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daily nebraskan
friday, October 19, 1979
Inmates see cycle display in Correctional Cen ter show
By Paula Bauer
Saturday's record low temperatures kept some people
away, but about 100 motorcycles, 180 participants and
240 inmates braved the weather and took part in the First
Annual Lincoln Correctional Center Bike Show.
LCC administrator Don Shada said he thought it was
the first time in 15 years that a bike show was held in a
Nebraska correctional facility.
"But if it goes well today," Shada said, "we'll do it
again. One thing we're going to do differently, though, is
to do it in July."
The show, which was sponsored by A Brotherhood
Against Totalitarian Enactments of Nebraska, gave awards
in thirteen categories. -
Men were subject to a pat search before entering the
center and purses, packages, cameras and questionable
items could not be taken into the center. Shada said, "We
haven't done much, though, except open the gates and
close the gates."
Participants were mostly from Nebraska, but some
came from Kansas and Iowa. Luann Haffner said she
"froze" that morning driving from Omaha.
"A COUPLE OF times, people stopped and asked if I
was having bike trouble, but I was just warming up my
engine," she said. Haffner said that it is "different for a
girl on a bike. You can read people's lips saying It's a girl.'
And see them adjusting their mirror to look."
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Haffner collected the Best Overall American Custom
Award for her husband, who could not attend. She said
the modified white and chrome Ilarley cost about $7,000.
Although many of the bikes were Harley-Davidsons,
there also were Yamahas, Kawasakis and Hondas. One
original bike was a tinfoil and cardboard creation ' by
an inmate. The custom Ilarley chopper, complete with
rear view mirrir, gas cap and decorative art, was finished
only that morning. It took about 75 hours to make the
bike, which was donated to ABATE after the show.
Amid the chrome and tin foil gleaming in the sun were
one dirt bike, rat bikes and choppers. Dirt bikes are built
higher off the ground than choppers. The two forks,
which connect the handle bars and front wheel, are more
vertical on a dirt bike than a chopper. This allows a dirt
bike to take severe bumps without snapping the forks.
A rat, one biker said, is "not much to look at. It's got '
oil all over it and looks awful. But it gets you where you
want to go."
AWARDS WERE PRESENTED after the inmates voted
on the 1 3 categories. T-shirts, which were made for the
show, said "Behind the Wall with ABATE of Nebraska."
The idea for the bike show inside the correctional facil
ity originated with correctional officer Norm Stalbird and
inmate Ken Casey. Stalbird, an ABATE member for five
months, said they-only had six weeks to organize the
show and he was pleased with how well it went. Eight
representatives from the inmate population helped with
the -organization. One of the eight was picked by the
women at the show as king. The inmates had voted earlier
on a queen from pictures that had been submitted.
Casey said the show "boosts a lot of people's morale.
Seeing a bike shows them something out there that they
want." :"
Mark, another inmate, said the show was a "chance to
talk to people who are living a different kind of life. You
get off in yourown world in there. Coming to this rein
forces that there is a real world out there. It hurts and it
helps," he said. "I don't think about the real world
much."
Mike said he almost didn't come to the show. "I don't
come out in the yard and look at Lincoln much. It makes
me hurt. I think about free people and I want to be free."
But he came to the show and said he met "some pretty
nice people. It didn't bother me like I thought it would."
THE PLAQUE PRESENTED to the LCC administra
tion was collected by Shada. His comment that "if things
go well as they have, this wont be the last time" drew
loud applause.
ABATE's State Coordinator, Aldis Augstums said he
hopes "this is a take-off for future bike shows at the cen
ter. Augstums said the proceeds, after expenses, will be
donated to the inmates' fund.
ABATE is a national organization with about 60 chap,
tcrs. The Nebraska chapter was formed about two years
ago. Augstums said the Kansas ABATE chapter has been
trying for six years to have a bike show inside a correc
tional facility, but has failed.
ABATE of Nebraska also teaches the motorcycle safety
course held on summer weekends at Lincoln East High
School's parking lot. V.
"Parents usually can't teach you how to drive a bike,"
ABATE member Steve Sypal said. The 24-hour long
course includes safety films, a written test and practice.
"Skills are gone over so many times that things come
instinctively," he said. About 60 people, ranging in age
from 14 to 52," have taken the course in the two summers
that it has been offered, he added.
Thone no comment on Ag budget
By Kevin Field
Although Gov. Charles Thone said the university's
overall request for a 15 percent increase in state funds for
next year was '.'too high," he would not comment on the
16 percent increase, requested by the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The vice chancellor of the institute described the
increase as a "bare-bones budget "Martin Massengale said
the increase would be used to plan for the start-up of a
regional veterinary college, develop a center for
agricultural marketing for the agricultural economics
department, and increase Cooperative Extension Service
personnel.
Randy Moody, administrative assistant to the governor,
said the overall budget will not be as high as the requests.
He said they are in the process of reviewing the requests,
, but have not looked at the specific components of the
university. "We wiir be shooting for a goal somewhere
around a 7 percent increase in the budget. Some
components could receive more and some could receive
less," he said.
Regent Robert Koefoot of Grand Island said he did not
know about the institute's request until reading about it
that morning and said, "the ag institute is part of the
university and part of the university budget," He said he
did not think the Institute's request was out of line and
added that , the university budget 'is "all bare-bones."
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Alan Moeller, assistant to the vice chancellor for
finance and personnel, said the institute general-fund
request for the 1980-81 fiscal year is $22,316,725, up
from the $19,244,721 appropriated for 1979-80.
The amounts do not include special contracts. The
actual increase equals 17.2 percent for a total of
$23,721,799, if these are taken into consideration,
Moeller said,
A number of programs would be added if the budget is
approved, Moeller said, eluded in the budget is $82,200
for the development of an agricultural marketing center
for the agricultural economics department. "We feel we
need to provide more help to industry," said Moeller,
adding that the importance of marketing has increased
dramatically in recent years. .
One of the largest increases provides for a 10 percent
salary increase, which is in accordance to the regents'
guidelines for the university, he said. That increase
amounts to $2,005,934.
$66,500 has been, requested for hiring more
agricultural, horticultural and home agents for the
Cooperative Extension Service, Moeller said,
, Other requests include funds for remodeling the
agricultural engineering building which is number two on
the university's priority list, construction of the
Nebraska's portion of the regional veterinary college and
for funds to continue various development projects.
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