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1 I com smmms f If-v Wednesday, September 25, 1974 lincoln,nebraskavol. 98 no. 1 8 W elsch confers with Smiths By Deb Gray Sitting in his office in Centennial College, Roger Welsch leaned into a hands-locked-behind-head position to discuss two subjects: his recent trip to Germany and his candidacy for Lancaster County's Weed Commission. Recently, the UNL assistant English professor has traveled on a fact-finding mission for the Smithsonian Institute, an educational research and resource center located in Washington, D.C. In August, the 37-year-old folklorist left Lincoln for a three-week trip to Germany. Last weekend hs conferred with Smith sonian officials In Washington. Monday he announced plans for two more trips to Germany this year; His European visit, Welsch said, was financed by the Republic of Germany. The German people, he said, are interested in participating in America's bicentennial celebration, but they did not know how to get involved. So the elicited American folk jorists to advise them. While most of his colleagues were bicentennial-bound, Welsch said his mission was geared toward the Smithsonian Insti tute's 1975 Folk Festival. Since 19S4, Welsch said, the Smithsonian institute has sponsored the American Folk Festival, which is held on the mall between tha Washington and Lincoln Memorials. The fair portrays the roots of American tradition, ho said. In 1975, Welsch said the fair will revolve around an "Old Ways in the New World" theme. "We want to Include the countries that have been instrumental In developing American tradition," he said. "We want to spotlight some Old World traditions and show what happened to those traditions in the American environment."' . . Welsch said his trip was partially successful. Although he didn't locats musi cians and artists representing Old World tradition, he did contact people who could help him. Welsch's trip centered in northwest Germany. He said he visited with officials In Bonn, Berlin and Frankfort. He said these cities were "not the place to go" for a complete picture of German tradition. "Most of the customs we are familiar with are from the southeastern part of the country," he said. "It's from this area that the German settlers migrated." Welsch said the 1S75 folk fair will spotlight the German wedding, depicting the cere mony's dances, food and traditions. In future visits, Welsch will finalize arrangsments for German participation in the Smithsonian exposition. Welsch said the recent Washington turmoil has delayed becentennial prepara tions. "There were people who should have been appointed to work on this long ago," he said. "But Nixon was busy with other things and right now the bicentennial is the least of Ford's worries." The direction of the national celebration is undecided, Welsch said.lt could fall victim to what he called "ethnic chauvinism." See Welsch, pg. 5 i i' J. Assistant Professor of English end Lancaster County Weed Commission candidate Roger Welsch. New parking Jot to open soon By John KsSkowski , ' ." Repair work has begun on a 259-space parking lot which UNL has leased from the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Ray Coffey, assistant business manager of business and finance said. The parking lot lies between 14th and 16th Sts., one-half block north of "W" St., near the Harper-Schramm-Smith Residential Complex. According to Coffey, the parking lot was leased to help accomodate commuter traffic and to heip eliminate soma parking problems faced by students. . The leasing of the lot was necessary because construction of the Life Sciences Building on the site of parking area 13 forced faculty parking to be moved to the commuter parking lot west of 10th St., Coffey said. The new parking lot will make a significant difference in the number of parking spots open to commuting students, he said. Before work could begin on the parking lot, it was necessary to move student's cars parked in that area, coney said.' Students had mm parking in the lot for some time and tht university coufd not have them clear the lot until UNL held the lease, Coffey said. "We did not want to issue any tickets or tow any cars away," he said. A notice was published in the Dally Nebiaskan so students would move their cars and repair work could begin, Coffey said. The university is clearing away residual parts of buildings on the lot and placing barriers to keep cars away from the railroad tracks, Coffey said. Work on the lot is being done by contractors and should be finished in about a week, he said. "Our layout shows that 259 cars cm be parked in the lot," Coffey said. There have been counts of 150 to 170 cars In the lot and it seemed packed, he said, bui efficient usd of the lot wiil enable 259 cars to be parked there. Th'j parking lot is a solid base with concrete slabs in some places, Coffey said. He added that the university wilt not hard-top the lot because it is leased land. The city of Lincoln had leased . the lot before and used It as a street and asphalt plant, according to Coffey. Proud csils SGSsionj xon calls 'fool' A r ' V JiJ THIS LOT CAN EFFlCWJTtY HL(l , 25? CaKS . V. rrff'' mj'A wr-rm M ,111111 ' s.f '-v r.l' , h;r. AS By Ivy Harper Speaker of the Unicameral Richard Proud of Omaha, acting as governor Tuesday, called a special session of the legislature to discuss the problems of home buyers, lenders and sellers. The speaker of the Unicameral takes over when both the governor and lieutenant governor are out of town, as was the case Tuesday.. One solution Proud has proposed is to raise the maximum interest rate. This will encourage people to keep their savings, in Nebraska, Proud said, and therefore the money . available for loans will Increase. Upon hearing of the surprise proclamation, Gov. J, James Exon said he will veto any increase in interest rates. He said Proud was a "fool" for calling the session. "it takes one to know one," Proud said in response. Proud said realtors are being forced out of business because people can't get loans to buy homes. The tight money problem needs attention now, Proud said, not in January, when the legislature is supposed to convene. Exon, who returned Tuesday night said he plans to rescind the order. Proud said If Exon rescinds the order, "that is his business, but it wifi force him to take a stand." He said the reason Exon does not want the special session is because it is an election year. "People who are campaigning don't like these issues to be brought up." Proud said his term ends in January and he is not running for office again and he has ' no political motives." Asked about the constitutionality of the ordor, Secretary of State Allen Beerrnann said Sec. 8, Article 4 of the Nebraska Constitution gives the governor power to convene the legislature for extraordinary business. Proud said he is acting according to the letter of the law but now the question is whether the governor has the power to rescind the proclama tion. He said if the attorney general rules that he does. Proud said, "I will have to accept it." Ultimately, Proud said, the only way this can bo settled Is through the courts. He said he does not have the money to go to court and that 11 z lime-consuming. But be said the .real issue is that Exon is doing nothing for people' who want to' buy homes, lenders who want to lend money and sellers who : want to sell. . J t . 5 j ! j i! s ft n i. . ..r ..- If; . .A.,. t . Si K ' k V i 'i k' J, V