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lincoln, nebraska vol. 107 no. 53
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Sen. Bernice Labedz of Omaha confers with Sen. Steve Fowler of Lincoln during a
hill in the Legislature's special session.
Special session Legislature
passes bills to final reading
By DX. Horton
The special session of the Nebraska
Legislature Thursday passed on to final
reading of the two bills requested by Gov.
Charles Thone.
LBS is the appropriations bill to de
crease state spending and transfer cash
funds to eliminate the state's $25 million
deficit.
LB7 concerns changing the state's Aid
to Dependent Children program to con
form with new federal guidelines.
Sen. Chris Beutler of Lincoln moved to
adjourn the afternoon session. The Legis
lature can not vote on the bills immedi
ately because legislative rules demand a
Class action
By Elizabeth Burden
A class action case filed concerning the
former County-City jail was heard in pre
trail action Tuesday. According to Vincent
Powers, attorney for the plaintiffs, the trial
date has been tentatively set for the May
court term.
Powers said that at the hearing a
discovery period deadline was set for
March. During this period the plantiffs and
defendants have an opportunity to file
depositions, motions and to conduct in
vestigations in order to gather evidence for
trial.
Mike Thieu, attorney representing the
BodsMs friday
Time Out For Bush: Husker fans going to
see Vice President George Bush at Persh
ing Auditorium Saturday won't have to
miss the game Page 8
Cowpoke Corral: The Husker football team
travels to Stillwater, Okla., for Satur
day's televised game against Oklahoma
State Page 10
How Good is Thorogood?: Casey McCabe
and Pat Higgins went to the George
Thorogood concert in Omaha to formul
ate an answer Page 12
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layover period.
The earliest the Legislature can vote on
the bills is Saturday.
Sen. William Nichol of Scottsbluff also
asked an Attorney General's opinion on
the governor's power to veto to avoid any
problems during the final reading of the
155-page LB8.
The Legislature will recess as soon as a
vote is taken.
A resolution by Sen. Steve Wiitala, of
Omaha, said the responsibility for balanc
ing the budget remains with the State
Board of Equalization.
"The buck stops at the door of the
board of equalization," Wittala said.
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case against jail may get May trial
county defendants, declined to comment
on the hearing.
"Due to ethical considerations, we are
in a position where we should not com
ment beyond what is included in the plead
ings," Thieu said. "Rather than risk pre
judicing the case, I would rather wait until
the order (from the court) is handed
down."
City attorney representatives were not
available for comment.
The suit, filed Aug. 12 by inmates
Dennis Windes and Christy Stone, is against
the city of Lincoln, Lancaster County and
their officials. It seeks to correct inadequ
ate housing conditions at the jail.
Located in the basement of the County
City Building at 555 S. 10th, the jail is now
under county control, a result of an inter
local agreement reached between the city
and the county Aug. 17.
Plaintiff Christy Stone, who, as stated in
an Oct. 6 Daily Nebraskan article, had
apparently disappeared, returned to
Lincoln on Oct. 29 after what she stated as
"taking a little trip." She declined to state
her reasons for the trip.
Powers said his client was never missing.
"We could get ahold of her when we
needed to," he said.
Stone said she did not know the exact
status of the suit, or whether she is still
considered a plantiff in the case. Powers
Professors discuss Reagan
policies for Western Europe
6y Roger Aden
Anti-nuclear weapon sentiment is grow
ing in Western Europe and, contrary to
Reagan administration views, involves more
than just the left wing, according to three
UNL political science professors who
specialize in international affairs.
Raphael Zariski, David Rapkin and
David Forysthe all agree that the broad
based movement is partially a result of
policies followed by the Reagan admini
stration, particularly the proposed deploy
ment of American Pershing II and cruise
missiles in Western Europe beginning in
1983.
"Part of the concern arises from the
shift in nuclear strategy from the deterrent
MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) theory
to the talk of fighting and winning a limit
ed nuclear war," Rapkin said.
"This concern is stemming from their
(Europeans) perception that the European
theater is a designated battleground for a
superpower confrontation. It's a no-gain
situation for them," he said.
In addition, Zariski said Europeans no
longer see the Soviet Union as a threat, in
creasing their fear that the buildup of
American nuclear weapons is a destabiliz
ing factor in East-West relations.
"Many Europeans don't remember
World War II and the Soviet Union is seen,
at best, as a remote threat," Zariski said.
Communist harmless
"Furthermore, the local Communists
are harmless enough," Zariski said. "I've
studied the Italian Communists and they
certainly don't frighten me."
Adding to the European view of a
remote Soviet threat is the fact that the
USSR has no reason, to invade Western
Europe, according to Rapkin.
"What would the Soviets do with it
once they've got it?" he asked. "They're
already having enough trouble exercising
control over their Eastern European empire
without spreading themselves thin in West
ern Europe."
Because of the current political climate,
Forysthe and his two colleagues said U.S.
had wondered whether Stone's status as a
plantiff would change because she is no
longer an inmate.
Powers said that a class certification
motion had been filed in this case, because
Stone is no longer an inmate, and Windes
may be released soon. In a class action suit,
the plantiff 'class' must be justified accord
ing to legal criteria, he said.
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policy in Western Europe is inappropriate.
"The more they make nuclear war look
limited, the more they increase the likeli
hood of nuclear war," Forysthe said. 'This
is a dangerous policy to follow because a
so-called limited nuclear war would cause
catastrophic damage immediately and in
the long-run radiation would kill many
more.
'This policy is destabilizing. It makes
the Soviets more nervous without really
helping ourselves," Forysthe continued.
'The Reagan administration could actually
end up making the U.S. weaker if we lose
the support of our allies."
All three instructors said strengthening
conventional forces in Europe might be a
better alternative to relying on tactical
nuclear weapons to protect NATO countr
ies. Draft only way
However. Zariski and Forysthe said a
draft is probably the only way to increase
the number of troops to a level comparable
to that of Warsaw Pact conventional forces.
Rapkin said the number of American
troops that would need to be committed
would depend on how much of the defense
burden Europeans would shoulder.
In addition, Forysthe and Rapkin stress
ed the need for arms control and limitation
talks to alleviate some of the pressure in
Europe. Forysthe said the talks are unlike
ly to occur.
"My only hope is that after a certain
amount of wasteful spending, the Reagan
administration will satisfy the public and
enter into arms control talks where it can
bargain from a position of strength, which
is its goal," Forysthe said. "But I'm pessi
mistic about Reagan's defense policies."
If the Reagan administration does not
change its policies in Western Europe, the
outcome could be tragic, according to Rap
kin. "By Ins (Reagan's) insensitivity to
European concerns and insistence on a
hard-line, confrontationist approach to the
Soviets, Reagan may well be undermining
the government of our allies. But that re
mains to be seen " Rapkin said.
"We don't see it (their status) as a prob
lem, but we'll have to wait and see what
the judge says," Powers said. He said he
expects a ruling on the class certification
motion within the next month or two, and
he added that he's optimistic that the
ruling will be favorable.
"Even if it's not, it will not stop the
suit," Powers said.
Photo by Jerry McBrtde
at 42nd Street between Vine and 0 streets
rain - softened dirt road.
