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Music of titanic era rendered
First Lady visits Letterman
NEW YORK (AP) - After weeks
of needling Hillary Rodham Clinton
for being a carpetbagger who was
scared to appear on his show, David
Letterman stifled the sarcasm when
the first lady finally appeared.
“We have to give this woman a
tremendous amount of credit for just
showing up,” Letterman told his audi
ence on Wednesday.
Clinton even proved to hold her
own when the TV host asked about the
first lady’s new home.
“Every idiot in the universe is
going to drive by honking now,”
Letterman said.
“Was that you?” Clinton asked.
Letterman has made a running gag
of Clinton, calling her an outsider
from Arkansas seeking political
opportunity in a Senate bid from New
York.
Clinton admitted to being “just a
little” nervous.”
Letterman started by lobbing her a
softball, asking her to “tell us a little bit
about yourself.”
Clinton smiled and told Letterman
she grew up in die Midwest - as he did
- has a mother named Dorothy - as he
does - and just couldn’t resist the
temptation to follow him to New
York..
Letterman asked Clinton what she
thought of the mayor.
“He’s done a lot of stuff as mayor,
but I think being senator is a different
kind of job. A senator can’t go arrest a
homeless person,” she said, referring
to the mayor’s recent crackdown on the
homeless who refuse police orders to
move.
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Staff uniter
Ever wondered what the passen
gers of the Titanic heard just before the
tragic sinking of the ship?
Now the experience is possible -
but safely on land.
This weekend, Abendmusik wil
perform “Tribute to the Titanic” a
First-Plymouth Church.
In 1912, the Titanic - the flagship
of the White Star Line - hit an iceberg
and began its two-and-a-half houi
descent into icy waters. As it did, {
group of musicians known as th<
Titanic Orchestra performed music o
the period.
Abendmusik will recreate and pay
tribute to the musicians of the time
Guest conductor Jack Bethards will
lead a 12-piece salon orchestra in
selections from the White Star Song
Book.
Compositions from Victor Herbert.
Fritz Kreisler, Paul Lincke, Ethelberi
, Nevin, Edward Elgar and Irving Berlin
will be played. Melodies in the form ol
waltzes, selections from operettas
( rags, march two-steps and lighter char
r acter pieces should all be recognizable
1 Bethards is president and CEO ol
' the Schoenstein Organ Company ir
, San Francisco, Calif. The company
P recently designed and built the newlj
installed Lied Organ at First Plymouti
Church where the performance will be
held.
The majority of the orchestra are
members of the Omaha Symphony
Orchestra.
“Tribute to the Titanic” will begin
at 7:30 p.m.
l Tickets are $20 for adults, $17 for
senior citizens 62 and older and $ 10 for
students. To make reservations call
i Abendmusik at (402) 476-9933.
Government gives financial incentive
to networks for anti-drug TV themes
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The
federal government used financial
incentives to get television networks to
work anti-drug messages into the
scripts of some popular TV shows. The
White House drug office even got the
opportunity to review scripts before the
shows aired.
The arrangement, first disclosed
Wednesday by the online news service
Salon.com, raised questions about the
independence of networks and their
willingness to let others influence what
goes on the air. -
Among the shows reviewed by the
government were NBC’s top-rated
“ER,” CBS’s “Chicago Hope” and
“Cosby,” ABC’s “The Drew Carey
Show” and “The Practice” and Fox’s
“Beverly Hills 90210,” according to
Salon.com.
The complicated arrangement
stemmed from Congress’ 1997
approval of a program to buy anti-drug
ads on TV. Networks were asked to
match each commercial spot bought by
the government with a free one. Since
the program started, however, commer
cial time has become more valuable
with the rising demand for ads by
Internet companies.
The government has since agreed to
give up some of its ad time - as long as
the networks demonstrate that some of
their programs convey anti-drug mes
sages, said Rich Hamilton, CEO of
Zenith Media, the ad-buying firm that
helped develop the idea as a go-between
for the networks and the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy.
This freed up advertising time that
the networks could sell to other clients
at steeper prices, Hamilton said. The
White House drug office valued the
programming messages it had approved
at $22 million.
“I’m fairly amazed that there has
been any concern expressed about this,”
Hamilton said. “It has been so above
board and clearly voluntary on the part
of everyone involved.”
Yet an expert on media ethics said it
raises questions about the motives of the
entertainment industry.
“What it can do for the networks is
make it seem that they are only going to
run those messages or shows that have
prior government approval,” said Aly
Colon, a professor at the Poynter
Institute.
“That may not be reality, but at least
it can become a perception.”
Networks submitted scripts or tapes
of completed shows for the government
drug office’s review, said Alan Levitt,
director of the national youth media
campaign at the White House drug
office. At no time did the office suggest
changes or rewrite the scripts, he said.
“All we said was, if you believe that
a certain program that you intend to
broadcast delivers our message - essen
tially that drugs can kill you - submit it
to us for an evaluation, and we may
decide that we can credit you for a pro
bono match,” Hamilton said.
Salon.com, quoting an unidentified
source, said that in an episode of the
WB’s “Smart Guy” series, two sub
stance-abusing teen-agers were origi
nally depicted as being popular, but the
script was changed after government
review to show them as “losers” hidden
away in a utility room taking drugs.
In at least 24 instances over the past
few years, networks or producers have
come to the federal drug office for
advice in how to portray substance
abuse situations, Levitt said. This was
independent of the program offering
financial credit, he said.
For example, producers and writers
of “ER” have frequently contacted the
office. One recent story line about a
youth coming into the emergency room
after having abused alcohol was likely
included after the office told producers
that alcohol is the most frequently
abused drug among young people, said
Donald Vereen, deputy director of the
White House drug policy office.
