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December 5, 1985
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 85 No. 70
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Fifty-five parking permits reported stolen,
five recovered; officer says most just lost
By LeAnne Lovings
Staff Reporter
Of the about 1 2,600 parking permits sold this
year, 55 have been reported stolen. Five permits
have been recovered.
Lt. John Burke said he thinks only a small
percentage of the permits reported stolen actu
ally were stolen. He said he thinks many of the
permits were lost or misplaced.
The police department follows up on the
reports, however. Officers search the parking
lots, checking cars to make sure they have a rear
window parking sticker. The sticker usually
can't be removed from a window, and the permit
that hangs on the rear-view mirror isn't valid
without the sticker.
If officers find a car with a permit but without
a sticker, they impound the car. The car owner
receives a $40 ticket, but police don't prosecute
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Adequate punishment
UNL Police Chief Gail Gade said the Lancaster
County Attorney's office chooses not to prose
cute permit thefts because it believes the uni
versity handles the situation well with the $40
fee.
. Sherryl Chamberlain, office supervisor, said
the five permits recovered this year were found
in students' cars.
People whose permits are stolen must make
an official report to the police so they can
receive a two-week temporary permit. If after two
weeks the permit has not been recovered, Burke
said, the person must buy a replacement permit
for $20.
Incentive charge
Chamberlain said the police don't know
whether the permit was lost or stolen. The $20
charge is an incentive for permit owners to keep
their cars locked.
"We don't know that they're stolen," she said.
"We don't always have evidence that somebody
has broken into their car."
Burke said the main problem is that students
are not security conscious. Many thefts occur
because owners leave their cars unlocked or a
window open.
"We sell the permit to them and the permit
becomes their property, just like if we would
have sold them a camera or a stereo," he said.
"So it is their duty to keep all doors locked,"
If the permit is recoverd after the owner buys
a replacement, Chamberlain said, the owner re
ceives a $20 refund from the department.
Stores
to irsDBn
By Ad Hudler
Senior Editor
Lincoln's American Store meat processing
plant will reopen under a new company Jan. 15,
bringing about 450 new jobs to Lincoln and extra
revenue to the NU system.
American Stores donated the plant to the NU
Foundation Nov. 4. The plant, on a 20-acre plot at
Second and O streets, has been closed since Dec.
2, 1982. It has been appraised at more than $10
million.
"The first thing that comes to mind today is
that there really is a Santa Claus," NU President
Ronald Rcskens said at a Wednesday morning
press conference that announced the reopening.
Cook Family Foods, Ltd. of Rydal, Penn., will
buy equipment in the plant and lease the prop
erty for 10 years with an option to buy. The cost of
that lease was not disclosed. NU will receive the
money from the lease and the plant equipment
sold to Cook Foods.
William Wenke, president of the NU Founda
tion, said the money will be distributed among
UNL, UNO and UNMC for various activities. The
Foundation will later decide how to spend the
money, Wenke said.
Cook Foods will pay all property taxes on the
lease, Wenke said.
Cook Foods will hire about 250 employees
when it first opens its doors, said Herbert "Bud"
Cook, chairman of the company. About 50 to 75
employees will be added each consecutive year
until the plant employs 450 workers. Cook said
former American Stores workers will receive no
priorities in hiring. At its peak, American Stores
employed between 700 and 900 people.
Cook Foods processes a specialized line of
ham products distributed to supermarkets
throughout the country. The company produces
about $150 million in ham and ham-related pro
ducts annually, Cook said.
Cook said he heard about the American Stores
plant on a "gossip line" with other businessmen.
He said he contacted American Stores, who con
tacted the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and
the NU Foundation the organization primarily
responsible for reorganizing NU's acquisition of
the plant.
Cook said he chose Lincoln because the plant
"is in excellent condition," and it will open
doors for company expansion to the West and
Midwest. The company has another plant near
Detroit and offices in Pennsylvania.
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By Janis Lovitt
Staff Reporter
Recent outbreak d a relatively
unknown sexually transmitted dis
ease have brought mere attention to
the' disc ase.
Many people assume that vene
real diseases such as syphilis or
gonorrhea are the most threatening
in students, said Dr, P.a!ph Ewert,
chief cf the medical stiff at the
University Health Center, but 30
percent to 50 percent cf genital dis
orders seen at the health center are
d!s mcsftd as cHmjdia trcchcir,at:s,
CI:.r.;i;a is m infection that::
mssUt its victlnalave never heard ;
of, Ewert said.
Diane Smith, hecJth advocate for
the Family Service Open Doer Health
Center in Lincoln, said chlamydia
symptoms can induds itching and
burning for both men and wcrnen.
The symptoms may be present early
in the day, go away and then come
back later, Smith said. Low-grade
fevers can occur in the later stages
cf the disease, she, said.
However, Smith said, about 80
percent of the'- victims have no
notic&ble symptoms cf the disease.
Ewert said the health center
recently included a test for chlamy
dia in the routine pelvic exams.
Atcut 10 percent t 12 percent cf
those examined are diagnosed as
chlamydia victims, he said.
If left untreated, Smith said,
chlamydia can cause a painful
infection that crt rcq;::rs hospital
izatien and tcizz p :rr:.2ncnt do
age to the reproductive organs or
She said corr.;!;c:ii:r.r, c:?. occur
during pregnancy re:-: V-ir. in tho
death ct the baly cr tl.3 ir. ether cr
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The increasing number of chkv
mydia cases is not unique to the
UNL campus. Paul A. Stoesz, direc
tor cf the disease control division cf
the state Deportment cf Health,
snid 323 esses cf ci'VuIa were
reported through November this year,
Stoesz said the number increased
dramatically from the 37 cases
reported from May to November last
year,
Etoesz sdd he thinks the easier
and cheaper exam is only part of the
reason why chlamydia cases have
increased. Hesaid bethinks greater
jtvtrenesa cf the disease and an
increase in the disease itself caused
ilhs statistics! cis-Xios
There is evidence that there are
more cf the microorganisms that
cause chlamydia present today,
Stoesz Sdd
lie said he thinks the shift frcm
tirth control methods such as con
doms to the pill and HID can be
blamed for the rapid spread of the
microorganisms.
Carol Mitchell, communicable
. disease coordinator fcr the Lincoln
Lancaster County Health Depart
ment, said that although most peo
ple do not like to use condoms, they
are the only sure way of preventing
the spread cf chlamydia.
Mitchell said it is important that
pecpb seek medical attention if
they have problems.
If they do net get treatment now,
Mitchell said, they may find that
chlamydia will hurt them in tls
future when they wont to hove
