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n. n. t , . GD(l)tf Wednesday, eprll 251970 llncoln, nebraska vol. 101 no. 118 mm v lip Senators, Roskens discuss need for foundation probe , By Rocky Strunk NU President Ronald Roskens met Tuesday at an informal breakfast with Sen. Harold Sieck of Pleasant Dale and Richard Maresh of Milllgan to farther clarify charges against thi NU Foundation by Regent Robert Prokop. "Roskens was able to answer all of our questions will and it clarified more of my feelings that they (NU Foundation) are aboveboard " Sieck laid. "The foundation is providing a tremen dous service to the university and I now have a better idea of what is happening to funds," he said. Sieck told the Daily Nebraskan Sunday that he had changed his mind about co sponsoring a resolution calling for an tnves ligation of NU Foundation activities and consulting positions held by professors. He said his decision came after information was provided him by the NU Foundation which "made him feel a lot better" about foundation operations and answered many questions he had. On the other hand Adams Sen. George Burrows said he is still interested in an Investigation. Burrows along with Maresh, Sleek, and four other state senators, received a seven page letter from Prokop charging of a covenip of information by the regents and university officials. Those charges dealt with the NU Foundation, the veterinary dl agnostic clinic in Lincoln, Eppley Institute in Omaha and faculty consukantshlps. wl don't think any report I could look at right now could completely dear up my mind on this matter" Burrows said, He added that 1t made him real suspicious" mrm rrecianr Maresn Friday was not made available to himself or the other senators v 1 was disappointed with the attitude Koefoot (NU Regent chairman) took toward the charges (Prokop's),' Burrows Three arrested for turkey roast Three UNLstudents were arrested Tues day in connection with Friday' early morning bonfire at 16 and R Streets in which six live turkeys were thrown into the fire, According to Paul Jacobsen, UNL police investigator all three students are males in their early twenties, live off campus, and are believed to belong to UNL fraternities. The first student, a sophomore, was arrested Monday ni$ht, the second student was arrested Tuesday morning, and the third was arrested last Tuesday afternoon, police said The two have been charged with cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor offense punish able by six months in jail andor a $500 fine, he said. The students were issued citations and will be referred to the lan caster County Attorney's office for pro secutksn,hesaid, lacobsen said the phone has been rhg tag off the wall with calls from students complaining about the incident and identi fting the three Involved, ? The Lincoln Humane Society and the Lincoln Mice Department have also re ceived calls, and are working with the UNL Police on the case, which is expected to be wrapped up Tuesday rtlit, laeobsen said, According to information received from fee caBers, six live turkeys were thrown into the fire, and two died irnrnediately. The other four turkeys got away, but were thrown back in, where two more tiled. The remaining two escaped ajsln, but one was -so badly burned it had to be destroyed. The other is being cared for by the Capital Humane Society, laeobsen uii the police sin don't know where the taikeys came from, or whether or isot they were stolen, No stolen turkey have beenrepoited,he sail,. V said. "He totally placed it as an attempt to destroy the university." According to Burrows, Prokop is serv tog the best interests of the state by "ere atfng a healthy situation where a regent Is probing into questionable areas.11 "University actions should be open to the public since taxpayers are supporting it and university business should be subject to careful scrutiny." he said. According to Maresh, he's still listening and looking Into the charges. "fm not pushing for a resolution at the moment," Maresh said. Me added that the additional information obtained Tuesday was 'Valuable to his concerns." "Roskens presented additional facts and figures on the foundation and he was real cooperative," Maresh said. "I think he'd like to see the whole matter resolved." Roskens said the breakfast Tuesday wasn't limited to the topic of Prokop's charges and said