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Vol. 84 No. 70
Weather: After a cold morning, expect sunny
skies and light winds with a high of 33 (1 C). Tues
day night, clear and cold again with a low of 11
(-12C). Wednesday, continued sunny and cold
with a high in the lower 30s (0C).
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By Gene Gentrup
Daily Nebraskan Senior Reporter
The second bomb threat in less
than a week this time from a
caller who said Nebraska Attor
ney General Paul Douglas "ruined
his life" forced another eva
cuation of the County-City Build
ing Monday morning.
Debra Ewert, a secretary in the
building's maintenance office, said
she received a call shortly before
9 a.m. Monday from a man whom
she quoted as saying, "I want you
to know Paul Douglas ruined my
life and there's a bomb in there."
while firefighters searched for the
possible bomb. No evacuation was
ordered until a second call to
KFMQ radio warned of another
possible bomb threat at the building.
The caller then hung up and Bob Allen at KFMQ radio said
Ewert dialed 911. Chief Deputy he received a call from a man
Merl Hesser said Lincoln police who said his friend was going to
stood guard around the building plant a bomb in the building. Allen
quoted the caller as saying, "I
don't know who to call and that's
why I'm calling you. I have a
friend who's going to put a bomb
in the County-City Building and I
don't know how to stop him."
Allen said he then advised the
caller to call the police depart
ment but the caller hung up.
Allen said he then notifed author
ities. Officials were uncertain
which call was made first.
More than 100 people were
forced to leave the building and
by mayor's orders were forced to
wait across the street to avoid
the possiblity of flying glass. Every
one waited outside for about 25
minutes in 15- to 20-degree
weather.
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Lenora Ilsjma, EtsfTBecretary for the UNL forestry, fisheries and wildlife department, stands outside
her office in the Plant Industry Building on East Campus by the sculpture she discovered Monday
morning in a trash dumper.
Hanna said she thought the prank was funny at first, "but it isn't a nice thing to do."
Bob Fey, crime prevention officer and investigator for the UNL police department, said several
campus sculptures have been vandalised in the past two weeks. "They appear to be related," he said.
Arguments set scene
for Douglas testimony
By Brad Gilford
Daily Nebraskan Staff Reporter
Opening arguments Monday from both sides in the
trial of Attorney General Paul Douglas began to set the
scene for expected testimony from Douglas and Marvin
Copple.
The prosecution will probably call Copple, former vice
president of Commonwealth Savings Co., to support the
allegations made by Assistant Special Prosecutor Vince
Valentino. The attorney offered Copple's financial
records to support his claim that Douglas received
$40,000 from Copple involving a real estate deal. Doug
las has maintained that the amount was $32,500.
William Morrow Jr., representing Douglas, said the
difference can be credited partially to $2,500 in expenses
and the rest to poor bookkeeping. Valentino said that
Douglas received a $1,000 tax break by intentionally
ignoring the $7,500 in his books.
Valentino said Douglas' relationship with Copple led
the attorney general to discuss' a letter from the FBI
with Copple and to conceal that Commonwealth offi
cials were suspected of wrongdoing. Those claims make
up the charge against Douglas of obstructing govern
ment operations.
f)ouglas told a Lincoln Journal reporter twice that the
state was not investigating Commonwealth, Valentino
said, but later claimed he was reminded of an in vestiga
tion. Valentino also accused Douglas of informing Copple
about the FBI investigation into Commonwealth. Valen
tino alleged that Douglas divulged the information in
the basement of Commonwealth Savings and asked
Copple if he was guilty.
Morrow has not revealed plans to put Douglas on the
stand. He said Douglas' appearance depends on Cop
ple's testimony.
Yell-written cover letters impress employers
By Gah Y. Huey
Daily Nebraskan Senior Reporter
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Editor's note: This is the second of
three articles on tips for job seekers.
Today, tips on writing a good resume
and cover letter. Wednesday, how to
complete a successful interview.
Before job seekers can launch a suc
cessful job hunt, they must know how to
sell themselves.
An impressive-looking resume accom
panied by a cover letter either a letter
of application or inquiry are the first
steps to obtaining an interview with a
prospective employer.
A cover letter has several purposes,
said Kenneth Cardinal, a counselor at
UNL's Career Planning and . Placement
Center, Nebraska Union 230. A well
written letter should introduce the ap
plicant to the employer, state clearly why
the applicant is writing, highlight the
applicant's experience and interest and
leave room for further communication
between the applicant and the employer.
The letter should be as personal as
possible, said R. Neal Copple, dean of the
School of Journalism, job seekers should
research the organization so when they
write to the employer, they can show they
know something about how the organiza
tion operates. Employers are more im
pressed with an applicant who mentions
specifics, such as what the applicant
thinks are some of the company's
strengths and weaknesses, and informa
tion about the community in which it
operates, he said.
The cover letter should indicate to the
employer what the applicant can do for
the organization, said Dvee Buss, director
of advising at the College of Business
Administration. Applicants should em
phasize special skills, abilities, education
or experience that would qualify thern
for the specific position, she said.
Like the resume, the cover letter
and any correspondence letters should
be neatly typed, well written, well ex
pressed and errorless, the, experts said.
Most agreed that the letter should be no
more than one page and typed on the
same paper as the resume if possible.
Although a little more effort would be
required, the applicant should try to
address the letter to a specific person,
along with the person's title.
Because potential employers sift
through hundreds of resumes daily, job
seekers must make their resume stand
out from the others. The resume is the
applicant's first chance to impress the
employer; consequently the resume must
be clear, concise, attractive and reflect
the abilities of the applicant, they said.
The following items are usually impor
tant in a resume: identification, job or
career objective, education and work ex
perience or skills and references. The
optional items listed round out the over
all impression of the applicant. They gen
erally include activities, interests and
hobbies.
The career objective should be
concise but not to the point of eliminating
potential jobs for the applicant, Buss
said. The objective usually should include
the desired job function, the type of com
pany, the industry preferred and the spe
cific skills the applicant wants to use.
The order of the applicant's education,
experience and skills should be listed in
the appropriate order. For example, if
applicants are recent graduates, listing
education first may be one of their
strongest selling points, Cardinal said.
In some cases, applicants should pre
sent their resumes in a way that would
show the employer they know how to
apply certain skills, said Anne Kopera,
coordinator of advising at the College of
Arts and Sciences. Along with listing edu
cation, applicants can let employers know
how they can apply their acquired skills,
she said.
Internships, volunteer work and
part-time experience would be impor
tant items to list under work, the experts
said. Internships show the employer the
applicant has had experience working
for an organization, Copple said. The
employer will have an idea that the appli
cant has acquired some skills and used
them while on the job.
Listed activities, .memberships and
honors provide information on skills" an
applicant acquires outside of class, Buss
said. Applicants who held elected offices
are telling the employer ihey acquired
leadership skills, she said.
The goal of the resume is to make the
applicant stand out, Copple said. Conse
quently, applicants should list any skill,
interest, hobby or experience they think
would interest the prospective employer,
he said.
Job seekers should try to make their
resumes look like they didnt come out of
the same cookie cutter," he said.