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Surveyed shoppers disagree over bringing back draft
By Barb Richardson
Surveyed Lincoln shoppers agreed Mon
day that the quality of the United States
military is declining, but disagreed whether
a draft would solve the problem.
Eight people were asked if they would
favor a draft to increase the quality and
number of people in the military and if
they could think of alternatives to a draft.
Five people said a draft should be rein
stated and three said a draft was not the
solution to the military manpower prob
lems, but could not think of alternative
solutions.
"I would not favor a draft" Dennis
Hunt, 27, said. Hunt, a University of Perm,
sylvania student on vacation in Lincoln,
said he thinks if the military would offer
more benefits to enlisted men, more people
would volunteer.
"Besides improving the situation with
enlisted men, I don't see any other alter
natives to the draft," Hunt said.
Also opposing a draft was Jerry Faler,
31, of Kansas City, who said he was not in
favor of a draft because he was "victimiz
ed" by the last one.
Faler, who was job hunting in Lincoln,
said he was concerned that a draft would
not be equal among all people. He said be
cause of the Equal Rights Amendment, a
question of who would serve and what
would be the determining factors of service
would be posed.
Faier also was concerned that college
students would be pulled out of school if
another draft was reinstated.
Dan Clinchard, 24, 2635 Randolph, said
he is against a draft and military emphasis
in the world.
"I have reservations about the whole
idea of the military solution to internation
al conflicts," Clinchard said. MIf the mili
tary solution could be justified, people
would be willing to volunteer.
"I think there have been problems be
cause the only people they (the military)
can get are those that can't get better
jobs, Clinchard said.
World War I veteran Jacob Rosenberg,
82, 3951 Pace Blvd., said he favors a draft.
Rosenberg said he thinks young people
should be trained for six months or once a
month for the entire time they serve in the
military.
A fellow serviceman, who would not
give his name, said he would also favor a
draft.
The 20-year-old man said he has seen
the quality of people in the military
decline. He said he thinks a draft would re
verse the trend in the military.
Mrs. Zola Custer, 75, of Cumberland,
Iowa, said, "We had three boys in the
service during World War II, but I think
that going into the service is mighty fine
for boys."
Custer said it bothers her that the
quality of the military is declining.,
"we should have our military up to
par," she said.
Charleen Ragsdale, 30, 2510 Winchester
Dr., also mentioned the downward trend of
the military.
. "It bothers me that the number and
quality of people in the military is declin
ing," Ragsdale. a payroll clerk, said.
like Ragsdale, Mrs. Doris Blschelnen,
49, 6327 Kearney, said she would favor a
draft if there were no other alternatives.
Bischeinen, a housewife, said she has
known people that have been turned down
by the military. Hie military might solve
some of its problems by accepting those
people, she said. ,
Election process questioned
ASUN passed a resolution Wednesday
asking the NU Board of Regents to recon
sider their requirement that the ASUN
executives be elected by a majority vote.
"A run off election merely serves to
factionalize the campus community, in
stead of focusing upon issues of student
concern," said Sen. Brad Belt, author of
the bill.
"It's something they (the regents) won't
consider, it's just a resolution," Belt said.
He added the resolution's purpose was to
get the attention of the regents.
In other business, Jim Davidson was
named speaker of the senate. Dale
Wojtasek was named first executive and
John Parsons second executive position.
Jane Svitak is now the senate's sergeant-at-arms.
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