Boy crashes car
into Pizza Hut
■ When police arrested
the accomplice, she was
wearing a stolen jacket.
By Mkhelle Starr
Staff writer
A stolen Ford Explorer crashed
through a Pizza Hut on Wednesday
morning, and both the driver and pas
senger fled on foot
A 17-year-old boy and his 16
year-old girlfriend crashed into the
restaurant at 1544 South St., after
clipping a van and avoiding police,
Lincoln Police Ofc. Katherine Finnell
said.
The green 1992 Explorer
belonged to Carlos Rodriquez, 4106
Baldwin Ave. Apt. 2, and was being
lent to a friend living at 2020 F St.,
Finnell said.
The crash caused about $25,000
in damages, including $10,000 to the
Pizza Hut, $10,000 to the Ford
Explorer and $5,000 to a Dodge
Caravan, Captain David Beggs said.
A broken plate glass window and
structural damage to the building’s
south side were included in the dam
ages.
The store had not yet opened, but
two employees were in the store when
the accident happened, said Charlotte
Waters, Pizza Hut area manager.
“There was an assistant manager
here (at Pizza Hut),” Waters said. “It
shook her up pretty bad.”
The two teens allegedly stole the
Explorer, which was left running on
Capital Avenue between F and G
streets, at about 8:50 a.m., Finnell
said.
Officers later spotted the stolen
vehicle at 20th and South streets about
an hour later.
Once the officers turned on their
lights, the Explorer went through a
red light at 16® and South streets.
The teens clipped a van that had
just pulled out into the intersection;
the Explorer then swerved right and
ran into the Pizza Hut’s south side,
Finnell said.
The vehicle came to a stop in the
(( There was an
assistant
manager here (at
Pizza Hut). It
shook her up
pretty bad.
Charlotte Waters
Pizza Hut area manager
middle of South Street, and the teens
fled the scene on foot.
The 17-year-old driver was appre
hended about 10 minutes later at 17th
and Garfield streets; the 16-year-old
passenger was arrested in an alley
between 14th and 15th streets just
south of South Street.
When they arrested the 16-year
old, police discovered she was wear
ing a jacket that was reported stolen at
knife point on Monday in an alley
near 15th and Washington streets,
Finnell said.
Finnell said the 17-year-old driver
allegedly stole the jacket and gave it
to his girlfriend, the passenger in the
Explorer.
The boy was arrested for two out
standing warrants: one misdemeanor
and one felony. He was also charged
with robbery, felony auto theft and
five traffic violations during
Wednesday’s pursuit.
The girl was arrested for posses
sion of stolen property and felony
auto theft.
The business was closed after the
accident for cleanup, but customers
were not affected because deliveries
were routed to other stores, Waters
said.
“We’ll get it fixed as quickly as we
can,” Waters said.
Though she said the accident did
not significantly hurt the business,
she was disappointed in the teens’
actions.
“It’s one of those things you don’t
want to see happen to anybody,” she
said.
-CAMPUS BRIEFS
Center offers internship,
employment help for students
It’s crunch time for students to
apply for summer internships, and
the UNL Student Employment and
Internship Center wants to make the
process easier.
The center offers internship help
sessions Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and
Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. The first
Thursday of every month is dedicated
to international students.
The sessions are held in 345
Nebraska Union. Students can sign
up in advance or just show up at the
events.
Emily Wilber, student employ
ment specialist, said internship advis
ers teach students how to utilize the
services offered by the center.
Those services include on-cam
pus interviews by employers and the
center’s Web site, which allows stu
dents to post their resumes and get
referrals to employers.
The advisers can also answer gen
eral questions about internships,
including when to apply for them and
whether they are paid. Advisers can
also critique resumes.
Registering for services costs
$20.
Sessions are held for internation
al students because they must meet
specific requirements before accept
ing or even applying for internships.
If students can’t make the help
sessions, they can call (402) 472
3145 and ask to set up appointments
with internship advisers.
Two professors to speak
at women’s studies panel
Students, faculty and staff can
hear two professors’ perspectives
today about life as black women at a
university.
The event, part of the UNL
Women’s Studies Program Spring
2000 Colloquium Series, will be held
from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union.
Professors Anna Shavers and M.
Colleen Jones will speak on separate
topics.
