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daily nebraskan
monday, april 6, 1981
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Three cheers to our NCAA champion gymnasts
Congratulations should be extended to the Ne
braska men's gymnastics team for capturing its
third consecutive NCAA crown at the national
meet this weekend in Lincoln.
The Huskers may have appeared to be ungra
cious hosts as most of the glory during the three
day gymnastic spectacle was grabbed by the
hometown crew. Not only did the Nebraska team,
coached by former Husker gymnast Francis Allen,
run away with the team title, but junior Jim
Hartung repeated as the individual all-around
winner with a superb display of athletic prowess.
A record crowd that was very responsive and
appreciative of the high caliber of competition
was on hand at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Many outstanding and thrilling performances
by athletes from different schools were rewarded
with standing ovations and the electricity gener
ated by the fans added to the excitement on the
floor. And there were plenty of things to excite
the spectators.
Among the most notable and memorable per
formances at the meet were:
- A perfect score of 10 recorded in the vault by
Iowa State's Ron C.alimore. It was the first time
an athlete scored a 10 in NCAA national tourna
ment action.
-Back to back 9.9s in the floor exercise by
Nebraska's Steve Liliott. Elliott rebounded from a
low score in the compulsories Thursday and gave
it his best in optionals and team competition. Al
though he failed to qualify for the individual
finals, the 1980 floor exercise champion summar
ized his feelings about being unable to defend his
title in an admirable way. He said he was dis
appointed but added that he thought the 9.9
performances spoke for themselves. And they did,
much to the delight of the crowd.
The durability and stamina displayed by all
around champion Hartung. Hartung performed
24 routines during the three-day meet and he
seemed to get better with time instead of suffer
ing from fatigue, which obviously happened to
several top competitors who had grown weary
by Saturday night's individual event finals.
-The ,iead-to-hcad battle for the all-around
title between Hartung and Bart Conner, his rival
from Oklahoma. The title came down to the final
event when Hartung responded with a 9.75 on the
still rings to win by .05 of a point.
Members of the Nebraska men's gymnastics
team often have displayed a dedication to ex
cellence and athletic expertise. Their most recent
outstanding performance during the national
meet is something the university and the state can
be proud of.
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A New Understanding?
Automotive legacy shunned
We've asked the Japanese to kindly stop
selling us Americans so many automobiles.
That's a good idea. Equally good ideas are
being offered, too, by the new National
Association for the Advancement of
American Automobiles.
It was just a year ago that the NAAAA's
founder. Homer T. Pettibone. who lived in
a typical VW-Volvo-Honda American sub
urb, came home with a brand new car.
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"What kind did you buy, dear?" asked
his wife, Heloise. excitedly.
"Look, it's parked out front." he said
proudly. "A beautiful four-door Ford Fair
mont." "Well," said Heloise, paling, "there goes
the neighborhood."
Needless to say, property values tumbl
ed, the Pettibones were accused of block
busting and ostracized by one and by all.
It was then that Pettibone founded the
NAAAA.
"For all h long." he says, "domestic
cars have been unfairly stereotyped as big.
expensive gas guzzlers They have become
second-class vehicles on America's high
ways, shunned and scorned from Bel Air to
Beacon Hill. We must put an end once and
for ail to this cruel discrimination and learn
to judge every car on its merits, not on its
national persuasion."
The NAAAA has already achieved some
progress in this direction. Bills are pending
in several states to create affirmative park
ing programs under which employees
would be required to provide a quota of
spaces in their employee lots for domestic
cars.
Congress even now is considering equal
rights legislation banning segregated gar
ages. "Why should foreign cars enjoy the ser
vices of $45-an-hour mechanics," asks
Pettibone. "while domestics must make do
with cheaper and presumably less skillful
care?"
In the long range, the NAAAA considers
busing a viable alternative.
"We are confident that children would
overcome their bias toward domestics,"
says Pettibone, "if they were car-pooled to
school daily in American cars.
"Couple this with American automotive
studies programs in our nation's colleges."
he says, "and our young people would
grow up with pride in their automotive
heritage. Domestic, we say. is hejutiful'"
Being first isn't always
what it's cracked up to be
We interrupt this program to bring you
a special report from CBS News. Your
correspondent. Dan Rat her .
