Standby gas tax in plan
President Carter plans to ask Congress for a standby gasoline tax perhaps up to 50 cents a gallon per year for ten years as part of an energy conservation package. He faces likely congressional resistance and aims to persuade via a series of televised addresses about the energy crisis and conservation efforts.
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UPI
Carter
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Environmental Protection
Douglas Castle
California
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Senate
Castle
White House
Hearst to Enter No Contest Plea in LA Shooting Case
Attorneys for Patricia Hearst announced a no contest plea to assault with a deadly weapon and robbery in a Los Angeles incident. Prosecutors dropped remaining counts in a surprise bargaining move before Judge William B. Keene. Hearst faces related federal bank robbery appeal from San Francisco.
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Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
Albert Johnson
Superior Court
William B. Keene
Miss Hearst
Keene
Umty
San Francisco
Johnson
Samuel Mayerson
Mel
Ingle‘wood
Public library near move to new building in May
Library warns of possible drought closure after Saturday hours as it prepares a move to a new building half a block south. Librarian Win Jacobsen says equipment should be ready within a day, enabling movers to transfer tens of thousands of books magazines microfilm and records over about three weeks.
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Win Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Lions Talent Contest winners announced for several divisions
Columbus entrants dominated the Lions Talent Contest at Platte College Fine Arts Theater with Ken Siemek Jim Schwartzer winning senior comedy act Who s on First Matt Sojka piano solo top junior group led by Margaret Spenner vocal solo Elizabeth Gerdes Jodie Miller won elementary acrobatic act.
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Barb Staroscik
Matt Sojka
Jim Schwartzer
Ken Siemek
Kim Svoboda
Nancy Berucha
Dave Davis
Sara Pendleton
Margaret Spenner
John Sojka
Scotts Gronenthal
Jodie Miller
Elizabeth Gerdes
Jennifer Davidchik
Renee Olson
Columbus
Platte College Fine Arts Theater
Ops
Iwan Sojka
Ralph Eickhoff
Andy Jensen
Nebraska Weather Forecast Indicates Showers and Tornado Warning
A National Weather Service bulletin warns of showers and thundery activity across Nebraska as a cold front from central Canada interacts with moist air. A brief tornado warning was issued for parts of northern Platte eastern Stanton and Madison counties after a funnel cloud sighting between Lindsay and Madison.
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National Weather Service
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Stanton
Madison
Lindsay
Canada
Minnesota
O'Neill
Imperial
Alliance
North
Omaha
McCook
Lincoln votes down school aid amendment in Nebraska legislature
In Lincoln Nebraska an amendment restricting nonresident tuition limits was defeated 9 to 24 in the state legislature. Another amendment was withdrawn and a transportation amendment was altered to require authorization for transporting students within four miles of a school.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lamb
Bellevue
Frank Lewis
Explosion Rips Five-Story Office Building in Chattanooga
A tremendous basement vault explosion in a five story office building in Chattanooga Tennessee caused millions in damage. Two transients in an adjacent building were slightly injured and a woman seen nearby before the blast was reported missing by police.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
First Baptist Church Breaks Ground at 30th Street Site
Groundbreaking Sunday marked by participants Dr. Alan Knight executive minister of the Nebraska American Baptist Convention Pastor Rev. Donald Brooks and Paul Badie building committee chair. Construction of the 10 000 square foot church with offices fellowship hall Sunday School spaces to begin in mid summer.
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First Baptist Church
30Th Street
33Rd Avenue
Alan Knight
Nebraska –American Baptist Convention
Donald Brooks
Paul Badie
Panel urges end to Saturday mail delivery and extra funding
A federal commission urges ending Saturday mail delivery and asks Carter and Congress to authorize an immediate 625 million dollar federal appropriation to erase the Postal Service deficit and expand subsidies through 1985. It also cautions against private delivery of first class mail and supports electronic communications as a way to stay viable.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
U.S. Postal Service
Norman Halliday
Association
JHE Covnmtinwom
Heathcliff Absence Prompts Delayed Comic Strip Replacement
Heathcliff the comic cat failed to arrive from the artist this week. A replacement is sought and may arrive mid week, leaving Heathcliff fans disappointed as the familiar barbershop harmony and antics are missed.
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Heathcliff
March of Dimes Poster Winners Named
Winners were Carol Hawthorne in 6th grade and Mark Nelson in 2nd grade for an all city grade school poster contest split into two divisions 1-3 and 4-6. Top finishers included Sherri Gehring Amy Budler Lori Bukacek and Dallas Korcek with others shown along with Tami Ridenour and Ann Lucht in a Telegram photo by Terry Anderson.
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March OF Dimes
Carol Hawthorne
Mark Nelson
Emerson School
Sherri Gehring
North Park
Amy Budler
Emerson
Lori Bukacek
Dallas Korcek
Tami Ridenour
Ann Lucht
Terry Anderson
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Dick Howe
Hearst
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Emily Harris
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Duncan
Scott Gronenthal
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