Community banquet celebrates Harrelson presidency in Columbus
About 500 attended the Columbus area chamber of commerce dinner where Earl B. Harrelson was introduced as the new president. Speeches praised regional cooperation and highlighted contributions from Van Berg and Hallmark founders from David City. Wayne Barber served as master of ceremonies and awards honored local leaders across agriculture, aviation, education, and other fields.
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Roo Battle
Kansas City
Ant
Seo
Columbus Area
David City
Hall
Hallmark Greeting Cards
Wayne Barber
L. J. Berkheimer
Earl B. Harrelson
Chamber
Larry Froschheuser
Froschhouser
Fran Marshall
van Berg
Pete Lakers
Norman Loseke
Keith Werrington
Harold Lachtel
Jim Ekstrand
Virgil Hughes
William ‘Gerholder
Dwayne Smith
Bob MacFarland
Manufacturer’s Bureau
Larry Hall
Ben Kiser
Index and Page Notices Across Today's Papers
A brief navigation note lists sections for Women's News on Page 4, Editorial on Page 4, Comics on Page 7, Sports and Classifieds on Page 5, and Pages 18 and 19 as additional listings for today.
Cornell campus under curfew after violent campus rampage
Ithaca New York Cornell University obtained a temporary restraining order from State Supreme Court Justice Harold E Simpson to stop further violence after about 100 black students allegedly rampaged on campus. President Walter R Carson announced the order and a 2 am curfew and said violations would be contempt of court with penalties. Students held a bonfire on the state building broke 65 windows and overturned a car, but normal university operations would continue.
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Ithaca
N.Y
HPOQ
Cornell’ University
State Supreme Court
Harold E. Simpson
Wale R. Carson
Uction
Cornell
U S Ends Diplomatic Boycott of Sweden
Stockholm reports the United States ended a 14 month diplomatic boycott as new ambassador De Jerome KH Holland arrived. A demonstrator challenged him at Arlanda airport before plainclothes guards escorted the man away. The Stockholm post had been vacant since Nixon took office amid Swedish criticism of U S policy.
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Stockholm
UPI
United States
Svaden
de Jerome KH. Holland
Sweden
Ae Olmig Arlanda
U.S
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Wiliam W. Heath
Vietnam
U S Warns Viet Cong as Paris Talks Stalemate Persists
In Paris the United States warned the Viet Cong that any spring offensive and ongoing war losses threaten to derail negotiations. Ambassador Habib said Washington would not be swayed by stalling or military actions as Hanoi recalled chief delegate Le Duc Tha. The latest week saw 438 killed, the highest death toll in seven months, with Viet Cong incursions into Laos and Cambodia violating neutrality.
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Paris
UPI
United States
le Duc
Tha
Hanoi Party
Hanoi
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Habib
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Nebraska Weather Forecast Tonight Through Friday
Mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for Nebraska tonight and Friday. Lows range from 25 to 30 in the central and east, about 23 to 35 in the panhandle, with near zero precipitation. Lincoln recorded 67 as the high, Alliance noted 20 overnight.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Panhandle
Alliance
Lincoln
Accident Report Wednesday Pry Total Last Year Total This Year
A brief accident report notes totals for last year and this year with reference to injuries. Specific figures and contexts are not clear from the fragment. Further readable details are needed to identify persons, places, organizations, dates, or outcomes.
Desegregation clash as aides hide in office in Bradenton
Federal marshals arrest Manatee County Sheriff and five deputies for obstructing a desegregation order after two of Gov. Claude Kirk's aides locked themselves in the superintendent's office with ten troopers refusing to come out. About 100 protesters marched to the school administration building.
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Bradenton
Waes
Claude Kirk
Manatee County
Garlaude Kirk
Kirk
U.S. Attorney
Johnny Bure
Lloyd Hagaman
Dick Warner
Barr
Tampa
Richard Westenfield
President to Send Third Name for Supreme Court
President Nixon plans to name a third strict constructionist for the U S Supreme Court and send the nomination to the Senate for confirmation. Republicans differ on strategy as Dole urges leaving the seat vacant to campaign, while Scott advises seeking public consensus. The White House says the nomination will come in due course.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Flugh’ Scott
Pennsylvania
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Candidate plans $1-a-plate dinner in Atlantic City
Democratic hopeful Charles M. Yeager announces a $1-a-plate dinner at a hamburger stand to appeal to the common man, contrasting with incumbent Rep. Charles Sandman hosting a $50-a-plate hotel dinner the same night. Yeager argues the cheaper event shows stronger concern for average citizens amid GOP high-cost plans.
