friday, december 1, 1978
daily nebraskan
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Nixon speech disrupted Variety of activities
planned for parents
Oxford, England -Richard M. Nixon,
braving a gauntlet of egg-tossing protesters
and speaking over chants of "Creep!
Creep!" and "Nixon is dead!," told British
students Thursday he will "speak up for
what I believe. . . as long as I live."
The former president also told the
Oxford University audience that with his
approval the FBI broke up a Palestinian
guerrilla "network" in the United States
through wiretaps and break -ins during his
administration, which ended four years ago
with his resignation in the midst of the
Watergate scandal.
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Security men had to escort Nixon
through an angry crowd of 500 student
demonstrators, many of whom were Amer
icans. Some flung eggs when he arrived at
the Oxford Union debating society hall to
deliver the address.
The noisy melee also was repeated when
he left.
Eighty police officers linked arms in a
futile attempt to keep the protesters from
pounding their fists on Nixon's black lim
ousine. Police carted away eight demon
strators. Earlier, when Nixon made his way into
the hall, he got a friendly welcome from
the waiting audience of about 800
students, who applauded loud and long.
But at times the ex-president's voice was
almost drowned out by the chanting from
protesters outside. "Thank you for the
very warm welcome of those inside-and
those outside for making me feel very
much at homo ," said to laughter from
the audience.
"You hear fh se people outside," he
later told his .iiuiers. "It's not pleasant;
I'm used to it." But he said his political
career has ended.
"Politically, I plan to play no role in the
party, as a candidate, or for a candidate
anything." Nevertheless, he said, "I feel as long as I
have any breath in me I will speak up for
what I believe. . . I'm going to continue to
as long as I live."
Nixon, on his first trip to Europe since
the Watergate scandal drove him from his
office, spent the night at Claridge's Hotel
in London before making the 60-mile
trip to Oxford. Scotland Yard assigned a
detail of armed police to reinforce the U.S.
Secret Service guard assigned to all ex
presidents. Brothers suspected
Washington -The House assassinations
committee said Thursday it is investigating
the possibility the mysterious Raoul
implicated by James Earl Ray in an
alleged conspiracy to kill Martin Luther
King, Jr. "might actually be one of Ray's
brothers" or a composite of them.
Jerry Ray, a brother of the man who
pleaded guilty in King's murder, was
warned about that development as he took
the witness stand to testify before the
committee.
The committee's chief counsel, G,
Robert Blakey, advanced the Raoul theory
involving the Ray brothers, before Jerry
Ray testified. The other brother, John, is
to testify Friday.
Tomlinson Woods controversy
is decided as building begins
By Barb Richardson
The Tomlinson Woods has been rezoned
by the Omaha City Council for a housing
development, according to Omaha City
Council President Steve Rosenblatt.
Controversy over the 34.5 acres at 1 14
and Pacific streets occurred when a citi
zen's arboretum group offered to buy the
land from the woods developer, Creative
Land Consultants. The developer gave the
group until Sept. 15 to raise $1.7 million
to purchase the land.
Although the group failed to collect the
money, it was able to interest the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service into con
sidering buying the land.
In order to give the service time enough
to make a commitment concerning the pur
chase of Tomlinson Woods, the Omaha
City Council postponed rezoning the prop
erty until Nov. 7 .
No funds
Explaining the reason for the eventual
rezoning of the property, Rosenblatt said,
"The federal government was unable to
commit funds for the Tomlinson Woods
project ; therefore, the council was left with
no other alternative but to rezone the area."
Spokesman for Congressman John
Cavanaugh, who recommended the pur
chase of the woods to the Fish and Wildlife
Service, said that the Tomlinson Woods
project did not receive federal money be
cause it did not rank high enough on the
service's priority list.
Pat Drickey, caretaker of the Tomlinson
Woods, explained earlier that the Tomlin
son Woods had to be the top priority pro
ject of a ten-state region.
