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I Lincoln Journal Star Tuesday, April 2 1996 Junmor college aid moves to final round Todo griefs, events 1 1 BY MARTHA STODDARD and FRED KNAPP Lincoln Journal Star Nebraska's community colleges changed enough hearts, minds and voting fingers to succeed in a second try for a state aid increase Monday. Back for more Backyard Farmer returns to Nebraska ETV Network to for its 43rd season. Ti ina in vote short of restoring the community college money during first-round debate. In another successful amendment, senators voted 32-7 to authorize spending a'lmost $80,000 toward installing laptop computers in the legislative chambers. The rest of the $350,000 cost would come from unspent funds in the legislative budget, said Sen.

George Coordsen of Hebron, chairman of the Executive Board, which would still have to approve the project. Bernard-Stevens said he could not see spending the money on the' Legisature when lawmakers were reducing the money available tor schools. And Sen. Dan Lynch of Omaha said the Legislature was! "blowing" money in an attempt to make senators seem smarter than they are. Sen.

Doug Kristensen of Minden said the laptops, which would display information such as amendments and bills that are now available only on paper if at all. would not make any senator smarter. "All it is going to do is give you the ability to do better, not make you do better. It's a small investment to make this place a better legislative body," he said. Senators also voted for an amendment by Sen.

DiAnna Sehimek of Lincoln to use about $173,000 of overtime fundsi to hire six additional pris More on BUDGET, Page 2B lO ai i. 35-10 to increase state did to community colleges by $108539 for the next fiscal year. That amounts to half the aid increase approved by last year's Legislature but vetoed, by Gov. Ben Nelson. The additional money had been approved so academic programs at the community colleges would not be hurt by a change in how state aid is distributed among colleges.

Sen. David Bernard-Stevens of North Platte argued that the money But few other changes managed to win legislative approval during an afternoon and evening of debate on the state's $3.7 billion, two-year budget. The budget for the coming fiscal year totals nearly $1.9 billion. Legislators are expected to take up more budget proposals Tuesday evening, before voting on whether to advance the budget to the final round of debate. During their second round of budget debate, lawmakers voted should be restored as a matter of fairness to all institutions involved with higher education.

The proposed budget already includes money to restore 50 percent of funds vetoed for the University of Nebraska and for state colleges. Neither of those would have to face budget lids or property tax levy caps, he noted. Bernard-Stevens came up one Kids find out value of school Seeing gays as people is key, author says L-nannei 121 3 at 7 p.m. as Kayf4-Stefankiewicz explores everything you should know about the weather and your garden. The program can also be seen on EduCable Channel 16 at 10 p.m.

Friday. In your backyard Residents in north Lincoln will want to become acquainted with proposed changes in their area for residential, commercial, industrial and recreational development being studied by city planners. An open house focuses oh the North 84th Street Subarea Plan between Vine Street and Cornhusker Highway along North 84th Street. Meet at Capitol City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, call or 476-7511.

The beat of Brahms The next symphony series program is an all-Brahms concert. The Lincoln Orchestra Association performs at the BY KAREN GRIESS Lincoln Journal Star Lied Center for Performing Arts, 12th andR streets, The first step toward legalizing same-sex marriages is to see gay people as individuals, a University of Michigan law professor told a University of Nebraska-Lincoln audience Monday "We've just embarked on a decades-long process." said David Chambers, author of "Making Fathers Pay: The Enforcement of Child Support." "The first step is to come to see gay and lesbian people as people." Chambers was the guest speaker of "Parenting in the 1990s" lecture series, sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center on Children. Families and the Law. Strides are being made. Chambers said, as more people acknowledge fieing gay and families recognize that their gay son or daughter is still the person they love.

More religious denominations are accepting gay couples and states must follow suit, he said. "The purpose of the state is to serve the people and make life better for its citizens hostility grows from a recognition that we are in a time of change. Something is going on that is unstoppable and they are the last area of resistance." Social marriagesccur every day between gay peo 7:30 p.m. BY KAREN GRIESS Lincoln Journal Star Fourth-grader Adonis Bess wasn't among the dozens of kids scrambling to get autographs from University of Nebraska-Lincoln student-athletes. Instead, he discovered something more valuable at Monday's "School is Cool" Jam.

