Columbus Opens With Inaugural Thirty Five Days of Racing
Seven entrants compete in the inaugural thirty five days meet at Columbus for the featured seventh race a $3000 allowance event with weights listed Ash Jay carries 119 and other bidders proffer 115 pound assignments Windy Amy at 112 The nine race card offers distances from five and a half to six furlongs New facilities longer season and revised betting options welcome fans Post time 4 pm weekdays 2 pm Saturdays and Labor Day Columbus joins Nebraska tracks in dropping $6 and $15 combos for win place show replacing with $4 and $10 combos Sponsorship by Platte County Agricultural Society funds the Platte County Fair and scholarships Warren
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Fred Park
Ash Jay
Shoulda
W. G. Holme
Speedmonger
Master Shad
Windy Amy
Lincoln
Columbus
Platte County Agricultural Society
Warren
Nebraska State Fa Races at Columbus Aug 10 1976
Columbus hosts nine harness races featuring claiming and allowance events. Notables include Miss Whipple and Fire Down in early legs, with several entries carrying six furlong routes and purses ranging from 1500 to 3500 dollars.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Errards Roxie Jackson
Wanna Hill
Cheri Cat Cuddie
Sir Leonard
Manfred Meier
Miss Whipple Burgos
Anderson
Bus Train Crash Kills Nine in Stratton Nebraska
A Burlington Northern freight train struck a converted 36 passenger church bus in Stratton Nebraska. Rev Thomas B Nerren his wife and son were killed along with six children. Nine died and eight others aged 3 to 10 were injured. National Transportation Board began full investigation with state police cooperation. The crossing had warnings but the driver did not hear whistles or bells.
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Stratton, Neb
UPI
Burlington Northern Freight
Stratton
Nebraska
St. Joseph's Hospital
Denver
Thomas B. Nerren
National Transportation Board
Earl Fawcett
State Patrol
McCook
Washington
Sgt. M. D. Grant
Nerren
Platte Center woman among 16 traffic fatalities this weekend
A 20 year old Platte Center resident Cindy Langan was killed in a head on crash on Highway 81 south of Platte Center. James Conard of Simi Valley California said Langan pulled into his lane while passing. Conard and two passengers were hospitalized with injuries. The weekend toll included six other deaths in Custer and surrounding counties amid Nebraska officials warning of the four deadly months July through October.
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Highway 81
Platte County
Cindy Langan
James Conard
Simi Valley
Calif
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Conrad
Columbus Community Hospital
Rachelle
Karen
Stratton
Nebraska
Custer County
Denny L
Sargent
Custer
Lincoln
Governor's Advisory Committee On Highway Safety
Wendy S. Kissell
Pamela Grandstaff
Wichita
Mellisa
East
U.S. 281
Bulldozers begin clearing Big Thompson canyon debris
In Loveland Colorado bulldozers clear two story piles of wreckage from the July flash flood in the Big Thompson canyon. Crews search for bodies as health hazards are removed and cars camper trailers and homes are unearthed. Authorities report 150 to 200 feared dead with 87 bodies recovered and 800 missing.
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Colo
UPI
Big Thompson Canyon
John Englebert
Larimer County
Hurricane Belle Lashes Outer Banks Then Fears East Coast Hit
Hurricane Belle reached North Carolina's Outer Banks with 60 mph winds and toppled trees as it moved north toward New York and New England. Authorities warned evacuation within 500 feet of Long Island beaches and issued hurricane warnings from Cape Henlopen to the Merrimack River.
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UPI
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Del
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Massachusetts
Chester
Rockland
New Jersey
Short Beach
Harold Gibson
New York City
Dare County
Cape Henlopen
Long Island Sound
Showers Move Out of Nebraska with Warm Week Ahead
A weather summary notes showers moved east of Nebraska, with highs expected in the 80s to 90s and widespread 70s overnight. A low pressure center over northern South Dakota and a cold front will shift into northwest Nebraska by afternoon and east by Tuesday morning, bringing gusty southerly winds and isolated heavy thunderstorms mainly in the east.
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Cornhusker
South Dakota
North Platte
Alliance
Lincoln
Possible Ford picks emerge in Kansas City party talks
United Press International reports a GOP free-for-all as delegates debate platform issues in Kansas City amid a vice presidential nomination discussion. Sen. Bill Brock said he would not remain in consideration, praising Howard Baker as the best choice while Carter travels to Washington for a consumer luncheon and campaign fund scrutiny.
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United Press International
Kansas City
Cive
Bill Brock
Tennessee
Brock
Nashville
Howard Baker
Jimmy Carter
Washington
Herald
Carter
Mystery illness prompts detailed life probe
The death toll rose to 27 as authorities announced two more fatalities: Harold Davis, 66, of Philadelphia, and others. Scientists confirmed 152 illness cases and seek a virus or poison cause while ruling out bacteria or a highly contagious virus. Dr. Leonard Bachman urged American Legion members and attendees of July 21 to 24 convention to complete a 23 part questionnaire to build a detailed profile of conventioneers.
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Ing E Dasrk
Sean
Harold Davis
Philadelphia
Leonard Bachman
American Legion
William Parkin
Pennsylvania
Housing shortage hits Platte College students
Platte College faces a housing shortage for fall term says Dean of Students Robert Snow. Counseling notes show demand for apartments rooms and houses with privacy cleanliness study space and reasonable rent high on priorities. Information on type location cost furnishings and capacity is requested ahead of campus housing fairs on Aug. 18 19 at the student center with specified hours.
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Platte College
Robert Snow
Counseling Center
Platte
PTCC
Dean Snow
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