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Page 2 Thursday, April 2, 1987 Daily Nebraskan By The Associated Press Senate tentatively sustains vetoed highway bill WASHINGTON The Senate tentatively sustained President Reagan's veto of an $88 billion highway bill on a 65-35 vote on Wednesday, handing him a tenuous victory in a high-stakes political showdown with the Democratic majorities of Congress. Senate GOP Leader Bob Dole declared, "We've won fair and square," but after several hours of behind-the-scenes maneuvering, Democrats sought a second vote and appeared confident they would prevail. Their hopes for victory hinged on Democratic first-termer Terry Sanford of North Carolina. Sanford initially voted to sustain the veto, saying that his state would receive too little in highway funding under the bill. But after meeting privately with Democratic leaders, Sanford declared in a floor speech that he was ready to reconsider. "We have proven that the president is able to lead," he said. On the initial vote, 52 Democrats and 13 Republicans voted to override Reagan. There were 33 Republicans and Sanford voting to sustain the veto. Byrd switched his vote at the last minute to sustain the veto in a parliamentary maneuver that enabled him to demand the second roll call. It takes a two-thirds vote of both houses to override a veto. The House POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Office of Pre-Admissions Activities is accepting applications for the following positions for 1987-88: POSITION: Pre-Admissions Intern DESCRIPTION: Represents the University to prospective students and other publics at college day and night programs, high school visits, ' college fairs, and other prospective student events. Extensive travel throughout State of Nebraska and Midwest. Participation in production of prospective student publications and materials. Involvement in major campus outreach events. Requires bachelor's degree, knowledge of cam pus life and University organization and procedures, and good commun ication skills, both written and verbal. Full-time staff position, 12-month appointment to begin June 1 , 1987. POSITION: Graduate Assistant DESCRIPTION: Manages daily campus visitation program for pro spective students, both individual and group visits. Includes scheduling appointments with advisers, arranging campus tours, conducting general information sessions, and working with UNL student tour guides. May also include limited high school visitation and assisting with new student publications. Approximately 20 hours per week, 9-month appoint ment to begin mid-August. NOTE: Applicants must be admitted to graduate degree program in order to be considered for graduate assistant appointment. To apply for either position, please submit a letter of application and resume to: DEADLINE: Lisa L. Schmidt, Coordinator Office of Pre-Admissions 106 Administration 472-2023 5:00 p.m.. April 10, 1987 Food For Thought? The Nebraska Air Guard is looking for Food Service Personnel. Food Service Personnel are eligible for a $2,000 Cash Bonus. The Air Guard can use people with or without prior service. The Nebraska Air Guard offers the New G.I. Bill. $140 per month for full time students. Plus 75 state tuition assistance. Nebraska Air Guard America's Hometown Air Force 475-4910 Tfootus toeSim searcta foir attackers Commander: Base was infiltrated by guerrillas SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Guerrillas enlisted in the army and infiltrated the El Paraiso infantry base before the big attack that killed 69 Salvadoran soldiers and U.S. military adviser, the base commander said Wednesday. The Green Beret U.S. army sergeant killed was the first American serviceman to die in battle in El Salvador's 7-year-old civil war. "There had to be someone who infiltrated," Col. Gilberto Rubio, commander of the base, told reporters. He said the army had concrete leads and was investigat ing the infiltration of the 4th Infantry Brigade garrison, which was attacked before dawn Tuesday by guerrillas using mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons. The base is 37 miles north of San Salvador in Chalatenango province. Helicopter-borne troops and infantry soldiers combed the northern mountains Wednesday for the attackers from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, an umbrella for five guerrilla organizations fighting the U.S.