JSIP Launches In Columbus To Boost Job Service
A Columbus committee and the Job Service Office kicked off the Job Service Improvement Program to make the service more responsive to employer needs. Employers will suggest improvements, and a task force will review and implement changes to speed referrals of qualified applicants. The program has shown favorable results in several Nebraska cities.
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Columbus
Job Service Department
Nebraska Department of Labor
William Weekly
Nebraska Job Service
Roy Olsen
Department of Labor
Lincoln
Tom McKinnon
Joe Stavas
Columbus Area
Kearney
Grand Island
Nebraska City
Hastings
Norfolk
Permits Soar Building Boom Evident Here
Columbus City Building Department reports a March surge with 70 total permits valued at 1 237 700 including 26 single family dwellings 959 900 in valuation. Quarterly totals show 149 permits 1 886 700 with 38 single family homes 1 379 900. For 1976 March totals were 71 permits 537 955 and first quarter 136 permits 891 565.
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Columbus City
Nebraska Congresswoman to Speak at Lakeview High
Rep. Virginia Smith of Nebraska will address farm issues at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lakeview High School. The event invites public attendance alongside the Saturday banquet of Soroptimist International North Central Region.
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Virginia Smith
Nebraska
Lakeview High School
Rep. Smith
North
Soroptimist International
Carter backs standby gas tax to push energy plan
President Carter signaled a standby gasoline tax if energy supplies tighten, promising direct tax credits or refunds to families. He defended the plan as part of a comprehensive energy program and rejected using tax measures as bargaining chips. He also discussed hydroelectric limits, inflation impact, and possible refund schemes while noting unlikely U.S. arms sales to Zaire.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Treasury
United States
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Russell Long
Dla
Wellhead
Two Scouts to be named Eagle at Federated Church
Dennis Hare and Kevin Moore of Troop 212 will receive Eagle Scout honors Sunday at 3 p.m. at Federated Church. Hare, 15, with a long record in Scouting, and Moore, 14, who helped organize pheasant chicks for habitat awareness, both earned Order of the Arrow Brotherhood and completed notable service projects.
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Boy Scout
Federated Church
Dennis Hare
Roger Hare
Kevin Moore
Joe Moore
Dennis
Boy Scouts
Order of the Arrow
Eagle
Columbus Junior High School
Kevin
Cub Scouts
Webelos
Arrow of Light
Order of Arrow
Camp Eagle
Kent Dixon
Gene Hahn
State Game Commission
Acres For Wildlife
Columbus Junior High
St. Bonaventure Church
Explorer Post 113
Group forms to back Thone for Nebraska governor
A David City couple announced Nebraskans Who Want Thone for Governor to persuade Rep. Charles Thone to enter the Nebraska gubernatorial race. Thone has not decided, weighing governor, Senate bid, or returning to law practice, while local officials signal interest. The organizers plan to reach more Nebraska Republicans to build support.
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Omaha
UPI
David City
Charles Thone
R-Neb
John Klosterman
Thone
U.S. Senate
Lincoln
Robert Cunningham
Klosterman
Klostermans
No vote on Lewis proposal in Nebraska legislature
An amendment to LB518 proposing personal property tax relief based on population triggered hours of debate. The measure would alter how funds from the Relief Fund are allocated, with critics warning of tax shifts and urban impacts while proponents cite equity in rebates.
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Lincoln, Neb
UPI
Bellevue
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Bellwood
Loran Schmit
Douglas
Lancaster
Sarpy
Neligh
John DeCamp
Ralph Kelly
Grand Island
Douglas, Lancaster
Nebraska
Warm weekend forecast for Nebraska with highs in 70s
United Press International reports a warm, dry weekend for Nebraska with highs reaching the 70s on Saturday and Sunday. A few showers and heavy thundershowers were noted along the Kansas Nebraska border near Beatrice and Fairbury at midday. Skies were sunny in the west and central regions and mostly cloudy in the east as a weak high pressure system sits over northern Wisconsin.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Kansas- Nebraska
Beatrice
Fairbury
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Telegram
Dave Lyons
EWS
Zaire
State Department
White House
Mike
Joey
Jerome Gaver
2Nd Street
Gaver
Dick Howe
Hare
Republican Party
GOP
NEW
Larry Byrnes
Pete Boro
Becky Moore
Lpm
Wisconsin
Chadron and
Alliance
Chadron
North Platte
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