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During the early 1950s the Nebraska State Historical
Society and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
moved into the historic Ft. Robinson area with the intent
to establish a state park. This would be a place where
people could vacation, enjoy themselves and the surround
ing area, and just get away from it all. Through the co
operation of these two Nebraska organizations, Ft.
Robinson grew to be one of the most historic and scenic
vacation areas in the Midwest.
This area's history, to say the least, is outstanding.
The fort grew from a mere tent camp in 1874 to the
vacation paradise that it is today. The fort was a cavalry
regimental headquarters until World War I. The world's
largest remount depot remained at the fort until the
1940s. German prisoners of war were confined there
during World War II. With the cooperation of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, a U.S. Department of Agriculture
beef research station was at the fort until phased out in
the early 1970s. Arthur MacArthur, the father of the
famous Gen. Douglass MacArthur, was stationed at Ft.
Robinson.
For many years the Crawford area has been my home.
This area is one of the most scenic in Nebraska. From the
Pine Ridge to the Badlands, the beauty of the land cannot
be equaled in Nebraska.
I have been employed at the park for the last two
summers as a museum assistant for the Historical Society.
The fort comes alive with tourism during the summer
months. People come from every state in the nation and
many foreign countries to relive the past and enjoy the
clean atmosphere and quiet surroundings of the pine
ridge.
The youth of the surrounding towns turn to the fort
for employment opportunities during the summer
months. There are many people from Lincoln who are
employed at the fort nearly 400 miles away. There are
more job requests than could possibly be filled. Where
would a lot of these people be left to turn if you take
away these opportunities from them?
I am appalled at Amaco Mineral and Dalco for their
intrusion on the state park and Forest Service lands.
The way they carried on the staking of the land was
truly outrageous. This type of irresponsible action cannot
be justified and certainly not condoned.
The mining of uranium will have a definite and irre
versible effect upon the people and the land.- Because
of the selfishness of these profit seekers, many people will
suffer from the mining of uranium on the state property.
You could be one who will suffer.
Kyle Poppert
Computer Science
SSA merits petition
Renee Wessels, champion of the students' right to be
heard, has shown her true colors on the State Student
Association issue. Wessels wants to keep the SSA question
off the ballot because the students may not be informed
enough to make a decision, although Wessels does not
challenge the students' knowledge of the issue when it
comes to their signing a petition.
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The contradiciton here is obvious. I would suggest to
Wessels and ASUN that, rather than disgrace themselves
further on this issue with transparent rhetoric and
attempts to railroad this proposal past the students, they
simply put the question to a vote, the ASUN being bound
to the majority decision.
While I realize that a referendum is not a perfect tool
for decision making, Wessels' election last spring being an
obvious example, I do think that for an issue of impor
tance it is far more appropriate than a petition drive.
Jeremiah M. Murphy
Senior, Political Science
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