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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Monday, April 5, 1982
Vol. 109 No. 55
Lincoln, Nebraska
Copyright 1982 Daily Nebraskan
UNL gymnasts capture national title
Photo by Jodie Fields
Jim Hartung congratulates Steve Elliott after
Elliott's 9.9 score in the vault tied him for first
place in Saturday night's individual event finals.
More photos on Page 6 and 7.
By Patty Pry or
The UNL men's gymnastics team set an NCAA scor
ing record enroutc to capturing its fourth straight nat
ional title Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers posted an all-time high of 286.45 to
beat the second ranked UCLA Bruins at 281.8 and the
Penn State Nittany Lions at 275.65.
"We couldn't be any more elated than we are right
now," llusker Coach Francis Allen said Saturday after
noon. "We jumped off to a good start and we were up a
point before the first event was even over' he said.
"We could feel the momentum and we just ran away
with it."
UCLA Coach Art Shut lock said he, too, was more
than satisfied with his team's performance.
"This is definitely our best meet ever," he said.
"This is the highest we've ever placed."
With a third -place finish for UCLA in last year's
championships and this year's second place finish,
Shurlock was optimistic about next year's outlook.
"That's the way to do it," he said. "One step at a
time."
The Huskers were led by the scoring of senior Jim
Hartung, who set an all-around record in the team
finals with a 58.1 5.
"I wasn't conscious of any record," Hartung said.
"When you start thinking records, then you start
missing routines."
Hartung said the scoring record was important only
in its contribution to the team championship.
"The record just doesn't mean as much," he said.
"The team championship stays on the books forever."
Hartung edged out UCLA's Peter Vidmar Satur
day afternoon after losing the all-around title to him
in Friday night's competition.
Allen called Hartung's comeback "the mark of a
true gymnast - the most consistent gymnast in the
country."
Had Hartung won the all-around, he would have ad
ded yet another record to his credit as the first to cap
ture four straight all-around crowns.
"Sure, I'm disappointed," Hartung said. "But Pe
ter beat me because, apparently, Peter worked harder
than I did."
Vidmar won the all-around competition with a re
cord of his own, a 1 16.30.
The team competition, however, was all Nebraska's
as the Huskers either tied or posted the highest scores
in every event but the parallel bars.
UCLA had the highest score in the parallel bars with
Vidmar's 9.7. Scott Johnson had UNL's highest score
in the event, with a 9.6.
Hartung took the lead or tied in four of the six
events. His only major break came on the parallel bars,
which earned him a 9.4, but even that was after con
siderable disagreement among the judges. The decision
on a 9.4 was booed loudly by the crowd of 8,715.
Hartung, too, was a little perplexed about the de
cision .
"1 asked one judge why 1 got that score and he said
he didn't have to tell me," Hartung said.
Continued on Page 7
College Republicans may face student court suit
By Ward W. Triplett III
A flier allegedly distributed by the president of the
College Republicans at an International Relations Club
sponsored speech Tuesday could result in a UNL Student
Court suit.
Howard Dickerson, former president and current
member of the International Relations Club, said a suit
was "a conceivable" alternative in response to College
Republican President Steve Grasz's actions during a
speech by Italian Parliament member Giancarla
Codrignani.
Grasz allegedly distributed copies of a Feb. 28, 1981,
issue of the "CR Report," the bi-weekly publication of
the College Republican National Committee. In the pub
lication, Lincoln and Omaha are listed among 150 cities
that will be visited by eight Europeans, representative of
different leftist organizations.
The publication refers to the speakers as "well-trained
propogandists" supporting unilateral nuclear disarmam
ent. Before Codrignani's speech, Grasz sponsored a press
conference to respond to the presence of peace move
ment members in Lincoln. Grasz referred to the peace
movement members as being manipulated by Soviet
sympathizers.
John Sunnygard, president of the International
Relations Club and moderator for the Codrignani speech,
said Grasz violated a Nebraska Union rule by distributing
the fliers inside the building.
"The rule is very clearly spelled out that people do not
solicit inside the building," Sunnygard said. "Even at our
own function, we can not physically hand out leaflets. We
can leave them sitting on a table for people to take, but
we cannot give them out."
Sunnygard and Dickerson were informed of the rule by
Union Customer Service Manager Mary Binger, who is also
in charge of room reservations for the union, Dickerson
said.
