The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 16

2B November 7,1178, Uncoil. 8tui4iy Joirul iii Iter West Lincoln Residents Call Area Rv Aiirnin By Jim Aucoin Residents of west Lincoln have a certain sense of destiny and a lot of determination When you ask them about their communities West A. West Lincoln, Arnold Heights, Capitol Beach, West 0 their eyes seem to sparkle and they say with some toughness in their voices the word They reminisce about where their communities have been and count off the things they've accomplished Then they tell you that their side of town which has always been considered Lincoln stepchild has the makings to become a significant part of the City. 0 Haas, who was one of the first business men to move to the western side of the city when he founded his tire firm, describes West 0 as a "big sleeping Room for Expansion Haas said there is room for much expansion, both residential and commercial, throughout the western part of Lincoln, and the city should vigorously promote the west area instead of allowing development east into the Creek Watershed run away from the political and educational center we have the former president of the West 0 Business and Civic Assn cautioned City officials and planners also have expressed the desire to see the city develop concentrically, rather than to continue its lopsided eastern expansion The (Tty-County Planning Commission counsels in its comprehensive plan that Lincoln should grow west. Natural barriers to westward growth such as the flooding of Salt Creek and manmade barriers such as the railroad yards, the viaduct and the foul smells of a rendering plant have been done away with or at least minimized since the mid-1960s.

The flooding is stopped, and the rendering plant is gone Solid Foundation Marvin development of the Capitol Beach area and his brother building of West Gate Shopping Center has laid a solid foundauon for growth in the area A 13 million, residential commercial industrial development is looming to the northwest Developers of Highlands North, which will be roughly bordered by Neb 34,180 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, predict 15,000 residents for the area in 10 years. Construction on the first 300 single-family lots is scheduled to begin sometime next spring New developments near Belmont, at Airpark West and on West A are bringing the pressures of growth Evelyn McEwen of Lakeview Elementary School, 300 Capitol Beach said that if the growth continues, indications are that the school wiU be unable to handle the increased enrollment West Lincoln Elementary School already is overcrowded and further population pressures seem likely, according to developers who plan to build homes and apartments in the area The city and the neighborhoods alike are recognizing the need to bring improvement to the western section of the city The West 0 group has fought for and won the relocation of railroad tracks which have interfered with traffic on West 0 St Duty to Inform our duty to see that the pt'ople who govern us know what the hetk we President Dick Van Horn recently told members of the West 0 organization "We get good cooperation from the city," he said "Now, whether we get a good return on our taxes, 1 don know 1 doubt It The issues are fairly clear The residenb of western Lincoln want more parks, recreauon centers, paving, sidewalks and health facilities The city position has been that the services will come when the population of the area warrants it Two year'' ago the first Community Development Task Force, charged with delineaung needed improvements in Lincoln neighborhoods, said in its final report that lack of paving and sidewalks in the West A and West Lincoln neighborhoods is of "major concern The report also pointed out the need for parks and street hghung Roads Deteriorate Since annexation of West Lincoln, "the roads went to because the city didn't know how to take care of gravel roads, said Bill Smith, chairman of the West Lincoln Neighborhood Assn "We want to pave all the streets in the area, put in wdewalks and plant trees," he explained And receiving some help from the Urban Development which is planning to provide paving to the neighborhood starting next fiscal year The city will pay 507c of the paving development out of federal community development funds Urban Smith said, "there was no way to get paving It was too expensive Other areas are not as lucky. West A neighborhood needs are given low priority by the Urban l)evelopment Dept because of a plan to concentrate what money it has on those neighborhoods showing the most decay. The Parks and Recreation Dept has long range plans for four parks of varying size for neighborhoods west of 1st St And City Council is scheduled to make a decision Monday on a proposed $120,000 park the Urban Development Dept, wants to put in West Lincoln, Some residents of the neighborhood are opposed to the park, but Bill Smith said a recent survey showed an overwhelming desire for it Rec Centers Wanted Other neighborhood groups are fighting for community recreation centers The West A community has assumed control of the Willard recreation center on a 9(klay trial basis. The city has said it wants to close the center because of lack of neighborhood response The residents want to operate it on a volunteer basis Some organizations are pushing for beautification projects They say more people enter Lincoln from the west side on West 0 and from the north on Highway than from any other dira tion and the city should upgrade the appearance of the areas along the two thoroughfares to present a good image to visitors of the city And there is even one neighborhood group that is happy.

at least from the standpoint of its spokesman Harvey Schwartz of the Arnold Heights Community Betterment Assn. said his group has worked for a bbrary, a recreation center, a retail area, a swimming pool, a park and a playground and has gotten them all "It's sort of an enviable position to be he said. But he admitted that it was probably easier for the city to provide the services because of structures and land acquired from the old air base But whatever the residents of western Lincoln are fighting for, more than likely they'll make themselves heard As Van Horn of the West 0 organization said, "We re separated ifrom the rest of the city) If we speak up, we'll be Neighborhood ralendar Monday Near South Ntighbor- hood Board of Directors meeting, 7 30 1816 St Tuesday East Campus Neighborhood Community Organization; Board of Directors meeting election of officers, Warren Methodist Church, 45th and Orchard 7 30 p.m Malone Redevelopment Task Force: Grace Methodist Church, 27th and 7 30 m. Near South Neighborhood Public meeting on parking situation In area bounded by 8th, 21st, and A Sts, Everett Junior High School cafeteria, 1123C 7 30 rn, Wednesday west A Community Willard Community Center Steering Committee, Willard Community Center, West and So. Folsom, 7 30 m.

