• 1 992 BV BARBARA Daily Evergreen Staff A Sunday morning fire in a McGee Way house left five eople, at least three of them WSU students, homeless ~nd one student in the hospital with burns over 20 percent of his body, Pullman fire department officials said. The fire, which blazed through the upstairs apartment and attic of the building, was caused by a space heater placed too close to combustible materials on the second floor, Capt. Richard Dragoo of the Pullman Fire Depart- ment said. "It wasn't really a large fire, but it was definitely a good wf')rking fire," Dragoo said. "There were flames coming out of the window~ when we arrived." . Sixteen fire fiqhters responded to the fire and eight pieces of apparatus were used to put out the fire, he said. A deck gun was used to to knock down the main body of fire. It took fire fighters less than five minutes to com- pletely extinguish the fire, Dragoo said. "We had to tear the ceiling down and open up walls to make sure the fire had not spread and was not still burn- Ing while contained in the wails," Dragoo said. While the flames were contained to the second floor and attic of the building. the entire structure has been declared uninhabitable by fire and building inspectors, Dragoo said. Staff photo by Dennison Bacon See House fire: page 2 Ashes surrounded a burned house on McGee Way in Pullman early Sunday morning. Cougarbecomes campaign manager Speaker By JANELLE ing visibility efforts and giving speeches on the candidate. aspirants Daily Evergreen Staff Whitman County Democratic The stereotypical campai.gn Chairwoman Susan Bryant. manager is a thirty-something, scrambling to fill the position yuppie-looking salesman with a after McGehee's departure, con- get ugly slick line and a win-at-all-costs tacted Bruyere, who had caught attitude. her eye earlier in the campaign By PAT NEWTON Then there's Brett Bruyere. season at previous Democratic and JENNIFER RANTAlA The 21-year-old campaign functions. Daily Evergreen Staff manager for state senatorial can- "Brett exemplifies what that didate Bill Schmick represents incredibly demanding job WALLA WALLA - A friendly the growing power and idealism requires," Bryant said. "He's debate it wasn't. of the twenty-something genera- hardworking and dedicated. He The two 5th district congressio- tion in society and, more specifi- understands what needs to be nal candidates, Democratic cally, in politics. done and does it." Speaker of the House Tom Foley "I am so impressed with the Bryant's phone call caught the and Republican challenger John yvung people I have met in this politically active senior off Sonneland, came out swinging in campaign," Schmick said, prais- guard, he said. a candidates' forum here Monday ing his campaign staff at a "I told them I'd be interested, night. recent fund-raising event. but I thought he's not going to Sonnefand attacked Foley's "We've got a new group of peo- want a 21-year-old college stu- House leadership in his opening ple coming aut to run this coun- dent with no local campaign statement, saying the Speaker try. " experience at ali," Bruyere said. "has presided over a Congress Bruyere, a senior graduating "But then they told me to go to that has passed the largest tax with a degree in political science Olympia and interview with this burden and the largest budget in December, hooked up with guy and I did. I got home and deficit of any nation on the sur- the campaign manager position about an hour later, he called face of this planet." after Schmick's original cam- and asked if I could be in Pull- Speaking to about 130 voters paign manager, Steve McGehee, man the next day." gathered at Walla Walla Commu- left the campaign to pursue his "It was a risk for him," he nity College, he said Foley must own political career in June. said. "But he was kind of at a accept responsibility for the loss. It was a lucky break for national debt and the lack of cam- At that time, Bruyere was Staff photo by Dave I me," paign reform efforts. Sonneland working on an internship with Bruyere, a member of the also said the key to eliminating Campaign manager Brett Bruyere demonstrates the rising the Bill Clinton for President power of the twentysomething generation in politics. congressional gridlock is chang- Committee in Seattle, coordinat- See Campaign: page 3 ing the leadership of Congress. Foley countered by saying while the Congress has gone through some problems, it has been a Moscow residents watched killer escape reform concress. and left the area, and based on the new infor- were stopped and searched. Saturday, Mos- "The only thing I think John 8yBARBARA mation the ground search has