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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 83 No. 133
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Yahah Hussin feeds his daughter Sera some cf the Arab food served Saturday night at the
Organization cf Arab Students ICth annual banquet in the Nebraska Union Eallroom. The menu
Included ix Arab dishes, with enough fsod for second helpings. The night featured Arabic music,
hiens, along with a Croup cf break dancers and a elide-show tour cf the Arab world.
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By Kelli Kclls
Although the U.S. involvement in the, Vietnamese
conflict officially ended more than 10 years ago,
soldiers still held prisoner and those missing in
action have not been forgotten.
Thursday, Gov. Bob Kerrey signed a proclamation
declaring this week POW-MIA Public Awareness
Week in Nebraska. Angel Flight, a nationwide, non
military service organization, in conjunction with its
associate, UNL's Arnold Air Society (the Air Force
ROTC honorary), have scheduled public awareness
activites at the Nebraska Union, said Karen Schlie
fert, a sophomore industrial engineering major and
commander of the Arnold Air Society.
Speakers, including former POWs, will be at the
union at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Schliefert said. A pane! discussion is
scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m., and the film
Operation Homecoming will be shown at different
times throughout the week in the union, she said. In
addition, Schliefert said, a cage containing a dummy
to represent POWs will be placed outside the union.
An information booth will also be set up in the
union, she said. It will be open all week 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Schliefert said.
Events will culminate Sunday with a candle
lighting service for POWs, she said.
The decision to honor POWs and MIAs was made
at the society's national conclave one year ago,
Schliefert said.
"One of the squadrons decided it would be a
worthwhile project to do," she said.
Some colleges already have held POW-MIA Week,
said Bonnie Hanson, a freshman business major and
a member of Angel Flight.
"We just designated this week as our POW-MIA
Week," Hanson said. "Public awareness is our nation
al joint project."
The events, open to the public, are free, Schliefert
said. Events and the information booth will be run
entirely by students. . .
"At last count, there were around 2,000 MIAs"
Schliefert said. "But the numbers and the lists keep
changing." ".,
Honors given' at wildlifebanquet
Prom the first fish fry 23 years ago, the annual
University of Nebraska Wildlife Banquet has become
a gala gathering of civic leaders, faculty and students.
UNL's Gary Hergenrader, chairman of the Fore
stry, Fisheries and Wildlife Department, was a stu
dent member of the Wildlife Club when the banquet
started in 1931. At Saturday night's banquet at the
East Union, Hergenrader said he remembered the
first banquet's smoked carp menu in the old East
Union now the East Campus Activities Center.
"The banquet has come quite a ways since then,"
he said..
Since 1058, the club has honored its outstanding
members at the banquet. Club president Pam Pow
ers of Cairo and Education Chairman Andy Giidden
of Taylor shared this year's Outstanding Student
Award.
Powers, a UNL agricultural economics major, said
she hopesjo combine her agribusiness background
with her wildlife interest in a career. Giidden has
coordinated wildlife displays and presentations for
Lincoln elementary school students, reaching about
3,500 children during National Wildlife Week.
The Howard Wiegers Nebraska Outstanding Wild
life Conservation Award name in honor of Wiegers, a
UNL professor of forestry, fishery and wildlife was
given to Mabel and John Ott of Lincoln. The award
recognized their efforts of bird banding and conser
vation education.
Mabel Ott is one of 2,000 federally licensed bird
banders. Since 1970, she has banded and released
over 1 1 ,000 birds, helping to provide information on
migration habits and population fluctuations.
The crowd of 250 people including Mayor Roland
Luedtke, College of Agriculture Dean Ted Hartung
and Vice Chancellor Roy Arnold, were entertained
by speaker Dr. Herman Glaess, a human relations
lecturer on sabbatical from Concordia Teachers
College in Seward.
Past award banquet speakers include Raymond
Johnson, research chief for the Fish and Wildlife
Service; Dick Turpin, noted humorist and outdoor
educator with the Nebraska Game and Parks Com
mission; and Roger Welsch, foiklorist and UNL Eng
lish professor.
Lobbyist regrets
bank bill's death
By John Meissner
Robert Crosby, a former Nebraska governor
and now a successful lawyer and lobbyist,
sounded tired and a little discouraged.
LB1027, which would allow out-of-state financ
ial institutions to buy failed industrial loan and
investment companies, was dead. United Banks
of Colorado had fallen victim to the second
round legislative crunch.
Crosbys terse recounting of the bill's demise
resembled a lament over a lost court case or
close friend.
"At 5:45 p.m., they killed the bill," Crosby
said. "The vote was 22-25, with two senators
absent. This means the Legislature will ad
journ without doing anything for Common
wealth depositors."
Crosby, who represented United Banks of
Colorado, found that despite his effort, the
proposal fell a few yeas short.
Crosby's tone showed that he is not accus
tomed to losing and also pointed out what it
means to be a lobbyist.
Crosby was born in North Platte in 1911. He
attended the University of Minnesota and Har
vard. After serving as governor from 1953
1955, Crosby returned to law practice. Pres
ently, he heads a Lincoln law firm and re
presents several special interest groups.
Today, Crosby said a legal client who ap
proaches his firm often wants some lobbying
done. This in contrast to his time as governor.
.The number of lobbyists, especially the
number of women registered as lobbyists, has
increased significantly since that time,
"I can remember there were one or two lob
byists, maybe none, representing religious
groups," Crosby said. "Now, every religious
group, charity or foundation with a legislative
interest must hire somebody or volunteer to
spend time lobbying."
Crosby attributes this to the large number of
bills which affect special interest groups.
"There's really no way to avoid having lobby
ists," Crosby said. "With 1,000 bills introduced
each session, the senators have to look for
somebody for information."
The notion that lobbyists exert too much
influence on senators is a misconception, Cros
by said.
"A lobbyist does the same thing as a lawyer,
he argues his case " Crosby said. "There's really
no need for worry, because there's always
another lobbyist on the other side of the issue."
And sometimes the other side wins, as Cros
by found out in the case of LB 1027. Pressure
from Nebraska state bankers kept the bill from
advancing to the final round.
Crosby said he was disappointed, but he
acknowledged that it comes with the territory..
"The successes I've had through the years
outweigh the disappointments," Crosby said.
But Crosby is not about to slow down.
"I still enjoy getting into legislative battles
and trying lawsuits" he said, "I keep doing it
because it's really a lot of fun."
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Crisis line for Lincoln's gays and lesbians
resumes operation Pzzo7
Stalker, playing today at the Sheldon Film
Theatre, is a science fiction film from Russia
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UNL gymnast Chris Riegel nears his
Olympic dreams
Index
Arts and Entertainment 13
Classified 15
Crossword 16
Editorial 4
Off The Wire 2
Sports 4 12