The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • 1

1 LINCOLN. NEB. MORNING JANUARY 18. 1990 28 PAGES 1990 JOURNAL-STAR PTG. CO.

DELIVERED DAILY 19C. AT NEWSSTANDS 35C mVJin 111 ml nn ioiiurceirs profit with 1 4C v. A fines Rhino Bam will shelter old beasties By Betty VanDeventer ef 77m Lincoln Star Nebraska ns, old and young, soon wQl be able to watch University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists and students unearth rhinoceros, three-toed horses, camels and other prehistoric animals, revealing some of the Earth's 10 million-year-old secrets. It wul an happen in the Rhino Barn at the proposed Ashfafl State Historical Park near Orchard in northeastern Nebraska. Officials at the State Museum and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission expect the bam and the park to open the summer of 199L Construction should begin this summer.

PImm turn to: Fossil. Page 1 0 fill, What Lincoln thinks In a street poll conducted Wednesday -afternoon, reactions to City Council -approval of a subsidy to keep the downtown Dillard's open ranged from outright approval to suspicions that "somebody's dirty." Local news. Page 9 i. M. Painting shows rhinos and horses at ash cloud blows Kremlin: Fire if necessary Trie Kremlin Wednesday told the thousands of soldiers sent to the Caucasus to shoot if need be to halt bands of Azerbaijanis and Armenians fighting each other in hills around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

news. Page 2 Tiny generator saves lives A tiny generator placed in the body to deliver life-saving electrical shocks to the heart has dramatically cut the death rate among people with heart rhythm disorders. Such patients faced a 25 percent chance of dying without it. Medical news. Page 4 OfTima and the City Daphne Deeds has brought together "Of Time and the City," a colorful assemblage' of paintings, sculptures, collages and etchings that capture the essence of American modernist art now on exhibit at Sheldon Art Gallery Entertainment Page 11 -lTV- 'M'- 1 -r t-r jw," ir Hi" Visitors will be able to watch scientists and students unearth prehistoric animals.

Internal watchdogs say fines being negotiated down too low. WASHINGTON (NNS) Pollutm are profiting at the expense of the environment because the Environmental Protection Agency isnt imposing stiff enough fines on companies caught alio wing toxic chemicals into the nation's groundwater, according to the EPA's own internal watchdogs. The EPA inspector general's office says the agency isnt fully enforcing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act a 1978 law that sets minimum standards for storage, treatment and disposal of various types of waste to keep it from seeping into groundwater. In many cases, the agency proposes steep fines against polluters only to settle with companies for a small fraction of the amount As a result, even flagrant violators are paying only modest fines that dont offset the additional profits the companies make from breaking the law. "WE'RE FINDING that in many cases violators either are not penalized or the penalities that they are assessed are far less than the law allows and dont seem to be sufficient to bring them back into compliance," says Michael Simmons, of the inspector general's office staff.

In 19 of 20 cases reviewed by the inspector general's office in its latest enforcement audit the fine imposed by the agency didnt cover the company's financial gain from disobeying the law. In one case cited in the report EPA originally calculated a $6.8 Bullion fine against Owens Electric Steel Co. of Cayce, S.C, after finding the company had "egregiously violated" pollution laws for more than three years and had disregarded an earlier consent agreement with the agency. BUT THE AGENCY subsequently lowered that amount to $500,000, Please turn to: EPA. Page 9 Study can't verify oat bran power to cut cholesterol BOSTON (AP) Contrary to cereal ads and popular belief, oat bran does not lower cholesterol levels, according to a study that challenges one of the biggest food crazes of the 1980s.

The new research concluded that people who eat lots of oat bran do indeed have less cholesterol in their blood, not because of any special powers of oat bran but because they eat less saturated fat and cholesterol. "There really isn't any cholesterol-lowering property in oat bran," said Dr. Frank H. Sacks, a co-author of the study. "Oat bran pretty much does the same as other cereal products." Oat bran has been promoted as a health food largely because it is rich in soluble fiber.

