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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1962)
I w -V ; I "ir s'. v NEBRASKA: a Poge 2 VALVE OF PLATFORM Issues? Yesterday, Roger Dickeson's and the Nebraskan's views on the state of the State of Nebraska were aired before the student body. Today, we are. publishing another article about this "Frontier" of Nebraska. With the permission of the Christian Science Monitor we are reprinting the article referred to by Dickeson: "... in a very real sense, this still is frontier country." One point made in this article which brings out the key issue in our discussion of Nebraskaitis, or as Dickeson stated, 'World Heralditis", is that of Governor Frank Morrison: "Thus it is, too, that a Nebraska Gov ernor can say (as Governor Frank Mor rison has said to this reporter): 'There is no point in a Governor here speaking out for a legislative program. My voice is no better than that of an individual senator.' " Nebraska's Governor can, if we draw a proper conclusion from the above, really do very litUe other than investigate, and perform the ceremonial duties that Dickeson pointed out yesterday. Candidates always propose programs. Their party's convention promotes a pro gram for tbeir candidate to run on. But what good is a program if it can not be put into effect? A legislature, with state senators elected n a party ticket and in some way re sponsible, publicly, to that party for its program, would probably be able to im plement these programs. But how is this possible with the present party situ ation? Issues are, or appear to be, nil in most electoral contests in the state. Anyway, if the issues are put forth, there probably is a slim chance that tbey will be enacted Free pufcinr after 6 ivim DOORS OPEN 143 N 13fh F f. "tt f W ffovocatiwa fli tiwftamnieiw BASED ON TH PLAV BY TCMNE8SEE WIUKMS WOTlBHT'EDBESLBf RIP TORN RlCttJUm BROOK ..fWNDRO S BERMAN FREE PARKING jomaat "Shoot Th Workt"! MM tbr boot tbe tuarkm mrifh Joed, low food, k " Xtod laughter! tnmw if u&mmwmmMw tarn mi mm ei mm METRO 'GO LDWYft 'MAfER WCTURE PLUS -k v f ' 4 ft EDITORIAL What--- inte policy. The governorship in Nebraska, if it is a position of leadership, will prob ably end up a popularity contest this year integrity seems the only issue and money, money, who got the money. Another point to make is this. The pri mary elections are just ahead and the 21 and over students have a chance to exercise their vote. Look carefully into the candidates that finally get the nomina tion. We must demand issues. We must hear the platforms of the candidates and how they propose to implement them. It is easy for a candidate to stand up and tear down a previous administration. It is also easy for one to stand up and say "look at the record." True, the past is somewhat of an indication of what is ahead. But the time is now to say what you, the candidate, advocates for the prog ress of Nebraska and bow to get it It is time to quit quibbling over questions other than those about the future of Ne braska as a STATE. It is time for issues, as the Monitor staled, that have already been political battlefields across the country, to cross into the borders of Nebraska. It is time to take a realistic approach toward our problems. True, as some have said, we are ahead in some areas. But are we ahead in the most vital areas? Education? Industry? Highways? Well-qualified Leadership? These appear, to us, more important to Nebraska than the new "Nebraskit" and has its place in Nebraska too! So students of voting age, and those who aren't far off, do something about the state of the State. Question the can didates pointedly, and don't let them skirt around the issues of importance to our future as a State. 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Tbr tnetDtoet mi tbr lalr irbretifcMi ololt of oor- ooDUy tevruair f. 1HS4. Read Nebrafekan Want Ad $5,000,000,000 five billion dollars of lite incur, ance protection in forc-4htrt' the record Connecticut Mutual trie has just set. This means that more and more people are njoying protection .under one of CML't many flexible plans. The tremendeus growth of Ctf.l't Irfe insurance in force it an indication of the high Quality product offered s product that has amed lor CML the repu tation of one of America's read ing financial institutions. lAJ DICK McCASKUKD Suite 707 Lincoln Building 433269 Connecticut Mutual Life INSUKANCfc tOMI'ANr FRONTIER LAND EDITORS NOTE: The fUowtet lojnr H mvrintd with pe rmissio frvm the CHRISTIAN' SCIENCE MOMTO&. Marek i. lttt, aai to reirvaat U Che spcvrfc made ar Mr. Xtmfrr Dirkeaaa "rfcirti we rray tated a Thursday. We preweat It her far Uc ittfarmatiaaal tala the cta et f the Imivermrty Nebras ka. 5 By Godfrey Sperling Jr. Chief of l:hr Midwestern Bureaa of Trie Christum Sc-ience Moait- Lincoln, Neb. To come to Nebraska is to find that consen'atism, is not a thunder, but a way of life. It is long since the day when this area was incor rectly written off as a part of the great Ameri can desert. But in a real sense, this still is frontier country. The same rugged indiv idualism that once mea sured up to survival still bases a philosophy that ' believes that man should take care of himself. Some of the liberal-conservative battlegrounds of say, Ohio and Indiana, and some other Midwest states have not even been reached here. For exam ple, the right-to-work con cept (an anathema to or ganized labor, is general ly conceded to be a basic light of the individual in these parts. Indeed, H is a part of the Constitution. What little there is of orgaized labor is centered around Omaha. Its voice is such an ineffective one in this great grain-raising state that not a single significant labor - backed bill got. out of committee in the last session of the Legislature. Local Rights Stressed What is even more dif ficult for outsiders to comprehend is that the people of this state, speaking