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Hie 12-candidate field for Lincoln's
mayorship was trimmed to two Tuesday
night when Roland Luedtke, Nebraska's
former lieutenant governor, and Joe
Hampton, chairman of the Lincoln City
Council, emerged as the top two vote
getters in the city's primary election.
Roger C. Lott, a Lincoln attorney, finished
third.
Luedtke and Hampton will face each
other in the May 3 general election.
The final results were released at 10
p.m. and County Election Commissioner
Elaine Usher said the 22,158 votes cast
represent 25.8 percent of Lincoln's
registered voters. These figures were down
from the 1979 primary when 24,755,
or 29.5 percent of the registered voters,
cast ballots.
Luedtke, 59, was reached for
comment at 9 p.m. Tuesday at a primary
party at the Lincoln Legionnaire Club.
Luedtke, former lieutenant governor
with the Thone administration, said he
was pleased with the early returns in the
primary. He said he was confident that he
would end up in the top two when the
votes ire counted, but he would not
predict that he would finish ahead of his
main challenger, Joe Hampton.
Luedtke said his campaign would
continue to run on the idea of "A Mayor
for All the People." He said he will
continue to concentrate on the issues
concerning the improvement of Lincoln
and that the issues, not personalities,
would be emphasized in his campaign
trail to the general election in May.
"We have to show people that I can
be the best mayor for the city of Lincoln,"
Luedtke said. A campaign that is "positive,
vigorous and hard-fought" is planned
and that his record and experience as a
lawyer, a legislator and in the executive
branch of government will be emphasized.
Luedtke said fund raising for the
campaign ahead will include a Rally for
Roland on April 17.
Luedtke said he hopes to pick up votes
in the general election from people who
supported some of the other candidates.
He said some of the other candidates held
views similar to his own on how to improve
Lincoln and that this may attract voters to
his camp.
Luedtke has based his primary campaign
on cooperation to attract business to
Lincoln and his ability to work well with
people in achieving administrative goals.
He predicted a close race with Hampton
in the general election.
At 9:30, mayoral candidate
Hampton found himself behind leader
Roland Luedtke by a 38 percent to 3.0
percent margin, with just 50 percent of the
precinct results in.
Hampton's reactions were guarded.
"We always like to be ahead, but
unfortunately, we're not," Hampton
said.
Hampton said he felt the relatively
light voter turnout had affected the results
thus far.
"There was concern all along, with
hearing things like 'you've got a shoo
in' or 'you've got no problems,' ",
Hampton said. "I could never really come
to accept that."
Hampton said he expected opposition,
"from areas that have single-issue
concerns."
"I steadfastly refused to allow single
issues to take precedence over the total
concerns of the community," he said.
"I anticipated some problems because
of this."
As for plans for future campaigning,
Hampton said he would "basically
continue along the lines developed earlier."
"We developed an overall strategy
when the onslaught began," Hampton
said.
"We will evaluate what occurs tonight,"
Hampton said. "It's possible we may need
to make some revisions."
Hampton said he anticipated no major
changes in his campaign strategy, but said
it was too early to tell.
"I'll be able to tell a lot more in a few
hours," Hampton said. "At this stage,
it's too early in the game to make major
decisions."
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At 10:00 Tuesday night, attorney
Lott said he was not ready to admit defeat
in Lincoln's primary race for mayor.
With 50 percent of the vote counted,
Lott trailed leaders Roland Luedtke and
Joe Hampton. He had received 20 percent
of the votes counted.
Lott and about 50 supporters gathered
at a friend's home in the Capitol beach
neighborhood to wait for election results.
When a supporter announced that Lott
was gaining percentage points on Hampton,
the crowd cheered.
Lott said that he was surprised by
Luedtke's strength in the early returns.
"But I'm not giving up yet," Lott said.
He said that he W3S not one of the top
two finishers, he would talk to his
supporters before endorsing Hampton or
Luedtke.
"I've gained a real responsibility to
these people," he said. "I've had an
incredible r umber of people working
hard."
Lott played a game of pool while some
of his supporters gathered around the
radio to hear election results.
"I've based my campaign on continuing
what Helen Boosalis has done," he said.
