Debates planning under way for Ford Carter race
United Press International reports Ford and Carter have begun fall campaign planning with emissaries named for debate details set to begin September 28 in St. Louis under League of Women Voters. Carter focuses on California Ohio Illinois Michigan Indiana and Northeast with stops in Warm Springs Georgia and Los Angeles.
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Dean Reynolds
United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
St. Louis
League of Women Voters
Vail
Colo
Washington
Jody Powell
League
Rogers C.B. Morton
Stuart Spencer
California
Northeast
Warm Springs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Town Hall Forum
Los Angeles
Powell
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
New Jersey
New York
Masssachusetts
Five youths among weekend deaths in Nebraska crashes
Platte County Sheriff identifies victims Victor J. Redler 17 and Tracy L. Redler 18 both of Albion after their 1965 Chevrolet left Highway 22, slid into the Loup River Canal. Passenger James O. Terhune 19 escaped with injuries. Three other weekend fatalities include Keith Edmonds 18 Omaha and Wayne L. Fries 43 Dannebrog in separate crashes.
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Albion
Monroe
Platte County
Don Franzen
Victor J. Redler
Tracy L. Redler
Tracy
Loup River Canal
Torrid readings prevail in state as heat peaks
A weak ridge east of Nebraska brings southerly flow and hot weather with afternoon highs in the 90s across the state. Isolated thunderstorms possible in the west while most skies stay clear. Overnight lows range from the upper 50s to around 70, with Imperial and neighboring cities hitting 98 and Sidney cooling to 52.
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United Press International
Nebraska
National Weather Service
Imperial
McCook
Beatrice
Norfolk
Sidney
Four Nebraska towns added to flood insurance program
The National Flood Insurance Association said four Nebraska communities Bayard Mead Petersburg and Snyder have qualified for government subsidized flood insurance. Bayard is in Morrill County Mead in Saunders County Petersburg in Boone County and Snyder in Dodge County.
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New York
UPI
National
Car depreciation drives up costs of road travel, study says
A Hertz Corp study finds depreciation, not gasoline, is the main factor raising annual car and truck costs by over 100 billion since 1972. Higher mileage, older cars, and smaller per‑car costs offset some gains, with fuel efficiency nudged down by government requirements adding about 3.7 billion in annual fuel expenses.
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Detroit
UPI
Hertz Corp
Hertz
Pair charged in connection with burglary
Two Lincoln men Robert W. Lindhurst and Larry Morrow faced arraignment in Platte County Court on burglary and drug charges. Preliminary hearings set for Wednesday morning. Morrow posted bond. Lindhurst remains jailed.
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Lincoln
Platte County
Robert W. Lindhurst
Larry Morrow
Lindhurst
Morrow
Transit strike halts rush hour service in Southern California
Drivers and mechanics walked out shutting down RTD operations and leaving more than 750 000 bus riders seeking other ways to work. Negotiations between UTU and RTD fell apart before midnight as pickets appeared at district yards and the Main Street headquarters.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Southern California
United Transportation Union
RTD
Commandos storm hijacked plane in Luxor rescue
Egyptian commandos stormed a Luxor airport hijacked jetliner carrying 101 people. They freed hostages and arrested seven hijackers linked to a Libyan led group seeking the release of detained Arab dissidents. Passengers, including many Japanese and French tourists, were unhurt.
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Cairo
UPI
Luxor
Interior Ministry
Middle East
Valley of the Kings
Libya
Karnak
Interior
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Mohammed Gamassy
Maj
Omar _ El-Meheishi
Mohammed Ali Haitham
South Yemen
One Killed and 29 Injured in 25 Vehicle Pileup
In heavy fog on the Ohio Turnpike in Northeastern Ohio a chain of crashes tied up traffic for hours. A car and a bus collided first in the eastbound lanes and eight more crashes occurred in the westbound lanes as 25 vehicles were involved. One man, David Platt, 37, helping a trucker, was killed when struck by a passing car. Authorities investigate hijackers demands and negotiations amid the broader crisis.
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Youngstown, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Highway Patrol
David Platt
Major quake rocks remote Chinese province with high magnitude
A powerful earthquake measuring up to 7.75 on the Richter scale struck sparsely populated Szechuan province in North Central China. Officials cited no damage reports and noted this was the third strong quake in China in a week, following a prior 8.2 event in northeast China with widespread suspected deaths.
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United Press International
China
Strasbourg Institute of Global Physics
France
Szechuan
Royal Observatory
Hong Kong
Strasbourg Institute
Philippines
Aaihe
Miller and Paine President to Speak at Friday Luncheon
John Campbell president of Miller and Paine will address a noon Friday luncheon at the Elks Club. The public is invited. He will discuss the downtown area and lessons from other cities. Campbell was among officials asked about using city owned land by the old Burlington Depot at 13th Street and 22nd Avenue.
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11Th Street
22Nd Avenue
Edgar Overturf
Brian Dobbs
Dale Lovell
John Campbell
Miller and Paine
Elks Club
Campbell
Columbus
Burlington
13Th Street
Miller
North Korea Calls Ford a Boss of War as U.S. Task Force Moves
North Korea denounces President Ford as a boss of war after a U.S. naval task force enters Korean waters. Seoul says North Korea regrets Kim Il-sung statement, but Washington and Seoul keep troops on high alert amid the crisis and North Korea’s nuclear carrier Midway is reportedly involved.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ford
U.S
Rodong Sinmun
Korean Central News Agency
North Korea
Seoul
South Korea
United States
Kim Il-sung
Midway
Indiana professor cites giant meteor crater under Antarctic ice
Dr. John Weihaupt of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis argues a crater half a mile deep and 150 miles wide lies beneath a mile of ice in northern Antarctica. He estimates a meteorite 2 to 3 miles across struck Earth 600000 to 700000 years ago, possibly altering climate and causing earthquakes.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
South Pole
Earth
Moon
John Weihaupt
Indiana University-Purdue —_ University-Indianapolis
International Geological Congress
Sydney
Australia
Antarctica
Weihaupt
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Pender
Genoa Community Hospital
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Omaha
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Albrecht
Edmond
Wayne L. Fries
Dannebrog
St. Paul
Fries
Ofice
Korea
Mars
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