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deify nebrc'cen i 3 i i f 1 4 E Pr m MM k Mh I titWbiJ loci?. Continue J frcrn p. 1 She said that she plans on proposing future bills if re elected, but no bills axe now in the proposal stages. I think that no snokir.3 sections are marvelous, tnJ from what I hear restaurants with similar policies ire not at tny loss for business," she said. Feedback from her bill has been positive, she said. It must be popular with smokers becau the Lr&ature (Nebraska) that passed the bill has a hiier arsrr-s of smokers than the national norm." Richman Cordman stores around the nation hare a policy that does not permit tracking. This, according to the Lincoln marker, is because of the thoughtlessness of people with regard to the store." The manager, who did not want to give his name, said that before the no smok ing ordinance, damage to floors, carpets and merchandise were recorded. Although there was tttle enforcement, he said the problem has been all but solved through the issuance of the new policy. news digest Viking's chief scientist, tax. vim. ne tzia 11s expenmenu failed to produce any of the ccrbon-ted, or organic, molecules found in every living ifcir on earth. The lack of organic is the single argument against fcicbgy life,- Permit S!3S lOW . Wort pressing despite availability Taxpayers winning Washington-Ordinary taxpayers are winning more benefits than they are losing as a Senate-House panel puts together a compromise tax-revision blX The final score may be known late this week, when members of the Con' ference Committee expect to finish the bUl and jend it to the (loose and Senate for one last vote. Most issues con cerning individual taxpayers were settled during the first seven days of the conference. Chief among these is a $ 15- bdion-a-year tax-cut extension through Dec. 31, 1977. Soffen said. PoUco ebzent VaUey-Two former New York City pclxemen who quit their posts with the Valley Police Dept. in a dispute with the chief deckled not to appear at Tuesday's city council meeting. Tony Maniaci and Joe Fhillipaitis had asked to air their grievances at the meeting, but they have now gone to work in Ashland and dropped the protest. Nebmsimn hmd c Despite a slight increase of space on the City and East Campuses, parking permit sales are somewhat under last year's total for this time, said John Duve, UNL traffic and parking coordinator. This is to be expected," he said. "I think it takes stu dents a while to get around to purchasing their permits. Lots of people seem to wait until they get their first ticket and then come in." On both campuses about 7400 parking spaces are available. DuYe explained that many faculty members, have been moved from parts of Area 12, the horseshoe shaped area west of 14th Su to Area 14. next to the 501 Bids, on N. lOihSt. This was necessary because of the loss of space where the library addition and Life Sciences building have been buHi. Duve said. ity slickers inv By Ellen Casaccio Enrollment is projected to increase 15 per cent this year in the UNL College of Agriculture, with nearly 40 per cent of the college's freshman students coming from non-farm addresses, according to Dean T. E. Hartung. Positions with agri-business and an awareness of agri culture may be prompting more students to enrolChe said. Another reason might be the job market, he said. ""There is a very strong demand for graduates. The 15 per cent increase would place enrollment at more than 1,700 students compared with 1,517 last falL Hartung said the college's freshman dass is expected to increase 23 per cent arid should reach 566, based upon a comparison f the rate of freshmen packets processed by his office. More folders processed Folders for 531 freshmen had been processed by Aug. 1 0 this year, compared with 42 1 last year. Considering the drought and increased enrollment in the same year, Hartung said, PeopIe invest time into more training every year even though times are hard. Farming has always had its ups and downs. "Most people recognize education as an investment. Agriculture is getting more complex. You need more training." . Farmers have to be gamblers, he said. The trend of almost 40 per cent of the college's Vashington-With election day drawing closer, the 94th Congress is trying to complete work on remaining legislation and get home early for a full month of can paigning. The priority items remaining on the agenda in clude extension of the federal revenue sharing program, revisions of the tax laws and approval of a defense spend ing buT. Returning Tuesday from a Labor Day recess, the Senate was scheduled to resume debate on an antitrust bul. A final vote on the measure is set for today. The House isn't due back until today, when it wfll take up re visions to the Clean Air Act. Molecules awaited Pasadena, Calif. Scientists say that if Viking 2 finds organic molecules when it sifts Martian sofl they will be convinced that life exists on the red planet. The Viking 1 space probe seems to have been telling about the dis covery of life for the past few weeks. Gerald Soffen, Boise, Idaho-Melvin Kuska of Fairmont, Neb., has been re-elected chairman of the Beef industry Council during the annual meeting of the National Livestock and Meat Board. Busing begins After a Labor Day weekend marked by a busing pro test and a school bombing, students returned to classes Tuesday in Louisville, Ky. In three other large cities, schools opened with new moves toward desegregation, apparently meeting little opposition. Officials in Milwau kee, St. Louis and Omaha predicted a peaceful first day with no demonstrations anticipated a ' they tried cut plans to improve the racial balance-of their classruoms. There was some protest around the country among teachers-but over contracts, not racial integration. Mother arraigned ade ao campus freshman coming from a non-farm address is one the college has been experiencing in recent years," Hartung said. Ratio unsure "The proportion of women at this stage is unsure, but it is judged that IS to 20 per cent of the freshmen class will be women, and of this percentage, 50 per cent will be from an urban background," he said. Hartung said a number of women in the college are in volved in ornamental horticulture, food science and tech nology, and the pre veterinary program. Ornamental horticulture is working with urban needs (flowers, shrubs, lawns) for the home. Food Science and Technology is retail food processing-and fast food ser vices. .-- - The rest of the w omen are in agronomy, animal science and ag-economics. Hartung said a lower proportion of w omen return to the farms than men. Last year, an ag-economics graduate was the first wo man to be hired in the north central region by the Federal Land Bank. Hartung said. The Federal Land Bank is one of the major financers for land purchases in this area. Hartung said about 33 per cent of the graduates are returning to the farm or ranch, 20 per cent are working in agri-business, IS per cent go on for graduate degrees and 15 per cent are working for state, federal or local agencies. v The remainder are in various other jobs with about 6 per cent returning as high school agriculture teachers, he said. New York A mother who left her five-day-old daugh ter alone with a starving German Shepherd while she went to get money for food returned to find the baby dead, partially eaten by the 15-pound dog. The woman was charged with negligent homicide. The dog was destroyed. "I kft the baby on the floor with the dog to protect it . . . The dog ate my baby," Joanne Bashold, 24, told police when they arrived at her barren sixth-floor walkup apart ment in Spanish Harlem. Miss Bashold, who is unmarried and has lived on welfare since moving here from Ohio in June, was jailed. 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