Discussion on plans for continuation of community center Friday and Saturday University Place Community Organization: Town Hall meeting on University Place needs and possible activities, Nebraska Wesleyan Administration Friday, 7-9p Saturday, 9 a Monday, Nov. 15 Northeast Community Otvalopmant Organization: Havelock Methodist Church, 4140 No 60th 7 30 p.m. Arnold Heights to W. Adams St. W.

Holdrege St. Statehouse Letter By Don Pieper Legislature Big Loser One of the big losers in election was the one of the five proposed constituUonal amendments deahng with the lawmaking process were rejected. Only the amendment giving the senators appropriaUons veto parity with the governor by authorizing line-item overrides difficult to avoid a conclusion that the results indicate general dissatisfaction with the Legislature, as well as disagreement with the provisions of the amendments. Perhaps it be surprising (in spite of the well- financed campaign lobbyists waged for passage) that the senatorial pay raise amendment lost. That could be viewed as an economic vote a chance to say personally to a spending proposal But the pay hike rejection, together wnth the defeat of amendments affecting the mechanics of lawmaking (such as changing the starting date of legislative sessions), indicate the senators still are having image problems.

The defeat of the Legislature's grand old man. George Syas of Omaha, and another senior member. Leshe Stull of AlUance, supports the theory. Senators will tell you a bum rap. They say much of their image problem may be traced back to bad-mouthing by Gov.

J. E.xon. Nearly half the members of the 1977 session will be in their first term' see if the image problems are reduced. Political Paragraphs Morrison Will Head Med-Legal Agency Omaha (AP) Former Gov. Frank Morrison says he wUl head a nonprofit foundation that will deal with legal problems arising from medical claims.

He said the Frank B. Morrison Institute of Law, Medicine and Science will be incorporated next week Morrison said the organization will bring information to the legal, medical and professions about personal injury, wrongful death and related claims. now, there are thousands of communities with thousands of different stan he said. "'There are problems of malpractice. Morrison, who served three terms as Nebraska governor, said he will commute from Whitefish, to serve as foundation director.

He will move to Montana Jan. I when his term as Douglas County public defender expires. Morrison, who is 71, said he will devote half his time to the foundation and half to his law firm in Whitefish. The foundation will conduct seminars and maintain an information bank for its clients, he said They will include at- torneys. physicians, engineers, companies and educational institutions.

Politics can be rough on the hands U.S Sen -elect Edward Zorinsky has callouses between his thumb and index finger from shaking hands so much And Democratic National Frances Ohmstede says she knows of a volunteer who got a sore finger too much dialing in a campaign telephone bank Zorinsky savs he has been receiving mail for months from Washington real estate firms thrown the letters away. Now that he wall be moving there in January, he wishes he had kept them The realtors had more faith in his chances against John Y. McColhster than Zonnsky did Pauline "Parables of ads win the prize for the most clever of the campaign That be much consolation to the First Congressional District Democrat, who lost bv a ton to Rep Charles Thone. Hess Dyas, DemocraUc loyalist par excellence, was seen holding one of Joyce Durand's signs during the "human billboard" effort Joyce was running for a Public Service Commission seat. Dyas came within an eyelash of being a S.

Senate nominee CBS newcaster Dan flather said elei'tion night that a Demoi'rat winning a Senate seat in Nebraska is "as rare as an ivory-billed Rosemary Bauer, a legislative secretary, has bid for manager of tlie Lincoln office U. Sen -elect Zonnsky says he will open Kay Orr, a pepperpot worker for Ronald Reagan in the primary, is joining Rep Charles Thone's Lincoln staff. Arivthing's possible, but the inside word is that Ted Sorensen likely to have a job in the Carter adimmstra- tion Sorensen, a member of John inner circle, is helping Carter prepare for the presidency, but he want steady work He prefers his private law practice in New York Speaking of Nebraskans in the federal government, former Gov Norbert Tiemann (federal highway administrator) and his one-Ume aide Clayton Yeutter (deputy special U. trade representative) probably will be casualties when the guard changes State Republican Chairman Anne Batchelder is reported recovering nicely from a cataract operation Some of the new legislators are so young lobbyists be able to take them to some of the traditional establishments without notes from mothers GOP State Traffic Mishaps Snuff Out Three Lives TraHic Fatalitlts Lancatttr 324 21 14 12 13 Three traffic accidents in Nebraska Saturday claimed at least as many hves Warren Ihnen, 22, Omaha, was killed and Jeanne Waggaman, also of Omaha, was injured when their car crashed through a guardrail on Interstate 680 just north of its intersection with 1-80 near Omaha and burst into flames Saturday mght. Their automobile collided with a tanker truck before Omahan Dies At NU Game A 64-year-old Omaha man collapsed at Memorial Stadium Saturday and died before he could be taken to a hospital A representative of the Lincoln mobile heart team said Ted Obal became ill in a restroom Medical personnel were unable to revive him Whether he died of a heart attack or a diabetic comphcation had not been determined late Saturday mght A companion said he had diabetes and sometimes suffered reactions Banker plunging through the railing.