“We plead guilty to using every law
ful means to saving the lives of chil
dren,” said another member of the drug
office, Bob Weiner.
NBC has given scripts or completed
shows to the drug office to review, but
has not accepted any financial credits
for anti-drug messages, a network rep
resentative said.
“NBC never ceded content control
of any of our programs to the ONDCP
or any other department of the govern
ment,” said Rosalyn Weinman, execu
tive vice president of broadcast content
policy. “At no time did NBC turn over
scripts for approval by the ONDCP.”
ABC spokeswoman Julie Hoover
said the network submitted scripts to the
drug office, but received no financial
credit because it had already used
enough free commercials. ABC does
not plan to seek credit in the future,
Hoover said.
Asked why ABC had submitted
scripts, Hoover said: “Why not? We
don’t hate the ONDCP. We approve of
what they’re doing.”
Said Steve Dnistrian, executive vice
president of the Partnership For a Drug
Free America, which has created anti
drug commercials: “The government is
not rejecting scripts or controlling cre
ative direction here. That’s absurd. You
can’t buy networks that cheap.”
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Close to campus, pool, $235/month, 1/3 utilities, $150
deposit. Smoker OK. Leave message. 477-6236
Male or female roommate wanted. 5 minutes from cam
pus. $175+deposit+1/4 utilities. Call 475-1998.
Male/female roommate wanted. 4910 Dudley,
$197/month+ utilities. Share 3BR, 2 bath apartment.
Move in ASAP. 325-B719
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"Roommate needed. Great house at 1601 N. 29th,
$180/month. Laundry, dishwasher, central air, non
smoker, through mid-May. 423-1535. „
Roommate needed. Huge house. Near campus. $200
plus utilities. W/D. Call 438-7945.
Roommates needed. Extra large new duplex. 3 BR, 2
bathrooms, W/D, double car garage, full basement.
$330/month. 308-383-5350.
Share house in Bennet. Garage, washer/dryer, separate
bedrooms. $275-includes utilities except phone.
782-6981._
Large 1 Bedroom
Free laundry, central air and heat. Some pets allowed.
Nice neighborhood. $390/month. Contact 476-1328.
Sleeping study room, N/S female free cable, laundry,
utilities, your own phone line. Call 432-5573.
1204 Charleston, 4+ bedrooms, 2 blocks to campus, 2
bathrooms. W/D, dishwasher, C/A, great parking,
$850/month. 489-9294
1315 N. 14th. Large 4BR, W/D, dishwasher, central air,
parking. $950+deposit. Call 890-8909.
2200 Dudley, very nice 4BR, near UNL, 1 1/2 bath,
basement, parking, $800.432-0644.
3204 Holdrege, very nice, 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, gar
age, parking, near UNL, $700, 432-0644.
3BR house on 10 acres. Ideal for horticulture students.
In city limits. 435-6277.
4+ bedroom, 2 bath remodeled house. Central air.
Close to UNL, 940 Y St. 430-9415. ^ ^ .'On&M
| Spacious garden level, 3BR, all utilities paid. Quitted1!
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Brand new 3 bedroom, 2 baths, 2 garages, family
room, fireplace, 3 blocks to campus, no pets or smoking.
Available now, $875+. Call 432-0415.
Just built— 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage, lawn serv
ice, $900 + utilities. 4315 Orchard. Call for showing,
402-598-8823.__
Student! Duplex, 4BR, 2 bath, available by 2-1-00.
Near campus, all appliances, garages. Call 434-1220,
daytime or 488-4159, night Free month's rent.
Two bedroom duplex for rent. Near East Campus.
$375/month + deposit. 466-0205 Or 465-5747.
112618 Q, new 2 bedroom, all appliances, double garage
$575. Call 430-6328.
*****475_7202*****
All sized apartments...from efficiency at $299; 1 bed
room unit at $329; to 2 bedrooms from $429. Just
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Close to City Campus
Water. Heat, and Gas Paid
Available now. Call 477-4490
2 + bedroom in Near South. Oak woodwork and floors,
open oak-carved staircase, leaded glass windows, fire
place, formal dining, dishwasher, central air, W/D, non
smoker, cat OK. 1515 S. 22nd Street. $685 + utilities.
477-1831.
2 bedroom, clean, furnished, free cable, $390+. Laundry
jfQbmy\tnyear lease, 931 G St. 435-0608 after
I bedroom/14-plex. Cable/utilities paid, $355. Refer -
ences required. 488-6707, 450-8895.
910 S. 22nd, large 2BR, fireplace, C/A, huge electric
kitchen, $450. Available now. Cali 489-6755 or
450-8561.
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1 BR, 1 bath, close to campus. 2400 R Street. #3.
$260/month, available January 15. 421-7141.
1BR, 2338 E St., mostly graduate students, all new
paint, carpet, appliances, microwave, ceiling fans. Re
served parking, no smoking/pets, $375. Call 432-3666.
1BR, available immediately, 17th and G. Dishwasher,
deck, $370/month. January and part of Febuary free.
476-3949.
2BR, fireplace, deck, VERY NICE! Laundry, very close
to East Campus. Only 6 month lease, available Febuary
1.890-0028.__
35th and Vine, upper 2 room efficiency. $275+ utilities,
no pets. Call 466-7054.
Available Now!! Large 2BR, 5 minutes from campus,
535 N. 27th. Off-street parking, laundry, big sunny
kitchen. $365/montti+utHities. 475-6443.
Claremont Park Apartments
9th and Claremont, 2 or 3 BR available immediately.
Call for details at 474-7275