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daily nebraskan Wednesday, november 15, 1978 lincoln, nebraska vol. 102 no. 46 Students plead innocent to charges from night rally By Val Swinton Fifteen UNL students, angered over what they claim was mistreatment by Lin coln Police, and because many said they didn't feel they did anything wrong, pleaded innocent in court Tuesday to char ges stemming from two bonfires early Fri day morning at 16th and R and 16th and S streets. Thirteen of the students appeared in municipal court to answer charges of dis turbing the peace and interfering with the duties of a police officer. They are: Curt Brown, Ronald Kobler, Richard Plazek, Jeff P. Sharp, Richard Hergenrader, Andrew Peterson, Craig Meierhenry, James Meyer, Wade Morris, Mathew Bassett, John Gilmore, Samual Segnar and Douglas Brooks. Two persons, Mike Phillips and Michael Zeis, appeared in county court facing char ges of resisting and abusing an officer and disturbing the peace. Two others, Chris Thelen, who was charged with arson, and Stephen Snyder, accused of larceny, were not charged yet in court. Conflicting claims Police say they are not aware of any abuse by officers, but students are claim ing one was beaten over the head with a nightstick, while another said his glasses were broken when he was hit in the face with a flashlight. Mike Phillips, who said he was struck in the fact with a nightstick, requiring six stitches, said he hasn't decided if he will take legal action against the police. Phillips was originally charged with resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, and disturbing the peace. However, a spokesman in the county attorney's office said after reviewing the facts of the case, the charges were reduced to resisting and abusing a police officer. Douglas Brooks, whose glasses were bro ken, said a policeman ordered him to leave the area, and as he did so, "another cop grabbed me, pulled my hair back with one hand, and struck me in the right eye with his flashlight." Both Phillips and the other student say they are sure it was lincoln Police officers who struck them. Arrest records indicate Lincoln Police made 15 arrests, while Uni versity Police made two. Inquiry leads to arrest John Gilmore, vice president of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, said he was arrested after he went to a police car to find out why other members of his fraternity were being arrested. Gilmore said he then was ushered into a patrol car and taken to the police station, where he was charged with disturbing the peace. However, both Lincoln Police Chief George Hansen and the director of Univer sity Police, Gale Gade, said they were not aware of any injustices committed by of ficers at the scene. "I don't know of any instance where our police used nightsticks," Hansen said. "Our initial reaction was to block off the street and let the thing go." But, he said, police moved in when non private property was thrown into the fire. "It began to get out of hand," he said, "we tried to get them to disperse." Hansen added one of his officers was in jured when he was punched in the face, and required treatment. Validity questioned The director of the University Police, Gale Gade, said his officers also did not observe any police brutality being commit ted by Lincoln Police. "Those sort of things you have to take with a grain of salt, as far as their validity is concerned," he said. While some students have hinted at the possibility of filing complaints with the Lincoln Police Department's internal affairs division, no such complaints had been filed as of Tuesday. In addition to the disturbance on Friday, two other persons were arrested Saturday while the goal posts were being torn down. Timothy Luchsinger and Kevin Bartels were charged with suspicion of destruction of state property, but the charges were later reduced to resisting an officer. A spokesman in the county attorney's office said it would be difficult to single out those two, considering the number of persons on Memorial Stadium field Saturday afternoon. Pinballs pinging all over town in response to latest fad If y 14 Jj 4 Hi JJ OV Ms -.-.. - - -vO Ol Nil' 'urn? ;XIM1:" si- ' mm By Mary Fastenau t 1 ! JfcMM k&?r- T5WMi.' "Swop KI fit; Pinball playing attracts hundreds of wizards every day Devaney criticizes fans' attitudes By Jim Kay Sports Editor UNL's football team may have reached new heights with a win against the Univer sity of Oklahoma Saturday. But at the same time UNL fan sportsmanship may have reached new depths, according to Athletic Director Bob Devaney. Verbal and physical abuse of the Okla homa players and coaches, and the continual throwing of objects onto the playing field were cited by Devaney as little more than "bush league operations." "I don't want to dampen the enthusi asm of the crowds," Devaney said, "but we would like to see a stop to all the fool ishness. We understand the great exhuber ance which is justifiable with such a win. But the throwing of objects is foolish " Devaney condemned the throwing of oranges on the field because a player could slip and be hurt by the debris on the field. "Besides, if we were going to the Rose or Cotton Bowl vou wouldn't have it (throwing debris)," Devaney said. He added fan control at Nebraska has never been a problem in the past. "We've gradually come to this," he said. "I've become more concerned as the season has gone along. It started last year with the Alabama game. I was disappointed with the treatment given Bear Bryant. People were pushing him and grabbing for his hat. "Nebraska has had high class fans ever since I've been here," he continued. "Our fans have been complimented at home and away games. But the last two years, things have gone downhill real fast." Devaney said he hated seeing Nebraska's sportsmanship image dragged down to lower levels "This kind of action puts us in the same class as some other schools in the league, but I won't mention any names," he said. "I think v s iust a small part of the student section tuii'v -the -leader stuff. "Tht " i: :em is not with students It only takes one quarter to take a trip to the "Lost World," where every move you make, whether planned or unplanned, is marked by strange, eerie noise. With one step and another quarter, you can let your temperature rise with "Disco Fever"as your moves determine the music, instead of the music determining your moves. Yet another step and one more quarter allows you to become involved in "Space Wars," where the rocket engines blare as you plan your destroying mission. To experience these phenomena, you must temporarily leave reality and live in the world of pinball machines. Home pinball It seems that more and more people are enjoying the world of pinball as they bring machines into their homes for recreation or visit them regularly in arcades, recreation centers or bars. A co-owner of Nebraska Billiard Co., which sells pinball machines, said she has seen a trend toward more home models. Connie Mueller said as people begin spending more time at home, they spend more money in recreation rooms, which often include pinball machines. She explained that her company does not have the machines in stock, but they can get them within one or two days. Different models Currently, Mueller said, there are six different home models offered by the firm she works through. She said a home model does not include the coin device and is usually cheaper. An average price for a home model is $795. but a new machine (as a whole). Attitudes are carried over. If iiSts for about $1,800, she explained, the action and attitude of the students is There " not one particular pinball positive, they can do a lot to stop this." machine that Mueller said she would des- Having the fans behavior broadcasted scrjbe as the "most popular." to a national television audience also was it js just what people are looking for," discouraging to Devaney. she said, "because they are all quite a bit "When people see it on TV and it's con- different." tinually done," he said, "it causes criticism Continued on page 10 from all over the country." . Devaney said he hoped fan reaction would be more favorable this weekend inQIfiO when the Huskers face the University of 'Olww Missouri since UNL locked up an Orange Afjn-fjfl I Bowl invitation with the win against Okla- Wvl IvTOVVy homa. He added he hopes more favorable be- Believe it or not: Columnist sells out havior will carry over to the 1 979 season as for Christmas money page 4 weN Life as drama: TV show breaks new "I hate to come to the point where ground page P ESCSTh )7JZ TkhJ Lined up ' for' lunch : Coach Osborne said, and I don t mean that as a threat. ,. 1 , , . , . . t . . i- i- - i '4 ,, discusses Oklahoma victory with We ik at a point wncre we uon t warn , , j to go down the ladder anymore. It's just overflow luncheon crowd a bush league way of doing things." page 14 Daily Nebraskan photo