Several studies have suggested that this kind of fiber somehow removes cholesterol from the body. But this latest study 'concluded that people's cholesterol levels dropped just as much when they ate food made with low-fiber white flour and Cream of Wheat as it did with heavy intake of oat bran, because fat consumption went down. High amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet can raise blood cholesterol levels, leading to heart disease. But when people eat lots of grain products, they may be too fun to eat their usual amounts of fatty food. The researchers said the lower fat and cholesterol consumption, not high fiber intake, entirely explained the drop in cholesterol seen in their study.

The study, conducted on 20 volunteers, most of them hospital dietitians, was directed by dietitian Janis F. Swain at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. It was published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. The volunteers ate seemingly identical muffins, meat loaf and casseroles for two six-week periods. During one period, the foods contained 100 grams, or 3 ounces, of oat bran per day, while during the other it contained that much white flour or Cream of Wheat as a control.

The foods contained 800 to 1,000 calories a day. The volunteers could eat whatever else they wanted but had to keep track of what they ate and bow much. On both the oat and non-oat their cholesterol levels were about 7 percent lower than before they went on the diets. Before the diets, they were eating 12 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat This fell to 10 percent while on the high-fiber diet and 9 percent on the low-fiber diet Consumption of cholesterol dropped by one-third. Harris says keeping Dillard's key to downtown progress investing a lot of public dollars in rehabilitation programs, such as Centrum redesign and the University Square parking garage.

"For us to let (Dillard's) slip at this historical moment would be unforgiveable he said "It's just absolutely key to have an anchor for downtown," Harris said "We have one in place and we are doing whatever we can to secure them." Blow to depositors The Legislature rejected an attempt Wednesday by Sen; Dave Landis of Lincoln to get an early final reading vote on his bill to reimburse the depositors for their losses when Commonwealth Savings Co. was declared insolvent. State news. Page 14 Stewart highest-paid Dave Stewart and the Oakland Athletics agreed to 1 1 7 million, two-year contract extension that will make him the highest-paid baseball player. Stewart will receive a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of 12.5 million in 1991 and 1 992.

Sports, Page 19 Stone Soup in the clear Four misdemeanor charges against the operator of Stone Soup, a kitchen for homeless people, were dismissed -X, Tuesday after building inspectors said codes violations had been corrected, an assistant city attorney said. Local news. Page 24 One step forward, 2 back Although blacks have made political ogress in the years since Martin Luther ng led the civil rights movement the -Harlem of his time was a safer place to live than Harlem is today, notes John McLaughlin Commentary, Page 6 For us to let (Dillard's) slip. would be unforgiveable. Mayor Bill Harris 3T Mayor might have vetoed Gateway expansion to prevent a monopoly.

By Donna Biddle of Tha Lincoln Star Mayor Bin Harris said he would have considered vetoing Gateway expansion if Gateway owners hadn't agreed to help Dillard's remain downtown. Keeping the Dillard's store open downtown is essential, he said. "It was the only opportunity we had to make sure we had an anchor retailer in downtown." This week the City Council approved a $50 million expansion of the Gateway shopping center, and granted Gateway owner Jacobs, Visconsi Jacobs a $125,000 break on its street improvements contribution. Council members say that break was given to JVJ because it has agreed to subsidize $250,000 annually to the Dillard's downtown store. Harris said he had nothing to do with the council's concession.

He did, however, encourage JVJ attorney Mark Hun-zeker to get his client to help Dillard's downtown, he said He said he also let the JVJ know that he would consider vetoing the Gateway expansion request if they didnt help keep Dillard's downtown. Both moves by the council and Harris were made with the knowledge that Dillard's had already given its downtown landlord notice that it was cancelling its lease. Any other city in America would do just about anything to attract an anchor such as Dillard's to its downtown, Harris said He said he could not let Dillard's leave when the city is He said that he told JVJ that if Dillard's were not downtown and a south Lincoln shopping center site was not chosen, then Gateway would become a monopoly. "To additionally grant space without a competitor would have been very difficult for me." He expects that the public win agree that he has made the right decision. "They don't want to see another empty building at the cor-ner of 13th and in the heart of downtown." Harris said the council is expected on Monday to discuss creating a business improvement district in the area around Gateway to assess taxes to property owners to pay for street improvements.

