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Former Husker jailed for possessing firearm BY JILL CONNER Former Nebraska football player Abdul Muhammad remained in jail Tuesday after being charged with felony posses sion ofa firearm March 20. Muhammad, 28, turned him self into police March 18 after Robert Paylor IV was shot in southwest Omaha the same evening. Muhammad was booked around noon on Sunday but was not charged Muhammad remained in custody lliesday when he was charged Chief Deputy Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said Muhammad’s bond was set at $750,000 with a 10 percent provi sion by a judge at a bond hearing. Kleine did not comment about whether Muhammad was still under investigation for the murder but did say the investiga tion was ongoing. MegFrieke, spokeswoman for the Omaha Police Department, said Paylor was involved with gangs and served time in prison before he changed his ways. Muhammad played wing back for NU from 1991 to 1994 and later worked for the football team as an undergraduate assis tant coach. Fricke said in 1997 Muhammad paid a fine for carry ing a concealed weapon. Muhammad was placed on probation the same year after he was convicted on a separate drug charge. His probation ended in 1998, she said Bill could establish quarter committee ■The group of seven would be in charge of designing the back of the Nebraska coin. BY GEORGE GREEN Sen. Chris Beutler has to decided the state has to face the facts: “In the year 2006, we must display our tail to the nation.” And now, Beutler said, Nebraskans need to consider “whether we will do it with dig nity.” The Lincoln senator wasn’t referring to bare behinds. Rather, he was opening discus sion on LB706, a bill that would establish the Nebraska State Quarter Design Committee. This committee, Beutler said, would be charged with getting input from the commu nity on the design that will adorn the Nebraska edition of commemorative quarter col lection. Under a federal plan, each state gets to design a quarter's tail to represent it Lawmakers voted to advance the bill to the second round of debate. If the bill passes two more rounds of debate, the state will form the coin committee, which will be made up of seven Nebraskans. The bill mandates that these people be experts in the field of history, art, culture, coin collecting and design. Sen. George Coordsen of Hebron explained an amend ment that puts the committee under the watchful eye of the Secretary of State. The state secretary would chair the committee and his or her office would serve as the 7m the year 2006, we must display our tail to the nation Sen. Chris Bentler Lincoln group’s hub of activity, he said. Beutler said he hoped the committee would reach out to all Nebraskans. In particular, he said, he wanted the group to venture into classrooms to get feed back from students, while also teaching them a little bit about their state. These discussions will assure a “high quality design to represent the state,” he said. Once the group surveys the state it will choose five designs to forward on to the governor, who will then send the designs to the Federal Mint. If the Federal Mint approves the designs, it will send the ideas back, leaving the governor with the final call on the coin. Chris Peterson, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Johanns, said the governor welcomed the extra help. In fact, Peterson said, the governor envisioned some type of a community panel that would pull the design together. “The governor wants a very open and inclusive process," he said. Hurry to this AAA location by June 30th! 2900 O Street American Express Travelers Cheques. Travelers Don 7 leave home without them? Cheques Legal Terms and Conditions: Offer is valid through June 30,2001. Student must present valid student ID and/or purchase a 1 -year AAA Primary membership. AAA membership and enroll ment fees are subject to change. $250 minimum purchase requirement for non-AAA members. Non-AAA members must pay for Travelers Cheques with cash or credit card only. Credit card cash advance fees may apply. American Express Gift Cheques are not valid for this offer. Offer is not combinable with other promotions or offers and is not open to AAA employees. ^^NE01 © 2001 American Express We the majority. The majority of NU students (74%) have 5 or fewer drinks when they party.* *1999 Ominibus study.| I 1 "" 1 - -- - -—