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By Barbara Lutz
Three resolutions to stop the Nebraska Union adver
tising campaign, and delay bids for signs, and a parking
gsrEge, will come before the ASUN senate tonight
Business College Sen, Charles Fellingham, a member
of the ASUN executive committee, said, Union policies
sould be determined by what the students want," not by
Union director Al Dennett.
A resolution at last Wednesday-1 ASUN meeting asking
Bennett to resign was dropped for the same reason, he
said, ASUN was asking for the Union director's resigna
tion without asking students, he said.
Sen, Frank Thompson, an economics graduate student,
submitted the resolutions, Fellingham said.
Each resolution asks a letter be sent to UNL Chancellor
Roy Young, Ron Gierhan, acting 'vice chancellor for
student affairs, Bennett and the Union Advisory Board,
The letter, Fellingham said would request student
input before further Union policies are made.
Resolution No, 45 asks that the proposed $35,000
directional signs not be erected in the Union until a
student survey is taken to determine student desire for
Fellingham said "students didn't know about it until
plans were finalized and it was being built,"'
Resolution No. -45 concerns a parking garage. Felling
ham said Bennett is asking for the garage, which Felling
ham estimates will cost 303 per stall, "will be paid
by students one way or another" he said.
The resolution asks that the project be delayed until a
report is made to students outlining the location and cost
of the garage. - ' - -
Fellingham said the resolution also asks for i survey
of students to determine if there is a desire for such a
garage.
Resolution No, 17 would halt further money spent on
the Union advertising campaign, FcEingham said no one
sought to find out whether the students of the university
favor the advertising campaign."
The resolution says, "financial burden of this campaign
must ultimately be born by students of Nebraska through
fees,'"
The resolution also says further campaigning may
"commercialize the Union and alter the communal en
vironment," and asks that no more money be spent on
advertising than has been budgeted.
In addition, advertising plans for succeeding years are
asked to be delayed until a student election can determine
whether students support commercialization of the
Union, want to spend large amounts of money to bring
people outside the university community into the Union,
and favor existence of commercial establishments in the
Union. '
signs.
Fellingham said the proposed resolution includes
postponement of competitive bids until the survey is
completed.
In addition, he said, the resolution wants to know
how the bakery was appiod 2nd the bakery's financial
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usiness roles, chctllenges
sounded in keynote speech
Nebraska Gov, J . James Exon Tuesday
spoke ot the role business plays in govern
ment, the importance of the free enter
prise system, and the challenges of estab
lishing one's own business.
Exon was keynote speaker at the open
ing ceremonies of Business "Week in the
Nebraska Union Ballroom. He addressed
business representatives, students and fac
ulty members. -
"Being governor is a rewarding exper
ience," Exon said, "but you have to enjoy
it ot it will frustrate you beyond "belief.
He said it takes more thin applying
good business practices to make a sound
government, because in government there
irno profit motive. K ' " " " "
J ust as it is not profitable for a b usiness
to overprice its products, he said, similarly
it is not profitable for a government to
overtax the people.
Exon said that for too long the business
community has stepped back and let others
not familiar with business take over the
key positions in government.
More big corporations are encouraging
their employes to serve in some form of
government, he said, and often grant
temporary releases for them to do so,
Exon said he has alerted business people
about a bill in the Nebraska Legislature
intended 4o help reduce litter. It is a tax
bill, not an environmental one, he said.
The bill would tax businesses that pro
duce any kind of paper or bottles. The
tax rate would he $150 per year for every
$1 million in sales.
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Exon said this would mean that com
, panics would he taxed at the manufac
turing and processing level, at the whole
sale .level and again at the retail level.
He said of the businesses he alerted, all
agreed with this biH
He said that businesses always complain
about the government getting on their
backs" yet they accept this kind of
taxation.
"We are still looked up to as the leader
of the 'free world . We must do what we can
to export the free enterprise system"
The great portion of students coming
from universities today have learned the
'principles of business, but "the test is how
to apply the knowledge, Exon said.
"There is no guarantee of success,
he said. "The reason companies and cor
porations fail is the lack of management or
the lack of ability to communicate within
itself."
Exon said that deciding to go into busi
ness for oneself is the harder ru v
choose in business" and is the "most dan
gerous venture of all," "
People always have the best intentions,
but more than half of them are forced to
close down after 1 0 years, he said.
The reasons for failure could be that
market research has not been done in the
area one is "invading," or that poor man
agement decisions have been made.
"There is nothing automatic about
success. It is hard work."
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Hearing on death penalty bill draws religious debate
By Paula D&tridk .
A Nebraska Legislature Judiciary Committee hearing
drew a spattering of dissent amid a bombardment of
arguments favoring LB 64, which would eliminate the
state death penalty. '
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Application of the death penalty is "arbitrary, wanton
and freakish" and "there is not rhyme nor reason" to the
death sentence, said Omaha Sen. Ernest Chambers, who
introduced LB 54,
"The rich don't die," he said. "The county attorney
selects those who will die by deciding whether to
prosecute f or an offense carrying the death penalty or for
a lesser charge."
At the Monday afternoon hearing. Chambers said the
death sentence is imposed only upon members of a
minority, the uneducated and the poor.
The Rev. John McCaslin of Omaha said if society
allows capital punishment, "we become part of the
violence and add to the violence."
He called for a "new style" in the country and said
the long-range gtsal needs to be a whole new
atmosphere."
He asked the legislature to "contribute with non
violence" by supporting the bUL" . "
An opponent of the bill said he had good news because
he said no one need ever f ear the death penalty.
" "A3 you have to do is don't commit a murder," said
WiHard "Wurrn of Lincoln. Wurra said he was speaking as
a privsia'citizerL
He daisied that capital punishment never would be
abolished.
"The question is: Are we gaorg to put it in the hands
of the criminal or of government?" he added.
Wurra said that if the death penalty is eliminated
because of an unfair system of justice, then all laws need
to be e'irainatsd.
Homer Braunirg of Grafton spoke for the Nebraska
Association for Christian Action.
"Man will never be allowed to pass off sin as a fault of
his environment," he said,
Brauning said anyone who "deliberately destroys life
must be called to account for his actions."
Longer sentences for life imprisonment were suggested
by both sides. . .
Omaha Sen. Patrick Venditte said the average number
of years spent in prison for a life sentence is about seven.
In Nebraska, the average is about 14 years, he sail.
The Rev, Edward Fleming of Omaha, who supports
UD64, said he would support a 35-year minimum life
sentence in jpLzcz of capital punMmicnt,
A life sentence without possibility cf parole also was
mentioned,
Other supporters of the bill included representatives cf
the Nebraska Civil liberties Union, Nebxaskans for Peace
and the Nebraska Conference of United Uethodlst
Churches. - '
Five men now are on Nebraska's death row.
News: "Certain graduate women" from SeSeck are
getting attention and complaints - - p.7
' Eatotalameat: Voices from the ghetto are heard at
the Lincoln Community Playhouse this week,,... . p. S
Epcrts: UNL's basketball team m2 try for its third
straight win tonisht when the Huskers play the Univer
sity cf Colorado in Eauldsr p,10
