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DaiSv n . y f Vll ? ? f Tuesday, September 11, 1934 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 84 No. 12 I 3 QJ 1 ST ill t ew students sign up for Libertarian Party By JefT Browne Daily NebrasSum Stuff Editor More than 400 people, most of them students, registered Mon day in the Nebraska Union to vote in November's general elec tion, said Laura Hein, co-chairwoman of ASUN's Government Liaison Committee. GLC and the Nebraska State Student Association are sponsor ing a voter registration drive in the union. Workers at the drive said most of the registrants had little trou ble deciding what political party, if any, they would register with. The traditional choices of Demo cratic, Republican and Indepen dent sufficed for most Ncbraskans have another choice. More than 5,500 Nebraskans signed a petition allowing Liber tarian presidential candidate David Bergland to be included on November's ballot Because of that petition, Nebraska voters may register as Libertarians, said Neb Brad SfamsnOsSl Nt bra slcsn Vadea HeEsrisfe, 8, leasts Ills tug-o'-wor tzzsi tn victciy tlia Ag Oljsapies. Etsry on Pas 7. Ot&cr tsra snesbsrs iEclisde Tcdd Drcfim, PM1 Hsijss, Mick Nn end Claris Clkn. - k ;::::;:f-r- . 1 CllHi j Inside I ii iJ Foreign students faea the , Jim Rogers decries the U.S. government's treatment of American indians Pst 4 Nebraska volleyball team defeats the Iowa Hawkeyes Pzz0 Inde I Arts and Entertainment Classified Crossword '. Edi ports raska Secretary of State Allen Bcerman. Third parties have not done well in recent Dresidential elec tions, said UNL political science professor Robert Sittig. If Bergland can poll five percent of the popular vote this year, the party will qualify for automatic reimbursement of campaign funds The Democratic and Republi can parties are spending more than $40 million each in this year's general election. The Liber tarians Jeft to themselves to cover campaign costs,' had spent, through July, $327,028 on the primary elections and less than $4,000 on the general election, Federal Election Commission fig ures indicate. Begun on the Pacific Coast al most 10 years ago, the Libertar ian Party is committed to provid ing the maximum amount of per sonal freedom in Americans' lives, state party coordinator Daniel J. Salem said. " , ' Cctfusssd on P&s many facets of American Ufa PsgsS 1 10 If 11 l 12 i .4 S i . " i1 " 4 . " ' . " " ; . ....... . Li , ' "..if ' - '-I "' '' ' ' ,.. ' . J . , . .... , ; I f ' ' ...r"" i .. ' ' K ' !' ' "" f w , I, -C- ! 'If , ; f . -" -" " I . -' j ) ! Guy and dolls... UNL J&itler Pet Dmgaii, with tlsrcd ye&rs e ir.Tf TIT',..,. cwr vanishing G.i. By 6ah Y. Hsiey Daily Nebraskan Senior Reporter "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. We will fight our country's battles on the land and on the sea... " Anonymous, "The Marines' Hymn." For nearly two decades, they were the soldiers young boys loved. Brave. Fierce. Strong. They con quered jungles, fought enemies and won wars vividly created in a child's mind. Hasbro Industries Inc., creators of these soldiers called them America's movable fighting men." Most remember them as G.I. Joes. In the late 1970s, G.I. Joe became the casualty of an OPEC oil crunch. As the cost of petro leum escalated and plastic became more expensive, Hasbro, who originated the doll in 1964, found it impossible to continue manu facturing the doE The 4-inch Joes children see on the shelves today are shadows of .By Donna Slsn Lincoln police still are investi gating seven related sexual as saults that have occurred in Lin coln since August 1G83. The assaults took place bet ween 11th and 33rd streets from R to Garfield Streets. The assaults usually take place between mid night and 6 am., Lincoln police said, The attacker is described as a thin, muscular, black male with short hair, 20 to 25 years old and 5-7 to 5-9 in hcighth. He has always been armed with a knife, according to descriptions by vic tims. Crime Stoppers, a statewide oftke 110 6.1. Joe extisa flgBrss 9 rn jft the original 1 1 -inch heroes. The disappearance of these once pop ular dolls for a generation of G.I. Joe players seems almost sad. Perhaps, that is what drives UNL junior Pat Dugan to avidly collect these rapidly disappear ing dolls. Dugan began collecting G.I. Joes three years ago after a high school friend gave him one for Christmas as a joke. "The doll was supposed to look like me," 4he brown-haired, blue eyed Dugan said. The gift made him wonder where the G.I. Joes were that he had played with as a child. He found his mother had given them away years ago. Dugan said he started to ask for the dolls in doll stores and antique stores, but found the stores were not selling them. The more he looked, the more he real ized G.I. Joes were hard to find. But the scarcity of the original Joe figures made him even more determined to find them, he said. To date, Dugan has about 110 of the fully jointed dolls. Most he operation that seeks information on crimes, is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person re sponsible for this crime. The re ward will be in effect until the end of the year, at which time Crime Stoppers will reevaluate the crime. Lincoln police said they are unsure whether there have been any sexual assaults committed by this suspect since January 1034. Sexual assault is a crime of vio lence and often is repeated. Once the assaults start, they probably wont stop until the assailant has either been caught or mo ves, pol ice said. e Stoppers seek suspect h hm coHectsd dsxlsg ts lst m m T m'im jnt pj bought for himself; some were given to him by friends. Dugan said the road to collect ing G.I. Joe has not been easy. When he started collecting Joes seriously and knew where to lock, the dolls were easy to find. But, about two years ago, G.I. Joe col lecting became popular with the rest the country, he said. People probably started to realize the dolls were a collector's item after they saw the 4-inch Joes, he said. Others buy them as toys for their children. With the increase in competi tion, Dugan said he's found it nearly impossible to find the dolls at once easy sources like flea markets, antique dealers, garage sales and salvage stores. Some people who work at gar age sales, flea markets and sal vage stores will hold back the dolls for themselves, Dugan said. Also, antique dealers and doll sellers have raised the price of the dolls because they realize the dolls' value, he said. Custk&ned a P&ge 0 About 50 percent of all reported assaults occur at the victim's home, police said. The following are some sugges tions by the Crime Prevention Bureau to help protect you against possible sexual assault: Keep all doors secured. Have both a good lock and a dead bolt installed. When moving into a new apartment, be sure all locks have been changed there is no way to tell who might have a key. Install a peephole in the door with a viewing area of at least ISO to 190 degrees. This allows a per son to see low areas and areas to the side of the door where some one might hid. Gestiatsed 021 F3 Joe dolls