Monday, February 6, 1934
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By JcfX Goodwin
A group of Nebraska Democrats met
Saturday morning to take the first step
toward making Jesse Jackson the win
ner of the Nebraska primary.
The occasion was the initial meeting
of the Jesse Jackson for President
committee in the 1st Congressional
District. The meeting took place in the
basement of the Newman United Metho
dist Church at 23rd and S streets in
Lincoln.
Fred Conley, an Omaha city coun
cilman and state coordinator for the
Jackson campaign, spoke to the group.
Conley noted the difficulties the Jack
son in the campaign faces, then spoke
about the goals of the campaign.
"A lot of people are saying that the
Rev. Jackson can't win the nomina
tion," Conley said, "but he is defining
winning in a different way."
Conley said Jackson hopes to regis
ter thousands of new voters and, se
condly, to encourage local candidacies
by people who share his goals.
Conley said he has been in contact
with Jackson's national campaign since
last November, shortly after Jackson
announced his candidacy.
The response has been really great,"
he said. Tve gotten a number of calls
from people who want to join the
campaign."
Conley said he was hopeful Jackson
would be able to make an appearance
in the state before the May 1 5 primary.
Conley said one possible date for a
Jackson visit is the Jefferson-Jackson
Day dinner in Kearney April 7.
Conley said fund-raising events are
being planned in Omaha and Lincoln
on Feb. 18 in conjunction with a na
tionwide fund-raising drive by the
Jackson campaign on that day.
Donna Polk, 1st District coordina
tor, said she was pleased by the meet
ing's turnout, which totaled about 20
people.
"You always wish there could be
more, but considering this is our first
meeting I'm very pleased," Polk said. "I
think this shows that we have a broad
base of support and that we can appeal
to a lot of groups."
One of those groups is agriculture
and Polk said she has hopes that Jack
son can draw support from farmers.
"I think that once we get out there
and let them know that we want their
support they'll give it to us," Polk said.
She said contacts have been made in
an effort to find a coordinator for the
3rd District.
In addition, plans are being made to
form student groups for Jackson at
Nebraska Weselyan, Union College and
College and UNL.
UNO may accept
new insurance 'plan
By Pom Alward
UNO professors may accept the Mut
ual of Omaha medical and dental insu
rance coverage plan currently held by
all other NU employees.
Janet West, president of the UNO
American Association ofUniversity Profes
sors, said her group currently is nego
tiating with the NU Board of Regents.
The university would like us to get
into the regular university-wide plan,"
West said. The dual company system is
not favored by administrators, she
said.
The insurance plan switch is part of
the package being negotiated by the
UNOAAUP and the board, West said.
The Mutual of Omaha plan's cover
age is not as good as the Aetna cover
age, which UNO faculty now has, West
said. But 50 percent of the faculty
would save a considerable amount of
money with the new plan, she said,
because the university's contribution
rate is higher.
Because of better coverage and
lower rates, the regents switched from
Aetna to Mutual of Omaha last July,
said Bob Bruce, UNL information di
rector. With the Mutual of Omaha plan, the
university contributes an average $94
premium per employee each month,
Russell said.
This $31 difference, Russell said,
amounts to approximately one per
cent of a faculty member's salary each
month.
The basic Mutual of Omaha plan
includes a $200 deductable, $750 max
imum pocket expense and 7030 co
insurance, Russell said. The Aetna
plan includes a $100 deductable, $500
maximum pocket expense and 9010
co-insurance.
A high-option plan, also available
through Mutual of Omaha, is similar to
the Aetna plan, he said.
For example, with the university
wide employee-only coverage plan, em
ployees pay $3.64 each month, he said.
Persons with the high-option plan pay
$17.64 each month, and persons with
the similar Aetna plan pay $31.21 each
month, Russell said.
In addition to lower payments, Rus
sell said, the university-wide plan has
other benefits. It pays for all outpa
tient surgery costs and all pre-admission
tests, he said.
The dental plan is much improved,
he said, because it is not a scheduled
benefit plan like Aetna uses.
The winner is...Alison Boyd
By Jane Campbell
Alison Boyd was crowned Miss
UNL Saturday night before 200
people In the Centennial Room of
the Nebraska Union.
Kristin Lowenberg, Miss Neb
raska 1D33, presented the crown to
the 20-year-old junior dance major.
Boyd is from Nebraska City.
The 1 1 contestants were judged
in evening gown, swimsuit and tal
ent competitions, and had private
interviews with the judges before
the pageant.
For the talent competition, Boyd
choreographed and performed an
acrobatic dance routine to a selec
tion from A Chorus Line. She also
had designed her own costume.
The four top finishers were award
ed scholarships of $200, $175, $150
and $ 1 25, respectively. First runner
up was Kimberly Smith, a sopho
more fine artsdance major from
Lincoln. Jennifer Burcham, a UNL
graduate with a degree in criminal
justice, also from Lincoln, was sec
ond. Andrea Walker, a junior thea
tre major from Cranford, N J., was
third; and Lorene Wagner, a fresh
man broadcast journalism major
from Chapman, was fourth.
For entertainment, Miss UNU
1983 Julie Meusberger performed a
flute solo. Miss Lincoln 1983, Shelley
Boehmer, sang a selection from the
movie Funny Girl.
Boyd said she plans to further her
education with the scholarship so
she can dance professionally. She
said she also would like to teach
children the creative movement of
dance. Dance helps a child's aware
ness to think and to remember
things, which is beneficial In a class
room, Boyd said.
Boyd will represent UNL in the
Miss Nebraska pageant in Fremont
next June.
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