"At 10:15 a.m.. Eastern Standard Time.
President llaig was shot at the White
House. For details on the shooting, we now
switch live to White House correspondent
Jed Duvall in Washington. Jed, arc you
there?"
"Yes. Dan. This is horrible. President
llaig has been shot. He is still alive and is
presently on route to Bethesda Naval
Hospital in Bethesda. Md."
"Jed. was anyone else shot?"
"I'm not sure, Dan, but someone said
they saw four members of the Cuban Dele
gation being wheeled out on stretchers."
"Have they identified the suspected
assassin?"
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"Apparently, Dan, they haven't been
able to locate the assailant and nobody I've
spoken to knows what he or she looks like.
That's all I've got. Back to you, Dan."
"Thanks. Jed. Uh, we have a reporter
flying to Bethesda at the moment and he
should be there shortly. For those of you
who have just joined us. I repeat. President
llaig has been shot and is being flown to
Bethesda Naval Hospital foi emergency
surgery. Reports say he was shot in the
foot and the neck. No news on the four
Cuban diplomats, who were also reported
shot, and there is still no news on the alleg
ed assassin. Vice President Connally has
been notified and correspondent Leslie
Stahl is with him in New York City."
"Dan. we've been unable to find Vice
President Connally anywhere. He was sup
posedly on his way to JFK airport but no
one here has seen him. Back to you. Dan."
"Well. I'm sure he's very disturbed, as I
am, about this horrible news. L'h. Jed
Duvall in Washington, do we have any film
on the attempt'.'"
"No. not at this time. Dan."
"OK. Hi. of course this brings back
memories of the assassination attempt on
former President Reagan's life four years
ago. Reporters were on the scene and we
had film of the shooting, from multiple
angles if I remember correctly. We also had
identified the three men who were shot be
sides Mr. Reagan, and we had film of the
suspect. Today, unfortunately, we have
none of that. But we'll keep you up to date
oh the president's condition. We now have
a reaction from the Cuban leaders and our
CBS correspondent. Ed Bradley, in Havana.
Ed, are you there?"
"Yes, Dan. I've just spoken to a number
of top Cuban officials."
"And what did they say. Ed?"
"Dan, they were unaware of the assas
sination attempt. I told them about it. but
they had no comment. Back to you. Dan."
"Uh. well, nobody seems to have any
thing for us, but. uh. this is indeed a sorr
moment for us all. Terrible This is Huh a
sad occasion . . . wait a minute, oh no,
we've had a confirmed report that our
correspondent Ed Bradley has been shot in
Havana and has not survived. I just can't
believe it. Ed, of course, was a veteran
correspondent and had worked for CBS
News for who knows how long. Let's have
a few moments of silence for Ed."
"Dan. I've spoken to those Cuban
officials again and they still have no com
ment for us concerning . . ."
"Ed. is that you?"
"Yes, Dan. As I was saying . . ."
"You're supposed to be dead, Ed."
"What was that, Dan0"
"Ed;uh, we had a confirmed report that
you had just been shot and that you had
not survived."
"I lh, Dan. I'm not dead. This is the
second time you've done this, isn't it?
Frankly. I don't appreciate . . ."
"Thanks Ed. We now switch live to
Bethesda Naval Hopsital."
"Dan, I'm here at Bethesda Naval
Hospital. President llaig isn't here yet, and
hospital officials don't seem to know what
I am talking about. Back to you, Dan."
"This is Jed Duvall in Washington, Dan,
President llaig will be holding a press con
ference in a few minutes. Apparently, our
sources were mistaken on the assassination
attempt. Back to you, Dan."
"Well. What can I say? The President's
fine, the Cuban officials are fine. Id
Bradley is fine. I wonder if in our quest to
be first with the story, we sometimes go on
hay evidence and quotes from supposedly
reliable sources. I wonder, too, if we could
handle these stories differently, with
occasional updates instead of continuous
coverage that tends to be boring and
repetitive. I wonder . . ."
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