been called cow and Latah police conducted helicopter hasn't blamed me for is the Daily Evergreen Staff off," Buxton said. "We have the normal num- and door-to-door searches of the area. disaster in Florida and Louisi- William Andrew Davison, a twice-convicted ber of patrols out, but now we are focusing Davison was convicted of the shooting ana," he said, referring to the murderer who escaped from Latah County jail on trying to locate the car used to aid the death of 68-year-old Victor Pierre in Septem- aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Friday, was seen crossing the street and escape. " ber and was awaiting his Dec. 4 sentencing. Several cars stopped or slowed to allow The campaign reform issue ntering a car and is presumed to have left He was convicted of beating and murdering a dominated the candidates' 45- She area, the Latah County Sheriff said. Davison to cross Moscow's Sixth Street to the 81-year-old woman in 1977 when he was 14. gold or silver Sunbird. The car's year and minute exchange. Responding to t A MosCOW resident saw Davison scale the Davison was released from prison in 1989 for a voter's Question, Sonneland license number are unknown, Buxton said. the 1977 murder . '1 fence, cross the street and get into a Pon- repeated his pledge not to accept Davison's escape prompted' nine law {~~c Sunbird with a male and female in it, The 5-foot 4-inch Coeur d'Alene Indian has contributions from political action enforcement agencies to participate in ground ~heriff Ken Buxton said. Both people in the collar-length black hair, weighs 140 pounds committees, because they allow ar had long, dark hair, Buxton said. searches Friday night, Buxton said. Road- and has tattoos on both arms. He was still at C "He appears to have received assistance blocks were up within the hour and all cars large at press time. See Speaker: page 2 Page 2 The Daily Evergreen Tuesday, October 20, 1992 Speaker: Candidates agree on few issues • Continued from cover The Speaker also said he maintains a permanent corporations to influence members of Congress and home in Spokane. Sonneland, however, said Foley • Washington Intercollegiate State Legislaturl! meets at 6 p. m. "destroy the people's right to honest representa- does not actually live in Spokane, but owns a space today in CUB B-17. Come discuss current environmental issues tion. " in "a run-down apartment building abut a block this week. New members are always welcome. from my office, and the postman says he rarely vis- The same citizen pressed Foley about his " retire- its there." ment home" on Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill. • AERho - The National Broadcasting Society meets at noon The candidates only agreed on two issues they Foley said that his job necessitated having a perma- today in Murrow 242. All members please attend' were questioned about: affordable, privatized health nent home in Washington D.C. care available to all citizens and opposition to the • State Senate candidate Bill Schmick will be having a get- "Anyone who has to be in Washington five days idea of separating the National Park Service from the together at 5 p.m. today in the Cavern. Dan Maher will be per- out of the week has to have a residence," he said. Department of the Interior. forming. House fire: Student sustains burn injuries • ASWSU Ski Team (Alpine and Nordic) meets every Tuesday in • Continued from cover ported to Pullman Memorial Hospital, Dragoo said. CUB B11-13. All abilities are welcome. Call Pat at 5-2661 for more WSU students Mari Spencer, Robert Enga and Khazak was later airlifted to Harborview Hospital in information. Mikhail Khazak were in the top half of the house Seattle for treatment. when the fire started, but they and the two people The building is owned by Margretta Kethler of • Join Collegiate 4-H. We:~fl-~*Gijng officers, so come and join living downstairs were out of the building when fire- Pullman, Dragoo said. Kethler is vacationing in Cali- us at 5 p.m. today in the CUB basement meeting rooms. fighters arrived, Dragoo said. Dragoo did not know fornia, but has been notified of the fire and indicated if the two people living downstairs were WSU stu- she was interested in repairing the building. • Alpha Zeta meeting for all members at 6:30 p.m. today at Hul- dents, he said. Dragoo did not know what happened to the rest of bert 3. Khazak sustained first, second and third degree the people living in the house after firefighters left. burns over 20 or where th are curre he said. • Cougar Club sponsors a lunch' at noon every Tuesday with foot- ball coach Mike Price, volleyball coach Cindy Fredrick and other WSU coaches.