Senators Call for Probe into Bert Lance Debts
Senators Dole and others urge renewed Senate inquiry into Bert Lance finances including a $3.4 million Chicago loan and two loans totaling $6 million. Lance defends loans as proper personal transactions while a separate special prosecutor office is discussed.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Robert Dole
Lance
Anderson
Senate Committee On
Dole
Chicago
Sparky Smith Is Crowned King At Britt Hobo Days
Sparky Smith, 62, of Harcourt wins the Britt Hobo Days title in Britt Iowa earning the coffee can crown for a year. He defeats 12 rivals including Frypan Jack Slow Motion Shorty and the Pennsylvania Kid as the town of 2000 gains national notice each year.
Hectic weekend at Scout camp and hoboes parade
The 1977 National Scout Jamboree at Moraine State Park faced a storm drenched weekend with a Utah scout injured by a lightning strike. Heavy rains closed the obstacle area while officials reported no damage to the site. Meanwhile City, Iowa won the Hoboes Queen title for the sixth time in eight years at Hobo Days with Smith and Denfeld as top winners. The report also notes the burial of the five time Hobo King the Hardrock Kid John Mislen and a separate note on Easteners visiting Leigh in Hagerstown Maryland.
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UPI
Moraine State Park
Utah
Howard Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee Road
Smith
Ms. Denfeld
Floyd
Britt
John Mislen
Ogden City Park
Exon cites EPA rejection of Nebraska pesticide plan
Gov. J. James Exon said the U S Environmental Protection Agency rejected Nebraska's pesticide applicator certification plan. He noted prior signals of rejection and called for a public hearing and federal negotiation to protect farmers amid the stalemate.
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Neb
UPI
J. James Exon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nebraska
EPA
Exon
Exon Exon
State Department of Agriculture
Lette
Obstacle Cleared in Grayrocks Dam Plan on Laramie River
Lincoln Electric System holds 13.3 percent of the 1500 MW Grayrocks project and has begun issuing bonds for its share. A Nebraska lawsuit challenges Rural Electrification Administration loans, arguing the dam would disrupt Laramie River flow to the Platte. The Corps objections were withdrawn in a letter from Col. Ray. The cooperative must work with Wyoming Game and Fish on a wildlife area, build a boat ramp and facilities, and acquire up to 3000 acres for fish and wildlife considerations.
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Harvey Willoughby
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Dame
Wyoming
Fish and Wildlife Service
Platte River
Nebraska
Women’s liberation not tied to crime rise says study
A government survey of 1,600 incarcerated women in 14 states finds no single link between feminism and rising female crime. The 350 page report notes clearest rise is in arrests but cites multiple social factors and says attributing it to women’s liberation is virtually impossible.
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UPI
Women's Liberation
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Women’s Liberation
Women's Liberation Movement
FBI
Rhodesia Bombing Blamed on Rival Group Leaders
In Salisbury a bomb at a crowded department store killed 11. Muzorewa accused Joshua Nkomo and ZAPU of staging the attack while police reported the blast used Soviet TNT and shattered a top floor. Rhodesia violence and rallies followed with police dispersing rioters and injuries reported.
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Columbus Telegram
Salisbury
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African People's Union
Rhodesia
Muzorewa
ZAPU
Nkomo
Intrablack
Luvenve
Mt Usu erupts in Japan hurling rocks and ash high into sky
Mt Usu in Hokkaido belched a fire pillar sending rocks that cracked an airliner's cockpit window and ash over fields. Evacuations occurred for 20 000 tourists and 7 000 villagers as tremors and ash disrupted Date Noboribetsu and Muroran. No casualties reported.
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Japanese Meteorological Agency
Muroran City
Usu
National
Muroran
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Noboribetsu
St Mary Hospital Sold to West Nebraska General
St Mary Hospital in Scottsbluff will be sold to West Nebraska General Hospital after 27 years of operation by the Sisters of St Francis. The transfer shifts control to West Nebraska General’s board with current staff keeping their jobs. Board member Bob Hall valued St Mary at 3.5 to 4 million dollars. Duane Kroeder will oversee management.
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UPI
St. Mary Hospital
Scottsbluff
West Nebraska General Hospital
Ad Bed Aecute
Sisters of St. Francis
Denver
Colo
West Nebraska General
St. Mary
Nebraska Czech Queen Crowned in Wilber
Diane Maryska, 17, of Wilber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Maryska, was crowned the 1977 Nebraska Czech Queen. Her talent presentation included piano and accordion. First runner up Cherlene also performed.
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Wilber
Neb
UPI
Diane Maryska
Willard Maryska
Nebraska
Miss Maryska
Cherlene
Six weeks old boy to wear contact lens after cataract ops
Anthony Jason Amick, born July 22, undergoes cataract surgery at six weeks and will wear a soft high water content contact lens from Ohio State University. The lens stays in place for up to six months and is replaced as the eye grows.
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UPI
Anthony Jason Amick
Anthony
Ohio State University
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Mick” Denfeld
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J. W. Smoots
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Fonahatangi Westquarers
Welco Inc
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