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page 6 friday, October 20, 1978 fathom rfk Daily Iehhasem 1940s 'No Parking' Protested, Police Use Tear Gas By Lee Harris 1948 -Tear gas, the Lincoln riot squad, and the city fire department were not enough to disperse a milling crowd of students rioting in protest against "No Parking" regulations on 12th and R Streets Friday morning. The riot began when police-directed tow trucks attempted to move double parked cars from 12th and R Street. Pro testing students deflated tires ef to tow trucks and gathered around the two police cars sent as reinforcements. Police used tear gas bombs and called our city fire department when it became evident that the crowd would not disperse. Bombs Spark crowd As Ralph C. Fox, photographer from the Lincoln Journal tried to snap a picture of Sgt. Harry Goeglein holding a student, Detective Robbins pushed Fox into the cruiser and said "We don't want any g- d pictures taken!" The bombs sparked the crowd into action and within a few minutes the enthusiastic mob of better than 2000 began a march which carried them from 12th and R to the police station. From the police station students marched to the City Hall and then up 0 Street to the State Capitol building. Chants of "We want parking" fired the mob as they progressed through the town, blocking traffic and causing curious office workers to appear at the windows in an effort to watch one of the few crowd demonstrations the city of Lincoln has ever witnessed. Traffic Halted Traffic was stopped at 13th and 0 where students gathered reinforcements to march on the Capital building. There the crowd poured up the capital steps and into the main hall, where chants of "We want Val" replaced the cry of "We want parking." The crowd sat on the floor of the hall of the Capital while a delegation of twelve students issued the protest against "No parking regulations" to Governor Val Peterson. The governor told the representatives that the chancellor had primary jurisdict ion over the University parking problem. He continued by saying that the County Sheriff was the secondary authority and that his office, aided by the State Militia, was the last resort of authority. "Order To Be Maintained" Peterson reiterated his statement made to the Omaha packing house workers last week by telling the student delegation that under all circumstances order would be maintained. He also stated that the situation had been greatly exaggerated that no need of state action seemed near. Lincoln Police Chief, Jo Carroll, was called into the discussion in the gover nor's office and he stated that no students were being held. According to Carroll, the Lincoln police force was called into the situation at the request of the campus police. He said that the campus police are separate part of the police force, and that under their authority the cars had been impounded. The group proceeded to the office of Dean T. J. Thompson, Dean of Student Affairs, at the request of the governor. Dean Thompson told them that immediate action would be forthcoming. "The Lincoln police and the campus police have treated the student fairly, always" said Thompson as he told the students that an investigation will follow. Thompson expressed the opinion that any students who expected to drive a car to school would have to park it five or six blocks from his destination. Union f Howdy9 campaign begins Monday "Howdy" 6,000 times to every student on the cpmpusis the aim of the union from Sept. 15 to 20 when the new "Howdy" badges start their campaign of friendliness. Style 1941 -People wonder about what's right and wrong in fashion, when each new season starts and what will impress Tom, Dick or Harry. The Nebraskan is in augurating a series of questions and answers in an attempt to solve all such problems and make the Nebraska student the best -dressed in the country. 1. What type of dress is required for the chancellor's reception and the fall teas? Wear your best bib and tuck for these are the important social affairs which open the school year, and first impres sions count with the people you will meet there. Your black silk street dress with hat and gloves will be correct-and don't let the seams in your stockings run away with themselves. 2. How about dates? What is there to do and what do we wear? Favorite recreation at NU is picnicing, dancing or seeing the movies. Slacks are a prerequisite for the picnic season-get dark ones that won't show how you dragged a tree half a mile for a fire. Dances and the movies call for date dress es of silk or soft rabbit wool in natural and pastels hats at your own discretion. And by the way -look your best; any one who gets a date in this time of nat ional emergency is better than good and will have to work hard to stay that way. j J 1 ! -- If i ' ' if I "T 3 6 -w- I -, A , " J. ttm;yf - I - - - . V If ", I , V. ' 1 4 1946-Joanne L. Ackerman of Sid ney is this year's University of Ne braska "typical coed." Women's News Rules More Lenient Now 1941 -Changes in rules regarind stu dent government of university women were announced t6day by the AWS (As sociated Women Students) board and the dean of women's office. One of the new rulings, added in order to allow sorority pledges living in the dorm to attend Monday night pledge meetings in their respective houses, grants permission to freshman to be absent from the residence hall until 8:30 Monday nights. Tuesday through Thursday, fresh men engagements must terminate at the usual hour, 8 p jn. A new leniency inserted in the AWS rule allows freshmen having weighted 80 average and no delinquencies at the end of the first semester to be granted one 10:30 night a week during the second se mester, if they maintain the 80 average and acquire no delinquencies. The revised rule on later permissions gives house chaperons authority to grant 1 o'clock permission on 12:30 nights for the Military ball, Mortar Board party, Junior-Senior Prom, Interfraternity ball, and two other occasions each semester. Women Can Enter Politics 1941 -For the first time in the history of the university, women may now parti cipate openly as faction candidates in campus politics if they are affiliated with an approved faction. Permission for such affiliation was granted in a resolution passed by the student council late yesterday. Working on the theory that contact with campus politics could only sully the women concerned, women leaders have striven for years to keep them clear of political contamination. As a result, women's political activity was maintained on a sub rosa plane until last spring when barb and Greek women openly organized, for a time, despite op position by Mortar Board, enforcer of the "no polities'" dictate. Upshot of the revo lution occurred when women were given an opportunity to vote preferential ballots for the first time in last spring's election. f. ..'.:!. .v-v -rZi V k IS "1 ASsk LJ n l m ii 1942-Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority collects scrap metal for their part in the war effort. Cornhusker Oath "As a student entering the University of Nebraska, I subscribe to the following: 1. RECOGNITION of an obligation to parents, friends, schools, and state for the sacrifice made and encouragement offered which enabled me to enter the University of Nebraska. 2. DESIRE to remain in the university with the firm inten tion to advance in scholarship and to cultivate those social activi ties which make for good citizenship. 3. PURPOSE to enter classes and other work fully prepared and to give such attention as will ensure satisfactory results, not failure. 4. ORGANIZATION of time to be devoted to study, recrea tion, activities and rest, and the pursuit of this schedule with due diligence. 5. LOYALTY to the administration, faculty, traditions and purposes of the university. Finally, I will at all times censure and guide my conduct and work toward personal advancement, and safeguard the relation I hold to the welfare of the university and its services to the state