Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 9

QOaFs'a'WBjBpytTa CasWr'taTle Oty.t taWtfatjt WwafBwl i I NOTICE Jt I 1 i L- support had boen a factor la choosing the YamhiU County alls, laying. we're going to build a prison, why not do it right here In Sheridan where It's wanted?" U.S. DUtrict Judge James If. Burns expressed his thanks to all who worked on behalf of the project, Including the opposition group which be said contributed by pointing out possible problems and shortcomings. The Judge also said he was thankful to the opponenta for not tiling a federal court suit seeking to block the prison.

After the speeches, Hatfield and AuCoin were the first of several public officials to mark the occasion by turning over a few scoops of soil with shovels. Construction plana call for completion of the prison by early 1MB. Victimn clow to use AIDS drug SEATTLE (AP) Although tht only drag that shows promise in helping AIDS victim tiv longer to torn available by prescription, people in King County who Winer from AIM art not rutting to their doc ton to get it, an AIDS support group reports. AZT, or axidothymldine, vat approved recently by the federal rood and Drug Administration. It to highly expensive and may cause side effects.

There's soncem and caution toward the drug oo the part of those with AIDS," said Joe Eisenhauer of the Seattle AIDS Support Croup. "There hasn't been a noticeable response since the IDA'S announcement I don't get a whole lot of peo- asking me for information about whereas at the beginning, when it was being touted as a miracle drug, there was." The drug will be marketed by the Burroughs Wellcome Co, under the trade name Retrovir. Treatment to expected to cost between W.000 and $10,000 a year. Insurance company officials said coverage to not yet certain. "We realise that the drug is very expensive, and the cost is of concern," said Margaret Stanley.

Blue Cross executive vice president for health care management. "We haven't specifically addressed AZT yet, but it's our expectation that we would cover It. since it's in the category pf drugs which are available for general prescription use. "LI be surprised if any health insurance company refused to cover AZT because it's a humanitarian issue," she said. "But I think it would be Impossible to cover the drug without having the coat eventually reflected in premium increases for everyone Clackamaa A sign declaring that thw wattr may unaaf to drink it postBd by tht tink In tN County Tax Assessor's off let building In Oregon City.

SHERIDAN (AP) Ground was broken Saturday for a 5J million federal prison in Sheridan, a project hailed by Sheridan Mayor Art Herbert aa "truly a dream come true for our people." The prison has been supported enthusiastically by the Sheridan-Willamlna business community, which has suffered several economic setbacks in recent years. A plywood mill closed here In 1980 and a lumber mill strike in 1983 resulted in (he loss of many union Jobs Several public officials spoke at Saturday's ceremony on the 181-acre site of the prison, including Sen. Mark Hatfield, and Rep. Lea AuCotn, D-Ore. Both were instrumental in gaining federal approval (or the facility, which will house 750 medium- snd minimum-security prisoners.

Hatfield called the nation 4 prison system a "ticking time-bomb," saying that the new prison is necessary to serve the Pacific Northwest but that the long-range need la to find "creative alternatives" to building more Jails It probably will cost more money to hvise a prisoner at the new prison than it would to send him to Harvard Law School. Hatfield said. Citing the cooperative efforts of lorsl, state and federal officials in bringing the prison project lo Sheridan, AuCoin said, "I'm proud of what we've all achieved together He received a loud round of applause when he told his audience the prison would be "the largest construction project in the history of Yamhill County Norman Carlson, director of the Bureau of Prisons, said the new prison would be the tilth in the federal prison system He noted that strong community Tafli7Dfldl Flood of complaints comes from workers By Peter James Spielmann of The Aitoctated Preti Prisons chief to resign SHERIDAN (AP) The director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Saturday ho plana to announce his resignation in about a week. Norman Carlson made the remark at the groundbreaking ceremony for a 153 milium federal prison in Sheridan.

