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daily nebraskan Wednesday, September 19, 1979 Air Canada: Stress crack caiised jet's tail to fall off page 2 NEW YORK -Air Canad a said Tuesday that a stress crack in a rear bulkhead of a DC -9 jet apparently caused a 10-fooUong tail section to fall off during a flight over the North Atlantic. A second Air Canada DC-9 was withdrawn from service Tuesday when cracks were found in the same area. o d!32G!ll3ii3S The airline, in a statement released by its public relations office here, said it ordered an immediate examination of the rear pressure bulkhead in all 43 of its DC 9s. The cone-shaped tail section blew off the plane Monday. While the 38 horrified passengers looked through the gaping hole, the jet, with a crew of 4, limped safely back to Boston on Monday. Tax vote MIAMI -A proposal for a drastic tax cut that would reduce the taxes on a typical home to the price of a cup of coffee goes to voters for resolution today in Dade County. Voters in Miami, 26 other cities and large unincorporated areas will decide, whether to slash county property tax bills 993 percent, or from several hundred dol lars on a typical home to a few cents. The proposal has touched off a political furor and "scare" ads in newspapers. And it is all the result of a mistake. Harry Wilson, the man who started the furor, collected IS, 000 signatures last fall on a petition he thought would trim county property taxes SO percent. But the petition said "four mills? where Wilson meant "four dollars." The result was a potential cut of 995 percent instead of 50 percent in countywide taxes. When courts refused to change the wording, Wilson supported the larger cut. "Support police, fire, the hospital," he said. "Eliminate everything else. County government officials, civic organizations and police and fire fighters groups have fought hard to halt the pro posal, saying vital services would be lost. Late poll results suggest they're winning. About half the county's Itt million resi dents live in unincorporated areas. No 'supergiant' OMAHA, Neb .-The United States no longer can depend on discovery of "super giant" oil fields to rescue it from its energy dilemma, an official of the U.S. Depart ment of Energy said Tuesday. Even if one were found, it is doubtful the supply could quench the nation's thirst for very long, said Dennis J. O'Brien, a native of Omaha who now is a senior analyst and foreign affairs officer in the DOE. Prudhoe Bay may be the last supergiant oil field found in the Western Hemisphere, although some areas in Canada look pro mising," O'Brien saidL O'Brien, whose job includes keeping track of a world oil supply that he calls bleak, made the remarks to the Omaha Committee on Foreign Relations. "Even if we found another Prudhoe Bay in Alaska and depleted it as quickly as pos sible, that would only supply the world for six months," he said. "We have to realize we are dealing with a finite resource." Funding denied PIERRE, S.D.-The Hand County Commission voted Monday not to provide funding for the Oahe Conservancy Subdis trict while the Hughes County Commission agreed Tuesday to pay its share under pro test. Earlier, Hyde County commissioners voted against funding the South Dakota water project. The Hand County action will result in an Oct. 3 hearing ordered by 3rd Judicial Circuit Judge Eugene Martin; a Hyde County hearing had already been scheduled for Oct. 2. Martin signed an order for The hearing following a request by the subdistrict. One Hand County commissioner said the lack of funding was in accordance with local desires. 'The general sentiment of people in Hand County is that we're not getting any thing in return for tax dollars spent for the subdistrict," said commissioner Verne Col lins of Miller. 'This has been building up in the past few years and from talking to people in the county, the commissioners decided to act in the best wishes of the people we represent." The commission and .the Miller City Council were among other agencies which petitioned the state Board of Water and Natural Resources to cut the Oahe budget. The board trimmed the Oahe budget from $300,000 to $100,000. The Hughes County commissioners voted 4-1 to pay their $22,773 for Oahe funding under protest. Commissioners said the protest would give them the possible option of going to court and finding if they must pay the funds. USPS 1444)80 Editor in chief: Amy Lenzen; Managing editor: Margaret Stafford; News editor: Randy Essex; Associate news editors: Brenda Moskovits, Rocky Strunk; Night news editor: Frank Hassler; Assistant night news editor: Bonnie Lund; Features editor: Jill Denning; Layout editor: Roger Buddenberg; Entertainment editor: Deb Shanahan; Assistant entertainment editor: Kim Wilt; Sports editor: Rick Huls; Photography chief: Mark Billingsley; Art director: Mike Whiteley; Magazine editor: Mary. Fastenau; Magazine managing editor: Gail Stork; Ombuds man: Michael Zangari; East Campus Bureau chief: Kevin Field. Copy editors: Liz Austin, Julie Bird, Barb Bierman, Alice Hrnicek, Barb Richardson, Bob Lannin, Kris Hansen. The Daily Nebraskan is published by the UNL Publications Board Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters, except during vacations. Address: Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34. 14th and R Streets. Lincoln, Neb. 68588. Telephone: 472-2588. Material may be reprinted without permission if attributed to the Daily Nebraskan, except material covered by a copyright. Second class postage paid at Lincoln, Neb.. 63510. tLOtaHaiy'o Mh AoDfiHuiaD Fall rJM&DagGnti access Sale Thursday, Sopt. 20 GUNNY'S CO&3PLEX 245 North 13 th Street MOONLIGHT MADNESS ..SAVE 1 IN OUR STORE! All Spcrtswcsr All Dresses AU Costs All Accessories r&thingHddfcsck! 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