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News Digest_ By The Associated Press xt *1 Daily - NebrasKan Editor Mike Reilley Genera! Manager Daniel Shattil Publications Board Chairman Don Johnson 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 S35 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 DAILY NEBRASKAN Bork, Democrats spar on civil rights views WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork, parrying at tacks on his integrity by Democratic senators, said Wednesday he acted honorably and legally in 1973 when he fired special Watergate prosecutor Arch ibald Cox. In a dramatic retelling of what Bork called “an enormous governmental cri sis,” he said that as soon as Cox was dismissed, “I did promptly act to safe guard the special prosecution. I under stood from the beginning my moral and professional lives were on the line if something happened to the special prosecution force." The gripping sparring match between Bork and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee occurred in the same marble-columned room that was the site 14 years ago of hearings that helped lead to President Nixon’s polit ical demise. This week the room is the setting for Bork’s nationally televised confirmation hearings. The questions on what has become known as the Saturday Night Massacre marked an interruption in attacks — soon to resume — on Bork’s political and judicial ideology as opponents sought additional grounds to defeat his confirmation. Liberal opponents of Bork, a 60-year old federal appeals court judge, say if he is confirmed to succeed the recently retired Justice Lewis F. Powell, he could pusn me cioseiy aiviaea couri 10 the right for years, perhaps decades, to come. Supporters say he is clearly qual ified to join the nine-member court. Bork spent much of Wednesday re sponding to questions about his views on such subjects as civil rights, abor tion and privacy. The proceedings generated few sparks as Bork spelled out in calm, measured tones his conservative legal approach that has evolved in a 25-year career as lawyer, Ivy League scholar and judge. GATEWAY Mi ML Correction A story in Wednesday’s Daily Nebraskan about cup throwing at Nebraska football games incorrectly stated that the concession stands have been using “speedfill” to dispense pop for the past five years. !t is the red plastic cups that they have been using for five years, not the speedfills. Playing — M Thursday, J Sept 17 v. 9:00-12:00 STREET DANCE & Beer Garden at the HAYMARKET FESTIVAL 8th 8t P Sponsored By LINCOLN JAYCEES^ Reagan leads Constitution celebration WASHINGTON — President Reagan today hailed the 200-year-old Constitu tion as a “blueprint for freedom” and then led thousands of school children, federal workers and tourists in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. “Times have changed, but the basic premise of the Constitution hasn’t changed. It’s still our blueprint for freedom,” Reagan told the crowd that filled the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. “For over 200 years we have lived with freedom under law, and perhaps we have become complacent about it. We should never forget how rare and precious freedom is,” Reagan said. Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W. Va., said Americans may some times “take it for granted that the pres ident and the Congress share the power." “But even today," Byrd said, “we must check and balance each other. From our experience, we know that when one branch of the government gets too much power, we lose control of our democracy. Usually, America has gotten hurt as a result.” 'T=^rH75^6363l \ Mrnd»v iv°° 1,m- — |. \ i l ALL ..HO COUPON SPECKS ' l \ ^asssss^5^ I -—ngr ~50®0ff M l I imp -v-r »^63 «u -«>" 1 *" — i \ \ ! 479-8363 I **. - i —j \ ’ \ i:r”—:——iL”r-*’-—— ““ \ 1L^TEDniiRRlNG LVJNCHl \ 1 wedeuvebdu^___J ROCK WITH THE LOOSE $ NO COVER CHARGE $ 25<£ Draws & Bar Drinks Until 9:30 PM Thursday Friday & Saturday * 1/2 Price Drinks Until 9 PM ■ Doors open at 8 PM “-ROYAL GROVE: ^^^^Uncoln^ntertainmerUOa»i^4^^Cornhuske^7^02^^^ I STUDY ABROAD SPRING SEMESTER 1988 •Register at UNL •Earn 12-15 hours credit •Maintain financial aid CANADA: Several universities (in English) DENMARK: University Copenhagen (in English) FUI: University of South Pacific (in English) FRANCE: University Haute Bretagne (in French) GERMANY: Several universities (in German) LATIN AMERICA: Several countries (in Spanish) KOREA: Yonsei University (in English) MALTA: University Malta (in English) NETHERLANDS: University Amsterdam (in English) SPAIN: Alicante, Seville (in English) SWEDEN: Vaxjo University (in English) APPLY SOON at UNL Institute for International Studies, 1237 MR” Room 201 L- ===== , , =====—=======J