He said he plans to leave his Job in July lo take a teaching position. Carlson has been with the bureau for 30 years and served for the past 17 years ss lis director. He said he planned lo retire last year but wss persuaded to slay on the lob Carlson is a year away from the mandatory retirement age of for federal prison employees Records ntlMR REPORTS Forest Grove man convicted of murder Burglary Friday March 17. at Basis Tandy Unt Hamabun A lettvtotoi. vtdeoraasetl recorder and a tape dec were taken Irani a rewdmre Value nol determined rtnr.

calls Friday I a at. la bnah lira under tht Harrtaos Street bodge an tht Carvalha Mdt. Tba hr eras etlinfuitned with no damaat reported Ctuee ant determined but probably due to cigarette, which were found cloae by tali day 7:14 am to a truck tire at McKay's Track int. tut Old Salem Koad. Albany Albany Fire Department re facilities, and general health policy is to let water run in the morning and don't drink out of the hot water tap," he said.

Ilildner said lead poisoning is not linked with cancer, the main concern died by the union He said he would have his staff begin investigating air quality soon Concern over working conditions in the buildings dates to ivTt. when Dr. John Schilke. currently the county medical examiner, worked in the county mental health office In a report to the county health department early in 1M0, Schilke said his concern was aroused after two nurses and a sanitarian resigned after developing symptoms of multiple sclerosis "Questions arose about any relationship between their symptoms and possible lead intoxication," Schilke wrote Water samples drswn in July after the health department had been closed for two days, found and 42 parts per billion of lead Schilke noted the lead content was below the US Environmental Protection Agency's recommended limit of SO ppb but higher than the National Academy of Science's recommended limit of IS ppb, and therefore "suspicious enough to wsrrsnt further investigation More samples were taken In September ind December 1971 after water remained in pipes over weekend A signiflcsnl minority of the samples were between the 25 and SO ppb limits A composite of the December cold water samples contained IS ppb and hot water averaged S3 ppb Hildner says of the three county employees who suffered from neurological symptoms: "It was clearly multipb sclerosis, as there were no elevated levels of leads In the blood Water samples obtained by the AP the morning of January 26 w.n analy ed by Aqiu Tech Laboratory Inc of Portland, which is certified by the EPA to test water quality The lead content of two cold water tarn plea wss leas than 1 ppb, and one hot water sample measured 11 ppb The analyst. Chang, noted that the "bad taste is caused by iron." Chang advised that although iron is not toxic even at 1.000 ppb.

will taste bad al levels above son ppb The cold water contained S28 and I. ISO ppb of iron, and the hut water held 2.VX) ppb OREGON CITY "Notice This water may contain lead Drink at your own risk," reads faded sign over the sink in the employees' lounge of the Clackamas County tax assessor's office building. Whether lead bearing water in county buildings in Oregon City may cause illness among employees is a point of contention between county officials and the union representing more than too workers in the aaaes-tor's office, library, health department, mental health division and extension service Low levels of lead accumulated in the body can cause fatigue and nausea Al high levels, lead can damage the kidneys and central nervous system Employees in the county buildings, who spoke on condition of anonymity, point out the brackish taste of the water and moat say they won't drink it. Several told The Associated Press thry bring their own bottled water or beverages to work in the city south of Portland Last December the Clackamas County Employees Association wrote to Mike Swanson. the county executive officer, calling attention to "the number of employ ees who worked in the Red Soils Area thai have canr or have died of cancer," and cited severs! examples of workers at the tax assessor's office.

The neighborhood in which the affected buildings are located is called Red Soils, evidently because of its reddish clay soil "Employees are worried about possible toxic sub stances in the sir, water or soil," the union's letter ssid. "Thry are also worried about the possibility of at bestos in the buildings The union requested that the county "investigate with all the assistance and cooperation we can provide Jono lltldner. the administrator of the county I)e partment of Human Service. aid city testa found no problems with water entering the buildings' pipes The county tested the water inside the buildings in the late 1970s and early I9fl0s, he said "We went through some testing, fairly extensive, and determined that there wasn't enough lead to be concerned, but it's typical of what happens with water that sits overnight in a tap Directions were given to sll nil THE AGENDA I am to t3m Abea Highway Three units Iron the Philomath Fire Ue parUnent rtaponded to a controlled bum men began to apread out ol control (rem an open field into the surrounding brut WiUua an hour the lire out Meetingsevents Monday ORGANIZATIONS Case; Heefca Ieaarteea4 Floyd had spent most of his life behind bars for theft and burglary, but none of his previous convictions had involved violence. In his closing argument Friday, defense attorney Andrew Rich urged the Jury to find his client guilty of a leaser degree of homicide, such as felony murder, or manslaughter.