it was a useful and help ful discussion. f Roskens said the facts and figures were minor and not related to any one item. "It was a private conversation and I'd like to leave it at that " Roskens said. On the subject of Saturday's regents meeting, Burrows said that he thinks some of Prokop's charges against UNL banking Professor Wayne Dobson are correct, "How much and to what degree his charges are correct, I don't know," Burrows said. "I don't tike to see the board become as polarized as it has because it creates an undesirable situation," he added. .... I II h ,1,111 - j- .... --. t , y,:,Vi(,s iV Ptato by Jttry McSridt National Motocross invades sural Nebraska as 7,800 cycle fans watch the bikers speed their way to the finish line. See related stories and photos on page 8-9 D nn H A IS long ct oa t continues; vote tcaay By Cindy CoSanese Statistics flew throut a crowd of about 100 persons Tuesday afternoon as the question of raising the drinking age in Ne braska from 19 to 21 faced another round ofdebate, . The Nebraska Highway Safety Program sponsored the seminar with Sen. Ralph KeUy of Grand Island and UNL sophomore Mark Hirschfeld debating the merits of LB22K KeUy, sponsor of the bill that will face a first-round vote today, told the crowd that the only crime that can be committed by Nebraskans in rasing the drinking age Is to do nothing, ""in 1911, when the legal drinking age was 20, 36 million gallons of alcohol were consumed fa Nebraska, KeUy said, "la 1978, that figure jumped to 44 milon $aHonsan Increase of million gallons in 6 years KeUy said a reason for the in crease could be because the drinking age was lowered to 19 la this time. Drbkl-tplicmic - : There are about 26,000 19yearo!ds In Nebraska that are awful busy drinking, or, do they have the heb of 18, 17, 16, IS, 14, 13, 12 and II yearsr Re&y asked the crowd, Kcfy sal J when the drinking ae In Ne briska was lowered to 19, a drinking epi demie took place. He cited Rgarea of driving whHe intosaated charges in 1971 anl then a year later. Ke2y said in 1971 there were 88 DWl charges and there were 207 DWl charges the following year after the drinking age was lowered. In addition to statistics, KeUy provided results of studies by two medical doctors researching teenage alcoholism, Kelly said a doctor from the Michigan Medical Association has stated that the body make-up of late teenagers results in a more rapid metabolism of alcohol. In addition to these findings, Kelly said the late, teen years are emotionally and psych dogkaSy unstable, according to the doctor's study. Part of life KeUy cited another study by a Veteran's Hospital alcohol rehabilitator who has found that drinking affects the thalamus fand of the brain to a great degree, especially in teeners. Mark Hirschfeld, a Government liaison Committee member said that raising the drinking s2 is cot the solution to the problem of alcohol abuse. He said a uni form education system needs to be organiz ed statewide to educate all aje groups on a!cchot use and abuse. " -r ; .i We have to feed ruHty that alcohol Is a psrt of our live. If we push the Idea for tiding the drinking ae, we "are merely locldng for an excuse for riot addressing the rtll problem and the red problem is alcohol abase, ISischfdl siii. Hkschfcli ini alcohd educaUca can work and most effectively if tha drinking as remains at 19, lis ssii raiig ths drink ing aa codd enly hurt attempts to educate, Hirschfeld also said that raising the drinking age would not decrease the numb er of teenagers who now drink. Citing a re cent survey of high school students in Ne braska, Hirschfeld said 91 percent of the teenagers responded that they would still be able to obtiin alcohol, KeUy responded that raising the drink ing age will cut down oh the amount of 16 and 17-yearolds consuming alcohol, "If it's harder to get, young people wont go to the trouble, Kelly said, KeUy used the explosion In downtown Hastings as an analogy to the drinking problem of teens and LB221, He said the gas leak that caused the explosion in Hast ings had to be turned off completely be fore the fire could be put out and the damage could be assessed. UffiBO Darn out: Health center doctor warns students of the dangers m laying outJ 3 YHcy drinHr mudc: Local bsnd displays strons undiiutcJ stl3 .,p:5 12 MX relief: Gary Nolring K2s vda able, difficult pcation cn UllL bsxbsll tcsnt, .p 14