Governor urges united Nebraska bid for solar lab site
Governor J James Exon calls for a single joint application from Omaha Mead and state groups to land the national solar energy research laboratory. He argues a united bid strengthens Nebraska position and avoids splitting support across locations. Local officials in Omaha Council Bluffs and Mead weigh competing offers while a state task force ranks Mead highly.
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Charleston horse diaper ordinance triggers court case
Charleston police filed a traffic summons against David Fuller operator of the Charleston Carriage Co Inc after he refused to diaper his horse under a new city ordinance. Fuller seeks to challenge the measure arguing cruelty statute conflict while pledging to resist wearing any diaper on his horse.
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UPI
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Charleston Carriage Co. Inc
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Spitz
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Morris Rosen
Guess
Joseph R. Young
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Unseasonably Mild Weather Across Nebraska From Stationary Front
A stationary frontal system stretches from central Montana to southeastern Nebraska bringing clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Temperatures will reach the 50s in the far west, 30s northeast, and 40s elsewhere with overnight lows mid 20s to mid 30s. Snow depths include 9 inches in Norfolk and 1 inch in Chadron, with a slight chance of rain or snow Thursday and Friday and clearing Saturday.
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Nebraska
Montana
Norfolk
Scottsbluff
North Platte
Grand Island
Valentine
Chadron
Lady Santa Claus Defended as Tallahassee Center Story
In Tallahassee Florida UPI reports shopping center manager Russ Boeuf defending a female Santa Claus Amie Bradley 18 as kids accept her while one mother complains about a wrist watch. Bradley says she respects women’s rights and notes six women applied for the job but she fit the costume and role.
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Unseasonably Heavy Snows Hit Columbus in November
November brought unseasonably cold and snowy weather to Columbus with an average high of 43.9 and low of 27.7, a mean of 35.8 degrees, and 12.5 inches of snow. The month produced 3.12 inches of moisture, the wettest November since 1946, boosting year to date totals to 26.06 inches.
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Columbus
Mao hosts Ford in Forbidden City in cordial talks
Chairman Mao reportedly appeared surprisingly fit as he hosted President Ford at his Forbidden City residence in Peking for a two hour discussion described as significant and earnest. U.S. officials noted the long meeting signals China’s warm ties with Washington despite detente tensions.
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Bayh Exon press views at Democratic Governors Conference
Sen. Birch Bayh told governors that unemployment drives the deficit, while some federal programs fail. Gov. J J Exon urged a hard look at spending amid 8 million unemployed. Bayh backed energy conservation and tougher action on oil firms, and Bentsen called for steady growth to aid the disadvantaged. Also listed: Carter Udall Jackson Sanford Shapp Shriver Harris and others.
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UPI
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Georgia
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D-Wash
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North Carolina
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
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Israeli Warplanes Bomb Lebanese Camps in Major Raids
Israeli warplanes conducted large scale raids on Palestinian camps in both northern and southern Lebanon today. The operation targeted guerrilla sites amid ongoing regional clashes and regional reactions remained swift and unsettled.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Apollo Club in concert Sunday in Columbus High Auditorium
The Columbus Apollo Club presents a three part Yuletide program We Need a Little Christmas directed by Larry with Elmer Gattermeyer on piano. Soloists include Roger Mueller Beerbohm Charles Davison Luther Bakenhus Jim Ludwig.
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Columbus Senior High School
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Elmer Gattermeyer
Roger Mueller
Beerbohm
Charles Davison
Luther Bakenhus
Jim Ludwig
Mike Fraka
Dennis Wetzel
Alan Blair
Chamber Seeks Free Downtown Parking for Yuletide Lights
The Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce requests free downtown parking until Christmas and urges the city to turn on the Christmas lights in downtown Columbus. The Columbus City Council will hold a meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in City Hall with a single hearing for a Brown Derby dance license permit.
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Columbus
Cooper Nuclear Station Operating at 88 Percent Capacity
Nebraska Public Power District reports Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville is generating about 685 000 kilowatts of electricity at 88 percent of its 778 000 kilowatt maximum after a shutdown from Sept 27 to Nov 2 to fix a reactor vibration issue. NRC set a limit of 8 to 88 percent until spring.
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Cooper
Brownville
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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