Washington County District Attorney Scott I'pham called Floyd's testimony preposterous, stressing that Floyd admitted in a taped confession that he had sexual intercourse with Foster before strangling her Floyd wss charged with two counts of aggravated murder. In the first count, he was accused of intentionally killing Foster during the course of raping her. but the jury found him guilty of the leaser offense of felony murder, which doesn't require proof that he Intended to kill Foster However, on the second count, which him with killing Foster to escape detection as a rapist, the Jury found htm guilty of aggravated urder Under Oregon's death penalty statute, the Jury will hear evidence to determine if the killing was deliberate, if the killing was an unreasonable retponae (o provocation by the victim, and if (here is a probability that Floyd will commit arts of criminal violence in the future HILLSBORO (AIM A 28 year old Forest Grove man was convicted of aggravated murder Saturday for the strsngulatlon death of hi is-year -old neighbor The Washington County Circuit Court Jury deliberated lor nearly 15 hours belore finding Dsntel Ed mond Floyd guilty of murdering Nancy Elaine Foster The Jury now must decide wheth er Floyd should be sentenced to die Circuit Judge Donald Athmsn kat said the penalty phase of the trial till begin Wednesday Faster wss found strangled with her brssslere Sept I on the bathroom floor of her Forest Grove apartment Floyd, who lived downstairs from Foster in an old house con verted into a fourplex a arrested the next day During the trial. Floyd testified that he strangled Foster "to silence her" after she first invited, then rejected, sexual advance Floyd said he psnicked. fearing thai he would be accused of a sexual as sault.

but he insisted he did not rspe Foster or intend to kill her Evidence showed Foster had sexual intercourse shortly before the died, but not necessarily with the defendant The defense produced a friend of Foster's who testified he had sex with her earlier on the day the was killed Corvallls Judiciary I Kim Hearing Room US Agenda Full Committee, work tea tmei on vanou nut Including HBluU. HHJ0M relating lo puMir employee' re lirement Phone T71 Revenue and School Finance Suhcom mitlee on Income Taxation. I a Hearing Room A Agenda work teuton on IIH22J0. HHZZn 1111116, relating lo tear imposed upon or measured by in come Phone T7 Revenue and School Finance Suhcom mittee on Property Taxation, Hearing Room 117 Agenda work lession an HHWS. HHJ704, relating la property tat IIHaan.

relating to gambling. HH2ZXL relating la property late. HH2SSI relating lo Ultimo Phone I7S am JON1 CCaaswTTfll Water Policy. I pm Hearing Room A Public hearing on SHIM, relating la minimum perennial stream fknrt Phone mills wayt and Mean Fduralion Suhcom mittee a Hoom HI74 Agenda public hearing an HHMV7 relating lo the finanrial adminulralion of the depart mem ol Higher (education Phone I7S MS7 nRVAI.I.I ADMINISTRATIS SI RVK M( MKF.TIM. IS a Monday Lew Enforcement Building IBM MhSt Agenda Item Tt'l cable leievuuon Coniprnaalwn policy review Marketing tlratrgy for turpi ut city properly Annual liquor hcenae renewali HI SI RVIt COMMITTKi: MUTIM.

7 Monday Lea F.nfuftoweiit Building ISUNW MhSt Agenda Hem Proreea fur the iwnas mcujI ervirt alka-aliem PLANNING OMMIftMON MUTIM. Spin wedneeday LaSellt Stewart Center Southwest Jtlh Street and Wetlera Boulevard Agenda Hem Public hearing to runudrr ntenuon of aervire outside the city limit to Fvanite Hardhnerd and Fiber to alleviate a health hatard We Love Brides Discount Wedding Invitations Vickie's Hallmark IW 1 1 ikm II 4 aei VAUCOMAII AUTO REPAIR Parts Supplies far af four aim etpaW need 7ft4 721 700 NW Comal St Agenda public hearing on SB10I0 SKW7 SH62J SHfJS. HHZ77S. relating to public employee retirement. Phone maun Revenue and School Finance.

