Legislators defeat tax resolution
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McFarland said.
Sen. Sandra Scofield of Chadron
said she needed more information on
how Nebraska tax increases com
pared with tax increases in other
states before she agreed with any
legislation.
Scofield said her constituents were
more concerned with property taxes
than income taxes.
“If we push this particular domino
now, I’m afraid we would lock our
selves into a place where we cannot
get out,” she said.
Sens. Don Wesely of Lincoln,
Jerome Warner of Wavcrly and Jack
fyn Smith of Hastings agreed that the
tax structure needed changes, but
were concerned about the time ele
ment and passing a resolution without
due thought.
Warner said legislators needed to
know the cause of the tax increase
before passing a resolution to change
the structure.
“If we’re criticizing the passage of
the last bill (LB773) because we
didn't know the impact of it, then we
should be reluctant to pass another
one if we don't know the impact of
this one,” Warner said.
Sen. Vard Johnson of Omaha said
the passage of LB773 was done with
Naval program picks
UNL interviewees
By Tom Koenig
Staff Reporter
One of the three University of Ne
braska-LincoIn students chosen to be
interviewed for a prestigious naval
program in Washington D.C., said the
reason he was chosen was bemuse of
UNL’s excellent naval reserve train
ing.
“I’ve learned how to lead people,
had the opportunity to travel and
ROTC has paid for my education,”
said Dan Pope.
Lt. Timothy Powell, of UNL’s
Naval program, said two students
besides Pope, Chris Vandemeck and
Mike McLey, will interview for the
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
this week.
Powell said he thinks they were
chosen because of high grades, peer
evaluations and all they’ve learned
from UNL’s naval reserve program.
Powell said only the cream of the
crop get to interview for the program.
“The chance to interview for the
program is an honor and I’m very
excited that I am going,” Pope said.
Pope said that if he is chosen, his
responsibilities would include all as
pects of naval nuclear propulsion
work, including research, design and
development.
Pope is a mechanical engineering
major and Vandcmcck and McLcy
are studying math at UNL, Powell
said. Vandcmcck and McLey could
not be reached for comment.
Powell said, “I’m highly pleased
with the candidates. Thisreficcts well
on UNL’s ROTC program as well as
on the math and engineering depart
ments.
The students will be interviewed by
three officers and a Navy admiral.
UNL alumnus starts
minority stipend
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln
graduate has started a $250,000 fund
to encourage minority students to
pursue degrees in engineering and
physical science.
Omaha businessman, Vin Gupta
started the fund, which will provide
stipends, equal to room and board, for
minority students already receiving
full-tuition scholarships from other
sources at UNL.
The stipends will be awarded
based on financial need and the stu
dents’ interest in pursuing a college
education. Recipients must be U.S.
citizens enrolled in UNL’s College of
Engineering and Technology or in the
physical sciences included in the
UNL College of Arts and Sciences.
Students also must rank in the top 25
percent of their high school or college
class.
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the "best of intentions” for the good of
the state.
Johnson said it was "shameful”
that his colleagues placed the legisla
tors in a position in which constitu
ents believed they acted dishonestly
John BruceT&afly Nebraskan
in passing LB773.
“This Legislature did nothing dis
honest in 1987 when it passed LB773
and it will do nothing dishonest today
when it repudiates Sen. McFarland's
resolution,” Johnson said.
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