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TERRY RITTENHOUSE of Hickman stops a pedestrian at the corner of 14th and 0 streets Monday to ask for a
signature supporting two four-year term limits on Nebraska legislators. The petition asks for an amendment
to the state Constitution.
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Professor to talk about trip
From staff reports
Agronomy Professor Jerry
Maranville will talk about his
“Experiences in West Africa” on
Thursday morning at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in the Nebraska East*
Union.
The program, International Eye
Opener, sponsored by the International
Programs Division of the Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources at
UNL, will begin at 7:15 a.m, and is
open to all faculty, staff and students, as
well as the public.
Maranville will talk about
INTSORMIL, the International
Sorghum and Pearl Millet Program, and
its 15-year collaborative program with
UNL.
The collaboration aids in establish
ing agricultural research programs to
help subsistence farmers produce more
food in West African countries.
Maranville will discuss his recent
trip to West Africa to review the partner
ship of INTSORMIL and World Vision
International, a direct technology trans
fer assistant, in Ghana, Mali and Niger.
For reservations, call (402) 472
2758.
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Two child abuse cases reported
Two child abuse cases reported
Two unrelated incidents of child
abuse were reported to the Lincoln
Police Department within days of
each other, said Lincoln Police Capt.
David Beggs.
One report was taken after a 2
month-old child was taken to
BryanLGH West Medical Center
with a spiral fracture to the femur and
injuries to the ribs and collarbone.
The second report was received
Monday at 7 p.m. after a 5-month-old
child, who reportedly had a skull
fracture, was taken to the doctor.
Police did not comment on either
child’s name or any suspects associat
ed with possible abuse.
No arrests have been made in
connection to either report.
Man arrested for motor
vehicle homicide
A man was arrested for misde
meanor motor vehicle homicide
Monday after a fatal accident on
Interstate 80.
Sheriff Terry Wagner said
Armando Palma-Martinez, 26, fled
the scene of the accident.
Palma-Martinez was scheduled to
appear in Lancaster County Court
today.
Because the driver was not a citi
zen and was transporting undocu
mented Mexican immigrants, it is
possible that federal charges could be
filed, but Wagner had not heard of
any charges as of Tuesday evening, he
said.
The accident that occurred at 4:47
a.m. involved a 1991 Plymouth mini
van carrying 12 undocumented
Mexican immigrants, including the
driver. The van lost control and rolled
several times before coming to a stop
on its top.
Heymarket
Of the 11 passengers, two remain
in the hospital and one, identified as
Maria Ortez Gallejas, 26, died
Monday from her injuries.
One of the two still in the hospital
include a man listed as a John Doe at
the sheriff’s office.
He remains at BryanLGH West
Medical Center.
The other passenger remains at
BryanLGH East.
The Immigration and
Naturalization Service detained all
passengers and the driver.
It might be possible that the driver
lost control because the vehicle was
overloaded, but the investigation con
tinues, Wagner said.
The van was reportedly en route
from Phoenix to Minneapolis.
UNL student arrested for DWI
after driving wrong way
A University of Nebraska
Lincoln freshman was arrested
Friday morning for driving while
intoxicated.
An officer noticed a vehicle at
16th and R streets in the eastbound
lane turning the wrong way onto 16th
Street, said Sgt. Mylo Bushing.
The officer stopped the driver
between R and S streets on 16th Street
at about 4:17 a.m.
Police said after Benjamin
Walstrom, of Omaha, failed two
sobriety tests and refused to take a
preliminary breath test, he was taken
to Detox.
His breath test at Detox was .203.
Legal limit is. 10 blood alcohol level.
Walstrom was admitted into
Detox and sited for DWI. He is to
appear in court Feb.7, Bushing said.
Compiled by staff writer
Michelle Starr.
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