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Thursday, November 4, 1982
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 82, No. 55
Tttone expects problems
ame duck' session
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By Pat Higgins
Gov. Charles Thone talked to the press
Wednesday, following his unsuccessful
gubernatorial campaign against Bob
Kerrey, and said that the special session
of the Nebraska Legislature that begins
Friday may have a few problems.
"Lame ducks aren't going to have all
that much clout," Thone said. "I won't
be able to exercise forceful leadership
as a lame duck. However, the men and
women of the Legislature are people of
goodwill with the interest of the Ne
braska taxpayers at heart, and we will
resolve the problem."
At the morning press conference in the
Statehouse, Thone said that he hopes
the special session will work out as well
as last year's. Thone will meet soon with
governor-elect Bob Kerrey and Bill Wright,
a Lincoln tax lawyer and adviser to Kerrey.
Thone said he would cooperate enthusiasti
cally with Kerrey on the transition and
the special session.
Thone said he didn't think that he
would lose the governor's race until late
Tuesday night. He was still hopeful late
in the evening because Knox and Gage
counties had yet to report, but late re
turns from Lancaster County dashed
Thone's hopes. L
"They voted pretty good up in the
enlightened culture center of northeast
Nebraska, Knox County," he said. "But
as you know, we didn't burn up the
voters' track in Lancaster County."
Thone's administration was hurt politi
cally by U.S. Sen. J. James Exon when
Exon served as governor, he said. Thone
maintained that Exon refused to take
responsibility for tax equalization at that
time.
"I noticed that Exon was prominently
on TV with governor-elect Kerrey last
night. The foul mess of tax equalization
was dumped on this administration, and
we had to bite that political bullet and
it took its toll," Thone said.
With wife, Ruth, and daughter Ann
at his side, Thone said that he will go
into private law practice in January. He
said that he had no regrets and that he
always tried to be faithful to his princi
ples. Thone said that he was proud that
he had an open and honest administration.
"Politics has been good to Charley
Thone, and I hope that Charley Thone
has been good to politics," he said.
Thone said he was proud of working
for the open records bill and the open
meetings law. The public has a right to
public business and the press is the pub
lic's representative, he said.
Quoting an Ellen Goodman column on
defeat in politics, Thone said that the
political experience is a marvelous thing.
Thone recalled a previous defeat in 1964
to Phil Sorenson for lieutenant governor
that was as close as this year's race.
"I remember that I was pretty well
crushed, but Don Walton of The Lincoln
Star wrote a story that J went out with
class and I appreciated that," he said.
"I may pass my political pamphlets on to
Eric Salem although I don't know if he
needs my political advice ."
Salem was "elected to the Weed Con
trol Board Tuesday at the age of 15.
The news media as well as officeholders
can be unreasonable at times, he said.
"I won't mention any names, but
there are one or two news people who did
patently unfair stories," he said.
Thone introduced his wife, calling her
a "real beaut." Ruth Thone said it was
good to have the family together as daugh
ter Ann is back from Cambridge, Mass.
"This is the morning after. We'll get
pulled together and go on with the next
part of our life," she said.
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Gov. Charles Thone speaks at a press conference Wednesday morning.
Regents protest further cuts to university budget
By Duane Retzlaff
The NU Board of Regents voted unanimously to
strongly protest any budget cuts to the university, in
an over-the-telephone meeting Wednesday morning.
There was speculation at the Oct. 22 regents meeting
that the Legislature would call for a 5 percent budget
cut for all state agencies, including the university, simil
ar to last year's across-the-board 3 percent cut.
Budget cuts and other measures to improve the state's
finances, hurt by lower-than-expected tax revenues,
will be discussed at the special legislative session, which
begins Friday.
Regent Ed Schwartzkopf of Lincoln moved that the
board present a resolution to the Legislature saying
the university is strongly opposed to budget cuts.
Regent Robert Koefoot of Grand Island seconded
the motion, which was approved 7-0, with Regent Ro
bert Prokop of Wilber absent.
"We can't continue to absorb cuts," Schwartzkopf
said, claiming that the university's budget is already
being stretched to the limit.
"We've taken out the light bulbs," and taken other
energy-conservation steps to save money, he said. At
the same time, the university's enrollment continues
to increase, he added.
Regent Kermit Hansen of Omaha agreed that the
university should stand up and protest any cuts, but
cautioned "it will take one hell of a lot of persuasion"
to prevent the budget from being cut.
He also suggested the regents plan a backup strategy
in case the budget is cut. Regent Robert Simmons of
Scottsbluff agreed, and asked that the university request
the budget cut be made in a lump sum to be administered
by the university.
Simmons said he was assured by State Sen. William
Nichol of Scottsbluff that the Legislature would make
the 5 percent cut.
Regent James Moylan of Omaha said, however, that
the board should stick strongly to is position and not
even mention an alternate plan.
William Swan son, NU vice president for governmental
relations and corporation secretary, said the university
probably will present its case at the legislative special
session Monday, although it will not be officially announ
ced until Friday.
In the meantime, "until the Legislature meets, we
won't know what we're doing," Swanson said.
The regents have not yet scheduled another special
meeting planned for after this legislative session.
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