generally, are not just opposed to federal government doing things for the m they also haven't yet reconciled themselves to state gov ernment doing very much either. The 43 legislators who make up tbe unicameral Nebraska Legislature are deeply conscious of tbe deep local-rights concept held by tbeir constitu ents. Thus, in part be cause tbe nonpartisan na ture of tbe assembly de fies party or gubernatori al discipline, each senator devotes most of his atten tion to what be feels to be tbe needs of bis own locality. the filter cigarette with the unfiltered taste. You get a lot to like. Thus it is, too, that a Nebraska Governor can say (as Gov. Frank Morri son has said to this' re porter): "There is no point in a Governor here speaking out for a legisla tive program. My voice is no better than that of an individual senator.' Does this approach mean that the people of Nebraska have, necessari ly, found the good life? Among those who defend the local concept and, in addition the emphasis on economy, there are. critics who say the last Legisla ture fell short in its ap propriations for higher education, welfare and public safety. The big problem in higher education here is the loss cf fine facility members ta other states where salaries are high er. In the mid-1940's this problem was recognized, and increased faculty sal aries have helped to re duce the numbers leaving. In fact, by 1959 some what of a regional parity had been achieved. But the last appropriation for higher education, although an increase over the pre- vious one, was a paring of the recommendation, and is seen by many as a loss to the state in this battle to keep good men. Broader Tax Base Tbe local-state conflict now centers on the move for a broader tax base. For general revenue Ne braska still depends en tirely upon a property tax. Thus, while neighbor ing states are debating whether to increase Ms sales or income taxes or both), Nebraska still is only slowly moving to ward one. or probably a combination of both, of these new taxes. But here again some understanding is needed. Some of the senators wbo oppose tbe new tax base at this time are very con scious that tbe property tax is reaching a point, in many areas, where it T cannot go any higher. i But there is feeling here i that more efficiency and savings at the level of lo cal government (also de pendent upon the property tax) should be achieved before a move to new taxes is made. Thus, until a few years ago there were some 6,000 j - it - - 4 : .,A..J. - ' .J& HA n nooro school districts in Nebras- . ka; now there are about 4,000, said to be the most of any state in the United States. The "Little Red Schoolhouse" concept still holds here; a school dis trict can mean a single school, and a single prin cipal, and often a single teacher. Consolidation would mean more efficiency, less tax dollars spent, less leaning on the property tax. But the spir it of independence is such here that a voluntary ap proach is being relied on in a contrast to Iowa, which is doing it by leg islation). Voluntary action ' could take years. Township maintenance of roads also is quite ex- pensive, with much dupli cation. If this could be done at the county level, less machinery and men would be necessary. B t again voluntary action makes such consolidation slow. Said one observer of this problem: "Think what federal aid to educa tion might do to Nebras ka. It could well help sup port and maintain an ar chaic and expensive sys tem." Perhaps, in coming leg islative session, a broad ened tax provision may be tied to consolidation compliance upon the part of the localities (that is, "no consolidation, no money." But new taxes pose new problems too in this state. Strange Alliance Tbe sales tax, often backed by business inter ests in other states, is op posed by many business men in tbe powerful Om aha area. Businessmen there get a windfall of business from people in Iowa wbo shop across tbe border in Nebraska to avoid the Iowa sales tax. Thus Omaha's business and labor join hands in opposition to tbe sales tax Summer Bride? See Our Exciting Mew line Of INVITATIONS AH the latest rytev including : porchmervts itvef and gold de t.QrtB rotesTant, Cothpltc, Mr- fnon .ttiecTtOT COpeTt Cf- tonet vY.qu tuy dtrect tram nonu- iocturer, rt tjentvtbre (prices. Send err free Catalog cmd Sample Dept. Wilt XCRAT, ii mm m lltOjQL! Opt y,.y . mtrnmtkm feinpitu jmilk or J-'Ujxtujj : nr. a strange alliance, in deed. Further, there is the us ual resistance to the in come tax, coming from businessmen and others. Nebraskans now are keenly conscious that they are losing population, los ing many of their youth to other states. Thus, lit tle by little, tbe frontier lo calities are turning to their state government, with acceptance of state spending for better rec reation, for better schools, for programs to bring in new industry. Conservatism in Nebras ka does not necessarily mean an "absence of prog ress. For instance, Ne braska now is engaged in an ambitious, state-financed program to find new uses for agricultural products. A new state - supported program to develop rec reation areas and state parks has been enacted. Soil and water conserva tion projects, with much of the work locally fi nanced, are springing up in all parts of the state. Nearly every town of any size now has an ac tive industrial develop ment organization and many are starting to pro mote the tourist attrac tions of their localities. Thus, the frontier con cept is changing here, but the way of doing things in Nebraska still is a long journey from the eastern seaboard or, for that matter, parts of its own Midwest SJW -V ST. Look For Too SoUm Ascfco. Fvrt Beef Hamburger. .15 Tatty Cbeaseburgar ...19 Triple-Thick Shake. . . .20c Golden French Fries . . . 10f Thirot-QMnchina. Coke.10 Delightful Boot Beer . .10c Steamifta, tie Coffee . . 10c Defcioiif Ormec Drink. 10c Kefreshmf Cold Milk . .12c era ui rm If misA S bvt
