thursday, September 24, 1931
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daily nebraskan
City council should conduct last rites for radial
Lincoln residents who disapprove
of the Northeast Radial apparently
will have at least an additional two
months to express their displeasure
with the roadway thanks to the City
Council's vote Monday night.
By a 4-3 vote, the council defeat
ed an attempt to remove the radial
topic from the authority of the Com
prehensive Plan.
The plan coordinates the city's
road building and development poli
cies. Joining Council members Joe
Hampton, Donna Frohardt and Louis
Shackelford in delaying the death of
the radial was William Danley, who
earlier had said he would vote to re
move the issue from the authority of
the Goals and Policies Committee.
Weicker deserves respect
for heroic integration stand
If we are to succumb to President Ron
ald Reagan's exhortations and return to the
heroic age, let us at least honor those men
and women who are worthy of our respect.
If we need heroes as role models, we must
choose people who get the most out of their
talents, and people who are willing to stand
up for their beliefs; people such as Rod
Carew, Fran Tarkenton, and Lowell Weicker.
lumps
Yes, Lowell Weicker, the Republican
senator from Connecticut who first became
famous with his unswerving quest for the
truth during the Watergate hearings. It was
Weicker who steadfastly fought for the
ideal that politics did not have to be a
backroom affair.
This summer, it was Weicker who
showed the nation that ideological stands
do not have to be fruitless. He exemplified
the fact that our leaders may appeal to our
reasoning powers as well as our sentiments,
that our politicians are not all crass, and
that the sports world no longer needs to be
the only source of our heroes.
Weicker's achievement was his two
month filibuster in the Senate, against an
amendment to a Department of Justice
spending bill. This rider was introduced by
Sens. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and
Bennett Johnston of Louisiana.
It would prohibit the Justice Depart
ment from spending any money to achieve
racial integration, (i.e. busing) and allow ci
ties in which efforts towards integration
have already been initiated to backslide
without any federal interference.
From the beginning Weicker denounced
the bill as "anti-constitution," but it was
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only part of a concerted conservative effort
to limit the powers of the courts in the
United States. Weicker was essentially
alone in his stand against the effort to ne
gate a Supreme Court verdict through legis
lation. Though there appeared to be a majority
of senators willing to vote for the Helms
Johnston amendment, Weicker's persua
siveness, and especially his persistence, en
ticed enough senators out of their cocoons
to stop two attempts to end his filibuster
Sixty votes are needed to end a filibuster
Just as he was during the Watergate
hearings, Weicker was demanding thai
American ideals be carried beyond the
prose of some politicians.
"I want to make it clear that there art
those of us on this floor who are going tc
do everything that we can to preserve th
integrity of the Constitution of the Unitet
States. We are not going to play fast and
loose with it," Weicker said.
In a situation that is full of ironies, it is
interesting to note that Weicker's most for
midable ally during his filibuster was an
unsuspecting Reagan. The president had
Congress so occupied with his budget and
tax-cut legislation, that conservatives had
little tune to mount a substantial effort to
corral Weicker.
Weicker cannot expect such a boon
again. The cubnination of the fight was
merely postponed, and Weicker needs allies
on the Senate floor. Helms and Johnston
are still around, and there are indications
that the Reagan administration is now
ready to join the fight with all its forces.
Perhaps it is another irony in this legis
lative battle, but it really seems more de
pressing than anything else, that only
towards the end of this filibuster was Weic
ker aided by any Democrats in Congress.
Weicker is earning the enmity of his
own party's establishment for the sake ol
his ideals. Meanwhile, the Democratic sen
ators who should be at Weicker's side have
been scurrying about trying to protect
their tails since last November.
Weicker made a heroic stand this past
summer, but the fight is by no means over.
Everyone should take note of his achieve
ment, despite the dearth of press coverage.
Perhaps some Democratic leaders should
take Reagan's cue, and pick a suitable role
model, like Lowell Weicker. What do yoi
think, Teddy?
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Council members Mike Steinman,
Margrethe Ahlschwede and Eric
Youngberg all voted to remove the
wording from the Comprehensive
Plan.
Supporters of the radial want an
alternative plan implemented before
they vote to end plans for the North
east Radial.
This amounts to replacing the ra
dial plans with a similar roadway
plan to ease traffic congestion.
The council members who voted
to remove the radial from the plan
should be commended for their ac
tion. After all, Lincoln voters soundly
elections. After years of bickering
the issue went to the voters and it
failed miserably.
Lincoln voters should be outraged
that no steps have been taken since
April to change the city policy. The
radial is ancient history.
Yet, even though practically every,
one, including Danley says the radial
is dead, not enough people have de
cided to join together in the cere
monial last rites.
While the radial is a dead issue,
there are still some shortsighted mem
bers of the council who are the radi
al'sonly life-support system.
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Hispanics celebrate
Thanks you for your piece on Hispan
ic Week. Let me clear up a couple of inac
curacies, due possibly more to my lack of
clear communication over the telephone
than to anything else.
The truth is, Hispanic groups in Lincoln
have, indeed, coordinated their efforts in
various ways in the past. The large attend
ance at Hispanci Week functions this past
week testified as much to that fact as to
the present efforts.
Secondly, Mexicans and other Hispanic
people have lived in Lincoln for a good
many years. The large influx of Mexicans
and Cubans beginning around 20 years ago
was, therefore, by no means the first.
Finally, the church-sponsored events
were not held to raise money (wonders
never cease, right?), but rather to raise
awareness . . . and to celebrate!
Father Tom Kozeny
Cathojic Hispanic Community
Suicide not confined
Today, women are faced with numerous
options. Years ago, in our own mothers'
times, these options were limited. In Ms.
Gershenfeld's opinion most women who
married in the 40s and 450s grew up with
traditional notions of marriage and family.
Today, these same women are bombard
ed with new concepts of independence and
self-sufficiency. This may be new way of
looking at life for many women, but to
generalize as Ms. Gershenfeld does about
the ability for most women to adapt to
these progressions, is not only an ovw
generalization, but a support of the stereo
type of the neurotic, ignorant housewife.
The next question, I suppose, is should
housewives give up their careers for mot
herhood in order to keep their sanity?
Should women have to make that choice?
In Gershenfeld's opinion, it seems women
are unable to assume separate roles as
mother and producer.
What is Gershenfeld getting at? Women
may be suicidal, but so are dentists. And
dentists are predominantly male. Many wo
men may have difficulty adapting to new
roles, but men too, are learning new roles.
Suicide may be a reflection of this frustra
tion, in general, but is in no way restricted
to houswives and women in general.
Ann Fletcher
Senior, English
Julie Jordan
Junior, Environmental Health