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--> --> Oregon In Brief Manager accused of videotaping resigns SALEM - A manager at Salem Hospital has resigned after being accused of secretly videotaping employees changing clothes in a hospital dressing room. Eric Von Enderle, a licensed radiologic technician, managed the hospital's angiography department. He was charged with invasion of privacy, and more charges were expected, Marion County Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Tuttle said. The hospital contacted police May 17 after employees found video surveillance equipment in a dressing room, said Lt. Bill Kohlmeyer, a Salem police spokesman. Enderle's office was searched and some computer equipment was seized, Kohlmeyer said. It was not known how long the surveillance equipment had been in use or how many employees were taped. So far, police had interviewed three employees identified on the tapes, Kohlmeyer said. Enderle could not be reached by the Salem Statesman Journal for comment, but his wife, Mary Anna Enderle, told the newspaper that the charges were false. "Somebody is disgruntled at my husband. There's a lot of politics that go on at Salem Hospital," she said Hospital president Dennis Noonan reassured workers in a written statement. "We want to assure employees and the community we serve that Salem Hospital takes a zero-tolerance stance on such behavior," he said. Court upholds convictions SALEM - The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the convictions of a Portland man found guilty of aggravated murder in hiring two men to kill his wife. Prosecutors said Grover Clegg Jr., plotted the July 30, 1993, death of Christina "Tina" L. Clegg. She was shot when two masked men burst into the north Portland Head Start office where she worked. Authorities said Clegg wanted to escape a troubled marriage, keep his two sons and to collect a $100,000 life insurance policy on his wife. The Supreme Court unanimously rejected Clegg's claim that hearsay evidence was improperly used against him. The court said the evidence was justified under an exception to the general rule against hearsay testimony. Clegg, his brother, Randall Clegg, and Reschard Steward were convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. A fourth man, Larry Matthews, was killed in an unrelated crime in Alabama before police could arrest him. The jury found Steward guilty of being one of two gunmen who burst into the office and began shooting. Police said Matthews shot Tina Clegg five times. Grover Clegg tried to exclude testimony of Kendra Hughes, a co-worker with Clegg's wife. Hughes said Tina Clegg told her by phone on the day of the crime that Grover Clegg had urged her to stay at the office instead of going to the bank as she planned. The state said Clegg's phone statements were intended to ensure his wife was at the office when the gunmen arrived. Managed forests good for watersheds ASHLAND - An Oregon watershed scientist says modern forest management practices don't harm watersheds - as long as managers are careful. "Keeping forest lands intact is vital, but in general we've found that advanced harvesting practices with proper reforestation has little impact on water quality and quantity for municipal supplies," said Paul Adams, a researcher for the Oregon State University Department of Forest Engineering. Adams studied past research and looked at 30 Oregon municipal watersheds that depend on forest watersheds for their water. Adams stressed that protecting forest soils is important to water retention, filtering and quality. The importance of a forest cover is largely in protecting and nurturing the soils, he said. "If you want to protect watersheds, the key is to protect the soils," he said. Adams is among the speakers at a forum this week in Ashland on the connection between forests and drinking water. Other speakers will discuss fire risks and the impact of wildfires on water quality, the social perceptions of the relationship between forestry and water and the competing management objectives in watersheds. - Associated Press Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing