Monday, April 26, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
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The abortion issue is not one of rights or freedom or
whether the fetus is a person, he said.
"The whole question is how to best support a strong
family relationship," licutler said.
Abortions should be legal only in case of rape or in
cest, when the pregnancy would harm the mother psych
ologically or physically or when there is no family struct
ure or financial support for the child, he said.
Butler, however, said he would favor a constitutional
amendment restricting abortions.
One of the most critical issues in the Nebraska Legis
lature in the past few years has been child care,Wcsely
said. More than 45 percent of the children in Nebraska
have both parents working, according to Wescly. Legislat
ion for child care has a "long way to go," he said.
Beutler said child care centers should be licensed and
required to meet the minimum needs of the children.
"We license barbers, physical therapists and people
who do our hair and fingernails," Beutler said. "If we
license these people, then we should license the people
who take care of our children."
"It is the parents' responsibility to take care of the
children if they are financially able," VanValkenburg said.
Candidates for Lancaster County Commissioner at the
forum were incumbent Bob Colin, Mike Booth, Mike
Johanns and Jim Ritzman.
Each candidate said they would maintain the level of
county funds for child care, increase funds for delinquent
child care as the federal program is phased out and con
tinue funding the Lincoln-Lancaster Commission on the
Status of Women. They also recognized the need for a
county advisory board.
Colin said he is seeking re-election because he is con
cerned about county services and wants to be on the com
mission when the federally funded programs are returned
to the county level.
Apathy is the major concern of Ritzman, who said he
would improve communications with his constituents to
better serve their needs.
Booth, who lives in rural Lancaster County, said he is
seeking election to provide equal representation for rural
portions of the county.
Johanns said he takes an activist role concerning peo
ple and that his priority as a commissioner would be
government cthcicncy
By Willis Gray
Computers arc not enemies, but "fun and friendly"
tools that can be both practical and entertaining, accord
ing to the president of the Omaha Atari Home Computer
Federation.
Glen Flint was at the home computer fair in Mueller
Hanctarium Saturday.
Flint said he was impressed by the number of people
at the fair.
"We didn't expect this many people," Flint said. Com
puter enthusiasts crowded into the planetarium's lobby,
where members of the federation had six displays that in
cluded their personal computers. Inside the planetarium
itself, a computer was connected to a projection tele
vision .
The displays demonstrated various uses of home com
puters, including word processing, graphics and financial
management.
The most popular displays at the fair were the games.
Young and old alike lined up to take turns blasting aliens
from space or guiding Pac Man through the maze.
Flint said games are the most popular aspect of home
computers.
He said home computers are becoming popular now be
cause they are becoming smaller and more economical.
The computers demonstrated at the fair ranged in price
from $400 to $800.
In the future, computers will be used more in everyday
life, Flint said. He predicted there will be computers in
nearly every house, just as calculators are now. He also
predicted computers will become even smaller and more
powerful.
Flint, a computer programmer, said he became inter
ested in computers because he wanted to experiment with
his own programs. About four years ago, he and a group
of friends got together and formed the Omaha Atari
Home Computer Federation. The reason, according to
Flint, was to allow Atari computer owners to get together
and exchange ideas. He said the federation has 15 members
and is open to anyone with an Atari home computer.
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