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Iptdfjr •'. ' : ;'UT*1 WEATHER: Tuesday, cloudy and mild INDEX with a 60 percent chance of showers, high News Diae~t 2 near60withSEwindsat15-25mph. Tuesday Editorial” . 4 night, evening rain with snow flurries possible Arts & Entertainment.7 by morning, low in the lower 30s with NW Sports.9 winds at 20-30 mph. Wednesday, chilly, Classifieds.10 mostly sunny by afternoon, high 35-40. November 15,1988 _ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Vol. 88 No. 56 State senators assemble in special session By Lee Rood Senior Editor and Jana Pedersen Staff Reporter After meeting for less than an hour in special session Monday, some Nebraska legislators talked about what they think will be important issues during January's regular session. Sen. Scott Moore of Stromsburg said senators think the most important topic of the next session will be how to spend money. Moore said many people in the state assume that because the state has a $175 million budget surplus this year, senators have plenty to allocate. But the Legislature is facing $500 million requests, he said. Sen. Jerome Warner of Waverly said his committee only has about $50 million to appropriate to cover $500 million in requests. Warner, chairman of the Appro priations Committee, agreed that budget concerns would be the leading issue of the January session. “That five percent increase (in available funds) is not very big,” he said. “It means we will be saying no to a great deal more than we will be saying yes to.” Because of limited funds, Moore said, one time expenditures such as purchasing computers for state might be “in vogue ” Moore said he wants the Legisla ture to finance additional computers for the University of Nebraska-Lin coln and other schools statewide. Moore said there has been talk of know how senators will respond to such a proposal. Another university-oriented issue, Warner said, will concern making Kearney State College part of the NU system. “There has been a great deal of discussion to have another univer sity,” he said. “But we can’t justify creating a competing university sys tem.” Warner said the size and location of Kearney State makes it an appro --^LEGISLATURE one Yeutter ready tor change, looking at alternatives By William Lauer Staff Reporter Clayton Yeutter, U.S. trade representative, said Monday he does not want to be the next Secretary of Agriculture. It has been widely speculated that Ambassador Yeutter, bom in Eustis, would be offered the position in Presi dent Bush's administration. Yeutter, who graduated from Nebraska University College of Law and received a doctorate degree in See YEUTTER on 6 Farm leader blames deficit on policies By Jerry Guenther Staff Reporter_ VM-onHMh Utbrail™ U.S. Trade Ambassador Clayton Veutter speaks in the Nebraska Union Centennial Ballroom Monday. Yeutter sees improvement in trade deficit Ycutter, a native Nebraskan who graduated from the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln in 1932, has served the Reagan Administration as trade ambassador since 198S. “We had a peak in the trade deficit in the fall of 1986,” Ycutter said. “We’ve actually had now twoyearsof improvement in the trade deficit. That didn’t show up until early this year, but those of us who were watch ing it knew that this was happening.” Though Ycutter attributes some of the progress in the trade deficit to the weak dollar, he explained that it was largely due to the opening of markets. “We’ve finally won the beef-citrus battle,” he said. “Between the two, it will add at least $1 billion to our agricultural economy. Some say as much as $2 billion. Some say as much as $3 billion.” Yeulfer expressed his strong sup port for .he U.S./Canadian free trade agreement, which has been under fire from the opposition parties in Can ada. Canadians will decide on the agreement in a national election on November 21. “If it passes, it will be a great thing for both countries,” he said, “if not, it will be a tragic thing for both coun tries” Yeutter also said he was pleased with Bush’s victory in the U.S. presi dential race. He said that Dukakis’ goal of eliminating the trade deficit by 1992 could only be solved through protectionism or a forced recession. He added that the trade battle in -See SPeeCH^Fe The current United States ag ricultural and international trade policy is a continu ation of failing policies, according to a Nebraska farm leader. Corky Jones, a representative of the American Agricultural Move ment, said United States Trade Am bassador Clayton Yeulter failed to mention some facts during his talk Monday in the City Union. Jones, speaking at a press confer ence immediately following Ycutter’s talk, said the U.S is not getting its trade and budget deficit under control as Yeulter implied. “Facts indicate that our trade defi cit has increased drastically,” Jones -See FARMERS on 6 International students’ feast widens cultural acceptance By Jamie Pitts Staff Reporter__ International students from all over the world dressed in color ful native costumes and per formed traditional dances to help Americans thiderstand other cultures during a feast of ethnic food Sunday. Hie banquet, held in the Nebraska Union Centennial Ba'lrooni, was sponsored by d*8 International Stu dents Organization*, Ay: •' There were about 500 oommunby members. American agd iassma denial students present. we warn more ana more people to realize that foreign students may not share some of the same customs and cultures,” said Brendan Wong, the group’s social secretary from Singapore. ’But that shouldn’t be a burner for a better understanding and relationships between American stu dents and international students.” Aiman Alaraj, a junior architec ture major, said he had difficulty adjusting to Americans and Ameri can food. Alaraj represented Palestine in the show. ”1 came to the airport, (Lincoln) 1 had no one to meet me and 1 had to deal with that," Alaraj said. Alarai is a Palestinian who lived in Kuwait because of the Palestinian conflict He said the students at the Univer •(Cultural differ ence*) shouldn’t bo a barrier tor a better understanding una relationships Be tween American students and Inter ■ national students.' —Wong ' sity of Nebraska-Lincoln accept him but that it’s difficult to live in the United States because U.S. govern ment foreign policy that is favorable to Israel keeps him out of his home land, Palestine. “As long as Israel is serving American interests, things won’t change,” he said, SeeB ANQUET on 6 By David G. Young Staff Reporter The United States has suc cessfully implemented pro grams which are strengthen ing America’s position in the interna tional market, said Clayton Yeutter, United States trade ambassador. Yeutter spoke Monday to about 500 people in the Nebraska Union Ballroom, marking the 10th anniver sary of the annual E.J. Faulkner Lec ture series. Vela Fattiasina, a freshman business major, performs a traditional Indonesian dance during Sunday night's International Student Banquet.
