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f11 ssHie SMsSius5 Draksssinade 0 FRIDAY March 23, 2007 139th Year, No. 266 Fremont, Nebraska 2 sections, 20 pages, 50 Cents iyip wyy iwawrywjwy CoEdeemedl map ready to die) Moores execution to be the first in Nebraska in 10 years Inside LINCOLN (AP) Carey Dean Moore has long tried to get off death row. But not this way. Appellant respectfully requests this court to grant appellant one request," Moore wrote to the state Supreme Court earlier this month. Appellant wishes to be executed.

The letter came one week before the Legislature narrowly voted down a bill to repeal the death penalty. On Wednesday, a day after the historic 24-25 vote, the state Supreme Court set the date of May 8 to fulfill Moores request -You are hereby commanded to pro ceed on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, between the hours of 12:01 am. and 11:59 pm to cany said sentence to death into execution by causing the passage of an electric current through the body of Carey Dean Moore until dead, as provided by law," says the order from the high court issued to the warden of the Nebraska State Penitentiary. But some state senators arent giving up on at least changing the death penalty in a way that could affect Moore. A key legislative committee is crafting legislation that, while not an outright repeal of the death penalty, would not be essential.

Ashford said the plan was not drafted in response to the Moore case and that he did not know whether it would affect Moore. Such a measure could be enough to change the votes of a couple senators, including Sen. Tony Fulton of who voted against the bill that called for a repeal of the death penalty. If carried out, Moores execution will be the first in the state since Robert Williams was put to death in late 1997i Moores decision to give up his decades- PLEASE SEE CONDEMNED, A2 make significant changes. Under the plan, only murderers whose incarceration would not eliminate the threat they pose to people in prison and possibly people outside prison walls, could be executed, according to Sen.

Brad Ashford of Omaha, chairman of the Judiciary Committee. It doesnt repeal the death penalty but would make it so that someone would not be eligible for the death penalty if it was determined he or she would not do harm to others while in prison," said Ashford of the plan. If we could be assured the person would not pose a danger, then killing them would Nov downtown historical fixtures Fremont mans design helps deter identity theft North Star. B1 Online poll How often do you eat fast food? Once a month or less 24 percent A few times a month 24 percent Weekly 24 percent TWo to three times per week 21 percent Four to six times per week 4 percent Dallypwwt BY RUSS KREBS TRIBUNE STAFF Having your credit card numbers stolen can be a very costly and frustrating experience. Thats why a Fremont businessman designed something to help stop the theft of credit card numbers.

The patent pending Peek-A-Bye is also designed as a marketing tool. My numbers got stolen and it was a card that never leaves me," said David Fink, owner of The Computer Guy. Shortly after that I was In a 'fitbre in Omaha and after they ran my card, they set it on the counter with Fink the numbers exposed. I thought thats not a good idea. He designed the first prototype of the Peek-A-Bye in January 2006 and they went into production in California in August.

CHRIS BRIST0LFREM0NT TRIBUNE The Peek-A-Bye slips over the face of a credit card, but leaves all of the vital numbers, magnetic strip and signature visible. Its basically a credit card security device that covers the majority of the numbers on the card, Fink said. It leaves the Llast four numbers exposed because thats what it needs to be verified. The plastic device slides over a credit card, leaving those last four digits, the cardholders name and the bank name visible, but not the rest of the numbers. The sleeve only goes about halfway up the credit card from the bottom, so tho magnetic strip remain PLEASE SEE IDENTITY, AS 4 1 I i 50 years ago today Winners in the Talent Revue Contest held in the Luther College Auditorium Thursday night have been announced.

Among first place award winners are Phyllis Storm of Yutan with an accordion solo; Janice Nelson of Wahoo for her piano solo; and a vocal trio from Luther Academy including Karen Freeman, Janice Nelson and Karen Huggenberger. From donating to serving, Samson has done it all s. Board members American Red Cross Dodge County Chapter executive director Chris Legband said most of the organization's board of directors are active volunteers in other capacities. The current members of the board include: Vem Gibson, chairman Virginia Pullen, vice chairman Jesse Martin, treasurer Wanda Sampson, secretary Sally Brabec Sara Coates Randy Holke Sally Holke Chris Madsen Terri Merriman Dave Proctor Cathy Ross BY DON BOWEN TRIBUNE STAFF It could be said that promoting the American Red Cross is in Wanda Samsons blood nearly 19 gallons of it. -Samson is a longtime member of the American Red Cross Dodge County chapters board of directors, at least 15 years by her own recollection.

March is American Red Cross Awareness Month. But she said her involvement with the Red Cross started in December 1972. It was the first year I started teaching," she said. I taught business classes at Fre-mpnt High School for 33 years until I retired in 2005. One PLEASE SEE DONATING, A2 CHRIS BRISTOLTREMONT TRIBUNE downtown Fremonts new historically styled light poles Into place.

Richard Schinstock, front, and Sieve Schwanke of the Fremont Department of Utilities lift one of Tomorrow Thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 60s. This weekend weekend How do those energy drinks stack up? SPORTS Meet the Tribunes All-Area team. Area deaths MORRIS BAJLfY, 91 Schuyler PEARL BECKER, 79 Fremont ROSE GRENIER, 72 Fremont ROSE GUMBLE, 92 Fremont DONALD JOHNSON, 84 Lyons GARY POPE, 65 Fremont rwpw nn FRENoai 2 IRIBUNE? Index State in great place to take advantage of ethanol explosion Don Hutchens, executive director of the Nebraska Com Board points out that $10 billion of Nebraska's annual revenue is a result of com, ethanol and livestock. est in a decade bids Thursday at -Fremont elevators ranged from $3.81 to $3.85 per bushel a less expensive ethanol process byproduct called distillers grain can make up between 30 and 35 percent of the overall mix fed to cattle, reducing the amount of com needed and ultimately, feeders costs.

The cost of a pound of grain is cheaper now in Nebraska than anywhere, Hutchens said. The director said representatives from the com board and Nebraska Cattlemen met in Washington, D.CL, earlier this month as one body to talk with elected officials about ethanol production and the feeding of ethanol byproducts to cattle. The combined effort was a first for both industries, Hutchens said, and PLEASE SEE ETHANOL, A2 BY BEVERLY J. LYDICX TRIBUNE STAFF Nebraska is better situated than any state in the nation to take advantage of the current explosion in ethanol production. That message came from a Nebraska Com Board official speaking earlier this week at Holiday Lodge in Fremont.

Nebraska is second in the nation in cattle on feed, third in com production and second in ethanol production, said executive director Don Hutchens to 35 producers at a luncheon sponsored by First State Bank and Trust Co. Hutchens said the proximity of Nebraska feedlots to its ethanol plants is a plus for cattle producers challenged by feed asts. Though com prices are the high Obituaries State-Local Opinion A4 US-Worid A6-7 Weather AS Sports B1-3 Comics B4 Classified B5-8 Life BIO-11 Horoscope BIO CHRIS BRISTOL FREMONT TRIBUNE T8134GCw034 1.