"I learned to stay in school," said the 10-year-old from Hartley Elementary School. "If you do, you can reach your goals." i That was the message given Bess ahd the 14,000 other fourth- through sixth-graders from more than 150 Nebraska schools who packed the Bob Devaney Sports Center Monday for the fifth annual "School is Cool" Jam. The pep rally for education continues today in North Platte, where more than 2,000 students from western Nebraska are expected. It is the first time the program is at back-to-back sites. OnJMonday, Hawthorne Elefitary's Candace Quarells waved her souvenir "School is Cool" scarf, listened to motivating speeches and became even more determined to reach her goal.

"I want to run More on COOL, Page 2B More on SPEAKER, Page 2B Positive alternative The Lincoln Boxing Club, a newly formed program of the Lincoln Hispanic Center, will promote self-confidence and offer a positive alternative to drugs and gangs. The program is open to anyone 8 and older at the Lincoln Air Park Recreation Center, 3720 N.W. 46th Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 9 p.m. For more information, call 488-2633, 472-7461 or 466-6103. Money to fix state computer system gets lst-round OK GAIL FOLDALmcoki Journal Star A Twelve-year-old Matt LeFeber, a sixth-grader at Eastridge Elementary, takes a spinning ball from Tanya Crevier, who is considered the best female basketball handler in the world as part of Monday's School is Cool Jam at Bob Devaney Sports Center.

BY FRED KNAPP Lincoln Journal Star Let's eat Police actions at heart of murder appeal School menus ASSOCIATED PRESS Breakfast: Cold cereal or honey wheat doughnut, cherries, milk. Elementary lunch: Chili with Osborn maintains he was locked in the interrogation room prior to an interview that lasted another two hours. During the interview, he confessed. Mucti of Osborn's appeal centers on the actions of former Detective Jimmy Wilson whose son. Officer Jimmy Wilson was murdered last crackers, chicken nuggets, veggies and dip, pears, cinnamon roll, milk.

Secondary lunch: Chili, chicken nuggets, breaded pork sandwich, salad bar. Lawmakers gave 26-2 first-round approval Monday to a bill that would begin providing money to fix a $30 million computer problem. The bill, LB1190, is intended to correct programming that won't let state computers, along with others throughout government and the private sector, recognize dates after Dec. 31, 1999. It was sponsored by Sens.

Ron Withem of Papillion and Roger Wehrbein of Plat-tsmouth at the request of Gov. Ben Nelson. In fiscal 1997-98, the bill would begin diverting 2 cents of the existing per-pack cigarette tax toward the cost of reprogramming. The money had been slated to correct deferred maintenance on state buildings. Other money is expected to come from state agencies and the federal government.

"It's imperative that we start as soon as we can" to correct the problem, Wehrbein said. Sen. Dan Lynch of Omaha cautioned against allowing flexibility in how the problem is solved without maintaining sufficient' control, an arrangement he said "isn't very smart." And Sen. Curt Bromm of Wahoo said. "I don't think we know how much money we're going to have to spend here." Wehrbein said a public hearing will be held before the state signs a contract for the work.

Future appropriations also will be periodically reviewed. "It is not going to be automatic." he promised Only Sens. Ed Schrock of Elm Creek and Ernie Chambers of Omaha voted against advancement. Gallup's arguments were preposterous. "It makes, me want to vomit because this continues to go on and on;" Wilson said concerning the argument about Osborn's rights.

"What rights did Miss Gogan have before she was brutally murdered? "I never told him he was a victim of circumstances," Wilson said. "I told him I understood how he would probably be feeling. He was a criminal justice major and I told him the physical evidence against him was overwhelming. Was that an act? Sure it was but the Supreme Court of the United States say that is OK as long as I don't say something that would make an innocent person confess." Police testified at his trial that when Osborn was in the interrogation room, they did not have probable cause to hold him but they also said he was not under arrest and could have left if he wished. Under questioning from Judge D.

Nick Caporale, Assistant Attorney General Kimberly Klein argued that District Judge James Buckley had chosen to believe the OSBORN confessed A man who confessed to raping and -murdering a University of Nebraska at Omaha student from Lincoln should be retried because he was held for hours in an interrogation room when police had no cause to detain him, the Nebraska Supreme Court was told Monday. Jeremy Osborn was 19 when he confessed to the Dec. 13, 1994, murder of Laura Gogan, 19, of Lincoln. He was cojnvicted in Douglas County District Court of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Osborn's attorney, J.