According to a spokesman for
Cavanaugh, another factor besides the lack
of money may have contributed to the
council's decision to rezone the woods. He
said that the developers had already
started work without rezoning.
According to Barbara Brothy, sales
manager for the Tomlinson Woods pro
ject, Creative Land Consultants has zoning
approval for 90 single-family units.
Waiting list
After two weeks of selling lots, 33 lots
have been sold by the firm, Brothy said.
She added that approximately 144 people
are on a waiting list to purchase lots on
Tomlinson Woods.
Work on the land has already begun.
"Streets have been grated and will be paved
this spring," Brothy said. She added that
the developers will start work on the sewer
system this week.
"We have transplanted all the trees that
we could," Brothy said. "So far we have
had success in transplanting the trees," she
said. "We haven't lost a tree during trans
planting yet," she added.
Actions to save trees presently located
on the land has been taken by the devel
oper. According to Brothy each lot owner
must post a $5,000 bond to insure the sec
urity of the trees. The bond is forfeited if
the lot owner cuts down a tree without
consulting Creative Land Consultants, she
added.
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The University Program
Council Film Committee
will present the movie
Cabaret Saturday at 4 pjn.,
7 p.m. and 9:30 pjn. in the
Sheldon Film Theatre.
The UNL Grounds Dept.
is sponsoring a brown bag
luncheon featuring speakers
Bud Dasenbrock, director of
the UNL Grounds Dept. and
Kim Todd, UNL landscape
architect, Monday at 12:30
p.m. in the Nebraska Union.
Room number will be posted.
of agronomy students
The UNL Agronomy Club will sponsor its seventh
annual "Parents Day," Saturday, Dec. 9.
Joe Keaschall, an agronomy graduate student, and club
chairman, said three tours will be offered this year.
Family members who have not previously attended Par
ent's Day will get a chance to see the Nebraska East
Union, the new greenhouse and plant science buildings,
the animal science buildings and the irrigation systems
laboratory.
The second tour will consist of a visit to the food
science and technology department and the wheat qual
ity, tractor and soil testing laboratories. A discussion of
insect and com borer problems at the entomology depart
ment also is on the agenda.
The mothers of the Agronomy Club members will see
a textile demonstration and visit the Ruth Staples Lab at
the College of Home Economics. Keaschall says the club
hopes to have a tour to the Loeffel meat lab as well as for
a discussion of consumer meat buying.
According to Keaschall, Parent's Day used to be called
Dad's Day, as the agronomy club consisted mostly of
men. As more and more women joined, it was decided
last year to include the mothers, he said.
Professors and graduate students will be handling the
tours and a banquet will follow at the Gateway Gallery
Mall.
Keaschall said there are banquet reservations for 200
people but at least 100 more are expected to take part in
the tours. Registration and a brief introduction will take
place at 1:15 pjn. on Saturday in Keim Hall, room 244.
calendar
9 a.m .4 pjn .-Flights and
Study Tours, Room 343
12 pjn.-Muslim Student
Association, Room 337
12:30 pjn.-5 p.m.-CAP
Staff, South Conference
Room
1 p. m .-Organization of
Arab Students, Memorial
Plaza. (If inclement weather-Auditorium)
1:30 pjn.-Student Af
fairs Task Force, North
Conference Room Subcom
mittee I
7 pjn -Muslim Student
Association, Room 337
Council picks
new officers
The UNL Interfraternity
Council Wednesday night
elected officers for the 1979
spring semester.
The new officers are:
Mike Phillips, Sigma Chi,
president; Bryan Slone, Al
pha Tau Omega, vice presi
dent; Scott Behm, Farm
house, secretary; and Andy
Tomsen, Delta Tau Delta,
treasurer.
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'Cabaret'
Starring Liza MineDi & Joel Grey
Saturday, December 2
at 4:00, 7:00, and 930 pm at the
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