Editorial urges override of Nebraska criminal code veto
The Lincoln Journal urges lawmakers to override Gov. Exon's veto on five bills that would rewrite Nebraska's criminal code. It notes extensive study and public comment, argues the new code offers coherence and better administration, and warns failure to override could end decades of reform funding.
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Journal
Exon
Nebraska
James J. Kilpatrick
Lincoln Journal
Jesse Helms
Farmers wary as House shapes new five year farm bill
The House faces a farm bill battle likely to produce a weaker producer payoff than the Senate version. President Carter has placed a 2 billion dollar ceiling, threatening a veto if spending worsens the national budget. House measures offer lower loan rates and price targets, risking grower incomes and triggering farmer concern.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Carter
Democrats
Mr. Carter
House Committee On Agriculture
Nebraska
Centrum parking plan sparks debate over gas tax use
City officials weigh using Lincoln gas tax receipts for Centrum off street parking. City Engineer Tom Doyle questions intent of 1969 law. Mayor Bousalis cites profit potential of private lots and contemplates directing excess Centrum revenues back to street budgets after obligations and upkeep. A reimbursement formula is proposed but not decided.
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Tom Doyle
Doyle
Lincoln
Lincoln Center
Bousalis
Metro Streets and Highways Committee
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
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Public Mind on Adopting the Metric System
The piece argues for metric adoption, praising its simplicity and interdependence with tenfold multiples. It contrasts current English measures with meters, liters, and grams and questions why a decimal system would be resisted. It notes uncertainties around pounds and ounces as weight or volume and claims fears of conversion are unfounded.
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America
Weather warnings and rural communication roots described
A reader letter praises weather reports from TV and radio during storms and recalls farm life. The writer notes the importance of accessible warnings for rural communities and discusses the metric system versus traditional units, urging reliable, local broadcasting during severe weather.
Public opinion drives Soviet life more than police power
Soviet public opinion, a powerful force in Moscow, shapes policy more than repression. Officials justify housing and meat promises to maintain stability, as leaders fear change that could threaten their favored position in a rigid system.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Affirmative Action view from a Black faculty member
A Black university professor argues that affirmative action expands equal chance for minorities and women in hiring without lowering standards. He cites Costs in time and money but insists the policy reflects long-standing unequal opportunities and has enabled minority and female academics to be considered for jobs, tenure, and promotion.
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Claremont Men's College
Universities must hire minorities and women for true parity
A reader argues that affirmative action in faculty hiring is essential to bring balance at universities. He contends current searches stigmatize minorities as average and urges parity in qualifications, tenure, and promotion, plus support for non traditional research and publishing.
Oliver Barrett IV Turns to Investment Banking in Love Story Sequel
George F. Will surveys Eric Segal’s Oliver’s Story, tracing Oliver Barrett IV from Harvard heir to lawyer who joins his father’s investment bank. The piece notes the 1970 Love Story era, Jenny Cavilleri’s death, and Oliver’s disillusion with Western civilsation and oriental labor, ending with a pivot to finance as a moral.
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Oliver Barrett IV
George F. Will
Eric Segal
Segal
Oliver
New England
Jenny Cavilleri
Providence
Jenny
Harlem
Dad Lo
Dad
D. W. Brogan
Lincoln
Washington Post Co
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