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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 83, 19S8 LINCOLN, NE. JOURNAL 111 Court: NU waited too long to file suit against architect, contractor Wyoming being asked to reduce drinking age proper amount of weight It alleged that Wilscam negligently designed the floor slabs of the building and failed to properly supervise construction. However, Douglas County District Judge John E. Clark found that the condition of the building was such that a thorough investigation should have been initiated as early as 1980 and not later than 1981, and such an investigation would have revealed all of the university's reasons for going to court of its completion was "very extraordinary," he said. When repair work began in October 1983, many construction defects were discovered in the brick walls.

NU's allegations In its lawsuits, the university alleged that Lueder breached its contract by not installing the exterior brick walls and brick supporting structure according to plans and by failing to reinforce and "posttension" the floor slabs to bear the feet the Legislature will be asked to undo what it has done. The age increase "didnt accomplish the purpose of keeping the alcohol from 19- and 20-year-olds, if that's what they (proponents) wanted to do," said Jensen, a Democrat "They just forced them out into the highways and parks, and made criminals out of them." Tom Fanter of the state Highway Department's safety branch said that in 1987 there were S3 alcohol-related accidents involving fatalities and that of those, 11, or 20.8 percent involved motorists under the age of 21 who had been drinking. Eight of the 11 accidents involved 19- and 20-year-olds, he said. In the first 10 months of 1988, there were 48 fatal accidents involving alcohol and 13 of them, 27.1 percent involved motorists under 21, said Fanter. Of the 13 accidents, nine occurred after the higher drinking age took effect and seven involved 19-and 20-year-olds.

Yugoslav envoy killed MADRID, Spain (AP) Redzai Suroi, the Yugoslavian ambassador to Spain, has died of injuries he suffered when his car veered off a highway east of Madrid and hit a highway bridge, the embassy said. He was 59. Joint custody struck by state's high court Missing youth group hires investigator OMAHA (AP) The Missing Youth Foundation has hired a private investigator to help in cases of missing children, said Phil Dawson, president of the foundation's board. The non-profit organization hired Roy Stephens of Omaha to aid families and law enforcement officials in missing-child cases, Dawson said Thursday. Autographed ball returned to couple OMAHA (UPI) Mel and Patricia Hamann of Okoboji, Iowa, celebrated Christmas early when they received a package containing a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth that was stolen at an Omaha flea market earlier this month.

"I didnt think we'd ever see it again," Mrs. Hamann said. "It made our Christmas, I can tell you that" The ball, valued at $1,000 to $2,000, was stolen Dec. 10 during a flea market at the Civic Auditorium. Hamann said the ball was on display at his booth.

North Platte plans golf course study NORTH PLATTE (UPI) -The City Council has decided to proceed with a feasibility study for an 18-hole municipal golf course. However, the council has agreed to make sure the funding for the study was not paid for by taxpayers as originally proposed. By Leslie Boellstorff Journal Writer The University of Nebraska waited too long to file suit for negligence and breach of contract against the architect and general contractor that built the Medical Center's college of pharmacy building, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. Ruling in three appeals over the matter, the high court found that the university did not meet a two-year statute of limitations on professional liability when it filed suit against architects Wilscam Mullins Birge Inc. and general contractor Lueder Construction Co.

in April 1974. Cracks appeared in the brick building within five months of its completion in October The unusual magnitude, persistence and enlarging of the cracks, coupled with a December 1982 report by consulting engineers Shive-Hattery Associates, should have "alerted the university to the fact that it had serious problems with the college of pharmacy building," said Judge John Grant in one of the opinions. Assumed responsibility Although Ralph Yarbrough, director of UNMC plant operations, felt the cracks were items that should be repaired by the construction company under a one-year warranty on the building, his department assumed responsibility for caulking the cracks in early 1978, when it became apparent that Lueder would not do so. By September 1980, UNMC already had spent nearly $25,000 on general renovation or repairs on the building. In -March 1982, the university sought 30,000 in special funding to repair the walls, the Ithird consecutive year it requested budget money for the repairs.

Yarbrough testified that, although he had been responsible for about 300 brick buildings, he had never seen one crack in that manner. The amount of repairs needed on the building within four years I HOTEL WILBER, NE 7 ENTREE Christmas Sunday Brunch Buffet Although both young parents of a 2-year-old girl may be equally capable of caring for her, the Buffalo County District Court must decide which of the two will have legal custody of her, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The high court said District Judge De-Wayne Wolf abused his discretion when he ordered David Ensrud and Alicia Ann Ensrud to share custody of their daughter, Sara Marie. The unanimous decision, written by Judge Thomas Shanahan, said Wolfs delegating to a child custody officer the decision of how long each parent would keep Sara Marie was not authorized by law. The high court granted temporary custody to her mother until the lower court conducts a hearing to determine which parent is best suited to have legal custody of the child on the basis of her best interests.

Shanahan cited previous rulings that joint custody of children should be granted only in the rarest of cases or when both parents agree to the arrangement Lincoln residence. In 1982, Tyrrell was convicted in Lancaster County of two counts of third-degree sexual assault in connection with two incidents in which he broke into residences and assaulted the women living there, said Deputy Lancaster County Attorney John Colborn. Tyrrell was found to be a mentally disordered sex offender, was sentenced to two years' probation and was ordered to be treated for his mental disorder at the Lincoln Regional Center. Featuring Fresh Seasonal Fruits, Garden Fresh Salad Bar, Duck tL Ei7l Dumpling Kraut, Roast Baron of Beef, Southern Fried Chicken, Tf JiM Baked Alaskan White Fish, Roast Tom Turkey. Baked Virginia Jury convicts Waverly man of burglary, sexual assault Ham, Crisp Bacon and all the trimmings.

"SB And our Famous Dessert Bar featuring over Pastries, Cakes Ill I.I HRISTMAB BUFFET "We will not reiterate our concern that joint custody may likely produce -detrimental shuttling of a child from one parental residence to another and a lack of stability or continuity in a child's environment as the result of the child's becoming, as it were, a bird batted back and forth in a custodial badminton match," Shanahan wrote. David Ensrud, an unemployed college student, sought custody of Sara Marie and child support from the mother. Expert witnesses described him as a nurturing and unselfish father. Alicia Ensrud, who acknowledged that her former husband was a good father, also sought custody and child support. Child Custody Officer Alana Ander-.

son, a one-year employee of the Department of Social. Services, recommended joint custody when Alicia Ensrud took a job in Rapid City, S.D., after graduating from a Grand Island business school Recommendations Anderson recommended that custody shift from one parent to the other on the last Saturday of each month, beginning in January 1988. But Alicia Ensrud said she did not earn enough to make the eight-hour trip from Rapid City to Kearney once a month. Wolf ordered that legal custody would remain with the court and Sara Marie's parents would share physical posession of her "as provided from time to time by the District Court Child Custody Officer and until further order." Shanahan found the order improper on two points: The circumstances did not merit the extraordinary step of the court's retaining custody because neither parent had been shown to be unqualified to care for the child. The role plaved by the child custody officer was found "truly troubling" by the high court, which felt compelled to express disapproval of the delegation of ludicial authority.

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