A passerby pulled out Ms. Waggaman but flames trapped Ihnen, the driver of the car A 22-year-old Winnebago woman, Sharon Bassett, was killed early Saturday mormng when she was struck by a tractor-trailer truck on S. 77 just south of Winnebago Ms. Bassett was walking In the southbound lane when she was hit. State Patrol officials reported an accident on 20 near the U.S.

20 bypass in Dakota County last Saturday which lulled at least one person. The identity of the dead person was withheld, and whether others were killed or injured was not immediately revealed A 17-year-old youth killed Friday when the van which he was riding collided with a semitrailer truck near Inman has been identified as Monte Heed of Larry Mumm, 17, driver of the van, suffered internal injuries Draftee Dies Etlan, Va. (AP) James Gordon, 85, the first draftee of World War died last week in a Veterans Administration hospital. Continued From Page IB committee member and former Lancaster County Republican chairman, says he seen evidence of Washington delegation control. Instead of blaming fellow Republicans.

Knox says. GOP analysts should credit Exon "I hate to do it, but I have to give him Knox says. Those subscribing to the lapse theory claim Edward Zorinsky and John Cavanaugh, the Democratic Senate and House victors, are fated to one-term service Liberalism Expected "Nebraska really is a relatively conservative state and those two will show their true hberal leanings during their Republican National Committeeman William Morrow of Omaha says. Crosby, his tongue only slightly in his cheek, suggests Zorinsky might win another term if he switches back to Republican during the next few years. The former governor says the Republican party may have "taken a Tuesday, but the Republican philosophy because the Democrats ran on GOP platforms.

and Cavanaugh are going to go back to an extremely liberal White House and Congress and try to be both Democrats and conservatives going to find that won be easy to Crosby says. Morrow says money and manpower proiided by organized labor fueled the Zorinsky and Cavanaugh campaigns. Crosby says the newly elected Democrats will have a hard time keeping affection and pleasing Nebraskans State Democratic Chairman Dick White says labor is overemphasized by Republicans when they assess Democratic suet-ess "Labor has helped, but we've always had labor Agriculture is the sector where the growth is in the Democratic White says. Frances Ohmstede of Guide Hock. Demmratic national committeewoman, says there much difference between the things labor wants from government and the thuigs other Nebraskans want.

"The Repubhcans have waved that red flag about labor for so long that people finally realizing nothing but a red she says White and Mrs Ohmstede point to growing voter registration parity She says Democrats are getting more of the new registrations because "nobody wants to Join a has-been outfit and that's the picture the Hepubhcan party has Mrs Ohmstede also contends Republicans are wrong about Nebraska conservatism "Sure. Nebraskans are fiscally conservative." she says, "but start them talking about issues and hand you hberal issue in the book more liberal than they think they are Mrs Ohmslede's Hepubhcan counterpart. GOP National Committeewoman Patricia Lahr Smith of Lincoln, says conservatism is important Conservative Zorinsky just liberal Hess Dyas in the Democratic primary and, Mrs Smith says, if Dyas had been the Senate nominee. Hepubhcan John McColhster would have "beat him like nothing Governorship Needed Mrs Smith and many others say the secret to Hepubhcan rejuvenation is candidate selection She says preprimary endorsement by party officials might help National Committeeman Morrow thinks that IS dangerous, he says more hard work IS the answer "It sure would help if the Hepubhcan: controlled the Statehouse." former chairman Barrett says Since 1958, only Demwrats have been eleited governor, except for 1966, when Norbert Tiemann broke in for a single term Former Gov Peterson says: "Either the Itepubhcan party captures the Statehouse or It IS going to suffer through more ela- tums hke Continued From Page IB have been completely forced and about the same number whose hquidation IS in process He added that he personally is one of "as many as 100 major borrowers who have left the bank and found their financing elsewhere." "In my he said of the bank, "the least it can be accused of is being terribly 400,000 375,000 350,000 325,000 300,000 358,000 291,000 (P) Primary (G) General 1967 1968 1970 (P) 1970 (G) 1972 (P) 1972 (G) 1974 (P) 1974 (G) Ji A 1976 (P) 1976.