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page 2 daily nebraskan Wednesday, january 31, 1979 Media, law enforcement officials debate search bill By Randy Essex Searches of newsrooms and other part ies not suspected of a crime for evidence -as allowed by a U.S. Supreme Court decis ion last year - met with disagreement and expressions of fears Monday from members of Nebraska media. The Legislature's Judiciary Committee heard testimony on LB 107, which would, according to the bill's sponsor Lincoln Sen. Steve Fowler, protect innocent parties from sudden and possibly unjustified searches. The bill would require law enforcement officials to request the evidence with a sub poena rather than looking for it with the power of a search warrant. 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If you don't like that particular job, does your future employer encourage job changing? 3. What does your future employer do to encourage you to keep your education current? 4. What plan does your future employer have to introduce you to the work? 5. Big starting salaries are nice but can you afford the cost-of-living in the area, and what is the salary and growth potential? At the Naval Weapons Center we have given these things a lot of consideration and believe we have the answers for you. Arrange through your placement office to interview with our representative, Maurice Hamm, on February 2nd. We think you will like what you hear. If you cannot fit an interview into your schedule, write or call: Daniel G. Burnett Professional Employment Coordinator Naval Weapons Center (Code 09201 ) China Lake, CA 93555 (714) 939-2690 An Equal Opportunity Employer. These are Career Civil Service Positions. t Supreme Court decision concerning the search of the Stanford University student newspaper office in 1971 left no constitut ional protection against si h arches. Provide protects n But, Peterson said, the o " i opinion invited legislation to provide protection. He said several other states will deal with similar legislation and pointed out that President Carter introduced such a bill to Congress. The bill is not designed just for the pro tection of journalists, but it also includes bankers, attorneys and doctors, he said. The drafters of the bill "tried to do as little mischief to law enforcement as possi ble." Peterson told the committee the bill would not affect warrantless searches following a legal arrest, searches for items used in commission of a crime or searches for illegal items. He said passage of the bill would allow a subpoenaed party to contest the turning over of evidence in court. "Search warrants require no notice, while a subpoena requests that certain materials be brought to court," Peterson said. Walt Dean, president-elect of the Omaha Press Club, went one step further in explaining why he wants the bill passed. Find evidence He said the press is worried that law en forcement officials could look through the files of a newsroom to find evidence in any current investigation. Gilbert Savery. an assistant managing editor of the Lincoln Journal said the vast amounts of information contained in a newsroom could represent temptation for law enforcement officials to conduct wholesale searches. Law enforcement officials opposed the bill. State Fire Marshall Wally Barnctt warned that arson investigations would be hampered by passage. Barnett said innocent third parties often end up with evidence in arson investigat ions and said the bill would be a mena;e to his office's investigations. He predicted "a catastrophic effect on arson rates" if the bill is passed. 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