.

In March each school received 1994 ballot a revised version of its anti gay rights Measure 9 that was defeated by voters last year. Mabon said the OCA will go to the Oregon Supreme Court to challenge the attorney general's ballot title for the measure. Foe of the OCA't proposed measure said they likely will do the same. Ellen Lowe of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, which battled Measure 9, said Kulongoski's ballot title does not make it clear that the proposal would revise basic rights in the state constitution. Kulongoski's Utle says, "Governments Cannot Bar Discrimination Against Homosexuals, Approve Homosexuality." "It's a political decision and it's a political ballot Utle made between Kulongoski and the homosexual community," Maboo said.

He said state law says the Utle is supposed to reflect the main purpose of the measure..