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November ■__ Clinton eyes swing votes in South LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sweeping across the South in a difficult bid to claim Re publican strongholds, President Clinton accused Bob Dole on Saturday of practicing “the old politics of division” on affirmative action and immigration. Here, at the end of the elec tion, some people are tempted to take advantage of these issues for political (gain),” Clinton said. He devoted his weekly radio ad dress and the Alamo rally to re butting Dole’s end-of-campaign calls to end affir mative action and crack down on il • leg£l immigra tion. ***More broadly, he also challenged GOP attacks on Demo cratic crime and welfare stances. 66 When we come together in search of common ground, we are always, always stron ger as a na tion” Bill Clinton Addressing immigration and affirmative action last week, Dole said bluntly, “They’re wedge issues.” The White House said Dole’s comments pit ted Americans against Americans for political gain. “He publicly expressed his pride in divid ing America, which is distasteful, at best,” press secretary Mike McCurry said. The Dole campaign said tjie Alamo remarks displayed “typical Clinton hypocritical flair.” Spokeswoman Christina Martin added: “He’d rather scare us than justify his continued sup port of divisive (racial) quotas.” With the Alamo’s white stone walls form ing a backdrop, Clinton declared, “When we come together in search of common g'ound, we are always, always stronger as a nation.” In 1836, 189 Texans fighting for indepen dence defended the Alamo against more than 4,000 Mexicans. The Mexicans won; all the Texans were killed. But their bravery was cel ebrated, and “Remember the Alamo” became a rallying cry when Texas fighters marched to victory six weeks later. In a subtle reminder of the age difference Please see CLINTON on 7 . Funeral services set for today for UNL professor Streckfuss From Staff Reports Funeral services for Professor Richard Streckfuss, 64, will be at 2 p.m. today at the Butherus, Maser & Love Chapel, 3851 B. St. Streckfuss, a news-editorial pro fessor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, died Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer. A reception with the family will follow the services. Streckfuss is survived by his ' wife, Jeanetta Drueke; four children by his former wife Mary Jane Streckfuss including three sons, David, Matthew and George; and a daughter Amy; a sister Cynthia Zook and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his par ents. Memorials can be sent to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Botanical Garden and Landscape Services, 1340 N. 17th St, Lincoln, Neb., 68588, to the attention of Di rector Kim Todd. Daniel J. Luedem/DN A YOUNG REPUBLICAN supporter applauds at Saturday’s rally for Dole and Hagel, which was held in the Sky Harbor hangar near Eppley Airfield. Daniel IPtpjfijlSiPi^* REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE Bob Dole made a campaign stop in Omaha Saturday evening with his wife, Ehzabeth Dole, to win more Nebraska votes and to offer support to Chuck Hagel, Nebraska’s Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate. Dole predicts win during Omaha rally By Matthew Waite Senior Reporter OMAHA — With 65 hours left to go in his 96-hour campaign push, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole said Satur day night he smelled victory in the air. “On Nov. 6, Bill Clinton is going to be the most surprised man in America,” a raspy Dole told an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 people who jammed into the Sky Har bor hangar near Eppley Airfield. Amid chants of “let’s beat Bill and Ben,” Dole stumped for himself and Nebraska Re publican senatorial candidate Chuck Hagel, who is running against Democratic Gov. Ben Nelson. According to an Omaha World-Her ► . . ... aid poll released Sunday, Hagel and Nelson were in a dead heat for the open seat. Earlier, Hagel said Republicans were going to take back America and Nebraska in 1996. “Republicans do the right firing,” Hagel said. “And the right thing is to keep our gov ernor here.” Dote, who has a 48 to 37 percent lead in ^ a World-Herald poll, said Saturday night he needed Hagel’s help for his presidency. “I’m going to be counting on you, count ing on your vote for a balanced budget Please see DOLE on 7 First local ethanol pump debuts By Erin Gibson Staff Reporter Grain alcohol came by the hun dreds of gallons to Lincoln residents last week. :r~\*Yv . % , But only their cars can drink it. The first public ethanol fuel pump in Lincoln opened at the Gas ’N Shop at 1545 Comhusker Highway, and motorists have given the pump a friendly welcome, manager Tim Versch said. Versch said he has sold more than 100 gallons of the 85 percent ethanol fuel since last Monday, priced at about $ 1.39 per gallon. Gas ’N Shop had ex pected slower sales, he said. Gov. Ben Nelson turned out last Monday to open the alternative fuel pump — the second public pump in the state, Versch said. The first opened in Omaha in June. Todd Sneller, administrator of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, said the pub lic ethancd fuel pumps would help pro vide ethanol for for more than 100 state vehicles that operate on the cleaner burning fuel. But private businesses also are joining government fleets in making the ethanol switch, Sneller said. “It’s an important transition to get 'M - private sector vehicles using this fuel,” Sneller said. “The key to this is mak ing ethanol easily accessible.” The Lincoln station will expand ethanol’s influence,because the next closest public ethanol pump is in: Omaha, he said, though several private alternative fuel stations already exist across the state. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 may force Nebraska to increase its of fering of the com-based fuel in the next two years. The act requires both private and public fleets to have a portion of all Please see ETHANOL on 7