I Hearing Room A Agenda public hear ing on SHwa relating to (oreclnsure of tai bene. HHS4I. relating to property taxation Phone I7SSS73 NOiiSI Agriculture Forestry, and Natural Resource Sam. lira ring Kunm Agenda public hearing on IIH1S41. reiat ing to game ranchra, llrUSol.

relating lo wildlife Phone J7S-I7S7 Consumer and Business Affairs, I 10 lira ring Kaum Agenda public hearing on IIH11M. bmita uVereal rate that may be charged on open end baa arrangements mvolvmg credit card and annual tea that ran be rharavd for awu ance or use of credit card. HhMiat relal ing lo land servr facilities HHSOT. de line load prw eased by irradiation lo be adulterated HHHUt. repeal requirement lor labeling of certaia chx lrn at fry en Phone TTSMU KdurltKin I Spa.

Hearing Konm I) Agenda public bearing an re lating la student grades. HBaVM relal ing lo ttudenU HH-UII relating lo erhoni activities Phone 7S S7SS Housing and I'rhaa llevelnprnmt I Hearing Kunm II Agenda public hraring an IIHUIS, relating lo Umtked tenant law HIllTau relating lo place mem of mobile home park HHUM re laling I mobile home Phone ilin Inter governmental Affairs I Sim Hearing Room Agenda public hear ing on HBJS41. relating lo city annesa I mm. IIH.HM. relating lo annrtatiane it ict IIHWPt relating to the boundary line dividing Lane and Linn ('ountiea.

work session on MBttl relating to local ItfO.Wrd iw.w fl fl Wei Cktid Cltotc. US X7th St SB am to 1 Physical exam, inform tlon. lab work, immuniution if needed Call 717431 for appointment Beaten teas HeaNIl Ueaartateal, SMNWruiStSJSam to nona Sex tiUy-trannilird da ease cliiuc Sliding; fee Call 7dS3 lor appointment TOff Na. ITS, Sam. First Baptist Church, OS I WJi-SI Philomath Take off pound aemibty Vtalton aekome Call 74HS04 or 1712 for mformation AJraketar A efiii.

noon. Putt ChnsUaa Church, en Madam Ave Maetiaj lor noa-aniofcen The CarealU Meases (Tea. 1 J0 Eptorapal Church of the Good Si martun. BJ JSth St Mary Ellen Harper with program so Kdurition Biaiineaa meeting loilowi at 1 Aawrtraa AntfitUea af laitenH Waatea. St home of Joan Hie-a.

1IS7 Seneca Place Afteraot I rut dWauona trnup lopar "Pakistan and Af gnarustaa Ope to mem ben and guest AkaaaHra Aaeataua. I The Bridge (enter, jmuo Oregon Hiha teattel Aaterlra Tfc lerr. Westminster Houat. 101 nrd Suae Sean. I SO pm.

St Mary Cathobr Church gymnauum. Jul SMh St Free meal for thaae Hi need Oonauom accepted tartsta Teeslesesler" (M MS. a Big Reauurant. 4ue 4Ui St SeM Impfxement through effertive com mumrauoa and pubhe ipeakmg Stiver Laaren DraatSjagle tare and DaaretMM Team, St Crea eent Valley High Srhaal cafeteria. 444 Highland Drive Rrheanal far all unit, all mid valley youth agea II to II Far mora information call Mary Heard.

74S-7ISV ar 74S-7ISS Sweet Vaaet, Oregaa HearUead Cheater. TS pa Weal Albany High School choral room. UK Wueen Four part harmony, barbershop style for woman Open to uSe public Stogie Pareato. 7 NovaU. BUS aantiam Hwy Albany Family cof lee or dinner Call Carolyn at Sne Aateriraa AaaerlaUaa at t'etverattv Waatea.

