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monday, august 28, 1978 daily nebraskan page 1 7 State teachers prepare to fight lid petition drive Nitrate levels lowered Three UNL professors have found a way to lower the nitrate levels contam inating ground water in the Central Platte River Valley. Agriculture Professors Paul Fischbach and Dean Eisenahuer, and Agronomy Professor Ken Frank have developed a schedule telling farmers how to use ground water nitrates to supply the nitrogen needs of plants. This will lower nitrate levels and eventually improve the quality of ground water for human and animal consumption. The ground water nitrates have been associated as a cause of blue baby syndrome, the Nebraska Health Department reports. Infants ingesting high levels of nitrate may suffer from a lack of oxygen in the blood causing a bluish coloration of the skin. It is fatal, if untreated. Doctors in the affected counties along the Platte are aware of the problem and direct parents not to use the water in their baby's formula. Fischbach said the principal cause of the ground water nitrates along the Cen tral Platte are manure, alfalfa and chemical fertilizers. The problem was re ported in 1961, and research began in 1970. The professors' nitrate schedule indi cates how many pounds of nitrogen farmers can expect their plants to ab sorb when irrigated with ground water containing a specific amount of nitrate. The schedule also shows how much additional nitrogen will be needed for commercial fertilizers to obtain a given yield. Fischbach said that if all farmers use the methods they have developed, the nitrates will gradually be reduced. By L. Kent Wolgamott A community-by-community campaign to combat the proposed constitutional amendment to place a five percent limit on local government spending is planned by Nebraska teachers, according to Herb Schimek of the Nebraska State Education Association. Schimek said the local focus is necessary "to make people realize what is going to happen to their community, not somewhere down the road." "People in Gothenburg care about what's going to happen to Gothenburg. They don't give a damn about waht's hap pening in Omaha," he said. The constitutional amendment was placed on the ballot following a successful petition drive led by S.H. "Zeke" Brauer of Lincoln. If passed, the amendment would limit local governmental bodies, including schools, to a five percent annual increase in their budgets with a provision for a special election to go beyond the five per cent limit if approved by the voters of the local subdivisions. Additionally, the Nebraska Legislature passed a law during a special session this summer which would place a seven percent increase limit on local governments. The law was proposed by Gov. J. James Exon who also supports the petition drive. Both candidates for governor, Lt. Gov. Gerald Whelan and Rep. Charles Thone, signed the petition and support the amend ment. Schimek said candidates "positions on the amendment will play a large part in endorsements of and contributions to can didates from the Political Action Commit tee for Education, the political arm of the NSEA. He said information packets on the amendment have been sent to local teachers groups and there have been train ing sessions on organizing opposition to the amendment. Schimek said the state office will con tinue to provide help for the local groups as the election appraoches. Schimek said he thought the effort had "a good chance" of succeeding through emphasizing the local consequences of pas sage of the amendment. Book exchange This year, east campus students will have the same opportunity as those on city campus to participate in the ASUN book exchange. The textbook exchange service will be in the Nebraska East Union's Sunflower Room this year, as well as in the basement conference rooms of the Nebraska Union, where it has been the past several years, said Sue Dwyer, organizer of the service. Students wanting to buy or sell books can stop by the rooms in both unions from expands east noon to 5 p.m., Aug. 28 through Sept. 7, Dwyer said. Book sellers decide on the prices, she said. Students are encouraged to participate in the book exchange, Dwyer said, because it is a student sponsored activity. By eliminating the middle man, those selling the books generally get more for their books, and those buying books pay less, she said. IT'S YOUR CHOICE . . . Student-to-Student Rapport For Complete Hair Styling For Student Prices For Hair Cuts & Perrrianents For Both Men & Women We're Habit Forming . Ask your Frat Brothers and Sorority Sisters! Walk in or Appointments 474-4244 college d I g B p 11th&"M" "Lincoln's Corner on Hair Styling' I Mnnrfoy Night Special $125 Pitchers & Nachos $150 Come in and watch your favorite team on our big screen. Tuesday Maht Snegd Wheel of Furtune Game Rule NO. 1. CB&P picks a customer to spin the Wheel of Fortune Rule NO. 2. The price it lands on (50-95 cents) is the price of drinks from 9-12 that evening. Rule NO. 3. Everyone has a wild and crazy time! Chesterfield, Bottomsley & Potts 13th &Q 1 I . GO IDG Red western hats. 98 Ringer and black shirt T-shirts. 95 Nebraska jerseys. 98 and 99 Red nylon down-look vests. $18 Hooded zip sweatshirts with Nebraska crest. $12 Men's hiking boots. 945 20 off Plain Pockets Sale 7.99 Reg. $10 Men's Plain Pockets'" western jeans in flare styles. Rugged cot tonpolyester denims Binoculars 919.88 Boxer gym shorts in assorted colors. 1.99 is y Red cotton brushed denim bib overalls. Sizes 5-15. 916 Red woven polyester jemior slacks. 914 Red woven polyester junior blazers. 922 Women's hiking boots. 940 Junior cotton flannel plaid shirts. 94.99 Downtown Lincoln. Sunday Noon to 5. Daily 9:30-5:30. Monday and Thursday til 9 p.m. Gunny's Bldg, 1978 JCPenney Co l"c