Rezoning Approved as City Sees New Leadership
New Mayor George Johansen and Council member Mike Novicki took seats as Tom Kumpf became city council president after a 4 4 tie vote. The council OK’d rezoning south of East Highway 30 to commercial for a veterinary clinic by Dr Kenneth Thomazin and approved moving a building for office use. The group also approved a $65 991 remodeling bid for the West Nebraska Public Power Building and granted free downtown parking through year end.
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George Johansen
Mike Novicki
Tom Kumpf
Beloit Kinzer
Johansen
Kumpf
Bruce Brandenburgh
East Highway 30
Kenneth Thomazin
del D. Miller
Fremont
23Rd Street
Wilson Construction Co
David City
West Nebraska Public Power
Feeders Back Consolidation Of Cattlemen's Groups
The Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association supports merging the American National Cattlemen's Association and the National Livestock Feeders Association into a single National Cattlemen's Association. Merger hinges on February national conventions and voting by members, with Sept. 1, 1977 as the transfer date. Swine and sheep roles shift to associate national status, while Nebraska feeders keep state representation. The Nebraska Stock Growers and Nebraska Livestock Feeders remain separate for now.
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Association
Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
Legislative panel sets local hearings on Nebraska postsecondary study
A 1975 Legislative study committee will hold public hearings in Columbus and six other cities next week to examine higher education coordination. Hearings run 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Columbus and on Dec 6 in Alliance and McCook, Dec 7 in Curtis and Grand Island, Dec 8 in Lincoln, and Dec 9 in Omaha. The panel previously heard 20 campus sites in early 1976 and invites suggestions from Nebraskans, with Sen. Jerome Warner leading the study and Sen. Donald Dworak among members.
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Columbus
Nebraska
Park
Alliance
McCook
Curtis
Grand Island
Lincoln
Omaha
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Donald Dworak
Regional crime commission to hold public meeting
Region 10 Crime Commission covering Platte Colfax Boone and Nance Counties will hold a public meeting at 8 p m December 8 in the Platte County Courthouse district courtroom Columbus to receive community input on crime reduction programs with emphasis on 1977 LEAA grants for court administration and functions.
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Region 10 Crime Commission
Platte County
Civil Service Commission
William J. Schneider
Board of Adjustment
Public Safety Committee
Board of Fire Control
Platte
Colfax
Boone
Nance Counties
Columbus
Crime Control Commission
OTA Finds Alternatives Do Not Surpass Offshore Oil And Gas
The Office of Technology Assessment says no current energy option provides clear social environmental or economic advantages over offshore oil and gas for the mid Atlantic region. It calls for careful planning and strict monitoring of proposed facilities and notes only about 20 percent of regional energy needs would be met by offshore oil even when available.
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Washington
midAtlantic
OTA
Nebraska Weather Report Mixed Clouds and Cold Front
Nebraska faces cloudy skies in the east with fog reducing visibility in parts of central regions. A cold front cuts the state from Alliance to near Nebraska City amid two high pressure centers north Minnesota and central Utah.
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United Press International
Nebraska
Minnesota
Utah
National Weather Service
Alliance
Nebraska City
Nebraska Panhandle
North Omaha
Chadron
Lincoln
Carter Wins Soviet Assurance on Early Presidency
Carter received personal assurances from Leonid Brezhnev that the Soviet Union would avoid crises in his early term. Jody Powell said Carter may announce his first cabinet member at a Friday news conference and that he had Ford approval on criticizing steel price hikes.
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Plains
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Carter
Jody Powell
Ford Administration
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
William Simon
Moscow
Brezhnev
Powell
Soviet Union
Saudi Syrian peacekeeping force to enter southern Lebanon
A force of more than 1,000 Arab troops from Saudi Arabia and a few hundred from Syria is planned to move into southern Lebanon near the Israeli frontier next week. The reported deployment follows a recent flurry of diplomacy over the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Bicentennial Veterans Plaque Dedicated at Duncan Park
The HISTORICAL PARK at Duncan unveiled the Bicentennial Veterans Plaque in a Sunday dedication promoted by the Duncan Lions Club. The inscription honors courageous American veterans and pledges to keep alive the ideals of liberty, freedom, and brotherly love for future generations.
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Duncan
America
United States of America
The
Duncan Lions Club
Columbus hospital earns maximum two year accreditation
The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals notified Clarence Cory that Columbus Community Hospital, Inc. received the maximum two year accreditation. The survey reviewed all hospital operations focusing on building safety and patient care plans as newer quality standards were implemented.
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Joint Commission On the Accreditation of Hospitals
JCAH
Clarence Cory
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc
Board
Columbus Ae
American College of Physicians
The
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
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Carroll Olcott
Gerald Micek
Don Peterson
Les Pillen
Fred Gerber
Merle Johnson
Seven Knights of Columbus, Inc
Larry's Drive In Liquor
Columbus Rural Fire District
Leo Boettcher
Lloyd Castner
Larry Byrnes
Merlin Lindahl
Legislative Panel
Regional Crime Commission
NBC Today
Averell
Harriman
World News
Provo
Gary Gilmore
Fourth District
J. Robert Bullock
Gilmore
Cape Town
South Africa
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Boston
Cunard Line
Communist Party
Columbus Hospital
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