thursdsy, march 10, 1977
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By Fsuh Dittrick
An opinion from State Atty. Gen. Paul Douglas' office
at least temporarily has stifled efforts to create a public
radio system during this tesdlon of the Nebraska Leg!:!
ture.
The Nebraska Educational Television Commission
(NETC) cannot hsIly operate a radio station without
additional legislation, according to the attorney general's
opinion.
Waverly Sen. Jerome Warner, chairman of the Legisla
ture's Appropriations Committee, consulted legs! counsel
when proponents of public radio suggested amending
NETV's budget to include the operation of radio
station.
Warner said no bill has been introduced yet, nor does
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he know of any being proposed to change the statutes and
allow NETC to establish public radio.
La Rue Wunderlich of Roca, president of Nebraskans
for Public Radio (NPR), said NPR would "wait until next
year" to begin working toward the additional legislation.
Members of NPR and NETC appeared before the
Appropriations Committee supporting NETC's recom
mendation that a public radio system be established.
Boyd Rooney, NETV assistant general manager, said
the attorney general's opinion means that NPR will "have
to back up and start over" in its efforts to establish public
radio in Nebraska.
The same logic prevails for the establishment of public
radio as for public television, Rooney said. Public broad
casting offers programming which commercial stations
have found unprofitable, he said.
Corncobs stay de-Tasseled for now
The "spirits" still exist -but separately.
A proposal to merge UNL's two spirit organizations,
Tassels and Corncobs, was turned down by both clubs
Tuesday.
Susie Reitz, secretary of Tassels, said the group pro
posed the merger to Corncobs because both clubs seem to
have the same type of activities and there, is no need for
two separate clubs.
Corncob president Ross Crist said the Tassels' proposal
would have combined the monies of the two clubs and
that all active members of both clubs would have the same
privileges. An executive board of Tassels and Corncobs
would have been set up to organize the new club, he said.
FAB agenda
FAB will meet tonight at 6 in the Nebraska East Union
Sunflower Room.
I. Open hearing on Student Development Budget
II. Approval of minutes
III. Subcommittee reports on "A" Funds
I. UNL Crew, Judo Club, Weightlifting Club, American
Association of Interior Designers, Horticulture Club,
Rugby Club
II. MASA, Organization of Iranian Students, AIESEC,
University Gay Action Group, Korean Student Associa
tion, Vietnamese Student Association
III. NUPIRG, Corn Cobs and Tassels, Cultural Affairs
Committee, Engineering Exec Board, Innocents
Mortar Board, Ag Advisory Board.
IV. Other business '
V. Announcements : " ' " " v '
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'I received a pond deal of onoosition from the Corn
cobs when I brought up the merger idea," Crist said.
I don't believe the two clubs are doing the same
things. The Corncobs see a difference in the clubs and
voted against the proposal."
The idea of a. merger passed unanimously in Tassels,
Reitz said. However, the way the merger would be carried
out was indefinitely postponed because a quorum was not
present at Tuesday's meeting and the idea was dropped,
she said.
"Another problem we face is that both clubs can take
men and women because of Title IX laws giving equal par
ticipation for men and women in school organizations,"
she said. "Having two clubs is saying join this spirit club
instead of the other."
Tassels had been for women and Corncobs for men
until last year, Reitz said. ,
Crist said the Corncobs wanted to retain their identity
and did not like the idea of taking two equal clubs to
make one better club.
Tassels are facing a membership problem, Reitz said,
and they wanted to see the merger pass before both clubs
begin their annual membership drives.
She said Tassels have 25 active members and according
to its constitution, the group becomes inactive when there
are only 20 active members.
Crist said he expects the merger idea to be brought up
again when both clubs believe they are doing the same
things.
"Well bring up the merger idea again," Reitz said,
"because we will be forced to merge by the Athletic
Dept. They will not recognize two different spirit clubs."
The NETC recommended that NETV operate a public
radio station serving Lincoln, Omaha and eastern
Nebraska. Rooney said this station would cost about
. $185,000 to construct.
The recommendation was based on tho results of 'a
feasibility study completed in October 197S. A sub
committee of NETC studied the possibilities of public
radio in Nebraska and recommended nine stations be
. established, Rooney said.
A station would be licensed to each of the four state
colleges (Peru, Chadron, Wayne and Kearney). All the
transmittors would be located where NETV already has
towers, he said.
Only the eastern station would be licensed to NETC,
Rooney said, and the question of who would operate
the remaining four stations remains unsettled.
The total construction bill for all nine stations would
be $1.3 million, he said.
The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
would provide 75 per cent financing if the state would
pay the remaining costs, Rooney said.
Some 40 television commissions in other states now
operate radio stations, Asst. Atty. Gen. Harold Mosher
. said.
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