Pago 6
Thursday, November 1, 1934
Daily Ncbraskan
David CrtcmtfDsliy Ncbraskan
Betty Brltton, left, and Shirley Morock get into the Halloween spirit Wed
nesday at the East Campos Union Cafeteria.
Peace Corps jobs open
When Michael Kammerdiener gradu
ated from the University of Notre Dame
in 1979, he felt he needed more than a
degree in government. He wanted to see
the world. He wanted to help others. He
turned to the Peace Corps for help.
"I wanted to go overseas to see if some
of the theories and philosophies I learned
in school were true," Kammerdiener said.
"I wanted to see some different ways of
living. And I wanted to help other people
less fortunate than myself."
Kammerdiener is one of 100,000 Amer
icans who have served as volunteers in
the Peace Corps program, which serves
countries in Africa, Latin America and
Asia.
Kammerdiener and Susan Collins,
another Peace Corps voluntetV, are at
UNL this week to interview people inter
ested in the program. They are holding
interviews today and Friday at the Career
Planning and Placement Office in the
Nebraska Union 225 and also at the East
Campus Union.
Presently, 5,200 volunteers and train
ees in more than GO nations serve in the
Peace Corps. They offer skills in many
programs including: Maternal and child
health, family nutrition, fresh water fish
eries, agriculture extension, teacher train
ing, math and science education, voca
tional training, small business consulta
tion, civil engineering, natural resource
development, forestry and conservation
and energy.
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Feb. 21, 1S34 United Banks
of Colorado submitted an offer to
operate a financial institution in
place of Commonwealth. The a
greement would only have return
ed about 10 cents on the dollar
and violated Nebraska's interstate
banking laws.
Feb. 29, 1984 The state
mnnHL
Claims Board devised a plan to
resurrect Commonwealth with a
$60 million state injection.
March 16, 1934 Lancaster
Couty District judges rejected the
state Claims Board's plan.
April 3, 1934 The Legisla
ture defeated a bill that would
have allowed a degree of inter
state banking. The bill would have
cleared the way for the United
Banks of Colorado plan, subject
to depositor approval.
May 31, 1984 The state
Claims Board concluded that the
state is legally liable for Com
monwealth's debt and developed
another bail-out plan which cost
the state $33 million. Depositors
would get about 50 percent of
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their money back,
July 13, 1C34 FirsTier offered
to buy some of Commonwealth's
assets and initially return about
5 cents on the dollar to deposi
tors. Depositors were not enthu
siastic about the offer.
Jaly 27, District judges
rejected the scaled-down state
Claims Board plan. State sena
tors doubted whether the Legis
lature would ever vote tax funds
to pay depositors.
Aug. 16, lM Legislature
held special session, rekindled
interstate banking bill
Aug. 27, Legislature's
Banking Committee killed the bill.
Sept. 7, 1C34 - Depositors
hired Tennessee consultant Irwin
Deutscher to devise and lobby for
a Commonwealth reorganization
plan.
Oct. 2 1CS4 Depositors
testified before the Legislature's
Special Commonwealth Commit
tee. Those who testified told sto
ries of severe financial hardship
and said the state is responsible
for their losses.
Foreign students...
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Judy Wendorff, IES foreign
student adviser, said the loss is a
subject most of the students don't
want to be reminded of anymore.
"It's kind of a shameful thing
for some of the students " she
said. "If it's over, it's over."
Wendorff said she thinks the
students' attitude is justified
something they must do in order
to get on with their lives.
Little is known now about the
whereabouts of most of these
students. Some have left the uni
versity to get married, transfer
schools or go on to practical
training, Wendorff said.
DeCoster said as far as he
knows, "the means that we took
were successful" in helping these
students to remain in the United
States.
Husen managed to stay in Lin
coln with the help of 70-year-old
Miles Johnson, who supplied her
with room and board as well as
the funds needed to continue her
education.
' Johnson said he came to Wen
dorff last November after reading
an article about these students.
"I told her I'd like to help out
one of the students," he said.
Husen stayed with Johnson from
November to June, when she left
to get married.
Husen, who transferred to the
Lincoln School of Commerce to
get her degree in Computer
Science, said she doesn't know
how long she and her husband,
who is Indonesian, will be able to
stay in the United States. She has
just written home to her brother
and sister in Osaka, Japan, for
more money. She said she has no
hope of ever seeing the money
she lost in Commonwealth. The
couple hope to complete their
education and get jobs in Amer
ica, staying for several years before
returning home, she said.
Couple doubtful
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Orletha said Commonwealth
officials told her to seek financial
help at the state Department of
Social Services. They turned her
down.
"The told me the special van we
use for Erwin's wheelchair-lift b
worth too much " she said.
They told Orletha that the state
Social Security Department would
surely" be able to help them.
"They told me because I hadnt
worked for five of the last 10
years that I wasn't eligible," she
said. "Even after I told them I had
cancer they told me they couldnt
help me."
Since then the Mantzners said
they know of no one else to turn
to.
"Will it do any good to talk to
anyone elser Erwin asked
Orletha said they are both look
ing at other ways of seeking help
. but said the task is difficult and
frustrating. " f
"If Erwin would go to a nursing
home, Social Security would pay
for his bills and I could get a job.i
she said. "But I cant leave Erwin.
Orletha said in emergencies
they can turn to their rephevt
who lives in Lincoln and net
brother who lives next door.
"But they have their lives tq
live, too she said. i
The financial load lighter.
slightly this month when Orletlu.
became elighle for Social Security;
"It's not much but it's some
thing," she said. )
The Mantzners said they havi
no idea" if they'll every receiy
any of their $S3,00O. They sai
they are disappointed with the.
state government f
They called it a guarantee
Erwin said. "What is a guarantee.
I don't know. Why was there nj
money in a kitty to back it up. I
it false advertisement? I don,
know." f
