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The Legislature's Public Health and Welfare Cdfrimittee Monday heard extensive testimony and then held three bills which would substantially alter the landlord-tenant relationship in Nebraska low-income housing. LB 898 and LB 902, both introduced by Sen. John DeCamp, provide for (he appointment of low income housing tenants to local Housing Authority Commissions. The first measure requires that at least one tenant serve on the commission while the second provides that tenants may serve on the commission without violating the Nebraska self-interest law. DeCamp, in introducing the bills, said tenant representation would provide a "valuable source of information to the commission while at the same time alleviating the feeling of powerlessness among tenants." He added that meaningful democracy requires it." MAGGIE MALOY of the Nebraska Community Action Oklahoma drops NIT round - NEW YORK-Oklahoma, the Big Eight's lone representa tive in the NIT, dropped an 88-87 first round decision to Hawaii in double over-time at Madison Square Garden Mon day night. Hawaii's Tom Newell tossed in two free throws late in the second overtime to ice the victory in climax of a come from behind-effort tor the Rainbows. The Sooners lead by 17 at-the half before Bob Nash caught fire in the second half to deadlock the score 73-73 at the end of regulation time periods. Neither team was able to crack the zone defense in the first over-time which ended in a 77-77 tie. But Hawaii guard, John Pennbacker sparked a drive that gave the Rainbows an 84-87 lead early in the second over-time period. The Sooners pulled within one point, but Nash canned a fielder and Newell added his two free throws in the final ten seconds to decide the verdict. Hawaii meets St. Bonaventure Wednesday night. Oklahoma, which finished at 19-8, was lead scoring by Bobby Jack with 32 points. oooooooooo A GO GOo O HIED MM.J linilADVl vuun una MWUUftQ o o o o o o STUKt O Campus Prices Q and O Friendly Service 5 OPEN O mun vveu in lur.ivi. a Thurs - Sat til Midniaht W R II mi i 4tn n mm - - O KING DOLLAR O 27th and VINE O ooooooooocP Legislature delays tenant bill action Agency Directors Association, presented state figures which show 54 per cent of Lincoln's low income housing is occupied by students, 30 per cent by elderly citizens and 16 per cent by the poor. None of these tenant groups are currently represented on the Housing Authority Commission. Guy Birch, area director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development located in Omaha, told the committee HUD is favoring tenant representation because they feel it will lead to better management. "The responsibility for appointment is still up to the mayor of the city," he added. "The local people, those most directly affected, should determine who should sit on the policv board." STRONGEST OPPOSTION to the bills came from outstate housing authorities where the overwhelming majority of tenants are elderly people. Willis Jones of Coleridge told the committee the average age of the tenants in his rural housing authority was 80. None were under 70, he said, and none wanted to serve on a WAMT fins HELP WANTED MEN OF all trades to NORTH , SLOPE, ALASKA, around $2800.00 a month. For complete information write to Job Research, P. O. Box 161 Stn-A, Toronto, Ont. Enclose $3.00 to cover cost. Need dishwasher to work uailv at meal times. Call 435-9955; for Treasurer. Two Fuller Brush routes available earning $4 - 6 per hour. Guaranteed $2.05 per hour. Call 477 6814, 489 4729. ADVERTISING SALES PERSON needed immediately at DAILY NEBRASK AN. Good pay for good worker. Experience in sales preferred. Car needed. Apply DAILY NEBRASKAN office, Room 34, Nebraska Union. 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The general testimony of rural housing authority officials centered on what they considered legislation meant for only Omaha and Lincoln. Such legislation, they said, would create more problems than it would solve. Nevertheless, the bills were opposed by representatives for both the Lincoln and Omaha housing authorities. CHARLES WRIGHT of the Lincoln board, said he did not oppose the principle of tenant representation on the board, but was against requiring such representation by law. David Bebcr, representing the Omaha board, raised the issue of conflict of interest. He called the legislation "a first step, a wedge" and predicted tenant commissioners would be divisive. The packed hearing room, dominated by housing authority tenants, hooted a statement by K. V.. Young, executive director of the Omaha Housing Authority, that "the poor are concerned with their own problems and have no compassion for others." And therefore should not serve on a policy board. The committee also heard another DeCamp bill, LB 90 1, which provides for the enforcement of the Nebraska minimum housing codes by the tenants. THE LOCAL housing codes Norelco introduces tfaz micro-thin heacL Shaves up to 44 closer, I tll J'f Tripleheaderlll JT ' v ' cord model 35T C V " , V f Most advanced .Jr - Jr 4 '; v ' version of the Vw'L J? -' U world's favorite Ix I i I ?; shaver- ?I -.jr became law in 1969 when the Legislature passed a bill by Sen. Terry Carpenter requiring every city and village to adopt minimum standards in housing. The law did not provide for state or local enforcement, however. LB 901 would allow the tenant to bring the housing in which he lives up to the minimum standard and deduct the cost of such repairs from his rent. The bill also provides for a detailed procedure for determining the need for such repairs by a local administrator and gives the landlord 20 days to effect repair, Bruce Hamilton, director of the Lincoln Legal Services Commission, testified in favor of the bill citing state statistics which show 300,000 Nebraskans live in substandard housing and about 20 per cent of all Nebraska housing is Multiple Choice Question ? Are You Interested in a New Way of: (A) Living J (B) Loving (C) Sleeping (D) Two of these (E) All of these? SEE VVATERBEDS AT MANTRA iNih$i Ntftf!$t than evei before In OO mm! rr L" "1 TTT, you up to (smoot 1 ' - t Sit kl I foreco iw casi substandard. "LB 901 IS one way to enforce housing codes with a minimum cost to the taxpaper," he said. "The bill simply takes the minimum housing code for the local city and makes it part of the rental lease." 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