Underwood reports
drug, VD prob ems
by Bart Becker
The head of the City-County
Health Dept. said the
permissiveness with which
many of today's youth have
been raised is the factor most
responsible for the increased
use of drugs and an increase in
venereal disease.
George Underwood called
today's youth an "angry
generation" in an interview this
jveek. He said further that
youth have lost faith in the
establishment.
"YOUNG PEOPLE today
are asking the older generation
to 'show me' about
everything," he said. "When
their parents tell them drugs
are bad, they have to try them.
The same is true for sex. We've
got an epidemic of sexual
intercourse now."
Underwood recently
reported to the Lincoln City
Council there were 85 cases of
venereal disease, mostly
gonorrhea, reported to his
office during October. He said
that is about three times the
rate of a year ago.
"Birth control pills have
made the venereal disease
problem worse," he said.
"Before pill contraceptives
were available the most
common contraceptive was a
condom. That offered some
protection from disease."
HE SAID THE permissive
attitudes of parents and society
have allowed many young
people to try drugs. He cited
surveys which indicated 85 per
cent of all young persons have
used marijuana.
"But we have to make a
distinction between
experimenters and users," he
said. "Some of them try it
once just to see what it's like.
Some quit and some keep using
it."
Underwood mentioned that
the pot grown and harvested in
Nebraska "isn't worth much."
He said that pot grown in
Texas or Mexico is potent but
Nebraska-grown grass will
"probably produce a sore
throat" before it gives the user
a high.
HE SAID LITTLE evidence
ol hard drugs, opiates and
heroin, is apparent in Lancaster
county. He attributed the
scarcity of hard drug users to
the lack of user income
available in Lincoln.
"A person on heroin needs a
lot of money to support his
habit," he said. "He needs
places to rob and Lincoln just
doesn't have enough places to
support his habit.
"Some drug users come
through, but they don't stay
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here. They need a large urban
area to support their habit
through robbing and mugging."
UNDERWOOD SAID that
legalized marijuana wouldn't
solve any problems.
"A drug user can't
contribute anything," he said.
"Pot alters the perception of
time, space and speed. There's
no need of it. Why legalize
something that's bad for you?
"We've already got alcohol
and cigarettes. There's no
reason to add to your habits."
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The volunteer bureau has
had a request for more tutors
to help at the Recreation
Center, students to help with
County Welfare Operations
Santa Claus project, and from
the Salvation Army, a request
for more bell ringers. To
volunteer, contact Mary Dean,
472-2480 Nebraska Union,
Rm. 338.
The Presidents Commission
on White House Fellows
provides gifted young
Americans with firsthand
experience in the process of
governing the Nation and a
sense of personal involvement
in the leadership of the society.
The program was conceived
by John Gardner in 1964 and
inaugurated that year by
President Johnson. Each year
approximately 20 men and
women between 23 and 35
years old are selected for the
program. They serve a one-year
internship at the highest level
of the Federal Government as
special assistants to members
of the President's Cabinet and
White House Staff.
For further information
write or call to the President's
Commission on White House
Fellows, The White House,
Washington D.C. 20500
(202-382-4661). Applications
for the 1972-73 class must be
submitted by Dec. 1, 1971.
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Pershing manager: rock concerts
will continue, 'Hair' contacts made
by Steve Arvanette
"I personally wouldn't put
another "rock" show in the
building," Ivan E. Hoig,
Pershing Municpal Auditorium
manager said.
Hoig said however, that he
would continue to sign
contracts for "rock" concerts
because that is what many of
the people want and his
personal tastes must not enter
into decisions.
Saying he was a "Glen
Miller type fan," Hoig said
before it came to Lincoln his
first impression of the "rock"
opera "Jesus Christ Superstar"
was that it was "sacrilegious."
"I UNDERSTAND it was
fantastic," Hoig said after it
appeared at Pershing.
Last week the auditorium
board voted 4-3 to permit the
showing of the "rock" musical
"Hair" should a promoter
make contact with Hoig.
"I wanted to be in a
position to say yes or no,"
Hoig said in asking for a
decison from the board. Last
fall the board rejected an
attempt to have the
controversial production
appear.
Saying the auditorium was a
municipal building, Hoig felt
neither he or anyone on the
board should be able to say
who can or can not see "Hair".
