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Less oil visible as rough weather breaks up slick VALDEZ, Alaska <AP) - Aerial surveys showed “significantly less oil visible on the water” after two days of high winds and rough seas broke up much of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. Off the coast outside Prince Wil liam Sound, where the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef and lost more than 10 million gallons, observation flights found little more than patches of light sheen and spots of thick crude mousse, said Coast Guard spokes man Brad Smith. But state officials disputed that account. An ovcrtlighi they conducted Tuesday in poor visibility spotted a medium sheen of oil around Chugach Islands and Barren Islands on ihe edge of the Cook Inlet, which leads to Homer, Kodiak Island and Anchor age. “If it keeps moving in the general direction it’s going to gel there,” said Dan Lawn, a Deparunent of Environ mental Conservation official in charge of tracking the oil. Smith said only small amounts of sheen and frothy mousse were ob served in various areas of the south ern part of the sound, but some is lands and bays remained heavily oiled. Cleanup operations continued on oil-covered areas like Naked Island, where workers used absorbent pads to scour the coastline, according to the Coast Guard, which assumed management of the cleanup under President Bush’s order last week. However, w inds began to shilt to the southeast, the National Weather Service said, meaning they could blow oil from the nation s w/orst-cvcr spill back toward Prince William Sound. ‘‘It doesn’t appear to be a threat,” Smith said. ‘ ‘ ft seems the front line of the oil hasn't been advancing and has been breaking up.” Fishing towns along the coast have spent three tense days waiting for the oil to hit land. Officials note that until all oil has broken up and swept to sea, changes in the weather could still throw crude ashore. “I don’t want to say it s over because something may change, but the oil is breaking up very rapidly,” said John Whitney, an official with the National Oceanic and Atmos pheric Administration. “The combination of winds and waves is taking care of it nicely.” In other developments: • Adm. Paul Yost, commandant of the Coast Guard, was scheduled to arrive from Washington at Elmen dorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday and fly over the spill area Thursday. • The How of oil from the North Slope has returned to normal, the operator of the trans-Alaska pipeline said. It also said it has complied with a state order for more tanker safely measures and a full-time „m spill response learn. merBcncy . •I" Washington, the H0USCi„, rior Committee voted to use S!r nas if necessary to gather infoS* in its investigation of the JS'™ Rep. George Miller, 0 Caijr d<f made the proposal, said he fei,^ important to “send a strong mc *“ to the interested parties that we e peel all panics lo cooperate.” ton state oftoa^sannounccd^l^ Booth Gardner said the first test k,' prevent the Exxon Valdez front ^ luting more coastal waters ana beaches cn route to Portland Ore for repairs. ’ ’ * ■ I II—M ill ■ Whether you need extra hours or a last-minute course requirement for graduation, UNL’s Independent Study program offers a way to do it without rearranging classes or work schedules. ■ Choose from more than 70 credit courses ■ Set your own study and exam schedules ■ Learn from UNL faculty LCall 472-1926 for details NOW! UNL Independent Study Courses s&iss.'S" *«»»»»• East Campus. 33rd & Hotdrege Schedule UNL is • nondiscriminatory institution Senators say bill is in right direction’ PLASTIC From Page 1 Nebraska should not go this far be cause no other state has done so yet. Calling the problem a “time bomb,” Sen. Chris Abboud ol Omaha said he would be proud if Nebraska becomes the first stale to go this far. Sen. Arlene Nelson of Grand Is land agreed. “Why nol be the lirst slate lhal lakes a step forward?" she asked. Wesely said his five-month-old baby has made him the current expert on diapers. He said he does not want to return to the days before dispos able diapers but said using them makes him feel guilty. Wesely said he does nol want dia pers to continue cluttering the landfills. Il is “unappropriate and irresponsible,” he said. Senators said the bill could even help raise com prices. Com starch is the product added to plastics to help them dissolve in five to 10 years instead of hundreds of years. Accord ing to Hefner, it has been estimated that 300 million bushels of com would be used in this