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SPORTS ARE Aggie victory Ready to rumble The Nebraska soccer team loses 3-1 to Texas A&M in the cham- Playing into Midwestern pop culture values, pro i pionship game of the Big 12 Conference Tournament in San wrestlers body slammed and drop kicked their Antonio, Texas, Sunday. PAGE 10 wayS into respect Saturday in Iowa. PAGE 12 VOL. 97 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 55 U.S. removal tops Iraqi demands AGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declared Sunday that his country had “to choose between sacrifice or - slavery,” suggesting that a confrontation with the United States might be inevitable. His strident comments came as Iraq barred _ U.N. weapon inspection teams that included Americans for a seventh day and sent its deputy prime minister to argue its case before the U.N. Security Council. More ominously, the statement came as Iraq has threatened to shoot down an American U-2 spy plane scheduled to resume flights over the country today. Saddam said Iraq has “been put in a position where it has to choose either to live honofably and with dignity or to face all the possibilities.” Films of the U.N. inspection teams’ activi ties in Iraq showed “how much material and psychological harm the people of Iraq have endured,” according to the statement on Iraqi television, carried also by the British Broadcasting Corp. “This path, however, has not led us to any result, and there is not the least hope that it will lead us to any result. Please see related story on page 2 “We have to choose between sacrifice or slavery,” he added. On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz stopped in Jordan on his way to New York, where he plans to discuss the impasse - as well as Iraqi demands - with the Security Council. It was unclear, however, if he would address the full council or instead speak privately with some members. He was due in New York this morning. Despite the United States’ refusal to negoti ate, Iraq has demanded reduced American pres ence in the country, both on the weapons inspection teams and in aerial surveillance operations. But highest on Iraq’s wish list is a timeline for an end to stiff economic sanctions - a long time demand of President Saddam Hussein. If there are no breakthroughs during Aziz’s New York trip, Iraq has vowed to expel American arms inspectors. The United States, in particular, has insisted there will be no nego tiations with Iraq about the inspections. Please see IRAQ on 2 East Campus gallery lauds fashion guru By Ann Mary Landis Staff Reporter i When Robert Hillestad was a boy, his moth er would empty out her rag bag on the floor to , entertain him. Hillestad would sort the scraps by color, size, and shape, he told his audience Friday night at the dedication of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery. Playing with rags was only the beginning of his “textiles journey,” said Hillestad, a fashion designer and University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of textiles from 1965 to 1996. “I was not only pacified by textiles, but launched on a lifelong journey of involvement with them,” Hillestad said. Une ol the milestones ot his journey came on April 19, 1996, when he learned the textile I gallery located in the Home Economics building on East Campus would be dedicated to him. Hillestad said he appreciated the gesture. “I’m deeply grateful to my colleagues for honoring me in such a special way,” he said. Karen Craig, dean of the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences, said she thought dedicating the gallery to Hillestad was compliment he deserved. “He’s made lots of contributions to the col lege,” Craig said. She said he brought prestige to UNL. Craig considered the dedication, which drew about 220 people to the gallery, a success. I The audience gave Hillestad two standing ova tions, the first when he was introduced and the second after his speech, which revolved around his love for his profession. “My involvement with textiles has taught me some of the most profound lessons about what it means to be a human being,” Hillestad said. But Hillestad recalled a time when he felt his work with textiles hadn’t been appreciated. As a teen-ager in a small town, Hillestad’s work with textiles had given him an identity, one that wasn’t always readily accepted by the com Please see GALLERY on 7 Correction Because of an editing error, Republican lieutenant governor candidate Elliott Rustad’s position on abortion was incorrectly stated in Friday’s Daily Nebraskan. Rustad takes an anti-abortion rights position. !■' Ryan Soderlin/DN * NEBRASKA QUARTERBACK SCOTT FROST and Missouri quarterback Corby Jones share their thoughts after Nebraska’s 45-38 overtime win Saturday. Jones had 293 yards of total offense as Missouri moved to 25th place in The Associated Press Top 25 despite its loss. II ons ee pages 8 and 9 Huskers squeak past Tigers, fall two spots - r By Sam McKewon Staff Reporter On Judgment Day in college football, Nebraska had less than a great defense. The Comhuskers survived a 45-38 overtime victory over Missouri, keeping their national title hopes alive, but their image as die best team in America took a hard hit. Nebraska, 9-0, slipped from No. 1 in both The Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ polls Sunday. NU, which needed a miraculous reception from true freshman Matt Davison on the last play of regulation to Please see FOOTBALL on 11 Read the Daily Nebraskan on the World Wide Web at http:/ lwww.unl.edu/DailyNeb