"And I've tried to do things with as many
people participating as possible."
Lott, 38, said that if he did not survive
the primary, he would continue his
involvement in community affairs.
"But I have no other plans," he said.
MAYOR IAL CANDIDATES
Henry Blitz
Michael L; Carper
Barton E. Chandler
Arnold Crinvaids
Joseph R. Hampton
Alan M, Hansen
Chuck Loos
Roger C. Lott
Roland A. Luedtke
Richard J. McFeely
Willie Nelson
Marlin R. Pals
CITY COUNCIL
Northwest district:
Robert D. Bowen
Votes Percent
496
126
57
221
7,097
808
143
4,241
8,334
85
228
68
1
32
4
19
38
1
Bill Hoffman
Eric Youngberg
Northeast district:
Margrethe Alschwede
Richard L. Hill
Max E. Meyers
Southwest district:
Dick Johnson
Mike Steinman
Southeast district:
Bill Davidson
Norman L. Dority
Donna L. Frohardt
Harry J. Mai one
1,182
1,765
2,997
1,036
1,145
2,999
2,671
2,461
399
3,277
777
LINCOLN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
358
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Four-yesr term
Dale M. Jensen
6,850
34
51
52
18
27
57
46
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PatMallatt 2,132
Rudy Peralez 4,396
Dean L. Petersen 5,474
Six-year term
Fredrick A. Eiche 16,966
LINCOLN BOARD OF EDUCATION
10
20
25
77
2nd district:
Bobbie Myers
Cathie Petsch
4th district:
Marceil E. Dreier
Jo Ann Maxey
6th district:
James W. Wickless
incumbent
1,522
2,404
944
1,518
4,596
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By Bill Allen
Before a large, enthusiastic audience, comedian Bill
Alexander presented his unique blend of stand-up comedy
and one-man theater.
Alexander, who runs the Comedy Cellar in New York,
pantomimed, parodied and poked fun at everything from
college majors to sports, all within the framework of the
four-act play "Is There Life After College?"
Alexander opened the show by talking to the audience,
iasking majors and commenting about them. Alexander
welcomed and encouraged audience participation through
out the show, v
At one major, elementary education, Alexander rolled
back his eyes, wiped his forehead and said 'el ed, whew,
the finals must be a bitch. Let's see, six and six is . . .
wait, I know that."
He opened his first act wearing a Nebraska basketball
hooded sweatshirt, portraying a freshman in college. He
was looking for the girl he brought home the night betore,
but instead found a note, written in lipstick, telling him
everything was great until she found out he was a
freshman. He said anything is OK with girls except being
a freshman. Even being a Nazi or a child molester.
He continued his tirst act with a stream ot comedy
that included pantomiming Miss Piggy and poking fun
at freshman assignments, which included a 10-page
paper, due today, on the cultures of ancient yogurt "Get
it?" he asked. "Cultures . . . yogurt?" A favorite subject
was again elementary education.
"OK," he said, "over the next three weeks I want you
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to read pages six, seven and eight. Connect the dots on
page four, and fill in the diagram on page 10. And
remember, neatness counts."
During his act, Alexander fit in comments about
Nebraska. In his third act, he said midwestern people
were not slow, they were stupid. He said he asked a guy
in an Omaha gas station how to get to Lincoln and the
guy asked, "From where?" Also, he said a typical
Nebraska commercial might say "It's ten o'clock. Do you
know what time it is?"
Alexander's third act was an actual comedy routine,
where his character, the college student, goes to New
York to become a comedian, much to his mother's
dismay.
This act was where Alexander used many of his
Nebraska jokes and also did things like comment on
old TV shows and commercials.
"Take dog food commercials," he said, "They say
new and improved taste . . . how do they know?"
And he said he has discovered the major cause of
oral herpes in America . . . Richard Dawson.
In the fourth and shortest act, Alexander as the
student gets serious and looks back over his college days
and leaves the audience with the message "Life is short.
Why waste it." He said that it is important to take a
chance and do what you want to do, like, as in his case,
becoming a comedian.
Alexander makes from 80 to 100 college appearances
a year and has appeared on ABC's "Nightline." The play
"Is There Life After College?" was written by Andy
Goodman.
