Council OKs 625000 for two NPPD buildings in Columbus
Columbus City Council approves 625000 purchase from Nebraska Public Power District for two 14th Street office buildings. Plans discuss relocating city library and offices, with meetings set to map future use of city property.
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Terry Anderson
City of
Columbus
Nebraska Public Power District
14Th Street
Don Peterson
Fred Gerber
NPPD
Peterson
Brandenburgh
Pizza Inn
Matt Homan
33Rd Avenue
22Nd Street
Downtowner, Inc
Gate
Civil Service Commission
Gerrard Park
Gene's Electric
Milford
Roth Con- Gerrard Park
Hansen
East Pawnee Park
Roth
City Landfill
B-D
Gehring Construction
Gehring
Gehring Gehring
7Th Street
12Th
15Th Avenues
11Th
12Th Streets
28Th and
30Th Avenue
Stadiums Unlimited
Grinnell
Memorial Stadium
Pawnee Park
Giemes
Gary Hiermeier
Wagner Lakes
Stires Lake
Man arraigned in Platte County on assault charge
A 25 year old Columbus man Roger Fox was arraigned in Platte County Court on a misdemeanor assault charge. Police say on July 19 he fired a pistol at a building where Mrs. Nicholas Mizlak stood. He posted a $500 bond and trial was set for Sept. 4.
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Columbus
Platte County
Roger Fox
Nicholas Mizlak
Fox
Three Arrested on Drug Offenses in Platte County
Platte County Sheriff Don Franzen says three people were arrested Wednesday night on drug charges. Robert Coyle Jr., 23, of Columbus and formerly of California, faces contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of marijuana. Kathleen J. Sargent, 18, of Columbus, is charged with possession of marijuana, as is a 15 year old. The trio was nabbed at a rural trailer court by deputies, state patrol, and Columbus police.
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Platte County
Don Franzen
Robert Coyle, Jr
Columbus
Fomerly
California
Kathleen J. Sargent
Sheriff's Department
Nebraska State Patrol
Columbus City
Job Service reports July 875 job seekers in Columbus area
An 875 job seekers register at Columbus Job Service on Aug 1, similar to last month but over double the year ago total. The report notes 525 female workers, 345 under 22, 136 age 45 or older, with 482 on temporary layoff.
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Columbus Job Service
Colfax
Albion City Hall
Schuyler Welfare Office
Osceola Welfare Office
David City Welfare Office
Wrecks Claim Multiple Lives In Nebraska And Iowa
Lloyd W. Newsom 21 of Council Bluffs Iowa died in a head on collision on U S 81 north of Columbus Nebraska. Carroll J Niemeyer Hein man suffered leg and shoulder injuries in the crash. A third vehicle driven by John Magsamen struck Niemeyer s car. Dennis W Pattite 17 of Sprague died in a one car crash near Crete. Terry L Lesping 24 of Lincoln died from injuries in a two car collision near Fairmont.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Lloyd W. Newsom
Council Bluffs
Iowa
U.S. 81
Columbus
Platte County
Newsom
Niemeyer
John Magsamen
Humphrey
Meyer Funderal
Nebraska State Patrol
Dennis W. Pattite
Sprague
Crete
Terry L. Lesping
Fairmont
Astronauts cleared after exposure during space mission
NASA says Thomas Stafford Donald Slayton and Vance Brand are healthy after inhaling nitrogen tetroxide during the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. Doctors will do follow up exams with a Houston check on Aug 20. A joint U.S. Russian tour may begin Sept 1 with cosmonauts.
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Honolulu
UPI
America
Washington
Ford
White House
National Aeronautics and Spaceatien
Thomas Stafford
Donald “Deke
Slayton
Vance
NASA
Robert Gordon
Wholesale prices rise 1.2 percent in July driven by farm goods
The Labor Department reports July wholesale prices up 1.2 percent led by grain products and foods with grain prices up 7.9 percent. Farm and food costs climbed 3.2 percent while industrial commodities gained 0.3 percent as analysts note potential August increases amid grain market rumors.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Earl Butz
U.S
Soviet Union
Afternoon readings in jump 82 at 1 p.m.
A high pressure system in the Great Lakes drove a steep gradient over eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Clear skies and southerly breezes kept the day warm in the 80s, with extreme fire danger in Panhandle rangelands and elevated livestock safety risk in eastern Nebraska as heat persisted.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Iowa
Panhandle
Hostages Released as Red Army Terrorists Depart for Libya
Japanese Red Army militants release their last 15 hostages in Kuala Lumpur ending an 80 hour siege. Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister Ghazali Shafie says he threatened to hijack the aircraft to force an end to the standoff.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Red Army
Libya
Japan
Ghazali Shafie
U.S
Dece Eai
Robert Stebbins
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