Duncan elementary bid awarded for new building
Columbus Board of Education accepted the low bid from Lacy Building and Supply of Grand Island for a 12,000 square foot Duncan elementary school at 382,900 with demolition of the old building at 7,150. Work to start in about 10 days, completion expected Aug 18, 1978. Furniture bids opened, board to meet Aug 22 for potential Behlen roof. Public budget hearing set for 7:30 p.m. today.
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Duncan
Columbus Board of Education
Lacy
Grand Island
Berkowitz Surrenders End of the Son of Sam Manhunt
David Berkowitz, 24, confessed to eight ambush killings linked to the Son of Sam case. He was captured outside his Yonkers apartment after a dramatic standoff as police recovered the weaponry and letters tying him to the murders and taunts. Suspect faces second degree murder charges and related counts while undergoing psychiatric evaluation.
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New York
David Berkowitz
Hig
Suffolk County
Son of
Sam
Hamptons
Long Island
William Gardella
Berkowitz
New York City
London
Jack the Ripper
New England
Boston
Son
Yonkers
N.Y
Marik to Lead Columbus Days Parade and Band Contest
Larry Marik will head the Discover Columbus Days Invitational Parade and Field Marching Band Contest with about 20 high school bands expected. The event on Saturday moves through downtown Columbus with a field contest at Pawnee Park after the parade.
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Larry Marik
Bob Law
Columbus
Pawnee Park
Larry
Marik
Lakeview High School
Columbus Senior High
Nebraska Bandmasters Organization
Columbus Area
Suspect David Berkowitz traced during Houston visit
Federal investigators traced the June 1976 Houston visit of Son of Sam suspect David Berkowitz to a local pawn shop purchase of a Bulldog 44 revolver by Billy Dan Parker. Parker, 24, bought the gun, later used in New York killings, and was questioned by Paul Callan as officials assess possible ties and gun-transfer legality. Parker's mother-in-law claimed Berkowitz was an Army acquaintance, while Parker’s attorney said he anticipates exoneration after questioning.
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Kings County Hospital Center
New York City
Brooklyn
Berkowitz
Sam
Sam Carr
Carr
Houston
UPI
David Berkowitz
Jover's Lane
Paul Callan
New York
Billy Dan Parker
Parker
Saii
Ralph Abercia
W.M. Rothgeb
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Callan
Marble Cone fire swells to 100000 acres in Big Sur
United Press International reports the Marble Cone fire near Big Sur expanded to 100000 acres as winds rose. Fire crews battled amid hot, dry conditions, with backfires along 12 miles of line and 6 miles constructed to enclose the blaze.
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United Press International
California
Marble Cone
Big Sur
Jim Rice
Carmel River
Pandosa
Widow Slovik’s Plea Denied for GI Insurance Reversal
Philadelphia bulletin reports the Pentagon refused Antoinette Slovik’s bid to reverse her husband’s World War I desertion conviction and grant reinstatement of his GI life insurance. The case centers on the widow seeking posthumous relief and benefits despite the conviction.
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Philadelphia
Pentagon
Antoinette Slovik
Solther
Pioneering Space Shuttle Test Flight Lands Safely
Enterprise completes first solo glide from a carrier aircraft at Edwards AFB. Haise and Fullerton pilot the 75-ton delta wing ship during a dry lake bed landing after piggyback takeoff from a Boeing 747. Flight marks a major step toward the first orbital shuttle test in 1979.
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Calif
UPI
America
Fred Haise
Gordon Fullerton
Karol Bobko
Enterprise
Mission Control Center
Houstan
Mojave
Haise
Enter
Prise
Halse
Ose
Rogers Dry Lake
Enterpet
Edwards Afb
Muise
Sévérin
Washington UPI weather map shows drought areas and August forecast
Washington UPI reports a drought map at the top highlighting dry regions in the United States as of July 30. A map below details the August precipitation forecast and a monthly outlook suggests favorable weather overall.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Nebraskas mostly clear high 80s across the state
A dominant high pressure system keeps Nebraska weather clear with mid 80s afternoon highs and southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures vary by location from the 70s in Sidney to near 78 at Omahi Eppley Field Beatrice Grand Island and Lincoln with overnight lows from the upper 40s to the mid 60s. The Harrisburg observer noted a 39 degree low last night as forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies tonight and cool lows in the 50s and 60s with highs Saturday in the 80s.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Sidney
Omahi Eppley Field
Beatrice
Grand Island
Lincoln
McCook
Harrisburg
Geneva man charged with assault in teen dance case
Geneva resident Thomas Schwartz, 28, is jailed in Boone County on a $25,000 bond after being bound over to district court on a felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm charge. The alleged beating of a 17 year old Albion girl after an Aug 5 teen dance left her listed in fair condition at Norfolk Hospital. Sheriff Dick Johnson said a late month court date is possible but not yet set.
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Albion
Thomas Schwartz
Geneva
Boone County
Norfolk Hospital
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