Gehring awarded paving contract for 33rd Avenue project
Columbus council awarded Gehring Construction the $157,653.25 paving bid for 33rd Avenue from 20th Street to Lost Creek School. Work to begin soon with completion anticipated in about 45 working days. The project includes grading, curbing, guttering and possible future extension and lane-depth changes to accommodate an airport runway expansion.
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Terry Anderson
2Rd Avenue
Gehring Construction of
Columbus
Columbus City
Cowneil
Gehring
Central
33Rd Avenue
Lost Creek School
18Th Avenue
3Rd Avenue
Gerrard Park
Carl Aerni
Les Pillen
Merle Johnson
Aerni
Duncan
Ed Ridenour
Irvin Brownell
Mike Mullin
Counteil
Nebraska Public Power District
14Th Street
Mullin
Larry Jones
NPPD
Beirut gunfire tests truce after four days of clashes
In Beirut sporadic rifle fire threatened a fragile ceasefire between Palestinians and right wing Phalangists as four days of fighting left nearly 400 dead or wounded. The government asserted a Wednesday night truce would be enforced by Lebanese security forces amid streets slowly reopening. Banks and stores stayed closed but some shops and eateries resumed limited service while garbage piled on blocked roads. A Palestinian spokesman in Tal Zaater said it has been quiet while Chiyeh remained tense with sporadic fire. Premier Rashid Solh touted the truce enforcement plan. In Saigon, Gen Duong Van Minh urged Thieu to resign, warning Saigon could face Phnom Penh-like chaos. officials fear a Phnom Penh precedent.
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Beirut
UPI
Tal Zaater
Chiyeh
Rashid Solh
Nebraska Legislature Advances Usury Rate Bill to 12 Percent
The Nebraska Legislature gave preliminary approval 24 to 17 to a bill raising the usury ceiling from 9 to 12 percent amid amendments and debate. Supporters argued it would widen loan access for homeowners, while opponents warned it could hurt borrowers.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
LBM
Frank Lewis
Bellevue
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Warter
Glenn Goodrich
Omaha
J. J. Exon
John DeCamp
Neligh
Area Chamber Meeting Friday
General membership meeting of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday noon at the Elks Country Club. Committee chairman will report on plans and projects for the coming year. This organizational meeting allows committee members to meet, arrange meeting places and times, and discuss policies. A buffet luncheon will be served at noon.
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Columbus Area
Nebraska Weather Forecast Sees Thunderstorms and Warm Weekend
A low pressure system moved into Nebraska from northeast Colorado bringing moist air and possible severe thunderstorms. Forecasters expect thunderstorms mainly in the east southeast and south central counties with cooler air building in the northwest. Temperatures range from near 60 in the northwest to the low 80s in the southeast today with lows mid 40s to upper 20s tonight. Fire danger is very high to extreme statewide as thunderstorm activity approaches. Friday looks partly cloudy with highs 50s to 60s, and Saturday to Monday forecast shows generally fair to mostly cloudy and gradually warmer conditions.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Colorado
Alliance
Beatrice
Omaha
Scottsbluff
Mullen
National Weather Service
Northwest
Connally case goes to jury
A federal jury began deliberations in the bribery trial of former Treasury Secretary John 8 Connally. Judge George L. Hart Jr. instructed jurors to weigh the testimony of key witness Jake Jacobsen and noted past grand jury lies by Jacobsen. The judge outlined that Connally could be found guilty only if money accepted was for the official and beyond a reasonable doubt. max penalty four years and a $20,000 fine.
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Jacobsen
Hart
Connally
GNP Shows Big Decline In First Quarter
Washington reports the Commerce Department says real GNP plunged 10.4 percent in Q1 the deepest drop since 1946. A secondary GNP measure shows a 3.2 percent decline as production fell faster than prices rose. Inflation abated with prices up only a fraction versus prior quarter. The data signal reduced productive capacity and consumer spending in early 1973.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
President Ford stalls railroad strike with emergency board
President Ford created an emergency board to forestall a national railroad strike that was set to begin Friday, delaying the action for 60 days. The move aims to avert work stoppages and maintain transportation services nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh ending Cambodian war
Khmer Rouge insurgents capture Phnom Penh and seize control, ending five years of war that killed about 250000 people. Sihanouk plans a nonaligned Cambodia with Khieu Samphan wielding power. U S President Ford voiced sadness. Red Cross notes initial neutrality at the Le Phoum hotel, with later radio updates reporting all as well.
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United Press International
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Washington
Ford
United States
Khmer Republic
Ron Nessen
Revolutionary Liberation Committee
le Phiom
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Geneva
Saigon says ready for unconditional ceasefire talks
Senator Sparkman said Saigon is prepared to negotiate a ceasefire but North Vietnam will not discuss unless South Vietnamese leader resigns, U S aid ends, and a national reconciliation government is formed in Saigon.
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Washington
UPI
John Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vuong van Vae
Saigon
Sparkman
Nguyen van Thien
United States
National Reconciliation
Five arrested in Columbus area drug raids
Law officers arrested five persons in simultaneous raids on four Columbus area homes. The operation involved state patrolmen and deputies. Suspects Richard V. Lewis Donald Lewis Twyla Lewis Michael E. Plugge and Jerry D. Weber face charges as drugs rifles and antiques were seized from residences and auction houses. The investigation began two years ago and recovered items filled a pickup truck.
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Columbus Area
Platte County
Columbus
Doug Milbourn
Richard V. Lewis
Donald
Twyla
Michael E. Plugge
Jerry D. Weber
Milbourn
Rusker
Grand Ole
Water quality workshop set for Columbus April 28
A one day water quality workshop funded by the U S Environmental Protection Agency is planned April 28 at the Holiday Inn in Columbus. Organized by the Center for Rural Affairs Walthill it stresses non point sources of pollution and invites all interested parties without charge. John Houlihan of the EPA Kansas City office opens with federal water quality law. panels feature Carroll Hamon Connie Bowen and others with local and state agencies and citizen groups.
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Nebraska
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Holiday Inn
Columbus
Center For Rural Affairs
Walthill
John Houlihan
Kansas City
Carroll Hamon
Platte River
Connie Bowen
Nebraska Wildlife Federation
Nebraska Association of Resources Districts
Nebraska Department of Environmental Control
Nebraka
Ralph Lubeck
Nebraska Association of Farmer
Center of
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Don Ralston
P.O. Hox
Waithill
Neb
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Teich
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40Th
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48Th Avenue
Pawnee Shrine Club
Masonic Lodge
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State Department of Roads
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Pawnee Scout and Slenderette Figure Salon
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Duong Yan
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Minh
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Thieu
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