7 46 am, home of Edith Shieidi. istt 14th St F.vemiig great dacMMona group, topic "Pakwiaa and Af ghamatan" hareatka Aaaayataat. I pm. 143 I Sta St Croup af recovering adthrta ha matt to help each other May clean and tuber For mformation call snajsi. 14 haura OOVFRNvtr.NT Beaton Caaaly aambil SI am, Benton (aunty Caurthouat, roam 111, MS 4th St Work toaoioa Minor land partitlona and right af wty deoVa bona Fallowed at IS IS by Pubke rti Prelect! Review.

tareeme (y AdeiaaWsOr Semites femaiKtee. team, Law Enf arrestee Btaiding. ISS tth CarvaWa Sea Baard. High-hind View Mxfcue Schaat, int NW Highland Drive Pubhe hearing af budget aammittot followed at I by regular board meat mg rarvaWt tWy Hamaa Barvtrea Cant, rnhtea. IS Law tnlorrement Btaiding.

IS! W. tin Si tarveWa AlraaH Mtmy ramaua-atoa, I Nib, Ureal! Sealer Cantor, Mil W. Tyler Ave. Cuds! A Enlcr Our Easter Hunt Contest! ivernmenl investment itmne Tit 13 TIIEOE AH ALCOHOLIC 0. ADDICT IIJ THE IIOU0E? Attend a fre aeries of tout offered by Serenity Lane Treatment Ctntt for alcohol dn3 dependency.

Senlnar ar held on Mondays 6:53 to p.ia. 229 3rd S.W., When does drinking or druj I frotlem? How do you recosniia Ui treatment Indicated? Hour and get tht person to Umtiat dl 1 Jast a few the questions V. A v. Ill swrred at Serenity Lens's feo pev This presentation Is a scries cf -r It someone In your fiovmlid! hzs a uith dross sndor the family has a rolle.M. ClxuUj I help.

Don't rnUs oit? A. I event. New classes stint For complete information Z2Z -71 am nsnnn TIES Legislature SALLM 'AP' Here are ma lie legislative committee hearings icheduled Tuesday Tune and dates are tuhject change Those planning to attend hear inn may eish to verily the schedule by calling the committee telephone numbers tinted swan Buaineat. Housing and Finance. a Hearing Kinrn Agenda public hearing on SHttV relating to Mate bundt.

SRXM. relating to finamul ad mintttration of veterans' msa program. SHS4S. SM44. rets ling to ak'oholic bever agea.

MUSI, relating to finanrta! Muttfo tmns, mformation I ram Sen Simmons relating la DVA program uneuraorei Second meeting al I Hnm I7 Agenda public bearing on SB4JS relal mg to financial imlitutumt SHMS. SHsol. relating to tavmg snanristlom SHell. relating to real estate loans. relating to credit unman Phone I7SSIIT Human Resource.

I pa Hearing Room Agenda public hearing on BBM1. relating to nurting aide. SHII7. relating It nurting facility reimbursement Phone I7Sa) Judiciary. I Hearing Room Ml Agenda: wort eeaamn on SBlll.

SHI77. relaiuuj la driving anile under the influ tnre af nvlonicanta diveruon. SM), SBIIS, retatmg la tupport, hHIII. relet mg la tupport Of aVpendents. SHIII.

lating la health tpa. SHMI. relating to authority regarding unlawful assemblies Phone fltasis Labor, I Hearing Room SkI uei aa entry lo ou tiore AfVj4 Oe feSa) KlsrfglWe'l gHW ltgvssj 4WHl iraw ugh! be a rei Coma la taatetl daiaii No pwtfcate aacatta'y ft Fin SHAVINGS I I I irnA vard I Vickie's Hallmark Open IMINMoi Sat Noon 4 00 Sunday 212S.W. 3rd Downtown Haul Wo lead avsar I pu SERENITY LAi way sjtdteiMtVaV ICORVALLIS LANDSCAPE SUPPLY I 630 tV Wiittm I 752-351311 tfv-'t, NCS 1 CUtist 2 aa i 'Y.