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Atlantic City
Gph
Harles M. Yeager
Charles Sandman
Swigert may be sub on Saturday's trip to the Moon
Backup astronaut John J. Swigert rehearsed with prime crew James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise to potentially replace Thomag K. Mattingly as command pilot of Apollo 11 on launch day. Delays loom if Mattingly remains grounded by German measles. officials weigh readiness and psychology while rain showers threaten lift off.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
John J. Swigert
Apolia 1
Thomag K K. Mattingly
5. E
U.S. Space Agency
Swigert
Mattinglyder
Mattingly
James A. Lavell
Fred W. Haise
Taiing
Rhid
Lovell
Halse
B D Awarded 342695 Lab Equipment Contract
Washington Congressman Dave Martin announced a federal contract worth 342,695 to Breton Dickinson and Company for laboratory equipment and supplies. The GSA said the BD Company of Rutherford NJ will supply items from two Nebraska plants, Broken Bow and Holdrege, under an indefinite quantity contract running July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921.
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Washington
Dave Martin
Breton, Dickinson and Company
Martin
Geeccal Services Administration
GSA
ION
County Board studies road access to Duncan plant
Board of Supervisors met with Duncan East Butler Township and Farr Feeds to plan a concrete road providing access to the new feed manufacturing plant east of Duncan. Each party will pay a portion of the cost. The board will open bids at 4:30 p.m. June 2 for supplies including gasoline, oil, grease, anti freeze, diesel fuel, lumber, culverts, steel, tires and tubes, gravel, propane, grader blades, asphalt and paint for the next fiscal year.
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Plate County Board of Supervisors
Duncan
East
Butler Township
Farr Feeds
Hscal
Wayne State spring commencement speaker announced
UPI reports Representative Robert Denney of Nebraska will speak at Wayne State College's spring commencement in Rice Auditorium Sunday at 3 pm. The event features Denney representing the era and the state, aiming to inspire graduates with remarks on public service and community progress.
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WAYNE
UPI
Robert. Denney
Wayne State
Rice Auditorium
Fire Report Calls To Date Decline From Last Year
Fire department tally shows numbers tapering since the start of the year, with daily calls averaging lower than the same period last year. No significant spikes have been reported, and overall activity appears subdued compared to prior year levels.
Planes Harassed by Kite Near Lincoln Airport
Police received a report of an object harassing airplanes at 2,201 feet. University of Nebraska students had managed to launch a four-foot kite more than a third of a mile into the air. They retrieved it and moved it out of aircraft range.
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Lincoln, Neb
Upt
University of Nebraska
House approves education funding bill amid White House push
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 11 billion Office of Education bill, surpassing Nixon's request by 319.5 million for fiscal 1971. It preserves aid to impacted districts, targets poverty-area schools, funds higher education, and supports the Right to Read program. The measure signals Congress’ intent as floor debate looms.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Education
House Appropriations Committee
White Houses
Nixon
White House
Congress
Nixon to address Vietnam on TV next Thursday night
President Nixon will deliver a nationally televised address on Vietnam next Thursday, with officials signaling a further troop withdrawal. The White House confirmed the plan as a status update on Vietnamization and ongoing pullbacks, noting a ceilings reduction and updated figures.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
UPL
White House
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegley
Pan
Nisan
Ziegler
Pension At An Nomial News
Youth Burned Lighting Furnace at City Apartment
Mike Took, 18, was burned Wednesday night while lighting a furnace at his apartment 3108 13th Street. He suffered second and third degree burns on his face, right hand and arm, and left wrist and is treated at Behlen Hospital. His mother, Mrs. Charles B. Hook, says a safety valve was defective and gas had accumulated in the furnace. Took is single and employed at Douglas and Lomason.
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Mike
13Th Street
Behlen Hospital
Charles B. Hook
Young Hook
al Douglas
Lomason
Postal pay raise moves closer to final approval
A 6 percent retroactive pay raise for federal civilian and military employees cleared a key hurdle. The Senate approved the $2.5 billion measure with a single dissenting vote, while the House Armed Services Committee backed a similar bill with one no vote.
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Washington
Upi
Aday
House Posseit Committee
Senate
Sen
Allen Jd. Ellender
House
Rep
H.R. Gross
Inwa
Dak Seang siege eases as helicopter shot down
Reports from Saigon say Dak Seang Special Forces camp, 200 miles northeast, remains under siege but conditions improve with no shelling for the first time in 10 days. North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong pressed the camp, while U.S. casualties rise to 46 dead and 170 wounded among defenders.
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Ntt
Dak Seang
U.S
Attorney General's wife urges crucify Fulbright over Carswell vote
Martha Mitchell wife of Attorney General John Mitchell urged Arkansas newspaper to crucify Senator J William Fulbright for opposing Judge G Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination. She told the Gazette Fulbright could have swayed more votes and called for his defeat. Fulbright dismissed her remarks as not representing Arkansans.
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Litle Rogk
Ark
UPI
The
Arkansas Gazelle
Martha Mitchell
John Mitchell
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
G. Harrold Carsell
Mitchell
Carswell
Spreme
Pine Bluff
Gazette
Fulbright
Washington
Pine Butt
Arkansig
the Gazette
Mitchel
Seneral
Arkansas
Walbright
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Harrelson
Rom Berkheimer
Barl Harrelson
Today's Index
Carson
U. S
Yeager
Aatronaut
John Lb. Swigart
Board Malls Road Plans
William ©. Westimoreland
Army
Creigdon W. Abrams
Sen. Fulbright
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