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Quoting budget fibres, unemployment rates and
inflation percentages, President Gerald Ford and form-'
er Georgia Gov. Jeisray Carter debated oa national
.television Thursday night. Three blocks from Indepen
dance Hall in Philadelphia Pa., the 1976 presidential
candidates answered questions on economic and dom
estic issues.
' Ford calling for "holding the Ed" on federal spend
ing pledged to get more money in the hands of the
taxpayers with tax. cuts and expand the private sector
. of business.
Calling the present tax structure "a welfare program
for the rich, Carter pledged to reduce unemployment
and practice zero-based budgeting. Carter" also pro
mised a complete reorganization of the executive
branch. , .
" The debates were silenced nearly 10 minutes before
the program was scheduled to end,-when audio control
was lost during one of Carter's answers.
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By Rusty uca&&5i
Although City Council failed to take
action Monday cn pleas and a petition
from lincolnites to save the jobs of ten
city firemen, Union President Hobie Eos
well said city officii! s "have not heard the
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on courses cut employes
end of us.".
Ten positions will be eliminated from
the Lincoln Fire Dept. as a result of
Council budget cuts.
Despite the decision, Coswell, of Local
644, said he and the union have been en-
A bed2t shortage for the three Lincoln
municipal golf courses has resulted in 12.
part-time maintenance ; employes ' losing
their jobs, according to Don Smith, Lin
coln Parks and Recreation Dept. director.
- Additional expense - from - Mehszaey
municipal course, which opened Aug. 1,
and fewer golfers after school started were
given - as reasons for - budget skorteges.-
-"Golf budgets are a matter of cash
flow, Smith said. "The budget fluctuates
with the amount of cash flow and the
smomt of work required of the mainten
ance crew. "
Smith said the employes were kid off,
cot fired.
"They were all good workers, and Fd
take tham all back next year, he said.
Smith said he enticited some feudist
problems, but the shortage came "faster
than normal. . . -
"We knew we would have to tighten
our belts, but we can't make the decision
untH the computer printout comes from
city hall, Smith said. "Notification was a
littlefast , .
Smith said the 16 or 18 full-time em
ployes wO have to work longer kours, and
' best possible condition.
A part-time empleye who didat want
. to be identified, said all employes under
stood they would work until golf season
. was ever, which he said was, "when the
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couraged by extensive citizen backing.
"People have been calling at home, call
ing at the station, and people have even
come to my home since Monday," he said.
"We've received a lot of encouragement,
and a lot of citizens are uptight.
"It's discouraging to be beaten, and
some of our wives were crushed, but in
labor there are always some wins and some
losses, he said. "What makes it hard to
take is that the Council gave us no con
sideration at all. V
"At least they could have moved to
take no action,, he said. "After hearing
us, Denrsey (Council president) looked
around, heard (Councilman) Steve Cooks
motion to' adjourn, and adjourned the
.meeting. When elected officials don't act
on us, that's disheartening.
Several citizens criticized the Council
; Monday for spending money for the 0 St.
improvement project, instead of financing
citizen protection.
"It's a matter of priorities," Boswell
said, "They formed a star in the intersec
tion of 13th and O with bricks, but the
only way to really see it is to fry over in a
helicopter. I wonder how much that cost?
Lincoln Mayor Helen Doosalis said the
beautification project was financed with
pmite property funds, but the firemshs
budget was cut because it is tax-supported.
Boswell said Bremen will plan their
course of action at meetings Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday nights next week.
Doosalis would not comment on the
Cound? cfwrcment, but said "we can
Ihre with the budget cuts the Council bss
made.
' "As long as the safety, health and well
being of the citizens are not adversely"
ITected, we can live with it,' she sail.
The employe said, nests 'cf the fdlow
: workers lad prior notice cf the" decMon,
and the phose c2 he received this week
from his crplcyer ttss the - first tsse he.
had been cotifisd that he would lece his
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Work w21 bsgin seen cn four nsw park
fcg lots on the VRIL errors, tcccrg to
crdinator.
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The parking lots '1 1? cn 19th St.t
tweenT and U streets. Two lets v, CI fee ca
either siie cf C.e street ar.d ull held an
additional 60 csrs, Duve ssid.
He si!i nine mere can could be puked
oa a new lot on ICth St bttwesa Q and R
streets where a hctiee v.-es razed!.
Duve ssid a contractor wes working cn
Teu!d begin we:k cn the peikkg lets 'in a
f m f dys.
Dure estrnetti that the lots w21 be
Cee by the end of next wetk. lie siid all
that was needed was to gride the area, lay
seme gravel mi put v? posts.
The perking lets wO be dse;
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A candidate for his doctorate degree at
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln told
the Council on Student Life Thursday
rc!it he. and ether graduate students were
unjustly ;d5nied football tiekets this year.
Gerry Ein said he registered for three
hours' credit at UNL, teaching IShonrs per
week at Southeast Ccsmurity College and
is working fcll-tise cn his dilution. ..
Dr. Rieherd Flmirg, director cf Univer
sity fefbmiiiioa, eeces'dkg to Kpn, seid
the atretic department ran cut cf under
gradsete and stiff tickets. -
Last yeer, reitered for three hours cf
chssss, Er seid the dean cf radate
studies sid a ferm which says as a gra
duate st:dnt wosking cn a dheertatien he
Frecentirg this at the tthktie ticket
cfTke awarded him a football ticket, Esn
A btter from Ech Dr.'iney, sports
director," sail it has alleys been the athle
tic depsxtaiests pely that, full time
students are taking at least 9 credit hours
per semester or three hours in a five-week
summer session for ' athletic department
Although he hasn't heard cf students
on the Lincoln campus who dldnt gst
tkkets, Ren. Gierhan acting dean cf stu
dent affairs, said 1,003 more tiekets
were requested this year frcsa students
and faculty thin were ached for Isct year.
"The queetiea I have, Egen said is,
Are we gei23 t kkk cut students and
staff to mike room for the pi!ic?
seid my s-2nt tcaied for at
lieet cne hour cf credit at 112 il. should be
elefcrafbothelltheL -
ASUil President O MueHet agreed
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