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Horses sprint for the finish line during a Sunday afernoon race at the State Fairgrounds
racetrack in Lincoln.
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By Martha Miller
Staff Reporter
Despite some unseasonable
weather, attendance at the State
Fairgrounds racetrack has increas
ed 1.5 percent from last year's total,
the spokesman for the track said
Saturday.
"Considering the weather we had
to start with, the cold, rain and
snow, I think we did great," said
Henry Brandt, racetrack manager.
Horseracing in Nebraska appar
ently is big business. A fan can
attend the races 193 days of the year
at one of five thoroughbred race
tracks: Fonner Park in Grand Island,
Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha, Atokad Park
in South Sioux City, the Columbus
Fairgrounds and the State Fair
grounds. In addition, Broken Bow,
Deschler and Hastings have small
quarterhouse racetracks.
Dennis Oelschlager.executive
secretary of the Nebraska Racing
Commission, said horse racing
revenue in racing circles through
out the nation dropped.
"In relation to our population
base, racing is incredibly successful
NETV faces
By Jody Beem .
Staff Reporter
Editor's note: This is the fourth
article of a five-part series that
tries to examine how proposed
budget cuts would affect some
ofUNL's programs. The Legisla
ture has proposed a 3 percent,
or about $5 million, cut in st&te
support for the university.
The Nebraska Educational Televi
sion network budget will be cut in sev
eral ways if the Nebraska Legislature
passes proposed budget reductions,
said an NETV official.
"We'll be double-impacted," said
Paul Few, NETV assistant general
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at all levels," Oelschlager said.
However, competition is getting
tough. On March 1, a greyhound dog
track will open in Council Bluffs,
Iowa. Oelschlager said the dog track
will draw many horse racing fans
because it is cheaper and easier to
make money at dog races. He said
Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma will
pass legislation to allow horse rac
ing within the next year.
"The whole game is changing,"
he said.
When neighboring states begin to
operate tracks, there will be compe
tition not only for patrons but for
the quality racing stock. He said
last summer's opening of Canter
bury Downs, in Shakopee, Mina,
attracted several horse owners who
had raced at Ak-Sar-Ben.
Because of the added competi
tion, the Nebraska Racing Commis
sion appealed to the Legislature for
a reduction in the state pari-mutuel
tax. Oelschlager said a reduction
from the present 5 percent tax
would make Nebraska racetracks
more appealing to patrons and horse
owners.
Oelschlager explained the tax
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manager of administration and finance.
NU President Ronald Roskens said
$100,000 could be cut from the NETV
budget if the Legislature passes a 3
percent reduction in the NU budget.
The Legislature also has proposed a 3
percent reduction in NETVs state fund
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In addition, Few said, several UNL
departments provide funds for NETV
programming. If those department bud
gets are cut, it would probably cut into
NETVs funds, he said.
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process in the form of a wager. On a
$2 bet, the track takes 15 percent or
30 cents for a win, place or show bet
and 16 percent for "exotic" bets
such as daily doubles, exactas and
pick-sixes. Taxes for the racetrack
come out of the "take-out" money,
he said.
Whatever is left is used for purses,
track improvements and main
tenance, he said.
A reduction in the 5 percent tax
would allow the track to offer com
petitive purses, Oelschlager said.
"If a track can't do that, then
horsemen will go somewhere else,"
he said.
Oelschlager said the 5 percent
tax does not start until the first $7
million is bet each racing season.
He said this keeps the smaller
tracks equal in proportion to the
larger tracks.
Oelschlager said the racing com
mission also is looking into trifecta
wagering in Nebraska. This is when
a bettor must select the first three
winners of the race in order.
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NETV could find alternate funding.
Outside contributions make up 45 per
cent of NETVs budget and 30,000
Nebraskans donate funds to NETV, he
said.
Cuts would be felt statewide because
they would decrease public awareness
about Nebraska, the university and its
programs, he said.
Locally produced programming would
be hurt most by budget cuts, he said.
Cuts also could affect staffing and pos
sibly NETVs broadcast hours.
"It's fruitless at this time to say
where cuts would occur," Few said.
"NETV won't know what changes will
be made until they see the extent of
the cuts in funding."
