Onassis Tower Site Near St Patrick's and Cartier
Sporting notes and city lore weave through a New York column by Earl Wilson. The piece recalls Aristotle Onassis’s Olympic Towers rising near St Patrick’s Cathedral and Cartier nearby, adds humor about Eddie Condon, Ma Bell quotes, and quirky observations on culture, drinks, and politics.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Sur Av
Aristotle Onases
Olympic Towers
St.eerees
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Cartier
Onassis
Cartier’s
Dackie
Eddie Condon
Goodland
Ind
Tinois
Timoig
Hdldie
Maureen Stapleton
Marian Brando
Roseland Dance City
Fet
FE. G
Detroit
Joan of Ace
Ma Bell
Car
Brother
UNL Climbs to 7th in Federal Funding Ranking
Lincoln Neb AP The University of Nebraska Lincoln rose twenty places to seventh among 109 universities in federal funding per a National Science Foundation report. UNL received nearly 13 million dollars in the last fiscal year, up about 3.4 million from the year before. The figures exclude funds for the NU Medical Center in Omaha and the Omaha campus.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska-Incaln
National Science Foundation
UNL
Omaha
Skyway Drive-In Theatre at Srayler Nebraska Saturday
A notice from Skyway Drive-In Theatre in Srayler Nebraska announces an event this Saturday. Details are sparse in the readable text but the location and day are clear. Local patrons are advised to check for exact showtimes and any available schedules.
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Skyway Drive-In
Srayler
Nebraska
Today in history Friday Aug 10 1973 records events
On this date various historical notes appear including the fall of the French monarchy in 1792, Ecuador beginning independence efforts in 1000, Missouri becoming a state in 1821, the Naval Academy established in 1845, France declaring war in 1914, Roosevelts polio in 1921, and other milestones. Notable birthdays include Jimmy Dean Eddie Fisher Norma Shearer. Thought of the day cites Shakespeare.
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Paris
Louis XVI
Ecuador
Spain
Missouri
Us, Naval Academy
Annapolis
France
Austria-Hungary
Franklin JD. Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Canada
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
U.S. House of Representatives
Indochina
Jimmy Dean
Eddie Fisher
Norma Shearer
Wiliam Shakespeare
George Allen faces tough test with Redskins new star
Washington Redskins coach George Allen confronts a major test as the team acquires running back Duane Thomas. The piece profiles Thomas and teammates Steve Kiner and Roane Thames, exploring Thomas’s troubled history, temperament, and potential fit in Allen’s demanding system, and whether Allen can rehabilitate misfit players to achieve Super Bowl contention.
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Joan Ryan
Washington
NEA
George Bligh
Luipecen
Washington Redskins
Roane ‘Thames
Allen
NFL
Avill
Steve Kiner
Roy Jefferson
Thomas
Father Flanagan
Siner
Duane
Dallas
Katt
Kiner
Dane
Dumie
Steve
California
West Texas State
Joe) Kerber
Canyon
T Duane
Mercury Morris
Cowboys
Kerber
New England
San Diego
George Aller
el Thomas
Cen
George Allen
Duane Thomas
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Down the drain why put up with the unnecessary
HAL BOYLE lists things he deems unnecessary from a New York column. He mocks musical liquor bottles, fancy bed sheets, pricey pet gear, overhyped phrases, overqualified IQ jokes, athlete strikes for large salaries, TV actors with flashy stunts, oversized meats, useless capsules, lax parenting, poor vacation spots, teachers seeking PhDs for romance, birthday cake fingerprints, odd cocktail rules, teen descriptions, and dentist monologues.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Scottsbluff Man to Appear in Sheridan County Court
A Scottsbluff man, Larry E. Colling, 34, is due in Sheridan County Court Friday on charges of attempted burglary and assaulting an officer with a dangerous weapon. He was held on a $5,000 bond after an incident Monday night in Gordon when an officer spotted two men trying to break into a drug store. Colling allegedly lunged with a tire iron. A second man, Michael Herdl, 22, of Gering, was arrested Wednesday on a Sheridan County warrant for attempted burglary and jailed in Scotts Bluff County pending transfer.