industry. Speaker: Current job market needs immigrants] By David G. Young Staff Reporter The United Stales cannot achieve economic growth in the future without allowing illegal immigrants into the work force, said Jorge Buslamentc, president of El Colegio de la Frontcra Norte in Tijuana, Mexico. Bustamcntc spoke to about 250 people in Love Library Audito rium Wednesday night as part ot the Center for Great Plains Studies Symposium. The conditions which encour age undocumented immigrants to enter the United Slates arc not entirely due to poverty and over population in Mexico, he said. Immigration also is a result of conditions in the United States, Bustamentc said. “The phenomenon would not exist if it were not for one impor tant factor, which is an inexhaust ible demand for cheap labor in the U.S.," he said. High rates of immigration arc a result of the failure of the United States to enforce its immigration laws, he said. “If the U.S. economy goes into a recession, then what you will see is a full (enforcement) of the law,” Bustamente said. “If the U.S. is in a slate of economic growth then you will see the law not being fully implemented.” Bustamente told the story of a San Francisco mushroom process ing plant that was forced to fire its illegal immigrant employees by the Immigration and Naturaliza tion Service. The INS made the owner replace the workers with people on welfare, he said, but the new workers all quit within a week. A few days later, the illegal immigrants were back on the job, he said. TITLE DEFENSE THE CHAMPIONS: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA men's gymnastics team the challenge: a national gymnastics championship BE AT THE BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY AS THE HUSKERS BATTLE FOR THEIR 7TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE SOUTH STADIUM TICKET OFFICE TODAY AND TOMORROW I iMA l °R AT THE DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FOR TONIGHTS QUALIFYING ROUND ARE ONLY $3. QUALIFYING ROUND: APRIL 1 3 AT 7:00 P.M. TEAM FINALS: APRIL 1 4 AT 7.00 P.M. ALL AROUND FINALS: APRIL 1 5 AT 1 :00 P.M. INDIVIDUAL FINALS: APRIL 1 5 AT 7:00 P.M. IFOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 472-3111 "GOOD LUCK HUSKERS", FROM METTLER FAMILY BAKERY I Students to protest despite threat PEACE From Page 1 Eckcrslcy said ihc Department of Energy has hired mercenary soldiers to guard the test site and arrest those who practice civil disobe dience. The soldiers turn over the arrested protesters to sheriffs who take them to jails in surrounding towns. 7 think my presence is a strong enough mes sage without breaking the law.1 -Sorrell This year s peace lest has been going on since April 6, Eckcrsley said, but the main day of protest will be April 15. On the main day last year, she said, 2,(XX) protestors were arrested. When a large number of arrests occur, she said, it is almost impossible for authorities to hold the arrested for long because they refuse to give their names. This is called jail solidar ity, she said. This only works if there arc many people arrested, she said. Everyday people are cross ing the line onto the test site and arc arrested she said. * I The least form of civil disobedience would - be to cross the I ine onto the site, Eckcrslcy said. Some cross the line and try to make it to Mercury, a former town within the test site which is now a settlement for test-site workers and an operating base for the Department of Energy. This is called deep-woods action, she said. Authorities use helicopters and dunebug gies to catch those who attempt to reach Mer cury, she said. “These people are really out to get us,” Eckcrslcy said. Trespassers who arc arrested are subject toa $150 fine, which can be paid off by spending six days in jail at $25 a day. Protestors also can be arrested for being a public nuisance and resisting arrest. Eckcrslcy said she is not sure how many in the group plan on practicing civil disobedi ence. The group has rented a van, she said, and many students cannot afford to miss more school, so they can’t stay longer than planned. Sorrell said he doesn’t know how construc tive it would be to practice civil disobedience and gel arrested. “I think my presence is a strong enough message without breaking the law,’’ Sorrell said. h Eckcrslcy said one of the main goals ol the trip is to meet others who share their interests and to “get a good network going” of people opposed to nuclear testing. Nebraskan Fciitor Curt Wagner Photo Chief Connie Sheehan Managing Editor Jan. 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