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_ Businesses see fei£ effects of Hostess recall r; SNACKS from pagel $§' V the shelf. He said he did not fciiow if |t has affected revenue. ^ City and Lancaster County offi~i cials had called Wednesday morning to ensure Kwik Shop was taking measures, Morgaridge said. However, Irene Wray, the manag er of Ga$ ‘N Shop, 3000 Cornhusker Highway, said she hasn’t taken any thing off the shelf because the Hostess snacks she had stocked wore a different code number than those being recalled. Employees at most stores con tacted by the Daily Nebraskan, including Q4Quik on 17th and Vine streets, and Casey’s General Store, 550 West Cornhusker Hwy., said they knew nothing of the Hostess recall. Bills would protect ZACHARY from page 1 don’t put this on the back shelf.” Nebraska Attorney General Don Stenbferg testified in support of Crosby’s bill, saying unborn children currently have fewer rights than televi sions and cars. “This bill recognizes that when an unborn child is killed, the parents lose the life of a child that is very real and very precious to them,” he said. The concept of viability in Jones’ bill is too vague, Stenbeig said, and it would be very difficult for prosecu tors to prove the fetus was viable. And if the child was not viable, the loss would be no less devastating, he said. Bill supporters said they were careful to ensure the legislation would apply to acts that are already criminal - not abortion. Each bill contains a provision stat ing, “In no case shall the mother of the unborn child be prosecuted for any act contributing to the death of the unborn child.” Stenberg said the proposals were constitutional under the guidelines of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision. Twenty-four states now have laws covering the killing of unborn children outside the restrictions of Roe, nine of which recognize life as beginning at conception. Representatives Family Council, Catholic Conference Right to Life also nents of one or But Matt director of Nebra Liberties Union, their current form tutional. LeMieux said the bills conflict with Roe on the definition of human life and raise troubling privacy and church-state issues. The larger issues behind the proposals, he said, are reli gion and anti-abortion rights. “When you’re dealing with the issue of when life begins, you cannot escape religion in that discussion,” he said. proposed to protect the rights of chil dren like Zachary Griesemer, not as part of a larger Catholic or anti-abor tion rights agenda. But Sen. Ernie Chambers of \ Omaha, a member of the Judiciary i Committee, said Crosby’s bill’s defin ition of life reflected die position of the Roman Catholic Church. “To pretend that this is not a Catholic issue, that is a pretense,” Chambers said. But Crosby disagreed. “I was very disappointed that the pro-choice coalition came in and threw in an issue that isn’t there,” she said. The committee took no action on the bill. Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity This Annual award, presented to one, two or three people (students, faculty or staff at UNL), is in recognition of significant contributions to the development of a humane, open educationally creative, just, and caring community on the UNL campus. Nominations for the award may be submitted by anyone associated with UNL More information, nomination farmsy and guidelines are available at •IFC-Panhellenic, NU 332 •Residence Hall front desks •Most college, school and division offices •Student Involvement office, NU 200 & ECU 300 •Culture Center, 333 N. 14th St. •Human Resources, ADMIN 407 •Residence, building and grounds maintenance offices •Office of Student Affairs, ADMIN 106 •Or phone Larry Doerr at 476-0355 Nominations are due February 16,1998 Imi jlMM.'^C\ : you y : • • • Counseling & Psychological Services • l appointments are available at the * • East Campus ! • HoalthClinic | • Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to Noon • East Campus Union Rm. 3fS • tell for an appointment, 472-5000 l • A satellite clinic of the University Health Center • KJomens .Services P.C. Abortion Services Provided During All Legal Stages Awake or Asleep Outpatient Care Full-Time OB/GYN Physicans Birth Control Saturday Appointments Available Total OB/GYN Health Care IN OMAHA: 554-0110 • TOLL-FREE: 1-800-922-8331 201 S. 46th St., Omaha, NE 68132 • http://gynpages.com/omaha I 5 FREE ONLINE HOURS WTTH THESE NMDTUNL PLANS.* Low Usage Plan: 15 hours for $6.501 month. Medium Usage Plan: 40 hours for $10.00 a month. High Usage Plan: 250 hours for $19.50 a month. And whichever you choose, well give you 5 FREE HOURS of Internet access every month. Additional minutes are $.02. MSTAULAJUN B FREE. Call 472-5151 (students) 472-3434 (faculty or staff) or stop by 211 Nebraska Hail. * You must be a UNL student (acuity or stiff member to qualify tor these plans. If-Ar n ■ n ■ rnftmnrm m* U *•»--« -J - «- 1 merscape software is avanaoie in wmoows ano Macimosn versions. iViiant ....