SPORTS
Walker: NU cornerback
Joe Walker makes his first start at rover against
Louisiana Tech, and he is ready to prove Bulldogs’
receiver Troy Edwards wrong. PAGE 9
Ul
Rock of ages
Freebirds Lynyrd Skynyrd take off tonight at the
Nebraska State Fair. Guitarist Johnny Van Zant
comments on the band's tragic history. PAGE 12
FRIDAY
Augxist 28, 1998
Sweeping the Clouds Away
Mostly sunny, high 88. Clear tonight, low 63.
VOL. 98 COVERING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SINCE 1901 NO. 6
A new game plan
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Jonathan Houghton/DN
TOM OSBORNE TEACHES Coaching of Football to about 25 students
Thursday morning. The class, which meets twice weekly, is open only
to students planning on pursuing coaching as a career.
Douglas Theater Co.
plans new megaplex
By Brian Carlson
Staff writer
And now, for a sneak preview:
Downtown Lincoln is getting its own
movie megaplex.
David Livingston, president of
the Douglas Theater Co., announced
Thursday the company plans to build
a state-of-the-art theater complex in
downtown Lincoln containing 16 to
20 theaters and set to open in 2000.
The megaplex, to be built at a yet
to-be-announced location, will con
tain wide, wall-to-wall-screens with
(figfte!me(U5\te^ul1 technology.
Moviegoers will be able to sit in high
backed love seats on stadium risers in
the back, or in high-backed rocker
love seats in the front.
The megaplex will have several
concession stands and provide movie
showings at staggered times.
Livingston said it would be pre
mature to provide other details as yet.
“In the theater business, we call
this a ‘teaser,’” he said. “We advise
all of you to stay tuned.”
The company also plans to refur
bish two of its downtown Lincoln
theaters, the Stuart and the Cinema
Twin.
Livingston said the megaplex
idea and the refurbishing were
encouraged by the Downtown
Lincoln Association’s plans for
improving the business climate in the
downtown area.
Those plans include the current
project of changing P Street from a
one-way to a two-way street.
The change was designed to make
it a more traditional downtown Street^
instead of primarily an artery for traf
fic coming into town on Ninth Street.
“The idea of a marketplace with
several entertainment businesses
connecting the Haymarket with the
downtown area is something I find
fascinating,” Livingston said in an
interview.
“It’s where the entertainment cen
ter of gravity should be.”
Lincoln man, 68, dies
in two-car collision
UNL students were involved in fatal crash
By Josh Funk
Senior staff writer
A 68-year-old Lincoln man was
killed in a head-on collision Thursday
morning when a pickup truck driven by
a UNL student crossed the center line.
The driver of the pickup was cited
for misdemeanor motor vehicle homi
cide. The county may file charges
against him as early as today.
Alcohol is not suspected in the acci
dent.
At 5:45 a.m. Thursday, Or Gazarov
was driving east on Cornhusker
Highway on his way to Telex
Communications, 8601 E. Cornhusker
Highway, where he worked on the pro
duction floor assembling electronics.
On his way, just east of the 70th
Street intersection, a Dodge Dakota
crossed the center line and hit Gazarov’s
car, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann
said.
Apparently Gazarov saw the truck
move into his lane, because he pulled off
onto the shoulder to avoid hitting it.
But he was not able to avoid a colli
sion.
The truck, carrying three people, hit
Gazarov’s Mercury Sable head-on,
crushing the entire front end and killing
Gazarov.
The three occupants of the truck, all
UNL students, were taken to the hospi
tal, where they were treated for minor
injuries and released, Sgt. Dave Hamly
said.
Police do not know what caused the
19-year-old driver of the truck to cross
the center line, Harnly said, but they
don’t suspect alcohol involvement.
Gazarov immigrated to Lincoln
from Armenia in January 1992. He
started work at Telex Communications
in May, according to the personnel
director. Telex manufactures electronic
products.
Gazarov is survived by his wife, two
sons and two granddaughters, who all
live in Lincoln.
His family members, still coming to
terms with their loss, declined to talk in
depth. This morning they will make
funeral arrangements.
One of Gazarov’s sons trying to deal
with the accident said:
“He was just a resident of Lincoln
going to work, and this happened.”
City prepares for traffic
Gameday
causes new
road rules
By Brian Carlson
Staff writer
As Husker fans well know, on foot
ball game days Memorial Stadium
becomes the third-largest city in
Nebraska.
And as that mass of humanity
descends upon Lincoln, city officials
are once again preparing to handle the
inevitable traffic bottlenecks.
The traffic situation this vear is
unique. P Street, frequently used by out
of-town fans as an artery to turn north
onto 10th Street and eventually leave
town, is being converted from one- to
two-way traffic. But on Saturday, a
stretch of it will be one-way once again.
The stretch of P Street between
Ninth and 11th streets already has been
converted to two-way traffic, causing
traffic backups involving drivers unac
customed to P Street’s diminished
capacity for traffic flow.
But to avoid more congestion on
opeskits foot- i
ball season against Louisiana Tech in
the Eddie Robinson Classic, the stretch
of P Street between Ninth and 10th
streets will be temporarily returned to
eastbound one-way traffic.
Two turn lanes from Ninth Street
east onto P Street will be provided, as
well as two lanes turning north from P
Please see TRAFFIC on 3
Traffic
Game Plan I
Downtown traffic flow will |
change for Saturday's |
football game. Starting
at 1 p.m., P Street will be
one-way eastbound. §
After the game, Q Street |
also will be one way
eastbound between |
Ninth and 10th streets. |
Normal traffic patterns ||
will resume about 45 ||
minutes after the game. II
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