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November 13, 1985
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By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
Recent court cases involving store
employees charged with delivery of
drug paraphernalia have stirred up
questions about the Nebraska bong
law's wording, constitutionality and
enforcement
In July, five people were charged
in connection with police investiga
tions of some Uncoln stores that
sell pipes, including water pipes
and bongs that can be used with
drugs.
Lincoln attorney Tom Keefe said
the law is vague because it deals
with the intentions of the buyer and
seller. Keefe said the law contends
that something is not illegal until
someone plans to use it for the
wrong reason a concept that
cannot be defined clearly, he said.
To help define their intent in
selling water pipes and similar
items, most stores display signs
that say, "These items are not
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NU, other Big 8 schools
By Molly Adams
Staff Reporter
An NU education still is a good buy,
according to a recent study.
A guide compiled by New York Times
education editor Edward Fiske out
lines more than 200 colleges that offer
high-quality education at a reasonable
cost.
UNL and all other Big Eight schools
were listed in "The Best Buys in College
Education."
Fiske sent UNL a questionnaire to
help him compile the guide, said James
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or otherwise consumption of con
trolled substances."
William Thierstein of Exotica
Fashions and Gifts said he sells
tobacco samples with each water
pipe and requires buyers to sign a
receipt saying they do not intend to
use the pipe with drugs.
Members of the Nebraska Civil
Liberties Union also question the
law's constitutionality.
Attorney George Green, a member
of the NCLU lawyer's panel, said
people found guilty of delivery of
drug paraphernalia are not given
due process of law. He said the
government must give citizens prior
notice of what acts are unlawful.
The bong law's vague wording does
not do this, he said.
Keefe cited some examples of
how the law is enforced discrimi
nately. He said a private investigator,
who was hired in connection with a
case involving Odyssey Imports at
Raglin, former NU director of public
affairs. Universities had to meet cer
tain guidelines before they received
the questionnaire. Requirements in
cluded a faculty with at least 60 per
cent of faculty members with docto
rates, a good graduate school acceptance
rate and selective admission require
ments. UNL's two-page guide summary
emphasizes its 110 undergraduate pro
grams made up of nearly 2,000 courses.
It lists chemistry, biological science,
physics, business administration, en
gineering, agriculture, journalism and
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2035 0 St., bought a pipe from a
so-called legitimate smoke shop.
Before buying the pipe, Keefe said,
the investigator told the clerk that
the pipe wouU be used with mari
juana. The clerk sold the pipe any
way, he said.
Keefe said the investigator also
bought cigarette papers in a grocery
store and a convenience store, tell
ing both clerks that he would use
the papers with maryuana. He said
the clerk of one store showed the
investigator some papers that would
be better for that use,
Keefe said the law is enforced
unevenly because police don't in
vestigate some smoke shops and
grocery stores that sell items that
could become drug paraphernalia.
Lt, Duaine Bullock, head of the
Uncoln Police Department's nar
cotics division, said investigations
into sales of water pipes and related
items usually are done because of
complaints police receive.
listed as good buys in new guide
teaching as its strongest programs.
UNL's two internationally recognized
research facilities, the Midwest Center
for Mass Spectometry and the Behlen
Physics Lab also are mentioned.
UNL's support of agricultural re
search, educational TV and service to
the handicapped also are included in
the guide.
The guide indicates that 28 percent
of UNL students receive financial aid
based on need. It also says the univer
sity provides scholarship money to any
National Merit finalist attending"UNL
Raglin said he thinks Fiske put more
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Leg
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day on last reading
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By Kent Endacott and
Todd von Kampen
Staff Reporters
The Legislature will decide today
whether to vote on final passage of a
budget bill that includes a $3.4 million
reduction in NU's 1985-86 budget.
Senators will vote on a motion by
Neligh Sen. John DeCamp to suspend
legislative rules and allow for early
adoption of the bill, which would trim
about $17 million from siate spending
this fiscal year. Without the motion,
which needs 30 votes to pass, senators
will have to wait until Friday to vote on
final passage.
Earlier in the day, senators advanced
three bills intended to raise the state's
income tax and cigarette tax rates.
LB10, which would raise the income
tax rate by 1 percent for 1985 only,
advanced to the final stage of floor
consideration on a 27-18 vote. Its twin,
LB35, moved to the second round on a
27-17 vote. Senators voted 26-21 to
advance to the final round LB3, which
would raise the cigarette tax by 5 cents
a pack.
LB10, introduced by Waverly Sen.
Jerome Warner, was declared beyond
Gov. Bob Kerrey's call for the session by
Attorney General Robert Spire. After
'We have worked long
and hard to put to
gether the package
we've put in place,
and it's moving for
ward.' Avoca Sen. Cal Carsten
Kerrey decided Nov. 6 to expand the
call to include consideration of an
income tax, Warner and Omaha Sen.
Vard Johnson introduced LB35 to make
certain at least one income tax bill was
within the call.
During Tuesday's debate, senators
defeated several attempts to restore
funding for various state agencies.
Avoca Sen. Cal Carsten urged the
Legislature to leave the budget bill
alone because changing one agency's
focus on the academic strengths of the
university than he did in a similar
guide published a few years ago.
Raglin said he thinks Fiske was
"better informed" about UNL this time
around.
UNL, ono of 93 public colleges and
universities listed in the guide, has the
sixth-highest fixed expenses for out-of-state
freshmen and 38th-highest for in
state freshmen.
The guidebook indicates that 47
percent of UNL freshmen graduated in
the top fourth of their high school
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budget cut would encourage more
changes and unravel the bill.
"We have worked long and hard to
put together the package we've put in
place, and it's moving forward,"
Carsten said. "I would urge you to
think twice and maybe a third time
(before changing the bill)."
Twenty-five members of UNL's Greek
system, as well as ASUN Sens. John
Stick and. Chris Gunderson, watched
the debate. Senators made no attempts
to eliminate or further reduce the 2
percent cut in NU's state support con
tained in the budget bill.
Imperial Sen, Rex Haberman with
drew an amendment to eliminate the
$5 million in state funds targeted for
the proposed Lied Center for Perform
ing Arts.
The income tax
bills generated lit
tle debate on the
floor of the Legis
lature. During de
bate on LB35, sen
ators rejected at
tempts to earmark
part of the money
from the tax hike
tor local govern
ments and change Warner
the time period of the tax increase to
the first six months of 1986.
Omaha Sen. Vard Johnson told sena
tors they should support the cigarette
tax increase because society should
tax harmful drug use in times of eco
nomic crisis. He said a higher tax
would discourage people from picking
up the cigarette habit.
"The commodity (tobacco) is legal
ized," Johnson said. "But at the same
time, we say there is a stiff price for
using that drug."
After Johnson spoke, he left the floor
of the Legislature to smoke a cigarette.
Speaker of the Legislature William
Nichol of Scottsbluff said neither the
income nor cigarette tax increases
seem to have enough votes to take
effect immediately after they pass the
Legislature.
If the tax hikes do not get the 33
votes needed to pass with the emer
gency clause, he said, Kerrey is likely
to make deeper budget cuts with his
line-item veto authority.
Senators hope to end the special
session Friday.
class. About 82 percent graduated in
the top half of their class, the book
says.
The book also mentions the predom
inance of Cornhusker football in cam
pus activities.
"Though knowing the difference
between a post pattern and a goal post
may not be a requirement for accep
tance at UNL, being able to cope with
football fever almost should be," Fiske
writes.
The only negative comment about
UNL is that it is "impersonal in
character."
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