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A I'NL student and his three
children were killed in a two-car
accident early Tuesday mornin;; on
Miouri Interstate 23, authorities
Johnny E. Ikomi, 38, his 8-year-old
son, Temple and 2 year-old twins,
Tosan and Elji, were killed when
their car was struck in the rear and
caught fire, said Cpl. Gary Dusenderg
of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Ikomi's 32-year-old wife, Taiwo,
was taken to Heartland East Hospital
in St.' Joseph, Mo., where she was
treated for cuts and bruises Tuesday
afternoon.
The car Ikomi was driving was
struck in the rear by a car driven by
James D. Scrivener of Dearborn,
Mo., the patrol said.
Ikomi's car was stopped or moving
slowly as it approached a blinking
yellow sign indicating that the left
tr.:V-
lane was tbr,eJ a!;:... J.
, Dusenderg said Ikomi's car
ebd ir.to t!.e r:;-::n rr. ! c;
fire. The car drivrn by Pcrivcr.cr r;.n
off the riht side of the road.
Scrivener suffered cuts and bruises,
but was not seriously irjured.
Charges against Scrivener are
pending an investigation, Dusenderg
said.
Fire apparently caused the four
deaths, according to the pat rol report.
Peter S. Levitov, director of the
UNL international educational ser
vices, said Ikomi had a bachelor's
degree and was looking for a graduate
program. Ikomi, a native of Warri,
Nigeria, reportedly was in Fayettes
ville, Ark., looking at the University
of Arkansas' graduate program.
"He was determined to get a
master's degree before he returned
home (to Warri) " Levitov said.
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Education, brain drain forum topics
Wednesday, April 2, 1986
Subematoria
I hopefuls debate
By Linda Hartmann
Staff Reporter
Five gubernatorial candidates pres
ented their positions Tuesday on edu
cation, brain-drain and the possibility
of a state-funded student aid program.
The three republican and two demo
cratic candidates spoke at the Nebra
ska State Student Association's legis
lative forum in the Nebraska Union.
They agreed that adequate funding for
higher education should be a gover
nor's high priority. But they had differ
ent approaches to providing the money.
Democrat Dave Domina said the key
to high quality education is a strong
economic base. An improved state
economy, Domina said, would make
needed education money available and
provide people with more educational
opportunities.
Democrat Chris Beutler said his eight
year record in the state Legislature
shows his support of education. Educa
tion would be his first priority, he said,
and he would "haggle" with the Legis
lature to make sure it is properly
funded.
To provide this money, Beutler said,
the state may need to reallocate re
sources from other state agencies, raise
taxes and begin external revenue sour
ces, such as a state lottery.
Republican Roger Yant said he would
like to see the state provide less money
and use what is saved for education.
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"We've got to start cutting back on
our government," he said. For example,
he said, the state payroll has grown by
$100 million in the last three years.
This money would be better spent on
the state's colleges and university, he
said,
Yant also proposed that the state
use a lottery and video slot machines to
generate money.
Republican Everett Sileven said that
although state government is reponsi
ble for providing a healthy economic
climate for education, educational
responsibility rests with parents and
individuals.
Some areas of the university need to
be cut, Sileven said.
"A university does not have to teach
everything in order to be a university,"
he said.
Republican Kermit Brashear said
education would be a high priority in
his administration.
"It's the cornerstone of the founda
tion of the house we're trying to build,"
he said. "It's basic and we must have
it."-
The candidates also addressed the
Nebraska "brain drain." A recent NSSA
survey showed that 75 percent of uni
versity and state college students are
not committed to staying in Nebraska
after graduation.
Beutler said the state must foster
economic development and agricultu
ral revitalization to provide more jobs
for these graduates.
Yant agreed, saying many graduates
can do the same jobs in other states for
more pay.
A homestead program, Sileven said,
is the answer to the brain drain. His
program would allow thousands of young
people to stay in the state in farming
lifestyles, he said.
Brashear said Nebraska's high taxes
discourage businesses and employees.
He proposed offering businesses incen
tives for hiring new graduates.
Domina said he would like to give
businesses tax incentives for locating
in Nebraska and offer a job training
program for non-college graduates.
Each candidate also gave his opin
ion of a state-supported student aid
program.
Yant said if the state used 2,000
video slot machines, it could raise $G0
$80 million a year for a student aid
program.
Sileven said he would only support
state loans, not grants, to students.
Student aid is attractive, Brashear
said, but first the state needs a stronger
economic base to fund such programs.
Domina agreed and said he wasn't
sure the state could afford such a pro
gram now.
Beutler said the lack of a state scho
larship program is a social injustice.
The state should definitely fund aid for
college students, he said.
ymposium to evaluate Legislature
By James M. Lillis
Staff Reporter
The Legislature's 50th anniversary
will be celebrated at the State Legisla
tive Reform Symposium, which starts
today at The Cornhusker Hotel.
The three-day symposium includes
discussions about the operation and
effectiveness of the one-house Legisla
ture, as well as state legislative corn-
Robert Sittig, a UNL political science
professor, said the most important
thing about the conference is the
objective evaluation of the Legislature's
effectiveness by U.S. political science
specialists.
"It's risky, but it's something that
needs to be done," he said.
Former Nebraska Gov. Norbert Tie
mann will speak Wednesday evening.
Other featured speakers are state Sen.
Yard Johnson and former U.S. Rep. John
Cavanaugh. Both will speak Thursday.
There also will be a roundtable dis
cussion Thursday of the unicameral
experiment, and panelists will discuss
state legislative committees and
decision-making.
On Friday, panelists will discuss
legislative policies and compare the
Legislature with those in other states.
UNL speakers will compare notes with
out-of-state speakers and apply their
findings to their own areas of study.
mittees, decision-making and politics
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