Thursday, November 1, 1934
Daily Nobraskan Election Supplement
Pago 5
For The
United States
Houce of
Representatives
District 2
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Daub concerned about budget, defense
By Ann Lowe
Daily Nebnwkan Senior Reporter
A balanced federal budget, a strong
national defense and easy-to-get student
loans will make "the long run" better for
today's collegelitudents, District 2 Rep.
Hal Daub says.
Daub, 43, is running for re-election
against Democratic challenger Tom Cav
anaugh of Omaha
The congressman said he is "a strong
supporter" of President Reagan and his
policies, although he disagrees with the
president that the federal budget needn't
be balanced.
Daub said he is "optimistic" that the
United States can run in the black, and he
favors a constitutional amendment for a
balanced budget. He also wants Congress
to control government spending by giving
the president a line-item veto that would
allow him to cut unnecessary spending
on bills that should otherwise pass.
Daub said the government also can
save money by cutting cash aid to foreign
countries and limiting spending increases
for defense and social programs to 5 per
cent. The Reagan administration has "turned
the corner on spending," allowing the U.S.
gross national product to swell and bring
ing more job opportunities for future col
lege graduates, Daub said.
World peace through cost-effective mil
itary strength is another of Daub's aims.
He said he thinks military spending should
be limited, but that United States should
maintain "a strong defense." A nuclear
freeze with the Soviet Union can come
only if the nations have equal numbers of
nuclear weapons, he said.
"They have no reason to sit down at the
bargaining table if they think we've given
up," he said.
Daub said he "strongly favors" student
loan programs and that more loans
should be made available. But he said
students should not get lower interest
rates than other borrowers.
Many times, students abuse low-interest
loan money, spending it on cars, vaca
tions and other things besides school
expenses, Daub said. Sometimes students
fail to repay loans, he said, citing 66,000
doctors who have not paid their debts.
Daub sad the student loan program
has been helped by boosting interest
rates on delinquent loans to 20 percent.
He said loans should be more available to
students from middle class families, not
"Mr. and Mrs. Gotrocks who make $100,000
a year."
In two terms in the House, Daub has
served on the House Committee for Pub
lic Works and Transportation, Subcom
mittee on Surface Transportation, Water
Resources Subcommittee, House Com
mittee on Small Business, House Select
Committee on Aging, and the Ranking
Republican Task Force on Social Security
and Women.
He received the Golden Bulldog Award
from Watchdogs of the Treasury Inc.,
three leadership awards from the Coali
tion for Peace Through Strength and a
Guardian of Small Business award from
the National Federation of Independent
Businesses.
Lack of funds force hot issues to fuel Cavanaugh campaign
By Ann Lowe
D&ily Nebrsskan Senior Reporter
A constitutional amendment for a bal
anced budget will only work once the fed
eral deficit has been cleared, Democratic
congressional candidate Tom Cavanaugh
says.
Cavanaugh, 32, is running against two
term incumbent Hal Daub of Omaha for
the District 2 seat in the House of Repre
sentatives.
An Omaha native, Cavanaugh said he
has been active in politics all of his life. He
has worked since 1979 as a lobbyist and
legislative consultant in the Nebraska
Legislature. He has worked for several
state and local campaigns, including Gov.
Bob Kerrey's 1982 election campaign.
The federal deficit especially hurts
Nolte says 'time 'main issue
By Barbara Comito
Daily NetraskAn StfJ Reporter
Time commitment should be a major
consideration in -this election, said
Patricia Nolte, UNL instructor and
candidate for the District 1 position on
the state Board of Education.
During the board's last session, they
were unable to vote on any issue be
cause they did not have a quorum,
Nolte said.
Nolte said she questions the amount
of time Max Larsen, her opponent for
the seat, could devote to the board.
Nolte has taught for 15 years, eight
of which have been full-time. For four
years she was chairman of the English
department in a La Jolla, a California
high school and served on the San
Diego curriculum development com
mittee. Nolte said an accusation by Larsen
that she "inflated" her years of expe
rience is "chauvinistic."
The years I taught part-time I was
raising a family and felt I could not
afford to work full-time," she said.
Nolte favors mandatory approval
for all schools and the use of certified
teachers. The standards for approval
should be higher, Nolte said.
While people cannot expect all of
the high schools to meet the standards
of accredited high schools, at present,
standards for approval are about half
that required for accreditation, Nolte
said.
Higher standards for approval would
bring about more uniform quality
statewide, Nolte said.
While Nolte says she agrees with the
nationwide concern over improving
the quality of education, she stresses
that the public schools must serve the
whole range of students.