William Gallup, noted that the Court of Appeals has thrown out statements from suspects in three other murder cases because of alleged conduct by the Omaha Police Department similar to that Osborn claims officers used in questioning him. Gallup said that despite Osborn's guilt, the confession he gave must be thrown out because it was wrongly obtained. Senior menus At the centers: Chili, spiced apple slices, vegetable pasta salad, crackers, chocolate chip cookies. Call 441-7158 for Lincoln-Lancaster Senior Center locations. Meals on Wheels: Italian meat sauce, spaghetti, corn, tossed salad, ranch dressing, chocolate cake, garlic bread.

For more information, call Tabitha Meals on Wheels at year. In a brief previously filed with the court, Gallup said that when Osborn began crying, "Wilson put his arm around him and told him it was OK to talk. He said that (Osborn) was just a victim of circumstances and that this thing just happened." Gallup labeled as "laughable" Wilson's testimony that he did not mention a lawyer until after Osborn confessed. In an interview Monday, Wilson said More on APPEAL, Page 2B On the road Clinton urged to ban abortion procedure Irs Showtime Street closings pending veto would be used as an issue in the November elections. health conditions" affecting the mother.

That exception would allow liiml BY JOSH GOLDBERG Medill News Service The political ramifications ot Per.fOTme fe of this bill could hnr 1 1 fa utne YrA her life was not. veto 4 'j WASHINGTON A handful of anti-abortion groups Monday urged President Clinton to approve the partial-birth abortion ban passed by the House Friday. The president has promised to vetohe measure later this week. The bill, by Rep. Charles Canady, would out jeopardize Bill Clinton's prospects for reelection," said Susan Muskett, a political analyst for the Christian Coalition.

Supporters of the bill said there weren't enough votes in the Senate to override a veto. "This isn't a partisan issue," Re- mihlican Ren. Ann ChHstensen of 3 law a late-term abortion procedure Pine Lake, 27th to 32nd 27th, Ridge Boulevard through Pine take Road 40th, Old Cheney to Stonecllffe Drive 44th, Cornhusker to Hartley Radar sites; in which the birth canal is widened Omaha said Monday. "Those who Pro-choice groups have echoed Clinton's opposition, claiming that this ban on late-term abortions is only the first step of the pro-life goal to ban further procedures down the road. Chris Funk, executive director of Planned Parenthood in Lincoln, said the lack of a health exemption in the bill violates the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v.

Wade. are any number of reasons where the mother may have a significant health problem that will be exacerbated by a pregnancy," she said. "The strategy of (anti-aboiflbn groups) is to go procedure by procedure to ban all forrris of abortion. The fact that these groups are exploiting the personal tragedies of the families that need this is misleading and unconscionable" Funk said. fa care about stopping this horrific practice must work hard to convince our president to keep his wprd and sign the Rep.

Doug Bereuter of Lincoln, also a Republican, said: "While it is difficult to categorize one form of and the fetus is removed feet first until only the head remains in the uterus. A doctor would then either crush the head or suction the brain before removing the fetus. Except when the mother's life is in danger, a doctor who performs the procedure would be subject to abortion as more barbaric than an- Cornhusker, 27th to 70th Evergreen and A Lottery numbers Saturday, March 30 Powerball 10, 13, 32, 35, 38. Powerball 37 i- Estimated jackpot: $51 million Nebraska Pick 5 2,7,9,13,26 fines and up to two years in prlsorii-ther. I believe this procedure is a according to terms of the legislation, grossly inhumane practice." HUHtH I BtUKtHMKOki Journal SUr A Leon WkJhalm, KLKN TV8 production manager, directs commercials and news in the production control room In the KLKN studio at 3240 S.

10th St. KLKN, an ABC affiliate, made its debut Monday, marking the first time since 1954 that Lincoln has had more than one local network TV affiliate. The president's stated opposition to the bill is based on the lack of an exception for "serious adverse tFlanked by explicit diagrams and plastic replicas of fetuses, supporters of the ban vowed that the Im- a.