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Rushville
Neb
API
Sheridan County Courch
Larry E. Colling
Gorlan
Gordon
Calling
Michael Herdi
Gering
Fishing activity shows a statewide decline in Lincoln Nebraska
High heat and humidity reduce fishing activity per the game and parks commission. State reports advise preferred baits at Box Butte Reservoir Wall Eye on artificials, Lake Ogallala perch and worms avoided, Lake Minatare walleye artificials, Merritt reservoir walleye and shallow rigs, Medicine Creek catfish on catfish bait, Red Willow bass on worms, Twin Lakes bluegill on worms, Pawnee Lake bluegill on worms, Stagecoach Lake bluegill on minnows.
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Lincoln
Neb
Game and Parks
Box Butte
Lake Ogallale
Lake Minalure
Merritt
Medicine Creek
Red Willow
Twin Wakes
Stagecoach Lake
Panama termite carries fungi to kill trees
Termites usually consume dead wool or wood, but a Panama species brings fungi that enable the insects to kill trees up to fifty feet tall as they feed.
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Panama
Lincoln names 17 member Fi Robinson Centennial Commission
Gov J J Sexon appoints 17 member Fl Robinson Centennial Commission to plan centennial observance next year. Named were Marvin Kivelt historian Thomas Doyle roads director Ron Meter tens A nomic Development and Wi ard Barbee Game and Parks. Also named were FE Nelson Faye Horse William Lindeken Chadron Larry Norgard Gene Ramsey Vance Nelson Crawford George Smith Steve Janis Scottsbluff Roy Landis Nellie Yost North Praise Leslie Stull Mark Monroe Alliance Virginia Coffee Hartsrisom.
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Lincoln
Neb
J. J. Sexon
Fl. Robinson Centennial Commission
Marvin Kivelt
State Historical Society
Thomas Doyle
Ron Metertens
State Department of Anomic Development
Wiard Barbee
Game and Parks Commission
FE. C. Nelson
Faye Horse
William Lindeken
Chadron
Larry Nor
End to NFL football TV blackouts faces Congress
Washington reports momentum in Congress to end television blackouts for national NFL games ahead of the 1973 season. Subcommittee leaders, including Rep. MacDonald, push for swift action with bills to end blackout rules, while President Nixon opposes and NFL executives weigh pay TV options.
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Columbus Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska
Feiley
Congress
Edward Neilan
Washington
Capitol Hill
Hotac Communications
Torbert HM. MacDonald
DeMass
Duane
Peking
Moscow
Nixon
NFL
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
Redskins
Joy Pro Football
MacDonald
Stanford Parks
Benale Commerce Committee
Larry Hogan
Ted
Tep
Willams Randall
D-Ma
NPI
Columbia Broadcasting
John A. Schneider
GBS
Washington Redskins
Auutorium
Farm program changes open up production in 1974
Clarence Albracht, Platte County ASCS chairman, says 1974 farm programs lift seaside and conserving base requirements from feed grain, wheat, and cotton. Base acreage may be grazed or hayed with no limits, while long term land reserve agreements can be renegotiated. Farmers should consult county ASCS for details and to plan 1974 patterns and marketing.
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Clarence Albracht
Platte County
Department
ASCS
Albracht
ASCB
Gasoline Supply In Nebraska Improves Says Association
Nebraska gasoline supply is reported as adequate or improving by the American Automobile Association. More stations are open longer, with 12 percent cutbacks on July 8, down to 3 percent by August 1, and 1 percent expected increases. The Cornhusker Motor Club in Omaha cites 18 percent reporting continued rationing.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
American Autormobile Association
Cornhusker Motor Club of
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