-backed government. Nine rebels were killed in the assault, the armed forces said. Soldiers at the base Tuesday put the number of wounded at 104. The body of Staff Sgt. Gregory A. Fronius, 27, of Scottdale, Pa., was flown Tuesday night to his base in Panama. Editor Managing Editor ... . Editorial Page Editor Wire Editor Copy Desk Chief Sports Editor Arts & Entertain ment Editor Photo Chief Night News Editors Jeff Korbelik Gene Gentrup James Rogers Scott Thien JoanRezac Chuck Green Scott Harrah Andrea Hoy" Mike Reilley Jeanne Bourne Daniel Shattll Katherins Policky Lesley Larson Harrison Schultz General Manager Production Manager Advertising Manager Publications Board Chairman The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board Monday through Friday in the fall and spring semesters ana Tuesdays and Fridays in the summer sessions, except during vacations. Subscription price is $35 for one year. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34, 1400 R St., Lincoln. Neb. 68588-0448. Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, NE. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1987 OAILY NEBRASKAN U.S., Japan agree to semiconductor talks WASHINGTON The Reagan ad ministration, while standing fast to its plans for sanctions on Japanese elec tronics imports, has agreed to a Japa nese request for "emergency consulta tions" in the intensifying dispute over computer chips, U.S. officials said Wednesday. A team of Japanese trade specialists will arrive in Washington on Friday for negotiations with their counterparts in the departments of State, Commerce and office of U.S. trade representative, the officials said. The semiconductor talks, to get under way in earnest on Monday, will be followed later in the week with meetings in Washington among higher level trade officials of both nations, government spokesmen said. However, U.S. officials held out little hope that the dispute over semicon- EARLY BIRD BIANCHI MOUNTAIN BIKE SPECIAL Broadway Allante Maxx Volpe Cervino Special Low Prices I m urmiiviayisi 427 So 13thJLUr475-0204 ductor pricing practices could be re solved in time to avert the proposed duties on $300 million in Japanese products from taking effect on April 17. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Bal drige will propose sanctions be slapped on for a three-month "trial period,"; said Baldrige spokesman B. Jay Cooper. Cooper said the three months would give the United States time to monitor price of Japanese semiconductors or computer chips to see if the alleged "dumping" that provoked the sanc tions has ceased. Dumping is a trade term that des cribes the deliberate selling of pro ducts by one nations in other markets at prices far below their true costs. U.S. semiconductor manufacturers claim that Japanese dumping of computer chips is costing them nearly $1 billion a year in lost sales. Parents must help students, Severs say DEBT from Page 1 W2 rCuI!F12 ( y-' i V v f Saturday, April 4 at 8 PM at the Nebraska Center 33rd & Holdredge ADMISSION: UNL Students (vvID) '3.00 General Public $5.00 Children under 12 $Z50 Tickets available March 25 at UNL Student Unions, City & East Proudly Sponsored by Chicano Special Events Call 472-2454 For Information bridge when I come to it," he said. Students also struggle with new, tougher criteria for claiming themselves independent. Adrianne, a sophomore physics major, was planning to claim herself inde pendent from her parents, to receive the financial aid she needs. Some students who can't get finan cial aid through the federal govern ment are turning to the military and its benefits to help get them through school. Jan Coons was a freshman psychol ogy major last year and was doing well in school until she ran out of money. Her parents couldn't help pay for school this year, so Coons decided to join the Army Reserves. "The financial-aid people told me my parents were making too much (to receive financial aid), but they were looking at last year's income taxes. This year there just isn't any money," she said. "Financially the military was the only solution." Coons said she now has the money to continue college without worry. "If you're willing to put in the time to the military, they'll basically give you the money to do anything you want to do," Coons said. Doug Severs of the Financial Aid office said he thinks one problem with the financial-aid system is that parents aren't doing all they can to help their children. "Parents should first be the ones to provide for their sons and daughters," he said. The whole philosophy of stu dent financial aid is that parents should want their children to go to college and do everything within their power finan cially to allow them." Severs said he realizes some stu dents don't want their parents to assist them, and some parents aren't provid ing enough for their children, but the government is not responsible.