Dickerson sard he intended to meet with the ASUN
Senate director of development Marlene Beyke to find out
if the senate has any policies regarding the behavior of stu
dent organizations. There is senate legislation from the
1980-81 session that deals with the constitutional review
of an organization, Dickerson said.
"If there are any violations, we would next make a
complaint to a (senate) constitutional committee, which
does not exist," Dickerson said.
According to Sunnygard there was an opportunity for
both sides of the nuclear disarmament issue to be given.
Continued on Page 10
Former astronaut Glenn blasts Reagan's policies
By Pat Higgins
The time has come to speak out against
Ronald Reagan's policies, Sen. John Glenn
said to an enthusiastic crowd of Nebra
ska Democrats Saturday night at Pershing
Auditorium.
Glenn compared the current economic
situation to the Great Depression and con
trasted Reagan's leadership to Franklin
Roosevelt's.
"We've got to do better than just trade
the bread lines of the Great Depression lor
the cheese lines of the Great Recession,"
the Ohio Democrat said.
Glenn spoke at the annual Jefferson
Jackson fund-raising dinner that attracted
about 1 ,000 people who paid $60 a plate.
The theme was hard economic times as
Glenn decried high interest rates, high un
employment and budget deficits. The presi
dent's economic plan is leading the country
on "the road to ruin," Glenn said.
"The time has come for this admini
stration to take responsibility for its own
policies and stop trying to blame everyone
else for the mess that they are creating,"
Glenn said.
Glenn said he was "keeping his options
open" about running for the presidency in
1984.
"The only chance that I would run for
president is if this administration's policies
are absolutely wrong," Glenn said.
The current foreign policy has made the
United States a "gun-runner," Glenn said.
The United States should have a consistent,
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Photo by D. Eric Kircher
John Glenn
articulate foreign policy, he said. He also
said that the president is overstating the
military growth of the Soviet Union.
Theatrical training
"The way the president overstated his
case may have something to do with his
training in the theatrical field," Glenn said.
The situation in Central America has
been mishandled by the administration, he
said. Glenn said that he was worried about
talk concerning a possible blockade of
Cuba.
"If this administration spent as much
time making consistent foreign policy as it
has trying to cut social security, maybe
we'd be frightening our enemies instead of
our senior citizens," Glenn said.
Glenn said the president's economic
plan was fatally flawed from the start. He
said there is no possible way to cut taxes,
balance the budget, raise the defense
budget and suffer a major recession all at
the same time.
"These 'voodoo' policies are bringing
us 'no do results," Glenn said.
Glenn endorsed Edward Zorinsky,
Democratic Nebraska senator who is
running for re-election this year. Zorinsky
defended his role in U.S. policy in Central
America. He said the Soviets have been
able to exploit the situation in Central
America because of the lack of U.S. foreign
policy.
"I'm concerned about intervening in
other countries when there are issues in
volved that we know virtually nothing
about," Zorinsky said.
Politics policy
The current administration is making
policy decisions based on politics rather
than technical expertise, Zorinsky said. He
cited the MX missile program as an ex
ample. "Some top level generals in the Penta
gon told me that they weren't consulted
until three hours before the decision was
made public," Zorinsky said.
Nebraska Gov. Charles Thone was the
target of Zorinsky and other speakers at
the dinner. Thone frequently was linked
to the Reagan administration.
"Just as I said in 1978, Charley Thone is
a nice guy. So is my uncle. My uncle
shouldn't be governor and neither should
Charley Thone," Zorinsky said.
State Sen. Bill Burrows of Adams, a
Democrat who is running for governor, was
unhappy with the budget balance for the
state which has declined by more than
$100 million in the last year.
"The ThoneReagan economic theory is
working. The rich are getting richer and the
poor are getting poorer," Burrows said.
Bob Kerrey of Lincoln, another Demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate, said Thone
is a poor leader and indecisive. He said that
the Democrats would do a better job in the
governor's office.
Sen. J. James Exon, the leader of the
state Democratic party, blasted both
Thone and Reagan. Exon received the most
enthusiastic reception of the speakers.
Exon called the president's economic
policies "Bonzonomics." Exon was
referring to the chimp who co-starred with
Reagan in the movie Bedtime for Bonzo.