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.
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“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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Huskers squeak past
Tigers, fall two spots
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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
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