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, , mut-M L U E3 O o o Above alLlts a Arkin g Caan i3 and the Bean w showing O Alice is 35. Her son is 12 Together O they're running awcy from home. n ELLEN BURSTYN a KRIS KRISTOFFERSON,UCH S DOESNT LIVE HERE 5 a ANYMORE a PG From WWR BROS mtn OCmjtrAlWSOmM TEChMCOUDfe', k " kMi bil 1 love story. ...... o o o A S . TOMB 60 YEARS AGO Monday, February 22, 1915-The Harmonique Trio gave a concert in the interests of the Bohemian relief fund at the Temple Theater, Saturday evening at 8:15. The suffering of the Bohemians is said to be equal to that of the Belgians, and the Komensky Club took this opportunity to aid this suffering people. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 12.-Some one spread several pounds of ordinary carpet tacks, point upward, along lakeside drive on North Fortieth street. As a result, twenty disabled jitneys lined the curb between the College Inn and the Latona railroad crossing at 10:30 last night. At various times between 9 o'clock and midnight fifty slightly wounded cars limped into the haven of safety on flat tires. Detectives, motorcycle policemen, policemen on beats and police autos containing sergeants and drivers were detailed to work on the case. These were to no avail and the last reserve, the street cleaning corps, came to the rescue. Purdue's football squad will meet monthly during the remainder of the year to listen to talks by their coach and captain. The meetings are held by the coach in order to bring the men together just as life in the training camp does. IVISSLE ABOUT GETTING your msste ? CMBUOStWl itoem o Country considering first-offender program A program diverting first-time drug offenders out of the criminal justice system may be started in Lancaster County, according to Ron Lahners, county attorney. Lancaster County received $1,500 from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) to form a steering committee to study the possibilities of starting the program here, he said. Criminal diversion Under the proposed program, a person charged with a drug felony may still be charged with violating the state's drug laws, but might also be eligible, by meeting certain criteria, to be diverted out of the criminal justice system. According to the Omaha World-Herald the advantages of this program, include not saddling a youthful, first-time offender with a felony conviction that may haunt him for the rest of. his life and harden, rather than rehabilitate, him. Those who commit crimes to support drug usage, as well as first-time offenders, could qualify, but persons charged with crimes of aggravation, such as armed robbery or assault with a weapon, would not, proponents say. Inactive status In Omaha, the program is being run by Omaha Awareness and Action (OAA). When a person is arrested there, he is first placed in one-on-one counseling sessions followed by 12 weeks of group meetings. When judged by the OAA staff to have made sufficient progress, the person is placed on "inactive status" but still is subject to periodic future contact for follow-up interviews and urinalysis checks during the remainder of the year-long program. "With the different type of individuals involved in these cases, this procedure may be better in some cases," Lahners said. "The time and money it saves will be a good factor. We hope the people will be rehabilitated and won't come back." 'Encouraging results' Lahners said he is encouraged by the results of similar programs in Des Moines, Minneapolis and Miami. The program in Miami has cut the rate of second offenders to 3 per cent, compared with 17 per cent for a control group of persons not taking part in the program. Dale Adams, assistant police chief for the Lincoln Police Department, said he is unfamiliar with the program, since it is in a very abstract stage of development right now. case should be evaluated individually," he said. "We want to find out how they got involved with crime in the first place. We don't like to see people go to the pen, but we can't have them on the streets." Adams said the program also will be used with crime other than those that are drug-related. The program can also prove economical. In Miami, the per-person cost is given at $695, compared with $804 for an individual on probation and $1,401 for someone sent to prison. page 12 daily nebraskan Wednesday, february 26, 1975