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By Joe Dejka
Staff Reporter
Musicradio of Nebraska Inc. is suing
the NU Board of Regents, KFAB Broad
casting Co. and KFOR Radio for
allegedly violating the federal antitrust
act by broadcasting Nebraska football
games only on the Nebraska Football
Basketball Network, the Lincoln Jour
nal reported Saturday.
Musicradio, which operates radio
station KZKX in Seward, seeks money
damages of "at least $450,000" from
each of the parties named, and an addi
tional $150,000 in damages from KFAB
Broadcasting Co. for alleged breach of
contract, the Journal reported.
The lawsuit alleges that KFAB
Broadcasting Co., which owns exclu
sive rights to broadcast Nebraska foot
ball and basketball games, acts as a
"wholesaler" of Nebraska football broad
casts, the article said.
KFAB signed a contract with the
regents for the rights in 1882.
KFAB and KFOR sell advertising for
broadcast during the games, the article
said.
The suit alleges that when KZKX
acquired KSRD Radio Co., KZKX also
bought the one-year contract KSRD
had with KFAB, the Journal said. The
suit alleges that KFAB refused to honor
the rights that KZKX acquired in the
ASUN, GLC urge
protest of budget
By Jen Deselms
Staff Reporter
ASUN and the government Liaison
Committee met Thursday to inform and
organize students in protest against
the proposed 3 percent university and
state college budget cut.
A phone bank is planned for Tuesday
in the Nebraska and East unions. Stu
dents will be able to call anywhere in
the state for two minutes. ASUN Presi
dent Gerard Keating said the bank will
give students a chance to call their
parents to ask them to contact their
state senator and express concern
about the proposed cuts.
Keating said 10,000 "I Support NU"
stickers were handed out at the NU
Colorado football game. A similar effort
is planned for the Iowa State game
Saturday. Stickers for the Iowa State
game will say "Save the State Sup
port the University." Keating said the
blue-and-white stickers will stand out
more than the red ones given away at
the Colorado game.
He encouraged students to wear
blue to the Iowa State game to show
support for the battle against budget
cuts.
A schedule for legislative attend
ance was arranged. Keating said each
Greek house and residence hall was
assigned a time to attend the special
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contract.
The suit claims Musicradio sold
advertising under the rights bought
from KFAB, but when Musicradio's
KZKX sold advertising in Lincoln, where
KFAB and KFOR have exclusive rights,
KFAB terminated KZKX's right to
broadcast the games, the Journal re
ported. The suit alleges that because of
KFAB's actions, advertising competi
tion for broadcast during the games
has been restricted, KZKX's broadcast
rights have been curtailed and KZKX
has been denied the right to compete
with other stations for the sale of
advertising during such broadcasts,
the article said.
Richard Wood, NU general counsel,
said he is surprised Musicradio
named the regents in the case. He said
he considers, the contract between the
regents and KFAB valid.
"We will vigorously defend it," Wood
said. I '
He said the university has not re
ceived a summons yet, but he expects
to receive that and a copy of the peti
tion this week.
Regent Donald Fricke of Lincoln
said KFAB has been "an outstanding
radio station in the past and I have a lot
of faith in them."
A spokesman for KFAB was unavail
able for comment.
session. To find out the time your resi
dence hall or Greek house is scheduled
to attend, call the ASUN office in the
Nebraska Union.
Despite what students might think,
they do have an impact because sena
tors aren't used to students attending
sessions, Keating said.
Deb Chapelle, Nebraska State Stu
dent Association executive director,
said it is important for students to talk
to senators during the second stage of
debate, which begins today.
"Tell them your story. Speak from
the heart," Chapelle said. "Speak with
the intelligence and convictions that
have brought you to this campus to
better yourself as a citizen. That's what
is going to win it for us."
Kelly Kuchta, GLC president, said
students should tell senators that when
money needed by the university is cut,
students are the ones who are hurt
most because they pay for cuts with
tuition increases and the elimination
of university programs.
Kuchta said Gov. Bob Kerrey should
be contacted also. He said the governor
often does not feel the pressure that
state senators do.
Keating said residence halls and
Greek houses will display signs in win
dows and make banners that express
support for the university.