"I FEEL my responsibility to
you to see "Hair" is just as
important as someone who
wants to see ballet," Hoig said.
After the announcement
that the board had agreed to
permit the showing of "Hair",
Hoig received a telephone call
from New York City.
According to Hoig, a
touring company performing
"Ha' " wanted to know what
date: oig had open at the end
of Ja. iary or early February.
The Pershing manager told
them he had Jan. 30, 31 and
Feb. 1, 2 open should they be
interested. No further action
has been taken however.
"LINCOLN IS NOT No. 1,"
Hoig said in reference to
Lincoln's ability to draw
crowds. That is why he has
been surprised at the number
of "rock" group appearances
this fall in Lincoln and their
successful box office appeal.
"We are just a filler date,"
Hoig added, saying that
well-known groups will first
contract with large cities like
Denver, Kansas City,
Minneapolis and Chicago. Then
they will fill in their openings
with appearances in Omaha,
Des Moines, Wichita and
Lincoln.
According to Hoig, one
factor which is a disadvantage
to Lincoln is the small size of
its auditorium. "We have been
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fortunate with big grosses this
fall," he said however.
Even with a successful fall,
Hoig feels the auditorium will
again show a deficit at the end
of the year. Daily overhead for
the building has been figured at
over $575.
HOIG FEELS IF the
auditorium is to show a profit,
them one of two changes must
be made.
'The only possible way you
can make money is with a
parking lot or by offering
alcoholic beverages," Hoig said.
Several years ago both Hoig
and the board asked Lincoln
City Council to approve the
selling of liquor but that
request was rejected.
Many times the auditorium
is rented for a fee which does
not cover the daily operating
expenses, Hoig said. Most
conventions, basketball games
and high school graduations
rent the auditorium for $400.
WE FEEL A
CONVENTION is good for the
city of Lincoln," Hoig said in
explaining the reason. "We do
a lot better by having a rock
concert than a convention," he
Home Ec group
Phi Upsilon Omicron, a
UNL home economics
honorary, is concerned with
the problems encountered by
the blind on the UNL campus.
The home economics
honorary, composed of about
75 members who rank in the
top two-fifths of their home
economics class, feel they are a
service honorary as well as
professional.
According to Lois Linke,
president of the honorary, a
campaign entitles "Find The
Blind Today-Clear their Way"
will hopefully create an
awareness of the problems
encountered by the blind.
The honorary plans to send
out letters to dormitory leaders
and physical plant workers
notifying them of existing
dangers for the blind.
Misplaced trash cans, obstacles
in dorm hallways, decorative
pots and bicycles on sidewalks,
cluttered stairways, and
campus construction are a few
of the problems brought to the
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For "rock" groups and
similar appearances, the fee is
$750 or 10 per cent of the
ticket sales, the . decision being
on which figure is higher.
With a near sell-out
appearance for "Jesus Christ
Superstar" of over 7,200, the
' rent will be over $4,000
according to Hoig.
The day to day decisions at
Pershing Auditorium are made
by Hoig, but policy and final
say-so comes from a
seven-member board.
Members of the board are
chosen by the mayor upon
approval of the city council
and serve for a six-year term.
They serve without pay.
HOIG SAID HE has
contracts signed with three
groups which he anticipates
will have appeal to the youth
audience.
Feb. 25, Three Dog Night, a
"rock" group will be
appearing. On April 14, poet
and singer Rod McKuen will be
jn Lincoln. Then on May 5,
another group, The Carpenters,
is scheduled.
aids blind students
organization's attention by the
parents of blind students.
Phi Upsilon Omicron also
hopes, in the future, to present
a radio program on the
problems of the blind student.
Draft dodgers. .
Continued from page 3.
Several Canadians said they
don't pay that much attention
to whether a person is a draft
dodger or not, and the
American draft is confusing to
them.
The subject of draft dodgers
is becoming passe to the
Canadians, because it is such a
common thing. It's also
becoming old hat to the draft
dodgers themselves.
As far as the parents are
concerned, it's hard to tell how
they feel. Most of them would
rather not talk about it.
As one father said: "They're
out kids. . .and they'll always
be our kids. That's all I can
say."
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