Spending bills
pass under gun
WASHINGTON (AP) - Beset by
internal disputes and veto threats,
Congress left most of its spending
work unfinished Thursday as the
government closed the books on the
1999 fiscal year.
President Clinton denounced a
plan to save money by slowing
income-support payments to millions
of working poor families.
“Let me be clear I will not sign a
bill that turns its back on these hard
working families,” Clinton said at the
White House.
Minutes earlier, he signed legisla
tion keeping agencies open through
Oct. 21, giving the two sides more
time to battle over issues including
schools and foreign aid.
Just four of the 13 annual spend
ing bills were signed into law before
the fiscal year began today. One has
been vetoed, and five others face veto
threats.
One legislative deadlock was
broken when House and Senate con
ferees finally agreed on a $8.7 billion
farm-relief package after dropping a
provision that would have eased the
embargo on trade with Cuba.
Much of the action in the Capitol
centered on legislation financing
labor, health and education pro
grams, the biggest spending measure
of die year.
The Senate spent a second, desul
tory day debating its $324 billion
measure. Though Democrats suc
cessfully won extra spending for
social services and child care, the bill
still faced a veto threat because of
cuts in Clinton’s proposals for hiring
teachers and other efforts.
The most controversial action
was in the House Appropriations
Committee, which used a near party
line 33-26 vote to approve its $316
billion version of the bill.
But first, Republicans used a
party-line 32-27 tally to approve a
plan aimed at letting them redeem
their pledge of passing spending bills
without dinning into Social Security.
The GOP proposal would spread
out over 12 months what has histori
cally been a lump sum payment to
most low-income working poor
under a program known as the earned
income tax credit.
Campaigning in California for
the GOP presidential nomination,
Texas Gov. George Bush said: “I
don’t think they ought to balance •
their budget on the backs of the poor.”
NU Board of Regents
to vote on stadium
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“If it passes, we will go through
a process of finalizing the design
and begin looking at what set of
agreements we want to put in
place,” Lewis said.
“The groundbreaking would be
March 1.”
Lewis said teams could begin
playing in the stadium in 2001.
In other business, the board is
set to vote on accepting the master
plan for the University of Nebraska
Lincoln. UNL presented its plan to
the regents at last month’s meeting.
A vote will also be taken to
name the facilities of the forthcom
ing Temple block complex. If
approved, the buildings will take on
the name of the donors that funded
them.
They include the Mary Riepma
Ross Film Theater, the Weigel
Williamson Atrium and the Van
Brunt Visitors Center.
Life-saving efforts earn praise
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paramedics were able to revive
Williams, who was then transported
to BryanLGH West, where he
remained on life support until he died
Sept. 17.
Despite the fact that Williams later
died, Edwards said Veskma’s efforts
gave him “a very real chance of sur
vival.”
Veskrna said she was about to
begin directing post-game traffic at
14™ and Vine streets when a bus dri
ver called her for assistance with a
passenger who had collapsed.
“It appeared as though he was def
initely in distress,” Veskrna said.
Veskrna, an eight-year veteran
vvwith UNL police, radioed for medical
support, then began CPR on Williams.
Theisen, a bike paramedic, said he
was patrolling outside the stadium
when he got Veskma’s call. He said he
arrived about two minutes later to
u—
Her response was just outstanding, and we
felt she should be recognized for that”
Tobias Theisen
paramedic
help.
Rural/Metro public affairs direc
tor Paul Edwards said the two minutes
Veskma tried to revive Williams were
vital to saving him.
“Her ability to get in at the begin
ning with CPR was critical,” Edwards
said.
Veskma said she was assisted by a
BryanLGH nurse but did not remem
ber the nurse’s name.
“I really wish she could be here
today,” Veskma said.
After paramedics arrived at the
bus, Veskma continued helping with
Williams, Theisen said, until the man
was placed in an ambulance.
“Her response was just outstand
ing, and we felt she should be recog
nized for that,” Theisen said.
All law enforcement officials
must undergo CPR training to receive
a law enforcement license. Veskma
said she took refresher courses regu
larly and had never been forced to use
her skills before.
“My training came through pretty
quickly,” she said.
Custodian keeps cheerfulness
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that’s why I didn’t like motel work.”
Emeigh now works only one shift
each day at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. She has cleaned
Burr, Fedde, Cather, Pound and
Selleck residence halls during her six
years at UNL, but she says she likes
all-female Smith Residence Hall the
best.
“I love working for the girls,” she
said. “Boys are messier.”
Emeigh works hard, pushing her
heavy yellow plastic cleaning cart.
As she mops the elevator lobby, she
greets every resident who steps off
the elevator.
“They can’t understand why I’m
always smiling,” she said. “I just care
about them all. These four floors are
just like my family.”
Emeigh builds casual friendships
with the women in Smith, giving
them Halloween candy and telling
them to be safe when they go out.
She also tells them to get a “good
night’s sleep,” which many don’t do.
“They get up in the morning with
a couple hours of sleep and are late to
class,” she said.
Angela Bryan, a sophomore
Russian and European studies major,
has lived on Smith’s 10th floor for
two years. She said Emeigh is like
her mom.
“Every morning I walk by her on
the way to the shower,” Bryan said.
“She always wishes me a good day
(and) knows my name. It’s a very
homey atmosphere.”
Emeigh plans to stay at UNL
until she retires in 10 years. After she
retires, she plans to spend more time
with her husband, George Emeigh,
who works for maintenance on East
Campus.
“I like cleaning because I’ve
done it most of my adult life,” she
said. “I enjoy making students happy.
I wouldn’t really change anything.”
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