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daily nebraskan
Wednesday, november9, 1977
M D fund-raiser leaves former Husker unemployed
By Mary Jo Pitzl
It was definitely a different drum that caused a former
Nebraska football player to, spend the better part of a
Friday walking between Omaha and Lincoln, losing his
job in the process.
The "drummer" was Deke Drum of Elkhorn, a member
of the Husker; football squad from 1963-65. Drum made
the walk to raise money for a 10-year-old Ashland boy's,
brain operation, soliciting donations from Omaha and
Elkhorn residents.
However, while Drum was absent from work to make
the walk, his employers assumed that he had quit and
refused to let him come back to work.
Drum, a route delivery man for the Tombstone Pizza
Corporation of West Point, said his employers thought he
had quit his job when he took several days off to fly to
Ft. Worth, Tex., on some personal business.
While in Ft. Worth, Drum said he contacted several
taverns to see if they would contribute to muscular
dystrophy (MD). Drum said he has worked for MD fund
raising projects before and was doing this out of a
personal concern.
55 mile walk
When he returned to Nebraska, Drum decided to lend
his efforts to raise money for 10-year:old Richie Styskal
of Ashland, who had brain surgery last week. Styskal
has cerebral palsy and his operation at Chicago's Rush
Presbyterian Hospital is expected to cost $16,000.
Drum said he made the 55-mile walk in 13 hours,
Two city councilmen air differences,
Robinson ignores Hampton's apology
By Mary Jo Pitzl
Discussion on making the downtown loop of the
Lincoln Transportation System's bus route a permanent
feature ran in circles before the City Council approved the
loop on a 5-2 vote.
Also at Monday's meeting, two council members
aired their differences stemming from a name-calling
incident between them at last week's council meeting.
Councilman John Robinson said he would not accept
councilman Joe Hampton's apology for calling him a
"nigger" at last Monday's meeting. Robinson said the
apology, made in private, was "not in order', and "does
not take care of the affront made on all black citizens of
this community."
Following last Monday night's council meeting, which
stretched until almost midnight, Hampton approached
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Robinson, and said, "John, I always heard people use the
term 'He acts like a nigger, and tonight you demonstrated
what people mean when they use that term," according to
Hampton.
The comment came after an extended council meeting
where public testimony largely disapproved of Hampton's
proposed ordinance to tighten Lincoln's anti-discrimination
laws. Hampton and Robinson, the only black council
member, traded sharp comments during the testimony.
Called him a nigger
Later, in the County-City Building lobby, Robinson
said he almost hit Hampton when he approached him and
called him a nigger.
At the Monday afternoon meeting, Hampton said he
had apologized to Robinson in private for his actions.
Robinson, however, refused the apology, saying that
"any private approach will be regarded as an aggressive
action."
Hampton replied that he "did apologize at noon for a.
poor choice of words. If Robinson wants to cry . .
He was interrupted by Robinson, who demanded,
"How can you apologize for a poor attitude?"
The debate between the two councilmen was cut
short by chairman Richard Baker, who said the council
meeting was not the proper place for such discussions. He
recommended that the councilmen hold their fire until
the anti-discrimination ordinance is brought up for third
reading and public hearing Nov. 21.
Vote taken
The council then proceeded to vote on the loop issue,
after defeating 5-2 a motion by councilman Bob Jeambey
that -the loop be placed on another six-month trial basis.
Jeambey contended that members of the Lincoln Trans
portation System (LTS) advisory board had ignored an
earlier council charge to investigate all possible alterna
tives to the temporary loop system.
Advisory board members said they think the tempo
rary loop is the most efficient and useful, since it worked
well during its 15-month trial basis.
The loop, approved by the council, runs between 11th
and 14th streets and Q and J streets, according to R. K.
Ghormley, chairman of the advisory board. The loop has
been used under temporary status since August, 1976.
Ghormley said that now that the loop is a permanent
part of the bus route, LTS will install shelters at eight
locations on the loop. He said LTS hopes to have the
shelters delivered in early January.
K minutoc anrl twn seconds, soliciting donations from
Omaha and Elkhorn residents. All proceeds went to the
Farmer's and Merchant's National Bank in Ashland, Drum
said, adding he did not know how much money his walk
raised.
Another purpose of Drum's trek was to present a foot
ball autographed by the Cornhusker football team to
Assistant Athletic Director Paul Schneider. Schneider met
Drum at the Lincoln city limits and relayed the football
to Richie's family.
Not pushing matter
Drum said although he is unhappy about losing his job
he is not going to push the matter. He said he wrote the
owner of Tombstone a letter describing his situation,
but since the district manager handles hiring and firing,
it was to no avail.
"I guess it was in the best interest of both parties,"
Drum said, explaining that he is currently unemployed
and looking for a job.
The proceeds from Drum's walk are part of the more
than $6,000 raised by Ashland residents to finance
Richie's operation.
Lois Crist, owner of Granny's Cafe in Ashland, said
what started out as a bake sale has expanded into a major
campaign for Richie.
"It just bloomed," she said, adding that "everybody
wants to help."
Richie is expected to return home from Chicago by
the end of the month, according to his grandmother,
RuthKetelhut.
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