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Weather: Partly sunny today with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers today and tonight. Highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the 60s. T August 5, 1986 Film rescheduled 'Hail Mary' to screen at union By Chris McCubbin Senior Reporter "Hail Mary," the controversial film from French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, is scheduled for the Nebraska Union Ballroom August 17 and 18. The film is being shown under the auspices of the Sheldon Film Theatre. The film is a contemporary drama based on the biblical account of the birth of Christ. In the film Mary is the daughter of a service station owner and Joseph is a cab driver. Many religious organizations, par ticularly the Roman Catholic Church, have found the film offensive. In the film the actress playing Mary appears nude, and in the story she loses her virginity. The film has been denounced by Pope John Paul II. "Hail Mary" was originally scheduled to be shown at the Sheldon last semes ter. George Neubert, director of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, can celled the film after receiving a letter from state senator Bernice Labedz which threatened economic sanctions against the Sheldon if the film was shown. The Nebraska Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the university. On June 26 U.S. District Judge Warren K. Urbom ruled that the film must be shown because Senator Labedz's actions Built in Yugoslavia, YUGO cheapest car sold in U.S. By Michael Hooper Staff Reporter It's YUGO, the cheapest car sold in America. Delivered at $4,399, the front-wheel drive, two-door hatchback YUGO is a basic car, said Jim Leonard, salesman at Reagan Buick Inc. in Omaha. With standard equipment, the YUGO, which looks like a Volkswagen Rabbit, is well-made and solidly built, said Gary Carson, another salesman at Rea gan Buick Inc., the only dealer selling the car in Nebraska. "But it is not to be oversold," he said. "It doesn't come with automatic transmission, nor electric windows." Reagan Buick Inc. salesmen said mostly young people are buying the YUGO for basic transportation. But still, how can a car that is hand assembled in Yugoslavia and shipped to the U.S. cost so little? "The cheap labor .63 cents per YUGO Worst film ever made, "Plan 9" on Earth TV Arts & Entertainment, Page 5 1 . 5 were deemed improper, and cancella tion of the film was, t herefore, uncon stitutional. UNL had until Aug. 1 to appeal Urbom's decision. In spite of letter writing campaigns from several local Catholic parishes, UNL did not appeal. Joseph Rowson, UNL director of pub lic affairs, said UNL President Ronald Roskens and Chancellor Martin Mas sengale on the advice of UNL General Counsel Dick Wood decided not to appeal. Rowson said that after studying similar decisions in U.S. district courts, Wood advised the administration that an appeal would probably not result in a reversal of the decision. Rowson said the film was being shown at the Union because the Union is more accessible and could accom modate more people. Rowson said he doesn't expect trouble. Dan Ladely, director of the Sheldon Film Theatre, said showings of "Hail Mary" in other cities have resulted in disturbances and property damages. UNL security will be present the nights of the screenings, he said. The Rev. Jim Dawson of Lincoln's Catholic Chancery said it is still too early to determine if the Catholic Church will sponsor any more action against the screenings. hour," Carson said. Carson said 9 percent of the YUGO's parts are made in the U.S. and then shipped to Yugoslavia, where the cars are assembled. Customers have a choice of five colors, red, white, blue, beige or gold. The YUGO's cloth upholstery comes in either grey or light brown. The standard equipment in the GV model of the YUGO includes: One and one-tenth liter four cylinder overhead cam engine. Front-wheel drive Four-wheel independent sus pension with McPherson Struts in the front and transverse leaf spring in the rear. Rack and pinion steering. Four-speed manual transmission. Power front disc brakes and drum brakes in the rear. OFour individual headrests and reclining front seats. See YUGO on 3 0) r4 it iuJ iZs r.ir -vyl. V J. I University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1 5 t 0 usewm By Colleen Kenney Staff Reporter From the smallest pinned-down insect to the 18-foot tall replica of an ancient plant-eating rhinoceros, people touring UNL's Morrill Hall museum could spend about 17 nonstop days viewing each of the 5,000 displays for just five minutes. That's more time than it took Hugh Genoways, the new Morrill Hall director, to move his family and belongings from Pittsburgh last month to begin his administrative duties at UNL. Genoways has not had a chance yet to look at all of the exhibits, which comprise 1 percent of the M North, South tackle, tie in annual Shrine Bowl Sports, Page 6 Genoways gets mew museum's approximately five mil lion specimens. But growing up in western Nebraska and his studies in biology have given him a head start. "We tend to count down to the last arrowhead because we think each item is unique," said Gen oways, a Bayard, Neb., native. Genoways, 45, graduated from Hastings College then went on to receive a Ph.D in biology at Texas Tech in Lubbock. For the last 10 years, Genoways has served as a curator of Pittsburgh's. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. "It's a unique opportunity com ing back home again," Genoways said. As Morrill Hall's director, he will cT) i 1 V Vol. 85 No. 170 Paul VonderlageDaily Nebraskan director oversee all programs, including research, public education and UNL education. Every year about 200,000 visitors walk through the museum's cor ridors. Most of the visitors are groups of school children or fam ilies. "I see very few if any (UNL) students coming through the museum," Genoways said. "That's a concern to me as an educator." Genoways said he is trying to think of ways to promote student interest in Morrill Hall. "It's not just a place for school children," he said. Morrill Hall is one of the top five See GENOWAYS on 3 iiiiiiiiii