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October 21, 1987 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 87 No. 40
Ward Williams/Daily Nebraskan
Paul Cameron, a Lincoln psychologist and anti-gay rights advocate,
said during a speech Tuesday night at the East Campus Union that edu
cation is not a solution for AIDS.
AIDS discussion fizzles;
Cameron gives speech
By Bob Nelson
Staff Reporter
The Taxpayers for Quality Education's
planned “Town Hall” panel discussion on
AIDS turned into a presentation by Paul
Cameron, Lincoln psychologist and anti
gay rights advocate, Tuesday evening at the
East Campus Union.
Cameron spoke on the ineffectiveness of
education in public schools of AIDS prev en
tion.
A panel of experts had been planned to
represent every angle of the AIDS dilemma
in schools. Cameron, director of the Family
Research Institute, was picked to represent
the family viewpoint on the panel.
Other planned panel members were State
Sens. Stanley Schcllpeper of Stanton and
Don Wesely of Lincoln, a representative of
a public health agency and Dr. Dean Austin,
health consultant for Lincoln Public
Schools. These panel members did not
appear Tuesday evening.
Wesely said Sunday that he refused to
take part in the panel after he learned
Cameron would participate. Wesely said
Cameron was not worth a debate.
Cameron was dropped from membership
in the American Psychological Association
in December 1983 because of ethics viola
tions. Cameron said he had resigned in 1982.
Wcscly said he would have spoken on the
panel if Cameron wasn’t present.
George Darlington, president of Taxpay
ers for Quality education, said he was disap
pointed the evening turned into a presenta
tion by Cameron rather than a panel discus
sion.
“We wanted and desired to have a very
balanced approach and to be presented with
various aspects of this particular topic,” he
said. “People in a democracy do not learn
when viewpoints arc not presented. If in our
country we can not stand up and speak our
peace,give our opinion, respect the opinions
of others — even though we violently dis
agree with them — then we’re moving away
from a democratic society.”
Darlington, the defensive secondary
coach for the University of Nebraska-Lin
coln football team, said he is checking
Cameron’s football eligibility. Darlington
said if Cameron is “so feared and so tough,”
then he hopes Cameron can play fullback for
the Comhuskers next year.
In his presentation, Cameron said student
awareness through education will not work
in slopping the spread of AIDS in schools. In
the past, Cameron has suggested tattooing of
AIDS carriers as a reasonable step in the
control of AIDS.
Cameron said the professional class is the
See CAMERON on 3
FarmAid allocations raise ire
of some Nebraska agencies
By Chris McCubbin
.Staff Reporter
While FarmAid officials arc still deciding
what todowith the money raised from FarmAid
III, some Nebraska agencies disagree wilh ihe
way the money has been allocated after previ
ous concerts.
Nebraskans for Peace was given S10,000 of
the $140,000 that Nebraska agencies have
received from FarmAid I and II. The money
given to Nebraskans for Peace has drawn criti
cism from Young Americans for Freedom and
the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation.
According to a report from Nebraskans for
Peace to FarmAid, the money received in May
1986 was used for educational materials to
“draw the connections between the current
farm crisis and other issues of concern, particu
larly skyrocketing military spending.”
When the press covered FarmAid III, some
regional newspapers published letters object
ing to FarmAid money going to a peace advo
cacy group.
Terrell Cannon, a Lincoln attorney who is
state chairman for Young Americans for Free
dom, said his group objects both to the alloca
tion to Nebraskans for Peace and to the ways the
group has used the money.
Cannon said he objected to the donation of
FarmAid money to an organization that in
cludes political lobbying among its purposes.
The allocation deceives potential donors be
cause FarmAid “is billed as a charity,” he said.
Nebraskans for Peace reports show the
money was used inefficiently, he said. A report
from the group dated July-August 1986 slated
that the group had no specific plans for the
FarmAid contributions; a February 1987 report
indicated that some of the money w as used for
staff expenses.
Larry Zink, regional coordinator for Ne
braskans for Peace, said the group has been
allocating the FarmAid money cautiously be
cause members do not want to make any allo
cations that might jeopardize FarmAid’s tax
exempt status. Therefore, no FarmAid funds
can be allocated to lobbying efforts, Zink said.
According to the Nebraskans for Peace
report sent to FarmAid in July 1987,S2,264.8I
of the initial grant was not allocated at that time.
Four thousand dollars had been allocated, but
not spent, and $3,735.19 had been spent. About
S2,(XX) covered staff expenses for projects such
as organizing acoalilion of farm organi/ations,
churches, labor and minority groups; organiz
ing w alks in support of the Farm Crisis Hotline;
and public presentations on the connections
between the farm crisis and military spending.
