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n n thursday, november 15, 1979 lincoln, nebraska vol. 103 no. 56 Congressional candidate Move against Iran is OK By Rich Jurgens Hal Daub, recently announced candidate for die 2nd Congressional District, said any Iranian actively support ing the holding of 60-65 Americans in Iran should be de ported, along with all Iranians in the United States illegally. - ' 1- Photo by Daily Nebraskan Hal Daub Daub, who announced Tuesday that he will be running against John Cavanaugh for the 2nd Congressional District seat, said he supported President Carter's action to stop importation of Iranian oil. Along with Carter's action, Daub said the United States should put an embargo on all Iranian investment, stop sending Social Security checks to Iranians who received benefits here and are living in Iran, stop paying interest on Iranian investments and quit sending U.S.-made oil well parts to Iran. Daub said Iranians who "openly flaunt" the United States should be deported. "If they're causing trouble, I want them out," he said. If the Iranians don't release the Americans hostages through negotiation, Daub said the United States should use military threat. However, he said Americans should not try to provoke the Iranians in any way. Daub said if the Iranians are successful in their demands, each Third World country could use the same , tactic in getting what it wants from the U.S. Stopping shipment of food to Iran should be used only as a last resort, to avoid a situation like that in Cambodia, Daub said. On other subjects, Daub said the military draft should not be reinstated. He said his opponent, Rep. John Cavanaugh , has proposed to have selective service and the draft reinstated under universal military conscription for ages 18 to 26. Daub said he is against the draft because it makes poor use of manpower; that selective service forces men to serve who resent being in the military. Cavanaughs' military conscription proposal would re quire all men and women between the ages of 18 and 26 to enlist in the military whether we were in time of war or not, Daub said. However, Cayanaugh's proposal actually would give people a choice between military and civil service. , . ' - -.-' . Daub said Congress could make the military more attractive by paying enlisted men more, and reducing their time of service. On the issue of inflation, Daub said the United States should have a "workfare state" instead of a welfare state. Unless someone is bed-ridden of severely handicapped, he should work in order to put money into circulation. Daub, who was defeated by Cavanaugh in the 1978 election, said that in this campaign he is going to listen to the people more. Even though traditionally most incumbent congress men have a 97 percent chance of being re-elected, Daub said he thought he would win. He said Congressmen now g have a lower popularity rating than car salesmen and the public wants new faces in Congress. -Speaker ideas sent to regents By Barb Richardson The ASUN Senate rejected a resolution asking that if ASUN asks the NU Board of Regents to support speakers with student fee money, students not wanting to pay for speakers should not be forced to do so through student fee money. ASUN' plans to ask the regents Friday to reconsider a university wide policy that does not allow student fees to support political and ideolo gical speakers. Following an appearance by actress Jane Fonda and a letter writing campaign by the Young Americans for Freedom, the regents passed a policy not allowing student fees to support speakers. In their letter campaign to Nebraskan citizens, YAF said student fee money was being spent for lesbian and communist speakers. Several regents, during the meeting when the decision was made, said there had not been a proper balance of political views. William F. Buckley appeared on campus after Fonda's visit. The policy was revised this year to allow student fee money to be spent on non-political and non ideological speakers. The regents appointed the Chancellor to decide if speakers are non-political or non -ideological. Student fee money paid for Soviet dissedent Alexander Ginzburg's recent visit. ASUN's rejected proposal, presented by Sen. Todd Adams, proposed that funds be collected voluntarily such as the "PACE" check off system on tuition statements." "The executive committee opposed this resolution for a very good reason, it goes against passed legislation," Sen., Dale Wojtasek said. He pointed out that the Senate passed Resolution No. 13 that asks the regents to allow student fee money to finance speakers. "It's my feeling that students should not be forced to pay for speakers," Adams said, "The resolution is a compromise for mandatory fees and no fees at all for speakers." "A lot of preparation had been done and if we, back out now we will be cheating students and other people coming to the university in the future," Davidson said. Sen. Brad Belt said he respected Adams' right to bring up the issue, but he is forced every year to pay tuition that pays the salaries of professors that he does not agree with ideologically. ' Continued on Page 6 One-day 'Smokeout' garners 7,500 Lincoln pledges By Kathy Stokebrand As of Wednesday, nearly 7,500 pledges had been collected from the Lincoln area for the Great American Smokeout today. This is only 500 pledges short of this year's goal of 8,000 pledges from the Lincoln area. The smokeout, in its third year, is a national effort coordinated by the Ameri can Cancer Society. The event is designed to be a "fun" way to help Americans who smoke to quit smoking for just one day. Sayre Dailing, chairperson of the Smoke out in Lincoln, said most of the pledges are from busineses, professionals, highschools and hospitals. Members of the Delta Delta Delta soror ity distributed material about the Smoke out to all university living units. Darling said the NU administration and faculty also have been informed of the event. Darling said "Smokeout Centrals" or clinics will be in the Centrum, the Atrium and the American Cancer Society office at 4740 A St. They will distribute informa tion on smoking effects and dangers. The next smoking clinic, sponsored by the cancer society, is scheduled for early January. . THE NU MEDS will build a six-foot toilet for the Centrum Smokeout Central for people to throw their cigarettes in. Those who have signed pledge cards or sign up at the Smokeout Centrals today are eligible to win a free frozen turkey donated by the Lincoln Poultry and Egg Co. The drawing will take place in the Cancer So ciety office about 8 p.m., Darling said. All Lincoln Taco Inn employees that smoke have pledged to abstain for the day and, Darling said, the manager has decided their customers will not be allowed to smoke in the restaurant today either. Last year only 1 ,000 pledges were col lected in the Lincoln area. Darling said the effort is more successful this year because of more time devoted to the effort. Darling' said it was important to give personal visits to businesses and institu tions about the Smokeout. There is better media coverage this year and the effort is gaining popularity because it is in its third year, she said. SEVERAL FORMER SMOKERS have given their names to the cancer society for referral to help others. George Frickell, 933 S. Ninth St., said he quit "cold turkey" one day because he became so mad at himself for being stupid enough to smoke. He said he hated cigarettes, but because they were there, he used them. " One day he caught himself automatical ly grabbing for a cigarette and told himself that he surely was not too far gone to quit. Fickell had smoked for 50 years and was up to 2'i to three packs a day. He quit Nov. 18 last year and has not smoked since. Frickell said he never had to substi tute anything for smoking. However, DeWayne Wyatt, 2330 Calu- mit Court, said people trying to quit smok ing should replace it with something. Wyatt, who smoked for 28 yeafs before he quit last May, said he kept busy with acti vities and tried to stay but of situations where he usually smoked. AFTER THREE years of using various" gimmicks to quit smoking, Whyatt said he went to the clinic sponsored by the cancer society. Completely satisfied with his de cision to quit, he said it was the "greatest thing" he has done in his life. According to a press release of the cancer society, Edward Asner, television's Emmy Award winning "Lou Grant," is heading the nation's Great American Smokeout for the second straight year. Until last year's smokeout, Asner had been smoking two packs of high tar, high nico tine cigarettes daily since he was 17. He wanted to prove to himself that he could quit smoking for just one day. When he did, he tried again for another day. He has SMOKEOUT CONTINUED 14.5 not touched cigarettes for a year. A Gallup survey, the press release said, showed that an estimated 14 million tried and 3H million made it through the day without lighting up last year during the Smokeout. There are an estimated 54 million Americans who smoke.