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doily imtak(n) Wednesday, march 1, 1972 lincoln, nebraska vol. 95, no. 77 Peterson attacks political deception v. Government by deception and concealment has become the rule rather than the exception in American politics, said Wallace C. Peterson, candidate for US. Senate, at a news conference Tuesday. Peterson, former chairman of the UNL economics department, Tuesday became the fourth Democrat to file for a spot on the May primary ticket in hopes of unseating Republican Sen. Carl Curtis' in the November general election. The credibility of government in America may be at an all-time low," Peterson said. Too many Anwricans have lost faith in government and those who govern." Although not mentioning Curtis by name, Peterson said the senator has opposed efforts in the Senate to get U.S. troops out of Vietnam by a fixed date despite "overwhelming public opposition to the war." 'The senator (Curtis), in his bid for re-election, talks of his oppostion to the draft, although a few months ago he voted for its retention," Peterson added. Again not mentioning any names, Peterson attacked another candidate, a state senator, for "using his legislative position to wring money from lobbyists. He is seemingly untroubled by the ethics of the matter." I n his statement, Peterson pledged to fight to end deception in government. Confidence in the integrity of government must be restored, he said. "It has taken the publication of such supposed 'top secret' documents as the Pentagon and Anderson papers to enable the American people to find out what their government has been doing." - On the question of amnesty for those who fled the country to avoid the draft, Peterson said ha thinks the "passion and generosity of the American people will lead us in that direction." Amnesty won't come until the POWs are home and the draft and war has ended, he added. Peterson also said he is opposed to a constitutional amendment which would prohibit busing of school children to achieve racial balance. For the sake of justice, we should try to desegregate society, he said, but the whole burden has been thrust on the school system. 'The legislative branch has failed to come to grips with a segregated society." Peterson announced his candidacy in November and said he thinks he's currently the frontrunner. Other candidates on the Democratic ticket are Phyllis Lyons and State Senators Wayne Ziebarth, Terry Carpenter and John DeCamp. One person, Christine Millard Kneifl, has filed for a place on the Republican primary ticket. . ' uy - ' 1 i) SB Spring, oh spring, where art thou now? Mom, apple pie, Daily Nebraskan . . . The Daily Nebraskan has been awarded an "All-American" ratNig-the highest award possible-by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) for last semester's publication. The newspaper received marks of distinction in all five areas covered by the ACP competition: coverage and content, writing and editing, editorial leadership, physical appearance and photography. ACP, which is based at the School of Journalism at the University of Minnesota, had the following comments about the DaiSy Nebraskan: Coverage and content-mDVtf Nebraskan staff members give readers a good view of life at-and relevant to-UNL" Writing end editing-"Wr ttinq shows talent and training." Editorial leadership -"The staff covers relevant, current topics in a mature manner. Physical appearance-'' our DaSy Nebraskan 's wide-open look is a real invitation to readership." Photography "TYe Daily Nebraskan uses pictures as the news tool they should be." The award to the . Daily Nebraskan follows a recent attempt by the Nebraska Legislature to cut off the newspaper's use of student fees for financial support. During the legislative debate the Daily Nebraskan was labeled as "lousy," "a disgrace," "smut" and "pornography." "The All-American' rating is a great honor," Gary Seacrest, first semester editor the Daily Nebraskan, said. "Despite what our critics say, the ACP competition shows the we produce a Quality newspaper." Besides Seacrest, last semester's executive staff included: Laura Wilier s, managing editor, Sioux Falls, SD4 Steve Strtsser, news editor, Lincoln; and Barry Pilger, advertising manager, Lincoln. Few ASUN Senators seeking re-election Only three ASUN Senators-not counting presidential candidates-have filed for re-election in the spring contest, according to preliminary candidate lists released Tuesday. This appears to be an all-time low for the student government which has traditionally witnessed a high turn-over in senators. The three, who are competing with 63 other University students for 35 ASUN Senate seats, are Patti Kaminski, College of Arts and Sciences,; William L. Killion, Graduate and Professional colleges; and Carolyn Grice, Teachers College. Last year there were eight candidates running for re-election to the senate, a figure that has been typical in past elections. All four of this spring's presidential candidates are ASUN Senators this year. None of the nine first and second vice presidential candidates are. Last year's total of 74 candidates for senate seats was also slightly higher than this year's total of 66. Current ASUN President Steve Fowler said he had no explanation for the unusually low number of senators seeking re-election. He said some senators have expressed "general discontent with the presidential slates" this spring. And some have told him they plan to work with ASUN in different areas, like senate committees and Free University, he noted. Fowler said he hoped write-in campaigns would fill the vacancies that will otherwise exist in colleges where there are more senate seats to fill than candidates to fill them. Election Commissioner Duane Sneddeker said the College of Agriculture has three seats to fill with seven candidates; Arts and Sciences has nine seats with 30 candidates; Business Administration, four seats with three candidates; Engineering and Economics, two seats with two candidates; Graduate and Professional, eyen seats with two candidates; and Teachers College, seven seats with 14 candidates. Off and running . . . Preliminary figures issued Tuesday by ASUN Electoral Commissioner Duane Sneddeker show that this spring's ASUN Senate race will be staged by four executive slates, a single executive candidate and 66 candidates for senate seats. The University Coalition (UC) that has scored large victories the past two years is noticeably absent from this year's list of parties. Tentatively slated are the All-University Party (AUP), the Students' Cause Party (SCI. the Concerned Students Party (CS) and the Student Interest Party (SIP). ASUN Presidential candidates are Roy Baldwin (AUP), Bruce Beecher (SC), Steve Christiensen (SIP) and Bill Schwartzkopf (CS). First vice presidential candidates are Sam Brower (SC), Lynn Hendrix (CS),Betty Misle (SIP) and Paul Oschner (AUP). And the candidates for second vice president are John Brice Turn to Paga 6