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Perot to be on Nebraska ballot Texan receives 18,000 signatures By Sam S. Kepfield Staff Reporter More than 200 volunteers and backers of H. Ross Perot assembled Sunday on the steps of the state capi tol to announce the gathering of sig natures needed to get their candidate on the ballot. Don Van Sycoc, stale coordinator of the Perot Petition Committee, an nounced that the committee had gath ered 18,000 signatures, well over the 2,500 needed to qualify Perot for the ballot. The petitions were formally turned in on Monday. Perot, speaking to the rally by a telephone link from his Dallas office, congratulated his supporters. “You’re not doing this for me, you ’ re doing it for our country,” Perot said. Several volunteers addressed the crowd, and explained why they had devoted their lime and effort to buck the traditional two-party system. Van Sycoc said that Perot support ers were making history. “It is the beginning of a revolu tion,” Van Sycoc said. “When your children and grandchildren ask you what you did in the Revolution of 1992, you can tell them that I rewrote history.” The candidate himself spent roughly a half hour addressing the gathering, and answering questions from the audience. -44 When your children and grandchildren ask you what you did in the Revolution of 1992, you can tell them that I rewrote history. Van Sycoc state coordinator, Perot Petition Committee - ft* — w w Perot said that during the first six months of his administration, he would concentrate on rebuilding America’s job base to create more taxpayers as well as re-examining health care and education, but only after consulting the people through the electronic town hall. “Congress will be aware that the owners of the country have reasserted their position,” Perot said. Perot also answered a question about resubmitting the Equal Rights Amendment to the states. He admit ted it was the first time he had been asked about it, and didn’t have a po sition ready. “I’ll study it as soon as I get off the Ehone,” Perot said. “If women don’t ave absolute equal rights, they should.” Another priority for his presidency will be to improve the moral and personal responsibility of American citizens, Perot said. “This country has a limited future unless we have a moral base,” Perot said. Perot quoted Alexis de Tocque ville, who toured America in the 1830s: “America is great because her people are good,” he said. “Being good to one another — no amount of money will ever replace that.” Although unable to make an ap pearance in person this time around, Perot promised to visit Nebraska dur ing the fall campaign. “Nebraska is as important to me as California,” Perot said. “I don’tcount Electoral votes, I count states.” — " ' Stad McKee/D N Bill Lottman of Lincoln shows his support during the Perot rally at the State Capitol last Sunday. Lottman is the Trea surer for the Perot Petition drive. Nebraska damage estimated in the millions The Associated Press Officials rallied up damages Wednesday from storms that lasned Nebraska for two days, destroying buildings, killing cattle and hogs and knocking power out in several com munities. Gov.Ben Nelson saidata Lincoln news conference that many of the victims are covered by insurance and there won't be official disaster decla rations. Chief Deputy Dan McCright of the Seward County sheriffs office said there could be several million dol lars' worth of damage in that county. “We will have a closer figure next week,” he said. “We safely can say several million dollars.” Preliminary damage estimates from Saline County nave hit the $400,000 mark, said Vem Anthony, Saline County Agricultural and Sta bilization Service director. That figure doesn’t include crop loss, he said. The Blue River State Recreation Area north of Dorchester has closed because of storm damage, said Jim Carney, chief of recreation areas for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Laughter not always the best medicine says comedian doctor By Jill O’Brien Staff reporter When University of Ncbraska Lincoln students went to Hcnzlik Hall Monday afternoon, they went prepared to hear another lecturer — but this lecturer was different. Dr. Bcrlicc Berry, a short, smil ing woman endowed with shoul der-length dreadlocks, blue-framed half-moon glasses and a bright yellow dress stood at the podium. While she made faces at her audi ence and adjusted the padded shoul ders of her jacket, an undercurrent of quiet laughter from students broke the pre-lecture silence. Berry, who has a doctorate in sociology, taught at Kent State University in Ohio until four years ago. Now she visits campuses across country as a comedian and lecturer, delivering power-packed punchlines and messages center ing on topics such as racism and sexism. Berry said she uses humor to foster change and evoke a response people will remember. 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