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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1992)
I-1 I-1 ^ T* In Thursday’s DN, the ■ 11%/ ^ number of openings -W ^ I /n 11%/ ^ for the Cultural V A—^ T ■ Diversity Retreat was I ■ I H incorrectly reported to Nebraskans ^ Police seize weapons at gunman s home By Chuck Green Senior Reporter___ Blood-stained clothing and loaded hand guns were among items confiscated during a Wednesday morning search of the home of the UNL student who allegedly tried to fire a semiautomatic rifle at students earlier this month. UNL Police Detective Ron Lundy and other officers searched the Bennet apartment of Arthur McElroy and seized, among other items, two loaded .38 caliber pistols, an unloaded shotgun and more than 200 rounds of varieus ammuni tion. The search also turned up clothing, bed sheets, a mattress and a chair cushion, all stained with blood. The stained clothing in cluded two pairs of men’s underwear and a pair of dress slacks. Lundy said the items would be sent to the Shotgun, blood-stained clothes found State Crime Laboratory to determine whether the blood was human or animal. Among the ammunition, authorities discov ered several boxes of shotgun shells, including 15.12 gauge rounds commonly used for hunt ing large game animals. McElroy, 43, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and three other felonies after he entered a University of Ncbraska Lincoln classroom on Oct. 12, pointed a loaded semiautomatic rifle at students assembled for an actuarial science class and allegedly at tempted to fire. He was arrested shortly after the incident with the rifle—a military Inland .30calibcr M 1 carbine with a folding stock — and 81 rounds of ammunition in his car. Among other items confiscated during Wednesday’s search: • Specdloaders, used to quickly load revolv ers, which were discovered near the two hand guns. • Three holsters used for concealing hand guns. • A shotgun cleaning kit. • Tandy computer equipment, as well as several computer discs. • Four gun supply catalogs. • Three bottles of prescription drugs, in cluding an antibiotic, a painkiller and tubercu losis medication. Investigators also discovered 60 sheets of notebook paper containing handwritten obser vations of people McElroy had met, Lundy said. McElroy’s home was searched after he was arrested Oct. 12, but the initial search warrant gave authorities permission only to confiscate evidence pertaining to the weapon used in the incident on campus. . But during the initial search, Lundy said, investigators reported seeing blood-stained clothing and items, as well as holsters, other weapons and ammunition. In an affidavit filed on Oct. 15 for a second search warrant, Lundy stated that he and other officers would search for and confiscate other weapons, ammunition and weapon parapher nalia, as well as notes and computer records “dealing with McElroy’s participation in or reflections of his actuarial science class or any person in that class with him.” He said multiple search warrants were com mon, since specific items sought for evidence must be listed. McElroy’s trial date has been set for Mon day. Getting a "baa-d" haircut Chris Liermann, a junior animal science major, shears a lamb while others wait their turns in the Animal Science building. Liermann said he sheared lambs before livestock judging classes so the animals would be easier to handle. Voter registration rises among youth By Sarah Scalet Staff Reporter _ The national “Rock the Vote” campaign, numerous registra tion sites around Lincoln and public service announcements have contributed to higher voter registra tion among young people in Lancaster County, an official said. Patty Hansen, Lancaster County election commis sioner, said that in 1988, 1,421 voters were registered in the 3D Precinct, which includes the __ University of Ne braska-Lincoln City Campus. This year, Hansen expects more than 2,000 voters to be registered in that area by today, she said. Although an unusual election year with three presidential candidates run ning a close race probably has prompted more people to register, increased efforts geared to young peoplealso have played a role, Hansen said. John McCallum, owner of Twist ers Music and Gifts, said the “Rock the Vote”campaign,sponsored by the National Association of Record Mer chandisers, had a substantial effect on voter registration. The campaign, the first unified effort of its kind, features celebrities encouraging young people to register and vote, he said. But for McCallum, who said he was disturbed by the dwindling num bers of voters in previous years,“Rock the Vote” was not enough. He extended the campaign by of fering voter registration at Twisters stores and asking local radio stations to encourage listeners to register and vote. A total of about 3(X) people regis tered to vole at Twisters, McCallum said. McCallum’s theory is to make reg istration easy for young people. “Register the youth where the youth go,” he said. McCallum also called together lo cal radio stations and asked them to air public service announcements about voting. All the radio stations in Lincoln were enthusiastic about the idea and aired frequent announcements about voter registration, McCallum said. Toni Cruise, program director of Lincoln radio station B104, said the station aired announcements remind ing people that voting was a way to get involved in the political process. The disc jockeys also made live announcements about voter registra tion locations and the presidential debates, she said. Cruise said response at B104 indi cated that the announcements were getting the message across to young people. She said people had been calling B104 to ask where they could register on a particular day. McCallum said that although this was the first year such a unified effort had been made, it would not be the last. Hansen said that in September and October, the commission had regis tered voters at more than 120 loca tions in Lancaster County, including Twisters, Pickles Records and Tapes and Compact Discs, Runza restau rants, UNL’sCityand East campuses, See VOTER on 6 Fed probe a welcome critique, officer says By Susie Arth Senior Reporter_ The Omaha Police Department welcomes the possibility of the U.S. Justice Department review- . ing the shooting of Andrew Scott Baldwin, a police spokesman said. Sgt. William Muldoon said Omaha police officers would cooperate with federal investigators in any way they could. “We welcome a check and a re view,” he said. “Hopefully, that will put the matter to rest.” The investigation, requested by U.S. Sens. Bob Kerrey and Jim Exon and 1st District Rep. Peter Hoagland, aims to determine the exact sequence ofevcntsonScpi.5,thcnighi Baldwin was shot. Muldoon said the reason for the federal investigation was to answer questions that had surfaced within the Omaha community, Muldoon said. “People in the community have expressed concern,” he said. “It is on the people’s minds.” Muldoon said he was concerned that the community had expressed doubt in the capabilities of its police. “When the community doesn’ttrust you, it’s somewhat discouraging,” he said. “It’s disturbing to have people believe you’re not capable.” _See BALDWIN on 3 Registration continues today at the following sites: