Columbus tower painters scale perilous heights in TV towers
Joe Earley and his sons Bob and Chuck maintain and paint radio and TV towers across Nebraska Iowa and Kansas. They climb up to 2000 feet without safety belts relying on skill and nerve. Weather and lightning pose constant hazards as they replace bulbs and perform maintenance. They boast no accidents in twenty years and pride fast work across dozens of towers each season.
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Joe Earley
Bob
Chuck
Columbus
Earley
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Sioux City
Es. Kan
Air Force
Federal Aviation
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Silver Creek
Pharmac University of Nebraska
Dedication of Columbus Solid Waste Compactor Set
The City of Columbus invites the public to a 3 p.m. Friday dedication of the new solid waste compactor on south 14th Avenue. The $400,000 unit was completed in January and had a cedar lamp ordered closed last year by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Control. Don Drain, DEC director, will attend as guest.
Sniffer dogs aid canyon flood search in Colorado
Bulldozer crews and trained dogs comb Big Thompson Canyon to recover more flood victims. The death toll reached 99 with officials warning it could rise. 860 missing and over 2,000 survivors listed by the Red Cross.
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Loveland
Colo
UPI
Big Thompson Canyon
Rocky Mountain
Bob Watson
Red Cross
State Patrol
John Kelly
Carter says no scandals but faces GOP digging back to 1955
UPI reports Carter denies personal or professional scandals and warns Republicans are probing his past to gain an edge in the fall race. He accuses them of planning unprecedented attacks to retain the White House.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
White House
Platte budget hearing set for 1976 77 plan
Platte County supervisors set a public hearing for the 1976 77 budget at 9 a m on Wednesday August 11. county clerk Milt Langan said a majority of data is ready for a tentative final budget.
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Platte County
Board of Supervisors
Milt Langan
City of Columbus
Hall of Justice
State Roads Department
23Rd Street
10Th Avenue
Sunny days and fair nights forecast across Nebraska and plains
Weather summary notes more sunny days and mostly fair nights for Nebraska and eastern regions. Temperatures rise into the 80s with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the 50s to 60s. Winds light to moderate, with a cold front developing tonight across central Nebraska and western Iowa.
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United Press International
Nebraska
North Dakota
Nebrska
Iowa
North Platte
Chadron
Omaha
Scottsbluff
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Stannis Bashford
Loveland High School
Harrisburg
Leonard Bachman
Pasadena
Calif
Viking
Mars
Beirut
Lebanon
Platte
Chowchilla
Lincoln, Neb
Exon Administration
William Hoppner
J. J. Exon
Khartoum
Sudan
Jaafar Nuneiry
Edwardsville
Ill
David Sandbach
Moolah Shrine
Temple of St
Southern Illinois University
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Scotland
New York
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