International Weekend Hosts Welcome Area Exchange Students
Area exchange students participated in the fourth Annual International Weekend in Columbus hosted by the local American Field Service chapter. Events included a welcoming party, roller skating, square dancing, a covered dish supper at Trinity Lutheran Church, and a Soroptimist Club reception at the Methodist Church. The students returned home Sunday evening.
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Columbus
Lel
Ann Bodkin
New Zealand
Lavinia Alves
Brazil
Dominique Geiger
Switzerland
Melle Modohl
Norway
Daniel de Silva
Plauto Porto
Mette Sand
Denmark
Mari
The
American Field Service
AFS
APS
Kay Gross
Harold Langland
Jim Hell
Trinity Lutheran Church
Methodist Church
National Humanities Series opens tonight in Columbus
The National Humanities Series begins three Monday evenings at 8 p m in Columbus High School cafeteria exploring the American Experience. Tonight Charles M Hepburn of Wayne State College leads Individual Freedom a Bicentennial Celebration of American Values. Open to the public.
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Columbus
National Humanities Series
Columbus High School
Charles M. Hepburn
Wayne State College
Grand Island
Alliance
Broken Bow
Lexington
President works on policy in Middle East
President Ford continued reassessing Middle East policy begun after Kissinger shuttle diplomacy. He met with ambassadors to Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Syria to discuss strategy and possible negotiations on Sinai troop withdrawal in exchange for a nonbelligerency pledge from Egypt.
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Middle East
Washington
UPI
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Ron Nessen
Jordan
Syria
Nessen
Sinai
Weather sketch shows shifting system across Nebraska
United Press International reports a low pressure area in eastern Kansas bringing clouds and rain to eastern Nebraska while western areas remain dry and mostly clear. Temperatures range from 20 to 42 early today with highs near 50s and lows in the 30s. rain and snow mix are forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, with Friday partly cloudy statewide.
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United Press International
Kansas
Nebraska
Alliance
Lincoln
Beatrice
Omaha
Mullen
Communists Blow Up Ammo Dump Near Bien Hoa Saigon
In Saigon reports say Communist gunners blew up a Bien Hoa ammunition dump near the capital. The blast was heard in Saigon and artillery fire rang out as government troops attacked nearby Communist positions. Field reports describe heavy fighting around Xuan Loc and on Highway 1 and Highway 4 with evacuations of refugees near Bien Hoa and Long Binh.
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APS
Bien Hoa
Bie Hoa
South Vietnam
Military Region Iit
Xuan Lac
Highway 1
Kuan Lac
Highway 4
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
UPI
Charles R. Smith
Xuan Loc
Long Binh
Smith
Xuan Loe
Varied business for Columbus City Schools Board meeting
Columbus City Schools Board of Education meets at 7 30 p m in the Administration Building to discuss resignations and hirings surplus items for sale teacher re elections for 1975 76 CHS gym use by Coaches Club banquet staffing at Lincoln School legislative bills and junior high administration alignment.
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Columbus City Schools Board of Education
Fred Bellum
Coaches Club
Lincoln School
Rebels breach Phnom Penh defenses as city feared fallen
Western Phnom Penh lines crumble with rebels inside the city and combat near the airport. Refugee centers burn amid curfew as Khmer Rouge raids deepen, while government aircraft and U.S. gunships struggle to halt the advance. In Switzerland, doctors report quintuplets born two months early are stable, with parents chosen for all five babies.
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Phnom Penh
Georgia
Khmer Rouge
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Pochentong
UPI
Kauk Khlieng
Kauk Khueng
Heelicopters
BMRN
Switzerland
General Hospital
Ruth Winterberger
Roland Winterberger
Spring art show planned by Columbus Area Artists
Columbus Area Artists will hold its annual spring art show April 18 and 19 at the courtyard of the Columbus Holiday Inn. Hours are 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Artists from Columbus area will display works for viewing and sale. "Best of Shaw" went to "Study in Ink" by Bob Greisen of Monroe, judged from 65 entries by Raeford Lewis and Dr. Larry D. Peterson.
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Columbus Holiday Inn
Columbus
Shaw
Bob Greisen
Monroe
Raeford Lewis
Grand Island Public Schools
Larry D. Peterson
Kearney State College
Association of Nebraska Art Clubs, Inc
Nebraska passes bid driven lease control bill LB359
The legislature sent LB359 to the governor to tighten state lease controls. It requires competitive bidding, grants final lease authority to the Department of Administrative Services, and mandates written lease reports to the governor and Legislative Council. The measure aims for legislative inspection access and stems from a Labor Department lease in Omaha.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Appropriations Committee
State Labor Department
Dada Investment of
Omaha
State Department of Administrative Services
The
Legislative Council
South Vietnamese Officials Try to Fly Out Gold
Time magazine reports South Vietnamese officials sought to move 73 million dollars in gold bullion from Saigon to Switzerland using a Swiss charter airline. The effort, listed as personal belongings of Nguyen Van Thieu and Lon Nol, was refused due to weight and balance concerns and fears the gold was part of official reserves.
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New York
UPI
Saigon
Switzerland
Time Magazine
Nguyen van Thien
Lon Nol
Balai
Swissair
Time
Legislature Approves Penalty for Late Agency Budgets LB473
Nebraska lawmakers pass LB473 by 34 to 12 to penalize state agency chiefs for late budget proposals, cutting the governor’s budget submission window from 30 to 14 days and moving filing deadline to October 15. Debate includes objections on legality and potential amendments, with supporters calling the measure a needed accountability tool.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Appropriations Committee
John Cavanaugh
Omaha
Cavanaugh
Ralph Kelly
Grand Island
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