Zink said his organization deserves the
FarmAid money. “National security is much
more than missiles and tanks and bombs,” he
said. Many great civilizations throughout his
tory have fallen because they were unable to
feed themselves, so a stable agricultural policy
is as important as a strong military to national
security, Zink said.
While most FarmAid money goes to relief,
he said, “they realize that in order to solve the
farm crisis, they need to go beyond that.”
Kennedy Wheatley, associate director of
FarmAid, said FarmAid makes its selections
based on proposals from interested organiza
tions. After the proposals and organizations are
researched, Wheatley said, the FarmAid office
makes a recommendation, and the proposals
arc turned over to Willie Nelson for finu.
approval.
After money is allocated, Wheatley said.
FarmAid checks with other farm-related or
ganizations and requires an extensive reporting
process from organizations that received
money to ensure that it is being used as in
tended.
Wheatley said no FarmAid money goes for
lobbying. “We’re forbidden by the IRS to do
political work,” she said.
But educational programs, including politi
cal education, arc allowed under the group's
charter, Wheatley said. She acknowledged,
however, that a “fine line” is involved in the
question.
“What Willie (Nelson) would say is that he
feels there needs to be a solution,” Wheatlev
said. “The only way the farm crisis can be
attacked in the long run is through the legisla
tive process.”
The Farm Bureau, a national farm advocacv
organization, also has objected to some of
FarmAid’s allocations.
Cheryl Stubbendieck, vice president for
information at the Nebraska Farm Bureau
Federation, said that although she wasn' tfarnil
iar with the donation to Nebraskans for Peace,
the Farm Bureau has, in the past, taken a stand
against FarmAid funds going to political or
ganizaiions or activities.
’The situation in agricul
ture is much more complex
than people who aren't in it
can appreciate.'
•Stubbendieck
Stubbendieck said that under the terms ol
FarmAid’s charter, FarmAid money should bo
limited to relief projects like pantries, scholar
ships and hot lines.
“The money should be used for direct aid to
farmers,” Stubbendieck said.
Stubbendicck said Farm Bureau is politi
cally opposed to FarmAid’s stand on the farm
crisis. FarmAid organizer Willie Nelson is in
favor of government control of production,
which Farm Bureau opposes, she said.
"The situation in agriculture is much more
complex than people who aren’t in it can appre
ciate,” she said.
Stubbendicck said Farm Bureau supports
the Reagan administration’s farm policy. “We
think things are gelling better in agriculture.”
she said.
But Larry Mall, president o! the Nebraska
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Lied Center contractor may contest tine
Lied contractor: Hazards found by OSH A fextremely minor'
By Mary Nell Westbrook
Stall Reporter
Bui Ider ’ s I nc., the contrac tor for the
I-ied Center for Performing Arts, may
contest a S320 fine imposed on it by the
Occupational Health and Safety
Administration earlier this month.
The problems OSH A found were
all ' extremely minor” and didn’t have
any t h i ng to do wi th a Sept. 17 acc idem,
said Lynn l ighmcr, an engineer with
Builder’s Inc.
Two men fell about 60 feel from
scaffolding when an overextended
crane collapsed on the site Sept. 17.
One man was hospitalized, treated and
released. The other escaped injury.
Builder’s Inc. has until next Tues
day to contest the fine, which was
imposed Oct. 2, said John Minialas,
area director for OSHA in Omaha.
OSHA cannot comment on the report
until after Tuesday, he said.
The accident occurred because of a
crane collapse, not a problem with the
scaffolding, which most of the investi
gative report covered, Lightner said.
The accident was not serious
enough to call OSHA in right away, he
said, but with the media attention the
incident received, the investigators
“were up here the next day with a fine
tooth comb.”
It was the second accident within a
month on the construction site. On
Aug. 24, a construction worker fell IS
feel alter unhooking his safety bell.
The worker injured his back, head and
finger. I le was not allowed to return to
work.
Of nine violations, OS HA fined
Builder’s Inc. for only three "related
hazards,” the report said.
The inspector found attachment
problems with wire rope, four syn
thetic web slings lacked coding lor
manufacturer’s capacity ratings or
type of material, and synthetic wel'
slings w ith visual defects were avail
able for use.
kYou could probably
find that many
things wrong in your
own apartment/
—Lighlncr
"What they got us on were re I a
lively minor items,” Lightner said.
1 he other \iolations cited were: ,
worker was operating a power dii\en
wheel brush without eye protection
emergency telephone numbers weie
not conspicuously posted: a Ivnch
grinder lacked a guard: oxygen and
luel gas cylinders were stored to
gether: an extension cord had incor
rectly wired terminals: and a ground 9
terminal w as cut oil an extension coul
lor power lo a hand tool.
"You could piobablx I'tud that
many things w tong m \ om ow n apai i
meni.' I ightnei sank
But Buildei s Inc. w ill make the
changes requested by OS 11 VI ightnei
said.