Shavers’ speech is titled “Often
First, Often Alone, But Always a
‘Sojourner.’” Jones will give a talk
titled “Full Circle.”
Book sale to give scholarships
to high school seniors
A used book sale to provide
scholarships to high school seniors
planning careers in education starts
today at Gateway Mall.
The sale, sponsored by the
Retired Lincoln Area Teachers group,
will start at 10 a.m. and end when the
mall closes at 9 p.m. On Sunday, the
last day of the sale, it will open at
noon.
Ernestine Coleman, a retired
school psychologist and co-chair
woman of the event, said the annual
event drew the most donated books
ever this year.
She said the selection includes
novels, non-fiction books, records,
videotapes, religious books, chil
dren’s books and magazines.
-ELECTION 2000
Osborne expected
to declare decision
HASTINGS (AP) - Former
Nebraska Football Coach Tom
Osborne was expected to end weeks
of speculation today with an
‘announcement concerning whether
he will run for Congress.
Osborne has been considering
running for the U.S. Senate seat being
vacated by Democratic Sen. Bob
Kerrey or Nebraska’s 3rd
Congressional District seat. U.S.
Rep. Bill Barrett, a Republican, is
retiring at the end of the term.
Osborne, a Republican who grew
up in Hastings, is scheduled to make
an announcement at 9 a.m. at
Hastings College, his alma mater.
“Osborne will address the issues
surrounding speculation as to
whether or not he will run for politi
cal office,” said a statement released
Wednesday evening by Osborne’s
office in Lincoln.
Osborne’s staff was quiet
“All I can tell you is that he is
going to make an announcement,”
said Rita Ude, Osborne’s secretary. “I
can’t say anything more than that.”
Nebraska Republican Party
Chairman Chuck Sigerson said
Wednesday that he had not heard
about the news conference and did
not know anything about Osborne’s
intentions.
Osborne, who guided the
Comhuskers to three national cham
pionships in the 1990s, has been
tight-lipped about his plans. The pop
ular coach has only said that he is
considering entering politics.
Osborne was in Washington with
wife, Nancy, on Monday to meet with
Barrett, Kerrey, Sen. Chuck Hagel
and 2nd District Rep. Doug Bereuter.
Inmate denied
a stay of execution
EXECUTION from page 1
Piccolo, said there were many errors
in Palmer’s case. Piccolo said inef
fective council was one of the
errors.
They also said the jury should
have had the opportunity to convict
Palmer on a lesser offense.
Palmer was convicted of felony
murder and sentenced to death for
the 1979 murder of Eugene
Zimmerman, a Grand Island coin
dealer, during a robbery.
Last year the state Supreme
Court said Palmer had already been
tried three times and would not get
a fourth hearing.
Palmer is awaiting a response
from the U.S. Supreme Court for a
request to review his case.
Brown said Palmer probably
hasn’t taken the opportunity to
make all of his appeals because he
has been focusing on the U.S
Supreme Court.
While Palmer waited for the
U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, he
filed a request for a stay of execu
tion to the state Supreme Court,
which was denied Wednesday.
In response to Palmer’s motion,
the attorney general’s office filed to
the state Supreme Court saying that
because Palmer had no appeals
before the court, it should not have
the responsibility of granting a stay
of execution.
Brown speculated that Palmer
would also request a stay of execu
tion from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Associated Press con
tributed to this report
Mother-son dispute
ends in violence
A mother-son dispute took a life
threatening turn Tuesday.
Ruth Nelson, 48, of 2101 D St.
- Apt. 9, was involved in a verbal argu
ment with her son, Salayo Brown,
29, of the same address, at about 4
p.m., Lincoln Police Ofc. Katherine
Finnell said.
The fight gained momentum
when Brown allegedly threw Nelson
onto the bed in the living room,
kneed her in the face and punched
her several times.
In self-defense, Nelson bit him
and grabbed a knife, but Brown
grabbed the knife from his mother
and threatened to kill her, Finnell
said.
Sometime during the disturbance
Nelson called the police, and they
arrived after Brown grabbed the
knife, but he dropped it as soon as
officers entered.
Brown suffered a cut on his hand
from grabbing the knife, and Nelson
had a welt under her left eye.
Brown was arrested for terroris
tic threats and resisting arrest and
was held on a warrant for disturbing
the peace.
Compiled by staff writer
Michelle Starr
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