Please turn to: Dillard's, Page 9 A mad rush Editorial. Pago 6 13 133.49 The Dow closed at 2.659.13 with 170.47 million shares traded on the NY Stock Exchange. Markets, Page 16. Attorney says charges in death are result of grief By Bruce Weible Of The Lincoln Star Lawsuits alleging a rural Lincoln woman fatally shot her husband in 1988 stem from the grief of the man's parents, the woman's attorney said Wednesday. "They are reluctant to accept, as I would be, that their son took his life at his own hands," said Kirk Naytor, attorney of defendant Celia Millwood nold Heights neighborhood home on Oct 19.

She told police she had been in the kitchen and had gone to the bedroom after bearing a shot BRUCE SHEPPARD'S death certificate originally listed the cause of his death as suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound It was later amended to state that the cause of death and the nature of the fatal injury had not been determined Comics Record Dear Ahoy 13 Sports Deaths state locqImmmS Editorials I Todays Events 13 LlfttTPf 11-13 TV Programs 11 Markets 14,17 Want Ads 11 Weather Pwnies WorW Myour 8tar It miMine wl 473-730a you hawtiwwt tip call 473-7304. Lincoln attorney Dorothy Walker, who Tiled the suit for John and Alice Sheppard said the plaintiffs' case was not based on the death certificate. She said physical evidence indicated Bruce Sheppard's death did not result from suicide or an accident However, Walker said Wednesday, it would be premature to specify the type of evidence involved An affidavit that led to the seizure of the property was ordered sealed by a county court judge. NAYLOR SAID that despite the lack of a conclusion on the cause of death, and statements by the Lancaster County Attorney's office that the case remained open, "It would be a mistake to conclude there is some ongoing law enforcement investigation." He said Millwood cooperated with authorities in the investigation and would continue to cooperate if called upon. County Attorney Mike Heavican said Wednesday the tion has included scientific tests and interviews, some of which were conducted as recently as a few months ago.

Heavican said he was unaware of any new evidence disclosed by the plaintiffs in the suits. He said the investigation continued because, "We've never PImm turn to: Lawsuit. Page 9 1 It would be a mistake to conclude there is some ongoing investigation. Attorney Kirk Naylor 3T Naylor said he would attempt to work out an agreement to recover some of the property which was seized from Millwood's home last week by order of a county judge. The parents' lawsuit contests the woman's right to keep the property.

ITEMS SEIZED included a 1977 Chevrolet, a 1988 Harley Davidson motorcycle, appliances, electronic equipment, and personal articles such as the man's wedding band The property allegedly was either owned by the couple or acquired by the woman after his death. The suits were filed last week in Lancaster County District Court and Lancaster County Court, on behalf of John and Alice Sheppard of Nebraska City the parents of Bruce M. Sheppard They name as the defendant Millwood, also known as Celia Sheppard of rural Lincoln. Millwood was married to Bruce Sheppard at the time of his death. She has since remarried According to 1988 news articles about Bruce Sheppanrs death, Celia Sheppard discovered bis body on a bed in the couple's Ar- Mostly sunny High Low 3913 Wind10to15mph this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight Weather, Page 24 Naylor said changes on the death certificate cannot be construed as suspicion of Millwood by authorities.

In cases such as Sheppanrs, in which no suicide note is left and the nature of the death does not absolutely preclude foul play, death certificates may list the cause as umMermined as a courtesy to family members. Sample Outlet-700 is closed Thur. price sale starts Fri lOAM-Adv. 9, 9.