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NE Democrats confirm support; debate heated dukial t-rom Kage i Nebraska Attorney General Robert Spire said the “law is not clear’ ’ on the issue of burial rights. However, Spire said in his legal opinion, the “constitutional (First Amendment) rights of Indians would prevail over everything else,’’ as long as a reasonable amount of time was given to the scientific community to research the remains. Spire asked that the Legislature resolve the issue instead of the courts, while warning the commit tee of two things. He said lengthy litigation on the issue would not be good, especially because Ne braska has the opportunity to set a precedent on the issue, and that the law invariably looks at things with a moral eye.” Chambers’ bill allows for re mains and burial goods, not al ready requested for reburial by families or tribes, to be reburied following a one-year scientific study period. “Extremely important” un claimed remains may be “curated by such society until (they) may be reinterred without impairing their scientific value” - and may not be put on display, according to the bill. Peter B leed, assoc iate professor of anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said he was “seriously concerned” that the bill does not encourage archeol ogical research of remains and some of the bill s wording segre gates Indian remains from other remains. Douglas Scott, a representative of the National Park Service, said the bill might not apply to federal collections and cause the govern ment to place future collections in “depositories outside the state.” Earlier, however, Chambers said he received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Interior that waved any ownership of the remains currently in the possession of the historical society. Members of the Nebraska Democratic Party held a press conference before the hearing to confirm that the party’s central committee had voted unanimously in support for Chambers’ bill. Senate approves photo LD. bill ASUN From Page 1__ But Petersen said he hopes no additional poll proposals are brought before the senate. The Electoral Commission should handle election issues, he said. In other business, senators passed a bill encouraging UNL administra tors to issue a new UNL photo identi fication card. James Griesen, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the new card would prevent the need to use several UNL cards for various campus services. Students would use the card for library services, food services and identification. The card system would initially cost about $255,000, Griesen said. Students would directly pay for about $190,000 of the initial costs by pay ing $7.50 to $10 for each card, Grie sen estimated. Students would be charged only once for the entire time they attended UNL. Student services that use the card probably would pay for the remain ing costs. Griesen said he also wants to use any available funds in the UNL general budget. Griesen said the card will reduce costs to students in the long run. ■ ' ■ ---■■■ ... 1 1 1 I AIDS bill advanced Wednesday By Victoria Ayotte Senior Editor The Health and Human Services subcommittee of the Nebraska Legis lature advanced a bill Wednesday that would inform emergency medi cal workers that they have been ex posed to a communicable disease such as AIDS or hepatitis. Nine individuals representing emergency and medical care groups testing in favor of LB 157 at its public hearing, saying emergency workers have a “right to know” if they have been exposed to a patient with a communicable disease. Four testified against the bill, ar guing that it is not the “vehicle” needed to protect emergency medical technicians. r “LB 157 is designed to deliber ately raise and answer the question of how far we need and can go in the area of protecting those at risk for saving lives,” said Sen. Jerry Chizek of Omaha, the sponsor of the bill. Chizek said the state would not have to go very far. The Department of Health and Human Services al ready keeps information on those who have these diseases that they would share with front-line emer gency care workers. Confidentiality is safeguarded into the system, he said, because emergency workers would not be notified of the person’s name who has the disease. They would just be noti fied that they had been exposed. ‘‘This is a bill that’s necessary,” Chizek said, ‘‘and it’s necessary now.” Omaha assistant fire chief Denver Schmudeke agreed that the bill is vital. Search for student cancelled; sheriff suspects no foul play By Larry Peirce Senior Reporter The search for a missing Univer sity of Nebraska-Lincoln student was called off late Tuesday afternoon at Wagon Train Lake, said Capt. Steve Gates of the Lancaster County Sher iffs Department Gates said Todd Oelling, a 20 year-old junior journal ism major, has been missing since Friday, when he was last seen at the Video Station, 4550 O St, where he worked. A note found inOelling’sred 1985 Honda Civic indicated that Oelling was despondent because he lost a job, Gates said. The car was first seen at the lake Saturday, he said. Wagon Train Lake is three miles east of Lincoln. Searchers worked Sunday until dark, he said, and then relumed Monday. i ne department received a report that someone was seen walking to ward Hickman during the weekend, but the person who made the report said it wasn’t Oelling after seeing his picture, Gates said. Helicopters, airplanes, horses and boats were used to search the lake and surrounding area. Divers searched parts of the lake Tuesday, he said. The lake is partially ice covered with some open water in the middle, he said. Gales said nothing found at the lake led to an indication of what happened to Oelling. There also was nothing found which indicated that the search should continue at the lake, he said. ‘‘There’s no reason to believe foul play was involved,” he said. The sheriffs department is now talking to relatives and friends of Oelling, and working on other leads. ■ 1 ■ "l “You assume certain risks, but I don’t think your spouse or your child assumes those risks,” he said. The risk of exposure is such a problem, he said, that it has caused some would-be paramedics to “take a second look” at taking on the job. Lt. John Kueon of the Sarpy County Sheriffs Department said he See AIDS on 15 ■ TRY THE BEST PIZZA OH THE BiM am and Co-Sponsors invite you to attend their Mai Forum Sunday, the twenty-ninth of January W nineteen hundred and eighty-nine il i from one to five in the afternoon I Hi Pershing Municipal Auditorium UM Lincoln, Nebraska Get one medium Meat Lover s Pizza tor >8.99 or get two mediums tor just $12.99! If you love meat and you love pizza, pepperoni, ham, bacon, beef and pork you've finally met your match. Meat Lover's* toppings is by far the best pizza on the Pizza only from Pizza Hut*. This hearty butcher block. 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