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The NU Board of Regents Saturday appointed JohnC.
Gourlay as full-time NU General Counsel at an annual
salary of $32,500.
The regents decided last fall to establish the attorney
post because of what they called large increases in the
volume of NU's legal work.
Gourlay, a partner in the Lincoln firm of Mattson,
Ricketts, Davie s, Steward and Calking, was chosen from
more than 20 applicants for the position.
Gourlay will serve as a reference for all legal matters
within the university and will be able to consult with cur
rent NU legal counsel for assistance with major litigation.
The firm of Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson & Oldfather
has represented the university for more than thirty years
and has provided "outstanding legal counsel for the
board," according to NU Pres. D.B. Vamer. NU pays
$22,000 yearly for the firm's counsel.
That work includes advising the central administration,
reviewing federal contracts and the acquisition and dis
position of land and other real property.
UNL graduate
Gourlay received a B.A. degree from UNL and a J.D.
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The board also gave support to a Ppoxim-tuw
regional veterinary college which would include ebraska.
The $14 million "nucleus" facility financed by the five
states-Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North and South
Dakota-and the federal government, would be built on
UNLs East Campus. Nebraska's share of the financing
would be about 38 per cent of that coming from the five
states, according to Howard Ottoson, acting vice-chancellor
of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Ottoson estimated annual operating costs would
average $8,700 per student. .
If the proposal is accepted, planning would begin in
July. However, regents said they want to consider other
alternatives before deciding. NU's current policy contracts
with veterinary colleges to accept Nebraska students.
New board chairman
In other action Saturday, the board:
-elected Regent James Moylan of Omaha as new
board chairman and Regent Robert Simmons of Scotts
bluff as vice-chairman.
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Chris Baker, a 21-year-old nursing student from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is the first woman
student Regent on the NU board.
-reaffirmed its support for a joint state office building.
University of Nebraska at Omaha learning center complex.
Although Gov. J. James Exon wants to keep the cojt
close to $13 million, estimates for the complex have been
as high as $ 1 8 million, Varner said.
So far $5 million has been raised privately for the
learning center. .
-held a 50-minute closed session in which status of the
search for a UNL chancellor,, real estate matters and
candidates for honorary degrees were discussed.
-deferred action on selecting a bank to handle the $4
million NU endowment fund. Information on bidders'
past performances is needed before the board decides,
according to William Erskine, executive vice-president for
administration.
-voted not to give proposed extraordinary merit
salary increases to three NU football coaches. Head
Football coach Tom Osborne would have received an ad
ditional $3,082; Assistant Football coach Monte Kiffln
would have received $1,062 and Assistant Football coach
William Myles would have received $370.
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includes woman
"Gentlemen" will no longer be an apt salutation for
the NU Board of Regents-at least for 1976. Chris Baker,
a 21-year-old nursing student from the University of Ne
braska Medical Center, attended her first board meeting
Saturday as student regent.
Baker, who is from Trenton, Neb., was elected presi
dent of the medical center's Student Senate in December.
The first woman student regent, she succeeds Tim Chap
pell on the board, representing the center's 400 students.
Baker said her first regents meeting was confusing and
said it probably is just as well student regents do not have
voting power.
"1 wouldn't have felt confident voting yesterday be
cause the issues are hard to understand right away," she
said.
Baker cited the one-year term of office as one reason
student regents should not vote and said that student re
gents can be just as effective without voting.
Important issues this year on the medical center
campus are lack of parking and a proposal to implement
student fees, according to Baker.
They are not aware of it yet, she said, but medical cen
ter students may have to start paying student fees in July.
Baker said a specific amount was not yet decided.
"Student tees are fine if they are going to legitimate
student needs," Baker said. She said she wants to make
sure all those who receive student fees will be held
accountable for them.
Baker plans to graduate in 1978 with a Bachelor of
Nursing degree.
Lewis petition drive accelerates to meet deadline
By Gail Smith
Supporters of a petition calling for a grand jury in
vestigation of the Sept. 24 shooting death of Arvid Sher
dell Lewis have launched a last minute effort to get
needed signatures by Tuesday.
Jesse Payne, chairman of the Justice for Lewis Com
mittee, Saturday estimated about 3,200 signatures have
been obtained. The signatures of 4,828 Lancaster County
registered voters must be filed with the clerk of the
district court to call a grand jury.
The petition calls for a grand jury to Investigate the
shooting deaths of two black Lincoln men. Lewis was
killed at 2284 Potter St. by Rodney Loos, a Lancaster
County deputy sheriff. Law enforcement officers had
gone to the house with a search warrant for drugs. Elijah
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went to Childers's apartment during investigation of a
knifing incident.
Payne said petition circulators will try to obtain sig
natures wherever people gather, including downtown
streets. He said a booth will be located at the Gateway
Shopping Center enclosed mall Monday from 6 p.m. to
9 pjn.
In addition to student circulators at UNL, Payne said, a
petition is available at the Minority Affairs office in
Seaton Hall.
He said it will take commitment to get the signatures,
but he said he believes the goal can be reached. Although
approximately 1,600 signatures still are needed, he said
he thinks Lincoln's population is large enough to provide
enough signers. '
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Payne said the petition drive's main problem were a
lack of personnel and time lost after the drive was started
in mid-October. He said members of the Justice for
Lewis Committee waited to actively seek signatures,
hoping government officials would call a grand jury,
making the completion of the drive unnecessary.
County Atty. Ron Lahners said Oct. 14 that the
deputy who killed Lewis fired in self-defense and crim
inal charges would not be filed against him. On Oct. 15,
the City-County Common (the Lancaster County Board,
Lincoln City Council and Mayor Itelen Boosalis) asked
District Court judges to call a grand jury, but on Nov. 3
Judge Samuel Van Pelt refused.
If enouRh signatures to call a grand jury are not ob
tained by Tuesday, Payne said, another petition drive may
be started in the spring.
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