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Wednesday, October 4, 1972
lincoln, nebraska vol. 96, no. 18
Student Co-op status still uncertain
The future of the proposed Associated Student
Co-op remained hazy this week. Several factors,
including a question of the legal status of the
organization, have helped slow its inception.
One question raised about the co-op was whether
or not the cardholders would have voting rights in the
decision making of the co-op would they, in effect,
be stockholders?
ASUN president Bruce Beecher said Monday that
would not be the case. Beecher said he talked with a
lawyer who explained that the organization would
operate in the fashion of American Express.
Cardholders, therefore, would have no vote.
"It will be a simple, non-profit corporation,"
Beecher said. "It will be perfectly legal."
Beecher indicated Sept. 13 that he anticipated the
co-op to be in operation within a month.
Beecher said a lawyer had readied contracts, but
no merchants have been contacted.
ASUN Senate action is needed to determine a
Board of Directors. The directors would be ASUN
executives during the initial year, Beecher said.
Bylaws would determine how subsequent directors
will be chosen, he added.
Once the co-op gets off the ground, it will offer a
membership card to students at about $10 a year.
That figure would be reduced somewhat this year
because of the late start.
The cards would permit students to make
purchases from participating retail merchants at a 10
per cent discount.
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Democrats sound McGovern charge
by Chris Harper
The McGovern-Shriver ticket may be driving a bandless
wagon in most states, but they at least have several strong
trumpeters in Nebraska.
State Sen. Terry Carpenter, Darrel Berg, Pat Cooney-all
Democratic candidates-have endorsed Sen. George McGovern.
Gov. J.J. Exon, Nebraska Democratic Chairman Hess Dyas and
former Gov. Frank Morrison also have added their support to
the national Democratic ticket.
Warren Fitzgerald, House of Representatives nominee in
Nebraska's third district, is the only major Democratic
candidate to withhold endorsement of McGovern and Shriver.
ivIcGovern doesn't fare so well with most Democratic
politicians across the United States, according to a National
Observer poll conducted last week.
Only 238 of the 477 Democratic candidates for national
office or 49.9 per cent, favor McGovern without public
qualification, according to the poll. Sixty-four candidates
favor the Democratic nominee with some reservations, the poll
reported.
Sporting a blue McGovern button to the right of his shirt
pocket and a Carpenter for Senate pin to the left, Dyas beat a
few drums for the McGovern campaign.
"For the first time that I can remember there is an active
presidential campaign in Nebraska," he said.
Dyas said that the Democratic State Central Committee has
emphasized equally both national and state races. The
committee has allocated $5,000 for the McGovern campaign in
Nebraska, he added.
Dyas termed McGovern's campaign an "uphill battle in
Nebraska. A person would be unrealistic to think it would be
easy when only in 1936 and 1964 has the Democratic
presidential candidate tarried the state."
Despite Nixon's present advantage in Nebraska, there are
going to be some surprises, he predicted.
"The strength of the McGovern campaign is that they never
take anything for granted," Dyas said. "If there's a possibility
to win Nebraska they say, 'Let's try.'
"George McGovern has shown us the nuts and bolts of
politics-three by five cards and voter registration," Dyas
added.
The Democratic chairman termed "inaccurate" the notion
that McGovern is not a party man.
"In the long run people are going to realize that McGovern
is one of the best party men we've ever seen," Dyas said.
Exon puffed his Panetella cigar and remarked, "You know,
I'm better acquainted with George than any of his campaign
people. Both George and I come from South Dakota."
Exon, honorary McGovern band leader and a former
resident of Lake Andes, S.D., said he met McGovern in 1952.
Exon's mother, Luella, served as South Dakota's Democratic
national committewoman when McGovern worked as an
organizer for the party.
"There are some issues where McGovern and I don't see eye
to eye," Exon said. "His philosophy of government is to the
left of mine, but there is a fundamental issue that we do agree
on and that's agriculture."
Exon slammed Nixon's agricultural program: "Would the
farmer fare better with four more years of Richard Nixon? I'm
certain that if George McGovern were elected, we would not
have beef import quotas lifted. Terminal grain industries
would not be given the breaks to the farmer's detriment."
Exon said he had some reservations about McGovern's
proposed cuts in the defense budget, but added that a
discussion with the candidate aided his understanding of the
spending decrease.
"McGovern is determined to end the Vietnam War," Exon
said. "When that is done, we should be able to cut our defense
budget."
He added that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) is "a serious drain on our defense budget and would
not be a successful deterrent to a Soviet invasion."
McGovern's proposed defense cuts include a 300,000 troop
reduction in U.S. NATO forces.
"You can disagree with Sen. McGovern," Exon said, "but
to imply that a decorated bomber pilot would wish to weaken
the defense of his country is pretty stupid."
Fitzgerald, Democratic congressional candidate, has yet to
applaud the McGovern-Shriver ticket.
A conservative Democrat, Fitzgerald said he was undecided
whether he would vote for McGovern, but added: "I'm
definitely not voting for Richard Nixon."
Fitzgerald said he agreed with some of McGovern's
proposals, but questioned his stands concerning welfare, some
tax loopholes and amnesty for draft resisters. He added,
however, that McGovern's knowledge of agriculture would bo
a helpful addition to the White House.
"The third district is a different breed of cat," Fitzgerald
said. "It's every man for himself. My campaign is a full-time
job and I don't want to tie anyone else down, nor do I want to
be tied down myself."