Competition is good for the gifted,
Nolte said, but added she fears a higher
drop-out rate if different types of
classes are not designed for different
ability levels.
Nolte placed strict conditions on her
approval of lateral entry certification.
Legislative Bill 994 does not specify
under what conditions this would be
allowed or what qualifications would
be required, Nolte said. Clear er defini
tions need to be worked into the bill,
she said.
The credential should be temporary
and require the person to go back to
school to take methods clsses, classes
Nolte said she suspects Larsen consid
ers to be "mickey mouse."
Larsen backs certification
By Barbara CoirJio
Daily Nebrtsban Staff Reporter
The state Board of Education needs
to take a more active role, rather than
the reactive role it has taken in the
past, said Max Larsen, executive vice
president of SSI Research Center, Inc.
and candidate for the District 1 seat
on the education board.
1 always have ideas and want to get
things done" Larsen said of his exten
sive community involvement.
"People see that, and then I get to be
president," he said
Larsen has been president of East
ridge ParentTeacher Association and
the Lincoln East Advisory Committee.
He has served in an advisory capacity
to Lincoln Public Schools on gifted
student and curriculum committees.
Certification is a must, Larsen said.
The compromise in the law this sum
mer was a mistake, and 111 fight to
reverse it, he said.
"If we believe teachers are impor
tant in quality education and I
believe they're the key then we must
believe better teachers bring better
education," he said.
Money, not religion, is the issue be
hind parochial schools hiring non
certified teachers, Larsen said. Around
the state, people have said they cannot
afford to hire certified teachers, he said,
he said.
Larsen favors lateral entry certifica
tion. Ilia main concern is that It allows
people into the profession who are
good teachers and have a concern for
kids, but who may not have taken the
traditional route to get there, he said.
He said he thinks there should be a
fairly long apprenticeship-type situa
tion behind a certified teacher.
State support should be provided
for staff development, Larsen said.
"No industry would spend so little
maintaining its most valuable resour
ces" Larsen said
Larsen said he favors mandatory
continued education in the liberal arts
and specific majors as well as teaching
workshops.
SRI has a slogan, "Bfeasurement im
proves performance," and Larsen said
he believes it is applicable in schools.
"Students are motivated by compe
tition," Larsen said
today's college students, Cavanaugh said.
Interest on the deficit is the third largest
government expenditure, he said. Paying
the interest takes away from university
funding and student loan and grant pro
grams, he said.
In the long run, he said, the deficit will
"diminish job opportunities because the
private sector doesn't have the money."
Cavanaugh said he supports a consti
tutional amendment requiring a balanced
budget, but not until a large part of the
federal debt is paid.
If an amendment were passed now,
Cavanaugh said, Congress would have to
raise taxes or cut defense spending.
The candidate said he opposes both of
these measures.
"I think the responsible route and the
honest route is to elect congressmen who
will vote 'no' on excess spending and tax
loopholes," he said.
The Democratic candidate said Con
gress should cut "waste and ripoffs" in
government, especially in defense spend
ing. Private corporations, such as Gen
eral Electric, charge the military as much
as $ 1 1 2 an hour for work that would cost
private customers $35 an hour, he said.
Cavanaugh said the solution is to open
government contracts to competitive
bidding and to "put those people in jail
where they belong."
Student aid is not as available as it
should be, Cavanaugh said. Though he
acknowledged that some students mis
use low-interest loans, he said student
interest rates should be lower than for
regular loans.
"Education is an investment," he said.
"It's in our best interest to encourage
people to get the best education they can.
If we can provide the best education
through low-interst loans, well see a
return on that investment."
Cavanaugh said he supported Colo-
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Nancy h'ocSi, Republican
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"Nancy, I view with alarm the thought of spending my second term
confronted by two hostile houses of Congress. A win by you in Nebraska
would help maintain Republican control of the Senate, and assure me
the chance I seek to continue the rebuilding of this nation.
"Your experience as University of Nebraska Regent is great preparation
for a Senate in which quality education and tough budget decisions will be
both high on the agenda, and I know you will serve with great distinction.
But no vote you cast as a Senator will be as important as the first one:
to organize the Senate under a Republican leadership.
President Ronald Reagan
August 19, 1S84
"Of alt the challengers for the United States Senate on the Republican
side, Nancy Hocb is closer and doing better than anyone across the entire '
country . . . She's an outstanding candidate and she'll make an outstanding
Senator ... I urge you to get the vote out for Nancy and work for her."
, Vice President George Bush
October 19. 1SG4
Nancy Hoch-Republicaa Candidate for United States Senate
(Paid for by Nebr&skans for Na&cy)